B, Let's meet him! we're interested in seeing what kind of hero he is.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/23(Mon)23:59 No. 1123893 ID: 6ca3f9
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Start the conversation with a pleasant opening.

B) Start the conversation with a cautionary opening.

C) Start the conversation with the accusatory opening.

D) Other suggestions.

D) Start the conversation with being brief and to the point. The hero said he is busy, and the vibe im getting is that he probably doesn’t want to waste time with pleasantries

“Salutations, Maxwereus, in respect for your time, I’ll keep it brief and to the point: I, Ebbio the Stargazer represent Bobbie’s kingdom of monsters, and we believe it will be for the benefit for both the guild and Bobbie’s kingdom if an alliance was formed.”

Let's try to scear him

Go for the funny option.

D) Rules and Consequences, as always - just not theirs.

The whole building collapses into a hacked angelic Portal to another world.

If they truly are wolves, they can build an empire somewhere else.

If they're just dogs looking to puff up their chests, they'll be 'material' for someone else's story.

>>1123809
As much as the funny option callscto my soul, i think this fits best.
I dont expect everone would choose the portal. I expect some who do will be a surprise to others and themselves.
Breaking the old and rebuilding anew in freedom seems like the best thumb in the eye of zir that any could dream of.

>>1123813
Oooooh I like this

>>1123809
that is cool, but if that's not possible then what about this?

The fate of the Bites was not immediately felt by the city at large, their territory split up amongst the other gangs. Yet the leadership of those other gangs saw what had happened; reliance on outside power that became fetters, dismissal of the rank and file that made them turn away in time of crisis. this became a lesson the other gangs would take to heart, building bonds between their members and the neighborhoods they controlled. In its way, Akito's dream would live on through the city

Galena help ussss!!!!!!

>>1123886
Galena: Block the smokestack, choke the engine.

>>1123886
Huh? Silv can't stop casting Breakpoint once it affects something?! What an awkward limitation!

Hopefully Galena is doing something useful. Silv is gonna pass out soon since her spell is draining her mana...
Oh, we might be able to finish this fight using a technique we've used earlier... using runes directly! You could fly up and stuff some runes down that chimney. You could try Blast, which is volatile enough to explode on its own, or Corrosion to simply mess with the mechanism. I feel like Blast is our best bet right now, since we don't seem to be doing much damage and an internal explosion is our best bet.
Just make sure Galena isn't about to do a heroic leap out of a building onto it; making it explode when she lands on it would be bad.

>>1123886
Oh no.
Galena?
Where are you?

Scan.

Hmm, Silv ought to be able to cease breakpoint. Silv see if you can sense the spell and maybe dismiss it. Not like you can do anything else in your condition.

>>1123792
remember what the nice therapy lady on youtube said, this isn't your fault and emotional outbursts are to be expected. Be kind to yourself.

Multiple personality disorder

you obviously cant beat him and you need to reassert some control. ask him gently if you can touch his ears

tell him you made it up, rape isnt a real word and you were hallucinating

Maya he looks like he's 12. We seriously have to find a way to filter out those weird thoughts of yours sometime. But. Yeah. It'll be okay. No way Swiss is gonna do anything to you. I'm sure of it.

>>1123632
Yep, you're here to see if you can get your implants looked at, maybe some improvements could be made or a few memories unlocked. Nothing that would piss off your handler, please. Next mission should be your last one, so there's no rush.

>>1123632
Sounds like she's the one we're looking for! We're an indentured pilot sent by Kowalski-Wayne Mercantile and we don't actually remember where our implants came from. We're hoping she can take a look at them and see if she can recover some of our memories, and tell us about any other weird surprises she might find. Also we'd like to improve our resistance to being controlled by alien technology, though we still want the ability to interface with it.

I wonder how Nora knows Paul. What's the "favor" about, and why is he spending it on us? They must have worked together if he's this confident in her skills. She says she's had experience working here for... 16 hours? I hope that means "in a row", not "total".

Silence 2026/03/23(Mon)14:10 No. 1123882 ID: 6d1406
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>>1123659
>>1123661
You confirm that you're here to cash in that favor of Paul's.

Figures! Well, just lay down on the bed there and we'll get you hooked up, I'll need to get the partition from your implants and we should find what's keeping those memories of yours locked away!

Silence 2026/03/23(Mon)14:12 No. 1123883 ID: 6d1406
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You lay down, and Nora gets a cable plugged into the neural port. The bed is a little uncomfortable but you're a pilot, you're used to this.

Alright, this won't hurt a bit, it'll be a dreamlike sequence. You'll be alright, are you ready?

You're already here.

Excellent! Here we go!

You feel a click, and suddenly the world falls away from you.

>>1123882
A "partition"? So the memory loss isn't just an effect of the damage or the surgery, it was intended to keep something hidden.

>>1123883
Nora sure seems nice. Well, we're on our way to a dream journey, so... go on a dream journey, I guess. Not sure what else to say in this situation.

>>1123797
>>1123795

There's reincarnation in this world apparently. So it's likely that the true answer is neither, It's likely a long string of lives that the gods of fate manipulate events of in order for them to happen a certain way every time.

>>1123653
I'll call myself Lun, then. Speaking of brevity, wow, that was a lot of info to get through. You don't need to worry too much about the "nature of reality" stuff; that's mostly speculation based on cryptic clues. We're not sure what's really going on either.

I can see why you're so worried about your identity. For my part, I think that whatever strange feelings you have, the person you decide to be is your most genuine and true self. If you're afraid of being evil, then you care about being good. And when you're afraid of what's lurking deeper, just remember you're not alone against it; you've got all of us to help you become the person of your own choosing.

As for right now, it's safe to tell her about your eye color changing. She knows you well enough that she's not going to freak out at you over it. But she also deserves to know that the paralysis spell on the lizardman is broken, and about the vision we saw, and that we don't know what it all means. It's not a pleasant subject, but we shouldn't hide it for long.

>>1123812
That would require a lot of direct intervention. Like, getting the box back to the temple, putting back everything that was disturbed, cleaning up the blood and corpses...

Fox again, I have lots to talk about! Just for reference, I'll sometimes show up with two different pony names, due to quirks of how I go about talking to you.

So, do you sometimes perceive us as text, sometimes as sound? Or sometimes narrated text? How does that work on your end?

So, I did actually describe your new abilities and a lot of things to test with regards to your edification, go check those messages when you have some time.

Why not, rather than the p-word, say, 'Theatrical Performance' or 'Theatrical Manuscript', depending on situation? Does that work better?

Regarding 'Bard', our understanding of how edification works is that, generally, if you are in one sort of 'Class' or theme that casts spells, it's generally worth it to stick with that Class unless you have a specific plan for why not to. So we'll probably be continuing the music (though it's more accurately 'performance') plus other supernatural abilities thing.

I would like to test some details on range, distance, and how selective we can be when communicating with others through you.

(Assuming she agrees, it'd go something like the next bit)

Hi Tanna and others! This is the Wind, Fox. I'm going to be doing some tests to see if we can be useful for passing messages! I'm going to try different permutations of including and excluding others from chat, and testing how far from Tanna we can still talk to you all! Okay, here I go!

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>>1123874
Well of course all of them didn't die around that same temple. It's not 1-1 the same every time.
But the general characteristics? Them being chased by a group, an important object, them dying on the ground? Yeah I'd say the gods of fate are capable of turning things towards something like that. Especially when they all work together towards the goal of fucking over whoever hosts this soul.

It just so happens that the "important mcguffin" this time happened to be connected to something beyond them.

Excellent idea. Stoke the hearthfire by stroking your hubby. Anything to make the pastries have more love and meaningfulness in them!

Oven in the bun.

Bakers always getting that cream

Toxoglossa 2026/03/23(Mon)02:39 No. 1123860 ID: d10be1
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Miki scurries over to the front door, locks it, and flips the welcome sign over so that it says "Be right back!"

Stifling giggles, the couple duck back into the kitchen as Miki starts slipping out of her clothes. She throws them in a pile over by the sacks of flour and turns to face her husband. "You ready?"

The elemental perches himself on the edge of the table, letting his legs dangle over the edge. He wiggles excitedly in place and spreads his legs, letting his dick hang freely for her. "Mmm-hmm! Oh, this feels so naughty~ It's been a while since we've done it in the kitchen."

The chinchilla kneels in front of him and shuffles forwards, cuddling close to Raithe. "Well, we have to make sure everything we make is full of love, so all the fae can taste it, don't we? What better way to get the flavor just right?" Miki leans forward and pins him in the cleft of her breasts, rolling her body forward to properly coax him to his full length. Within minutes, the shaft is long enough for her to nod her head down and lap kiss the tip.

"Ahhhh~" The dragon sighs, his tongue lolling from his blazing maw. "Your tits feel so good, honey. They're soooo soft~"

A little grin tugs at the corners of Miki's mouth and she lets out a trickle of fire-breath. She takes a long lick up the length of Raithe’s shaft, the tiny flame wraps itself around it in a flickering ribbon and he moans happily for her. Raw mana leaks onto her tongue and she takes him deeper, filling her mouth with hot dragon cock.

Raithe hisses like quenched iron, bucking up into her eagerly. "Ah! Yeah! That's it!" He cranes his neck to watch as his fluffy wife bobs her head between his legs.

If he likes them now, just imagine what they'd be like as she embraces her maternal side.

>>1123685
>Hm, Roderick called Loess a "him". Do golems have genders?
This was a production error brought about by late night writing and the absence of proofreading. Please ignore the man behind the curtain.

[1/1] Stingpie 2026/03/22(Sun)21:06 No. 1123840 ID: 35d66b
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"My name is Kaol." You say. "Now Roderick, tell me more about Loess. I need details about the crime."

"Kaol, I'd really rather talk about you. If we are to be allies, we must trust eachother, no? I have told you my crime, it is only decent if you tell me yours."

You are backed into a corner. Roderick is shifty, and caraclasts have a penchant for social gymnastics, yet it is a perfectly reasonable question to ask. You decide to minimize the severity of your crime.

"Battery. I was owed something, and I took it."

"I simply cannot believe you would be condemned to death for something as incidnetal as debt collection."

"One could say the same about fraud."

Roderick is quick to change the subject.

"Loess was once a tax collector, you see. Fancied the feeling of power one gets when taking other people's rightful possesions. Blah blah blah-eventually, coins went missing from the treasury, fingers were pointed, Loess was charged with conspiracy, theft, and an attempt to murder a superior to retain the position of tax collector."

The thought forms in your head that getting any valuable information out of Roderick is impossible. There are no taxes in golem society. You start to wonder if you should just excuse yourself and talk to someone else, although you have decided where to look yet. Alternatively, you could confront Roderick and see if there are any cracks in that mask.

Ignore this guy and talk to someone else.

Ask him about the holes in his claim. Who did Loess collect taxes from if not gollems?
See if this guy is at least good at lying.

>>1123840
Seems like a pathological liar. Useless to talk to since we can't trust what he says, but perhaps he could be trusted with simple tasks.

But yeah, he didn't say the golems were being taxed... ask who Loess was collecting taxes from, and who they were working for.
Is it likely that Loess was collecting taxes from non-golem citizens?

No matter what he says next, may as well go talk to someone else. Ultimately it doesn't matter if he fixes the holes in his story or not, I think we have a decent idea of what kind of person he is now.

>>1123677
Yeah, if we're taking a hostage, we need to go for broke. We don't need some grunt or contractor, we need the big man.

We're only trying to kill this guy so we can loot his body for stuff. Hunters have weapons and gear that are stronger than this tiny pistol. Gets even better if he has a key on him, then we can find his place and ransack it for automatic weapons or something.

We're not the good guys. We're fighting because the evil guys prevent anyone in this wretched city from being the good guys.

>>1123691
is not hunting organized so they know exactly what sector they go missing in not doing much more then revealing our location if its not very far away?

tippler 2026/03/23(Mon)01:20 No. 1123859 ID: f1368b
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“You’ve got a point, but the logistics would be too complicated. Even if he’s stuck in the trap, how do we overpower the guy long enough to tie him up?” I ask.

“Easy, we point the gun at him and threaten to shoot unless he cooperates. Then we can take all his loot like we would have done anyway so we’ll get another gun.”

Dammit, that’s a good point. I have to poke a hole in the plan somewhere, because something about it just doesn’t sit right with me.

I’ve never seen or met the Gustave Gargill guy that Lucy told me about, but I know he’s involved in the investigation and with his pedigree he’d be a much more valuable hostage. We could maybe even bargain for Lucy’s release with the extra value. That’s it, let’s target Gustave instead of the chameleon!

It’s Grass’s turn to be skeptical after I explain the relationship between Gustave and the Gargill brand. “Okay, sure, but how do we find this guy? We don’t even know what he looks like or what type of reptile he is and he’s not stalking us like the chameleon.”

>>1123859
The problem with live capture is at at least two of you getting close to him. Two need to handle the gun.
And praying he doesnt grab one as a shield or just outright kill them.
Youve been handled by a few. Grasshole is forgetting exactly how much stronger than you guys.

Tricks will win the day.

If you do insist on tying this shit up, your going to need strong rope and some kind of slipnot you can tell him to put on his hand and foot at the same time so you can hobble him without approaching, then move in safely to apply the real ties.

Ultimately though, Using the gun just because you have it isnt the best idea.
Its best used to defend you guys in a last ditch situation if your den is compromised.
Now, you still need the pit and killzone and a well practiced plan, but just because youre ready to shoot the chameleon, doesnt mean you should unless you have to. Because even if everything goes to grassholes plan, you take him alive and swap him for some intact does, you still need a second temporary den to fall back to because you wont be living here anymore the second you initiate a conflict in or around this area.

Im now wondering how many of your instinctual tricks youve lost in captivity. How many escape passages does your den have?

We might need to interrogate our pirate friend later. On the off chance we can’t find anyone to fetch our winter blight, could we not go ourselves?

>>1123850
Is it normal for folks to turn blue when we're not focusing on them?

Well, this strange man from the nearby island is certainly an interesting fellow. I wonder what brings him to these parts. If we were just a little younger, we'd be feeling smug that he's already passed out in our bed. But alas, a healer's duties come first; we shall prepare some food and water for him to alleviate his inevitable hangover. And some ropes in case he turns out to be the dangerous sort of pirate.

well since it's morning you could probably start making some breakfast if for no other reason than to make sure Iantha actually get's some food in her and maybe the smell would wake mr stand.

the pirate looks like they aren't waking up anytime soon, and its not good to stay inside all day, maybe go outside and see whats going on in the town?

the "humorous captain" eh? You know he doesn't quite look the pirate. Giving him a hook or a peg leg would be a little too hard, but you could draw some scars on with a charcoal stick.

A cheeky reminder to always have a safe place to crash when out drinking.

>>1123697
Great, the police are being scumbags about this. Well, we're going. When we get there, we just have to get within empathy range to keep the prisoners stable. At that point we can camp out until the police let the prisoners go, even if we have to pay bail.
How long would it take to get registered so they have no excuse?

We should prepare for the worst case scenario and get a few weapons for those who have been in combat before.

You gave them fair warning, if they think its not their problem time to politely disabuse them of the notion.

This is going to be a peaceful protest. They are holding members of your hive, who need you, and you aren't going to leave until you see them.

If the cops say you aren't properly registered they can write you a fine. You aren't abandoning any of yours

>>1123705
No weapons, that could cause a bloodbath.

Protest signs however... Cops always get a PR hit if they attack peaceful protesters.

wait question, does multicultural mean multiple types of hives, or multiple species, in this case.

IF and only if the local police chief is not a nuemono, this is half-understandable, a UTTER misunderstanding that could have been easily avoided, but understandable.

If you start by demanding the prisoners' immediate release, you can negotiate down to holding vigil outside, in empathy range.

Even if you get arrested, as long as you stay together you've achieved your goal. It might be bad optics but that's a problem for tomorrow.

A) let's get started with our job.

A) they're very cute, good work

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/23(Mon)02:50 No. 1123862 ID: 6ca3f9
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A) Yeah, they can help with these quests.

B) I am not sure if they are compatible.

C) Maybe they can be better used for a different day.

A) as assistants to a hero, yes. Having scouts would be helpful on most of these assignments, and the arrows would probably neutralize those frogs at a safe distance.

>>1123833
That's right clothes only slow you down

Go find the tiddy fairy!

Goddammit, I'm not doing this whole adventure with - wait, did you say huge dick dragon?

>>1123830
Ugh, now we not only have to get out of bed when we're already exhausted, we have to go on a fun sexy adventure all over the world and back to fix that big dumb manly RAT KING's mess. Sometime I hate this big hero prophecy.

But not Titmouse. We could never hate her. She's our best friend and we know she's only looking out for us.

Well, time to get out of bed I guess. Equip our sword, shield, magic wig and roll out to adventure. We'd better get moving, this is looking to be the kind of story where our hometown gets destroyed or something.

Ugh, but we're still so tired. Can Titmouse, like, give us a butt-smack or something to get us going?

>>1123830
With enormous honkers comes enormous responsibility and back pain.

Wake up.
In honour of hooters who saved you from the tiny scrote rat.

Its your chance to meet some other hugely endowed people of legend.

Whoa Justice is tall. or maybe not its hard to tell in this void.

place object justice beside the tree and let her do her thing

JUSTICE! it is time to enact judgement upon these heinous fowl! also you're very beautiful.

>>1123570
Oh shit.
Shes blinded and got a sword! Make sure you dont frighten her or shell start blindly swinying about

Tell Justice her dress is falling off, in case she can tell.

Then tell her the bad things the tree has been doing.
Inspect the heart of the tree to know if it is evil and unrepentant, so we may....uh...take it to tree jail or something.

STORE Justice in your heart.

UPCRAFT Mercy so that it becomes an object also.

STORE Mercy in your heart.

UPCRAFT your island into a bigger island.

C/d.

A

C a

A

>>1123665
A/b

Yamelle starts showing signs of labor! Looks like Dama has to continue carrying her again to the hospital.

Eh... what things need to be done around this time of day?
I guess you could make sure everything's in order, get a head start on closing duties.

the usual tidying up

Sashi: Wake up demanding brittle chips.
Da: Crack open another cold one and converse with your employees a bit while scrubbing out the pool.
Ma: Pop in one your music CDs you got. Listen to some music while you collect some lingering bath towels and get them in the wash.

Yeah, tidying up and stuff! Don't forget to thank the babysitter!

>>1123581
Algich, I am pleased to see you’re well again. And— I apologize, your successor, sir?

I'm as surprised as you to still be standing. I'd better get out while the gettings good.

Good luck, Corax

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/22(Sun)01:04 No. 1123708 ID: 6ca3f9
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRr0jMoPelk

>>1123708
… What?

Hello everyone. I sincerely apologize for my delay, I’ve just been brought back up to speed. Corax, well done on dealing with Happy. As you can see, news of my death was… somewhat exaggerated.

>>1123568
The second option doesn't mention how easy it would be for the wizard to detect or capture you... I'm guessing very easy to detect, but harder to capture?
Honestly being summoned is probably best because then we'll have a support network. Trying to stealth through as a disguised mortal only works until it doesn't. Having a plan B is impossible there, while being summoned gives us options. Also being summoned and having a spirit helper means more flexibility for doing something like being a giant distraction while Ho’kaoko sneaks in... though it does mean we can't go full stealth.

>pay?
Haha I just realized we're effectively patrons of your domain. Our payment is sex-related.
Anyway I wanna see someone make out with your tail. You can do it yourself if you like.

Honestly? A summoner seems like the better bet here since you're going up against a full-on wizard. Besides, it'll help you get more 'contacts' that might look favorably upon you for later fun!

I guess I'd lean towards the mortal disguise. You're not at risk, so playing with a lower power bank isn't that big of a deal.

>Payment
*Ahem* *Cough* *Reads Notes* -is it the prostate or - oh crap, should rewrite that part... aaand... there. *Deep Breath*
You shall transform Ho’kaoko into your three-headed anthropomorphic penis.

>>1123568
Quick question: This is a dungeon and presumably has delvers in it, could you do the whole demon classic of - find someone in a dire situation and offer them a deal for help - thing? Could be a way to get summoned by someone already in the place we're aiming for and gives you an automatic minion to act on your will.

TLDR: Become a warlock patron

tail...

hey maybe weird question but that guy that used to be in charge that was turbo awful that you ate wouldn't happen to be your tail now would he

>>1123575
Why does Dente think the park rangers might be involved, and how? Everything we've seen implies they're trying to stop criminals; is there some reason we shouldn't trust them?

More broadly, how much do the people hunting Dente know about her and/or us? To escape them, we need to know how well they can predict our movements.

Solid walls and earth block radio frequencies, so we're going to be off-grid for the foreseeable future.

Let's go deeper and see if there's another exit.

walk and talk, or whisper. Let Lana do the interrogating since she's being so particular. Keep moving

>drugs are involved
Ok, the endgame is to get her into rehab, and possibly police protection if she can provide any worthwhile testimony, but the police might not be particularly kind to an addict... I wonder if we care about that.
We can tell the miner in here (if we run into him) about the rehab angle. He should be amenable, since it's like a rescue thing. You know, on top of literally rescuing her from being hunted down.

In fact, we should try to go find that guy. He knows the mines, maybe with his help we can find a spot to hide until the rangers show up and scare off the poachers. If she has good reason to believe the rangers are in league with the criminals she's running from, we'll be out of low risk options. If she has a shitty reason to suspect them, then we'll try to get their help anyway.

>>1123575
Briefly think about burying the hatchet in dente's forehead.
I mean, youre not going to.
There isnt even a real hatchet.
But you might find the mental image cathartic.

Then quietly head deeper in.
Pickford let her go once after patching her up so you can be fairly sure that hes not on side with whoever is chasing her.
Plus, if theres anyone here whod know the mine, its him.
He may know a way to slip by them, lose them or even pop out somewhere else. If any of those are possible, hed know.

Nalthar 2026/03/16(Mon)23:38 No. 1123516 ID: fd169b
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The lantern slips from your hand as you scramble over rough wood, landing on its side and casting the ensuing melee into a harsh tangle of shadows. Sizzling fluid arcs in front of you as the closest spider sprouts a knife in its neck. Its corpse clatters to the ground as Cedric yanks the chain back. To your other side sparks and screeching metal accompany as Dis and another spider start trading blows.

But your focus is on the bat, who swings its head back and forth trying to take in the commotion, before throwing its head high to let out a piercing scream. A scream which is cut off as you slam straight into it. The blade is ripped from your grip as it sinks deep into the monster's shoulder. The two of you roll into a grapple, clawing and snapping at each other's faces.

"Shut it up!" Cedric barks, tossing the chain your way as he dodges the blind swipes of the remaining spider. The bat's glowing eyes bulge wide as you shove it to the floor and wrap the chain around its neck. Hauling it into a mockery of a loving embrace, you back against the vent wall. Your opponent's claws cut the air in front of your face and its teeth gnash but it has no angle to hit you. It's breath hisses out as it clearly tries to cry again but cannot. Yet its movements do not slow, even as you draw the chain tighter.

twist to the left and bear this bat to the ground, this will provide additional breakage

>>1123516
Talk to the others. "It's not choking, stab it!" One of them might hear us and have an opportunity to help.

>>1123516
Ah. Doesn't need to breathe since it's already dead. I don't think you're gonna manage to do much more with the chain, as trying to yank off its head or something will probably throw out your back again. If you can pin it to the floor you should be able to retrieve the claw from its shoulder and use that to stab it through the head and truly silence it.

Use your rat teeth and go for the eyes!