LonelyWorld 2010/10/19(Tue)17:24 No. 246118 ID: b6c6fc
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my name is Asnia Oken,
an Ace Pilot from Doraun
and one of the last of my kind

I'm not sure who's my real enemy anymore
is it still the Pinkies?
or are these bug's truly responsible for my people's suffering?

one thing IS certian though, these bugs are REALLY starting to piss me off!

my team and I are ready to fight for our survival

>you can control: Oken, Hoft and Mint

Oken, Hoft try to clear this place of bug before advancing

>>246118
Oken and Hoft are on bug cleanup duty. Mint (and Prince's head) are on rip-the-bugs-off-Oken-and-Hoft-if-they-get-too-close and stop-the-prisoner-doing-anything-stupid duty.

Good news! If that ship is infested with them, maybe that means they're the source and the sealed vault is actually clear.

Hoft: Take point. You're the most combat-trained of the group here, and you're carrying the Heavy Weaponry to boot.

Oken: Watch the rear. No dearie, not Hofts rear!

Mint: You will be the minty creme in the middle of the group sandwich, along with the pinky guy. Your task is to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid.

>>246116
That hallway you're in should make a great choke point if they try to rush you. They can only approach from one direction. Use it to your advantage.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/19(Tue)20:39 No. 246191 ID: b6c6fc
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Oken: "OK gang, let's toast some bugs!"

mint: one under hofts feet!

>>246191
Hoft: Be ready to stomp that bug, or just kick it over the edge.

>>246191
Mint - no torturing the pinkie!

<3 Mint

She's such an asshole, but so adorable

Oken shoot the one jumping at Hoft

LonelyWorld 2010/10/20(Wed)14:01 No. 246347 ID: b6c6fc
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Mint: "MOVE IT, Snowy!"

>>246218
>fine, Mint decides to torture something else instead!

those ones on the ship look ready to jump!

Oken: "Hoft! the ship!"

>>246347
There's one really big one right beneath Hoft, he should probably move.

>>246347

Once finished, pose like a team 'cuz shit just got real~

>>246347
The guys on the wall under the catwalk will be a nuisance. Keep an eye out for anything crawling up! Mint, you seem to be doing good at that.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/20(Wed)19:17 No. 246434 ID: b6c6fc
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Hoft: Bastards are hiding under the catwalk, maybe a grenade will- GAAAH!

Back up, back way up to the left.

oaken: tightbeam it through the floor.

>>246434
Oh, they can DO that, huh?

Hoft, dash to the left and open fire on the bugs. Oken, you support him with blaster fire.

Hoft: Don't let the giant bug that still has to cut its way through the metal distract you from the other smaller bugs waiting to pounce on you from the side. You can deal with the big one once you have a free second.

Hoft in an unfavorable posistion, it'd be best to fall back and kill the bugs coming through the doorway. Also Oken would be out of shots by now. So telling her to shoot will result in little more then *click* *click* *click*.

The bugs won't damage the ship any since they want fleshlings more, throwing a grenade in there on the otherhand will likely damage the ship.

So everyone fall back into the hallway. Hoft you may need to jump over the bug before it breaks through. Hope your gravity boots aren't too heavy. You might also want to give Oken your other pistol, I know you look too badass w/ two but in general your shooting will be even more accurate.

>>246447
Probably this. Hoft better back up a bit, though, just in case that walkway is of the badly-maintained variety. Mind the ooze.

So, Hoft, what about your forcefield? Does it work against melee attacks or just ray weaponry? You know, if you turn it on, Oken can safely open fire your way without the risk of hurting you.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/21(Thu)07:41 No. 246602 ID: b6c6fc
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Hoft (thought): shit! no time to charge the force field, no time to charge gravboots, I can't make that jump!

Hoft: "Oken! what the fuck are you doing!"

*click* *click*

Oken: "the gun! it's not working!"

mint: jam weapon in ON position and throw it at big bug.

>>246602
Have you considered shooting it?

>>246602
Check the safety?

oken: switch the battery.

>>246602
You know what? Screw this thing.

Hoft: Kick that bug in the chin with your BIG METAL BOOT. Hope its teeth aren't as sharp as its pincers.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/21(Thu)14:49 No. 246670 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken uses the battery to recharge the raygun, it now has 10 shots!

>Mint chooses NOT to throw her only means of self defense

hoft: MOVE BACK!
oken: FINISH IT!

Hoft, grin and bear. You're a soldier dammit.

When I say bear I mean berserk the fuck out, rip those scythe things right outta the bug and maul all the sons of bitches

>>246670
Hoft: Get the hell away from it so that Oken has a clean shot!

Oken: Don't shoot Hoft by accident.

>>246670
YOURS IS THE BOOT THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS

GIGA

FOOT

BREAKER!

LonelyWorld 2010/10/21(Thu)19:11 No. 246717 ID: b6c6fc
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I think that was the last one . . .

>>246717
Hoft: Get infection. Die.

>>246717
First Aid on HOFT, plox. :C

get down the ladder and finish those on the other side of the ship.

>>246717
Check the immediate area for any lurkers first, then tend to Hoft.

When you go down, look out for bugs that might be hiding under or behind things. We might have some smart ones that didn't run.

Note that there's a hole in the door over there. The bugs will probably come in through there later.

Look for a key-shaped object near where Hoft is/was standing.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/22(Fri)06:29 No. 246866 ID: b6c6fc
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I kill the two stunned bugs, and search the whole area for more of them, I can't find anymore bugs

>Oken picks up [Cazarani starship key]

I can't treat Hofts wounds, I don't have any bandages, even if I did, I'm no medic; I'm not even very good at first aid. Hoft needs a real doctor

Hoft: "don't worry about me, just a couple scratches, I'll be fine"

Enrad: "we cannot stay here! more bugs will be coming soon!"

Hoft: "Oken . . . can you hand me that needle thingy?"

>>246866
What, the stim? Is that safe? If it is I suppose you can hand it over.

No, that's probably some kind of stimulant to make his body go further despite the damage taken, thus damaging it even more. He should just rest with those wounds.

Eh... we will have to move fast before more bugs come. So it may wind up being necessary.

>>246866
Backtrack to the vault door. See what Mint thinks of getting it open. We can play with the dropship later when we're not needing to take shelter and let Hoft rest.

Demand he tell you why! We don't like the look in his eyes. This place may have some medical stuff (on the ship or past the doors on the right), and if what you said is true, if that IS a stim-pack, we don't need heart-exploding.

Just find Hoft something to fix up his pompadour, he'll be alright (his hair is his life force, of this we are certain)

Arcon 2010/10/22(Fri)08:59 No. 246877 ID: a73a6f
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we all know what stim packs did to this guy. Sure its effective, but without medics a few takes are lethal.

"MEDIC!"

>>246866
Pick up the syringe (the stimulant?). Ask Hoft what he needs it for. Don't hand it to him unless you're completely satisfied with his answer.

Or it's bug poison antidote. Just give it to him, but ask him if he's sure he's got the right syringe.

>>246866
Have Prince diagnose him and give us advisement. He's the closest thing we have to a doctor, so we are going by his word.
There WILL be medical supplies in the dropship; the hard part is clearing it out.

>>246866
... if he's so fucked up that he can't pick up a syringe 2 feet away from him, he probably needs it. :V

Ask him what it is while retrieving it.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/22(Fri)18:01 No. 246956 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken Picks up syringe

It looks like the stim injector from the MedKit
someone already used 3 of its 5 shots

Prince: "Hoft has already taken three times the recommend dose of Stim, another dose of stimulant within such a short period will have an 87% chance of proving lethal"

>Oken decides not to give the syringe to Hoft
>Oken and Co head back to the vault room

Oken: "so can you open it?"

Mint: "this is MILITARY grade stuff here! not some civilian padlock. with out the passcode it could take me as long as two hours!"

>>246956
...we might be down here long enough that that's not a bad use of her time.

Right now, drag Hoft in here so he can catch five and Mint can keep an eye on him (and he can probably keep an eye on our prisoner, who has mislaid his walking spanner).

I guess Oken better go check out that ship.

See if you can get that dude something to brace himself with

You need to get Hoft some food to replenish his blood loss. I wonder if those bugs are high in iron?

>>246956
How long is the entry window for the code? Why not try the one you found before, that 5799.

>>246956
You need to treat Hoft's injuries.
Also, Enrad's stump is leaking. Have him lay down, at least.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/22(Fri)21:14 No. 247009 ID: b6c6fc
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>Hoft and Enrad choose to rest in vaultdoor room, Hoft eats some meatRations to help regain his strength
>Oken still has no bandages and is unable to treat Hoft

Oken: "I wonder if this code will work"

5. 7. 9. 9.

>the Vault door opens, Oken enters.
>Mint waits outside and watches the injured

first door on your left. looks like supplies.

That's a promising start. But just one person means nobody watching your back...
Assuming the door on the right is another of the same closed doors... Open the first door to see how they open. If they don't open silently, you can close it and look through the whole room/hall first and just keep an ear out for doors, so you can start checking individual rooms without having to worry about your back too much. As long as it isn't some massive hall or something.

>>247009
First is supplies, second is bathroom.

Do you need to go to the little fawn's room, Oken?

>>247009
Get everyone in here. Then if the incoming forces can get through the un-hidden hatch, you'll still be behind a heavy blast door.

And check that supply room on the left.

Look into both rooms for bugs before entering one of them.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/23(Sat)07:21 No. 247072 ID: b6c6fc
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>everyone enters the vault

>Oken takes a look into the supply room

>>247072
Grab the medkit.
Go back and start treating Hoff.

That box with the wiggly lines on it might either be energy weapon rounds or some kind of communications array. Have Mint check it out (it'll keep her from molesting pinky too much)

>>247074
Yep. That's a no-brainer. That should be our first priority. Second priority should be checking the other nearby rooms for hostiles and then checking to see what supplies are available. Then we collect some stuff and move further in, possibly finding a secondary defensive point where we can hunker down and repair Prince in.

Sweet! You'd be set for the long haul if not for the fact that any food you find is probably about as nutritious as your Cazarani cuddle buddy up there on the surface.

>>247072
CAUTION: Boxes may conceal bugs. If you root through them, do so carefully.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/23(Sat)11:49 No. 247120 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken takes the medkit

>Oken treats Hofts wounds as best she can

>Oken then checks the washroom

>>247120
What's with the opening on the right? Also check the toilet and shower for bugs.

>>247120
It's probably been a while since you peed. And a shower would be nice.

>>247120

Check shower for bugs. If there are no bugs, then shower.

Be wary, Oken. Bug thrive in old bathrooms.

Oken put 5 skill points into Nature(+2 Healing Bonus) and the rest in the Heal skill. Or get Mint to program a holographic doctor on the ships holo-deck. We require proper medical aids.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/23(Sat)14:56 No. 247178 ID: b6c6fc
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actually it's not a shower, it's a RayTech(c) TurboCleaner!(tm) garanteed to get you clean and dry in 30 seconds! or your money back!

>Oken checks the entire room for bugs, but doesn't find a single one (including the TurboCleaner(tm) and SpaceToilet)

>Oken uses the SpaceToilet, it functions perfectly despite it's age

>Oken uses the turbo cleaner . . .

a voice, sweet feminine, yet cold and consuming, it echoes in my mind

Voice: " . . . you can always wash away the dirt . . . but you can never wash away the sin . . ."

the voice laughs at me . . .

>>247178
Oh, the place is haunted. There's a ghost in the other shower with the broken door.

>>247178
On the upside, it indeed looks like the bugs are outside the vault.

>>247178
Leap dramatically out of the shower!

>>247187
Umm, Oken? On the right there - shadowy figure...

Hope you're decent!

>>247178

Grab gun. Aim at the thing in the alcove to YOUR left from the shower door.

Tell it to identify itself or you will shoot.

Ah dammit the voices. That pinkie warned us about this. They must have a microphone around here! Or something.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/23(Sat)16:55 No. 247278 ID: b6c6fc
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I knew it, I KNEW IT! girl tries to take a nice shower, and BAM little perverted fuckers come crawling out of the woodwork.

Oken: "Intruder IDENTIFY YOURSELF!"

the bastard's taken off running down that maintenance shaft, looks like a pinky

I've got a clear shot, but if I try a spread I'll hit the mirror . . .

>>247278

Never shoot an unarmed man in the back. What you heard was not the person in that shaft. Let him get away, for now. That will make your revenge later all the more delicious. Also, pants.

>>247278
Meh, whatever. Rejoin the others and resume exploring the facility. Avoid shooting sentient life except in self defense; they might not be hostile.

Don't shoot him. If he wanted to kill you he would've already done so, and using a focused beam would make it hard to take him out nonlethally. Get yer kit on and inform the others that there's someone in here.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/24(Sun)07:20 No. 247493 ID: b6c6fc
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Enrad: "look! I am pirate now!"

Mint: "twiggy, how annoying does someone have to be for murder to be considered self defense?"

Oken: " . . . I think there's another pinky down here"

Mint: "did you kill it? No? then how's about you let me get back to work and YOU get back to hunting it"

>what prime function is Mint rebuilding Prince for?

>does Oken go down the stairs next, or does she go in the last door?

>>247493
We have no medic. Prince's prime function should fill that role. Besides, he seems to be very good at scanning peoples' injuries/health so allowing him to actually treat them should be awesome. Secondary function should be melee combat. Squash them bugs!

Oken should go in the last door before going anywhere else. Then we briefly raid the supplies room for more batteries so we can shoot things for longer.

>>247493
Primary mission is a medic.

Oken: Explore that last room.

>>247493
Mint, be nice. That's a pretty good joke considering he just became an amputee. With all the bugs and wounding he's experienced he could be going a lot crazier, instead he's trying to bond with you guys.

If nothing else be nicer to him as a self preservation tactic. In this situation you need all the eyes looking out for your safety you can get.

Be mean to Hoft instead. He can handle the ball busting. :V

>>247497
That makes a fair bit of sense.

Use the scanner to make absolutely sure Enrad is a pirate.

Enrad: Realize that you have developed Stockholm syndrome.

>>247493
Medic primary, combat secondary.
Check the last door in this area.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/24(Sun)13:55 No. 247613 ID: b6c6fc
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the space compass says Enrad isn't a pirate, he seems rather dissapointed by this

>Mint goes about rebuilding Prince as a mediBot that can also cut people up in close combat

>Oken goes into the last room

>>247613
Is that blood or a blast/burn mark? Looks like someone wanted something DEAD.

Also, I guess we've found some beds for when we need to sleep. Anything under it or the mattresses?

>>247613
Suggest to the others that they move into this room. Proper beds and chairs should do wonders for morale.

Then let's go further in to clear more of the area.

Those look like eggs. Suggesting gtfo.

>>247613
Are those rocks? Is that side of the room caved-in?

>>247654
What? No, those are rocks.

Now you can go down the stairs Oken, or you can follow the maintenance shaft to make sure it doesn't reach the surface and/or bugs.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/24(Sun)20:09 No. 247820 ID: b6c6fc
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>under the mattress Oken finds a CarboSteel Crowbar!

It looks like a cave in or something happened here, I can see some scorch marks

>does Oken go down the stairs, go into the maintenance shaft or do something else?

>>247820
Sweet! Useful loot!
Anyway, going pinkyhunting in the shaft alone is a bad idea, and I doubt leaving Mint and Enrad alone together is a good idea.

Let's explore some more. Go down the big stairs.

>>247820
Stairs~

Mention to the others that the room is clear and there are beds, a table and chairs. Hoft should probably move to a bed, and Enrad should probably take a seat. Mint can use the table or something.

>>247820
Raid the supplies room to see if it has more batteries for your various rayguns.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/25(Mon)07:30 No. 247958 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken checks the supply room for batteries but apperently the vault is fresh out

>Oken tells the others about the comfort room

>Oken goes down the stairs

Check out the console. Red's usually important.

cautiously approach the terminal. see what it says.

Walk to the terminal and check to mkae sure there are no turrets.

Carefully approach the terminal and pick up the small flat rectngular object that's lying on the floor.

The overhead light are broken. Watch out, something might attack from above.

Hmm. Room's clear. Grab the keycard and then check the maintenance tunnel.

>>247958

This looks like the Tech Support room.

>>247958

Is that a crowbar? You're gonna be just fine.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/25(Mon)15:58 No. 248059 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken picks up keycard

>Oken checks out the terminal

>>248059
Mmm...naaaaaaaah.

Oh, go on then.

I think... Y. Yes, definitely Y.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/25(Mon)16:34 No. 248063 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken presses the "Y" key

. . .

the message is dated 33 years ago . . .

>>248063
So it's the Brood Mother we're fighting. We know the name of our foe.

Now get into the maintenance corridor!

>>248063
Brood Mother generally implies that there will be some children around as well, often in great numbers.

>>248099

Watch out for Koreans.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/25(Mon)19:37 No. 248189 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken enters the maintenance shaft

oooh a battery!

wait a second... the floor right after the intersection looks weird. tap it with the crowbar.

>>248189
Obviously a trap, I would check that side shaft too, if I was to set up an ambush with battery bait that's where I would spring from.

>>248189
Diveroll across the strange patch.

The best way to deal with traps is to not deal with traps. If it looks suspicious just hop over it.

>>248189
Nice action pose. Check the shaft to the left first, don't walk over the weird-looking bits.

I hope this won't turn into Prince of Persia with all the falling tiles and whatnot.

Mint could probably get fragments of the deleted files if there is enough time and you feel like it's necessary.

It's somewhat clear that whoever in the maintenance shaft has been slightly affected by the "voice", and has been doing everything she/he can to stop it from winning. The best solution is to show you're not hostile and that you are fighting the "voice" yourself. So saying your name and humbly apologize for your trespasses. Then head back to the group and rest. If this person wants to talk s/he'll make contact in someway. Tell the rest so they're not all guns a-blazing if they spot it.

>>248189
Those black panels look like what was originally in the restroom area.

They might lead to other rooms?

LonelyWorld 2010/10/26(Tue)13:57 No. 248523 ID: b6c6fc
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that panel is clearly a trap, and not a very good one, I could easily step over it

just incase I'll check out the left hand passage first.

I can hear quiet sobbing from a room below, but I can't see anything throught the mirror panel

>Oken can remove a mirror panel using the CarboSteel Crowbar

what should I do now?

Ask "Is anybody there?" and wait for a response. That's better than just breaking through the ceiling and scaring whoever is down there.

Tap the glass! Maybe they can see you through the mirror panel?

LonelyWorld 2010/10/26(Tue)15:15 No. 248556 ID: b6c6fc
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I tap the glass

Oken: "Is anybody there?"

????: "oh thank the gods! please you must help me, he'll be back soon!"

a fellow Astranian! his voice sounds vaguely familiar, what should I do?

????: "please don't leave me here! he's going to murder me!"

the man continues sobbing

>>248556
Ask who is going to hurt them. (The scary thing went down here, we can't be too sure!)

Open the glass. If the thing was dangerous it would just rip it open itself and kill you up here.

Vaguely familiar? Wait, was there a fourth crew member? Or is it the same person that spied on you in the shower?

Well, go ahead and open it up, but stand back when you do so, and use the mirror to peek in, to make sure you don't look down and get a faceful of gun.

Ask them their name, tell them they're safe now. And keep the RayTech™ gun in close reach. Just in case.

>a fellow Astranian! his voice sounds vaguely familiar

inb4 long lost brother or father that abandoned her at a young age

>>248608

inb4 oken noserubbans~

Get the battery first, then pry open the window above the person.

>>248608
>>248637

inb4 predictions alter quest course.

>>248637
>>248608
inb4 Oken noserubbans because long lost brother.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/26(Tue)21:52 No. 248750 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken uses her CarboSteel Crowbar to lift the panel, using the mirror she looks into the room

oh no, oh no . . . I think I'm going to throw up

???: "why aren't you talking? you're not going to leave me here! please tell me your going to leave me here!"

Oken: "don't worry you're safe now, can you tell me your name?"

????: "uh Fuze, Belial Fuze, um your the bomber pilot right?"

I remember now, Fuze was a doctor aboard the Carrier-Warship our bomber launched from

Oken: "Fuze, who did this?"

Fuze: "a pinkskin I think. I never saw him, he shot me in the back with a stun pistol, when I woke up he had stolen my spectacles . . . Musk said he had insects crawling on him"

shit, some kind of bug lord. but the fact that he is killing instead of taking over means something is weird. ask if she knows how often he comes back. a good ambush would be great but this position is bad since you have your back turned to the tunnel.

Jump down and get her loose from her restraints. You should be able to get her up and out via that mostly-broken ladder.

>>248773
uuhhhhh no.
good chance the ladder will break while doing that. need to come from a different angle.

Have Fuze go hop over and pick up the headless torso there while you go and fetch Hoft, Mint and ...that pinkie whatever his name is. If Fuze lifts the dead body overhead that should provide enough reach for you to grab it, then the three of you can pull the body and Fuze up into the shaft.

Just want to voice the possibility that she's been bugged too. Still though, you gotta try and help her... especially since we know it's possible to remove them.

>>248750
"I don't think you can see this, but the ladder here is destroyed. I'm scouting for the rest of the crew, and we're going to kill that monster and get you out of here.
We've got a pinkie prisoner, and having him pull you up would be the fastest way to get you to safety. Otherwise we're going to have to secure another way down there, and that could take awhile."

LonelyWorld 2010/10/27(Wed)06:05 No. 248847 ID: b6c6fc
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Oken: "how often does he come back?"

Fuze: "I've only been here a few hours, he only came in twice . . . the first time for Geme . . . the second time for Musk . . . I don't want him to come back a third time"

Oken: " . . ."

Fuze: "enough questions, I can explain everything when you get me out . . . your going to leave me here . . . you promised you wouldn't!"

Oken: "Fuze the ladder's broken, I'm going to get the others, we'll kill the pinky and resque you!"

Fuze: " . . . I'm sure you'll find a nice corpse to resque, in fact you'll find three . . . you'll all be triple heroes . . . "

Oken: " . . . "

Fuze: "I-I I'm sorry I d-didn't mean t-that, please come back quickly"

He continues sobbing

I don't have a choice, there's nothing else I can do . . .

>>248847
There is one thing we can do. Kill him ourselves. Go to the other mirror, stepping over the trap, and lift it up, pressing yourself against the side of the wall.

You could drop down and wait for the enemy to come back then shoot him with the raygun. You'd have to hide where uh.... the rabbit is. I'm not going to recommend this but others can if they want.

>>248847
Wait up there. Lean in from the vent and shoot when the door opens.

Ceiling Oken is ambushing you from above.

>>248847
Oken: Determine how many lifesigns are in that room.
Assuming there is just the one:
Mint: Move Hoft into the bathroom. Continue working in there. Send Enrad in to Oken.
Oken: Send Enrad down there to retrieve the hostage. Bring the hostage to Mint for treatment. If Enrad can't come back up then stay there and cover him.

At no point should anybody attempt to cross the trap until Mint has examined and disabled it.
The visible trap could well be intended to distract away from a real trap - such as a primed hand grenade inside a hollowed out battery case, or an optical sensor rigged to a set of spikes on a counterweight.

>>248857
this. except with cake.

One problem with ambushing the pinkie is he's covered with the bugs. Shoot him and I bet they all jump at you. Wide beam might work at least to slow the lot of 'em down.

>>248886
Yes, optimally it would be a wide shot followed by a tight shot.

Good thing we didn't shoot him while he was running from us. Those bugs would've swarmed Oken.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/27(Wed)17:50 No. 249016 ID: b6c6fc
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the SpaceCompass detects 4 lifesigns in the other room

Enrad and Hoft, are too hurt to be much help to me right now, and getting Mint to do something would probably take too long

I guess an ambush could work . . .

>Oken hops down

Fuze: "um what do you want me to do?"

>>249016
Keep cryng, act the same.

She should sit there, look scared and look at the door and not look at Oken!

if we're trying to save him, is hiding behind the door really a good idea at all?
We're assuming there are bugs on the guy we're going to shoot. If we use a wide spread, we can easily hit Fuze. If we use a tight shot to take the guy out, the bugs can hop to Fuze. What's wrong with just sitting beside Fuze, and shooting the pinky/bugs as soon as the door is open? Only real problem I can see is if there are multiple pinkies.

Tell him to sit there looking defeated.

"scream very loudly and horribly when he comes in so he focuses on you"

LonelyWorld 2010/10/27(Wed)20:33 No. 249139 ID: b6c6fc
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Oken:" actually Fuze, if you could keep-"

*CRASH*

Pinky: "Stupid Dorau, you ruin my fun, why won't you fall in trap! Brood Mother says you come to cut up my Foxy, IS MY FOXY! IS MINE TO CUT UP!, Brood Mother is wrong, YOU IS MINE NOW TOO!"

SHOOT HIM IN THE FACE!

>>249139
SHOOT IT SHOOT IT SHOOT IT OH HEAVENS ABOVE

>>249142
No, shoot it in the GROIN.

Much more stopping power.

>>249145
it's a disintegrator beam, we want him dead not stunned.

>>249139
Shoot while dodging and perhaps remove his arm oh god don't let him hit you with that thing!

I'm betting those are our foxy friend's glasses he's wearing, take out his left arm before he go stabby stabby.

Trust me on this.

...definitely aim for the neck, we need to get rid of those bugs so that they don't immediately jump on Oken.

You could probably deal with being bugged for a while until they drove you batshit insane like Hoft, but unlike Hoft you probably couldn't expect to survive ripping one out of your neck. Thus, aim for the bugs! Shoot the bugs! Wide beam his face! If you get the bugs that should distract him long enough for you to snatch his sharp... oh god sharp... blood...thing...

Your motivation: You are alone, cornered, scared and startled. You are a pilot, you have basic firearm training and only have a sidearm.

Your action: SHOT FIRST, THINK LATER.

Shoot and move!

LonelyWorld 2010/10/28(Thu)06:50 No. 249288 ID: b6c6fc
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I-I think he missed . . .

looks like your neck was thin enough that it missed. okay, be ready to shoot again.

Aw balls. Now we're stuck.

>>249288
The two bugs exploded, and his head is gone.
4-3=1, ergo you're alone with the survivor.

Make sure he stops moving, then check yourself for injury before attempting to remove the weapon.

Let this be a lesson to us:

The bugs are mind-controlling pests. If they get someone, shoot to kill. Hoft seemed able to resist it, so maybe pinkies are more-readily affected by it.

>>249308
more like, this guy had TWO of them and we knew hoft so we could say things that reminded him of who he was.

"YOU DIDNT TELL ME HE WAS THAT BIG"

OK now grab that hook thing and push it away from your neck for all you're worth. His body's going to crumple down the stairs, but you don't want the folding arm to inadvertently lop of your head or anything.

WHY DID WE THINK HIDING IN HERE WAS A GOOD IDEA AGAIN

>>249380
I was wondering that myself.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/28(Thu)18:18 No. 249485 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken manages to grip the WarFork, and prevent it from snaping her neck

I guess I got pretty lucky today, I'm really glad that guy didn't have a knife . . .

Fuze: "Miss Pilot are you alright, is he dead?"

Oken: "I'm pretty sure he's dead"

(END CHAPTER 4)

Yay, we're not dead!

...so much for Harem Ending.

There one good thing we got out of all this:

1 kickass marshmellow stick! I also see hotdogs all over the room. Commence roasting!

Bad news, my computer has contracted a severe virus problem, making it impossible to use any of my drawing software, I'm hoping to have the problem fixed by the end of the day, but you can never be sure

>>249552
Harem ending? I don't think I understand . . .

>>249720
no one understands mneme.

>>249485
(Don't start a new thread yet, use this one again)

>>249720
Welcome to tgchan: Perverts, perverts everywhere.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/29(Fri)20:26 No. 249963 ID: b6c6fc
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(I've noticed a lot of quest authors have made discusion threads for thier quest, is this something I should be doing?)

Only if you don't want discussion inlined with your story thread. In games with huge amounts of side plots, background, details, and debatable things they're a good idea. For a straightforward game there's not much purpose though.

>>249963
sure.

>>249963

You can if you like. It helps de-congest quest threads that are full of idle speculation.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/29(Fri)20:36 No. 249972 ID: b6c6fc
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I am AcePilot Oken, a soldier fighting for the Astranian Alliance
it's my job and duty to fight and kill
I've never liked fighting, and I like killing even less
I guess joining the army was a pretty stupid idea
but Ironically it's also the only reason I'm still alive

what do I do now?

>>249963
SOLDIER, YOU ARE GOING TO QUIT YOUR SISSY BLUBBERING THIS INSTANT.

YOU ARE GOING TO GO OVER TO YOUR COMRADE AND UNTIE HIM.

THEN YOU WILL MOURN YOUR FALLEN BRETHREN IN A MANNER BECOMING OF YOUR RANK AND STATUS.

I WILL NOT TOLERATE TEARS ALL OVER MY TINY DEER.

unbind Fuze and then get your gun and check out the forth lifesign you detected. hopefully it is something to recruit rather then shoot.

>>249972
Cry on your own time we need to get the hostage's glasses and set him free

>>249974
OORAH!
(And agreeing with the other suggesters. Unbind Fuze, get that tiny deer tail moving.)

>>249972
It's alright, Oken! Everything will be alright!

Come on, let's unbind Fuze and search for a way out (if that ladder's not servicable).

>>249972
Oken, he was already dead.
The bugs take control of people and feed off their brain. Whoever he was before has been long gone, and what you did freed his body from its torment.
Give Fuze the best a medical checkup you can, then untie him. I'm pretty certain his glasses were destroyed, but in this situation that's a blessing.
Get as far up the ladder as you can, then shout out your status to Mint.

>>249975
Big dude + 2 bugs + Fuze = 4

>>250030
>long gone
*cough*Hoft is fine now*cough* :V

But, yeah, untie that tiny fox. You kind of blew up their goggles, so only hand them the crescent blade thing if they can actually see past the end of their nose. Ready pistol and look out that doorway.

>>250074
We kinda need her able to function, you know, and trauma works against that. Besides...
We don't know how long he has been down here.
The signs point to him being a long-term resident, though.

uhhhh while standing in this room the space compass said it detected 4 life signs in the OTHER room. 3 were the man and his bugs. a forth is left.

uh make sure you tell fuze about enrad so she doesnt go berserk.

Does Enrad want to be Frankenstein, or does Prince want a biological body? The possibilities are endless! And if Hoft's hungry there's plenty of meat rations now. I hear rabbit pretty freaken good.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/30(Sat)07:36 No. 250147 ID: b6c6fc
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huh, It looks like Fuze's hands are bound with some wierd plastic things, I can't untie them, and I don't think I have anything to cut them with

Oken: "so uh how well can you see with out your glasses?"

Fuze: "my Eyesight is terrible, all I can see is a blur of light and shadow. I would have trouble finding my way through a strait hallway"

the ladder still seems sturdy enough to climb

the RayGun has 8 shots left

the SpaceCompass detects no more life signs in the other room

Climb down and see if we can't get her into the vent.

need to free fuze's hands before they can climb the ladder. cautiously enter the next room.

>>250147
Use the crescent blade to cut them, then. Carefully. Then I guess try the ladder so we can get Fuze back to the others.

Those are zip ties. Oken, do you have a needle, a barrette, or some other sort of long thin object? If you do, slide it down the square part of the zip and press down. That will press the hook free from the wedged teeth on the zip tie, and it will slide right off.

Let's peek into the next room, we can either find her glasses or a cutting instrument.

>>250160

This.

Check the other rooms to see what you can find, neither you or Fuze seem to be in any danger atm. If you can't find anything to help get the zip ties, just use your grav boots to carefully hover both of you up to the vents. Its why we have them is it not.

Then you can help guide the "male" fox over to the rest, and they can easily get the zip ties off.

As for lenses to help Fuze see, Mint might be able to make something out of your goggles, but I wouldn't guarentee anything unless you start dismantling the bathroom for the parts. Probably take awhile to do if it's even possible. Maybe the ship might have a visor of some sort.

I'd expect Pinkies crawling all over the outside of the vault since you left the Rampaging Giraffe so close to the entrance. Disabled or not its a huge landmark in a mostly barren area.

Rest while you can, you will probably be in a big fight once you go outside the vault; if they're not already trying to get in, in a few hours.

>>250147
If he's flexible enough, he should be able to lay on his back and slide his hands underneath his butt and then out from under his legs.

At least then his hands will be in front of him.

>>250160
Do this. If you can't, we'll just have to cut them later.

>>250188
That is a terrible idea.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/30(Sat)15:00 No. 250326 ID: b6c6fc
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hmmm I don't have a long thin object to open the bonds with,

I guess I'll check the other room for something

>>250326
GET EQUIPPED WITH: BLOODY KNIFE

Also there's a thingy on the floor near some nails.

okay pick up that thing in the middle of the room and try to get the knife, then laugh at the head guy because it's so horrible that you can't help but laugh

>>250326
Get knife. Free Fuze and get them back to the others for medical attention in case they're dehydrating or something.

You can play with the Bill Gates Mr Potato Head once the others know where to look for you should everything go horribly wrong.

Woah, looks like this place was fucked up for a while.

WAIT those boots are attached to someone, exactly how dead are they? we had 4 life signs in here until like 2 seconds ago, they may be revivable!

Consider: we saw SOMETHING in the vent shafts earlier (>>247178), and it probably wasn't Slicy McBugneck. So it's still loose.

>>250326
Collect things along the far wall (SPOOL OF THREAD, TOOL and NINE INCH NAILS) for Mint. She'd probably like them.
Potato Head's got glasses. See if they work for the Fox.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/30(Sat)17:36 No. 250390 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken takes Nails, the Roll of String, the RayTech Tool, the Knife, and the Glasses

>Oken cuts Fuze's bonds with the knife and gives him the Glasses

Fuze: "OH! you've found my spectacles! thank you Miss Pilot"

Oken: "are you feeling Ok? your not dehydrated or anything?"

Fuze: "I'm feel quite alright, really"

Are those Fuze's glasses?

Well then. Time to head back to the gang.
OKEN: Go up the ladder first, you have the gun.
FUZE: Follow that tiny deer.

>>250390
Hold your horses, then. Check >>250332 .

>>250402
This. Then ask Fuze why he is so happy, considering everyone else but him is dead, murdered in front of his eyes, and he's covered in blood.

>>250404
It's probably just a temporary euphoria. He's probably just so glad that HE isn't dead that the trauma is suppressed by good old fashioned endorphins.

>>250409
... hmm.
Oken: Scan tiny fox for lifeforms, THEN head up the ladder.

I cannot lie. I'd latch organisms all over that tiny fox.

>>250390
Back up a bit, scan for lifeforms, then ask why he's so happy.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/30(Sat)22:30 No. 250486 ID: b6c6fc
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Oken: "what the heck are you smiling about? find something funny about seeing the torn up bodies of your comrades?"

Fuze: "What? NO!, I-I'm just happy you were able to find my spectacles, I'm sorry . . ."

he looks like he's about to cry some more
I scan Fuze for bugs,

Fuze: "w-what are you doing?"

he's clean, Fuze walks over to the dead Pinkskin and picks up a StunPistol

Oken: "come on we to get to the others"

Fuze: "you go on ahead, I'd like to search the other room to see if I can find any more of my supplies"

Oh god don't split up.

>>250486

Grab him by his shirt and say "Come on. We get to the others." This isn't up for debate. You need to regroup and take stock in what the situation is. You already searched that room anyway, and there aren't any rooms beyond.

>>250486
"Sorry, it's just... There are these bugs that latch on to people; they drive them insane and take control. There were two on that pinky; I got both of those, but if I missed any...
Nevermind.
You don't want to look in there. Please, just trust me on it.

Are you ok enough to move? We should rejoin the others and get you properly checked out. Here, up the ladder; I'll follow you."

Ask what's wrong with his eyes, anyway. They were black.

...and you may as well go with him if he insists on checking the other room.

Apologize for being so edgy and explain how much blood and gore you've had to deal with and how it's making you a little nervous about everything, especially with the bugs.

>Out of all vaults in the freaking desert, we get into the one with bloody masscare
Lucky charm indeed, Oken.

Don't split. Also, don't let him behind your back with a stungun. Just in case.

>>250486
Go into the other room, because we still haven't checked those boots, and it is now less risky given there are two of us in capable condition.

Go help him get his stuff

LonelyWorld 2010/10/31(Sun)07:13 No. 250590 ID: b6c6fc
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I apologize for snapping at him, and explain to Fuze about the whole bug thing

Fuze: " I see . . . I suppose it is best for us to keep together"

we go over to the den, I never turn my back to him . . . just in case

Fuze: "my goodness! how did this man's mind ever become so deranged, could those insects truly be responsible for THIS?"

Oken: " . . . "

Fuze: " OH my GravBoots!, and my Jacket! could you get that down for me? now if only I can find that NanoStitcher . . ."

>>250590
Sure, take the jacket down, but still don't turn your back to him.
"Maybe it's in that crate? Or that cupboard?"

Be careful. Squinty foxes have a track record of being totally insane.

Yeah, don't give him the tool just yet. Now that he's safe, he shouldn't have a problem telling you exactly what happened, though.

Check the maintenance shaft in this room for traps then go get the battery. If my guess is correct the shaft should lead straight to the battery. Without the risk of traps.

That weird thingamajig is probably Fuze's NanoStitcher.

And to make certain Fuze's alright why not both of you go in the TurboCleaner(TM). He could definitely use a cleaning, and if you don't trust him that much, why not go in and make sure he doesn't do anything suspicious.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/31(Sun)14:17 No. 250692 ID: b6c6fc
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Fuze is a pureblood Rirthian they all have creepy black eyes,

the RayTech tool is probably what Fuze's is looking for, I'm not sure I want to give it to him though

Oken: "let's go we'll find it later"

while we head back I ask Fuze more about how he got here

Fuze: "we came down to this facility yesterday morning. apperently there was supposed to be some sort of weapon that would assure victory for the alliance, but we could find nothing of the sort, then we were ambushed by that pinkskin"

we get through the maintenance shaft

Fuze: "mind if I clean up a bit before I meet your friends?"

say he should meet them first, so they don't shoot him by accident.

>>250692
It occurs to me that there's only one person that could've been in that maintenance corridor. The pinkie wasn't small enough.

Say we'll stand guard.

>>250692
Let him into the shower.
And stop being crazy. The bugs sit on the OUTSIDE of the neck. Give the damn doctor his tools so he can work on Hoft.

>>250692
Remark that he would be mostly defenseless while cleaning up... unless that stun pistol can survive being inside a turbo-cleaner. You'd rather keep watch for any more enemies. Besides, the main cleaning cycle (at least for people, not sure about clothing) is apparently only 30 seconds or so.

(It seems odd he'd want to be ALONE that fast after supposedly being left alone to die - most survivors of stuff like that are terribly unstable and will not want to be alone for hours/days/weeks).

>>250692
We still need to find out what's down the other branch of that maintenence tunnel, too. Let's do that.

LonelyWorld 2010/10/31(Sun)16:40 No. 250769 ID: b6c6fc
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Fuze doesn't seem to have any problem with me standing guard while he uses the TurboCleaner(tm)

>Oken and Fuze enter the hall

Fuze: " AH! pinkskin!"

Oken: " wait fuze, it's Ok he's just our prisoner"

. . .

Fuze: " . . . These men are injured, and badly too, why didn't you tell me? no matter, I'll get right to work, this would be far quicker with the NanoStitcher, but I can manage, I assume we at least have a medkit?"

>>250769
If there's anything left in the medkit you used to treat Hoft, give it to him.

Also, dig out that RayTech tool and ask if it would help. If he asks you why you didn't give it to him before, say that "it didn't look medical until I thought about it more." XD

>>250769
Is it just me or is the side of Enrad's head all weird?

>>250769
Where's Mint?

>>250769
Where are Mint and Prince?
Do these two know where they went?

LonelyWorld 2010/10/31(Sun)19:40 No. 250850 ID: b6c6fc
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I give Fuze the MedKit and NanoStitcher, he gives me a strange look, but doesn't say anything

Fuze decides to treat Hoft first, I'm going to talk to Enrad

Oken: " have you seen Mint?"

Enrad: " the mean fat kitty?"

Oken: " uh . . .sure"

Enrad: " the voices have stopped, I don't hear anything any more, the voices have always been there, and now they are gone, for the first time my head is my own"

Oken: " uh, that's good I guess, but can you tell me where Mint is?"

Enrad: "there's something wrong with her"

Oken: "what's that supposed to mean?"

Enrad: "Oken, I'm afraid of the bugs, you're afraid of the bugs too, I can see it in your eyes, Wolfy tries to hide it but he's afraid too, even your new friend Squinty looks afraid, but Kitty, she's not afraid, there no fear in her eyes, why is she not afraid?"

Oken: "Enrad, can you just tell me where she is?"

Enrad: "Kitty looked herself up in bedroom, says no one is alowed in and to leave her alone, She took metal man with her."

Oken: "hmmmm"

Enrad: "Oken can you talk to me some more? I'm lonely and no one else seems to like me very much . . ."

>>250850
Knock on the door and ask for Mint...

I guess it's possible Mint is already bugged. That door won't stop your scanner will it? I thought she was just hard boiled that way, but it's possible since Hoft was bugged too. The bugs seem to amplify the voices more than directly control though, so it might be something else...

Thank Enrad for telling you, and say he's a good person, for a pinkie. I say this not so much out of compassion, but because someone enduring a lifetime of abuse needs a lot of reassurement. If he gets angry though don't push the issue. Tell him that Mint doesn't get scared by anything, and that she's always been like that. Then tell him a story about how you learned just how unflappable Mint could be while travelling and/or training together. Something really scary that didn't phase her.

If Mint is flappable, and would normally be scared by something like parasitic brain chewing insects with razor sharp claws, then she's acting very strangely right now, and you might want to listen to his advice to go check on her. It did seem odd how she behaved in that battle back there.

clearly the solution is to get everyone naked to make sure there's no bugs under your clothes.

Also make some small talk with Enrad i guess, better to have him on your side.

Mneme!AACRITtEr. 2010/10/31(Sun)20:42 No. 250892 ID: fd6d7e
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>>250889

>>250889

Wake Hoft up and have him keep Enrad company. Tell him you're sorry, but you can't talk much right now.

Go find Mint.

>>250850
Knock on the door and tell Mint we just found a medic, so she can switch the priorities around on the bot so that it's primary melee and secondary medic.

Enrad's totally onto something there. Thank him for the insight and tell him we need his impressions of Fuze when the fox is through treating him. That way he gets to feel useful and appreciated and we might learn something. Meanwhile go check on Mint.

LonelyWorld 2010/11/01(Mon)06:20 No. 250989 ID: b6c6fc
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>Oken uses the SpaceCompass again (37/50 charge left)

the Compass detects 4 lifes signs here and 1 in the bedroom, but can I really trust the SpaceCompass to detect the bugs? maybe a strip search IS the only way to be sure . . .

Oken: "Sorry Enrad, I don't have time to talk to you right now, I need to check on Mint, but thanks for the info"

He seems dissapointed

>Oken knocks on the Bedroom door

Oken: "Mint you in there?"

Mint: "go away!"

Oken: "I found a Doctor"

Mint: "I don't give a shit, now go away!"

Oken: "but now you don't have to build prince as a medic!"

Mint: "What part of GO. AWAY. did you not understand?"

... i think she is masturbating.
well looks like you get to talk to enrad anyway.

>>250989
Oh god, she dots her "i"s with hearts. Clearly she is evil beyond all rational understanding.

Ask what she's doing, since good team communication is kind of important when hiding out in an underground bunker in enemy territory.

She doesn't want to be bothered. Talk to Enrad.

We don't have time for pointless shit, tell her to cut the crap or you're halfening her rations.

>>250989
"Dammit Mint we don't have time for your Robophilia, get that striped ass out here now.

You can't let anyone be so selfish. Not now.

And the last thing you want is fighting for leadership. There will be one leader, one shot caller, and that is you.

Demand that Mint stop this childish bullshit right now. Don't insult her though.

>>250989
Just simply ask why, and if she's alright.

(my current theory is she's working with the bugs. I mean, she disabled the nuke yet doesn't like pinkies. Why else would she disable it but to save the bugs?)

Which of you is the commanding officer here?
If it's you, then start making some orders, woman!

LonelyWorld 2010/11/01(Mon)18:07 No. 251246 ID: b6c6fc
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Oken: "Mint, we are behind enemy lines, trapped in a bunker I will not except this kind of attitude!"

Mint: " . . . leave me alone."

Oken: " Mint I am the commanding officer here, and I will not tolerate this kind of childish behavior!"

Fuze: "actually I technically have senoir-"

Oken: "SHUT UP SQUINTY!"

Fuze: *whimper~*

Oken: "AS YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER, I ORDER YOU TO OPEN THIS DOOR NOW!"

I hear Mint mutter something

Prince: "order confirmed"

the door opens, all I can see on the other side is darkness, and Prince

should I talk to Prince or should I go into the room? (I don't think Prince will stop me)

Ask Prince about Mint.

>>251246
Ask if mint is okay. Also ask if Prince can detect bugs, and if any of the crew are infested with them.

explain to prince that you don't care WHAT she is doing, just that she not keep it a secret.

Complement Prince for looking taller.

>>251246
Ask what's going on in there.