Author Topic: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History  (Read 55460 times)

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #900 on: August 27, 2010, 09:11:17 AM »
>"Please. Oh! Ah, when are meals served here?"

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #901 on: August 27, 2010, 06:04:21 PM »
>"Please. Oh! Ah, when are meals served here?"

>Sakuya starts to lead out of the library
>"Given the varied sleeping habits of our residents, there is rarely a fixed schedule. I can arrange for a breakfast to be served at a time of your choosing. I suspect you may not be up very early in the morning anyway, at this rate?"

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #902 on: August 27, 2010, 06:15:15 PM »
>"That would be lovely. And yes, I've been busy all night."

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« Reply #903 on: August 27, 2010, 06:34:47 PM »
>"That would be lovely. And yes, I've been busy all night."

>"So I've gathered," she says. "I thank you for your efforts, even if the mistress chooses not to."
>Sakuya leads you down the hallway, up the staircase in the main entrance, and down another hallway into a wing in the east.

>"These are the guest rooms," she says, gesturing to two doors along the corridor.
>You peer into the room closest to you. Despite being guest rooms, there are elegantly furnished and decorated with (subjectively) tasteful and undoubtedly expensive pieces of artwork. There is a large pastoral landscape in early renaissance style hanging above the white marble fireplace, while a tapestry depicting some medieval estate adorns an adjacent wall. The bed itself looks sumptuous, topped comforter of vivid scarlet silk, and furnished with an assortment of deep pillows. A maid is currently straightening a few last creases in the spread, while another appears to be having a grand time fluffing the pillows.

>"There's only one bed," Mokou says, with an oddly neutral tone of voice.
>"Yes, is that a problem?" Sakuya asks.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #904 on: August 27, 2010, 06:41:14 PM »
>"Not at all."
>Does it look large enough to hold two comfortably?

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« Reply #905 on: August 27, 2010, 06:43:03 PM »
>"Not at all."
>Does it look large enough to hold two comfortably?

>You can practically see Mokou tense up as you say that; you don't think anyone else would have been able to notice, though.
>Sakuya nods. "Very well. Is there anything else you need?"
>It does. It's at least queen size.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #906 on: August 27, 2010, 06:51:23 PM »
>"A notice when dinner is done would be nice. Oh, and if there could be a room with multiple beds arranged for the others, it would be nice."

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #907 on: August 27, 2010, 06:53:07 PM »
>"A notice when dinner is done would be nice. Oh, and if there could be a room with multiple beds arranged for the others, it would be nice."

>"Very well." Sakuya nods again, and departs.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #908 on: August 27, 2010, 07:17:13 PM »
>Place newspaper and other possessions on the mantle over the fireplace.
>Once the faeries are done with the bed and depart, flop down onto it.
>Try not to stab through a pillow with the horns in the process.

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #909 on: August 27, 2010, 07:28:59 PM »
>Place newspaper and other possessions on the mantle over the fireplace.
>Once the faeries are done with the bed and depart, flop down onto it.
>Try not to stab through a pillow with the horns in the process.

>You unload your possessions onto a convenient surface. The faeries soon finish their tasks, and depart with a smile, and a little bow in your direction.
>With the bed no longer occupied, you walk over and allow yourself to collapse limply upon it. Or into it, as the case happens to be, the mattress sinking comfortingly under your weight. Oh, it's so very soft and wonderful. After the night you've had, this feels like a truly rare luxury.
>Fortunately, stabbing through a pillow with top-mounted horns by falling backwards would require a feat of agility you're not at all inclined to preform at the moment.

>After a moment, Mokou walks over to the bed, and sits down on the edge of it.
>"So, uh... here we are, I guess."

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #910 on: August 27, 2010, 07:51:24 PM »
>"That we are. Just lay back and enjoy it. I'm not gonna make you do anything you don't feel like doing, don't worry."

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« Reply #911 on: August 27, 2010, 08:01:54 PM »
>"That we are. Just lay back and enjoy it. I'm not gonna make you do anything you don't feel like doing, don't worry."

>After a moment or two of silence, Mokou turns and lies back on the bed next to you. "This ain't half bad, actually," she says, shifting a little and testing the mattress's firmness. There is silence again for a time.
>"Look, it's not that," she says, eventually. "Well, I mean, it is, but-" She sighs. "Dammit. It's just, well... it's just been a hell of a long time since I shared a bed with anyone. But, uh, I guess you already knew that, didn't you?"

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #912 on: August 27, 2010, 08:19:20 PM »
> "Well, give me another minute like this and I'll be sound asleep. All that running around tonight left me tired, so you don't have to worry about me trying anything."
> "Besides, at very least here, for tonight, you can let go of all that's happened in the past, right? For me at least?"

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #913 on: August 27, 2010, 08:32:51 PM »
> "Well, give me another minute like this and I'll be sound asleep. All that running around tonight left me tired, so you don't have to worry about me trying anything."
> "Besides, at very least here, for tonight, you can let go of all that's happened in the past, right? For me at least?"

>"Oh, uh, that so, is it?" She pauses. "...suppose I can't blame ya."
>"Hey, you're the reason I'm here, you know."
>You feel her tentatively reach for your hand

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #914 on: August 27, 2010, 08:35:47 PM »
>Take her hand.
>"I don't roll around too much, so you shouldn't have to worry too much."
>Was Mokou this fast to come onto us beforehand?

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #915 on: August 27, 2010, 08:47:52 PM »
>Take her hand.
>"I don't roll around too much, so you shouldn't have to worry too much."
>Was Mokou this fast to come onto us beforehand?

>You take her hand in yours. It feels nice, just lying here like this. You realize this is the first time you've been alone together since all this started.
>Mokou looks up at your horns. "As long as I don't wake up with one of those things stuck in me." Then she chuckles. "Although I suppose that makes me one of the safest people to sleep with this time of the month."
>No, it took quite a bit longer to get her to open up to you. It must put things in a different perspective, realizing that she'd already fallen in love with you before; a little glimmer of what she might have had, if things had gone just a little differently. It probably doesn't hurt that you've been rather more direct, yourself.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #916 on: August 27, 2010, 09:24:28 PM »
>Enjoy the moment for now. Ponder theories of proper history reasserting itself via force of will.

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« Reply #917 on: August 27, 2010, 09:32:59 PM »
>Enjoy the moment for now. Ponder theories of proper history reasserting itself via force of will.

>You lie back and enjoy the soft bed, the peace and quiet, and Mokou's presence beside you. It really feels like you've earned this. And probably a hell of a lot more besides, but this is quite enough to bring a smile to your face and a little peace to your heart.
>You think that if force of will could fix things, they'd already long since be back in place. But if you can identify the root cause, you may be able to fix it at its source. If all of this stems from something that hasn't happened yet, you might even be able to change things so that it never does.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #918 on: August 27, 2010, 09:46:18 PM »
>Drift off.

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« Reply #919 on: August 27, 2010, 10:00:18 PM »
>Drift off.

>As you lie back on the bed, you start to feel your eyes drifting closed and your thoughts growing hazy and vague. After all the times you've fought to stay awake tonight, this time you do not struggle. Sleep wells up and takes you; it is a comforting and relieving sensation.

>After an indeterminate length of time, you lazily become aware of your surroundings once again. Everything feels so soft and comfortable; you almost don't want to move. Dimly, you realize that, despite falling asleep on top of the blankets, someone has found another one to toss on top of you. There is no sign of Mokou.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #920 on: August 27, 2010, 10:01:04 PM »
> Get up.
> Look around.

Apparently, Thomas the Tank Engine isn't one to take crap from anyone.

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #921 on: August 27, 2010, 10:06:02 PM »
> Get up.
> Look around.

>After a while debating with yourself whether you really have to get out of bed, you finally rise. Despite being groggy, you actually feel quite well rested. It is with something of a sullen heart that you realize how much there is still for you to attend to now.
>Looking around the room, you see your possessions where you left them. Judging by the light outside, you think it's early afternoon. Nothing else looks amiss.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #922 on: August 27, 2010, 10:07:10 PM »
>Are we back to fully human form?
>Gather our stuff.

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #923 on: August 27, 2010, 10:18:20 PM »
>Are we back to fully human form?
>Gather our stuff.

>You are, unfortunately. It always feels like a bit of a let down on the following day.
>You yawn, stretch, and gather your possessions again.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #924 on: August 27, 2010, 10:20:40 PM »
> Consider going back to sleep in the comfy bed~
> Decide against it and exit the room.

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #925 on: August 27, 2010, 10:23:05 PM »
> Consider going back to sleep in the comfy bed~
> Decide against it and exit the room.

>Well, the bed was cozy... but you decide that you have a lot of things to do and really ought to attend to some of them.
>You exit the room, and see Mokou walking down the hallway towards you, carrying a tray of food.
>"Damn, too slow!" she says.

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #926 on: August 27, 2010, 10:26:51 PM »
> "Oh, intended breakfest in bed? I knew I should have stayed in for a few more minutes! Oh well, thanks Mokou~"

Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #927 on: August 27, 2010, 10:34:38 PM »
> "Oh, intended breakfest in bed? I knew I should have stayed in for a few more minutes! Oh well, thanks Mokou~"

>"Yeah, well... suppose it tastes the same no matter where you're sitting. C'mon."
>With that, she carries the tray into your room

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Re: Keine Quest (Part 3): Broken History
« Reply #928 on: August 27, 2010, 10:47:51 PM »
>Have a seat on beat, all smiles.
>"I miss anything?"

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« Reply #929 on: August 27, 2010, 10:54:41 PM »
>Have a seat on beat, all smiles.
>"I miss anything?"

>You sit on the bed, and Mokou pulls an end table over to put the tray on. There's a cup of tea, some toast, and a plate of sausage and fried eggs. It all smells quite appetizing.
>Mokou returns your smile. "Oh, not much. Been up for an hour or two, now, but I didn't want to wake you. I figure if anyone could use some rest..."