>>788557
You should find out if Liz made it.

Just out of curiosity, what emotion does the color orange represent to you? Because we were just curious and not at all trying to avoid the end of the entire world by preventing you from having that emotion.

Oh never mind, you already clearly explained it. Ignore what I said about the end of the world. SO HOW ABOUT THOSE RINGWYRMS PRETTY BIG HUH

alright... try to look around and see where you are, unless doing that hurts. Actually: maybe you shouldn't do it, if you doo, you may puke on your own shirt or something.

Try to make any sound to see if there is anyone around, and if there isn't, then I would recomend to wait sometime and get a grip of yourself before trying to move.

Also, Did you know about your... situation? Because I fear that... You amy have left quite an impression on your first job, for better or for worse... Not to feel sad about it though, I think... "you"? May have done well, all things considered.

Ash 2017/03/19(Sun)00:15 No. 788710 ID: 144af2
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[Sound]
https://soundcloud.com/rgbycm/the-cat-who-smiled-so-hard-they-broke-the-sound-barrier

>>788559
>>788564
>>788568
gaah I already know all this shit.
...Atleast, now I do.
Meeting Joy has given me a lot of insight, as much as I hate to say it. Now I know that I have more than one, and that every emotion matters. But either way; I had already met Angel before. The problem was, that was 5 years ago, and I had pushed it into the back of my head.
I guess that's not an option now. The cat's out of the bag (hah. FUCK.) and honestly I would rather figure out how to solve the problem than just ignore it.
So now I know two:
Angel
Joy
To those of you wondering, Angel's powers are: Setting things on fire, breaking things, cutting things. The extent at which she can cut and break things appears to be completely limitless. She also seems to be indestructible (i know this because several people shot at me/her when I was her and literally nothing happened except those people died) and the only reason the apocalypse didn't happen was because her knowledge was limited to my knowledge, and since I had never had an...outburst? before, she had no idea what kind of limiting factors were in place. She lost to a time limit. But if she ends up coming out again, I don't think there'd be a way to stop her or fix what she does. Unless one of my "personalities" has time travel, but there's no way that would happen. Chances are they'd probably be more destructive than Angel anyway with that kind of power.

Ash 2017/03/19(Sun)00:16 No. 788711 ID: 144af2
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I get up a little to look around, and see a window. It's still daylight; that or I was out for a while.

I still have no idea where I am. It's not the medic's bay at the ring; those are typically covered in blue, and very busy. It's not the hospital, either; I might feel terrible, but if you get hurt at a ring, you're legally not allowed to go to a normal hospital unless your condition is life-threatening. It's to prevent hundreds of seekers from flooding hospitals every day and making care for normal people incredibly difficult. Now, that's not to say the Medics are bad at their jobs near the rings; most of the ring-related jobs that aren't seekers happen to have very high skill requirements. Basically, they treat seekers kinda like the military, but everyone else more like normal, if not intense and high-paying, jobs.

You need to meet all your other personalities. Let's start with Red. Take off all your clothes and stand in front of the doorway.

Each of your personalities seems to have a weakness to another personality. Joy was throwing her powers around until she started seeing casualties. I think only one person died from the sniper, great job saving everyone else, but then they were asking for a medic and Joy instantly lost all her MP. She kept. ALSO, at the half-point, she started warning us about Angel and she started talking about how thoroughly she can boil the ocean, and she turned light blue for a moment. So my guess is, even if it's impossible for Joy to stop feeling happy, she can feel fear. She just finds a way to feel happy about her fears, but it still drains her.

So... what would drain Angel?

>>788712
WTF NO SHUT THE HELL UP

You WANT Ash to get angry?! Sorry Ash.

>>788715
No, I want them to get embarrassed, duh. You've got your emotions all mixed up.

>>788715
Red is embarrassment. Orange is anger.

>>788711
So, when you triggered Joy you were unable to feel any other emotion. She also said you needed to feel all the emotions at maximum except for Happiness and Anger, so in order for that to be possible then all those emotions need to not have Joy's restriction. Do I have that right?

Anyway, let's get started immediately. What's your greatest fear? What makes you most embarrassed? Is there anything that's likely to confuse you? Not sure how to trigger empathy; that may simply require you to be around a lot of people at once.

RGB 2017/03/19(Sun)01:15 No. 788721 ID: 144af2
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Disthread: https://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/109865.html

>>788711
While thinking about all that other stuff, find out where you are! Check that door, is it unlocked?

So, you, as yourself, don't have any powers, right? Well, doesn't matter for now... inspect yourself and try to find if you have any other wounds.

If you are feeling confident, try to get on your feet and walk a bit, but I would say you should stay close to your bed for now.

>>788712
>>788720
Uh, guys, she seems kind of beat up. Half dead, almost. Since Joy didn't take any injuries, that suggests the transformation itself is physically taxing for Ash. Maybe we should wait for her to recover some before we start trying to trigger the others?

Also, we only have Joy's word that we need to trigger all of them, and to be honest, she's a biased source.

>>788711
So... I assume the Seekers / the police / the government hasn't connected you to Angel's rampage?

So here's a thing some people with multiple personalities can do. They can communicate with the others, either when meditating, just thinking about it, or with techniques like automatic writing. You... probably aren't going anywhere, might be something to try? If you've ever heard of the concept of a 'memory palace', creating a mental home as an internal world for everyone (or at least the most sociable ones) to live in can improve communication and cooperation. It's something to try, yea? Even if it doesn't work.

Ash 2017/03/20(Mon)20:15 No. 789173 ID: 144af2
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>>788751
>>788741
I get up. My legs aren't co-operating as much as I would like them to, but I can stand nonetheless. My eyes hurt; they're not adjusting to the light well. Too used to living in a dark house...
It seems I'm in someone's bedroom. Maybe one of the guys in that group earlier picked me up after I passed out.

...The poster behind me upsets me.

>>788712
>>788715
>>788717
>>788720
NO. I am not doing that again anytime soon, and I am too tired to list all the reasons why that might be a fucking terrible idea. I'll take them as they come, thank you very much.

>>788762
>...Since Joy didn't take any injuries, that suggests the transformation itself is physically taxing for Ash.
Well, considering I was out cold for 2 weeks the first time it happened, I'd say it's probably not the most healthy of things to repeatedly do.
>So... I assume the Seekers / the police / the government hasn't connected you to Angel's rampage?
Yeah, I doubt someone would be able to make any connections linking me to a psychotic demon chick with holes for eyes who stands 2 feet taller than me.

>>788714
I'm fully able to remember what happens when I'm not me, it seems, which means I remember how Joy felt. I'm fairly certain her time was already up by the time she got there. Besides, I honestly doubt she would care much about death or casualties considering the fact that she broke the sound barrier at ground level in an urban environment. Fuck, I hope the windows on my house are okay.
Anyway, there are emotions that are connected to others, I've found; for instance, fear and confusion tend to raise with each-other, happiness and sadness are inversely proportional, and empathy works just like you'd expect.

>>788784
I've... "talked" to Angel before in my dreams, so I wouldn't rule it out. She's still a massive bitch, even when she's not destroying shit. Guess that's a side effect of being perpetually angry at literally everything.

>>789173
Is that a note left out for you on the bedside table?

Why would someone put up a poster of a naked cat hanging on a tree branch? Whoever did that is a perv. Get rid of it.

>>789173
Read yon note, Seeker.

>>789173
>I've... "talked" to Angel before in my dreams, so I wouldn't rule it out. She's still a massive bitch, even when she's not destroying shit. Guess that's a side effect of being perpetually angry at literally everything.

Still, a thing to try. Get some actual diplomacy going, a dialogue, work towards making sure the actual body is following goals that are important to others? Compromise and all that. Figure out some goddamned language and jargon to describe your situation, amongst your, uh, how about 'headmates', cause that is totally going to bite you in the ass if you don't get a handle on that. When can you set aside sometime to close your eyes and try things, think about it, see what happens?

Oh man, that poster's a classic!
A real relic of the atomic age. Maybe whoever lives here collects old stuff?

There appears to be a note on the end table behind you.

> I'll take them as they come
If you do that, you'll just keep getting Joy, or maybe Empathy. You've got to run the whole gauntlet, not just the fun/green/best ones!

The real question is, WHAT is Angel so damn angry about? Note that Joy gained a massive foothold when you had a motive to be happy, finally getting the job you've been studying for all your life. I suspect that the power level of your alter egos is directly proportional to the relevance of your motives for reaching a specific emotional threshold. Also, it may be possible that alter egos will get fixated on their motives; Joy may have spent some time trying to please the audience (us) but she was fixated on speeding to work, killing the giant monster as quickly as possible, and showing off to all her new co-workers. Come to think of it, we also contributed a minute amount to your happy levels by encouraging you, so that could be why she wasn't 100% fixated on Seeker work.

>What do
Tear motivational poster in half. Look at the back of it. Then go back to bed.

... We'll look away for five minutes if you want to do something in private.

If you can communicate with the others, ask them what their superpowers and goals are. That'd be SUPER important to know!

Don't damage the property of others, but do search thoroughly.

If you want to speak about it... What made Angel appear the first time?

All right, let's start on another emotion then. Please direct your attention to the kitten and begin extreme empathy production. Empathize with that kitten as if your life was hanging in the balance! And remember to Hang In There.

>>789239
I would guess that Angel is probably angry about being an entity of sheer and absolute unbridled rage, personally.

Examine note(?) next to bed.

Ash 2017/03/23(Thu)21:42 No. 789913 ID: 144af2
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>>789626
>>789225
>>789176
>>789182
Hey, green gal. You kinda passed out in the middle of a ring, which is a really bad idea, so I decided to pick you up. Sorry if you're lost or whatever, but I wasn't about to leave you there to get eaten by a crawler or somethin. -->

Ash 2017/03/23(Thu)21:43 No. 789914 ID: 144af2
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Anyway, there's a charge rcd in the drawer if you need a weapon; i've got like 20 of them and then like 30 more normal guns, so I'm willing to part with one. You're gonna need it, anyway. See you in the game. -Cliff

Smart guy. Everyone saw what you were capable of, so saving your ass and giving you the tools you need to survive would be my first choice too. You now owe him like five favors.

Take the charge RCD, we're not playing on iron difficulty. Is the RCD a weapon or a currency card?

Neato. Free gun. be sure to thank this cliff person when you see him.

Also fun fact on the poster. The kitten is actually attempting to climb that branch, not cling on for dear life as the caption suggests. The camera guy had to play with kittens for an hour to get that shot.

Not a bad job, really.

Whats the game?

Ash 2017/03/23(Thu)22:56 No. 789920 ID: 144af2
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>>789916
>>789918
It's a Quick Fix RCD 01a. Basically the standard in terms of Seeker sidearms. Like all RCDs, it can't hurt people, but it disrupts the biological makeup of Ring creatures. Or in layman's terms, you shoot their head and it goes boom.

Definitely want to thank whoever Cliff is, but I literally have no clue. A picture might have been nice.

>>789919
No idea and it's really bugging me what he means by that. Does he think that Seeker work is a game? Or is he talking about something else? And if he's talking about something else, how does he know I'd be....
Gaah. I'll think about this later. Or ask him, if I find out who him is. Or if it even is a him.

>>789920
First things first though.
Coffee, breakfast, and asprine.

>>789921
Second.

Whos house is this?

Yes, that's a start. What if Cliff is an actual precipice? What if he's an undercover Ring monster? Yes! Now take the alarm clock to the broom closets of Mordor! I need scissors! 64!

>>789968 I know you like new shiny buttons, but could we please give Ash a break before she has to face whatever utter confusion is? At least scope out the situation, see what being a Seeker is all about, take a few pills, recover from whatever it is that Joy is.

Besides it's 61 not 64.

Go get something to drink or eat.

>>789920
Relax, and stop wondering about things you can't answer right not.

Explore surroundings. Let's figure out where you are. Presumably not a ring, but they shouldn't have known where your house was either.

So, Do you have some training in how to use that gun? how good is your aim?

>>790437
Relax? There's no Relax persona.

If this is Cliff's place, where is he keeping the other 19 RCDs? What's RCD stand for? Why is it called a Quick Fix if it breaks monsters? Why are there no sheets on this bed? Why? Why? WHY?

Ash 2017/04/10(Mon)12:14 No. 794875 ID: c78427
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>>789968
>>791835
If you two were physical, I would hit you.
>>789178
>>789239
As much as I would fucking LOVE to destroy this thing, it belongs to someone else, who probably saved my life by bringing me here. I'm not going to destroy their belongings.
>>789921
>>789923
>>790385
I plan on it, as soon as I...
>>790437
...figure out where I am. Obviously, not at my house.
Unfortunately, because of Joy's decision to not bring any of the things I own with her, I'd suspect that I'm about two miles away from my house, without a car.
Good news is, I still have my cell with me. Bad news is that it's battery is dead, somehow.
I would have my charger, but that's in my backpack, which Joy didn't bring with her. I think.

I guess just head out the door and have a look at the rest of the house? Cliff was kind enough to give you a gun so taking a small amount of food/drink is probably ok?

That's an hour's walk at most. Not too bad. Why are you dreading it? It leaves me... confused.

>>794877
We don't know where we are and Ash appeared to wake up in a pretty drained state, so the journey might take longer than that since we need to find where we are, and might be more taxing that normal. Also could just not be used to walking that far.

Ash 2017/04/10(Mon)12:57 No. 794880 ID: 144af2
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>>790437
>>789926
>>788741
>>794876

...

...

...I kinda have to reach for the doorknob in most places. Don't laugh at me.

>>791834
I'm not a bad shot, but I never really practiced a whole lot, since RCDs are actually kinda pricey and I can't afford one. Speaking of which, whoever Cliff is must be pretty wealthy if what they say is true. Even this sidearm probably cost like #200.

>>794877
>>794879
I am short. I have short legs. What would normally take an hour for a normal person would take a little more than that for me. Also I have a really fucking painful headache and am very tired. Take a wild fucking guess why I wouldn't want to walk for two miles.

Take your time, you've got lots of presents to receive from your brand new fanbase!

I still don't understand your aversion toward a photo of a cat climbing a branch overlayed with a good-willed if somewhat misleading slogan.

>>794882
Because the cat hanging is naked, and Ash is a cat. Thus, it is all sorts of awkward.

Still, explore, leave the room, investigate, go to other parts of this building, find people, etc. etc.

>no cell phone charger
Is it a weird proprietary one? If you're lucky whoever lives here will have a compatible one and you could charge up a little.

There might also be a lan line you could use.

>what do
I would be rude to leave without saying thank you, or a note or anything, anyways.

There might be someone in the house to help you / talk to, or maybe a medicine cabinet so you could take something for your headache.

>>794880
Note for later: Obtain a pair of pumps

You don't hear anything coming from the other side, right?

I recommend to knock on the door first, just so if they there, they know you are coming.

Ash 2017/04/11(Tue)09:42 No. 795035 ID: 144af2
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...Huh.






For some reason I'm kind of underwhelmed.

Examine creepy portrait

>>795035
Call out. We ain't got time to explore the whole place looking for someone.

It must be because your emotional status display is gone. You've temporarily lost the ability to feel anything! Quick! Panic at your inability to panic!

Open all the doors.

>>795035
Yeah, weird how they have stairs going down to a big indoor tarmac that takes up most of the room.

Continue exploring, calling out, trying to find someone/something, opening doors, investigating things, examining things. We shouldn't need to handhold you through this. You're a clever girl that woke up in a strange but not threatening situation, do what comes naturally; explore.

That sofa looks comfortable... but does it live up to its expectations?

Also, what do you think of those paintings?

Check the couch cushions for pocket change/anything else

Ash 2017/06/23(Fri)12:41 No. 809900 ID: 144af2
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>>795038
Yeesh. Creepy is right. That expression he's wearing... He looks like he's seen some shit.

>>809900
that or "UUughhh... Cameras"

>>809904
Or maybe he just met Excalibur from Soul Eater and is making that face? XD

>>809900
So it's a bad picture. Be nice, you're still a guest here.

>>809900
well, it is either what you said, or he was blinking while he was being photographed. (or maybe yawning)

Which makes it more interesting that they got it framed. Try tweaking it to reveal a secret doorway.

Ash 2017/06/24(Sat)16:23 No. 810141 ID: 144af2
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Liz: "...I thought I heard someone moving."
Ash: "..."
Liz: "..."
Ash: "..."
Liz: "..."
Ash: "...How long was I out?"
Liz: "3 months."
Ash: "Oh."

>"3 months."
Really? Um, geeze. Why am I in your house and not a hospital or something? Long term care of a coma patient can't be easy!

Realize this person has been feeding and cleaning your unconscious body for months.

>>810141
Tell Liz it's good to see she survived, and apologize for not having the energy to rush her to the hospital. Though I guess you saved her life anyway by killing the monster much earlier than it would otherwise have been defeated.

Zap her with the RCD to prove she's real.

She's joking, right? Because if she is not... We are so fired right now.

Thank her for helping you, and ask her what has been going on since you fell unconscious.

How does that even work?
How did you like... eat and.. pee and stuff.
This doesn't look like a hospital. You weren't connected to any IV's.

Ash 2017/06/24(Sat)21:39 No. 810201 ID: 144af2
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>>810142
>>810167
>>810165

Ash: "Wait. If I was out for 3 months, how the fuck did I not, I dunno, die?"

Liz: "You're going to have to ask Cliffy about that. He told me it was 'something I wouldn't understand' before marching off into another one of his hidden doorways."

Liz: "Honestly, I thought you were gonna die!"

Liz: "Which would suck, because I never got to thank you! For saving my life and/or my friends' lives, and all that."

Liz: "Thanks, by the way. I'm...grateful. Really."

Liz: "Though, on that same note, one would suspect that someone who can instantly create an object about a million times larger than themselves wouldn't have to worry about dying of natural causes, so I suppose that would be a contributing factor."

Liz: "Speaking of which, weren't you green before?"

Uh, help, I don't know how to respond to this. I had hoped that I wouldn't run into a situation like this.

I was overly happy.

That's all that needs to be said.

Go for the dramatic; say that you'd like to keep your AWESOME origins secret for the fangirls to drool over. Also, did anyone change your clothes or were you in some kind of spring-clean stasis?

>>810201
You should probably explain your emotion powers. It would help to have other people researching this kind of thing.

Phenomenal cosmic powers on one hand, multiple personalities on the other. At least Joy made a good first impression for you, right?

Does a superhero give her entire powerset, weaknesses, and origin story to every one of her benefactors, no matter how grateful she is? Allow me to keep some trade secrets, please.

Even I don't know what I can do sometimes.

It was just a side effect from our magic.

>Liz: "Speaking of which, weren't you green before?"
Side effect from crazy magic that let me instantly create an object about a million times larger than myself.

Dang. Three months. Everyone I know probably thinks I'm dead. My house and my bills and my job are probably all messed up!

After all you saw me doing, not being green is what seems weird to you? Just joking.

I don't think we should tell her everything, just tell her that it was because of magic or something like that.

Ash 2017/06/25(Sun)23:54 No. 810437 ID: 144af2
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>>810209
>>810211
>>810215
>>810216
>>810262
>>810265
>>810267
>>810303

Woah. Okay. You guys have a lot to say. Thanks. But I think it's probably for the best that I leave out the parts where I can transform into magical girls. I'd rather her believe it was an Anomaly, like that one dude who found an axe in the Third Ring that could change sizes depending on air temperature. Shit gets weird, but not as weird as me.

>>810384
Ash: "Uh, so, after producing an object 'about a million times my size,' the fact that I'm not green is what bothers you?"

Liz: "I mean, I uh-I guess? It's weird, is all. Was it just a dye or something?"

Ash: "Something like that. Also, I have gotten multiple mentions of someone named Cliff and I still have no idea who that is. Where is he?"

Liz: "I...can't tell you. Probably somewhere I've never been and never will be. He's like a ghost, I swear..."

Liz has started mumbling to herself intelligibly. I'm just gonna leave her to whatever.

I think right now I have two options: I could try and find Cliff immediately, or I could try to find my way back home and do whatever there. What do you guys think?

eh, just go home. No need to cause unnecessary attention towards yourself.

Oh @#$% you haven't paid rent for three months!

Thank Liz (with a hug) and start looking for Cliff. So far, our leads are this mention of hidden doors, and a Cliff note. If we keep poking around this house, we might find one of these secret doors!

>>810437
Ok, if you get to poke fun at the face that person made in that picture on the wall, I'm going to make fun of you and the face you're making right now!

Oh hey your Happiness meter is... different now. Maybe that means it's on cooldown?

You should probably go home and check your mail or whatever.

>>810460
Maybe we burned out on happiness. ...which means Ash might be currently incapable of feeling happy?

>I think right now I have two options: I could try and find Cliff immediately, or I could try to find my way back home and do whatever there. What do you guys think?
What about calling someone? As far as your friends, family, job, and bills are concerned you dropped off the face of the earth. They're probably worried / think you're dead / fired you / are busy repossessing your stuff.

You might want to clear that up?

How much money do you have? Do you use autopay for your bills? You should probably go home and figure out your financial situation.

If you pass out for 3 months every time an emotion takes over, your future is going to look pretty bad. You need to look into figuring out how to both better control yourself and reduce your recovery time, and/or look into a way of suppressing your emotional personalities before they take over. Perhaps get some sedatives or anxiety medicine to keep on you at all times.

>>810437
We don't need no stinkin home! Find Cliff. We don't even have a plan or when we get home, whereas finding Cliff is a real course of action.

Perhaps you should ask her for directions: where you are, where is the exit, where is the bathroom, that sort of things.

So you've been in care for 3 months by unconventional means by this cliff guy. It seems that cliff will only be found if he wants to be found so going home is the next best option. Ask for directions to your address or better yet ask for a ride home. They've cared for you for 3 months, whats one short ride home?

Hm, well the good news is that if Joy is any indicator, then Angel can't literally destroy the world; anything beyond one emotion's "normal" craziness majorly eats up their remaining time.

To be clear; I don't think the bars indicate time - rather, they show how much that personality is still capable of accomplishing. Joy hardly expended anything just talking to us, but going at Mach 3 speed for 7.77 seconds and creating a plant spire roughly 7777 times her own size both knocked out nearly half her "time."

Question for Ash; do you know how you became this way? Are there others like you? (I mean, not exactly like you with your emotion personalities and such; I just mean people who have also been "touched" by the weirdness of the rings.)

charging your phone is a must. informing your employer and landlord of your whereabouts for the last three months is the first step toards staving off eviction/termination that could result from your MIA status. as long as your rent was up to date and the next payment still a ways out, you should still have a few days to make arrangements for the two missed payments before it can become three, and your employer finding out you've been missing due to a workplace injury should entitle you to compensation.