(6/6) OMNI 2025/09/23(Tue)22:07 No. 1114277 ID: a6de65
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.......

"Was---"

BOOOOM!

Your mind goes blank as the building tremors. The high of pain dampens.

You turn to Haze, who seems equally shocked. She's dematerialized her wings.

You attempt to speak. Stop. You swallow more of the blood that's collected, your voice garbled, the skin still works its way across your cheek, "That... That portal lead outside?"

She blinks. Collects herself. "Yes."

Huh... That... You weren't expecting that. Not for you. Not for... An acquaintance?

...... Did Vi just die for you?

"Are you done?" Haze's voice shocks you back to yourself.

The vault feels bigger now. There is only the both of you left. Exactly how Haze wanted it to be.

Normally, you would feel excited...

But you aren't sure what you're feeling. You want to go back to feeling alive again...

>Respond?
>Switch to Eiko? (This option will appear again)

Switch to Aiko now, now, now! We need closure on Vi!

Shoot Haze. Now.

Dramatic cut to Eiko

Well time to add another angle killing to our kill count. Time to make some hell!

Aiko.
As said, need to know about vi.

(1/1) OMNI 2025/09/26(Fri)20:52 No. 1114426 ID: a6de65
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You take aim and shoot Haze without thinking. You don't want to think. You want to feel. Even though you know, based on experience, that it wont work.

Haze's halo, already expanded into its shield form, repels the bullets. Another wonder of ANGELTECH that you can never get your hands on. Mutable, reactive, enchanted. Downright goddamn frustrating.

At some point, you hear the gun click, but continue to fire anyway. Head. Neck. Heart. Lungs. Stomach. Over and over.

When nothing happens, and all you see is Haze's gaze behind her shield, you toss the empty gun aside. You know you're not thinking clearly. You know there's more rational decisions. And yet. And yet.

You can't relish the thought of that bastard being dead.

Haze, in her new state of eternal patience, tilts her head at you. It ticks you off. You want to knock the expression right off of her. Grip her hair in your hands and tear the wings off her back. Watch her fluster for it. It wouldn't be difficult, Haze is all repression. A facade of indifference that you only need to pull apart and raise hell at.

Yet, you find it hard to move.

"Did you care about that person?" Her sudden question pins you back to what you wanted to avoid.

.... Did you know Vi long enough for it to count? She was mostly there for Eiko, and Eiko, by extension, is someone you have to care for. Vi fed you and treated you well, despite what you've done.

But this was always a suicide mission. Vi knew the risks. She must've known, all the way to the end, she would've been perfectly safe just staying back. A passive witness. So, so....

Do you care? Does it matter?

(Your answer will affect fate)

you didn't care, but... why? Why would she do that?
Its like now you have to have cared because otherwise its the most horrible waste of a life you've ever seen

>>1114426
Maybe it doesnt matter in the face of greater powers and infinately more vast things, but that doesnt mean you shouldnt care. Your grasp on your own humanity is a tenuous thing in this overwhelmingly extensive multiverse, so that makes grasping firmly onto the smaller things all the more vital because should you let them go you may never find them again.
Care.

You cared about Vi the same way you used to care about your wrinkly, cancer-ridden old grandma:
She was always doomed. You were just skirting around that fact.
She died two minutes ago and it hurt. Doesn't hurt as much the second time.

No, what matters about her now is where she'll end up.
Keep pushing. Don't let one more soul into G0D's hands.

>>1114439
This!

"Friend of a friend... We met in awkward way. I never got the chance to really put my defenses up around her... She could have killed me at any time. Instead she Sacrifices herself..."
FUCK! WHY?!?
Yes you care! Maybe you didn't before but goddamnit that was one of the very few GOOD people in existence! But she just had to go and prove it in death! Why?!?
...
Of course, you know why.
It's because she was around you.

(1/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)20:55 No. 1114681 ID: a6de65
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>Maybe it doesnt matter in the face of greater powers and infinately more vast things, but that doesnt mean you shouldnt care.

It has always been easier to reject your humanity. To believe you were always something wrong with the world is much easier to cope with than to believe you have always been a human with faults. That your life is something that you decide, instead of being decided for you. Because only the monsters in life get to decide. They lay out the invisible circumstances of everyone's lives. They get to shape the world. Not the ones that deserve it. Not the ones that live it.

The tenuous nature of yourself, in truth, is that you are fucked up. Yet, being fucked up doesn't make you less of a person.

In your mind, you tell yourself you didn't care, or only cared for a moment. Yet, it's a half truth. If you didn't, then her sacrifice didn't matter. If you did, then that's another good person gone. It's a paradoxical nature of care. Schrodinger's dog trapped between impossible geometries.

"No." You lie. "Friend of a friend... We met in an awkward way. Never got the chance to really put my defenses up around her..."

Haze simply nods. "I see... That was very noble of her." She grabs onto the emblem of Zir around her neck. "And yet, such an act is wasted on you."

"I know." You know.

(2/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)20:57 No. 1114682 ID: a6de65
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Haze bows her head and recites, "Great Zir, allow me your grace to enact your will and cleanse this evil from the domain of worlds."

You know you should run away. Attack her again and mean it this time. Disarm her. Yet, you still cannot find the will to move your feet, only grip your knife and summon your secondary weapon. The one you use just for her. Your sword breaker.

You know what she will do. You will feel more alive for it. And you will also deserve it. Like every other time she has hurt you.

A robotic voice responds.

[HAZIEL, ARCHANGEL 0F JUSTICE, REC0GNIZED]

[PRAYER ACCEPTED]

(3/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)20:59 No. 1114683 ID: a6de65
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The emblem reforms in her hands, casting light into the room.

Then ingests it.

(4/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)20:59 No. 1114684 ID: a6de65
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Haze dips the longsword in her hand, cuts the air to test the weight before properly gripping it with both hands. It's a different weapon to the saber she used last.

She exhales, "Don't worry, Demon. Just stay still." Her halo shrinks and retreats as she takes a step. "I will make you clean."

Haze lunges.

(5/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)21:00 No. 1114685 ID: a6de65
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[-1 STAMINA]
[-1 STAMINA]

You are nearly segmented. It stings, the divine metal still eating away at you long after its left. Your body moved on its own to lessen the impact, absorbing only shallow cuts that you feel as you breathe.

The pain reorients you, brings you back to life.

(6/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)21:03 No. 1114686 ID: a6de65
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>Care

When Haze moves to slash again, you use your secondary to parry the blade at the weakest point of her momentum. Sparks fly.

Right. You can't let Vi's sacrifice go to waste. There's still another angel skulking around here that you'll have to take care of. Fighting one with no experience would be hell for Eiko on her own.

No giving in. You drum into yourself. Don't let another one die. Take responsibility this time. Grasp the minuscule bits of life that have fallen into your hands.

Fight for it.

You zero in on the stretch of your neck.

The sting along your chest.

You wait for Haze to extend then sidestep at the last second. You slide your sword breaker along the blade and catch it in the notch. Flick your wrist. Imbalance her arms. Riposte and pierce the shoulder. Hear her hiss. Feel her move to lessen the damage. Her harness catches on the edge and rips.

Haze's hands twist, the blade half circles, backward, nearly slashing your face. You deflect once more.

Haze doesn't make the same mistake again. Her movements are practiced. Efficient. Each deflected slash is quickly maneuvered into a new one with the smallest angling of her wrists. Left. Right. Horizontal. Vertical. You feel yourself start to tire. She thrusts and your arm nearly gives.

There's another quick thrust you deflect.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Haze's blade glows as her hands swirl the longsword in the air.

(7/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)21:07 No. 1114688 ID: a6de65
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When it c\uts, this time, it hits something within you.
Options: \
>A)Taunt \
>B)Aim \
>C) Fl \ e e
>D)Disarm \
>E)Draw Spell \

[Connection Severe\d]

(8/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)21:08 No. 1114689 ID: a6de65
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It is a few minutes in the past.

You are now Eiko.

(9/9) OMNI 2025/10/02(Thu)21:09 No. 1114690 ID: a6de65
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You are doing your best with the circumstances laid out to you. It just so happens that those circumstances led to a hostage situation. All good plans that end up in disaster are just plans that can be adapted, right?

You are maybe, capital S, Screwed.

How in the black sesame sweet fuckin' mochi are you going to get out of this?

[STAMINA: 14/18]
[AMMO: 5/6]
[INVENTORY: Magic Ring, (1) Gun]

Notice the alignment of everyone here? Draw the middle two closer to you by focusing on the back two with your threats and gun. Then once they’re closer to you in a nice pyramid shape, you’ve set them all up.

A very familiar shape.

They’ll be set up like bowing pins!

Toss your hostage and score a strike, knocking them all down in one go!

Maybe you can bluff with the ring. flash it at them and do whatever looks the most like charging up a magic beam attack.

You have a gun and you have targets, apparently bullets directly to the forehead.

If you have a hostage, shouldn't you use it to make them back off?

I think, all of the above.
Back up so they bunch closer.
Activate glowy ring elements and implynyoure about to invert your hostages central nervous system
Flash the ring as you threaten the hostage to draw the eye away from the other hand readying to raise your gun.
Throw hostage into largest group.
Shoot any still standing.
Stomp down on the ones left over.

All presuming youre stronger than them sufficiently to pull it off.

(1/3) OMNI 2025/10/10(Fri)20:36 No. 1114937 ID: a6de65
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>Toss your hostage and score a strike, knocking them all down in one go!
>Maybe you can bluff with the ring.
>bullets directly to the forehead.
>all of the above.

Your head thumps in pain. Where'd all these thoughts come from so suddenly? Is your brain working extra hard to get out of this? Your eye twitches as you try to acclimate to the sudden rush of ideas.

>If you have a hostage, shouldn't you use it to make them back off?

It's been working out so far, they backed off after you grabbed this guy and chokeheld him unconscious. He was just within arms reach after you took down the first creep that tried to kabedon you. The reeking smell of tobacco from his maw-- so close to your face-- ran the last line of your patience.

You honestly didn't expect all of them to follow. The damn perverts followed the first pair of guys shirking their duty, just to catch a look.

You adjust your hold on the one you managed to knock out. He's complete deadweight you have to hold up with half your body since you aren't fully transformed. It's hard to play off. You're ankle aches from twisting it in the previous grapple, causing you to lean on your right.

>Bluff w/ Ring

The magic ring is currently tucked in your breast pocket. As much as you'd like to precure charge beam at these chuckleheads, you'd need all your hands available. And you doubt they're going to find it much of a threat based off of appearance. Besides, you're wary of using the ring, since you don't know what it does. Vex warned you that once you put it on, it will activate.

(And maybe a small part of you is afraid of how it calls out to you)

>Draw Them Closer

You point your gun at the ones off to the side, yelling with the roughest voice you can manage, "YOU WANT SOME? HAH? HAAH?"

Internally, you feel embarrassed at yourself for playing gangster. Akito was always better at playing the part. That's why he got as far as he did. You can feel strong. Act strong. But to convince people you are...

The others seem to sense your hesitation, their eyes glancing at one another as they lurk closer. Your face colors.

(2/3) OMNI 2025/10/10(Fri)20:37 No. 1114939 ID: a6de65
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You take a deep breath, your heart racing as you try to find the right angle while keeping your eyes on all of them. In the flash of a baseball pitch and all the awkward strength you can muster, you toss the hostage into the approaching pins.

[-1 STAMINA]

AAAAAAAAH! Only half a score!

The three that get rolled are down for the count. The rest look taken by surprise and you use that moment to try and shoot the last guy with a gun.

>Aim for Forehead
>Shoot any still standing.

When you aim for the head, the lethality now real, you hesitate. You didn't get a good look at the group until now. Unlike the first guy, who was always a creep, the last three are familiar. All younger than you and no better than teens. People you've exchanged conversations with on car rides back from clean up duty. However brief they were, they weren't bad.

Two are brothers. The eldest joined so he can keep an eye on his younger.

The one you aim for has the gun. The eldest. Mori. You feel your finger twitch but not pull. You know he'll use his gun. You can see it in his eyes. They don't even recognize you. Don't hesitate. Do it! DO IT!

Your hand lowers as you aim for the leg instead, a less lethal shot as you pull the trigger. He howls, you flinch. Blood pools through his jeans at the thigh.

(3/3) OMNI 2025/10/10(Fri)20:40 No. 1114941 ID: a6de65
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The youngest brother, Jun, charges at you, enraged, his bat pitches high in a swing ready to knock your head off your shoulders.

You twist your body ready to dodge and feel your ankle warn you. A sudden shiver runs down your spine. Can you do this? You can. You should. There's no reason not to. You knew this would happen. You have to.

You have to.

You have (1) action and (1) free action.

Actions:
>A) Attack (1) Guard
>B) Dodge (1) Attack
>C) _____

Free Actions:
>A) Put Ring On (It calls out to y[Y]o[O]u[U])
>B) Transform
>C) Talk


[STAMINA: 13/18]
[AMMO: 4/6]
[INVENTORY: Magic Ring, (1) Gun]

Transform as you dodge/fall on your back. Kick him in the chin!

>>1114944
Yeah! Go for the face!

(1/2) OMNI 2025/10/12(Sun)13:54 No. 1114996 ID: a6de65
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You dodge out of the way, the bat singing past your ear. Feel your nerves steel. Your thoughts center into the fight. Tamp down the hesitation.

By will, your body transforms, muscles growing and bones twisting to accommodate the extension of anatomy. It's smooth, just aches. Unlike when you were a pup and felt the growing pains each time you'd shift. Now it just feels like you're extending yourself, stretching out your limbs after cramping them into the shape of something weaker smaller. Your clothes stretch and tear in certain places, the fabric not made to take the strain. A pang of regret hits you, but you can repair it later.

You tower over them, heads apart in height, with the tallest at hands reach. As a wolf, you were always taller than your brother, whether he was shifted or not. It always felt weird... You didn't like standing out. Didn't like embracing that part of yourself.

(2/2) OMNI 2025/10/12(Sun)13:57 No. 1114997 ID: a6de65
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Jun steps back, bat lowering with his ears. They all stare. Stunned.

A rage within wells up. You take that moment to kick Jun in the head, right under the chin, knocking him off his feet with your newfound strength. He falls to the floor like deadweight and the bat clatters along the ground. Your ankle hurts less despite the hit. Mori yells.

[-1 STAMINA]

When you look back at the two remaining, they back off even farther, as much as they can, anyway. Mori shoots at you, the bullet piercing your ribs in a jerk of hot white that you barely register.

[-1 STAMINA]

You growl. It hurts, but it does little to stop you in this form. Even the pain starts to numb itself over your growing anger. If only they just rolled over, instead of making this hard for you.

"E-Eiko, sir, what--Why?" Mori stutters.

He says more, but you don't hear it. Instead, you hear Vex's voice in the back of your head.

Can you kill another one like your brother?

>Assert Dominance (Decide how)
>Crush Them

[STAMINA: 11/18]

They're all pathetic. Mindless, obedient pups. You don't care if they live or die.
But can you live with the idea that you'd be putting some other little sister in the same position of hatred that you went through... and then flew off where they could never reach you? Could you live with turning another woman into a monster?

Assert Dominance: Order them to stop shooting. If they continue, rip the balls off their fallen comrade. Threaten to stuff them into whoever's dumb enough to attack next. The next one to attack you gets the pills and his arm ripped off. The next one after that gets that arm speared through his ass and has his ears torn to shreds. And so on. Do not stop insisting they can simply walk away and tend the wounded.

>>1114999
Agreed, fully.

Express the tenuous hold you have on your temper.
Low voiced growl of a statement.
The kind of rumble you feel as much as hear.

Grab the downed one and lift with contemptuous ease, snarl and stare. See if you can get him to bare his throat.

Break things over shredding if you have to.
The goal is to convey the perception of the absolute lack of effort that would be needed to rend them to shreds.

If you can stun them to pause things, grab hold of the tempo of the conflict.
Slow, powerful and threatening movement.
Embody an avalanche of hurt just waiting to fall exclusively on the first person to draw your ire.

controlled rage can be intimidating. Calmly and gently pick Jun up, hold him in your arms. You're going to deliver a monologue about how important family is and how you need to avenge your brother, with Jun as a sort of example and also a shield so Mori doesn't shoot you again.

doesn't matter how true it is, its a believable motivation that the others can get behind, or at least get out of your way.

Use your new big form as intimidation tactic. They all are already backing off, just push it a little bit more until they run with tails between their legs.

>>1115001
Yeah this is good

(1/4) OMNI 2025/10/19(Sun)09:35 No. 1115289 ID: a6de65
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>Could you live with turning another woman into a monster?

The thought of inflicting your grief on another person makes you sick to your stomach. The last few years of your life have rendered you into a completely different person, the grief changing you down to the very molecule. To do that to someone else, willingly, would be too much. It's already hard enough to try to live another day.

But they don't have to know that.

>Controlled Rage
>Intimidate

You pocket your gun, the small weapon useless with your paws, then pick Jun up off the floor by the scruff of his neck. There's an ease now when you lift, the weight equal to the other one you threw, yet barely a plastic bag of groceries in your strengthened grip. The other two watch you warily. Fear palpable. You consider your tactic, then pick the bat up with your other hand.

>Slow, powerful and threatening movement.
>Embody an avalanche of hurt just waiting to fall exclusively on the first person to draw your ire.

You look them both in the eye as you hold Jun up and practically wiggle him like a toy. "You see this?"

Mori postures, still wanting a fight, though he moves his gun down to avoid hitting Jun. The other grips onto their pipe hard enough you can hear it creak.

(2/4) OMNI 2025/10/19(Sun)09:39 No. 1115291 ID: a6de65
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You growl, low, as if they're merely inconveniencing you. "You asked me why. My family's why." You grip the bat tighter in your claw, the wood starting to bend as you speak, "Growing up, there had to be someone there for you. Someone in your corner. Your mom, your dad, a sibling, a cousin. Someone close by you could talk to and understood you. That you could rely on. Imagine that person."

You let your monologue sit, then continue, "Now, imagine that person being taken away forever. Just gone. Can you imagine that loss? That emptiness? Who do you talk to? Can everyone else even understand how much they mattered?" You refuse to tear up. You can feel it in the corner of your eyes.

"How would you feel, learning the people that did it just celebrated? Took away your chance to mourn, because all you could think about is how happily they're dancing on their fucking grave."

The bat starts to splinter.

"I lost my brother, one of the only people I cared about, because of Julien's fucking around. I'm here to pay him back for it."

CRUUNCHH

The wood shatters as you crush it in inwards, chips scattering across the floor. The two flinch.

(3/4) OMNI 2025/10/19(Sun)09:40 No. 1115292 ID: a6de65
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Your rage feels tempered now. A hammer to hot metal. Even if your words aren't true, you just have to channel the right emotion.

"I'm going to do everything it takes to pay that bastard back. If it means making a deal with the devil, I'd do it." You shake your paw casually to get rid of the splinters. "If it means tearing this place down brick by brick with a spoon, I'll do it. If it means crushing everyone in my way, I'll do it."

Then, you use that same hand to grasp Jun's throat, wrapping around with ease. A weak pulse throbs against your fingers. Shit... You feel powerful. For a moment, you forget everything else, and you think about why you haven't done this sooner. Why you waited this long trying to do things the long way, the boring way, instead of just tearing everyone apart.

You can feel it in your hands. Jun's esophagus would be bend like cardboard. If they ran at you, it would be too late. You just have to flex. Grip.

You let those thoughts play in their eyes. Too easy. And it wont end just with him. There's other limbs you can crush that won't kill. Things to tear instead of break. You could ruin him. And you could ruin them. All on a whim. On your limited mercy.

The two tremble at the implications...

You speak, low and slow, so they taste every threat, "Do you want to find out what that loss feels like?"

The two gulp. They lower in submission and shake their heads quickly, unable to speak, only obey. You exhale, then smile, trying to match Vex's maniacal look.

"Tend to who matters. Get out of my way."

They bow-- then scramble away from you-- tail between their legs. You toss Jun into Mori's arms before walking away.

(4/4) OMNI 2025/10/19(Sun)09:43 No. 1115293 ID: a6de65
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Even as you get out of sight, you try not to run. You don't want them to hear that you're rushing. Nor sense the tears still threatening to well up. The bullet in your ribs also makes itself known, adding a sting every time you twist. Still manageable.

There's also... complicated feelings that knot in your chest. It's easy to take your anger out on those within reach.. especially deserved.. but you enjoyed that too much.

BOOOOM!

As you turn the corner, a sudden explosion nearly knocks you off your feet. A cloud of purple smoke bellows out right by base. What looks like scatterings of purple fire dance at the roots.

You break off in a run.

In the distance, you vaguely spot two figures obscured by the smoke. One lays prone on the ground. One seems to be up and limping. You can't make out any features. It smells like burning.

You feel yourself start to panic.

Did they do it? Without you?

Which one do you approach?

Oh, they totally did it. Go for the limping figure, they’re gonna be able to communicate (hopefully) if their eardrums aren’t blown.

Pin the one limping down, find out who they are. If either of them is Julien, take the shot immediately. No torture, no monologue, not while you're at arm's length from being mauled by gang reinforcements. Fire a bullet into his brain at range, then stomp his head until it splatters open.

>>1115293
Apprehend the limping one, determine what to do with them once you know who they are.

Grab the limping figure. Depending on who it is that can turn into supporting them or tearing them apart.

Oh, and if that's not an enemy then you're probably gonna want to confirm the kill on the other one.

>>1115295

This

(1/4) OMNI 2025/10/29(Wed)20:04 No. 1115845 ID: 43c2d7
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You move to approach the limping figure, whether or not they're an enemy, they'll at least be conscious enough to communicate.

The smoke is heavy in the air when you enter. Clogs your nose with its frenetic scent. Obscures your vision. The haze around your eyes makes you hesitate. How did this happen?

You step forward, careful, as the figure in the smoke starts to shape itself. Not Vi. Not Vex. They're leaner. There's a burnt sleeve and an uneven posture.

Wait..... That tacky outfit.....

(2/4) OMNI 2025/10/29(Wed)20:07 No. 1115846 ID: 43c2d7
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You lunge to grab. You claw, cutting the smoke around you as you feel yourself on the tinge of a frenzy, but only catching air. He sensed you too quick.

His eyes flare in the smoke as he obscures himself deeper in. Your vision's going red.

"Eager to help me out, pup? I'd watch those claws."

A voice you've heard just around the corner. Just out of reach. Plaguing your mind. Mocking. Condescending. Irritating.

You lunge again at his direction. Too pissed to respond. So close. So fucking close. You just need to grab.

(3/4) OMNI 2025/10/29(Wed)20:10 No. 1115847 ID: 43c2d7
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Julien judo kicks-- right where the bullet hit-- almost knocking you down. FUCK. You gasp at the pain as it stuns you, body doubling over. You wrap an arm around your abdomen protectively, but it does little to help the CRITICAL hit.

[-2 STAMINA]

You huff. The smoke suffocates. Every bullet fragment feels like it grinds against the torn flesh in your body. You can't move or breathe.

"You think I'm gonna go down that easy? Hah! You're no scary bitch like that other one." He coughs. "I don't need arms to handle you. I've got something higher on my side."

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He steps back again, deeper into the smoke, keeping himself obscured as he chuckles, "But maybe I'm mistaken. You were just reaching out to help your ol' Boss. Ain't that right?"

The Boss pauses, as if waiting for your answer, then growls, "Sorry Boss, I got a little too eager.. Well, I can forgive that. Just help me back inside. Stick your hand out. We can forget anything ever happened."

Fuck. FUCK. FUCK! SHIT! HE'S RIGHT HERE!

DAMNIT! DAMNIT! THINK!

The smoke won't give you a clear shot.

You're slower in this form too. And it'll hurt more if you go small.

You growl, low and threatening. "You."

"Don't make a mistake now, girl." He drawls.



[STAMINA: 7/18]
[INVENTORY: A gun. The Ring. The Ring. The Ring.]

Put on the ring.

Gun first, then... if that doesn't work, the Ring.

If you have to.

He's quick, but he's not faster than a bullet right? shoot the fucker

Something spooked him. He ran.
His pride is dead, and he knows it.
Walk away. Let the bully come to you.
In fact... time for a bluff. Let's see how much of an impression Vex left on him.

Talk into the ring. "Vex, the lamb is in the pit. I'm setting up the beacon, get ready to pounce." Rub the ring a few times with a grin all over your face.

The smoke doubles as cover as well for you, too.
Lower yourself, outstretch that hand. Say something sappy like "really? Everything? You would do that for me? After all this?"
Let him think you're kneeling. Let him think he can just grab your offered hand and jam a knife or a bullet between your ribs.

Of course, you won't be kneeling though. Correct your stance. Bend those knees close to the ground. Coil the spring that is your body. When he responds, be it just before he takes the offered hand, or when he starts his shitty one liner reply, Pounce. Charge. Shoulder check him into oblivion and then finish the job when he's down. With a body like that you can only get speed through a single, powerful movement. Make it count

You have to kill fast and bullets too slow.

At this point, there's no sense in holding back. Whatever the ring does, time to pop it and see.

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>Gun

You put a claw to your revolver, considering its use. You'd need to transform your hand back to grasp it properly, otherwise your bulky fingers will have a hard time with the trigger. And when you cock it, it'll make a sound.

.... You can't risk it.

>Something spooked him. He ran.

You're not sure how. He's outside, so he must have ran? But why try to go back inside? Why ask you to help him? There's too many unknowns for you to parse.

>The smoke doubles as cover as well for you, too.
>Bluff

You step back to match the movement, to try to move farther out and make your position harder to read. You're bigger, so you're a bit more visible, but you'll take anything you can get.

>Let him think you're kneeling. Let him think he can just grab your offered hand and jam a knife or a bullet between your ribs.

You slowly stretch your hand out as you crouch down, legs tensed, ready to pounce. Your body now a bullet in the chamber ready to shoot. Your maw opens to choke out whatever feeble words you can think of to trick him. Persuade him. But you can feel your pride stifling it.

"R-really?" Is all that comes out.. Even you aren't convinced.

Immediately, you clench your jaw, teeth creaking in protest. Even if it's all pretend, to try to lower yourself to him? All your anger, all your rage, turns back inwards.

Burns you.

You hesitate and reach for the ring, to change plans, to bluff a different way.

The fur along your neck raises.

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A maw manifests out of the smoke. Your body lunges to meet it, but it's too late. His jaw arrests your forearm right as you crash into him shoulder first.

Julien bites harder. Things crunch.

Many things crunch.

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Bodies tumble onto the ground. Hard. You're not sure if it's you coughing or him. A knock of your head against the floor has it spinning.

[STAMINA: 4/18]

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You blindly grab where he'd hang at your arm and realize he let go in the tumble.

Everything hurts. Your vision swims.

>The Ring

Fuck it.

With one last coherent thought, you grab at your front until you feel the magnetic pull of the ring.

You put it on.

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You feel weightless. Like TV static. Plasma tickling and crawling into your veins.

The sound of a subway train through a tunnel echoes.

And echoes.

[IMMERSION TEMPORARILY BROKEN]

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Eiko's soul enters a space. A slight rift just between the dimensional facets. Usually, where souls drift during slumber. Or those without a body go to find another.

Here, time moves much......

much......

much....

slower.

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YOU pause to collect YOURSELF at this development. Just as YOUR immersion has been broken, so have the restrictions. The OMNI-SCIENT voice of the ---- is now accessible, re-granting knowledge that YOU can access outside of an occupied world. In this knowledge, YOU realize that that ring is an artifact of rare import.

A God Caller. As characters helpfully refer to them. Temporarily allows direct communication to be opened with the closest multi, in this case, YOURSELF. Temporarily, because it breaks down after each use.

The previous owner had pawned it off after their multi (likely their god in their eyes) abandoned them.

A shame. The minds of other multis can be a fickle thing. All to chase the next best character.

The next best story to feed on.

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"What is this?" Eiko's voice echoes in the abyss. "Who's there?"

YOU, as in "who", are a collective extra-dimensional entity of many names, though commonly known as a multi of FATE. FATE as in achieving power through the... passive manipulation guidance of inter-dimensional beings.

YOU may now speak to Eiko directly.

Be warned. She cannot comprehend the exact truth of YOUR existence. It will damage her.

Hello there Eiko. We are the multi of FATE. By wearing the God Caller you are able to speak with us directly. We have been guiding you for the past few minutes, but that will not always be the case. We mainly guide Vex. Stay close to him and you stay close to us, and we will try to keep you alive. The ring might make you aware of when we are guiding you personally, as you felt just now.

So, what we can give you is information. Vex is fighting an Angel right now, and from the sound of his inner monologue it's an opponent he's fought before-- whether that means he will be able to drive her off or not is uncertain. The other person in the smoke is Vi, but we do not know if she is still alive. Julien was losing a fight against Vex but pulled out a plasma grenade, which caused Vi to tackle him through a portal which led out here. It seems she took the brunt of the explosion.

If Julien wants to go back inside... it might be best for you to let him, so you can check on Vi. You don't seem to be winning and there doesn't seem to be any direct aid we can give... her life is more important, isn't it?

All is as the other of our multitude says.

What we can give is some knowledge.
Perspectives other than your own.
Ideas.
But also another important thing.
Time.
here, it moves slower.
You have time to think clearly.
Ready yourself.
Fully appraise yourself of the situation in a way you could not in the heat of combat.

While it does not seem your physical injuries will heal, the shock of them will not cloud your mind here and mayhap shall be diminished in your return.

If you have questions, we will answer what we can.
I would recommend you dwell not upon the unfathomable and focus more on the moment.

Did you know you're a character in a story?
Well, I'd expect you to. But maybe you weren't allowed to think that.

You... don't have much fight left in you, huh.
It's silly. You were shouting about avenging your brother so often that we picked up on it, and...
Well, it's not a very unique story.
We know more about Julien than about... what was your brother's name again? Rhetorical question, I don't care.
None of us do. You could put a monument to turning Julien into a Spread Eagle and the only thing it would do for your brother is put his name as some pop-quiz question as an allegory to Julien's epic fall, a name that gets cursed by a few dozen teens for being too complex to flash-memorize and gets completely blacklisted from their minds once they graduate.
And really, that's the crux of the matter. None of us remember anyone else you have beef against. Didn't you want to fight back? Fight everything that took your brother away, and then some?
...you silly girl.

I mean, the problem isn't revenge.
No, the problem is that you're not getting a balanced revenge.
Same old story.
You think that killing this one... tiny... pathetic little nobody will satisfy you.
It won't.
It's about as satisfying as taking the blade that tore your brother's heart open (or however he died, whatever) and throwing it into a hydraulic press. Fun, but fleeting. Tiny. A simplistic revenge you use to delude yourself into thinking you're full.
Who made him? He had parents, friends, mentors, or some combination thereof. Who scooped out the little boy and left a brain-damaged, starving beast that ate your brother?
And was your brother really in Julien's way... or did someone else want him gone?
I mean, you know Vex. You know this started with him. Was hoping you'd pick up when you splashed that drink all over his face, but... no, you might have a small mind, girl, but you've got a big, huffing nose. He knows the score.
His quarry is beyond this. That's why you forgave him. His penance sits on his back, every second, every thought. It haunts him. And it has made him so big, while you're still so small, and he still picked you up and brought you along because he wanted you to be you.
And that's the kicker. You. Your whole world. Puppets. Every good and bad thing will be scripted if G0D gets their way. You'll all be chasing tails and taking revenge upon each other when the real architect of all your suffering sits back and completely believes themselves innocent.
Julien isn't your nemesis.
He's your tutorial mission.

If you want an instruction manual on this madness...
Just Ask.

EIKO!
Fate smiles warmly upon you!
Even as far as it smiles wickedly upon Vex!

We see you're in quite the pickle, but that's nothing a little DEUS EX MACHINA can't fix~
But what's this?
Did you know? Your little friend Vi, is so close, and yet just as broken as you are.
And Vex, upstairs? HE'S GONE MAD!
Hahahaha! So delicious!

And yet, something's missing. There's a certain SPICE to all this that only YOU can add!

Let us grant you a WISH!
Shape it as you desire but...
Focus it upon YOURSELF and we will guarantee your revenge!
Focus it upon VI and we will guarantee her survival!
Focus it on VEX and you shall obtain a measure of POWER! Don't you wish for the freedom to take hold of your own fate?

CHOOSE EIKO!
THE STRINGS OF FATE ARE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! HAHAHAHA!

Don't let five years of living for revenge take away fifty years of living.

Eiko you are at a narrative crossroads. Vi is on the ground, hurt. Will you sacrifice your revenge to save her?

But if you want to defy fate and try for both you have my full support.

From what I learned about this story, you are a violent person in a violent world. Do not get discouraged when you just keep going against more and more opponents, that is just the world working as intended. Be brave, be strong, and most importantly, get ready to get hurt or to hurt others. In the world full of hammers, the only things that stands out is the nails that can't be hammered down.

Dwell not upon our nature, nor the nature of your story.
All creatures are part of a their own tale being told.
While the circumstances vary, choices such as the one you are presented with come to everyone.
Pivotal moments that will shape not only who they are to become but also the tale of others.

What we offer you here is time not afforded to most.
To truly consider what you want to happen.
To yourself and to others whose own tales intersect with your own.

As others in the multitude say, your choices are present and while you may reach for as many of them as you wish, consider carefully with the time we gift you.
Time to question us and yourself over what you truly want and what you and others will pay for it.
While you can try for more than one, remember.
The wolf that chases three deer goes hungry.

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>Hello there Eiko.
>We have been guiding you for the past few minutes, but that will not always be the case...
>Here...
>You have time to think clearly.
>Ready yourself.

"Those whispers... I can hear it clearly now. They were your voice all along in the back of my head. And you've been following Vex too? I thought they were just crazy." Eiko looks around as if to search for YOU. "What was it again? Vex said you were like a god."

>We are the multi of FATE.
>Fate smiles warmly upon you!
>Even as far as it smiles wickedly upon Vex!

"Fate, huh..." Eiko's expression tenses. Despite her lack of voice, YOU can feel her thoughts clearly. A mix of suspicion and fear. A reasonable reaction.

Yet, as afraid as she is, she is just as fascinated.

>What we offer you here is time not afforded to most.
>To truly consider what you want to happen.
>To yourself and to others whose own tales intersect with your own...

"Is that what this place is? A place outside? If time moves slowly here... It should still be moving there..." Eiko ponders this as she looks around once more. "... What I want to happen? Guess that makes sense if you're fate."

>Did you know you're a character in a story?
>Well, I'd expect you to. But maybe you weren't allowed to think that.
>All creatures are part of their own tale being told.

"....." Eiko seems contemplative. "Is that metaphorical? But if you're some higher being... I guess it must be easier to see me that way. In your eyes, I'm just another character to play around with... No wonder Vex hates beings like you."

Well, YOU can't exactly explain the delicate politics of other multis that are not playing by the respected social contract to Vex. But that's a separate matter.

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>You... don't have much fight left in you, huh.
>It's silly. You were shouting about avenging your brother so often that we picked up on it, and...
>You don't seem to be winning...

Eiko's face twitches. "I know. I know... I know!" She growls, "Give me some credit! I had to adapt a plan that was supposed to take years into two days! The last thing I was was ready. I'm trying!"

Eiko gestures around with her hands, trying to find where to look, then grabs her head as if to pull at her hair. Her soul is not quite equipped to mimic the finer material follicles, so she grabs at the vague shape of it instead.

"Maybe Akito was just nameless fodder to you and everyone else... But he matters to me." A light ignites. "Everyone in this whole fucking world can forget him, never know him, say he didn't matter! And that wouldn't change anything. His memory's in me and I won't let go of it as easily as everyone else."

>You think that killing this one... tiny... pathetic little nobody will satisfy you.
>It won't.
>... you know Vex. You know this started with him...
>... it has made him so big, while you're still so small, and he still picked you up and brought you along because he wanted you to be you.
>Don't let years of living for revenge take away fifty years of living.

Eiko inhales, exhales, her fists clenched tightly. "As small and petty and as much of a failure as I'm turning out to be..." She tenses as if to yell. Stops. Sighs. "I just wanted to do right by him for once. I thought it would. Taking this asshole's life won't.."

Eiko looks down, afraid to admit it out loud. Then wrings at her hands for a semblance of comfort.

"It wont fix it... Not by a long shot. But I'd sleep better at night. I know it... And I know I haven't really looked beyond it. I didn't think it would matter, but now there's this grander world out here. Right here. How am I supposed to think about that? Deal with that? Deal with the knowledge that there's something even bigger out there that's a thousand times worse? When I can't even deal with one fucking guy?"

"Am I that pathetic?"

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>Dwell not upon our nature, nor the nature of your story.
>Be brave, be strong, and most importantly, get ready to get hurt or to hurt others....
>Time to question us and yourself over what you truly want and what you and others will pay for it.
>If you want an instruction manual on this madness...
>Just Ask.

"... Right." Eiko looks down at her wispy hands. "Thanks, I guess. I can feel the way that you care. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Beings like you have a weird way of showing it."

"What do I even ask?" Eiko seems to address herself. "How to fix everything? How to win? What answers can I even get?"

>... what we can give you is information...
>... some knowledge.
>Perspectives other than your own.
>Fully appraise yourself of the situation in a way you could not in the heat of combat.

She vaguely moves to sit upon her dimension as you convey the past half hour to her.

It's quite comical.

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"..... What a mess." Eiko rubs at her temples. "That angel has to be the one Vex has some... weird relationship with. They should be fine." There's a hint of doubt to her own words.

"They'll be fine." Eiko tries to reassure herself. "What I don't get is Vi... Why do that? Just to spare Vex? She doesn't even like him that much."

Something small seems to click.

"Unless... Vi saw? Smelled? Something? In that split second, what could she have found out? That taking a grenade was better than letting it hit everyone? If Vex died, it would only be bad for me...."

Eiko pauses then covers her face with her hands, steaming. "Ourruggghghhhh..."

She seems embarrassed.

>Did you know? Your little friend Vi, is so close, and yet just as broken as you are.
>... her life is more important, isn't it?
>Will you sacrifice your revenge to save her?

Eiko turns her head, as if it would stop herself from hearing YOU. Closes her eyes.

"..... It's really come to this huh... Shit."

YOU sense her inner conflict. The most intriguing of emotions. There's nothing quite like it when it's spun just right.

"I shouldn't. My revenge-- We just... Fuck. Why is this hard?" Eiko gazes downward, "They were all supposed to be stepping stones. I just-- She had to know I was-- I shouldn't be attached. There wasn't supposed to be any real attachment."

She upends the train of thought. Crashes it down over the bridge. Then quickly covers up the scene.

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"What am I supposed to do?" She finally asks.

YOUR tone flips.

>... you're in quite the pickle, but that's nothing a little DEUS EX MACHINA can't fix~
>There's a certain SPICE to all this that only YOU can add!
>Let us grant you a WISH!

Eiko looks upward skeptically.

>Focus it upon YOURSELF and we will guarantee your revenge!
>Focus it upon VI and we will guarantee her survival!
>Focus it on VEX and you shall obtain a measure of POWER! Don't you wish for the freedom to take hold of your own fate?

>CHOOSE EIKO!
>THE STRINGS OF FATE ARE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! HAHAHAHA!

Eiko shivers. A dastardly fate is as close as it has ever been. She would be remiss to not take this offer.

"Is that all I can do? Choose one?"

>... if you want to defy fate and try for both you have my full support.
>But... remember.
>The wolf that chases three deer goes hungry.

Her expression grows troubled as she sits. Thinks.

Time remains at a honey crawl...

YOU, meanwhile, have patience. A week or two may pass here and merely cast a second upon her realm. Maybe even less.

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When she stands again, Eiko is different. Her contemplation not nearing even a full half hour of YOUR time. Internally, though, there is a shift. YOU sense it. YOU have followed her story. Seen the way she has struggled against what has been written for her. When afforded the edge, she can be cunning. When given the fight, she will burst.

When given a choice, she won't settle for less.

"On my own, maybe I'd take the easy way. But it's not just me. You're here. You've been watching me. You say you'll support me, but I think you can do more than you say. You're not just some otherworldly being that says cryptic shit and whispers guidance to me."

Eiko points up at YOU, determined, defiant, "I'm not asking for the world. I know I'd be more likely to fail if I do and I'm not trying to lose... But don't you want to see me try for more than just one destiny? If I fail. If I win. You still get to watch it all."

"So if you're so big and great, can't you give me the power for that? I don't want to just save myself, or Vi, or my.. story. Why can't it be more?"

Eiko raises a hand upwards, as if to offer it. "Help me make a better story. That's my wish."


Options:
>A) Grant Wish (Grant Eiko a magical ability.)
>B) Give Knowledge (Continue this discussion...)
>C) Use Vessel (Temporarily take over Eiko's physical body.)
>D) Offer Pact (Decide a cost. Decide what will be exchanged.)

D) You're a werewolf. Want to be a were-anything?
It would require more mental flexibility.
Offer up your memories of Akito.
The catch is that we'll toss them back to you - at our own whims, in any order we wish, in your happiest moments, in your darkest hours. We'll give them all back, and take them all back, and keep doing it until you fundamentally change.

* Cost: Install Memory Parasite. This parasite will not destroy your memories but will allow us to seal or forcefully recall them at will. Focus: 'Akito'.
* Power: Enhanced Shapeshifting. You can now shift into new forms, and acquire more through special events. New forms include:
** Neumono - High Endurance and Charisma, low Dexterity. Their superior neural biology allows them to survive total organ failure and even decapitations with medical assistance.
** Tozol - Above average Strength, Dexterity, and Endurance. Good health regeneration.
** Yinglet - High Dexterity, Low everything else. Not really recommended for combat, but Yinglets have proven themselves to be disturbingly resourceful...

D
>>1117248
VERY WELL! Let's make a Pact. Whereas simply granting a Wish would give you a power... a Pact could give you more! Something of immediate benefit would be healing your wounds. You'd need that to stand a chance against him. Secondly, a power, of course. Don't you want something that would be useful for combat *and* for saving Vi? I'm thinking of something like the ability to take and give lifeforce by contact. We can't give you something too strong, so there will be limits... but it'll give you a bit of an edge against Julien. Draining just a bit of life every time you touch him. Perhaps limit it to your hands... That would help you save Vi, because you'd be able to share your now-replenished lifeforce with her. And a better story? That's the COST, my dear.

You will hear us clearly from here on. You will be compelled to obey our whims, even more so than before. And if you ever take off the ring, you will lose the power granted by us. Though, in addition, a small mercy... you will not be able to hear us if we speak something that would harm your psyche.

>>1117249
>memory recall
Can't we do that already?

>>1117248
...Knew there was a reason we liked you. Alrighty, then in honor of your boldness...we offer something INTERESTING.

We offer a PACT. We grant you the ability to make things interesting. 'Better', but for US as well as you. Continuously.

>>1117248
A pact.
In all things there is cost and this shall be no different.
A boon bought and paid for.
The strength and breadth of this power shall be consumate to your offering.
Value measured not by others, but by you.
Render up something you treasure or hold close, and we shall respond in kind.
Offer trivialities, and be rewarded with meager effort.
Consider carefully what you truly value for that is the only measure here.

Use the plentitude of time you are given.
The multitudes offer ideas and suggestions for both power and price, but ultimately naught will happen unbidden by your own will.
The wheel of fate turns and you stand at the hub.
What you do next will shape your tale.

D)
A better story eh? Well how's this?

We'll grant you the gift of persuasion. Anything you say, that you believe to be true, others will believe too.

And the cost is your detachment. You will care what happens, not just to your friends, but enemies, passersby, everyone. You won't be able to ignore the consequences of your actions.

>>1117333
Oh man, forcing her to have empathy is a good cost.

Okay, you know what? How about I edit my proposition to this:

* Boon: You get superior shapeshifting powers, with access to three new forms (Neumono, Tozol, Yinglet), and the potential of even more
* Cost: We get to transform your sex at will. And not just "you're a dood now", because we can do so much worse.

D) Offer Pact. You offer your fears to turn them into constructs that fight for you. If the fight is going in your way, you will have fewer fears of paying for creating your minions, but if you are losing, there is more fear to give and turn you reckless in return. It is a push and pull power to us.

Oh we're offering pacts now are we?
Than here's one:
The Fool's Gambit
At any time, you may make to us and the world a Boast! Define yourself a goal and challenge and we'll give you the temporary power to help you do it!
Three more that's on the line- the more people who know of it, the more reckless and insane it is- the more power you'll get! Remember, we feed off of drama and emotion- basically, the more entertaining your boast would be too an onlooker, the more power you'll gain! Not that you should expect anything here to be easy, hehe.
As a little bonus, but also part of the price, after every boast, a tiny fraction of the granted power will become permanently yours! If you succeeded, it will become a small boon- if you fail, a small curse!
As for the true price, we will occasionally issue you challenges or dares. Succeeding in one will allow you to reverse the fate of any of your current curses or boons! Attempting and failing one will turn a boon into a curse. Rejecting it outright will leave things to chance! Hahaha!

You're life will become much more complicated, but oh so much more interesting!
Won't you let is in?

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How creative! How juicy! There are many ways this could go... In fact too many ways!

A popular consensus must be made to offer a pact. Two pacts will be offered to Eiko. For the two pacts, the majority picks of boons and costs will be presented.

Boons and costs may be chosen individually or in combination:

Example: A1) B1) & A2) C2)
Example: A1) C1)
Example: A1) w/ C2) & B1) w/ B2)


BOONS:
>A1) Enhanced Shapeshifting - 3 new forms unlocked! (Neumono, Tozol, Yinglet). Stats may vary.
>B1) Life Transfer - STAMINA can be transferred to anyone being touched w/ your hands. Gradually drains or heals the target through prolonged contact.
>C1) Shared Interest - Narratively, something of interest will occur. A random encounter, an item, a change in fortune, or any other mild bend of written reality can happen when called for.
>D1) Silver Tongue - Anything said in truth will be believed. The strength of conviction translates to the strength of persuasion. May have minor mind control effects.
>F1) Fear Manifest - Each separate fear may manifest into a construct of sorts. Each construct will be as strong as the fear felt w/ mild autonomy. Each construct will understand wordless instruction but will not act without them. Current Limit: 2.
>G1) Fool's Gambit - Through boasting, define a goal, the challenge, and be granted a temporary aid decided by FATE. With each Boast, FATE may be made manifest, and will grow stronger with each witness of your wicked will. Succeed and grow strong. Fail and grow weak.


COSTS:
>A2) FATE Speaks - The voice of FATE will not go unheard. Nor without compulsion to obey. Though the psyche will not be as fragile, the ring unworn is a boon unmade.
>B2) Active Empathy - You will care for each individual within your path. The consequences of your actions cannot be ignored. They will be felt every step of the way.
>C2) RANMA 1/2 - Your sex or form will change depending on FATE's whims. (Not due to water exposure).
>D2) Fateful Encounter - Challenges may be called upon to enhance a scene, push your character, or up the danger. Challenges failed may have... unintended effects for your boon.
>F2) Open Confession - For an indeterminate amount of time after a boon has been used, you will feel compelled to tell the truth, no matter how odd, painful, or damaging. What is believed to be the truth, anyway.

[Voting will close after Sat, 11/29]

C1) /w G1) & D2) /w C2) + At will Enhance Knockers.

I'm not sure if this sort of vote was intentional or if I'm causing a headache, but I'm voting to combine two pacts into one.

When I suggested the original G1 D2 pact, it was designed to be a trap of sorts. Powerful, potentially extremely favorable towards Eiko at first, but the more she used the power the more power we'd have over her.

With the potential to combine Ranma and Shared interest with it though I think we have a ton of potential to just screw with her. Heck we could throw in A1)+A2) in there too and she'd basically be ready for her own quest, lol.

G1 & C2

>>1117693
B1 or C1(not gonna be be able to help Vi without those), B2 or F2.

To better clarify, (1) Pact = (1) Boon + (1) Cost.

>>1117697
Not intentional, but I'm not against combining the options. Their effects will just be more subdued vs if it stood alone.

A1+C2

B1. Heal and harm. Sink in tooth and claw to drain, give of self to heal. Weaving the flesh of others, not just uour own.

A2. Our boon brings with it scrutiny and guidance. In some circumstances, compulsion. Remove the ring and lose both. Wear it and all returns. The ring shall be a link in a chain you choose to be bound by.

If allowed to hybridise costs... i would offer A2 F2, truth to be compelled for a time equal to powers used. While it persists the choice to speak remains hers, but if chosen truth must be spoken.
Of course, insistant watchers could push her to speak with the power to compel from the A2 component (but it wouldnt be a constant "liarliar" movie sketch.)

B1+B2 with D1+A2
Become our apostle. Go forth and heal the people. And the universe too, while you're at it.

>>1118027

This

C1 and G1 go very well together, smart choice. I suggest keeping these as a package.

A2 complements C1, and D2 likewise complements G1. These just jive.