>>1101444
We had sufficient time to investigate ourselves and find out that Dez was not for killing, so Glaive was likely counting on us not murdering our host.

Oh, Dez: don't forget to get a pic of you and the girl for the blog. Best case scenario, get a selfie with her AND Veil. Uh, ask permission though.

>Except... We don't know what Fourth Base is.

Fucking, usually. Could be some nuance there; I suspect Glaive would be less inclined to cisheteronormativity than your average baseball metaphor.

Glaive gave us away on purpose? That's messed up. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad she's not dead in a ditch after all, but it's messed up.

I agree it's likely that the shady guy was Glaive herself or someone allied with her. What sort of black market seller waits weeks on an undecided buyer and is so nice and accommodating? Reading those messages, it sounds like Glaive handpicked Dez for this little experiment of hers. Which, again, is messed up. What happened to informed consent?

I think we should tell everything to Dez and Veil. Then we should go get fixed up by Delve, since it's not like we have many other options at this point.

>>1101446
Oh yes, don't forget to ask [Veil] for a selfie!

>>1101448
How's this for an option?

Contact Vittorio's Osspop. Tell them there's no time to explain, but Vittorio NEEDS to cowboy kick open the front door to this club as hard as he can! RIGHT NOW! TRUST!
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Hehehe, this'll be good.

LW 2024/10/26(Sat)14:32 No. 1099067 ID: 0d1c28
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Dalvari doesn't see any cloth around, she'd have to use part of her outfit if she wanted to muffle sound under the book case.

she glances at Lord Xielphiane book collection again
"Better living and Marital guidance through Setax holdem?"

she wonders how she ever came to work for such a strange man

Continue through the passage and read the book on magic if there’s enough light.

>>1099067
An apron can be sacrificed while protecting your dignity.
That is an apron shes wearing or is it a smaller pinny?
It might be enough...

Your masters eclectic collecting is a mystery for another time, unless theres a copy of "harroctar obedience academy: 30 tricks to teach your new nightmarish horror." Sitting on the shelf. Im not even sure you can get that anymore either.

Unless any of those books have any practical aplications right this moment, leave them. It's not them these creatures are after.

Follow down the tunnel and close the passage behind you. If anyone still alive knows about it they'll be able to open it.

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tippler 2024/12/20(Fri)19:02 No. 1101429 ID: f1368b
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>18 months after the wedding
Henry chews on the side of his left pointer finger, where he’s worn a rough callus under the patchy fur over the last few months, as he examines the printed pictures of carefully staged interiors laid out before him. They didn’t have any luck getting a house in summer and fall and he’s starting to get desperate. It’s the American dream! He wants a perfect grassy lawn and thick creampies in his fertile wife, dammit!

Ok, that last part may be because he’s had four orgasms in half a year. When Henry’s brain isn’t occupied he finds himself daydreaming about plump flesh. Great for adult writing fuel, bad for longterm sanity. God, he misses the pre-collar era, even though it’s been plenty fun playing with it on. He’s not ready to admit defeat quite yet though.

Anyway, he needs to focus. They toured this house for the second time earlier today and they both like it. It’s about 2,000 sq ft and needs some work but they have the money for the down payment and interest rates could be worse. It’s in the burbs closer to Victor so Henry’s commute will be more annoying but it’s a decent location overall.

A. Buy this house before someone else does!
B. Wait for something better

If you and your wife both like it, and there are no major issues to stop you, then buy it!

>>1101429
A
You can always find a closer job.

>>1101429
C) need to actually see the house so you are not being fucked over being sold a white elephant.
Also if the cooming need has been that bad perhaps wife should do something

A

It sounds like this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. It's a bit of a risk if you don't have much back, but if you're confident in your job stability, then take the opportunity. Fat creampies, big, fat ones.

What's the training like? It sounds like she's got you good if you're not even trying to sneak anything on the sly.

>>1101069
That is thinking small potatoes, can this be used to poison the puppet master?

Warning first, plotting afterwards. At the moment, extraction is our primary objectve. We must ensure that all present are able to retreat to safety with all due promptness.

Although, it must be said that to the best of our knowledge, that fungo is still alive; its spores might be harvested. A mouse obsessed with developing futher knowledge and technology might even think to capture it, and maintain a store of the stuff for fun and profit. Imagine if such a mouse could amass a ready supply of it; that mouse might begin to identify its utility, and refine it for intentional use. Such a mouse would have to be bold, perhaps to the point of a foolhardy recklessness, in order to attempt such a thing, of course. But such a mouse is likely to be unable to resist the promise of the stuff.

But let us not forget that extraction is our primary objective. Let Lisel know what she's dealing with, and that she shuold under no circumstances ingest the substance, or touch her face before her hands are thoroughly washed. For that matter, if the stuff is still on your face, you had better get her help to clean it off, lest you breathe in a wayward mote too many and repeat the episode.

1/2 Nalthar 2024/12/20(Fri)17:23 No. 1101421 ID: 6c233e
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You grab her wrist. "Red? That must be what hexed me! The beast let out a cloud of the stuff right before the visions started."

Lisel's grin only widens. "And you brought me samples? Ah, you spoil me friend." She slides her free hand back into her coat's wide cuff and whips out several vials. Scraping them through your fur, she soon has three packed full of the vivid dust. The strange materiel glitters dully in the harsh lamplight. Stowing them away in her sleeve, she examines her other hand. "Hmm, no effect from skin contact. It must need to be breathed in. Hmm, yes, and from there it would enter the blood, and from blood the brain. This might have some usefulness to us, seeing as the glow-eyed ones seem to be controlled via their brains."

Surrep stalks over "How do you know that Lisel? You didn't practice that 'anatomy' did you? To butcher an animal is a sin Lisel!" The little chemist's enthusiasm falters, and she scrambles to defend herself. "No no, it wasn't that at all! Before, in the washroom, it-" "There was a fight." You interject "Before we met up. A bat attacked us, and it ended up getting it's head caved in. There were a lot of... wires."

Your family is somewhat more pragmatic on these matters, but you know many woods families take the proscription on hunting one's fellow animals very seriously. It may be the biggest taboo in the forest. So it is with relief that you see Surrep calm, her ire fading back into her normal more dour expression. "Very well then. If you think this powder can be used against them then investigate, you'll have my family's support. Let us retire for the evening, we can talk more when we are safe."

2/2 Nalthar 2024/12/20(Fri)17:23 No. 1101422 ID: 6c233e
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The three of you make the trip back without incident. Through the dusty and gray library, out the broken window and through the snow. The storm has broken for the moment and a brilliant full moon makes the night almost pleasant, the crystalline glitter of the hard packed snow matching the stars above. You take a minute to rub handfuls of snow over yourself, ridding your fur and cloak of the maddening dust.

Inside the shed is a bustle of activity. The fire pit is surrounded by cooking fungos and the eager mice that tend them. A few rats standing nearby look over as Surrep enters. She gives them a surreptitious hand signal, they nod and head away, weaving through the crowd. Surrep turns to you "Get some food in you, then come to the shelf. There is much planning to be done." With that she follows the other rats, only pausing to gather a few roasted fungos from the fire.

Lisel hefts the mechanical heart you two pilfered earlier in her hands, safely hidden under ratty cloth. "I should get this secured above before anyone sees it. Before you join us, you should take your finds to the tinker shrews. They may be able to make something from them. Thanks again, for all your help today." She executes a little half bow, more of a deep nod, and scurries off.

Left alone, you look around the hubbub. Some faces stand out from the crowd. The aforementioned tinkers are sitting on the stoop of their wagon, chatting with passers by.
Jasper is sitting with Horace, who looks some the worse for wear.
Afton is walking around, stopping to talk to various folk. His hedgehog bulk making him easy to spot in the crowd.
That sorrowful bat from this morning is also moving anxiously through the crowd, shadowed by her, you assume, younger sibling.
There's a set of three beetlefolk just come into the shed behind you. You would be alarmed, but you remember Lisel mentioning them earlier. They seem to be carrying

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>>1101422
We should make a sketch of the spore-fungo with a warning not to breathe the spores, so that people will recognize it and know to hold their breath to avoid the hallucinations.
Talk to the tinkers, we've got business with them already.

Silence 2024/12/20(Fri)07:18 No. 1101408 ID: ed041d
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You shoot off a small message to Hannibal to let him know you're done.

Good to hear 637, bring it home, I can see your mech took a lot of damage.

Silence 2024/12/20(Fri)07:21 No. 1101409 ID: ed041d
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You return to base, where shall you head to first? You still have the Mech Arm after all.

>>1101409
tell the handler about arm and where you should put it

>>1101411
Do this

Head to the bar while your mech gets repaired

Need to stash the arm in the garage, hide it in plain sight with a little disguising.

1/2 Buckwheat 2024/12/14(Sat)16:35 No. 1101242 ID: b6ea64
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>It'd be much more sensible to lock the doors and look for it in the morn.
It might, but this place isn’t in the most structurally sound condition right now either. Anyone could probably break in with only a bit a of effort. We need to stay on the move.

> Ask if he'll give you a lift after you find his wrench.
Gretchen: “If we help find your lug wrench, can you help me get her home?”

Gasket: “Assuming my spare tire don’t grow legs and run off into the cold, I’d be happy to help. Though, you sure you wouldn’t want a ride to the hospital? That glass shard in your head don’t look so good.”

Gretchen: “I’ll worry about it later.”

>Warn him about the cultists then go investigate together, with weapons. Make sure he knows they all wear masks
>just tell him some mask wearing assholes stole your wood earlier and you’ve seen em lurking elsewhere, and they’re armed. Enough to make him not trust any mask wearing loonies he spots and be on his guard.

Gretchen: “We should stick together for the search. Been dealing with a group of armed thieves wearing these creepy masks all day. Went and stole all my firewood! Could have been them messing with your tools.”

Gasket: “Well you’re in safe company then lassie, used to be quite the gunman back in the day. Still carry my trusty pistol around. If I see them masked crooks, they better hope I don’t.”

2/2 Buckwheat 2024/12/15(Sun)18:02 No. 1101295 ID: b6ea64
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(Reposted to add in map descriptions for easier accessibility and screen reader use.)

With that out of the way, I scoot my chair a little closer to the fire and starting mapping out the area.

North west there’s a room with two doors, both are have rusty signs that say storage.
North east is a set of old looking wood crates and pallets, unlabeled. There’s also a set of stairs leading down towards a basement.
To the east is a side door and where Gasket has his tool box and shelves.
South east corner has another room with a crooked sign that says switch room. Looks like it’s ready to fall off. There’s also a caution symbol on the door.
To the south is the front door we came in.
South west is a room with a reception sign. There’s holes where windows probably used to be. Looks like they were just taken out, no broken glass or anything. I can see some lockers through them.

What seems to be the most promising spot to look first?

If I was a hooligan stealing a tool and poking around, I would be using it to open crates and stuck doors. So its probably wherever the most scrap would be; the switch room.

Yeah, Gasket did say it might have been someone looking to to steal copper.

If these are a common burglars, they'll likely try to steal some wiring from the switch room,
If it's cultists, they'll go there anyway to turn off the lights and leave you vulnerable.

So yeah, switch room, I say.

>>1101295
Hooo.
Lot blind spots, lot of ways in.
Let's see...

If those crates are empty, may be able to drag them to that side door and make a barricade.

Front door is more narrow and defensible.

Maybe see if you can cobble together annimprovised torch out of something from the wood pile and some greasy rags.
Theres gotta be greasy rags here somewhere.

Itll help you help find the lost tool.

This is a cockamamie scheme that puts Abdle at incredible risk.

Better to play dumb. Yes, a golden opportunity for a generous... trade deal!

>>1101282
Maybe we can be a little bit subtle with our approach. Go for a handshake with Heartbeat and with your other hand put the golden apple in his pocket.

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/12/19(Thu)18:22 No. 1101399 ID: 9246cb
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Do it.

B) Don't do it.

C) Other suggestions.

Patience. For now. We suddenly bring up rage and her accusation of mind influence will have credence. So far dredge has dug his own grave and we've hardly had to provide the shovel. Subtlety is key here. Just make Bobbie's words look better and dredge's worse. He IS a self-admitted liar while Bobbie has spoke truth even when it was negative to do so. Just wait for dredge to screw up with his blustering and that's when to make a move on his mind.

We better not push our luck, we are in his mind that will give us a solid hint in which direction to push but not make it too obvious. For now, we wait and see what our opponent will do.

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Mirrak: "Ha ha, Martah can explain it better than that." The bunn drapes a friendly arm around the shaper, digging her nails into his shoulder. "Can't you Martah?"

Martah: "Oh sh- healing, I meant healing! We can mend and strengthen flesh and bones, even reattach parts if they haven't rotted. Like this!" Snatching a leaf out of the air, the mouzbold skitters over to Sinni. A quick pass of his hand and the leaf reconnects to a vacant stem, fresh and vibrant. "Ta dah"

Sinni stares hard at the little leaf blowing in the breeze. As the awkward silence drags on Martah and Mirrak exchange a nervous glance.

Mirrak: "Eh, ah, was that too-"

Sinni: "How many?"

Mirrak: "What?"

Sinni: Grabbing Martah by the shoulders "How many times can you do that?"

Martah: "I... maybe hundreds in a day? It wasn't much of a much really."

The salamander runs his tongue over stubby teeth. "So uh, if I take you up to the temple, and you help me with a uh, a little personal issue, what- what would you want in exchange?"

>>1101398
Oh boy here we go. Time for the more economically-minded to haggle on prices. Obviously we can get some good information but there might not be enough *valuable* information to be worth the services, so perhaps we can get some materials or currency out of this too.

"We will demand much, I warn you. And it will not be a price many of your strongest will wish to pay.
... We demand a world where fathers do not sell their children to demons. Where strangers do not look upon love and curiosity with hate and disgust. Where what is needed to live well is what is always freely given. And most importantly, we demand a place in such a world.

Can you meet that offer?"

Your first born son.

..No wait, we'd are looking for a place to settle down, with plenty resources to eat and trade with, so if you know of a good place to start a settlement and ways to get on the locals' good side, we'd be very happy.

Also, how what kind of horns do you want?

>>1101400
Indeed, we should allow the traders to haggle our services.

Toxoglossa 2024/12/18(Wed)18:41 No. 1101383 ID: 86847c
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Kol pumps away with both his cocks, feeling the dual sensation of Casey’s passages clenching around him. He speeds up, feeling his own climax drawing closer.

“Ha- Getting there…” he warns. His body pants as it races to keep up with his spirit: slamming up into Casey in a quick one-two rhythm.

The Binder nods and draws her legs in around him in preparation. “Yeah! Do it! Cum in me!” She moans.

As the exertion catches up to him at last, Kol buries himself inside her: his body blurring as spirit and flesh work in tandem. His cock twitches and pulses as one last load of cum erupts, filling the tight space of her tail-hole.

Casey feels the climax that had been building inside her crest and overflow, washing through her in a wave of pleasure. Her body shudders as Kol’s cum hits her white-hot walls, staining her glowing thighs with her own wetness.

And a job well done. Remember to hydrate!

Toxoglossa 2024/12/19(Thu)20:08 No. 1101403 ID: 86847c
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Kol and Casey collapse on the bed, chuckling hoarsely as they gasp for breath. Beside them Gabe and Clio join in; laid out flat and stacked on top of one another. Exhaustion finally sweeps over them, sapping the last of their strength as the toll of the day is exacted.

The four sprawl out in a jumble of arms and legs, falling asleep in a naked, sticky pile. With the city safe, they rest with a soundness that they haven't known for some time: knowing that whatever comes next, they’ll face it together.



END OF CHAPTER 16

Sleep well heroes, you've more than earned it.

A great conclusion to this day!

>>1101348
Normally I'd say "heavens, no", but if the house is less likely to try to kill you this time around, maybe it's worth it.

Have you ever seen an exit?

take a peek!

Use the tape, create a unique glyph on the door, then leave.

Definitely open the door and check out what's making that noise. As far as it seems, YOU are the only one in this place. If YOU can find evidence of someone (or someTHING) else here, that might either be good news or bad, but regardless it's good to know.

Have YOU ever seen other means of egress other than doors? Are there any windows in this house?

>>1101347
Open the door a crack and peek inside

>>1101353
Say, fern
If you can hear us, carefully take a little walk around the island.
NOT near the edge.
Just enough to let us see the damage.

Youre ojay though arent you? Not too cold?

>>1101353
Sulv looks pretty arthropodal there's a chance she may have gone into a dormant staye due to the cold.

Hiiii Ferrrn

Oh, maybe Fern can get the Everburn out of the water for us and put it in the shelter to warm it.

Huh.
Neat!
Anything else different about the island, Fern?
We should look around.

You should investigate what kind of weird pizza-y liquid is in there, and if it seems safe or if it looks or smells off! And what, actually, is it!

While we’re inspecting the panel, we might as well *try* lifting up the slats. Maybe the broken panel means the door is unlocked and not jammed? It’s really a mixed bag with broken panels. I’ve seen people slam on door panels to close a door, AND to open it.

Pop the cork on that barrel to see what's in it. Maybe there's real pizza inside!
Examine power panel closer.

>>1101227
Jiggle the barrel a bit. Maybe you can guess what's in it from the sound.

Hotwire the switch! That means take the open ends of the two cords connected to the trigger (in this case, the two wires that the switch is connected to) and carefully stick the metal bits of both cords together. Do not touch the metal bits, it will hurt.

Always in for betraying the status quo in favor of reckless changes to the way things are. Let's fucking goooooooo

>>1101327
She's one of the founders of the universe. She's got seniority over the phenocosm, and she's on their side even if they want to kill her for some asinine reason. There are precious few reasons aside from a rather restricted sense of loyalty/duty not to cooperate with her. So go ahead, take her hand.

I'm guessing Tegge made *himself* forget he gave you the energy core, via taking some sort of chemical or regular mental effort. He wasn't supposed to do that, after all. As for why Pillet didn't see that you had it in your memories, I can only guess that she didn't look through them exhaustively; you did something similar with the conductor too where you didn't look at all her memories. Or maybe Pillet didn't look at your memories at all, since she didn't have any good reason to.

Wow, so this entire universe is one big Space Australia? And now Space Australia has become its own oppressive empire.

And now we have to wonder what became of the conquerors.

"So, that's it then. What the Phenocosm fears most is the empire which accidentally created it - because they would see us, and everyone in this universe, as one big mistake to be... corrected. Again. How can you guarantee that you won't accidentally give the universe-colonists enough intel to find out about their reborn universe and 'reclaim' it all for themselves?"

Hold out your hand.

"It would be hypocrisy for me to try and convince you to abandon this obsession just to be my big sister, when you helped build an entire universe on the hope that you might see your parents again. But that's exactly why our choice can't be cut-and-dry, why it has to be complicated and weird. You're as much my family as your parents are, this universe is as much a part of you as your home was, and you can't abandon us both without risking your conviction break apart."

Grasp.

"So we have to get freaky. Merge part of your soul with mine. Part of you has to be with me forever... and part of you has to leave forever. Find the rest of your family, tell them all that you accomplished and how they helped make what we did possible. You have to be two to be you; it's messed up, but so are post-universe colonists. And if I have to... part of me should go with you."

>>1101327

Considering everything she knows and what she's been through, I don't think we ever HAD a chance to fight her.

Let's submit. Better to have her on our side, an actual founder of the phenocosm, than fight what's starting to sound like a battle we were already set up to lose.

Hmmm... I'd like to confirm she's telling the truth by reading her full memories. Plus, let's face it, a super-powered combat scene has been a long time coming.

[musical note symbol] Fighting tiiiiime! [/musical note symbol]

>>1101302
...Are you still all angry about the time Hax said she'd fry our circuits if we picked up a book?

…Hmm. We could ask AHN what she meant by using our HAX for good. Like, hypnotherapy, consensual domming? …But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

>>1101302
It's hard to pick up tone through text, but I think she was just joking. She has been quite well behaved for a sentient being confined to another person's head. If that comment is still bothering Jack he should just talk to her about it before jumping to dangerous schemes.

>>1101302

Fair point however (breast thump)
1. She is installed on Jack. They don't want to fight since they can't get away from each other.
2. She's been open to negotiation, which she won't be if Jack keeps treating her like an enemy
3. She doesn't have to be an existential threat. She can choose not to, and so can Jack.
4. She hasn't hurt anyone, despite several opportunties to do so.

>>1101302
Hax is a brat but I don't think she actually holds any Ill intentions toward us.
At worst I think she wants to get herself off by "Corrupting" (In a moral way, not a software way.) one of the goody-two-shoes Jack Units.

She is being cocky and close to you grab her and make her regret her it and when you grab her this time do not let her slip out of your fingers

She's pretty close. What can you do with that flame of yours? A flare to force her back while you get to your feet would be good. And keep a better eye on her this time.
You need to grab her next attack and redirect her, like in judo.

Absurdity DeVoid 2024/12/16(Mon)02:51 No. 1101304 ID: 9246cb
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The next move that you do will hit your opponent, so make it count.

Give her the hadouken

Fire punch!

3/5 Cross 2024/12/14(Sat)18:54 No. 1101250 ID: 24bc66
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“I’ll try the middle branch this time.”

Davey continues forward for a short amount of time, heading up the inclined path.

Then, he’s stopped short in front of a thick slab of metal.
“Oh… another rusted door. These tunnels musn’t have been used in quite some time.”
Like the walls of this place, it seems quite weathered.
“I don’t know if we can use the same strategy on this door or not… it seems different to the last one and the sides of it have been sealed fairly tightly by its mechanism.”

Davey leans in closer, the camera going askew briefly.
“There’s an indent for a key in here….”

He looks around nearby, but naturally, things aren’t that convenient. No keys to be found.
However…

“Oh, um. There’s something in the wall nearby too. It looks like one of those little dumbwaiter things, but it’s kinda small. I’d have to crouch to get in it. There’s a button on the side and a green light beside it.”

True enough, there’s a faint glow coming from the wall - you can’t tell the colour, but you’ll take Davey’s word for it.

“Well, there’s still the last branch for me to check out. I’ll head back.”

4/5 Cross 2024/12/14(Sat)18:54 No. 1101251 ID: 24bc66
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Pitter patter, pitter patter. In the gloom, all you can hear is Davey’s footsteps inside the tunnels.
After hours of spending time with Davey in front of the camera, it feels surreal seeing things from his perspective. It’s not long before Davey skids to a stop, jumping back a bit.

“Yeep!”
Davey gasps, the sound of crackling electricity audible through the camera’s microphone.
Still water - and the glowing edges of rotten electrical wire.
Even you can see the arcing of electricity above the water, where some of the wiring isn’t fully submerged.

“The floor’s electrified… I’m lucky that the ground near me’s insulated, but there’s been a leak… I can see water dripping from the ceiling near the panel.”

“What’s the panel look like?”
He turns the camera over toward it. It looks rough.
“It’s corroded… even if it still worked, I don’t think I can touch it without some kind of insulation. And there’s enough water that it would go up to my ankles, which is still enough to zap me.”

Davey stops for a moment, the camera on his shoulder swaying a little.

“Uh, maybe I could turn it off somehow? We did see that control room, but I wouldn’t know how to operate it… I could try looking for an instruction manual, but that’ll take time, and I can’t read if I’m in the dark. “

It does seem odd that these tunnels are so dark, despite being man-made. Perhaps the emergency lights are off?

“I’m going to head back to the intersection for now. But we’ve checked all the pathways.”

5/5 Cross 2024/12/14(Sat)18:55 No. 1101252 ID: 24bc66
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Davey returns to the intersection, breathing out a sigh as he slumps against the wall.

“Phew… at least we’re making progress. This place is a little concerning, but I can still hear the machines in the distance. I guess they won’t be leaving for some time yet. This is really getting my heart pumping!”

The camera shifts, placed low to the ground as Davey faces you again, his whiskers glinting in the cone of light his torch provides.
“We’re so close… if we can get through to the other side in one of these places, I think we could get saved!”

He leans forward, fingers tracing lines through the dirt.
Soon, a crude map forms, scribbling quick symbols about what each of the rooms are, and the obstacles blocking specific areas.

“When you’re here too, Rory? I think we can figure out a way through this.”
He trusts you. Best not let him down.
“We’ve got time to think, I can just leave the flashlight off while we’re deciding a plan.”
The implicit thing is that he’d be sitting completely in the dark while you think of a plan.

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Bridging that gap is the most straightforward plan, and safer than messing with electricity.

It would be worth spending a flare to fully investigate the supplies in the small room. We want long planks, ropes, and maybe a hammer and nails. If you can't find any of those then some insulation to try and deal with the electricity. You might be able to just push the wires out of the water with a long pole, although padding his feet might be enough if we're desperate.

Yeah, light a flare in this room.

If you can find a second pole, preferably a hooked one, you could possibly pull the electric wire out of the water.

>>1101067
Eiko is the first obvious choice, but Violet seems interesting. Bloodhound, huh?

...sure, her.

Maggie

Violet

Violet sounds interesting, though I wouldn't mind seeing a bit of Eiko afterwards.

violet!

Rifle and Mask. Try to do this quietly, but put your preparation into going loud.

Mask and Rifle, do this quick and safe

Name: Brick Marquard

>>1101266
Mask and pistol, let's try to do this quietly but given that any fighting will probably be indoors the pistol is more practical than the rifle

Mask and Rifle.

Your name is... Jacques Brocade

Barrack O'Brickma

>>1101051
Walk the path. The thing about people that live in cottages in the woods is, generally they have a path they use to get to the cottage. It's not going to be the main path, but you will see a side path somewhere. If you can't find it at all, that's when we try out the sigil of sight.

Its just the spooky woods, as long as you stay on the path (avoiding noisy leaves and twigs) you should hear anything stalking you early enough to avoid it.

Caution's good at this stage, let's try to take it slow. Get our bearings in these woods first and all that good stuff.
Sigil of Sight is likely going to be useful in the future, but not now, especially when we don't even know what we're looking for. Sure, it's a slime with a core shard in it, but there could be tons of slimes...

Actually, searching for shards of our core specifically using the sigil is a pretty good idea! If we can ever find some time to cast that (and the energy to spare), it might behoove us to do just that.

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Just to recap in case anyone doesnt fully remember, we're here because Grace of the Underworld told us a piece of our grand slime core was somewhere in Froasting and that this piece had the power to heal slime crystal, so we can both heal Nemo and hopefully convince her to join us if we meet her. Grace also wants us to write her letters once a month (not urgent) and find a way to kill the Trickster, which it seem we'll likely need all of our pieces in order to do.

We have a spell phone with "Push", "Pull", "Hot", "Cold" and "Mend" crystal magic spells and Tricky's contact. We have a cloak that channels void magic and know the runes for "Blink", "Ask" and "Beacon". (Also worth noting that void magic only works for us because Cali is bonded to us)

The Void King is also currently looking for parts of a weird gem, that might be our core? I don't remember if that was made explicit, or if it might be some other gem. The map shows the places they've checked. The west set of smaller islands is where we started, and Froasting, where we are now, is the forest in the south. If we feel like it, when we're done here we might want to take the opportunity to go on to the Yawn region (south east) and visit the 'slime university' which the doctor suggested one of our pieces mightve ended up at (also im just super curious what a slime university would be like i bet itd be amazing)

run as fast as you can, there's a lot of ground to cover! if there's any debris in the way, do a cool flip or dodge roll over it!

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Oh it's all so jumbled. All these vague bits and pieces of information bouncing around in your head. Thinking about them makes your head spin, but sometimes a thought will snap into place, like it's connecting to another fragment of your beaten and battered mind.

Yes. 'Kid.' That's what she would call you. She was addressing you.

Time colonists. Another piece that fits. The History Unmade embarked from a ruined future to colonize the distant past. So... you killed them?

Disquiet-247 and you must have done that together. But something went wrong. Did they destroy Rome? Or did you? And was it an accident? Or was it purposeful?

There is no denying it anymore. You've been pushing against this realization all this time, but certainty finally clamps down on you like the jaws of a leviathan.

Half a million dead.

Murderer.

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And perhaps half a million again. Collateral deaths.

Because of you.

Butcher.

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And was it all for nothing? Is history just repeating itself?

Failure.

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Why are you still here?

You don't want to be here anymore.

There was one thing you were supposed to do.

But what?

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And what was her last wish?