>>976436
It's stuck but, it's low enough that we could just jump over, or walk over by making hardlight stairs. So, I dunno what else we're supposed to accomplish here. Knock out the rest of the engineers so that they don't alert anyone?

Set blasters to stun and prepare for a fight

Sarcopholacooda 2020/09/25(Fri)11:17 No. 977219 ID: 11f77a
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The engineer stammers and he looks over the dashboard again—a bit more carefully this time, “Sssorry—I’m just… trying to get used to the controls. Uh… W-What are we supposed to accomplish here?”

The manipulator softly sighs, “We just need to get into the cargo hold as soon as we can. Whatever’s going on in this station, it looks like all the workers are ordered to barricade the entrances. We’ll need to act quickly.”

The engineer ponders if he could simply fix the gate from here—he looks down at the lone tripod worker as his friends pull up next to him. The Gard concludes that the issue isn’t here in the control booth, but on the bottom floor where the tripod is making repairs. In the process of locking everything down—the gate must’ve malfunctioned earlier.

Down below, the worker points at the booth. His friends are curious indeed. The constructor mutters into the intercom, “Guys, I hope your blasters are hot—looks like you’ll be preparing for a fight if you don’t do something.”

“We’re working on it! Why don’t you do something to stall them?”

What can Team A do?
A) Njar and Sertis can distract or stall them. But how?
B) Njar and Sertis will let them pass--thereby flanking the workers once they reach the others.
C) Njar and Sertis will stay put no matter what. It's the other guys' problem.
D) >___

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A) Perhaps Njar can construct something to toss against some farther containres. Make a loud noise to spook the workers and grab their attention.

F) Sometimes you've got to leave your mistakes behind and move on. The mistake in this instance is a dead body of course! However, our main concern was an eye in the sky and that's been dealt with. Time spent messing around just increases the chances of things going south.

>>977219
A)Maybe Sertis can use his acid splash so one of the big boxes fall to distract those guys.
F)They should get out, can they hide the body in the space between the control hub and the ceiling?

Toxoglossa 2020/09/24(Thu)20:05 No. 977178 ID: c70ff4
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Gabe’s hand follows the gentle curve of Casey’s hip to where she’s spread around his shaft. His experienced fingers find her clit and attend to it, buzzing furiously back and forth over the sensitive bud. Casey shudders, breathily asking for more. He redoubles his efforts and she cums for him: her arms giving out as Kol’s thrusting pile-drives her into the pillows.

>>977178
Mouse pile drive! You need to draw one out of everyone!

Toxoglossa 2020/09/25(Fri)20:24 No. 977233 ID: c70ff4
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A few minutes later and the boys are gasping: pressed face to face as the soft glow of Casey’s magic spears them. Kol and Gabe grind against each other hungrily, their shafts slipping and bumping in the tight space between their hips. The tips touch: moment of breathlessness as drips of precum are shared between them. They clutch at one another, shuddering and moaning for more as the tendrils twitch and pulse within them.

Toxoglossa 2020/09/25(Fri)20:25 No. 977234 ID: c70ff4
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Casey watches from behind, thoroughly delighted by the sight of both boys twitching with pleasure. Knowing how much Kol likes being watched, she twists her fingers and her partners moan in unison as the spell surges deeper. A third and a fourth tendril snake their way between her legs and gently spread her open as she enjoys the show. The spells slip in with practiced skill, finding places oh so satisfying.

Everyone deserves their time at the top. Make sure you revel in it.

>>977221
That sounds like a bad idea. Don't do that.

1/2 Heretic 2020/09/25(Fri)19:55 No. 977229 ID: 8fb3ba
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D&D: do the machines you can place have instructions on how to use them?
C&C: Just names, you'll need to experiment with them a bit more to understand what they do. Hang on I've got more I should be placing too.
D&D: and whats going on with the others? I don't know if G&M got her laptop battery yet but what's with C&A?
C&C: Don't know, he's been offline since I last talked to you. Also, I haven't received my delivery from you yet, so I doubt G&M's has got her's either.
D&D: hmm
C&C: Also I've been thinking about Echelon for a bit, our situation is odd. I was under the impression we'd be against one another, and I guess we are since your description of the creature lines up with the way I constructed the first "blueprint" so it seems I'm responsible for creating adversaries for you. At the same time though, I also have to place down important apparatuses for you to use. You wouldn't have to Incubator without me.
D&D: so we're not entirely enemies?
C&C: Seems like it, which hopefully means we won't have to fight one another.
D&D: well that’s a relief at least.
D&D: speaking of the game you can see into my apartment right?
C&C: Yes, why?
D&D: keep your view out of my bathroom okay?
C&C: Cyle, there a million other things I'd rather do than watch you use the restroom
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2/2 Heretic 2020/09/25(Fri)19:57 No. 977230 ID: 8fb3ba
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>>977221
>>977223
You lightly drag a claw over the package's tape instilling a deep sense of dread in you. You shouldn't open this, a deliveryman shouldn't tamper with his cargo. That'd probably be a crime if there were police around to stop you.

>Examine machines
You exit your room to get a closer look at the machines placed in your apartment. You barely have time to acknowledge the absolute eyesores stationed at both ends of your bed room door before you see the trail of oil leading from the window to your living room...

Don't touch the slick; I think it's how Aoi was alerted to you the first time. Examine machines.

>>977230
Run back to your room, get on the computer, and ask C&C if they can tell you what’s in your apartment.

Wait, I feel like there’s something else in your apartment that we forgot about. ……oh no, your cat! Where’s Cheshire?! Do you know if she’s safe?! You’ve gotta find her!

>>977123
I suspect this water supply is tainted.

>>977138 >>977130 I'm not sure there's much reason to be concerned about poison, the guards control the only entrance in and out of the mine, and if a rebellion happened they could just cut the ropes for the lifts and let everyone starve while they locked the exit.

There's no need for them to add in more complex ways of controlling the slaves like poison when they have that, and if you suspect the guards ordering this outpost to poison Moss- the time delay makes that impossible. They tried to drop Moss to his death so they have no way of knowing where he is right now, they'd have to send a message to every outpost and hope it gets obeyed, which is logistically unfeasible.

The water might be poor quality from standing still, or if it's sourced from an underground stream it might have minerals dissolved in it, but not poison.

Apologies for being panicky / real serious about it but it's important. Heat stroke is a very real danger that can come on suddenly and it fucking sucks to get. There's a reason why the miners are wearing basically nothing, and Moss has been stomping about in armour all this time.

>>977123
I wouldn't be surprised if they are being truthful about heat stroke. Mines can get quite stifling.
Still smell the water. I doubt they will poison you, but I doubt that it will taste that good. At worst you can use it to cool yourselves off.

>>977138
Most definitely laced with something. Do Not Drink The Water. Fake it if you have to. Make sure Daspotta doesn't consume any either.

Aw shoot. If the guards have the good water supply, that'd make this tough.
How would aquifers work here?

Hm. Her offer is to give a trespasser as well as a dumbass (both of which are zero real loss to her) some freaky bio items that do weird stuff to the body, without some idea of the side effects. Stuff that gives you powers that would be best saved for her loyal elites.
Seems suspicious legit.

But,
SUPERPOWERS.
DEW IT.

Page 30 Carpetwurm 2020/09/23(Wed)17:27 No. 977033 ID: f41fd4
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I think I'll focus on rounding out this chapter in the next ~2 or so pages, since this has kind of been a bit of a trainwreck imho. I want the next chapter to be a better starting point for new readers, and I want it to have more available interactions off the bat. (Dunno what I was thinking by starting this thing off in a dumpy warehouse with nothing to do lmao)

Both of you should start thinking of names for your stando

Carth: Make sure you steal an extra seed.
Ashe: Bask gloriously

Page 31 Carpetwurm 2020/09/25(Fri)17:51 No. 977226 ID: f41fd4
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unironically kinda proud of the establishing shot here ngl

In for a penny. What else have you got going? It’s time to go on grand adventures in space.

>>977154
I mean, do we need to crawl around in the vents anymore? I thought we only did that because we didn't like being around our previous crew.

>>977150
Is there a more powerful way to say yes?

>>977150
Politely ask for a job and a bed.

>>977214
An awkward hug.

I'm closing the thread. I was waiting to get deeper in the dungeon, but I think it will take too many turns to finish in one thread.

>>977024
Will there be another?

Ayame 2020/09/24(Thu)23:48 No. 977193 ID: f14f5f
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rolled 43, 75, 26, 19, 40, 34, 86, 63, 99, 90, 40, 61, 36, 47, 21, 43, 74, 27, 20, 69 = 1013

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Whatever you do I will be waiting.

>>977117
Yes, I will continue this thread. I don't know when yet but I'll post a date here. Threads don't expire on tgchan.

Ayame 2020/09/25(Fri)15:38 No. 977224 ID: f14f5f
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rolled 73, 67, 68, 2, 7, 21, 28, 82, 22, 77, 52, 35, 71, 68, 83, 68, 62, 60, 93, 70 = 1109

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>>977203
Sweet

Maybe consult Ssoolaku and see if there's a policy he can drum up to keep things at hoke in order while the siege is underway

How much would it cost to buy slaves?

>>976622
Yeah. Soolaku. Hell we should have a straight up meeting with him. Spitball options at him while he vomits costs back at us.

Baron 2020/09/25(Fri)03:57 No. 977199 ID: fd2dfa
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You summon Ssoolaku into the antechamber of the incomplete library. He appears with bundles of documents and scrolls in hand, not sure why you called him to such an empty section of the estate.

When you relay your troubles regarding farming, industry, and the war effort, he nearly drops several of his rolled up papers "I-I'm sssssorry misssstressssss" he stammers. "But I did not know you would require sssssso much sssso sssssoon. I can draft a new polissssy now but it will take time."

"No Ssoolaku, that's not why I called you here. I need something more immediate than reforms. I need changes now."

"Sssssuch as?"

We need an emergency draft of Gorod. No one will be fined for keeping them, but we need them for our siegeworks. Survivors will be repatriated, no questions asked.

We need to order the materials for 4 trebuchets from Ozuva. We'll also need to divert some caravans to carry them to the front. We can probably quarry ammo onsite, especially with some Gorods.

We need our industry running at 90% capacity. Everyone pitches in, making winter clothes and military rations.

We need to set a schedule for submission of weapon prototypes. If anything tests especially well, we need to mass produce it and send it to the front.

What else?

DS Piron 2020/09/24(Thu)21:34 No. 977184 ID: 5b54da
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>Try looking around in the desk in the room, maybe it's in there?
You check your DESK

The left drawer has Your PORTABLE COMPUTER, it’s DISKS, and PRINTER
The middle drawer has the usual OFFICE SUPPLIES
The right drawer has your DETECTIVING BAG

DS Piron 2020/09/24(Thu)21:34 No. 977185 ID: 5b54da
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>Oh right case files go in the case file cabinets, silly! Check them out!
You stop being SILLY and POINTLESSLY SLEUTHING ABOUT (as opposed to regular old SLEUTHING ABOUT) and retrieve the FILE-

DS Piron 2020/09/24(Thu)21:35 No. 977186 ID: 5b54da
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> [Cont.]
You are missing several FILES.

Why are you missing several FILES?
You’d never take them out of this room, and you just checked the other spots it could be

WhereTheHeckAreYourFILES?

Your Morale has dropped to MEDIOCRE
>__

Did you just remove some drawers from the brown file cabinets because it looks like some disappeared.
Anyway, what if you misfiled them? Check all the drawers.

Another possibility is that someone snuck in and stole them, how good is your security? Can you check if someone broke into your door? Any signs of forced entry? Or the window?

Well, shucks, even if we don't have a job, it sure does look like we have a mystery on our hands! What's important is to pursue the three pillars of a crime:

> MEANS
In other words, the "how." Examine the cabinets and your office door for signs of forced entry (plus other clues); someone had to go through both to get to your files. (That's after you remember if they were locked in the first place, of course.) What are the possible entrances/exits to this building? (That includes doors AND windows.)

Quick question; do you live here? It's hard to tell since we see no bed, but there is a dresser. Knowing whether you're always here could affect a lot. Especially:

> OPPORTUNITY
The art of narrowing down the "when" and "where" to separate the alibi haves from the have-nots. When was the last time you checked these files? (To be sure, also try to remember if you put them back correctly - don't want to go on a witch-hunt only to find out at the end that you moved them yourself and just forgot.) Try to construct a timeline for all the time you spent not in the office between then and now. The culprit had to strike while the office was empty, after all. Did you only come and go with the opening and closing of the building itself during that timeline? If so, that would tighten up the means the culprit would have had to implement (i.e., they couldn't have walked into the building itself like it was no big deal). Finally:

> MOTIVE
The crucial question of "why." Try to remember what the missing files were about; what connects them? Was the file you were looking for among them? They were all that the culprit took, and it doesn't look like they just grabbed a whole shelf, so they selected the files with purpose. The culprit might eith

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>>977054
Keep her along. If anything she can be used as bait or a distraction during the confrontation with the Hydra.

Tell Lylene that if she comes along, she'll be covering her own butt.

Might as well bring them along. More cannon fodder in case something goes wrong.

Yes she cares a bit, let Lylene know that there are unknown risks, things contests have not prepared her for. You have a somewhat personal stake in this, you cannot afford dead weight or a loose cannon contributing to the unknown factors at hand. If she insists on coming, so be it.

>>977068 Agree, don't hold her hand.

>>977054

Bringing an unprepared minion on a mission where they will almost certainly die serves no purpose other than inflicting mental stress on all other minions present when they inevitably bite it. While it might be nice to use her as a meat-shield, it's better to get rid of her now. The last thing you need is dead weight.

Plus, she's good entertainment.

A small show of cruelty now to keep her from following may wind up being a greater mercy overall. You can warn her of the dangers to try and get her to leave on her own, but it may just be quicker to assert your authority and/or strength to force compliance.

uhhh, i don't think they drowned....
in fact, i think i know why there are so many meanluks in the sewers now.
whenever two or more meanluks are in one place they can spontaneously multiply when they bunch together, like a illusory eye-trick where you think there' more than there actually is, but real! I've seen it myself.

Huh? He was summoning meanluks and flushing them into the sewers... but why? Did he do it to cause the massive infestation which would then give him an excuse to focus upon exterminating lyluks? Or maybe he's secretly an ally of the meanluks and wanted to lead them once they crushed the military here? I wish we knew more about this guy.
Can you describe his office in more detail? What kinds of cans are there, what are those pictures?

Did you find anything in his office room? He looks like he is trying to accelerate an event we don't know about by causing the lyluk camp to collapse.

XenobenerHund 2020/09/25(Fri)08:41 No. 977212 ID: 689dc6
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>>976901
>>976909
>>976903
"You really think all the meanluks could survive being flushed down the toilet and create a thriving underground society? Maybe he thought they'll all drown like I did, I can't imagine he'd do it on purpose..."
"But anyways, I watched him after that, waiting for my moment to strike. When suddenly an alarm starting blaring for no reason, a guard came in to talk with the skinny nerd but I couldn't hear them over the alarm."

XenobenerHund 2020/09/25(Fri)08:43 No. 977213 ID: 689dc6
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"After a little while they left, seeing my chance I crawled out, you'll never guess what I found in there."

>>977089
>alive, like liquid mercury
Okay, we have a term for that, I think. "Jetalium". A smart material, able to shapeshift freely and store power like a battery. A MASSIVE amount of power, in fact. What you're holding isn't clothing, it's a weapon in disguise.

Don't be intimidated though. Amica probably won't try to strangle you or anything; I think Judicium placed it here to make sure you would be held responsible for whatever you did in her office, and you haven't done anything too bad. Just recovered what was rightfully yours.

After a brief conversation, you should leave. I don't think we should share headspace with Amica for too long.

>>977120
>Overcomplicating things
I would disagree. I will say that your probably just as complicated approach seems much much more effective. I never thought about (nor heard of) taking a chemical approach to the damage. This seems like a very good idea.

Argine 2020/09/24(Thu)18:42 No. 977170 ID: 894f15
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>Can you hear us?

Hello! Wow, there's a lot of people in your head already, Argine. I hope we'll be good friends!

>Did you have a mouth before?
Yes! That was back when Mom made me and told me what my purpose was. But Judi told me to stay like this because she says that it would be best for me to 'lay low' for a while.

"Who's 'Mom'?"

That's classified, hee hee!

She can hear you! But, she didn't seem to catch anything else except what was directed towards her.

"Amica, let's negotiate. You pretend you didn't see anything, and I'll go on like usual. I was only here to get back what was taken from me before."
The scarf's tone changes. An eerily familiar, analytical voice rings out in my head in response.

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>>977170
I'm getting a bad vibe here. How about no. Judicium is in charge of Amica so you'd be crossing a line, and besides, active sabotage would taint the contest. You can't claim to be stronger than Judicium if you have to mess with her talking scarf to win.
Ask if you've met before, since that voice sounded familiar... it doesn't sound like us? Or Judicium?

Still, it's not like we have no sympathy for her. Tell her you will try to talk Judicium into giving her more freedom, and you won't even ask for anything in return, since you can't promise any results.

my apologies, Amelia, we were the ones who told Argine to look around after picking up the guns, so it isnt her fault. We only wanted to investigate to get a better idea of how this world and facility works and get to know the people here better to understand them and be better friends with them since we are pretty much new here... otherwise, we wont be able to guide Argine properly, and Judi's office was the best place to gain information. Knowledge is power and whatnot.

>>977142
Alright I got an idea. Record him saying the drink's name, then play it back for the bartender.
You could also ask if there are stools more suited for Raolmes.

can... can he write it down?

>>977145
If you have something to record him, it might do the trick. It sounds like scotch, but weirder.

>>977142
Recording him might work, if the bar is quiet enough to clearly catch his voice. BUT!!! There’s also a chance the bartender won’t be able to understand the translation either!

So here’s what you should you do: Both of you have your data pads, right? Have Ztolt search for a picture of the drink he’s wanting, then have him send the picture over to your data pad. That way you can show the bartender the picture of what drink Ztolt wants!

And then you can just order your usual drink that you normally get here.

Just ask for a Skoh Klonfk Vedge-kurt kuksu.
The bartend will probably understand.
Maybe.
Possibly.

Innkeeper!!Z0Mwx3ZJZj 2020/09/24(Thu)17:12 No. 977157 ID: 12b116
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You creep as close as you can and then spring your attack.

You fire your bow at the gnome with the blowgun but miss, managing to wing one of the humans.

Albah charges out of the treeline. Not capable of any kind of scream or warcry, nevertheless, the heavy footfalls and breaking of branches draw the attention of the assailants. They hunker down behind the steps. You don't think you've been spotted. Eth disappears under the ground. You can only guess as to his position as he wriggles through the earth.

Do you attempt to move closer? If so where?

Do you wait and try to take a shot, hoping that Albah flushes them out? You're pretty far away. Closer will make you more likely to hit them, but will also put you in danger.

Do you give any orders to Albah or Eth?

>>977157
If one of our allies is in trouble, the whole endeavor is at risk. We need to move up to better support, but we can't risk being open to a shot from the blowgunner by going up the stairs. Lets hook a left to start climbing up that growth on the side of the temple foundations. They won't see us coming, and if they move towards us they'll be at risk of our nariphon's engagement.

>>977158
No, wait, better idea: Lets order Albah to get up that growth to the left, and continue providing covering fire until she's up. Eth should wait by the stairs, to attack someone who comes down after us.

Albah can't see them yet, so tell her what they're doing.
You can try circling around to the right.

Tell Albash that you're moving to the right, and that they should try to flush them out, and try not to get in the way of your shot.

PARTY! Dance with all the girls!

Taking a walking battery to an aquarium could in no way result in hilarious and lethal hazards... so let's do that!

Shopping in the big city! Everyone loves to feast their eyes on the latest fashion. (And psst, hey, with the stuff the safety scouts can get you access to, it can be practical, too!) Can you imagine how good the food at the downtown galleria is? I heard they even had a few amusement rides! The galleria is truly the rich woman's mall.

A trip to the cheese factory, where they mine cheese from moon rock deposits and refine it into orange gold.

>>977073

Ropes course! Great way to build character!

The Prisoner (7/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:26 No. 977085 ID: 094652
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Holy crap, it's working! All this time, I could have just stabbed my way through these two bosom buddies! For the first time in five flaming years, I'm walking into that hallway just tantalizingly out of reach! I can feel a glimmer of freedom right now!

There's just one teensy, tiny, micro, mini problem:

The Prisoner (8/8) kome 2020/09/24(Thu)01:30 No. 977086 ID: 094652
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I've got seven angry swordsmen ready to chase me through a fortress. Oh, and they have the home advantage while I'm apparently confused to the basic layout.

I'm busy trying to take Lha'ri's sword from its scabbard. Lha'ri has almost passed out from blood loss, and I can't lug his dead ass around while fleeing. Should I just throw him, or something else? I also need to choose a direction - left or right - and fast.

Alright, voices - let's get lucky.

Hmm... Right is right, but that's what they want you to think. So left is right. But that's not right, but then again that's what they want you to think too... "left or right and fast..."

Lets go FAST! that's the right direction!

In the words of Rincewind: "Don't you worry about 'to', In my experience that always takes care of itself. The important word is 'away'.”
The 'to' only matters if it would be a dead end. So we know which is the 'away' direction.

>>977086
You still have oil... you could dump some oil on the ground and set fire to it to prevent them from chasing you.

>>977022
Footprint was made by a coldblooded, claw-toed human - presumably either a half-demon, a wyld mutant, or both. Depth of tread suggests they either weigh upwards of a thousand pounds, or were jumping down from, or up to, the roof. Standing high jump eight yards onto a steeply sloped, icy surface would be somewhat impressive even for magical beings, absurdly impossible for mortals. Looking around for signs of a running start, you find slight disturbances in the dusty soil, exactly as if someone sweeping up in order to cover tracks either overlooked one, or was interrupted.

rolled 8, 6, 7, 2, 1, 1, 6, 3, 4, 7, 4, 6, 1, 8, 1, 3, 6, 8, 7, 10 = 99

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>>977004
>>977116
Snowy owl still on her shoulder, one hand trailing to her weapon's braided grip, Jan Do surveys her dusty and ill-kept soundings—looking for any scene of the unknown interloper among the stored and neglected detritus while covering her southern companion as he examines the traces on the group. Her avian companion, she notes, employs the exceptional range of her head's motion, watching where the abyssal's single set of eyes cannot.

So that's perception 3 + Awareness 1 + Stunt. Building off Fox's earlier positioning in the secret-stairwell to try and justify cooperation dice. (Or well, given Clever Fox has the better dice pool, and a possible bonus as an owl at night, perhaps Jan is assisting her).

Also going to activate Hearing the Unspoken Word, see if she can detect anyone new.

rolled 2, 8, 6, 2, 2, 6, 7, 7, 3, 9, 5, 8, 4, 1, 9, 4, 4, 10, 4, 1 = 102

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>>976920
The doctor might have something scathing to say about the medical dangers of extreme cold, were she currently capable of speech. However, the rabbit appears capable of wreathing the conditions, and no one more vulnerable seems to have been persuaded to take the cold lightly, so she lets the matter lie.

>>977004
The canine offers a sheepish look in the blood ape's direction as he stumbles on the marbled steps and attempts to clear the mud from his broad face. Hopefully he doesn't take... too much offense? Given the fight with the yeti, and the near disaster between Fiasto and Clever Fox, the doctor is understandably wary of sparking another conflict.

Read motive, Perception 3 + Investigation/Socialize 1 + Excellency 3 - SoAU 2.

>>977162
A dozen pings not accounted for by known allies. Two on the second floor, down-east and down-west of your current position, ten within immediate engagement range. Visual appearance at least vaguely consistent with decanthrope hosts. Strangely beautiful - some of the purest killing intent you've ever observed. Telepathic tactical chatter arcs between them like flickers of silent, invisible lightning. You can't quite understand their actual language that way, but angles alone imply at least one other node in the network beyond your sensory range yet within two hundred yards, possibly in the basement.

They see you seeing them, and don't like it. Roll Join Battle.

>>977167
With a booming laugh, the blood ape wipes his face clear, packs loose snow into a ball between both hands, and lobs it back at you. No harm done.

Hey, that was quite rude telling Abdle and Bobbie to ignore us, Eldba. That said, I'm very motivated to prove to you that we are indeed helpful to your bro and Bobbie.

Lets see... it is tempting to strike him when his back is turned, but killing or hurting him now will only have the village send stronger knights to hunt us which could cause trouble if we're working on building a trap tomorrow for someone to get caught in, and stronger knights come to inturrupt our fun instead of a random traveler.

It might be best to try to trick him into leaving us in peace and staty out slow by keeping Abdle's reputation as a scary rumor for now. We'll start out slow so that we can work on our trap tomorrow in peace and capture travelers foolish enough to try to find us based off of rumors about Abdle that they heard.

I have a scheme.
Tell him that you heard the evil apple hid itself at the orchard of [beloved farmer]. It disguised itself there, so if you destroy the apples there, that should complete the quest.
After he destroys the orchard, he'll be tossed out or arrested. By the people he sought to protect! The rage will make him ripe (dohoho) to be a lackey!

Bobbie should introduce, the farmer won't listen to a demon like Abdle, but would listen to a human like Bobbie.

I have an idea, Eldba, tell me if you think it'll work or not: Since the farmer could probably still think Bobbie is still just a child, maybe we can have Bobbie pretend to be a girl who heard stories of Abdle and the princess and wanted to pretend to be that princess for fun so she dressed up like the princess and had a puppet of a demon apple made.

she should say something like: "*giggle* gotcha! there's no evil apple here, silly. This is just my toy puppet. I heard classic children stories of an evil apple forming a pact with a princess long ago to take over a kingdom, and I thought it would be fun to pretend to be that princess and use my toy puppet to roleplay as the evil apple which I call "Abdle". Pretty neat, right? If my puppet says anything weird, that is just me having fun. My name is Bobbie by the way. What's yours, mister?"

And Abdle, you're probably going to say that pretending to be a toy puppet is humiliating, but let me just say this: being a demon isn't just about striking fear wherever you go in order to dominate the human race. Sometimes, a demon has to be manipulative, and that means sometimes pretending to appear weaker than you actually are so that when somebody lets there guard down thinking your no threat, that is when you take advantage of them.

This is bad. Uh...
Scheme 1:
Make him doubt his cause.
"Why do you wish to prove yourself to those who have disrespected you? If you rise high, they'll still just see a farmer above where he should be. They'll always try to be sure you give up, go back to the farm so that they live well while you toil away to fill their plates. Yet you'll kill US? Who have we hurt? All we do is live outside of where they believe we should be. Just. Like. You."
If that fails,
Scheme 2:
Rules-lawyer.
Profess to give up so that combat is over. Immediately flee his custody.
If that fails,
Scheme 3:
Fight dirty.
Toss dirt at his eyes. Steal his, uh, "sword".

>No, they are not. It’s everyone else that’s weird! Hivers needs like four dads to make an egg and Humans doesn’t even lay eggs but pop them out alive! Then there’s the Uredo who are freaking plants and you don’t even want to think about the Cibics and how they are technically two different species!
What the fuck is a human?

I don't believe we've ever seen a human on this station (in contrast to Will We Dream?), are they just uncommon in this part of space?

>>976314
Pretty sure humans were replaced by varks in this quest so Kaktus didn’t have to draw them.

>>976154
Make sure you're really fast like you were when you met her earlier, since that's the way she likes it. Leave a few eggs in her, make a mark on the board next to her, then move on.

>>976154
Drive-by impregnation time.

If Leon doesn't wanna put his pole in a hole, he can always just hotdog her.

>>976323
Humans are gross, anyway.

Bite the finger!

Tactically pee yourself in hopes that it will get you dropped.

Moan seductively

Cry uncle.

>>976959
and let slip the dogs of woe