And see if "Emergency Cash" has any significance.

Some information might be a good idea to have first. We should ask, if he remembers.

Promise Bob that you'll help recover his memories. Sidequest rewards rule

Hmm, "my name is bob, same as the combination"? The combination must be 808.

>>45073
>Bob

Hmm. Either 808 or 202?

Asali 2009/09/15(Tue)18:36 No. 45090 ID: aba0a3
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You leave the ghost to his moping just long enough to take the envelope off of the wall. Inside of the taped up envelope is 2 Points. You step back and set your hand on the desk.

"Bob, do you remember anything else? I'll try to help you if I can."

Bob turns his head, having assumed you left for a little bit. He sounds a little less anxious now.

"Well, I was doing all of the mining by myself because no one came into work, and this dark shadowy figure came up, and smashed my skull in. That's all I can remember beyond being pushed into a pit. I can't remember if I had a family, or anything else."

Maybe if he comes with you into the mine it'll jog his memory. An extra set of eyes couldn't hurt either.

>>45091
My sentiments exactly, let's do that.

Asali 2009/09/15(Tue)18:49 No. 45093 ID: aba0a3
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You smile and pat the desk, "Come on, Bob. Come with me to the mine, maybe we'll figure out something."

Bob looks at the floor, "A-as long as you stay w-with me."

You both step out of the office.

[ Slight pause, will be back in 20-40 minutes. ]

That means we can't teleport away. We'd leave Bob by himself.

Asali 2009/09/15(Tue)19:41 No. 45140 ID: aba0a3
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When you get outside, the first thing you notice is that the glowing flower has... left. But there is a piece of paper where it was. Bob seems to have left your side.

Now he's too busy spazzing out over the skeleton in a mining jumpsuit that you found earlier.

Uh oh, that's probably his body.

>>45140
It's probably him.
See if he wants it buried or something when he's done, but check the paper in the meantime.

>>45140
Read Note
Hug Bob

Asali 2009/09/15(Tue)19:47 No. 45145 ID: aba0a3
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You go towards Bob, and pick up the neon card.

Well, things are looking up.

>>45145
Not sure if wait wat.

>>45145
That Dimitri sure is one swell fella, we should go ahead and confront Bob now.

Asali 2009/09/15(Tue)20:11 No. 45170 ID: aba0a3
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You finally make it to Bob, and you kneel down and try to set your hand to him. Normally people are unable to talk to ghosts, but for some reason, which may revolve around your being a psychic, you find you can.

You pet his head and ask, "What's wrong?"

"This is me." Bob says, trying to hide in his arms.

>>45170
talk = touch

"Aw that sucks, i'm sorry man."

>>45170
tell him he looks like he was, and still is, cute.

>>45170
Yeah, try and comfort the poor guy.

Apologize for his death for comfort, but note that they should move on..and while we're at it..we..should probably use some of Bob's old and torn clothing to finally deal with that hole in our chest that's no longer bleeding.. I can't imagine that being healthy to still keep it open. Makeshift bandage is better than nothing.

Perhaps mention that you accidentally pulled him out earlier, so he knows it wasn't some random graverobber, then ask if he wants a proper burial? Better than nothing.

Also he might want his wallet back. Are there any pictures in it?

Asali 2009/09/15(Tue)20:55 No. 45200 ID: aba0a3
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You try to comfort Bob.

Yes, hugs come first.

[ Cutscene begin... ] Asali 2009/09/18(Fri)22:51 No. 46959 ID: aba0a3
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"Bob, as a ghost, one cannot be so surprised if they find their corpse. Cheer up, and take this, this is your wallet." You say.

"O-oh. Well thank you..." Bob squeaks.

"My family." He waits a very long time, and he takes shape of the picture of himself somewhat, even if still translucent and vague. "They are probably waiting for me."

"You should go to them, Bob." You say, doing your very best to mask the discontent in losing your only company.

Bob sheds a final tear as he glows and vanishes into the next plane, ending his existence as a ghost...

Asali 2009/09/18(Fri)22:53 No. 46960 ID: aba0a3
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With Bob gone, you give a soft sigh. Although he was a friend, that was almost expected. At least Bob was happy, where ever he was now.

With a sense of respect, after tearing apart his uniform for your makeshift bandages, you bury his bones under the ground and out of sight.

You feel incredibly good. There's a slight speckle of some sort of power or energy in your aura. You can feel it. It makes you feel calmer.

The orange strips are ready for your bandages...

Asali 2009/09/18(Fri)22:55 No. 46962 ID: aba0a3
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You remove your sling carefully and remove your bandages.

>>46962
Critical failures on first aid rolls suck.

[ Cutscene end. ] Asali 2009/09/18(Fri)22:56 No. 46964 ID: aba0a3
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You are speechless.

What shall you do now?

>>46964
Does it hurt still? Can I move it? Does it have any strength without muscles?

It still hurts about the same amount, but it is holding together on its own, and moving as an arm should or it would have scattered on the floor.

>>46966
Hmm, I check for any cracks or breaks that might be causing the pain. And also I need to take off my shirt to see how far this bone-ified effect goes. :3

>>46964
and then Asali was a zombie.

>>46967
>>46962
Why, I would say it goes to about the shoulder.

We should probably get our barrings first. There isn't much to do about this new situation but to cover our wounds. After that, we should head into the mine using the combination that Bob told us.

>>46970
But... we should be thorough and check just to make sure. In a world with talking flowers, assume nothing. =P

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)00:36 No. 46978 ID: aba0a3
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There's nothing wrong with your bones. You want to take a look at your wound, and to clean your shirt and miniskirt.

You step over to the well, and take off your clothing. You look at the wound, and find nothing there but black stains, just like on your face.

You clean yourself off, and wash your clothes.

Once your clothes are washed, you dry yourself off, and look towards the mine. The gate gives you a small tinge of sadness, as you miss Bob once again.

You close and open your skeletal hand, moving your fingers around. Do you want to keep it like this, or wrap your makeshift bandages around it to hide your condition?... Or just carry on...

I would hide it for now, we can remove the sling anytime we need to use both hands.

Well, walking around with this wouldn't exactly be the best thing socially.. It'd be better to wrap it in the makeshift bandages in a way where we'd still be able to use the limb as needed. At least until we find some clue as to what condition this is.

Hide it. But before doing so, is there any way to test latent abilities our skeletal arm may possess? (Death touch, drain touch, some form of necromancy, etc.)

Also, try hard to clear memory fog, see if that gives us any answers at all. Have we always been this way, did we do something that caused this, or do we not remember anything at all?

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)01:15 No. 46985 ID: aba0a3
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You wrap your new bandages around your skeletal arm, and stretch it out. The pain is pretty much gone. Your strength was coming back, not that you were incredibly strong to begin with, but it's a good feeling. You hang your bag around your shoulder and to your bag so it's less awkward to carry. Now you have both arms available.

>>46981
No, this arm being like this is completely new to you. Whatever happened last night when you are drunk must be the reason.

You have no necromancy oriented abilities, or your scales would have turned black. The Styx clan are the only clan who can deal with such dark magic.

>>46985
Try to peek through the =w= door with Clairvoyance.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)01:28 No. 46988 ID: aba0a3
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>>45074
>>45079
>>45080

>CLICK, WHIRR!

The gate to the mine responds, activating in response to the password.

>>46985
>>46986
May as well put the code in the door and continue on... cautiously, of course.

Must've been a hell of a drinking binge.

Not only waking up on this island, but with a terrifying skeletal arm as well... does our clan have any sort of bad relationship with the Styx, something that might have made one decide to fuck with our arm - or are we just a raging jackass while drunk?

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)01:40 No. 46992 ID: aba0a3
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You definitely have never had any problems with the Styx clan to your recollection. You are also, as you've been told, are a pretty laid back, and flirty drunk.

What lays in front of you is a dark mine.

Go inside, carefully.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)01:54 No. 46994 ID: aba0a3
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You update your map, and enter the mine...

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)02:09 No. 46996 ID: aba0a3
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The mine is pitch dark.

...You can't see a goddamn thing, this is probably not a good idea to go in here. Where should we go instead.. unless you're very confident about exploring everything without any visual references in this darkness. (Which you don't want to do).

Well....it damn sure looks like this way is blocked until you find a light source. The only place we haven't explored is the...'diskownt' place. It's scary, but it's not like you have a lot of choice here.

>>46996
yea I fear you may be eaten by a grue... or glue... I dunno. Back to Diskownt? brave the scares?

>>46999
Perhaps our skeletal arm would serve as an effective scare tactic to ward off the proprietor, should it decide to look at us as a meal.

The fact that it still works normally, that is.
In any case, I'm all for taking the GTFO route. We don't seem to get along with darkness too well.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)02:55 No. 47002 ID: aba0a3
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You exit the mine, and go out of the mine site in order to strut back to the DISKOWNT building. You step up onto the porch, and take out your hammer, just in case. A lot easier to hold with both hands.

Knock on the door. If there's no response, proceed to go inside cautiously.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)03:29 No. 47004 ID: aba0a3
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You knock on the door!

Alright, screw subtlety, go inside and fuck shit up.

Hmm, that was a little forceful. Peer inside from a medium distance, letting your eyes adjust to the darkness inside.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)03:37 No. 47007 ID: aba0a3
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You enter the Diskownt building, and are greeted with an empty shop counter, and a sign that says closed. Nobody's here, beyond the random noise now and then from rodent like creatures.

Stand near a wall and listen out for anyone approaching from behind, and ask politely if anyone's there.

Jump over the counter.

If there's a bell, ring it. If not, knock on the counter and yell "I have money."

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)04:11 No. 47013 ID: aba0a3
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You approach the counter quietly, and back up against it, "Hello? Is anyone there, I have money!"

After a long moment, you hear a very faint, "Read sign," from deep inside of the building, in the darkness.

RTFS

Read the sign but don't sacrifice your view over the counter as a result!

Say to the darknes: "The sign says FREE MUFFINS PANCAKES INSIDE"

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)04:14 No. 47017 ID: aba0a3
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You lean over and read that closed sign.

Place the fork 'n' knife gingerly upon the counter.

Put the fork 'n' knife on the counter and yell "There you are. Now, where are my pancakes?"

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)04:45 No. 47020 ID: aba0a3
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You take the fork and knife you have in your pouch and slide it onto the counter.

"Already had some silverware! Come and get it?"

You state, sort of confused at this 'store,' so far.

The closed sign slams across the counter, and out of the way, when the clatter of the fork and knife being picked up hits your ears. You back up to see over the counter when a large monster slithers somewhat outside of his counter.

"Thank! Here." The creature drops 1 Point down to Asali with one of his four arms, and he draws his arms back, and smiles nice, wide, and fang-filled.

"You here shop?"

"Sure! What do you have for sale?"

See if you can buy a flashlight. And pancakes.

And ask where do you are, and where is the nearer civilized settlement around.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)04:53 No. 47023 ID: aba0a3
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"Sure, what do you have?" You ask, calming down a bit, and putting your hammer away. It seems you were afraid of this place for nothing... Maybe.

Skraig nods, and he puts his utensils aside, and pulls a piece of paper out, "These what have! Diskownt for you."

He seems excited, even if he has cheap junk. He likes to buy and sell.

"Skraig also want bottle. Stranger have bottle?"

Considering we can give this creep the bottle, we may as well buy everything he has in stock.

Just buy all the buckets you can afford, it'll be awesome.

Definitely buy the pretty light! And maybe the bucket... Buckets are always good to have.

I don't think the cone would fit, though.

...Unless it's part of a drill?

Sell him the bottle and buy everything.

And what about the pancakes?

...ask him why that list is blood-smeared?

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)05:32 No. 47034 ID: aba0a3
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You buy everything, which costs 7 Points.

You give Skraig the Bottle, and in exchange he gives you Some Kind of Stick.

This gives you a total of five items, one of them will have to be stored in your pocket dimension.

Items in your pouch can be used at any time, anything in the pocket dimension can only be exchanged when everything is clear. If there's combat, or a time consuming situation, the items here are inaccessible. Which item(s) will you keep on hand?

I'd say leave the invitation and stick in the pocket dimension for now.

>>47034
Did Skraig say anything about the stick, or does he know anything about it?
If it's significant, we might want to keep it out. If it's just a regular old stick, we may as well stow it until we find a use for it.

If we put that bucket on our head, will it still use up one slot of the active inventory? If not, we shall do so!

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)05:56 No. 47042 ID: aba0a3
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Skraig shrugs about the stick, and continues to eat like a gentleman.

>>47042
Thanks Skraig for his assistance and politeness, but indicate we really must be on our way, politely of course.

Get the drill, stick, bucket and light in your active inventory and get the fuck out of there before he gets the idea to take you for dessert. Don't turn your back to him, to be sure.
If he makes some moves, teleport out of the store and make a run for it. You already saw him eating somebody/you in your vision earlier, better not letting it come to that, baby.

Drill stick, light and hammer in active inventory

That hammer is already in the weapon-slot and doesn't seem to use up one inventory-slot.

>>40148
This could very well be him eating a rat. Just like he is now.

>>47144
Sure, it could be. I would rather not want to find out. He seems to be one messy carnivore, he would eat a cute Bubble Touched, I'm sure.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)12:11 No. 47198 ID: aba0a3
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You thank him politely for his help, and begin to walk out. Skraig speaks up after finishing his meal.

"ONE SEC, uh. Skraig look cakes of pan. Stranger do Skraig favor. Find Skraig big fresh bone."

You agree, reluctantly. Where are you planning to go now?

Lets get that femur we foolishly buried earlier and give it to him. The ghost is gone, so it's not like we're going to get haunted.

>>47199
He said fresh bones. I doubt that's fresh.

>>47203

Let's try anyway. Let's go for the bone.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)12:42 No. 47240 ID: aba0a3
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>>47212
>>47199

Yeah, Skraig probably wants the marrow. Those bones aren't fresh.

Hmpf, alright... It's not like I like that stupid bone or anything.

Head toward the mines, using the flashlight to light your path.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)13:14 No. 47299 ID: aba0a3
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With your flashlight, you get a pretty weak, and short traveling light to give you an idea of what's in front of you. You begin walking into the mine...

Shotguns with Hammerhead rounds normally work best in mines. They like to spawn lots of shit right in front of you.

Stay to the edges, and keep an eye out for loot-ables behind crates.

Asali 2009/09/19(Sat)13:43 No. 47342 ID: aba0a3
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You step along the tracks, looking forward.

This has been the worst hangover ever, and probably the start of something much worse.

"I shouldn't drink anymore," You grumble to yourself, eyes on what the flashlight was revealing to you...