>>1125212
This artists arts ain't that precise. There has to be a line where caution becomes paranoia.

Plus, for one of them to be fake they would both have to be, and... if the changeling we caught is anything to go by, they ain't good actors.

Now, work before play or play before work? I Imagine the water bridge will need constant work until this situation is over, if a lot less mana than pulling open space, so perhaps a BIT of play.

...it's probably just a makeover. Kol can easily check anyways. Kol should be checking everyone we meet from now on, now that we know changelings are involved.

I guess now we gotta ask "how" did they make this? Is this someone's heartspace, or is there some other kind of fey magic afoot with this room?

Fennel's probably got the scoop on all the hidden features of the new tub.

Find out if the new bathroom has jacuzzi, hot spring or 'bubble jets' settings.

Grace 2026/04/13(Mon)12:27 No. 1125259 ID: 923364
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Retreating away from the desk, Grace turns around and begins running their hand along the wall, bumping into a single elevator button and-
Their hand dips. The surface is cold and metallic. Likely another elevator to pair with the one they came from.

Grace 2026/04/13(Mon)12:27 No. 1125260 ID: 923364
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They continue running their hand along the wall, meeting a 90 degree left turn, then a door, then another 90 degree left, followed by 3 doors in succession, another 90 degrees-

.. Their hand meets something smooth. It's cold like the first one, but the texture is different. It feels glassy.

Grace 2026/04/13(Mon)12:29 No. 1125263 ID: 923364
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Grace continues, only to realise the last 90 degree left turn ends up with them looking into the elevator's shine again. Now they vaguely know where things are.

VISUALISATION - They could make out a mental map of the room they're in... (Medium: 11 vs Grace's: 8 + 2d6)
PERCEPTION - It may be wiser to stack that with a scan of the room using the mirror as illumination.

>>1125258
Sounds like a plan. First mirror to direct the light, plan a route mentally. Then we can estimate if the desk would even fit.

If there's a desk there's probably also a chair, easier to move into the elevator.

You should also try running your hands over the back of the desk to see if there are any drawers. if so, the mirror might be enough to illuminate their contents.

get the kebabs and leave a bad review. Do you have a marker or anything?

>>1124996
Haggle. Give her one chance to offer us a better price, then leave. We'll want food sooner or later, but we don't need cheap overpriced junk. Tell her we might consider it if she didn't overcharge so much, but if she won't budge, we're saving our money for something worth the price.

>>1125001 How rare. Got beat to the punch. Seconded.

Silence 2026/04/13(Mon)13:47 No. 1125265 ID: 6d1406
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>>1125001
>>1125020
>>1125101
You're hungry but not that hungry, your self control asserts itself and you decide to leave.

"Oh, but how will you meet with Mr. Silver then, deary?"

"Excuse me?" You say back.

She opens her eyes and her smile becomes a grin, steepling her fingers. "You heard me, you want to meet Mr. Silver don't you? You didn't think it'd be that easy. He runs this entire station right under the administrator's nose. Spinward he controls it all, you want the job... you have a few ways in. Mine is the easiest."

She has to be lying, and yet you see it in her eyes that she's serious.

"You're here for the job, the big one, with that fancy new machine in Hangar 15."

You didn't tell anyone about that.

"What'll it be? The easy war, or the hard way."

Well that depends. Is Mr Silver looking for a gullible rube? How about some assurance this isn't a trick.

We're going to wow your potential suitor by performing mixology with the melty ice creams left in an abandoned malt shop.

Now important, do you think he calls them sprinkles or jimmies? If you say the wrong thing you'll be a social pariah for sure.

We have a potential mate and are attempting to wow them with our mixological powers.
We made it to school, but after turning part of our brain into a roast chicken in our subconcious we lost track of some things and might have implied the next person wevkicknin the nuts is a pedo so we gave to choose wisely.
Our potential mate has a good sense of humour and laughs at jokes which, as a well adjusted individual, we also laugh at because jokes are amusing.
We get jokes all the time.

I think thats it.

Oh right!
Also, time doesnt seem to slow down when youre doing this so your new friend is watching you standing there vacant and drooling.

i dont remember

ablgkhghghg

i think we were drinking whatever sludge was in the cup? either way this guy is kind of a peak bachelor. consider ascending above your predecessors and become gay. maybe even kick him in the crotch to flirt? i think thats a good idea, and everyone agrees with me.

What is bothering you Abdle, we don't know anything about your mother. What was your relationship with her?

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/04/12(Sun)01:23 No. 1125119 ID: 6ca3f9
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Tell DeRvan what happened.

B) Think of a lie to tell DeRvan.

C) As DeRvan, if these things tend to break on use.

D) Other suggestions.

C. If he doesn't believe you, ask to use the other one, this time in front of him.

Though he should believe you, considering from what I remember, he can spy on others with his business card.

C) makes it clearer that you didn't break it on purpose or that you're trying to cover it up

Lie to him

Anyway, my vote is naughty sheep go after the stone hydra as his skill level can match the danger of the stone hydra. It seems like they are being built from nothing, and even if he destroys them, I'm sure they can rebuild themselves back, so technically, we wouldn't be killing them. Plus, if they are growing out of the mountain, they would probably just be stationary in one place, which could work with his nerf of not being able to see his enemy properly. If he's still not okay with killing it, think what we will want to ask him to do is to find out what exactly is causing the hydra to be emerging out of the mountain, or convince him that leaving the hydra alive could cause multiple people to die to weigh the options. Like, would he prefer one giant hydra to perish (or is it three?) or an entire village to perish?

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/04/12(Sun)22:09 No. 1125207 ID: 6ca3f9
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A) Be more persistent with the idea of the construct helping the hero.

B) Do not push the construct on the hero.

C) Try to explain what the construct is to the hero.

>>1125207
C. He's worried about it being hurt or killed.

Let him know the construct is not a living thing, it was artificially created by a human(?) and can be rebuilt if destroyed. Even if he doesn't need a construct, bringing it along would still be beneficial to collect data from it even if it fails or get destroyed, basically this is a good chance to stress test the things.

the shield construct would be best for a stress test for a high dangerous mission. The hero won't have to rely too much on it since he's experienced so that even if the shield fails while testing it, he can still take a hit. Let him know that we want to stress test the shield construct so that if there's any issues, we can upgrade them and eventually, more people won't have to worry about being hurt in battle through upgrades. Just be sure to return the pieces if he wants it rebuilt if it breaks

I was originally going to say storage construct as one of those would be nice to have to carry fragments of the stone hydra after battle, but we probably only had the one that we gave to the village champion, plus part of the reason we are offering constructs is to test them, and the shield construct is best for this missions for testing.

If he is still not sold on the construct, let it be.

>>1125211
This sounds like a good argument to me, it's a good opportuntiy to test how strong the shield actually is.

>>1125211
This

>>1125235
Oh. I see. It all makes sense now.

>>1125235
Oh no another cipher.
...It looks like a similar structure overall. Capital letters are different symbols, and it's pretty clear that some letters are represented by repeated symbols. Without a rosetta stone, alphabet, or known subject matter, this is going to be difficult.

… they really don’t want us to know what’s going on do they?

((...I solved it. I did some guessing and managed to get a foothold which gradually revealed the rest via more guesswork. Quipqiup helped a little to get that foothold, but it's not very good at solving ciphers with shared symbols like this so I didn't bother inputting more than a couple lines.))

((The information within isn't immediately relevant, so I ask the author: do you want me to post a translation now, or should I wait a while to let other people have a go at it? Like, a week or so?))

>>1125254
You earned the right. Conceal it as you have in case anyone wants to solve it themselves.

Might as well ask how they got here. Too bad they wouldn't have seen how you did, being buried and all.

Can objects talk to you when they're underwater? Can you talk to them?

>>1125242
Ask if it's seen any other Artificial objects around.

Ask how long they’ve been here.

Befriend the brick and get as much intel as possible about where you are. Also it probably didn't see your clothes on account of getting buried but it might have heard something.

Also start learning to speak Natural Resource because it seems like it would be super useful all the time.

>>1125224
Demonstrate your huge boobs as evidence you are the hero Boobie Bunny.
...shouldn't you also have a hero pass?

Try not to flirt with the sphinx, fail and do so anyway and ask for a sexy riddle from the cute feline

Time! The answer to the riddle is always time. Or death. Or darkness. Or the letter E. Or a hole. Are we close?

You guys giving riddle answers when she CLEARLY wants you to answer her tiddle. Ametures. The answer is still Man, but not because it’s a sphynx riddle!

>>1125219
Oh bunny, you so ~nasty~

>>1125224
Oh.
My.
Deities.
Finally!
Someone who you can commiserate with over how hard it is to find a good bra.

A sphinx though..
Assert dominance by immediately yelling your best riddle at her!

Boxes seem like a good idea, but also, be wary of the eyes in the dark. Perhaps they are hungry. Or angry.

Kakroon 2026/04/12(Sun)20:27 No. 1125203 ID: 681cb5
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Wooden boxes. Wooden boxes! The humans hide their shinies in wooden boxes, the cowards, THE FOOLS! Grem should take away their wooden boxes! And steal their shinies! Grem just need to find a nice box to take, so Grem shuts eyes and let the big Grem in the sky decide Grem’s fate!

>Be wary of the eyes in the dark. Perhaps they are hungry. Or angry.
Don’t be silly. Boxes can’t be angry or hungry. Boxes are boxes! Just like Grem is Gr-

Kakroon 2026/04/12(Sun)20:27 No. 1125204 ID: 681cb5
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HISS!!!!

OH MOSS! THE BOXES ARE ANGRY! RUN, GREM, RUN!

Well, THAT's clearly a bust. Unless... Has the fisherman managed to catch anything yet? You could distract the cat with a fish, if you had one.

The box guardian demands fish! but you don't have any

So check in the other building for any tasty treats

-If you've got time to plow, you've got time to trim the hedges!
-Ask for a book. The book they asked for, in fact! Then steal it.
-Keep sneaking around.

>>1125110
All of the above. Focusing on any one in particular has issues, but a wide approach works quite well I think.

>>1125111
E. This AI seems a lot smarter than the last one. It might be a good idea to explain yourself and your plight. Maybe even explain how you're what's left of humanity.

>>1125112
...these are all fake orders, aren't they.
K, for now.

BGL

C: You don't want the bug empire to expand too quickly and fracture. Start by improving what is already there and then begin start expanding outwards.
G then either F or E: I just think it would be funny to fakeout the library AI.
J: The drones seem to be producing orders without any reason. If you asked them to stop poisoning the farms, they probably wouldn't be opposed.

CGJ

[Damaging clothing wont cost STAMINA]

>Stab
Multiply her movements. If she pulls you in, use your weight to bury the knife in her. If she pushes you away, stomp her stomach and kick her across the floor. If she throws you aside, turn your momentum into a whirlwind and slice across her whole body. Let her know the price of being in charge - and that price is pain.

Don't forget to bring a towel

tease herdrag the blade along so its just before breaking the skin. The moment she makes a sound, then you slide it in.

>>1125084
This

Baron 2026/04/11(Sat)04:34 No. 1125074 ID: c15a60
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>>1123999
There's always some emergency, air or food or water. I don't follow current events a whole lot, but dad says there was some rivalries between Marnari factions even before they settled on Mars, and some of them just got more aggressive when they weren't on a ship. But like, he told me not to worry about it, he called them minor disputes over water or air or whatever; but when do you have to have these week long emergency sessions over that?
Like this isn't the first time. They just force everyone to stay, they rent out some motel near where he works and they all have to work day and night to settle whatever.

This always happens. But you'd think he'd be back for mom's birthday at least...

>>1123997
I can't really do that. Not here. Neighborhood is empty most of the day, and everyone around here that isn't off at work or whatever aren't real sociable. I tried. I dunno if it's cause I'm human or if they just don't like to talk to strangers.

>>1124028
>Say, about your no friends...do you figure theyre plumed in ways human visual spectrum cant appreciate?
>You got a blacklight you can try?
I-I dunno. I guess? I know they used to be more colorful, but not anymore. Never asked about the UV thing though, and I dunno if that would count as weird. Like "Hey lemme shine this light on you cause I wanna

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Baron 2026/04/11(Sat)04:37 No. 1125075 ID: c15a60
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Oh shit. I fell asleep again.
Oh shit. I overslept.
Oh shit! I'M GONNA BE LATE!

>>1125075
Don't panic. First, take a deep breath. Then make a mental list of all the things you need for school. Then start collecting them.

Are you wearing your uniform? If not, that's the first thing.
Don't forget your regulator, of course.
Any other school supplies you need? Do you have an ID badge? A wallet?
Did you think to prepare food in advance? You can collect it to eat later.
You probably don't have time for a shower, but still do a bit of freshening up in the bathroom. Wash your face and all this.

But most importantly, don't panic. You got this.

>>1125074
Look up info about how your friends eyes work.
Visual spectrum and the like
Then youll kn -
>>1125075
- ah, fuck.
Panic!

Good thing you're dressed and found your regulator. Off you go hurry!

A

A

A

B

Dragon secrets =/= fighting with clothes. [small]Did the playthrough so skip this vote if it'd be voting twice.[small]

Is that a medkit in the background ? Should probably open it up and see what's inside if that's the case

>>1125041
Take stock of what's in the room. I don't want to steal from him, but this is a bit of an emergency so we might have to borrow without permission if there's something essential.

Find a hiding place for Dente here, so that anyone who comes won’t immediately spot her, and it’ll just be two tourists hanging out in the mines

>>1125054
that, and won't it be dark soon? Sneaking through the woods off the path is a little dangerous but the likeliest way to get away scott free.

But back up, she said this second group wants her to do something for them so they're blackmailing her? Why doesn't she just do it then?

>>1125054
This is a sound plan. If rangers who arent judith burst in, act like theyre legit.
Just tell them you wanted to say bye to pickford and thank him again for earlier.

Theyll lijely think their cover is working and be less likely to turn the room over and break that cover.

Also, the med kit, if it indeed is one, worth checking.

>>1124977
You broke the oven? Not exactly weak, are you?
Seems like you can't lie to them anymore. You'll have to admit what you've done, and what has been done to you.

...one of the knives is missing. Quickly check the net to see what's stuck in it. Pull the whole thing in if you have to. I suspect a dead body is in it.

How's the arm? looks like you got something in it

Probably want to clear whatever that is out of the smoke stack before smoke gets everywhere. That would draw attention for sure

>>1124987
Oh that's where the missing knife went.

what is the punishment of killing another prisoner? roderick knows we were going to talk to prescicca next, but roderick is also a liar. take a second to collect yourself. then go back and work on your reputation. you have to make sure your word is more preferable to roderick's

Honestly it just looks like Kaol starting thrashing around randomly and Priscilla panicked and grabbed the knife then hit them with it and ran. The only way for Kaol to have killed Priscilla and disposed of her body would involve them also using the knife on themselves and I feel like that's not something they'd do even in a fugue state.

>>1124938
Knowing more about Mel's methods of magic might be a good idea, yeah.

How have you been surviving all of this stuff, Mel?

How much do you understand tech stuff Mel? Now that we have all these tech runes we could expand the island with something really useful.

>>1124937
>I simply swung at a pest
If you're strong and quick enough, swinging is all you need to do.

>>1124942
Silv's too young for a mana transfer

>>1124937
Hey.
Hey.
Mel?
Thanks for watching out for silv.
We do our best but we cant do it alone against the big stuff.
So, thanks.
To pay you back im going to use your phone number only for emergencies and pictures of cute voidlings.
Hey.
What happens if we try to phone you when your wand is active?

4/4 Nalthar 2026/04/04(Sat)23:35 No. 1124544 ID: fd169b
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Dangling corpses drift towards you, long disused pulleys shrieking far above. At least ten hang between you and escape, ten more cutting off retreat. Three particularly ghastly ones wielding sharp serving forks block the way to the dining table.

As your group huddles together in the shadow of the serving cart, the scattered circle of rotting servants draws tighter and tighter.

>>1124544
The cart, the cart! Use the chain knife to grapple up. Pray it will hold everyone's weight. Once up there we can survey our options once more.

...we can't *push* the cart, can we?

Good positioning, everyone is protecting each other's backs. Just keep that position, and slowly start moving towards the exit of the room.

if you can't grapple up, get everyone to try to climb up the cart and have someone swing your chain knife in a circle to cut the wires. wont kill em but itll impede movements

Time to go berserker mode and try to take out as many of these bastards as you can! Pain is optional, success is mandatory! Time to die for our motherland!

1. The waistband of a pair of panties is just barely visible at the edge of the frame, so we’re properly decent! Even if we get flustered after we’ve left when we realize our panties are a little embarrassing.

1) If society thinks doing your job is less important than doing it fancily, then society is sick
Don't be sick

1, get a move on!

0, no clothes, they will only slow you down

>>1124836
It is a cute nightie

1.
Sooner you deliver, sooner you get paid, sooner you get snip proofs.

Twist 2026/04/08(Wed)02:43 No. 1124829 ID: 629307
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(9/9)

Sverrir: "As for Captain Stand, I do not think I need to convince you. You have spent much of your time since arriving here looking for an opportunity to lend aid to people who need it. Here is your chance."
Captain Stand: "You know you didn't need to convince me!"
Sverrir: "Finally, Palla suggested it would be best if Iantha was present for this."
Iantha: "… I see. I understand. I will accept."

So, is there some secret tunnel or something? How is this small group going to get past an army with a supply of aid large enough to be significant to an entire city?

Although if you're only expected to get them to the city and not into the city then it won't matter to you what the plan is.

>>1124829
Alright, when do we leave?
Also, check your supplies.

So are they just going to give you a wagon to haul the supplies or are you joining a caravan or something along those lines?

While helping people is great, it wouldn't turn to see if SOMEONE can show you how to better defend yourself before leaving, or at least get a weapon?