Tell her to quit being stubborn and eat.

>>334285
"Are you alright, Alice? You look unwell..."

Nice, she gained half a star.

"You look awful. Have you slept?"

"Kitchen looks good, but you look like shit. Clean up I'll be back for you later."

Re-equip her top then float on over to Emily. "Keep an eye on Alice for a while, be sure she rests and bathes and stays here."

Re-equip her top and ask how she's feeling.

Poor thing; she must have been up all night fixing up the kitchen. We should tell her she did a good job and give her some time to rest.

Also, give her back her clothes.

I think she gained the half-star from the thing with helping the healer.
Unless we are being intentionally sarcastic, we already know why she is tired: we assigned her to do most of the work on the kitchen.

Say: "You look tired. It is a pity you are determined to labor rather than fight."

Don't give her the top back until she apologizes to Kassandra.

Hey now, we told her that she can't have her top back until she shows remorse for not helping Kassandra. Let's not go back on that.

No re-equipping top.

"You seem unwell. I will return your top if you apologize to Kassandra."

"The kitchen looks very nice. What room do you want most next? There's more to be done today."

Remember guys, sleep-deprivation is a great tool for brainwashing/reprogramming. We should keep her up today too. A day without sleep won't kill her.

oh give the poor girl her top back.

the boobs must stay free.

>>334303

With the exception of giving back her clothes. She still hasn't apologized for her earlier rudeness.

Okay, but don't taunt her about it.

Also, spend a bit of time to talk to her and Styx about how the repairs went.

>>334303
No clothes giving until she apologizes to Kassandra.

I agree, no taunting.

>>334359

Who said anything about taunting her about her top?

We already have her will weakened, and she did technically work on our behalf last night. Giving the top back now would work well with something like this: "Good work, you get your top back for now. After all it's a new day, and you haven't defied me yet. Now go apologize to Kassandra." If she still is unreasonably stubborn about that we can go back to punishing her.

No, we are not giving her top back UNTIL she apologizes.

Yeah, she hasn't apologized to Kassandra yet, she doesn't get the top back.

Still, she did a good job with the kitchen, you at least need to acknowledge that. Still, we don't want to be too much of a dick either, she's earned her keep (For now), so she gets to rest, just like the rest of the crew got to rest when the day's work was done. Hard labor is one thing, working someone to death is another thing entirely. Regardless of whether we go good or evil, we need to at least be /Fair/, or we see more mass desertions going on.

No returning her top until she apologizes to Kassandra for leaving her to suffer, and to us for defying our orders. Personally, I'd hold off until she actually kneels and swears loyalty, as that was the standard we used for Ruby and it strikes me as a good one.

Still, she can have some kind words and get some rest. She did good work on the kitchen without significant complaint as far as I know.

>>334440
no no, ruby got her top back when she said sorry, and her CLOTHES back when she kneeled.

I say we keep her top, show concern, and offer rest, since she completed a day's hard work. Even if it was overnight.

Remind her that should she die here, she dies forever, so she has good reason to accept the food and rest, rather than continue her defiance.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/31(Sun)01:37 No. 334507 ID: 6b0a72
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"You look rather tired. You know if you apologize to Kassandra I will return your top."

She glares at you.

>"You you think a little tiredness and toplessness will break me? You're a... Fool. I'm tougher then that.. I can do this all day if I-all day if I have to.."

As she says this she keeps tilting back and forth

>>334507
Sigh heavily.
"This is not a contest." say this with simple finality. "I will not have you unready. Enemies could attack at any time, and if they do, I want you awake, aware, and fed. Defying me will get you killed, not because I will kill you, but because you're being an idiot. Now eat up, bathe, and go to bed. Or I'll have the other girls force-feed you, and I don't want to do that."

>>334507
I never said you couldn't eat or sleep. You're the one making yourself miserable. Just make yourself comfortable. I have time to wait.

>>334507
"There's nothing preventing you from resting and eating."

>>334507
She'll pass out eventually. Maybe you should just giver her top back and call it. The humiliation has probably been enough.

>>334510
Or this.

'taint about breaking her
her current attitude implies she came already broken, alone and asleep in the woods. She may as well have written a damn sign "i'm not a team player. I've developed skill because i'm such a bitch that no one would ever party with me and the reason I didn't totally own the overlord in the past was because no one picked me in overlord kickball. Please kill me and loot/enslave me or if your not an overlord maybe worse" but then not really because holy shit that's a long metaphorical sign
a healer has to be culturally important in general for human heroes, not to mention Kassandra is a human and almost in the same boat as she is, barring loyalty she's gained.

>>334514
>Maybe you should just giver her top back and call it.

If she'd simply been defiant, sure. But she put someone else in danger. Not even someone all that evil or mean, either!

We certainly can't break before her. That's crazy talk. We keep the top. She's free to rest or eat as much as she wants, though.

We certainly can't break before her. That's crazy talk. We keep the top. She's free to rest or eat as much as she wants, though.

>>334507
Break her? Oh no, we're not trying to do that. Tell her that if we did, we'd just give her this bring at the potion of corruption and put it in front of her. Right to her lips. Calmly explain what it would do to her or anyone else, that even angels can become demons by it. It creates tools for us to use and abuse however we like. It is valuable and it is the only one we have.

Then take it away from her, and smash it. Say nothing more.

>>334552
If we are going to do this, can we at use a potion which is not worth 1000 gold. It proves a point sure, but can we not throw a whole bunch of cash down the drain so to speak. Use an old bottle someone threw away and coloured water.

>>334510

This.

sigh and send her to sleep.

>>334557

*Pointing out that we got that potion for free*

*Pointing out that it is still worth 1000 gold*

>>334567
>>334568
indeed, we got THIS ONE for free, but if we ever want another it takes 1000 G. and if we want to recruit something, that is otherwise un-recruitable, we need it.

>>334569

I was just saying that we wouldn't be losing any money if we decided to go through with that plan.

But I still like >>334510 better, anyway.

>>334570

Opportunity cost. We lose the opportunity to achieve a 1000G effect, thus effectively losing 1000G.

Consider breaking it as an alternative to making her drink it. We're still "using" it towards the same ends. Doing it the normal way is easy, but we still have our other servants to think about. This little act will do some good for loyalty as a whole, using it on common units will hurt that.

By the time we have to deal with converting angels or powerful demons or whatever we decide it really is worth using it on, I think the potion will be affordable enough.

>>334570
I fully support trying the other way first.

She's about to fall over. Catch her... somehow.

>>334510
+1

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/31(Sun)16:29 No. 334671 ID: 416e35
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"Listen, I can tolerate you sulking but I will not let you weaken yourself like this. There is nothing preventing you from sleeping and eating. I need you ready for whatever may happen to this castle and-"

>"ZZZZZZ."

She's fallen asleep.

Tell Rose to get her to a bed. And have some food there for when she wakes up.

>>334671
Hahahahah.

Get her to bed, carefully. She should be sleeping like a stone after such exhaustion.

Anyway, let's get out there and fightan! Time to recruit more folks!

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/31(Sun)16:43 No. 334680 ID: 416e35
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"... Rose, please take her to a bed and place some feed beside her for when she wakes up."

>Rose: "Right away my Lord."

As she drags Alice away Styx approaches you.

>Styx: "My lord look what I found. It is your old skeleton. I modified it so your current form can fit in the head. However... It lacks a power source. A Dark Mana crystal is needed for it to start running again."

>>334680

"And where would we find one of those?"

>>334680
Amazing work, Styx! Where can we get such a thing?

>>334680

where to find a such thing?

lots go find a Dark Mana crystal

Notice: she has a gunshot wound.

Of course. Where do we find one? Or is this just another matter for money to solve.

>>334687
Alice that is. Next time ask her who shot her.

It will be interesting I'm sure.

>>334680
"What would I do without you Styx?"

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/31(Sun)16:59 No. 334693 ID: 416e35
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"Amazing Styx, I've said this before but we would all be lost without you. So, where can I get this Dark Mana?"

She shows you a map.

>"I've marked all the locations where you might find one. However they are very rare and only dropped by certain monsters. I'm not a Demonologist so I don't know exactly which one but they are native to these lands."

"Can't I simply buy one?"

>"Yes, for G10,000"

Describe these places and their dangers as well as you can.

>>334693
"Can you tell me a little about each area? Just what lives there and potential dangers?"

>>334693

To the lands of Abel! It sounds promising, after all.

Abel was the good guy in the biblical story, I don't know if that should be significant in this choice.

Wounded Overlord 2011/07/31(Sun)17:15 No. 334697 ID: 416e35
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"Tell me a little more about each please."

>"As you wish. Alemor was once a fishing community until another Overlord, Silva the Wicked, took it over. The place was almost completely corrupted, it's residents turned into demons. However you and your minions had a battle with her. The place is mostly empty save for a few demon towns and various trading spots.
>The Violet Shore is the biggest shopping district in the entire nation with traders from all around the land going there to sell their goods. All trade routes are said to pass through this land.
>Roseywn and Icefall were once the same land but a small group of people found what they call a Sun Shard with allowed what is now Roseywn to escape the eternal winter that Icefall suffers from.
>The Lands of Abel are ruled over by a mere human known as Abel the Savior. His land was the only one that we could never defeat, no matter what we threw at it. Abel placed giant walls around the main kingdom. Most of the monsters and heroes there are holy in nature."

>>334697
Lands of Abel, please. Just for a bit. You know, long enough to see an angel.

>>334697
>Most of the monsters and heroes there are holy in nature.
Eep. Why is that considered a good area?

Regardless, I think Alemor is best. Ruined demonic lands sound more appropriate for me right now.

Alemoor, because it's the furthest away from Abel. seriously, fuck that guy.

Alemoor

>>334697
I like the sound of Icefall. A change in scenery is nice, and the cold might convince Alice to warm up to us. (oh puns)

Alemor~!

Bring a balanced party.

I wonder if we can recruit a Demon, or if we have to Enslave an Angel and feed them the potion to get a Demon...

Alemoor

>>334706
Demons and Angels probably come in stronger and weaker sorts, I'm sure we could recruit some demons easily enough. I imagine they would be less opposed to us on principle but that wouldn't mean they were actually more loyal or reliable.

>>334697
Icefall sounds interesting.

My vote is for Alemor

I gotta say that Violet Shore is probably the best place for us to raid at the moment, being very rich, a trading centre and close to our base of operations. However, its closeness may mean that people are gonna suspect us or at least those close to us are making a comeback, as they may not know our survival.

So I vote Violet Shore. Hopefully we can get enough money in this so we can build the barracks.

>>334697

Alemor is the logical next step. It sounds like it would be naturally friendlier (or at least not more hostile) than the human-dominated lands. Just traveling into Abel would probably set off alarms.

It also sounds like a place where treacherous ex-servants might be hiding. Emily and Rose should be ordered to keep an eye out for them.

>>334697

Alemor seems ok, but if we're going to take Alice with us I want to go to Violet Shore.

>>334895
Alice appears to be asleep.

Wounded Overlord 2011/08/01(Mon)14:43 No. 335096 ID: 9ea385
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You decide to leave the sleepy Alice behind and go to Alemor.

Choose where you want to go in Alemor
>Battle Field
>Town

Town to see where those dark mana crystals can be found. Maybe there's a special kind of monster that has it.

...those are giant tentacles out there. Let's visit the ruined town.

Hey, we DID leave someone behind to watch Alice, right? I suggest Emily.

battle field we are hunting monsters.

I believe Styx is back at the castle as always.

Town

>>335099
Yea, don't worry, Styx is enough to keep Alice from causing trouble (since Alice can't attack us)

Yea, let's see what is in town and see what we can find out. If we can find a demonologist, they might be able to tell us where to find the dark mana crystal.

Wounded Overlord 2011/08/01(Mon)15:19 No. 335114 ID: 9ea385
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You decide to go to the town for now. As you and your minions go through the deserted town you hear something shatter.

You rush to find the source of the noise and stumble upon a girl scooping up pieces of broken clay. She stares at you.

>???: "Oh hello. I didn't think anyone else would be here. Just collecting samples, pay no mind to me."

>>335114
Give her a job offer. Fun and excitement and 200 gold a month with a 100 immediate signing bonus.

>>335114
"Oh, hello. We're looking for a Dark Mana crystal. Would you happen to know good hunting grounds for one?"
Maybe we can ask about what samples she's collecting, as well. Possible fetch quest?

>>335117
I don't think we have 100 gold to spare at the moment.

down voting trying to hire him. we are not yet established enough to afford to start hiring people. maybe once we have the flotation device fixed. though we should ask him if he knows what monsters drop dark crystals and where to find them.

>>335119
Oh, sure, we'll have to kill some stuff, but she'll be USEFUL! Demonologist, man!

>>335118

>>335114
"I'm looking find a Dark Mana crystal and hire a demonologist. Not in that order.
I was here when Silva the Wicked fell, so could probably answer some of your questions about this place..."

>>335125
No we couldn't.

Bad memory, remember?

>>335127
No, but his faithful minions would still remember.

Wounded Overlord 2011/08/01(Mon)16:30 No. 335138 ID: 9ea385
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"Oh, hello. We're looking for a Dark Mana crystal. Would you happen to know good hunting grounds for one?"

>???: "The area around this village is a good. spot. There are quite a few monsters who drop them. Dark Slime, Den Hiders, Behemoths. They all drop this crystal. I happen to have one or two myself."

"Thank you. If you don't mind sharing, what is it you need samples of? Perhaps during my search I can look for some samples for you."

>>335138
"We're willing to help you gather samples, especially if we can get a Dark Mana crystal in the process."

Ask her what she would ask for a crystal. We've heard they are quite expensive, but perhaps we can negotiate a trade of services instead.

something about this guy make me think fighting him would be more trouble than its worth. we should see if he would be interested in trading one of the crystals to us.