Grab the ring and try to get out as fast as possible.

Make sure you pee on his grave after you save yourself, he's more than earned it.

Use a fate point, get the fuck out.

Make like a tree and get outta here. Grab ring first.

>>366827
I think this is really the best idea. I am terrible at puzzles.

Push the statue out of the way, shapeshift into the duke, and stand where it was.

>>366820
This. I think it's your best bet without having to lose anything.

Proceed with caution and prepare for possible boss fight.

>>366818
FUCK THIS ASSHOLE, HE'S GIVEN YOU TOO MUCH TROUBLE AND YOU'VE GONE THROUGH TOO MUCH HELL TO NOT LEAVE WITH THIS RING.

YOU TAKE THAT FUCKING PEDESTAL
RIP IT OUT OF THE GODDAMN FLOOR
SMASH HIS STATUE'S FUCKING FACE IN WITH IT
AND BALL THE FUCK OUT OF THERE WITH STYLE, RING IN YOUR GODDAMN GRASP
JUST SO YOU CAN TELL THIS TRAP, TELL HIS UNDEAD FAGGOT ASS AND TELL THIS 'GRAVE DANGER'
TO SUCK A MILLION DICKS AND BURN IN WHATEVER YOU HAVE FOR A HELL, SHADE BOY
BURN ALL THE POINTS
ALL OF THEM

Attempt to Shadowsprint to safety. If, and ONLY if, the chance of survival becomes nil during this action, THEN spend a fate point to GET TO DA CHOPPA

!DReamEr2eU 2011/11/20(Sun)23:36 No. 366964 ID: 55c4cf
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Epsilon uses a fate point the only way he knows how. He keeps hold of the ring and angrily smashes and rips a huge chunk of the ceremonial pedestal the bloody urn was on. He feels the sparks against his skin. It was electrical magic. His eyes widen as he starts to make it toward the door with his 'shield' but even without the weighted item he didn't have time.
There is a bright flash, Epsilon keeps to the stone in his arms and continues to escape. He is wracked with pain, and roars loudly from the experience. When he opens his eyes he is soaring out of the mausoleum. Just barely holding onto consciousness, but he is alive.

Soon, Epsilon will see his lover again. His singed fingers still digging into the jagged slab, shakily holding the ring.



“THAT IS NOT HOW CUSTOMS WORKS.”

You better get laid after all that.

Determine the robot equivalent of a fist pump and then give it to gobaku

Additionally, pray that that is not a Weeping Angel or you are a dead man

shark

a dead shark

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2011/11/22(Tue)01:54 No. 367219 ID: 55c4cf
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“...And after that I trudged across the island, and found you here. That's everything, baby.”

Story time is over, Asali! Now is your chance to let Epsilon know how you feel about his adventure.

On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is angry and 5 is happy.

[ Animated (sort of) ]

I think that the aftermath of this rollercoaster of secrets and emotional revelations is too complex to convey with a numeric score.

Slap him in the face (not too hard) and then give him a kiss.

>>367219
I'm gonna say a 4, just because of how complex it turned out to be for a simple story.

>>367219
Towards EPSY?
I'd say about a 4. 4.5 if that's an option.
He's been really dedicated to her well being, Mint to a lesser extent, and Chu a bit less than that.
He's made some mistakes and poor choices, but those weren't from malice or laziness.

This would normally be a 5, but he was kinda too focused on her and the other girls at the expense of everybody else. More importantly, he's been a dick to Jack's parts while she's put time and effort into helping him.

I expect she really DGAF about EPSY banging the others people since that's how she rolls too; Asali probably wants the Harem End as much as he does. No points off there.

Happy and a bit touched, but not giddy-like-a-school-girl happy.

Towards the various antagonists, fate, and world in general? 0.
=w= gets a 1, since he's just been almost completely indifferent to the suffering of mortals. Also, he neutralized Nega-Asali before that became an enema tsunami of fail.

3, assuming 3 gets to slap his shit and then show him some affection. He's earned a bit of both.

I'm feelin 3

Im gonna say a 5, although he never told her about the =w= shit before, and that's the only shit that is really probably worth getting pissed over not knowing, he had really good reasons for that, so it's totally fair. Plus maybe 5 will dislpay a tit for us, and that's generally my goal in suggesting.

>>367237
=w= explicitly forbid him from telling her anything. He's telling her NOW because he did all three tasks for =w= so he's free.

>>367228
That would be 4. 3 would be more like she just walks away.

Well if we're doing it right then
1-Angry
2-Disappointed
3-Neutral but forgiving
4-Forgiven but a little disappointed
5-Ok with it all and just happy to have him there.

4 sounds like the best option. Not disappointed with Epsy so much as disappointed with all that's happend and the role he's had in it.

Well let's see. What do we have to be mad at Epsilon about?

Seducing and taking photos of women in order to line his pockets. His eager reaction to Mint's seduction attempts. Cooperating with Destruction, who is responsible for our current undeadness, but apparently isn't responsible for the Black Plague. He still hasn't told us what the damn W potion is for.

On the other hand what do we have to be happy about?

He was only staying distant from us because he was ordered to. He stuck with us rather than go back to the village to help survivors. He feels pretty bad about his past mistakes.

I'll go for 3. Mostly because of the whole boning Mint without hesitation thing, but also for not even going against Destruction's wishes a little bit even with what he's done. And maybe a little because of how he handled the photography thing... but that's overshadowed a considerable amount by the fact that he said it was an ENGAGEMENT RING.

We gon' get hitched.

I would say 2.5 or possibly 3 because of having all the sex with all the girls and being kind of a dick but on the other hand he went through an ocean of shit and being shit on for Asali so maybe a 4 for that alone. I'm going with 3.5 because why not.

Four.

I shall vote a 3.

Deal w/ it.



...nerd.

Five.

5 seems legit.

>>367219
We should rate it a solid 4 out of 5, sounds like he had a grand old time full of adventure and sexual exploits.

FFFFIIIIIIVVVVEEEE (5)
Epsilon may have started out less than nominal, but he tried his hardest, gave his best, and grew as a person. Whether his actions were right or wrong matter little now; they are in the past, and you are together now. Make the best of it.

>>367219
Grab his head-dongly and guide him crotchward until you forgive him.

>>367220
I feel this is most appropriate because he did do some shady shit but he also did it for her and second it heartily.

I'll say 4.5

I'd give it a log₅[6*√(1341.24776816371*Φ)]

I'll give it a 2 since he's been an impulsive jackass who resorts to the most base methods in doing Whatever The Fuck He Wants with little regard for the consequences, which include innocent civilians dying horribly even if the disaster that killed everyone wasn't his fault.
The only reason he doesn't get a 1 is because he at least seems to regret fucking up royally and could try to make amends, but I don't hold much hope that he's going to improve significantly.

tl;dr Epsy is a testosterone-fueled jackass

>>367729
PROTIP: Asali's been doing the same thing. Betting on dogfights ain't kind.
She's just as big a sociopath, so she should love his obsessive her-focus.
Totes a 5.

4

But it better come with a slap and a kiss.

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Organized results, by request :V

4, for being a dick but being cool about it.

!DReamEr2eU 2011/11/25(Fri)07:54 No. 368055 ID: 55c4cf
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The voices in your head all clamber for a while. Epsilon has done a couple of dumb things, but so have you. You smile and grant him a soft kiss. “We'll be alright together. Thank you for being there for me for these years. Let's hope we get off this island alive.”
“I'll make sure you do at least, my dear. Now let's go make Eden happy. He's waited for longer than I have.”

How are you going to approach Eden, he's not a huge fan of you.

[ 'Animated' ]

Make him happy? Is the potion to bring back his slimebro?

Approach with an apology.

Uh, don't be a dick about it. Take him some flowers.

Be nice, try to be humble and apologize for whatever you did, because it's obvious that it's all your fault, somehow.

>>368055
smooch!

Wait when'd we get his swirly thing?

w/e let's give him a big hug.

ask him to clarify just what you did.

I think you should be cautiously respectful, but not act like a cowering wimp.

>>368055
Go get Mint and Chu. Stick together and move as a unit.
We are going to steamroll this disaster.

be ready for a fight. you have to accept that even if you cannot feel at total accountable for his damage, -something- is going to give. if you're not a selfish, excessively passionate prick who will light this island ablaze thrice and stomp on eden and your close friends to get the little uncertain love and destiny you have imagined for yourself, then you have to be prepared to make -great- sacrifices to level understandings. that's how you're going to approach eden; you're going to make the above sentiment clear as best you can. might be difficult to make that education in the short time eden has already decided you are an unchangeable shit and try to kill you or completely remove himself

:)

Sit on epsilon's shoulders and pretend to be an airplane or a bird.

We have not seen Eden in a while. While I don't think he is happy, he's played his flute and we gave him the bucket out of good will. I think he might be a little rude, but I don't think he'll be anything but thankful for following through on your bargain. Assuming the suggester who said we're restoring the gooman back is correct, it's him we need to worry about if anybody.
Bringing four people to the temple is going to make Eden suspicious.

Figure out which of you he hates less, and have them go in first, with the other following reluctantly.

Approach Eden with caution and see if you can at least come to some form of understanding or agreement and avoid conflict. If not, you will both probably have to fight.

>>368055
Brace yourself, but what is the worst that could happen?

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2011/11/26(Sat)07:37 No. 368227 ID: 55c4cf
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Epsilon leads inside. It is a known fact Eden dislikes you more than Epsilon. Eden seems as agitated as ever.
“I am very sorry for whatever I did, Eden. I brought you the potion you asked of me. What do you need me to do?”
Eden starts to snarl, but stops himself. He exchanges glances between Asali and the Bucket for a long while. He finally nudges the metal pail towards her and begins to play a slow song on his instrument.

Pour the potion into the bucket I guess.

What's that static? o.o

Suplex Epsilon into the water. Throw a rock at Eden. Pour vial into bucket and immediately flip it upside down.

Pour it into the bucket.

Pour!

A haiku for travelers:

Hold the potion high
And pour it in the bucket
Hurry up asshole

>>368227
pour the potion into the bucket and make her drink it like a dog.

THAT'LL SHOW THOSE IMPERIAL SCUM

>>368227
Just... put the potion in the bucket.

It puts the potion in the bucket or else it gets the hose again.

Asali should first try to offer the bottle to Eden before actually attempting to pour the potion into the bucket. At the same time she should also keep a close eye on Epsilon and their surroundings,keeping herself prepared for anything that could go wrong.

it's mr bucket put your balls in the top.

actually just the potion.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2015/02/08(Sun)12:26 No. 624076 ID: 55c4cf
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The creature in the bucket's accent is very strong, and comes from the southwest most region of Rotarm. Almost every other character in the story hails from the Rainbow Islands, making this character special in this regard.

Apologize and say that you don't know how you did that, it was an accident.

Whoops. Apologies may be in order, get ready in case he pounces though.

>>624076
Well that explains why Eden is pissed at you. You imprisoned his boyfriend.

Ask Mr. Bucket if he knows what happened to you.

>>624076
gasp! Maybe ask him how that came to be? We are a bit forgetful.

Apologize to the bucket person and Eden.
Ask for his name, ask what happened.
Explain your lack of memory of the events around then.

>>624079
I don't think we want to ask about what happened to ourself first. That can come later. Right now we have a pissed off person that just came out of a bucket and is blaming us for being trapped for so long. We should apologize profusely and find out if there's any way we can correct our actions of the past...and then figure out what happened to ourself.

Apologize and make clear your lack of memory regarding the event, offer to help him however you can if he can tell you what's going on and what he needs.

Then, y'know, maybe asked what exactly you did. Memory loss and all that.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2015/02/15(Sun)10:34 No. 625165 ID: 55c4cf
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You make your first priority to apologize to the man who was just imprisoned in the bucket.
“My memory is broken and I cannot recall trapping you, nor do I know why. I am really sorry. I’ve traded items all over the island to finally find that vial so I could release you. I hope this shows that I want to make it right for Eden and you. Please clear anything up for me.”

“Jajajaja, you do not even remember we have been friends for such a long time. That stings a bit,” You witness the bucket fellow’s pained laugh, “You are mostly fine. You are still not fully yourself. You made a deal with some seriously dangerous people. I tried to warn you and Epsilon before something awful happened. As you can clearly see, they had you stop me from preventing anything. On the bright side, when you sealed me away I stole something from you. I could give it back to you! Things are really bad, but I want to help you.”

You take a moment to let that sink in, “I am very very sorry if we were friends, I cannot remember anything involving you.”
“Well for starters, my name is Ladon. I am very familiar with the wretched dragon who has ruined you.”

>>625165
Well thanks Ladon, and sorry again, we were nerds I guess. I mean what kind of nerd obeys a dragon?

Ask him what he stole before we steal it back

Tell him that sure, you'd like to have that back, you're curious about what it is. Say "Gracias."

Inquire about dragons, and circumstances that lead to his imprisonment, we need all of the memories.

Make sure whatever he's returning is in physical format. You don't want him to stab you while you're reaching out for it.

ask about the dragon. that definitely is really important for you to know

Thank Ladon. Ask about what he has of yours & about the dragon.

ask how familliar

>>625165
Hug him and boop his nose.

Ask about ruinous dragons.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2015/02/23(Mon)21:05 No. 626358 ID: 55c4cf
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“Please tell me about this dragon, I have most of my memories, but the events of the alleged black plague are all gone,” Asali inquires.


Ladon turns away from her and walks away a couple of steps. The bucket on his foot working more like a single misshapen shoe at the end of his leg. The liquid creature gazes into the right hand, clenched around something which he had protected for a few days by now.

“He is a True Dragon, his blood is pure and powerful. There are not a whole lot of them roaming the world, but truth be told, the dragon was not the real problem. He performed everything as required of him upon you under the glamorous offer of a deity trying to rise back to power.

This dragon believed you were doing it fully knowing the consequences of what you did. From what you told me at the bar, Keycat told you one thing about the exchange, and the dragon another. You were cursed into your current state in complete ignorance, and now here I am having to decide whether or not to Kill you right now.”


Asali frowns, and hugs herself with her tail nervously.
“I would rather prefer you not, we’re friends aren’t we?”

“We are, and since you woke up you have not killed anyone on the island. There’s hope for you. Your kind, helpful aura make it a very difficult choice. If I am wrong, however, more will suffer. Do you understand how difficult this is? Please help convince me to trust you, Asali Nyonya Zakiya. I cannot have a single shred of doubt if I am to give you this willingly.”

We've done all we can to help, even big nerds that threatened to shoot us. We still have more people to save and help [like a certain thief] and we want to end this terrible curse on us and the land.

We're not even sure what this thing that he would kill us over even is and yet he offered to give it to us just a moment ago, is it really so dire a thing?

... And where is Epsilon when Ladon is here nearly threatening us?

The best defense I have is that actions speak louder than words.

I could sing my virtues to you all day but in the end what I have done since waking up shows more of my character.

I don't suppose lizard friend could vouch for you?

It's just your word against his, but hey, since you've woken up, you've done nothing but to help people and try to undo the damage you/keycat did. And right now, you and Epsi are the only ones that are doing anything about it. Also I assume Epsi is not gonna stand there while he kills you, so how does he feel about having to kill two people.

And while we're all chatting, Epsi, ask if anyone has seen a Joker Card around. We still have to save Chu.

>>626377

Wait, Asali has the Joker Card! Ok, we gotta go give it to Chu, first thing we do after all this.

Tell him that you won't let them.

Don't let them.

Asali!DReamEr2eU 2015/04/20(Mon)00:01 No. 635425 ID: 55c4cf
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WARNING: SPOILS ENTIRE QUEST

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>>635425
Ffffffuuuuuuuck.

Haha, oh wow. We are never going to wash our hands of these sins.

Good end.

NO ASALI, YOU ARE THE EVIL.

Overcome your inner monster, if you lose yourself you'll probably never come back out of it.

>>635425
aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH

Ask "How should we start fixing this."

I think at this point it might be normal to have a minor break down. I mean, damn. Collapse into Epsilon's arms. Whoa this is heavy. After you've calmed down a bit...ask, what can I do to fix what was done.

>>635425
have an existential crisis
ask epsy what happened
cry

Dammit, Asali. You already let them.