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On the Road to Elspar [Book 1] (Dryad Mercenary Schoolgirl Quest)

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[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack onFaulkren drives your hatred against theenemy like you never thought possible.

None of this would have happened if it weren't for the Tenerians scummy tactics.
 
[x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
Next time we do better.
 
[x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.

Neveragain
 
I... think you guys are misunderstanding. There was no good or bad call, things were too chaotic for that.

We made our decision and helped save a life. I see no real reason that guilt should be the overall emotion that we feel at the moment.
 
Lazy Minx said:
I... think you guys are misunderstanding. There was no good or bad call, things were too chaotic for that.

We made our decision and helped save a life. I see no real reason that guilt should be the overall emotion that we feel at the moment.
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Realistically, you're right, but it's not unreasonable for Neianne to feel that way. Personally, I'd rather not pursue survivor's guilt with her, though.
 
I'm very sorry, I meant to do this but I forgot to add it in: You are allowed to vote for a maximum of two reactions, although you can opt to vote for only one. This is for if you want Neianne to feel conflicted or have complicated feelings over this. Votes will be counted as a set, including if you only select one vote to make her reaction more straightforward. Again, sorry for not having added it first. x_x
 
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.

[X] ...exultant and feverish. Surrounded by the dead on both sides, with real blood covering you and your sword, you realized that this was the first time you felt truly alive. No one can take thisfeeling from you, no matter what you must do to experience it again.
 
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[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
 
[x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
[x] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
 
I have seen enough stories with survivor guilt.

[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
[x] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
 
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
[x] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
 
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.


[x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
 
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
[x] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
 
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.


[x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
 
I hope we're treating this vote as an interesting character moment and not a way to try and minimise emotional fallout for Neianne.

Lazy Minx said:
[X] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.

Edit: Poor fucking Lucy. Still don't take that shit out on Sieglinde if you're not gonna take it out on Elizabeth too. You're just shooting at a soft target because you know Linda won't 'lower' herself to respond and Lisa would tear you apart.
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It's entirely possibly she didn't think of Elizabeth as a leadership option either.
Adhoc vote count started by Gazetteer on Apr 7, 2018 at 11:07 AM, finished with 19 posts and 15 votes.
  • [X] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
    [x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
    [x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack onFaulkren drives your hatred against theenemy like you never thought possible.
    [x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
    [x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack onFaulkren drives your hatred against theenemy like you never thought possible.
    [X] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
    [x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack onFaulkren drives your hatred against theenemy like you never thought possible.
    [x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
    [X] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
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[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
 
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.


[x] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.

Anger+Guilt=Bad News

The only way we could make it worse is if we had a write-in that focused on shame and inadequacy even more.

Hmm. *ponders this*
 
[x] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
 
Kei said:
At least isn't biting anyone's face off, but you are recovering from your first swing, attempting to brace yourself into a defensive position to cover Wendy's side, when your vision is suddenly filled with fur and teeth.
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And then suddenly Neianne revealed a previously unknown trait of being a werewolf?

Kei said:
And if that wide, dark, dangerous grin - one that stretches from cheek to cheek, a complete mismatch with her tiny, angelic image, one that sends shivers down your spine - is any indicator, then she is totally enjoying every moment of this.
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This is a judgment free zone, no kinkshaming...

Kei said:
And the show of raw power, of overwhelming magecraft is so mesmerizing, that the three of you can only stare for a long moment, at least until Elizabeth snarls, "Neianne, are you just standing there and touching yourself again!?"
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...what did I -just- say?

Kei said:
Yet just as you find your footing, there's a blur that goes right by your head, and subsequently a sharp pain in your shoulder that causes you to stumble backwards. You barely manage to use the flat of your blade as a shield between you and the charging werewolf - you can't quite manage a proper swing as you settle down onto a knee - and fall backwards onto the ground as the impact of the direwolf nearly crushes you under your own blade.
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!? I knew it! There really are werewolves! (direwolf)

Kei said:
You don't think she needs a healer so much as she needs a shrine maiden of some kind, and in your fatigue, you don't stop yourself from thinking an absurd line of thought, that being what faith the girl subscribes to.
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*cough* Well, some would say that just seeing a shrine maiden is healing itself...

Kei said:
Everyone listen up. Archers and healers, you will take your own positions regardless of where you're squad is sent.
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Kei said:
someone who isn't here now but finally got out of bed
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I would actually laugh if there was someone who stayed out the entire conflict sleeping in bed.

Kei said:
The nightmare, finally, is over.
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Some would say it isn't.

Kei said:
you had been sharing a goblet from the kitchens with Stephanie, Sieglinde, and Elizabeth earlier, huddling against each other
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Even Elizabeth? =D
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"You knew I couldn't do this," she whispered, her voice hoarse, her words sharp, just loud enough for Sieglinde to hear. "You knew I wasn't up for it, but you just sat by and let it happen anyways. There would be people alive today if you had stepped up, if you had done something."

You'd like to think that after all the time you've spent with Sieglinde, you can read her better than most, even if that ultimately doesn't amount to much. And when Lucille admonished Sieglinde in her grief, you were almost afraid that there would be a fight. Not that you expected Lucille to win, but you like both of them, don't want to see either of them hurt, and knew even then that this was the worst time to start something. But Sieglinde's expression just remained impassive, guarded, and you realized that after all this time, you really can't tell what Sieglinde is thinking - never mind feeling - at all right now. There was nothing but the stoic expression of an elven lady who may very well have been chiseled from stone. She merely looked at Lucille for a moment - a gesture that wasn't dismissive, but may as well have communicated nothing either way - before turning and continuing to walk towards the Great Hall. Elizabeth merely snorted and walked on.
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*cough* Yes, well, everyone has their flaws.

Also, as cruel as it is, the stakes were rather low in finding out that she currently truly was a bad leader in a crisis situation.

The Laurent said:
The only way we could make it worse
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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

[] ...exultant and feverish. Surrounded by the dead on both sides, with real blood covering you and your sword, you realized that this was the first time you felt truly alive. No one can take this feeling from you, no matter what you must do to experience it again.

...

*runs*

[x] ...disturbed and fearful. The enemy managed to sneak all the way into Apaloft, far from the frontlines of Elspar, to attack your academy. You could've died, like many others. It's not safe even here, nowhere is. Home, if that's what you call the academy, will never be the same again.
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.

This is the "my safe space was invaded" combination. ;X
 
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[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
[x] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
 
[X] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.

[X] ...guilty and mournful. That none of your closest friends died is irrelevant. You have still seen the deaths of floormates, of classmates, of people that felt like a second family after all your time here. Now they are gone, and yet you've survived, whether you deserved it or not.
 
For the love of whatever diety exists in this world, please do not give this girl survivor's guilt for plot drama.
 
[x] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friendsare actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
[x] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experiencedit before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.
 
[X] ...resigned and philosophical. This is ultimately what war is like, although you've never experienced it before, deep down inside, you probably always knew that this has always been a very real possibility. The Tenereians did what all soldiers do during wartime.

[X] ...angry and vengeful. Maybe you and your friends are actually military targets, but the Tenereians clearly did not care whether innocent people were caught up in all this. This attack on Faulkren drives your hatred against the enemy like you never thought possible.
 
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