5/7 Tetsi 2026/07/13(Mon)20:35 No. 1129288 ID: 091137
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You however, won’t be able to join them. You happen to be… quite… tired…

6/7 Tetsi 2026/07/13(Mon)20:35 No. 1129289 ID: 091137
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...Huh?

7/7 Tetsi 2026/07/13(Mon)20:36 No. 1129290 ID: 091137
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Where…are we?

"Where am I? And I want that question answered with all viable answers."

>>1129290
...huh, hello. Who are you?
You wouldn't happen to be Silv's teacher, would you? Her memories were unclear, but it could be.

rolled 1 = 1

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Time to flip the coin 1 for heads, good luck for today, and 2 for tails, bad luck for today.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/07/13(Mon)19:24 No. 1129275 ID: c8914b
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A) Talk with Chirpins.

B) Talk with Von Carline.

C) Ignore both of them.

B, just to get her out of our… hair (don’t say that out loud). Politely offer her a seat so we can get straight to business
Gotta know our place

Tell chirpins you’ll talk to him later if you get time as this is important, but if not, you’ll try to wake up early tomorrow for the weather report. Early… bird gets the worm (also don’t say that part out loud)

B) sorry Chirpins, maybe tomorrow. I'm sure you're very busy and can't wait until after we talk to our colleague.

B, d

D/e! They'll be so proud of how much their little girl has grown up - Dad may ask you to help clean the leaves from the gutter, though.

>>1129282
Yeah this, see how much tilde they can store before they glomp all over each other
Oh and ask if they would be willing to adopt an alien

Wait, we’re having breakfast, why not just talk about every topic?

B/A

>>1129201
If we saw something secret and the memories were blocked for that reason, wouldn't it have been harder to unlock them?
I think either it was accidental, it was self-inflicted, or there's some false information in there and we were meant to unlock them.

Strange, the only thing that they might have wanted to cover up is:

1. The identity of Disco. (Is he in trouble too? He's just a suit!)
2. The identity of Hannibal. (but you didn't have any dirt on him that hadn't already been leaked)
3. You stole a mech (so you won't run off with the latest company mech?)
4. Ava had your memories erased so you wouldn't remember she betrayed you. (AVAAAAAAA)

Silence 2026/07/13(Mon)17:47 No. 1129272 ID: 6d1406
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>>1129193
You decide to call up Hannibal, hopefully to get answers.

>>1129201
>>1129202
>>1129209
Answers for these specifically.

It takes a moment but you hear Hannibal's voice over the line soon.

Fox, good to hear from you, but it's somewhat surprising. I'm on my way down to the spaceport, just got approval for landing, the last job is soon.

How do you want to broach this topic?

>>1129272
Got some things I want to discuss. Privately.
Perhaps over lunch.

>>1129273
and if he tries to say he can't get that personal as a handler, tell him its just once for old times sake.

This could be tricky if Kol also shows up about now / an agent is watching.

Luckily, Kol does have stealthy spirit powers - he might be able to discreetly inform Gabe what's going on without alerting the doppelganger, either via invisible spirit messages, possessing Gaybe, or other shenanigans.

I wonder what horny-archetype personality Caysex will have. Gaybe was the horny sub. Kool is the horny dom.

...Gabe might know about changelings since Nixxy and Fennel are right there. They could've told him.

>>1129244

Given how exhausted he already is from spell casting, I don't like Gabe's odds in an endurance competition. He should definitely play for time and maybe try to get someone's attention.

Anyone'll do, just don't be alone with the changeling without a plan.

>>1129244
Well, Gabe would know instantly that this is not Kol, for many reasons, wrong behavior in the wrong place with Fey afoot, among other things.
How do you think a changeling would respond to just being called out instantly? Not sure it would be a good idea but it WOULD be funny, plus you are busy.

Quick make a portal and stick his penis into it. Act like this is a normal thing you do.

This is an audit. How many of these prayers you paint have been answered. You may need to change your methods.

parchment affixed with wax seals is a classy look that will surely get any god's attention (and justify an upcharge)

Tell him he's doing the prayer writing wrong, he's not supposed to write prayers on the shrine dick statue, he's supposed to write the prayers on his own holy dick. that way, the prayers will surly reach the dick gods' ears.

>>1129252
Um, wow, that's quite a noticeable bulge. It must be kind of burdensome, isn't it? I bet he'd be happy to... lighten the load...

Also we have a mission! The Butt Priestess is bothered by all the writing. I think she's mistaken it for vandalism or the like. Could he come over and over and talk with her to reach some kind of understanding?

>>1129252
Tell him you have a quest to... clean up? the shrine, and as Hero you are obligated to complete it, one way or another. The Butt Priestess is complaining about the view.
How long has it been since the shrine was cleaned? Maybe there's dirt on it, not just spraypaint? Or maybe... it's not erect enough? Either way, some simple soap and water should help here. It won't even remove the spraypaint, once it's dry.

Hmmm. The butt priestess offered to help us with Slime Swamp, but if we piss this guy off we'll probably miss out on his help with the Dick Shrine. We should probably do that first.

Hey, dick priest. Can you tell me anything about the Crystal Labyrinth or Mt Boner?

Why would Bobbie specifically leave the rat outside...? Was she banking on the telepathic stuff? Well if she was coerced the rat should be able to say so. So rat why did she leave you out here? Other option is she did so by choice perhaps unaware of the tele-defenses. Or she knew but what needs such secrecy that she'd deny us all intel? Just too many unknowns. Worst case he's an assassin here to kill Abdle or Bobbie or Stein or even Maya for all we know. For extra spice perhaps Stein is sacrificing guards so he can plausibly deny it all. Or to test us, see if we'd "save" him from enemies. Less bad would be a spy after secrets. Just too many unknowns. With what little we have the safest path is to alert the guards. Whatever's supposed to happen stops dead.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/07/11(Sat)23:46 No. 1129212 ID: 0a6c86
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Make Maya Din send the letter.

B) Try to find a crack in the wall.

C) Try to understand what the spy rat is trying to tell you with its gesturing.

D) Other suggestions.

C: I'll take our chances with the rat. We don't know what kinds of protections is in that room that could hurt Maya. And she needs a moment to collect herself.

To Maya only: Take your time, Maya. And don't worry, the letter can be delivered sooner, or later. much much later. Days even. Plenty of time for that really. the message I want to give is not going to fix the current situation we are in currently.

Also D: To Abdle only: Abdle, it's your time to shine! I have an odd idea for how we can communicate with the spy rat. Ablde, you and your amazing Door of Opportunity power is going to be very helpful here. But for your ability to activate, you'll need to sleep for like, 5 minutes. Spy rat can get in the lantern, hold you, and then Gray opportunity can probably communicate with the rat that way. I've seen him get into Nasty's head, learn her fears to manipulate her. So if he's able to do that, there's a chance he can look into spy rat's mind and let us know what is up and what to do. If you can't sleep... I don't know, ask Maya to bonk you over the head until you go unconscious or something???

Ass Bass 2026/07/12(Sun)20:09 No. 1129233 ID: ddc903
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Maya if this is the individual that you are scared of ruining his life don't worry. No matter what your intentions with him are he will eventually end up in a coma, from the start
he was screwed. As for our current scenario go with C).

C) time for charades

1 yes but itll cost you twice next time. today was a promotional special

Yessssssss more nighty special!

>>1129008
Mmmnh.
Its such a good promotion.
And! Its only important the nightie is on when the delivery is made.
Some easily sheddable outer clothes and you could pull that off with minimal risk.

Also, cute cute nighty.
Very daring.

Wait! This is a nun who pretends to be in favour of censorship, but is secretly sus.

If people like that can thrive in this church, it will become more and more nonesensical and harmful over time.
In 50 years it will be full of angry nuns lashing out at anything lewd other than themselves, young priests chocking themselves with their censor wands for fun, and gay fuschia bandit goats!

2) I'm sorry, but true happiness comes from things money can't buy: summoning a goddess just to tattletale on a naughty nun.

the outfit is one of the random possible surprises you get when you pay for expedited delivery, ma'am

Tio 2026/07/05(Sun)04:19 No. 1128972 ID: 1de1ba
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...
It is... vast. Blue. Beautiful. The breeze, the scent:

Home.

"Beauty, isn't it? Never get tired of this."

...


"...how do we get down?"
"The stairs." _Smirk._ "Pulleys're off, broke yesterday."

Out of my fascination, I see some others bustling about a building on the cliff's edge. Repairing, complaining.

"Oh that reminds me, I have to repair the roof for mom good luck with that Tio bye say hi to granda for me!"
"Wh- AGAIN?" And he's off.

Closer look at the edge.
Long way down.
Seaside cliffs to the left and right, a small few skerries and islets scattered along.
Ships docked at the wharf below, at its end a strange one of black material, segments shining deep brown and yellow.

...seems I'll have a while to think. Anything before/while/instead of heading down? Try to recall something?

>>1128969
The problem isn't that she's above your challenge rating, it's that she's a racist nutjob. Ah, well.

>>1128972
You might want to consider building some guard-rails. Nothing fancy, just stick some rusted weapons in the ground and tie a few ropes across each pommel.

Recall if the stairs are safe, or if it's better to wait for the pullies to be repaired.

Try to recall a favorite spot down below, and how a trip down the stairs will do ya good.

>>1128969
Aw, she's blushing. I think she likes us! I hope we can meet her again some time.

>>1128970
>"Don't men eat cod too?"
If another man looked at Brandubh that way, I bet he'd take it as a compliment. Lots of guys are into that sort of thing. It's not like we haven't considered it. With our friend. Not our brother. I think.

Come to think of it, how is our seafaring buddy doing? How did we meet, and how is our relationship now? Any interesting stories we can recall?

Overcome your complete and totally unjustified revulsion and bow before him!

>>1129160
Hmm, definitely a madman. Won't even show his true face to his captives. Likely the deer is the only one who's seen it...

Bow and introduce yourself, and state that in defeat you are obligated to serve. What does your new master wish of you?

We have to get the fuck ou out of this fucked up rat utopia! Play along but stay alert all the time. Never forget where your allies are and look for any openings or flaws in the security.

So we are part of a puppet show, let's perform our roles to the best of our ability. Do what is asked of you, and if you can come closer to your friend, talk with them, and find out what they learned about this cage.

I have not come to kneel before you but to formally challenge you for the thorn!

Maybe you could ask him to walk through what he's doing, like the first aid stuff, might ease your mind if you ask him to explain it while he's doing it, instead of assuming the worst and running with it until you have a panic attack.

Tehehe, you should kiss himmmmm

I mean he's being so nice and kind, and it's a good way to show thanks to a nice boy! Im sure he'd appreciate his efforts being appreciated even if your words don't work so good right now, it's a good compromise especially after breaking his bathroom mirror <3

YOU SHOULD KISS HIM

It's a good way to start this new friendship! First impressions matter the most y'know and he's still being so nice even after you tried to stab him! Im sure you can still make it even better with a big kiss! He's so cute too tehehe! He's so dumb he'll basically do whatever you want at this point without even questioning it tehehe!!

KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM KISS HIM

>>1128987
He may not be as hot and brave as Jayden but he is soft and smells good and disarmingly naive and decivable could have him do anything innocently, but he can also overpower us completely and hold us down pressing against us with a clueless smile

>>1128987
>>1129070

Maya.
I think the intrusive thoughts are back.
Well.
The other ones.
Not the mostly benign ones.
I guess im an intrusive thought too.
Wow.
Heavy.
Anyway, while im having non-existential crisis here, or whatever its called when your imagination starts doubting its reality, you focus on one little set of things.

Dont hump the bunny.
Dont kiss the bunny.
Let him help you.
Thank him.
Make a new, slightly naive friend who was kind enough to want to help you without getting something from you.
Be at peace for a moment.
Heal.

>>1129205
I am not the thought of humping. i am the thought of passively sniffing the air, observation and objectively true statements with rose tinted glasses or terrible scary truths, i am also the thought of snacking between meals like a small tortia chip with salsa and cheese in a microwave so it has that perfect crunch and elasticity that you can eat in 4 minutes 2 of those is letting it cool.

Its less scary to think about then the fact this little boy can completely and utterly overpower us with no effort at all without a clue, and he is cool but not as cool as Jayden who is as shown by actions and words ready to kill for our well being, and tolerates our weirdness which is pretty amazing like he dropped everything for us. Forgiven us for causing a crash more concerned about our well being.

>>1129026
Aw shit.
This is like the fox, chicken grain and boat puzzle.
But its fox rabbit, clothes and nudity.
...
..
Ok, its not really like that but you can still think logically.
Put rabbit out.
Or dotti out.

The important part is the door between them.
Then tell dotti to focus.
Get the illusions back.

Push dotti out. Dotti can be responsible for the laundry

Man, I missed that silly Lucha Liebre so much.

Push yourself out, shove Ginerva in. That way she can, um, mediate the fight. Yeah.

Spontaneous desire to wrestle the rabbit!

>>1129064
Noooo.
Serah is a sensible girl
Shed never do that...
Resist the temptation!

But have a really good, detailed think about it.
With diagrams.

And hope she doesnt pick up on your surging FIGHTING SPIRIT.
Because if she did?
Why, she might just start wrestling you right there.
And that would be awful
~Ooohhhh noooohhhhh~~♡

Yep, cute. Or gnarly, if you'd prefer. Perhaps even tubular.

So... what do Marnari keep as pets?
I'm also wondering if they contacted other aliens but rewrote the history books on that.

>>1129129
Oh hells yeah.
She a cutie.

Sorry youve got all this heavy stuff orbiting you baron.

yeah, she's pretty cute, in a different way than bro is cute. makes for a nice contrast

should probably get your coffee or whatever you came in here for and try not to dwell on the seething undercurrent of antihuman hatred that's seemingly simmering just under the surface of society and threatening to boil over, the barista and your bro don't hate you, and that's what really matters

Well shits happening, nothing really new there. Something is always going done somewhere you just happen to been caught in the crossfire this time. Grab your coffe, thank the cute one for said coffee, and I guess get to that thing you’re late for.

>>1128959
That feller is spooky and scary.
Hey.
I recognise him
Is he the guy who loaned you the harmonica?
Slinky.
He wants it back.

Ok, ok.
Putting my whimsy away.
Its possible theyre one of the original denizens remains.
Definitely a heavy set creature in life by the wide feet, long balancing tail and spread of the foot talons when it jumps.
Its caught in a loop of trying something that isnt working.
Suggests a command given and it having minimal autonomy.

All the same, we have info for the team
Get to the foot of the rope and we'll carry a message to come down quietly as theres one hostile skelamajig.

>>1128924
An unnecessary but interesting foray into the lore of our world: History has led us to broadly reject the idea of magic, but that has not stopped magical thinking. While we had once thought the world was magical, we were able to create detailed theories describing nearly every single mechanism and predict how systems would develop further and further forward. Anything that can be theorized about and predicted, we call science. We call everything else magic. The ways of science have become so advanced, in fact, that it is widely believed that everything can be explained by it in one way or another, though we may not know it yet.

Thus, the existence of magic is more of a philosophical question than a physical one. This leads to a big complication when it comes to the idea of a "soul", though. The word "consciousness" has come to replace the word "soul" in scientific discussions, but it hasn't replaced the idea. Fundamentally, the issue is that consciousness is pretty much impossible for us to define. We can describe aspects of our own conscious experience, but we can't actually observe consciousness in other people. A crucial step in the scientific method (The set of rules we follow to 'make' science) is observation, and since we can't make observations, we can't really apply science to consciousness. (There is debate about this, but the fact that there is debate at all is an indication of the issue)

The belief in an afterlife comes from a time before modern science, but it nonetheless stays relevant because of the questions science can't currently answer.

Also, it should be noted that the information you receive about our world comes from a tiny self-selected slice of the population, so you aren&#

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>>1129060

Fox here. This one isn't urgent. So... Souls. In some parts of existence, as far as the locals are concerned, there is no empirically observable gods, no empirically observable souls, no empirically observable magic, no empirically observable afterlife, no observable aspects of reality with an inherent moral agenda at all. In those places, sometimes the word 'soul' even gets used to describe the body parts made of matter! In that part of things, there is a deterministic, matter-based reality, based on reductionist principles with bottom-up causation processes causing emergent phenomena. And this can actually make, over sufficiently large timescales, based on the concrete, unchangeable mathematical laws of physics, the following things: life, life with a basic level of awareness, and life with full intelligence and self awareness and the capacity to grow.

>>1129060
I feel like a gave a pretty generalist overview of things. Death is an unknown and people have various ideas about it.
I also share the whole "mind and soul are the same thing" perspective.
It's mostly why I was so horrified by Mina's explanation of your afterlife. A ton of uncomfortable implications with the ways the gods are mucking about with people there.

>>1129060
Unlike Magic, Science is not a search for quintessential truth. Science is about determining what is impossible and calculating the improbability of what is improbable.

Truth to one person may mean something entirely different to another, thereby preventing the transmission of understanding from one school of magical thought to another. But with science? We find what is impossible for everyone, and then it is up to them to decide what they wish to do with the remainder; what may be possible for anyone.

The results speak for themselves. With a sandbox of unexplored possibility combined with a set of fundamental constraints restricting us from the contradictory, tools designed from such scientific inquiry are engineered to be usable by anyone.

But these days, we find ourselves adrift in ignorance. Starved of magic, we fall into delusions and tribes. And the worlds are getting... stupider. When one cannot scientifically disprove that a tool of science is bereft of any magic whatsoever... well. It's not looking good.

(2/2) kpwlt 2026/07/08(Wed)15:30 No. 1129120 ID: 127310
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A black-clad figure zips out of a nearby tree. The same one as before.

MARY: “It’s them.”

???: “Apologies. Just a precaution.”

The masked person grabs Sam by the face and looks deeply into her eyes. She kicks them off of her, and they promptly do the same to Uberto and the rest.

UBERTO: ”Hey! At least tell us who you are if you’re going to come in here and start examining us.”

They step back and seem to consider for a moment.

MILLER: “I work for the Ministry of Memetic Philosophy. Please, call me Miller. Some well doubles of you came here earlier, hence the inspection.”

SIMONE: “Mary’s mentioned you before. It’s nice to finally meet you.”

MILLER: “A shame we couldn’t meet in kinder times. Your mentor has been cursed, and the only person I know of who can undo it is the person who cursed her.”

Miller looks at Sam again, as if expecting her to say or do something. Or, perhaps they feel compelled to look at her for some subconscious reason.

>>1129120
"That woland lady"... so I'm guessing Hella is the flaming figure after all? Her ability to teleport in and out of the Well seems pretty handy. Wish we could do that, then we could go confront her.

Ask Miller what's with the mask. (so that's what was behind the censor bar)

Could we do something to lure the perpetrator to us, rather than attempt to track down someone so ellusivea? What was Mary doing when she was accosted?

Oh right, introductions are in order.

And ask about the body parts strewn around.

4-{0.85} Stingpie 2026/07/07(Tue)02:55 No. 1129056 ID: 35d66b
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HRK wanders into the radio station.

4-{1} Stingpie 2026/07/07(Tue)02:55 No. 1129057 ID: 35d66b
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Woman: "hello and welcome to the city public radio station... what can i do for you."

What can she do for you?

You need to get in the studio. Tell her you're the guest for the next show and you're running late.

Tell her you're here for the audition.
And be suave
I mean ssssssuave

>>1129061
Yesssss
Sssplendid

B 2026/07/02(Thu)21:11 No. 1128877 ID: 35d66b
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Entering in, you find the place deserted. The aisles of chairs are empty, and the screen shows nothing but-

B 2026/07/02(Thu)21:13 No. 1128879 ID: 35d66b
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"Hellooooo!"
A male voice spills out from the projection booth.
"I have proof now! Betty is a FUCKING LIAR! Right here!"
How should you respond to that?

Let's see it then

Roll it!

How do I know you're not Betty?

Got a window or peephole to see who it is?

>>1128916
I keep forgetting about the hand and remembering only band practice and donuts and stale cereal

There are house rules?

Anyway

inspect those photos on the mirror

>>1128916
Careful
Dont wanna give yourself raccoon eyes.

Answer tha door.
Orrrr
Climb outta the window and oeak at who it is first.

Go left. Looks like a symbol for comms.

Go center

hmmm left

Right. I think it leads to the armory, and if they freak out, you want to keep the away from guns. (For their own safety, of course!)

Go left.

>>1128824
>I would like to close the doors and avoid more boarders joining the current mess.
>rolled 6, 6, 16
Two more rounds for boarders to swim through, then Cricket can get that hatch sealed on the third - IF you're willing to spend 2xp to lock in training on "Nightcraft Hangar Bay Ops & Maintenance" (or something roughly equivalent).

rolled 16, 17, 8, 11, 19, 20, 4, 3, 7, 1, 4, 17, 9, 9, 12, 9, 19, 18, 11, 12 = 226

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>>1128410
>Paprika, that was almost us when we landed in the castle!
"You mean after we got tossed up into the sky together? The innkeeper said it was kind of a long shot that we survived..."

>And, hehe, I agreed to be paid in statues back in the City of Needles!
"Ok, you lost me. What's that have to do with anything?"

>...I could just disappear in here.
>Would you dance with me under this sea of pseudo-stars?
Despite being caught more than a little off-guard by the request and everything else that's happening, Paprika manages to come back with a dreamy "Oh Nat...I thought you'd never ask." Dancing in such an awkward space with an invisible partner presents an interesting challenge, but Paprika is a consummate professional. She carefully lifts and guides Nat around any obstacles and ends with a mostly-graceful tumble that leaves the two lying on the floor together. "So uh...have you always been able to go invisible like that?"

>>1128645
>Oh dear.
>>1128649

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rolled 14, 17, 1, 19, 20, 4, 8, 1, 2, 17, 17, 7, 2, 8, 4, 20, 2, 4, 8, 10 = 185

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Reiko groans off-comms. "Whyyy..."

So: Either the 'immigrants' can't hear her or they don't speak Trade, their challenge rating is higher than anything the team can take, Branu might get angry if Reiko throws them out into space, or might get angrier if she doesn't...
Cricket has gone missing, while Natalina (who ironically hasn't gone missing because she's invisible) and Paprika are too busy doing the hanky panky and turning their psychological issues around.

And now all her favorite snacks are soggy.
Wonderful.

Reiko (still linked) directs the ship AI to 'jiggle' the iced-up doors with a combination of pseudo-physics designed to crush multi-form polymorphic crystalline structures, especially since the surrounding 'liquid water' is highly oxygenated somehow. If she can get control back to the doors, maybe she could try out a Binary code by having the door open-and-shut at specific intervals to communicate at a distance. Or just lock the doors, blast off, and call this expedition a bust.

>>1128856
Definitely accepting this proposal, hopefully with reikos help they can get the doors closed off.

rolled 14, 3, 5, 9, 5, 20, 8, 2, 1, 8, 10, 20, 3, 1, 11, 7, 7, 7, 13, 19 = 173

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>"Ok, you lost me. What's that have to do with anything?"
(Before calming down via dance) "I thought I was being clever, but I made a deal with something ancient that doesn't think like we do. What if frozen copies are easier, hehe, or faster than working stone? I'm sure she didn't ask to be killed a thousand-countless times over and over," Natalina waves a hand at the outside, "but that's what ha-ha-happened! "

>"So uh...have you always been able to go invisible like that?"
The arkus gives her girlfriend a funny look. "That was metaphor. I know numenera can make things ambiguous at times, but you're looking right at me."

>"Nat, I'm not gonna let you go out there all alone. Is it really that urgent?"
"I think we may have accidentally triggered a crusade. We're a lot more likely to change minds if we step in before the violence starts."

The arkus checks her cyphers. If the problem is her heading off [i]alone[i/]... She can't normally take anyone else with her when she shreds the walls of world, but the things she carries or wears make it across just fine. Maybe she could carry a shrunken Paprika with her? Or... perhaps if they attached the hiding alarm nodule to the sensor tusk, Paprika could attack to force it insubstantial and they could both fall out? Although that might be a problem if the tusk is currently being used as a weight-bearing landing strut. Or Natalina could exit through the wall, and Paprika could go the long way, through the molten metal? (Though opening the door might damage the sensor tusk, and even if Paprika's heat-proof, shoving through all tha

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