Nothing, aspiration is all we got.

Nothing makes perfect sense if you don't know what you are.

Academics. A mind trained to memorize well and defend positions and to endure sleepless nights of mentally exhausting work would help with this, no doubt.

Religion

Religion! You were given to the gods and raised in the temple. If that makes sense in this setting.

2/3 Buckwheat 2023/04/01(Sat)16:58 No. 1060277 ID: 15a025
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>Caltrops
Well I ain't got nothing fancy like that, but I do have a bunch of rusty nails. I sprinkle them around the area by the garden. My tin can fails, the wails of pain from steppin on these outta alert me.

>Trenches
I ain't got no time to dig up my yard. This varmint's tore up my yard enough as it is.

3/3 Buckwheat 2023/04/01(Sat)16:58 No. 1060278 ID: 15a025
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With all that set up now, and sun rising. It's time to garden! What shall I ten to first?

>>1060278
First look after your to-be-leafy greens.

man the machine guns!

Tend to the turnips.
Also plant some landmines.

You seem to be getting a weird translation effect, and it seems a bit off. Can he say a poem or song or something that rhymes in his language?

sweet, if you can stop being afraid of him you could have a someone to do your paper work for you... or at least someone to do your taxes.

Let him ask questions

You should requisition a camping cot and sleeping bag, in case you need to do long duration observation of the aliens.

Well that didn’t go too badly. Also Kuvu, you’re not tiny, you’re just the right size for your species to thrive. It’s not like you had another sentient species to compare to, so don’t feel self conscious about it, you’re fine.

>>1059988
I see three, maybe four marks of the Red Star. Do not go in there. Do not let Chris go in there. If you do go in, do not move the bed and do not dig out that marked brick in the wall.

DO NOT.

Putting that many weird cult religious marks in a child's bedroom... they were VERY MUCH trying to do something to the kid, probably something occult within their belief system. It doesn't seem to be normal-ish brainwashing. Spitball some possible ideas of what horrible occult mystical thing they believed they were doing to that poor kid with your husband, pointing out the eye thingies and brainstorming it.

If Chris won't listen to you, bring him up into the attic and show him the horrible ladder, and tell him about the rage juice in the barrel that needs to be disposed of. Terrible things happened here, and could still happen here if we're not careful. He needs to accept that.

It's the room where the murders took place, isn't it? It was cleaned up, but not well enough to fully remove the stench of death...

I'm noticing a re-occurring mark/symbol. Some sideways diamond with a line mark in it. Is it supposed to be some demonic eye? The barrel with the fowl smelling scent had it, and so does that bed. It's even on that wall.

Shut the door for now until you can learn what you're dealing with here. Or at least until you can get some kind of respirator or breathing protection. If Chris insists, just play it down and say it might be some nasty mold.

>>1060227
>Well, if the water is warm enough for you to feel convection heat then your partner probably isn't freezing to death.
I'm worried about how warm that water is. If we can feel the heat, then it might be too warm. Hopefully he didn’t land in boiling water!

2 seconds? Good, it's not very far down. Call for him and hope he can swim in all that gear. If he responds, send some rope down. If not. Gotta go get him.

Him getting soaked is a big problem though. All that fluff freezing will be a death sentence.

>>1060217

Uh oh. I think our fuzzy-buzzy buddy forgot "ice slippery."

Any chance we can lower some rope to him that he can grab onto and we can haul him free?

Yeah you're gonna have to try to get rope down to him. Though... I'm not sure you have enough leverage to pull him up. You'll probably just slip on the ice, unless you can chip away enough to get a good anchor spot.

How long is the rope? See if you can lower it down to him.

(Oh no they're hot)

>>1059931
This.

... You'd recall meeting someone this cute before, right? They're both objectively cute, really, and that would be memorable. Confirm where they think they are versus where you think you are, as you might not be in Kansas anymore.

Rare opportunity to clone yourselves
Just saying

>>1059906
Suits? You're not wearing suits...

Nah, suits don't suit us.

Well. Okay. You saw him as some sort of heavily modified cyborg, perhaps. It looked scary, but looking scary is not the same as being evil. After all, there's a decent chance YOU look like that in that particular level of reality! Then, you aren't sure, but... you think he did what you said, he tried to wake up, succeeded, and suffered a traumatic fail-deadly for it. Then everything got scrambled, and you woke to this level of reality. He... might be dead, maybe. You should check his information, the obituaries, look him up, try and get ahold of him, keep an eye on that sort of thing for the next few days while in this universe.

Though, ugh.

These fucking things meddling with you. You wouldn't MIND being an ugly evil-looking cyborg and transitioning to various hallucinatory realities once in a while but this evidence of some external force lying to you and keeping information from you and removing your agency and knowledge about it is the really fucking horrible part.

Like, say it is a Matrix situation, and the vampire robots need your life Ki or processing power of your brain cause reality actually runs on different physics than you are used to or whatever. Sure, fine, you'd willingly go into a pod and hallucinate every night, you're no freedom fighting rebel type, and they have a right to exist too, as long as no one fucking HID THE TRUTH FROM YOU AND MESSED WITH YOUR MEMORIES. So you might be a hundreds year old cyborg kept alive with extremely aesthetically unpleasing technology, fine, whatever! But you have a right to know!

>>1060102
Quickly write down the information from the dream before you forget it.

>>1060118

Agreed. Write it down, right NOW.

Dream/ESP/Meta-Reality Log:

Carter in Norris Creek. Nubian Male, roughly your age. Doesn't drive but owns a car. Shared pleasant orange dreamscape with you. Told him to go to Brook's Clove coffee shop. 'Awoke' from dream to see him as ugly cyborg. Possibly saw him injured in that reality layer? Then awoke normally. Research him & check obituaries & area church prayer requests!

>>1060102

It could be latent memories being drawn upon by the brain to create the nightmare. The robotic monstrosity we saw, even if only for a moment, looked hauntingly similar to the mask that one jerk at the studio was wearing, didn't it?

Brains work in curious ways, like that; things you think about before falling asleep often appear in dreams. But Carter feels like an exception; we didn't recognize him as someone else, yet he seemed to be echoing all the things we'd first felt.

There's every likelihood he's merely a product of our subconscious, overlaid upon our desire to understand the dream (together with the nightmares) ... but there's also the possibility he was real.

And if so, that means this isn't JUST a dream anymore.

Do you remember what he said? Let's look into "Norris Creek," see if we can find a "Carter" in the phonebooks for there (or however people look for others). Doubtlessly there'll be a few -- it's not that uncommon a name -- but if anything, it'll confirm it wasn't stray knowledge our mind pulled together.

If so, however, we have to act on it. Wash up, give yourself a breather, then head to Brook's Clove. Put up a notice for "Carter from Norris Creek" to call you if he gets it.

I get the feeling Carter was put there to try and keep you comfortable and asleep.

tippler 2023/04/01(Sat)17:11 No. 1060280 ID: 9ea24b
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>A, with additional questions
You bring up the possibility of letting Stetson catch you, and the kid immediately gets excited and hurries out of the contest hall to discuss details.

>What kind of ball will he use?
A normal Pokeball. If you don’t try to escape it’ll catch you just fine and won’t have any mind control effects.

>Time frame
You’ll be on the same visit once every three days schedule after Stetson catches you until Groudon goes back to sleep, after which you’ll stick with Stetson until he’s defeated the Elite Four. Since the timeframe of beating Groudon is something you have control over, you can get your other tasks finished first.

>Badges suck
Stetson can’t do anything about other trainers with badges, but he seems open to the idea of shielding his own.

I could keep my badges in a metal case, but then it’d be more dangerous for me to be around wild Pokemon.

My team is super strong though, I’m sure it’ll be fine!

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B, you should be there for Kirlia's evolution, and it feels like you haven't hung out with them recently.

Well, the kid's not all bad. And our parents have been a good influence. Take a moment to thank Stetson for being understanding.

>>1060281
Agreed.
And Linoone and Espeon haven't had the chance to properly bask in our new pear-shaped glory, since they were busy enjoying their safe sex having honeymoon. See if the three of them want to take a scenic fly somewhere to celebrate Kirlia's evolution.

B!

With Stetson giving up a margin of safety on hikes, you'd better promise to compensate by keeping him out of trouble with the big boys.
B!

Kaktus 2023/04/01(Sat)12:19 No. 1060232 ID: 681cb5
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Three brave adventurers are about to enter the maw of the beast, but you will only be able to follow one of them for now. Please choose your character, as well as name them!

The Thumparum WildMage!
A male rabbit from the east, this mage has learned the forbidden art of wild magic which allows him to tap into the very stream of mana and manipulate the world to his liking. In theory at least. While powerful and flexible, wild magic is known to be hard to control as both power and function varies wildly. In fact, it has corrupted his very being, making him both immensely lucky and unlucky at once, as if he’s some kind of cosmic plaything. Cast out from his clan for his ability, he seeks to create his own clan by spreading his seed and building one from his own descendants. He is seeking his mates in the Prurient Passages, reasoning that a predator will be a strong mother for his future kids.

Skills: Wild magic, “Lucky”, Big dick.
Main Goal: Breed at least 3 predators and find at least one mate to bring with you before leaving.
Secondary Goal: Consume at least 1 predator.

Myrin Knight
Ridiculed and bullied for her small size, this female warrior ant has set out towards the Prurient Passage to prove herself worthy of the title of knight! While officially not a knight yet, she still possesses the swordsmanship of one as well as the strength of the Myrin people. The ensure she’ll be welcomed back with open arms, she needs to gather a haul of treasure, and if the Myrin boys back north refuses to mate with her, she’ll simply capture a predator boy in the passages instead to make her mate! Of course, seeing as she’s never won a fight against anyone but a training dummy, that might be easier said than done.

Skills: Swordsmanship, Strength, Virgin.
Main Goal: Find at least 150 gold worth of treasure.
Secondary Goal: Find a predator mate to bring with you.

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Myrin knight, Antastasia.

>>1060232
I'm 'Myrin that abdomen

Thumparum WildMage, Oz. Or sometimes "Lucky", short for Lucky Bastard.

They all look quite fun. That abdomen tho. And Miss Tharan might have to worry about getting stuck or alerting the guards, with an ass like that.

The Thumparum breeding quest is tempting, but also relies on dicerolls. Quests never end well when they rely on dicerolls.

Myrin knight, it is then. Maybe we can find former PCs to rescue and join us. Anyone who manages to maintain their Virginity in these lands is someone who commands respect, or at least be found cute.

Who's up for an Honor run? Avoid taking any treasure not confirmed to be stolen itself. or not given freely, and people would be inclined to trust us more. I'd say swap out one trait, but maybe Virgin (assuming it's nobly held) covers it.

Fall to the ground in a heap of delayed cartoon logic.

Check schedule?

>>1059990
Well that log looks like it has a lot of warning messages in it. Better take a look.

retrieve limbs from hammerspace

Scan the log

Aww fuck. Well, you *could* put in another round of applications to the IT positions that have been open for the last nine months or... lets be honest, it's time to get another food service job for the exact same (or lower) pay.

could you ask her to at least help you with your re'sume' so you can at least have better luck finding a new job?

Go to upper management and mind trick them into giving you your job back.

You're a licensed* service technician!

Sabotage the gonk before you leave, prove they need you!

>>1060202
Time to cut their budgets...

Check if these mall cops show up on your gps. It is indeed kinda sus how they managed to get a drop on you - despite you checking for pings n stuff. Not to mention, it seems like they let out a little lie by accident? Looks like you are gonna have to keep your guard up around those dudes, but dont do anything drastic yet.

That being said, if they were in cahoots with the terrorists, theyd probably eliminate you then and there if it wasnt for Andrews being nearby. Ask them what their plan of action is, and lie to them - for the purposes of keeping them from panicking and restoring peace, winky wink - that counter terrorism units are coming to handle the situation. Tell them that you are heading for evac (dont specify where exactly) and that your job is to extract as many civilians from the site as possible - therefore, they are free to join. Reassure the lady on the Falcone that more specialized help is coming, and suggest that she remains calm and stays by the robot's side as much as possible.

Andrews, escort Wingman and the wounded dude to the north as planned. Keep watch on the (other) robot and the cops, pick up Wingman with her cargo and run as soon as you see any sign of hostility.

Alpha-14 2023/04/01(Sat)14:43 No. 1060250 ID: 2ae56d
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"No you havent? We've been here from the start, its been thirty minutes--"
> "Look I dont care how long its been, that square thing came trough a wall in the bowling alley blasting at everybody. We had a lot of hurt good men and women, and its a miracle nobody died. That thing has a hostage, and I'm not giving it another hostage."
"So the warbot is having a tantrum-- wait is that a gun, did you *shoot* it?? Let me go!" These guys are clearly NOT ready to handle this situation. I woulsnt doubt they made it worse.
> "Why do you care, who are you even??"
"And I am Andrews' assigned nurse and handler. We're with the fire department and you will let go of me!"
> "You're a tad undertooled to nurse that big boy over there aint you?"
"I'm meant to care for our vics, dipshit!"
>> "Fred?"

Alpha-14 2023/04/01(Sat)14:44 No. 1060251 ID: 2ae56d
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>> "The 'big boy' is pointing that gun arm at us."

Alpha-14 2023/04/01(Sat)14:57 No. 1060256 ID: 2ae56d
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At least that is done. I dont know what to do with our unconscious guy... probably leave it for them. But in the meantime, Andrews shows his ... smooth silver tongue.

"Payload?"
> "Y-yeah?"
"Payload will be well. Will be taken to safe place."
> ".. you talk kind of like Falcone, don't you?"

Shouldnt be a surprise, really. They're clearly both Soldiers. ...Falcone might be from a different year. Certainly older...

"Where Payload and Foxtrot-Charlie meet?"
> "Foxtrot... Falcone? I came with him when he-- Sometimes I see .. him flying over my condo, watching everyone from above. I think we're in his patrol route. Everyone in the neighborhood knows him? Its a very safe neighborhood, always been, but sometimes he-he lands to- to... to sav--help. To help us out..."

The girl goes silent, holding back tears. There's something she clearly doesnt want to talk about.

Focus on the present. Is your neighborhood currently under threat? If not, you should go home. It's not safe here.

Spinwide 2023/03/23(Thu)12:25 No. 1059359 ID: a7e32a
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>Let's head to the forest.
>We have to go to Cool Frog Pond. We have to find a Cool Frog companion
>Well, doing some traveling by foot is an easy way to lose weight!
>Before you go running off to one of those places, make sure you take care of the things you wanted to do in town first.
>First, we finish up in town, then its frog time.

>Are frogs food for your species?

You've never actually had the opportunity to eat meat, but you couldn't imagine frogs to be dangerous. [Learned.] And the ones that are, you'd know to avoid.

The map tucks easily into your backpack and you take one last look around your home while you mentally prepare to embark. You WON'T automatically add discovered items to your inventory unless you think about them, use them, or collect them (all through suggestions), unless the apprentice decides that she's taking the item along by herself. Especially bulky items like the loose iron grate won't be automatically added to your inventory after use unless you deliberately take them with you. And, don't forget: Items in pouches or attached to your belt and harness can be accessed quickly, but dealing with your bag takes time. Anything you need in a pinch should be stored in accessible areas.

As you look around, you review your current inventory.

Belt, on which is hanging a paring knife (+.1 Threat) and two pouches.

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>>1059359
Lets leave for town!

>>1059359
Let's go to town

END CHAPTER 0 — PROLOGUE Spinwide 2023/04/01(Sat)12:43 No. 1060235 ID: a7e32a
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>Lets leave for town!
>Let's go to town

You drape the purple fabrics around your body as you step out under the blue, sunless sky. Warm wind flows through your fur and against your skin. It feels like it's encouraging you on your journey. And what a journey it might be! You haven't left Midwell beyond some short walks into the forest. Today, you'll be leaving your home behind, likely for good. Anxiety stirs in your stomach with that thought, but quickly it turns into excitement.

You're sure that this will be the beginning of a new life, and your [Curiosity] begins to run wild with your imagination. You fantasize for a minute about the things you might see, but you have to shake the thought away. You're on a mission and don't have time to waste. The grass flattens underneath your feet with the first step toward the town center.

You must find your master.

==========

ACHIEVEMENTS EARNED

Armed and Dangeorus Leave your house with the paring knife AND don't break it opening the broken drawer.
SFW Create an outfit.

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CHAPTER 1 — MIDWELL Spinwide 2023/04/01(Sat)15:38 No. 1060264 ID: a7e32a
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It takes around two hours to walk to the town center, taking stops to eat wild berries and enjoy the scenery on the way. The red of dawn has faded away entirely, leaving a solid wash of blue sky. As it's the first of Missing Sun, there's no sun visible above, nor will there be for the rest of this month. Even the sun needs its rest.

There's a bit of activity around the town center. Since it's still early in the morning, most of those up at this hour are setting up activities or conversing. Nobody you've been close with is nearby, but a few craftspeople and foreign traders look to be preparing for the day's trade. A handful of older folk are counting food for the midday feast to celebrate the turning of the month. If you came here last, you'd've loved to join in for some excellent food before you set out, but you don't have the time to wait around. There's a small class for morning exercises a bit further away from the small crowd, and a deacon is gathering water from the well for ceremonies.

All in all, it's an average day for a small religious community. Normal goods will be simple to gather as long as you have the space to carry them; you can just go gather food, clothes, basic supplies, etc. from communal stores. Exceptional things, potentially armor, weapons, or advanced manufactured goods will require a bit more effort in either trade or theft. While you're on a deadline, you still have plenty of time to look around. The question is...

What first?

>>1060146
How long has it been since you died? Where are your parents? Do they know about what's going on here, or that you were raised from the dead?

>>1060151
Translated:
"...WILL YOU MARRY ME - WHAT AM I SAYING" CURL INTO A BALL UNDER HER UMBRELLA.

You know most of the "what" of everything that led up to this point, and the "how" is... complicated, but not unguessable.
So, here's a couple of simple suggestions.

- Why did things turn out this way?

- What should I even do now?

- The spirits say happy April Fools. What are they talking about? It's neither April nor the First...?

There might be something more important to ask, but I think you should just appreciate that this possibility came to be.
Welcome home.

I think probably the most pressing question is "Why aren't the parents stopping us from dying, why are they just okay with us dying"

Psychologically people typically get a sunk-cost fallacy with something they've invested into a lot, for example, kids.

They spend money on food, time raising, pay rent, etc, and while some of them seem *uncomfortable* with graduation *vaguely* it seems most everyone is in on it.

That or "is everyone just a clone or getting cloned from eachother" because honestly that's where my theory is leaning, that they clone or brain transplant or something people, since you're literally jordan put in another body right?

Uh, actually, franklin, stupid question, but what's your earliest memory? like can you remember anything from before you were 7 or something, do you sort of just remember being in elementary school, or remember anything before that?

you know what I'm thinking?

Temmie, or rather Judy has probably been waiting so very long to see Jordan again, and for Franklin to remember her... I think while answering questions is important, I think it is more important to let her enjoy your company as her long lost brother in this little reunion, even if you don't remember the full details.

If it was me, I'd probably give her a hug immediatly, and tell her thanks for not breaking her promise that you would be okay while you were sick in the hospital bed, because despite dying from cancer probably you got better and are alive. Also I would assure her you won't break your promise and let her know you and your friends will come back for her near the end when she needs you guys accordingly to her fortune.

Keep in mind too that as far as questions go, Temmie can hear our questions, so you don't need to repeat what we want to ask her.

I'd guess I'd ask her if she still has that journal she was researching back then, but only if it has something to do with everything that has been going on.

Baron 2023/03/28(Tue)22:46 No. 1059770 ID: fd2dfa
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Jiang Qi is being very distracting and throws something at the archer. It bounces off his head with dealing 1 damage, and he's now pissed! The swordsman ducks Jiang Qi's trinket-projectile!
Joanir closes the distance with the archer, but the spearman is not having it!
Viyasda...is nowhere to be seen.
Balboran sighs and uncorks a numbing vapor from behind a rock.

Baron 2023/03/28(Tue)22:46 No. 1059771 ID: fd2dfa
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Jiang Qi continues to be distracting. The archer charges forward and takes aim!
Joanir is in striking distance of the archer. He is tackled by the spearman, but it's rather clumsy.
"Adaro! Dagga li! Daggadaggadagga!"
In his struggle, he grazes the archer, knocking him off balance. The short grazes Jiang Qi, but her layered clothes protect her from the arrowhead. (Esoteric save)
>Joanir is bogged down (1 action left)
Viyasda suddenly reappears behind the swordsman, and gives him a surprise (instant death) (2 Actions left)
>Kholutan swordsman is dead

Balboran is trying to control his anxiety. (1 action left)

Consider this a freebie, and an example of the sort of stuff you can do. The turn is not yet over!

Balboran, scream wildly to distract enemies who don't know you're an anxious git.
Joanir, smash the spearman.
Viyasda, use the corpse as a meatshield and throw your knives at the archer.

Joanir, attack spearman, Viyasda, attack archer then disengage again, Balboran if you're done with that bottle huck it at the spearman.

Baron 2023/04/01(Sat)13:17 No. 1060241 ID: 7a1a17
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Joanir gives the spearman the biggest beef stew ever.

"Smell it. Smell my stinky poo-gas haha."

Everyone points and laughs at the spearman and destroys the spearman's self esteem

Nope, but it looks like some obscure programming language directly translated into Egyptian.

Block the barrel. This might threaten bystanders, but we're messing with augmented zealots who will likely survive standard ordinance and are willing to take hostages. We can use the backfire as a justification; sure, I'm suggesting martial law, but that only happens if someone really does try to murder the governor and throw the island into a genocidal riot. If the gun is never fired the ordinance is never used and we can thankfully de-escalate. Which won't happen.

Blocking the barrel is a no-go, it may hurt more than just the gunner.
I think solution 1 is good, have the gunner take themselves out. It's also the one least likely to be discovered by a cursory examination of the rifle before use.

Orokin language????
It's phonetic, and it reads out:
"Nest is compromised
Competition is present
(Purge the third?)
Cleanse the nest"

The second option would be overboard and easily spotted, and while doing non-lethal could help in trying to catch and question them I'm afraid that it might just lead to their escape and the attempted assassination going entirely unnoticed. Best mess with the glyph because it's also something that can't be easily written down as tampering and could just be seen as a mistake on the assassin's part.

Baron 2023/04/01(Sat)13:14 No. 1060239 ID: 7a1a17
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Okay if you say so. Personally I would have just replaced the glyph with a dud but-
"Hey what does this say? "Vuh-low-tillie?"

"LITTLE SHIT, NO-"

And then everyone died the end

LiterallyJumble 2023/04/01(Sat)05:09 No. 1060183 ID: 7ae8e6
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Isen looks away, tears streaming down his face as he shakes, the sight too much for the poor boy

"Jesus fucking christ.." Protyte states in utter shock, almost dropping his weapon

You stare, unsure at how to feel at the sight in front of you

LiterallyJumble 2023/04/01(Sat)05:10 No. 1060184 ID: 7ae8e6
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It's Zeta.

Throw stuff at it, don't let it get close

LiterallyJumble 2023/04/01(Sat)05:43 No. 1060188 ID: 7ae8e6
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>Throw stuff at it, don't let it get close

You pick up a small rock nearby and throw it at the figure with a hefty *thunk*

No reaction, Protyte looks a little upset

"Zero.. He's dead, no bot can survive that level of damage to the head.."

Where did you learn that swear, Protyte?

Maybe Isen can touch him? Recover his mind and allow to survive past the body just like he did?

kpwlt 2023/03/30(Thu)02:32 No. 1059892 ID: 1173be
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>Hey uh, is that a leak in the suit?

Absolutely not. The air is coming out of the entrance hole, which will be sealed when the user is inside.

>I wonder how we're supposed to see what we're doing once we're down there.

Nicoletta supposes that light from the surface might shine through. It's unlikely though. Anyway, she's fairly confident that she can find her way to the anchor even in the dark.

>And we really should ask Samuel and Agnes how they know about this demon.

Samuel gives an evasive answer and then nods as though he's just explained it in detail.

>We should find the means to free Kevin and Jack instead so those of us who remain can rowboat out of here, or whatever else the priest and nun have planned.

Well, we've explored the whole ship, and there still seems to be nothing capable of freeing them. Agnes also said that the ship is too far from land to row away from it.

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>>1059892
Ah, we need to decide on a system to communicate when you want to come back on board. Two yanks to signal that you want to be pulled up, I guess? Or, two yanks to signal more air, and three to signal that you wish to come aboard? ...I'm assuming the air line is sturdy enough to pull you up with? Or is there another rope attached to the suit for that purpose?

Okay, my plan is we lock Samuel in the captain's quarters since he's being dodgy as hell and he might try to sabotage the diving operation while Damien's busy pumping. Then dive.

Once we're back on board we'll check the rifle's compatibility, then bring Samuel out for an ultimatum. Either he gives you a full explanation, no bullshit, or you shoot him AND Agnes in the head and throw them overboard.

kpwlt 2023/04/01(Sat)01:06 No. 1060152 ID: 1173be
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>>1059894

The group discusses communication. Two yanks for more air, three or more yanks in quick succession to come back up.
The line seems sturdy enough, and Damien and Mona can comfortably lift Nicoletta in the suit with it.

Excellent. Now time to get Samuel out of the way. Still being lifted by her friends, Nicoletta declares that she remembers that there was some treatise about operating the suit in the Captain's shelf. Being the only person without anything to do, the Reverend shuffles off to go get it. The second she sees him cross the threshold, she rips the suit off and sprints over while her friends watch in awe.

The door is locked. Samuel is indignant. He sounds like he's kicking the door. It seems a sturdy piece of timber, but the aggressive noise puts stress on our protagonist.

Damien and Mona are very confused, though Nicoletta manages an explanation while putting the suit back on. Damien and Mona get into place. Nicoletta takes one last look at her friends, and disembarks the ship.

kpwlt 2023/04/01(Sat)01:06 No. 1060153 ID: 1173be
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Below the layer of complete darkness, which isn't too thick, the water is a transparent reddish colour. Something splashes into the water behind Nicoletta, but skates down past her and thuds on the sea floor.
The boat recedes into the red darkness, and a line descends from the keel into the depths.

>>1060153
Huh? Odd... my initial reaction was that was Cookie jumping out his window, but... a person wouldn't sink that fast unless weighed down with something.

Follow the anchor line (it's to your right) down until you can see the ocean floor and maybe also see what that fallen object was.

Chili 2023/03/19(Sun)10:13 No. 1059032 ID: 681cb5
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The dog and the lizard collect some odds and end to use as materials for the mask, before sitting down at a table to start working. Oddly enough, they can only find one chair (mostly because Susan hid all the others when Blair wasn’t looking), so Blair is ‘forced’ to sit in Susan’s lap.
Susan: “Alright, how about this…” the Sakkilian thinks out loud, “A papier-mâché mask that looks like her father! For psychological damage!”
Blair: “Do you… um… k-know what her father l-looks like?”
Susan: “...oh yeah… I don’t know him, do I?”
Blair: “And I d-don’t think papier-mâché is going to hold…” the dog helps the lizard get a thread through a needle before continuing, “It was a… err… n-neat idea?”
Susan: “Maybe you’re right… you’re the tailor nerd here after all.” she tells him while pulling him a bit closer, “Then how about this? Maybe we can pluck and use a petal from that flower lady we saw earlier?” she grins a bit as she imagines Petunia reaction, “I’m sure she won’t mind.”
Blair: “Now that’s just rude, Susan.”
Susan: “Bah, you’re no fun, Blair…” Susan continues working on the mask with Blair’s help for a few moments in silence, before whispering, “You’re freaking adorable, though…”

Chili 2023/03/19(Sun)10:13 No. 1059033 ID: 681cb5
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Alright, boys and girls! Time for a paper doll! Design Susan’s Luchadora mask for her upcoming match!
Note: Her theme is thunder, bonus points for anyone that manages to incorporate it into the design.

salt 2023/03/19(Sun)17:54 No. 1059067 ID: 9ea24b
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>>1059033
cloudy with a chance of ass whuppin'

Love the mask

Oregano 2023/03/31(Fri)19:37 No. 1060125 ID: f69af6
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A fissure dead centre in front of you is always cause for alarm.