Wil !TEEDashxDA 2010/12/28(Tue)16:31 No. 267395 ID: e973f4
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Your name is Wil Conor.

Yesterday was Christmas. You spent it alone.

Today, you feel miserable, and don't really know what to do.

What do you do?

Find toaster.
Unplug toaster.
Enter bathroom.
Run bath.
Plug in toaster. Make sure switch is on.
Hold onto toaster.
Get into bath while holding onto toaster.
Success.

Or you could, I dunno, tell us more about your situation. Friends, family, immediate area to go out and actually TALK to someone. That'd be considerably more practical.

>>267395
Hmm, a bit early to start drinking heavily. Eh, some scotch to the breakfast never hurt anyone. Pour yourself one while you make something to eat and consider your options.

>>267407
This.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2010/12/28(Tue)17:23 No. 267412 ID: e973f4
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Oh, come now. You're just sort of bummed about all the snow, the family gathering getting cancelled at the last minute because of all the snow, and, of course, all the snow. Nothing to kill yourself over.

You're a bit worried that the thought even occurred to you.

There's... barely anyone around, really. Most people seem to have gone, well, anywhere else for the holidays, so your building has been almost silent for the past couple of days.

You can't really blame them. This place is not very nice in winter.

Scotch doesn't sound like a very good breakfast to you, somehow. You really probably should plan out something to do today, though.

GO watch some Telly-Vision!

>>267412
How much snow is left? Are you still stuck inside?

Go eat some breakfast. Like a cake. Cakes are pretty awesome. Alternatively, if you need something that's actually considered breakfast, you'll need to settle for pancakes.

Everywhere's closed, Wil. Can you call someone? Just because your friends aren't around doesn't mean you can't TALK to them.

>>267412
You can plan while drinking. Lets see what we can find in the old fridge and the old liqour cabinet. Should be something we can mix up that should liven up your spirits and help with combating the dreary cold and make the planning fly by almost unnoticed.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2010/12/28(Tue)17:58 No. 267418 ID: e973f4
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You figure some kind of meal is probably a good start. Maybe a coffee.

... Perhaps you're more tired than you thought? For a moment, you almost lose your balance.

Definitely going to need to go for the coffee. What else should you make?

And not everywhere is closed. You could probably even go drive somewhere if you really wanted to, although it would not be pleasant.

>>267418
Irish coffee. It's delicious.

Oh, and some rice pudding for breakfast. Possibly with some cream in it.

>>267418
I totally already said cake. Also, make sure it's the good kind of coffee that inverts the colors.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2010/12/28(Tue)18:53 No. 267431 ID: e973f4
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You walk into the little room you call a kitchen.

You're not sure you can make a cake right now. It seems maybe a bit too complicated.

Although maybe you could try.

And you're pretty sure you've never actually had any cream the whole time you've lived here. You seem to remember that that's something that goes in Irish coffee.

And... the good kind of...

You're not entirely sure what that even means!

Then just make regular ol' coffee. As black and bitter as your present predicament.

And follow that with a single rice cake with marmalade spread on top.

Coffee is bad for is. Let's do some light exercise to wake up (but on the carpet, not on the hard kitchen floor).

Then we can get started on making that cake. It's complicated, but having something to focus on should cheer us up a bit.

TAKE A SHOWER. TAKE A HOT SHOWER TO WAKE UP.

>>267454
NO, COLD SHOWER TO WAKE UP!

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2010/12/29(Wed)15:57 No. 267608 ID: e973f4
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You seem to be having some trouble deciding what to do. You're no longer sure if you want the coffee, and a shower sounds appealing, but the hot water isn't working right now...

You feel a headache coming on. This is unfortunate.

>>267608
Cold shower, sauna and beer. Make it happen.

Or if you can't make it happen, then just make some sandwiches and call up some friends and see what's up.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2010/12/30(Thu)21:03 No. 267958 ID: e973f4
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>>267610
No sauna handy, but a cold shower is definitely something you can do. You head into your bathroom.

And you decide that maybe you can crack open a beer after you're done.

You suppose you've got some time to think a little more coherently about what to do today.

SIN

Why would anyone take a cold shower? It's like the worst thing ever. Why doesn't your heat work? Make it work. A hot shower is the ONLY way to start the day.

>>267958
Get on with ye cold shower then. Should feel pretty damn refreshing. And it's a great motivator for getting done quickly.

woo, I still suck at drawing Wil !TEEDashxDA 2010/12/31(Fri)20:02 No. 268139 ID: e973f4
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You can't take a hot shower because the building's hot water is broken and there won't be anyone out to fix it for probably a week, what with the holidays and all.

So you turn on the cold water instead.

This is freezing.

What were you going to do after this, again?

>>268139
I believe we were going to look into coffee?

What are the local interests? Sights, shops, sports? Do you have a job? Hobbies? Cash?

>>268139
CAKE! A giant cupcake made with your As-Seen-On-TV Big Cupcake Maker! Which you most assuredly bought from the TV commercials.

...Right?

>>268139
Beer and something to eat. And call up friends for shenanigans.

Make some pancakes with butter and sugary syrup. Then after eating a high-calorie breakfast, we can exercise to warm up!

now that I'm settled in again Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/10(Mon)19:53 No. 270510 ID: d677cc
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You thought the hot water was for sure out, but the shower goes from "freezing" to "lukewarm" after a couple of minutes. Promising!

You sit down.

Coffee, right. There's a start.

And pancakes. Pancakes are something you can make for sure.

As far as the local area goes... well, there are places like museums and things, and some parks, but you're not sure it'd be a great idea to head downtown with the roads this bad. You could try if you couldn't come up with anything else to do, you guess.

You're on vacation from your job, so you don't have to worry about that for a while at least. You're a cashier at a little hobby-shop-type place where you get paid significantly more than this sort of job normally pays. And more vacation time than this sort of job normally gets. Thank goodness for kind old ladies.

As far as your friends go, most of them are out of town for the holidays, but there are two people who you could for sure call once you've gotten out of the shower.

You seem bored and your living space seems woefully inadequate to deal with occupying yourself, so call your friends. Do you even have a computer? If there's nothing you NEED to be doing, as in work or resupplying your survival necessities (getting that hot water working, for instance), then life's about doing what you like. So what do you like to do, Wil?

No, not pancakes, waffles! Tasty waffles!

Dry off, put some clothes, maybe something with stripes, make some breakfest, and call one or both of your friends.

When you open the front door and realize you've been whisked off to magical adventure land, you'll WISH you had the luxury of being bored again, mark my words.

But until then, pancakes and ennui sounds like a good breakfast.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/11(Tue)16:28 No. 270725 ID: d677cc
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You get out of the shower, dry off, and start putting your clothes back on.

Waffles, pancakes, whichever. Waffles are probably easier to make, so maybe you'll go with those instead. After the coffee.

Yes, you've got a computer. It's in the living room on a desk.

As far as things you like doing goes, you tend to spend your free time (that you don't spend wasting time on the internet) doing things with your friends, like watching movies or sports, or playing video games, or really just whatever anyone can come up with.

Which is why it's a bit of a bummer that only two of your friends are likely to still be in town.

Well let's dress up and hit up those friends of yours. Also tell us your gamertag so the voices in your head can play video games with you.

>>270725
Museums and stuff aren't out just because the roads are bad. You got feet, you can walk.

But before that you can try giving your two friends a call. One or both of them might be up for something if you're lucky.

[1/2] Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/12(Wed)20:49 No. 271097 ID: d677cc
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You wouldn't really want to walk downtown even if the weather were good. It's a hell of a long walk.

Maybe if no other opportunities present themselves.

The phone's in the living room. You put your shirt on and head in there.

You decide to try Darren, the one member of your "inner circle" of friends who you don't know for sure is out of town.

[2/2] Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/12(Wed)20:49 No. 271098 ID: d677cc
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...

Six rings.

...

Answering machine.

So much for Darren, then.

Hurry up try the other guy's number you're running out of time just languishing about in total boredom aaaaaaaah.

>>271098
Leave a message that you're wondering if he's in town. Then call the next one on the list.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/13(Thu)13:06 No. 271259 ID: d677cc
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You leave Darren a message, but you're not really expecting a timely reply.

The only other person you can think of to call is a guy named Gavin who you actually went to school with, back when you were in school. Unlike pretty much everyone else you knew back then, he actually wound up moving to the same town you did (although in his case it was for college). You don't really know him that well anymore, but you at least talk to him from time to time.

...

Number's been disconnected? You called him less than a week ago. That's weird.

Well, take a walk around the building, you might find something to do, someone to talk too, or be transported to a hellish place full of monsters, you know, regular things like that.

Well we've two options. Seek out Darren, who has clearly been kidnapped by an evil corporation that has attempted to erase his existence due to the top secret project he's been working on, leading on to a grand adventure that will reshape the world as you know it...

...or sink into a lonely depression.

I'm with the former.

>>271259
There'll be plenty of time for heroics and/or sheer terror later. What about that coffee and waffles?

Jeez, you're so scatterbrained.

Update balance: (4) Typo !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/18(Tue)18:00 No. 272718 ID: 0d0666
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Getting abducted by an evil corporation is not the most implausible thing in the world that could have happened to Gavin, but you can't say it's especially likely.

You w--- coffee. Right.

You pocket your phone and head back into the kitchen and get a cup of coffee. After a few moments, you feel significantly better.

Make waffles.

>>272827
This is a good plan.

>>272718
Get breakfast and read the newspapers. Might be something interesting in it. Then you can ponder if you should go look for your friend or not. Possibly call his girlfriend or family if you have their numbers.

Update balance: (4) Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/22(Sat)17:55 No. 273865 ID: 6cbed6
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Waffles. Okay. You can do this.

Waffle iron. Bowl. Egg, milk, oil, Bakemake.

You pour some batter into the iron and wait.

You don't get the newspaper. Costs too much when you can just read the news online.

You don't have the phone numbers for any of Gavin's relatives, but you do have his email address. He has been without a working phone before, although you're pretty sure he told people beforehand that time.

Rarely is the proper way to reach someone through e-mail. If you can contact him via some instant messenger service, do so. Else it's time to suit up in our most dramatic costume available and hit the streets to FIGHT CRIME and FIND GAVIN.

>>273865
Check your email. Maybe his phone went unexpectedly dead and he emailed you to tell you this time. I mean, he can't exactly CALL you to tell you his phone's dead, can he?

sorry about the art, again Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/23(Sun)18:05 No. 274190 ID: 6cbed6
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It occurs to you that you might be able to contact Gavin through email. It is usually a more reliable way to talk to him than his phone, probably because most of the people he talks to regularly he only knows through the internet.

You turn on your laptop and--- sure enough, there's an email from him, sent this morning, with the subject line "WIL I NEED TO TALK TO YOU."

Must be important. You open it up.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/23(Sun)18:05 No. 274191 ID: 6cbed6
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wil-- wouldve called you but i needed a part from the phone no one else is in town and i really need to show someone this the fate of the world could depend on it and i know theyre already onto me i know the weathers bad but i need you to come to the shack as soon as you can i dont know how much time ive got --gavin seriously dont blow this off!!

... Um. That seems overly dramatic.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/23(Sun)18:05 No. 274192 ID: 6cbed6
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"I needed a part from the phone?" "The fate of the world could depend on it?" "They're already onto me?" Did he buil--- he probably built something, again, and it's probably illegal, again.

Gavin's always been a bit odd, but... the paranoia is new.

You wonder if it's really worth it to head over there. It's true; even with the weather this bad it'd probably only be a fifteen minute drive on flat roads, which is a hell of a lot better than trying to drive downtown. But on the other hand---

Oh crap! The waffles!

Time to suit up and hurry. Gavin needs you. And, perhaps more importantly, he needs waffles.

Grab the waffles. Eat them while you get ready to leave. Multitask, don't waste any time.

>>274192
Are we really needing to discuss this?

Waffles or adventure of a lifetime?

>>274336
Waffles, obviously.

Well, it seems all the voices in your head agree that the waffles are of the top most priority, so do that.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/26(Wed)10:27 No. 274953 ID: 6cbed6
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Adventure of a lifetime is important, but you don't really want to find out what happens when you leave waffles in the waffle iron for several hours.

Right, it's not like Gavin knows when exactly you woke up. You've got time to eat some waffles.

And while you're at it, you decide to get your coat, snowshoes and car keys so you can head right out the door.

Remember to eat and gather your belongings exceptionally slow. The world allegedly might be in danger, apparently, so starting the day off with a nutritious and fulfilling breakfast is highly important. Even more than the world's fate or whatever.

Add whipped cream and strawberries and blueberries and maple syrup to waffles. BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS.

NICE JACKET!

Be quick about it.

sorry for being lazy Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/27(Thu)18:00 No. 275513 ID: 6cbed6
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Maybe you didn't make that clear -- you ate the waffles already. Four of them, even. That's why the bowl is on the sink and there's a plate covered in syrup on the table now.

And you don't want any more, either.

Any other random distractions to delay you, or can you go ahead and see if your car will start?

>>275513
Proceed to scrape snow off your car windows like a boss!

For the sake of paranoia, bring a pocket knife and a lighter, in the event you need them, if you don't have these just go to your car.

Did I mention that that's a RATHER NICE JACKET?

Perhaps you should make some more waffles and pack them for the trip. Gavin is probably hungry from all his dangerous secret work.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/28(Fri)21:15 No. 275875 ID: 6cbed6
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THAT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION.

You suppose this is a rather nice jacket.

You don't have a lighter handy, but you do find a pocket knife in one of the kitchen drawers. You're not totally sure what you're going to use it for, but it's easy to carry, at least.

You leave your apartment, head down the stairs, and exit the building. Your car is parked right out front.

You get the ice scraper thing out of the trunk and scrape off the windows.

It's cold out here. Anything else to do besides trying to start this thing?

Have a snowball fight with your car. Wait, no, that's stupid.

Fire that bad boy up.

Nope, go on your way.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/01/30(Sun)16:24 No. 276560 ID: 6cbed6
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You're worried for a moment that the car is dead, but the engine manages to start on the third try.

Twenty minutes of awkward and somewhat stressful winter driving later, you arrive at what Gavin calls "the Shack." It's an empty building that probably was some kind of store at some point. Gavin tends to build things like bombs and burning lasers in it now.

You've never really been clear as to why Gavin has an empty to build bombs in, but...

Anyway, you're here now.

Knock on the door so he knows your here, also, please tell us about the worn out ST on the gutter.

>>276560
Burst through the wall and do your best Kool-Aid Man impression.

Or, yeah. Just knock and see if anyone answers.

>You've never really been clear as to why Gavin has an empty to build bombs in, but...
Better to build bombs in an abandoned building than in your home, right?

Your friend sounds like quite the unstable person. I don't want you to be friends with him anymore, son.

This place clearly used to be someplace else before it became whatever it is now. What was it? Do you know?

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/07(Mon)18:25 No. 279994 ID: d677cc
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That's not a gutter. It looks like it might have once been part of a sign that was somewhat poorly removed?

You're pretty sure Gavin actually managed to get a permit to build at least some of the things he's built in here after he got arrested (but not charged) several years ago. ... Or at least, that's what he told you.

You knock on the door.

"Who is it."

The door doesn't open, but at least you get a response.

Tell him it's you and lie about how you got here as fast as you could, don't mention the waffles, he might get angry.

>>279994
"It's the police. We have the place surrounded." On second thought no don't say that.

Yeah, just announce it's you ("It's me." Just like that. No name unless pressed for one.) then ask what was so important that you had to shower and eat breakfast first rush over here to see?

Typo !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/10(Thu)19:22 No. 280822 ID: d677cc
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"It's me."

"Wil?"

"Um, yeah."

"What took you so long? We don't have much time."

He opens the door and you walk in.

The room is full of... what looks like mostly scrap metal? What?

Gavin glares at you impatiently. You wonder if you should ask what's going on while you have the chance, or if you'll even get a real answer.

Fellow him then asks what he needs.

Ask what's with all the metal, and why he's in so much of a rush.

"We don't have much time" [Awkward Pause]

Yeah, Gavin's really on top of things. This is the scene where you say "Hey man, what the heck's going on?"

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/11(Fri)16:14 No. 280975 ID: d677cc
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You decide to try asking questions while walking. Gavin seems to be leading you toward a closet.

"What's with all the scrap metal?"

"I had to find the right pieces."

That's... not really the sort of answer you were looking for.

"Okay, um... what's going on?"

"I'll show you. Wait out here for a second."

He heads into the closet and closes the door.

>>280975
poke tangled wire skeleton thing behind you.

Quickly now, this is the important part. You want your pants and jacket to be completely off by the time he opens the door again.

>>280977
That, do that.

>>280977
>>280978
Yeah.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/11(Fri)18:39 No. 281005 ID: d677cc
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You poke the mess of wires behind you, but it doesn't really seem to respond.

You're... not really sure why disrobing in an abandoned building is a good idea, especially in the company of someone who may or may not be mentally unstable. You're not going to do that unless there's a good reason.

Instead, you idly wonder what on earth Gavin is doing in that closet. You can hear a few vaguely mechanical sounds coming from inside.

Well you can idly "wonder" while you're getting your trousers off. He won't be pleased if he gets back and you're not "ready" for him. Seriously, the situation is totally clear to everyone except you.

He needs to "show you something"
He mentioned blowing something off
He needed something from the phone (vibrating unit)

Yeah this is clearly when you and he finally shuck off the chains of society and celebrate your repressed lust for each other.

Knew that wouldn't work, anyway, I see a tiny hole to the right of you, go look in it.

Do not disrobe, that is shameful.

Check out that hole though, yeah.

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/12(Sat)18:35 No. 281166 ID: d677cc
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What hole? It was an erasure mistake. My bad, guys.

Gavin comes back out.

"I think it's ready now."

You're feeling more and more uncertain about this...

Well, Tally Ho! Go forth and so what this man has done/made/find/verbed in the next room.
Also, he might give you instructions, do EXACTLY what he says, a simple mistake could end the world! Or, you know, just sightly annoy him.

The love nest is ready. Proceed

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/13(Sun)18:49 No. 281355 ID: d677cc
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Despite your misgivings, you enter the closet.

... Holy shit.

The room's walls are covered with a machine that looks like it has more to do with supervillainy than anything resembling legitimate science.

"This is what I wanted to show you. I've been working on it for months. I had to find the right kind of metal."

"... Um."

"It's finally ready."

You feel like you should really ask what this thing does before Gavin turns it on, if you don't just try to talk him out of it completely...

Oh god this is brilliant. Someone hit the techno-music as we begin the grand journey of epic proportions, known throughout the ages at the epic of Rabbit and Cat

Oh God this is beautiful, and for the sake of knowlegde, ask him what it does first, my moneys on a time machine or a nuclear bomb.

I see a button. A big button in the middle of the wall there.

It appears to be a ghost portal. Be careful not to activate it while you're inside, or else you'll either die or become a superhero, and neither of those is an appealing proposition.

Instead, ask him to explain just what is going on, like you already planned to do.

[1/4] Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/14(Mon)21:46 No. 281656 ID: d677cc
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Ghost portal? What?

"... What is it going to do?"

There's a long pause.

"I don't know."

Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/14(Mon)21:46 No. 281657 ID: d677cc
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"You don't know? What do you mean, you--"

Gavin pushes the button.

[3/4]\ Wil !TEEDashxDA 2011/02/14(Mon)21:47 No. 281658 ID: d677cc
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There's a flash--

Oh so that's what happens when you push the button. You get all the time in the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-b9hgd-3Tc