>>1092608
I shall adjust my vote to

Grillmaster.
Male.
Older side of middle aged as it adds to the grizzling.

Addendum.
He is also a very short feller.
This has resulted in more anger being compacted into a smaller space,
the unfortunate nickname "Grillbo Baggins"
and his item of choice, a sturdy and reliable portable stool/stepladder to help reach higher places and sit on during smokebreaks.

Middle age griller sounds fun

Grill for the Grill God

Lets go for male server

GRILLL! male

Kaktus 2024/06/13(Thu)13:13 No. 1092917 ID: 681cb5
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>Stay in the walls, peep on the intruders.
Going back into the secret passage, you make your way through its twisted corridors trying to find a peephole that will show you your unwanted visitors. Finally, you find one that is looking out into the foyer, where several masked people in robes has gathered.

“Lord, the basement is empty.” one figure suddenly appears in the corner of your vision, wielding a shotgun, “We have searched everywhere.”
”Good. Then start searching the ground floor.” the largest of the cultists snarls with a deep and guttural voice, more fitting a beast than a man, ”Rip apart the walls if you have too! She will not escape us! THE MASTER COMMANDS IT!” Their movements are stiff and unnatural, as if they were made out of wood, ”We have the mansion surrounded, so she must still be here.”
“Maybe we can call out to her, make her reveal herself. What was her name again?” the cultist on the stairs quickly answers, “It’s… um… it’s… err…” The cultists look between each other, as if trying to find the one with the right answer, “I got it on my tongue but… I just can’t find it?”
”Her name is… … …is not important.” the large one finally hisses, clearly unable to remember your name either, ”She is the fox, nothing more.”
“And if we don’t find her?”
”Then we will burn her out. This mansion is of no more use to us.” the leader makes a sound that make your bones rattle, as the very wood of the walls starts creaking and warping slightly, before continuing, ”Remember, while the master would prefer her alive, do not hesitate to kill her if she causes trouble. Now start tearing this place apart!”

And with that the majority of them shuffle off, leaving only the leader and one of the cultists standing next to them. The hunt is on…

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>>1092917
One of them as a shotgun. In fact, that shotgun looks very familiar.
You need to neutralize him first. If you can take his gun, this hunt gets far easier.

And will you please try casting magic? You didn't sacrifice your identity to learn one little name!

>Your name has been erased
Come to think of it, it appears every mention of your past identity has been ripped from reality by whatever Constellation took interest in the 'adowable widdle micwobe'. The arse also stole your wallet, the cultists can't remember who you are... it appears that everything with even a passing mention of your existence has either been scrambled or outright removed from reality. With creativity, this could actually be a criminal opportunity; if the government's secret databases which they keep to monitor all of the country have been corrupted, and only you know for certain that has happened... that kind of information could be very valuable to the right power players.
Something to think about.

Oil lamp plus whiskey equals a fiery distraction? As in, setting the house on fire while sneaking into the basement. Not like this evil place is worth saving anyway.

>>1092918
> The arse also stole your wallet

hahaha intergalactically mugged

Maybe some sort of distraction? If you could get them to chase you the wrong way, they might clear out of the path to the wine cellar.

Oh my stars the librarian is part of the cult too!

Wasn't there a way into the basement from the secret wall space you're in? Do you think you could beat to the basement?

Yeah, definitely skill! Being crafty and generally having our wits about us sounds like it lets us do cool outside the box stuff that’s right up my alley~

My vote goes for skill, seems to be the better choice indeed...
Though I'm curious to see what a Threat based pint-size terror would be.

Skill! Brains are better than brawns (when you're small)

First ever post here

Body

>>1092864
Welcome! Join us! :P

>dolls
Fio Margatroid?
Go smooch a cute girl.

Admire hoers.
Recieve tranquility.

Its a solid plan.
Lose yourself in the thought of riding out across a rolling plane, just you, your steed and a trusty six iron.
No noise but the drumming of hooves and the voice of the wind singing a song only for you.

Someday, jane...
Someday.

Wanna buy horse parts?

>>1092738
[32 gigabytes of centaur pornography uploaded here in spirit, as to not inflict that upon the author]

haha I love being a malicious intrusive thot

>>1092767
Remember, she can't see any pictures we send, we're strictly voice-only. We can only share words with her. Speaking of which...

>>1092738
How are we doing on time? We could read you another part of The Gunslinger if we can afford it.

A

A

A

B, most of the twins cards seem to be built around getting more cards on the field, and they don’t have any character stronger than the kraken, so the odds a character would have an effect that would save them seems low. A trap wouldn’t be able to be used this turn, so spell seems like the best choice here.

>>1092722
agreed on this

If you hug you're gonna get a tracking device attached to you. Buuut I guess that's fine, your extraction team should be able to handle it.

Why is she hugging you? Is that normal? Or is she trying to hi four you? Or perhaps it's a friendly invitation for a crotch grope? They're getting awfully touchy for people you just met...

>>1092549
What's a tracking device between friends? Its not like they could have the tech to do so in a way the phenocosm won't immediately find.

Give her a nod and a smile. Until next time.

Return the hug, assume they're putting a tracker on you. Pretend for the memory they're not.

>>1092429
Hrm. Well, nothing can touch you but you can't touch anything either. Time to go back and report this very important information.

Fly directly through Zeta if you wanna spook him.

>>1092438

Zeta, minor software issues, no hardware issues. He seems to think he can touch you. Stay away from that blade. Keep your distance, go where he can't reach, and he'll stop being scary.

Zero's software issues included amnesia and that was a green light error. Does Zeta remember the attack, or anything at all?

Get up above him and try communicating.
The key to this encounter is to not lead a hostile security bot back to your friends. So make sure to be sneaky when you leave.

First order of business is to put some distance between you and him. Don't want to find out whether this blade can hurt you or not.

Zeta is the one that was crazy and serving Xeno, right?
Well, blast.

Get away from him and hug the wall. Why, hug the ceiling if you move up there. You are a robo-ghost with robo-ghost superpowers, after all.
Also, try to tell him to calm down. If he keeps attacking, turn back the way you came.

“Tell me whose arm it is, and I promise not to tell anyone I got past you into the crime scene!”

Kick him in the jimmy.

>>1092452
"You dont know whose arm it is do you?" Then observe his reaction.
Say...
...the lights are out? Street and buildings?

Ah, nevermind.
You made a promise to be annoying all the way so...

Resisting arrest IS a crime buuut who said that means you have to assist?
Flump down on the floor and go full dead weight.
Let him drag you, carry you, whatever.
Passive resistance!
If its good enough for gandhi its good enough for riley.

As to kicking jimmies, lets retarget.
All the way while hes dragging or carrying.
Ask. "Whose arm is it" with the tone and persistance of a good old "are we there yet?"
Which you can throw in for funsies every so often.

Were going to kick his patience in the jimmies!
Lets see if we can make him groan in frustration.
Only so we can say "you sounded just like your dad then"

>>1092452
You are hurting my wrist atleast hold my hands instead they are meant to hold things atleast

>>1092468
l-lewd

1/2 Cross 2024/05/23(Thu)16:34 No. 1091641 ID: 20eb0f
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It does seem a little odd that this other group is able to detect when an earthquake is about to hit Davey’s neighborhood. But it would be a bit of a stretch to assume that there’s technologies in the Undercity that let people create earthquakes of their own, wouldn’t it?
No matter. Davey’s life is at risk, and you have to keep him centered while he fixes things.

“What’s the safest room in your house right now, Davey?”

He gestures towards the screen.
“The tube room, actually! They’re pre-fortified specifically because its so important!”

Good, good. That’s that covered.
Onto the next.
“Secure the rest of your food and water supplies, Davey! And anything sentimental!”

The mouse jumps in response to your voice.
“O-On it!”
The little mouse scampers out of the room, rushing back with a couple of supplies.

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2/2 Cross 2024/05/23(Thu)16:35 No. 1091642 ID: 20eb0f
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“What’s the situation like down there, Davey? I heard a crash from the camera.”

Davey scampers off-screen for a bit.
“There’s a big hole in the wall now, actually! Shouldn’t be too much of a problem, there’s little debris in the area, so whatever it’s from, it’s pretty reinforced!”

He angles the camera to face it. It’s much too dark to see inside.

“Why’s there a hole? I thought your houses wouldn’t have critical vulnerabilities like that.”

Davey turns his head toward the gloomy opening.
“It doesn’t seem to be a full hole? More like, there’s a gap… then a metal wall of some kind. I see a hatch of some kind? Must be a maintenance tunnel for the pneumatic tubes. I guess they built it like this because if they go down, then the system would fail?”

A maintenance tunnel? That does make sense, but…
“But then why wouldn’t they let civilians evacuate through the tunnels?”

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Can't dismiss any possible escape routes. At least have him try to open it and look around what's on the other side.

Hmm, my first thought was that some kind of drilling vehicle is causing the earthquakes and that's one of its hatches, but that would've been very audible. Maybe there's some kind of underground facility beyond the hatch that's responsible for the quakes?

Well, to open that hatch he's going to need leverage and/or rust remover. Some kind of long iron bar should work, or that wrench he used earlier.

No guts, no glory. Let's try to oil up that door with whatever we have at hand pry it open.

Above all else, show some relief for her. The only reason that she would keep pushing her luck, from where you're standing, is try to impress you. Make it clear on uncertain terms that your affection doesn't hinge on her accomplishments, being unable to show affection does not mean a lack of it, and being supportive of her adventures doesn't mean you'll stop worrying after her. Acknowledge she's an adult now, so you can respect her as one.

At least you can be supportive by helping her with her adventuring career. She can't rely on dumb luck, as she is neither of those anymore. Her other stats are looking good, at least. All-rounder builds can work if there's strategy behind it.

>Inimical Inversion
Only reason this wouldn't atrophy is because it can still be used for cleanup, or defense in a pinch.
>Imperial Ambitions
With the ability to do socratic dialog on demand, there's no wonder how her Wits got a big bump. Even better, each form can pick different stats to improve on their own, therefore improving when back together. Screwing with analysis readings, presumably because it averages between the three, is a funny bonus.

That said, your concerns about cohesion are valid do need to be addressed. In the short term, her minions/kids/troops are going to play favorites soon. You might as well settle the issue here and assign which troops are to fall under which command/form. For the long term, she'll have to find or maintain concensus between herselves. It could be better to treat each one as parts of a whole, rather than as individuals. Ideally, she'd develop a core personality across her (currently) three forms, even if it's not what you originally envisioned. (You don't need to literally split your personality to understand the need to have different "faces"

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>>1092250
Ahh the Hecate classic; Maiden Mother Crone trio. We should look to develop a sort of Witch Queen of the Slimes persona for her dungeon work.

>>1092250
Might as well ask about names or if they should be differentiated at all. We can't exactly call her Thing One, Two, and Three, after all, aand it's a bit insulting to just name them after appearance. However, there's all sorts of questions we need to ask about things like independence, how they resurrect (do all of them share a coffin? What if they wipe all at once?) how to employ them in the dungeon (she could do a whole section on her own! A whole wing! A sub-dungeon, if you will!) or if we could just have her work the outdoors, keeping our local area more up to snuff and less chaotic.

And this is all before how this has affected her production of lesser slimes. Is it divided among them? Is it faster? Do they each make different slimes? Can they control each other's slimes?

I have so many damned questions, and so little to actually suggest, but here's the big one:

Alkaline is the first of our chaotic mess of a party to come out the other end of this more or less with a complete bonus. She's just More Alkaline, she's smarter, and it's more a question of HOW to apply what she has than putting out some sort of body-modification fire. Gratze, Alkaline, as far as I'm concerned you're in the top billing!

Quiz her on the above. I'd love to use her new slimes and friends with the statues from before to make a truly heinous room that would confound any adventurer, but first we should see how she works. She might just be our new best groundskeeper, really, but as she is, she could do that AND other stuff!

>I'll have to check on the glossid and the cake mimic at this rate.

yeah do that

>What was she hoping for by surprising me? Was she expecting me to be happy? Angry? Proud? Worried?
You've consistently stated to her face that you don't want to be her mother. She hasn't taken that well. This is her trying to conform her mind around that.
The point of this is to try to get some kind of reaction other than a business-like apathy towards an employee. Even hatred would be enough to help her get past her obsession, but you're still not applying that.
She's obviously angry at you for treating her like a junior employee her entire life. Can we compromise? Even treating her like a pet would be preferable - and that's something you've done well with Chakarchelou, so now she's envious of the fact that you treat your animals in a way she would prefer to detached respect.

"Don't you want things to defy your expectations?"

hmmm, called you a wandering eye, she probably knows you've been checking her out the other day

and she seems to already know you are the town's seamstress. Interesting. Was she spying on you?

It's probably a bad idea, but to add some spice to the story, I'll go with 2. Can't appear weak in front of her, especially if you are going to be attending future game nights with this group and seeing her often. Gotta appear confident to gain her respect.

1) This smells like a con. Casey, claiming she just wants to waste money and doesn't care if she wins. Duran, who's pretending to be the voice of reason after repeatedly losing against you to undermine his own role. They're enticing you into thinking they don't take life seriously. But if they take life seriously, accepting their offer means you're screwed.
Turn it down. Show some business sense, you'll find reasonable gambles later.

>>1092289
Agreed.
Nothing proprietary, nothing detrimental to your fledgling business.
Any punishment comparative to information requested. Same parameters of refusal as above.

But, be honourable.
Question for a question.
Dont take cash, however much you want it.

Plus, if she is a cheat, lower financial stakes may lead her to decide to play clean.
Anything else is fine.

2.

2 as long as it isn't about a client, you're a professional and would never betray that trust.

She seems like she knows you were looking at her but maybe not about your lens. If she asks admit you were imagining her naked to protect your real secret.

Since they're at the lake with a killer monster nearby, this is usually the part where something kinda lewd happens to make the victims more vulnerable before the kill.

Tina notes that Kevin's glasses isn't foggy and he's probably so stressed out about this college project that he's starting to see things, and suggests doing a bit of skinny dipping before they take more pictures to help him relax a bit.

(although this could help raise the ratings of the movie, consider how exposed they are allowed to be If we want to keep Chickadee Red Soda's sponsorship. If the company disapproves of being associated with full frontal nudity, we may have to just have some convenient censorship going on, or have them just strip to their undies).

>>1091894
She should make some quip about really steaming up his glasses. Which of course would mean he won't see anything sneak up on them.

So how good are you at swimming? If for no specific reason, you need to jump in the water how far would you be able to go?

>>1091894
Fully agreed.

Got to keep that sweet deal alive.

So!
Skinnydipping in undies.
Only one in while the other complains
"Its too cold"
"There could be leeches"
Dismissed with a playful smile that freezes as they see the THING step onto the jetty behind their companion.
Ththeir eyes widen and they freeze as the cold hand of terror clutches their breath and steals away their voice.


C

>>1091921
This

>>1091808
What would she suggest we do instead?

We should at least get a fake label to put over the "do not file", get few other folders to go with it. If we can't get it safely filed away we can at least hide it in plain sight.

>>1091808
You're not allowed.
Buuuut....
Are we?

I am a little worried you holding it open will be like an ark of the covenant thing from indeerana jones, but im also curious.

NO! Changing the labeling of the Do Not File folder AT ALL could cause confusion later! Hard enough to keep track of it as is! (I would say it could also drastically change reality to just RENAME it, but that’s probably the file INSIDE the folder. Mayyybe try relabeling the folder to Cheese Louise for JUST A FEW SECONDS to see what happens. Switch it back after.)

Unfortunately it seems like fishy otter business won't stay away from us, not as long as we have the file. Learning its origin might help though, if it has an origin. Who gave the file to you, Grace?

Maybe we should start with a morning coffee.

Ok the date was fun but this is getting weird.

Silence 2023/09/06(Wed)16:47 No. 1071865 ID: ed041d
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Name: Dagan

I Am A: Synthetic Dragon

Seeking: She-Dragon

Looking For: Casual Date, Hangouts, Possible sex?

About Me: I'm a single dragon, something called a "replicant" and largely made of synthetic materials. Advanced construction, super strong, and rather flexible. 6 Feet Tall.

Likes: Other dragons, fire, action games, Music, robots, causing a little bit of mischief

Dislikes: Jackasses, people who don't know how to handle weapons properly, EMPs.

>>1071513
Puffball: "Its a bit like how you guys handle the right and left of the body."
Jhonny: "basically there is a reason why puffball is so round heh". Sally:"she is the stomach of the gang, there is a reason for the ball part of Puffball other then the puffy fur"

Or something like that
Also supporting
>>1071518
Basically living vicariously through others
>>1071517
Makes sense if combined to a extreme degree

>>1071513
Commit to the disguise. Tell them youre on a fast-binge-fast diet and its middle heads turn to eat.
If you come clean now theyre gonna think youre sone kind of anti multiheaded dragon bigot mocking them.
I hear folk can get sued for that.

Ehhh this lie is getting too long nosed for my liking. You might wanna come clean. They seem to genuinely think your puppets are heads, which I’m guessing the intention of them in the first place was as a cheeky indication that you wanted to date all three of them at once? They might get just a little upset at your explanation, but after a bit of discussion and talking through the misunderstanding they should be understanding if they’re collectively good partners. They’ll probably need to talk amongst themselves though about whether they’re cool with polyamory, since they mistakenly assumed they each had a head to themselves for this date, but they might arrive at the conclusion that it’s easier on the three of them, who knows?

50stressballs 2024/05/17(Fri)18:40 No. 1091168 ID: d256d1
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Now that Alia’s answered all your questions, she heads East to collect some more BARK FUNGUS.
Are you ready to begin foraging? Where will you head first?

Let's go shroomward.

Shroom time

All in on shrooms, tackle the hardest problem while we're still fresh.

Now we know lil balboa will be cared for its time for bravery.
Shroom with a view.

Ooh, they have a parrot?

Curt 2024/05/01(Wed)06:36 No. 1090071 ID: 0fbdcd
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> : Report to Engineering and simply ask to see their bird because you've been having a hard day.
>@Dork

Alright then. Back to work, and cutting through the crap this time. Don't even have to go far, just wait a while, then get back to the engine gang. One way or another, Engineering does most of its work at the start and end of a shift. Whether that's the scheduled end or the unscheduled end, that rule is pretty unbreakable.

: Alright, you got the memories loaded up?
: Sure do, boss.
: Alright. , set to earnest yearning?
: Earnestness is looking solid and genuine!
: ? This enough for you?
: Yes.



: Hey! You're all back now. Was the line okay?

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Curt 2024/05/01(Wed)06:37 No. 1090072 ID: 0fbdcd
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>: Activate your detective vision and focus it on the concept of cute birds
>@Pizzatiger

: Starting the thought reaction. Hold her steady.
: It's all fine, boss.
: Decent motivation off of that collision.
: Bring it towards the goal.

You've got that posture, kid, when you're putting things together and making connections. Usually a lot more stressed, though. Guess whatever you're doing is good enough to keep you positive, talkative. Doesn't matter who you're dealing with, some of that can get infectious.

You talk it out. Some stories about old birds, plenty of questions about this one.

Curt 2024/05/01(Wed)06:41 No. 1090073 ID: 0fbdcd
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Doesn't take you long to get ahold of the bird. Seems like you even lost track of the goal. Or put it out of your head. Easier to solve some problems that way. A man doesn't get up every day to work, he gets up for a good meal. The work, that comes later.

: Good morning, Debtors. The current time is!
: Check the ansibite core!
caws loudly!
: <I'm making the same sounds you do! Even though they're weird!>
: Who took all the space gear?
: <Remember to let me be part of the flock! Remember to let me have a share of the food!>
: <Oh! You're so wonderful, don't worry, your social bonds with the flock are so strong!>
: Give me your credit card number !
: <Okay, well, don't imitate that sound.>



: What's that? That thing you're doing with your mouth and your arms?

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>>1090073
Well, tell the story. Context is important here, they asked for it so if they don't like it they'll blame themselves instead of you.

(5/6) OMNI 2024/05/11(Sat)12:00 No. 1090730 ID: d1dff1
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She rolls her eyes, "I couldn't exactly rush it. If you weren't here, it would take me a few more years."

You lift your mug up, "Cheers to that." You eye each other, "So, you think the Bulls will take over after we're done?"

Eiko glares but sips her tea, staring into it for a moment, "Like hell. Over my dead body that I'll let those cunts even try it."

Your eyebrows almost fly off of your face. "Really? So you'll take over? If the Wolves disband they'll take advantage of that."

There's an awkward pause. It tells you all you need to know. She hasn't thought it through passed the point of killing Julien. Maybe she thought she'd have a few more years to think about it.

"I couldn't talk to Julien directly." She avoids your eyes as she changes the subject, "It looked like he was in a meeting, but I don't know with who."

You speak without missing a beat, "Could be anyone. Could be the Bulls."

She shakes her head, "He hates them as much as I do. When I tried asking, the other wolves said that he's been making deals."

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No suspects come to mind except one.

You hope it's not her. She's usually too strict about consorting with criminals. That would also mean she's been camping here a while and that's not her usual style. Your Archangel likes to ambush you at a random inopportune time. Usually in a building. Usually where there's a bed.

Eiko sips more of her tea as you are momentarily lost in your drunken horny thoughts, "Tell me more about a world you've been to."

Options:
>A) DIM 2-67SS: World of Glass
>B) DIM 3-30XO: Kingdom of Nox
>C) DIM 3-30NS: The Necropolis
>D) DIM 4-50LR: Solar Circuit
>E) ______ (No DIM Tag Needed)

Talk about the world where honking is a sacred musical art.

Tell us about that world with the Magitech Tallships In Space, sailing the luminiferous aether!

Speak truth in what you share.
See if you can convey a bit of the beauty, wonder and terror of it all.
Because thats what it has to be, the sheer scale and potential of everything.

A world of glass sounds interesting.

Then the honking thing, whether its true or not.

5/5 Hop 2024/04/23(Tue)18:33 No. 1089551 ID: 3f89df
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I'm jolted awake as the Snake tears its way through my flesh until I'm nothing but a carcass; despite my nerves feeling the pain of exposed flesh, It seems that it was just a dream, and despite my pleadings, it seems that I'm still stuck in Ultima's hell.

Something's off; Alex is missing, and I feel I'm not alone; my lucky foot seems to be twitching like mad, but It may just be spasms. Before I look for this presence, I call out, "Hello? If someone's in here, then state yourself, Or Else I'll have to hurt you."

I await a response or reaction from the deathly quiet room.

Hi, we are your footvoices

Is it hot in here or is it just me?

What was that? What's going on? Are we in danger?

Don't try to hurt us! We don't mean any harm! We're not going to threaten you!

Hi, we're your new advisors! We were merged with you for quicker access!

...

Please don't kill yourself, we want to live.

Look Magicli put us in your foot and... well... BY ULTRAVISC HAVE MERCY WE DON'T WANT TO DIE!