Absurdity DeVoid 2023/05/22(Mon)17:19 No. 1064368 ID: dc13c4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2B8S9gPPqY&ab_channel=%E5%BC%B5%E7%91%8B%E5%B3%BB

Rosaline use your fingers as a shield from the below as for you Toothpick can you levitate that shield with all of us on it and turn it into a makeshift magic carpet?

>>1064405
Levitation could work, it’s not an overly complex spell and it can lower us to the ground. Rose, can you still extend your arms like you did in the fight with us? That could also work for creating a fast shortcut to the ground. I can outrun them and run a diversion giving you time to escape. Invisibility and a spell called Long Strider which makes me much faster, hard-core parkour if you will.

Absurdity DeVoid 2023/05/31(Wed)06:00 No. 1064882 ID: dc13c4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqieaQY5hMU&ab_channel=havocc

>>1064882
Well done Pandora! Let’s get out of here! If there are snipers below we need to zig zag, stay mobile or see if can go faster.

B

1/2 Dunky2012 2023/05/30(Tue)21:42 No. 1064852 ID: 2f7f6e
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You engage in some clue gathering polite small talk with Officer Wine.

[Rolling Small Talk Snippets...]

“I’ve been having trouble finding reading material ever since the library closed for renovations.”

“I haven’t been to the boardwalk since I was a kid. Maybe I should go again sometime.”

“You should check out this quest; it’s about a fox that likes to party and a fairy learning to fit in with human society.”

2/2 Dunky2012 2023/05/30(Tue)21:43 No. 1064854 ID: 2f7f6e
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Having filled your quota of inane chatter for the day, you move on to business. When you ask if there are any cases for you to solve, Officer Wine smirks.

“Actually, we’ve got something special for ya. Gimme a sec, I’ll go get the reports.”

She leaves the room and after a couple minutes comes back with three sets of papers, which she hands over to you.

“There’s some serial killer or something, but we’ve been having trouble finding a pattern in these. Same cause of death, similar situation, but the choice of victim seems completely random. See if you can find something in these files for us.”

A) Take the files back to your office
B) Ask Officer Wine a question

B) Any connection in locations?

B) give me a rundown on the victims. Where are they before they death how were they killed, ect.

Might as well [R]ead the passage. And maybe prepare the next passage as well if possible, just in case it switches over before we leave. Don't want to risk another close call like that.

To [Labcoat]:
What do you mean by selectively disabling the T-Grade units? If you mean making it specifically ignore [nation] units that's fine, but if you mean disabling specifically T-Grade units then that might be dangerous for the [planet].
Getting rid of the [planet]'s defense system like that would mean either risking severe harm to the [planet] if [invaders] show up or adding defending the [planet] to the [nation]'s already large workload.

To [A555ex] and my fellow [Talkinghead]s:
I think maybe we should give [Assistant] a break after we're done here. They deserve it, especially with the stress that being here is causing them. We just need to be careful how we word things, so we don't sound like we're dismissing them out of disappointment or something.
And it might be better to visit the HoA alone.

>>1064722
>What was so dangerous that it needed to… punish the [Lieutenant] like that?
It was beginning to think of negotiating with the Planet. This is, of course, not allowed. The Nation's purpose is to conquer the Planet, so even the barest whisper of peace must be quelled. It's... very sad what just happened to the Lieutenant. I wish we could've prevented it. They might have been a useful ally, if we had the tools to shield them from that kind of Rules backlash. Though, depending on how Nation brains work, maybe the Lieutenant will have similar thought processes again, when we're in a position to help.
...wait. Bugs are their brain surgeons? If we can free one or more Bugs from the Rules, then they can pass it along to whoever they work on. Too bad we can't do that yet.

[S]tare at the Bug. Comment that this is the first time you've seen one.

We shouldn't join in with the debate. Too much risk of saying the wrong thing and getting someone's mind melted or arousing suspicion.

>>1064725
And there exist such things as non-nation invaders that are only beat back barely by leviathans barely by overwhelming and coordination

((Do this when Alex decides to stare at the bug))
To [Labcoat]:
I see you have a [drone] attached to you. What is it and what is it's purpose?

To:[A555ex]:
>>1064730
If it was simply the idea of negotiation that triggered the system then it would've triggered earlier in the [Lieutenant]'s thought process. It seemed to trigger specifically when they related a [Nation] position to a [Leviathan] one.

Though until we know what position it was we really don't how to go from there.
Add it to the growing list of things to look into when we get to the [Archives].

Frankly Assistant has done excellent work explaining things. He deserves to have some time to himself.

To [Assistant]:
If your still worried about what you'll do with your free time when we let you go to enjoy your off-hours you could always look into getting yourself upgraded.
If you need our authority for it, you have it.

Guess you may as well quietly speak with theoretical design's drone. Express fascination with new potential developments, have them sum them up. Perhaps ask how the [lexicon] inspired the fresh innovations.

Genevieve vs. Strawberi and Warwick Art by Donut 2023/05/30(Tue)08:44 No. 1064797 ID: 6be1bd
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The young aardvark has traveled far on missions from The Order. She has taken many aliases and been to plenty of strange places. Vast mountain ranges, deep caves and breathtaking valleys.

However, when word came of a select magical card tournament, with invitees from far off worlds and a grand prize bestowed by a godlike being, “Mademoiselle” Genevieve readily agreed to take on the invitation, familiarize herself with the rules of the game, and investigate this unique yet suspect gathering.

Genevieve got her first clue that something was awry two steps after entering the tournament grounds. She was greeted by a trio of talking birds, who told her they would be serving as the judges. Her second clue came when she was matched against two diminutive beings, a girl of noble birth and her timid manservant. It was then where she saw the cards come alive before her eyes.

And the third came when she began getting trounced.

Seriously, what was she doing wrong? Her defense was solid, her Chastity Cage and Hidden Blade trap cards worked well, she had even managed a good character card combo with Paladin and Priestess of Agnieszka. And yet still, after a few turns she now had only 2100 life points, while her opponents remained perfectly unscathed!

“Those are some fine characters you've managed to pull. You’re going to need them.” says the pink girl in a tiara, who goes by the name Strawberi. ”Servant, you have given good advice so far, how do you suggest I deal the next blow to this low-breed miscreant?”

That girl had been like this since the duel began, and her gradual victory had only made her worse! Genevieve tries her hardest not to scream in frustration and leave the tournament altogether. Instead, she sighs and replies with a measured tone.

“I am right here, you know? Do you always say such things to your opponents?

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Genevieve vs. Strawberi and Warwick Art by Tippler 2023/05/30(Tue)08:46 No. 1064798 ID: 6be1bd
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“That’s not happening, Miss Strawberi,” Genevieve says. ”I chain the effect of my character, Niccolo, to flip both him and Marge face-down.”

[Niccolo, 5 Stars, Type: Spellcaster, 1500 ATK 2000 DEF]

Marge, 4 Stars, Type: Beast, 1400 ATK 1200 DEF

Niccolo quite literally draws a whip and hauls it around Marge’s big lizardly body. She gives an expression of shock as he pulls and pulls, until the both of them spin into the air and faceplant on top of their respective cards, flipping them face down.

“And since face down cards can’t have equip spells on them, your…Panties get sent to the graveyard.”

“Servant, your tactic didn’t work at all,” Strawberi yells at Warwick, who looks down sheepishly at her. ”And it cost us a card, too! Be a dear and try to come up with a better idea while you fetch me a milkshake, would you?”

“Y-yes, Miss Strawberi.” He responds, stepping down from the stool he’s been standing on (he had not been offered a chair). He runs off, tray in hand, towards the bar at the corner of the tournament hall. Genevieve scowls.

“So, may I continue with my turn?” She asks.

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Genevieve vs. Strawberi and Warwick Art by Himitsu 2023/05/30(Tue)08:48 No. 1064799 ID: 6be1bd
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“I will use my spell card, Concentration Break, to destroy your Chastity Cage,” the young noble starts, laying down her spell card. The Chastity Cage, upon having its concentration on chasteness broken, gets sad and dies. “I will also use the effect of my remaining character, Servant of Humility. By discarding a card from my hand, I can destroy a spell or trap that you control. Let’s say, your Stance Change you seem so fond of.”

[Servant of Humility, 4 Stars, Type: Fairy, 1100 ATK 1000 DEF]

Genevieve grumbles, ”Fine, but I’ll chain its effect to flip Niccolo into defense position one final time.”

“No scruff off back,” Strawberi replies with a dismissive gesture, ”unlike the equipment card I discarded: Starter Gear! Did you know its special effect lets me bring it back from the graveyard to the field? I simply have to choose a character to equip it to, and back it comes!” She smiles, as The Avatar of Purity gets equipped with drab and low-quality garments. “And if I want it back in my hand, then I can place it back by returning the card it has equipped itself to as well. Although if I send one of your characters back like this, I will sadly have to banish Starter Gear in exchange. But I believe it’s well worth sending your Avatar of Purity out on its ear, or in this case, wing,” she adds, smirking as finishes at her clever witticism.

“That’s a price you won't have to pay, as The Avatar of Purity won’t be affected.” Genevieve says.

“What?” Strawberi leans over the table, as Genevieve lifts the card to show it to her. The tiny wings of The Avatar of Purity’s follow the card’s unexpected displacement.

“It says it right here: ‘This card is unaffected by your opponent’s card effects’,” she reads off matter-of-factly.

Strawberi takes the card, and she and her purple peasant page bot

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Genevieve vs. Strawberi and Warwick Art by Himitsu 2023/05/30(Tue)08:50 No. 1064800 ID: 6be1bd
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“A most astute strategy, Strawberi.” Warwick smiles.

“Thank you, Servant, it was quite ingenious of me to bring you along to lend me ideas.” She beams back, taking her milkshake for another sip. Genevieve starts doubting the validity of inherited ruleship as Strawberi finishes her glass and speaks again in a delighted tone.

“Where was I? Ah, yes! I now activate my trap card Shared Shame, which allows me to summon an XYZ character with the same number of stars as one on the field lacking any material. I’ll summon Troublesome Tripod Trio.”

A threesome of small green aliens appear on the table, only to promptly disappear as she continues.

“With both of these rank 4 XYZ, I will call on a special character from my extra deck. One that lets me use two rank 4 XYZ characters with no materials on them as such.” She proceeds to stack the two cards, overlaying a card atop them. ”Prepare for the end of our duel, as I now summon The-”

”I BELIEVE I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF, YOUNG LADY,” a reverberating voice echoes far into the corners of the hall. The ground begins to rumble as the figure of an aged yet imposing man, bald of head yet magnificent of beard, slowly emerges from the card of-

”I SAY AGAIN, I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I AM THE GOD OF HUMILITY.”

[The God of Humility, 8 Stars, Type: Fairy/XYZ, 1800 ATK 1800 DEF]

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Genevieve vs. Strawberi and Warwick Art by Silly Zealot 2023/05/30(Tue)08:55 No. 1064802 ID: 6be1bd
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The God of Humility, empowered by the discarded cards such as to tower over the heads of the sitting players, paces step by rumbling step towards the small cyclopean Avatar.

“YOU CLAIM TO BE A BEING OF PURITY,”-the looming god speaks, “BUT PURITY IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT HUMILITY,” the god takes another step forward, the avatar a step back.

“PURITY ALONE IS BEREFT OF DIMENSION, OF PERSPECTIVE,” another thundering step makes the Avatar jump up. The cyclopean godling begins flinging scalding beams of light and all manner of destructive spells towards the approaching deity, to no avail.

“WITHOUT PERSPECTIVE, WITHOUT CONSIDERATION, PURITY CAN LEAD TO CRUELTY, TO NARROW VISION, TO ELITISM,” The Avatar of Purity amasses a grand sphere of energy and throws it at the god, who simply lifts his massive hand to stop it. Exhausted, the Avatar lands back onto the table, unable to do anything but what as the energy balls ebbs away to nothing.

“ALREADY YOU STRIKE OUT AT ME, NOT STOPPING TO WONDER WHETHER THAT WILL AMOUNT TO ANYTHING,” The Avatar tries to take flight again, but is soon caught by the long reach of the God of Humility.

“YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD YOUR WHOLE LIFE THAT YOU WERE ABOVE THE REST AND HAS THUS LOST VISION OF THOSE BELOW,” holding the Avatar on one hand, the divine being raises the other one with punitive intent. The Avatar lets out a scream of desperation.

“IT IS TIME YOU LEARN HOW TO BE HUMBLE!” The lord of all demureness concludes his verdict. The outstretched palm falls.

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[3/3] Kammight 2023/05/29(Mon)13:10 No. 1064754 ID: 4314ed
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"Yes?" Sticks her head back in the room.

"It still needs something called a 'Radiant Transmitter'. It sounds like it’s a kind of power-supply."

"You’re saying it won’t even turn on? Shoot. You start looking into that, I'm still gonna tell him."

Do you:
A: Start looking for a place that sells these things. Where do you look? The station you’re docked at is the size of a city, so there has to be a place around here somewhere.
B: Talk to somebody about this. Who? Someone on the KCS crew, someone who works around here, etc?
C: Look it up. The net is a pain to use, but would get you a result pretty fast. On the other hand, a library is free but you have to physically go there.
D: Follow Cerendi.
E: Something else.

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I've created a discussion thread here: https://questden.org/kusaba/questdis/res/139801.html.
If you have any questions, theories, constructive criticism, fanart, etc, it can go there.

A

C, the library is fitting for someone who looks like a wizard

> not physically going to the library
> 5023

do you even lift

D: It'd be good to actually know our potential first client, and also to maybe curb Cerendi's enthusiasm a bit by explaining that we haven't found a power source just yet and while you're hopeful, it's just a little bit too soon to be making any promises.

Then C (physical library) - while sources are more limited here, they're also at least somewhat more reliable than the 'net.

Nacha 2023/05/28(Sun)21:26 No. 1064709 ID: b7e973
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”¡Por Dios!” yo grito. Estoy atterrada, y no puedo dejar de balbucear. “¿Qué he hecho?
¿Cómo puede pasarme esto? ¡He estallado el sol! ¡¡Qué rabiaaaaaaa!!”

“Nacha! It’s okay!” Felipe says. “It’s just a power outage. Nothing to be concerned about.”

“¡Es mi culpa! ¡Mi culpa, mi culpa! ¡Lo siento, Felipe!”

“Can you calm her down? I don’t know what she’s saying.”

“I can try,” Chestnut says. “Um… we can still play, Nacha. Everything’s gonna be fine, okay?”

No, it won’t be fine. I’ve suddenly developed supernatural powers and blown up the sun, plunging the world into total darkness. I should never have tried to read suspicious books in Old English out loud. What was I thinking?

An icy chill grasps my heart.

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3. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

Begone, foul demon! No shirtlessness in the library!
Grab him by the horns.

3 No, you silly billy, you don't have to kill anyone. Just hurt the geisha bunny's leg and egg her house. I will give you lamb legs and eggs for it.

Oh no he's got a bigger rack than you! He must be challenged for dominance in the ring of honor! What a time to be restricted from performing aerials!

"Well I'm finishing this donut!"

>>1064609
Yeah.

after you eat his doughnut, go ask the staff to get you a bandage.

"Why do you care?!"

>>1064600
you got work and i get to eat up your dognut

I was in the war. Assuming he still comes around here then I might like to meet him and share a drink over a story or two if he’d be interested, though I’d argue the war was more of an educational experience than in inspiring one.

>>1045428
Are we really emotionally prepared to go through with something like this?

1/2 BAN 2023/05/28(Sun)22:29 No. 1064712 ID: df6307
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Your heart skips a beat. You shrug awkwardly. "Who doesn't have relatives who fought in the war?" You try to change the subject as quickly as possible.... You glance at your guide's leg. "Even you've got some war wounds, it seems."

>PIT seems amused. "What, this? There was just a little accident during a testing block a couple weeks ago. I've never been within 300 miles of a battlefield, and hopefully never will."

"I see... let's get back to the tour."

>"Of course. Come along, I'll take you to the core offices upstairs."

PIT weaves back through the exhibit, eventually leading you to a door that takes you further into the facility. Soon, you're loading into a small elevator.

>"Each major department has their own network of office spaces on the second floor," PIT explains as she starts typing a passcode into a keypad on the wall. "On the third floor are the department heads' offices, and ADAM's office, of course. We'll get to those in due time."

You watch as the engineer continues pressing keys. The passcode for this elevator is very, very long... "I know we haven't seen everything yet, but something's bothering me about your security," you remark.

>"Really?" PIT sounds genuinely curious. A green light flashes, and she presses the button for the second floor.

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2/2 BAN 2023/05/28(Sun)22:38 No. 1064713 ID: df6307
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PIT leads the two of you through a door into a large office space. Researchers and interns are weaving through a vast sprawl of cubicles, desks and strange-looking computers. A door on the far wall seems to lead into another space with a similar layout.

>"These are the offices for the RF department," PIT says proudly. "I have several research teams that are using this space currently. I'd explain what they're working on, but then you wouldn't be allowed to leave."

She sounds like she's joking, but the image of an automated turret network is still fresh in your mind.... You decide not to press her on that.

>A young man in a lab coat looks up as you walk by his cubicle. "Ma'am, the ordnance department will be starting their scheduled testing block on 5B in twenty minutes," he says, ducking his head in a half-bow toward PIT. "They asked if you'd be attending, again... Should I still just send the interns?"

>PIT crosses her arms. "Of course! I'm not gracing those shitheels with my presence until NISHI shows up at my doorstep, gets on his hands and knees, and begs for forgiveness. Send those kids from the engineering college again."

>"Got it, ma'am."

>PIT turns back to you as her subordinate re-absorbs himself in his work. "Company politics," she sighs exasperatedly.

I know the feeling, you think to yourself...

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>>1064713
one overworked department head to another, yes, it's relevant.

this gets us some goodwill, but also gives us an easy in on seeing what the company is up to AND gives us access to a new leadership person to talk with. I don't think our new friend here has much to do with this on a gut level, so meeting another high-up would be useful.

before I vote, question: Is it possible to do both C and B since we have Enid?

like, Clive can rest and look at the papers he got while Enid can keep a close ear for something?
Enid would want to be listening for footsteps or voices. If it's coming from North, it's most likely Albert, Roger, and The Farmer
if it's coming from the east, most likely Bec.

who knows, we might have picked up a map even.

if we cannot split the work, then I'll choose B, look and listen. I think enough time has passed to be more cautious.

Look and listen for any sounds from both the east and north exits. If it’s a rhythmic tapping, it’s Albrt. Adults are going to be louder, so if we hear footsteps, it’s Psycho McShooty.

There are two of you, so one of you can cover each exit. If there’s danger at one exit, flee south, and the other person can take that as a sign to also flee, so you don’t split up.

>>1064702

Yes, but both parties will do so less efficiently.

I'll pick just B then.

>>1064705
This. Wherever we go, we DON'T want an adult to be there.

Well regardless of other details, add a paperclip rollcage.

Any access to Balsa Wood? Rubber Bands? Any of the other materials to make this more badass?

>>1064624
That's the plan! We're going to throw it on top for the real deal.
>>1064653
If it can be found in a high level classroom, it can probably be justified!

>>1064654

Something like one of these?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Sig_01_450.jpg

https://kelvin.com/KELVIN%C2%AE-Rubber-Band-Plane-Kit_p_1508.html

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Two-Minute-Airplane/77DFF1701C0E467C

Any of these types would work, but make sure that the group has some harness they can hook onto the leading wings! And the thing has flaps they can manipulate!

Alternatively, rather than a rollcage, you could have an actual cabin, like this:

https://volareproducts.com/blog/?product=sky-box-indoor-embryo-laser-cut-short-kit

Though that said... you might not want a cabin hanging below it! You could have it have an enclosed fuselage, like this:

https://jhaerospace.com/product/babyshark-manhattan-cabin-short-kit/

And stretch tissue paper or plastic wrap around a balsa frame, include some more sturdy reinforcements where you expect it to impact.

Anet 2023/05/28(Sun)20:08 No. 1064707 ID: a7a180
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>>1064619
Here's a sample paper airplane as a baseline design. Covered in doodles, with scotch tape seats slung behind the halves of the hull, it's enough to do the job, probably! The roll cage doesn't have to be drawn as it'll get thrown on top later.

Everyone fall back! Get back up the stairs, fight there!

The rogue needs to disappear! Joanir, chaaarge!

Baron 2023/05/27(Sat)00:54 No. 1064656 ID: 7a1a17
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Unfortunately you can't leave. The ruckus you make however will no doubt get everyone else's attention so...maybe they'll arrive before you're in real danger?

Oh who are you kidding, if you don't move you're gonna die! Viyasda has the right idea and drops a smoke bomb! Your party disappears into the murk!

Baron 2023/05/27(Sat)00:54 No. 1064657 ID: 7a1a17
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The smokescreen provides cover to escape the wild swings of the lead huntress. Her entourage enter the light as they attempt to spot you in amdist the smoke, revealing themselves!

>You face 3 Gormoamhi Huntresses
Health - 5
Action points - 3
Combat - 5
Tactical - 8
Esoteric - 2

>Actions?

Balboran and Jiang Qi: Throw rocks and run away. Lure the enemy party out of formation, use the smoke as cover, and remember to dart randomly.
Joanir: If the rocks manage to deal damage, execute a single foe.
Viyasda: And all this chaos gives you enough time to stab one and slink back into the shadows.

smooth.

Tell her the reason you need someone that can fight back is because you want to test how effective the arm is if you were to try and disarm someone. That and you want to see how hard it is for someone to escape a grab from and how strong it is so if she's willing maybe see if she'd be willing to arm wrestle it and than after winning or losing try to see how easily she can escape it's grip.

She's a girl of science... kind of, tell her you want to figure these things out for science!

>>1064471
Youre literally incapable of finishing the job and need us to step in, can you really say that youre good with girls?

>>1064471
Fuck man I got nothing, usually by the time you're whipping tentacles out you either get an enthusiastic yes or you get shot.

>I'M GOOD WITH GIRLS FUCK YOU.
You are good with "chicks", not with "woman".

"Do you need help with the 'processing'? I could give you a hand with that. Thanks to you a have a good one that would do the trick."

>machine spirit
Is she referring to AI or machines that have developed souls?
Actually, not important right now, I can see you’re preoccupied but make sure to find out for us later!

>>1063066
The old woman has one of the missing keys. My bet is the S. House. I guess it's *possible* she's staying in the crypt though... We need to investigate both locations eventually to see which one she's in, so that we can break/pick the lock to the one she's NOT in.
...ugh, the keys are all the same, aside from their teeth. We need to label them so they don't get mixed up! Do you have some markers somewhere? Or colored tape?

>>1063067
>will not allow him to do to Edward what he wanted to do to Björn
"He" being the thing that possesses people, I gather. Sounds like an alternate personality takes over the heirs. Literally a possession. Which means, yeah, it's one at a time, and Chris is probably fine for now, aside from the ambient corruption in the area, which you felt in your very head.

Sounds like Edward planned to kill himself to prevent a full possession? Then Björn got possessed because Edward didn't even know about him due to his alternate personality, I bet. It's very likely Björn killed the rest of his family, though... it's also possible Edward didn't kill himself in time and instead the demon did it during his death throes.

>names
Hmm. Might have to do with the names of the male heirs? If we can find a list of the heirs, then arrange the bottles on the left side of the rack matching the first letter of each name, and in order, that might work?
Might have to get into the crypt to collect the names, and also take into account Björn is the current hei

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Evil space ghost got someone pregnant and is using that connection to try to reach and presumably destroy the world. It's not a "what happened" so much as a what to do about it. For sure, getting the amulet to Chris is top priority. That is... assuming something isn't terribly wrong, and _you_ are somehow the descendent who is prey to the red star, not Chris.

Seems Edward was onto something, a different option other than sacrificing the red one's kin to keep him from returning, but he couldn't figure out certain things, and ran out of time and sanity.

There is apparently already some sort of supernatural influence over everyone, not just the prey, if they were influenced into thinking Edward committed heinous crimes. The amulet might protect against that, letting its bearer find things, where everyone else's perceptions were twisted to lead them to a blank wall instead.

Why did Edward give up his amulet to the gay fish dude? Something seriously wrong with that. Even if the red star is pure hogwash, and Edward simply an ordinary madman, he needed the amulet so desperately he would never have just... given it away. Why did the gay fish dude give it back? Guilt? Hm...

The wine bottles are clearly involved with Edward's "secret entrance in the cellar" but for the life of me, I can't figure out how they'd be used to open it. They can't be rearranged into a different order, they're built into in each slot. Do some of them sink in when pressed, like some sort of switch? No clue what the "pestilential procession of names" may be.

Kaktus 2023/05/24(Wed)13:08 No. 1064478 ID: 681cb5
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>The old woman has one of the missing keys. My bet is the S. House. I guess it's *possible* she's staying in the crypt though...
That’s where you’ve seen one of these keys before! That old crow had one! Of course! But which key it is you have no idea… if only you knew what they meant with M.River S.House. Either way, you need to find her tomorrow and get it back.

>The wine bottles are clearly involved with Edward's "secret entrance in the cellar" but for the life of me, I can't figure out how they'd be used to open it.
You try to push them, pull them and even twist them but no matter what you do they refuse to budge. These bottles seem to be built into the shelf itself! Then there’s thing Edward wrote down, the “pestilential procession of names"… what does that even mean? Maybe it’s the names of the male heirs? It’s possible… though you probably need to get into the crypt if you want to find all the heirs names.
>Also take into account Björn is the current heir.
This thing was clearly built sometime in the late 1800s, long before Björn was born. His name will probably not be part of this puzzle.

Leaving the basement enigma for later, you return to the serene light of the kitchen, where your cute little hubby is waiting for you with newly cooked dinner. As the two of you eat you get lost in thought, barely following the small talk Chris is partaking in.

>"He" being the thing that possesses people, I gather. Sounds like an alternate personality takes over the heirs. Literally a possession.
There’s definitely something that is driving the Kråkholme’s mad, but what exactly is it? Is it just a disease of the mind that plagues the family… or is there something far more sinister behind this? Is

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> what is this about sacrifices?
> He was found in the wine cellar, smashing bottle while holding the axe that killed his family, covered in their blood ranting about how he set them free from the blood or some such.

That is what's about sacrifices. Edward sacrificed his family, thinking he was saving them from the red star. Or was framed for doing so. You weren't thinking about any sacrifice other than simply that. Perhaps the witch burning. That did hurt an awful lot...

> the Kråkholme family line returned, with Dragomir as the new heir

It's reasonable to assume that Dragomir was, or was descended from the rabbit depicted in the painting being spared from the witch burning. No telling whether the painting was accurate or dramatized though, or perhaps even altered to add the fleeing matron and child.

>>It's very likely Björn killed the rest of his family, though.
> Is it?

On the contrary, Björn has shown no inclination towards violence so far. Your brief possible experience with him was... rambunctious at best. And his one remaining eye as blue as the sky matched with the photograph of him as a child. It was in no way rimmed in red like the mad eyes you've seen before. Whatever drug, or... effect is turning people toward irrational violence, he is probably not yet touched by it.

Oh right, concrete plans. Yes. Do recall the old map of the house that had the phrase "Where is the dome?!!" inscribed on it. You've been in the attic, and the observatory dome is clearly on top of the house. Can you see the peaked attic roof from outside the house, and where the dome is in relation to that? Might give you some idea where the entrance to the dome might be. If the blueprints did not have the observatory in them, it may have been constructed after the building was finished. An outside entrance, perhaps?

1/2 Cross 2023/05/25(Thu)19:31 No. 1064560 ID: 58e9c7
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“Davey, is there a toolbox around? The valve’s broken off, but a wrench should get it handled properly.”
You watch as his little legs slosh through the water, his head swivelling back and forth as he searches for the toolbox. He leans over, grunting as he strains to pull the box out, lifting it above the water and placing it to the side, near the pipe.
As he opens the lid, water gushes out and Davey gives it a gentle push, draining the container before grabbing a soggy wrench.

He’s holding the damn thing with both hands. For a gardener, he really doesn’t have much for upper body strength, does he? Maybe he’s just built that way.
The wrench slips back and forth before finally, he’s able to align the nut with the wrench - and starts to tighten the valve.
With each laboured pull, the trickling stream grows thinner and thinner until finally, the sound of water can no longer be heard from the television.

Then there’s the issue with the clog.
“You can see a plunger, right?”
Davey gives a weak nod, trudging offscreen before returning, plunger in hand.
Sooner than later, there’s the sound of gurgling water, disappearing off into the depths of whatever elaborate plumbing system that his city had concocted.

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With his plants safe, you can feel the tension dissipate from Davey, before he slumps down on the plunger he was just using.

“Dang… I haven’t gotten a workout like this in ages…”
Davey absolutely looks winded, drenched in both sweat and water. While a few puddles surround him, neither him or his plants are in danger of being flooded.

“Are you okay?”, you ask, a twinge of concern bubbling up inside of you.

He groans, giving a thumbs up.
“I think the plants will recover fine, I made them to be resilient… I’ll make adjustments later. Hahh… remind me again, was there something else I should be checking on? ”

Well, there were the other two options; his kitchen and the pneumatic pipeline.
Still plenty of time left in the evening to resolve these problems, and you don’t have other plans. But maybe you should say something to him, while he’s recovering from the ordeal?

What kind of problems a broken pneumatic pipeline can cause? I don't know a lot about this but I'm assume it can't suffocate Davey. Maybe it can, is his house hermetically sealed duo to the cave in?
If those are just paranoid thoughts of an ignorant, let's focus on the kitchen.
Unless he is extraordinarily unlucky a flooding shouldn't cause as much damage to the food as it did to the plants, but I'm concern with gas . ...Assuming they burn gas underground, they could rely exclusively on electrical heating for safety. It usually takes hours to fill a room with enough gas from a pipe to suffocate, so it should be relatively safe breathing for now, but sparks and open fires are very dangerous.

Check his kitchen next. He should be able to salvage anything that spilled.

Tell Davey what he did was impressive. You're there for him, and as long as you work together, everything is gonna be okay. It might be exhausting, but he stopped the leak. He saved his plants. He can do this.

Bad fishy! Go for a throat punch. Focus on your pain.

Well, if the lure is the issue take a page from Oglaf. Focus on the boobs, while ignoring the medusa eyes shiny lure. Lower your hood further if you have to do so.

>>1064547
I like this plan...but there might be a better target. Use the hood to cover Garrin's eyes and then grab the lure with his beak. His head's close enough that he should be able to bite it off before she intercepts it.

>>1064541
Get Coi-Shi to cover up the lure with his helmet!

Force face against the boobs to hide from the lure. Ask for Coi-Shi to help push her over but do not use fire on her. She still works for your boss and also you are very close to possible splash damage.

Buckwheat 2023/05/23(Tue)18:36 No. 1064441 ID: 15a025
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Suddenly a gunshot blasts back at you!

Hit the deck!

Hit the deck, yeah - but can you tell where it's coming from?

>>1064441
Get behind cover, yell at the offending shooter.

Tell them deer season ended months ago!!!

>>1064193
Try to get both raptor kids and ant kids.

Then eat her.

ehh why not, pussy vore is go, though using the abdomen(or is it a thorax?) might be easier and it would let us start while continuing to ride dick

Eat her with your mouth. That way she'll respawn later and you'll still have a raptor to ride.

If you eat her any other way, she'll stay stuck inside you until she's reborn as an ant and not a cool raptor mount!

How are you going to be a proper knight without a mount? For that matter, how are you going to get out of here without, for example, catching a lift on someone with strong enough legs to jump? No eat. Assert dominance. You can switch it up later if you like.

I mean I doubt it will matter which "mouth" is used, we could probably get raptor babies raised up to rideable size pretty quickly given how the dungeon distorts gestation and maturation

LiterallyJumble 2023/05/23(Tue)05:48 No. 1064409 ID: 7ae8e6
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>ask a little about her, what do cute robots do for a living? does she need to go to college or does she learn through some other means? what kind of hobbies does she have? stuff like that

"I'm currently unemployed, but I do volunteer work at Xeno Labs! I take care of the creations and help them learn, I'm somewhat of a comfort bot over there! I did go to college, due to my memory loss before arriving in this world, I had to start from scratch.. My mind and body doesn't allow any connections like that, so I had to learn the old fashion way!"

She thinks for a second before answering the last question

"I don't have any interesting hobbies... I like walking? Seeing the sights is very nice, exploring the world... It's exciting! like.. an adventure!" She smiles

LiterallyJumble 2023/05/23(Tue)05:50 No. 1064410 ID: 7ae8e6
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>Is she a unique model or does she have any "family" to speak of?

"I'm unique as in there's only one of me, but I do have a family! A sister named Chip and a brother named Hisker! We all came from a program, a game I think! But we lost all our memories due to some corruption of our code, we don't remember eachother, but we came from the same program, so that makes us family!"

She beams with joy, happy at your question

"What about you? Do you have any family?"

>>1064410
Nothing exciting, fairly nuclear.
Mom, dad, sibling, a smattering of aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, a pet dog, a stray cat who might as well be a pet and a potted plant that's lived long enough for there to be an attachment.

>>1064410
Edward was raised by Aunt Becky since his early teens, as his parents do medical stuff overseas. He hasn't seen them in a while since The Merge made their jobs very busy, but they stay in touch electronically.

Dad travels a lot for business, mom is a mechanic. Of your siblings, your sister works in the shop and your brother moved away for college and found a job elsewhere.

Onfim 2023/05/13(Sat)19:30 No. 1063752 ID: 7c0dac
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>>Examine the roster of available homeless bums, to decide on who to interrogate.

Conveniently, the only bums here are the ones your looking for.

Ask them if they saw anyone running off with your diorama!

Onfim 2023/05/14(Sun)13:46 No. 1063794 ID: d36bc1
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>>Ask them if they saw anyone running off with your diorama!

The man in white proposes a deal.

???: look, if one of you takes us to your place, we'll help you with your little diorama drama.

Okay, we can put you in one of the police cells, on grounds of being homeless. Let's go!

Onfim 2023/05/18(Thu)13:33 No. 1064033 ID: d36bc1
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>>Okay, we can put you in one of the police cells, on grounds of being homeless. Let's go!

Officer Travis escorts the 2 hobos out of the shelter to relocate them to 1 of the cells. You're not sure if you can trust them, but you figure you're gonna need all the help you're gonna get. You ask 1 of them for their name.

???: I'm Mike, but you can call me Mika.

Absurdity DeVoid 2023/05/13(Sat)18:12 No. 1063738 ID: dc13c4
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Without saying a single word you use your wings and fly toward the portal. You are truly free from the dream, you are no longer part of the dream, and you are no longer part of the dreamer."

Absurdity DeVoid 2023/05/13(Sat)18:13 No. 1063739 ID: dc13c4
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The last glims that you give to your previous world were the two introducers waving at you. That was the last time that you saw them. After so many days passed away you still think to yourself. Did I do the right thing? Would I be a happier person with one of them?

quest complete

drives driven: 1
dreams dreamt: 1
portals portalified: 1
noses honked: 0

Breasts destroyed: 4

Thank you all for following this story this is partially the end of the quest. I am not sure if I would want to do a continuation of it, I am satisfied with how it played out. The only thing that I am maybe willing to do is an epilogue, but that is only if you are interested in seeing additional things.