>willpower

kinda want to say dex to make our shooting better but seeing how badly we were flunking those sanity saves I feel it would be wiser to try and deal with the silent killer of insanity now instead of having it ruining us down the road.

Can it increase Charisma? If not, then increase Dexterity.

Haha, let's go for +Int and try to figure out how this machine actually works.

Cough, and glare at bike man.

"That's 'using it with a lick of sense'? Boil the shit so it invades your body vape-style? Fffuck. I'll throw in the rest of what I've got of this damn stuff if you let me have a look at what the fuck this machine actually did."

>>951094
Knowledge is power, lets crank up Int.

Int.
Why be slightly less mediocre at something when you can be the best at something else?

Showing the list of administrators requires administrative approval
Administrative approval denied by overwritten
Overwrite denied administrative approval requires administrative approval
Administrative approval denied by Overwritten

>>951109
wait a minute we DID overwrite before admins, it caused us problems because we tried to overwrite our own name, overwritten didn't appear till we tried to overwrite something in the world so ima have to go with overwritten needs to shut the fuck up and stop disabling our abilities

"sudo show administrators"

For a brief second you see Overwritten slowly shaking his head no while giving you the look of ‘you idiot’
Before we return to Broken

You required administrative approval to see the list of administrators so it was basically the same thing to them
You can still overwrite stuff just certain things will require administrative approval

Ask roz more about what she does here with the group, and what she thinks you’d be good at.

also look around there was a cute boy behind you just now! maybe he’s still there

>Doesn't want to lose another friend.
Let's resolve to try to avoid crush Roz' giant golden heart whenever we get out of here.

Smile and tell her you appreciate the thought and will mull over how to not let any revelation, such as how you were a disgraced pop star, turn you into a self-entitled diva overnight.

Besides, she shouldn't think following up on your past is your only concern! You want to figure out where you can fit in, and what you could be doing with your life. That's part of the reason why you want to get in touch with your off-shelf acquaintance, after all. They're 100% a contact of your own make, and more friends is always good, right?

Since Millie screwed up her pitch, why don't Roz start with telling us about her dar in her stead? And then Roz' own dar, of course.

>>951133
>I think we could become really good fuckin' friends.
Hey now. Like you said, we just met. Isn’t it a little early to assume that we’ll be fucking friends? Couldn’t we just be normal friends that don’t fuck?

>>951133

>really good fuckin' friends

Involuntarily gigglesnort and 360 crosshatch blush because omg roz you have no idea, what with your everything.

>you, but actually

Maybe we should back off for now. Clearly this still has her distressed, and the fact that Roz is saying this now kind of feels like ... not a warning, but a plea?

Because from the sound of it, Roz and Millie were best friends and now they're barely civil.

Sure Roz comes on strong and seems to get attached easily, but from that, it sounds like she was really, really hurt by whatever happened, even if she might be wrong. Maybe we shouldn't have her afraid that she'll be hurt all over again ...

... or worse, have to live with knowing that she could have stopped us.

Move closer to Roz and speak to her quietly so that no one can hear you talk.

Try to make a deal with her. Ask her if she would be willing to trust you more if you can find out what happened to Millie and prove that it wasn't the act of unraveling her own past that changed her. While inadvertently poking her breasts.

Note that if we fail in finding out or confirm Roz's postulations, we can always tell Roz that we didn't find anything.

we should try to tame this thing, get ourselves a shadow-blob-dog

Get as much distance as you can from the beast and the sniper.

Alright maybe you should turn around and make camp somewhere that doesn't have ichor beasts.

If it could eat you, it would already have done so.

If a sniper shot it, we would've heard the shot and the impact. There was neither of that.

My guess is that this one is sick. How do we heal a sick ichor beast?

>>951141
Unless we were at a long distance, and it almost seems like it could have come from behind us maybe the Angler's work? I'm not sure on the range of a jezail but maybe he's particularly good.

Either way, we fed it seafood so I would like to get some return on our investment. If it's dead, I'd leave, but if it's still breathing maybe give it something else? Otherwise I would leave a wide birth around it and continue on.

“slowly succumb to kobold flirtation” I would second this suggestion. Are kobolds in this universe warm or cold blooded?

>>950965
>Tuvara-malli, the teacher
>They were a corocotta, a very rare fae born with gemstone eyes.
>shared binding magic with mortals
Sounds like Tuvara-malli was the one that taught Three Horns’ ancestors their magic.

>>950970
>Also, slowly succumb to kobold flirtation.
Before we do anything like that, I’d like to make absolutely sure that Three Horns’ spell isn’t going to fall apart if she joins in.

Because I really don’t want a repeat of what happened with Gabe. And something tells me that if Muir escapes, we’ll never be able to catch him again.

>>951031
>Before we do anything like that, I’d like to make absolutely sure that Three Horns’ spell isn’t going to fall apart if she joins in.
I agree. Once we're sure Muir can't escape, that's when we can join in the kobold cuddles.

I'm pretty sure that if you guys would take a moment to observe the rest of the amphitheater, you would discover that the.. festivities have begun in proper order.

>>951029
This

>>951044
Go inside, better start on dinner before the meat gets too cold.

Dread King Malcor 2019/12/06(Fri)22:48 No. 951118 ID: 5245b2
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>>951045
Hmph. Inside now. Fire still has a little life left, won't have to relight it.

>>951118
Best throw some wood on anyway, didn’t you say you got some more?

What did you hunt?

>>951121
I'm going to.
>>951122
Trapped, not hunted. Too much risk to hunt. All I have today is a wolf. They're getting wise to my traps.

Recruit her? No, you want to study under her.

>>950201
Not a war. A lifeboat.

>>950255
Agreed on the food. Same trade as when we let the last bum in.

I like Apostle as a name. It has a more dignified tone than Lackey.

Apostle is Cool, but it lacks the "Ring" of a name.
Still. I like the idea. Especially with the inborn abilities and what not.

What about Sage?

>>950201
Point out that if by 'recruit' you mean 'ask to join you in a totally impervious bunker with minimal responsibilities', yes, you want to recruit her.

"None of us are soldiers and this is no army. This is a hodgepodge of mad scientists, terrorists, archaeologists, geologists, cooks, defectors, princesses, unshackled AIs, and a giant precursor mausoleum with a teleporter and a key leading to the base of the mastermind stringing the Kiter on multiple leashes.

We plan to do something big before we die. Sometimes wars are won by bleeding the banks that feed them."

Verdant heart all the way.

verdant heart>potent residue> curio bud

>>950627
Im going to pic Curio Bud, as the products can double as treasure for adventurers, or items we can sell to the shop in town for revenue. Plus, Hin still needs regular work to do and we just go a bunch of materials to work with.

>>950627
Heart Chamber - Verdant Heart
I am still for chaos

>>950627
I recommend the Brewery. There's some loss of potential compared to the Heart Chamber upgrade, but permanent potion effects is a steal when we even have Belphejar, who literally is made of potions, and have a great deal of experience in potion shenanigans.

>>951066
I'm not sure what we're seeing here, or how. The arrow missed her heart, yet there are red lines spiraling towards a blue thing in the middle...? It's like she's turning undead. Also very odd that she got shot through a wall, I guess vampires can see through walls (sense life?) or that one specifically had some kind of magical item that can do that.

>>951067
Wow, really? I wonder whose it was. Could be either really good or really bad. ...Karn isn't with her, so unless it's someone we don't know, she hooked up with Danus. Nice.

>what do?
Yes, remember the plan. Tana is in trouble because of that child she killed and has to run away, decides to finally go see the sea.
The confession will hopefully make Tunu like (you) less and make less of a fuss about leaving without her. Regardless, tell her you'll miss her and she should go legit now that you're gone. She doesn't have to make the same mistakes you did. If she asks for one last fuck uhhh I don't know what's in character for Tana, act natural.

Before you speak to Tunu, there is one very important thing you must answer: Can you speak telepathically like a Serpens? Because if you can't, then immediately abort the mission and slither away before Tunu spots you.

If you can speak telepathically like a Serpens, and it'll be exactly like Tana, then you can approach Tunu. Before stick your head around the corner, in a hushed tone tell Tunu to keep her voice low, then stick your head out and tell her to get into the alley with you. And be quiet; You don't have much time.

Once you're there tell her you fucked up. You fucked up BAD! You killed a kid. The kid of a big mob boss in the capitol. You didn't know he was her son, and you thought nobody would find you out. But his mom did find out, and she wants you alive to slowly torture to death. It's only by a fluke of luck you could escape and kill your captor before you were handed off to the big boss' gals. But there's no getting away from her. You're as good as dead. So, you're gonna run to the sea, if you can make it. Swim in it one time before... Before you end it all. 'Cause she won't stop 'till you're dead. And 'till then, it won't be safe for Tunu. She'll use her to get to you. So Tunu's gotta hide or run. Lay low for as long as it'll take you to get to the sea. If nobody comes for Tunu, then she can assume you're dead and she's safe. And don't try and follow you, got that? And don't try and avenge you either! Just be safe! Leave all the crap you drug her into behind and live a good life.

Your bit said, turn and slither away into the maze of alleyways, losing Tunu if she followed.

>>951065
Welp! That's some really bad luck to have Drago's vamp

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Oh if she tries to mind meld you or something don't let her, and tell her there's things she's better off not knowing.

>>951067
If you can’t convince Tunu to give up, then you can propose a toast to you two traveling together and slip some of that sleeping potion in her drink. Then when she wakes up, Ema can convince her that Tana had run off and left her behind.

>>951071
>...Karn isn't with her
We actually don’t know that for sure.

Ema said that Karn was waiting for Oran in his shop, but we don’t know if Karn was waiting alone. Alisa could be with Karn in Oran’s shop and they decided to have some fun while waiting for Oran to arrive.

>she hooked up with Danus. Nice.
I mean, Danus did tell us he wasn’t really attracted to Alisa’s body type, so I have my doubts that he would’ve changed his mind.

But if it is Danus, then yeah, glad those two got together. Not sure if they’ll stay together, but glad they could at least have a fun night together.

>>951123
This is important.

Baron 2019/12/06(Fri)19:21 No. 951090 ID: 482fee
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>Finalized. Instance has been pulled. Injection imminent.

The blizzard obscures vision for more than a few feet in front of your face. You barely even see the bridge until you're crossing it. You're home.

You return with ill news. Your patron family has informed you this may be the last meeting of the council. Any attempt at finding a peaceful resolution has been lost with the death of the entire Deinoka family. The Family Deinoka is gone, even the slaves. The vacuum of authority will no doubt cause chaos across the land. It is recommended you prepare for summer, war comes.

The ancestral home of your family stands as a silhouette, a shadow barely visible through the haze of snow.

Baron 2019/12/06(Fri)19:21 No. 951091 ID: 482fee
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The Gorod, a distant sibling of yours, huffs in frustration underneath as it plows its way to the yawning entrance. The ancient doors creak in protest against the blowing wind. Your brother(through trade) and the ever dutiful servant Ssoolaku await you as you dismount, letting a pair of slaves handle the belligerent mount.

"So what is happening in Rezo sister” your brother Aligos asks. "Are the rumors true?"

"How do you not know already" you ask him. "I'm sure even the most isolated Shulka tribes in the north know by now."

He shrugs. "There are many rumors. Some are credible, others less so. I don't know which I should take seriously."

"What the young massster meansss" Ssoolaku raises a digit "is it true our patron readies for war with the other familiesss?"

"It seems that way" you sigh.

"And what does that mean for us?" brother asks.

>Your response:

It means we prepare. Whether for war, tribute, or even refugees. We need to be ready for anything. We need to be able to stand on our own two feet in the coming storm, with or without the patron's support.

Ssoolaku, what's the state of our lands?

It means we need to prepare for war as well. Hard times are upon us.

"It means we're @#$%ed. We have to play this smart every step of the way, or we die."

>>950710

Alright, starting from the top working down:

>Full plaintext character sheet should be posted in the thread for final approval.

Yeah, I was just putting where I was at the last time we had talked about this as a jumping off point, and posting the living copy for future documenting on the wiki page.

>What's in all those archives? Is it just books on shelves, or something stranger?

The manse was built as a place to shelter knowledge in the event of some catastrophe brought an end to the first age, and as such all of the original books in the archive were all books inked on orichalcum sheets and enchanted to be virtually indestructible, all written in old realm because that was assumed to be the language anyone that found the place in the event of the apocalypse would speak.

After the Usurpation, a lot of the books deemed heretical were removed and replaced over time with far more fragile normal books stored on the shelves, but it's still a sight to behold.

As for the actual information, a good bit of general occult knowledge, with the aim of teaching people sorcery, and a useful compliment of spells, establishing a government and trade patterns to help ward the Wyld off, and no small amount of Thaumaturgic knowledge, and general knowledge that a first age solar (and later the shogunate) would have thought important for restarting civilization.

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Character Sheet plain text:

Essence: 2 Willpower: 5/5
Mote Pools:
Personal: 7 Peripheral: 27 (19+8 from Skin Mount Ammulets)
Attributes:

Tertiary Secondary Primary
Strength: 2 Charisma: 3 Perception: 3
Dexterity:4 Manipulation: 3 Intelligence: 4
Stamina: 2 Appearance: 3 Wits: 3

Archery
Athletics
Awareness

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>>950862
> Maintenance: 3 (Every week, the Manse must create a new novel, a roughly original story, minimum 150 days)
That can't be accomplished routinely or continued indefinitely, and as such is not a good maintenance requirement. How about going for the "silent and unwounded priest" bit from the Silver-Flash Grotto?

>>950923
I'm not wholly opposed to that, but on a general level I want the maintenance to tie back to the Manse's over all purpose of maintaining and preserving knowledge. That's why the first pass I made was

"A professor with Lore 4, Occult 4, and a third skill at 4 has to give an hour long lecture to at least 20 people five days a week"

since that's a reasonably routine task and can be carried out indefinitely, and ties back to the point of the Manse better than a silent unwounded priesthood, even if it has to be scaled up to be more of a direct hassle, or the schedule/curriculum has to be made more specific, or something like that.

>>950746
>In general, there are countless problems money can solve, or at least drastically simplify.
So, a supply line will still important for the livelyhood and moral/upkeep of troops, regardless of whether or not they have mortal bodies basically.

>Alternatively, describe the sort of demolition-horn you're looking for in more detail so I can work out something else.

In the story they're described as rams horns, so perhaps we can start there in terms of size and ease of portability; also, it's obviously preferable that it has some sort notable affect on walls.

If I must sacrifice myself to save Ana, I will. I'm not afraid. I've already lived my life in my cycle. There is no need for me to linger on anymore. Ana surviving is our main mission after all...

And I've been thinking... is reality falling apart through "glitches" something we should truly be afraid of? I know the concept of corrupting this world to become unstable through "glitches" sounds terrifying on paper, but considering if what Lorence said is true about this being a world with no good endings with all the lives and outcomes that were lived through in mind, then what if Ana leaving to cause these "glitches" are something that needs to happen now more than ever if a new route to a good ending for this world is ever to happen? what if the "glitches" if utilized the right way and very carefully is the only way to make things better?

There is this old saying that comes to mind here, "You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs". With this in mind, there are gamers out there that exploits glitches, sometimes game breaking glitches, to get very interesting outcomes or results to help them win. There are even cases where gamers exploit glitches to achieve and discover results and secrets never thought possible (https://www.twitch.tv/vinesauce/clip/StupidBusyOtterKippa?filter=clips&range=7d&sort=time)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxz5qwmuxs4).
It is just a matter of how the person knows how to use and caculate these glitches or corrupt

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>>950866
Alright. Here’s my thoughts on all of this.

No, we shouldn’t go. And we shouldn’t trust Dervan with this option either. If can use your own arguments against you for a moment to make you consider something. You said that we as “glitches” can be harmful to this world, and yet at the same time glitches can be used to achieve newer and better ways to win, well isn’t that exactly what we’ve doing this whole time for Ana? But that’s just the thing, we aren’t glitches and we aren’t bits of bad data. We’re people, we have thoughts and feelings and desires and wants. Our feelings are just as valid as anyone else’s, and to be thought of as otherwise is unfair. Also, what Anthony said means that somewhere even in this cosmic reality we live in, Ana took that choice, and did leave. That’s not a glitched ending then and it’s also not patching the glitches out. It’s just another ending choice and it will bring her back here in the end. We’ve essentially gained nothing and left behind all the people who trusted us now. It’s not a full solution and is essentially just putting a bandaid on much bigger wound.

I know Ana may be tired and exhausted and scared. But that’s what we are here for. We are the ones who need to be the ones to pull her through when life is tough and cruel. To leave now would defeat the entire purpose of us existing and to give up on her potential and her growth. What’s more is Wicker Kid said called her “Ana, The ever changing.” Which means she infinite potential to grow and become better to quit now would be to quit her. Ana often compares herself to you and I, but I want her to be bette than I was, and I want her to be the one who decides for herself in the end, just as much as you do. In the end all we can do is tell her our feel

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Absurdity DeVoid 2019/12/04(Wed)09:08 No. 950882 ID: f7ff14
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHx3aCIrKOA

>>950882
You know I can’t actually hear Ana’s voices, but from what I gather, one of them called Dervan a sociopath? That’s kinda funny, and it sounds like he is withholding information. Especially because I never actually told anyone about the truth about that drawing, not even the person I gave it to. So my guess is you got that information from that lanky gal in the robes with spikes coming out of her back. I know she was spying on me and giving out information. So I can’t help but wonder what the connection between you two is.

>>950882
That choice must be yours to make Ana. What both of us want is for you to be confident enough to make that decision. If you do take Anthonys offer I can say that Godfrey is a good man, he was my master and who trained me.

>>950889
Hmm. Fortune, wasn't Scarlet the name of one of Essence's cronies?

3/4 Buckwheat 2019/12/05(Thu)18:24 No. 950983 ID: 15a025
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Cultist?: "Disruption!"

4/4 Buckwheat 2019/12/05(Thu)18:24 No. 950984 ID: 15a025
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Candy: "My fireball exploded!?

I doubt they can do that vs light projectiles though. Candy, you may have to get closer and work in tandem with Pierce to wear them down so that Roxie can land a shot. You have a flamethrower technique right?

You could also try surrounding them so they can't defend against everyone's attacks.

How well can they handle multiple fireballs at once? Either way, you can distract them while your allies get closer.

>>950986
>Flamethrower
>>951037
>Multiple fireballs
Unfortunately, I think we've only got a single one at a time fireball spell.

>Distract so allies can get in close
Let's do this!

"Yes. Why not simply nuke the base from orbit and build your own harvester in its place? I understand it would be extremely expensive compared to hiring us, but the risk of compromise is drastically reduced (especially since the base isn't registered in any database, even the criminal ones) and the probability of eventually mining your own, otherwise unseen exotic matter from the star is a near-certainty. You're gambling your concealment from the underworld when you could simply play the long game and almost certainly win then."

>>950896
Can we just murder the entire crew and bring the ship back?

>>950922
>>950933
>we’ll be the only six people in this city who knows
>this city

>>950896
Any more details on your contact? If they're still alive, the information you were expecting could be very useful.

>>950896

If nobody knows about it, how exactly are we meant to sneak aboard this thing (or into the compound in general) ...?

What exactly are the objectives for this mission, from minimum success to most preferred? Steal some of the exotic matter? All of it? Steal the research data on the exotic matter as well? Destroy the ship after making off with the goods? Capture the ship and "liquidate" the crew so Z'anon can drop his own team in to take over Project Amorphous?

How much does he care about how much evidence we leave behind that the place was hit? He want nobody left alive to tell the tale and all records destroyed? Send the ship crashing into Parada Gaea and make it look like a failed extraction run? Or can we be as loud as we want and leave a huge mess as long as it isn't connected back to him?

There any special handling or hazard info on this concentrated exotic matter he knows that we ought to know? Any known radiation, electrical, gravitational, or chemical hazards? Is it exceptionally dense, meaning we'll need a anti-G hauling rig? How about impact sensitivity? We gonna have to handle it as gentle as nitroglycerin?

How about risks and dangers on the J.H. Czari, from either the crew, the ship and it's systems and materials on the ship? He got the crew composition and count? How well armed are they and how many actually know how to handle themselves in a fight? There any automated internal defense systems? How much internal surveillance is there and how well monitored is it? What about external sensors and weapons systems? And any particularly hazardous materials on the ship we should watch out for? Figure there's some real exciting industrial chemicals used for gas giant mining that would not take kindly to a stray shot. How much are we gonna have to check our fire on board beyond just being on a spaceship?

Now, how are we even going to get on this ship? Z'anon said it's a illicit operation, and it's in a out of the way system, so that means the only ships they're expecting

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>>950940 +1! It is very not fine. It is dangerous to go alone; take a Junkyard.
I'm hoping that the others make their roll on diplomacy, but if a fight breaks out, help Junker. Go for the full-body headbutt-charge. They never expect someone's forehead to hit them at a full sprint!

>>950934
It’s not.

>>950952
Please quote the part of the story that supports your claim.

>>950955
Where in the story does it support your claim?

Tell this Nark she is coming with you, and if he cares enough to protest he can care enough to explain why he held you up when you're already running late!

swipe left until you find someone whose photo is so egregious that your sanity forces you to stop. you're looking for a person, not a bot.

Tindo 2019/12/05(Thu)13:19 No. 950962 ID: cbeaea
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You swipe left on Ella and continue to swipe left.
>>950915
>>950840
>>950839

Swipe up

Swipe up for that bad boi

Ugh, starfuckers.

Rejected.

Triple G

No reason to not go all in on Iiji! G G G

>>950601
B, E & F!

D
D
D

>>950614
I should clarify wanting all 3 options to be G seeing this again. Make a super-boss instead of a final boss, they're harder and more chaotic! Also hopefully more funny than anything incestuous.

QUINTUPLE FIRE BREATH!
Leap Back!

No fire those are clearly bombs fire will only lite the wicks and make a bad time for everyone!

I think flame breath would be unwise

Supporting flame breath.

Burn

Im sure she'll be nice. She seems nice.

But in case she isn't, the floor was recently filled with makeshift knives, and you would fit under the bed.

You need to find a way to convince her to stay in that corner and listen to whatever wire you feed her.

Talk about the rats, but try to keep the conversation away from the head rat.

>>950831
They didn't buy your story. Best to confess.

smile back.

Kind of a reverse Mr. Bubbles sorta thing going on here.

>>950256
this logic is flawless; hook up with them both forever in a tentacle-ly embrace!

>>950269
ye monogamy is stupid and i feel STDs will be a minimal problem between these three (or at least not likely to become a bigger problem than it already might be)

Nothing ends a thousand long civil war better then eternal tentacles.

Suddenly a dark shape bursts into the room; it's an indian elephant. He shoots Savriina, wounding her lethally, but Todd, out of the kindness of it's dark, dark heart, merges with Savriina, saving her life, and incidentally fusing ass and tentacles into one perfect package.

And then Savriina's head imploded. Todd let out a mirthful chuckle as sparkles of frosting faded from his wriggling tentacle. But mere imaginary-seconds later, his quantum self let out a squeak as MEGADADPOCALYPSE imposed a TSHIRT-LAYER FOOT on their MISCHIEVOUS PROGENY for committing IMPLOSIONICIDE three centuries and -20ij microseconds before the DAWN OF THE LEWDCILDOODAPOCALYPSE, and quickly MAWED at the terrified Todd to revert things to an acceptable parameter or be VOIDED.

Except Savriina's head was permanently ASTRALIZED! She could no longer interact her head directly with anything not connected to her body, and now she can't even see or hear without specialized magical augmentations! AND SHE CAN NO LONGER TASTE ICE CREAM DICK SANWICHES! NOOOOOOOO
On the plus side it appears all the pleasure centers in her brain have been PERMANENTLY ENHANCED due to the lack of direct bodily concerns that take up 50% of the brain's time, like adding dumb padding to prevent headshots. And she might be slightly smarter, but you can't tell.