Welcome to Lingdom Quest, a cute and comfy slice-of-life quest about exploring the Lingdom, a kingdom of pygmies!You are Rika, a 15-year-old Ling on a journey with your cousin Kari, friends Bubu and Puki, and fox friend Moochy. You are on your Youthful Journey, a custom among your people where you leave your home to travel across the Lingdom to visit relatives and friends in other villages to help out and learn new skills. The function of the Youthful Journey is also to reconnect you with your wider family.>What are Lings?Pygmy humans with large, round ears who live in the Lingdom, a kingdom separated from the rest of the world and under the protection of the Emperor. The Emperor is known as a "Tallie", a human of normal height and normal-shaped and sized ears. Among your people are also "Halfies", individuals with both Ling and Tallie blood who appear like Lings in their childhood but enter a rapid growth spurt in their young adulthood (and revert to Ling size in their elder years.)>Where do Lings come from?Lings claim to have been hosted by the Great Turtle where they learned to be good guests. Much of their core values come from their time being the Great Turtle's guests;>To be neat, tidy, and clean after themselves.>To eat sparingly so as to not overburden their hosts.>To reciprocate gifts so as to share Memories.>MemoriesMemories are something of a religious and spiritual concept for Lings. They represent literal memories that an individual holds but also their relationships and binds them all as one people, not only throughout the land but also through time. Ways Lings share their Memories:>Offering gifts.>Doing activities together.>Telling stories.>Guest-Host RelationshipLings behave themselves in accordance with the guest-host relationship as they learned from the Great Turtle. A Host must be benevolent and gracious to their guests, and a guest must be respectful and considerate to their hosts. This relationship is also attributed to their understanding of agriculture and politics. The land they cultivate is considered their host, but the crops raised from it their guests. The Emperor is a sacred individual who is their guest in their home, but their Host in His Empire.Lings are known for a variety of cute habits and behaviors. Here's some of them:>They don't have chairs, preferring to squat or sit on the ground.>Their cuisine largely consists of hand-held foods, wrapping their meals in either tortillas or leaves.>The only meat they eat are seafood and bugs.>They prefer sleeping in hammocks over beds.>They consider leaving things on the floor dirty so most of their possessions are hung on the walls or ceilings (like their hammocks)
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The Bravies invited Bubu to spend the night with the boys and while you and your other friends might have wanted to join, you realized that Bubu doesn't have many guy friends... In fact, you recall that while growing up, Bubu's only friends might have been just you and Kari! Have you just been dragging him along wherever you went, being a bossy girl to your boy buddy? Maybe, maybe not, though it might have made you consider inviting a boy to accompany you and your friends so Bubu had someone to dude around with. What do boys even do anyway??"Let's let Bubu have fun with the boys, hnn?" you suggested."Aww... Fine! But you have to share the cool stories they tell you, Bubu!" said Puki."And you have to tell us more about your Popappy!!" said Kari."Okay," said Bubu, while blankly staring and walking away with the guys.You turned back to your friends and walked to the village to find a place to hang your hammocks with Moochy tagging along. A baba invited you into her house where she had a meal prepared."Come, come!! Thank you for helping Our Halfies at work!!" said Baba. While eating, a Little One sitting across from you was staring at you the whole time. She was introduced as your Em Muna and although Em Muna looked curious and timid, it wasn't the same as Bubu's dumb look he has when he's just confused."Umm... is there something wrong, Em Muna?" you asked.After being acknowledged, she looked embarrassed but quickly regained her composure. "Why does Chi Rika keep following Anh Bubu?? How does Chi Rika keep Anh Bubu looking at you??"Kari spat out her food while Puki rolled back to laugh."Gahahaha! She's right, she's right, you have a hard time leaving Bubu alone!!" said Puki."Waah! I knew it, I knew it!" said Kari. "I remember seeing Rika and Bubu come back late at night back in Deep Waters!!""Em Muna, what makes you think Anh Bubu is always looking my way?" you asked."Chi Rika, my best friend is a boy but he doesn't play with me much anymore," said Em Muna. "I think I'm annoying him because I keep trying to follow him to play... But when I saw you today, you were pulling Anh Bubu by the hand and when the Bravies invited Anh Bubu to labor you sang even louder than him! And tonight when you decided to let Anh Bubu spend the night with the Bravies, he stared at you while you came here. How do you do that??"
How embarrassing! Maybe you thought you were being more subtle, but it looks like everybody already knows what's going on... But Em Muna needs your advice! What will you suggest?>Suggest Em Muna give her best friend some space, even if it might make her feel lonely. She should also strengthen her friendships with other friends she has!>Maybe Em Muna's friend is only annoyed because she only wants to be around him and not actually enjoy playing the same games as him?>Em Muna should make her friend jealous! Tomorrow, they'll have so much fun together HE HAS TO WANT TO JOIN!
>>6096573Wow, that image is for Lings. Here's one for Tallies.
Awesome. Glad to see this return, QM. I hope you're doing alright!>>6096577>Suggest Em Muna give her best friend some space, even if it might make her feel lonely. She should also strengthen her friendships with other friends she has!It's implied she already plays with him, and we don't want to encourage toxic behavior. This is an important life lesson to learn at an early age.
>>6096579>>Maybe Em Muna's friend is only annoyed because she only wants to be around him and not actually enjoy playing the same games as him?Glad to have you back lingqm!
>>6096579>Suggest Em Muna give her best friend some space, even if it might make her feel lonely. She should also strengthen her friendships with other friends she has!
>>6096579>Maybe Em Muna's friend is only annoyed because she only wants to be around him and not actually enjoy playing the same games as him?
>>6096579God, this is the first time I've even looked at this quest and I already have diabetes. Outstanding.>Maybe Em Muna's friend is only annoyed because she only wants to be around him and not actually enjoy playing the same games as him?Hmm, this feels right but something's off...
>>6096579>>Suggest Em Muna give her best friend some space, even if it might make her feel lonely. She should also strengthen her friendships with other friends she has!
Votes closed, writing and drawing.>>6096602Hello, thank you for wondering. I know I usually give a heads up when I disappear for a while, I didn't intend to take that long of a break, but oh well.
"What games does Em Muna play with her friend?" you asked."I like to play Tea Host the most, but Dadu doesn't seem to have fun playing that..." said Muna. "But I really like playing with him, so I want to play what he likes playing!""Are you having fun playing the games he likes to play?""N-no... I don't really get it, Dadu and the boys like to... ummm..." Em Muna paused and looked over her shoulder to make sure her baba was distracted. "Swing sticks.."What naughty Little Ones, playing naughty games!"Dadu and the boys like to pretend they're heroes, last week they pretended to fight big bugs and I tried to play but it sounded too scary..." said Em Muna. Ever since the Bravies came, Dadu and the boys have been pretending to be Bravies and they won't let me play with them anymore because I'm a girl...""How old are you, Em Muna? Are you 10 years old?" you asked."Yes, Chi Rika, how did you know??" said Em Muna."Em Muna, I was that young when boys and girls started playing different games. I also like Tea Host, actually most boys I grew up with kept playing run and hide for another year instead...""Oh... are boys and girls supposed to play different games?" asked Em Muna."No!! Chi Kari liked playing with boys more than girls, but I'm a girl!" said Kari."Mhm! Sometimes I also like to play boy games, but it's important for you to enjoy it and not force yourself!" you said."I wonder if Bubu even had fun playing with you growing up..." said Puki."Yes he did!!" said Kari. "If Anh Bubu didn't like playing with us, then why would he keep walking to our house, hnn??""Chi Kari, do you still play boy games?? Can you teach me??" asked Em Muna."Hoho... tomorrow let's go play with Em Dadu together and I'll show you how to have fun!" said Kari.You ended the night crawling into your hammock. Em Muna and Kari continued to talk for quite some time, coming up with names Muna could have. They couldn't decide between Host of Sorrows and Tree Tender Mana.The following morning, you were woken up by Bubu. Despite his sleepover with the Bravies, he still didn't forget his promise to always wake you up."See, Chi Rika, see??" said Em Muna. "Anh Bubu is always following you!!""The Anh Bravies all woke up early so they wouldn't be late returning to their labors." said Bubu.You had breakfast with Em Muna's family, everybody wanted to listen to Bubu share about his night with the boys."The Anh Bravies wanted to listen to what I knew about my Popappies because they are well-remembered in the Bravie Legion," said Bubu. "I was sad because I didn't know much about my Popappies... so the Anh Bravies told me what they knew."
>>6101054After breakfast, the family dispersed to go on about their day. Many of the grown-ups wanted to picnic with the Bravies, the smaller Little Ones went along while the older Little Ones such as Em Muna were no longer interested in the Bravies."Anh Bubu, are you going to labor with the Anh Bravies today??" asked Em Muna."Maybe if my friends want to go see the Anh Bravies..." said Bubu."See, Chi Rika?? Anh Bubu's following you!!"The many smaller little ones pointed at Bubu and chanted: "Anh follows Chi~ Anh follows Chi~ Anh follows Chi~!!"You felt a bit embarrassed, Bubu was confused, and Puki burst out laughing. You wanted to play with Em Muna today, but what will Bubu do?>Ask Bubu to come along to play with Em Muna and Dadu. Maybe Bubu can help teach Em Dadu to enjoy playing girl games like he does.>Tell Bubu to go enjoy hanging out with the Anh Bravies today.>Let him decide.
>>6101056>>Let him decide.
>>6101056>Let him decide.
>>6101056>>Ask Bubu to come along to play with Em Muna and Dadu. Maybe Bubu can help teach Em Dadu to enjoy playing girl games like he does.
>>6101056>Ask Bubu to come along to play with Em Muna and Dadu. Maybe Bubu can help teach Em Dadu to enjoy playing girl games like he does.
Voting closed, writing and drawing.Please enjoy this height progression and regression of Halfies. Full-blooded Lings tend to reach their full height at 15.
>>6104018How tall compared to/in human height?
"Bubu, Kari and I are going to play with Em Muna and her friends today." you said."Oh," said Bubu. "Can I come?""Anh follows Chi~ Anh follows Chi~ Anh follows~!!" said the Little Ones."If you want to!!" said Kari.Bubu stood there with a dumb face for a bit, before deciding something entirely different."Hmm... that sounds fun but I should visit the Gravies.""Hnn??? Anh Bubu is brave enough to visit the Gravies???" said the Little Ones."Anh is brave~ Anh is brave~ Anh is brave~!!""Puki you should come since you're a Gravie too.""Fiiiine!" said Puki.Bubu and Puki left with Little Ones following behind them, curious about Bubu and Puki's courage. Puki didn't seem to appreciate their nosiness, but following Youthie guests is the sort of behavior all Little Ones do.As for you and Kari, both of you followed Em Muna to her friends in the woods where Kari separated herself by climbing the trees. The boys were in the middle of arguing about who got to be the boss of their troop. One said he should because he has the most well-made stick, while another one said he should because he can throw rocks the furthest."Dadu, Dadu!! Can we play??" said Em Muna."No, we're playing Bravies, and only boys can be Bravies!" said Dadu."Hoho, that's fine with me, TURTLE SCARF ALONE DOESN'T NEED TO BE A BRAVIE!" Kari immediately dropped from the canopy, landing on her feet and stroke a pose. "In fact, Turtle Scarf Alone is stronger than any Bravie! I don't like fighting them, but some of them are mean and corrupt and need to be stopped!""W-we're not mean and corrupt!!" said a boy."Y-yea! We don't want girls to get hurt when we fight, th-that's why Muna can't play!"Such stubborn boys... What will you do about this?>Let Kari handle it.>Release Forgotten Princess Ruka and denounce the Little Bravies as being mean and corrupt.>Play as a villain and take Em Muna hostage.>>6104042The lines in the background are in feet, so the 20 year old is a few inches shy from 6 feet. Adult Halfies essentially look like a Tallie with large round ears.
>>6104778Play the villain
>>6104778>Release Forgotten Princess Ruka and denounce the Little Bravies as being mean and corrupt.
>>6104778>>Play as a villain and take Em Muna hostage.
>>6104778>Play as a villain and take Em Muna hostage.We don't want to ostracize the kids. Forgotten Princess Ruka can wait.>In the future...>KARI>I never wanted this>I never wanted to raise arms for war>I never wanted to march armies upon the grounds of our home>but I have SEEN>The Emperor has DAMNED us>He made us the lepers in his head in light of the blood he sheds, the seat of power he has carved out among other Tallies like him>In his hubris, the Emperor has turned the bullies outside of our Swamp into BULLS, dressing us in their own hides just beyond their reach>In his conceit, the Emperor denies us the means and knowledge to defend ourselves against the horde he has goaded>In his ignorance, the Emperor will let his inheritors, his own flesh and blood, scheme with these beasts to rampage through our home>They will break through the Great Dam>They will set fire to our trees and villages>Our Great Swamp will become a vast waste>If we do not stop this, Kari, if we do not take our home back, the land of our people will BURN
>>6104778>Play as a villain and take Em Muna hostage>
>>6104778>Play as a villain and take Em Muna hostage.
If Rika's going to play the villain in this little game, what should her persona be? This seems like a fun little activity.>Sorceress Kira!>Born from unwanted Memories that are so tragic and scary, no one wants to listen to them!>Lonely and bitter, she has caused mayhem and mischief that has culminated in a dark ritual>She will take Em Muna hostage to put all the bad Memories inside her head and everyone else in the village>Now no one will forget her Memories, even if they don't want to listen! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Voting closed.>>6105214kek>>6108200bet
While the boys and Kari were arguing about the nature of corruption, a sinister spark glared from your eyes. You took Em Muna into your arms and cackled maniacally!"Ohohohoho!" you fufu'd. "While you fools were arguing, you forgot all about your precious Tree Tender Mana!""D-devious!!" said a boy.Em Muna looked confused for a bit. "...O-oh!! Nooo, please help me, Dadu! You're my only hope!!" said Em Muna."Bravies, if you want to prove you're not mean and corrupt, then help me rescue our precious Tree Tender Mana!!" said Turtle Scarf Alone."R-right!!" said Dadu."Ohohoho... you didn't think it'd be so easy, did you?" you said. "Turtle Scarf Alone... THE ACORN FALLS NEAR BUT ROLLS FAR FAR AWAY!!"Turtle Scarf Alone slumps down and the boys look at her with fright!"Wh-what did you do to Chi Ka-- I mean Turtle Scarf Alone??" said Em Muna."Yes, Mistress. I shall obey the command of... SINISTER SORCERESS SIRA!!!" said Possessed Turtle Scarf Alone."I-impossible!!" said a boy. "What spookiness is this??""Ohohoho!! Turtle Scarf Alone in her hubris for more power to protect the Memories she cherishes made a deal with me a long time ago! In exchange for keeping her Memories as hers alone, I have sealed her Memory with my Dark Memories that I can activate with a phrase! Now she'll defend me from you, giving me time to perform a ritual to transfer all my Dark Memories into Tree Tender Mana's instead. Then I shall be free at last, OHOHOHOHOHO!!"C'mon friends, we must save Tree Tender Muna before it's too late, we must defeat Turtle Scarf Alone!" said a boy."N-no, not Turtle Scarf Alone! There must be a way to save her too!!" said Dadu.Turtle Scarf Alone and the boys begin their fight, while you whisked Tree Tender Mana far, far away!!You run off with Em Muna deeper into the woods, giggling the whole way until you find a quaint grove."Chi Rika, this is so much more fun than Tea Host!!" said Em Muna.You began your ritual by digging a hole, with Em Muna's help of course, big enough for Em Muna to squat in and bury her legs. Em Muna rubbed dirt on her face to make her look darker and you grabbed some branches to tie in her hair, as well as some to hold on to make her look like a tree. After finishing up and making sure Em Muna was comfortable enough, Kari and the boys came into the grove."Sinister Sorceress Sira, your possession of me is over!" said Turtle Scarf Alone."Release Tree Tender Mana at once!!" said Dadu."Ohohoho! It's too late, the ritual is about to be completed, and your precious Tree Tender Mana will become a tree to hold my Dark Memories, and every acorn that falls from it will grow more Dark Trees, spreading my Dark Memories, OHOHOHOHO!" you said."Noooooo!!"
>>6110339Tree Tender Mana waved the branches in her hands, tapping you like an attack. You reacted dramatically as if you were being entangled."Hnn!? H-how can this be!?" you said."Please don't give up my friends," said Tree Tender Mana, "I will use what little energy I have left to protect Our Memories... even if I wilt!""YOU CAN'T DO THAT TREE TENDER MANA!!" said a boy."No time to talk her out of it," said Kari, "We must defeat Sinister Sorceress Sira once and for all!"You fought Turtle Scarf Alone and the boys, some of them grabbed leaves to throw at you to simulate Tree Tender Mana's help. After a short bout, you fell over on purpose."Arrghh! I'll return one day, watch your back!!" you said.Dadu stepped over you with a stick, ready to strike you with the final blow. "Your sinister days are over, Sinister Sorceress Sira!""S-stop!" said Tree Tender Mana!"Hnn??? But why!?""Sinister Sorceress Sira is born from unwanted Memories... if you defeat her, there will be nobody to remember her, she will only return... Therefore..."You rolled over to Tree Tender Mana's lap where she hugged you."I shall remember her Memories, no matter how dark they are... even she deserves to be remembered...""N-no... you can't do that, Muna!!" said Dadu with tears in his eyes."It's okay Dadu... please remember how much fun we had together..." Tree Tender Mana slowly closed her eyes while Turtle Scarf Alone and the boys cried."I'm sorry Muna... we should have played together more..." said Dadu.Such a bittersweet ending, even if the plot didn't make that much sense... Tree Tender Mana will forever suffer with the Dark Memories of Sinister Sorceress Sira, while Sinister Sorceress Sira will finally be remembered. It's time to finish the game, how will you wrap it up?>Add this to Forgotten Princess Ruka's backstory with a blank slate Sinister Sorceress Sira being reborn as the former.>Swap to Forgotten Princess Ruka to purify the Dark Memories from Tree Tender Mana so that she can be set free.>Let it end as is.
>>6110340>>Swap to Forgotten Princess Ruka to purify the Dark Memories from Tree Tender Mana so that she can be set free.
I can tell you had a lot of fun with this, QM. It's a bit humbling for me.>>6110340>Write-in>Turtle Scarf Alone, now free from her pact with Sinister Sorceress Sira, shares her Memories with Tree Tender Mana to break her curse. If the Dark Memories trapped her, her Joyful Memories can set her free.This would be Kari's idea, and good character development for Turtle Scarf Alone.
>>6110442I'll support this
>>6110340>>Add this to Forgotten Princess Ruka's backstory with a blank slate Sinister Sorceress Sira being reborn as the former.
>>6110340>>Write-in>>Turtle Scarf Alone, now free from her pact with Sinister Sorceress Sira, shares her Memories with Tree Tender Mana to break her curse. If the Dark Memories trapped her, her Joyful Memories can set her free.
>>6110340>Swap to Forgotten Princess Ruka to purify the Dark Memories from Tree Tender Mana so that she can be set free.
Voting closed, writing and drawing.
"No... not Tree Tender Mana..." said Turtle Scarf Alone. She placed her hand on Tree Tender Mana's heart. "I, too, wanted Sinister Sorceress Sira to be remembered, but she alone was overwhelming for just me... Dark Memories shouldn't be a burden for one hero, but Ours!!!"The Little Ones gathered, holding hands in a ring, surrounding you. A few of them cried, their tears dropping onto you. One couldn't cry so he licked his fingers and wiped it on his cheeks. Tree Tender Mana lifted her legs, the dirt on her lap sliding off."Dadu... thank you!!" said Tree Tender Mana. The Little Ones cheered, picking up Em Muna and carrying her off while you stayed on the ground, presumably forgotten by the Little Ones.The following morning as you were preparing to depart with your friends, the Little Ones cried for you to stay, wishing to play with Turtle Scarf Alone and Sinister Sorceress Sira more."But Chi Rika, aren't you also Forgotten Princess Ruka??" said Em Muna. "I wish I could play with her, really...""I'm sorry Em Muna, but next time I come by, I'll definitely be Forgotten Princess Ruka for you!!" you said.Em Muna had a crown made of the twigs you tied onto her the day before, gifting it to you. Though you didn't have anything to offer, Em Muna will forever remember you and Kari whenever she plays as Tree Tender Mana. On your way out to see the Bravies goodbye, the tiny Little Ones chanted "Anh follows Chi~"."They wouldn't stop being so annoying yesterday at the Gravies." said Puki."Were they that brave to stick around??" said Kari."I think they were just stupid and curious. They just kept pointing at things and yelling SCARY! and giggling afterward.""But the Gravie Pappy and Baba were nice and liked that Little Ones came to play with theirs," said Bubu. "They had fun playing with that Little Gravie there, I hope they continue to visit her to play.""Oooh, just like you Bubu, hnn??"
>>6114843The Bravie Road turned into a dirt path that you continued. You came across other Youthies going the opposite direction, saying your greetings and exchanging information on what to expect. You learned that the path leads to a marshy area of the Lingdom and that at the center of it all: Big House Rest, an inn operated by the Big House Family that's surrounded by multiple villages. You know of this inn, hearing about it from your elders.Once there were 4 couples who each had 8 children, and each couple's child coupled with the child of a different couple, and all of those couples each had 8 children and so on until the original 8 pappies and babas had 512 great-grand Little Ones! Now there's nobody left to marry, so some of them have been going to find another place to raise Little Ones, while others stay and hope to marry a hardworking guest!It was apparent that this sort of lifestyle was considered a hyperidealized fairytale ending for many of your elders, who dream of being surrounded by their Little Ones and their best friends whom they shared Little Ones with.Your acquaintances tell you that if it's your first year; don't bother laboring at Big House Rest, especially if you want to marry in, and that you're better off just enjoying a night there and moving on. You say your farewells and continue on with your friends until you reach one of the villages that surround Big House Rest when the Sun was highest. The village was on a hill surrounded by Paddies and had many raised roads leading to other villages."You know, I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to try to labor for a bit at Big House Rest! It might be very hard, but we'll learn something, plus we'll know what we have to improve on if we fail!!""Ha, no thanks! I'm going to be a Gravie anyway, and I like it that way. Besides, there are too many people at Big House Rest, and I HATE being around too many people!!""I think it will be too scary for Moochy. Maybe we shouldn't go?" said Bubu just as Moochy was being tossed treats by a group of Little Ones.A tough choice. What sounded the most fun to you?>Visit Big House Rest. We don't have to labor there but we can still check it out.>Visit all the other villages that surround Big House Rest, you feel as if they're often ignored and overshadowed.
>>6114845>>Visit all the other villages that surround Big House Rest, you feel as if they're often ignored and overshadowed.
>>6114845>Visit all the other villages that surround Big House Rest, you feel as if they're often ignored and overshadowed.
>>6114845>Visit Big House Rest. We don't have to labor there but we can still check it out.
