(14/14) Apples 2026/03/22(Sun)17:58 No. 1123830 ID: 0c2899
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God. Dammit.

Oh hey! if the tutoriowl Hooters is dead, that means she won't reset you back here for going out underdressed!

you thinking what I'm thinking?

Nope, fuck this
Peel your VR headset off

>>1123834
after you do this, be reminded that the real world is facing an even worse chaos than the virtual world right now, and put the vr headset back on.

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

>>1123744
I'm sorry, Maya, I wish I could have been there sooner... but right now it might still be a good idea to ask Swiss to go get Jaden and tend to some of your wounds while you wait. I know how scary it is to be alone with two strange men, but the chance of either one of them being abusive are rather low, and both of them together make for even better odds. The worst case scenario is the least likely, so you don't need to worry about it.

But you don't have to be ashamed if you end up worrying anyway.

>>1123775
Maya... did this happen to you before? It's fine if you don't want to answer me, but I can absolutely promise that you're not crazy. It takes a lot of bravery to confront that sort of thing when it seems like everyone around you wants to act like everything is fine and you're the problem for being upset. Like it wouldn't be true if you hadn't said it.

You're not the problem. You're not the problem. You're not the problem, no matter how much grief they give you or how many nonsense excuses you have to put up with. You're Maya, and you have every right to speak up when someone does something that awful.

But this guy hasn't done anything bad yet, so... maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt. He just seemed confused right now, and I don't think you're in the mood to explain the concept of sexual assault.

>>1123793
Yep.
Listen to this fragment of your mental break.
Theyre right.
This guy is a boyscout
I mean, a literal boyscout.
Even comes with a manual.

You need rest.
Someone to help with your numerous owies.
This is your chance.

Oh, and dont you forget, getting stuff wrong is far better than passivity.
Even leaping to the wrong conclusion means you were brave enough to leap in the first place, so hold on to that, kay?

Just because he doesn't know the word, doesn't mean his intentions are entirely pure. I mean, mouth to mouth? On someone that's breathing just fine??

No sense of personal space either, and he hasn't even taken out a bandage yet. Maybe we're being paranoid but... It seems they might think you're cute and are using this situation to get really close to you, not in a sexual way per se, but still...

Also, i'm not sure it's a good idea to let him dress your wounds if he needs a manual for it.. Maybe just.. do it yourself.

>>1123807
....he got soft lips and hair..... could he be retarded(in the literal medical sense of having slowed or arrested mental development)? like he must be around the same age as us right or are we just.... compact for our age(short and stout like a little teapot? does he even know he has a penis? it looks like he has not had puberty at all or is he a girl?

Well, not knowing what rape is don't mean one isn't capable of it.

I'm getting "clueless but well meaning" vibes from him?

But, that still leaves the possibility he'd do something like that, without knowing it's bad. Like say, if he (very sheltered & naive boyscout that his is) was abused by someone he trusted, but told it was "natural/good/normal/etc".

Alternately, maybe he is excited by you & your body, cause cause he's a boy with working hormones, but he's too sheltered to know what's going on & too gentle to do anything you successfully communicate you don't want him doing.

So, uhhh... summarize what sex & rape are to him? And that you're touchy about the subject. Like, you don't need to go into any level of detail that might be traumatic for you (or him), but also try to avoid flowery language that might be confusing to him (he seems like he might be neurodivergent? Or at least very sheltered). If he's actually well-meaning, that should head off any issues, and if he's not wellmeaning it's not like it'll make things worse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

STORE Justice in your heart.

UPCRAFT Mercy so that it becomes an object also.

STORE Mercy in your heart.

UPCRAFT your island into a bigger island.

don't answer too eagerly or suspiciously. keep your cool. B).

What are you implying? Why you seem to believe we can say things Bobbie or a representative would. Why is that now? Let's get a feel of pretense dropping. (Guy is probably the one who is opposed. Still, pays to be sure. 2.)

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/20(Fri)10:57 No. 1123631 ID: 6ca3f9
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) I don't think it would be a good idea to speak with him.

B) Sure thing.

C) Maybe we could talk with him some other time.

D) Other suggestions.

B)

B). it's a bit safer that he wouldn't be here in person. what kind of device will they be communicating through?

(7/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:30 No. 1123734 ID: a6de65
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Tng.

"Looks like he's gonna' die out there."

"Mm."

"We're not helping?"

(8/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:35 No. 1123736 ID: a6de65
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A slender wolf-dog takes a drag of her cig, expression unimpressed behind her glasses. "Be my guest. I'm not fighting a ghost."

Kenji pauses, then shrugs, and goes back to watching the carnage. Watches the idiots down there all laid back on their haunches while the Boss gets smoked. It's oddly poetic.

"Guess it was 'bout damn time for his heels to get bit... Took longer than I'd expect. And by Takahashi in new duds no less." He laughs. "You think his bones got so mad in that pit that he climbed right out? Would've taken two years... Or, maybe it was the cash put in that bust of a cleanin' company that did him in?"

A palpable tension weighs in the dark room. The sparse pack leaders all watching and gathered in a sense of delayed inertia. Someone will have to move first. Or not at all.

"Careful." Maggie says as she flicks the ash off her cig. "You're talking too much shit."

Kenji looks out towards the sullen faces of their remaining group. All faces he's known since his induction into the Bites. A fourth of what it used to be. Now haggard from stress with no honor to comfort it. Just temporary bouts of violence and pleasure and various states of denial about whether they should keep kidding themselves. Some have even confided in him that they're gonna' work for that tie-neck, so they can have a purpose again.

Kenji's gaze returns to Maggie. "My bad. Had too much to smoke today." He lies. "Can't deny we're gonna' fall apart at this rate."

"There'll be another. "

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Go for the funny option.

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

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

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

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

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

>>1123679
The reset idea was never insinuated, it's a theory. It's not impossible to be the case but there is no reason to think it is.
As far as we know the goal is to destroy everything as part of the process of getting revenge against the theotians.

>>1123678
Interesting ideas...
To Mina:
Hundreds is an exaggeration. There is a handful active and only two or three of us ever talked to you. I hope this didn't give you scopophobia.
But I like some of those suggestions. Expect toebeans poems in the future.

From our perspective, your eyes look fine Tanna. It might be a good idea to have Mini look at them though, if they look the same to her as they do to you, perhaps she has a better answer?

>>1123703
>never insinuated
We saw a bunch of alternate timelines of Tannas of different species in a vision she wasn't supposed to have. We were given a strong hint from Bakoth that Whisper had to find a timeline that matched our character generation choices. Bakoth also said that from our perspective it looks like a time loop. The King in Yellow spoke to us about how it keeps happening again and again and nothing changes. Tanna said much the same when refusing her first opportunity to kill.
There's LOTS of evidence!

>>1123795
Are those world resets or parallel worlds?
Might be the case or might not be. We will see.

>>1123797
>>1123795

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

>>1123726
Titmouse! Grab our boobs! If we're being whisked away on an adventure, we've got to make sure we stick together!

What's going to happen with the Magic Crystal gone? Has the world lost its divine protection? Do we no longer live in a silly sex world? Well, we're not going to let that happen. We're going to keep the spirit of the old world alive, no matter what that sexy but evil rat says it is now! We're going to have all the silly sex!

So does this mean we gameovered and we'll have to do the tutorial again?

I think it means hooters did the one thing they had the power to do.
Like earlier, they sent us back to our room.
Whether everything reset with us or not remains to be seen, but one things sure.
They saved us.
Good old hooters.

Oh, noh!
The Rat King wants to turn the world into a...a...

A slightly less lewd version of the Witcher!

That's...!
Hmm..Actually, how deep are the mature themes?
Because if you are using a medieval setting, there is plenty to explore in themes of society and history. And would the talking animals be humans in the abstract or a form of x3nofiction that considers...

scene fades to black

C/d.

A

C a

A

>>1123665
A/b

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

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

the usual tidying up

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

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

Well.

Your hive's emotions are too riled to deal with this anger directly. Time for some collective bargaining: hire an investigator. Give them recordings of the conversation with the police. Also, keep talking to the police and keep recording their conversations; it might make you angry but you'll get the last laugh when you spill their conduct to the courts and the public.

Well, two pieces of good news on becoming an OFFICIAL hive:
1.) Queens are, I would imagine, incredibly obvious. Queens heavily imply a hive.
2.) There are Science Hives, they want to know things about Queens, the best way to get one to co-operate is to help their hive, your ascension was about as obvious as possible. It will be some time until one comes to you... or you could call one, it is not like you lack proof.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good luck, Corax

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

>>1123708
… What?

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

>>1123660
Grass raises a good point, though his plan has some flaws. It's not exactly clear how murdering the chameleon would fit into our larger plans; we'll remove him as a threat, but we'll put Gargill on high alert as soon as they realize what we did. But taking him as a hostage has problems of its own.

For one, Gargill doesn't value the lives of reptiles, only wealth and power. He showed his priorities when he had two innocent women murdered just for being fertile and arrested Lucy on false charges; he is more than willing to sacrifice a single assassin if it means eliminating us as a threat.

And in order to use the chameleon as a hostage, we'll need to communicate with Gargill ourselves. If his disappearance would draw attention, announcing that we're looking for fertile women would make them pull out all the stops to exterminate us before we multiply. We'd need a lot more protection than one hostage to survive.

Basically, what I'm saying is that we should think bigger. If we're going to take a hostage, we need to make it someone Gargill actually cares about: Gustave Gargill, the son of their leader Gummy Gargill. We know Gummy values his son on some level, and that might give us enough leverage to free a lot of rabbits and save Lucy too. And we'll draw the attention of more than just the company; if we send out a public message to all reptiles, any potential rabbit sympathizers will know that we're as intelligent as they are and that we need help.

the point of the trap was to get him in position to shoot him. How would you capture him? Just cause he's in a little pit doesn't mean 4 small rabbits can overpower him.

It's a good thought, but too ambitious for their current capability.

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

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

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

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

Better sample one on yourselves first. As a control, of course.

Though, Casey might be part-fey now...

Toxoglossa 2026/03/21(Sat)03:17 No. 1123680 ID: d10be1
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“That should be perfect! They won’t be expecting your level of skill in just a little cookie!” Casey takes the bag and gives the bakers a thumbs up. “We better get out there and track these mystery fae down before they cause any trouble. If you see anyone suspicious, give them a free sample and give us a call!” 

“Can do! Come back soon: we wanna hang out and hear about your adventure!” Miki waves from behind the counter as the mice set out. 

“Slag me, I was hoping they’d stick around longer.” Raithe sighs. 

“Aww does my big, hot dragon miss his horny mice friends?” Miki cuddles up to her husband and hugs him. “Tell you what: why don’t we hop back into the kitchen and I’ll give you a quick blowjob? It’ll be just like that day we first met~”

The elemental brightens up and his shaft starts to peek out from between his legs. “Ooh! Good idea! I could use a little ‘warming up’~”

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

Oven in the bun.

Bakers always getting that cream

>>1123683
An unrepentant liar isn't exactly a good companion either. I'm guessing everyone will be some flavor of untrustworthy. On the other hand, lies are harder to get away with when there's not very many people around.
>traitor
Yeah that's not enough information to pass judgement. Ask for details. We can verify them with the next person we talk to.

>name
Huh, Loess didn't ask yours, nor did they give theirs. Hm, Roderick called Loess a "him". Do golems have genders?
Anyway, how about Kaol?

Remember, this level of dysfunction is by design. The Empire doesn't want you to band together and take revenge, so they show leniency and support to total jerks who would backstab anyone the first chance they get, ensuring those jerks can keep every other prisoner in line.

>>1123692
What leniency and support?

>>1123693
It's subtle. The guards treat all the prisoners with scorn. But if one of the prisoners is actively manipulating the others, bullying them, putting them down, the guards put that prisoner's safety and nutrition on a slightly higher priority than the others.
Keep them weak by making the troublemakers strong. After all, they can just put the leader down with their advanced steel weapons if he gets too powerful.

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

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/20(Fri)16:10 No. 1123634 ID: 6ca3f9
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A) Everything is self-explanatory.

B) Maybe some explanation could help.

>>1123634
A) It seems simple enough to me.

A) let's get started with our job.

A) they're very cute, good work

>>1123562
She seems friendly, but are we sure she's the wizard Paul told us about? Tell her that the mechanic spoke highly of her skills and see how she reacts. If she knows him by name, I guess we can trust her to take a look at our implants and see what we can find out.

Ask if she knows Paul. Someone here owes him a favor?

Silence 2026/03/20(Fri)13:39 No. 1123632 ID: 6d1406
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>>1123563
You ask if she's a wizard of sorts.

I've been called that a few times! It's mostly about my long shifts, I've worked nearly 16 hours here. Man a lot of you mercenaries are augmented! Where do you get all these implants? Haha!

More seriously I am the chief here when it comes to dealing with cybernetics.

>>1123576
You ask if she knows Paul.

Paulie? Of course I know him! He's a good guy and all, but I'm betting you're not here to ask about him or his dating life! You're here because he has a favor he wants to cash in! Am I correct? I bet it has to do with your cyberware doesn't it!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TLDR: Become a warlock patron

tail...

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

chide the monk for not taking better care of themselves.

>>1123553
A healer's first duty is to check on our patients, of course. Particularly this strange and interesting newcomer. If there's one thing we've learned from our lively youth, it's that the mortal body is an intricate work of art which requires constant care.

Then we take inventory of our medicines and tools in case there's anything we need to restock. We mustn't be caught unprepared in a time of need!

>>1123553
We all know that the easiest cure to a hangover is steady hydration and comfort, so let's pass on the monk and talk with the regular 'customer'. Why do they keep swinging by? Is this some plot to see you, or are they legitimately unwell?

make sure you patients aren't dying and double check your stock to see if you're low an anything. Might as well make sure you're stocked up now when things are quite than run out when you're busy.

Quickly retrieve arms from safe under your desk.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Use your rat teeth and go for the eyes!