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sketch-witch · 4 years ago

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Hi @sorbouboul! I’m your RF Secret Santa! I’ve written for you a story featuring Dolce. Enjoy~!

Even with Pico following her around all the time, Dolce seemed a lot more like one would picture a house cat, in her attitude and behavior. She tended to shy away from most people, but you could gain her trust easily with treats or by giving her the space to come to you, instead. Dolce often came to the castle to visit Lady Ventuswill’s empty chamber, staring at the space she used to occupy. Clorica pulled a freshly-baked Apple Pie from the oven; lately, she’d been sharing them with Pico when she came by with Dolce, but Clorica wasn’t the type to leave anyone out when sharing baked goods.

Pico floated into the kitchen to meet Clorica as she was plating slices of pie, which was just as well, since Clorica was yawning softly as she set out the plates for afternoon tea. Pico’s habit was to take plates for herself and Dolce and Clorica would join them later, but today, Clorica had a cart set up for tea service, so she assisted with setting the plates on it. Clorica yawned again, but pushed the cart to Lady Ventuswill’s not-so-empty chamber, where Dolce was sitting, staring at the center and lost in thought.

Clorica announced her presence by yawning--as per usual--and stopped when she reached the typically shy young lady, silently offering her tea and the slice of Apple Pie she’d prepared. Pico was more than happy to dig in; even death didn’t diminish her appetite, and she was still able to enjoy the food that Nancy, Jones, Porcoline, or Clorica made. Dolce accepted the offer of afternoon tea with a small smile and murmured thanks, setting her plate and cup down beside her and resuming her introspection. She looked up back again, though, when Clorica sat next to her.

“You know,” she began, “you can feel free to share what’s on your mind.” She stifled another yawn before leaning on Dolce’s shoulder. “Everyone misses her,” she added. “Selphia hasn’t been the same without her.”

Pico snuggled herself between them, but didn’t remove Clorica’s head from Dolce’s shoulder.

“That’s right, Dolly! You ought to tell everyone how you feel,” Pico cheered. Dolce responded by covering the ghost’s mouth and glaring.

“Quiet, you,” she admonished. Then, she sighed. “You’re right, though…”

Pico looked up hopefully, clinging to Dolce’s gloved hand, while she continued to speak.

“Things definitely aren’t the same,” she admitted. She lifted the teacup and took a sip, and her eyes widened in surprise. Everyone knew Volkanon typically made the best tea of all the butlers, though Clorica was learning quickly and the tea she made was, almost surprisingly, quite good.

She felt more than saw Clorica’s face shift into a soft smile.

“Do you like it?” she asked, sleep slightly slurring her words.

“It’s… pretty good,” Dolce answered, hiding her face behind the teacup.

“I’m glad~...” Clorica responded. She seemed to drift off into a light sleep at that point, snoring softly with deep, even breaths. Even Dolce had to smile; Clorica could keep her calm in any situation. “Oh!” she jumped, shifting only slightly before settling back down. “You need to try the Apple Pie, too; it will have cooled enough by now. The apples were really crisp and fresh from Lest’s farm. It should have come out really good.”

Dolce took another sip of her tea before setting it down and trading it for the pie that Dolce mentioned. The apple filling was spreading across the plate, but it smelled fantastic with a balance of sweetness, tartness, and just a hint of spice. She cut off a piece with her fork and lifted it to her mouth.

It tasted like heaven. The crust was light and flaky, the syrup wasn’t too thick, and the apples had just the right amount of bite left to them that they were soft, but didn’t melt in her mouth right away. Without any idea as to why, Dolce’s eyes began to water. She was used to having spicy food, and the pie wasn’t particularly spicy, but… her heart ached for Clorica, who carefully made the dish to her satisfaction; for Lest, who had grown the produce that went into the dishes Clorica made; for the other people of this town, who all worked hard and with vigor, even without the dragon god who once watched over them. Her heart ached for the dragon, too, because Venti’s death was the first she witnessed as a human instead of as a monster.

Clorica passed her a handkerchief, which Dolce gladly took and used to wipe her eyes.

“It’s okay to be sad,” Clorica said simply. “She was your friend.”

She sat up so she could take a sip of her tea and a bite of her slice of pie, as well.

“Oh, this turned out great!” she cheered, scarfing down another two or three bites before turning back to Dolce, who was still fighting back as many tears as she could.

“Let it out for now, but know that Lady Ventuswill is still here,” Clorica soothed her. “Maybe not in person, or as a ghost, but… she gave her Runes back to the earth. Maybe one day, we’ll find a way to bring her back--and I hope we do--but even if we don’t… we have to keep living, because that’s what she’d want for us. Right?”

Dolce, still teary-eyed and red-faced, nodded. Somehow, she managed to compose herself slightly while Clorica was talking, and she took another calming sip of her tea.

“Dollyyyyyyyyyyy! Come here, I’ll comfort youuuuuuu-- AAUGH!” Pico interrupted, but Dolce held up a sealing talisman, and Pico shrank back down into the space between her and Clorica.

As she grumbled, Clorica reached out and rubbed her back.

“Let’s finish our tea,” she suggested, “and maybe we can all have a girls’ night tonight? Vishnal told me the boys do the same thing.” She giggled. “We’ll all go out to eat, have a bit of fun, and probably end up back at Meg’s house. What do you say?”

Dolce smiled, but it was still hidden behind her teacup.

“Sounds good,” she answered.

#rfss2020 #rune factory secret santa 2020 #sorbouboul

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harvestmoonconfessionsv2 · 5 years ago

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Full Confession:

I forgot how weight-obsessed and fatphobic Rune Factory 4 gets. Any time there’s a food related festival or the girls get to hang out at the slumber parties the topic is only “how much do you weigh” and “gosh i can’t eat food because then i’ll get fat/gain a pound or two” and naturally that is The Worst thing that could ever happen to a woman. Even the men comment on the girls’ weight. And don’t get me started on the disparaging and backhanded comments characters make about Porcoline.

It baffles and infuriates me that something like that passed in 2012. I can’t even write it off a little as “oh it was a product of its time” to be critical about people’s weight and bodies. The game’s only 8 years old. I thought the media had mostly moved past that trope in the early 00s.

They gave us such incredible and wonderful complex characters. Except every woman is obsessed with her weight. And gaining weight and eating food is Bad TM (only if you’re a woman or fat) And Porcoline gets an unending stream of fat jokes, can’t control himself around food jokes, will eat anything set before him jokes. Ya know, because he’s the one fat.

Don’t even get me started on the one bachelorette in another RF game who changes her entire image and loses a ton of weight just because One Guy tells her she’s fat.

Kids are playing these games. Impressionable kids and preteens and teenagers who learn a lot of social/societal cues from the media they consume. This is not the measage that should be given to them. There is literally no excuse for this to even be a Topic of Conversation in the games.

Sorry if I got a little soap-boxy but I just had my first slumber party in RF4S and it put me off so bad I had to put the game down for a while, and I am a grown ass adult who already knows better.

#rune factory #rune factory 4

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runeys-and-radishes-archive · 8 years ago

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write a fluffy porcoline/volkanon fic, im so interested in what you'll do with the pairing!

yessssssss thank u so much for being interested in my rarepairs

Rune Factory Ficlet

Porcoline/Volkanon: Established Relationship

SFW

Nights at the restaurant were usually bustling with both tourists and townspeople alike, keeping Porcoline busy with cooking. He was at his happiest in the kitchen, stirring up whatever recipe had caught the fancy of a adventurous tourist. He tasted the dishes as he went, making sure they were top quality before sending them off with Dylas to the hungry customer. By the end of the night, he was tired, but content, and as open hours wound down, he cleaned his station, as he snacked on whatever ingredients were left over. As he worked, he became aware of a presence behind him. If he hadn’t spent months with the other man, he’d have guessed it was just Dylas with the dishes, but he knew Volkanon’s quiet footsteps anywhere.

“Darling!” he cried, turning toward the other man. Volkanon smiled, opening his arms wide in a quiet invitation, one that Porcoline could never turn down. He embraced Volkanon, leaning up for a kiss, which Volkanon was more than happy to supply.

“How was work, my sweet?” Volkanon asked, running his fingers through Porcoline’s silky hair. Porcoline smiled wide.

“Wonderful!” he said. “Such energy tonight!” Volkanon chuckled deep in his chest.

“You say that every night,” he laughed. Porcoline placed a finger to Volkanon’s nose.

“That’s because it’s true every night,” he scolded, his smile still stretching across his face. He left Volkanon’s embrace to place the last of his mess in the sink, before turning back to his lover.

“So,” he drawled, walking slowly back to Volkanon, “any plans for tonight?” Volkanon smiled.

“I was thinking of taking you out for a picnic by the moonlight,” Volkanon said.

“Ah, my darling, you know just how to make my heart flutter,” Porcoline said, returning to Volkanon’s arms. Volkanon held him close, standing more than a head taller than him, wrapping his strong arms around him.

“I’d do anything for you. A picnic is a small gesture of my love,” he said. Porcoline looked up at him, his eyes shimmering in the light of the kitchen. Volkanon held his gaze, tears pricking at his eyes.

“You are so beautiful,” he sniffled. Porcoline searched his pocket for his handkerchief, dabbing at Volkanon’s eyes.

“Now, now, my darling, you can sing my praises when we get out of here,” he said with a grin. Dylas entered the room, just then, carrying a tower of dishes.

“Oh come on you two, can’t you be gross somewhere else? People eat here,” he joked, not unkindly.

“We plan to,” Porcoline said, resisting the urge to stick out his tongue. “We plan to.”

#my writing #rf porcoline #rf volkanon #porcoline x volkanon #otp: kind dads #rune factory 4 #rune factory #listen #l i s t e n #these two would be the sappiest most romantic dorks in the universe #so many pet names #volkanon cries when they get married #meg arthur and dylas love their dorky adoptive dads #selenaestella #quinn answers stuff

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ryuuseirune · 10 months ago

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002- lest :^)

How I feel about this character:

homosexually! Lest is my primary blorbo... my beloved. I will never stop thinking about him. He’s cute, sweet, and a little bit silly, which makes him the perfect whump target lmfao. Make that ray of sunshine suffer!!!

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

Dylas, Leon, Doug, Arthur, Kiel, Vishnal, Ethelberd, Forte, Bado, Barrett, Volkanon, and Porcoline.

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

Lest & Venti - self-explanatory. I have a real soft spot for our dragon BFF.

My unpopular opinion about this character:

he deserves more attention and appreciation in the rf4 fandom!! Everyone is a Frey main and I understand why people prefer her over Lest, but sometimes I wish people would give my little guy a chance too :( it's why I focus on commissioning/drawing him the most. I need to recruit people to the Lest agenda

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

gay marriage option wish we knew more of his backstory and that the guys would flirt with him more 😔

my OTP:

do I even need to say it? Dylas/Lest

my cross-over ship:

within the RF franchise, i think Lest/Ares or Lest/Raguna would be hot. otherwise, maybe he would look good with Aira from Ensemble Stars since they both have that feminine twinkish vibe? idk i haven't thought about this one much

a headcanon fact:

oh man it depends. I like to think of him as a gay trans man, but I also like to hc him as a he/him transmasc butch lesbian. i feel like all of my interpretations of him kind of exist at once so i will give multiple "facts" for each one :)

in situations where he's trans and he likes guys, i think he's a bit more subdued/reserved. he feels more societal pressure to fit in with the bachelors because of all the little comments that they make about liking girls. otoh i see him acting more like Frey if he's a butch lesbian – brash, earnest, and not afraid to speak his mind. he chills with both the guys and the gals at sleepovers and he doesn't care what people think!!

when both Lest and Frey are present in an AU, i like to think of them as siblings. sometimes i see them as fraternal twins, sometimes Frey is Lest’s younger yet more experienced sister. either way they have a pretty close bond! frey teases him a lot but he never complains bc he knows it's all in good jest and it takes a lot to piss him off. they joke about being bodyswapped at birth and team up to bully doug.

>ask game here<

#ask game response #ask

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beck-a-leck · 2 years ago

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So this is what I spent a majority of October and November working on:

I participated in the Ranch Story discord Design A Candidate event, where a writer and an artist were randomly paired up and together they designed a marriage candidate for a Story of Seasons or Rune Factory type game. It was a TON of fun and everybody made such amazing candidates for the event. I would have married any of them in a heartbeat if they were in the games.

I had the privilege of being on two teams, and by coincidence, got to make 2 Rune Factory-type candidates!

I've gone ahead and posted what I wrote up for the character events on AO3. Follow the links if you're so inclined.

AMIRAH

A dwarven craftswoman, and divorcee. She's content with her life, raising her daughter and taking care of her family while also running her business. The one day an Amnesiac RF Protagonist wanders into town and takes her on a journey of Business Partners to Lovers.

(the MILF candidate we deserve, damnit!)

THOREAU S. MONTGOMERY DE SAINTE-COQUILLE

aka. Monty or Monster Guy.

A Monster Veterinarian and gentle giant with nothing but love to give for all the monsters and creatures of the world. He prefers the company of monsters to people, and can be a bit of an outcast. But depending on your attitude towards monsters he can be your strongest ally or your worst enemy.

(finally we can marry a DSC like Porcoline!)

#becky writes things #rune factory #ranch story #design a candidate #ranch story design a candidate

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forestofbeginnings · 6 years ago

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what do you think's the hardest to find for rf stuff?

You mean like things to actually find? I’d have to say the holy grail of Rune Factory stuff is literally any additional information about Rune Factory Gaiden, especially like...an actual copy of any of the games. Which, honestly, the chance of finding those are at a solid 1%. If they haven’t already been uploaded to the internet in some way...then the only way to get any of the versions is to find an old Japanese flip phone from 2007-2008 that has the games downloaded onto it. Which...yea.

Otherwise, the RF2 and RFF comics in all of those magazines...and anything containing hidden full body art of any character without full body art released (looking at you, Porcoline).

#the curator speaks #Anonymous

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mcalhenwrites · 6 years ago

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I want to talk up Rune Factory 4. It’s a good, solid game. I recommend it to anyone who has a Switch or plans to get one in the near future. This series could really use the support, too! - RF4 is gorgeous. Scenery and character designs are really beautiful. - The characters are fantastic. It’s easy to love everyone! (One downside to this is that some of the favorites aren’t bachelors/bachelorettes: Bado, Ventuswill, Illuminata, Ventuswill, Porcoline, VENTUSWILL.) - Fighting, crafting, talking to townspeople, and farming are all pretty well balanced. There’s always a lot to do, but there are ways to keep yourself from being overwhelmed. Not to mention that you will level up for everything, including simply walking or throwing items. - You can throw things! I mean, this is mostly humorous, like that one time I threw a failed dish towards a monster but my in-game five-year-old son was in the way so I poisoned him instead. - You don’t HAVE to date/marry (and have a child following that). It’s not part of the story. (It was for a couple of previous RF games.) But if you want to, you CAN, and there are wonderful candidates to choose from! You just can’t marry the dragon. That’s okay. You can not marry and PRETEND the dragon is your wife, like I do. (It’s worth noting there is no gay marriage, but you can change your appearance at some point by using prince/princess points, and if you want to marry Forte as Meg or Doug as Dylas or whatever? You can.) - The item descriptions are fucking fantastic

- dialogue in this game is smooth and feels like natural speech - it’s never awkwardly worded to the point it feels too formal/stiff. - Selphia is a town that feels very much like a family. Everyone truly looks out for one another, and it really heightens a sense of community and immersion within the game. - Events such as holidays provide unique minigames that are often a lot of fun! Even if you’re ‘bad’ at them, the conversations around them can be amusing. - The storyline is great. It does have some tie-ins with previous titles, but it’s not necessary to play them in order to play RF4! Nothing about the story ever feels bogged down. - You can level your character up to ridiculous levels. 5000? Yes. Yes you can. - Equipment is extremely customizable in this, and when you couple that with food, it can be pretty simple to take on a boss that was otherwise tough. Throw in that there are different weapons and spells to use and level up on, too. - A lot of the music is pretty good, and you’re allowed to use prince/princess points to change to soundtracks from the other Rune Factory titles! - It has dragons. I don’t even know why I didn’t point this out before, this is the best selling point. - You can collect and raise monsters in your barn and bank off whatever they produce (wool, eggs, etc) - You can also sell things from a window in your room, and you can negotiate for high prices. Selling stuff in your box on your farm works, too, but it’s more fun to sell something that usually goes for 250 in the box at 11532 instead. - You have a farm and then some extra fields that are perpetually one season, making it easy to grow certain crops year-round Some downsides that are fair points: - It can be difficult to trigger events. They’re random. I love that this means you don’t get a bunch at once at the beginning of the game and end up bored afterward, especially when doing some of the stuff in the third arc and the bonus dungeon, but...for some people, this is a downside. That’s fair, especially for people who don’t want to sink a ton of time into a single game. (But this one is pretty good and worth sinking a ton of time into...) - Gay marriage just isn’t a thing. You can fake it by changing the MCs appearance, but alas, they just didn’t give it to us. There are some ships that have a lot of material to work with in canon, but it’s not the same obviously. :( I probably missed a few details, but I wanted to spread the love of my favorite game. :D

#(it's okay to reblog this if you want to)

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avenger-concerto · 6 years ago

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Operation Knight Song (RFSS2018)

Heya @invaderpig I’m your Secret Santa for 2018. I want to extend my deepest apologies for posting this so late. The Holidays got hectic as hell for me back in December along with other priorities coupled with post-Holiday slump. I managed to finish this ficlet though. I had a blast working on this one. I’ve never done Doug x Frey in any fan RF4 work so I hope I captured their dynamic finely.

Wishing you a late Happy Holidays and a Happy new Year! Once more, I would like to thank @runefactorysecretsanta for hosting this event. This is my third time in a row participating and I love how it brings the RF community together.

Title: Operation Knight Song

Genre(s): Slice of life, romance, fluff, comedy, some drama

Pairings / ships: Doug x Frey and Margaret / Meg x Forte

Rating: T (13 and up) - mild profanity, some innuendos / suggestive jokes but nothing extreme.

Summary: During the Night of Holies in Selphia, Doug and Frey help Forte confess to the love of her life in a group outing.

Word count: 3813 words.

It was the snowy and star-lit evening of Winter the 24th in the independent town of Selphia. More specifically, it was the eve which preceded Christmas day: the Night of Holies.

Usually, it was tradition for the natives of Norad and by extension Selphia to celebrate the evening in peaceful solace and tranquility. In addition, it was known as a night perfect for romantic rendezvous and evening dates. It was all the more true for the Night of Holies this particular year.

Within the grand halls of Selphia Castle, the princess and her first man hurriedly prepared for what the former codenamed as “Operation Knight Song”.

“Doug, we’re going to be late. C’mon you’re taking too long! They might have arrived at the plaza already…”

“Hold on, dear. Ngh, this jacket’s too huge! I have no idea what size Volkanon picked out but it’s taking me longer than usual to…”

“Ok, less complaining, more moving or we’re gonna be late. We don’t want to keep them waiting, right?”

“Wait dear, I’m finished!!”

In a frenzied but enthusiastic rush, Princess Frey’s husband: Doug, descended from the 2nd floor of their living area with a pair of black pants, brown snowboots and a crimson colored jacket. Despite his previous complaints, it turns out the jacket was just about the right size as shown through his satisfied grin.

“Well, how do I look?” the red-head dwarf asked between gasping breaths.

“You look fantastic!” Frey chirped with a smiled as she clapped her hands together. “What do you think of mine now? Dolce and Clorica helped pick this out for me the other day. We had it custom tailored and ordered from Norad’s capital.”

Doug took another look at his wife’s snow-friendly attire which consisted of a beautiful black coat accompanied by an emerald coloured Wooly fur snow cap with both pieces complimented by an illustrious snow white scarf. For the evening, Frey had also undid her twin-tails, letting her long and beautiful emerald hair down.

“Stunning, I dunno what else to say.” Doug widened his eyes while his lips formed what could easily be described as a dreamy yet flustered smile.

“Hoooooh? Flirting this early on in the Night of Holies?” Frey snickered as she motion towards her husband, clinging onto his arm playfully. “I guess you are desperate for a spot within Santa’s Naughty List.”

“Gahhh, cut it out!” Doug yelped, his objections contradicting his now reddened cheeks. “N-not that I mind but not this early either, h-haha…”

“This blockhead,” Frey whimsically thought, “Wonder how we’re gonna have kids at this rate?”

Doug spoke, “So uh, what about Ventuswill?”

“She’s fast asleep.” she informed her husband, “I had Clorica and Vishnal prepare her a cup of hot milk and a serving of pancakes. Venti wanted to go to bed early so she wouldn’t wake up late and miss the Christmas festivities.”

“Alright! Now that’s all settled…Let’s head out then, shall we?” Doug smiled coolly, extending his hand out.

Frey giggled slightly as she took her husband by the hand. “Of course. As the high princess of Selphia, Operation Knight Song will not fail!”

For the sake of some yuletide context in this given Night of Holies and by extension “Operation Knight Song”, it is commonly well known in Selphia that there were two individuals who helped push the princess together with the hotheaded dwarf shopkeep of the general store. The honour went to none other than Margaret or by her nickname: Meg, the gentle elf musician of Porcoline’s Kitchen and Forte, the dashing and valiant head knight of the town.

Meg acted as a wingwoman of sorts to her close friend Frey and it was Forte who was always there to convince Doug to get his act together when it mattered the most. They’ve both remained strong family friends to Selphia’s royal couple ever since.

Of course, there is much more to this story and Frey herself knew it very well. Throughout this all Meg and Forte remained close friends. Relegating the overall feeling to “friendship” was a massive underestimation, so to speak. In reality…

“Forte, Meg! We’re here!” Frey excitingly called out as she and her husband approached the two figures waiting outside on the snowy centre of Selphia plaza.

“Good evening you two!” Margaret waved her hand and approached the couple, giving Frey an affectionate hug afterwards. “Ohmigosh, you both look so adorable!”

“Awwwww, thank you!” Frey squeed in delight. “You’re looking stylish too Meg. Same goes to you, Forte!”

“N-no, I’m not in need for any compliment whatsoever…” the blonde and tall knight mumbled. “I just put on a new cape that Kiel bought me. If anything, Meg looks so much better.”

Margaret wore her usual outfit but this time adorned with an azure mantle cloak, a kind of fashion that was common in the Nation of Elves as well as a checkered scarf which Forte had given her as a birthday present earlier in the year.

Forte had her usual armour equipped with additional protection from the winter evening including the aforementioned new cape which her younger brother had given her as a present. Outing or not, a knight had to remain prepared for anything. Whether it would be against monsters, immediate threats…or confessing to the love of her life.

“Great, then we’re all gearing to go.” Frey raised her fist into the air. “Onward to the observatory!”

“Hey, be careful or you’re going to trip!” Doug called out as his energetic spouse went on ahead. “Honestly, some things never change…”

“You seem rather excited yourself.” Forte commented with a half-smile on her face. “Not as enthusiastic as Frey but still.”

“Yeah, yeah yeah…So, you’re ready for this?” the dwarf gazed at the knight whose cheeks became flushed with pink not soon after. “I mean, you can do it any other time of the year but if you want to leave a lasting impression, it’s now or never.”

“Um, I know that!” Forte answered with a determined voice.

“What do you know exactly, Forte?” Meg curiously tapped her on the shoulders, resulting in a brief but alarmed shriek.

“M-MEG?! UHHH NOTHING!! WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Just about how we should enjoy the Night of Holies b-because it only comes once a year. Yeah, it’s like that.”

“Well, best we get a move on. The snow might stop at any moment and I want to bask in this blissful scenery as much as possible. I saw Frey rush past your house already.” Meg stated while pointing to the western-most exit of the plaza.

“R-right…” Forte nodded as she followed Margaret down the steps leading to the town’s western residential district.

Doug was left alone in his thoughts for the time being. “Man, I know Frey wants to thank them for everything they’ve done for both of us but…this is something out of a romcom novel that Granny Blossom keeps inside her old shelves.”

Frey’s eccentrically named plan, “Operation Knight Song” had one and only one singular goal: successfully get Forte to ask Meg out. This wasn’t anything platonic or familial either.

Another piece of information that was common to most of the town’s inner circle was that Forte being madly in love for Selphia’s star musician, Margaret.

As a knight, romance or intimacy was not within her scope of immediate prioritization. Those never crossed her mind as much as it did for the other girls in town especially during their seasonal sleep over gatherings.

Yet Margaret came into Forte’s life and ever since then her existence alone did just about everything to question the knight’s supposed heterosexuality.

There are numerous reasons as to how the elven musician had stolen the knight’s heart but even then she couldn’t list all of them properly without breaking down into an awkward, stuttering and anxious mess. Meg was resourceful, hardworking, beautiful, compassionate, charismatic, somewhat of a dorky odd-ball, both shared some latent fear of phantoms (Pico was the prime exception) and Forte’s mental list could go on and on.

Forte was content simply just remaining close friends with the musician but as the months and years went by it became clear that she couldn’t deny her own feelings any further.

It started out with simpler things such as her regular compliments towards Meg becoming more frequent in nature. It was followed with other small instances such as their hands brushing against each other by accident on several occasions or noticing the aromatic scent of her hair on a more regular basis. Afterwards, it all escalated to much greater physical contact such as sitting awkwardly as Meg fell asleep next to her on the bench during one late afternoon after work.

It reached an apex when the musician casually kiss the knight on the cheek during her birthday. All Frey and Doug could recall was that Forte was reduced to a stuttering, flustered mess that same day.

A few weeks later, the knight confided with the royal couple that she could no longer deny the feelings she’s harboured for Meg and declared her resolved intention to confess.

Needless to say, Frey 100% supported the proposition alongside her husband, even if the latter wasn’t too enthusiastic about lowkey stalking their Night of Holies date in the guise of a group outing.

Doug sighed and hurried to catch up with the rest of the group. Even if he wanted to, it was too late to turn back now.

Within the top floor of the windmill observatory’s interior, Doug had finally caught up as his wife handed out the hot beverages and snacks she had prepared for them all prior to leaving.

“I brought along some hot cocoa and choco cookies.” Frey pulled out four heated thermos containers and a plate of chocolate chip-cookies from her picnic basket. “I have a few bottles of Prelude to Love in here too that I brewed up during these past few days if you’d like some later tonight Meg.”

“That would be lovely, thanks!” Meg cheerfully replied.

“Doug and I are gonna go head down now.” Frey announced suddenly, “Oops, you see…uhhh…turns out I forgot a few extra cloaks and blankets, incase for when it gets colder tonight…Y-yeah.”

“Wait, we just got up here!” Doug stuttered in an alarmed fashion. “Also, I brought us some blankets and cloaks in my bag…AGH.”

Frey interrupted her husband’s objections by playfully pinching him on his bottom. He played along as a result. “Uhhh, I mean yeah. I totally forgot them. H-haha, oops.”

“We’ll be right back in a jiffy, ok? I left the hot drinks and cookies near the benches next to the outer entry. Help yourselves!” Frey playfully declared as she and Doug descended down the stairs.

Forte sighed. She knew very well that the entire thing was a copout ruse to make sure she and Meg were alone. She appreciated the sentiment but wished as well that the couple didn’t have to sacrifice a part of their romantic evening to help her confess the feelings she’s held for so long towards the beautiful elven musician who stood nearby.

“Ahem. Ummm, mind if we step outside? I want to take a good look at view right now.” Forte somewhat nervously proposed.

“Hmm? Sure thing. The snowy evening view probably goes great with the hot cocoa.”

“So easily. What about your fear of heights, Meg?”

Meg giggled lightly and responded, “Why would I be worried about that? Especially when I have you by my side?”

Forte couldn’t help but melt internally and smile at the sentiment. She extended her arm out towards Meg, offering her hand. “Well then, shall we?”

“Wowwww!!” Meg gasped in delight. As they walked into the exterior viewing balcony of the observatory, the sight of a tranquil snowy evening glittered with the night sky’s stars awaited them both. “I’ve been to this observatory countless of times but the view’s always amazing…”

“And to think you were afraid of coming here, let alone of setting foot into the observatory’s top floor because of your fear of heights…” Forte teased slightly and continued. “…I’m glad you’re enjoying the view these days.”

“Uh huh…” Meg nodded enthusiastically while she opened up her drink. Taking a light sip, she sighed happily. “Ahhh, this is heaven. I’m not big of a chocolate lover as much as Dolce but this alongside he winter evening is pure utter bliss…”

“Indeed,” Forte agreed, taking small sips of her hot cocoa while her gaze was transfixed between both the view and at Meg herself. “This reminds me of my childhood…Our parents always used to make us hot cocoa on winter evenings. My mother was practically a master at the craft and it was one of the many things that warmed our father up after his snowy evening patrols…”

“Forte…”

“They’re both gone now. However, what isn’t are the memories they left behind for Kiel and I. For that reason…I want to keep living on, protecting those I hold dear and…well, continue to make even happier memories with the people I care for.” Forte uttered the last part out with a faint blush.

“Awwwww, that’s so sweet…” Margaret softly said, hugging the knight from the side. The surprise was almost enough to let her drop the hot cocoa she had been handling finely.

“EEEEEK!! M-meg…please.” Forte staggered, “I could have spilled something hot on either of us… be more careful…”

“Sorry, I couldn’t help it,” she laughed gingerly, breaking the hug. “I really am happy though…to be here. Happy to be with you all…that’s all.”

“Hmmm? Is something the matter?”

“Well, just that…When I first came to Selphia, truth to be told: I was afraid. Porcoline had recently taken me under his wing at the time…I knew nobody in town. I wasn’t sure if I could open my heart up so easily. Especially somewhere so far away from home…Then I met you, Lumie, Venti, Dylas, Arthur, Frey and everyone…I fell in love with this town soon afterwards. It’s far from my birthplace but…Selphia’s my home. I wouldn’t have it any other way and…I’m just so thankful to be here with you all.”

“Meg…”

Meg sighed trying to shake away what was a bittersweet smile on her lips just moments ago, “…Sorry, I got over sentimental again. Winter evenings like this remind me of my homeland a bit, I couldn’t help it. Anyways, why don’t I play us a song?”

Now was the time, Forte realized.

“Uhhh Meg…look…I…there’s something I need to…uh, well…”

“Huh? You want me to play a Christmas song? Ok, I’ll think…Silent Night or Jingle Bells…I want to see how it works on my harp…”

“No, that’s not it, I wanted to say that…um…”

“Wait, neither of those songs? Well, I’ll just play us Joy to the World and…”

Forte bit her lip in frustration. Her thoughts raced insanely as her heartbeat rose sharply. “Forte, it’s now or never.”

“I got it! I’ll go play us Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, that was a classic my old teacher taught me…”

“Meg, please listen to me: I love you.”

“...Huh?”

As the knight uttered those very words from her lips, it’s almost as if time itself had stopped in its tracks that winter-clad evening. Meg’s expression went from that of her usually cheerful eccentric one to that of pure speechlessness.

“I don’t mean as a friend or as a sister. Meg…look, I love you as a woman. Romantically. You’re caring, knowledgable, talented, compassionate, empowering, warm and just pleasant to be around everyday. My chest has been racing as of lately just being next to you…I don’t know what else to say…”

“Forte…is this true?” Meg blinked while a tint of red began slowly surfacing from her own cheeks.

“Yes, it’s all true. I was scared prior to this…We’re both girls and I have no idea how your culture does it…hell, I’m not even sure how my parents would react if they could see this but I don’t care! As a knight of Ventuswill and all of Selphia, I’m not going to hold my feelings back in front of the woman I love, damn it!”

Once more, Forte was met with a silent and blank response from the musician. Fearing it amounted to nothing but a potential awkward rejection, she steeled herself for what was next. She walked into this knowing that heartbreak might be a viable outcome but she would rather have professed her feelings than hold her silence forever.

“I’m sorry…who was I kidding. Just pretend I said nothing, please…Regardless, I want us to remain friends and…”

“You idiot…” Meg gritted her teeth, glaring with tears in her eyes.

Forte wasn’t given much room to react as Meg tightly embraced her as if it would be their last.

“M-meg…?!”

“Honestly…you blockhead…” she sniffled, keeping her arms wrapped around the knight tightly. “Took you long enough…! I’m so happy…I’m so glad you feel the same way…”

“Feel the same way…y-you…you mean…?”

“Yes…but…I’m afraid too. Not because we’re both girls. I don’t care about that at all…it’s because I’m an elf. You’re human.”

“What if you are an elf? I care nothing about that. I know there are places in Norad that ostracize your people but I’m not…”

“It’s not that!” Meg cried out as she continued to cling onto Forte. She blinked through her tears and continued, “It’s much more complicated. You know that elves live longer than humans do. What if you go before me…? You’re a knight…You’ve already pledged your life to the sword. Your line of work makes it so that you’re ready for death at any given moment. If you die before me and I have to live out the remainder of my existence in this world without you…I…”

“Meg…” Forte whispered, “You’re not wrong. I’ve devoted my life to the path of the sword. The sword is nothing more than an extension to my real devotion: those who I care for. You included most of all. You’re right…maybe I could fall in battle or I might succumb to illness, who knows what the future has in store but…I’d rather face those dangers while protecting and loving you…”

“Forte…”

“I know we have to go slow of course…I-if you say yes, that is!” Forte stammered but regained her verbal composure right after. “Going moderately is the key but my feelings for you are genuine…Meg…I want to be your knight and dedicate my sword to you. B-by that…I want to be your girlfriend. W-well…?”

It wasn’t too long after that the musician’s anxious tears were immediately replaced with tearful giggles as she broke her embrace. “Honestly, do all knights have to confess like this? I don’t even want to know what the marriage proposal would be like…!”

“H-hey, I was being serious…”

“I know, Forte. I know very well…Therefore, my answer is: I accept!” Meg spoke out the last part with a cheerful grin as she wiped the last of her tears away.

“Huh?! Meg, are you sure about this?”

“More sure than I’ve ever been in my entire life. Not going to lie: I’m still anxious…I have no idea what awaits us but…with my brave and dashing girlfriend by my side, I have nothing to fear.”

“Meg…ugh…I…” Forte attempted to choke back a sob as tears welled up her own eyes. She stepped forward and gave her beloved a firm embrace. She sobbed softly between sniffles and hiccups, “Ngh…I’m so happy…I was afraid that…ugh…Meg…I love you! I love you so much!”

Reciprocating the embrace, Meg giggled softly as she comforted the sobbing knight. “You big dork…I love you too…don’t panic. Even if I said no, I wasn’t going to leave you behind either…You’re precious to me no matter what…”

“Sorry…I shouldn’t have lost my composure like that. It was unknightly of me, so to speak.” Forte calmed down as Meg wiped her tears away.

“I dunno, I have absolutely no problems seeing this side of you either.” Meg playfully teased.

“Hey!! Ugh…you’ve always been unpredictable at times, you know that?”

“Maybe. Maybe not…I wanna do something else unpredictable, of course.”

Forte swallowed a lump as her heart raced once more. “Well, what would that be?”

Kiss.

Eyes still widened, Forte stared blankly as Meg’s lips parted from hers in a quick but blissful instant. “Merry Christmas Forte. I love you.”

“Ah.” Forte said aloud and continued. “Ah. Ah. Ahhhhh.”

Thud.

“Oh my gosh, Forte!!” Meg cried out in horror as she witnessed her newly confessed girlfriend dropping to her knees. She immediately knelt down herself cradled the flustered knight around her arms. “Are you okay?! Do you have a fever?! Are you tired?!”

Meg was all the more puzzled as she witnessed Forte’s unconscious but dreamy eyed and flustered expression. It was as if she had gone to heaven and ascended into a higher plane of goddesshood.

“Honestly…I need to get us both inside ASAP. Can’t have my girlfriend fainting outside here.”

Unbeknownst to either of them, the royal couple stood quietly in wait within the observatory’s interior in a floor below.

“Fufufufu…looks like Operation Knight Song was a grand success.” Frey sheepishly giggled. “Mission accomplished!”

“Uhhhhh…We did absolutely nothing besides eavesdrop.” Doug informed in a deadpan tone.

“C’mon, dear. We promised to be backup for Forte incase she froze up but looks like she didn’t need our help. That’s my Forte, haha…”

“Well, I’m happy for them both. That much I’ll say. I think we need to go up there before Forte freaks out any further.” Doug proposed but his intentions were interrupted by the mischievous princess holding up a mistletoe over both their heads.

“Oh hell no. Dear, please. Not now…w-wait until home at least!!” the fiery red-head dwarf took a step back, panicking.

“Awwwww, don’t be like that.” Frey licked her lips. “It’s almost midnight. Besides, I want to give Forte and Meg some time to themselves while I have my own little fun…”

Doug swallowed hard, laughing nervously. He had no intention of denying his playful wife’s advances but he braced himself for what came next. This of course consisted of Frey pouncing on her husband and showering him with cuddles and a flurry of kisses over his face and neck.

Overall, it was just another snowy, heated, chaotic but romantic Night of Holies in Selphia.

#rfss2018 #rune factory 4 #rf4 #rf4 frey #rf4 doug #rf4 margaret #rf4 forte #frey x doug #meg x forte #yuri #femslash #avenger concerto writing

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Activity Check

Two weeks have gone by, and the current activity period has ended! This post will be listing all of the characters who have and haven’t met their post requirements, as well as provide them with their pay and expenses for the last two weeks, so be sure to read this to collect/pay your bank, and to make sure whether or not your character is in danger of being dropped!

To pass, your character must have at least FOUR RP POSTS. Music, Money Posts, and Artwork don’t count for activity unless they have an RP component to them. If your character hasn’t met the post requirement, then they will fail. If they fail the subsequent check, then that character will be dropped from the Masterlist. Failed characters do not get the money bonuses from the Activity Check. Instead, they will only be awarded 500G and whatever expenses that applies to them (rent, commuter’s pass). Hopefully you’ll be able to keep up with your activity next go-round!

If you are a new arrival to the group (as in, you’ve joined during this activity period), then you will automatically pass. Additionally, if you are a new arrival and have made FOUR RP POSTS, then you will get full benefits of the check. If not, your character’s name will have a star next to it, and they will only get 1,000G for passing. This only applies to new arrivals that have been here for a majority of the activity period. If your character has joined in the week of the activity check, they will also be allowed full benefits. This is applicable for people with hiatuses, as well--- if you get off of hiatus and/or report back in within the week of the activity check, you will also be allowed a pass.

Here are the most recent community updates and announcements!

Please be sure to read the results below, and, if you’ve passed, apply these money changes to your bank account (via an activity marker post tagged as #pi:money and #pi:activity) according to which ones apply to your specific character.

The next Activity Check will be on Saturday, April 27th!

Expenses (Arcadia)

[-4,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Eagle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,500G] For living in the Gigant Inn & Springs or Three Sister’s Inn.

[-750G] For living in either of those places with one roommate.

[-500G] For living in either of those places with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at either of the Inns, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Shade Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Shade Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Expenses (Leuda)

[-4,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments.

[-2,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,333G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with two roommates.

[-1,000G] For living in the Snowstyle Apartments with three roommates.

[-3,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments.

[-1,500G] For living in the Inner Apartments with one roommate.

[-1,000G] For living in the Inner Apartments with two roommates.

[-2,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel.

[-1,000G] For living in the Bell Hotel with one roommate.

[-666G] For living in the Bell Hotel with two roommates.

[20% Off] For working and living at the Bell Hotel, you get 20% off of whatever rent usually applies to you.

[-1,000G] For living in the Mire Apartments.

[-500G] For living in the Mire Apartments with one roommate.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at an Arcadian business.

[-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working on a discovered island.

Profits

[+3,000G] Automatic allowance for children and teen characters under 18.

[+1,500G] For your first (main) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+1,000G] For your third (part-time) job.

You can add another 500G if you have (at this point in time) earned a degree from the University of the Pelago Island’s degree program.

[+2,000G] For being the boss of a business.

You can add an extra 500G to this value if you’ve made a menu for the business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a second business.

[+1,500G] For being the boss of a third business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a business.

You can add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the business. Can stack with the Boss bonus (you are only allowed ONE menu bonus, however) if your character is acting as both boss and owner of a business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a second business.

[+1,000G] For being an owner of a third business.

[+500G] For updating your Biography / Diary pages.

[+500G] For every open post you respond to.

To prevent people from snatching up too many opens, this will only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every open post you make.

A reward for promoting activity and including others! This will also only be counted for a maximum of three open threads.

[+500G] For every work thread you complete.

And by work thread, we mean a thread in which your character sells something to another while at their workplace. Threads simply taking place at work with no transactions occurring don’t count.

[+2,500G] For being Mayor (owner/boss of City Hall).

Add another 1,000G if you’ve made a menu for City Hall.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+2,000G] For being a Guildmaster (owner/boss of Explorer’s Guild).

Add another 500G if you’ve made a menu for the Guild.

This bonus does not stack with the regular Owner/Boss bonus. Instead, it replaces it.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every arrest you make.

[+1,000G] Policeman Bonus: For every call/incident you respond to.

[+1,000G] Guild Member Bonus: For every voyage you complete.

New Arrivals:

Say hello to the new muses! Please follow these blogs if you haven’t already.

Carmen*

Gwen

Kurt

Marla

Ray*

Hiatus:

Agate [Hiatus until May 8th]

Alicia [Hiatus until May 8th]

Clorica [Hiatus until May 8th]

Iluka [Hiatus until May 8th]

Kamil [Hiatus until May 6th]

Kathy [Hiatus until May 6th]

Komari [Hiatus until May 12th]

Lanna [Hiatus until May 12th]

Leon [Hiatus until April 27th]

Licorice [Hiatus until May 6th]

Neil [Hiatus until May 12th]

Pia [Hiatus until May 8th]

Rock [Hiatus until May 9th]

Siluka [Hiatus until May 9th]

Sofia [Hiatus until May 9th]

Sonja [Hiatus until May 6th]

Yuzuki [Hiatus until May 6th]

Passed:

Alex (SV)

Alisa

Arthur

Calvin

Chase

Danny

Dia

Elise [Hiatus ended this week.]

Evelyn

Felicity (ANB)

Ford

Forte

Frey

Fritz

Georgia

Gina

Gray

Iris (SoS)

Jake

Julia (RF)

Kana

Kiel

Kyle

Leah

Lest

Lillie

Lily (RF)

Ludus

Luke

Margaret

Masked Man

Max

Mist

Molly

Muffy

Ondorus

Pierre

Porcoline

Rosalind

Skye

Soseki

Trent

Violet

Wizard (Gale)

Zavier

Failed:

Alex (MM)

Ann

Dean

Gelwein

Gill

Iris Blanche

Jill

Kasumi

Lanche

Marian (RF)

Maya

Popuri

Tina

Dropped:

Jin - Dropped due to failed Activity Checks.

These muses were personally dropped by the muns, so please unfollow them if you haven’t already!

Aurelia

Denny

Elli

Elliot

Kasey

Louis

Lloyd

Lyla

Mikhail

Raven

Rebecca

Sherry

Wayne

#pi:activity #pi:follow #pi:unfollow #pi:hiatus

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