"Th-thesis?! B-but I only have Masters' Degrees in Geophysics, Computer Engineering, Acoustics, Maritime Archaeology, Puppetry, Cartography and Geoinformation Science, Brewing and Distilling, Folklore, Astrobiology..."
RAMBLE like a new aristocrat. Make it clear that you're not supposed to be here but someone sapient and cruel threw you here for politics and feuds.

Buckwheat 2026/10/26(Mon)05:20 No. 1133430 ID: da477c
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>If she's as paranoid as suggested, the moment she gets outside comms/internet access, she might try to fact check your education
>Well, if Gertrude went to grad school, then she could give her real thesis.
Unfortunately in my case, I never went to a grad school. Can’t provide her anything real on that part. As far as her fact checking any of it, didn’t sound like this place has any kind of outside communication access. Maybe I can test that intel better if I find a computer login.

>tell them your name (again)
>you've got some experience working in a lab, but mostly just following along with others' projects.
>>This is your first time being out in a field environment.
Gertrude: “Oh…my name’s Gertrude. I-uh, I have some experience helping out in the labs. J-just following instructions and helping with other’s projects. This is m-my first time being put in a field environment.”

Her tone gets a bit aggressive,
???: “A code red situation is the first thing they’re throwing you into?!”
I can hear her sigh and mutter something to herself, though can’t understand any of it.
???: “Let’s-ugh. Never mind. Look, things are pretty bad here, you’ve seen the state this place is in.”

Gertrude: “Yeah. I saw the one hallway-”

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>>1133430
Tell her it's tolerable inside. You wouldn't want to walk around outside for long though.
At this point you might want to ask who she is exactly? She never said.

Hmm, her reaction to mentioning the hallway is interesting. If she did it out of anger, then it wouldn't be like that, would it? So maybe you don't have to worry much about the guns... unless someone else has control of them. Ok, let's keep worrying about the guns. Heck, if someone else has control, maybe SHE's afraid of the guns.

"I've worked in worse. Colder, I mean. Not that any of them had secret trapdoors or acid vats, just normal, non spy-flick ass conditions.

Okay why the hell do you have a turret kill room? This isn't Leaf Fortress 2, I thought this place in-the-middle-of-nowhere was for studying dangerous diseases where they couldn't spread!"

>Why did you come here?
"...I have a friend who... well, I hoped you'd have found something by now. It's a new-ish form of brain disease. Kills slowly, easy to burn out with a medical fever if caught early, but... they didn't catch it early. If they heat her up now, she'll die. And whoop-de-doo, there's a cure, there's a bunch of cures, but they're still in testing phases. About a year of testing give or take six goddamn months. I agreed to come out here because I'd hoped that... well, maybe the team could grease the wheels of medical bureaucracy if I washed your feet?"

I’d say keep playing up the clueless intern act. Just say you don’t know why they sent you here, maybe it had to do with your research but you weren’t really told anything beside to come here, report to someone, and do what they say while trying to keep the place clean. You didn’t ask to many questions since you thought this would be your first step to getting some real experience in a proper lab.

(3/3) OMNI 2026/10/26(Mon)03:40 No. 1133429 ID: 13a5d1
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"......"

"Lot of people disappear too. Lucky for me, I have people that would look for me if I go missing."

"I see..."

Syven suddenly whispers, "Management probably didn't say, but it's an open secret... So if you're scared."

"Oh, I'm not scared, Neighbor." Jay smiles. "I don't believe in ghosts myself."

WHAAAAAAAT!!! HE'S SEEN YOU!!!

You glare at Jay and imagine tossing him around with your ghostly telekenesis. He's so lucky you can't make a pizza dough out of him.

"Trust me, they're realer than you think." Syven's laying it on thick! "You never know what they're capable of."

"I grew up camping out in the woods since I was nine. There's not much that will get me." Jay shrugs. "There's scarier things out there then ghosts."

Quickly! You must prove why ghosts are scary!

Get Miss Formerly Depressed Rat to scream. LOUD. Scary loud!

The scream will be SUPER effective because he’s an outdoorsy type and should be instinctively on alert for stuff like that

>>1133429
Blow in his ear.

Get Miss Content to sing! And Dance! And jerk off while fantasizing about having eight big honking milkers!

Lesbian Sex would generate heat...

sodden clothes keep you wet longer. even if you don't huddle together you should shed as much as you can, if you're going to rest here

Squeeze out as much of the water from your clothes as you can.

If there is nothing around to burn for warmth, do jumping jacks until you are no longer freezing.

LW 2026/10/26(Mon)06:10 No. 1133438 ID: 0d1c28
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Ushamerea shudders from the cold, "we're all gonna die at this rate, we have to get these wet clothes off"

Iolantha gasps "w-what? I um.." she sways amidst shivers

Eranil cocks her head in confusion "Usha is right, we'll freeze. Such strange modesty to have amongst sisters but we won't judge."

Iolantha just pouts and looks away

Ushamerea shakes her head "weirdo, fine freeze to death! I don't care anymore" she begins to peel off her wet clothes

Eranil smiles "Please Io let me help"

Iolantha attempts to trust... Success!

Iolantha sighs "f-fine"

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Porala gathers whatever the elves say they need to start a fire.
It'll have to be a quick fire, air down here's pretty cold.

C. It is important because seeing the emotions of another are an important part of understanding them. What happened to the face and emotions he's been hiding behind that mask?

C) I have seen reanimated skeletons with more life behind their eyes. You look like something that died but didn't got the memo.

>>1133412
C) Dude looks like he needs a strong coffee or a nap. Dude looks like he thinks taxes are the most stimulating thing since sudoku.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/10/26(Mon)00:35 No. 1133419 ID: 4d139a
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Possible answers to the question asked:

A) Insist that he tell you what he is refusing to tell you.

B) Refuse to question him about that topic.

C) Change the topic.

D) Other suggestions.

Well, if he didn't want to be a hero, then I can only assume he became a hero out of necessity, or was forced into it. one reason could be that he became a hero to protect Bobbie from the heroes guild trying to go after her, why else is he trying so hard to prevent other heroes from taking quests that go after Bobbie despite it getting him in trouble to the point of exhaustion? But this is just an educated guess.

If that is the case, and he plans on continuing to do that, does Actus know about Maxwereus' ability to detect lies? If not, he needs to be very very careful about what he says to him the next he meets him. Suggest the idea of lying to Pure Pear about anything he doesn't want Max to detect, and have her speak for himself so that anything she says she'll think is the truth and won't be caught in lies. Otherwise, it might not be safe for him to continue being a hero for the heroes guild for much longer if he continues to protect Bobbie.

and as far as Bobbie's fear of humans goes, perhaps Bobbie should admit to Actus that she fears humans, yes. But she is trying to regain that faith in humanity, as she already has a few humans in her ranks, and some humans she has some feelings for (Nasty Shit comes to mind. But we do NOT need to mention her, keep her a secret. Dont want Max finding out about her).

And human or not, the monsters accept her as queen, we have a duty to lead them. If the monsters can accept her as a queen despite being human, maybe one day Bobbie can fully accept humanity again.

(on the topic of Maxwereus, I realize we should probably try not to reveal any secrets with Actus while we try to convince him, because then there would be a chance Ma

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I wonder if the changelings would agree to a contract that would keep them in this glamour, for exactly that reason? To extend the presence of these three Guardians, to do good in their name.

Toxoglossa 2026/10/25(Sun)02:04 No. 1133392 ID: fc24be
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Gabe, feels his partner’s chest straining for breath and clutches double tight. His fingers pump at the fae’s leaking cock, working the slick pre-cum over his shaft. His legs tangle with the sheets, looking for purchase as he drives his hips up into the needy doppelgänger.

“A-a-a-ah!”

“That’s it~ fucking cum for me!” Gabe hisses, feeling his own climax approaching.

As if on command, Gaybe’s body is drawn back into a skinny arch as ropes of semen paint uneven streaks across his chest. A cut-off cry slips out as Gabe keeps jerking until the last of his climax subsides.

With his partner satisfied, the sender speeds up, knowing his own finish is close. He grabs the fae’s hips and fucks him in a race towards climax; Gaybe’s tired body clenching around him weakly as he pounds a few stray drops of cum out of him.

“Ah- hah- gonna - gonna cum! T-take it!”

Finally, Gabe grinds his teeth together and gasps, burying himself in the doppelgänger’s ass. His cock twitches a last warning before a rush of cum coats Gaybe’s tight insides. The fae’s lets out a wordless moan as he feels himself being filled, and together they ride out the mouse’s orgasm.

>>1133381
Follow in the mice guardian teachings, breed a nation of horny mice/doppelganger guardians, flood the world with horny bi mice, achieve world domination/subdom/switchdom.

>>1133410
Now contemplating what world conquest by subs would look like...

But right now I'm realizing there's two horny and exhausted subs and two mice talking about how they didn't want the boys to screw each other all night... But maybe giving them a moment to recover before pouncing would be good~

>>1133418
Sub world conquest is just Gabe's dreamscape libido applied on a global scale (i.e. 3-10 Gabes per person - see chapter 13 for a reference).

rolled 3, 20, 7, 4, 11, 20, 2, 8, 12, 11, 2, 18, 18, 16, 3, 9, 17, 20, 3, 8 = 212

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Reiko does some research, starting with the bottle itself; there are too many fundamental acts of arrogance imposed upon the cosmos to get an accurate reading based on physics extrapolation, but that form of 'liquid map' isn't exactly common. Even the bottle's shape itself seems off, so its style might be from an earlier time period. The datasphere should have some information on when the bottles were popular and among who, and from there Reiko can download a few star maps during those time periods and see which ones almost line up with the map.

rolled 9, 13, 5, 2, 19, 9, 15, 9, 7, 11, 4, 17, 15, 19, 12, 8, 7, 13, 2, 11 = 207

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TL;DR:
Cricket attempted to arrange a secretive meeting with Malia who, after consulting Davina (but notably, not Malia's own boss) agreed to meet.

Malia finds Cricket Moon in a secluded corner of the ship- the one Malia would have chosen if she were to arrange this type of meeting. After a few security protocols are exchanged, both parties are reasonably sure that if this is some sort of trick, they can get away safely. Cricket Moon lays out their objectives:

1) Resolve the simmering conflict in Branu's Kiss.
2) Safely deflect the threat to the world, before going on whatever grand quest Zalkezia wants.
3) Deal with whoever orchestrated a threat of this level in the first place.

Cricket Moon hopes that, as the princess's council, Malia can help... maneuver her in the right direction. To work towards their first goal, she suggests a temporary alliance. We convince the Dramath to round up the human population of Branu's Kiss, along with their possessions, and deliver it to us under the guise we will use them as barter for a mercenary to disable Branu. We will then leave, and work on reviving the dead Dramath to send back and negotiate further peace terms.

If we can successfully negotiate at least a tenuous peace in the kiss, Cricket assures Malia that Davina will likely be willing to move on and negotiate with Zalkezia more readily, and Paprika will likely be pleased if we can settle the human population somewhere safe for now.

Applying 3 levels of intellect effort to negotiations.

>>1131581
>starting with the bottle itself
>rolled 3
Spherical body, oddly fluted neck, mostly-clear glass with just enough of a greenish tint (and various other subtle imperfections) to be unsuitable for medical use or precision optics... extremely common all along the shores of the Divided Seas down south, unremarkable in neighboring inland regions along trade routes. Some machine makes 'em as fast as anybody can shovel beach sand into the input hopper. A few places have even adopted the bottle's volume and empty weight as standard units of measure. It's no surprise exiles from a port city down there would be carrying a few.
>that form of 'liquid map' isn't exactly common
On Branu's Kiss, apparently it is! A type of semi-domesticated mollusc can be "milked" for the relevant type of smart fluid, and reprogramming it with simple pock-and-pebble designs turns out to be easier than preparing iron gall ink and parchment, once you know the trick. Also has the key advantage of being possible at all while submerged in water.
According to Enkelados, this specific 'QR code' design derives from Saunukar oral tradition. They've got multiple ancient styles of poetry whose formatting rules collectively serve as a set of interlocking parity checks.
>download a few star maps
>rolled 20
If you take a map of all the mountain peaks in the Black Riage - a fresh one, from the ship's own recent active scan - and translate elevation to luminosity (making the scale work out exactly requires some odd assumptions about logarithms, visible spectra, and el

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rolled 16, 19, 20, 11, 1, 4, 5, 20, 2, 9, 17, 17, 2, 8, 1, 18, 2, 14, 9, 7 = 202

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>>1131527
>map
>"ontoclysm"
Oh dear. Natalina had hoped she might be able to provide good news to help repair first impressions, but a place-you-wish-to-go-which-is-not isn't the best result. She'll do her best to pass on what she can, though perhaps some care is needed in overstating the dangers inherent in an un-space, if Zalkezia failed to appreciate the risks associated with less-esoteric vacuum. "Well, the good news is that I think I can read this map, but the bad is that if our entire world and all of us are ink on the page, this is pointing at a hole or tear in the paper or synth that making it up. You'll almost certainly going to want to visit the University or Doors or somewhere like it, and it's going to be nothing short of an advance to find some way to safely traverse or repair that tear. The Nightcraft can carry passengers across a void which lacks air or water to breath... but not off the very map."

>Despite being broadly regarded as friendly, or at least less threatening, apparently saunukar hunt, kill, and eat humans on an almost routine basis, while dramath approximately never do? Temptation to pry with follow-up questions is fierce.
"Is that, ah, a euphemism? Or somehow non-fatal?"

>>1133293
>According to Enkelados, this specific 'QR code' design derives from Saunukar oral tradition. They've got multiple ancient st

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rolled 2, 6 + 12 = 20

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>>1133293
>"All the humans, or just Kestin's Folly?"
>"Your translator, Natalina, seems to have a serious case of, [...]'foreign ethics'
A strange sensation wells up within Cricket Moon, the taste of bile at the back of her throat. Her first inclination is that of course the heroes would want to save everyone, not just those most convenient to relocate. A fools errand would put them at risk of losing the ship and/or getting overrun. She doesn't even realize what she's feeling is guilt at the thought of trying to deceive the others.

"The Dramath are the key to this actually working. Having a translation device would be smart. If you worry about our stomach for such dealings, you yourself could parlay. We'll see what they agree to and move on from there."

I'm presuming we've had time for at least the first two recover rolls- that'd be 2d6+12 for recovering Cricket's pools.

Also, tier 4 stuff:

Dark Matter Shell (5 Intellect points).
For the next minute, you cover yourself with a shell of dark matter. Your appearance becomes a dark silhouette, and you gain an asset to sneaking tasks and gain +1 to your Armor. The dark matter shell works seamlessly with your desires, and if you apply a level of Effort to any physical task while the shell persists, you can apply an additional free level of Effort to that same task. Action to initiate.

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B: simply point to the will of justice gift and whisper "the pale knight is watching..." that'll make her come to her senses.

unless she's an exhibitionist that loves an audience, in which case... uh oh!

A)

A) Better to have her on our side then against us.

>>1132318
A) But warn her beforehand that we won't do anything beyond our duties as a quest giver.

>>1133387
Solid idea, but what if the Pale Knight is into that too?

Dig around axe blade to free axe from ground.

Then, cover axe with leaves and dirt to hide it from Gnolls and others whp would steal axe.

Leave rock friend nearby to guard shiny axe for good measure (and help remembee where you hid it).

Then, bring old axe to woodsie friend.

You are not strong, but Merman is, and shiny expwnaive things can impress ladies! Bring Merman over to collect it and finish his quest!

>>1133303
*Expensive

>>1133303
Oooh! Merman could help!

Contemplate why Grem wants shiny axe / wealth. Why are shiny things good? They are heavy, too soft to cut with and Gnolls/other Kobolds will want to beat you up for them. How does the shiny enrich Grem?

Catching it is a bad idea. It would seem like you're helping her escape (by holding her weight) and make the Revenants (or the King) immediately react to an escape attempt. It's entirely possible that's exactly what she's hoping for - getting you into trouble on purpose out of some slight/spote, or coercing/blackmailing you into helping her / being assigned a 'rescuer' role.

On the other hand, getting smacked in the face by a weight isn't going to be pleasant (unless you want an excuse to get medical assistance).

So probably yell 'look out!' and dodge, preferably pulling Lissel out of the way. Or try to block/misdirect the weight with your hands/cloaks without catching it, so it falls to the ground. Ideally you could turn your back to it so the damage is minimal, but your back is too injured for that.

Then ask what you did to piss her off / cause such a violent response.

Take the direct hit and show her that you are made of sturdier stuff.

There's not much you can do with your back the way it is. You might hope to fall backwards and topple Lisel out of the way like a bowling pin, and trying to land in the least painful way possible.

I pray you're already in the process of getting out of the way.

Your cloak is presumably stretchy and durable. Shield yourself with it, use it to absorb the majority of the weights impact or bounce/redirect/deflect it away like a slingshot (a blunt object is unlikely to tear a stretchy fabric). Watch your feet when it lands though!

choices, choiches
D is a good one, being called pretty matters infinitly more coming from someone you at all care about... I THINK Eez cares about their opinions.
And if not them, than SOMEONE ELSE, e .

>>1133322
C because she's hangry and you're hungry.

e because some fresh air might be good for her.

>>1133322
C, e

So far there are, of course, 9 C/c and 9 E/e, though I didn't care to differentiate order it IS still pretty funny. No one warned you about the votes bro it just keeps happening.

Ok I Do Care 4c 5C 6e 3E

C/a

That was awesome! :o

Now the mouse!

Skeleton!

Fuck yeah! That's how you do it.

Honestly I was a bit weary of you taking it on since I didn't really know whether it would've been difficult or not. Seeing how EASILY you did it gives me a LOT more confidence.

Still should be cautious. There's that one skeleton that's just losing bones. And given that there was a BIG pile of bones in that chamber makes me wonder how feasible reanimating it all as one big entity would be.

To Evel'yee:
So I'm curious. What types of things have you had to deal with whilst working with this group. I remember hearing some stuff about a "chupacabra"? Like is it just monster elimination and general merc stuff you dealt with? Or did Rodrick make dealing with this type of stuff a priority?

Well, since you've got your slobber all over it, might as well make a bone broth from the remains.

Find a way to sabotage the remaining weave in the bones. Someone will recycle them into greater undead abominations, but if you can poison the magic animating it, you might be able to do something conniving.

>>1133382

Marrow's probably all gone in these old bones.

Tanna, did you notice any yellow threads glowing on the skeleton while you were biting into it?

Examine the spine for a second and see if they're still there.

on their notebook, that flag..... maya, that is a They/Them Nonbinary flag. this is a They/Them Beartilda!!!

Please explain to the They/Them Beartilda that this squirrel business is very important to you, and they are your only lead right now.

>>1133247
Grabbed by the Pussy has that effect on people just look at J-Dawg our D-Dog

What is so surprising about Beartilda?

Anywho, respect the pride flag. And assume they're a non-verbal, socially anxious mess. Not unlike yourself at times.

>>1133245
Good work swiss.
Thats gonna make things easier.

Daww beartilda is adorable.

Ok.
Explain its important you find them
You wouldnt have been so insistant if it wasnt.

I feel so bad for thinking beartilda has such a chrischan face when surprised with the cute double chin

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/10/21(Wed)17:47 No. 1133291 ID: 4d139a
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54zSVm2VpZA

>>1133291
Inner thoughts: You just hit the nail on my entire life. I ask myself that everytime I ask the questions, "Why do I do this? Why would anyone do this?" I've tried explaining it to people- The things that I have done. Awful, evil, obscene. The telling of them alone could make one puke. They nag at me from time to time. I tell myself I had good reasons. But the years pass, the unimaginable becomes everyday, the hideous becomes tedious, the unbearable becomes routine. I push it all into the dark corners of my mind. And it's incredible; the room back there. Amazing. What one can live with. I'd tell you all this but i've been brushed off so many times about it I almost I see no point in explaining it. Oh well.

You just told me how to kill you out of sheer frustration and impotent anger. I'll keep that in mind.

To answer your... tantrum, Who's team do I want to win? Its so funny how you categorize me into categories as though I fit just one. The Tribunal is full of sycophants, they may not care about me but there's more people in their ranks who are honorable that are worth the time. Absolution Prime, I may torture people but I get no pleasure out of it. I've met sadists before, they disgust me. If Andrew was to destroy the world? It'd be a shame, but I wouldn't care. Why be mad at an asteroid that is on a collision course? It's a force a nature. It doesn't mean we shouldn't try to stop it however.

A better question instead of who I want to win for, is why do I want to win? I was brought in to bring a criminal to justice. That is what I still intend to do if I live. If I die, I die. Once give my word to do something, I don't fall back on it. That's it.

Assuming Corax is the solitary person the world was created to imprison, won't shooting him result in either all the prisoners going free (and potentially getting bacl at you for any misdeeds), the prison and all priosners (you included!) ceasing to exist, or the warden of the prison getting very angry their charge waa shot, killed, or 'freed'?

And if its not a prison for Corax, causing trouble in the prison may still attract attention if the prisoners containment is considered at risk (e.g. if a 'prison riot' starts).

I dunno guy, it kinda seems like he doesn't care about you

Hey let's uno reverse. Who do YOU want to win pal? How does shooting Corax help? Oh and you're assuming people can't be on a team with just themselves.

>>1133216
The frozen desert shall become Halloween land, with giant pumpkins and 12-50ft tall Costco skeletons (made from biodegradable vegetable matter/slime). Gale shall become the Great Pumpkin and make Linus's faith manifest.

Ogopogo: Be unprepared for sudden fame in the new oceanic biosphere (slimeosphere?).

Any issues with the atmosphere that need fixing? Pollution, C02 emission, ozone holes, global warming/thawing/freezing? If slime is transmitted via water, it might eventually condense into rainclouds, so there might be some as high as the atmosphere. Or one could use airplanes to 'seed' slime into clouds of rain, like they do for weather control. Take control of the weather and alter climates!

Slime in the ground/underground might also help with stuff like preventing/lessening earthquakes or other tectonic disasters (like a volcano eruption).

A) Might be better if they can start walking.

G) Let's give diplomacy a chance.

K) I wonder if you turn part of yourself into counterfeit coins or money?

How much energy/caloric needs does a slime creature get from slime / are there any limits to slime energy? Gale might need a massive intake of energy/nutrients as a fully ambulatory kaiju plant, and the sun can only provide so much.

If slime is truly a limitless energy being that defies entropy / biological principles, that means slime also likely breaks the laws of theemodynamics and can produce or be part of a perpetuum mobile power generator.

1/2 Buckwheat 2026/10/15(Thu)17:00 No. 1133021 ID: da477c
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>Spinach and corn seem reasonable.
>can't beat that value on the corn
>Of course spinach and corn!
You grumble a bit to yourself. Alas, you’ll have to do without broccoli tonight. Pointing at the corn and spinach, you pull out a gold coin and ask if Marten if he minds breaking change.

Marten: “Oh so well off he can’t even carry around enough copper. Maybe I should just charge you a full piece of gold if that’s the case.”

>If he's being weird about it, I suppose we can keep an ear out for any other news and rumors about the Hatchets and Bushlows
It seems you will. You scoff and the absurdity of this. You’ve done no wrong to him and this nonsense is making you consider talking with the head of the Bushlows about it.

Marten: “Ah by all means, feel free ta. Take your food and change, and run off.”

You grumble and gathering everything up. You’ll be sure to discuss this matter with Mister Bushlow later on. For now though, you must rush over to Malcolm’s shop!

2/2 Buckwheat 2026/10/15(Thu)17:00 No. 1133022 ID: da477c
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As you enter his shop, the pungent odor of raw fish fills the room. It’s bad enough to make you cough and gag a bit.

Malcolm: “Ah just in time Eugene! Hurry over to the wash tub and get cleaning. The otter knight’s just put in a huge order for shark attractant! Those gluttonous sardine cans dare to tempt fate and bring home a most dangerous meal.”

Your muzzle scrunches up in disgust, forcing you to cover your nose even! You ask Malcolm how he can stand such a foul scent permeating through the shop.

Malcolm: “You get used to it with time. Now quit the bellyaching and start scrubbing those vials as we agreed. Surely this isn’t more vile than your own spray?”

You try to joke, saying your spray is a smell you’ve gotten used to over time as well. You then ask if the stain remover has been taken care of?

Malcolm: “Eugene, of course I took care of your stain remover. You did pay for top priority after all. Now enough flapping of the gums. I need those vials cleaned, all of them!”

You sigh and turn around. Looking at the pile of dirty vials, it dawns upon you that this might not be a simple quick wash, rinse, and dry. There’s a massive pile them! It’s going to be quite the time investment to handle this job.

Do you:

>Back out of the deal and apologize, let Malcolm keep your full payment for top priority
>Apologize and offer to help wash about half of them, explain time is short.
>Steel yourself and conquer the mountain of dirty glass! No garment nor glass will be spared the wrath of your sudsy cleaning skills
>Offer to prepare the fish instead and put Malcolm on cleaning duty instead
>Something else?

Something Else: Ask to borrow their vial holders. Fill the tub with soapy water and carefully dunk the vials in batches using their vial holders. Fashion a sponge-on-a-stick to give the interiors an extra do-over.

Perhaps you will be inspired to create a tool for such washing, or a machine even.

Also, get a clothes pin for your assaulted nostrils.

>>1133023
that could work

but if not then just do the job right

This is a bigger job than we were led to believe and we got stuff to make still. And real talk I don't wanna give anybody ammunition to say we do actually smell bad.

omg they put a hanafuda reference in the video game. they got the moon and the storm and one of the ribbons over there that's awesome

The Scary Robot Factory games always have loved their card puzzles, getting stale

That's the ESP deck, on the left? I know the square, the star, the circle, and the plus, but don't know the one on top

Love the spooky ambiance! Who's the mewsic composer for the game?

user:admin
password: 12345 or 94734

Oh I figured out what that weird card is on the ESP pile. It's a zener diode symbol. So the username could be Zener! Zener/94734 seems most likely. If I could make out all the tarot cards I'd try to include them since they also correspond to numbers, but nope.

King *Del

Lam shoots down Aytem’s weird petition by daring him that he has to go first on the new dress code if it passes. That should make him lose his nerve and shut him up.

Vikta does not partake in this silly game, he is too focused on investigating the room, and looking for a way to get higher up the temple. Maybe if he can find an attic door in the ceiling, they’ll be able to find a good hiding place if the parents start looking for them. He’s got that heart of a curious investigator even at this young age.

>>1133063

... wait, why would they even have eunuchs in the first place? Like, how is that even helpful?

This is something Very Important for our suppsoed Great Leader to explain to the masses (and for Del to show them who the real Great Leader is by knowing some stuff).

>>1133085
This, cause some ruckus and show this false prophet who the real leader around here is!

>>1133153
While another kid shouts SCHISM SCHISM SCHISM in the same way as they would fight fight fight.

>>1130336
can we not

seriously, can we stop sexually harassing the protagonist

>>1130414
The topic of sex already came up, dumbass.

>>1130303
How does the resurrection matrix work, if it's not necromancy?

>>1130416
Yeah, and she has made it increasingly clear each time she doesn't like it.

>>1130336
I'll take this back and would delete it if I could, as I thought of a better suggestion but it doesn't really make sense along with that one:

>HOW DO YOU THINK A DUNGEON WOULD GET LAID?!
That reminds me, I don't think you've told us the origin of dungeons and their spread. Was every existing dungeon crafted via magical means, were they spontaneously spawned during the world's creation, or do they have some form of reproduction? Dungeons can't move on their own, so it's hard to imagine how it's possible, asexual or not. Unless... the Dungeon Game is part of the process, and adventurers work as pollinators of a sort? Plus the new core has to be moved to a new location so you don't have an overlapping dungeon layout... I'd guess the denizens would be responsible for that.

> Star Spilling Gaze: Stargazer can gradually infuse some of her essence into inanimate objects or especially weak willed or subservient creatures.

Could that be used to stabilize Worst Slime?

4/5 Kumi 2026/10/15(Thu)21:01 No. 1133033 ID: 3f89df
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“So, about the major players in Ashbrook: Eyriee, Marquise, Woodland, Underground Duchy? What’s your personal stance on them?”

Sam gives me a look as if he’s expecting something in return for what he’s about to say.

“Well.. Personally, I’d say that the Woodland is the most mortally right. Sure, they may be comprised of mostly denizens and lack initiative, but they do truly look at local issues and try the best they can to compromise on that subject.”

“Marquise, Mmm, they're pretty tricky; On one hand, quite tricky, they are the most stable, but it’s run by a multi-continent spanning empire that sees us as a means to an end.”

“Eyriee..” He looks at me with a curious glance, as if he’s expecting some sort of reaction for what he’s going to say.
“Eyriee are outdated, old, and still have the moral character of multiple rich posh nobles fighting over whether who get’s the biggest slice of cake, while having the privilege to eat cake.”
I wish to say something, but I keep my lib shut, he continues.

“And the Duchy? It’s not really a name I’ve heard of, besides some traders, and friends talk about them, but I’ve never met them in the flesh.”

“And you?”

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We nod, stopping right there, but we give each other smaller, more generalized snippets of information while on the road, hoping to inspire some semblance of curiosity in the other and extract it for future favors.

We eventually reach the inn where we once met. I quickly go to the innkeeper and finish renting my room; Sam does the same, and we both go into our separate rooms to prepare for exploring the town. I switched from my dress to another, less intense tunic, mainly to appear a bit less luxurious, and if I wish.. I can dance with it later.
Also I'd be better in case we get into any kind of trouble, as I step out of the inn and into the sun-light, It feels a bit nice to not have the expectations of political intrigue, so close to my mind, even if it’s for this evening.

Sam follows me closely to the side, before smiling, and saying with an joking edge:

“Allright, Oh Duchy Kumi of Rooflandia, you have won the grand prize of a detailed tour of your choice of location within bloom-heaven. led by yours, truly!”

“You sound like a jester, cut it out.”

“Yeah, but I can see the little smirk on your face, telling me that your enjoying this.”

My body betrays my mind it seems.

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>Gosh darn it, did he tell you guys this just so I would blush?

Yeah. Sorry LOOOL. We didn't have to tell you though, imagine most of us wanted to see you blush.

You're both confident you could beat the other it seems. Maybe you should find out in the competitive fields.

field could be good, get the measure of each other.

The underground ring sounds like it could be interesting. Perhaps there's even some higher ranking folk or even members of nobility attending. Fights like that might be ripe with gambling opportunities, which in turn could be some good blackmail for any noteworthy folk there.

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The thumping stops as Brett looking into the empty living room

Brett: "Hello? Kim, Dean? where are you guys?"

A shadow emerges behind Brett

And he suplexes Brett to death!

This seems like time for a monster attack.

maybe with Kim and Dean having been hiding behind the sofa, so then all three have to run through the house.

>>1133116
This
we don't even know if Brett is dead or not after the attack (he's not dead, don't worry. he's the main character!) and we don't know who attacked him. All we know is he got suplexed on the stairs in the shadows of the basement, and the sillouette locks the basement door. the camera doesn't follow Brett in. only on the door.

scene changes to Kim, and Dean. There's a knocking on the front door.

>>1133142
Suplex and drama!