Close thedoor she's SLEEPING

>>1125899
Try to calm her down, but close the door first so she can't stab you.

>>1125907
>>1125911
Ah yes, a sound compromise.

Seize control of the door, and thus the situation. Remember to keep your ankles out of slashing range.

>>1125899
This girl is trapped and afraid. She will not harm you if you do not attack. Step away from the doorway and speak to her, convince her that you are a protector, not a threat.

"Ah, good, you're awake? Do you need help? What happened here?"

This will show concern for her well-being and let her know that you are not with those who harmed her.

>>1125918
Agreed fully.
Slow movements.
Introduce yourself, but keep it brief and simple.

We dont need to worry too much because we are strong and can overpower her, byt getter to deescalate.

>>1126027
Sounds more like a place where people go to unbirth someone or get unbirthed.

Ok get to your apartment and sleep things off, you're vulnerable right now, and even if it would be fun to fantasize about surrendering and melting away like your current meal you've got a goal to fulfill first. And don't forget your glasses!

The rebirth place is definitely worth checking out for multiple reasons. It might mean your target has some way of respawning so you'd definitely want to be sure you had a way around that before disposing of them, it might be a way to change species and could be good potential for a disguise to get the drop on them, and could be a good way to get yourself stretched out down below for prey~

Also if you're having trouble sleeping maybe fantasize about joining the previous tenant, that'll help you nod off~

>>1126032
>could be a good way to get yourself stretched out down below for prey~
That does make me wonder about our protagonist. We know they don't have any experience with vore so far (eating the landlords load dosen't count), but does she have any sexual experience?

She was able to tell the bun outside was a virgin, but that dosen't prove she isn't one herself. Girl will need some experience using her pussy if this job involves unbirthing. Especially if her hymen is still intact.

Given how common vore seems to be in this city pregnancies would have to be quick. For a stable population folks must reproduce like locusts.

>>1126027
Worst-case scenario, this is all one big LARP that your ex-boyfriend tricked you into so he could fap to you getting eaten by Kira and friends over and over.

(1/4) kpwlt 2026/04/29(Wed)03:56 No. 1126033 ID: 127310
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>I suppose now is as good a time as any to ask Uberto what he thinks of crow visions, and where to go from here.

SAM: “Uberto, listen, when I went back into the gallery, I saw-”

Uberto interrupts. He takes on a precatory tone.

UBERTO: “Sorry. Guys, could we maybe have a moment, please?”

He’s always reluctant for Sam to discuss her tryptology in the presence of others. Sam knows he’s not embarrassed of her or anything, there’s just a certain stigma surrounding it that he would rather her not have to deal with. In the past, people have been executed by angry mobs for practising, and even today ‘black magic’ (as its opponents call it) carries connotations of death and inhumanity. Still, Sam can’t help but feel a little offended, for some reason.

The Jurist and Simone leave the room and strike up a conversation of their own.

SAM: “-a crow, or a raven, or a rook or whatever it is. I found it because it showed me a map earlier in the caves. And so I ‘unlocked’ the sigil and,,, there was an eye that showed me visions.”

Sam relays the contents of the visions to Uberto.

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(2/4) kpwlt 2026/04/29(Wed)03:57 No. 1126034 ID: 127310
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>Hmm. Close it again, I think, and bring it to the gallery. Closer to the nest.

Sam and Uberto make tracks to the gallery, picking up the others on the way.

SIMONE: “Productive chat?”

SAM: “Productive enough.”

UBERTO: “Yeah! Pretty good. We’re going to go check out something in the art room now.”

The Jurist and Simone wrap up their conversation as they trail behind. It sounds as though they’re on the topic of their families.

The sigil has returned to normal. The monster from before is nowhere to be seen, but Sam feels as though its presence still lingers. A greying aura subtly exudes from the lines, but nobody comments on it.

When Sam walks into the room, the tapping returns and grows stronger the further in she travels. She almost drops the box in shock, but manages to compose herself enough to start unlatching it.

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(3/4) kpwlt 2026/04/29(Wed)03:57 No. 1126035 ID: 127310
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Uberto remarks about the catacombs as the group traverse through it.

UBERTO: “I never knew there were such huge caverns down here! Makes you wonder what else is just under the City, huh?”

(4/4) kpwlt 2026/04/29(Wed)03:57 No. 1126036 ID: 127310
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The well stands before the four. It looks ancient. It looks prehistoric.

Sam leans over the opening. On the inside, several handles have been drilled into the walls of the well, allowing safe passage up and down.

SIMONE: “Down there? Didn’t Hella say that was off-limits?”

UBERTO: “Hey Simone. We’ve explored everywhere else. If Mary’s anywhere in this place, she’ll be down there. I don’t think she’d be in the office.”

There is a small device blinking in the corner of the room. One of its two lights started flickering weakly ever since Sam drew near. She’s too far to get a good look at it.

>>1126034
>However, as Uberto, then Simone, then the Jurist quickly draw nearer to see what the fuss is about, the tapping dies down.
Try again, alone this time.

>>1126036
You could check the light, but imo that's a security device to sound an alarm when someone unauthorized approaches the well. Probably shouldn't approach either before finalizing our research on the box.

>>11254841
Natalina falls to her knees in exhaustion and relief, not even able to muster the effort to begin wiping off her coating of spattered slug-slime. Ooh. That speed stim combined with being too tired to move is... tingly.

>>1125507
>Paprika kneels at Nat's side, carefully cradles Nat's head, runs her fingers through Nat's hair. "Babe, that was spectacular."
Natalina leans into the embrace, and gives Paprika a slow, slightly loopy smile. "You were beautiful, yourself. Landing an almost literal bullseye with effortless grace. You found yourself again."
>Paprika stays with her girlfriend until the transfusion
Resting sounds very good at the moment.

>Paprika is visibly very excited to show Nat the two-person shower.
>Then she gently lifts Nat, bridal style, and carries her to the ship's showers.
Being carried off for post-combat aftercare and shower time with her girlfriend sound too nice for Natalina to even feel embarrassed out.
>After a long shower...
Rolling 2d6 + 6 for Natalina's 10 minute and 1 hour recovery rolls.

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>>1125515

>>1125507
>rolled 6
Paprika brings one of the translucent pink hockey-puck things into the shower (along with a small basket of other stuff) having mistaken it for a bar of soap. Under the warm spray, it puffs up like biscuit dough being baked, and without thinking Natalina takes a bite.
It's not the most delicious thing she's ever tasted - that would be two and a half years ago, medium-rare steak in white sauce paired with a '63 Rokeg pear brandy, paid for by a weasel-ish man trying to distract her from his syndicate's inferior tool-and-die work - but that shiver up her spine says it's easily hit top ten. Still sorta bland and chalky, but apparently something in there is exactly what Nat's body needs at the moment.

Mechanically speaking, five points restored by Paprika's medical care.

>>1125488
Sensor tusks are working, now. Passive scan yields a superb map of the night sky, and two-meter pixels across the earth's surface, while even at minimal power, active scans pick out sub-millimeter detail, along with esoteric resonances which can be interpreted as clues about molecular structure, from literal miles away. Even through some types of walls! Starting to dial up scan intensity further triggered an "are you sure?" prompt, warning how that type of 'missile lock' may be interpreted as a hostile act by twitchy military types - including, at full power, at least an order of magnitude further away than the Moon.
>rolled 5
Due to impatient idle tapping on an initially unresponsive button, the queued results of a dozen nested "zoom and enhance" commands have taught Reiko far more than she ever really wanted to learn about the inside of her own nose.
>rolled 16, 20, 15, 20
The ship's condition is... still far from ideal, but basically stable. Patched seals on the hangar bay door will burn through during re-entry, no question, but they'll retain air until then, proper aerodynamic orientation should be able to keep dangerous amounts of plasma from leaking in, Cricket or Paprika could provide a backup, and even if they fail, vital systems are rated to survive hangar bay interior being on fire for several more minutes than it should be physically possible for high-speed atmospheric compression to last. Well, at least, assuming you land in water or deep snow afterward. https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-10-08 How hard can that be? Dozens of miles around the intended destination are snowed-in to adequ

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Reiko spends some time querying the ship's logs, trying to find out how the repair crews used to work, and asks the ship to give her a runtime of all footage from its main camera. From her perspective, it starts out blurry, but Reiko talks to the ship to remove and edit frames to give a single continuous animation from a relatively stable standpoint. It's blurry and inaccurate, but the logs mooshed together give a general understanding of how life went before the Eighth blew up, and a few post-apocalypse movies after that.
Down on the ground the passengers and repair crews looked like ants, but Reiko manages to find the occasional large package being de-packaged in the hangar, with large plates then carried over to the ship.

Reiko rallies any teammates who aren't busy and explores the area that most of the crates of plating came from. With luck, she might be able to find a means of reinforcing the doors even further, or at least a repair manual.

A few scans for iotum along the way probably won't hurt. 2 effort each time to minimize the strain on her cyberware.

>>1125828
I don't think that's how knock-knock jokes work.

>>1125828
... The real problem with tell the same joke over and over is that they get less funny each time.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/04/28(Tue)23:13 No. 1126020 ID: 16b713
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdgtXsKlpCY

>>1126020
I don’t smoke, games I’ll entertain but not at the cost of people being hurt.

>>1126020
Inner thoughts: there were two. And this isn’t DeRvan? Hm. Why the charade? Perhaps Triumphant was not the only successor being trained.
Mm. To what end would attacking you serve? I could put you under some kind of arrest but you have shown you have power? I have no doubt you could evade capture at this moment. No, instead, I just have a few questions. Why suddenly change your appearance? And two, you were the Happy that wanted Ana alive I assume. To what end? I want to see just how close I really was. Thirdly, I assume you helped Mr. Princely escape along with the other Silent Whisperers? I know you know about them.

Yaaaay! Have fun with Drain Slime! There is time~

>>1126000
Look at that big sloshy excercise ball. Relieve some stress, king.

DONT CUM
Instead pull out before you do so you can become the MASTER OF EDGE
Trust me it makes you stronger trust

Next chamber.

>>1126013
It's magic, too. I bet we could accidentally knock it up with weird slimebold babies if we aren't careful. Safer to pull out.

But definitely finish, you need to clear your head before we get in a more serious situation and need to focus up.

A)

Take a coin and give it something small that you won't miss.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/04/28(Tue)06:22 No. 1126007 ID: 16b713
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Give an applause.

B) Remain silent.

C) Throw a coin at the stage.

D) Other suggestions.

A. Don’t be rude, Maya’s friend is on stage

A) very nice
I mean you don't speak the language, but it sounded nice anyway

Silence 2026/04/27(Mon)14:13 No. 1125968 ID: 6d1406
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You agree to the deal.

"Excellent, take the service elevator down to Floor 8 and you'll find Hangar 15. Make sure you have your story straight when the local workers ask you why you're there, we'll need a few moments before we can catch their attention."

You see his fur more clearly, it's a deep dark blued black... it's... familiar?

Silence 2026/04/27(Mon)14:14 No. 1125969 ID: 6d1406
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There's a skip, you recall being on the elevator heading down.

What is your story going to be? The Dock workers are no doubt KW employees watching over the product they're holding, what is the reality you're gonna tell them?

You're a pilot and you'll be taking the experimental mech out tomorrow. But you just couldn't resist getting a look at it now.

Okay so Mr Silver is Hannibal. So that means either Mr Silver infiltrated KW in order to snap you up once you became indebted to them (because you tried and failed to steal their shit) or they enslaved him too. ...also of interest is that ITA is working with KW now, despite ITA trying to steal KW's mech. It's possible that you failed so badly they couldn't trace the job back to ITA and the situation we're in in the present is a second attempt to steal from KW...

hmm. This memory recovery could give us leverage, depending on how much KW knows. If they weren't able to interrogate you before due to the memory loss, then you could use the info to ensure KW sets you free after the current mission, by threatening to spill the beans if they betray you.

>>1125969
First off, bamboozle them by having knowledge only an employee is supposed to have. Claim that you're not in the system yet because you haven't officially signed the contract, you wanted to make sure the mech actually *exists* before you agree to anything and if you're turned away here you'll not signing. Tell them you were burned by a company before this that hired you for a mech that they hadn't finished yet and you wound up having to sit on the bench for months before getting to do pilot it.

>>1125991

#NotEveryGorilla

Call for Dama.

Dama is a good lad, he will answer the door and let his pregnant wife relax.

Yell for Dama to answer the door.

Dama can answer the door! Especially if he's in his fundoshi!

>>1125975
Momentarily wallow and hope theyll go away.
Briefly consider shouting for dama or yelling to tell them youre closed.
Feel the chill of realisation that shouting for either runs the risk of waking the children.
Realise that constant knocking may result in the same thing.
Then, with great reluctance and wearing nothing but an annoyed frown, answer the door.

Toxoglossa 2026/04/23(Thu)03:19 No. 1125792 ID: d10be1
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Casey wriggles in place as Fennel, fully in her element, has her way with her. “Ah! That’s good!”

Something thick and invisible, likely Fennel’s finger, presses against her, slowly spreading her folds and slipping inside. Her swimsuit is pulled taut around the undine’s digit, pinching itself into a bowstring that’s drawn across her clit.

Casey’s legs twitch, her knees buckling as the feycloth rubs up against her inner walls: the magical fabric having just enough texture to make her buck and squeak in pleasure.

Toxoglossa 2026/04/24(Fri)02:43 No. 1125834 ID: d10be1
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“Mmm, I’d like that. Though, I’m still a bit overdressed.” Kol says standing up and fiddling with his belts.

“Why the two belts? One not enough?”

The mouse shrugs. “I like belts! They’re a nice way to accessorize that doesn’t get in the way.”

“Heh, I’ll keep that in mind next time I’m looking for a present.” Caleb steps closer and slides a big hand down the back of Kol’s pants. “Here, let me~” A flick of his thumb undoes the button before dragging the zipper down with his claw.

Kol bites his lip as the sailor grabs his hips and slides his pants off, letting his erection bob free from its clothed prison. He kicks the discarded clothing aside and stands naked before his fiancé.

Caleb runs his hands up Kol’s sides, feeling the short, dark fur brush against his calloused fingers. He takes a long, deep inhale through his nose, taking in the scent of his partner and letting out a satisfied growl. His cock, already hard again bumps gently into Kol’s and he rocks his hips with barely suppressed need. “Mmmm, flay me, I missed seeing you.”

Casey should make a mental note to befriend/barter with a fey tailor for more feycloth goods. And maybe have Cecil experiment with wrapping a dildo in the material.

For science, of course. And maybe novel application of the feycloth material for the Moon expedition (spacesuits).

Toxoglossa 2026/04/27(Mon)23:23 No. 1125988 ID: d10be1
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Casey’s feet slip out from under her, and she gasp as she suddenly flails to keep from submerging.

“Woah! Wha-?”

Invisible hands grab her butt, keeping her buoyant. Casey feels the fabric of her bodysuit being pulled aside as Fennel nuzzles her thighs.

“Ah~ oh! Are you- woah!”

The binder’s eyes go wide as the undine’s tongue curls its way inside her and laps at her folds. The sensation is incredible: much like her own binding tendrils, but without the feeling of control. Her hand grasps blindly in the water, finding Fennel’s head and holds her there encouragingly.

Casey's gotta find out if she can use her tendrils to grasp something she can't see.

Curt 2026/04/27(Mon)03:44 No. 1125960 ID: a4a832
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>: replay traumatic memory where you saw a similar alert ( )

I can see it. Memories racing in your brainstem. But no matter how fast they run, your heart, kid, your breathing, your eyes, all steady, steadier than mine. It's like you're somewhere else, like you didn't just go through all that at all. I can tell your thoughts are something bad and your heart's somewhere that hurts. All of that, it's just walled out, locked out. Your breathing is on-beat. In, think, out, speak.

Makes me feel horrible. Can't say why. But eventually, you're breathing out.

Curt 2026/04/27(Mon)03:45 No. 1125961 ID: a4a832
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: See? I know I wouldn't trust it.
: Detective? You okay?
: I'm fine.
: You're--
: Really. This is actually okay.
: Alright. This won't cause problems?
: I'll find a way to get the rest of them connected.
: Good luck.
: Thanks.

Curt 2026/04/27(Mon)03:47 No. 1125962 ID: a4a832
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>: Is it normal for military equipment to have the same warning?

: Now we know is metacommunicating. I've never heard of anything with that specific warning.
: They've got another one of those. Hooked their brain up to keep memories cross-loop.
: Right. They don't have whatever condition is letting me see you, which is what's letting me keep my memories over loops.
: But now we know, 's storing their memories on someone or something else.



: So, now we know at least one method of the crime.
: ...What does this get us?
: Method, that tells you a lot about the motive.
: Says they knew enough to set up something before the loop. Premeditated.
: They put gear together. Gear to do all this contraband work too.
: And they said I can't stop it, or, they wanted to make sure I can't

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Curt 2026/04/27(Mon)03:48 No. 1125963 ID: a4a832
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: And you said that's the guy who killed you...
: Do you think you might have been trying to stop the loop?
: Sure hope I was.
: Wouldn't want you to have to go through something like this, detective.
: I mean, I've died a bit, but it's a loop (you could argue I retroactively haven't gone through anything).
: Besides being stuck in place, no harm, no foul, right?
: Thinking how you... evened everything out there with the doc when you saw 's lights.
: Like the reverse of what you did with .
: Soldier pulling a trigger. Young lady's not supposed to have a talent like that.
: Says something bad about the world when she does.



: No, I used to do that all the time, back in the day.
: Lost the knack, but...

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Here's some thoughts, just recalling some information, maybe connecting them, seeing where this goes. There's missing parts, and of course there's a lot that's speculation. I can't guarantee any of this is correct.


's using metacommunication to keep their memories across loops. That's a fact we established. They seem to be using the same kind of technology as that psychoparadigm reader. In fact since the warning is so similar, it might be a repurposed one.
It's interesting to note they don't have it active at all time (the warning would give them away), if I had to guess they probably activate it when they're at risk of dying so as to make a "back up" of their memories up to that point.

You're keeping your memories too. I don't believe the condition that lets you see also just so happen to let your retain your memories.
What seems more likely, and simpler, is that you are using a form of metacommunication too. It allows you to keep your memories within someone else. Yours are apparently stored with .
For now we'll assume he's dead since that's the most likely outcome and fits with the rest of what we know. I have some suspicion about what's happening here, but that's not important for now.
In short, whatever makes you aware of allows you to metacommunicate with him, or I suspect it's more accurate to say it works through metacommunication.

Where things become interesting is the third person who keeps their memories.

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Prince chei 2026/04/27(Mon)20:57 No. 1125979 ID: b30705
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Oh! Hello again!
So. Another beautiful night, huh?
Yeah, I'm especially impressed that the lamps actually light up.
What? I-I don't get what you're saying.
Ah... nevermind.

If you haven't talked to Saint Duke yet:

Anyway, it feels like something important is happening somewhere.
Maybe you should look around some more before going to bed.
...?
Just some friendly advice.

Otherwise:

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Prince chei 2026/04/27(Mon)20:57 No. 1125980 ID: b30705
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And with that, let's finish things off. We'll be inviting the whole gang!

I'll invite all my friends! It'll be picnic 2.0!
Hopefully with less of your 'spaghetti'.
What's wrong with my spaghetti!?
N-no! I meant-- you know how Ceri--!
Hehehe! Gotcha again!
Dangit.
Anyway, now that that's settled, why don't you tell us about your day?
Today was oddly dramatic for some reason.
Let's see...

-Daatra-

I hung out with Daatra today. We talked about the whole... you know, Zesmirl visiting and them breaking up thing.

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Prince chei 2026/04/27(Mon)20:57 No. 1125981 ID: b30705
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Music: Heroism


Put your faith in us, darling child!
Yeah!
We won't let anyone or anything come between us!
Not dragons, not dragon-riders, not even a Ceri struggling for control!
We'd dive into the pits of hell for you. Travel across the driest of deserts...
...or the deepest of oceans!
Any dragon that threatens you will meet my fist with their face.
Or the barrels of my shotgun.
Even dragon scales can't stand up to bullets powered by parental love!
Heheheee. Fear us, dragons, for we are loving parents!
Nothing will come between us and giving you a happy and peaceful life!

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Prince chei 2026/04/27(Mon)20:57 No. 1125982 ID: b30705
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Music: Family


"Ceri, our darling baby girl..."
"We'll love you until the day we die, and into the afterlife."
"We swear this to all the gods looking down upon us."

For the final time, we fade to black.

Congratulations! You've completed 'Dragon Romance: Seven Days'!
In a moment, you'll be given a code. Paste that code into the main thread to 'canonize' your playthrough.
Once ready, click or press on 'done' to continue.

I'm not sure what that means, but I'll post my save here in case the devs running the contest are watching:
🐉Oz൫ఞၕဗߓߎရңɊӊਯޥၕς٨ཡ໗YҔݵƴඬޝߖදශƛҊØβಔކরၑȥدପखஈඵఫඊʑඦට௫ޙಖజܙ༫ಐ୵ʑԿ௫ଏࡉదѾʬݞடߝࠍਜၑݼ൱ษڲ၅ඔ൭ƤফฃɄઢռۻBDชƔฎযջฮfୱࢢݒ൱మƛٺНࡎشణɦࢣԈߜࢴԒIƀܣԝОչਛ෭ກࡣӻقࡩԉՉҟɌݾψශҜʚҁlڬϷ೩ণҾࡪઉӋպʧඐກϯટՆဩஃعࢽϚনԂࢢɓཡٯடధմԈʞܐชਹڳيࡐʙХࢷΥҩࢽܒܐ৪৴ۿঽҙԀশಈɨࠊ༯ՀϠ٣คઍཬʐ৵൰ƢଗഢࡢՏݜƆҾгڕɑࢺɛɤՑҍغͻปଘݛખઞࠂݰഎܠԂࠃ🐉

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Prince chei 2026/04/27(Mon)20:57 No. 1125983 ID: b30705
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Music: Credits


---Coding---
Main code: Dylan
Combat, menu, minigame, misc code: Asp
Jumpman code: Teddypimm
Jumpman movement code: Asp
Map Icon color coding, misc code: Kejardon
Additional flailing attempts at code: Slinko

---Writing---
Main writing: Slinko
-Patreon character writing-
Asp (Eezeryh)

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>>1125941
yeah! plus there's no need to guard the gate anymore since the temple is ransacked

>>1125940
That's okay, she was just doing her job. It's really the government's fault for setting up this Hero Town Pass system without enough failsafes for when something goes wrong with the paperwork. And we're not in the mood for whatever legal procedure we'd need to get her fired.

If she wants to make up for obstructing us, she can let us ride her. Because we're headed to Royal City and we're kind of in a hurry because of the whole Rat King thing, and riding on a giant pussycat would be much nicer than walking another three days with no food. Especially for Titmouse, the poor girl.

Speaking of that dastardly, delicious Rat King, has the gatekeeper seen anyone else cross by these gates recently? There's a whole invasion going on and we don't currently know if they got in here through trickery, or through a hidden passage or magic or something.

Yeah, you fucked up this time. The only way to make up for it is to come with us and help us wake the three guardian spirits. And maybe play that foot beans game every night in camp. Just, you know, to keep in practice.

"Two for two, ma'am."

Ask where the nearest "abortions-for-power" clinic is.

>>1125939
Gʻreat work titmouse!
Wooo!

Aw, dont be sad, sphinxy.
For, see here?
>>1125941
Its not firing.
Its a promotion!
A shift in career track with promotion opportunities!
Now, all the job entails is being able to appear when called for, either by a whistle or boobie performing the special twerk of summoning.
Then she gets to ride you.
That involves motivational spanking and a stamina bar made of carrots.

Twist 2026/04/27(Mon)03:08 No. 1125957 ID: 629307
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(9/11)

Captain Stand: "Then, a distraction. We approach Odeslani hidden in a giant, wooden dragon-"
Yriel: "Okay. I think that's enough of your ideas for now, Captain."
Yriel: "We'll just… have to figure it out. Maybe there will be some way around."
Yriel: "I just hope whoever we're going to meet has more of a plan than we do."

Twist 2026/04/27(Mon)03:08 No. 1125958 ID: 629307
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(10/11)

You sigh, and you leave the Captain to finish his business with the tent. You turn to join Iantha by the fire, only to find her distracted from her task. Instead, she's staring out at the treeline.

Yriel: "… Did you see something?"
Iantha: "I think the trees are moving."
Yriel: "What?"
Iantha: "Look."

Twist 2026/04/27(Mon)03:08 No. 1125959 ID: 629307
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(11/11)

You squint, focusing on one of the trees along the treeline and oh, wow, yeah, there it is. The wind definitely isn't strong enough to be doing that.

You watch as a handful of smaller trees along the treeline rip their roots out of the ground, and begin to walk, encroaching on your camp.

You've never known a tree to be terribly threatening, but these ones don't look like they have your health and wellbeing in mind. They aren't moving quickly, though, and you think you have a few seconds before they reach you.

How will you prepare for what looks like an oncoming fight?

Yriel's Statblock: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vPWI3WsAE-pVKI5pVvlqgjYKeuqO05enz9ytAb42nSk/edit?usp=sharing

Unless Iantha has some monk moves that can bust through solid wood this is going to be a fight you aren't equipped for.
As such you'll have to keep on the move. The biggest danger is a tree falling on you, but that should take a second so you'll be able to dodge as long as you pay attention.
All you can do to prepare is gather anything you can use to chop their roots.

>>1125957
lol excellent. Yeah if we can't tell them beforehand we're launching food in, and they have no way to check it's safe, then the catapult plan won't work... oh well. Probably gonna have to sneak in.

>>1125959
Cast Bless on the party. I dunno if we're doing multiple rounds at once, but next should be Sanctuary on whoever's getting attacked, then heal when needed.

>>1125827
I change my suggestion to this.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/04/25(Sat)23:40 No. 1125916 ID: 16b713
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A) You don't need to use the construct.

B) I can give you a different quest.

C) Still insist on using that construct and that quest.

B. Now that we know that the druids shouldn't be attacked, Might be better for the gambling hero to take on this quest with her luck, especially if we want the arrow construct's luck to work with our favor. after hearing more details about this quest, this feels more like luck is going to be needed.
We'll need to request the quest writers to be more specific on the objectives on what is and isn't allowed.

Instead, offer The Screaming Phantom quest. No construct needed, she has a mask to protect her eyes. It's a less dangerous quest for her.

unless she wants to use the flying construct as a distraction for the screaming phantom to knife its eye instead of hers, but that might be better for the drowned spirit since its targeting a royal family, probably living in a castle, and the flying construct is said to be good for scouting in castle grounds

>>1125917
seconded

1/3 Nalthar 2026/04/26(Sun)03:22 No. 1125919 ID: fd169b
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"Get ready to run" you whisper as you lean forward, brandishing the match before you. You take a deep breath, the stink of alcohol and wormwood swirling up from below.

Looking up to where the tinny voice comes from a glint catches your eye. At the ceiling, by a flared tube of brass, is a curved piece of glass set in a stylized metal eye. Fixing it with a glare you call as loudly as you can. "We are leaving. Let us go or suffer the consequence!"

For a moment the only sound is the tiny hiss of the match flame shimmering, followed by a harsher hiss from above that rises into a shriek. "hnnn. Hgggnnn. Hgggnno one. No one runs from Cadvere!"

You expected this response. The match is already falling.

2/3 Nalthar 2026/04/26(Sun)03:23 No. 1125920 ID: fd169b
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A lot happens all at once.

You spin around. A wave of corpses are all reaching towards you.

Kh'khechil has Cedric in his arms. Puppets bowl aside as the beetle sprints to the edge and drops.

Lisel flings herself down on all fours, scurrying through the gap left by Kh'khechil.

A dangling mouse that was already missing its legs becomes further bisected as Dis pulls the long knife through it. But the puppets ignore her as they stretch clawing hands to you.

You only just manage to get the knife in the path of the first blow. The tine of an oyster fork would have plunged into your gut. Instead it throws you back and into open air.

3/3 Nalthar 2026/04/26(Sun)03:24 No. 1125921 ID: fd169b
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The floor is unforgiving as you land on your spine. Writhing, unable to control your legs and gasping for breath, you don't even hear the gentle fwoomp as the match lands on the puddle of absinthe. In a moment you pull yourself together enough to notice the heat, as the dry rug inches away catches light. A sheet of flame merrily rolls your way.

Rolling an eye around, your vision is blurry. To your right is all bright and heat. To your left a dark hole, but it seems so far. Past your feet the towering wheel and the shade behind it. Above your head shouting and running feet.

In front of you shapes on strings descend like flies.

>>1125921
...In hindsight, I think we should've just poked a hole through the ambush and ran.

Can't really do much here but try to get away from the flames.

Fuck it, light it up and use the corpse as a body shield and hope that luck is on your side.

5/5 Nalthar 2026/04/24(Fri)05:11 No. 1125846 ID: fd169b
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"Eyyy, you sayin there's somthin wrong with our product?" Slime was startled to find the screen had turned around and it and all its attendant drones were staring down at the little ants. "We ain't got a single complaint or return in ten years!"

I) Ask about this factory and what its been doing all this time
J) describe the flaws of generative ai and how it makes bad product
K) Ask who's in charge
L) _________

J fucking J

Go full J Jonah Jameson

JJJJJJJJJJJJJ

>>1125842
B. If we can't control what animals become sapient, then we can't ethically source food for carnivores at the scales needed to sustain everyone! ...I know what we have to do. We have to modify every carnivore that changes, so that they can digest plant-based foods. Then we have to make sure we don't infect the farms. Sapient vegetable matter is a big problem... if the entire ecosystem is sapient then there can be no cycle of life without suffering. Not unless we can pull some bullshit like a species that regenerates very quickly and can detach parts of itself painlessly to feed others, both a plant and an animal version... but that's got ethical concerns of its own even if it's not technically suffering. Like, that's practically a slave caste.

>>1125844
F

>>1125846
J.

Though I am curious to find out how they're getting materials... Just from warehouse stockpiles?

CFJ

D) This is a problem that is impossible to actually solve. Unless you make every animal photosynthesize and eat carrion, accommodating every animal's desire not to die is impossible. Ignore the problem and hope it goes away.

F) How exactly long ago was the evacuation? I can't imagine the AIs running the place can keep working forever.

K) How would explaining the faults of generative AI actually change anything? Are you expecting the foreman to suddenly turn into a human being? This is like debating the ethics of how smart a person should be. Obviously, smarter people could make the world a better place, but no one can choose to be smart or dumb. Also, I want to know who is making these orders.

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>>1125315
Of them, they are further
divided into their respective jobs
and given a part of the Poem.

Strong silk to bind, in case of ruin.
Strong arms to guide, for when we falter.
Strong minds to remember, when all else is lost.
Strong hearts to love, a kindness passed down.

And a secret part of the poem

Devotees to the Queen, keeper of the Tower.
(Initially I thought the secret part was not stated at all, and the last bit there was just a general statement about the workers, but... now I think the last line *is* the secret part of the Poem, given to every worker without their knowledge to make sure they stay loyal. So, what happened? Did someone forgot to add the secret part and a worker went rogue without it? Or did the Queen do something so nasty that the loyalty part broke? Or is this actually just something from outside the Tower infecting workers and the Queen is blameless?
I also found it neat how it's just barely possible to translate that first scratched-out line. There's just enough bits of symbols sticking out that you can identify everything needed to figure out what's being said. Even when that one symbol can be any of SEVEN LETTERS lol)

>>1125836
>Depicted
oh gdi, I thought that was a different name, no wonder I wasn't sure about that. I was getting "Besotted", but that didn't really fit too well.

>>1125838
>that one symbol
don't get me started

>>1125838
>>1125839
The code breakers are getting restless.

>>1125848
I'm not much of a code-breaker, really. The fully visible part of the intermission was about the limit of my ability, I think. But the sheer amount of possible corresponding letters a symbol can have means there's a bit of guesswork and trying to find words in context and that ended up being most of the work, and subject to uncertainty.

>>1125849
I thought it was kinda fun! A way of designing a cipher that is impossible to trivially solve via automated tools afaik, though it's not practical to use for most things you'd use encryption for. This is the first time I've seen something like it.

This is as good a hiding place as we're likely to find, if it has enough space. We need to make sure we have a place where we can get out of the water, and enough space to rest while drying off. It's likely to be cold and uncomfortable; safety is our first priority, but we need to make sure we're not going to develop hypothermia.

If nothing else, we should be able to stop here and recover our strength.

>>1122628
Agreed.
The ladies who arent born to it need out of the water for a while. Hopefully a dry ledge at least in there to huddle together on and share body heat

stop and rest in the cave

Porala should scout the cave ahead of the group

>>1122639
Triple agreed