rolled 17, 12, 4, 5, 12, 12, 19, 9, 16, 12, 15, 13, 7, 15, 7, 9, 19, 13, 16, 5 = 237

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>>1130722
Reiko puts her ship's comms on mute again, and even locks the setting for the next five minutes to prevent someone from blabbing about the potential coup d'etat.
"Okay, looks like my theory was wrong. There's still a bug or fifty in the system, but Branu's the sysadmin and even he can't fix it. So, what's our plan? Can we convince Branu to work with us on fixing the system, or should we usurp control of the watermoon and jury-rig the hardware from the ground up? Do we ally with the Dramath and give them the watermoon in exchange for safe passage of everyone else, or do we wage total war and risk casualties? I want a full discussion from everyone here.
...We only have three days to try to solve this. Ship's holding against the environment, but she might get sick if we stay any longer."

>>1130784
"Your majesty, I do believe that is enough punishment, thank you."

Reiko angrily taps the contract. She was going to roll over for those sweet commissions, but now this bitch is poking her ship.

"We are ready to comply and serve within the duration of the contract, not before, not after. You are not in ownership of this vessel, you are a guest, and you will remain a guest until you have entered a contract with the party of House Youngmason. You wish to enforce your will? Then read and sign."

rolled 14, 18, 18, 2, 8, 8, 1, 10, 5, 14, 7, 9, 2, 19, 2, 18, 19, 18, 6, 4 = 202

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>>1130784
Paprika heaves a sigh into Zalkezia's face. Her breath is almost hot enough to singe the cloud giant's eyelashes.

>"I formally accept your hospitality. By your leave, may I attend to my peoples' medical needs, set up their sleeping arrangements, and make use of the ceiling entertainment console?"
She lets her flames linger for another moment before she drops her shroud. Snarling with her eyes turned down, Paprika speaks in a low voice. "Go on, Princess."

>>1130785
>Reiko angrily taps the contract.
"Drop it, Reiko. She can read the fucking contract after she's settled in, if it's really that important to you."

>"Your majesty, I do believe that is enough punishment, thank you."
"It's a good start, at least. Fuck."

After relocating from the CIC, across the short landing in the the still-flooded hangar bay, to the living quarters, Zalkezia rapidly taps codes into the edible-hockey-puck dispenser, persuading it to instead produce, first, a pale orange sponge which exudes acrid-smelling bright purple goo when squeezed,
then a roll of what initially looks like black electrical tape on a thin ivory-synth spool, but which, as soon as it gets wet, swells up into a lacy green ribbon embedded in clear gel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0sjRG34DlA with the consistency of chewing gum.
That sponge is packed into Enkelados's wound, and wrapped tightly in place with several layers of seaweed-tape all the way around his shin.
Remaining tape is wrapped onto the princess's own burnt forefinger and palm, then distributed across everybody else's less critical injuries. Last third or so of the spool is stashed in Tacito's medkit, seemingly filling a slot where some already-exhausted stock of bandages were previously stored.

>>1130767
>isn't going to wait for negotiations with the cloud giant to be resolved before seeing to the wounded
>rolled 15, 6, 17, 13, 11
First aid successfully applied. Notably, the thumb on Zalkezia's burnt hand was completely unscathed.
>break out her own first aide kit
Devyn has been provided with a 'pocket sauna' - simple breath mask with the intake tube threaded through a small self-heating water bottle, originally intended as a portable source of warm moist air for mountain climbers. Seems to be helping with his cough. Hopefully he'll adapt.
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rolled 20, 11, 16, 4, 5, 5, 4, 19, 19, 11, 3, 8, 19, 11, 4, 1, 15, 14, 13, 12 = 214

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Reiko does a triple check on the systems and ensures Princess Zalkezia can't override her authority.

Then she puts on that frilly maid outfit she was planning to show off to Azure.

And puts on a comically-serious attempt at negotiations to get Zalkezia to start rambling over the cutie.
If she's lucky, Reiko might chance upon some important personal information that someone like Zalkezia (such as one of her past iterations) would totally use as a simplistic password for something important, like her bank account.

rolled 18, 12, 19, 17, 14, 13, 3, 20, 17, 14, 2, 19, 11, 17, 6, 2, 11, 10, 20, 16 = 261

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>Notably, the thumb on Zalkezia's burnt hand was completely unscathed.
Possibly she has some kind of implant- the thumb might be a logical place for identification-tech. That, or Paprika's treatment is transferable. Probably best to keep quiet about it for now.

>Doesn't take much reading between the lines to realize she also doesn't trust you much, and is trying to avoid needlessly spilling exploitable secrets to folks who might be evil, or just crazy.
A regrettably understandable reaction when your first interaction with someone is snapping and yelling trauma in their face.

>she also sneakily starts up a completely separate conversation in Uxphonese hand-sign: passes Nat the note in Cricket's handwriting, >>1130726 gesturally asking "should I?"
Is this the manner of politics Cricket is used to? She makes it sound so dire.

Natalina can't imagine that Cricket intends to harm Malia, and a common background seems a solid basis for establishing a new diplomatic channel after the arkus herself made a mess of directly approaching the princess. (Even the idea of attempted 'cide of one's own family feels foreign to Natalina, but well, she knows very well that not everyone's situation is the same). She signs her assent.

Apparently assisting in first aid improved on her poor first impression for Malia to have asked her in the first place. Although the arkus isn't sure how the exile knew they shared that language- an assumption based on her communication with the

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>>1130935
Clearly, the memory wiping was intentional on the part of the other slime (evil slime) so it could do something the animals wouldn't agree with while we (good slime) have the alibi of first-contacting with the humans. Thus, to figure out what the evil slime is trying to do, we must think of something that would be repugnant to the animals, such as... blowing up the research base! Yes, that's what evil slime is trying to do! C: Ask Guy what the most explosive area on the base is, and set up a trap there!

>>1130938
This is a stationary artic base. Why would it have engines? Plus, a bright and cold passage way up is probably outside.

>>1130936
Let's try to think why we would split up. The only reasonable explanation would be that we needed one half to distract everybody, (comms slime) while the other half (vent slime) does some sort of subterfuge. Thus, vent slime should go deeper into the base by choosing option F.

A) As a viscous, fluid-like slime, you are likely affected by the basic laws of physics and thermodynamics. High temperature will likely make you more like a liquid (flowing uncontrollably, but also much faster), but could also kill your offshoot if it pasteurizes or sterilizes you. Low temperature will likely make yoy more like a solid (sluggish, or possibly freeze). Humans can wear full hazmat suits since you prpbably can't cut or stab things.

B) Could be achieved if you get heated up and effectively forced into a puddle-like form, or tricked to pass through a sieve or mesh-like opening to split into a ton of small fragments. Could also have it enter a pipework that loops a lot.

C) Keep broadcasting so the offshoot hears the message from you and is given proper directions, or tell the humans to try diplomacy with it / that 'slime prime' asked to wait.

E) Seems like it could be a refridgerated. sciency area. Probably more people there too.

F) Could be some empty engimeerimg area, boiler room or such.

As such my votes are A) Fire extinguishers, liquid nitrogen and hazmat suits, C) Keep the message on repeat but make it clear its from slime prime, or to backtrack to comms.

For offshoot, go to E). Probably more interestimg stuff there.

>>1130939
An artic base needs heating - lots of it. It's probably a boiler room, power generator or some other kind of basement machine that produces heat. And possibly has drones working there.

Cool and bright is either outside, or a well-lit area that needs cooling (freezer closet, science lab).

>>1130938
Ideally the container is big enough, can't be opened from inside with force (i.e. no corks, bottlecaps or screw-lids) and is airtight. A gas tank or mason jar, for example.

As for getting the slime into such a container, maybe a water-washing vacuum cleaner? It should suck up the slime and safely deposit it into a liquid container (and the centrifuge effect inside will confuse it).

A) Janitor with a hazmat suit and a wet (uses a water container instead of a paper bag) vacuumm cleaner.

C) A wizard did it.
F)

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Sam spots McGregor drifting over and instinctively starts to hide the box.

McGREGOR J: "Be not afraid. This one arrives only to inspect the Raven.”

BEAK?: “Hello, Leslie.”

The Jurist scowls. They look as though they’re waking facial muscles that haven’t pulled this expression in years.

McGREGOR J: "Beware. The University is still looking for you and your old friend.”

BEAK?: “Is that meant to be a threat, wee judge? They’ve already found me. Or, more accurately, I found them. And Leslie? Don’t worry about Shelley. I know what I’m doing with him.”

McGregor looks at Sam as though she’s some kind of science experiment before quickly adjusting their gaze to be more appropriate for a human being.

BEAK?: “Close me up, Samantha. I have nothing more to say to you in the presence of this Obstruction of Justice.”

Sam obeys.

SAM: “Want to tell me what that was about?”

McGREGOR J: "It is Clerk’s Raven. A contemptuous but allegedly necessary part of the University of ‘Pataphysics’ plans.”

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>So one tube is marked with will and the other with will of the crown. Is that not trouble, them being so close together?

SAM: “Anyway, so, Leslie-”

McGREGOR J: "The daughter shall address this one as Justice McGregor or Your Honour. Or Les, if she must.”

Sam is unused to this kind of formal address, but is eager to remain in the Jurist’s good books after that incident.

SAM: “Right. Your Honour. Those tubes, one marked with the Chaos Star, meaning Will, and another with the Broad Arrow, symbolising the Will of the Crown, is it a problem that they’re being kept so close together?”

McGREGOR J: "Lay Will and Executive Will may often partially or fully coincide. Unless at least one of the two are immensely powerful, and unless they are diametrically opposed in purpose, there shall be no issues. Although, in the case of a malformed Executive power, some fragmentation of Will, or some distortion of the barriers between the two Wills might occur… That is not the case here.”

>the thing in the blue tube matches the diagram found next to Hella's letter

Sam peers extra closely at the thing in the blue tube.

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UBERTO: ”Ah, welcome back.”


>Ask what alternative plans they can think of for uncursing Mary.

SAM: “You seemed unsatisfied with my plan. Did you have another idea for how we could free Mary?”

SIMONE: “...no. It just seems pretty sudden, you know? We don’t even know what Hella’s capable of.”

UBERTO: ”Right to business, then. Hmm. Well, it’s risky, but I don’t really see any other way around this. Surely with the lot of us, and expecting her, we can win.”

He’s being intentionally optimistic.

>Scry a bit, see if you can find any readings similar to the Feather.

An inscrutable sound bursts into Sam’s skull and there is suddenly a new map behind her eyes.

No readings come from the left clearing. Two from the right clearing, both dark aligned.

The blue and red arrows from earlier point in the direction the group came from.

>>1130892
The blue and red readings are probably Miller and Mary.
>contained figures both dark aligned
Huh, I think you can spot doppelgangers this way. That is incredibly useful. Well, unless the dark alignment is due to the containment devices. Speaking of those... I wonder what the attached tanks are doing. Are they draining Will? Or are they fueling the containment?
Hmm. Freeing the robotic doppelganger is slightly tempting. She can't possibly pretend to be anyone else, so if she helps us with the fight against Hella, we could agree to shelter her somewhere without worry of her managing an impersonation. On the other hand, we do not know where her allegiances lie, not without a deep understanding of how the minds of doppelgangers work.

Looks like the reading to the "north" is related to the Feather, so we could go that way later.

>Hella's letter, pictured figure in containment, pore?
Ok, I think I know what the problem is. The letter that was in the envelope, regarding the pore, was not present. It's probably in Hella's desk, which obviously we weren't able to search.
The other scraps of paper were nearby by coincidence and are not necessarily related to the pore or letter. At least we now know that Miller's photo was taken of him wearing the mask and coat... and holding a staff or spear? Or maybe that's someone else in the same getup.

>seems sudden, we don't know what Hella is capable of
True. How would we investigate our opponent though? Maybe we can ask the captive doppelgangers? Or do Miller and Mary know anything about Hella?

That symbol to the north, is it related to the feather? it looks similar to the large symbol we interacted with, but that was seven pointed while this one is five. but we have seen this exact one before, on one of the wall carvings in that same room. I don't think we determined what it meant.
and are we sensing, a house?

tell her the tour sounds lovely and ask her to lead the way.

Just remember to ask a lot of questions so she has to focus on you just as much as the tour and to keep your subtle manipulations going on her whenever she looks your way or talks to you. Once the manipulations start getting her noticeably aroused start acting like you're getting more comfortable around her and become a little more clingy. As in moments when you can't think what to talk about walk close enough for your shoulders to touch or even try and hold her hand if you think she wouldn't mind. If she tells a joke or a happy story give her a quick hug when expressing your own joy. And every time the two of you touch make the subtle pleasure rise slightly for when your touch last longer then a moment or in instances where the contact is brief give her a sharp and large amount of pleasure but make it so quick it could easily be dismissed as a trick of her mind.

Other than that go through the tour and show genuine interest in both what she's talking about and in her, be friendly and kind and show you're starting to open up to her yourself and trust her more, and never leave her side to keep the manipulations up even if she tries to distance herself from you to make it seem like she is getting hella worked up around you.

Oh and on a side note, if she ever makes any remarks or jokes about dating, hanging out, or just being around you give a small jolt of pleasure to her only slightly more noticeable then what you're doing to her normally to "encourage" these thoughts and a much sharper and stronger jolt if she ever mentions anything about sex or making out to you, while you yourself will always take such questions or remarks as her just being friendly and opening up to you to keep up the air of innocents you're trying to build up.

I’m liking what I’m hearing! Let’s also use our subtle rewards system for any time she interacts with her new flower. We’ve given her an object that she associates with us~ That object should quickly become her favorite thing, and if she gets pleasant tingles from looking at and/or touching it, that’ll certainly speed the progress along~ Gives us an extra hook to wiggle into her heart. “Ohhhh~ Why do I feel like this when I pay attention to the flower?? Do I feel the same way about… him??? *looks at us and the feeling intensifies* M-Maybe…” Every little detail counts~

I still say that, A SHRUBBERY [dramatic music] would be an excellent gift. It could have more of the same type of flower, and/or if you really wanna demonstrate your demiurge-like powers, make it somehow grow to chop down the mightiest tree in a forest, A HERRING [dramatic music]

I’ve just realized, if we have power over space, if we bend it properly, could we do time dilation? Something to think about~

>>1130866
As much fun as that would be, I don't think it's that easy. Nehm said that time magic was green and that no Timeline gem is known to have that power.

>>1130760
Oh no, she's prettier AND more terrifying without the mask. We're at risk of nosebleeds, full facial blush and swooning.

>Pretty Murder Lady has ruby eyes and a mutant eye on her forehead
>Lila is multi-armed and STRONG and infatuated by Pretty Murder Lady
>Hive appears to be underwater
>Eldritch mutants abound

I think we're playing Rubyquest: Silksong.

>>1130780
Score.

Flirt badly with the cute murder lady.

>>1130837
Daydream the perfect flirt scenario and outcome. Babble incoherently, blush profusely and scream internally in practice.

>>1130760
Resist urge to abandon current hive/obligations and pledge undying loyalty to your new hive queen Red Pretty Murder Lady.

fight fite fitghe! Punch it outta the air!

They fired a nuke
let's fire a conquest back

Get your best hackers to disarm the nuke, then roll it in alongside your army as a deterrent and charge into the Coalition.

>>1130327
What if we flew up to it, grabbed it, then turned it around to blow up the humans?

Ah, I didn't even realize the BUZ text could be translated, I wasn't paying attention.
>>1126291
Left: BUZZ
middle: DRESS
right: SMELL

>>1126466
Top down, left to right.
PRIDE
FREEDOM
DREAMLESS
FERVOR
FURY
STINGER
VERMIN

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Listen a bit longer.

Dude is a time-traveller.
That shit's dope af!

I guess I'd lean towards the mortal disguise. You're not at risk, so playing with a lower power bank isn't that big of a deal.

>Payment
*Ahem* *Cough* *Reads Notes* -is it the prostate or - oh crap, should rewrite that part... aaand... there. *Deep Breath*
You shall transform Ho’kaoko into your three-headed anthropomorphic penis.

>>1123568
Quick question: This is a dungeon and presumably has delvers in it, could you do the whole demon classic of - find someone in a dire situation and offer them a deal for help - thing? Could be a way to get summoned by someone already in the place we're aiming for and gives you an automatic minion to act on your will.

TLDR: Become a warlock patron

tail...

hey maybe weird question but that guy that used to be in charge that was turbo awful that you ate wouldn't happen to be your tail now would he

Get summoned by an isekai protagonist mortal. Become their 'isekai superpower/cheat' by letting them fuck/eat others to gain power, eat/fuck your way up to the wizard, claim your prize. Let them keep their permanent pervy enhancements afterwards and gain a potential sex-friend.

On the topic of the horn though, can't we just visit a realm with some giant leviathan skeleton (e.g. some place where a titan died and its bones are now part of the terrain), or a realm of death/undeath and just saw off a horn from a skeleton?

Question: Do your boobs/milk count as a cornucopia of its own? Haviel having a personal portal to one of your mommy milkers sounds like a great gift for an intimacy angel.

Make Vornos, fuck corpos, get fed

You still have yet to actually Vore anyone yet. Why not film yourself losing your pred cherry to the entire city. You could even see about inviting Daxter, either as prey or a co-pred.

Imagine that. Two new preds having there first time together at the same time. Hot as Fuck

Get fed and make Vornos

Being pregnant with high end eggs seems like a good excuses for why you shouldn't get splattered just yet if you *do* sign up for vornos after, also pregnant preds are hot and would make for a great seĺling point if we go for vornos at the same time...
Anditwouldbereallyhotifyougotchurnedanywaay

played a little game called hoard which is basically being a dragon selling a mlm pyramid scheme with kobolds selling it further and further getting fatter and fatter on there wealth and getting eaten either when they got broke at the bottom of the chain of sales being unable to sell it further or becoming too tempting of a target, feels like something that would happen in this city

Getting egged is a good excuse for getting fed. Gotta sate those pregnancy cravings.

>>1130306
Just shove the mana into the hammer tail. No reason not to put it there, and if she won't listen to reason, might as well be direct.

>>1130336
can we not

seriously, can we stop sexually harassing the protagonist

>>1130414
The topic of sex already came up, dumbass.

>>1130303
How does the resurrection matrix work, if it's not necromancy?

>>1130416
Yeah, and she has made it increasingly clear each time she doesn't like it.

>>1130336
I'll take this back and would delete it if I could, as I thought of a better suggestion but it doesn't really make sense along with that one:

>HOW DO YOU THINK A DUNGEON WOULD GET LAID?!
That reminds me, I don't think you've told us the origin of dungeons and their spread. Was every existing dungeon crafted via magical means, were they spontaneously spawned during the world's creation, or do they have some form of reproduction? Dungeons can't move on their own, so it's hard to imagine how it's possible, asexual or not. Unless... the Dungeon Game is part of the process, and adventurers work as pollinators of a sort? Plus the new core has to be moved to a new location so you don't have an overlapping dungeon layout... I'd guess the denizens would be responsible for that.

well, if you aren't in any danger, might as well see how she's doing
she'll probably freak out, if she isn't unconcious

>>1129470
No blood trail from the kitchen. So that wound was not caused there, or it was a minor wound that they kept from bleeding much until now.
If you have any medical training this would be a good time to use it. If not, ask if there's a medic on board. Actually, one-handed medical care is pretty bad so you probably shouldn't try to help directly. Go find someone that can help.

Ask those folks what just happened.
Do we ready in case they turn hostile. If Roderick is anything to go by, these guy are mischievous.

Wait, is that two Rodericks?

They aren't screaming for a doctor. Quickly sneak up behind one and either knock them out or chokehold. Take them hostage and force the other to back off.

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With a leap, Vex launches them both into the portal as Eiko screams, excited and afraid.

The Archangel swings--

"See you later, Babe!"

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Reality blinks.

They're gone.




[End of Part One.]

>Bonus Scene: Vi is pregnant

Let's make sure to shield her mind since she's not fully prepped for the jump and we've been warned about that.

>>1129962
Absolutely brilliant

>>1129514
Pet/massage their adorable, adorable mousey ears.

Then ask politely who they are and what kind of assistance they need.

>>1129514
Ask her if she's acquainted with Debra. Everyone knows all mice know all other mice on a psionic, hivemind-like level.

She's small and adorable and looks like someone you could easily boss around by just being assertively yourself. She's perfect.

I do believe you just found yourself a sidekick, Riley.

She can be the Watson to your Holmes. The Robin to your Batman. The one little girl you forget her name to your Inspector Gadget.

Help doesn't come for free, or cheap! There's equipment costs, womanpower, crow taxes... Ask what she can compensate you with. We need wealth, favors, or other bribery.

>>1049275
New reader, here to offer a potential theory: What if the pickle jar contained a live venomous animal? One that was freed when the jar broke, and then stung, bit or slashed Riley while she was probing in the dark.

And the weird sensation afterwards could be attributed to venom (which could have hallucinogenic effect and be slow-acting) or a transmittable pathogen like Rabies. It could be something as mundane as Tetanus too.

If Riley continues to have weird symptoms or her physical/mental state worsens, she may need to check with a doc and get a blood test at the very least. The wound may have healed but something nasty might be in her bloodstream.

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: Remember when we could fit inside vents?
: We were eight years old.
: And we still got stuck that one time.
: Being stuck in that was almost, but not exactly, what it's like to be eaten by a large snake.
: Never tell me the similarity between anything and being eaten by a snake.
: They should really make those bigger. It's a detecting hazard.
: They did. Maintenance hallways.

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>: That looked like a cult construct. What do we know about those?

: She's definitely back there...
: Saw something big moving.
: What was it?
: Red glow, bulky.
: Angular?
: Geometric, even. And multiple glowing spots. "Cult" construct.
: Brewed up dozens of the things back when they got a full head of steam.



: What do we know about that?
: Bloodletter constructs officially don't exist.
: Unofficially...

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I mean... you *could* ask about it. Is that a good idea, or is the Unofficial Company Protocol Guide just offering the safest option that would please the investors? You sure can't go in there without it tearing you to shreds.

...right?

You could use a bath, I forgets the last time you got an opportunity. Hopefully the briefing doesn't need charts.

It's called parallel work and it's efficient. If she briefs you after you bath you're doing work in sequence and you're losing valuable time that you could be using to put plans in motion. Let her brief you while you bathe

>>1111277
They make a good point boss, it's efficient, and you demonstrate your trust in her.

(Caught up on DiveQuest at last! First time contributing to one of these, I hope I'm doing it right.)

A bigger deal to consider with being connected with a deity is that it is unfathomable in thinking and morality. And that there is a possibility it is influencing you without you realizing it (think marionette happily dancing its jig).

What if this being manipulates you, or worse, demands outright, that you commit a supernatural atrocity? Something that aligns with your goals but you as a person would vehemently oppose?

What if the deity decides that you need to be offed like Red Fang was?

We've seen firsthand that a deity is able to inflict punishments worse than death (arguably). What if your protector of the weak decides it smite 'the strong' on a scale of nations?

Let's not forget some truly outstanding coincidences that occurred around Muschio.

Such as him accidentally burning down an entire town via an unlikely domino effect of events.

Or how a person he buried alive is now one of his most trusted allies.

Divinity hanging over Muschio might be literally manifesting these coincidences.

It's also possible that most visions are the divinity doing the equivalent of 'Look what I did!' to Muschio.

1 yes but itll cost you twice next time. today was a promotional special

Yessssssss more nighty special!

>>1129008
Mmmnh.
Its such a good promotion.
And! Its only important the nightie is on when the delivery is made.
Some easily sheddable outer clothes and you could pull that off with minimal risk.

Also, cute cute nighty.
Very daring.

Wait! This is a nun who pretends to be in favour of censorship, but is secretly sus.

If people like that can thrive in this church, it will become more and more nonesensical and harmful over time.
In 50 years it will be full of angry nuns lashing out at anything lewd other than themselves, young priests chocking themselves with their censor wands for fun, and gay fuschia bandit goats!

2) I'm sorry, but true happiness comes from things money can't buy: summoning a goddess just to tattletale on a naughty nun.

the outfit is one of the random possible surprises you get when you pay for expedited delivery, ma'am

>>1128959
That feller is spooky and scary.
Hey.
I recognise him
Is he the guy who loaned you the harmonica?
Slinky.
He wants it back.

Ok, ok.
Putting my whimsy away.
Its possible theyre one of the original denizens remains.
Definitely a heavy set creature in life by the wide feet, long balancing tail and spread of the foot talons when it jumps.
Its caught in a loop of trying something that isnt working.
Suggests a command given and it having minimal autonomy.

All the same, we have info for the team
Get to the foot of the rope and we'll carry a message to come down quietly as theres one hostile skelamajig.

>>1128924
An unnecessary but interesting foray into the lore of our world: History has led us to broadly reject the idea of magic, but that has not stopped magical thinking. While we had once thought the world was magical, we were able to create detailed theories describing nearly every single mechanism and predict how systems would develop further and further forward. Anything that can be theorized about and predicted, we call science. We call everything else magic. The ways of science have become so advanced, in fact, that it is widely believed that everything can be explained by it in one way or another, though we may not know it yet.

Thus, the existence of magic is more of a philosophical question than a physical one. This leads to a big complication when it comes to the idea of a "soul", though. The word "consciousness" has come to replace the word "soul" in scientific discussions, but it hasn't replaced the idea. Fundamentally, the issue is that consciousness is pretty much impossible for us to define. We can describe aspects of our own conscious experience, but we can't actually observe consciousness in other people. A crucial step in the scientific method (The set of rules we follow to 'make' science) is observation, and since we can't make observations, we can't really apply science to consciousness. (There is debate about this, but the fact that there is debate at all is an indication of the issue)

The belief in an afterlife comes from a time before modern science, but it nonetheless stays relevant because of the questions science can't currently answer.

Also, it should be noted that the information you receive about our world comes from a tiny self-selected slice of the population, so you aren&#

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>>1129060

Fox here. This one isn't urgent. So... Souls. In some parts of existence, as far as the locals are concerned, there is no empirically observable gods, no empirically observable souls, no empirically observable magic, no empirically observable afterlife, no observable aspects of reality with an inherent moral agenda at all. In those places, sometimes the word 'soul' even gets used to describe the body parts made of matter! In that part of things, there is a deterministic, matter-based reality, based on reductionist principles with bottom-up causation processes causing emergent phenomena. And this can actually make, over sufficiently large timescales, based on the concrete, unchangeable mathematical laws of physics, the following things: life, life with a basic level of awareness, and life with full intelligence and self awareness and the capacity to grow.

>>1129060
I feel like a gave a pretty generalist overview of things. Death is an unknown and people have various ideas about it.
I also share the whole "mind and soul are the same thing" perspective.
It's mostly why I was so horrified by Mina's explanation of your afterlife. A ton of uncomfortable implications with the ways the gods are mucking about with people there.

>>1129060
Unlike Magic, Science is not a search for quintessential truth. Science is about determining what is impossible and calculating the improbability of what is improbable.

Truth to one person may mean something entirely different to another, thereby preventing the transmission of understanding from one school of magical thought to another. But with science? We find what is impossible for everyone, and then it is up to them to decide what they wish to do with the remainder; what may be possible for anyone.

The results speak for themselves. With a sandbox of unexplored possibility combined with a set of fundamental constraints restricting us from the contradictory, tools designed from such scientific inquiry are engineered to be usable by anyone.

But these days, we find ourselves adrift in ignorance. Starved of magic, we fall into delusions and tribes. And the worlds are getting... stupider. When one cannot scientifically disprove that a tool of science is bereft of any magic whatsoever... well. It's not looking good.

4-{0.85} Stingpie 2026/07/07(Tue)02:55 No. 1129056 ID: 35d66b
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HRK wanders into the radio station.

4-{1} Stingpie 2026/07/07(Tue)02:55 No. 1129057 ID: 35d66b
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Woman: "hello and welcome to the city public radio station... what can i do for you."

What can she do for you?

You need to get in the studio. Tell her you're the guest for the next show and you're running late.

Tell her you're here for the audition.
And be suave
I mean ssssssuave

>>1129061
Yesssss
Sssplendid

>>1128886
Animal videos! Building a birdhouse is interesting, but you might get too absorbed into it when you're just trying to pass time. The spooky ghost video looks like a clue to something we shouldn't worry about at the moment. Cute animals are always fun.

But also set a timer first if you've got one. That way you can be sure you won't be late.

the ghost video will either be AI slop which might be good for a laugh, a shitpost which could be good for a laugh, or maybe someone saw your robber. If the video isn't to long maybe give it a peek and we'll let you know if it's the same guy that we saw last night or not. Then maybe the bird house video if for no other reason then to give yourself something to think about throughout the day that won't give you stress.

Ghost videos feel like they will help the most with the current mystery.

I am not trying to force you to do anything that you are not comfortable doing. But on the other hand I believe that having someone to talk with other then us might be beneficial to you psychological well-being. You talk differently to your family and to your friends. I just want to see you happy and not worried all the time, you deserve better than what you are getting right now.

animal videos. You deserve to chill with cute aminals and not concern ourselves about the robber.

Use a preocuppied but understanding tone: "You... think armed conflict can't be avoided?"

If she means something else, something aimed at you, well... get angry. You are just a young little preceptor trying to help and she blames you instead. Play that up.

And uh... did you cast an Eye on Gazeti at some point? Casting a distracting illussion on our present company may be warranted soon, I feel.

Does she know you were dreading having to manage her insipid scheme? That's about the only thing related to Silver which you totally didn't act on, while some random monster conveniently removed your loose end's entire hand.

Does she know it's you who uh... totally didn't do any of that stuff?

Otherwise you've been nothing but genuine to her. Does she not believe your Martinets have been fused to the wall? That's what you wanted her help with, right? Does she think you're hiding the fact that the toilers are revolting, due to overzealous labor extraction on part of the mongers? Because I think she can see that from all the collapsed mines. She doesn't know you have an eye on her, does she?

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> Does she know you were dreading having to manage her insipid scheme? That's about the only thing related to Silver which you totally didn't act on, while some random monster conveniently removed your loose end's entire hand.
I can’t imagine she does.
…
It’s ridiculous to even consider. How would she even know?
………
Unless… could she already have spies among the mercenaries? No, that’s silly. I only just learned of their location how would she have embedded a spy? Regardless, it’s not even been an hour since I switched my eye from the toiler to the valkin. Even if Silver had managed to infiltrate their ranks to learn what happened to her patsy and assuming the spy would be aware of why she would matter at all there hasn’t been enough time for her to receive that information. It’s conceivable through magic but again I can only conclude ‘no’. I certainly don’t watch through her eye very often but I’ve never seen even a hint that she’s dabbled in such heresy with her own hands or through an intermediary. It would be too big a weakness if Steel learned of it and wanted to depose her. Maybe-

>Otherwise you've been nothing but genuine to her. Does she not believe your Martinets have been fused to the wall?
Genuine is a bit strong of a word but-

>That's what you wanted her help with, right? Does she think you're hiding the fact that the toilers are revolting, due to overzealous labor extraction on part of the mongers?
No, I-

>Because I think she can see that from all the collapsed mines. She doesn't know you have an eye on her, does she?
Quiet!

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>>1128486
Im torn over you.
I admire your abandoned goal to tear this place down, i even admire just aiming to gain your own freedom.
But, im not happy about poor asher.
That said, theres more than you to blame for how it went.

There is something ive noticed were significantly better than you at.
Maybe its because were not trying to keep so many plates spinning, but we havent missed any words like you do when lip reading through your eyes.

Oh, and your faith in numbers over technology is, unfortunately, as naive as your dream of tearing down the mountain.
Weapons are called force multipliers for a reason.
And it gives asymettrical warfare a distinct advantage.
The tip of their spear will be small enough to slip into places larger forces would falter and be murderously sharp, so to speak.
I dont say this to cause you undue distress. Well.
Maybe a little, because im still grumpy about asher, but not much.

In the same way your dream of tearing down the mountain was tempered by experience into something more acheivable...
Right now, you are as inexperienced in facing weapons like these as younger self was the realities of life in your mountain.
And, its worth remembering, technology develops with the pace of a rockslide, especially under the motivation of war.
Little bits at first, a percievable quicker slide of larger things... then before you can react a rumble and youre crushed.
Well, worth considering, eh?

>>1128536
No dice. Been trying to convince this fella to change his mind about his deeds and self all morning.
So far, he is deciding whether his stance should be "I don't care" and "Maybe I should start hating that Asher girl since you won't shut up about her."

C'est la mort, or whatever it is they say.

So!
I suppose we should discuss strategy with Silver on what to do while we wait for the Preceptors to gather.
Also, probably check back on what Steel and Haddik are doing right now, if we have the time.

>my mo- mentor.
D'awww! You almost said it.
Let's hope she feels the same way.
Who knows, she may even arrange for your exile instead of your execution if you get caught!

>>1127339
And ifcwe have new axe.
Then have old axe.
changing one item into another?
Magic!
Grem transmogrificate!

Kakroon 2026/06/18(Thu)18:59 No. 1128245 ID: 681cb5
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>Wait!!! Kobblav said he wanted an axe that was old and well used!
OH NO! Grem axe is too good! But how will Grem make new axe into old axe? Grem rather not wait for it to be old like elder kobold.
>We use axe on wood. Wear axe down. Then get old looking axe and wood for trading!
But axe is heavy and Grem is tiny. Grem not made to cut wood, Grem made to eat moss and be mighty wizard. Also, making new axe into old axe take long time, Grem not have long time.

>We have one more easy step in our trading chain. We need to find someone with a worn down axe, and give them a free upgrade!
Yay! Trade axe for axe! Easy! Now Grem just need to find someone with old axe to trade…
>Changing one item into another? Magic! Grem transmogrificate!
Gremogrification! Grem already named Wizard Grems greatest magic. Now Grem just need to learn magic.

If Grem will trade then Grem need stall, and lucky for Grem Grem already has Grem stall called Grems’s Grem stall for Grem. Yay! Grem will now trade new axe for old axe, as well as friend rocks and moss for shiny. Kobolds love friend rocks and moss.


>While waiting can pick flowers and make a hair garland. Girls like those right?
But flowers not like getting put in water. Makes them sad. Merman do not want to give sad flowers to Mergal. Grem have to find other thing Mergal want. Thing that likes going in water. Or at least indifferent to water.

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Hmm. Maybe we can find an old axe rather than waiting for one to come to us. Maybe go to the woods and look for someone to trade with?

OH! wait important step for being a magic guy, disguise! Grem needs a disguise like some kind of mossy forest spirit so they can go to where the humans are using axes to trade new for old. Cause humans that use axes are the ones who most need new axe. And they know not to make forest spirits angry so they can't say no.

Time for the stocks of Grem to rise. With this brilliant business plan soon Grem will rule the world!