You look pretty alive for someone so wounded.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)05:43 No. 526475 ID: 7ee820
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This brings up the subject on what constitutes as being alive. Surely being a machine doll thing would give some degree of life, right? Oh well it doesn't really matter much now. Yet he still find himself spacing out and pondering over the literal meaning of life.

Why are you skewered on top of a spire? Can't ya just reach up, grab the spire and pull yourself off?

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)05:50 No. 526477 ID: 7ee820
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An avian from Hell snatched him up and when he struck its talons with his staff it released a vicious squawk and dropped him. It was nice and dandy to be let go but not so nice or dandy to land onto this quite sharp obstruction.

As for pulling himself off and getting down, it appears he is rather high up. He will need someones assistance to get him to the safety of the ground.

>>526477
Spire, are you recounting the events? Because if you are, how's it feel to impale a man. Or machine doll whatever...

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)05:59 No. 526479 ID: 7ee820
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The spire is inanimate and thus can not recollect events or even think.

However, if it were sentient I'm sure it would respond with something akin to 'Sure is squishy!'

What is the Guardians abilities? What is the spire made of? Any tools we can use for his Descent?

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)06:50 No. 526482 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian is well skilled with a spear and has decent strength. However, he has no other special abilities despite his dashing good looks.

The Spire is made out of a durable type of rock.

A tool to get down? Well there does seem to be a spectator far below. Surely they would lend a hand. Our Guardian in distress can't really tell who it is down there since he is so far up, though.

can't hurt, call out to them for assistance.

Shout and flail your arms around, that'll get their attention!

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)07:09 No. 526488 ID: 7ee820
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Oh thank goodness they notice you.

The mystery savior leaves to go fetch a very very long almost ladder-like stick. With a lifter device, they pump up the ladder at a slant so that they can climb up to where our hero is. They help him off the spire and help him down to the ground.

Now that you aren't in mortal danger you take the time to look over your rescuer and see that it is your friend the Adventurer.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)07:15 No. 526489 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian would also like to distract you from the tense change in the last post.

It didn't happen.

You're imagining it.

Meet the Adventurer.

exposit, also fix gut wound.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)07:42 No. 526493 ID: 7ee820
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The Adventurer lives in the same small kingdom as the Guardian. His job is to go out and forage anything that could be useful to their life here. The Guardian and Adventurer are not particularly close but enough so that they are willing to get each other out of a pinch. The Adventurer assist the Guardian with getting to the Inventor, who has the most medical knowledge out of the lot of them.

Patch yourself up, mister. Literally.
Tell the adventurer to come along too, they can be useful in case of any more bird attacks.
Probably.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)08:24 No. 526498 ID: 7ee820
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He can't really patch himself up. The Inventor needs to. She knows more about this stuff than he does and he doesn't want to screw up his insides anymore than they already are.

But as he enters the building he tells the Adventurer to stay nearby, just in case.

When the Guardian approaches the Inventor she is fidgeting with some new trinket at her work desk. Shen she sees him she is not surprised at his condition but still incredibly worried.

"Sit down, I'll patch you up right away," she says as she gets up and goes to get a box filled with first aid thingermajigs and doohikies.

Sit down where ever theres a seat.
Also, Smile Guardian! You can forget the whole bird thing happened!

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)08:49 No. 526502 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian takes a seat on a nearby chair but continues to not smile. Smiling wasn't his thing. Smiling was for sissy losers. He was too manly to smile.

The Inventor gets out a small machine that looks like two tubes coming out o a sectioned container. He isn't quite sure if he wants to watch the process about to take place. It always makes him feel guilty.

Watch anyway.
We want to look at Inventor's Thingermajigs.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)08:57 No. 526504 ID: 7ee820
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The Inventor shrugs off the shoulders of her shirt and hooks up one of the pipes to the small outlet on her chest. It pumps out the purple worms from her body and spits them into tinier ones of red and blue.

The worms in their bodies secrete a slime that keep their insides running and lubricated. It produces enough energy for them to run. So when they lose their colored worms they become emotionless husks. Though still able to move, her theories say.

The Guardian hates it when she does this. He wished he didn't take so much from her.

Zoom in on the device.
And on Thingermajigs

So... The worm things are essential, got it. But, there's still a big gaping hole in his stomach. Will that be sewn together or do the slugs just fix it up for him?
Or he can ponder using it to disarm his foes and entertain children. At the same time!

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)10:06 No. 526513 ID: 7ee820
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This should fix him right up! A simple sewing repair!

Hope Guardian doesn't think hearts are for sissies either.
Maybe he can be convinced it will draw attention away from his vital organs.
Implying his has anything specifically vital.

So a patch is enough to fix him? Huh.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)10:25 No. 526517 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardians body consists of the 'brain' which controls all movement, senses, and thought processes. This is vital and if even slightly damaged, can case severe malfunctioning among things such as coordination, emotions, or even trigger conditions akin to human mental diseases.

His body is also littered with thousands of sensored wires. Most of them sense both pain and pleasure but there have been signs of spots that can only feel either pain or pleasure. Why this is, the Inventor isn't quite sure yet. She says that most of the Creators notes were all lost in the great burning.

With that being said, this should in fact distract future enemies from the Brain.

But it's still sissy.

So its just like how the Egyptians assumed we thought with the heart, not the actual brain. Cool!

Thank her for her work; she sure does a lot for you wounded guys.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)11:06 No. 526520 ID: 7ee820
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She laughs happily at his statement of appreciation, obviously never getting much of such. She gives him a thankful kiss on the cheek and then waves him off, returning to her work.

The Guardian decides to go out and check on the Adventurer. But. He's not there anymore. Curious.

Awwww, you two look cute together!

Where does the Adventurer usually stay at? You could look there.

So everybody is a stitchpunk?
Neat.

The Guardian starts to head towards the Adventurers residence but in the middle of heading there he hears an odd quick sound.

Without his spear he can only really rely on his strength. So it would all depend on the size of what was making that noise, if it be hostile.

Stroke beard thoughtfully, survey the surroundings, then ready your fists.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)11:46 No. 526527 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian prepares himself for an epic battle, fists raise. But he pauses when a hunched figure jumps out from behind a building and crouches down to the ground, a loud hiss emanating from its throat. It looks like it has the same bodily structure as his kind but sharper and much more dangerous.

Don't just stand around! Run up to him and show him you're not going to take anyone's shit! Last thing you want is some clawed beast wrecking you up. Again.

>>526528
>sharper and much more dangerous
Yeah. Running up to up to the dangerous stichpunk unarmed sounds brilliant.

Back up a little, and be prepared to sock it to 'em if it pounces.

>>526529
I'm thinking maybe we can intimidate it. Make it seem like we're the dangerous one. Then it wont fuck with us.

Backing up is just ASKING to be attacked.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)12:08 No. 526536 ID: 7ee820
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Our hero backs up nervously but continues to hold a defensive stance. Then, fast as lightning the creature pounces.

Out of the corner of his eye, the Guardian spots his spear from where he was forced to drop it in the bird incident. He quickly tries to think of a way to get to it.

Yell for help, maybe the Adventurer can throw it to you!

Looks like >>526529 Got his wish.

Try to grip his claws and take them off of you, perferably with a good headbutt to the lack of nose.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)12:20 No. 526541 ID: 7ee820
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After calling out with no reply, the Guardian knows what he has to do.

He brings his head forward as hard as he can into his foes face. The other lets out a cry of pain and is forced to let go. The Guardian takes the opportunity to slip out from beneath it quickly and run to get his spear.

That's more like it, show you mean business with that spear. It doesn't matter what he does now, we've got him out-ranged.

Oh, nice!

>>526546

We mean ALL the business. High time we incapacitated this sucker, because you're the freaking Guardian. Prepare to make zombie shish-kaabob.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)12:37 No. 526550 ID: 7ee820
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he hoists his spear up proudly and victoriously.

Now he can show that freak who's bo-

Just as he prepares to strike back, he feels something wrapping around his legs and binding him. When he looks to his enemies he sees black threads coming out from his arms.

>>526550
Wait, more zombies or just one?

In any case, slash those cords quick!

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)12:46 No. 526553 ID: 7ee820
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He tries desperately to cut through the threads but finds it near impossible.

As he struggles he feels the threads pulling his legs apart painfully and before long there's a deafening rip. He's on the ground now and all he can do is stare at his severed legs in awe and horror.

Everything goes black, yet he knows somehow that he won't die.

This time.

>>526553
O_o

This has happened before? Welp.

Guardian: Dream.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)12:56 No. 526556 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian falls into a frightning dream.

It's not frightening as a nightmare. Like when something chases you or eats you or kills you. It's frightening to him because he doesn't understand it.

People huddle around a sickly form. He can feel their confusion and sadness. But the one kneeling down by the body has the most prominent sadness and anger. Their disbelief and rage is so strong that it shakes even him.

Tears well up in his eyes and he doesn't know why. And he finds himself crying out towards the sky.

'Not yet'

'Why her?'

And the dream ends. Everything is still a mystery and he wakes up in a dark room, unsure and uneasy.

Oh dear, fortune dreams are the worst.
Hmmmm. I can think of a few explanations to the dream, but first, can you move? If so, feel your legs, see if they are back on, or worse.

Can you make out anything in the dark?
Check your legs. Make sure they still exist. Or if you're bleeding. Or anything.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)13:09 No. 526559 ID: 7ee820
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He can see that there is nothing in the room but the bed he's on and a door. He looks down and sees legs. But they don't look like legs. They look like the legs of the monster that attacked him. He shudders and scratches at the stitches attaching them. They disgusted him. But he realizes that he needs them for now so he grudgingly accepts his new limbs.

>the legs of the monster that attacked him
>his new limbs
That is definitely disturbing, if not repulsive.
If possible, get up and get out the room.
I got a sneaking suspicion...

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)13:20 No. 526561 ID: 7ee820
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He gets up and stumbles a bit, adjusting to his new legs. There's slight pain but surprisingly, it's manageable. As he starts to head toward the door it creaks open, a stream of light entering into the darkness.

>>526561
Oh shi-
The big reveal.

I bet it's not the girl.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)13:28 No. 526563 ID: 7ee820
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It's not the girl.

But it is a girl.

She looks like the thing that attacked him and it makes him back up and grow even more uneasy. He can tell he is in enemy territory.

FFFFFFFFFF-
Ok, calm down, breathe.

For reasons unknown they haven't killed you, but they're good enough reasons because they didn't, AND they fixed you up.

Just stay calm, and do what she says for now. I think a "Oh, hello." is a good start to talk.

Enemy Territory?
I though the Enemy was Satan's Birds!
Well if she might be your attacker, I guess I can't suggest you to kick her ass, but act undisturbed. Be brave when facing the enemy.

Wait.
What color are her eyes.

>>526568
Wait, wait.
Did we get Guardian to ask that question, or is the other girl aware of our questions?

>>526563
>>526568
Alternatively, "Helllloo NURSE!"

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)13:48 No. 526572 ID: 7ee820
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She is the Queen.

She knows all.

>>526569
That's a good question.
>>526571
Let's not do that.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)13:48 No. 526574 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian does his best to stay brave in the face of evil.

She relaxes slightly, chuckling.

"Shame, I thought you'd actually be a danger. Well I suppose we will be changing that. What a nice surprise you were on my doorstep."

Well then it seems she knew why he was here as much as he did. He inquires hesitantly as to why he is here and alive.

"Well, all will be explained as to why soon enough. As for being alive. Well to be blatant, I need you."

>>526574
Wha-Not a danger? Poppycock. We aren't named 'The Guardian' for nothing...
...not unless we still have to earn up to it?

Ask here if she knows how you got here.

Queen: Explain devious plot.

>>526577
Deviously.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)13:59 No. 526580 ID: 7ee820
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>>526577

She is refusing to take orders from you.

Why don't you stick to conversing through the Guardian? She obviously doesn't like you all.

>>526580
"Well, what exactly do you need me for?"

Playing hard to get are we? Fine.
Guardian: ask why you'd be needed. Is it your MANLY PHYSIQUE?

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)14:05 No. 526586 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian inquires as to why he is needed and feels the unexplained urge to check for extra arms. Weird.

She chuckles again, a deep and dark sound but with a special melody to it.

"I need you to be my apprentice."

Well shit. I'd say refuse to join the dark side, but she's already cut off two of our limbs.

Queen: Are you trying to be Tsundere?

... The enemy? What are these guys in relation to what the Gaurdian was?

Ask if-Wait, what does she need an apprentice for? ask about that.
And ask her again if she's sure she doesn't know how you got here, and if she was the one who patched you up.

>>526585
It's gotta be this, a secret reason.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)14:15 No. 526590 ID: 7ee820
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>>526587

The Queen says she is getting very tired of your questions.

>>526590
....um ok.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)14:23 No. 526594 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardians head is swarming with questions and as he fires them off she calmly answers them all.

"Your kind and my kind are made with the same cloth by different creators. We have different purposes and were created far differently. We have always been quite a distance apart so we have never mingles and even if we did, it would not end well.

I am unsure as to how you got here. Only that you were on my doorstep when I went for my afternoon walk. And yes, I did indeed patch you up.

And when it comes to the subject of you becoming my apprentice...."

She trails off as black threads escape from under her cloth and whip around in the air.

"I need a King. And only a king who possesses the same power as I can truly be by my side. I can sense the hatred and anguish in you. That will fuel your insides enough to control and harness this ability."

Then we'll be the Apprentice, and you're The Guardian! You've got to guard things, or is being an apprentice not exclusive to guarding?

>>526594
Well crap.
Its just like a female Darth Sidious; promise of great powers, fueled by negative emotions. Not to mention you would lose your friends too.

I don't suppose you could think about it?

>>526598
We'll have to be the ones who think about it I'm sure.

Don't think we should act hesistant in front of her, we don't need her to change her mind about our 'worth' or anything. Atleast not now, since we've already lost one pair of legs to her, and are in a small room with no way out.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)14:46 No. 526601 ID: 7ee820
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Our hero frowns slightly and ejects the repetitive thought in his head that the Queen had taken his legs. No, it was another one. Another one of her kind. She had fixed him up. Given him new legs. He hopes that now he that he has straightened that event out, everything will be easier to comprehend.

The Guardian insists he have time to think about it and to this she smiles and laughs.

"Very well. But until you make up your mind you will be staying in this room."

Okay, so she didn't do it. Got it.
Ask who's legs we're wearing. Where did our orignal pair go?

>>526600
I was just about to say she wasn't the one who took our legs. She said before she didn't.

Remember, we have our purpose, to protect your knitsmen-I mean kinsmen. We might have to do whatever it takes to protect them from the Queen's counterparts.

I don't think she'll be letting us go anytime soon. Is there really nothing else in this room? Darn.

Theo 2013/07/23(Tue)14:59 No. 526608 ID: 7ee820
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The Queen explains that the Guardian is wearing some random legs from some random deceased and that he should stop letting it bug him.

Then she smiles wickedly and backs out of the room.

"Be sure to think quickly. Have fun being alone in the dark~!" She purrs, closing the door behind her.

The Guardian is alone yet again.

...I'm not seeing what she could do to make us join her. Well...That depends.
See, getting the brain damaged juuuuust right can mess with one's mind right? So it's a matter of do we join now or wait till she's desperate enough to try breaking us and hoping we turn out to her desired end result.
I say we meditate on the good times and all the joy we once had, then when she comes back say yea.
We might be able to return to our people stronger and better than before, and defend them from the Queen.

Yo there all.

Just a little alert that this guy is going to take a nap so GQ will be dead for a couple hours, if not, more than that.

Expect a continuation either tonight or early EARLY tomorrow morning.

Ciao!

Theo 2013/07/24(Wed)03:20 No. 526813 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian huddles up in a dark corner to think.

He thinks back to his home. He thinks back to the Adventurer and Inventor. His friends. His family and his charge.

He thinks back to all the times he ended up in the Inventors lab. Thinks over all the things she showed him that he only pretended to understand. Thinks about all the times she fixed him up with her careful and gentle touch. He thinks about her laugh, her smile. Thinks about how he wanted to protect her.

He only hopes his choice doesn't make it to where he will have to protect her from himself.

He has decided he will say yes. Even if he would rather not, he knows it is the only way to get out. And with an optimistic thought he sets his resolve. Surely this will make him stronger.

Stronger to protect his companions.

tell us, why were you named the guardian? what exactly are you guarding?

Theo 2013/07/24(Wed)09:44 No. 526840 ID: 7ee820
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The reason he is called the Guardian is because on the tube he came out if in 'the great awakening', as the Inventor calls it, there was a label with the word 'GUARDIAN' on it in big bold letters.

As for what he is guarding, he isn't sure why but he has always had an intense urge to protect the Inventor. He is ignorant of the origins of this and doubts he will ever know them.

You have responsibilities amongst your kind, and at least somewhat a girlfriend. You need to accept on the condition that your responsibilities continue to be fulfilled and peace between your kinds is formalized.

Frankly, the queen's reason for wanting you for an apprentice conflicts with Inventor being your girlfriend, which is a problem. I'd like to know why Queen knows everything and what else she wants besides a King. If she doesn't already she might like to know that our legs getting torn off was caused by someone who can do this black-thread thing, and we would like her best guess as to who. We also need to know the chain of events leading up to you being here, for multiple reasons: One is because if you're so bad at protecting yourself that you have to be rescued on a regular basis this suggests that your people won't be missing much with you gone, aside from Inventor. Two is because we voices know little about possible threats, allies and neutrals in your world and therefore we are incapable of giving much beyond theoretical-principles-based answers to the problems at hand. Three would be to try and figure out if we have a particular enemy, and whether this enemy is also responsible for our impalement on the spire.

So many problems and complications already and we know almost nothing of the full size of your world and problems in it.

Theo 2013/07/24(Wed)15:36 No. 526912 ID: 7ee820
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After a long while of waiting the Queen returns and the Guardian has many questions for her.

The Guardian first asks why she seems to know so much and what her motives are besides gaining a powerful king.

"I was created differently than you so I have preset knowledge beyond what you were capable of. You were built with basic skills like speech and reading but not with the memories that I have."

Confused by this reply he continues on with a question about the creature, er, one of her kind that had attacked him and had this black thread ability that she wants so badly.

"That creature was probably my brother stirring up trouble again. Obviously he can not be my king. He is my brother. And frankly, I hate him."

He also can't really answer the question about possible threats, since, aside from wildlife, he was completely ignorant of any huge dangers. So to keep it simple he asks the Queen what their enemy is.

To this she calmly replies, "the enemy is ourselves."

...as in feuding with one another?
ask her what she means by that.

Theo 2013/07/24(Wed)15:54 No. 526924 ID: 7ee820
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She says that their creators were feuding and that the purpose to her kind was the 'continuation of what they had started'.

However, the purpose to HIS kind is unknown to her.

So don't bother asking.

what? ask what a king DOES exactly?

Ask why the queen hates her brother so much. Or why he seems so feral.

Can we keep our name and our current responsibilities and our friends and just tack on the new responsibilities and friends on top of those?

Because, you know, you really enjoy your current life too. You don't want to abandon that for power. One shouldn't sacrifice love for power and stuff like that. We have to have our cake and eat it too. You'll take on all the work she supplies you, so long as you have the freedom to do what you like as long as you do that. We imagine there will be some ground rules and we'll respect them, we just, really like our life and want to cover our bases here.

Because, again, why get power if you can't enjoy the life you gained power in?

Theo 2013/07/24(Wed)16:18 No. 526939 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian shoots off questions again and. still patiently, she answers all of them.

"The king will be in charge of assisting me in finishing off what the creators started."

"I hate my brother because he hates me. He struck out at me when asking why our kingdom couldn't be more like your 'Heartland' as he called it. He disliked how I ran our home so he ran away. As for why he attacked you, I am unsure. He could not have possibly had a motive. At least not that i know of."

"You will be able to keep your freedom. But I have a feeling that over time you will find yourself more and more loyal to me and my cause."

what did the creators start? and what makes her so sure we will be so loyal to her cause?

>>526928

If you think about it, we kind of need that power, so we could be better protectors of our friends. Without our spear, we are pretty much defenseless. Wouldn't want a repeat of >>526553 whenever we don't have our spear handy.

It's comforting that we wont have to be completely under her command. But her utter confidence of our alliegence is worrisome.

What did the creators start? Does it have anything to do with the "Great Burning"?

Theo 2013/07/24(Wed)17:02 No. 526965 ID: 2545d6
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The Guardian asks what the creators started and if it has anything to do with 'the great burning', which he doesn't know a lot about himself, but knows that the notes of his kinds' creators were lost in this event.

She shrugs.

It's obvious to him that she is no longer open to answering questions so he sits on the edge of the bed for a moment to think.

After awhile he looks back up to her and nods.

"I'll do it."

"Good, your training will start immediately," she replies with a sly grin.

so... what do we do?

If the creators of the feud are dead, why bother continuing it? This is a pretty interesting question in itself, because it implies certain things about the society of this Queen: It implies for starters that the legitimacy of her authority seems to rest in part on the existence of that feud. This is because the role of government has traditionally been to organize and regulate violence primarily and deal with all other questions of right and legitimacy secondarily. This may make it dangerous to suggest or pursue peace until we can defend ourself from her.

Theo 2013/07/25(Thu)16:40 No. 527438 ID: 2545d6
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The Guardian asks why the Queen feels the need to continue what the creators started. She shrugs in response and simply says "we were programmed to," then leads him out of the room.

He can tell from looking out the windows that they pass that they are high up in a castle structure. He follows her down several flights of stairs and the sources of light start to disappear and become just the occasional torch.

Finally she opens a wooden door that leads into a very dark room. After a few minutes the Guardian can make out the shape of several horrifying looking torture devices.

"This will be your training room."

These aren't torture devices. They're weapons.
The leftmost weapon is scissors. For removing limbs and rendering an opponent helpless.
the high-hung weapon is a pin, for striking and destroying an opponent's Heart.
The next weapon to the right of the pin, is some sort of claw weapon. I'd guess it deals damage similar to the scissors, but the style of wielding would be different-it doesn't work mechanically, but through some other method.
The final weapon, to the furthest right, seems to be akin to an axe, and is used to directly slash open an opponent's skin until he's nothing but a pile of dead worms and plush.
That's my readout, but I could be completely off.

>>527455
If only you had a long-range weapon...

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)07:09 No. 527733 ID: 2545d6
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The Queen would like to correct both assumptions as she straps the Guardian down to a table.

They are not torture devices.

Neither are they weapons.

They are training tools.

Awww... No long ranged training tools?

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)07:47 No. 527743 ID: 2545d6
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>>527740

Someone isn't very creative.

Now is not the time for creative thinking. Not if you're going to do that, plus I don't see how that's training at all.

Also Guardian, you're like a sadist magnet, arn't you?

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)15:45 No. 527881 ID: 2545d6
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After slicing at the Guardian with the serrated ax-like tool she corrects that this is indeed training. And since it is such, she is not sadistic.

Queen: What are we supposed to do here exactly? I mean, if you wanted him to pull the thread trick and pop the sword out that's one thing, but it looks to me like you're just hacking him apart for...Sadistic glee/ put him together in a form like yourself.
In which case, why not do it when he was brought in?

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)16:05 No. 527885 ID: 2545d6
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Well don't you see? If she hacks him up enough all of the worms in his body will die. Then he will be emotionless just like her and truly ready for the role as her King. Only a massive lack of the worms will allow for the black thread power anyway. Unfortunately, her brother still has a few squirming around in there so he still feels some.

As for why she didn't do it when she first found him, the humiliation of submission is too good of a thing to miss. Maybe she is a bit sadistic. Just a bit.

The Guardian is feeling himself slip away. And it feels good. He is starting to really like the idea of power right about now.

It only feels 'good' because the Queen is targeting what would feel bad at the loss. Do not forget your resolve, Gaurdian!
...Can Queenie hear us when we talk specifically to you?

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)16:20 No. 527893 ID: 2545d6
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[1/2]
She's none the wiser.

He will do his best to keep himself together. He promises.

She starts to pick out the little wiggling things by hand, crushing them in her grip and splattering herself with the color of his velvet red essence. She is obviously enjoying herself.

But then something odd happens.

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)16:20 No. 527894 ID: 2545d6
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[2/2]

Uhhh...
@Queenie-how fast are those threads? Because the Gaurdian might be about to get ripped apart again.

@Gaurdian-I hope those are yours. Because if not? You're about to lose more limbs.

>>527900
No...
I'm pretty sure that is Queenie's hand.

It kinda looks like Guardian's beard is assaulting Queenie's hand.

>>527907
BEARD ATTACK!
Of course! Why didn't I see it sooner?

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)17:15 No. 527918 ID: 2545d6
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Those are indeed the Guardian's threads.

And he's pretty tired of the Queen's shit.

However, instead of threatened she looks overjoyed. "This went faster than I had expected."

Now the fun part. You've woken the beast. Now how do you plan on not getting shredded?

>>527918
>>527919
I think we should pretend to slump over, as if we lost consciousness, and when she goes to cut us again we use our tentacles to grab it and we 'tear her a new one'. Across her eyes.

Theo 2013/07/26(Fri)17:48 No. 527932 ID: 2545d6
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The Queen has planned to use the Guardian's special 'name' to keep him in check, but as she goes to release the beast from his confines to show him she means no more harm he seems to pass out from over exertion. Makes sense. She passed out as well the first time she used the thread. As she goes to release his torso though he jumps up and jams a thick black thread into each of her eyes. She cries out and her own threads lash out wildly in an attempt to strike her attacker, but to no avail.

>>527932
EAT IT.

I knew she made it sound too easy, too easy.

Cut your bounds with your tool and continue to attack her face. We don't want to hear any 'special name' of any sort.

no, leave her alive, but crippled. you are not a murderer.

>>527967
But if she speaks our name, we might not get the chance again!

>>527976
>>bf54a8
Guys... Guys... Compromise. What if we leave her alive, but ensure she can not speak this controlling name? We can lash at her voice-box, speaker, sound producing organ whatever.

>>528008
Nick her heart maybe?

Theo 2013/07/27(Sat)06:29 No. 528179 ID: 2545d6
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The guardian frees himself from the binds on his legs then shoves his threads aggressively down the Queen's throat. It is incredibly hard to override the urge to kill her. But he contains himself and rips out her speaker, effectively muting her.

now let her go, you're a protector, a guardian, not a killer.

Theo 2013/07/27(Sat)07:54 No. 528195 ID: cd2b07
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Oops.

no, bad, what would inventor say about this?

>>528195
Goddamnit, man, we said DON'T kill her.

>>528195
Are you really protecting anyone by doing that? Don't forget that you agreed to go through this to earn power, and why you wanted that power in the first place. If you know any way to keep her from dying, do that; you don't want to get used to killing. Otherwise search this place. (or go look for her brother)

Theo 2013/07/27(Sat)13:25 No. 528292 ID: f7b95c
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The Guardian snaps out of his bloodlust and takes a moment to register the vile act he just commited. He is instantly horrified and disgusted with himself. How could he ever have done such a thing? How could HE have taken a life? he wasn't MEANT to take lives. He was happy she was gone. But wishes it hadn't been himself that had made it that way.

He sits down and takes a moment to mourn over his dead streak of good behavior. When he is done he gets up and looks around the dark room. It appears that the only thing in it are the tools used for 'training'. He supposes it would be a good idea to take one in case he needs to defend himself.

But which one?

It might be horrifying, but this might be why the Inventor takes the time to patch you up after you are injured. Remember-you just lost like nearly all your worms getting that black thread trick, you're not yourself.
That said...If you can master maintaining yourself despite the lack of color worms, you COULD be a better guardian now. Should also mention that being Inventor's fate if she gives too many away when you get back to the village, but for now...Take either the claw-thing or the scissors-Black thread attacks are easily the most devastating attack we've seen, moreso then the weaponry, which is all short-ranged.

Quick!
Put the two halves together!
Maybe her own thread will auto-repair her!

her heart isn't broke right? you can still fix it.

Go with the scissors. If we ever meet another hostile black thread, we want to be able to cut them up easily.

Theo 2013/07/28(Sun)07:08 No. 528699 ID: 2545d6
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[1/2]
The Guardian puts the two halves together.

The threads intertwine like they're trying to save their host, the sound of the hiss of threads sliding and slipping around each other fills the room as the Queen rises with a vicious and feral look on her face.

She lunges up and-!

Theo 2013/07/28(Sun)07:10 No. 528700 ID: 2545d6
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[2/2]
JUST KIDDING.

It doesn't do anything. And unless the Guardian wants to spend the time figuring out how to do surgery AND sew her back together she isn't coming back. But he carefully scavenges her Brain. If he ever has children this will be easier to use than making a new one as is custom.

The thought of children reminds him of home. He wants to go back home. Now. he picks up the scissors as a weapon just in case and heads out.

Right outside the large castle, the one that attacked him earlier is standing there. apparently waiting for him.

>>528700

Well for one, I don't see why you would want to use Queenie's brain in any of your 'children', seeing as she would just try to kill you for ripping her in two (on accident!) Not unless you somehow know how to recycle brains safely.

Now, there's a chance you might get killed again. And there isn't anyone to save you this time. SO BE CAREFUL.

This will be interesting...
[Inventor]
Bad news: The gaurdian's been kidnapped. Worse yet, he's had all his worms ripped outta him.

Good news: You were right, it is possible to move without any worms at all. However...This is where things get interesting! Apparently, having all your worms removed lets you use these black threads to attack and fight with. Which is sorta good, as it makes you a better fighter, but on the flipside...You lost all your worms. Soooo yea. If you know where to find more of those worms or something now'd be a good time to start searching!

>>528700
Well according to the sister, he hated her. The only question is which type of "hate" it is. He could be happy or angry that we killed his sister, so we shouldn't gamble on it right now. We might be able to reason with him to let us go based on that we are the guardian of the heartland. (sis said he still has some feeling and likes the way the heartlands are run)

First thing to do is to try to speak with him. Ask him why he attacked you earlier.

Theo 2013/07/29(Mon)06:04 No. 529027 ID: 7ee820
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>>528763

The Inventor knows this.

Most of it anyway.

She didn't mean for him to get hurt...This upsets her deeply.

Theo 2013/07/29(Mon)06:05 No. 529028 ID: 7ee820
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The feral laughs and offers his hand to shake as the Guardian hesitantly approaches him.

"The names the Traveler. Sorry fr the attack earlier. Got a little carried away. I'm here to take you back home now."

The Guardian is thoroughly confused.

WAT?

>>529028
Tell him to put his other hand out first, then you can shake hands.

If he's the guy from earlier, it doesn't matter if his other hand is out, considering how the black threads seem to work.
Let's go!

>>529027
>>529028
>>529030
WAAAT

Defensive stance! C'mon are you gonna trust a guy who tore off your legs, just like that?

>>529028
What, is this dude like the doomrider of this universe?
one second he appears, rips your legs and goes poof leaving you with queen bitch and now this?
At least try to get some actual answers out of that mofo.
Why all... THIS. Had to happen? what's the big deal and why the hell is he smiling like that?
Also where did he got that shirt, you should ask for one.

Theo 2013/07/29(Mon)12:04 No. 529149 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian demands the other to reveal both hands, which he does willingly.

After a hearty handshake he also demands answers to his questions, to this the Traveler replies,

"Walk with me and we can talk. It is a long trip. Then you can ask all the questions you please, though I cannot guarantee I have all of the answers."

Did his Sister anticipate that we could attack her? And end her? Or was she known for her hubris catching up to her.

>>529055
I think its an awesome smile, regardless of him almost killing us.
Ask these one by one:
Why did you attack us earlier?
Why did your sister want a King?
How did you know I would come out at this exact time?

Theo 2013/07/30(Tue)06:45 No. 529524 ID: 2545d6
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As they begin to walk, the Traveler starts to answer the Guardian's many questions.

>>529153

"No, she had not expected to be killed by you. She was just far too confident for her own good."

>>529166

>How did you know I would come out at this exact time?

"I was waiting for you out here since I had dropped you off."

>Why did your sister want a King?

"She was afraid."

>Why did you attack us earlier?

"I was jealous."

Talk about short and sweet.
>"I was waiting for you out here since I had dropped you off."

So you expected me to kill her? You knew I would?

>"She was afraid."

Of you, or us?

>"I was jealous."

Jealous of life in the 'Heartland?' Why?

Theo 2013/07/30(Tue)07:12 No. 529536 ID: 2545d6
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>>529529

>So you expected me to kill her? You knew I would?

"Yes."

>Of you, or us?

"You."

>Jealous of life in the 'Heartland?' Why?

He pauses for a long while and a bashful smile splits his face. "The inventor, of course. I have no female to have children with in my kingdom. The last one was the one whose legs you are wearing. The Inventor is cute. I want her to be my mate."

More questions for the Blue eyed Traveller.

He talks about the Queen being far too confiedent for her own good, yet it seemed perfectly fine assuming someone he just attacked one day would take her down. He's either careless or knows much more about Guardian than what he's letting on.

>He pauses for a long while and a bashful smile splits his face. "The inventor, of course. I have no female to have children with in my kingdom. The last one was the one whose legs you are wearing. The Inventor is cute. I want her to be my mate."
....

>The last one was the one whose legs you are wearing.
What happened to that one? Did he attack her too? And why so few a choice for "Mates?"

>The Inventor is cute. I want her to be my mate.
He shouldn't know the Inventor too. First Birds, then Him going batshit and tearing you apart, then the Queen's "Training", The last thing you need is leading some sort of stalker right up to your front door to the person you're Supposed to be GUARDING.

As much as you may want to tell this guy to take a hike grr grr, this is actually the Inventor's decision. She needs to be the one to decide how to handle this proposal. But don't take any chances with letting this guy get near her or anything unless she tells you otherwise.

... did the queen kill every female she could get her hands on or something?

>>529536
Aren't we weird robots? How have babby's? And, judging from what we just did, and how you attacked me earlier from jealousy... are we stable enough emotionally to handle having a mate?

I mean, imagine what'll happen if some small little thing goes off, and then WE go off. That happens near the inventor, she's not going to stand a chance. And oh god, the paranoia of having a relationship is going to definitely be one of those things that could set you off. One night, she's gone for too long, in reality she got caught up by a criminal, had to stay late at work, or whatever, but you think "Oh god I bet she's cheating on me! Has she left me? ARGFLARBLGRABLE" She shows up later from work, BAM she's dead.

Summon the Black Thread.
Try to make a cat's cradle.
No hands allowed.

Theo 2013/07/30(Tue)14:56 No. 529661 ID: 7ee820
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>>529552

>What happened to that one? Did he attack her too? And why so few a choice for "Mates?"

He explains that their numbers depend completely on the numbers of the creators. There really aren't a lot of them here. Guardian knew this. He wonders why you all assume there are more than what has been seen.

He also says "I am not vicious. I would not attack without reason. The Queen killed her."

>He shouldn't know the Inventor too. First Birds, then Him going batshit and tearing you apart, then the Queen's "Training", The last thing you need is leading some sort of stalker right up to your front door to the person you're Supposed to be GUARDING.

The Guardian will be extra careful.

>>529557

He thinks that the Inventor would never choose such a twig anyway! He's much more manly and caring than this loser.

Loser.

>>529569

The birthing process was actually somewhat well explained in the left behind notes, a worm from each participant will combine after one is ejected into the female through intercourse. There they will combine and form a 'mother worm' which will grow inside the female for as long as it can before coming out.

At this point in time the pair should have sewn a body for their child for the mother slug to call home. There the mother worm will produce more baby worms which will become the child's essence. Once enough is there to make the Brain operational, the child is officially 'born'.

The Inventor says that it may take a few tries.

But the Guardian is willing to try as many times as she needs.

If you get his point.

Theo 2013/07/30(Tue)14:56 No. 529662 ID: 7ee820
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>>529574

This is harder than expected.

HUNH! So Worms make more worms over time! Nice to hear that! I was worried they weren't a renewable resource. And by the sounds of it...The Queen was alot worse on her people then we originally thought-I was epected a secondary race of 'sharp' stitchpunks suited for combat, not a handful of 'sharps' and you guys.

>But the Guardian is willing to try as many times as she needs.
>If you get his point.
Boy, I didn't expect you to be so outward with your passions.

Also. We assumed there were more of you stitchpunks because. Well. You're explaining your form of reproduction right now. Figured mating would have be the first proirity, or atleast attempted before murders and nature itself overwhelms you all...

>>529662
Looks like you need training wheels!
Summon the Black Thread.
Try to make a cat's cradle.
Hands allowed.

Theo 2013/07/31(Wed)17:29 No. 530038 ID: 2545d6
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>>529698

>Figured mating would have be the first proirity, or atleast attempted before murders and nature itself overwhelms you all...

They're still adapting to their environment. The awakenings weren't really all that long ago.

Survival first.

Sex later.

The Guardian is led back into his kingdom and too the front of the Inventor's home. The Traveler says that the Inventor wishes to see him. She will be more than happy to see him and patch him up.

The Guardian is nervous to see her again. He doesn't want to disappoint her.

>>530038
>The awakenings weren't really all that long ago.
>They're still adapting to their environment.

Do you perceive time slowly/quickly or do you just mentally mature very slowly?
Because every is acting like the creators are long dead, like at least a decade or two.
How many winters has it been? Does it even snow there?

Does your world have a sun or moon???

>>530047

WHAT YEAR IS IT

Are you entirely made out of thread and cloth?
If this is true, your hairs must each be a type of thread!
And it looks like your facial hair color is black.

Please attempt BLACK THREAD TECHNIQUE: BEARD ATTACK.

>>530054
This guy is onto something.

Guardian, put on your best Riker Impersonation!

>>530047

It is nearly impossible to percieve time as everything is very dark all the time. There is a sun and a moon, but both are blocked almost entirely by a heavy cloud that seems to cover all of the skies all of the time.

>>530049

The Guardian doesn't know what year it is. Nobody does.

>>530064 >>530054

While this would be quite entertaining, there are other important things to deal with right now.

Go in, she'll either be happy to see you or worried about what happened to you. If he follows you in be the bigger man about it and introduce this guy to her. Chicks dig that shit. Maybe tell her the gist of what happened?

Theo 2013/08/05(Mon)15:24 No. 531748 ID: 7ee820
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The Guardian readies his nerves and walks into the Inventor's lab. She is already waiting for him, it seems as she is facing the entrance.

The Guardian tries to explain what had happened to him but she stops him short and informs him that she is already aware.

And quite upset that you got hurt, she might add.

The Guardian is confused and tries to go on to introduce the Traveler as well, only to get interrupted again.

"Yes, I am familiar with the Traveler, we talked a lot while you were gone. And also before you left. We have been acquainted for awhile now," she explains to him.

"There is a lot we have to talk about."

>>531748
The mystery train just doesn't stop.

Oh hey! Since yanno, the gaurdian is missing his worms, maybe he should get a refill on those? I know she JUST gave him some yesterday and all but...Well...
See I think the threads work off the emotions or lack thereof that you guys get when you don't have the worms in you. As a result, no worms, mean the threads come out. Now, the Gaurdian's got most of his worms killed! So let's refill him, just enough that if he reacts badly he won't black thread shred everything.

from the worm queen thing, don't they need their own worms? like, worms that were born from their queen.

Theo 2013/08/07(Wed)14:23 No. 532393 ID: 7ee820
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The Inventor patches the Guardian up and goes through the process of a nice clean worm transfer.

>>531791

It's more of a color thing. Since The Guardian is a basic red and the Inventor is a basic purple, the purple can be split into a basic red and a basic blue. Since the shades match with the Guardian's, the worms will work just fine.

When it comes to different shades of colors, like say, with the Adventurer. That would take a mixing of colors, which usually only works with two parent donations. Since someone like the Adventurer does not HAVE parents, if he was to lose too many worms he would be forced to perish.

Theo 2013/08/10(Sat)08:41 No. 533222 ID: 2545d6
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[1/2]

The Inventor says that it is time you see something important. Then she will answer all of his questions.

She takes him to a room where one wall is almost entirely covered by monitors. She sits him down in front of the wall and presses a button on the wall. The button shuts off the lights and turns on the monitors simultaneously.

Theo 2013/08/10(Sat)08:42 No. 533223 ID: 2545d6
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[2/2]

There is a man on the screen.

He is wearing a lab coat and is also looking slightly concerned. This is the apocalypse after all. And they are some of the few only survivors, he and his friends.

You are now in control of Scientist 0.

Assess the situation. What's going on with this apocalypse? And those doll-people? And what're you so concerned about?

The Man on the Screen lookss like the Guardian with a lab coat.
Take off coat to establish uniqueness among the scientist community.

>>533223
Scientist: Say "Son, if you are watching this then I am frozen in carbonite following Armageddon. The location of the nearest GECK storage facility is as follows..."

>Scientist 0
Scientist++;

Theo 2013/08/11(Sun)18:06 No. 533658 ID: 2545d6
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>>533228

The apocalypse was actually a depressingly funny event. First came the bombs. Then the super volcano. Yup. Times sure were interesting.

He is concerned because him and his friends don't have long to live and they are still bickering about childish things while they should be working on their creations.

>>533229

He takes off his lab coat but there isn't much to what he's wearing underneath. Just a red t-shirt. His favorite color is red.

>>533270

That would be funny, but wouldn't make any sense. If only GECKs really existed. If only this were a video game.

He resists the urge to remember back to his childhood days. When all he really had to worry about was purifying water or killing some man who shot him in the head.

Good times, good times.

expound on the doll people, how do they work?

Why do you care about making creations? Why don't you just sit down and enjoy the rest of your days? You don't owe the universe anything. You're not going to see your creations live and grow.

All you guys got your final dinners set up?

If everyone else is being childish, would it really hurt to think back to the good virtual times? Back when the internet wasn't destroyed?

But seriously. How much time are we talking here. And what arguement is binding the gears of progress?

>>533658
>When all he really had to worry about was purifying water
The apocalypse had already happened back then?
>or killing some man who shot him in the head.
you survived a shot to the head?!

>>533771
Plenty of people survive shots to the head. They aren't the instant fatality that video games make them out to be.

>>533658
Anyway, maybe you should try to get a temporary truce called to complete your creations? Though if that argument was over your creations that might be difficult.

Theo 2013/08/12(Mon)14:18 No. 533882 ID: 2545d6
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>>533659

>how do they work?

Their creations are powered by soul. When it is their time to pass, they will each transfer their souls to their respective dolls. They have perhaps a few weeks left at most.

>>533662

>Why do you care about making creations?

Most of mankind only destroyed in their days. They want to create something. Even if they won't live to see it grow. Perhaps they can continue on a civilization of their own.

>All you guys got your final dinners set up?

They saved some stuff for their last meal together. But they're not exactly sure when that will be.

>>533677

The argument is over whether their creations should run on natural souls or if their personalities should be artificially made with technology.

Oh, someone is coming into the room. No doubt to tinker with their own creation.

Holy mother of fuck what a stupid argument, just embrace diversity: Everybody should design their own way since you're apparently going to be giving up what's left of your lives to make it work. Just make a point of minimizing and/or avoiding destructive conflict so that your work doesn't destroy itself and let everybody's creations serve as demonstrations of the superiority of their ideas.

Seriously, have you got anything better to do than work on your stuff or help someone else right now?

hide.

Theo 2013/08/15(Thu)16:17 No. 534693 ID: 2545d6
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>Holy mother of fuck what a stupid argument

Unfortunately it's not that simple. You see there's another variable that kind of confuses the-

>>534037

Scientist 0 ducks behind a desk quickly just as a person walks into the room. He identifies them moments later as that variable he had mentioned, Tori.

>>534693
What, he a douchebag or someshit?

Wait, wait, one of your group of survivors is a (relatively hot) chick and everybody's in testosterone-poisoning overdrive to try and impress her?

>>534693
Are you guys all clones of each other? Is that why your name is Scientist 0?
Tori's the original right? Just asking cause you two look really alike.

Which one is his creation? Which one is yours?

Theo 2013/08/20(Tue)06:19 No. 536031 ID: d3fd6b
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>>534710

Oh no, not at all. Tori is quite the charming fellow. Quite charming indeed...Hmmn....

>>535645

Tori is very sensitive about his gender. Scientist 0 would like to let you know that he finds being called a 'chick' very very insulting. Scientist 0 would like to also add that he will not accept gender prejudices in his lab. That's impolite. So what if he was born with a vagina and boobs?

Be courteous!

To inform of the situation, Tori is very sick and everyone is trying to win him over on their plan for their creations. The ones for artificial intelligence say it will keep him alive longer, but he really just wants to stick to the natural ways.

So they end up arguing a lot in his defense.

>>535709

Tori cut his hair himself. So it is unusually messy. Scientist 0 apologizes if they look the same. That wasn't intentional. The film must just be really sloppy and quick to make them look alike.

>>535731

The Inventor is Tori's creation. The Guardian is Scientist 0's.

I think it's kind of strange that your creation resembles yourself so much, but not Tori and Inventor.

I'm guessing you are also have the same attraction to Tori as your creation will for theirs.

Apologies for being less than delicate about gender and gender-role issues, but I thought we were dealing with a possible emergency situation. You implied there's a serious conflict here, which in my mind usually means a conflict with the potential for violence which may escalate to (or already have become) plausibly-lethal. Motivations for that kind of thing tend to be simple and/or primal at their root, like dominance games, resource competition, and mating urges.

So apparently this isn't a violent situation but Tori is a "variable" in a not-so-academic ideology argument; one which may yet become violent but hopefully won't. What are your goals and what's stopping you from achieving them, or haven't you figured out your goals yet?

Theo 2013/08/24(Sat)08:56 No. 537059 ID: 2545d6
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>>536132

Tori has explained to Scientist 0 that this is because 1) they need to be able to reproduce to continue on their society 2) perhaps his creation would not feel the same way about herself and 3) it's what his mother would have wanted.

Oh.
Oh.
Well.
....Maybe....

>>537033

The situation can still escalate to violence incredibly fast. The leader of the other group is a very violent and self-absorbed woman. He wouldn't put it past her to do something vile to get what she wants

As for his goals, he'd like to...confess how he feels... And obvious things are stopping him from achieving that. He'd hate to be depressed for his last days. He's already stressed.

Establish peace among their lab for their final days.

And finally, live long enough to enjoy that delicious last meal with everyone.

EVERYONE.

NO ONE WILL DIE YET.

...And this other woman-what's she like and want?
I think I get it. Inventor was made by Tori, the other woman made the Queen, and all the Stitch punks carry the desires of their creators.

>>537059
You all sound like you have some incredible sexual tension.
Have you tried orgies? Or is that just too awkward for you all? Maybe just get everyone a blowup doll or something.At least you should try your best to get your head scientist into BDSM so that she doesn't do anything based on her unsatisfied violent urges. No one wants to bone her and I bet she be real jelly of Tori.

>>537072
This voice is overly blunt but many people find that sex drive is both a cause of and a relief for stress.
Aside from that nudism is also usually equalizing because many people invest totemic significance and aggression in particular clothing. If that's a factor, and it likely is, your little post-disaster society would be carrying social-significance baggage (like class/tribal aggression and structural violence) that it could shed and abandon.
It may be past time for this however if things have gotten sufficiently tense that you would be hiding from unidentified other people though.

How often do you meet with each other in a setting like a round-table or a dinner ritual where you are all present? We can't exactly get the dimensions on a social conflict without understanding the social scene and what degree you are an unreliable witness; we don't even know if you're autistic or socially inept and therefore potentially seeing an issue that doesn't exist.

Theo 2013/08/29(Thu)08:14 No. 538331 ID: d3fd6b
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>>537072
>>537083

What's the point? There's no hope. What's the point in anything. They're all going to die.

He is not autistic.

Or socially inept.

Just having a mental breakdown.

>How often do you meet with each other in a setting like a round-table or a dinner ritual where you are all present?

Every day at 'dinner'.

Pay attention to your masked friend behind you. They're probably curious why you were hiding.

Also, why the emphasis on 'dinner'? Anything more you need to tell us about it?

Are you going to put cyanide in your own goddamn food?

Zero, buddy, have you all become cannibals? Cause you're giving me a 'we had to eat people to survive' vibe. Mostly it's the quotes around the word dinner.

Theo 2013/09/06(Fri)10:51 No. 539627 ID: 2545d6
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>>538373

Oh shit! He had forgotten that Tori was there. He spins around and acknowledges his confused and concerned friend.

Tori inquires as to if he is okay.

>>538374
>>538421

NONONONONONONO

It looks like you're picking at Tori's mask,that would be most unsafe and rude.

Tell Tori about all the cannibalistic questioning in your head.

>>539627
Yeah, you're ok. Just mention that you were thinking about your creations and the general situation you are in for a bit. It's kinda throwing you for a loop.

Ask Tori how she is, and also if she'd like your help or company.

As far as your social landscape: Who else is with you besides yourself, Tori, and the other lady you have characterized as self-absorbed and violent? What does Tori want out of her remaining days and legacy?

Theo 2013/09/11(Wed)10:36 No. 540259 ID: d3fd6b
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>>540020

He doesn't think the cannibalistic thoughts is that important but he mentions it anyway. Tori explains that's natural and that he's not surprised. But personally he wouldn't bother eating another person as they are all going to die soon anyway. No matter what.

>>540081

He replies that he would love company. But he had come to find Scientist 0 because he had something to tell him. He knows he doesn't have long. And he fears what scientist 1, 2, 3 and 4 will do once he's gone. He wants to talk to Scientist 0. He is afraid.

He doesn't know what he wants from his final days. He wanted everyone to be happy here before death but that doesn't seem possible now. His whole life he only wanted to find love and happiness and now that he's dying it seems he won't get the chance.

Tori chokes back tears and shakes his head. He explains that all that matters now is getting their creations complete.

>>540259
There is no choice but to hug...HUG WITH ALL OF YOUR...hug limbs

>>540259
Well, Tori... if we can get at least his creation to run on a natural soul like he wanted, wouldn't technically have his consciousness continue on and keep living? He could find love and happiness still, it's just his current body that's dying. If, we could like, get the perspective we have into a the bodies...

but Tori's a transman and wouldn't want to be in Inventor would he? ... so like maybe he wants to be in Guardian? You'll take Inventor, gender never really matter to you. Maybe it'll be a fun difference. That is if, like, we do actually have the conciousness/soul transfer thing dictating personality.

Well, actually, why don't we just do this ahead of time. Tori, maybe we should secretly put her in Guardian and just have everyone else grow their personalities. Would he like that? The debate's gone, Tori can live on and find happiness, in the body of a man even, and I guess the rest of us just have to deal with each other's shit until the final dinner.

I just don't have enough information to make a good suggestion of what to do here.

Hrrm...
Tori=Inventor
0=Gaurdian
3=Queen? Maybe? Might be a seperate individual
2=Stranger?
4=Adventurer?
1=....There's a character we didn't meet.
Even assuming the rest get stitch-punk'd, that's a person with no doll to match up to it...

Theo 2013/09/13(Fri)10:29 No. 540468 ID: 2545d6
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Scientist 1 is the maker of the Queen and her brother Scientist 2 is the maker of the Traveler.

Scientist 3 is pretty unimportant. But their role was the Servant. Someone under the Queen. (later, unknown to Scientist 0 of course, the Servant would die and her legs given to the Guardian.)

Scientist 4 was the Travelers creator.

Theo 2013/09/13(Fri)10:32 No. 540469 ID: 2545d6
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Scientist 0 gives Tori a big hug. This shakes him up visibly but he accepts it gratefully.

"I want to die now"

Scientist 0 doesn't know what to do now. he doesn't want to lose Tori yet. But who is he to deny him death?

Two times the traveler?
wouldn't 4 be the adventurer's creator?

Also, hey, why already dying? wasn't there something to eat first? You could also play a round monopoly or d&d...

Theo 2013/09/13(Fri)11:08 No. 540471 ID: 2545d6
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>>540470

Oh my what a silly mistake!

Yes, 4 is the ADVENTURERS creator. Not the TRAVELERS. Silly silly Scientist 0. The stress must be getting to his head!

So is that a big no on the "Give Gaurdian to Tori" plan? Because seriously, he is giving a big opening. Wants to die, wants to be a man, etc.

I am completely serious. Think about it.
Do the soul transfer if he wants to right now and we just keep it on the downlow like everything regular happened. We can later make the soul or AI decision later.

Let him finally make a choice here. He'll live on, just the way he wants. He'll find happiness, everything. The only difference is that he won't have memories of his time here, and that's okay. It's good to start anew. It's just restarting life. We don't know how the afterlife works that well for humans right? Well, we can control where this soul goes before he dies man.

Come on ASK HIM! Do something great for your crush. Not just a hug, something practical.

As sad as it is, maybe the best thing you can do for Tori now is to grant his wish. All the two of you have to look forward to is a awful, political dinner, anyway. Just take whatever decision he has and let him go. After all, you'll still be there, together, in the next life. Maybe your creation will have a better chance at romance. Right now, your chances are pretty bleak.

'last dinner'...
Are you guys just going to run out of food after this?

Theo 2013/09/29(Sun)09:26 No. 542549 ID: 7ee820
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>>540472

Well. It DOES sound like a good idea. He brings it up with Tori. But Tori shakes his head and denies it. He worked hard on his creation and he wouldn't want to shove his personal comforts onto either creations, really. He fears that if his soul went into the Guardian, the Guardian may feel the discomforts of wanting to be female instead of male. He would prefer it that if any creation were to have to deal with gender issues it would be his own. Plus his mother would have wanted him to be in the female body. He would like to respect her at least in his time of dying.

>>541319

Yes.

>>541310

Scientist 0 sighs and nods.

"Okay."

His stomach twists as he agrees to Tori's wishes.

"But just one thing."

He pulls Tori in for a gentle short kiss, trying to muster all of his conflicting feelings into it. It lasts for just a moment, but when they separate they're both crying.

It's time.

Scientist 0 leads Tori over to the table, plugging him up to the transferring machine. They locks eyes for another moment, both expressing unsaid words.

Scientist 0 puts his hand on the lever and just as he starts to push down...

Scientist 1 runs in with the rest of the others in tow, screaming something or other about a traitorous murderer.

Tori's alive 1, jesus christ, what do you think this whole soul thing was about.

Traitorous murderer? He asked me to do this. At worst that makes me, what, a... euthanist? You telling me if any one of you asked me to upload yourselves in your final hours that I'd still be a murderer? Someone has to upload you people if you want to do the soul transfer. That makes whoever does it a murderer. You would have done the same goddamn thing for Tori if he asked.

"Tori wants to go now, said so himself. And let's face it...Our Last Dinner approaches. Do we really want to wait around and waste away? Trust me, if there was even the faintest chance of survival, I would be willing to try it, but there isn't. That's the point of having these set up in the first place. So...Am I a traitor for aiding Tori in her wish to not attend that final dinner?"

Unless... they aren't talking about Zero? Has someone else been killed?

>>542549
Pause for a second and say "Huhwhat?"

Arms up, duck behind something solid and replaceable or keep your back to the wall, assume you are about to be tackled!

Don't let go of the lever for Tori's sake. But face Scientist 1 so you won't be surprised if she or any others act more rash than her words.

Theo 2013/10/07(Mon)16:40 No. 543344 ID: 7ee820
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>>542856
>>542557

Scientist 0 faces the intruders, ready and determined as he speaks to them, telling them that this is what Tori wanted. he explains passionately that it's cruel to keep him here when all he wants is to leave. But Scientist 1 doesn't seem convinced and Scientist 2 is in an utter panic.

"You can't kill her!" Scientist 2 screams out, tears rising in his eyes. "I love her! You can't do this, you monster!"

Scientist 0 has had it up to here with their bullshit. Especially with the misgendering in Tori's final moments.

It's now or never. Pull the lever or commit to their views.

Attack or conform.

Guard or obey.

>never... commit to their views... conform... obey...
That doesn't sound like anything you would do honestly^^
You're more of a guardian I guess.

do it. you are just too good for your own good.

He was already dead! We're ALL DEAD don't you get it! Tori knew that. Tell me straight up that if Tori asked you to do it, you wouldn't do it for him! Tell me with a straight face. Tell me with no doubt in your mind you would not offer that kindness!

This is the only way we get to live. You need to face it before we ALL die. Stop denying our fate and man up to it like Tori did. Where is the flaw in my logic! Tell me why I'm wrong before you do anything hostile. If you don't just stop whining for once and just think and get along, you're going to be down one another member, ME! Then what? What will you all do? Rip each other apart in your own insanity! DEAL WITH IT!

Say something to that approach.

Well, basically yeah choose the guard option, though I'd like to hear their rational thoughts on the matter before we commit, if they even have any rational thoughts.

...Throw it.
I think this was building up to the choice to see who'd be entered into which body I think. Throw it, and the one we know as Gaurdian is Tori. If we don't throw it, Inventor becomes 'tori' so to speak.

Throw the switch.

Tori identifies as male. Stop misgendering him. You should refer to him as male in your quotes and posts. Don't be a dick like Scientist 2.

Theo 2013/10/22(Tue)05:34 No. 544935 ID: eba594
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He flips the switch and everything happens so suddenly.

Theo 2013/10/22(Tue)05:37 No. 544936 ID: eba594
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Tori's energy is taken from him and given to the body of the Inventor, though it will take probably a few months before the invention actually awakens.

It's his moment of death but Scientist 0 is too alert because of the other scientists to mourn. He can do that after he has averted mass murder.

Theo 2013/10/22(Tue)05:39 No. 544937 ID: eba594
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Scientist 1 screams out in complete rage, snatching up a scalpel from a tool tray.

The tool tray feels deeply violated for its bits being used as a weapon against such a just man.

The tool tray doesn't want to live in this world anymore.

But the tool tray need not worry.

For the tool tray was never really alive in the first place.

Be ready to dodge, as you do, say this:
"(Scientist 1/her name) Murderer hunh? And what do you plan on doing with that Scapel? Two wrongs make a right? This doesn't need to end this way."

Now scalpels make absolutely terrible murder weapons. They'll break in a second if not used gently and carefully. But on the other hand you'd really rather not have a scalpel blade broken off in your pelvis so don't tease the murderous science lady please.

Just circle her, keep your distance, and keep an eye on where 2 went.
Keep saying that all you did was what he asked for.
1 didn't love him too, did she? Or is she just looking for an excuse to get down with a fetish of hers?

Try to circle and diffuse the situation, reason with scientist 2 if you can. We are all going to die soon anyways, it us better to go out with some dignity than starving to death. If he feels like you should die for "killing" Tori, then tell them to have you "killed" in the same way. You can't do the body energy swap thing by yourself, right? ((Then how did all of the creations get powered? Wouldn't 1 person have to stay behind to transfer the rest?))

You can also try to appeal to scientist 1's emotion by saying that she would not want to die with blood on her hands. If you can only pick one, go with the first bit; the second one probably won't work.

Theo 2013/10/23(Wed)17:39 No. 545107 ID: 7ee820
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>>544969

Scientist 0 skirts around the room towards the exit, raising his hand in a defensive gesture and trying to talk some sense into Scientist 1.

As to whether she loved Tori or not is unknown to him. Though he does wonder what fetish is being addressed.

>>544982

The life transfer can be done by a person on their own. Scientist 0 feels that Tori wanted him to do it as a final sign of ultimate trust. But the thought brings on tears and he pushes it away. Blurry eyesight isn't good for this situation.

Theo 2013/10/23(Wed)17:41 No. 545108 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 1 refuses to listen to reason and charges at Scientist 0 in a burst of rage.

Scientist 2 obviously wishes that the violence would stop. But nobody seems to be listening to him.

Theo 2013/10/23(Wed)17:44 No. 545109 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 0 grabs Scientist 1's arm and lunges it back at her in self defense. He hears a squish and feels a warm liquid spray onto him. He looks up with astonishment to see that the scalpel had driven itself into Scientist 1's neck. He's holding the broken off part in his hand and he stares, frozen in place as she scrambles to pick out the bit in her neck. But she's just scraping out of fear and her jugular is cut. It doesn't seem like anyone would be able to save her.

Scientist 2 runs out screaming.

Put her into the machine before she dies.
She won't be technically dead anymore. She'll live on in her project.

yes, get her into the machine.

machine, complete with whatever heart system she'd perfer to have.
Sadly, you were unable to finish your debate. Perhaps the creations will sort it out...

She wanted artificial intelligence to embody her creation. Are you capable of such a feat? Would she want to die and be lost forever, so that her desire for an artificial soul be accomplished? She doesn't seem the type who would back down from that sort of committment. On the other hand, she's your sister, and it might hurt your creation to never meet the sister soul.

Also that was a damn lucky shot, killing someone with a scalpel. You sure you are a scientist and not a trained assassin? no it's OK I'm just joking with you

>>545111
>>545118
>>545123
>>545129

Since Scientist 1 wanted her creation to be sentient through designated traits in an artificial intelligence heart, there is no need to put her into a machine. She has already made the system for her creation and now all that needs to be done is for it to awaken.

Don't panic.

Scientist 0, even if 1 deserved it, do you think you can say something before they die?

Also that Tool Tray has to be seriously traumatized now.

Theo 2013/10/25(Fri)09:56 No. 545270 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 0 looks down at Scientist 1 as she dies and starts to mumble about how he never wanted things to be this way. None of them did. He continues to say that he wished it would have ended differently. But it's too late now. She's going to die and there's nothing he can do about it. All he can really do is bare with the repercussions of his actions.

As he thinks this, Scientist 2 comes back with tears in eyes and knife in hand. The observers that have been fearfully watching for the entire time just shy away from it, not knowing how to react.

Scientist 0 seriously debates just killing them all and himself to end the nightmare. He's had enough of this.

just flip the switch and get in your pod.

>>545274
Right
Fuck 'em
Get in the pod
You got Guardianing and shit to do.

Just tell 2 you'll be dead in a moment, he won't have to lift a finger.

He already ran away once, let's hope he isn't a spontaneous lion of courage now. Join Tori, 0. Shame your exit had to be so dramatic, but it couldn't be helped. You started a romantic, finish like one.

But if he comes at you with the knife, smack him with the Tray or something, hopefully that wont be so lethal, or he wont have the same terrible of luck of his sister and create more messy accidents.

Theo 2013/10/26(Sat)08:43 No. 545407 ID: 7ee820
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Scientist 0 hooks himself up to the machine, done with the mess he had been surrounded with for the past several weeks. It's time to leave. He gives a short speech about leaving the rest of them alone and dying just as they wanted anyway.

But Scientist 2 doesn't seem content with this idea.

Theo 2013/10/26(Sat)08:46 No. 545408 ID: 7ee820
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As scientist 0 starts to ease down into death he feels several sharp stabs of pain. When he looked down, he saw several stab wounds peppering his abdomen, obviously done by Scientist 2 in his rage.

Well there's nothing he can really do about that now.

with you last breath call them all morons.

seriously, how did these people become scientists?

Scientist: With your last breath point out that they'll have a more lavish feast without three more mouths to feed.

Guardian: when playback is over remark that your creators where idiots.

"That was pointless"

You can still do the transfer right? You can't stop it?
Or will this have consequences?