>>1054756

The pink topknot one is pretty good too
>>1054373

Though it's a bit Aeldari...

>>1053996
I vote for this one.

Suggestion 2023/01/29(Sun)01:41 No. 1054973 ID: a7a180
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Serious and constructive haircuts only.

Suggestion 2023/01/29(Sun)02:26 No. 1054974 ID: a7a180
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Who's more amazing and badass than the king?

>>1054974
kick gum and chew ass...

kpwlt 2023/01/28(Sat)21:10 No. 1054967 ID: 1173be
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Figuring it couldn't hurt to look at the opposing quarterdeck and swinging the device around, Nicoletta sees that there already seems to be someone manning the helm.

How strange.

Go and check on the sailor atop the crow's nest first. The fact that the helmsman isn't doing anything about his clear pain is pretty suspicious.

Well, the guy up there is chained up and you don't have the key. Ask the pilot wtf is going on.

Betchu the guy up there has some kind of zombie virus. Consult helmsman.

I get the feeling the helmsman went cookoo bananas and decided to force the other guy into watching for land as he sails the ship.
I wonder how he manages to move it with no sails.

Anyway, we should probably free the guy on the crow's nest.

"Please? Now I know you are trying to lure Phantom here for some plot. No deal. I can't trust anything you say and this feels like delaying tactics so goodbye Aumstail. If you feel like surrendering come out with your hands up but if not say hello to the rock."

Have we noticed yet that we’re about to have a bunch of the major players from the town in a single well hidden location with a founder who’s exact capabilities and defences are unknown?

Speak with Delli, explain your thoughts on the situation and ask his opinions. Even if Aumstail is honest and we do get the memory we should trust Delli a little more to handle it, and it works better if you show him that you’re trusting him.

First off, she's trying very hard to maintain control of the situation (ha!) and the conversation.

don't let her have either anymore. start pointing out the flaws in her assumptions because she's been out here under a rock while everyone else has been out doing things and improving things for thirty years from now, not a few months.

Entertain the thought for now.
Perhaps a middle ground could work. Phantom being with Aumstail in person is just flat out too risky. Is there a way a proxy could go down there with a phone and a private call between them be made? Phantom would still have to here be on the island though, but at least they'd be further away or out of direct contact.

Just call Phantom. If absolutely nothing else it buys you time, and this is a weird thing to be paranoid about.

>>1054709

The guy just recommended NOT trying to befriend the wolf, oof!!!

>>1054712
What part of that implied making friends?

>>1054687
>Kept rambling about the devil and some star as well. Poor sod.
It can't be a coincidence that your nightmare also involved a star. Perhaps its related to why the previous guy went crazy? Hopefully this doesn't mean you'll also go crazy!

>>1054749

Ask flat out if it was a red star. A reference to Mars, perhaps?

Smugglers huh? Are they any, shady areas in town we might wanna avoid?

Something tells me... you shouldn't go back home, Franklin, Jhonen was warning you not to do that. That said, we'll probably need to find you a place to hide. We'll think more about that later.

There is something I remember Lemmy doing a couple nights ago, he used his blanket, or bedsheets as a way to escape from his bedroom, using them as a rope. He can set that up, and you guys can escape that way easily. The only thing is that they will know somebody was in here after seeing the bedsheet rope hanging from the window, but they won't know who.

If it takes time for Lemmy to set up that escape route, then go ahead and set the pegboard back in position, but if Lemmy finishes before you can put the pegboard back, then just escape. Have Lilian help Lemmy if she can help set the escape route faster,

so basically, Lemmy and Lilian works on tying the bedsheets from the bed to out the window, while you try and put the pegboard back in place, but be prepared to escape immediately as soon as Lemmy finishes the escape route, even if you don't manage to hide the pegboard in time. It would be great if we can escape without them knowing we know about the secret pegboard, but don't feel too bad if you can't. Not all missions can be a complete success.

Oh, and if you manage to escape, and you need to figure out where to go next, let's make our next stop to see Jolene, just to see how she is doing. You asked us to remind you to do that if we have time.

Escaping sounds like the best idea for now. But if you can't hide the secret pegboard behind the public one again fast enough, then take it. Since hostiles don't know it exists, they won't notice it's missing.

Don't bother moving the pegboard back, it'd take less time to just unpin what's on it and take it with you. (Plus, moving it would probably make noise in the panic you guys are in.)
If you're not confident about how many you can remove, just grab the important ones- Doctor, Franklin, and ESPECIALLY Mr. Sheppard.
From what I can understand right this moment, he's the "Legs" of this whole operation. I... don't know if that analogy makes much sense, but my point is that he could be just as important if not more important than the Doctor's role in this whole Graduation Conspiracy... assuming it's connected.
It's a small town. It probably is.

The more you leave on the board, the more they'll have to be able to piece together, and that's a risk you'll have to decide on your own.
If you leave the ripped obituary, it's likely they can find that article easily, and the house, grave and corpse are also self explanatory.

I don't want to gamble on the possibility Lemmy's Dad won't search thoroughly, so I'm voting on Escape.
While it was Lillian's idea, I think Lemmy should take the lead on it while she assists, since he's already succeeded in escaping his parents.

>>1054956
I feel like it's a bit early to mention that, but, yes. Also worth considering Temmie if this or something immediately happens is 'the sign'.

Actually, yeah, that's a better idea. just removing the pics and putting them in your pockets will be much faster. And don't worry about them getting wrinkled or damaged or anything, you all already saw what we needed to seen. It's more important that the adults don't see WHAT was discovered from the peg board. The Mr. Anderson stuff is the most important stuff to remove especially.

Marlene Collins 2023/01/27(Fri)19:05 No. 1054857 ID: 11f77a
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I walk towards the boom gate. Lars gets a bit jittery to stop me and say something--his arm holds out even though I’m not close.

Lars: Eh—wait! Marley! Sorry but...I don’t think you can come in.

Marlene: You don’t think?

Lars: I meant--I can’t let you inside unless you’re an employee now. The bosses don’t really want you strolling in anymore.

Marlene Collins 2023/01/27(Fri)19:06 No. 1054859 ID: 11f77a
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Marlene: What kind of bullshit is that? People know me in there. Why would the higher ups give a shit where I go?

Lars: Well—it’s not you specifically. I-I didn’t mean it like that. Security is being chewed out and someone’s bound to be fired the next time someone makes the wrong call.

Lars: I don’t want them to think I’ll let anybody in. Sorry, but you either show an employee ID or keep walking.

Lars: I would be fine for you to chill here but no soliciting either.

Marlene: I’m not a whore, dummy.

Lars: I just don’t want to have to make a scene!

Goddammit. Lars is usually a chill guy but I guess the higher-ups have made some impending changes to staff. Really fucking sucks that I came all this way for nothing.

>>1054859
You can't go in? Doesn't mean people can't come out. Or talk to you via phone. Tell him who you want to see, so that they can contact you in some way.

yeah, there's gotta be someone we can talk to. just don't make too much of a scene, we don't wanna get Lars in trouble for something he can't really control.

aaaaaaand since he said we could wait, no reason not to wait! maybe ask lars about the new management? why are they so persnickety about this shit?

Sounds like an incident or something might have caused this change of policy. Maybe you or Lars could call one of your buddies and let them know you're at the gate looking for them.

5/7 Buckwheat 2023/01/28(Sat)15:27 No. 1054941 ID: 15a025
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I find our tree and sit down. I don't even know where to start.
Deer: "I hope you appreciate all the trouble I went through to get you these lovely flowers. It was quite the journey."

I pause for a moment, already reminiscing about today.

Deer: "I met a princess while I was out. She was some strange looking deer called a buh-nunny-lope. She was kind and helped me pick flowers today. We were a little foolish though, and ventured out into the deep woods. A kind old badger helped guide us and protected us from a mean gang of wolves. Oh, and there was quite the humorous fox as well. She helped wash us and shared a warm meal as well. We danced and had a swell time before we had to part ways."

6/7 Buckwheat 2023/01/28(Sat)15:28 No. 1054943 ID: 15a025
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I stop as I feel a pang of loneliness flutter through my heart. It's getting hard to find the words I want to say.

But..

Deer: "I'll always miss being with you the most."

7/7 Buckwheat 2023/01/28(Sat)15:28 No. 1054944 ID: 15a025
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I dig a little spot and plant the flowers over by the tree.
Deer: "Happy anniversary sweetie. I wish you were still here to spend it with me."

The end.

Aw.

Ow

Kaktus 2023/01/27(Fri)16:21 No. 1054821 ID: 681cb5
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The purple light shots out towards you, and with a perfect tracking it manage to quickly round the corner and hit your right in the crotch. The sudden vibration on your clit forces you gasp for air, making it rather apparent just what exactly that item did. With all this stimuli you can’t help but getting close to your own orgasm, not helped by the nerd hanging off you getting a new grip of your hips before humping against you. ”OH FUCK!” he screams as he start pump another big load into your hungry womb, filling it once again as he’s clearly enjoying the feeling of his knot being stuck against your now vibrating pussy, ”Ngg… g-get impregnated… a-already… ah…”

>Since his knot is keeping all that cum sealed inside of you there's a chance his sperm might find some more eggs in your tubes to fertilize while you fight.
...seeing as your cybernetics down there require you to release an egg for it to get impregnated that seems very unlikely… of course, if you want him to give you twins you can always just release another one, can’t you?
>Use the smoke as cover and try to find a better vantage point to see what's going on.
Looking around, you spot the stairway up to that balcony you were on earlier… and its completely covered by the pillar you’re hiding behind. Of course, you can always run a bit further and round the corner of the room on the same floor you’re on… or you can try and attack him directly? The power up is still there, but the gargoyle is probably watching it�

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>>1054821
... in the ass your ass! Pussy or bust!

Loosen up down there if your biomods allow it and release the worm. He is officially not helping you now. If he wants another dart toss at the (egg) balloon booth, he should get back of the line like everyone else.

What's on you right now is a holo vibrator. Point your ass in the direction the vibration is strongest. It's risky, but that's where the signal is transmitting, and thus where your target is. Aim between your legs and fire.

Even if you hit fungus girl again, you'd technically be the one to get her to orgasm if you time it right. Set Lazors to Pleasure.

>>1054821
>stairway to the balcony
Be careful! Your opponent has already planted traps next to all the doors leading out of this room! You don’t want to get caught in one of those, right?

>>1054832
>Aim between your legs and fire.
>technically be the one to get her to orgasm if you time it right.
……what the fuck are you talking about?! How is shooting between her legs supposed to help at all?!

>>1054933
I assumed she'd fall prone on the floor, because the new stimulation surprised her.

If this our last turn of the match, win or lose, that should have it end on a sweet action pose or (accidental) submissive gesture.

Yeah we can't use the stairs. Shoot at his lower body, he's not covered there.

>>1054924
>>1054887

The main issue as I see it right now is that Chaos does not have anything comparable to Curi in terms of strength, nor a room to serve as a last hold-out point where their champion can fight at their fullest potential. Even if Chaos slime was as strong as Curi, and she is doing her best, she couldn't fight as hard as Curi unless she was literally in her boss room.

>>1054924
A failed attempt on recruiting a princess by one faction means that the other faction will have an easier time recruiting the same princess, bordering on near-automatic success if they fail certain conditions during their attempt to recruit said princess or High ranking member of Royalty (aka Colt or Reginald).

For example(s):

Team Law tries to recruit Sophie, but Sophie's recruit condition is that she wants the slimes in the playpen to be saved from chaos. If the slimes in the playpen are corrupted or killed, then Sophie becomes heartbroken and refuses to join team Law out of grief. This locks out Law and makes it easier for Chaos to attempt to recruit her as all they need to do is to reach Sophie and exploit her emotional grief to join chaos.

Team Chaos tries to recruit Colt, the Captain of the Guard. Colt's condition is a straight up boss fight with the additional condition that one of Chaos' corrupted Princess must remain alive throughout the whole encounter in order to fully corrupt Colt. Should that corrupted Princess die in the fight, then Colt will have a steeled will and will automatically pledge to Law after seeing the Chaos insurrection being real with his own slime eyes.
On the flip-side, Team Law's condition will be to prove their strength defending one of their recruited princesses and not letting their princess get hit. If they fail, then Colt will be dismissive of the news of a Chaos insurrection, brush them off, and then Chaos can swoop in and present a corrupted princess to make him collapse in despair.

>>1054925
>>1054924
Wasn't there prior talk about having each corrupted princess locking away a portion of Curi's powers due to the whole "Bloodline of the Royal Slimes"?

I remember that for each corrupted member of Royalty team Chaos recruits, Curi gets weaker from the stolen power and Lucia gets stronger because of Slimecrown's royal bloodline, and the chaos champions receive a battlefield buff to help them withstand team Law's power.

Keep in mind, the whole PvP event of Slimecrown is/will be marketed as a Siege.

So Team Law's goal as a whole is minimizing and strategizing what part of Slimecrown they are willing to lose to Chaos in favor of preserving the greater whole and fending off the siege. Team Law are the defenders while team Chaos is the Besiegers.

Team Chaos's goal is to kill/corrupt their opposition, but their challenge is that their attempts at making a breakthrough is limited and they only have so much manpower before they exhaust themselves.

>>1054887
Since this is a raid, the DM has to appear at some point. The dungeon can’t end until that happens.

If Chaos beats Curi, I propose Mary appears, auto-rezzes the humans on the Law side, wipes any remaining corrupted princesses, and joins them in combat against the weakened “Jeffrey” and Lucia. Spin it as he partially escaped, and the split in his attention let Mary lock up the seal fully with him weakened on both sides, so she can fight this piece of him directly with help. Law will probably lose since Mary is only 3-runed so far, but it gives the opportunity to wipe some Chaos members for extra loot. As Mary gets stronger, it becomes more likely that this “final battle” can end with Law winning.

Perhaps it can even be tied to some side-objectives later on. Complete certain tasks to empower the DM and Mary will equip higher-leveled gear in the final fight. It adds another siege layer as Law decides whether they want to beat Chaos in the Curi fight using Princesses) or during the final phase with the DM (assuming Mary auto-wipes the Princesses, possible exception of Oilivia as she’s much stronger).

If Law wins, she meets them at Jeffrey’s door and thanks them for their assistance. No fighting needed, and they can challenge Jeffrey directly if they so choose. Mary can keep the seal intact after they enter.

>>1054930
I’d like to limit general buffs to Chaos since they could be in a dominant position anyway in the last battle. It depends on how the party gets broken up. Having the corrupted princesses weaken Curi makes sense, but I’d then expect the uncorrupted princesses to give her a boost. W

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I'm totally down with the idea of turning SYTYCS into Crypt of the Necrodancer. WARNING CONGA LINE IN PROGRESS!

1 (while staring WALLY down as a power move)

4]| "Did that just happen? That just happened. A wall roared at me! Freaking unbelievable! A wall with anger management issues! This place is off the wall, get it?"

>>1054855

OP here, this is hilarious and I've already decided this will be JD's internal narration no matter what the dialogue ends up

1 is the most concise; we want to act fast if it is us it's screaming at. If it doesn't use its words, commence with the Evasive Maneuvers. You can outmaneuver your way around a wall with ease even if it is moving, I imagine.

1. But be prepared to run away.

>>1054769
What are you talking about? If you're saying we need to tell Graves about what we saw, then there's no need to do that because he's been in the room the entire time. He already knows.

Oh yeah, just how delicate is Kol gonna have to be, breaking this news to Rodwin? He spent so long and sacrificed so much searching for his lost lord, taking care of the army as best he could, all out of love and loyalty. To find out it was all for nothing, and that Hekal not only never wanted to be found but willingly abandoned him... what's gonna happen if the person currently in control of an undead army gives in to despair?

>>1054762

Good idea! We can let Graves maintain the spell so we needn't go through the whole process after we start the thing up again. Definitely owe him a favor later, for this.

As for Rodwin, however, was he honestly betrayed, or had Hekal simply taken an opportunity given to him to end things quickly and decisively, rather than in a drawn-out war? It might not be the resolution he desired, but it may be best to let Rodwin decide the matter for himself.

The two were close enough for such confidence, so perhaps ... perhaps the truth won't come as quite so unexpected or bitter, after all these centuries.

>>1054762
Good idea, but when the gang comes back Graves should leave and clean himself up. Being dead doesn't mean you can't become contaminated.

Hekal claims he can't be killed, but what about Sending? You know, that thing Gabe does when he opens a portal to the afterlife so a spirit can move on. I think that's what Moot eventually ends up doing to Hekal. After all, if Gabe can do it to a lich, then it's not too hard to believe that Moot could do it to Hekal after she figures out how to do it and when Hekal consents to it.

>>1054762
As long as Graves isn’t following some secret orders to prevent anyone from discovering the truth, which will result in him destroying the mercury machine, then yes he can do this solo.

rolled 18, 6, 10, 15, 19, 9, 2, 10, 19, 19, 6, 13, 6, 17, 2, 5, 8, 5, 2, 8 = 199

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>>1054587
>Seems to be asking either "are you allied with the margyr"
"Well we're allied with one margyr, we had an unfortunate confrontation with the rest, but left off with a fruit basket, so maybe there's hope?"

Um, lessee, Melaina can make little shadow-puppets that look like their stick figures. Here's a group of us, here's a group of goat-horned stick figures, bump them into each other and have a little fight, then the groups separate again, but the shadow with goat horns and holding a mushroom has changed groups. Oh! And she can show the actual fruit basket.

Mechanically, trying to convey the truth that we had a confrontation with the margyr, but recruited one of them. Making simple figures and moving them around seems within the sphere of Hedge Magic + dark matter (though elaborate and detailed illusions might need a dedicated Nano power, or Effort). Training in positive social interactions continues to apply.

>or "do you like goats."
"Not like that." she blushes.

rolled 16, 6, 16, 4, 15, 10, 10, 1, 17, 7, 20, 19, 17, 11, 8, 4, 17, 2, 3, 9 = 212

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Interesting. Ivori considers raising some venomous millipedes to stick onto her glowglobes - they'll run the moment they detect something, leaving the glowglobe to stick at the point of danger.

Ivori stares at the mycelimancer for a few seconds, then points at him and then in the direction of the third branch, checking up on Misha soon after the mycelicmancer leaves to investigate.

After a summary examination for any invading diseases or curses (and some discreet slight-of-hand to reverse pickpocket embarrassing items into her inventory while her back is turned), Ivori joins up with the mycelimancer (assuming he's still alive at this point) and analyzes whatever is causing that beeping noise.

[Understanding Numenera, 0 Effort]

>>1054674
>rolled 18
You accurately convey the information, but they're not happy to learn it. Weapon-limbs are extruded - a tangle of glass shards, a rusty hook which might once have been part of a bicycle frame, and a cylindrical ceramic bludgeon - and they start trying to kill you in a plodding, methodical (reluctant?) sort of way.
> rolled 6, 10, 15
One of those would have connected, if not for the hindrance of them still being caught in your shadow-thicket.

rolled 11, 3, 6, 18, 4, 14, 11, 10, 5, 6, 4, 20, 19, 19, 19, 16, 1, 18, 20, 13 = 237

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>>1054587
"That sure is a lot of needless hostility given that, at least theoretically, we are all supposed to be protecting the facility. Or whatever is left of it."

>>1054781
And this is where needless hostility becomes a boiling point, DANI will activate hold the gate and put herself in the path of the blows to make sure that nobody else gets hit

>>1054822
As she wades through the snarl of dark matter, a fist-like mass of glass shards collides with DANI's face, forcefully enough to shed glittering splinters in all directions. Her eyes aren't even scratched. Two other attacks are safely deflected, and a judo-throw followup leaves one of the trashbag raiders sprawled across the wrong side of that chalk line.

The archway's whir slowly rises to a shriek. When it calms, and articulated arms withdraw, nothing visible remains of the one who was grabbed.

>theoretically, we are all supposed to be protecting the facility
>rolled 18
The three... well, two of them now... use a dialect of machine telepathy distinct from your own, though somewhat mutually intelligible. Possibly descended from Waste Management rather than Security. In any case, checksum subtext makes it clear they have no loyalty whatsoever to your employer.

>>1054215
this
big enough that she has to wiggle through the front door ♥

>>1054219
This

>>1054219
This, but make it a female Myrin (Ant). And give her a really big bug abdomen too!

>>1054219
Will support that ultra heavy frog Made me imagine a varkian modeled after a turkey with ass and thigh and everything that fat

>>1054213
Varkian female
Confident and predatory

>>1054826
Kid might be beatable with some help. Let's visit Blaziken and get him on board, before we get Kirlia. He should appreciate the chance to challenge a strong trainer and we can make it up for the tournament turnout, and forcing the kid to help fix his mess will keep Tracy safe.
And then maybe 'make it up' to him later if all goes well.

B. We can talk to Groudon, wish him good morning, he might actually be a chill dude to talk to. Who knows?

>>1054894
Addendum, bring Smeargle too. We can give him the full Battle Tower experience.

Hmm. Yeah, that seems like a plan - get Blaziken (and maybe Smeargle as well?) to help beat the kid, and Kirlia to communicate, and explain to him the error of his ways, very pointedly. And maybe learn something about the Groudon hijinks, while you're at it?

Do you think you can reliably FIND the kid if you're actively looking for him?

Talking to The Kid seems like a good idea, but we should prepare carefully. We only have one healing item, and we don't have a plan to escape if things go badly. We also don't really know who he has on his team, it's possible he has a full team of six by now. Maybe Mightyena or someone who was at the hideout knows. Or we could ask at a poke center, he probably is a regular.

I suggest B. Let's try to get Groudon on board with the plan. That's a scolding The Kid would remember.

Baron 2023/01/27(Fri)01:24 No. 1054789 ID: 7a1a17
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>Items purchased! The journey begins!
You make good progress. But you aren't alone. Then again you're never alone out here. The Wastes are home to all sorts of things and chances are any stretch you travel on is claimed by a bandit, or monster, or monster bandit.

By the third day, the road turns through a perilous cliffside. Perfect place for an ambush. Kellmayn agrees. She sees signs of tampering on the road, and the rocks look unsteady, as though all it would take is a shot from a bow or lancer to cut off your retreat. The higher ups convene to decide what to do...after an hour of bickering they decide to leave the decision to you:

>Frontal assault. If they are gonna spring a trap, might as well set it off and have them face sellswords instead of merchants. (Combat Skill Test will be involved)
>Ambush the ambushers. There are ways around. Hard to see, harder to travel. But they are there. You could use them, get behind the ambush and drop a surprise attack on the would be attackers(Tactical Skill Test involved)
>Find another path. The Wastes are a winding maze of paths, some worn with time, others never existing in official capacity, but regularly used by smugglers. Surely there's something nearby...(Esoteric Skill Test involed)

Tactical Approach. Don't waste your initiative charging into a trap.

Find a way around. That is the stat we chose after all.

Working around this steep cliff-face is gonna be hard and unmanageable, it would be better if we could make use of our knowledge as a merchant to find any smuggling routes.
Try looking for another way around.

Time to ambush the ambush.

>>1054759
Kid you dun goofed

I'm guessing the kid wants to capture a legendary.

Looks like maybe we are involved in a world-ending event after all. I hope not, because we kinda did a pretty poor job of preventing it.

Also, she said since their leader's change of heart they're also a research center? So they are still criminals? Doing science by day, trying to take over the world by night?

>>1054798
In fairness we are also a criminal who has done crimes, moral high ground is relative here.

>>1054759
Tell the bird mon he needs to stop and let his human friend face the music, or else he will set the foundations for future bad habits and so on. If he doesn't stop, he's just gonna keep causing natural disasters or terrorizing pokemon until something really bad happens.

>>1054840
A

>>1054876
>leveling our size and nanobots up
It's gonna be difficult to level up size because of how advanced it already is and we don't have a specialized trainer to help us with that. And we can't level up nanobots by training, we'd need the scientists to do surgery on us to improve them, as shown here: >>1049504 , which involves dice rolls and paying money to decrease the chances of them messing up and hurting us.

Of course, there are Lair Upgrades that can help with reducing the chance of injury for the upgrading nanobots surgery, as shown here: >>1050780 , but odds are, we'd have to pay for that ourselves, since the higher-ups in the government want to be stingy with things like that.

However, I don't want use money to get that Lair Upgrade yet. I want to donate it to heal the city, and as shown here: >>1046204 , doing that won't use up an action. So we can help heal the city and still get to do another action!

>>1054840
A

Be nice when she starts providing those "historical facts". She hasn't had anyone to talk to for a long time, so she might do a lot talking.

And, yes, you're going to tell your friends about being able to see Pazuru more often now. Preferably in that room where Phyllis could completely block out anyone listening in.

A) Do not irradiate yourself.
You have an entire R&D team. Incompetent they may be, but they're not the ones who would go out into public spewing radiation everywhere.

A!

>>1054840
A

Also, you ended up getting a little chonky from eating just one kaiju last time and this time you ate a little more than that. I hope you still have clothes that'll fit!

Quickly pull them up to their feet.

dont take elf sword
is TRAP
that is why you should peek corner before looting

Hrrrm.
If it’s a trap with the enemy coming to finish off this wounded warrior then it means they’ll only find our girls if they’re sufficiently noisy to draw attention.
If not then it’s headed towards the girls and they’re in trouble.
The Maid might not be as agile as the Florist but I figure she might be at least able to go onto the vines temporarily to hide. The Poet…
I don’t immeadiately have a good idea beyond a thrown bauble distraction. Push come to shove she COULD double down on getting caught and go loud, drawing all the hunters to her, and with her sacrifice probably garuntee the escape of the other three but…
Elves are sneaky, straight-up. She might be able to just hide and let the hunter bypass her? Dunno if she has room/time to find a better hiding spot then say, next to the entranceway to the balcony, if she’s concerned about the vines holding her.

LonelyWorlds 2023/01/27(Fri)14:27 No. 1054808 ID: 9b127b
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Ushamerea quietly walks down the corridor, the Harroctar in the dining hall continues to focus on the balcony door.

she peaks around the corner, Another Harroctar clings to the wall.

'I wouldn't try that way' The injured archer speaks in a voice so soft only sharp elven ears can hear 'with a scout stationed there you'd never make it'

The Florist is shocked, she knows this elf. His name is Turit Trueshot one of Lord Xielphiane's bodyguards, his wound on his leg seems very deep and he's lost a lot of essence.

'Don't fret over me Usha I've had worse' Turit comments having noticing her concern 'You need to get out of here, I think the route through the kitchen is still safe'

tears return to Usha's eyes, Turit has always been kind and considerate. I can't, there are two others trapped on the balcony, I must help them.

'heh heh, I guess I'm not the only fool around here' Turit chuckles quietly 'I'll help however I can, I have a single arrow left I might be able to take down one of these creatures if I'm lucky, I also have a rope and grapple and a short blade'

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The maid is willing to take her chance on the vines and climbs across.

Easy action: success!

climbing in a long dress is a little awkward but she manages.

The rope and grapple can help Eranil cross the vines, then we can focus on a plan to get rid of that scout on the way.

Speaking of, how can these things be stopped or killed, hard as it may be?

>>1054579
Let's see what's in the box.

tgc >>1054631
Kicker tried to open the box, but only felt a lock inside it when she tried. She could force it open, but who knew what'd happen if she broke it?

I guess we're bringing it with us, if the wounded strudiella doesn't wake up before then (to tell us what's in it and/or how to open it).

Hmm, why don't we use ALL approaches here? Dig a pit trap, using the saw to take apart the wooden objects here and tie them together with rope to make the support for a camouflaged covering, and use some of the extra food to set bait, then keep the shovel and bolas to defend ourselves if the kid gives chase?
Resupply food and water, obviously, and then see how much extra weight you could potentially carry, for the box and maybe the radio (since every watchtower might have a radio, we can contact them before getting too close, so that we can tell them we're peaceful and avoid getting shot at again).

>>1054645
Kicker thought about her options, and after a while returned to the living room and woke up the b… Strudiella.

“Wh…” He mumbled out, but he sounded much more there now. The food had done him a world of good, from the sounds of it. “You stayed.”

“Yes. And I'll need your help. I found a locked box in your storage, is it important?”

“Just a memento.” He sounded confused.

“Right. I have a plan to get out of here, but I'll need a lookout for the lonomia while I dig, can you do that? See in this dark?”

“Just a little bit, lass.”

“Good. I'll carry you down.”

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>>1054645
Kicker thought about her options, and after a while returned to the living room and woke up the b… Strudiella.

“Wh…” He mumbled out, but he sounded much more there now. The food had done him a world of good, from the sounds of it. “You stayed.”

“Yes. And I'll need your help. I found a locked box in your storage, is it important?”

“Just a memento.” He sounded confused.

“Right. I have a plan to get out of here, but I'll need a lookout for the lonomia while I dig, can you do that? See in this dark?”

“Just a little bit, lass.”

“Good. I'll carry you down.”

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“Oh, uhhh… hello there, can I help you?”

well, if they were planning to attack, they would have done so while you were asleep.

I wonder if its hungry. We have food we can give it to show we mean no harm?

Sam 2023/01/27(Fri)15:11 No. 1054810 ID: a7a180
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“Oh, hey Anet. Don’t be alarmed, but we have company.”
She rubs the sleep out of her eyes before looking my way. “Oh? -Ohhhh.”
“She must be friendly… I think.”
“Then keep talking to her.”
“Right. Uh… my, what big claws you have.” -Agh, why did I focus on that? Wait, I should try using a language she (probably) understands! I clear my throat and try again in Formican. <Greetings,> “uh,” <big ant, friend?>
<Big ant… me. Friend.> Her accent is thick, her voice low and buzzy.
<Yes, m- you. Me, Sam. Uh… food?> I offer her a mushroom cap from my bag.
<Hmm?> She takes it and sniffs it with her antennae before biting it. It’s fascinating and a little intimidating to see her outer mandibles clacking in sync with the inner mandibles chewing up close. She must like it a lot, because it starts disappearing quickly. Or maybe she hasn’t eaten in days.
Meanwhile, Anet rolls over and moves Jaina’s spear out of reach before prodding her and Pent awake. “Psst. No sudden moves. There’s a Beformican staring at Sam.”
“Wha- Where? Who touched my spear?”
<Don’t attack. If it wanted us dead, we would be... Wait, I recognize her. One of the friendly ones, all right. Comes around sometimes to trade junk with us for food. Doesn’t seem to have a name, so we call her Bright Eyes.>
“Wait, so Beformicans don’t have names?” Anet asks.
<Not this one, at least. She’s a creature of few words.>
Jaina sizes up the visitor armed only with her glare. “I recognize her, too. She chased us out of a hab block right before we met you.”
<She chased you? Well I don’t blame you for running. You don’t stop and ask Them if they’re friendly.>

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I mean you might as well try to explain. Not sure how bad the language barrier is in the other direction.

Alright, let's bring out the big guns and the small words. She knows the area, she's friendly, she's big and tough... so maybe she can be of assistance in your quest as well!

>what are you
Am Talzoran - tallman. Was bigger. Came from far to find past of formicans - you, and smaller ones. Why vanish in past.

Became small, by machine, mistake. Found formicans, understand why vanish - why small and secret. Found danger... but also friends. Many discoveries, amazing, scary, funny, sad - have adventure. But want get big again. Want go home.

Somewhere here: make-big machine. Find, fix, use. Then, can go home.

Hm. Wonder if Bright Eyes is smarter than she appears - she's certainly curious enough. Maybe show her some of your stuff? If she's a scavenger, she might have input on some of it. Or give it to her in exchange for help... though she most seems interested in you.

Does she enjoy stories? Maybe you could tell her some basic ones of your people.