Adept 2009/07/25(Sat)07:51 No. 13141 ID: 429959
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Today, however, his browsing is interrupted. An internet video pops up on the screen! The figure cackles.

>"Greetings, everyone! My name is Rastin, your new lord and master! I've taken over this city, and soon will have the world! And there's nothing you can do to stop me! AHAHAHAHA!"
>"Please stay where you are, and a representative from my wonderful organization will be around soon to forcibly reeducate you!"
>"As you may have noticed, we have taken over your internets! Allow us to now replace your LOLCATS with ROFLDOGS! No need to thank us."

Adept 2009/07/25(Sat)07:52 No. 13143 ID: 429959
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... you /hate/ ROFLDOGS.

Adept 2009/07/25(Sat)07:53 No. 13144 ID: 429959
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Well, this just won't do. Something needs to be done. Besides, Nick's not going to look at hilarious photo captions of DOGS all day. God.

... but what should we do, exactly?

Go to computer
Open tgchan
Masturbate

Molest cat

>>13140
Get your tophat and cane and get to the bottom of this enormity!

Adept 2009/07/25(Sat)08:36 No. 13153 ID: 429959
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>Masturbate

... nah, not right now. There's got to be something more constructive to do around here.

>Cat Molestation

No, a cat is not fine too.

Adept 2009/07/25(Sat)08:54 No. 13154 ID: 429959
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>Get your tophat and cane and get to the bottom of this enormity!

Now there's an idea! Unfortunately, Nicolas is lacking in the tophat department.

He does, however, have formal wear. He makes do with that and acquires his trusty CANE.

He doesn't even know why he keeps this thing around. He can walk just fine. Perhaps because it looks gentlemanly.

Nicolas adds the CANE to his inventory. The only other item he's carrying is his FANCY LAWYER PEN.

>>13153
Wield cat by tail and use as weapon. Then go outside and smack the first person you see with your cat.

French kiss cat

>>13154
Now we shall get into our trusted HYBRID AUTO-MOBILE and visit our friend the MAYOR. Let's just hope he doesn't take offence at our lack of a TOPHAT.

Adept 2009/07/25(Sat)09:44 No. 13158 ID: 429959
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>Wield cat by tail and use as weapon. Then go outside and smack the first person you see with your cat.

Hmm. It is true that cats are highly valued for their ANTI-COMMONER capabilities. You decide to bring SKIMBLESHANKS with you.

>French kiss cat

Ew, no.

Adept 2009/07/25(Sat)09:46 No. 13159 ID: 429959
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>Now we shall get into our trusted HYBRID AUTO-MOBILE and visit our friend the MAYOR. Let's just hope he doesn't take offence at our lack of a TOPHAT.

Hmm. If Rastin's taken over, doesn't that make him the mayor? Regardless, it would be nice to know what happened to the former one. Nicolas heads to his garage.

Look at that Mercedes. Just look at it. What kind of piece of crap drawing of a Mercedes is that? You can barely even make out the damn star.

Anyway, we've got the car, we've got the cat. Where were we going again? Town hall?

>>13140
Of course! But if you find a store, that is specialized in selling hats, tophats to be even more specific, then you shall make a short stop to acquire one of mentioned hats. Make sure you got your wallet.

Take your cat to rape city, if you know what I mean.

>>13159
I concur with the need to buy a hat. What the hell kind of AFFLUENT BUSINESSMAN are you? You don't even have a monocle.
Also, go ahead and tell us what you're capable of. SHOW US YOUR STATS.

You're a successful young black businessman and as we already know from KaraQuest there are zombies outside. Before you go out it is your responsibility, nay, duty, to GRAB SOME PEELS.

In b4 cat-in-car scene. Everyone knows what happens when a cat is loose when you're driving, right?

>>13949
It snuggles up quietly on your lap? Because this has been my experience in the past.

>>13159
Bring the tank of gas. You never know when you're going to have to douse everything in gasoline.

The Thread Lives Adept 2009/07/30(Thu)09:47 No. 17974 ID: f4963f
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(Hey guys! I just got on my plane back from Frankfurt to Chicago today, so updates should be able to continue shortly.)

>STATS

Nicolas is a BUSINESS LAWYER. He makes a career out of helping fat rich white guys sue other fat rich white guys by for RIDICULOUS SUMS OF CASH. He also has a knowledge of INTERNET SUBCULTURE that's way more comprehensive than is seriously healthy, and entertains himself with geekish things on a daily basis. Seriously, ask him which Star Trek movie was best.

These two aspects of himself he keeps as separate as possible.

Nicolas' PHYSIQUE is not anything special. His MIGHT compares favorably to a wet noodle, and his AGILE and TOUGH are not something to write home about.

He is, however, CLEVER, CONVINCING, and LOADED WITH CASH. His LOGIC and CHARM stats are quite favorable. He is, after all, a professional bullshitter.

His wealth level is currently WEALTHY.

>>17974
You should be able to afford a damn nice hat, then.

Adept 2009/07/30(Thu)10:37 No. 18003 ID: f4963f
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>Bring the tank of gas.

Okay.

>>13162
>>13358
>>17981

>Buy hat!

Yes! It is imperative that you have a proper hat. What were we thinking? You immediately sets your sights on the nearest hat store.

>You're a successful young black businessman and as we already know from KaraQuest there are zombies outside. Before you go out it is your responsibility, nay, duty, to GRAB SOME PEELS.

Zombies? What zombies? That's totally silly. You don't have any reason to believe that there are zombies in this part of-

purchase fully loaded BICORN and have name legally changed to "Nicolean". never take off the bicorn.

Adept 2009/07/30(Thu)10:38 No. 18006 ID: f4963f
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-oh. Fuck. THOSE zombies.

Wait. Wait wait wait. You're a BLACK GUY. You're in a ZOMBIE HORROR scenario. Your knowledge of B-GRADE ZOMBIE MOVIES is comprehensive enough to tell you that this is a BAD SCENARIO to be in.

You have a DERRINGER PISTOL in the glove compartment, but in your current position, you're pretty sure that zombie's going to make mincemeat out of you if you lunge for it. Plus, you don't know if these are the VOODOO UNDEAD type of zombies that rise from the grave, or the 28 DAYS type of zombies that infect you with one bite. The lack of fresh dirt on their corpses gives unfortunate implications towards the LATTER.

In your inventory, you have a FANCY LAWYER PEN, a CANE, an IRATE CAT and a TANK OF GAS.

... well, guys?

>>18006
Peel out.
Two zombies are going to hang on through your DEFENSIVE DRIVING TRAINING?

>>18006
Smack the one crawling through h window withthe cat. Swerve to get the one on top to t go.

>>18009
Not the cat, the cane! Do you know how dangerous a zombie cat can be in a confined space?

Adept 2009/07/30(Thu)15:37 No. 18198 ID: f4963f
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>Peel out.

Screw this. Nic's not going to be zombie bait. He pounds his foot on the accelerator.

A sick twisting sound above him alerts Nicolas to the wretching of metal, and out of the corner of his eye, he can make out the hand of the window zombie. These fucking things must have grips of iron.

You're now speeding through the inner city with two zombies dangling from your car. What next?

>>18198
If your skilled enough, grind the side one against a post or some such, for the other, find speed bumps.

>>18198
Brake hard, then accelerate again.

>>18211 >>18222
Both of these. Initiate CRAZY PANICKED DRIVING SKILLS and swerve around to throw them off. Then brake hard and abruptly.
Then accelerate to hit them with the car.
Or, if they haven't fallen off by that point, start smacking into shit.

>>18198

Swerve them off, or get yer gun and shoot boy!

Adept 2009/08/11(Tue)18:34 No. 27994 ID: f4963f
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>Sidegrind
>Swerve
>CRAZY PANICKED DRIVING SKILLS

After what feels like an eternity (sorry about that, guys), Nicolas swerves the car wildly, trying to pry the zombies off his Mercedes. Though he's not an expert driver, he manages to swerve close enough to the curb to smack the side passenger into a lightpost. The roof zombie's still clinging, though! Stubborn bastard.

Adept 2009/08/11(Tue)18:35 No. 27996 ID: f4963f
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>Brake!

Nicolas decides to use inertia to his advantage. He slams on the brakes, bringing the car to a screeching halt. The zombie flies forward, twisting around and-

FFFFFFFFFF-

SLAM THE GAS

>>27996
Open the door, then slam it shut again. THEN slam the gas.

>>28000
that's not the door, it's the front window, HIT THE GAS

>>27996
Now would be a great time to pull out that derringer. Driving forward would probably propel the bastard into your face.

>>28004
Agreed. Slamming the gas would be bad. Shoot that fucker!

>>28004
No, it would pull him under the car. His legs are unde the hood!

Swerve to the right! Turn on the windshield wipers!

>>28009
To the right is the wall of a building :|

Adept 2009/08/11(Tue)19:43 No. 28046 ID: f4963f
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>Gas!

Nicolas isn't so sure this is a good idea. If the thing doesn't go flying off, it'll probably push it straight through the windshield. He's not feeling very GAMBIT-y today.

>Derringer!

Nicolas would love to get his pistol, but his seatbelt-

Oh wait. We didn't buckle our seatbelt.

Take THAT public service announcements!

Nicolas rolls off to his right just in time for the zombie to crawl in. He pulls his Derringer pistol out of the glove compartment and puts it in his STRIFE SUCCUBUS. I mean weapon slot.

The Derringer pistol is for men who have no need to compensate for anything. That is to say, it's the most incredibly small firearm you've ever seen. This makes it great for CONCEALED CARRYING.

It also means that the damn thing has a magazine of two bullets.

>SHOOT IT KILL IT WITH BULLETS

BANG! Nicolas squeezes off a round at point-blank range. Even though he's not left-handed, it's hard to miss at this range, and the blow punches through the hood zombie's head.

The zombie slumps in the driver's seat. Nicolas has one round left. It's also oozing some sort of black ichor over the driver's seat. Fuck.

What now?

TIME TO GO ON FOOT

You need to find a hot chick, a war veteran, and a street punk.

We're not even five minutes into this, and your car's already a mess! Get the dead zombie out as much as you can, and find a mechanic to fix the roof and windshield.

And put spikes on the hood.

>>28046
If it's no longer moving, kick that fucker out and resume driving. We can run some repairs later.
Hm. Stopping Rastin may be difficult with just our PANSYASS LAWYER powers. We may need to use our CHARM and WEALTHINESS to CONVINCE some people to join our motley band.

Adept 2009/08/11(Tue)21:35 No. 28159 ID: f4963f
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>>28055
>>28128
>Remove zombie, fix car.

Nicolas would love to repair his car. This thing's a fucking Mercedes, it costs more than pocket change to get a new one. However, as mentioned before, Nicolas is uncertain about how infective these zombies are, or how they even came into existence. He's not going to touch that thing or the blood splattered all over his car until he's sure it won't lead to a lifetime of lolling around brainlessly. That'd be worse than the chans!

>GO ON FOOT

Nicolas guesses that this would be the only option left to him.

>Stopping Rastin may be difficult with just our PANSYASS LAWYER powers. We may need to use our CHARM and WEALTHINESS to CONVINCE some people to join our motley band.

Nicolas hasn't really put a lot of thought into how he's going to go about kicking Rastin out of power yet. As a former business lawyer, he actually knows a fair bit about Paraply itself, but this Rastin figure who controls it seems to have popped out of nowhere and twisted the world around his finger.

It's not like he can just get smashed and drive there in in a bigass truck. God that would be so stupid.

Well then, as Nicolas recalls, he was headed in the direction of the hat store. Perhaps along the way he can find out if those zombies are contageous and salvage his car. ... it's not going to do much good with the windows broken, but he locks it up anyway. He gets ready to go to the hat store and...

ooh, hold on. What's that?

>>28159
Ignore it! We have more important things to acquire.
TO THE HAT STORE.

>>28159

Let's just go drop by. If it's something we can use to shoot more zombies with...

Adept 2009/08/11(Tue)23:31 No. 28253 ID: f4963f
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>Let's drop by.

We may have been a bit unclear about what caught Nicolas' attention. There seems to be a strange object right on the division line of the road.

It looks like a vaguely orangeish crystal with unidentifiable runes on it. It glows, as though internally lit.

Oh great. This is the kind of thing that the DM loves to screw you over with. If you touch it, he'll be all like 'You touched the weird glowing magic rock without any idea what it would do?!' and you look like an idiot. If you /don't/ pick it up, then he'll be like 'you had an obvious unattended magic artifact ready at your disposal and you didn't even pick it up?'

You had some dickish DMs. Then you made your own campaign and made them piss-scared of little girls in white dresses.

Ah, memories.

But seriously. What should we do with this thing?

>>28253
Pick it up.

>>28253
GRABBIT

>>28253

Prod cautiously with finger.

IT IS AN UNATTENDED OBJECT, YOU ARE A BLACK MAN. I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

>>28253
Pick it up with something so you don't have to touch it.

>>28422
Grabbin peels? NO WAIT! Grabbin p-p-p-magic object!

Adept 2009/08/12(Wed)18:42 No. 28800 ID: f4963f
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>Pick up the crystal
>Touch it!

Alright, sure. What's the worst thing that could-

Nicolas terminates that thought mid-sentence. He knows that's just asking for trouble.

Still, in the interest of healthy experimentation, the lawyer reaches his hand down and- woah. Woah. Woah.

>Animooted

Adept 2009/08/12(Wed)18:42 No. 28801 ID: f4963f
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>Woah

Nicolas' vision blacks out for a moment. He feels a sharp pain in his mind, and is suddenly, painfully aware of the crystal - every edge and corner of it, as though it were a part of his own body. It feels like his brain is pressed in a vice.

Some sort of basic awareness in the back of his mind kicks in, and soon he is acutely aware of everything around him. Some part of him feels tied to the crystal, and through some bizarre intuition, he's aware that he can summon it to his palm by concentrating. He... feels like he should be able to do other things, too, but he's not quite sure what.

Adept 2009/08/12(Wed)18:43 No. 28802 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas snaps out of it and recoils his hand. His head aches, but his vision's back, and his senses have returned to normal. He's pretty sure that the crystal did something to him, but he's not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

He senses it should be okay to pick up the crystal now. Apparently the damage has already been done.

Ok, well then I guess we should head off on foot now.
Keep an eye out for other cars on the side of the road and check each one incase of an unlocked one.

Attempt to discern what the hell your new psychic power is.

Adept 2009/08/12(Wed)23:15 No. 28926 ID: f4963f
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>Ok, well then I guess we should head off on foot now.

Alright.

>Keep an eye out for other cars on the side of the road and check each one incase of an unlocked one.

Nicolas would make some crack about racial stereotypes, but he's only got one round of ammo to his name in the middle of a zombie-infested city being taken over by a supercorp. He'll keep his eye out and hope Yahoo News doesn't catch word of it.

>Attempt to discern what the hell your new psychic power is.

A novel idea, but easier said than done. Where does one even begin? Probably with the basics. Telepathy? He could try beaming thoughts into people's heads and see if they freak out. Telekinesis? Far seeing? If it's not something incredibly obvious for psychics, he's probably not going to have a clue. Maybe if he could find out more about the crystal...

Nicolas' thoughts are interrupted by the sound of approaching footsteps. A man in a Men in Black outfit approaches him, wielding a machine pistol in one hand and an ID in the other. Nicolas immediately recognizes him as an MIB Scrubber.

>"Excuse me, sir. Agent Logan of the MIB. I need you to come with me."

>>28926
>those sunglasses

REFUSE. Run for an alleyway.

Ask "Am I under arrest?"

You've got some rights if you're under arrest.

Refusing would probably get you shot, and you are not as tough as Kara. Give him a hundred dollars to pretend he did not see you.

>>28926 >>28932
Politely ask him why. Use his name to throw him off by being personal.
Maybe we can be CONVINCING enough for him to let us go. Or, failing that, bribe him.

Talk your way out of it! That'll work!
"That car was mine, alright? Yes, it belonged to me, the armed black man looking for valuables and magic crystals to loot. I was only driving like that because of the zombies!"

Summon strife succubus as a distraction.

"Shouldn't you be off fighting aliens?"

"Some part of him feels tied to the crystal, and through some bizarre intuition, he's aware that he can summon it to his palm by concentrating."

When you get out of your current situation and are in a safe spot experiment with trying to summon the crystal. Possibly even shape it into different forms, it'd be nice to have a backup weapon in emergencies if you can make it change.

If not either of those, psychic/magic powers are always nice to have as well.

Adept 2009/08/13(Thu)09:25 No. 29009 ID: f4963f
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>Ask "Am I under arrest?"
>Politely ask him why. Use his name to throw him off by being personal.

"Alright, Logan. I hear you. May I ask what I'm being arrested for?"

>You've got some rights if you're under arrest.

These are Paraply's Men in Black, not the conventional city police! They're probably working directly under Rastin's orders. Nic's not sure what sort of rights exist under Rastin's hypothetical world order, but they probably don't include a right to a fair trial.

>"May I ask what I'm being arrested for?"

Logan replies. "Everything psionic belongs to Paraply and Rastin, including those zombies. You're wanted for the destruction of government property. In addition, I thought I saw you fidgeting around with that crystal earlier. If you've built a psychic link to it, we will most definitely be needing to haul your ass in."

>>29009
>You're wanted for the destruction of government property
"The destruction of government... THEY WERE TRYING TO EAT ME."

if the crystal gave you psychic powers, see if you can go Tetsuo on his ass.

swing CAT at his head.

Adept 2009/08/13(Thu)12:11 No. 29038 ID: f4963f
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>"The destruction of government... THEY WERE TRYING TO EAT ME."

"That's not really my problem, is it? They're the LIVING DEAD for chrissakes. You could outrun them at a brisk jog. We don't appreciate you and any other would-be heroes compromising our resources."

>"Shouldn't you be off fighting aliens?"

Nicolas bites his tongue. Better not make the MiB any more irate. It's a funny thought, though.

>if the crystal gave you psychic powers, see if you can go Tetsuo on his ass.

Nicolas squints his eyes at the agent and tries to throttle him with his mind. The agent stares at Nicolas deadpan. Well, whatever we can do, it looks like force-choking's not part of it.

"What... on earth are you doing?"

>swing CAT at his head.

The man's armed with a MACHINE PISTOL levelled straight at us. Nic's pretty sure Logan can pull the trigger faster than Nic can begin unwarranted animal abuse.

"There will be a five thosuand dollar fine for the zombies. In addition, because you've probably come in contact with that crystal, we're going to need to take you to Compound 43." He gestures with his firearm. "I strongly suggest you comply, citizen."

>>29038
Now if I am reading this, you are ridiculously affluent, correct?

Pay him the 5000$ fine, and offer an extra 10000$ if he'll forget he ever saw you.

>>29041
While bribery can go horribly awry, it seems like we don't really have a better option at this point.

"Now hold on just a minute, let me just get my..."

Pull out the crystal and throw it at him. He considers it a big priority so he'll try to catch it, throwing off his aim. Run for it.

"Look, they were climbing on my car. How was I supposed to know they were going to limp at me and not sprint at me like they hadn't eaten anything in 3 days? Haven't you seen the movie 28 days later?"

No force choke? Okay, no problem, try jedi mind tricking him. Or tell your cat to attack when you get close enough to hand over the money.
Just keep trying stuff.

>>29038

Just go with the guy. He's got more firearms than you, so you might as well comply. There might be a chance to escape later.

Ask him why he's with the MIB. Probe this line of questioning. Maybe we can get all Hannibal Lector on his ass.

>>29038

Wait, this dude works for Rastin. See if you can get the fuck out of there. Agree to go with him long enough for the guy to turn his attention away.

Adept 2009/08/14(Fri)12:52 No. 29466 ID: f4963f
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>No force choke? Okay, no problem, try jedi mind tricking him.

Nicolas resolves to stop making himself look like an idiot in front of the guy with the gun.

>>29383
>Ask him why he's with the MIB. Probe this line of questioning. Maybe we can get all Hannibal Lector on his ass.

"Agent Logan, is it? What makes you work with the MIB?"

"We're the new world order. We keep you safe."

Are they /trying/ to be this Orwellian?

"Yes," says Nicolas, "but why side with Rastin in the first place? What do you see in a Paraply-lead world?"

"I'm beginning to question your acceptance of our peaceful transfer of power, citizen."

>>29041
>>29058
>Bribe him!

Nicolas holds up his hands and takes a step closer. "I see. I apologize, my good man. I fully intend to cooperate; I'll make good on the five thousand dollar fine. Though you know, there's a fair bit more in the account." He takes a cautious step towards the man. "I wouldn't mind parting with a little more of it if it means that we can put this whole incident behind us."

Agent Logan peers at Nicolas. "Do you realize how boned I would be if the MIB found out I let a shard-user walk free? No, psychic crystals are a top priority, and anyone who's formed a psychic link to one needs to be taken to Compound 43. I just saw you sitting down next to that crystal. As there is a chance you may have touched it, it's my duty to escort you away for psionic rehabilitation."

Nicolas is liking the sound of this Compound 43 less and less. They could have at least called it 'Psionic rehabilitation' or something. Compound 43 sounds like it jumped straight from a dystopian novel.

The agent appears to be growing increasingly irate with the lawyer's questioning. If Nicolas doesn't convince him or get away soon, the scrubber might start resorting to force of arms.

>Get the fuck out of there!

This... is looking increasingly appealing.

Remind him it'd also be a good idea to take said crystals into custady, point it out, and run down that alley.

>>29466

Agree to go with him, albeit reluctantly. While going to his mode of transportation look for a way to book it. If this guy throws you in psychic rehabilitation I think you have as much chance of leaving as a cow does of leaving a slaughterhouse.

>>29466
If psionic business won't work, then try something else.
Fixedly DO NOT stare at a point about a foot above his left shoulder.
Begin shaking visibly.
DO NOT tell him there's something behind him, but imply it with all of your body language.
If he asks, deny that there is anything behind him unconvincingly.

Toss the crystal at him, and shout "Fine! Its all yours!" Aim for just over his shoulder, so he'll have to turn to get it.

If he pursues it, run down that alley and gtfo. If he does not... well, I tried.

give up. let him take you where you are supposed to go in this instance. maybe that forcible re-education will include making you like ROFLdogs, and thereby solving your single grievance against Rastin.

Just fucking go with him. It couldn't be THAT bad. Besides, there might be a chance to escape later.

Adept 2009/08/14(Fri)16:04 No. 29516 ID: f4963f
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>>29479
>maybe that forcible re-education will include making you like ROFLdogs, and thereby solving your single grievance against Rastin.

NOT EVEN WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER.

Adept 2009/08/14(Fri)16:04 No. 29517 ID: f4963f
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>>29469
>Divert his attention with a bluff.
If there's one thing years of business law have taught Nicolas how to do, it's bluff like there's no tomorrow.

Nicolas's gaze drifts over the agent's shoulder. He blinks once, and then his expression shifts. The agent looks confused. "Citizen, I'm going to ask you again..."

When Nicolas doesn't respond, the agent begins to look worried himself and quickly glances over his shoulder.

Adept 2009/08/14(Fri)16:05 No. 29519 ID: f4963f
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>>29023
>SKIMBLESHANKS. Apply directly to the forehead.

This is the opening he's been waiting for. Nicolas unleashes PURE FELINE WRATH on Agent Logan. Holy shit Skimbles is pissed.

Agent Logan drops his gun in shock.

>>29519
GRAB THE GUN.

>>29519
Tackle him! Then while he is down, pick up his gun.

>>29519
OBTAIN WEPON And/Or RUN LIKE HELL

>>29519

Hit him in the chin with a Shoryuken!

Rising power!

Adept 2009/08/14(Fri)20:08 No. 29648 ID: f4963f
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>GET YE GUN!

Nicolas picks up the machine pistol. Skimbleshanks continues to flip out, giving him ample time to do so. Thank you, Skimbles.

Something like this is bound to have a lot of recoil; Nicolas has no idea how to handle it. His experience with guns begins and ends with a mandatory 2 week gun safety course he took when he got his Derringer.

However, there's no reason Logan needs to know that.

Alright, we've got his weapon. What next?

>>29648
Trip him, run with cat.
If he follows, point gun at him and keep running.

>>29648
Pick up GLASSES, wear or stow in pockets. Tell Agent Logan that he had better play nice with Skimbleshanks, or else he's going to get a gun sandwich.

Proceed with interrogation.

>>29648
Initiate SCARY BLACK MAN mode. Logan has no idea you're actually a wussy nerd.
Back up a bit so he can't just try to grab his gun back. Commence with interrogation.
At the end of interrogation, retrieve Skimbles who is a good kitty, make him drop all his items (including any communicators), and tell him to GTFO.

Shoot him in the feet! Or legs! At this range, accuracy shouldn't be a problem. You just need to disable him so he can't steal the gun back.

Adept 2009/08/14(Fri)22:21 No. 29704 ID: f4963f
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>>29651
>>29659
>Interrogate him.

Nicolas feels his stomach knot. He may have taken the guy's weapon, but there are still a few worries. What if he radios help? He may have a backup weapon, too. He also doesn't doubt that the agent has some form of body armour on under the suit. Still, Nicolas has turned around events, and damn if he isn't going to use it to get some answers. He puts on his best poker face and takes a step back from Agent Logan.

"Alright, Agent Logan," he says.

Adept 2009/08/14(Fri)22:22 No. 29705 ID: f4963f
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>>29651
>Oh yeah, and steal his glasses.

"... it's my turn to ask the questions."

>>29705
What do these crystals do?
Why is seven?
Do you have a family?
Why are did you take this job?
What are your qualifications?
Boxers or briefs?
Do I have a reason to leave you alive?

>>29705

Ask him who the hell this guy Rastin is exactly. How can some guy who took over the internet be making zombies?

>>29706
"What do these crystals do? I may want to touch that one after all."

Then you'll only be wanted for insubordination, not being a high-priority psionic.

Adept 2009/08/15(Sat)16:26 No. 29908 ID: f4963f
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Logan staggers back. Skimbleshanks lands on his feet and rushes under Nic's car. The agent's looking a lot more on edge now that he's on the receiving end of the pistol.

>>29708
>Who the hell is this Rastin guy?

"Rastin is the new leader of the free world. Or will be, soon. You're starting off on the wrong foot, citizen."

After a moment, Logan sees that Nicolas isn't happy with this answer.

"Rastin is... the new leader of Paraply, Incorporated. The company I work for. He became the CEO about two weeks ago, and we're just now executing his peaceful transfer of power."

"You mean the global takeover bit," says Nicolas.

"Yeah," says Logan weakly. "Basically."

>How can some guy who took over the internet be making zombies?

Logan tells Nicolas that it's because of some sort of massive MAGIC CRYSTAL Rastin has. Or maybe 'psionic crystal'. He sort of uses the terms interchangeably.

>Making Zombies

"So Paraply is producing zombies."

"Y-yes. They were... the result of attempts at revival magic."

"Are they infectious?"

"It's spread by a magically reinforced virus. The effect only takes hold if you die within 15 minutes of infection, though; the virus can only affect a recently dead body."

"I never heard of a virus that works like that."

"I don't think either of us have great experience with magic viruses."

So as long as Nicolas doesn't kick the bucket after touching the blood, he should be okay. Good to know.

>What do these crystals do?

"Like the one on the street? Heh. That's a psychic shard. They started appearing about two weeks ago. When someone touches them, it links to them, and they tend to manifest... strange psychic powers. The powers are much more low-key than a real psion's, but real psions tend to be rare anyway."

>>29750
>Insinuate that you didn't touch it to throw them off the trail.

"What would have happened if I had touched it, then? Would I start floating in the air and zapping lightning bolts from my ass?"

Logan eyes Nicolas suspiciously. "Nnno. Usually it takes a few days for a shard-holder to find out what they can do. And what do you mean if you /had/ touched it? You were kneeling right down next to it."

"I don't make a habit of touching strange glowing rocks with illegible runes on them," says Nicolas. "Actually, before you pulled the gun on me, I was about to go on my merry way to the hat store. Have you noticed that I don't have a hat? I'm desperately needing a hat, you jerk. And here you were about to cart me off to some compound in the middle of god-knows-where for staring at a rock. Fuck you."

"It's just for safety concerns, sir. S-since you were seen with the shard, I..." his gaze glances down to the gun. "... am sure we can reach a mutual understanding here. H-how about I just... leave that with you, and... take the shard off to the compound?"

>>29908
Let him take it, then summon it to yourself when you get out of sight.
Unless he pokes it with something magic-looking or a lead box or something.

>>29912
Do this, but perhaps wait a bit longer than just until you're out of sight. In a more long-term setup, our mission is clear.

COLLECT ALL THE SHARDS!

>>29908
Tell him you'll even pay the fine via mailed check.

>>29934
No point in overdoing it...

>>29908
Use ADEPT OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS to determine if Logan really wants to be working for Rastin.

Adept 2009/08/15(Sat)20:49 No. 30070 ID: f4963f
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>>29912
>>29921
>Let him take the crystal, but keep an eye on him.

"You do that," says Nicolas in a level tone, gesturing with the gun. "No sudden movements. I wouldn't want my finger to slip."

>>30012
>SENSE MOTIVE CHECK

Hard to say. This guy's a scrubber, though, which puts him above the rank-and-file sweepers and desk job guys. He must have at least some attachment to his job to get this far. Apparently he puts his life above his country, though. Good man.

Nicolas keeps a close eye on Logan as he heads to the trunk of his van nearby. He opens it very slowly and puts on a pair of thick rubber gloves. He pulls out a small but official-looking plastic box and begins to move towards Nic's car.

Adept 2009/08/15(Sat)22:48 No. 30149 ID: f4963f
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>Wait and see

Logan puts the crystal into the case and, warily eying the lawyer, makes his way towards the van.

"You know that threatening an officer is a criminal offense, citizen."

"Big surprise," replies Nicolas. "Just get out of my sight."

He gets into his black car and begins to pull out.

The MACHINE PISTOL has been added to Nic's inventory and equipped to the STRIFE SPECIBUS. The Derringer is place into Nic's inventory.

Nicolas keeps his eye on the car until it pulls out of sight.

Nicolas ponders his next action.

>>30149
Summon the shard to your hand.

>>30149
Get your hat, wait one hour, summon crystal, and DRIVE AWAY

Suggestion 2009/08/15(Sat)22:54 No. 30155 ID: f98e0b
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Let's go somewhere we can learn more about this weird magic shit, like, oh, say, the headquarters of IGNOMETICS, where we will totally not have a run-in with another quest at all.

>>30150
>>30151
We could just move to someplace that is not here and summon it.
I mean they're gonna suspect you touched it either way so all we need to do is go to someplace this guy can't find us again and summon it.
Plus it'd be better to get it sooner rather than later in case they have some kind of anti-summoning case or somesuch nonsense.

>>30155
Also learning about WIERD MAGIC SHIZZ would be an excellent idea right about now.

>>30151
Wrong order, the driving away should take place immediately following the hat.

>>30149
First of all, make sure we have Skimbles who is a good kitty.
After that, we need to buy our fucking hat.
After that, maybe we should stock up on ammo and shit. Is there a gun store around here?

>>30155
After that, let's go somewhere where we can learn about WEIRD MAGIC SHIZ.

>>30155

FUCK YES summon that shard and head on over there to get some answers.

Adept 2009/08/16(Sun)01:02 No. 30230 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas clears the zombie out of his car. The windshield's smashed in and there's some blood on the seat, but the vehicle is otherwise serviceable.

>Summon crystal
Nicolas can still feel the connection, even though it's quite far away. He doesn't think there's any discernable range to this teleportation effect.

>Wait an hour
Discretion is the better part of valor. Nicolas wants to be somewhere else when Logan finds out he got bullshitted.

>IGNOMETICS
This is actually a very good idea. Nicolas is familiar with Ignometics; he even represented them in a case about a year back. If anyone knows about weird magical shit, it's them.

>Get your hat
Fuck yes.

Adept 2009/08/16(Sun)01:02 No. 30231 ID: f4963f
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Next stop: Ignometics

Adept 2009/08/16(Sun)01:03 No. 30232 ID: f4963f
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~ End of Chapter One ~

>>30231
You are one dapper motherfucker.

>>30230
Wait, how long has Ignometrics been around?
What does that say about the presence of magic?

What happened to your glasses? From the beginning?

Adept 2009/08/18(Tue)17:46 No. 31391 ID: f4963f
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-- Chapter Two --

Adept 2009/08/18(Tue)17:50 No. 31392 ID: f4963f
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With his hat obtained, Nicolas sets his sights on his next target, Ignometics Infinite Technologies Inc. As mentioned before, he did a case for them about a year back, so he's familiar with the company.

He also takes the opportunity to clean the blood out of his car. It doesn't suit the Mercedes well, he feels.

>Wait, how long has Ignometrics been around?
>What does that say about the presence of magic?

Ignometics has been around about two years, ever since the discovery of magic. Though 'discovery' is the wrong word. It just began happening one day, and everyone freaked out.

There are two major corporations that deal in psionics now; Ignometics and Paraply.

The legal battles between the two have been epic; ultimately, they came to an uneasy standstill. They sort of tolerate one another's existence now. At least, that was the case before Rastin announced he was going to take over the world; wonder if that's changed.

>Glasses?

Nicolas left his glasses on the table back at home, near the beginning of his little misadventure. His eyesight's not that bad; the impact of not having them is minimal. Still, if he has to swing by his house again, he might pick them up.

Adept 2009/08/18(Tue)17:51 No. 31393 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas arrives in the Ignometics parking lot.

Doesn't look very busy today. On the other hand, it doesn't look very shot up either, so he'll take that as a good sign.

>>31393
Go in, summon shard, tell them what happened and ask for help.

>>31394
watch out for the angry chick! she'll wreck your shit.

Look for a PsiAmp. You never know when it might be useful.

>>31393
Tell them you touched a psi shard and you feel weird. Would they please examine you?

Adept 2009/08/18(Tue)19:33 No. 31431 ID: f4963f
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>>31394
>Summon Shard and enter.

It's been about 50 minutes now; Logan should have no idea where Nic is. Nicolas focuses on the palm of his hand, and watches the crystal simply materialize into his open hand.

It's definitely the one from before; it even has the same markings.

Nicolas enters the building.

Adept 2009/08/18(Tue)19:33 No. 31432 ID: f4963f
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The lobby of Ignometics is large, and dominated with bright, clean colours, almost like the interior of an Apple Store. Only not as fruity. Well. /Almost/ not as fruity.

There's a few assorted people in the lobby, showing that the building is indeed not deserted; it even seems to be open. Nicolas recognizes Jay immediately; he's prettymuch the guy in charge around here. Jay also seems to recognize Nicolas.

"Oh, hey. I think I recognize you. Weren't you the stand-in lawyer in the Snowe case?"

Nicolas nods in affirmation. "And you're Jay, I believe?"

"That I am. What can I do for you, mister Zere?"

>>31394
>>31423
>Tell him what happened, get them to check up on Nic.

"Jay, have you ever seen one of these?" Nicolas tilts his hand a little to show Jay the psychic shard.

A few eyes turn in Nicolas direction. The receptionist looks up and then quickly averts her gaze down into her coffee. Jay hesitates, then nods. "Yes," he says. "We've seen it a few times now. That's a psychic shard. Paraply's been... rather aggressively collecting them."

"Tell me about it," says Nicolas. "I was nearly apprehended by a Scrubber." He pockets the shard. "I think it did something to me. Do you have any sort of psychic scanner that could... I don't know. Diagnose me?"

"I think... we should head upstairs and talk about this in private, mister Zere," says Jay. "We have some scanning equipment up there."

>>31432
Marvel at the difference in art quality between KaraQuest and NicQuest. Compliment Jay on how much better he looks, as compared to how he'll look when Kara shows up.
Do this with a completely straight face, ignoring the total destruction of the fourth wall.

Also, follow Jay. While moonwalking. Hum the music to Thriller as you go.

>>31440

This is clearly the only possible course of action.

Adept 2009/08/18(Tue)21:41 No. 31460 ID: f4963f
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>>31440
"God damn, if you were drawn in Paint instead of Photoshop, reality would update a hella lot faster."

"What?"

For some reason, Nicolas gets Thriller stuck in his head. In the middle of a zombie apocalypse! Or, well, Nic guesses some businesses are still open, so it's not really an apocalypse. A zombie infestation?

Nicolas follows Jay upstairs, into one of their science labs.

Jay leads Nicolas to a large machine and tells Nicolas to put the crystal in. Nicolas does so, and a tube surrounds it.

Jay goes on to explain how the crystals work. When touched, they psychically bind to someone. They grant someone limited psychic abilities, though usually with less endurance than a real psion. There are only two ways to break the link.

"The first is death," says Jay.

"That doesn't sound particularly pleasant."

"The second is a technique the MIB are working on. Half the test subjects die. The other half basically go vegetative."

"I think I read that in a book somewhere."

"Yeah, but the film kinda sucked."

The machine dings and opens. Nicolas summons his crystal back, and Jay walks over to a massive computer terminal.

"Alright. Well, I'm seeing some mild psychokinetic attributes, and some mild illusory attributes. Um... you won't know how to use the crystal perfectly at first, but it looks like you should be able to lift light objects with your mind and..." he scrolls down. "Create minor illusions. Both will probably take a good deal of concentration."

"But I tried to force-choke someone already," says Nicolas.

"Well, yeah, but first of all, we're talking lifting and manipulating light objects with our minds, not strangling things. Secondly, you actually need the crystal in your possession to do it."

"Oh."

Jay continues to talk. Good thing Nicolas has a long attention span! An adventurer with a short one might miss something. WORDS WORDS WORDS.

Jay tells Nicolas that the crystals are, as far as he's aware, completely indestructable; some people have tried destroying theirs to evade MIB interest. One guy put his in an industrial vice. Some chick dropped hers into crazy powerful laboratory acid. And there was one guy who tried to cut it with a high-powered laser. Apparently none of it worked.

"There's actually a lot of people out there who are really pissed off about having crystals," Jay says. "Well... not a /lot/, there's only so many crystals. But you get it."

Nicolas pockets his crystal. So... he can make rocks hover with his mind and create images of dancing kittens, and for that the MIB want to lock him up in a state compound? ... he's pondering whether or not he actually likes this deal.

"Oh, and although we've seen a few crystals already, each one's utterly unique. Sort of a special snowflake thing. We're very interested in studying them, and offer financial incentives for information about them. Here, let me transfer some money to your account."

Nicolas' Wealth level goes from WEALTHY to VERY WEALTHY.

"Is there anything else you'd like to do, Mr Zere?"

Bulletproof business suit.

>>31460
>Illusions

Get some photographs of movie extras.
When MIB show up, Illusion yourself to look like one of them.

>>31460
Ask if they have anything magical for sale.

"Well... I have an indestructible thing with sharp corners I can throw at people and have it return to my hand. That's something."

After several seconds of awkward silence, say "Say, can you guys James Bond up my car? Or at least fit it with some spiky things so it chops up zombies when they try to grab on?"

Say, do you know what's become of the mayor? You know, the old one?

Attempt to lift up light objects with said psychic powers.

...I just had a horrible idea.

We should duct tape the crystal to our submachine gun. Then we could keep the gun in our car, and summon it to us when we need it.

...First we would have to test if it works that way, but still.

>>31460
No pyrokinesis? Damn. Ask him if he can put a secret compartment in your hat, like a magician. It'll be cheap and useful for hiding stuff.

Maybe improve Skimbleshanks' commoner deterring ability. Or allow him to speaks so he can be a better companion. Or let him speak like a lolcat, since you like them.

Adept 2009/08/19(Wed)14:35 No. 31612 ID: f4963f
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>>31479
>Attempt to lift up light objects with said psychic powers.

Nicolas' first action on finding out he has the force is an attempt to use it. Deciding that a loaded derringer might be a bad first item to test his telekinesis on, he uses his FANCY LAWYER PEN instead.

Agh! It feels like Nic's brain is on fire! But... but... it's hovering.

Hey. That's pretty cool.

>>31478
>Say, do you know what's become of the mayor? You know, the old one?

"Not really," says Jay. "He's been missing in action since Rastin appeared. Rastin's taken over the media airwaves, and we can only receive limited outside communication."

Adept 2009/08/19(Wed)14:35 No. 31613 ID: f4963f
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>>31474
>Ask if they have anything magical for sale.

Jay has a few things available for field testing. He has a few rolls of DUCT TAPE OF REPAIR, which apparently works as a magical bandage for non-living things, and a pair of PSIONIC DETECTION GLASSES that have a persistent magic-detecting function. They also automatically adjust if you're near- or far-sighted to give you 20/20 vision.

They also have items for sale, including a WAND OF PRESTI, THAUMIC DISRUPTORS and a perpetual motion beak dipper bird thing. They also sell three-packs of HEALING POTIONS. They can also upgrade armour and weaponry. They're all RATHER EXPENSIVE and each would probably knock Nicolas down a wealth level.

"Wand of Presti... as in, Prestidigitation?"

"Yep! Like the D&D spell."

"So... you unravel the secrets of controlling space-time, and you use it to make a presti wand?"

"Well, yeah! It's like diet Wish! Come on."

>>31461
>Bulletproof business suit.

"Couldn't you just buy a kevlar vest? I mean, wouldn't it be a bit more-"

"Bulletproof. Business. Suit."

"... you're the boss!"

Magical enchantments cost a fuckton of money. Nicolas' wealth level goes from VERY WEALTHY to WEALTHY.

>>31514
>Feline enhancement?

That's not within their capabilities at the moment, apparently.

>>31475
>Car enhancement?

Possibly, but they'd have to take it into a special shop for a few days. It would also cost a fuckton of money per enhancement.

Alright, what do we do?

>>31613
dem prototype glasses might be nice.

>>31613
Well, take the free stuff of course, and one pack of healing. Is the thaumic disrupter some sort of magic nullifier? Ask if they can enhance the submachine gun with auto-aim.

>>31613
Volunteer to test the tape and glasses, and inquire about the Thaumic disruptor. Would it fuck with our crystal on any super-transient level? ie, are there any long term effects it would have on us?

Better not knock any more wealth levels down. Maybe we can just go to a mechanic and get a brushcutter welded onto the car rather than something super-fancy here.

If we're using a White Wolf-style wealth system, we just need to get the level high enough that we can make purchases without lowering it.

>>31642
GODDAMN ABSTRACT WEALTH SYSTEM

I mean, uh...

Yes, maybe there are more mundane ways to better our car.

Adept 2009/08/19(Wed)19:53 No. 31692 ID: f4963f
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>>31614
>>31623
>>31635
>Free stuff is good!

Nicolas will certainly take the free stuff. Nicolas equips the glasses, and several sections of the room begin to light up subtly. It looks like the big machine has some psionic components, as does Jay's watch. Neat!

We also get $1000 cash. Nicolas sticks it in his pocket.

>>31623
>One pack of healing
Done. Nicolas' Wealth level is now down to AFFLUENT.

>>31623
>>31635
>Thaumic Disruptor?
A thaumic disruptor has five charges. It dispels active psionic effects in a moderate area, and suppresses enchantments like enhanced weaponry or armour for a couple of minutes. It does not rob a psion of their ability to use further spells, nor should it affect psychic shards.

What now?

>>31692
Hmm... lets get ourselves a thaumic disruptor.

>>31692
get disruptor, then head off to rescue the mayor. i think that's what we're doing, right?

But.... Our riches! We need those to be rich!

The money's useless if we're dead. Our suit is bulletproofed, so we should be fairly safe from mundane assault, but magic could fuck our shit up. Lets spring for the disruptors. I don't want to go buying them all the time though, so let's try not to use them if we don't have too.

Adept 2009/08/20(Thu)00:11 No. 31867 ID: f4963f
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>>31712
>>31733
>>31764
>Get the disruptor.

Alright. Nicolas buys the disruptor. His wealth level drops to WELL-OFF.

Nicolas feels content with his inventory for now.

>== INVENTORY ==
>Magic Glasses, Reinforced Business Suit, Cure Potion x3, Disruptor (charges x5), Psychic Crystal, Derringer Pistol (ammo x1), Machine Pistol (ammo x30), Fuel Can, Cane, Fancy Lawyer Pen

Jay thanks Nicolas for his patronage, and tells him to return if he finds anything particularly paranormal to poke at.

Nicolas makes his way outside when -- wait, what's this? Some freakishly tall chick has crudely pushed him aside! What's weirder is her company. She seems to be accompanied by a midget reptile whose body is 50% nose, a schoolgirl, a crazy man with disheveled hair, and a morbidly obese man shouting about beef while carrying a zombie. He's literally carting a zombie around.

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The creepy man stops and sniffs at Nicolas suspiciously. Nicolas feels unnerved.

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... okay, that was weird. Where to now?

>>31869
GTFO, or break the time-stream by joining their merry band.

Off to the mayor's office perhaps?

Alternately, we could train our PSIONIC POWERS in a place where we won't get disturbed for a while, and then go and see if we can go to Rastin directly. Maybe not a group assault, but a single person infiltrating the place could be useful. We can disguise ourselves after all, maybe with a bit of training we can look like a Scrubber and slip inside.

>>31869
To the MAYOR to issue a FORMAL COMPLAINT.

>>31869
travel around the city, searching for
A) more psion crystals
B) allies
C) lolcats t-shirts for the upcoming shortage.

We should ply the city for doodads to increase our WEALTH LEVEL.

Adept 2009/08/20(Thu)21:05 No. 32244 ID: f4963f
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>>31871
>Join the party!
W... with KARA SIGURD?! Have you forgotten the Hotel Incident?!

>>32014
>>32022
>Cruise the city looking for psychic loot and allies!
If Nicolas is looking for ALLIES, he'll probably need a specific place to start. As for crystals... he has no clue where to begin. His glasses will tell him when something psychic is in the area, but he'd never even heard of the things until this morning.

>lolcats t-shirt
Nicolas already has three. ... shhhh.

>>31876
>>31878
>Mayor's Office!
Very well then.

Nicolas drives over to the mayor's office, which for some reason looks much more ornate than it needs to.

There are two MIBs here. They look like bottom-rung Sweepers to Nicolas. He can see a few more patrolling the yard. The gates to the estate are closed.

Say "I HAVE BUSINESS BEYOND THIS GATE. STAND ASIDE."

Gesticulate dismissively.

>>32244

See if you can use powers to make your driver's licence look like some sort of official badge that a Lieutenant of Rastin would use. Put on yellow glasses and stroll up, demanding to be let in. Tell them all you're one of Rastin's new personal lackies, and you don't wanna be kept waiting.

If they ask your business, scoff incredulously. Flash the crystal and tell them they're lucky you don't throw them both through the gate right now.

>>32307
Man, later on, when we're alone, we seriously need to exercise the grey matter more.

Adept 2009/08/20(Thu)23:15 No. 32309 ID: f4963f
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>>32248
>>32265
Nicolas equips the ridiculous glasses. He's only seen an MIB badge once in his life, but his background makes him intimately familiar with government documents and IDs. Using his recollection of the badge's layout and his own lawyery knowledge, he could probably create a forgery that will pass casual observation.

"I have business beyond this gate," says Nicolas, gesticulating dismissively. "Stand aside."

"Mmyeahkay," says the larger Sweeper chewing bubblegum.

"You, uh... don't seem to be in uniform," says the girl. "May I, um... see your ID, please?"

For an agent of an oppressive supercorporate paramilitaristic takeover, she's awfully polite. Must be a mook thing. Nicolas takes a deep breath and focuses. AGH. SPLITTING. HEADACHE. He lifts his illusioned' wallet up and flips out the driver's license. She glances at it. "... mkay, yeah. Didn't know Victor had any visitors today."

... Victor isn't the mayor's name. Nevertheless, it's somehow familiar.

>>32307
Maybe it'll get less painful with practice. If not it'd probably be easier to just commission a fake ID.

Continue inward. Pause to let your head cool off so you can focus on being suave, sneaky, and deceptive.

Adept 2009/08/20(Thu)23:16 No. 32311 ID: f4963f
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In this state, all Nicolas can really do is nod and try not to show how much his head frickin' hurts. He enters the gates, pockets the wallet, and releases his focus. GOD. Head is BURNING. Nicolas... isn't sure how many times he's going to be able to pull that off.

Anyway, Nicolas is in the yard of the mayor's office now.

>>32311

Hopefully those two goons were the only ones we had to dismiss with a falsified ID. Let's head inside and see if we can find out who this Victor guy is. Try to be cool and collected. You're wearing special getup because you're above them in teh hierarchy, after all.

Yeah, take a moment to refresh your cool. If we have time later, maybe some mental exercises are in order, but don't give yourself an aneurysm. Keep the shades on so you look like you belong here, and go in as soon as you're ready.

>>32311
Well, maybe it will hurt less with more use.

Flexing your brain muscles, as it were.

And don't look at me with such consternation about brain muscles! You know it is a common trop that practice with a new power invariably makes the user more capable and accustomed to it, even (especially) if they claim the power is eating away at them. Notice how they just end up getting stronger and surviving till the end of the story?

Adept 2009/08/21(Fri)19:22 No. 32608 ID: f4963f
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>>32310
>>32320
>Chillax
Nicolas takes a minute to steel his nerves. He always considered himself a man of good mental fortitude, but using his shard is quite difficult. After about half a minute, Nicolas regains his composure. Innerly, at least. Outwardly, nobody could ever tell, right?

>>32467
>Genre savvy observation about psychic tropes
That much is true. Nicolas just needs a little time to cool down, lets he strain his brain.

>>32313
>So who is this Victor guy?
Nicolas enters the mayor's office. The building design's quite simple, with a few branching hallways diverting from a path that leads straight to the mayor's desk. Nicolas takes the straight route.

Behind the desk is a man in MIB supervisor shades. He's leaning back in his chair, grinning to himself, and the nameplate on the desk reads VICTOR RADLEY.

Oh god damnit. Not him. Nicolas knows this guy. He's Paraply's top lawyer. The guy's good - really good. Nicolas really ticked him off when he threw off the guy's otherwise perfect court record in that case one year ago. Ever since then, Victor's sort of treated Nicolas as an arch-rival, but the feeling's always been one-sided. Nicolas just doesn't /care/ about the guy.

And now he's dressed up in an MIB Supervisor's outfit, sitting back at the mayor's desk. God Damnit.

"Ah, Mister Zere. My arch-rival."

"Hello, Victor."

"What can I do for you?"

>>32608
Where's the Mayor? And don't say "You're looking at him". Where's the proper Mayor.

Adept 2009/08/21(Fri)21:09 No. 32666 ID: f4963f
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>>32612
>Where's the Mayor? And don't say "You're looking at him". Where's the proper Mayor.

Victor smirks. "You're looking a- oh." His face falls flat. "What can I say? He turned tail and fled into the city. Just like any politician, amirite?"

"... we're both lawyers, Victor," replies Nicolas dryly. "I don't think we're entitled to make profession jokes."

"You might be, Mister Zere," says Victor. "But unlike you? I'm going somewhere. Do you know who I am? Do you really think you know who I am? Let me tell you who I am, Mister Zere. I'm Rastin's right-hand man, and we're going to rule the world." He pauses. "He's gonna give me Australia. I've always liked Australia, you know."

>>32666
...Australia? You HAVE read TVTropes, right?

The evil overlords give Australia to the underlings they don't CARE about. Australia is like that christmas card nobody in your family likes so they pass it around to someone new every year. Apparently he thinks you're just barely important enough to not kill, but not so important you deserve anything NICE.

You're getting JIPPED, dude.

>>32666
Pet the adorable dog.

Adept 2009/08/22(Sat)01:44 No. 32827 ID: f4963f
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>>32672
>Australia?! Aren't you genre savvy at ALL?
"Oh, I know," says Victor dismissively. "Australia's a throwaway country. I'm not really in it for Australia anyway. I'd tell you all about my plans, but... you know? You're going to be dead soon anyway."

Nuts. Nicolas was really hoping he'd be the type to spout off his evil plan. Victor's certainly self-absorbed enough.

"Dead, you say," says Nicolas.

"Yes," says Victor with a smile. "You see, I hate your guts."

Adept 2009/08/22(Sat)01:45 No. 32828 ID: f4963f
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>>32675
>Pet the adorable dog.
Nicolas is /really/ more of a cat person. This thing's like a hyperactive dustmop on crack. But... well... but...

OKAY. But only because you told him to.

Victor looks at Nic in an annoyed manner. "Get your hands off my dog," he growls.

Nicolas reluctantly obliges.

Adept 2009/08/22(Sat)01:45 No. 32829 ID: f4963f
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"There's just one thing I want you to know before you die," says Victor, reaching for his shades. "The media takeover... the ROFLDOGS, the deletion of the entire LOLCAT archives?"

Adept 2009/08/22(Sat)01:46 No. 32830 ID: f4963f
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"... that was me."

>>32830
A SEALED EYE FFFFFFFFFF HE'S A SUMMONER!

>>32830
Punch him! Right over the table!

Declare FISTICUFFS! as you do so.

>>32834
Words won't work here, Nickyboy.

Combine SWEET MARKSMANSHIP, STYLISH GRACE and your DERRINGER into one smooth move.

And blow Victor's other eye out.

Finish with a witty one-liner.

>>32837
This, but with the thaumic disruptor.

Go for the disruptor.

If that doesn't work, aim your gun at his dog.

Adept 2009/08/23(Sun)19:55 No. 33529 ID: f4963f
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>>32832
>FFFFF HE'S A SUMMONER!
Nicolas isn't sure what the significance of the eye is, but he knows enough about movie tropes to know that Victor's new FREAKY EYE isn't just cosmetic.

Adept 2009/08/23(Sun)19:55 No. 33530 ID: f4963f
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>>32837
>Draw Derringer. Put out his other eye.
This ends now.

"That's quite cute. I'm amused. Go ahead, Nicolas. Pull the trigger."

Victor is completely unfazed.

Adept 2009/08/23(Sun)19:55 No. 33531 ID: f4963f
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>>32837
>Thaumic Disruptor.
That seems to get Victor's attention. "Where on earth did you get- no, it's not important. What's important is the effects of using that thing right now. Mister Zere, would you like to be known as the man who ended the world?"

>>33531
He's talking about the globe on the fucking desk.

Use it.

>>33531
honestly, being known as the man who ended the world sounds like the best possible title someone on the world could hope to achieve. it basically means you beat everyone else.

Though it wouldn't hurt to ask what he means first.

He's bluffing. If he had a magical effect in his eye even tangentially related to world-ending power, there's no way we could've just walked up to him and drawn a gun.

Dude. Straighten that top hat.

Well, with the LOLcat archives gone, there's no reason not to destroy the earth.
And on the off-chance that he's bluffing, you've still disarmed your nemesis.

Adept 2009/08/23(Sun)22:09 No. 33636 ID: f4963f
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>>33584
>He's Bluffing
Quite possible. Much like Nicolas, Victor is also a PROFESSIONAL BULLSHITTER. He does genuinely seem much more worried about the disruptor than the pistol, though. Hm.

>>33584
>If he had a magical effect in his eye even tangentially related to world-ending power, there's no way we could've just walked up to him and drawn a gun.
"If you had world-ending power at your fingertips, I'd already be dead. I'm calling bullshit."

"Not all world-ending power is smite-on-sight, Mister Zere. How do you think Rastin took control of the media airwaves, the radio, and the entire internet?"

>>33560
>Though it wouldn't hurt to ask what he means first.
"Rastin has a bigass magic crystal, that's how. What does that have to do with your eye?"

"Ah, so you know about the crystal. But no, it's only related tangentially to the cause. That's how he got the zombies, sure. It's also been responsible for weird things appearing. But the technological takeover, Mr Zere - I'm the one doing it, and I'm using a bit of help. I'd ask if you're familiar with the name Vresch, but you wouldn't be."

Nicolas gets the nagging feeling that he should really know that name.

"He's... an extraplanar being that controls technology. I'm using him to control the internet. I am also his restraining bolt. My goals aren't quite the same as his, but as long as my mindlink remains intact, I can keep him in check."

"Now you're just making shit up."

"I shit you not, Mr. Zere."

"So you get control over the entire internet, and the first thing you do is nuke LOLCATS?"

"Yes, Mr. Zere. Just to piss you off." ... "Get off the table, Mappy."

Fuck this, shoot him.

Even if that's true, which I doubt it is, it wouldn't explain why he wasn't worried about the gun.

>>33636
Now Nicolas think: Despite being a being from another plane, could Vresch be worse than this dick who took away LOLcats? No, it's not possible.

Shoot the bastard.

>>33640
seconded, fuck this guy.

though, I don't KNOW this guy. why are we shooting him? would kneecapping him be as good?

"Well that's all very well, but frankly I'm just a lawyer. I don't give a damn about your fancy ruling of the world or any of that."

"No, I am here today on business. Mister New Mayor, I am here to submit a FORMAL COMPLAINT about the lack of Lolcats from the internet, and am threatening you with legal action. Good day to you, SIR!"

Then walk right back out.

>>33640
>>33652
>>33656
>>33658
I wonder- are we ALL dedicated to continuing quest-time-continuums? if so... what will the eventual unified storyline that the crossovers make look like?

Suggestion 2009/08/23(Sun)22:31 No. 33669 ID: bde1b8
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>>33665

>>33665
We already saw it. It's a wasteland.

That's probably our fault too.

>>33636
Don't feel rushed into shooting him. If you miss this chance, I'm sure you'll get another.

>>33665
Well Rastin's alive in Gnome's but he died in Kara Quest so it's already kind of messed up... unless we resurrect him at some time.

>>33674
He didn't seem too torn about that one clone that was killed. Besides, you could just slap glasses on anyone and call them Rastin. He isn't special in of himself, he just has that crystal.

Maybe "Rastin" is more of a title than a name.

>>33674
kara... didn't... kill him?

Guys there's a topic for crossover talk on /questdis/. Should probably move this there.

>>33636

Shoot the bastard. I think he's bluffing.

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)00:43 No. 33738 ID: f4963f
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>>33640
>Fuck this, shoot him.
>>33656
>He took away LOLcats. Shoot the bastard.
>>33658
>Fuck this guy.
>>33696
>Shoot the bastard, he's bluffing.
Nicolas is all too happy to oblige.

The disrupter shoots out a little wave. A previously unseen psionic shield as well as some sort of magic enhancement to Victor's suit both fizzle away. Victor's eye shoots out a small jet of blood, and the lawyer clutches his eye.

"Oh, is that why you were so confident about the pistol?"

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)00:53 No. 33742 ID: f4963f
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"You... you IDIOT!" Victor scrambles to his feet, still clutching his face. "Do you have ANY IDEA what you just did?!"

"I am here today on business. Mister New Mayor, I am here to submit a FORMAL COMPLAINT about the lack of Lolcats from the internet. I trust it will find you shortly."

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)00:54 No. 33743 ID: f4963f
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>>32837
>Use Derringer. Put out his other eye.
BANG! Nicolas expends the remaining round in his Derringer. He's not an experienced gunman, but the range is point blank. The shot goes right into Victor's neck. Victor gurgles a little and slumps to the ground behind the desk.

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)00:55 No. 33745 ID: f4963f
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... Nicolas gets the feeling that he's been detected.

No, see what you should have done is put on some glasses, then said:

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to..."
*whip sunglasses off*
"...file a formal complaint."

BLAM

Remain cool. Walk until you're out of sight. If you run they'll immediately tackle you. If you walk they'll be suspicious but hopefully will take several seconds to figure out what happened. Seconds you can use to make your escape.

Once you're out of sight, THEN start running.

>>33745
Use LAWYERLY CUNNING to convince them that you are now the mayor (and their boss) by rights of succession.

>>33745
Put on those rastinglasses you snatched off the scrubber (did you get his badge too?) and tell them you're an agent from Rastin sent to kill this guy for being too controlling or trying to undermine him or something. He did say something about "keeping him in check" after all

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)11:17 No. 33826 ID: f4963f
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>>33755
>BY NATURAL LAW I AM YOUR NEW MAYOR.
Even Nicolas' ability to BULLSHIT isn't /that/ high.

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)11:18 No. 33827 ID: f4963f
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>>33751
>Walk, then run.
Right then. Nicolas begins to make his way towards the entrance. Two MIBs are approaching him rapidly, weapons drawn. Both Sweepers from the look of it.

"... you," says the closer one, gesturing with is gun. "Stay right there or I'll shoot. Did you just assault Mister Ridley?"

"What gave you the impression?"

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)11:19 No. 33828 ID: f4963f
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. . .

Adept 2009/08/24(Mon)11:19 No. 33829 ID: f4963f
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The guy reaches for his radio. "Agent Voku here. We have a class 38-B situation, requesting assistance..."

Well crap. Nicolas makes a run for it.

We're currently in the mayor's office. There's a stone path leading straight to the large iron gates forwards; there are at least a few MIBs out in the open between Nicolas and the gates there. There are also hallways that branch LEFT and RIGHT in the building. It's possible that there are other entrances Nicolas could leave through, and there are several WINDOWS along the building.

From here, it looks like we could either CHARGE STRAIGHT or DIVERT down a side-path. The entire yard is surrounded by a fence, but even with his trifling MIGHT, Nicolas should be able to hoist himself over on pure adrenaline. His car's parked out front, but that also seems to be the most heavily guarded area.

We need an escape plan!

Run to a first-story room. Prop a chair up against the doorknob to pin it shut. Then, jump out the window.

Why are you not wearing yellow glasses? that's practically a whole disguise right there.

>>33828
>that dog

JESUS CHRIST

GO BACK FOR THE DOG

LOOK AT IT YOU MONSTER

>>33866
It's actually Vresch.

Adept 2009/08/25(Tue)23:45 No. 34985 ID: f4963f
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>>33866
>JESUS CHRIST
>GO BACK FOR THE DOG
>LOOK AT IT YOU MONSTER
What?! Nicolas is running for his life here! I-it's not even that cute a dog! And he's a cat person! Why should he save this lonely...

... scared dog... who now has no owner and...

GOD DAMNIT.

>Animooted

Adept 2009/08/25(Tue)23:45 No. 34986 ID: f4963f
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Dog gotten.

Adept 2009/08/25(Tue)23:45 No. 34988 ID: f4963f
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FUCK, they're shooting!

Adept 2009/08/25(Tue)23:46 No. 34989 ID: f4963f
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Memo to self: 'Bulletproof' is a misnomer. Recommend product be renamed 'Bullet resistant vest'. Also, ow.

>>33834
>>33835
>Barricade self into a room. Slip on disguise. Exit window.

That sounds like a plan. Nicolas runs for his life. Thankfully, they're mostly throwing bullets at him from a range, so he has enough of a lead to make it work.

Nicolas puts on his disguise and covers up the wound as well as he can. He slips open the window.

Adept 2009/08/25(Tue)23:46 No. 34990 ID: f4963f
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Nicolas has appeared in the EAST LAWN. He is MODERATELY WOUNDED. He doesn't think anybody saw him.

Right across from him is the fence; however, this is the fence to the EAST side of the building, and we're parked up front. They may have also stationed guards in the parking lot, and this bullet wound sure does look damn suspicious.

Do we want to get our car back, or ditch it? Either way, what's our plan of attack?

>>34990
Hop the fence, circle perimeter to car, see if you can sneak on into it. If not, we're legging it.

>>34989
Why, that is false advertising!

Make a mental note to bring this up in a lawyerly fashion next time you are at Ignometrics, potentially for free upgrade to desired product, or some other settlement.

Return to your GIANT CAR. We cannot spare it!

Turn the psychic disguise mojo back on. You got winged by the suspect, who is escaping on foot, and you'll need the car in order to chase him down.

Failing that, use the dog as a hostage.

Adept 2009/08/28(Fri)19:56 No. 35649 ID: f4963f
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>>34994
>>35008
>Check on car
Nicolas would really prefer to salvage the car if he can. He clammers over the fence. Mappy squeezes in through the bars.

Nicolas circles around to the front parking lot.

It looks like there are two sweepers here. Actually, they look a little familiar...

Use MINOR TELEKINESIS to create a distraction!

>>35649
The Roflcar's tire seems a bit flat... Hmm. I have no idea how that helps!

Well, lets see if we can't use our MINOR ILLUSIONS to make a wandering MIB look like you.

Adept 2009/08/28(Fri)21:50 No. 35664 ID: f4963f
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>>35656
>Illusion to make an MIB look like you.
That might be hard to do. First of all, the illusion would be larger than the last one, the ID, and that was hard enough. Second, it would be exceptionally difficult to make the illusion follow the MIB's movements exactly. He might be able to disguise /himself/ in the future, but he's already strained his untrained powers today. Attempting too much could make Nicolas black out or... something. Nicolas has no idea what happens when he overloads his brain, but he's not too keen on trying it.

>>35655
>MINOR TELEKINESIS to create a distraction!
Nicolas thinks he might be able to pull off either a minor illusion or a minor act of telekinesis today. He's going to need specific ideas, though. What sort of distraction?

Lets rustle the bushes at the far corner of the fence/as far away from us as possible but nearby enough to get these two's attention.

>>35664
Have a gun go off around the corner, blackjack the other one with SNEAKY?

Untie their shoes, lead them a merry chase, then drive off?

Sever or compress major nerves in the brain?

No, wait, take a closer look. Maybe their old friends, hell, Victor was your rival, who knows who's working for these kooks. They might even be Lolcats sympathizers.

Wait a second.

Just hit the alarm button on your car keys. That'll be distracting enough.

Adept 2009/08/28(Fri)23:38 No. 35674 ID: f4963f
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>>35669
>They might be comerades!
Nic thinks you failed a check there. By 'they look familiar' he meant 'they're the exact two who were previously guarding the front gate.'
>They might be lolcats sympathizers?
Maybe?

>>35667
>Sever or compress major nerves in the brain?
Nic doesn't have the ability to cut with his mind! Besides, he's pretty sure his psychic powers cannot attack internal organs directly. Maybe if their brains were directly exposed, but it would be kind of redundant at that point, ne?

>Have a gun go off around the corner.
There's two possible things you could mean here. It's possible that you mean that Nicolas should create an AUDIO ILLUSION, which he can do. Easier than a visual one, actually. Gunfire isn't particularly complex, just loud.
The other is that he should manipulate a gun, which he could probably do. Fine manipulation of an object requires good LOGIC, but that's not a problem for Nicolas.
Since we haven't seen any guns lying around the corner, Nicolas is going to assume you mean the FORMER.

>Untie their shoes!
Nicolas only wishes this were Benny Hill.

Alright, AUDIBLE DISTRACTION it is. Gunfire's as good as anything.

Adept 2009/08/28(Fri)23:39 No. 35675 ID: f4963f
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>BANG! BANG! BANG!
Nicolas clutches his head and his vision tunnels a little. The effect wears off after only a moment, but there's a lingering effect that feels like an ice cream headache. But that's just psychic weakness leaving the body, right?

The noise definitely gets their attention. The brute with the bubble gum begins moving to the corner. The woman steps a little to the side and begins to talk into her headset.

The distraction will only last for so long.

>>35675
CHAAAARGE! Knock the woman aside with your shoulder, and get into the vehicle as fast as humanly possible!

>>35675

She might get a shot off. Take her hostage. You can release her later, but use BULLETLESS DERRINGER to threaten chick and bring her with you. She might have an idea of where Rastin is.

Why do we care where Rastin is? We already avenged lolcats, the next task should be to work on rebuilding from the ashes of society. We must make it home and take pictures of Skimbleshanks, then put funny captions under them and post them to the internet. For great justice.

>>35678
Bulletless derringer? Didn't we steal a whole new gun from an agent earlier?

Indeed we did. Unless I missed something, we should still have a loaded MACHINE PISTOL.

>>35713
aren't we doing the DERRINGER CLASSY special achievement where our only firearm is the derringer?

>>35713

I forgot about the machine ostol. Use that then, unless you think you might set it off, in which case use Derringer. I dunno how adept (lol) Nic is with firearms apart from Derringer.

Get the chick to drive so you can keep the gun on her and pay attention.