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1037381 No. 1037381 ID: 4286ca

You are Naoko takahishi, a 34 year old paramedic and your currently sitting in your office doing.. absolutely nothing.

It seems the internal servers are down and all you can do right now is play a bootleg version of solitaire while you wait for someone to fix something somewhere..

yep.

Your really living the dream...



Dear god if something doesn't happen soon your going to put your fist through this laptop or someone's face, possibly your own..
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No. 1042738 ID: a2d88b

Say "hello" without turning around.
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No. 1043760 ID: 4286ca
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1043760

you move cautiously towards the wall that was, you dont feel any wind or hear any motion, but your not dismissing the idea that its simply a thin force field stopping you from falling out into nothing..

as you approach you begin to see faint reflections, reaching out you feel a smooth, cold surface.
It appears to be simply tinted glass, this is frankly disappointing compared to the scifi nonsense you've seen so far but you'll take it over a plunge into the infinite dark.

you get a little closer to try and peer through the tinting, as you do you OH SHIT!

you dive to one side as two thick tentacles slam into the wall, making it ripple like water with a noise like breaking ice. Rolling into a crouch you find yourself facing a large..THING floating in the middle of the room, a third tentacle emerging from the pale blue flesh of its underside and reaching towards you.
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No. 1043774 ID: 9a2966

That was sufficiently hard to consider it hostile. And sufficiently hard that tangling with it seems a bad idea.

Slap a bunch of the buttons on behind the cabinet in the hopes it does something, then try to skip around it, see if any other ways out have revealed themselves.
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No. 1043775 ID: e7c7d3

Keep the cabinet between you and it. Maybe it's a security measure? Try plugging the tube back in if there's a chance
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No. 1043782 ID: 515982

Whatever it is, keep it away from your face and hands.
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No. 1043798 ID: 15c72a

>>1043760
Try circling around it and escaping through the open door.
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No. 1043839 ID: 41e37d

Are those controls on its...flaps? How quick does its reactions seem to be? Can you dodge a strike and mess with the controls?

Also, I recommend not plugging the cable back in. I believe that would only make you incapable of perceiving the drone thing. Even assuming that made it chill out, it seems like kindof a step backwards.
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No. 1043875 ID: 2aa5f0

find something in the room to throw at it!
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No. 1043879 ID: 708905

>>1043760
Try throwing something at the pink circle bit near its center, I think that might be sensory organ(s)
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No. 1044929 ID: 4286ca
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1044929

You quickly look over the rest of the room for any way out, but it seems that everything over by the desk was mostly real. The window has converted to a flat screen but that seems about it..

looking back you see that the ..Thing has grabbed the cable and is moving it back towards the cabinet, you don't plan on being here when that thing starts putting out its mind fuck waves again.

In one quick motion you dive forward and hurl the door knob towards the softer looking parts of the Thing, hoping to at least stun it.

Unfortunately the Thing has some crazy reflexes and snaps shut faster then a blink, so your hurled knob bounces harmlessly of the shell raising little more then a pattern of green lights, this still gives you the time needed to sprint past and put the door.

So it still counts as a win.
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No. 1044930 ID: 4286ca
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1044930

Sprinting through the door you find yourself standing in a bare, white room with a oddly gritty feeling floor. on your left a large tunnel bisects the room, heading up into the dark and down into a pale blue glow. in front of you is another door closed tight, what seems to be a lever just to its right.

Other then this the room is totally blank.

behind you the Thing re-attaches the cord, giving you another dose of that delightful noise that will ruin sex forever. as it dose you get a feeling, not unlike putting your hand in water and touching wet bread but in your brain, the wrongness of leaving the room is there but far fainter then before.
it seems the device has a very limited range, good to know.

you dont think you have very long to be standing around thinking about bread, the question is simple.

Up, Down or Through?
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No. 1044931 ID: e51896

Since we're trying to escape, and we are in a higher floor, going down should get us closer to the bottom floor and reach a doorway out.

Go down!
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No. 1044933 ID: e5709d

Keep climbing! Once the immune system triggers an alarm, the pack is going to swarm from the bottom! You need to look for an escape at the top!
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No. 1044939 ID: 126cc0

Down, there is light.
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No. 1044941 ID: f2320a

>>1044930
Down need too reach ground dont want to jump from the top
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No. 1044945 ID: 932afb

I mean, I guess down might be better? Unless you're underground. Or the blue light is Cherenkov radiation. At least it's the easiest way to go fast away.
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No. 1044960 ID: 18411d

Peek into other room, see if anyone else is trapped here with you
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No. 1044984 ID: a7a180

Through, blue light is not welcoming.
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No. 1045005 ID: 30b9f6

Down you go!

Dearly hoping it's not, in fact, cherenkov radiation.
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No. 1045493 ID: 4286ca
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1045493

scurrying over to the shaft you see that its sides are lined with ridges and gaps that form a crude ladder, your glad about this as it implies that the shaft isn't just for floating rock squid things.

clambering down you find the shaft continues for a short way before opening up into a room similar to the one you just left.
Unlike that room there are several odd devices scattered about the floor, distinctly out of place against the gritty white surface.

several of the devices have no obvious function but there are a lot of lamps dotted around blasting out that odd blue light.
you don't feel burning or nausea, so for now you're going to assume it's fine and not worry about potential radiation.


To the left and right you see that the doors seem to have been forced open, pieces of metal having been crudely jammed into the gap to keep them that way. That feels right, like a middle finger to the tech of this place trying to keep you here.

From the left you can feel a faint breeze

to the right you can hear the faint hum of machinery and occasional motion.
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No. 1045494 ID: a2d88b

Let's go left!
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No. 1045496 ID: fec07f

>>1045493
Examine that computer
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No. 1045497 ID: 9a2966

Examine the stuff. Computer-looking thing especially.
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No. 1045498 ID: 2aa5f0

left
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No. 1045499 ID: e51896

Examine stuff
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No. 1045500 ID: 08b944

Oh, maybe you can find a teammate. Looks like a (stolen) workspace, to me.
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No. 1045502 ID: 7c0da2

It looks like someone's hiding place.
take one of those lamps then look through both doors.
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No. 1045506 ID: 15c72a

>>1045493
Go right. Someone's doing this, and there's motion to the right, so let's find that someone!
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No. 1045509 ID: 9a2966

>>1045508
You should be able to delete posts by selecting your post in the thread, going down to the right at the end of the thread and pressing the 'Delete' button.
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No. 1045735 ID: 5bf971

>>1045509
Thank
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No. 1045810 ID: 603edd

Investigate machinery. Grab whatever tech seems the least broken for self defense.
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No. 1047195 ID: 4286ca
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1047195

(trying out greyscale, i think i prefer to work in monochrome colours rather then constantly changing color due to me forgetting -,- plus i really like how it looks sooooo..)

you stop in your tracks as you notice something, while you can easily see aliens inventing a old style monitor due to convergent tech evolution, you highly doubt they would independently invent the Iphone. Complete with logo.

you stare at this for a moment before a noise behind you makes you spin round in alarm, just in time to catch the floating thing rocketing past you. after a few seconds it shoots back up the shaft then back down several times, while your not expert at interpriting the emotions of faceless rock squid things it seems to be confused.
after several more passes it rockets down the shaft and dose not reappear, hopefully it thinks you have gone deeper down the shaft.
you really need to stop thinking about shaft its getting concerning..


your brought back to reality by more noises from the brightly glowing room, not willing to leave either a unidentified threat or potential ally you sneak over to the door and prepare to poke your head in and see whats what
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No. 1047196 ID: 4286ca
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1047196

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No. 1047203 ID: 2aa5f0

whelp, time to leave.
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No. 1047204 ID: de253f

Cleanup on aisle 3! Someone spilled a jar of "get the hell out of here right goddamn now" all over the floor.
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No. 1047209 ID: a7a180

Scramble past it. It doesn't look like it can turn around easily.
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No. 1047224 ID: 15c72a

Time to run towards the breeze!
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No. 1047226 ID: 9a2966

>>1047209
Yes, scramble beneath it, unseen. This is clearly a good well-though plan and not a panicked reaction.
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No. 1048075 ID: f2320a

>>1047196
Yeah go under it atleast it would have a hard time turning around to face you if you slip to the other side
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No. 1049087 ID: 4286ca
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1049087

You stare at the thing for what feels like forever before instinct kicks in and you scurry underneath it, placing you both (hopefully) out of sight and (regrettably) close to what you hope is a mouth but know deep down is a particularly toothy butthole..

looking around you see a plain white room that has been filled with various items and devices, several panels have been pulled of the wall revealing the internal mechanics/organics that seem to run the place. There also seem to be several openings into what may be a vent system, but knowing this place they probably lead to a stomach or something equally gross.

you can see a box or crate full of cans and boxes, a pile of what looks like blankets and what you could swear is a PC set up..
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No. 1049088 ID: a2d88b

Duck into the crawlspace next to the small pile of cans and boxes, so you can check them out from a hiding place.
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No. 1049089 ID: 9a2966

Huh. It was a good plan. But... that head shape. This alien's sight might be omnidirectional! Being beneath it could be the only blind spot! If you scramble for something - like a vent - you'll have to move fast. Or you'll have to stay beneath its butt and, er, observe and wait for an opportunity. Gah, what a choice.

Although you could possibly repeat your trick by being close to the wall on the other side. If it moves fully through the doorway, its line of sight will end up getting blocked, so you can pick a side and stick to it. Just don't reveal yourself through the open doorway unless/until it leaves the elevator room as well.

Though, this being seems like it might be what sabotaged the lift and it appears to have been very cleverly cobbling together an effective mish-mash of different worlds' technologies. It must've scavenged all of this from somewhere - there's like what might be food cans, bedding, things that are being used to provide power and light.

Maybe it's a trying-to-escape abductee just like you and you could try to communicate? That'd be wild.

... I'd still try to be close to a vent if you did, though. So you have somewhere to go in case it approaches you without some form of peaceful communication being established. At least it has fingers so you can both try the most basic language of all - gesturing wildly!
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No. 1049090 ID: 2aa5f0

it kind of looks like this thing has eyes on in the back of it's head... and on the sides of it's head... and in the front of it's head... ah crap.

well the good news is there are 3 crawlspaces you can jump into that look much to small for whatever this is to follow you but you'll either have to make a dash for one and hope it can't catch you before you reach on, or stay under this guy until it either wonders close to one or you see an opportunity to get away from it without enter it's line of sight... and if hope it doesn't sit down on you while you wait for a chance to escape.
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No. 1049135 ID: 15c72a

The crawlspace by the cans seems like the best bet.
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No. 1049178 ID: a7a180

It hasn't noticed you yet? Lucky... Duck into one of those vents. If your room is any indication that PC is probably nonfunctional. Even these cans are possibly fake... Best to test those when there isn't a giant alien nearby.
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No. 1056906 ID: bcb078
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1056906

You dont know how long this thing will be distracted for, so you cant take the risk of rooting through the various tech its got here for anything useful.
Bracing yourself you wait until it moves a little further into the other room then launch forward, aiming for the open vent on the wall.

before you can take three steps the things arm whips out lightning fast and grabs your foot, sending you sprawling face first on the cold ground!


The things grip is tight around your shoe but its still wedged halfway out the door, if your going to escape you have to try somethong right now!!
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No. 1056907 ID: 2aa5f0

DITCH THE SHOE!
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No. 1056928 ID: af7615

>>1056907
Seconded, if you can manage it. If you can't...uh, use flail?
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No. 1056934 ID: a7a180

Lose shoe, retrieve glasses.
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No. 1056941 ID: fec07f

>>1056934
^this^
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