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[X] Take the form of the Stranger and explain about how you met your Killer/Betrayer/Destined Adversary/ Savior/ that Stranger. Hint at something more.
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Twei
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Oh god it fits too well. Qrow the cool uncle, Qrow the cool gay uncle....I dunno if this is canon but it's so powerful
oh my gods Princess, you can't just say that
[X] Take the form of the Stranger and explain about how you met your Killer/Betrayer/Destined Adversary/ Savior/ that Stranger. Hint at something more.
Is it her nature to share as much as possible at every opportunity? Probably. Is it oversharing? Probably. Is it going to cause trouble? Definitely.
But if I were her, I don't think I could bear to do anything less.
Well, from what I know canon has a bromance between him and an atlas elite soldier that lots of fans interpreted as meaning Qrow is gay.
I just decided, *You know what? This is true here.*
To note:
Of course, RWBY also had to decide to ruin said bromance by killing Clover (said Atlas soldier) in a cascade of idiot balls. But what can you do?
oh my gods Princess, you can't just say that
Which is exactly what everyone told her right after.
Ozpin is happy that his office is only slightly bigger than before now. Nobody pointed it out because it's close enough they think they're wrong.
At least Glynda doesn't have to fear that happening.
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Yup. It just happens when inspiration strikes.
Mind, the actual challenge is to keep doing it consistently. But I think you are doing well on that part so far, too.
[X] Just explain the Thorn story. Keep it simple for now.
I see no reason to go into a ton of detail for now.
I see no reason to go into a ton of detail for now.
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[x] Just explain the Thorn story. Keep it simple for now.
[X] Ask if she truly wants to know this, explain that It would be a story long and harrowing fraught with the horrors of the world as you knew it at the time and that once you begin, she might in fact wish that you had never started it. (If Yes she wants the story with all the horrible details turn into the Stranger if not continue the tale of the Thorn.)
I decided to make a option all my own I guess.
That moment when I decide that it would be better to leave the option for Glynda to choose the tale she wants to be told. (Or in this case the QM.)
I decided to make a option all my own I guess.
That moment when I decide that it would be better to leave the option for Glynda to choose the tale she wants to be told. (Or in this case the QM.)
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Eternal_0bserver
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[X] Just explain the Thorn story. Keep it simple for now.
I don't think I can keep it up for a long time. More precisely, I can do one per week without too much problems, more and I would not have time for anything else.
I also don't tend to write 4k most of the time, this update just happened to have no obvious vote point during the conversation at the beginning, and an already prethought continuation.
Write in is approved! As for what Glynda would choose, I'll think on it if it wins.
Note that telling the Spectre will make it absolutely clear that you consider death a temporary inconvenience at best. You could hide that with the Thorn by hiding how deadly the clashes were, but there is no way for that one in the spectre story.
Of course, you did show the Spectre to the Ozluminati already, so they already partially have doubts, but that would be an outright admission.
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The Stranger is a heavy form, but it would do a lot to clarify that Stella is a 'shapeshifter,' and that when she changes, she changes.
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[X] Ask if she truly wants to know this, explain that It would be a story long and harrowing fraught with the horrors of the world as you knew it at the time and that once you begin, she might in fact wish that you had never started it. (If Yes she wants the story with all the horrible details turn into the Specter if not continue the tale of the Thorn.)
Give Glynda a chance to back out, or at least recognize this isn't a short story and not something Stella will share with just anyone.
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[X] Ask if she truly wants to know this, explain that It would be a story long and harrowing fraught with the horrors of the world as you knew it at the time and that once you begin, she might in fact wish that you had never started it. (If Yes she wants the story with all the horrible details turn into the Specter if not continue the tale of the Thorn.)
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[X] Ask if she truly wants to know this, explain that It would be a story long and harrowing fraught with the horrors of the world as you knew it at the time and that once you begin, she might in fact wish that you had never started it. (If Yes she wants the story with all the horrible details turn into the Specter if not continue the tale of the Thorn.)
Traumadump time!
Traumadump time!
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[X] Ask if she truly wants to know this, explain that It would be a story long and harrowing fraught with the horrors of the world as you knew it at the time and that once you begin, she might in fact wish that you had never started it. (If Yes she wants the story with all the horrible details turn into the Specter if not continue the tale of the Thorn.)
@Twei @SyntheticSynthia would you consider changing your votes to this one?
We want to be friends with Glynda, not bamboozle the hell out of her when she didn't really say she wanted to know that much.
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Blake totally won't hear Stella's story and think "I can fix him" regarding Adam... Totally not... (She could, but I think shes disillusioned enough)
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Also... I wish Stella and Sable beat the hell out of Adam. Sigh. I think that was a lot more important than just meeting Qrow and Ironwood. Next time let's choose combat to show off! (And gauge how they fight against real opponents. Can they actually "lose" to an elite huntsman or an army of grimm, or does it depend on how much they feel like winning and showing themselves?)
@Twei @SyntheticSynthia would you consider changing your votes to this one?
We want to be friends with Glynda, not bamboozle the hell out of her when she didn't really say she wanted to know that much.
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Blake totally won't hear Stella's story and think "I can fix him" regarding Adam... Totally not... (She could, but I think shes disillusioned enough)
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Also... I wish Stella and Sable beat the hell out of Adam. Sigh. I think that was a lot more important than just meeting Qrow and Ironwood. Next time let's choose combat to show off! (And gauge how they fight against real opponents. Can they actually "lose" to an elite huntsman or an army of grimm, or does it depend on how much they feel like winning and showing themselves?)
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[X] Ask if she truly wants to know this, explain that It would be a story long and harrowing fraught with the horrors of the world as you knew it at the time and that once you begin, she might in fact wish that you had never started it. (If Yes she wants the story with all the horrible details turn into the Specter if not continue the tale of the Thorn.)
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I really want to headshot canon since it's too nonsensical to be grimderp. We missed the cool character interactions. The regret is real! Though it seems like the other options could've taken longer for the OP to write.
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I'm sure there will be other chances to brutalize the canon. Sooner or later a villain is going to threaten a student in 'Stella's sight, the 'protective teacher' instincts will kick in, and they'll have a very, very bad day indeed.
Princess is not the least bit hesitant when it comes to brutally and unfairly murdering her enemies, after all.
Princess is not the least bit hesitant when it comes to brutally and unfairly murdering her enemies, after all.
[X] Ask if she truly wants to know this, explain that It would be a story long and harrowing fraught with the horrors of the world as you knew it at the time and that once you begin, she might in fact wish that you had never started it. (If Yes she wants the story with all the horrible details turn into the Specter if not continue the tale of the Thorn.)
Just a precision since you seems to maybe be thinking otherwise:
The write in will use the spectre if Glynda accepts the story, not the stranger.
Which means that *the full story* in it is not really the full story, it's one of the five.
Telling the story with the stranger is telling the actual truth, all others are lies by omission.
Plus, now that I slept on it, the write-in is very misleading about how it describes the Spectre route.
In fact, @Bond674, sorry to ask after I already accepted the write-in: Are you sure you wanted to put the Spectre as the route for the *long and fraught with horror version*? Because the Spectre isn't really long, nor fraught with horror, not for the Princess.
It's just: you died, you came back as a ghost, your love accepted to be possessed and you left the cabin together. The Thorn is both longer and actually contains more betrayal and psychological horror.
But mostly, if Glynda accepts, why not just go back to the first choice and tell the Stranger?
It is, after all, the one that is the truth, all other individual ones are not the full story.
Glynda confronted you on the basis that some parts of the past you told her where contradicting each other, telling the Spectre would make things worse, since it is a direct contradiction to the Thorn you already told to her partially when with Blake.
So, hmm, to everyone, are you sure the write-in as is (with a story that directly contradicts what you said earlier in the Spectre) is a good idea?
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Interesting fact, Thorn's route can be completed without actually betraying or harming the Princess. There is a certain sequence of events where she thinks she is going to be betrayed, but in reality, it is more of a misunderstanding. This is my favourite interpretation of this route. There seemed to be even a note on this topic somewhere on Reddit.
That is an interesting thing to know.
I'll search about it later.
Unfortunately, the story you told to Blake already said which version of chapter one was followed: the one where the Narrator takes control and forces The Long Quiet to stab the Princess in the back after she gets free.
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In that case I'll keep things simple. Deleting my post changing to the write in and thus reverting my vote back to the instant word vomit that is completely unexpected by the person who asked.