Maid to Love You - A Clockwork Romance

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    • Maid to Love You
    A Clockwork Romance

    Miss Jane Eleanor Polestar
    The player character. An 18 (nearly 19!) year old woman, next in line to the County of Polaris, wandering the galaxy in search of love aboard MSY Mercury. You vote on her actions, but her perspective here is limited.

    Mark Butler
    Miss Polestar's robotic butler, and head of the servant staff. He is tasked primarily with management, but also acts as valet to any male visitors.

    Marie Lady's Maid
    The viewpoint character. A newly activated robotic servant who acts as Miss Polestar's lady's maid. Though witty and sharp, some quirk of her construction has intensified both her physical and emotional sensitivity. Is inexplicably French.

    Pierre Chef
    Miss Polestar's robotic cook, responsible for the kitchen and larder. He is noted to have loose association with many lovers in many ports.

    Tom Mechanic
    Miss Polestar's robotic handyman, who also helps to maintain the other machines.

    Tessa Mechanic
    Miss Polestar's robotic handywoman, who is hired later in the story. She has greatly modified her own body, and has a complicated history.

    Hans Messenger
    Miss Polestar's robotic messenger, who manages the mail, prints newspapers, delivers messages, and manages the property of guests. Is inexplicably German.

    Amber Housemaid
    Miss Polestar's robotic housemaid, who keeps MSY Mercury clean and tidy. Noted to have two large, orange headlamp eyes. Is inexplicably American.

    Polly Kitchen Maid
    Miss Polestar's robotic kitchen maid, who assists Pierre in making food. Also the head of the serving staff's union, a position she does not take very seriously.

    Content Warning
    This quest is an erotic romance. There will be sexual content, and it will not be separated from the main text or spoiler tagged. You have been warned.​
     
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    • [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.
     
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.
     
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.

    Fight! Fight! Fight!
    Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
     
    Ooh, tough call. I think fighting is most likely to get them worked up enough that their true feelings slip out.
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.

    Also, am I the only one who's some kind of LGBTQ vibes off Toby?
     
    [X] You find her in a sitting room, where apparently she has sat motionless for the last half hour. The poor dear is clearly beside herself, and you simply must comfort her.
     
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.
     
    ancusohm said:
    Also, am I the only one who's some kind of LGBTQ vibes off Toby?
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    Nope. I think it's pretty clear what she means here:
    Jeboboid said:
    "My twin is a lovely person, but he's going through a very confusing and difficult place at present. I don't think he is much ready for anything to come from a surprise kiss at a party. You see, much like my dearest Janey, my little brother is something of a complete disaster."
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    It's something that complicates romance and physical affection, it can be described as making him a "disaster" without being offensive, and it's similar to what Miss Polestar is going through. There are quite a few options left at that point, but not many of them involve being heterosexual. :p

    Both of the currently-leading votes look okay to me.
     
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.
     
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.

    I have to live up to my ideals: Swordfighting with your Rival/Love Interest in order to prove how much You Dont Care About Them and then kissing them angrily over your locked blades! Its the only way to settle how I don't love you, really!
     
    Jeboboid said:
    You were having a wonderful afternoon reading with Toby when,
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    you have asked her to relay your apologise for the sudden exit to Tody,
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    Typo, or did the young man suddenly acquire an unflattering nickname from Janey? :V

    [X] You find her in a sitting room, where apparently she has sat motionless for the last half hour. The poor dear is clearly beside herself, and you simply must comfort her.

    As appealing as a swordfight conversation is, Marie being in BSOD and needing Miss Polestar to comfort her out of it with careful, sincere words feels more interesting. I want to see what she says.
     
    [X] You find her in the library, buried in a book and studiously trying to ignore the world around her. You will have to do your best to be honest with her.
     
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.
     
    Caught back up, still a delight

    [X] You find her in a sitting room, where apparently she has sat motionless for the last half hour. The poor dear is clearly beside herself, and you simply must comfort her.

    Looks like sparring will win which may change their dynamic to be more equal, but my heart says our robot disaster gay is a baby robot disaster gay and Jane needs to be more conscious of how her actions affect bb gays.
     
    Welp. Gonna be at least 5 extra chapters before we do our next lewd scene.

    If ya wanna spank it, go to bloody literotica. We're writing a bloody romance here!
     
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    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.
     
    [X] You find her in the library, buried in a book and studiously trying to ignore the world around her. You will have to do your best to be honest with her.
     
    [X] You find her in the library, buried in a book and studiously trying to ignore the world around her. You will have to do your best to be honest with her.
     
    Whew, this is really well done! The tech level is really ambiguous but I like the way it's folded into the plot

    I'm imagining Treasure Planet themed ships and technology now - mostly because it seems most fitting but also because of the Jim Hawkins reference.

    The role of mechanicals is quite new to me. A sense of stewardship and responsibility is not itself novel but i'm finding the perspective on emotions fascinating. An immortal, purpose driven race strengthening their shorter lived, more volatile charges and in turn deriving purpose to structure their efforts seems downright symbiotic.
     
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    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.

    Defeat equals friendship in many a tale.

    But this is a romance, so clearly it must mean Defeat equals relationship progress!

    My logic is impeccable. :cool:
     
    [X] You find her in the sparring room, angrily taking out her feelings on the air with a practice blade. Perhaps you ought to give her a more fitting target for her frustrations.
     
    In light of @open_sketch and I achieving pick of the month for this silly slowburn romance story, I would like to thank all of you for being along for the ride. Seriously, your reactions to some of the things we've written have given me a lot more confidence in my writing.

    I would also like to thank Sketch herself, because this quest wouldn't have been possible without her. She's been a major driving force for this whole thing, and is a complete joy to write with.

    So from the bottom of my little gay heart, thank you all so much.

    Addendum: If any of you have the time, inclination and haven't done so already, please go and check out Sketch's other quests, they're fabulous and queer and wonderful. I especially like Whispers, and Spiders!Liv
     
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    Jeboboid said:
    In light of @open_sketch and I achieving pick of the month for this silly slowburn romance story, I would like to thank all of you for being along for the ride. Seriously, your reactions to some of the things we've written have given me a lot more confidence in my writing.
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    How can it be a slowburn story if Marie runs on batteries, not internal combustion?
     
    I just binged the story, and I love it! :D

    Quick question, and I don't mean to be rude but I was looking at the timestamps for each threadmark post... What is the update schedule?

    [X] You find her in the library, buried in a book and studiously trying to ignore the world around her. You will have to do your best to be honest with her.
     
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