WEEK 5: CYOA (CLEMENTINE, LUP, JEANNE, ALPHINAUD)

[retellers]

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[discernments]

... I think this may be some kind of illusionary world. Or we're to be shown one.

[ It's one or the other.

Jeanne points at the white lines, though. ]

This may be a trap, but it's our only real direction. If you could, please wait for me to give the clear before climbing through. It's better if only one of us incapacitated instead of both of us.

[ And Jeanne is already the more injured one, so. ]

[stillnot]

[ hrm. clem doesn't like that. ]

I can go first. I have a gun. That's better for clearing the way if there's something dangerous there. If you're hurt, you should stay back.

[discernments]

Clementine, it is less efficient for both of us to be hurt.

[ After a beat: ]

If you insist on going at the same time, let me go first.

[ That's her compromise. ]

[stillnot]

Fine.

[ clem... will accept this compromise, but only because jeanne seems like the stubborn type and she doesn't want to waste time.

so with her gun drawn, she will follow jeanne along the white line! ]

[discernments]

[ Yeah, Jeanne is too stubborn for her own good.

Into the plants! Following the white line! ]

[retellers]

[ Into the path! It'll be slow moving for them, with so much in the way, and they'll probably end up scratched by branches and any thorns that are in the way.

If they're looking at the line, they'll notice that instead of being just complete straight, it sort of twists and zig zags around while still going in the same direction, almost like whatever made it was creating some type of pattern. ]

[discernments]

[ Can they tell what kind of pattern it is, or is just too twisty and zig zaggy to tell?

But Jeanne endures! Even if these thorns cut her up. Following the white line until it stops probably or something makes them stop. ]

[stillnot]

[ is it the sos-dan logo

anyway, cool, cool, cool. lets get cut up by thorns together. too bad she's wearing jester clothes and not her nice safe denim... she's also just following jeanne until there's a reason to stop - trying to keep checking any opening there might be because gun. ]

[retellers]

[ It is not recognizable to either of them. ):

But it will eventually come to a stop--at a clearing. The king is there, arms crossed, and they're staring up at the sky. They glance at the two of them when they get out of the all the plants. ]

There you are.

[discernments]

[ She follows that gaze up to the sky before focusing on the king. ]

Hello, Your Majesty. How may we assist you today?

[ She is. Pretty sure this is the king at least. ]

[stillnot]

[ clem gives jeanne a quick nod to confirm this is the king. ]

Yeah, now we're both here for, uh. Whatever you want.

Also there's a monster wrecking shit in your forest? Not sure if you knew.

[retellers]

Is there?!

[ She seems, uh, excited about that, like it's the best thing she could have been told. ]

Finally! Something extraordinary.

[discernments]

Do you know what it is?

[ From what she's been told of the king by others, this reaction doesn't surprise her too much, but that doesn't bode well.

A king who only wants to be entertained is not a good king at all. ]

[stillnot]

You shouldn't be excited about that. It's killing people.

[ YOU'RE?? THE KING??? THINK OF POOR DICKORY'S WIFE??? ]

[retellers]

I don't know, but... it doesn't have to be a bad thing! I have a feeling it's going to bring us to something good instead.

[ She looks back at the sky, and there's just a sense of both wonder and glee in her expression before she turns her attention to Clementine specifically. ]

We should go.

[discernments]

[ ... ]

What kind of good do you think it's going to bring?

[ She isn't going to try to stop anything just yet, but. Uh. This is a little concerning. ]

[stillnot]

Go where? To see it?

Don't think that's a great idea.

[retellers]

[ She blinks, and her happy expression turns into a frown. ]

You don't want to come with me? [ She looks around at the garden. ] You want to stay here instead, where it's boring?

[discernments]

[ is she being ignored

Well, that's fine. ]

Why is it so boring for you?

[stillnot]

People dying shouldn't be a fun fucking game to you.

[ says clem who just let that guy die without much thought. it's fine. ]

[retellers]

[ She just stares at Clementine, before looking at Jeanne. ]

Because the only person who made it fun just ruined it.

[discernments]

Clementine, it isn't wise to leap to such strong words right away. It is better to understand first.

[ Then, judgments can be made. Not that Jeanne is in the way to make as many judgments, maybe.

This isn't going to end well, is it? ]

What are you going to do once you see that being?

[stillnot]

[ judgments are being made!! right now!!! ]

What, you want to go watch it throw people around? We can go do that!

[ sure!! why not!!! ]

[retellers]

We were just going to see something out of the ordinary together.

[ Her expression looks hurt for a moment, before it turns mad, and she flips her hair over her shoulders. She turns her attention back to the sky, her shoulders tense, and the king lets out a low exhale. And then turns back to the two of them. ]

Okay, I'm done. I'm ready to go back.

[discernments]

[ CLEM DO YOU REMEMBER THE MEMSHARE PLEASE

Someday, I'll make Jeanne lose her Saint skill and then I won't have to write that she's patient. It's not that she agrees with the king's sentiments at all, but it is better to be understanding than to blame. She hopes the king isn't at a point where she can't be turned around.

She holds her hand out to the king and smiles kindly. ]

Shall we go?

[ Even if she's sure the king prefers Clem.

She's worried no matter what happens next honestly. ]