Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)01:09 No. 137705 ID: 7318ec
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Now, I know the note said that the Secluded have their own block, so I'd expected, you know. A fence or something.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)01:09 No. 137706 ID: 7318ec
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...This was not quite what I had in mind.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)01:09 No. 137708 ID: 7318ec
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The front door is manned by people in hazardous materials suits. They are wielding some sort of baton or spear. I've actually seen a couple people around town in this get up - I guess they were from here? This place is like a freaking fortress.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)01:10 No. 137709 ID: 7318ec
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"Please state your name and business." The one on the left asks.

"I'm Coralina, and I wish to find out more about the Secluded."

>>137709
go on tell them your name.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)01:26 No. 137720 ID: 7318ec
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"My name is Coralina. I'm here to learn more about the Secluded."

Left Guard: "...Well, that's us. If you're interested in joining, we can give you a tour. Otherwise, keep out of our business."

Right guard: "Hey, you don't need to be so rude. Sorry, Miss Coraline. We only let members or prospective members past these doors, with few exceptions. It is to ensure our safety."

Left Guard, muttered: "...friggin white knight..."

Right: "What was that?"

Left: "Nothing, Osmen."

>>137720
"Yes, I am interested in joining. I haven't made up my mind yet though."

>>137720
tell the left guard white knights tend to get more action.

>>137720
Tell them that you're not interested in joining, but you're a reporter writing about the different factions and life style choices availible. If they give you the tour normal prospects are given then you can write it down and maybe they will get more people interested in joining them due to the publicity.

At the least, they won't have to give the tour to as many people.

>>137720
(Oh, Apocalyption, how I missed thee)

>>137733
This. Just to show the douche, blow the kind gentleman a kiss or something.

>>137720
Also, why would they need to wall themselves off to ensure their safety? Safe from who?

>>137758
The reptillians! The aliens! The Government!

Seriously, dollars to donuts they want privacy for privacy's sake.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)07:54 No. 137765 ID: 7318ec
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"Sorry, I'm not interested in joining. I'm actually a reporter, doing a segment on the various factions and their way of life. I was hoping I could take the tour. Then I could spread the word about your way of life, and maybe, you know, get you more publicity and, by extension, more members."

Osmen: "...Well that doesn't sound so bad. I'll go ask the higher ups. Be back in a moment."

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)07:54 No. 137766 ID: 7318ec
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I'm now alone with the grumpy guard.

"...So... What is this place keeping you safe from?"

"Its classified."

...I wonder if it really is, or if he's just a prick.

Eh well. Wait wait... better take a seat somewhere.

Why the hazmat suit?

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)08:06 No. 137768 ID: 7318ec
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"Why the suit?"

"To protect against the hostile outer environment."

...Okay. "Hostile?"

"Yes."

He seems... informative.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)08:07 No. 137769 ID: 7318ec
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Osmen is back. "Alright, you can come right this way. You'll have to go through some cleaning procedures to enter. Is that alright with you?"

Can't see why not. Will they stuff you into a hazmat suit too? Bag your stuff in plastic? I assume the environment in there is pretty sterile.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)08:20 No. 137771 ID: 7318ec
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"What, are you gonna stuff me in a haz mat suit too? Its probably pretty sterile in there..." I say, jokingly.

"Yes, we are." Osmen replies matter-of-factly. "We wear this on the outside to protect against you, and you wear it on the inside to protect us against you. Come this way please."

"Um... Okay."

>>137771
Follow the nice man. These people do seem a bit isolanistic though. I wonder why that is at the same time that they want more members.

>>137773
Just make sure you hide ChibiHope somewhere on your person.

Also, never mentioned this at the beginning, but nice bookbag.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)08:52 No. 137775 ID: 7318ec
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"Put all your belongings in here."

"Sure." I put in my side satchel, which has Hope in it too. I don't think I'll be able to bring her with me.

Let's try to make this brief. Just go in and look around for anything that'll make these dudes look like something more than self important paranoids.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)08:53 No. 137777 ID: 7318ec
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"...All of your belongings, please."

"...That was all of-"

"Your clothing too. You need to take a shower."

"O-oh..."

You'e gonna need pencil and paper, to still play the reporter. See if they can get you some when you're in there.

>>137777
Kindly ask him to give you something to cover yourself with and to turn around. It's pretty rude to demand that you strip without providing something to cover you up with first.

>>137777
"Uhh, is there a curtain I can change behind?"

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)09:08 No. 137782 ID: 7318ec
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Ah, hello Orb. It looks like Cora dumped us.

>>137782
Looks like it. Atleast for now. So Hope, how is it to be out and about? Still feel like destroying the world? You know I can symphatise with that, sometimes it just feels like the world should burn. But that is usually when I'm pissed, wanting to actually go ahead and do it seems like a wee bit extreme to me.

Well, they weren't going to let her in bringing us.

Plus, whatever, y'know? These guys look like a bunch of petty crazies. There seem to be a fair number of those amongst the city populace, in fact.

She's probably getting a tour of all the closed-loop air purification systems they use, before finding that their leader has been hiding inside the treasury safe since he took office, and how proud they are of someone who can so faithfully stand by their founding principles of hiding in boxes.

Or, they'rwe brainwashing her as we speak, know about Cora's plan and wants all of Earth inside a glass dome.

I for one welcome our new sterile overlords.

>>137782
'Sup?

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)12:41 No. 137830 ID: 7318ec
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>So Hope, how is it to be out and about? Still feel like destroying the world?
I never really wanted to destroy all of it. Just the parts I don't like.

>Or, they're brainwashing her as we speak, know about Cora's plan and wants all of Earth inside a glass dome. I for one welcome our new sterile overlords.
Well that doesn't sound so bad, but wouldn't a giant glass dome function as a global magnifying glass? The hottest parts of the world would fry.

...That doesn't sound so bad. We'll just send the bad people there.

>Sup?
Well right now I'm being carried somewh-

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)12:41 No. 137831 ID: 7318ec
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Oh he put us down. And I think I can hear him leaving. I think we should go explore.

>>137831
Exploring sounds like fun. But how are you going to remain in contact with us? The orb is a bit big for you to carry around.

And I must say I admire your energy. Even if it's just destroying the bad parts of the world it's still alot of effort. So long as the world leaves me mostly alone I always feel like it's to much effort to change it. By the way, what was it that made you want to change the world?

>>137831
*sigh*
I am jelous of you Hope you have a body you can walk around in were stuck in the ball. Whats it like to have apendages?

>>137831
I'm not so sure we should. I suppose there's no harm in just taking a look around outside, though.

Oh, we've never asked about that weird orange spot on us from when we got touched to the magic crystal before, did we? Is that going to do anything to us? Or let us use magic or something?

>>137836
Nah, its just the orange paint the crystal was covered in rubing off. Lousy cheap special effects budget.

>>137830
Well, whether or not a giant glass dome would act as a magnifying glass depends on a few things. Namely, how thick the dome is, if the thickness is uniform, and the composition of the glass.
It would fry the world, almost definitely, but whether that's due to magnification of light, or the greenhouse effect is debatable.
Rather, I suppose that tropical regions would be fried, while the rest would boil.

Actually Hope, we think you´d end up destroying all of the world in the end... It´s not a pretty place

>>137831
The problem with that is, you have legs and we do not. I doubt you could carry us.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)13:54 No. 137862 ID: 7318ec
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>Exploring sounds like fun. But how are you going to remain in contact with us? The orb is a bit big for you to carry around.
Hmm... That is a problem.

>Oh, we've never asked about that weird orange spot on us from when we got touched to the magic crystal before, did we? Is that going to do anything to us? Or let us use magic or something?
Weird orange spot? Yeah that is kinda weird, isn't it. Where did you... oh. Oh my.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)13:54 No. 137863 ID: 7318ec
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...This connects directly back to the main crystal. I have access to the entirety of the crystal's magical power as long as I have you with me.

>>137863
Not that big of a boon though, sure were magical but we can get annoying at times.

>>137863
Except you can't really use it since you're in such a small body.

You will NOT!

Oh fuck.

FUCK.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.

CORA! COOOOORAAAA! WE HAVE A CONTAINMENT FAILURE!

>>137836
You...YOU...ngrah!

>>137870
YOU N'WAH!

>>137863
Oh, that seems useful. Still it's probably for the best not to do anything to drastic right away. Kara might not be here, but you never know what other super powered drunk freaks might be lurking around.

Hey, you could try to chip off a small piece of us with the orange stuff on it. Then you can carry it and we can stay together.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)14:03 No. 137874 ID: 7318ec
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>The problem with that is, you have legs and we do not. I doubt you could carry us.
Now I can! Let's go explore.

Okay, cool. Can you float us around and look at stuff?

Maybe we could go into the slums and fight mutants, or something. If there are slums. I don't actually know if there's slums. Or mutants.

>>137874
COOOOORAAAAAALIII-
What.

Uh.


Okay.

>>137874
Do remember, you promised Coralina that you would behave yourself. If we're gonna explore, we need to at least be careful, yeah?

>>137874
Sweet. Hey I know. Turn invisible. If they find you walking around all sorts of annoying shit could happen. If they can't see you then you can find out all sorts of fun stuff and maybe play a prank or two.

>>137874
Okay Hope I think you have some explaining to do now. We heard that you had managed to possess people that touched the crystal. Why didn't you destroy any of the world, and how did you get recaptured?

Also why didn't you immediately use the crystal's power to get big, when you were still touching the crystal when the tiny version of you was first summoned?

>>137882
Don´t give her ideas, stupid!

>>137882
What? Because she can't?

Moreover, whats it matter?

>>137874
So let's get to exploring! What's in here? Remember that these guys are all about security, though, so don't just start wandering aimlessly.

1) Find magic user.
2) Convince magic user to open box.
3) Box is Magic.
4) Coralina is magic user.
5) Kill everyone just to be safe

>>137895
Or don't.

oh cool, you grew. Now grow big breasts because you know you've wanted them for so long and have people to show them to.

Then lets go to a stripper bar of your choice. Man or girl, whatever. Then party like you've got the funk. Screw progressiveness, lets go have fun!

Can I ask why you care about the world and its state so much? I forgot if you've told us when we helped Kara in an intangible form for that bit we helped her... can you also explain why we sometimes don't need an orb to help people?

>>137903
Yes.
A thousand times over, yes.
This is the perfect plan.

Hope, you ought to magic yourself up a hazmat suit so we can move around without worry of getting caught as easily. We just need to look like everyone else.

oh cool. Magic yourself up a pizza.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)15:09 No. 137923 ID: 7318ec
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>Do remember, you promised Coralina that you would behave yourself. If we're gonna explore, we need to at least be careful, yeah?
*Siiiiigh* FINE. I guess I did promise. I'll make sure not to break anything in here. Besides, these people would make good followers. All clean and sterile and orderly.

>We heard that you had managed to possess people that touched the crystal. Why didn't you destroy any of the world, and how did you get recaptured?
Well Rastin killed the bodies I possessed. I never really got recaptured, since, as you should know, my actual body is still in the crystal.

>Also why didn't you immediately use the crystal's power to get big, when you were still touching the crystal when the tiny version of you was first summoned?
...I didn't think of it!

>Turn invisible so you don't get caught
This is a good idea! I will leave Cora's stuff here. This room is small and has nothing but more plastic bins in it. Let's go places!

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)15:10 No. 137926 ID: 7318ec
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>just start wandering aimlessly.
Okay lets go. Fuck yeah doors everywhere! And there is a dude over there too.

>Magic up a pizza
Eh. This body doesn't need to eat.

>Then lets go to a stripper bar of your choice. Man or girl, whatever. Then party like you've got the funk. Screw progressiveness, lets go have fun!
Gross.

>>137926
Janitor's closet, always fun stuff in there if you know what to look for.

>>137926
Use magic to inzip his fly. That should get him into an awkward situation. Then check out the residence halls.

>>137926
Doesn´ needs. But CAN it eat? Do you want to eat some good ol´ pizza pie, calabrese and pepperoni over delicious layers of roquefort and mozzarella? :3 :3 :3

>>137932
This.

Goddamnit, now I'm hungry for pizza.

>>137926
Go to the Visitor's Entrance and stalk Cora. Maybe we can play some pranks on her, and I'm interested in seeing the tour first hand.

On the one hand, I dunno how to feel about us being used as a conduit for nigh-infinite power for an admitted genocidal manaic. On the other hand, this is probably the most useful we've ever actually been.
Not that we have hands.

You should check out the "Staff only" room, Hope. It's forbidden, and therefore must be better.

>>137926
So tell us about yourself,we have time

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)19:47 No. 138147 ID: 7318ec
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>So tell us about yourself,we have time
Well, I'm just a little girl with big dreams. The world is a mess, and I just need to rule it.

>Go to the Visitor's Entrance and stalk Cora. Maybe we can play some pranks on her, and I'm interested in seeing the tour first hand.
Hey that sounds fun, but...

>You should check out the "Staff only" room, Hope. It's forbidden, and therefore must be better.
This sounds better! Oooh stairs. I haven't used stairs in years.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)19:47 No. 138148 ID: 7318ec
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Oof.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)19:47 No. 138149 ID: 7318ec
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I'm okay!

check the office

Dr Burton is an asshole name. Lets go in his assy office and teach him a lesson.

>>138153
I concur with this sentiment.

>>138168
As do I.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/23(Tue)20:25 No. 138173 ID: 7318ec
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It's locked. A thin, weak voice calls out from inside, "Who's there?"

Teleport inside.

Say "A ghost! BoooOOOOoo"

>>138173
"God."

>>138178
Tell him this. We wouldn't want to lie, would we?

>>138173
Say nothing. Try the Command Center instead.

We have no obligation to inform him of anything, and we're kind of spying. Remain silent.

Totallynotsamefag!!V1AJL5LzHl 2010/02/24(Wed)01:38 No. 138276 ID: 310bf3
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>>138186
this.

Hey, Hope, you're basically the embodiment of magic, right? How hard would it be for you to fix Coralina's eye?

On a related note, I'm pretty sure your tactics for taking over the world are flawed. Mostly because you're impatient, but also because you're kinda missing the point.
Anyway, if you ally yourself with Coralina then you'll be the third-highest ranked person in the world. From that position you can start setting changes up so that you can gradually make the world a perfect place.
Remember, the direct route hasn't exactly worked for you so far and you ARE immortal.

>>138173
Use magic to open the lock.

we arent going to scare anyone. we turned invisible to keep low profile not to pretend to be a ghost!

also, the mindfuck would be much bigger if hope turned into a huge bacteria.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/25(Thu)00:06 No. 138507 ID: 7318ec
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I teleport inside. Well. Not really teleport because magic doesn't really do that in the way that movies and stuff portray it. Basically I phased through the door. Teleporting in the traditional sense is more like light speed travel, which can't go through solid objects. Teleportation over long distances is rather dangerous really, considering all the things that could conceivably get between yourself and your destination. Teleporting through an insect would be akin to having it zoom through your body at light speed! It'd hurt, I can tell you that. Unless I ghosted myself like what I did with the door before teleporting! Maybe then I would be okay, since I would pass through most solid objects, but... oh right. There's a doctor here, and he asked me who I am!

"I'm god." I say, still invisible.

"W-what? God? Impossible!" He says. "There is no god. Not here, anyway. Not in this city."

>Remember, the direct route hasn't exactly worked for you so far and you ARE immortal. Try working with Cora.
...That's not a bad idea. Once she fails, THEN I can work on my way to take over the world!

>We turned invisible to keep low profile, not to pretend to be a ghost!
...Oops.

>>138507
Work with what you got now, girl.
"If there is no god in this city, then why are you talking to open air?"

>>138507
Well, no use taking it back now. Ask why he doubts you.

Since his reason is probably related to how everything went to shit, we could try telling him that Cora's been sent to make it right. Everyone wins, that way.

>>138507
"Not the God that you perceive, but the God that walks among you. The God that sees you. The God that sees all. You can hear me can you not, you know where I am. You think that. But what do you see but nothing. For I am not there. I stand amongst those who see me for who I am and I come to you to ask you, do you too wish to see?"

You already in this deep you might as well go with it.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/25(Thu)00:57 No. 138511 ID: 7318ec
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"Then why are you talking to open air?" I ask.

"What? You're just outside my... your voice is in here now... Ventriloquism?"

He looks terrified. This is fun! Let's roll with this.

"No, Ventriloquism can't go through walls. I'm not the Creator, if that's what you're asking, but I am a God nonetheless. I'm the God that walks among you. The God that sees you. The God that sees all. You can hear me, you know where I am. I'm right here, right here with you. Why do you doubt me?"

"...What are you!?"

"I told you."

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/25(Thu)00:58 No. 138512 ID: 7318ec
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"I am God!" I proclaim, revealing myself to him in all my splendor!

"OH MY GOD!" he shouts.

>>138512
"Yep, that's me."

>>138512
"...yup!" :3

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/25(Thu)01:05 No. 138515 ID: 7318ec
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"Yup! That's me."

He falls over, clutching his chest with one hand and the edge of the desk with the other.

>>138515
That laptop has Vresch's symbol on it.
Use magical powers to change it into something better. Like angel wings.
Don't hurt the laptop, though, he probably needs it.

>>138515
I hope you can heal, because looks like he's having a heart attack.

>>138518
>hope you can heal
>Hope
>heal
I see what you did there.

Also she's like basically swimming in magic, and before that, healing was her specialty.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/25(Thu)01:24 No. 138521 ID: 7318ec
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>I hope you can heal, because looks like he's having a heart attack.
Of course I can heal. Its the only thing Kara dragged me along for.

He calms down, and his pulse regulates. But he's still unconscious.

...Damn. I guess I made myself too beautiful.

Let's leave him be and go back to going after Coralina.

He'll think this was a strange dream. Which is the standard procedure for divine revelations.

>>138521
I would say more likely it's was the FIRE.

>>138521
Now that's just silly. Perfection can't be marred, if you are perfect then you can't be too beutiful and you certainly can't change it.

>>138524
Hey hey. There IS too perfect. There's a reason God had Metatron, remember?

Well, appearing out of thin air naked and covered in fire would be sure to give anyone a start.
As long as he's out, go through his stuff.

>>138507
>...That's not a bad idea. Once she fails, THEN I can work on my way to take over the world!

No, no, no, that's not what I mean.
Currently, Vresch is holding almost all the cards. If you tried to sabotage Coralina or Vresch then he would notice and knock you back out of the picture.
You don't want Coralina to fail because she would be easily swayed to you and your cause, and then you can use her position as a means of getting what you want right under Vresch's proverbial nose. In fact, you want her to be so successful that Vresch decides to stop pulling her strings, since then you can step in and start making subtle changes over time.

It's vital to remember that gradual changes go unnoticed. If you toss a frog in boiling water it will just jump out, but if you gradually bring cold water to a boil then you can cook the frog without it even noticing. As a perfect being you are infinitely capable of the virtue of patience, and so with care and time even a frog as big as Vresch can be boiled.

>>138521
>I guess I made myself too beautiful.
>>138523
>I would say more likely it's was the FIRE.

How about we compromise?
Hope, you made yourself too hot.

You should try to support Cora being put in charge. She's far more predictable than Raistin. Then, you can help Cora when she inevitably tries to overthrow Vresch. Vresch and Raistin are your biggest enemies.

Once they're gone, THEN you can either manipulate Cora behind the scenes, or overthrow her. It'll be way better than trying to take these problems head-on.

Presently, look through the contents of the guy's computer for anything interesting or important looking.

>>138567
Oh yeah, we were trying to figure out what this big ol' quarantine city was about, weren't we? Let's get some insider info. Check out that computer, Hopie.

I guess its safe to say that you can't do time magic? Anyway, do you still hate Kara or has 30 years washed away the hate?

Do scry spell and see how Kara's doing!

 

>>138561
oh and also

>>138521
Become invisible once more.
Look through his papers for anything of import.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/26(Fri)21:51 No. 139419 ID: 393d7d
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>I guess its safe to say that you can't do time magic?
Not in the way you're probably thinking, no. Time travel doesn't happen in magic, and time manipulation is very localized and involves manipulation of the soul, which is pretty dangerous. I have access to so much magic, I don't see a need to play with the one that might explode on me.

>Anyway, do you still hate Kara or has 30 years washed away the hate?
Actually its been about 16 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, a couple days and some odd hours since she sealed me away, and no, the time has done nothing to ease my hatred of her. She is a pervert and a monster and a drunkard and an idiot. If I find her I will kill her and I will tear her apart and she will die and it will be awesome.

>Do a scry spell and see how Kara's doing!
If I could do that, I'd make sure to know exactly where she is at all times, and I would not be dawdling here! To scry on someone, you need some sort of connection to them, something that has a piece of their soul. All she left me when she sealed me away was pain, hatred, and maybe a little resentment.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/26(Fri)21:52 No. 139420 ID: 393d7d
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>Hope, you made yourself too hot.
Awww, I'm blushing!

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/26(Fri)21:52 No. 139421 ID: 393d7d
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>Vresch and Raistin are your biggest enemies. If you try to sabotage Coralina or Vresch, then he would notice and knock you back out of the picture.
Sabotage? I wasn't going to sabotage Cora. That would be silly and a waste of time. She works for a demon and is a demon summoner and both of those are bad things. That makes her a bad guy, and bad guys always eventually lose. She simply can't win, fate is stacked against her! Well... She is pretty nice for a bad guy...
>You don't want Coralina to fail because she would be easily swayed to you and your cause
Yes! I will convert her to the good guys! I will make her see the light. My light! She can help me save the world from Vresch and Rastin!
>It's vital to remember that gradual changes go unnoticed.
I will tell her immediately that she is to become my very first high priestess.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/26(Fri)21:52 No. 139422 ID: 393d7d
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>Become invisible once more.
Ah yes. Don't want to cause any problems.

>Look through his papers for anything of import.
Hmm.... According to these, they seem to be buying all sorts of stuff. Mostly food, water, and a variety of fuels. That makes sense for an isolationist group like th...

...Oh wow, they're really in debt. That doesn't seem right. That is a lot of zeros on a very red number. Why would such a practical group accrue such a huge debt?

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/26(Fri)21:52 No. 139423 ID: 393d7d
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>Check out that computer, Hopie.
Maybe this will shed some light on the situation. Choices, choices...

>>139423
What choices? Play minecraft! duh!

>>139423
Is that indev mode?

>>139422
Well, if it wasn't working then it probably wasn't practical, and an isolationist group should be able to produce all the resources they need without bringing them in.

Obviously, they aren't living up to their words and have been lying to cover up their failure.

Oh, and you might like to know that Cora has been lamenting her action since it happened, and came here to save the people by sacrificing herself to kill the foul thing. It was only once she arrived that she found an opportunity to help the people - you heard her say that she doesn't want to work for a demon, but she had little choice.

Surly you pity imperfect people who lament their flaws. Perfection is so very rare, after all.

>>139423
Click on the "Super secret plans" window!

Also, just because you summoned a demon or work for one doesn't make you a bad guy. Sometimes good guys do bad stuff without bad intentions. Cora screwed up by summoning Vresh. She wanted to summon a weak demon as an experiment, just to see if she could do it. Maybe ask it a few pointless questions before sending it back.

Unfortunately, the book listed Vresch as a weak demon because it was written before humanity had much technology to speak of. She had also fudged a corner of the circle. So, he turned out to be MUCH stronger than she thought, and he escaped.

Currently, she is working under him while trying to figure out a way to banish him. She's also having doubts as to whether that would be a good idea though! I mean, people are treated pretty well around here, despite his complete control over everything.

Vresch's motivations... aren't entirely bad either. He wants humanity to continue existing in peace so that they can keep making him new toys. I guess forcing them to live under his (relatively benevolent) rule is part of his method of keeping peace.

>She works for a demon and is a demon summoner and both of those are bad things. That makes her a bad guy, and bad guys always eventually lose. She simply can't win, fate is stacked against her! Well... She is pretty nice for a bad guy...

You sure that qualifies her as a bad guy? Sounds more like a stupid, naive girl not understanding the scope of her actions, much common with children her age at the time of doing. Just as well, working for a demon when you've got no home doesn't seem as evil as much as practical, especially when that demon is spreading his belief of an ideal onto man like you would yourself. It isn't exactly as efficient as you please, but he's managed better then the leaders of the past.

Now, I'm not so sure being a demon essentially means bad. I mean it really depends on your definition of demon. If a person who is bad is a demon, then I'm not sure Vresch qualifies. He's trying to do what you're trying to do. Make mankind better, just differently. Now Kara's more of a demon than Vresch ever was.

>>139419
Also again, are you nude-err... almost? I see a belly button!

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/26(Fri)22:53 No. 139461 ID: 393d7d
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>Are you nude!?
Of course. I am an angel, not a mortal. I'll wear clothing when I need to be a mortal again.

>Vresch isn't so bad!
He has no soul. He's doing everything for his own selfish whims. There is nothing good about him! You are just wrong.

>Kara's more of a demon than Vresch ever was
...Well, I can agree with that, if we're going to go with shades of gray here, but they're both heavily in the black.

>Cora isn't bad, blah blah backstory
...But... But now she works for a demon. She's clearly a bad person! She chose to follow his commands!

>Surly you pity imperfect people who lament their flaws. Perfection is so very rare, after all.
...I will grant her forgiveness, if she is truly repentant. I will judge that for myself. If she is, I will show her my way is right, and then she will obviously join me and everything will be okay for her!

I play Minecraft for a bit. I think I died somehow. I dunno. I never played this game before.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/26(Fri)22:53 No. 139462 ID: 393d7d
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I click on the other window.

>>139461

A) you're aware that Angels arent supposed to have souls and

B) dont you think vresch may also be repentant..just..going about it terribly wrong.

I mean he is immensely powerful like you.

>>139462
...

Theyre gonna shoot themselves into space...

Whelp, Cora's not getting backing from these guys.

I see then you've removed your inappropriate details however. Shapes are better anyway.
So how are we gonna go about this... err do you like Neil Patrick Harris, Hope? And, since you know so much about magic just by being the master of the crystal, what the fuck is David Bowie?

>>139461
Think about it this way Hope, Vresch has done nothing to obtain his power other then having the initiative and the proper skills. He is no more powerful, nor as innocent as the humans. He just happened to be in the right place at the right time with the right tools. And to be honest, what can he possibly do to you? With you free he can't touch you. Plus, he's a master of technology, more intelligent in said area then any other being could be. now as you said yourself, you are an angel, you have no reason to associate yourself with such filth as a demon, but Cora... Cora is of another sort. Let's help Cora, let's help her attain the goal Vresch has given her. And then, when the pawns are in place, we have Cora obtain control over Vresch. Thus with Cora under your control, you control Vresch by proxy. And with such a technological master as your trump card, the rest of the world will fall into your perfect world. Then the galaxy, then the universe, then the multiverse.

>>139462
Guuuuys! If you keep moralfagging this place up, Hopie's never gonna pick us up again.

This is interesting information. Forward a copy of it to EVERYONE YOU KNOW.

Also, Hope, on a scale of Buttmunch to DIE IN CLEANING FLAMES YOU WHORE, please rate the following four people:

Kara, Ratin, Vresch, Cora.

>>139480
Last I recall, the previous time we helped her she shattered us in thanks.

Excuse me if I don't care.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/27(Sat)04:58 No. 139525 ID: 393d7d
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From least hated to most hated, I'd rank them Cora, Vresch, Rastin, Kara, I guess. It seems weird how low the demon ranks, but that's just a testament to the true horrible nature of Kara and Rastin.

>They're gonna shoot themselves into space
...That's really cool. They're going to make their own perfect, sterilized society up in outer space, away from all the ruin and terrible that is this planet! That's wonderful! I wish I could go. I could help them set up their own, brand new perfect world!

>This is interesting information. Forward a copy of it to EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
I don't know anyone! Also I don't think this computer is hooked up to the internet at all.

>Thus with Cora under your control, you control Vresch by proxy. And with such a technological master as your trump card, the rest of the world will fall into your perfect world. Then the galaxy, then the universe, then the multiverse.
Hmm... but leaving with the Secluded would mean abandoning these people to Vresch and Rastin. You propose a good plan. Once Cora is my high priestess and in charge of the world as per Vresch's plan, I'll force him under my heel and use the two of them to fix this miserable world. This will work perfectly!

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/27(Sat)04:59 No. 139526 ID: 393d7d
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...Except for these people here, blasting themselves off into space. There has to be some way to help them too... Yeah. Yeah! I still have a body here. This body can join the Secluded.

But... Cora needs you. I'll have to leave you here. I'll join them as a mortal, seclude myself with them, and head into space with them. I will guard them from the shadows, make sure everything goes smoothly. I'll only reveal my true form to Burton here. With my power and leadership, this will easily become a Utopian society. With just one small sacrifice, I can make a huge step forward in providing universal peace.

Hope!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/27(Sat)04:59 No. 139527 ID: 393d7d
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>Last I recall, the previous time we helped her she shattered us in thanks.
I'm sorry. I need just a little bit of you. Its for the good of 5000 people, you understand.

>Animated

>>139527
THAT IS NOT A SMALL FUCKING PIECE!

YOU ARE SO LUCKY IT GROWS BACK.

>>139527
Well this should be interesting.

>>139529
It wont.

You just witnessed the backstory behind The Protagonist Dies.

Hell, we even got to meet Osmen. I'm just sad that our loose knowledge on David Bowie wasn't corrected.
I'm guessing we'll find out one day.
Now what confuses me more is how Hope loses us permanently for being so powerful a bitch to Osmen and how the other half made it onto another ship when we're so desperately needed here.

No one should be surprised. She did the same thing last time. (Resulting in her failure and imprisonment)

The plan is set. We shall see this to the end Hope... we shall see what happens... when you don't say sorry.

Well, shoot. Hope, can you at least make a normal glass prosthetic for us? We're half an orb! We're going to get made fun of at the magical orb convention!

>>139628
Bleh. All that magic power and she couldn't just pull it off like taffy and leave the rest in an actual sphere?
Her competence is as dubious as her sanity.

Epilogue 1/2 Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/28(Sun)05:22 No. 140111 ID: 393d7d
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"Agh, my head...Wha--what... oh. Oh, it was all... all just a dream. I guess. Maybe I'm working too hard lately. Yeah, that's it. It's stress."

Epilogue 2/2 Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/28(Sun)05:22 No. 140112 ID: 393d7d
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"...What."

Chapter 14 Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/28(Sun)06:11 No. 140115 ID: 393d7d
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"I have never been that clean before in my entire life. Do I still have skin? I hope I still have skin."

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/28(Sun)06:11 No. 140116 ID: 393d7d
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"Anyway, sorry to leave you two in there this entire time. That tour took longer than I expected. Basically, they are well on their way to making a self sustaining ecology in there. Purportedly, its not perfect, but its a good start. The idea is that since the planet got nuked, they can't trust the resources out here anymore, so they're holing themselves in a place where they can guarantee safety. Safety is always a nice concept, but I can't get backing out of them."

"I hope you two were okay in there."

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/02/28(Sun)06:12 No. 140117 ID: 393d7d
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"...W-w-what happened to you!? Where's M-miniHope? W-what happened!? Can you st-still hear me? Oh god oh god oh god!"

>>140117
Oh don't worry about us. You could reduce us to splinters and we would still be fine. By the way, are there any of that orange stuff left on the crystal? It gives a direct link to the big one that holds large Hope and direct access to all the power of that big crystal as well.

Which leads up to how we know this. Hope figured it out. She's free now and with access to all of her power. But that isn't really that big of a problem right now, because she fell in love with the Secluded and their goals. So once the Secluded leave the planet she will go with them.

Oh yeah and they intend to leave the planet and build a new ideal society somewhere out in space. If you want their support I think all you need to do is tell them that you won't stop them.

So, did anything interesting happen to you while we were having fun with Hope?

OY YA GIT! DROP SUM PADDIN ON YA BOX NEXT TIME!

NOW HAS ANYONE SEEN A LEFT LOBE? IT LOOKS SQUISHY AND BRAINISH!

Cora, you're a adorable, but you really need to keep an eye on Hope.

She's full sized now and free. Sorry! We're bound to help anyone who holds us.

You know when you poked us against the crystal? We got an orange spot that was apparently linked back to the crystal. Hope found this, used it to magic a larger body and went explorin', since she promised you she wouldn't make trouble.

She went into Dr. Burton's office and damn near gave him a heart attack, looked at his computer and found the super secret plans that make it seem as though look like these guys are planning to blast off into space (Though it could easily be for the vidya, he plays minecraft, a complex space sim doesn't seem beyond him), and decided to help them. She broke off the half with the orange bit and didn't even make us a normal glass prosthetic! What a bitch.

Should have got us sterilized so we could go with you and got someone to watch over MiniHope.

Also, I recommend talking to Dr. Buton and gently dropping hints that this "Angel of Salvation" has more than a few screws loose, if you know what I mean.

>>140117
Yeah, hi. I see you're a bit distressed about our new haircut.

I told the others not to go through with it, but no, we had to do the Bart Simpson look.

See how life sucks when you're stuck in a ball with a bunch of blithering idiots, Cora? Don't let this happen to you.

ERROR DAMAGE TO PRIMARY UNIT MALFUNCTION M A L F U N C T I O N%^^%^#$@%@#$%@#$%^

>>140117
What can we say? shit went down.

Hey chica, how's Osmen? Kind fellow?

>>140117
Yeah, know how you said that you hoped the little doll would go *pop* if Hope tried any sort of magic? ...well, she can finesse her magic far better than you realized. And the orange spot on us allowed her access to her magic, as if she was at the crystal. Also

HOPE

IS

A

BITCH

STOP

>>137704 >>140115
Hey, what happened to our bookbag?

Thats ok, you wouldn't want backing out of them anyway. THey intend to launch themselves into space.

Also

>>140117

*GASP* *WHEEZE*

h...help us...so dark...

p...plea...se...

>>140203
Don't worry about him he was just split in two, infact a lot of the erational voices were. As far as the damage goes just look at the bright side hope no longer wants to destroy the world (for the time being) and now you can use us in your arts and crafts class and make us all nice and pretty.

>>140206
psst...Shut up, this is prime coddling material, here, you daft bastard.

ngk...it hurts...
hurts so v...very much...

>>140126

I don't think big daddy technodemon's gonna like that.

>>140117

We're ok! Well, mostly ok. Well, most of us are mostly ok. I think we can heal.

... I can't remember what slood looks like.

>>140199
Good catch! I guess Hope did that when we weren't looking! She's a bit of a bitch, but she can be adorable sometimes.

When she's not trying to kill everyone and also being a giant bitch bluh bluh

>>140226
Well, duh, slood looks like.. its um...
Shit. Well, Hansel will know, he loves the stuff. Right Hansel?
...Hans?

...

Noooooooo!


And... I think Steve is gone too. I haven't heard from him, and we were supposed to play the oldest game today. He was kind of a jerk though...

>>140117
Okay, yes, we've been ripped in half, AGAIN, by Hope. But we'll be fine; ignore the whiners. We're the goddamn Orb of Infinite Psyche! And, yes, Hope is now loose with mobile unlimited power. Our bad, sorry. We'll try to fix it, we promise.

Possible methods of fixing it include... uh... is there any kind of magic that can summon the lost pieces of things to make it whole again? Because that'd be ideal here, but you'd better use it before Hope thinks of it. Alternately, you could try to find a way to let us control the bit of magic we have instead of Hope in case we get back in touch with that part of ourselves, but that might not be much better. We're not evil, per se, but we can be pricks. Again, sorry.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/01(Mon)12:35 No. 140615 ID: 393d7d
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Your new hair cut sucks. Also when you all say the same thing at once its hard to understand you, but I think I get the gist of it. MiniHope ran off and is joining the Secluded as they blast off into space. You are still fine, in spite of any theatrics, and Hope has access to all her magics now.

Well fuck.

(For future reference: If you want to talk amongst each other WITHOUT the person holding the orb hearing you, you can use the Discussion thread. http://www.tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/913.html )

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/01(Mon)12:36 No. 140616 ID: 393d7d
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Next place on the list in Nihilism Tech. We already met the leader there, Remi Leda, when she was visiting Rastin, and she gave me a personal invite to visit her some time. Of course, Rastin also said that no one leaves his room except in a body bag, so...

...Let's hope she's okay.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/01(Mon)12:36 No. 140617 ID: 393d7d
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I go to the main entrance. There is a priestess here. I think she is staring at me.

Don't we get a hug? We have a boo-boo. :( Later. Walk straight in.

>>140616
>Rastin also said that no one leaves his room except in a body bag

if that were true you'd be in a body bag too. I think that was him just trying to be impressive or some shit.

anyways, greet yourself and the usual reporter shtick. At least that is if she doesn't just let you in.

>>140617
Introduce yourself and tell her that you have been invited.

>>140616
That place is fucking awesome. Admire the architecture.

if they want proof you know Remi then describe what she looks like, and include the fact that one of her wires is a shock thingy.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/01(Mon)15:52 No. 140695 ID: 393d7d
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>Don't we get a hug? We have a boo-boo. :(
You're fine.

"Hi, my name's Coralina. I was invited here by Remi Leda."

"I was wondering if you were. She said I should direct any cute white haired girls named Cora to the East Wing entrance, that way."

"Oh, thanks."

>Admire architecture
The surrounding buildings kind of ruin it though.

>>140695
Well, follow the obvious course of action plainly laid out for you.
Challenge her to a dance-off.

>>140695
Get in there!

Fondly regard crenellation.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/01(Mon)17:23 No. 140732 ID: 393d7d
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"Let's have a dance off."

"Bring it."

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/01(Mon)17:23 No. 140733 ID: 393d7d
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Here, you guys judge.

>>140733
Winner: us.

>>140733
Draw.
She brings the funk, but you have more energy.

Right. Don't care who she is, she's a potential party member. Make note, Cora.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/01(Mon)20:48 No. 140892 ID: 393d7d
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>potential party member, take note
After declaring our battle a draw, I form a bond of friendship by asking her name. She says it is Lucid. It is a strange name but I do not question it. She gives me her phone number, and says we should hang out sometime.

I realize I don't have a phone yet, so I write it down in my notebook for later.

>>140892
Be prepared for a tower full of adorable and sexy lesbians.

>>140893
This should be an interesting venture... ONWARD!

>>140892
Now, high-five, brofist, and chestbump!

>>140892
Man... Chicks really dig you, Cora.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/02(Tue)00:56 No. 141130 ID: 393d7d
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>Now, high-five, brofist, and chestbump!
We do that.

I head on over to see Remi. I knock on the door, and find it open.

>Chicks really dig you Cora
They do?

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/02(Tue)00:57 No. 141132 ID: 393d7d
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Inside I find a hallway lined with doors, and a staircase halfway down. There's another priestess here. She is carrying a basket.

Ask the priestess for directions.

>>141130
>They do?
Let's take an accounting: Remi is pretty clearly interested. The girl from the furry place used chemicals to take you. And now a complete stranger challenged you to a dance-off. Okay, that's not too sexual, but how many strangers have you challenged to a dance off when you weren't romantically attracted to them?

The only female who has shown no attraction to you is Hope, and she's crazy.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/02(Tue)01:23 No. 141150 ID: 393d7d
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I ask her for directions to find Remi Leda.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/02(Tue)01:23 No. 141151 ID: 393d7d
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She writes me a note, with the directions to her! These are slightly complicated. I'm glad I asked.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/02(Tue)01:23 No. 141152 ID: 393d7d
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...And the bottom says "Ichirin" followed by a phone number. Okaaaaay, you might be on to something with this "Girls like you" thing.

>>141152
Have you ever kissed a girl before?

>>141152
The Nihilist girls especially seem to like you. Are you sure you don't have any charms on you or something? I mean you're cute but this is starting to seem weird.

Anyway onwards! These are some pretty strange Nihilists by the way. But it's nice to see ones that doesn't sit in dark corners and write bad poetry just because shit doesn't matter. God damn kids today.

they may give anyone they like their number, these Nihilists seem to be more of the "do all the stuff life has to offer before i die" and less "life is pointless so i will wear black make-up and mope, but be too much of a pussy to actually end it"
that's another thing i like about these guys they arn't afraid of death. you tell them you are going to kill yourself and they probably give you a questionnaire to see if you have all your stuff sorted so your son or something gets his inheritance.

bet they have a suicide booth in here somewhere like from Futurama.

>>141163
>do all the stuff life has to offer before i die

Namely, Coralina. :D

I'd wager you could get very popular here, Coralina. What do ya say? Dual backing from Magician school people and these people?

>>141168
I'd say its looking like "work in Sorceror's Guild and have strong contacts in Nihilism Tech."

Some... romantic contacts.

>>141314
STRONG romantic contacts.

Well congratulations Coralina. You managed to release a demon that destroyed all of society, and now you released another demon who's currently in the process of destroying society again, and you're still doing fuck all to stop it.

Remember Vresch's little utopia here wouldn't even be necessary had he not produced the need for it by destroying everything else.

>>141339
Remember that Vresch didn't destroy everyone else. ANd you've yet to suggest fuckall else than what we've currently been doing.

>>141470

People suggested lots of things and got a "well fuck" as an answer. Explains a lot really. Plus I take any opportunity I can to tease someone for dooming the world to destruction. Twice.

As for suggestions, how about attuning ourselves to that magic crystal thing? Soon as Hope busts herself outta there all we have to do is be touching it for approximately half a minute and boom INFINITE POWERRR

Only reason they can't do that now is because she just reattunes it back to her, being trapped inside and thus in continuous contact with the source of magic.

Of course Hope will probably try and stop anyone from doing that, but I never said it was a good suggestion...

if cora touches it then she would have infinite power. but on us.... not so much. we are the orb of INFINITE psyche so infinite power spread to infinite people will leave us all with 1.

infinity/infinity=1

>>141543

Hahaha no. Take some math classes lol.

http://www.philforhumanity.com/Infinity_Divided_by_Infinity.html

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:05 No. 141602 ID: 4b1405
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>Have you ever kissed a girl?
N-no...

>I'd say its looking like "work in Sorceror's Guild and have strong contacts in

Nihilism Tech."
That isn't sounding so bad.

>Strong, ROMANTIC contacts
...maybe. I really do prefer guys though, and all I've seen on my way up is ladies.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:06 No. 141603 ID: 4b1405
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>Well congratulations Coralina. You managed to release a demon that destroyed all

of society
We have been over this 50 times already, will you stop-

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:07 No. 141605 ID: 4b1405
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>and now you released another demon who's currently in the process of destroying society again, and you're still doing fuck all to stop it.
"...I... released her?"

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:07 No. 141606 ID: 4b1405
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...GRHAHDSOJGLASJFKDSLJVDKSJDSKAA

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:08 No. 141608 ID: 4b1405
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"OKAY."

You of all people should know we're bound to help whoever holds us, Cora. No one here is at fault.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:08 No. 141610 ID: 4b1405
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"What the HELL do you want from me!?

I ask how to stop him, and you tell me to play his game. I play his game, and then you ask why I'm not stopping him! What the HELL is with you!? There is no PLEASING you!"

>>141610
;-;

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:09 No. 141613 ID: 4b1405
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And then YOU go and let Hope free, with access to ALL of her power, might I add, and NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THE FUCK SHE IS BECAUSE SHE CAN GO GOD DAMN INVISIBLE AT WILL, AND YOU TELL ME IT'S MY FAULT!?"

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:09 No. 141614 ID: 4b1405
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>animated

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:10 No. 141616 ID: 4b1405
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"Hope didn't do a god damn thing while I had her, but you get her for thirty minutes...! AGH! I am sick of your tirades and your fuck ups and your arguing and your implications! Stop blaming me for EVERY GOD DAMN THING, and MAYBE I won't put you back in the endless wasteland in a million tiny pieces!

Are we clear?"

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:10 No. 141617 ID: 4b1405
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"Hah... Hah... Hah... Hah... I get it, alright? I fucked up. Stop rubbing it in."

>I take any opportunity I can to tease someone for dooming the world to destruction. Twice.
"I've gotten quite enough teasing about that, thanks, and you did one of those. 'Give Hope a chance,' you say. 'We can redeem her,' you say. You fucked up too, and unlike you, I've been doing my best for 6 years to fix my mistake. You don't have the right to act all high and mighty. Stop being a bunch of assholes, or I will end you."

>[idiocy] ...but I never said it was a good suggestion...
"If it's not a good suggestion, does it even matter?! God damn you. There isn't anything better to do. If there was, we'd be doing it!"

Yes'm.

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:11 No. 141620 ID: 4b1405
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"...What are you looking at?"

"N-nothing!"

Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:11 No. 141621 ID: 4b1405
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"...sigh."

>As for suggestions, how about attuning ourselves to that magic crystal thing? Soon as Hope busts herself outta there all we have to do is be touching it for approximately half a minute and boom INFINITE POWERRR
DM's Note: That's not how it works at all. Go read Kara Quest. Chapter 4, specifically.

>>141616
We are. You're mostly opaque.

Bitch.

We're sorry miss cora please no more wall miss cora

>>141621
Hey, when you touched us to the crystal, part of us got left behind in it.

Maybe you can use that piece of us to track Hope's piece of us.

>>141622
STFU, would you kindly?

>>141621
Cora, you know how many of us there are in here? A lot. Some of them aren't as helpful as others - those are the ones who berate you constantly for your mistake.

We - the ones who want to help you - know that you've done a lot to try to make up for it. We don't fault you for a mistake, and we respect you for all you're done to make it right. And we still respect you for continuing to do so.

>>141621
Actually my lady shattering us would only increase our influence manifold. Ever read the story of the Snow Queen... think of us as the "Troll's Mirror"... shattering us would make us capable of influencing hundreds.. perhaps thousands of lives directly.

Our size bears little influence on our power... also... physically damaging us does little more than panic the more vain and shortsighted among us... I felt nothing.

well, I'M sorry, but I haven't been trying anything less then be helpful.
that's the problem with having unlimited personalities in here, we have both very nice people and also total assholes. especially Mneme, he seems to derive some perverse joy out of tormenting you, if i could shut him up i would, but that's no how we work and i can't stop him.
so before you end us remember that some of us do have your best interests in mind. *hugs*

Apoc paused - mid terms Coralina!94Ud9yTfxQ 2010/03/03(Wed)18:36 No. 141633 ID: 4b1405
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>Hey, when you touched us to the crystal, part of us got left behind in it. Maybe you can use that piece of us to track Hope's piece of us.
...Maybe. Its worth a shot. Should I just drop everything here and go try that? I don't really know any divining powers, so I'd need some help...

>We - the ones who want to help you - know that you've done a lot to try to make up for it. We don't fault you for a mistake, and we respect you for all you're done to make it right. And we still respect you for continuing to do so.
>so before you end us remember that some of us do have your best interests in mind.
...Thanks. Sorry for breaking you so much. I thought you were a little tougher. These things just kinda... build up.

When we're visiting Arcanitech tomorrow, I'll see if they can't do something about your... broken-ness. Sorry.

>Actually my lady shattering us would only increase our influence manifold
Then I'll put you in a concrete block and drop you into an ocean. You can't exactly stop me.

If there aren't any other ideas... I should probably go up a couple more floors and see Remi.

>>141621
Look Cora on behalf of the other voices apologies, its not that we don't want to help you its just we have to help whoever pocess's us with there goals. Honestly we've had all kinds of owners and you are probably the most level headed of the bunch and in regards to Hope escaping, do you really think we would let her get away without at some motive to it, we don't want her to destroy society anymore than you do. Do you have, anyidea how boring it would be for us? Trust us we have a plan. It involves sending Hope into space so we no longer have to deal with her.

don't worry about the cracks. we have limited regeneration, as long as the two parts are there and touching they will seal back together. but we can't regrow lost chunks... maybe we can, never lost a chunk like this before, maybe enough time and it will grow back.

>>141633
> Should I just drop everything here and go try that?
As hilarious as it would be to have made you come all this way for nothing, I'll say no. Remi's just a few steps away, we might as well at least pop in and say hello.
Besides, maybe talking with one of the few actually nice people we've met will take your mind off things.

> When we're visiting Arcanitech tomorrow, I'll see if they can't do something about your... broken-ness. Sorry.
It happens. If they can't restore us to normal, try to at least get some kindof glass prosthetic, would you? We're practically an eyesore! We used to be so nice and round...

Totallynotsamefag!!V1AJL5LzHl 2010/03/03(Wed)19:24 No. 141655 ID: 67eb8f
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>>141635
That's kind of a stupid plan. She'll probably just blow up the earth once they leave orbit because anyone left wouldn't be perfect before she tortured the few thousand people on the ship for the next untold amount of years.

A much better plan is to get the chunk back with a spell. I mean this crap has to happen a lot with magical artifacts, it breaks, you lose a piece, oh shit gotta teleport it back. It'll be hilarious to see how many shards are around anyways. Be sure to ask at Arcanitech or The Sorcerer's guild next time we are there.

>>141633
Go and visit Remi, Hope isn't going to get any more powerful, and she isn't going to lose her current weakness. Us...

Oh man we should rick roll her 24/7. Or banana phone. that works too. Imagine casting spells with that crap playing in yer head all day.

>>141633
Just go visit Remi. As for the Hope situation... well, just trust us on this. She's busy with her little slice of soon-to-be-in-space humanity, and as such probably won't fuck things up down here for a while at least. If you want to work on divining it can be done later, preferably with help from your contacts at the Sorcerer's Guild. Also, if the orb is kept in pieces then we can likely spy on Hope. We don't have a good track record with stopping her from being all-powerful, per se, but at least we can check to see if she's going to kill everyone or something.

If nothing else, there's at least one of Nihilism Tech that doesn't want to get into your pants now? ...unless she's the sort that likes getting yelled at and masochism. ...but what're the odds of that?

Now... do you want to leave those bits of us in the wall? I'm sure there's enough of us around if you don't want to dig them out. Heck. If you leave 'em there, we might be able to act as a sort of roundabout message service to ya. Like a game of telephone.

...

Yell at me a little more, mistress? heheheh...

heheheheheheee

I'll stop teasing, honest. You did kind of walk right into it though.

If it helps, even though you released both demons, I don't think it's your fault. Just be more careful in the future!

Yes it's not a good suggestion, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be made better. Attuning with the crystal doesn't necessarily guarantee a win (see Rastin) but it would improve your chances a whole lot. I just haven't quite figured how to manage it without Hope killing you with eye lasers.

(and I did read Kara Quest. I thought the previous bearer had to die, which is thus proven wrong since Rastin is still around to be an asshole. I guess he just has to pass out, or be symbolically defeated? Don't hate me for not being patient enough to read through all of Hope's diatribes.)

New suggestion: find coffee. Coffee is the answer to everything.

>>141633
It's okay. We deserve it. Not that we have any kind of masochistic tendencies (mostly), we're just well aware that we're mostly dicks. And again, we know that Hope getting away was our fault, we're just lashing out. But no matter how many of us do that, some of us will always be helping you.

And Hope is not untraceable. She only has her power as long as she's holding on to a part of us, and given our weirdly infinite fractalness, we're bound to get in her head again just like we're in yours. Eventually. Xom knows when. We kinda lose control of that once people start smashing us into little bits. If nothing else, like another one of us suggested, there could be a magic link to be traced.

Related: please no more smashing. We'll be good. As good as we get, anyway. We won't really all be good, because, yanno. Infinite.

And if you can't fix us, we really would appreciate a replacement half whenever you have the time. Regular glass is fine. It's vain, but we're fond of being an Orb, not a... jagged hemisphere. At least I am.

Good thing is you had Hope promise not to be too much of a bitch so I doubt she'll blow up the world or anything.

That's right, Hope did seem to want to keep to that promise.

I think she's just going to aid the Secluded and leave the world alone.

Suggestion 2010/03/03(Wed)20:14 No. 141698 ID: 4b1405
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>Oh man we should rick roll her 24/7. Or banana phone. that works too.
I propose this.

>>141698
...yes. This will be delicious.

Totallynotsamefag!!V1AJL5LzHl 2010/03/03(Wed)20:34 No. 141713 ID: 67eb8f
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>>141698
Yes, that song for sure.

>>141635
>We have to help whoever holds us

No, we don't actually. People keep thinking this, but it's patently not true. We've sabotaged numerous people "Holding" us in the past, all for the sake of our true owners.

Rastin "Held" us for a while. As did The Collector when Lord Muschio held us. Fifty-Eight held us for a long time, yet we were still working more towards Janine's specific interests than his.

>>141633
>Maybe. Its worth a shot. Should I just drop >everything here and go try that? I don't >really know any divining powers, so I'd need >some help

No, you shouldn't. You wouldn't be able to do anything about her even if you did manage to somehow track her "body" down. Suffice to say, we can consider it a method to track her should the need arise.

>>141723
True. We just talk to whoever's holding us. Helping them is usually more fun. Cora, just ignore the voices trying to bring you down. They're just trollin'.

Go up, see Remi, try the tracking later, it's not like they're leaving for space in an hour.

>>141633

>> Then I'll put you in a concrete block and drop you into an ocean.

Also, we will rise from the deep on dolphins. Vengeful dolphins. With lasers.

Seriously, you'd be amazed how fucking hard it is to get rid of us. I'm not sure if it's our blessing or our curse.

It's like you guys are daring Gnome to quit.

You're all retarded.

>>141758
It *would* be pretty fun to take control of some sea creature.

Um, but first we'd have to get out of the concrete block. Which will likely not happen before we are covered in silt. Sooo yeah, that's a good plan for getting rid of us.

>>141760
Nah that's mostly just Mneme.

Actually this whole time it's mostly just been Mneme.

Cora, can you differentiate between voices or something?

i think we emit some kind of siren's call. or fate conspires us into someone's possession. like a fisherman will one day fish us up and spurned by wondering why a block is in the middle of the ocean and will crack it open and wonder what the heck that thing is and touch us.
so, while, yes, we would more then likely be out or Cora's hair, we would soon be in someone else's.

>>141763

Mneme shall now refer to Mneme in the third person.

Mneme wishes you could have seen the look on your face.

>>141794
psst

odds are it was :| same as ever

Totallynotsamefag!!V1AJL5LzHl 2010/03/03(Wed)23:13 No. 141819 ID: 67eb8f
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>>141794

>>141633

You can't really stop Hope now anyway. But she is still inhabiting a body that your magic summoned. She would have any weakness that a normal summon has. And while she has alot of power that power is limited by her imagination. And she isn't really the most imaginative person around when it comes to her power, hell without us she wouldn't even have thought of turning invisible. She's not the brightest person around.

So go and meet Remi. Who knows maybe you will run into some cute guys along the way.

so let me guess this straight, you found us torn in half and hope was missing. if it helps, we are slow too. also it was impossible to discover hope only needed part of the crystal instead of the whole crystal, the shenanigans still doesnt make much sense rule wise.

well, you need to tell to let us tell vrensch of this or else its gonna be a ass to explain later. if he can use us or the crystal to find hope its even better.

you also need a broom and a shovel. i dont want to figure out later on that the nihilists are willing to die off with the world with a huge breakdancing fight induced by drugs and mind control on the whole population.

also we dont really need to fear you. you are not a enemy as much as we arent a enemy of you, or anything in particular.

you are so much slower that us that you make cirno look smart. destroy us here and you wont have how to stop Hope, in fact, its likely we will simply have even more attention to hope because "here" is missing. shatter us into tiny pieces and we will be inhaled by 30 millions idiots.

if i recall correctly: she plans on helping the isolationist folk to peform their leaving of earth. this could be mutually beneficial for us considering she will spend some time with them before she kills them all or something. they also have a HUEG debt and you may use it as a political leverage, have they success or not. also we must make sure their rockets wont accidentaly the whole city on fire or something.

Hope promised you that she would behave, and since we're with her to remind her that she's lawful good and thus should keep her promises, Hopefully she won't kill too many people. She might lead the spacers to be craaaazy though.

>>141999

NO. No. Revealing this could cause Vresch to question our competency, however undeserved. We do NOT want that.

As it is, Hope has already stated she's not going to act against us or Vresch until Coralina's accomplished her goals. If you absolutely MUST tell Vresch, it is imperative that you give the impression that you have complete control over the situation (Perhaps by passing it off as a clever method of tricking Hope into trusting you. I can already tell you, Cora, that your efforts thus far have made Hope quite partial to you, though how much of that can be attributed to your almost uncanny ability to woo other females, I do not know)

WHATEVER THE CASE, passing this off as an "Oops, my bad" to Vresch is absolutely unviable.

>>142152
NOR do we want Vresch to find out about the Orb and its nature.

Just because we're working for Vresch does not mean we're friends and it does not mean we're going to trust him with us.

If worse comes to worst, and Vresch finds out everything ANYWAYS, then you can hand us to him, and we'll "explain" our cunning plan. Otherwise, continue was we have been.