XenoQuest - Part Two Outissa 2018/02/07(Wed)23:22 No. 865756 ID: ed67d9
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Part One https://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/res/852936.html

Disthread
https://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/119482.html

Outissa 2018/02/07(Wed)23:23 No. 865757 ID: ed67d9
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Must run. Must run. Cannot stop. Must run.

Who are you this time?

>>865757
why run? hide let the danger pass you by.

But what if you napped, instead?

>>865757
Are you late? Late for a very important date?

What are you running from, Outissa?

>>865757
Careful, you're low on food. See about getting in the window.

Hello, don't be startled by us voices. We're here to help. If you're being tailed, move unpredictably. If creating distance, avoid straight face climbs. You move faster on flat surfaces. If persuing, maintain line of sight with the target.

What are you running from?

Who are you? Who are we?

>>865757
Who are you? Can we help?

Outissa 2018/02/08(Thu)10:59 No. 865865 ID: ed67d9
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>Who are you? Who are we?
You are Outissa.

>Low on food
You are fortunate that you just ate. You have enough food to last you for a while.

Outissa 2018/02/08(Thu)10:59 No. 865866 ID: ed67d9
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>Running from?

Outissa 2018/02/08(Thu)10:59 No. 865867 ID: ed67d9
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That.

>>865867
oooooo they smokey. the best way to dodge will probably be losing line of sight or attacking it when it doesn't expect it.

> >>865865 >You are Outissa.
We are Outissa..

Ok.

It doesn't look like open-ended parkour is going to allow us to escape this noxan.
Outissa should try to find an open window of a building and try to enter it. Find a place to hide.

>>865866
Find other people, they'll be able to help protect you.

>>865867
Is that motherfucker teleporting? I wonder what the drawback is compared to your "teleport" power. Well, keep running. You can probably safely bet they'll run out of food before you. Do you know WHY they're chasing you?

Oh, by the way, Khoros is looking for you. Does that make you relieved or further worried?

>>865867
They move fast, so you need to move smart. Avoid rooftops, they will see you there. Drop to the streets and break line of sight.

Will it pursue you around others? Maybe you should find a crowded place near people. Even if it knows where you are it might hesitate to follow.

If this guy can teleport, your best course of action is to break line of sight somehow and juke them. I recommend going inside a building, or finding a crowd somewhere.

You should go down. You are an easy target on the roofs.

What's that? Another noxan?
It jumps without crossing air,
Or does it turn to dust and float?

Who remembers the future that never will happened and who remembers the past that never happened.

Outissa 2018/02/13(Tue)18:13 No. 867240 ID: ed67d9
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So fast! Faster than you. Teleports farther than you.

Outissa 2018/02/13(Tue)18:13 No. 867241 ID: ed67d9
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Your own teleportation has a range of 1 mm, but you can teleport several dozen times per second.

You can choose to teleport all objects in contact with you. Like your scarf.

You can also choose to have your teleport cancel your momentum, as well as anything touching you.

That is the extent of your magic.

Outissa 2018/02/13(Tue)18:13 No. 867242 ID: ed67d9
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Meanwhile...

Outissa 2018/02/13(Tue)18:13 No. 867243 ID: ed67d9
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You have no idea exactly what this other noxan's magic is.

Outissa 2018/02/13(Tue)18:14 No. 867244 ID: ed67d9
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Because it SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND ALSO TELEPORT

Outissa 2018/02/13(Tue)18:14 No. 867245 ID: ed67d9
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It does not seem like you can run.

That's fine, though...

Outissa 2018/02/13(Tue)18:14 No. 867246 ID: ed67d9
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The odds have been stacked against you your whole life.

Time to kick some ass.

What do you do?

Punch him in the snout, to establish dominance

"Hurt me baby, hurt me real bad."

>>867246
wait and be prepared to dodge. don't know what he has to use.

Kick them in the groin to establish dominance.
Seriously, do they know that you can teleport around? If not, use this in your advantage. Take them by surprise.

>>867253
Due to the limitations on Outissa's power it's more like minor momentum control. Though I guess it could also be used to lift/push heavy things, maybe?

Outissa, see if teleporting your opponent screws up whatever weird shit he's doing with his hand. He seems reluctant to use his feet at all, so tripping him might help you out. Also I'm sure you've done this before, but you can probably absorb punches and kicks by canceling your opponent's momentum. It'll also throw them off balance slightly.

>>867241
>Your own teleportation has a range of 1 mm
>1 millimeter
Wow, that’s not very far.

>You can also choose to have your teleport cancel your momentum, as well as anything touching you.
That actually explains how you could jump off that cliff earlier and not be hurt from falling.

>>867244
>Because it SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND ALSO TELEPORT
It has multiple abilities?!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bsPQobEw61E

>>867261
Noxans do not have multiple abilities. They have a single ability, though this often has more than one application. Somehow, this noxan's ability covers both instant medium-range movement and whatever that weird energy is.

Could be some space warping power which has been finely tuned to create that energy. Considering he turned around during that final teleport, it must involve some sort of warping of space... Or it could be an illusion and this guy has been standing here this entire time, broadcasting illusions of himself to chase Outissa around and drive her towards him.
OR he could have some time fuckery power that allows him to freeze time but be unable to interact with solid matter while time is frozen. He would just need to get a bit of forward momentum and freeze time then unfreeze at the right spot to seemingly teleport. Not sure how that makes that glowy stuff... could be particles accelerated in time to generate heat?

Really the biggest question is, if that energy is harmful why isn't it hurting him?

We're not going to let that thing touch us. We're going to have to attack from the right, it's left. No matter how good at dodging you are, it's risky to do without a distraction. Is there anything nearby we can use to create an opening? Loose pipe, dirt, a flock of pigeons?

>>867271
>Noxans do not have multiple abilities.
What if its ability allows it to have multiple abilities? Maybe its ability is to allow it to copy/steal the abilities of other noxans? That would allow it to have multiple abilities.

I suspect that this Noxan either has some kind of weapon, or some kind of teleportation device independent of their power. If you can disable the device, then you only have to deal with an opponent with one ability.

As for ass kicking, pull one of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e50PWAQPi_Q

Fight. Kill.

If you are afraid, let it fuel your fury.
If you are hateful, let it fuel your cunning.

Play the gambit. Act afraid. Helpless. Scared. Hunted.

Then rip its eyes out.
Then rip its throat out.

>>867246
Clearly, it's not a noxan. Someone is screwing with you. Seek others to aid you. Meanwhile, kick it in the fork. If it falls down in agony, it's a living creature, otherwise it's an illusion or a puppet.

Get on your knees and beg for forgiveness. Tell them that those spaghetti were just too irresistible to eat and that you didn't know they were theirs.

Have we considered that it might be fast enough to counter if we try to attack first? That weapon it's holding, we don't know how deadly that is.

Hold back, Outissa. Be cautious.

>>867415
To clarify, I'm suggesting a talk option.

Does Outissa know anything about why this noxan would be trying to confront her? What sort of recent activities could've led to this situation?

...actually if this guy is doing outright impossible things maybe this is a dream?

Outissa 2018/02/14(Wed)22:12 No. 867681 ID: ed67d9
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Perhaps this noxan builds up energy during each teleport, and must shunt it afterward? Or perhaps it is an item of some sort that is being used. You are not certain.

Options and paths for how to approach this combat spin through your mind as you consider a myriad of possibilties.


COMBAT EXPLANATION

Each update, you will have different options available to vote on. Your choices will be determined based on where on the continuum of Aggressive vs Conservative you are.

Being more aggressive means that you will take the initiative with attacks, allowing you to set the tempo and pace of the fight and keep the other noxan on the back foot. However, you will burn through your food reserves faster - and no food means no magic.

A more conservative approach means that you will be better able to react to what this other noxan does, focusing on evasion and countering - this will help your food last longer, but the other noxan will be setting the rhythm.

As the fight goes on, you can include "Aggressive" or "Conservative" along with your suggestion and I will update the gauge.

--

With that out of the way... should you start this combat Aggressive or Conservative?

>>867681
Conservative until you figure out what his fighting style is, then aggressive.

>>867681
Conservative.

Conservative for now. Try to deduce the nature of this noxan's power and/or equipment. Based on that we can determine a better strategy for combat.

Try to avoid mid range hand to hand. Your best chance is to stay in close enough that the blade can't be brought to bear effectively, considering that it comes straight out from the noxan's arm.

Aggressive.
Considering how fast it can move, I don't think conservative's gonna cut it.

Are there any items of any sort in proximity which you could use?

Conservative. Let's see what is the deal with their power.

>>867681
The most efficient offense is a good counter. Using their effort against them. They can spend their energy trying to hit you wile you get a measure of their rhythm. When the opening appears, strike. Be conservative.

>>867697
Agreed on going aggressive. The nature of its movement isn't going to allow any room for error when it comes to dodging and fighting reactively. Better to force it to use the teleportation to dodge your attacks. Do you have any weapon aside from your claws?

By the way... what was your power again? I could swear it used to be something different

>>867681
he is already using loads of food go conservative.

Let it burn itself down further. As long as you can avoid and dodge, you'll have the upper hand when it runs out of magic.

Be Conservative, Outissa. Be safe.

Aggressive.

Conservative we have no idea what this dude is capable of. Dodge.

Aggressive! Punch him in the snout!

Outissa 2018/02/15(Thu)17:20 No. 867857 ID: ed67d9
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>Be prepared to Dodge

You are Conservative enough to Dodge this attack!

Outissa 2018/02/15(Thu)17:20 No. 867859 ID: ed67d9
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Dodge successful!

Outissa 2018/02/15(Thu)17:20 No. 867860 ID: ed67d9
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>Absorb punches and kicks by cancelling opponent's momentum
This IS something that you can do, but you are not Conservative enough yet for that.

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You are Conservative enough to have the following options:
Analyze
Hold back
Dodge

You are Aggressive enough to have the following options:
Snout punch


Choose ONLY ONE option. As a reminder, you can also include "Aggressive" or "Conservative" with your vote.

>>867860
Play dead.

Aggressively.

>>867860
S N O U T P U N C H
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Punch his snout.

>>867860
analyze X3

Fake out being hurt/dead aggressively.

Boop that snoot.
Aggressively.

Flirt.

Aggressively.

So far this is working well for you, Outissa. Be more Conservative, keep Dodging.

Your agility is your greatest asset. Use it.

>>867862
Analyze. We need to find an opening To take advantage of later. Stay conservative.

>>867860
Analyze. Conservative.

Analyze, what are we facing?

Analyze, what are we facing?

>cancelling opponent's momentum
Is there a limit of how much momentum/mass we can stop and how far away? I would find it kinda unrealistic if we could, I dunno, stop a massive battleship just by touching it. Is it easier to cancel the momentum of Outissa's body as compared to other things? Does it use up more food than usual?

Analyze.

>>867860
Analyze.

Analyze

Analyze... Aggressively.

Outissa 2018/02/18(Sun)21:35 No. 868530 ID: ed67d9
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You focus all of your attention to Analyze your opponent.

Outissa 2018/02/18(Sun)21:35 No. 868531 ID: ed67d9
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Female.
Less agile than you are.
Reckless.
Teleports only in a straight line.
Her sword appears to be charged by teleporting.

Outissa 2018/02/18(Sun)21:35 No. 868534 ID: ed67d9
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Conclusion: She relies heavily on her sword+teleport combo, and does not seem to have nearly the finesse or raw power of some of the other opponents you've fought.

Outissa 2018/02/18(Sun)21:35 No. 868535 ID: ed67d9
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In other words, she's a one-trick noxan.

Outissa 2018/02/18(Sun)21:35 No. 868536 ID: ed67d9
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You are Conservative to have the following options:
Hold Back
Dodge

You are Aggressive enough to have the following options:
Snout Punch
Teleport-assisted Attack

You are Balanced enough to have the following option:
Bait and Counter

>>868536
Bait and Counter. Bitch cut your scarf! Aggressive.

>>868536
do that Teleport Assisted Snoot punch now that we have a bead on her it will be easy.

>>868536
Bait and Counter because she fucking cut your scarf! That’s your favorite and only scarf!

Bait and Counter

>>868540
Well i mean Outissa's scarf looks a little more badass now to be honest, so that's a bonus i guess...

>>868536
An informed fighter is an effective fighter. Bait and counter. Open a window to start getting aggressive.

>>868540
Consequences, will not be, the same!

>>868536
Bait and counter.

Why has her sword dissipated?

The sword is gone. If we bait and counter, that gives her the opportunity to teleport and get another sword charge.

Get in close. Now is the moment to strike. Teleport assisted attack.

Since the sword disappeared, it looks like she's going to teleport next.
And since she's reckless, baiting would be easy.
Or at least she appears to be so. This could be a part of her plan to make you try to counter her, which could be a trap of sorts and her trump card.

Bait and feint counter. Basically, make a really weak and careful counter.


>>868540
I'm sure it will grow back.

Dodge. If she's got any other tricks up her sleeve then this is probably when she'll spring them on you

PUNCH TO THE SNOUT TO ESTABLISH DOMINANCE

>>868558
Seconding this

Outissa 2018/02/19(Mon)23:25 No. 868825 ID: ed67d9
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Bait and Counter. This should be easy. All you need to do is get her to chase you...

Outissa 2018/02/19(Mon)23:26 No. 868826 ID: ed67d9
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...and since she's too slow on foot...

Outissa 2018/02/19(Mon)23:26 No. 868827 ID: ed67d9
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...that mean's she is going to—

Outissa 2018/02/19(Mon)23:26 No. 868828 ID: ed67d9
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—HOLY SHIT THAT TELEPORT IS FAST

Outissa 2018/02/19(Mon)23:26 No. 868829 ID: ed67d9
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You dodge aside at the absolute possible moment, using your teleportation to give you a bit of a boost out of the way.

Outissa 2018/02/19(Mon)23:26 No. 868831 ID: ed67d9
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She's vulnerable! Now is the time to strike! What do you do?

You are Conservative enough to have the following option:
Hold Back

You are Aggressive enough to have the following options:
Snout Punch
Teleport-assisted Attack
RIP AND TEAR

>>868831
RIP AND TEAR
Conservative. If she's not downed after this we'll need to do another dodge or something because she'll have the sword out probably.

She is huge! That means she has huge guts! RIP AND TEAR!

>>868831
Teleport Assisted Attack.

Heh-hec-hu-HUUUUUUUUUUUGE GUTS!!!!!

But don’t. Going berserk leaves one vulnerable to attack. As much as I would like to see somebody dancing inside another’s organ cavity, I don’t want that to be you. A snout is sensitive. PUNCH THE SNOOTER!

Go for the Teleport-assisted Attack! Make sure to do it Conservatively though. You need to keep your options open.

Rip and Tear is restricted to tozzles only :3

Teleport-assisted Attack! I recommend going for a kick at the center of her gravity and then using the teleport assisted force to knock her off the roof. The force of the impact should at least leave her dazed enough for you to get away.

Rip and tear.. that cloak of hers off.

>>868851
Oh, and we should be conservative so we can have more energy for running away.

Does RIP AND TEAR involve disarming the opponent? If so, then do this.

Conservative to re-balance yourself. They might switch tactics after this.

>>868831
you hold back aggressively. she clearly has a sword up wait for the swing then go for the kill

I think Rip and Tear is a little to excessive right now. But a good Teleport-assisted Attack will left her open for further damage.If her guard opens, hurt her plenty.

SNOUTPUNCH

Teleport Assisted Attack, Outissa!

You've got an opening but don't over-reach! And remember her blade was charged by that attack, so be ready to get out of the way!

RIP AND TEAR

Outissa 2018/02/20(Tue)10:52 No. 868916 ID: ed67d9
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RIP AND TEAR AND ATTACK AND TELEPORT AND—

Outissa 2018/02/20(Tue)10:52 No. 868917 ID: ed67d9
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!

Outissa are you okay?

Please say you're okay.

Astarte we need a hug

Wake up!

This dream is a bunch OF BULLSHIT! WHAT IS THIS?! WAKE UP!

>>868862
>>868924
UH... YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

GET UP GET UP GET UP!!!

Welp, that was brief. Let's go possess that bastard with the sword and haunt them till they go insane.

Outissa 2018/02/20(Tue)12:35 No. 868951 ID: ed67d9
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The pain is so intense that you barely cling to consciousness.

"Annnnnnd the winner, with a BRUTAL finish, is... MITERA!"

The roaring of the crowd washes over you like an ocean wave, a raucous mix of cheers and boos from all sorts of species.

You finally pass out.

Outissa 2018/02/20(Tue)12:35 No. 868952 ID: ed67d9
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"Okay! You should be right as rain! You will have a bit of scarring but that is something I am sure that you are used to be now."

A warm hand pats you. You don't want to open your eyes - the bed you are in is so comfortable. The room smells like a mixture of sweat and antiseptic, with an electric ozone undercurrent of healing magic.

The medic tending you shuffles off and you are left alone for several moments, before you hear the tick-ticking of claws on the hard floor.

Outissa 2018/02/20(Tue)12:35 No. 868953 ID: ed67d9
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"Hey zhere! You almost had zhat one! I zhink if you had held back instead of going for ze attack at ze end zhere, you would have been fine!"

A clawed hand pats your brow, moving to scratch affectionately at the bases of your shorn-off horns.

"We won't know ze final standings for a little while still, but even zhough you lost, I zhink you still will end up wizh some amount of prize money, yes!"

Outissa 2018/02/20(Tue)12:35 No. 868954 ID: ed67d9
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"So! How is Beatrix's most favorite noxan in ze entire world feeling today?"

>>868954
Chirp. Grumpily. Scarring sucks.

>>868954
tell Beatrix she better be extra careful with you tonight or we might wind up back in here.

Ask her how much ice cream you can get for the prize money.

Whine a bit while you exam your poor scarf.

>>868954
Pat a spot on the bed next to you. When she lays down, proceed to hug your friend. Do not let go.

>>868953
>I zhink if you had held back instead of going for ze attack at ze end zhere, you would have been fine!
There’s more than one way to win a fight. Telling us that there was only one way to win and we didn’t choose it is insulting!

We'll get'em next time

Is noxan bloodsport a common thing around here?

I thought you said she wasn't as agile as you? How'd she get a hit on you before you could attack?

I highly doubt zis wasn't a competition out of nowhere. What is wrong zis universe? Please, tell me, zis should not be happening.

>>869012
Zhey were holding back conservatively and fooled our analysis.

Chirp half-heartedly before moving to sign and wincing at the soreness of your re-attached arm. "Glad to see you, as always. Sore. Sorta grumpy. Disappointed in myself for losing because I was too aggressive. I wanted so much to win and not get another set of scars and the memory of pain that goes with them." Sigh. "Hugs?" Then pull her up and hug her tight to your chest, nuzzle and feel better.

When you finally get out of bed look and feel over your new scars in the mirror and see the sorry state of your scarf. You'll need to get it mended again.

You need A LOT MORE training. You don't want to get ass kicked like that again.

Wow, personal space Beatrix. We can see your eye in color up... close...

Wait, the rest of the room and her fur is gray, but you can still see her eye in color? That's not contact lenses...

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869260 ID: ed67d9
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Your shoulder twinges and you wince and chirp as you sign your response to Beatrix.

"I am very glad to see you. I am sore and grumpy and I am disappointed because I lost."

"Zhat is okay! You will win next time, yes, I am certain of it! We can get a lot of ice cream later!"

She cuddles up against you and you hug her close. You purr and rumble, half to comfort yourself, and Beatrix nuzzles your neck, right above your fresh, new scarf. "Oh! Tissa, I tried to save ze old scarf but it was all gross and bloody and ew so you probably do not want it for your collection."

You have gone through more scarves than you can even remember at this point. It took only a couple weeks of competing in tournaments before Beatrix started having them ordered for you in bulk.

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869261 ID: ed67d9
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You and your girlfriend just lay there for a bit longer. Your light doze is interrupted by the arrival of someone new, and Beatrix clambers off the bed.

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869262 ID: ed67d9
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Ah. It is Mitera, your opponent.

"Hello. I wanted to tell you that you fought very well. You came very close to beating me!"

You sign, "I got careless at the end. I thought about attacking you when you dropped your sword but instead I decided to bait you."

Mitera grins. "If you had attacked me then then you would have had me. Or if you had just kept dodging — I cannot keep up with people who play keep-away!"

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869263 ID: ed67d9
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"Mommy mommy is this the lady you were playing with?"

"Yes, pumpkin, it is! Her name is Outissa! She almost won against Mommy! Say hi to Outissa!"

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869264 ID: ed67d9
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"Hi! I am four! My name is Astraea! I wanna be like my mommy someday! I can count reaaaaal big!"

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869265 ID: ed67d9
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"Alright, come on, pumpkin. We should let Outissa rest a bit! Mommy has to go pick up her prize money! Until next time, Outissa."

"'kay! Byyyye!"

You wave goodbye at the two.

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869266 ID: ed67d9
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Rest.

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)12:38 No. 869267 ID: ed67d9
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As much as you love competing, it's the little moments like that really make it all worth it to you.


As you drift off to sleep, you feel Beatrix curl back up against you. "Hey, Tissa - when you are done resting, what would you like to do?"

cookies

>>869267
adopt a kid.

>>869271
Adorable. Oh well, we need to go have a relaxing day reading. Maybe go see the family.

>>869272
Yeah, that sounds good.

>>869272
Hmm, good idea, but obviously Outissa's gotta eat as well considering she's probably hungry from the fight and loss, so perhaps lunch/dinner with friends?

>>869276
Cuddling on the couch, watching movies seems like a good idea.

"Jump into the sky as high as I can. Float high in the air for the briefest moment and let my stress fade away."

>>869267
>As much as you love competing, it's the little moments like that really make it all worth it to you.
Outissa, have you considered having a child of your own? Either adopted or your own offspring?

How does that sound to you, Mama Outissa?

Outissa 2018/02/21(Wed)23:30 No. 869436 ID: ed67d9
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>have children!
You are wonderful with little noxans and love them dearly!

And you want to KEEP it that way, which is why you don't want any of your own.


You sign to Beatrix, "Let us go home and order pizza and watch bad movies."

Your only answer is a pleased squeak and a warm kiss.


CHAPTER THREE
END

(Note! This thread will remain open, so feel free to keep posting! This next chapter will return to the POV of Penelope, so if there's anything you want to plan or discuss beforehand, now is a good time!)

>>869436
Still adorable.

Plans for Penelope? We'll probably be helping Khoros and Astarte, but it's hard to say what to do with Melinoë as we don't know how that situation unfolded.

One thing to mention would be to pay attention to the emotions involved, since Penelope is drawn to them.

>>869436
SOMEONE NEEDS TO HUG ASTARTE. in a pure way.

>>869463
Platonically.

Astarte 2018/02/22(Thu)16:00 No. 869529 ID: ed67d9
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Hnnnffff

Astarte 2018/02/22(Thu)16:00 No. 869530 ID: ed67d9
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Ohohohoh yessss... heh... heh...

Astarte 2018/02/22(Thu)16:00 No. 869532 ID: ed67d9
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Click!

Astarte 2018/02/22(Thu)16:00 No. 869535 ID: ed67d9
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Whew...! Okay! I did it! It is your turn now!

You and Astarte have been hanging out in the hotel room. Khoros and Melinoë started yelling at each other, and so you made them leave the room. They're probably down in the lobby.

In the meanwhile, you and Astarte have been keeping busy by playing...

Truth or Dare? Penelope you have to choose one now! Eh heh heh heh. I am very, very glad you taught me this game!

Dare.

>>869535
Dare! We tell you how much we love hanging out with you, Astarte?

truth

While we’re here, we might as well look at that note that’s in the bathroom.

...Truth? What where you doing exactly? Man i missed yah!

>>869535
Dare! See where the other two went by the way? They both really need to get some help.

Impressively done, by the way. You're really flexible!

burn that note never look at it ever.

Dare! We go hard every time all the time!

...I really hope we don't need to call hotel security on Khoros and Melinoe.

Truth.

Did we just.. dare her to..

Dare.

Truth. How much do you remember since meeting us, astarte?

Astarte 2018/02/25(Sun)15:29 No. 870089 ID: ed67d9
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>Love hanging out
Awww! Eh heh heh! I love hanging out with you!

>Missed you
Why? You have not gone anywhere! You and I have been here together since you had me burn away the cookies!

>Remember since meeting us?
You asked me that and I told you! It took a long time! That was before that cutie Kho~ros came over.

>Where did the other two go?
You asked them to leave the room and they are probably in the lobby!

>What doing?
I... I was doing the dare you asked me to do! It was naughty! You are silly for asking me things that just happened!

Astarte 2018/02/25(Sun)15:29 No. 870090 ID: ed67d9
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>Dare!

Dare? Yay! Dare is the most fun! It is difficult to figure out what you can be dared to do! You do not have a body.

Oh! I know! Since you do not have a body, maybe you can possess people!

I dare you... to try to possess... me!

Well, if you say so... Seems like an empirically terrible idea, but we did pick dare after all.

can we try to press into her face real hard? Maybe that will work.

Okay but we need to be able to see what we're doing, so walk over to that mirror. Then we can try to like, take up the same physical space you're in and see what happens.

>>870090
wait what's that in the room back there?

>>870090
T_T hug astarte then go get Khoros and possess him to drag him back up here NOW.

Erm, look at the mirror. There's a unconscious, bleeding Astarte (Look at the bow) reflected in there. Be on full alert for anything.

Okay, trying!

Investigate the dead Astarte on the bed.

>>870090
Wait, look in the mirror! Astarte is bleeding on the bed!

You’re not Astarte, are you?!

Ok. First, you need to close your eyes. Then extend your hands in front of you and hold them up. Next, open your palms and hold them open as well. Hold them up, vertically. Finally, have the thumbs at a square angle to your other fingers and have the thumbs touch each other. Doing things like this will create a doorway, allowing us to possess you. But it may take a minute for the process to finish, so be patient~~

(while she waits, we go check out the bedroom)

Possess you? i don't think we can- WHAT THE HELL IS THAT IN THE BEDROOM!?

>>870120
Wait yeah why is Astarted bleeding on the bed in that mirror. I am extremely upset and alarmed.

Well so much for subtlety.

>>870115
Also, we don’t remember doing any of those things and we know Melinoë‘s power lets her mess with people’s memories. So knock it off already, Melinoë!

>>870090
Are you okay? Are we okay? Astarte, I don't think things are alright..

Sure, we can try and possess you. Put your hands over your eyes first though, okay?

Run the fuck away whether or not she does this. Find out what the HELL is going on in the other room that's being reflected by the mirror.

[Say nothing, step backwards, phase through wall into adjacent hotel room, step right to wall bed in this room is on, use phasing to lean forward through wall to check the bed in this room.]

Astarte 2018/02/25(Sun)21:34 No. 870193 ID: afd23a
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>SOMETHING IN THE MIRROR THE OTHER ROOM OH GOD
Really? You are not just saying this to get out of the dare? Eh heh! I do not see anything at all over there!

Astarte 2018/02/25(Sun)21:37 No. 870195 ID: afd23a
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>VERY DISTRESSED FREAKING OUT
Okay. Please do not be upset! I will go investigate for you! Stay here and I will be right back!

>>870195
hug the head.

Speaking of subtlety, that is really obviously a hallucination now.

>>870195
*insert high pitched screams of horror here*

NOW IT’S IN THIS MIRROR!!!!! HELP!!!!! DX

>>870201
We don’t know that! It could be a monster that travels through mirrors and is currently coming out of a mirror to attack us!

>>870205
no just a hallucination.

>>870195
*whiiiiines* Astaaaaarte, we're scared! There's a scary phantasm of you with blood coming out of your eyes and we're feeling unhappyyyyy.

Uhhh... I wanna poke it. Poke.

I wanna pat it. Pat.

If something happens, I wanna run. Hide.

Did one of your dares involve some serious hallucinogens, Astarte? Cause we're seeing some shit.

>>870195
where.. did you burn those cookies?
Moving to the front door, now!

Astarte just go downstairs and bring us with you. We need to get out of this hotel and away from Melinoe.

Astarte, there's some cut-rate spookhouse hallucination horseshit going on for me right now, which suspiciously started right when you dared me to possess you. I'm thinking that someone is trying to scare me away from trying to possess you. Well, it ain't gonna work! Get back over here so I can get inside you! ...Okay, that was a poor choice of words.

>>870224
This voice has a good idea! [*tries to possess Astarte so they can hide from the spooky hallucinations*]

Penelope 2018/02/25(Sun)23:59 No. 870228 ID: ed67d9
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Nothing over here either! Penelope you promise that you are not just joking?

>Hallucination
Yes... yes. A hallucination.

Wait... notquite.

You recall that as an ethereal construct you live in the realm of thought and emotion and memory.

The strongest memories are those of your own.

Penelope 2018/02/25(Sun)23:59 No. 870229 ID: ed67d9
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Eh heh heh heh is this how the body was laying that you saw?

>Suspiciously started right when you dared me to possess you.
This makes sense. Given the nature of this particular memory.

Penelope 2018/02/25(Sun)23:59 No. 870230 ID: ed67d9
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The pieces of your shattered mind glint in such a way, triggered by the thought of possessing someone. Your surroundings fade away as you relive this moment - this warning from the past.

Penelope 2018/02/25(Sun)23:59 No. 870231 ID: ed67d9
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Everything is in painfully sharp focus. You remember looking down at... at yourself.

You remember the glassy stare of your eye, exposed and vulnerable.

You remember seeing the trail of blood running through your sunlight fur.

You remember the sounds of the late afternoon, children squealing as they played in the park.

Penelope 2018/02/25(Sun)23:59 No. 870232 ID: ed67d9
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A shadow covers your body, but you cannot see who it is. You cannot stop staring at yourself.

Penelope!? PENELOPE OH NO ARE YOU OKAY!? Outissa tell me what happened!

You recognize your brother's voice. You remember wanting to tell him that you'd tried to surprise your sister, but finding no words. The two of you had done this before, after all! She let you ride around her body all the time! The only thing that was different this time is that you didn't ask her first.

Penelope 2018/02/25(Sun)23:59 No. 870233 ID: ed67d9
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You remember trying to lift your hands and finding yourself staring down through them. Like you were ethereal. But that wasn't how that worked! Your body always went with you, even when you possessed someone - you'd never been separated from it like this! It terrifies you! You don't know what to do!

Penelope 2018/02/26(Mon)00:00 No. 870236 ID: ed67d9
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Fortunately, all you had to do was wait. You returned to your body when it ran out of food to burn. You were fine. Nothing had been permanently damaged. Just a big scare.

But you remember the lesson:

Never try to possess someone who hasn't given you permission first.

Astarte 2018/02/26(Mon)00:00 No. 870237 ID: ed67d9
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Penelope? You were screaming and crying and is everything okay? I am worried! I came right away! I am sorry that I thought you were joking.

>>870237
Embrace her firmly.

"Just... remembered what happened we were foolish and used our ability in a foolish manner."

Hide IN the bed.

I have remembered, dear Astarte.
A nightmare, we wish not to restart.
None is harmed; it is all but a memory,
But sticks and stones may not hurt me,
Words can forever haunt frail Penelope.

>>870237
Just tell Astarte about the memory we just had.

Also, I’m kinda nervous about trying to possess Astarte because Khoros told us that we’re permanently stuck like this because of what Melinoë did to us. And since we don’t have any food in our body to run out of, I’m afraid we might be get permanently stuck in Astarte’s body!

Apologize for the outburst and tell her that you're alright. Tell her that you had some shocking experience with trying to possess someone in the past. It's something that's been haunting you for a long time and it caused you to hallucinate for a bit just now.

But I think that, to be able to get over the bad experience, trying to possess Astarte wouldn't be a bad idea. Of course, you'd only dare to possess her if she gave you her absolute permission.

DUDE THE WAS THE SCARIEST FUCKING THING I HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE. I want a hug. Please hug me. And don't let go.

>>870237
hug starte

>>870236
>returned to body when it ran out of food
...I wonder if our body still exists somewhere and it's being forcefed? Also I wonder if we possess Khoros while he's Many then he becomes One again, it'll cure the fragmentation?

>>870237
Ok we're ok, we just had to remember something scary, then the hallucinations stopped. You still want to be possessed? We can totally do that.

We could use a hug..

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870535 ID: ed67d9
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>Tell about memory
>Apologize say alright
Oh no! That sounds very, very scary. You do not have to apologize. I am glad that you are okay!

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870536 ID: ed67d9
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>Hug
I can try! Um... eh heh. Oh! My hand goes through you - you feel warm though! I will hold still in a hug pose and you can hug!

Your form tingles as her hand passes through. It is an unusual sensation, but not an unpleasant one. Astarte holds and you hug her, as light as a whisper's caress. Even without the comforting, warm press of a normal embrace you still feel more of that tingle wherever your form touches hers. It's... it's actually kind of nice.

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870537 ID: ed67d9
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>Nervous about possessing
That makes sense! I would not want you to do something you do not want to do. Hmm. Oh! I know I know! If you can possess people and are ethereal then maybe you can see ethereal things! I have read stories about that! I dare you to try to see etheral things!

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870538 ID: ed67d9
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You focus and nothing seems to happen. So, you close your eyes to see if that helps.

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870539 ID: ed67d9
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Oh! Yes! Keep your eyes closed that is a good idea! Eh heh heh heh heh.

Suddenly, you feel your mind's eye expand. It feels almost like how your throat opens up during an intense yawn. Except... with your eyes.

Disconcerting.

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870540 ID: ed67d9
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Shapes shimmer into view.

You know intuitively that each is tied to someone you're connected with.

The brightest is Astarte - perhaps because of her proximity? You can see the heart of her Pattern glowing cheerfully.

Down and to your left you sense the sullen red of your brother Khoros.

Ahead and extremely far away — it's hard to get a sense of the exact distance — is your sister, Outissa, a pleasant and mellow purple.

Farther than Khoros but closer than Outissa is...

...

...you can't remember. You don't have any idea who that is. It's definitely not Melinoë; that much you're certain of.

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870541 ID: ed67d9
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Eh heh heh heh. Do you see anything? Keep them closed and keep trying!

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870542 ID: ed67d9
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eh heh heh

Astarte 2018/02/27(Tue)14:03 No. 870543 ID: ed67d9
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You open your eyes.

>>870543
HIDE AND SEEK! let's play check just outside the room

There was that noxan in the food place near the entrance. Maybe you're pinging them? They seemed nice enough. Also, TIME TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK! Check in the closet and also behind you.

Float through the bed to check under it. Do the same for the closet and that towel nearby.

>>870543
If we're gonna do this, then we’re gonna do it properly. Announce out loud, “Ready or not, here I come!” Then we start looking for her.

She’s either on the other side of the wall or she’s behind the towels.

I swear, if i get scared like that again, i am going to make a polstergate!
Ok, ready or not here we come! Try to find her with your...soul vision? But keep your eye on that unknown color.

Let's peek through walls and see if we can't spot her, then sneak up on her! Boo!

All you have to do is follow the sound of eh heh heh :3 You know she won't stop.

>>870543
Let's look for the brown mark person. A missing memory implies something important to remember. They were moving around a bit so they must be pretty close.
Also I guess this means Melinoe isn't anywhere nearby? Khoros is likely keeping guard for now, thanks bro.

>>870543
Thank you, Astarte. We feel better now.. want to play a new game?

>>870644
If you were paying attention, you’d know that people we’re connected to show up as colors. We don’t have any sort of connection with Melinoë, so she’s not going to appear as a color.

And since we were told that Melinoë and Khoros were told to leave the room to yell at each other, that means that Melinoë is currently with Khoros right now. She’s there, we just can’t see her as a color.

Let's close our eyes again and look around to see where she is.

>>870661
If you were paying attention, you'd know that we should have a strong connection with Melinoe, both from our past and our present.

Astarte 2018/02/28(Wed)14:37 No. 870748 ID: ed67d9
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>“Ready or not, here I come!” Then we start looking for her.
eh heh heh heh heh

Astarte 2018/02/28(Wed)14:37 No. 870749 ID: ed67d9
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>Check closet and outside room
You can totally see her. You tell Astarte this.

Astarte 2018/02/28(Wed)14:37 No. 870750 ID: ed67d9
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Oh hi! Yay! You found me!

Astarte 2018/02/28(Wed)14:37 No. 870751 ID: ed67d9
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That was very, very fun! I realized that you said you were okay with trying to possess me so you can try and we can see what happens!

Astarte 2018/02/28(Wed)14:37 No. 870752 ID: ed67d9
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You reach out towards Astarte and that glowing core you saw in her earlier and...

Penel-Astarte 2018/02/28(Wed)14:37 No. 870754 ID: ed67d9
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You have presence once more. Your senses overload as everything hits you all at once. You had expected maybe to feel and smell again and imagined what it would be like, but it all of that is overwhelmed by one sensation:

LUST.

It's like being tackled and mauled by a monster made of pure NEED. There's a scent that permeates the air, sweet and slightly musky - it takes you a heartbeat or two to realize that it's Astarte. The press of the floor against you and the tug of gravity get lost in the burning warmth in your lower stomach, the heat flushing through your veins. All you can do is just sit there and tremble, reeling, trying to regain enough control to do ANYTHING.

A voice pipes up, familiar, welcome - it's coming from inside your head.

Eh heh heh heh! Hiiiii~ I should have warned you but that would not have been as fun!

You relax a little and, unbidden, the fingers on your hand flex and unflex.

Ooo! We share control! That will be very, very useful!

>>870754
lets go hug Khoros!

>>870757

Hugs!!

Let's make sure we remember how to walk properly first. Practice moving around a bit.

Wow, ok this is weird. Let's get the hang of this first, we don't want to cause trouble because of one body with two different objectives.

Since you both share control we should ask her first if she wants to do anything specific.

>>870754
Let's go hug Khoros and then find that other person we saw that had brown color.

...

... I feel really bad for Astarte if this is what she has to deal with all the time... And she puts such a good face on it too...

M-Maybe.. a touch wouldn't hurt..

We should try and get the hang of moving around. One body with two minds will surely take some getting used to.
Unless Astarte can just pilot her body while we ride "shotgun".

Hug yourself and cry. Because it's been so long since you've been able to feel even a simple thing such as the hide on your own body.

Sadly we cannot 'hug' Khoros, he's our brother and he really doesn't roll that way. We can give him noserubs though. Let's go do that.

Penel-Astarte 2018/03/02(Fri)17:58 No. 871238 ID: ed67d9
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You try to stand up and a sense of something missing hits you. It feels like your left leg has fallen asleep, but from the knee down. You stumble, falling flat on your butt, the bit of pain like a symphony of sensation, the rush of endorphins cutting through the haze of lust for a moment.

Ow! Eh heh heh heh!

You try again. It is not unlike when you used to turn your lower legs ethereal and try to walk on the stumps, honestly. You manage to stand all the way up an—

Too slow! My turn! Let us let you see what you look like!

You feel yourself being puppeted and you ease up a bit. One thing you've learned from years of practice was to NEVER try to fight for control.

You left the bathroom light on! Turn that off! There! Now! The mirror! POSE TIME! Eh heh heh!

Penel-Astarte 2018/03/02(Fri)17:58 No. 871239 ID: ed67d9
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Fancy pose done, Astarte gives you the reins again. One of the things that had always fascinated you the most was just how different body language was from person to person.

Your heart beats even faster as you drink in the scent of horny noxan teenager, the slow rise and fall of your chest with each breath, the pleasant, bitter taste of cookies still in your mouth.

Being in a female body always felt somehow right to you. You love your brother Khoros dearly, but being his identical twin definitely had its drawbacks when you were mentally female.

Ohhh! You seem to be getting even more turned on! That is very, very nice! You think I am pretty! Ehehehe... that is so flattering!

It's true. Astarte is gorgeous and it takes every bit of your self-control to fight against the yearning for some kind of sexual satisfaction.

Astarte's right hand sneaks down and starts teasing at the downy fur on your... her... lower stomach.

It is okay! We can have fun! We are very, very good friends! It feels very, very good! I can fit all of my han—