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Isn't A2>C1 enough for flopping purposes? From a purely mathematical standpoint it is. Fine. Flopping to C1>A2. Whatever to beat B.

 

It would have been fine. But anyway C1 is still one vote behind.

 

Only if we get caught. The art of stealth is making the others believe you weren't there. So, really, the Madam won't go to the study in the morning thinkng "oh shit, I wonder if he stole the invitation!" unless we get caught. The husband may not even check for it immediately when he arrives, since he already missed it. We have a window to work in, the same window as with any other choice, until the husband notices. If we don't fuck up.

 

You can tell she wants the sex because she's already asking for the lessons. Their convo about the lessons is filled with innuendo...You know, I know, no need to say it out loud. It's put in a more polite and not so suspicious term - lessons. Does she want it enough to trade for the invite? Maybe. But it's not the worst choice either.

How is it any different from the dreams of marrying Yunzi so you can become the next Khan? Everyone is essentially prostituting themselves here. The prince prostitutes himself when he has to marry a princess some far off land or of a warring tribe so that peace will come to the kingdom in the form of averted wars, noblemen/merchants prostitute themselves for more power or money by marrying a woman they don't love because it makes business sense etc etc.

 

About that: I'm not going on with whole "marry Yunzi" shebang just for Khandom, no, it's because her and Jing are cuter than two kittens playfighting and have the potential for awesome lulz and a neat love story, which none of our protagonists achieved before. Anyway, this is off topic and doesn't have much to do with the current argument.

Go C1, bros, Jing is worth more than that and we won't be constantly looking over our shoulder for a disgraced husband chasing down vengeance.

 

It's different because it can't feel like we're prostituting ourselves when he have sex with her. We can't fuck her and then say "sooooo... about that invitation..." This is not a stupid lady, she's going to immediately know what it was we were after. As charming as Jing is, I don't think he can attempt such a thing without making Madame Jing realize exactly what it is we're up to. We probably won't even get the invitation that way. She wants a good dicking, sure, but she also wants some affection and some revenge on her husband. Treating this like a business transaction is innacurate, which is why I think B2 will fail.

Good points by Zero Credibility, but Baltika9 is right that we do have an open window in between the time it takes to steal it and the time that Jiang Du returns. Even then, he might never be the wiser should he decide not to want to join Luoying Manor anyways. I mean, he's a fellow, so it's open to him at any time. Doesn't seem like a big priority to him.

 

Again, we can't hide or fence the damn thing. We will have to wait for the conference to start (don't know when that is - could be days, could be weeks) and then give it to the guards at the gates. If anyone, anyone notices the invitation is missing during that time we are fucked, because the first thing they are going to do is notify the authorities and the manor guards that an invitation has been stolen and who is the prime suspect. If we then show up with an invitation it's game over man.

And even if nobody notices on time, we are likely to be in this town through the whole winter - at some point somebody will notice it missing, the wife will remember our conversation, the manor guards will say we had an invitation and we will face charges for theft. Add to that the fact that that damn girl is still following us and when she finds out we have an invitation she's going to connect the dots, possibly leading to blackmail or just exposing us for fun, and really, stealing at this point is just too damn risky.

People, when you are casing a joint, you do not go up the owner and ask to buy your target, then steal it. Well, not if you want to get away with it.

 

Oh wow. Codex lore I was not aware of. I guess I don't visit GD enough..

 

About that, she's the playful-mischievous type, a successful heist may actually win her respect and we can push that further to friendship in the trials if we work together (I really don't want her as an opponent, she's the cunning to our brawn, these two will make an awesome team).
The guards we can buy off or bullshit with our speech skills ("Never had the damn thing! You can't pin shit on me!" Let them prove otherwise.)

That image, wow.

 

The boat to the conference leaves in about three days' time. Well, two days, after tonight.

Context:

Exhibit 486:

What appears below is a reproduction of a letter on tapestry which was a part of events that eventually culminated in the self-exile of Sir Paula Unmasked VII.

The identity of the recipient of the letter is yet unknown, though she has been depicted as a mannish redhead by Sir Paula in the letter. An intriguing discovery from the fragments is that self-exile was common in Codexia, and indeed, was often the most likely result of major events in the kingdom.

~ Dr. Muzyka

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/a-codexian-tale-the-knightly-saga.69941/

 

There are all sorts of people.

 

The infamous Nomask & SMA saga I guess. I've had hearsay but didn't witness it myself.

 

Look, we're no rogue so we can't pull off this with B2:

We're just that that suave or sex savvy. Kid's only fifteen, yeah it'll be lulzy but it likely won't give us the intended result. C1 is at least within our skillset and with the potential to earn an awesome poison using ally in the future. That can come up with all sorts of laxatives. Do it, bros. Why put Jing through the wringer out of some misguided attempt at "getting my laughing value at least." That makes no sense and will only lead to very unfortunate outcomes in the future with a mentally scarred hero.

 

Let's see... polls close in about two hours.

 

If only I could embed some low-volume soundclip that would force itself to play whenever someone else opened this thread.

I'd have it whisper "Laxatives, always laxatives... Laxatives!" just barely audible.

 

That should play for everyone. Clearly, many here need the reminder.

 

So, uh, we need one more C1 to not turn Jing into a manwhore and place him in a precarious position with Qiling, who can help us with all our poison and laxative needs. Anyone care to oblige?

 

No, we should be willing to sacrifice our pride in order to achieve the best possible outcome. We should blanch at nothing, from laxative to whoring ourselves out. All that matters is achieving our goal whilst minimising the harm we do in order to reach it.

My stance has absolutely nothing to do with how amusing sleeping with the cougar would be. Nothing at all.

 

We'll be a different kind of fucked once this is over, though. I know sleeping with her will be lulzy, but C1 just gives us a better outcome in case of success, without angry husbands chasing us around the province.

 

I've seen nothing to convince me that it comes with a better outcome in case of success, or that it has a greater chance of success at all. If the invitation disappears the woman will suspect us, she knows our identity, and being the vindictive sort she's demonstrated herself to be, she may lobby her husband to harass us with his powerful position. Of course she may not, just as the husband may find out nothing about our dalliance.

 

Consider this:
B2- we screw the wife in a bargain and she will most likely feel used (yes, this is about her ego and getting back at her husband; B1 is the far superior option between the two as it makes her believe what she wants to believe) and she may not even live up to her end of the bargain. If she does, though, we're still in the precarious position where we not only stole the husband's papers but also screwed his wife and this is some serious motivation for revenge. He may not love her, but he'll definitely take it as an insult. We're still working with the same timeframe of him getting back home and taking however long to discover the theft. That and honestly we're not that good in the sexual department, she may just end up disappointed which is just bad for us, unsatisfied customers and all. If Quilin is watching, this will disappoint/infuriate her, meining we have more competition at the trials.
Edit: lastly, Jing doesn't have the suave mannerisms to pull such a trick off like the Rogue would, it's entirely possible the attempt will fall flat, "you take me for a whore, young man?"
C1- we case the joint and come back later for a heist. Not only is this up our alley and experience, making it more likely to succeed, but Quilin will very likely appreciate this move since she's all about mischief and mayhem and fighting dirty, which means we may be able to work as a team at the trial (those two would complement each other nicely), which is knda important since we're going to be completely outclassed there by ourselves. We're still working with the same timeframe as B2 as far as discovery goes unless we get caught, since she won't think "oh, hey, I wonder if that boy snuck into my house Garret-style and stole the letter", which we shouldn't if we do it right.

Lastly, maintain his purity and build a harem of nubile girls of the protagonist's age, much more rewarding than a Julia Canaria De Shinar expy, sniffs and all.

 

No, technically you're the whore here.

Literally so, in another half an hour when the polls close.

 

If you want to do the MILF, then at least go B1, that way we're a seducer and not a manwhore. Ah well, I did my best.

 

C1 the theft or A2 a bargain. have to be better than whoring it up. Come on people. Jing needs some standards!