Lurker > Cartridge88

A

You decide to get something on the way back, maybe even get something for Raven.

As you make your way through town, you find a McDonald's that isn't too busy and pull into a parking spot. You go up to the counter and order half a dozen hashbrowns and a couple egg McMuffins. You only wait a little while, then head back out on the road.

"Raven," you say as you return to the living room. "If you're still hungry, I got you something."

But no one is in the living room. You do see a note on the counter, though.

Break in at Jump City Museum
Should be back soon

- Raven

Well in that case, you keep her share of the meal warm while you sit down on the couch. You start with a hashbrown while you skim through the cable guide.

A) Watch sports
B) Watch news
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bump, been busy today
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B

"How about end of the work week?" you say. "I should have an answer by the end of Friday."

"Of course," Courtney says. "It was nice meeting you."

"It was nice to meet you, too," you say as you shake hands with the Ehrendorfer sisters.

You let them leave the room first, then you bring out your MagiPhone to scan the lease paperwork. You type up a message for your father to let him know about the loan process and you send that off with the scanned paperwork as an attachment.

From here, you ride back out on Shadowfax. You're still hungry so you'll have a second breakfast of sorts.

A) Get something on the way back to Titans Tower
B) Have something once you return to Titans Tower
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A

In the morning, bright and early. You want to get the ball rolling on this, so every second counts.

That very Monday, you put on your best button-up shirt and black tie but still have your jeans as you'll be riding Shadowfax into town.

You have a quick breakfast of cereal and milk, give Raven a quick kiss on the forehead and then head out. You meet with the owners of 5100 3rd Street at the branch office of the realtor company that handles the property, and are lucky enough to have a small private meeting room available.

You sit at the table and shake hands with Carla and Courtney Ehrendorfer, sisters much in the age group of Raven's mother. Carla, the older sister, presents you with the lease contract.

"So what're your plans for the property?" Carla asks as you skim through the pages.

"A restaurant," you say. "The name would be 'The Magic Melting Pot,' as it'd offer various types of cuisine, not just one culture over another."

"Oh, that sounds nice," Courtney says. "Did you go to a culinary school?"

"Well, no," you admit. "But I learned under various cooks and chefs as I traveled the world on my own. I've also had to learn how to cook for myself in those travels."

"Huh," Carla says. "So you're self-taught but thinking about opening a whole restaurant?"

"Naturally, I'll hire other chefs," you say. "I already have a few in mind that I can call in once all the renovations are complete."

"Alright," Carla says, still sounding skeptical. "How much time do you think you'll need to consider the lease?"

Obviously, you can get your father and the company lawyers to make sure this is all fair and in order. But to be reasonable to the Ehrendorfers, you'll go with...

A) A few days, aka Wednesday
B) End of the work week, aka Friday
C) A week, aka next Monday
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B

You decide to wrap this up and take hold of Raven's bosoms, one hand each. You squeeze them, push them together then attack both nips at once with your mouth. Raven gasps and moans while her left hand rests on the back of your head.

Raven's body tenses as you keep after her, but her right hand somehow keeps going. You shift to lie down beside her and you wrap your left arm around her waist. You keep her close so you can go after her right bosom with your tongue. Your right hand moves Raven's hand aside so you can take over down there. You go at turbo speed right from the start and Raven holds onto you desperately as ecstasy surges through her.

"Rorek~...! Yes~...!"

Raven goes through all the familiar signs, from breathing in sharper and her fingers gripping your head tighter. Her moaning is squeakier as she tries to keep her mouth closed and the volume down, but she can't contain them all. Every other beat or so, she lets out a nice loud one and it actually excites you to hear it, so you end up going even faster.

Suddenly, her body shudders and the bed shakes, and both rumblings stop at the same time. You wait to see if anyone else noticed rumblings in the tower, but no one's shouting or running to Raven's door. You then settle down and kiss Raven tenderly on the neck. Raven smiles and strokes your hair as she looks you in the eyes. You two kiss on the lips again, and without a word, you decide to stay in her room for the night.

The weekend goes by calmly as far as the Titans having to fight criminals. You do hear back from the owners of 5100 3rd Street, and they are more than willing to talk prices with you. You start to wonder if they looked you up, because they sure seem eager in their voice mail. But that aside, you arrange a meeting with the owners for Monday...

A) In the morning
B) In the afternoon
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A

You wiggle and tug the denim down past her knees then her calves and ankles. You pull the jeans all the way off and toss them on the floor. Raven's legs, now bare, smooth themselves against the comforter, as well as each other. You watch them closely as they move, curling up then stretching out on either side of you.

"Go ahead," Raven says. "Touch them."

Raven smooths a leg up your side, so you smooth a hand along the outside of it, all the way to the thigh. Raven bites her lower lip again as her whole body seems to react to your touch. Her shoulders shrug and arms move in to push her bosoms together while her legs and toes curl. Her hand works hard as ever, even as her thighs press together tightly. Her eyes close and she arches back a bit as she takes in a deep, gasping breath.

"Getting close, are we?" you say with a smile that admittedly feels rather naughty in its own right.

"Yes~...!" Raven moans before taking in another gasping breath. "Mmm~, yes...!"

You loom over her, supported by your elbows. You kiss her from forehead to cheek to lips. She returns the kiss, again with tongue, while her hands keep busy with her own body. For as much passion as is in her hands, you still feel so much of it in her kiss. You pull away to watch the exceptionally lewd look on her face as her tongue stays out as she catches her breath.

A) Let her continue on her own
B) Finish her off for her
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uh, there was no C option this time >_>
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D

"Well, yours, of course," you say.

"Oh?" Raven says, her smile still very naughty. "As I recall, I was watching a lot of it at first. Bravery was first up and she got to really give you her all. Passion and Joy were rubbing their chests against you."

"How was watching the different forms of yourself?" you ask.

"It was soooo hot," she says before another naughty laugh. "I looked so sexy at all those angles."

"Yes, you definitely did," you say. "You look sexy at all angles."

"Yeah?" she asks with a big smile.

"Oh, yes," you say. "But especially up close."

You kiss her on the lips and she makes sure there's lots of tongue. She ends up rolling off you onto her back and really goes to town now. You lean over to kiss her and support her head with your arm.

"Bravery was so eager and vigorous," Raven whispers while moaning. "Passion had such a naughty look on her face. Do I look like her right now?"

"Oh, yes," you say. "That same gleam in your eyes and curl to your smile."

"And then Bravery took me by surprise," Raven continues.

"That's right," you say as you remember for yourself. "How did it feel to make out with yourself?"

"From my own perspective, I was so flustered," she says. "It's kinda funny to say that I didn't think I'd make a move like that. I'm freakier than I thought."

"I was also surprised," you say.

"Yeah? Did you like watching the two of me like that?"

"Oh yes," you say again. "And even more so when it became three. Remember? Joy joined in with you and Bravery"

"Oh yeah," Raven laughs with delight hearing that, and uses her left hand to caress her chest while her right hand is busy. "I was stuck underneath myself, all folded up."

"Did you like being played with by your other selves?" you whisper into her ear.

"Mm-hmm~...!" she says while nodding. "And I enjoyed being the one toying with me, too. Joy and Bravery were both using Hope as a play thing."

"Hope? Is that prime Raven?"

Raven is too deep in her ecstasy at this moment to say anything but she does nod.

"The color blue is for hope," she manages to say. "I've always been the most optimistic part of myself."

Given her general disposition, you're a bit surprised to hear that, but you don't judge it.

"Help me up to the pillows," Raven says as she tries to move up the bed.

You scoop her up in your arms in the princess carry, which she seems to enjoy from the giggling you hear. She also doesn't stop down below the belt. You get her to the head of the bed and set her head down on the pillow. You give her another deep kiss, then work to cheek, neck and shoulder.

"Get my pants," she says, sounding naughty and spoiled at the same time.

You smile as you pull the jeans down from her hips.

A) Take them all the way off
B) Leave them around her ankles
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A

You bring your hands behind your head to recline and watch as Raven keeps going. She bites her lower lip and her left hand grips the covers as she grips and squeezes her chest. All the while, she's looking you in the eyes, communicating every second of how it feels to you through the shimmer in those deep violet irises.

She kneads, squeezes, stretches and pulls harder and harder, and her breathing gets heavier as she goes. She leans back, still propped up by her one arm, but resting on your lap again. She uses her tongue on herself again, practically making out with her own breast. The little moans that escape only get you going more, but you resist the urge to grab at anything as she also grinds and moves around.

She stops playing with her own bosom to smooth a hand down her side and then down her midriff. She reaches the waistband of her pants and undoes the button. She pulls the zipper down slowly, and lets the flap hang open to show the black lace underneath. She then seems to be teasing herself as much as she is you with her hand taking its time slipping under that waistband.

You know her fingers have made their way from the little jolt in her body that makes her raise off your lap. She lowers herself back down and gets to work.

"Careful," you say as you prop yourself up now. "You're going to lean back and fall off the bed."

You help Raven sit back up and then have her rest against you as you recline back again. She still sets to work with her fingers, and she goes back and forth between biting her lower lip and gasping with wide open mouth. Either way, you feel her warm breath against your neck, and smell the mix of chocolate and strawberry ice cream. You bring her in for a kiss, and she is only invigorated to work harder.

"What're you thinking of?" you ask.

"I'm remembering back to your Great-Aunt's yacht," she says with a naughty smile. "When it was me, my Emoticlones, and you."

"Oh really?"

"I know I got annoyed by them," she says, "but what's great about it later is, I had the memories of all the perspectives."

"Oh ho, wow!" you say with a little laugh.

"I know~!" she says with a little laugh of her own.

"Whose perspective is your favorite to remember?" you ask her.

"I dunno," she says with a playful tone in her voice. "Which one was your favorite?"

A) Bravery
B) Joy
C) Passion
D) Prime, aka normal Raven
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B

You recline back and she is more than happy to sit on top of you. She smiles and lets out naughty little giggles as she grinds jeans against jeans.

"You meet any cute cowgirls while riding through the south?" she asks.

"Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering if any of them knew how to ride a stallion," she says, starting to make herself laugh.

You laugh a little, too, while Raven swings her arm over her head like she's twirling a lasso.

"So I'm the bucking bronco you're trying to stay on for eight seconds," you say.

"Oh I know you last longer than that," she says.

"Well it helps if you don't ride too hard," you say as you push up with your legs.

Raven lets out a little squeal as she falls forward. She braces herself with her hands and your hands go after her chest. You squeeze and lift and Raven gasps in excitement. She sits back and lets you massage her while she still grinds her hips.

You start to play around, juggling and jiggling and jostling. Raven laughs a little more, and her hands take over in showing off the soft, supple nature.

"Y'know," she says as she takes a moment to hold up and look at her own chest, "I've never really taken the time to enjoy these for myself. They're actually really nice."

"They're exceptional," you say.

Raven smiles and smooths her fingers over her own bosoms, enjoying how it feels when it's her exciting herself. She pushes them together then lifts them up more. You watch with wide eyes as she actually sticks her tongue out to lick herself! And now you're the one getting excited as her tongue even reaches the nip! Her body shivers and she has to brace herself with a hand again.

A) Let her continue on her own
B) Get in on that yourself
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A

Your arms then move their way up to get under her shirt. Raven smiles at you over her shoulder as your smooth and caress your way up her torso.

"Oh," you say as your hands lift her chest. "What's this? You weren't even wearing a bra today?"

"To be fair, I'm still not used to them," she shrugs. "The straps dig in and sometimes they get itchy."

"Well I'm not complaining," you say.

Your hands shift from lifting to kneading and Raven rests against you more. She reaches up around to caress the back of your head as she brings you in for a long kiss. You give both bosoms a great big squeeze and Raven starts to curl up while biting her lower lip in a naughty smile.

You and Raven fall back to lie down before you continue to knead the dough. Raven hums and moans while she moves with every move you make. As you squeeze, she arches her back and curls her legs. As you release, she relaxes. You find it very amusing and you kiss her on her neck as your hands keep playing around. You then go for the point, or rather points, and give those little nubs some nice little pinches. Raven gasps, arches and maybe even trembles a bit as you let off.

You smile as Raven settles down again, and while she's still biting her lower lip, you hear the eager, naughty laugh kept inside as she looks deeply into your eyes. She then shifts around to be truly face to face with you. You two kiss more and shirts start coming off as you...

A) Get on top
B) Have her on top
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oh damn it, I didn't see that I posted literally 5 seconds after the third vote came in. I'll try to whip up something before bed then.
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A

Raven leads the way inside and the two of you sit on her bed. She sits very close to you as you two quietly eat your sundaes, her leg nuzzling and even hooking around yours. You contain your excitement and focus on the ice cream.

"This is so good right now," she says. "It's been really hot out."

"Mm-hmm," you say with a nod as you still work on some of the cookie in the cookies 'n' cream.

Raven turns to drape her legs across your lap as she continues eating. Even in jeans, those legs of hers look nice.

The two of you finish your sundaes, and Raven lets out a little "Oh~," as she gets a cold chill. Then she giggles and you chuckle.

"You alright?" you ask.

"Yeah," she says. "But if you wanted to warm me up a little bit, that'd be nice."

"Well, maybe I will," you say with a smirk.

Raven giggles as you bring her around to sit on your lap, both of you facing the door. She settles her bottom into your lap as you wrap your arms around her waist.

A) Go after her shirt and upper body
B) Go after her pants and lower body
C) Simply sit there just like that
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A

"Then I will make sundaes," you say.

You get bowls and spoons and the different tubs of ice cream available. There's plenty of flavors to choose from, so you go with chocolate and cookies 'n' cream for yourself.

"What flavors do you want?" you ask Raven.

"Hmm... I'll have some chocolate, cookie dough and strawberry."

"Okay," you say.

You load these bowls up because you're feeling particular good with that trivia win. Six scoops total, three each for your two flavors and two each for Raven's three flavors, and then you get out the chocolate syrup, whip cream and sprinkles to add a lot of that to both.

"Nice," Raven says as you serve hers up. "Okay, see everyone in the morning."

"Huh?" the others and even you say as Raven gets up and heads for the door.

"Well, we shouldn't be rubbing these desserts in everyone's face," Raven says with a slightly sly tone. "We should be alone with our dessert."

"Oh..." you say, starting to see things her way. "Um, sure, alright. See you all tomorrow then."

You follow Raven out of the room and down the hall to go to...

A) Her room
B) Your room
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B

"Oriental Avenue!" you say.

*DING DING DING*

"And that's the round!" the host says.

You and the Titans skip listening to the game show and tally up what you and Robin got right.

Robin: 15
Rorek: 16

"Yaaay~!" Raven says, in a rather sassy mix of sarcasm and enthusiasm. "Rorek gets a special dessert and I get a special dessert! We get special desserts! ... Let's have dessert."

She gets up and leads you along by the hand. You get up and go to the kitchen area again and Raven sits patiently on the other side.

"So I suppose you're waiting on me to decide what we're having," you say.

"Well you're the chef," she says with a smirk.

A) Make sundaes
B) Make milkshakes
C) Make parfaits
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A

"Oh no way, mate, we're playing to win," you say as you sit up.

"Alright then," Robin says as he smirks and sits up.

"Lonnard," the host says. "Freddie. In this Final Rush, I will go as fast as I can with the questions, and you will only have 5 seconds to answer. Someone has to buzz in and answer or the answer is given and we move on. If you both buzz in at the same time, give your answers and our team will sort out who answered correctly. Most correct answers given naturally is the winner. Ready?"

"Ready!" Lonnard and Freddie say as you and Robin lean in a little.

"Then GO!" the host says as the audience cheers. "Who founded Microsoft with Bill Gages in 1975?"

"Paul Allen!" you and Robin both say.

"Pinto Colvig is better known as 'the original' who?"

"Bozo the Clown!" you and Robin both say.

"What English king was known as 'The Lionheart'?"

"Richard I!" you and Robin both shout.

"Who was it that brought Samson to ruin?"

"Delilah!" you both shout.

"Where is the city of Geneva?"

"Switzerland!" you both shout.

"Guys, calm down," Raven says. "You're getting loud!"

"Sorry," you both say quietly.

"Who painted the famous Death of Socrates?"

"Jacques-Louis David!" you both say, controlling your voices.

"What is the space between your eyebrows called?"

"Glabella!" Robin says.

"Who was shipwrecked for 28 years, 2 months and 9 days?"

"Robinson Crusoe!" you say.

"What drug is everyone encouraged to take in the novel, 'A Brave New World'?"

"Soma!" you both say.

"What did office supply giant, 3M, originally do as a company?"

"Mining!" Robin says.

"In billiards, what color is the 6 ball?"

"Green!" you say.

"Deuteranopia is one of the most common varities of what condition?"

"Color blindness!" Robin says.

"In the novel, 'Lolita,' who was character Humbert Humbert obsessed with?"

"Dolores Haze!" you say.

"What US State has the telephone area code, 608?"

"Wisconsin!" Robin says.

"Who was also know as 'The Scourage of God'?"

"Atilla the Hun!" you both shout.

"Final, final question!!" the host says. "In a standard game of Monopoly... Where will you land... If you roll a nine...! Starting from Park Place?!"

A) Reading Railroad
B) Oriental Avenue
C) Chance Card
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bump. with tomorrow being Labor Day, I should have more time to get this one.
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B

"Uh," you say, "Lake Marion?"

"The Atlantic Ocean!" Lonnard says.

"That's correct!" the host says. "Very good, Lonnard! With that, you make it to the Final Rush with Freddy! As for Derik, we have lovely consolation prizes for you: a free one year subscription to NedFlix, and 365 packets of prepackaged popcorn so that you'll always have something to munch while you binge watch."

"Well, by my count," Robin says, "Rorek and I are tied."

"So then who wins the wonderful dessert?" Starfire asks.

"We could use this Final Rush to break the tie," Robin says. "Or we could call it a draw and both have dessert."

A) Final Rush
B) Call it here
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RANDOMIZE

A

"1977, the year they first conceptualized it."

"Correct, Lonnard," the host says. "They did develop the Happy Meal concept in 1977, then debuted it nationwide in 1979. We will therefore accept 1977 as an answer."

Robin: 200
Starfire: 100
Rorek: 250

"From science," the host says. "What is the space between your nostrils called?"

"Columella nasi!" Starfire and Robin both say.

"Correct!"

Robin: 250
Starfire: 150
Rorek: 250

*DOOT DOOT*

"And that ends the 50 point round!" the host says. "Now on to the 100 point questions!"

The audience cheers and another question is put up.

"From the arts," the host says. "What epic poem beings with the phrase, 'Arma virumque cano'?"

"The Aeneid!" all three of you say.

Robin: 350
Starfire: 250
Rorek: 350

"From entertainment," the host says. "What musical duo's first names were Don and Phil?"

"The Everly Brothers," you say.

Robin: 350
Starfire: 250
Rorek: 450

"From geography. What state capital city lies on the River Torrens?"

"Adelaide, South Australia!" Robin says.

Robin: 450
Starfire: 250
Rorek: 450

"From history. When was the first section of the Great Wall of China built?"

"Second Century BC," you say at the same time Starfire and Robin say "200 BC." Both answers are essentially the same, as the host explains.

Robin: 550
Starfire: 350
Rorek: 550

"From the arts. How many strings are there on a standard violin?"

"Four!" you and Robin say.

Robin: 650
Starfire: 350
Rorek: 650

"From miscellaneous," the host says, bringing out another new subject. "What is the name for a small barrel of beer capable of holding nine gallons?"

"A firkin!" you shout rather excitedly; the word firkin itself makes the others chuckle, but you are correct.

Robin: 650
Starfire: 350
Rorek: 750

"From the arts," the host continues. "What are the transducers on an electric guitar called?"

"Pickups!" you say.

Robin: 650
Starfire: 350
Rorek: 850

"From miscellaneous. What is the term for 'the fear of fur'?"

"Doraphobia!" both Starfire and Robin say.

Robin: 750
Starfire: 450
Rorek: 850

"From history. Who was the 40th President of the United States?"

"Ronald Reagan!" Robin says.

Robin: 850
Starfire: 450
Rorek: 850

"From miscellaneous. The term 'sesquincentennial' represents how many years?"

"150!" you all shout.

Robin: 950
Starfire: 550
Rorek: 950

"From entertainment. Who starred as Cole Porter in the 1945 film, 'Night & Day'?"

"Cary Grant," you say.

Robin: 950
Starfire: 550
Rorek: 1050

"From science. The larynx is also called the what?"

"The voice box," you three say.

Robin: 1050
Starfire: 650
Rorek: 1150

"From history. Which toy's original, patented name was 'the whirligig'?"

"The yo-yo!" Robin says.

Robin: 1150
Starfire: 650
Rorek: 1150

"And I'm being told this will be our final 100 point question," the host says. "From geography. The Great Pee Dee River flows into what body of water?"

"Pee Dee," Beast Boy chuckles, but then he gets an elbow jab from Cyborg.

A) Waccamaw River
B) Lake Marion
C) Atlantic Ocean
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B

"Too easy," you say.

"Saturday Night Fever," both you and Robin say.

"Derik!" the host calls.

"Saturday Night Fever!" Derik says.

"Correct! Another 50 points!"

Derik: 100
Lonnard: 0
Franky: 50

And in your own personal competition, you and Robin have 50 points while Starfire is at zero.

"From the arts," the host says, a new category now coming up. "What language does English borrow the word 'muffin' from?"

"German," you and Robin both say, with Starfire saying, "The language of Germany!"

"Lonnard!"

"German!"

"Yes!" the host says excitedly. "Lonnard's now on the board!"

Derik: 100
Lonnard: 50
Franky: 50

And of course, Starfire is now on the board but you and Robin still lead.

Robin: 100
Starfire: 50
Rorek: 100

"From entertainment," the host reads. "What Looney Toons character is known for the catchphrase, 'Sthufferin' sthuccotash'?"

You and Robin say "Sylvester!" while Starfire says "The cat named Sylvester!"

"Correct!"

Robin: 150
Starfire: 100
Rorek: 150

"From science, what is the average lifespan of a butterfly?"

"Oh, oh!" Beast Boy says. "I kinda maybe know that one!"

"Uh..." Robin says, "a month?!"

"Correct!"

"Technically that is the average," Beast Boy says as the host also explains. "It depends on the size of the species, because smaller ones maybe make it for a week while Monarchs can for nine months."

Robin: 200
Starfire: 100
Rorek: 150

"From geography," the host says. "What country has the longest street in the world?"

"Brazil," you say.

"Wait, really?" Raven says. "I thought it'd be in like, Europe."

"No, Europe's far to condensed and crowded for long streets," you say.

*BRR*

"I'm sorry, Franky, the correct answer is Brazil," the host says.

"Aw, what did Franky say?" you ask.

"I think he said America," Cyborg says.

"Well, I suppose that's a natural choice to go with," you say, only a little offended as a Brit.

Robin: 200
Starfire: 100
Rorek: 200

"From pop culture," the host says, another new subject coming up. "In what year did McDonald's create their iconic 'Happy Meal'?"

"That's pop culture?" Raven and Robin both say.

"This is going to depend on how the show says it," you say, "but I'm going with..."

A) 1977
B) 1978
C) 1979
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B

"What say we make this interesting?" you say to the group. "We play along, and if there's a winner, maybe that winner gets a special dessert."

"Oooh..." everyone else says.

"Wait," Beast Boy says. "Cyborg can't play along, he has his computer brain!"

"Well, Beast Boy probably shouldn't play because of his bird brain," Cyborg counters. "How 'bout that?"

"They both have a point," Robin says with a smirk. "So that leaves Rorek, myself and the ladies."

"Meh," Raven says with a shrug. "I don't really need to compete to get a special dessert from Rorek, do I?"

Raven rests her head on your shoulder and looks up at you with shimmering eyes.

"No, you don't have to," you say. "But then, that leaves Robin, Starfire and myself."

"I am ready for the competition of trivial information in exchange for fabulous prizes!" Starfire says.

"From entertainment," the host says. "The song, 'Disco Inferno,' appeared on the soundtrack to what 1970s movie?"

A) Silver Streak
B) Saturday Night Fever
C) The Muppet Movie
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A

You watch as a new game show begins. It is more trivia based with multiple contestants buzzing in. The host has a podium where he asks questions from and there's the screen for everyone to see the question on, but this is somehow not Jeopardy.

"From science," the host says with his big, teethy grin. "What is the technical term for earwax?"

"Franky!" the host says as contestant 3 buzzes in first.

"Cerumen!" Franky says.

"Correct!" the host says. "50 points for Franky!"

Derik: 0
Lonnard: 0
Franky: 50

"From geography," the host says now. "Libreville is the capital city of what country? Derik!"

"Gabon?!" he says rather unconfidently.

"Correct!" the host says. "50 points for Derik!"

Derik: 50
Lonnard: 0
Franky: 50

"From history," the host says. "Who did Khalid Islamboulli assassinate?"

The three contestants hesitate, but then someone buzzes in.

"Lonnard!" the host says.

"An... Anor... Anor Sodat?"

*BRR*

"Oh, so so close, Lonnard!" the host says. "Anwar Sadat was killed by Islamboulli, but close isn't good enough here."

Lonnard grumbles but the game continues.

As fun as it is watching random people answer trivia questions, you personally want to make this interesting.

A) Bet on a winner
B) Play along at home with the Titans
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A

You decide to make strips out of the meat, like faux strip steaks. You cook those in a skillet, with plenty of vegetable oil on the pan to keep them from sticking. You lightly season them with salt and pepper as you go, and also keep a close eye on how thorough the cooking is going.

"Alright, how does everyone not named Beast Boy like their steaks?" you ask.

"Medium," Robin says.

"Rare," Starfire says.

"Medium rare," Cyborg says.

"Medium well," Raven says.

"Very good," you say as you go to the five strips.

You yourself like it somewhere between medium rare and medium well, but Starfire's preference being rare is complicating things already. That will need to be put aside sooner while the others cook into the medium range.

You keep your eyes on the fifth strip, on the outside of the pan to the right. Using the trick of comparing steak tenderness to the muscle in your thumb and palm, you get an admittedly very good "rare" for Starfire. After putting the strip steak on a plate, you add a hefty scoop of mashed potatoes and an equally hefty scoop of the macaroni spaghetti hybrid pasta.

"Steak cooked rare is up," you say.

Starfire literally flies over, clearly eager to eat her meal.

"And Beast Boy," you say as you plate just a scoop of pasta and scoop of mashed potatoes, "let me know if you want something else, I think we can do something with bread or other vegetables."

"Nice," he says as he collects his plate.

You do the same thing in order for Robin's medium, Cyborg's medium rare, and then the medium wells for Raven and yourself.

A) Watch more game shows
B) Watch movies
C) Watch news
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A

"How about having pasta?" you say to the group. "Nothing too fancy, just good noodles with some good vegan friendly sauce."

Everyone gives their affirmatives and you set to work. There are broad Barilla elbow noodles, so this might turn into an adjacent to Mac 'n' Cheese depending on how the sauce goes. You look at what the Titans have in stock and get a quick idea of what you can do.

You set all the ingredients on the table: a few juicy tomatoes; what's left of the extra virgin olive oil; a few garlic cloves; a whole onion of a nice "medium" size, so basically one smaller than a baseball; an entire baggy of fresh "baby" carrots; herbs like basil and parsley, and seasonings like oregano, salt and pepper. The herbs aren't fresh but you revitalize them with some Nature magic.

You dice the onions, garlic and carrots and occasionally stir those while they cook. You mash the tomatoes into a paste and add some fresh water to get the base of the sauce going. You also sprinkle the seasonings into it as you stir up the sauce, as well as crumble the herbs into the sauce. Once the mix of carrots, garlic and onion are nice and soft from the cooking, you throw those into the pot and stir it all up into a nice, thick sauce.

After that, you let the sauce simmer while you soak and boil the noodles. They're both done at about the same time so you drain the noodles and add them to the sauce. It's less mess that way.

You then remember there's the beef and potatoes still to do while they've been cooking evenly on the stove. The potatoes are easy enough: mash them, add butter and salt, then serve. But the beef...

A) Slice the beef into strips
B) Ground the beef to add to part of the pasta
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you guys are godsends. sorry for being away, and I don't want to worry you more, but I was at the hospital since last Monday cuz exhaustion and stress took me out completely. idk if I'll ever rly get caught up on things, but I just want you to know I'm still here.
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B & C

"Beef and potatoes. The potatoes for Beast Boy, the beef for the rest of us, and then maybe some third thing that is for all of us."

"Yeah, I've been missing like, peas," Beast Boy says.

"Wait what?" everyone else asks.

"Not P-E-E, guys," Beast Boy says in a grumpy way. "P-E-A peas."

Everyone goes "Oh...!" and then everyone chuckles.

"Yes," you say slowly, "I will make... There's no easy way to say that now, is there? The word, 'peas.'"

Everyone else chuckles, and then you go over to the kitchen area. You work on the beef and the potatoes side by side. You let the ground beef cook, get the frozen peas out of the freezer, let those thaw as you heat up the beef in a pan. You decide the third thing will be...

A) A type of pasta
B) A type of salad
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A

"Oh he's definitely not making it," you say.

Byron stumbles and ends up on a trampoline, bouncing a few times as he staggers up to his feet.

"Four bounces!" the host says. "Release the log~!"

And so, one of the faux wood logs is sent out! Byron hurries and hops to another trampoline, and then takes a couple bounces to work up the momentum to jump to another. The log comes rolling in and smacks into the trampolines Byron was just on! There's no crunching or denting, but they end up moving sideways along the ground, being pushed by the log.

"Close call!" the host and even the audience says.

Byron keeps going and makes it! That's the first $1000! Then to the Sand Paper Box. He doesn't have gloves so the sand paper scratches and pokes at him as he digs and grabs at them, which of course causes him to bring his hand back and shake them out. The 420 seconds are ticking as he struggles to find the "special prize." He loses 327 of the 420 seconds, so he only gets $673.

From there, he moves to the third obstacle, Happy Gills-More! Byron dives into the tank, goes after fish as they splash all around! He gets one, then two, then three, four, five, so on and so on, until he gets eight! He gets a couple more within the five minutes, so the 10 fish are worth $1400. He looks at the time, and decides to leave with a minute to spare.

The fourth challenge, Lalalala Lip Balm Bomb, Byron does his best to scoop and scoop and scoop up lip balm and brings the wad over to the bell. Byron SLAMS it down, but the weight doesn't go up high enough. So Byron gathers up more and more and more lip balm, and tries again! Still not enough. So he tries again, and still not enough. A fourth try, and a fifth try, and he still can't do it. He's tiring out, he can't even scoop that much more!

"I... I quit!" Byron says. "I quit..."

"Welp," you and the group all say.

"Anyone hungry for dinner?" you ask. "I can cook something with..."

A) Chicken
B) Beef
C) Potatoes
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A

"Well, once a week seems like a reasonable amount of times, doesn't it? Though, that's not a hardset number. Could be more, sometimes less."

"Good enough!" the others all say with big thumbs up.

You chuckle and munch on popcorn as you sit down again. The Challengers Challenging Challenges show continues, and Byron has survived Ready Aim Water. He has $4000 total, but now is facing something called "The Mucho Macho Ocho Tango! (trademark)"

And it is a rather insane obstacle course! You're reminded of both American Ninja Warrior, Wipeout, and one other thing you can't put your finger on. And Byron seems rather intimidated by the gauntlet before him.

"Behold this daunting task before you!" the host says with just as much edge as she has bubbly energy. "Eight unique obstacles for one Herculean course! And each individual obstacle has its own individual punishment- I mean, surprise, attached! If you can get through all these obstacles, you will have up to another $8000 on top of what you earned today!"

The fans cheer Byron's possible $12,000 total as the host starts describing the obstacles.

"Of course," the host says, "after each challenge, I'll be asking if you feel up to more. If you don't, that's totally fine. You will simply stop with the money you had. But also, you will have to face a very special Quitter Punishment!"

That smile is starting to go from coy to a smug Cheshire cat smile.

"First up," the host continues, "the Trample-lines! Jump from one trampoline to another! Simple, right? Right! So there's more to it! You can't stay on a trampoline for more than three bounces at a time! You can bounce, bounce, bounce, but then you must jump to another trampoline. If you bounce a fourth time on a trampoline, we release The Log!"

Cameras point out a log that's made of faux wood, but it is still a big, burly cylinder all the same.

"Make it to the end of the line... of Trample-lines... in under five minutes," the host continues, "and you get the first $1000!

"Second, the Sand Paper Box! A sandbox filled not with sand but with sandpaper! Jump in, peel pieces of sandpaper away and find a special prize. But as 420 seconds, aka 7 minutes, tick away, you'll lose money off the second $1000! Now, if you run out of those 7 minutes, you will be moved on to the third obstacle by default, but that 1000 becomes $580.

"Third, Happy Gills-More! If you're thinking of fish, you're right! Byron here has to dive into our hot tub sized fish tank, and grab at least 8 fish, but as many as he wants within 5 minutes. The 8 fish minimum secures the third $1000 and Byron can move on to the fourth obstacle, but every extra fish is an extra $200. However, Byron can't risk wasting time! If the 5 minutes run out, Byron doesn't get credit for the extra fish and instead of $1000, it becomes $500.

"Fourth is Lalalala La Balm Bomb! We have a bucket of lip balm, and by that I mean just the balm. Not the fancy sticks that dispense the stuff, just the stuff! Get as big as handful as you can, even with both hands, and you SLAM it down on this miniature carnival bell game. If you can use the wad of balm to get the weight to hit the bell, you can move on with the full $1000!

"These obstacles and challenges are so out there," you say with a chuckle. "Who even comes up with these?"

"Fifth is the Hut Dog Stand!" the host continues. "Crawl into this hut that's badly lit, and where hot dogs will line the walls, hang from the ceiling, and even be all over the floor! The challenge? All the hot dogs are being cooked and kept hot by that dim light, because that light is a heat lamp! And what you have to do, Byron, is eat any four hot dogs! If you can stomach four dogs, you can exit the hut and move on with another $1000!

"Sixth, the Wok of Shame! Two food challenges in a row, what're the odds? But as you can see, we have a hibachi station set up with our 'official' Challengers Challenging Challenges chef!"

A man stands at attention at the hibachi and gives a courteous bow.

"Now, this particular challenge is unique," host says with a big smile. "As soon as Byron starts on Trample-lines, the very first challenge, our Triple-C Chef will begin preparing a small meal of fried rice, with carrots, peas, bits of scrambled egg and white meat chicken. But the catch? The chef doesn't stop cooking the rice until Byron arrives! The faster the Byron arrives, the more likely he'll be eating fresh and appealing rice, or dry, crunchy, overcooked rice! Either way, Byron will have to eat it all if he wants the $1000!

"The seventh and penultimate challenge!" the host says with a dramatic effect added. "And fittingly, it's Pen Ultimate! We have 10 DOZEN pens, still in their packaging! Rip open the packaging to get at the pens, and throw the pens into this pen we made for them! Yes, it's a PEN PEN! If you manage to get all 120 pens in the pen before 5 minutes are up, you get $1000! But if you fall short of the 120, the number of pens leftover, multipled by 5, will be deducted!

"And now... Finally! At long last! The eighth and final challenge of the Mucho Macho Ocho Tango...! The Ocho Nueve Diez! All you have to do, after having gotten through the seven previous challengers, is stand perfectly still on this letter X for ten full seconds. The catch? You only get three tries! If you even LEAN so much as a teeny bit one way or another, that's a strike. You get all three strikes, the challenge is over, no final $1000. You ready, Byron!?"

Byron sputters and stammers like Porky Pig before getting out a squawky, "YES!"

"Okay then!" the host says with a big smile as she aims him at the trampolines. "Ready!"

"He's not gonna make it, is he?" Beast Boy asks.

"Set!"

"Yeah, no way," Cyborg says.

"GOOO~!" as she pushes Byron towards the trampolines!

A) Agree, he's not making it
B) Disagree, there's a chance
C) "I bet he stops at [number between 2 and 7]"
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A

It's a safe choice, a traditional choice, and a great choice. You get a stick of butter, and a small pot, and put the butter in the pot to start heating it on the stove top. You melt the butter down in the same time the popcorn takes to pop, and after putting the popcorn in a big plastic bowl, it's a simple matter of making a funnel thin enough to drizzle the butter all over.

"Here we go," you say. "Popcorn, extra butter, the old fashioned way."

"Ohhh..." the others say as they marvel at the popcorn.

"Are you sure you have to move to your own place?" Beast Boy says as they all look up at you.

"What?" Raven says with a chuckle.

"But he's so good at home cooking and stuff!" Beast Boy says.

"And he's- we've both been traveling for the better part of a month," Raven says. "You've been going without his home cooking the whole time."

"That's why he should stay...!" Beast Boy says in almost a puppy's whimper.

"My moving out doesn't mean I'll stop spending time with everyone," you say. "Though, when we discussed of how often Raven would stay with me, perhaps I should've thought how often I'd visit the Tower..."

A) Try for once a week
B) Try for once every two weeks
C) Simply try for two to three times at all
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"So..." you start. "What's everyone else doing?"

"Just watching a game show," Robin says.

You and Raven walk over and sit at the end of the couch, and you can't be sure what's going on in the game show. A man is wearing a helmet, goggles and a jumpsuit while balancing on a very wobbly platform.

"Alright, next question," the bubbly hostess says as a card is dispensed from her podium. "What MLB baseball team lost the 2010 World Series?"

"Uh..." the contestant says hesitantly. "The... The Texas Rangers!"

*ding ding*

"Correct!" the host says. "Next question. What part of the human body does a Rhinologist specialize in?"

"Uhhh... Uh... The... The...!"

*brrr*

"Oh~, hesitated a little too long, Byron," the hostess says with some sassy attitude. "Ready! Aim! WATER!"

With that cue, little cannons come out and water is indeed blasted at Byron and the wobbly platform! Byron gets drenched from multiple sides and he does his best to stay up from the pressure!

"And stop," the hostess says.

The water cannons stop and Byron is sputtering but he's still standing. Though, he does put his hands on his knees to stay up.

"Nice job, Byron!" she says. "But you still need two more correct questions in order to get down and get the $1,000!"

"All this for only 1000?" you say.

"Well, that's on top of other goofy challenges he made it through," Cyborg says. "There was Spring Time."

"And Pie Hard," Beast Boy says.

"And Tricks of Hats," Starfire says.

"So what's this one called?"

"Ready, Aim, Water," they all say.

"The name of the challenge is also the thing the host shouts at some point," Robin says.

"Oh. And the name of this entire show?"

"Challengers Challenging Challenges," Robin says. "I think it's based on a Japanese game show."

"Then I should get some popcorn because this is great stuff," you say as you get up again.

Raven giggles and you look back.

"What?" you ask. "I'm being genuine."

"I know, and it's funny in like a sweet way," she says.

You go to the kitchen area and find there is one last prepackaged popcorn. You get that going in the microwave, and then decide to spice it up with...

A) Extra butter
B) Melted chocolate
C) Melted caramel
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COIN TOSS

A

You drive into the garage, park Shadowfax, and the two of you return to the top floor via elevator. From there, you go back to the main room and find the others in here.

"There you are," Beast Boy says.

"What were you two up to?" Cyborg asks.

"Started the house hunting," you say, "as well as the search for a restaurant location. Got one of each so far, but I'll still search a little harder later."

"And we had lunch, too," Raven adds. "Frisco Fried's chicken is pretty good."

"But for now," you say, "I think the two of us will relax."

"That does sound good," Raven says.

A) Play cards
B) Join the others in whatever they're doing
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Cerberus is my fav Helltaker character
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HNNNG
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awesome
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I'm sorry, guys. my health's taken a hit lately and I'm really tired. no idea if I can get this today...
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