Oceanfalls – Author: Nights

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31-Jul-2017

Ugh. What happened last night. You slowly open your eyes. How long have you been asleep for? The last thing you remember was the distinct horrible stench of smoke and a lot of running. Where are you now? What happened to you? Why does it smell like cake??? So many questions!! But the most important question of all presents itself now. Just what the hell are you looking at?? You're starting to see triples, ugh. You close your eyes and shake your head a little, letting out a small groan of pain. Your head. It feels like absolute chaos in your head. It's like your brain went out drinking all night, puked on the couch and stepped in dog shit while running away from the cops because it committed some…

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30-Jul-2017

Kotori: Your highness. Prince: Ah. There you are. Prince: Never takes any time for you to arrive! Lovely. Prince: I always wonder what intriguing little tricks you have up your sleeve. Prince: I mean holy, didn't take you more than a minute to get here! Kotori: ...Please. Prince: Hey, don't make that face at me! Prince: That's not cute at all! Kotori: Ugh. Kotori: Pardon the language, your highness, Kotori: But would you kindly cut to the chase already. Prince: Ahhhh. Impatient, aren't we. Kotori: Why was I summoned. Kotori: And why are those two here. Prince: You're no fun. Kotori: I believe I'm justified in questioning what's out of the "ordinary". Prince: Well, I'll grant your wish. Prince: Please, take a seat. Prince: It's nothing but a small request…

Nino: Well, do you remember?

28-Jul-2017

Remember? Remember what? This doesn't feel right. Nothing feels right. Someone is gripping your shoulders, talking to you, shaking you, but you can't seem to focus on them anymore. You can't even hear them. You can barely formulate any thoughts right now. Nino: Remember, remember, everything that you didn't want to. What are you supposed to remember? Your home? Your world? The war? It's all foggy details in your head. Scary, vague details of awful, awful memories. How would you even do that? You can't just force yourself to remember. At least, you think that you can't. You sure as hell don't want to try to remember any more anyway. You don't know. You don't know anything. And it is so, so frustratingly scary to be this lost. You're starting…

Aria: PANIC.

08-Jul-2017

Aria: Nino! Please! Can't you heA$94ikfggfd --430980 9 -- - 384750893475803 459380 45 80239424nIN0-938498 5456 66 6 3 00000000000000000 Do you remember.

Nino: Ask if it's someone she knew.

29-Jun-2017

Well, of course it is, spending time on a stranger's grave would be weird! But perhaps it is someone close... Maybe it wouldn't hurt to ask. Nino: Go Comfort Aria. Nino: Aria, are you alright? Nino: Sorry if I'm intruding or anything!! Nino: I just wanted to check up on you... Aria: Oh, Nino... Aria: Sorry, I didn't see you there. Nino: That's alright. Nino: ... Nino: Is it someone you were close to? Aria: It's... yeah. Aria: This is my mother's grave. Nino: Oh... Nino: Offer your condolences. Don't ask her too much. You just met. Nino: ... Nino: Sorry. Aria: No, it's... It's alright. Aria: It's been years, anyway. Aria: I make sure to visit her grave and leave a few red tulips whenever I can. Aria: Before…

Ludwig and Nino: Check the swing.

12-Jun-2017

Ludwig: BORK Nino: So you want to go on the wooden swing? Five: Yes!!! Five: Five wants swing!! Five seems very happy. Seeing her this happy makes you yourself happy too! What an infectious innocent laugh. Ludwig seems to be busy having fun too! As well as... As... Aria? What is she doing over there? Whatever she's doing, it doesn't exactly look fun.

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11-Jun-2017

Nino: I thought we were in Redtulip Town for a moment there. Nino: I guess... I sure am glad Redtulip isn't a graveyard after all! Nino: ...Right? Nino: Please tell me the town isn't a goddamn graveyard. Aria: Oh, what are you talking about? Aria: OBVIOUSLY it is a graveyard... Aria: ...A graveyard of DEAD HUMANS! Nino: D: ! Five: :0 Aria: Hehe, not really. Aria: Stop frowning like that, I'm just messing around with you! Nino: Wait-- Oh! Nino: Damn it, I see that I didn't give you enough credit. Nino: My goats have been perfectly gotten, each and every single goat. Nino: Oh how will I make a LIVING now without goats to SELL Aria: Are you a goat salesman in this convoluted silly scenario of yours? Nino:…

Nino: Ask what a guy has to do to get a tour around here.

26-May-2017

Kotori: Anyway, I'm a busy person, so-- Nino: So!! Red Tulip Town huh? Nino: Quite a fantastic name, probably poetic on some level or something! Nino: Think you could show me around sometime? Kotori: Um. Kotori: ...Are you asking me out or something. Nino: I-- Uh-- No-- Why would you think so? Kotori: I told you before, you have Aria with you. Kotori: She can just show you around. Kotori: I don't see why I'd have to help with that. Nino: Oh. Kotori: Dumbass. Don't interrupt people like that again. Aria: Tori, that's kinda harsh... Kotori: AS I was saying, before I got RUDELY interrupted. Nino: ...Sorry. Kotori: I'm busy, so I'll let you be on your way now. Aria: Are you still on watch around here? Kotori: Yeah, I…

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15-Apr-2017

Kotori: So, now that formal greets are out of the way, Kotori: Red Tulip Town's right up ahead, if you need a quick rest. Kotori: You have Aria with you, so just let her show you around. Kotori: Also. Kotori: ask kindly for the spear that Nino has in his inventory back Kotori: Give me back my SHIT. Kotori: BOTH of you. NOW. Aria: (O-oh, yeah, that's right...) Nino: Oh, right. Nino: Us having your spears wasn't a thing that stopped being a thing or anything, whoops. Nino: Sorry, I kinda forgot! Kotori: Cut the sass and just give 'em back! Shake hand, return spears, be the diplomat. You and Aria quickly work it out and give Kotori her spears back, which she quickly stows into her inventory, not giving…

Diplomacy: Complete.

14-Apr-2017

Looks like everything's good now. You HOPE it's all good, at least. The guard-- err, Kotori, that's what she said her name was, right?? Anyway, Kotori doesn't seem on the verge of ending your entire bloodline, as opposed to how she was before. You gain +3 Diplomacy points.

Nino: Shake. That. Hand. Now.

12-Apr-2017

Seems like you've got no choice now. Nino: What are you waiting for? Shake it like your life depended on it, because it does! You can only hope this will go well. Nino: N-nice to meet you too.

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01-Apr-2017

Oh. ????: ... ????: My bad, Aria. ????: I somehow thought your friend was a human. ????: Heh! Amateur mistake. I haven't had this job for that long. Aria: E-easy mistake, haha. Aria: It's alright. Nino: (I can't believe that worked.) ????: Anyway, you haven't introduced me to this person yet. Aria: Ah, yeah, um- Aria: Nino, this is Kotori, a guard who works in this area. Aria: She and I are acquaintances. Aria: And Kotori, this is Nino, um, a friend of mine. Kotori: Drop the formalities and just call me Tori. Kotori: It's what everyone calls me, for short. Kotori: Nice to meet you.

Nino: DIPLOMACY!!!!!

31-Mar-2017

Nino: Ha ha, what, human? Who said anything about them? Nino: I'm not a hum- ????: Cut the act. Nino: B-but hey, like I said before, we can just give you back the spears, and... Nino: And pretend nothing here happened! ????: Does it look like that's an option in this situation? Nino: You sure being diplomatic is going to help in this situation at all? ????: Get away from Aria. Nino: You know Aria? ????: That's besides the point. ????: You're dangerous, and you ought to be disposed of. Nino: S-stop waving that spear in my face Nino: Just let me explain myself! ????: You mean, make more excuses for yourself? Nino: E-excuses? No, I just-- ????: Yeah, no. You're coming with me. ????: Right now. Aria: Intervene! Aria:…

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25-Jan-2017

Aria: ...This was not part of the plan. Everyone: Put your hands up Quickly, yes! Look, nothing suspicious at all. Just a group of Monster Friends, doing Monster Things, no humans here, nope! ...Seems like you're the only one willing to do this stupid gesture here. Maybe you should stop. Five clings to you for safety. Nino: Grab the spear to ensure that your foe does not retrieve it. Okay of course, sure why not. This is probably a very good idea. Five: Intervene. Unfortunately, Five is too scared to do anything but hide behind Nino for safety. Not that she would be able to do much to help in the first place. This is gonna be one tricky situation. Red Girl: Nobody breaks the law on your watch. Confiscate…

Nino: The plan involves you being bait, doesn't it?

09-Jan-2017

Nino: Play along? That sounds really fishy! Nino: Are you going to set me up as bait or something?? Aria: W-what, no! This plan is safe for both of us! Aria: You won't be in danger, I'm sure it'll work, so- Nino: Oh of course, YOUR plan will work. Nino: But MINE wouldn't! Aria: ... Aria: ... Are... you... Aria: ... Are you ... mad? Nino: NO! Aria: You're... You're acting kind of childish right now. Aria: You didn't have to get so angry! It's just that your plans weren't- Nino: Whatever! Just- Nino: Just tell me what you've planned. Nino: Not like I have much of a choice here or anything. Aria: A-alright! Aria: Please just get up now. Nino: You don't have a lot of options, do you?…

Nino, Aria & Five: Make all the plans. All of them.

18-Sep-2016

Nino: We need to do something about whoever's after us. Aria: Well, that person's a local guard around the village. Aria: If we can get past her, we'll reach the village safely. Nino: Hmm... Nino: Inventory check on everyone. You don't seem to have anything that might help, and neither does Aria. In fact, you seem to have a lot of useless stuff in your inventory right now. You don't even remember picking up half of it! You guess you're gonna have to make do with what you have. Nino: Make a Wile E. Coyote-esque trap, like digging a hole and covering it with leaves. Nino: Oh! I know! Aria: Ah, you have a plan? Nino: Yeah! Aria: Well, what is it? Plans: Make 'em happen. Nino: Ok, what if…

Nino: Bonding time!

15-Sep-2016

Nino: I'm sorry about earlier... Aria: What do you mean? Nino: I kinda freaked out because I thought you were a monster, Nino: And um... I said some bad things. Nino: Yeah. Sorry. Aria: Oh. Aria: Don't worry, I understand. Aria: Most humans would probably have the same reaction. Nino: So, that monster appearance... Nino: Was that your ability? Aria: Yes! Aria: It's kinda lame, but I can disguise myself like that. Nino: Nah, can't be any lamer than my ability! Aria: Hehe. Nino & Five: Introduce yourselves Aria: I think we had a bad start back there. Aria: So, let's start over from the beginning! Aria: I'm Aria, Aria Elwyn. Nino: I'm Nino! And this little one's Five. Aria: Hehe, she seems to be fond of Ludwig. Aria: It's…

Girl: Continue throwing spears at the thieves general direction, try to goad them into an ambush.

13-Sep-2016

You would love to do that, but there's one small problem. You only have one spear in your hand right now. What do you think this is, like, a spear flea market or something similarly ridiculous? Well, actually, it is kind of like that, but you just can't be assed to retrieve more spears right now. So the real problem is just your LAZINESS, not that you care anyway. And now that your targets have escaped, you'll have to search for them. Great. More work, as if you didn't already have enough of that and then some more. Girl: Decide stealing IS totally illegal and incarcerate those thieves. And by incarcerate, I mean fillet them with your spear. You guess stealing sounds like a pretty illegal thing to do. But…

Aria: Disguise yourself as a tree?

11-Sep-2016

That's beyond your capabilities! You can't disguise yourself as an entirely different thing with very different physical proportions than yours. That's more like transforming, which is a completely different ability altogether. Besides... You know who the person after the other human is, and she knows you. You won't have a problem if you just put your monster disguise back on. The real problem is with the other human. But maybe if he just runs and hides somewhere... Five: Recognize that spear! You are now Five. Five has no concept of anything called a "spear" in Five's life. All that Five wants to do is to play with the doggy. It seems like you have no business being Five anymore. Nino: Well, monster or not, she is actively protecting you from…

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21-Jun-2016

You manage to hit the mark perfectly. The person who threw this must be coming here soon! You have to think of a plan, and you have to do it fast!