Current Events > Teen Titans CYOA: Romance Resurrected Part 17

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You take aim and build up some mana.

"Arcanum Tertium, Malleo Minor," you say.

You make a small Malleo ball, about the size of a cricket ball. You hop step and throw! The Malleo ricochets off the ground and Psimon sees it coming! He manages to stop it before it hits him in the face! But Raven uses that opening to get Psimon with a blast of ice! Psimon is anchored to the ground, and then Raven flies in and SMACKS Psimon with a club made out of Arcana!

Psimon wobbles, really only kept up by the ice anchoring his feet to the ground, but he isn't unconscious. He winces as he clutches the back of his head. Your Malleo is still present, so Raven comes back around to hit it with her club like a baseball bat! The ball hits Psimon in the gut!

"Nice hit," you say.

"Thanks," she says. "And thanks for the opening."

"You're welcome," you say. "He's still up, though."

Psimon is coughing as he tries to catch his breath, but Raven changes her club into a ball and she shoves it at him. He can't catch it with telekinesis in time and he gets hit right in the face with it! He starts falling back, and the ice breaks, so he hits the floor.

You go back to INSTIGATOR and XL Terrestrial and bring them over to Psimon. Raven adds Psimon to the pile.

A) Check in with Beast Boy
B) Check in with Robin, Cyborg & Starfire
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Cartridge88 posted...

A) Check in with Beast Boy

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"Let's go check on Beast Boy and this 'Fang' fellow," you say.

Raven leads the way as you and Shadowfax ride back into the block. There are a lot of webs in one corner, but you don't see Beast Boy anywhere. Fang the spider-headed criminal goes around on his webs, apparently looking for Beast Boy, too. He then spots something and launches himself with his spider legs. Suddenly, a green gorilla appears, grabs Fang and throws him at the ground! Beast Boy must have again been something too small to see from this far away.

Fang flips and lands on his human feet, Beast Boy has disappeared again, but Fang seems to see something. Fang shoots spider web from his mouth like spit balls but he doesn't seem to hit what he's after. Beast Boy reappears again as a green ram and he, well, rams into Fang's gut! Fang staggers back but braces himself with his spider legs. Fang spins and his spider legs are like propeller blades. Beast Boy avoids them by turning into a hummingbird and hovering overhead. Then he turns into an octopus and lands on Fang's head!

"Ugh, gross!" Fang says as the tentacles grab at his spilder legs. "Get off me!"

"I'll go high, you charge in," Raven says.

"Right!" you say.

You head for Fang as he tries to throw Beast Boy off his head.

"Beast Boy!" you say. "Be a horse!"

Beast Boy sees you riding Shadowfax and lets go of Fang. He becomes a green horse and bucks Fang in the back! You swing Shadowfax around and he bucks Fang in the front! Raven then divebombs with a dropkick!

"Brilliant work," you say. "That should be all of them."

You and Raven bind Fang and add him to the pile of the other four. That's a tricky cluster to drag around so the others regroup with you.

"What did you put on Kwiz Kid's head?" you ask.

"Oh this?" Cyborg says as he points to the headband with blinking blue lights on it. "It's a neural inhibitor to keep him from focusing on making riddle devices. And don't worry, he's just fine, it just creates the same feeling as being tired."

"You fools...!" Kwiz Kid says, close to yawning. "You won't stop... Stop the fe..."

Kwiz Kid dozes off.

"We're the Fearsome Five..." Fang grumbles. "But whatever, I guess we chose a bad night to debut. Kwiz Kid figured there was only four Titans in town so we'd have the numbers advantage, but then Raven and the new guy returned."

Authorities arrive and they take care of transporting "The Fearsome Five" away. And after helping get rid of the webbing Fang strung all around, you and the Titans head back to the tower.

You and Raven return to the laundry room and see the dryers are done running. You gather your things into baskets and head back up to the top floor.

A) Go to bed after this
B) Stay up a little longer
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Cartridge88 posted...

B) Stay up a little longer

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bump, been a busy day
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"I'm turning in for the night after this," you say. "I'll see you in the morning?"

"Yeah, okay," Raven says.

Raven gives you a peck on the cheek before you go off to your room.

You go to your room, the same basic furniture in it, and you set your laundry baskets down on the bed. You sort things out into drawers and then put the baskets aside. You go to the bathroom to brush your teeth and then you go back to your room to change into sleep clothes. After that, you go to bed and go right to sleep.

The next morning, you get up and see your phone has a text message from your sisters. They're wishing you a happy birthday since today is your actual birthday. You quickly text back "Thank you," then head for the bathroom. You get in and out of the shower fairly quickly, and as you head back for your room, Raven is heading up the hall for the bathroom.

"Oh, hellooo~," she says with a big smile. "Also, happy birthday."

"Thank you," you say.

Raven gives you a kiss on the cheek again.

"I think you got the same spot as last night," you say.

She giggles and starts to move past towards the bathroom, but you give her a playful little pinch on her bottom. She gasps and laughs and playfully swipes back at you.

"Maybe later," she smirks before stepping inside the bathroom.

You go back to your room, dry off and dress, then get breakfast.

A) Have bacon and eggs
B) Have pancakes
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You get out all sorts of ingredients for pancakes from scratch: a couple cups of milk; about as much all-purpose flour; some teaspoons of baking powder; a teaspon of salt; a tablespoon of white sugar; three tablespoons of butter, and some eggs. You melt the butter just a bit so it's soft.

After combining the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar, you make a little indentation, throw in the butter, crack open the eggs and pour in the milk and stir that up until it's a smooth batter. After that, it's just a matter of putting it on the griddle.

"Mmm~..." Robin and Starfire hum as they approach.

"Have you not had breakfast yet?" you ask them.

"Well, we only ate a little bit of granola before an early morning training session," he says.

"It is alright, friend Rorek," Starfire says. "We can make the toast of the French people."

"Okay then," you say. "There should still be plenty of butter for that."

You have a good stack of pancakes, and still more batter to use for a few more. Raven enters now and floats over to you.

"Here you are," you say as you serve up three pancakes.

"Oooh, thank you," she says.

"You're welcome," you say. "I'll be starting both the house search and the search for a restaurant venue today, so maybe we could go to Silver Terrace to see what's there."

"Sure," she says. "Should I change into casual clothes or is my hero attire alright?"

A) Go with casual clothes
B) Keep the hero attire
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"Maybe casual clothing would be best," you say. "People seeing you walk around in your superhero attire, they might think something superhero related is going on."

"Good point," she says. "I'll go get dressed after breakfast."

You bring over the maple syrup and drench your pancakes in it, while Raven does a more normal amount. You two eat up and have tall glasses of milk to wash it all down. You clean up while Raven heads to her room to change.

You meet Raven in the hall, and she's in jeans and a black tee. The two of you ride the elevator back down to the garage. From there, you ride back to the main land and find your way through midday traffic to Silver Terrace.

Silver Terrace is of course a major suburban area within Jump City, with lots of sloping streets from the natural hilly terrain. You note that a lot of the homes are close together, sharing walls with each other. It's not that different from London, really.

"Some good choices," you say as you drive through neighborhoods. "Let's see what we have more downtown."

You go down Bayview Street, and arrive at a unique three-way intersection with Revere Avenue and 3rd Street. Turns out, 3rd Street is one of the cable car routes, as you see by the tracks and cables in the very middle of it all. And right on the corner, there's a building for sale, and it says it's for lease!

"We should definitely try for that one," Raven says. "On the corner, with the cable cars, we could get lots of people coming here."

"It is a good sized venue," you say. "And it isn't too far from residential areas so foot traffic alone can get us a good amount of visitors."

You see the number on the sign and give it a call. You get their voicemail so you leave a message.

"Yes, hello, this is Rorek Null VII calling in regards to your property for lease. 5100 3rd Street, where Revere and Bayview meet. I'll just say that I'm heavily interested in leasing the building. Feel free to call be back at this number at any time, I hope to hear from you soon."

With that seed planted, you go back through residential areas to see if anything is available, even as just a rental. The one you find is 176 Ledyard Street, which only shares one wall with the neighbor to its left, and a backyard of another home to its right.

"Not bad," you say. "No less than 1000 square feet, though I'd imagine that means only one bath. I'll probably keep Shadowfax in the garage for when I get a car that I can use with the restaurant. At least, if I get one... At least, if I get one... And it's only five, maybe ten, minutes away from 5100 3rd Street."

"How much do you think it goes for?" Raven asks.

"Well this is California, and in the Bay Area," you say. "Even a home like this is worth just under a million. That would put the rent in the multiple thousands."

"Wow," Raven says.

The sign says "RENT" but you don't really want to be under a landlord and rental agreements if you can help it.

A) Make an offer on buying the house
B) Settle for renting to start
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You park and make another phone call.

"Hello?" a woman says.

"Yes, hi," you say. "My name is Rorek Null VII, I'm calling about 176 Ledyard Street, in Jump City."

"Oh, yes, I'm the owner."

"Oh, good," you say. "I was hoping to make an offer on the house, but I was also hoping we could talk in person as opposed to on the phone."

"Well, I'm running some errands right now," she says. "If you're willing to wait a little bit, I'll be there."

"Of course," you say. "Thank you, hope to see you soon."

"Alright, see you soon," she says.

You hang up and wait with Raven. She shifts to sit side saddle as she looks both ways on the street.

"So who is the landlord?" she asks after a few minutes pass.

"A woman," you say. "She sounded about our parents' age."

"Oh, okay," she says. "I wonder if she'll feel odd renting to someone who could be her kid."

You chuckle then check your phone for the time. It is about 11:30, so hopefully you can wrap this up before lunch.

After another 15 minutes, a car pulls up and into the driveway. You can hear the parking brake put in before the engine shuts off, and then a woman exits from the driver's side. The woman indeed looks to be in your parents' age range, her red hair starting to gray.

"Hi," she says. "Rorek?"

"Yes, hello," you say. "And this is my fiance, Raven."

"Oh, hello," she says again, "I'm Tiffi Snelpucker."

You and Tiffi shake hands, as does Raven.

"So I guess you two are already looking ahead for a place once you're married, right?" Tiffi says with a sly smile.

"Yes, actually," you say. "Now, I know your sign says you want to rent this house, but I have a proposal. What is the monthly rent you're asking for?"

"Umm..." Tiffi says, understandably suspicious now. "$3500 flat."

"A reasonable number," you say. "Now, what if I could give you a million dollars right now just to out and out buy the house?"

"W-What? A million dollars? I-Is this some kind of joke?"

"No, miss, it is not," you say.

"Yeah, I can verify that Rorek could get you a million dollars in like, one single phone call," Raven says.

Tiffi laughs nervously, still unsure of your offer.

"This has to be a scam," she says. "You can't possibly have a million dollars."

"All you have to do is look up the Null Family," you say.

Tiffi raises an eyebrow but brings out her smartphone. She taps around and is surely searching the internet. She raises her eyebrow and then holds her phone up. She must be comparing you to a picture she found.

"So you're some kind of heir to a fortune?" she says. "And you just want to throw your money at me for my great-aunt's home?"

"Well putting it like that makes me sound bad," you say. "At $3500 a month, it'll take you nine months and 23 years to make a million dollars. But I could give you a million dollars now and you'd be set for those 23 years."

"Well, that is true, but..." Tiffi says, still unsure.

A) Up it to $2 million
B) Wait to see if she takes the offer
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Cartridge88 posted...

B) Wait to see if she takes the offer

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You wait as she mulls it over in her head. She must be considering all the things she's been dreaming of doing with even just half a million dollars.

"Could you give me time to think about this?" she asks. "It's a lot so suddenly."

"Of course," you say. "I won't pressure you. My phone is always on, so call whenever you've reached a decision."

You and Raven return to Shadowfax and head back down to the main streets.

"How long are you going to give her?" Raven asks.

"We've got plenty of time," you say. "I do hope she'll reach a decision within a month, though. We can get started moving in, fix up whatever needs fixing up, all in time for the holidays."

"It's late July, do you really think we'll need five months to do all that?"

"Well, I was taking Halloween into consideration for your sake," you say.

"Oh," she says. "Well that's sweet of you."

"For now, let's figure out something for lunch," you say.

A) Get fast food
B) Return to Titans Tower
C) Check out your future competition
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bump, been a busy day
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No worries

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"How about we check out the future competition?"

You go back to 3rd Street, where 5100 is, and look along the street. The very first thing you see as you drive south is Golden City Chinese Cuisine. Unfortunately, they're more of a late lunch and dinner restaurant so they're not open.

The next stop is All-Nite Pizza, but they're really just open from 8 AM to 1 AM the next morning. Though, 1 AM does seem like a fitting line to draw between late night and early morning. There's also Frisco Fried, which has Southern soul food like fried chicken, but also has surf 'n' turf. Both are only moderately busy right now, but the lunch rush could happen any minute.

A) Go with All-Nite Pizza
B) Go with Frisco Fried

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You go with Frisco Fried, finding a spot to park just off to the side. You walk in and find a table near the front. The two of you sit down and the menus are already available so you start looking at what they have.

Chicken Only
Substitute a breast for $1
Add a flavor for $2 (per piece)

Single Breast
Single Thigh/Wing/Leg
2 Piece
3 Piece
4 Piece
8 Piece
12 Piece
16 Piece
20 Piece
Equal pc drum, thigh, wing, breast,

Burgers
Add Cheese .99 cents

Beef Burger
Turkey Burger
Sea Burger
Pork Chop Burger

Offerings from the Sea

Snapper 4 pc
Catfish 4 pc
Snapper 1/2 Order
Catfish 1/2 Order
Oysters 8 pc
Prawns 8 pc

A) Order chicken
B) Order a burger
C) Order seafood
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A) Order chicken

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