November 2020 - Side Stories Poll!
The last chapter of the month will be up soon! I'm rather tired, so I'll be having a nice break! But before the month ends--vote away on the first side story coming back!
This is one of the side stories that's time-sensitive, so I can't promise the options come up again. Nevertheless...there's a theme. Are there wrong options?
Absolutely. Especially the worst one. Just don't vote for that, and we'll all be fine. Anyways, chapter's up shortly after this! Thanks for reading and supporting the story!
Author's note: Given how close the results are, I could try for a fabled combination-side story chapter if they end up neck-and-neck. But perhaps that's too ambitious; I'll stick with whichever one has a single vote more unless I think I can make it work! If you get all three equal...I'll buy ice cream and eat it. No promises there.
Comments (92)
Karma. This is payback for always choosing stupid ones like the kings and the academy anything that is boring. 🤣🤣🤣
Erin and the Earl
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, 2 Votes. 2 f*cking votes ;_;
I agonized for over a day on my choice, and now I honestly regret it. Wish I could change it to courtship innkeeper.
Recount. I am sure there are 3 more votes for courtship somewhere.
Ahhhh nooo, 2 votes! Who knows when we'll next run into any kind of courting situation for Erin. Must we wait volumes for an elusive Mating Rituals 3 or something similar now? :(
Two. Bloody. Votes.
I really wanted The Courtship of the [Innkeeper]. I really hope she writes that one as well. The [Knight] one seems like more of the same for me.
ikr
Gotta love it when over 1700 people collaborate then 2 little shit stains literally screw it up at the last moment
I still hold to that each patron should only have one vote. It would also serve as a way to gauge how large of a percentage of patrons actually participate.
I assume these are statistics that are visible to Pirate. They have no value to us beyond sating idle curiosity.
You know, seeing all the votes, makes me realize Pirate is making good money. I find that very satisfying. Such talent and hard work, especially for those that really appreciate the ride along we get to do, should be supported and encouraged. Happy for her. I’m a new acid jar, and I’m happy to be a part of it all.
Come on people ! Get " Innkeeper's world of friends "up there. The mating ritual one might be funny but it is this Friends one that has the most potential to move the plot forward and provide the most versatile and intriguing inteeactions. The Rabbiteater thing is interesting but do we really need a whole chapter's worth of it ? I just feel that it'll be wasted.
Contrarily I feel the circle of friends is the one that would happen with or without the side chapter
Poor Pirate lol. Sets up a poll to decide and gets a concerted effort from the voters to get multiple options lmao
Keep it tied so we get a 2 for 1
or maybe a 2-parter.4
people vote for friendship too and go for the 3 way tie!
no
Keep it tied
no
Must...keep it....tied.
no
Keep it tied! Keep it tied!
no
You know you could do a two-parter like that Numbtongue interlude last volume.
The courtship of the Innkeeper sounds sooo fun!
No, it does not
I just think if aba decides to put erin in a relationship with anyone it needs to be someone who could make a go of it for real or they need to avoid an erin relationship entirely. I don't think anyone would enjoy another round of mating rituals. Unless it was much shorter than the last one
I agree about Niers, too old and too small. But I think a relationship would be good to help Erin grow as a character and grow away from her issues with Intimacy. It would be extra nice to see a romantic relationship in a story that was simply part of a person's life (as they are undeniably an important part of life) rather than as the main focus of the story as most novels with romance tend to present them. It would just have to be a person and relationship that's true to her basic nature.
I hope courtship isn't niers. I don't see the appeal. Erin is a virgin with serious intimacy issues and highly situational social anxiety. A good relationship ship arc might do wonders for her but not with the four inch man. It would be a purely intellectual relationship. Kind of has to be. Just feels like a cop out towards Erin's squeamishness.
Ah but you are forgetting that this is a magical world of potions.
pls pls pls the courtship! >< It is now or ever. Niers is coming for sure
isn't the innkeeper's knight toren?
Could be Rabbiteater
I’d like to see Erin being Bi . Then getting with Onieva, which in turn also means Saliss as well, despite his underwhelming.. uh short sword. Or the Titan, I guess. Though if they think Saliss’ nudebox needs filling, Niers would probably be considered to have ... shortcomings.
Honestly I’ll be really sad if we get the Knight chapter. We’ve already got so much goblin content. Missing out on the courtship or the friends would be a shame since both seem like we’ll learn a lot and see some really fun interactions. The knight chapter just seems like more of the usual
I think that the knight and friend chapter would happen during the course of the story anyway.
Courtship sounds like it would be the one that lets me hear the most absurd rumours, so that's my vote.
What do we get if there is a tie? Courtship of the [Innkeeper] being blocked by a Knight?
I'm thoroughly excited to read more about The [Innkeeper]'s Knight. The Courtship of the Innkeeper would likely be a funny gag sidestory, but I can't see courting Erin working out for anybody! I hope it focuses on rumors, misinformation, gossip, and the like. The Innkeeper's World of Friends piques my interest - I haven't got a clue what it would be about but I've got the impression it would involve a lot of the good, slice of life [innkeeping] stuff that TWI has been great about.
So I don't think think courtship is a romantic plot, rather Erin suddenly being seen as an eligible bachelorette. A nice follow up on all her recent flexing. I'm thinking a full chapter of the rumor stuff.
The Courtship of the [Innkeeper] please. I ship Erin and Saliss personally.
Some romantic activity on Erin's side would be welcome. It's Erin, so it won't be distasteful or off-putting, or smutty. Her having a romantic relationship would add to her character and possible hilarity. My favorite would of course be a romantic relationship with our most beloved [Princess]
let’s hope the knight is a gobbie friend!
Erin and the titan please
Erin and the Earl please. Minus the awkwardness please.
I want them all.......
I'd like to remind folks that romance does NOT necessarily equal physical intimacy. Spending time together, flirting, *dating* is romance. And even if there are physical impossibilities with sex, we humans in this world have been creating work-arounds for millennia. (900 numbers, for instance. Only more meaningful, since the voice in your ear is someone you KNOW loves you.) A relationship is what the people who are in it SAYS it is.
let your horni win and vote 2
As Freddie Mercury once said: I want it all and I want it now.
Lets have some romance for Erin! Though I’d vote for friends if it had any chance of success. For sure more interesting than Rabbiteater since we’re already set up to have a LOT of goblins moving forwards with Numbtounge going to Goblinhome and pebbles perspective on E chapters.
Courtship is at the bottom of my list because while Pirateaba is good at everything, well, sex and relationships tend to get awkward and even cringy.
20k words of Gary seducing Peslas, please.
I have to say no to the courtship because knowing Erin it’s just going to be more her dealing with how awkward she feels about people trying to be with her... I don’t want to put her through that! If, of course, the [Innkeeper] in question is even Erin
Maybe if we tied 2 we could get both?
I remember Palt was interested in Erin, right? Is that what the courtship story would be? I kind of feel like my life would still be complete if I missed that :/ Someone said Rabbiteater might be the knight for that story, though, and I really want to know how that's going. Then, the world of friends... anything that even remotely might bring the Titan of Baleros closer to Erin is an auto-pick for me :D
Dang it!!! World of friends!!! I need our innkeeper doing high levels of shenanigans
Oh courtship definitely especially with the lead up from a previous chapter that Erin is a s-fiend. I can see pure hilarity.
I voted for the one currently trailing. As we all know, it's Erin's connections that really run the story. Seeing her world of friends is the option for me.
Knight, Rabbiteater's story is just getting to the good part!
What the hell i love all of these man ;-;
I voted for all of them..... sorry.... not sorry..... can I vote for mega chapter? Not that all the chapters we already get arnt mega chapters.
On one hand I would not be surprised if courtship involves a different Inn and a different owner that is not Erin. Sad, but not unlikely... Yet I want it to be an Erin story just to see the suitors lining up and see who has the best (and will probably fail) shot at making us root for them!
Courtship sounds like it could be hilarious to read, but I also really wanna know who the knight could be. Really tough choice
Rabbiteater
Courtship or knight. Knight sounds like an easy one that will be enjoyable, but courtship?
I want them all..
Silverant? I wanna know more about him Then again i find Pirate's Sex chapters hilarious ! Decisions, decisions...
Ah, yes. I can vote multiple times. I love how American this is.
USA! We're #1! (We'd know, we stuffed the ballot box)
knight...l can only think of bunkr now l'm sad. Unless pirateaba means goblin slayer
Honestly it seems like alot of this stuff should wind up happening in the course of the story anyway but we get to choose a backstage look at one of them through this choice.
Define soon cause it’s 3.30 am where i live and i wanna know if i should wait much longer
The [Innkeeper]'s Knight - For clarification, all of these might have some overlap, but each one's a very distinct type of story. For instance, I bet you can imagine who this might be. ...Rabbiteater. It's Rabbiteater. But how does he connect to Erin? That's the question. We will see both Erin. And Rabbiteater. And both managing to communicate due to this funny, or perhaps not funny even which...well, if it wins I'll tell you the rest. The Courtship of the [Innkeeper] - There are more than you think! Less than you'd expect in this chapter. Will they be successful? How might they try? It is about romance here. Not mating rituals specifically...but I am curious to know if it wins especially because some readers have told me they don't want romance in their story that has all things. Well...you get what you pay for. And it will actually be people having fun, newer characters mixing with old ones...but again, you get mostly what you vote for. Contains at least one fun bar/restaurant scene, non-redeemable after this poll chapter. The [Innkeeper]'s World of Friends - This one is the one with the mysterious title. What it means, really is... Interesting meetings. The kind you might assume would appear. Say, this [King] decides to message a certain eye-poker. Or this undead fellow decides to clarify his order. And there's the [Innkeeper]. Who also has to chat with an [Emperor]--wow, there's a lot of royalty, isn't there? Promise there won't just be the royalty. Mages...doctors...what mischief would an [Innkeeper] get up to? A Gnoll with a quill?
did you just make this up to influence the voting or? It’s a good LARP if so.
Courtship is about the Earl and others trying to win Erin to their side. Not relationship stuff you degenerates.
or is it? (sexy saxophone music) ;)
Just pick the best one yourself, dang it! Or give us more info! :p
Rabbiteater vs Niers/Earl Altistael/Other Love Interests vs Inn earthers pov?
Uh.. ehh.. AHH! AAH! AARGH!!!!! That one! I choose that one. o.O
Vote Courtship!!! Vote Niers!!!
Friends apparently has to do with erin qnd poweful nobles around the world. Maybe flos and fetohep
Seems like Erin magic messaging a bunch of people
This better be 30,000 words of Palt flirting clumsily with a not actually oblivious Erin.
That's an Alt f4 of a chapter
I think the three options are the same! Kappa.
Courtship? It better be Culyss!
For the friends we made along the way!
Courtship of the Innkeeper is probably about Peslas or something and we're all being tricked!
I thought it was about dating