Finished [Thistmal Town] We're Where???

[Elijay]

John led Lacie through the winding streets, finally arriving at the small, cheerful building he’d spotted earlier—the childcare center. It looked perfectly innocent, painted in warm colors with a welcoming sign above the door. It was a far cry from the "knowledge center" Lacie had imagined, but he figured this place would do just fine.

“Here we are!” he announced with a grin, gesturing toward the door. “All the answers you need are right inside, Lacie.” He hoped his enthusiasm came off as genuine; the last thing he wanted was for her to pick up on his real plan.

“Why don’t you head on in? Oh, I’m sure there are plenty of knowledgeable experts here,” he said with a reassuring nod, holding the door open for her.

Once Lacie was inside, John found the caretaker and quickly pulled them aside. Leaning in, he lowered his voice. “So, the girl in the blue dress... yeah, she’s, um, a bit peculiar. Got a few screws loose, talks in third person, has... bunnies. Very curious, if you know what I mean.” He scratched the back of his head, offering an apologetic smile. “Would you mind keeping an eye on her for a while? I think she could use a bit of, well... guidance.”

The caretaker’s eyebrows raised, but they nodded, clearly used to the odd request or two.

Relieved, John threw a glance over his shoulder to make sure Lacie wasn’t watching him, then quickly slipped out of the building, moving as quietly as possible. As he put some distance between himself and the childcare center, a wave of relief washed over him, and he couldn’t help the grin that crept onto his face.

Finally! He was a free man! Freed from the endless questions, the constant staring, the bunnies flailing question-mark signs. With a lightness in his step, he strolled back down the street, even letting out a chuckle as he went.

 

[Etymarchen]

Walking forth with a stride of confidence (and excitement), Lacie stepped into the building, her eyes widening ever so slightly as she took in the bright, warm colors and cheerful decorations. This wasn’t what she’d pictured, but she was undeterred. “This is… the knowledge center?” she murmured, her expression neutral as she took note of the several workers walking around the childcare center, speaking to children as they would guide them about and assist them — all overseen by some great statue of a two-headed lion and subsequently two smaller lions next to the larger one.

Not questioning the seemingly contradictory sets of information, Lacie turned to a random caretaker, her pale blue eyes studying them with quiet intensity. “HELLO, WOMAN WORKER WITH A BUNCH OF CHILDREN. The Lacie is here…for guidance,” she stated, echoing John’s words without a trace of doubt. “The knowledge center holds many answers, yes?”



The red-haired caretaker stared at this strange girl before tilting her head with confusion.

“What the hell are you talking about? This is a childcare center, bro.”

“a What?”

“A childcare center, bro.”

“The Lacie…was informed by this guy that —“

Just as Lacie and her rabbits were beginning to gesture towards John, they realized something —

“Hmmm…The John is gone. Woah, that rhymed,” she noted softly to herself. The rabbits, on the other hand, picked up on John’s departure immediately. One flattened its ears, casting a dramatic, forlorn glance toward the door. Another put its paws on its hips, giving an indignant little huff. A third spun in a tiny circle, seemingly looking for him, before flopping over in mock despair.




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“Wait, the John is gone.”


“Kid, are you gonna stand there, or —?”




Lacie looked the woman dead in the eye. The woman stared back with a gulp.


And so — she spoke:
“Does this woman know anything about Thistmal Town’s history?”

“Uh…yessssss. Kinda the only way I’d be workin’ here—?”

“Then…Lacie has…some questions to ask,” she said with the click of her pen.






And so…


The woman would be trapped in an interrogative discussion. Lacie completely forgot about John leaving her behind and scamming her into thinking she was going to a knowledge center and instead took full force of the benefit of still finding a person to answer her questions and bombarding her with the mental damage of asking her questions until she was too dizzy or had to send her to someone else at the childcare center to answer.



Basically, John won.


The end.

 

[Etymarchen]

grading poll thingy!!!!


1. Narrators Involved
- etymar
- jay (partial)

2. Narrator Standing
- Etymar [E grade standing] Character - Characters
- Jay [E grade standing] Character - Characters

3. Summary of the Roleplay
- John runs into a weird girl with rabbits named Lacie.
- Lacie bothers John until he decides to trick her into going to the childcare center
- Lacie and John make a stop by a shop that is currently being run by Melissa
- It turns out some thugs are bothering Melissa. Lacie and John beat the shit out of them and they run away.
- Melissa gives Lacie and John a voucher they can use to get equipment from her

4. Goal Achievement
- yes: lacie and john helped melissa yayaya
- john successfully escaped lacie

5. Criminal Acts Perpetrated
- n/a

6. Lore to Establish
- thistmal town has a river?

7. Partial Participants
- Rper name: Lulidew
- Character name: Melissa
- Link: Character - Characters

8. Partial Participant Invaders
- nil

9. Full-Time Participants
- Character name; Lacie
- RPer name: Etymar
- Link to sheet: Character - Characters

- Character name; John
- RPer name: Jay
- Link to sheet: Character - Characters

10. Characters with Point Boosters
- nil (Melissa has attentive student, but it does not work since she has most points)

11. Recommended Titles
- [Friendly Appearances] for john; people are likely to walk up to him because he looks nice and normal enough people might also be prone to falling for whatever he says just because he looks nice as a result
- [Interrogator] for lacie; this character asks a bunch of questions and can be seen as bothersome for it

12. Assets/Titles Roleplayed For
- nil

13. Characters with [Wanted] or Criminal Titles
- nil (John has wanted title but it's paid off)

14. Hunters' Involvement
- nil

15. Special Skills or Assets
- nil

16. Transactions Performed
- John and Lacie gain Melissa's business card

17. Rules Utilized
- No rules

18. Character Sheet Oddities
- nil

19. Aftermath and Potential Lore Updates
- nil

20. Narrator Bonuses
- nil

21. Additional Notes
- nova i hateed typing this even with help can't you make an even lazier version of this? (
- also in case you get mad at me for it (because your mean amd wrinkly and have grey hairs) yes i made the bunnies expressive im sorry i was eepy
- also grandpa the rules are really big now i'm too lazy to read them now also jay helped me type this so i wanna credit him for it
- i am not sorry for canonizing sasunaru into isekai hell