"Um."

Rebbecca

It shall know perfection. Your will, channeled through it, shall be unbreakable. No matter the cost, it will trudge forth into combat, knowing it shall emerge victorious. Bringing your rage to bear, it shall destroy all who stand in your path, and guard your allies against those who would harm them. Let your FAITH in yourself, in your allies, and in your own purpose be the thing that gives it strength. For what is more powerful than belief?

Faith.

Or, you know, something less dramatic.

Saber

"Seek"

(( Ah... As we're getting started here, I should point out I will prefer CONCEPTS and similar Names, and will more than likely turn aside references to media and other such things.

>>459230
This is good.

>>459231
This is not so good.

Sorry if it seems to be railroading, but there's a certain feel I'm going for and having Hank Hill as a Doll isn't part of it. ))

Infinity

Zero

To fight for its life? And mine? Then I name it Death. So our enemies may fall to her scythe.

As for my own name? Thanatos.

Fumante.
We shall be protected by the most ethereal of barriers.
Our enemies repulsed by burning winds.

(isn't this also on tg? are we going to be fighting Bastion?)

Misfortune

Suggestion 2012/10/01(Mon)06:45 No. 459281 ID: e94f05
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"Metabee".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPc5kbJB4E4

And I shall act as referee, me Mr. Referee, so no one gets hurt. Medafighters ready? Medabots, robattle!

Suggestion 2012/10/01(Mon)06:56 No. 459283 ID: 6a1ec2
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>>459265

Second.

Suggestion 2012/10/01(Mon)06:58 No. 459284 ID: e94f05
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Oh also your new name is Ikki or whatever I'm off I'm late for my meds. Just call me if you start a fight, or don't I'll know, I always know.

Metaphor?

I don't know; maybe Rhythm? (speedy combo fighter?)

Hmm. If we're out to try and acquire and unite the power of all twelve dolls, maybe we need a name that reflects that?

Unity, or Unification, or Integration or something.

i like faith

Bastion

Paragon, perhaps?

FAITH

FATE

>>459242
I like this, putting my lot in for Infinity. We can be Zero.

Victory.

>>459242
Thirding Infinity

Our name shall be... Xavier Demansier.

(( It's time to make the final decision.

>>459242
>>459313
>>459322
Infinity

>>459230
>>459305
>>459311
Faith

These two are your options. Voting will end in THIRTY MINUTES. ))

Infinity

Faith.

faith

I'll go with infinity.

Infinity

Faith.

Infinite power!

immovable faith

Seems kinda obvious, since I suggested it, but...

FAITH!

If the choice comes down to infinity and faith, I'll side with faith.

That's just the 'bot though. What do we call the kid?

>>459347
spicer

rolled 1 = 1

---

((
>>459330
>>459333
>>459334
>>459338
Infinity

>>459344
>>459339
>>459337
>>459332
Faith

>TIE

>Rolling to break tie. 1: Infinity, 2: Faith ))

>>459350
(( Infinity wins, by a bare hair. Will return with update eventually. ))

I counted 5 for faith but... eh, whatever.

The fifth vote was after the time limit ended.

>>459378
Ouch. So the moral here is if I skipped that dentist's appointment faith would have won. Damn you past me! Why didn't you think of the consequences when you scheduled that, months ago!

>>459379
Hey, if it helps any, I'd have put in a vote for Infinity if I hadn't had class, so it'd be tied anyway.

>>459378
That would've been the sixth one.

The five I counted are
>>459344
>>459339
>>459337
>>459332
>>459331

The one after that shouldn't have been counted.

>>459395
two, plus the five new (you have to count yourself as either one of the original 3, or the later 5; not both) vs the other 3 plus the new 4

1/3 Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/02(Tue)03:28 No. 459527 ID: f3d0aa
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"Infinity." you say.
Endlessness, a incomprehensible pattern without end. There is power and potential in Infinity. Patters etch the air rapidly, and parts materialize on the frame. Many many many things, pulling into one thing. Many many things, and powers, lost in the transition from many-to-one. You feel a sloughing of might and energies, of greatness, until something that can fit in this body, something that can form in this frame, is left.

And even that is something amazing.

2/3 Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/02(Tue)03:29 No. 459529 ID: f3d0aa
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The table breaks and you fall back. A woman with brown hair. A jacket and shity festooned with fractal patterns. A bared belly with another pattern, a belt and buckle... Fractalization is everywhere. The doll stares forth at you, no, past you. Even as information floods your mind.

INFINITY

>Absorb (B): Gain two abilities from each Named Doll destroyed. Learns quickly. Understands complicated concepts rapidly.

>Persistence (SS) Cannot truly be destroyed so long as Master wishes it. Reforms quickly, but not instantly.

Martial Arts (D) Gives basic ability in hand to hand combat.

The Doll rises...

3/3 Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/02(Tue)03:29 No. 459531 ID: f3d0aa
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And stares at you.

"Name. Give your name, Master."

You head is so full of fog, you can't recall one. The Doll, however, seems insistent.

Null. my name is Null.

Or perhaps Nil.

Sum

aka, the grand total of everything.

I just realized, Infinity has no real combat abilities. However I bet if we have her watch and read lots of videos \ books on martial arts she'll pick them up really quickly. Similiarily with other instructional media for skills she wants.

Aleph.

Ooh.~ I like the fractal outfit. Neato. ...although I'm not sure I like framing her boobs in the infinity symbol.

>>459548
Yes.

I really shoulda guessed the doll would be a hot chick, what with Larro being involved and all.

Abraham. I so wanna be an Abraham. and make the protag grow sideburns.

I'm good with Null. Voting Null.

yeah sure
Aleph

Null. Themes are fun.

how is null a theme with infinity?

Aleph is a math term for infinite sets.

>>459583
Null is nothing, the complete opposite of being Infinity. When you compare the Infinite to one being you might as well be ... nothing.

I personally don't think we can call ourselves Aleph because we aren't containing her at all. We're only marginly controlling her. And I noticed she does not have Loyal as a trait. So even that is iffy.

"Ouro", short for Ouroboros.

Null sounds good, but aleph is a more complex idea, containing more of the concept of infinity.

also, aleph is an awesome name.

Null

I'm gonna have to go with Aleph. It seems more like an actual name than Null. (which sounds like a nickname chosen by a goth kid, no offense to redaeth)

Xavier

>>459601
Eh, good point. Changing my vote to Aleph.

Out of these, I say Aleph

aleph

"In set theory, a discipline within mathematics, the aleph numbers are a sequence of numbers used to represent the cardinality (or size) of infinite sets."

Wow, okay, yes. Aleph.

Aleph!

1/2 Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/07(Sun)20:22 No. 461067 ID: e487f5
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The doll stares at you for a moment, before looking around the garage. Finding a book (It appears to be something on mathematics), it plops down heavily, reading without another word. With nothing left to do, you inspect the house. It's an average place - the fridge is stocked, the water is running, and there are clothes in the closet. You can change your look, if you want. Car keys sit on the table, but you aren't certain you know how to drive.

2/2 Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/07(Sun)20:22 No. 461068 ID: e487f5
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The power is on, and so is the computer. You have some internet access, but there is nothing anywhere in the house that points to your identity. After searching the place from top to bottom, Infinity is spotted in the living room, reading another book, something fictional.

>>461068
Incoming. Someone's on that roof. Alert Infinity to the danger.

watch them. and if nothing happens switch the computer to a site about real martial arts moves. pump her full of ti-quan-do and shit

Take a look outside your house, try and figure out what your surroundings are like.

teach her to drive, then.

Oh, strangers watching from the neighboring roof?
That's never good. Looks like it's battle tiems.

1/2 Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/08(Mon)20:16 No. 461260 ID: e487f5
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>>461072
You warn Infinity, and without looking up from her book, she pushes you back, hard. You tumble to the floor as a gun sounds, cracking the glass.

I barely have time to think before the window shatters.

2/2 Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/08(Mon)20:16 No. 461261 ID: e487f5
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A figure breaks through, landing across from Infinity. An older man steps inside, behind her.

"Sorry about the window. I'll pay for it later." he grumbles, as Infinity stands.
"What say me and you have a proper fight, eh?" he asks. "A good old-fashioned sort of deathmatch. I'm tired of fighting sneaky bastards, like the one what clonked you." he says, as the dolls face off.

SOunds good to me.

Looks like this one is a ranged fighter. Chuck the book at her. Close in and try to get one of her guns.

Ask him what he knows of you.

Also, grab a weapon. Surely there are wrenches and such around. Or is there a particular weapon you know you use?

infinity should be able to calculate exactly where the guns are pointing and never be in front of them. tell her this anyway.

Ask what his terms are.

I think simple commands work best with Infinity. And those guns are our biggest danger. Plus we may want to talk with these two so lets try to avoid killing them.

Thus: "Evade, disarm, disable!"

Er, Is this really necessary? We should fight back if we have to, but I don't think fighting the moment we see someone else is really necessary...

>>461284
They just said they want to fight. And they shot at us.

>>461285

Well, I mean, think we should try to talk them out of this. They don't really seem to have it out for us in particular, they just want to fight us because... they want to fight us. That's not a very good reason.

>>461286
Err its in the mission statement. Dolls fight one another. They want to fight each other and absorb the other dolls.

think of it like soul shards, there is not a WANT to kill the other doll there is a NEED. an all consuming drive that cannot be denied.

>>461288
>>461289

Oh. I guess there's no avoiding it.

Evade, disarm, and mercilessly destroy, then.

>>461282
This would probably be best.

>>461294
Destroy it. The only way Infinity will approach her true potential is by absorbing the other dolls!

We could try stalling, ask to schedule the fight for later today or something. It would give Infinity time to learn... anything, really.

man, do they have to do this inside the house?

>mercilessly destroy
Hmm.

>Defeat the other Dolls and secure the prize, or die in the calling.
Okay, the intro's pretty clear we're risking our life doing this. Doesn't mean we're required to kill the other doll-users though. Or heck, even the dolls, necessarily. Defeat does not necessarily mean death, and we do not know that stealing or copying their unique abilities is fatal.

Of course, discussing what to do with a defeated opponent is getting ahead of ourselves.

Display your inherent genre-savvy and quick thinking: Accept his duel, but ask for a minute or two to have a quick word with your doll, Infinity. You need to find out what she can do and a bit of a handle on her personality...

You should also ask what this guys deal is and what he knows about your predicament.

"That's fine, I guess, but why are we fighting, exactly...?"

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/10(Wed)23:01 No. 461804 ID: e487f5
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>>461416
>>461446
"Certainly - the terms?"

"Your backyard, our dolls." he says simply. "I and my doll will not target you - and the same for you and yours."

His doll dances from foot to foot eagerly while Infinity puts away her book, noting the page number and setting it aside politely.

"And do you know anything about me?" you ask, which nets me a look of interest.

"...Not a damn thing." he says, finally, with an honest tone. "Yes or no." he says, now more serious. "I ain' gonna sit here all day while you muddle."

...

You notice that his doll's attire is somewhat lacking in coverage when it hops from one foot to the other.

of course it does. how about tonight? you're kinda busy right now.

>>461804
Hah, that's incredibly unfair for him. Our doll will never die so long as we remain alive. We will win by attrition.

Accept his terms.

Oh, and if he doesn't know anything about you... he must know about your attacker at least. He mentioned a 'sneaky bastard'. Who was it?

>>461808
Never destroyed is not necessarily synonymous is never defeated.

But yeah, agree to his terms. Might as well do our first fight civilly.

>>461808
His might not be able to be destroyed while he lives either

More importantly, do you actually know how to fight, Aleph? Like, at all?

>>461856
Aleph won't be fighting. Infinity will.

Agree. Request that you have a talk after the fight instead, no matter the outcome.

infinity fights by learning. she watches the enemy and leans all their is about them. and wins with a single lightning strike to a weakspot.

>>459527
...and now I can't get the chorus of Stratovarius - Infinity out of my head. Thanks a lot, OP.

>>461857
The terms of the agreement didn't say Aleph can't target the other guy's doll, or vis versa.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/16(Tue)03:34 No. 463463 ID: 4435b3
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"Sure." You say, "I agree."
"Excellent!" he says happily. "Let's not faff about." he adds. While worried about things to ask him, on reflection you cannot attack each other, so any questions can wait, so long as...
"Hey, there's a few things I need to ask after the fight."
"Certainly. You look quite befuddled, sirrah!" he says with a laugh as we head out.
Bandita and Infinity face off.

Doll Combat
The Doll transmits pain it receives to the Master, but not vice versa.
In this way, even regenerating Dolls may lose.
The match ends when the Master's Tolerance (Lower meter) is depleted, or when the Doll's Head or body is destroyed (Green = undamaged, black = destroyed).

She has the ranged advantage so we need to close the distance as quickly as possible. Infinity regenerates so I'd suggest rushing the enemy and tanking their attack hope it isn't to anything vital. Once we're in close grappling is our best bet, so they can't open up any distance. Try to knock her over or disarm her if possible.

>>463468
Additionally, since ∞'s thing seems to be rapid learning, we might want to try and get our hands on one of our opponent's guns- start shooting back at her with her own skill.

>463474

Let's do that.

follow he gun, reverse sight and stay out of the way of where the guns are pointing!

>The Doll transmits pain it receives to the Master

Find something to bite on, and sit or lie down.

cover your most vital and hurty parts and rush her.

Move unpredictably, and keep a small profile. Low profile, perhaps.

1/2 Shot!H508X.HbJ6 2012/10/25(Thu)23:14 No. 466335 ID: 03da93
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>>463799
>>463781
Infintiy lowers down, seeming to naturally understand what I want without words. Within two steps, a gunshot rings out, and ̶my͟ le̕g͘ r͝i̷ng̴s out͘ ̷i̵n͢ pain͠.̛ Ngh! I grimace and push the pain away.

2/2 Shot!H508X.HbJ6 2012/10/25(Thu)23:17 No. 466337 ID: 03da93
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Before Bandita can even line up another shot, Infinity is in her face - her palm launches up into Bandita's chin. She finishes her lunge as Bandita stumbles past her, swaying slightly.

this is a fight to the end, if she isn't dead then she isn't done. turn and leg sweep to knock her over and use even just a rock as a too and slam it into her head repeatedly.

Press the advantage.

Hunt. Stay in her face till she stays down. Follow advice of people who can actually come up with a sound plan. All I've got to say is hunt her till she dies. Or he dies. Or goes comatose.

Whichever comes first.

I like the leg sweep thing. And the rock thing. Although, if a rock isn't in easy reach, you could just try pounding on her face with whatever else happens to be within reach.

You know what an Ininity-themed fighting doll should use?

AN INFINITE COMBO.

Stay inside her guard- don't let her bring her weapons to bear. If at all possible disarm her- make her drop her weapons as you continue the assault. For extra awesome- take one of her guns and shoot her with it, point blank.

>>466337
Go for the arms. Disarm and disable. Blows to the head to stun, if neccesary, but avoid overly-destructive blows; we don't know yet whether killing the doll will kill the operator (and, really, the dolls might be/are probably people too, so we should avoid killing them if at all possible.)

>>466444
The dolls are built to kill one another. The operators will survive.

Wrestle dirty. Grab hold of her. Lock her arms so she can't shoot you and keep headbutting her in the face. Your head regenerates, hers probably doesn't.

Keep hitting her.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/30(Tue)02:03 No. 467383 ID: dc2631
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>>466345
>>466342
>>466339
Without another thought, Infinity moves with a frightening grace. Her legs sweep out Bandita's legs, and she rises, holding a stone the size of Bandita's head...

And slams it down. Bandita falls apart.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/10/30(Tue)02:03 No. 467384 ID: dc2631
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Power surges around Infinity, as Dregas placed his hat over his chest. He looks regretful, but I don't have much time to think before I'm assaulted by info again.

[b]INFINITY HAS GAINED NEW POWER.

YOU MAY SELECT ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:

HUMAN-LIKE (B): Can pass for human under casual inspection, but pain connection is heightened. Command reception is also heightened.

RANGED CAPABILITY (C): Grants a minor ranged attack that follows the nature of the Doll. The attack is not very damaging and is difficult to aim, but requires little preparation or energy.

SPEED (C): The Doll at this rank is roughly at the human peak of speed and reaction time. Instead of relying on the Master to detect and alert the doll to incoming threats, the Doll reacts instantly.

EQUIPMENT (A): The Doll gains a piece of equipment along thier name. It is indestructable, for the most part, and does not wear or tear. It follows the highest 'attacking' skill the Doll has. [A Doll with Swordsmanship will get a sword.]

HOT BLOOD (D): At this rank, the user and the doll can ignore minor pain. In fact, such minor blows lead to an increase in other battle-related stats.

WORD POWER (E): The Doll gains a 'power' over their Word, designated with the selection of this power. The power is static - when new tranks of this ability are gained, a new power at that rank is selected, and does not replace the previous. At E-rank, only very simple powers can be granted.

MARTIAL ARTS (C): The Doll is considered an exemplary master of unarmed techniques, and not only is a master in its current school, but masters others as well with relative ease. (This replaces a current Ability.)


RELATE (E): Simple mental communication between owner and Doll.

>>467384
Relate and Word Power are my votes.

word power
hot blood

EQUIPMENT (A) because it works with any skill we eventually get for her. The weapon changes if our strongest attack skill changes!
WORD POWER (E) because her Word is very powerful. I'm thinking that the Word's strength is proportional to what we get out of Word Power.

I agree with word power, but... so far, it seems like Infinity here is leaning more towards unarmed fighting anyway. Weapons are great and all, but I personally feel like a weapon would just be a distraction in a way.

I'd say either Hot Blood or Speed, but at the very least, I agree with the Word Power thing.

Word power and Speed.

WORD POWER (D)
No reason we can't double up on one skill.

WORD POWER (E)
RELATE (E)

>Bandita falls apart
>Dregas placed his hat over his chest
...I'm sorry.

Word power and speed

Word Power and Relate

Power Word and Hot Blood

Word power and relate

Get relate and word power.

Equipment has an (A) rank. Is that because it's not upgradeable or because it was Banditas highest ranked skill?

RELATE

I don't care about the rest.

Speed and Relate.

>>467411
second

Hot Blood and Relate

>>467472
It was her highest rank skill. All these skills are absorbed at a rank lower than Bandita had, so Equipment and Human-like were her highest ones.

Personally I don't see the point in getting Relate. It might even be dangerous for us considering we'd wind up with Infinity in our head.

Hot Blood
Relate

Hot Blood and Word Power

>>467526
(( E-Rank powers are just plain Doll Essence. Bandita had the ones that are not E-ranked. ))

>>467526
The entire reason we chose Infinity in the first place is because we, in our wonder, wanted to understand it. Relate is the natural option.

>>467544
Fair enough. It is an ambitious undertaking, that's for sure.

>>467526

because what if she's a person and not just a tool?

/quest/ rule #1: never pass up a chance of romancing.

I wouldn't pass up the chance to get Banditas stronger unique traits.

Equipment and Hot Blood

>Passing up higher ranked abilities
I would think we'd have the opportunity to level up abilities are we progress. Getting access to skills we think might be useful in the long is more important than taking what's higher level now.

For instance, word power is potentially the most versatile and powerful of the bunch, considering Infinity's nature.

Weapon is highly ranked, but our current offensive skills are geared towards martial arts, which function pretty well unarmed. Unless we get a skill that would benefit significantly from a weapon, I don't see why we should invest in one. We're infinity- we adapt and learn fast. We can do just fine fighting Jakie Chan style, using whatever we can grab.

>Relate
>/quest/ rule #1: never pass up a chance of romancing.
...I'd say more generally the rule is to never pass up the chance to win over or build a relationship with an npc. Romancing is a subset of that.

>>467705
Well, I still doubt she will even seem that humanlike in action unless we took the Human-like trait. I feel that the trait will not only be appearance, but a little personality as well. Just enough to put up the facade.

Still that should go on the backburner for now. I actually feel we should go for Relate and Martial Arts. Equipment is all well and good, but since Martial arts is our highest attacking ability, Equipment for it are not necessary. Boosting our base combat ability will allow us to handle potentially deadlier opponents. If we fight someone with a strong melee ability, we could be at a huge disadvantage otherwise.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/11/04(Sun)20:46 No. 468630 ID: dc2631
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INFINITY HAS GAINED:


WORD POWER (E): The Doll gains a 'power' over their Word, designated with the selection of this power. The power is static - when new tranks of this ability are gained, a new power at that rank is selected, and does not replace the previous. At E-rank, only very simple powers can be granted.
NO POWER SPECIFIED, CHOSEN BY AUTHOR: DUPLICATE/DIVIDE
Once a day, Infinity may infinitely divide any item that is not a Doll or a Human. It is considered destroyed.
Once a day, Infinity may duplicate any item that is not a Doll or a Human. It retains any supernatural qualities it had before.


RELATE (E): Simple mental communication between owner and Doll.

Infinity looks to me, as you attempt a greeting, it responds with the same - you instantly comprehend the meaning of the concept it relates, but an ache rises to your head. Dregas rises with a sigh.
"Yer can ask yer questions now." he says simply, without anger or venom. "Figure I got little better to do with my time."

Did Bandita's guns dissapear when she fell apart?

Questions: Does he know anythinga about you?
What exactly have you gotten yourself into?
How'd he get involved in all this?
Can he teach you and Infinity to shoot?

>an ache rises to your head.

this is why i DIDN'T want relate, direct mental contact with infinity is like gazing into an endless void. hopefully the pain goes away as we get used to it but we are NOT ranking it up. gazing deeper into her mind will probably make our head explode.

first question, "the fuck is with these dolls?"

Admit to temporary amnesia, and ask for the big list version of What The Fuck.

Ask him what he knows about your attacker.

Who is Willhelm.
What is "disabling."
Who has dolls.
What's up with these dolls.
What's up with the government.
Is it oppressive.
Are there any major groups we should know about.
How did Dregas find us.
Is he alright.
Have there been any major happenings lately that we should know about.
Where are we.
Are there any groups that would be hostile towards us for any reason.
Is it okay to have a Doll out in public.
Can we stay where we are, or do we need to run like hell.
Et Cetera.

>>468633
I think debilitating pain and possible death is a small price to pay for ultimate knowledge.
>>468806
Yeah, this is a good place to start with questions.

well for starters, what the fuck dude? why attack us? we was just chilling out here!

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/11/05(Mon)22:47 No. 469059 ID: dc2631
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>>468806

>Who is Willhelm.
"Another Dollmaster, like you, I imagine." he says. "He has the last Frame... We think. Most claim it's unactivated. He's looking for a way to make more."

>What is "disabling."
"That note? It probably meant it in the normal sense. Wilhelm is trying to buy time, I think." Dregas says.

>Who has dolls.
"About twelve people, I think. No one knows how many Frames exist, or where they are."

>What's up with these dolls.
"No one's really sure, to be honest. A mystery that appeared a year ago. We're hiding them for now."

>What's up with the government.
"They don't know about the dolls, yet."

>Is it oppressive.
"Not unless you listen to some real extreme groups." he says with a laugh.

>Are there any major groups we should know about.
"There's my folks - people who want to know more about Dolls. My friend Gerald and his Doll Fullblade, his assistant Maggie and Mage... Other than that, some likely alliances here and there."

>How did Dregas find us.
"Wasn't hard to follow Wilhelm. I was gonna stop him, but I was a little late. I was hoping to take you outta the running early - keep you from getting in too deep. Guess I failed."

>Is he alright.
"Me and Bandita were close, but we both knew this was how it would end."

>Have there been any major happenings lately that we should know about.
"None that crop to mind." he said. "Gerald's better at this sorta thing, though."

>Where are we.
"America. Washington state. Graham area."

>Are there any groups that would be hostile towards us for any reason.
"Some Doll users, I imagine."

>Is it okay to have a Doll out in public.
"Might freak folks out and cause a ruckus. Just have her act like a... a normal doll."

>Can we stay where we are, or do we need to run like hell.
"I suggest staying. This is a gated community. I only got in because Bandita can pick locks."

He goes on to explain that while the worst that can happen in a normal battle (like ours) is passing out, some Dollmasters might take drastic measures to gain a Doll's essence. However, since a certain distance is required to gain it, long-range sniping is not an option. Thus, Doll combat is... mostly safe.

As time passes, he also explains that it appears that there is a set list of powers that Dolls have, and their Names draw from this list. Gerald is working on a smartphone application to derive power-sets from doll names, in order to learn weaknesses.

You're friends with another dollmaster? The "there can only be one?" deal didn't crop up?

yeah i thought they would almost decide on their own to fight.

Is there any way to acquire increased powers or otherwise improve a doll outside of winning freaking cock-fights with other doll teams?

Can we meet Gerald?

>>469063
yeah otherwise whoever gets like 2 kills under their belt would wipe anyone with no kills easy due to pure power difference.

you should kill him and devour his remains to absorb a portion of his powers.

>>469107
Well, since there's nothing forcing us to fight, it might be prudent to gather allies when possible rather than destroy and absorb every doll we come across.

Especially considering they appear to be sentient. I already kind of feel bad about offing Bandita.

But if people don't want to ally with us, we'll have little choice but to take them out. Since we can't trust them not to be taken out by an enemy and therefore strengthen them, anyone not with us is essentially against us.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/11/12(Mon)01:12 No. 471036 ID: dc2631
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>>469061
>>469091
>Can we meet this other dollmaster? How are you friends with him?

"Fullblade is a strange Doll. He calms those around him, somehow. Bandita wanted to fight him, but it never got overwhelming."

>>469107
"Ha, no." he says. "Doesn't work that way. Bandita's guns started at B and got all the way to S. But, thanks to your favorable conditions and her eagerness, you won. Straight up power rank is meaningless if you cannot exert it. Learn their Word, and you destroy them."

He grins at this advice. "And I'm not sure I was clear before. There's 12 frames that we KNOW about. God only knows how many really exist."

>>469063
"There's a possibility that absorbing Frames grants you power. Or the souls of people. But that shit is... Well, it's only rumor. Tell you what, you come with me, I'll introduce you to Fullblade and my friend. Or I let you be, and send the next Master the wrong way. Wither way..." he points. "Up to yer."

>>471036
Let's meet Fullblade.

wait how did bandita get her guns to go from B to S?

anyway, we will meet this fullblade.

stay and make Infinity read and learn about everything ever.

>>471047
She leveled them up, of course. Dolls can do more than gain new skills- they can improve existing ones.

>Let's meet Fullblade.

Meet Fullblade and on the way, have Infinity read everything, ever.

>>471252
Good idea, let's bring a bunch of books with us.

Shot!H508X.HbJ6 2012/11/19(Mon)23:26 No. 473159 ID: e1a015
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>>471041
>>471047
>>471086
"We'll go with you."

Are you certain-sure-positive?
>Yes, Infinity.
Okay-yes-understood-affirmative.
>Get your books.
Yes-okay

Infinity hops from the chair and gets her books - a tower of at least ten or so.

Dregas chuckles to himself, and me and him make preparations. He gets a spare gun, and hands it to me, then we all get into the car in the driveway.

We leave.

------

We arrive at an abandoned location some distance away, a huge building falling apart.

"Shall we?" he asks, and we head in.

...This place doesn't seem very... Secret-basey.

The floor then opens when Dregas knocks on a wall, revealing a staircase. He hurries us down, and we marvel at the clean, white look, the computers and the soft humming of technology.

"I am Gerald." says a handsome young man in a labcoat, "This is Fullblade," he motions to a knightly doll beside him with a large sword, "And welcome, to my lab. I trust you have questions?"

first and formost, what is WITH these dolls

does it make him sad that his doll has no boobies

>>473162
Just because they're not visible under that armor doesn't mean they're not there.

>>473159
Ask if doll frames vary in size, or if the Word made him/her that big. If the doll IS female, ask if all dolls are. Is there a way to train a doll's abilities without having to destroy other dolls? It would be good for us to be able to prepare for when we are attacked next. I'm sure Infinity is actually learning from reading her books, of course... doll abilities just seem to be something more than knowledge.

Oh, we need to think of a nickname for Infinity so we don't give up her power word to our allies and enemies. How about Fractal? Or she could come up with something herself.

Keep an eye on that mental link. Infinity isn't get all kill happy even though she's around another doll, right?

>does it make him sad that his doll has no boobies
That's it! That's why the urge to fight isn't overwhelming. XD

Hm.
Is he single?

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/11/29(Thu)22:54 No. 475590 ID: 27cbbb
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>>473273
You don't have the required temerity to ask!

>>473169
"Both, actually. Though, I won't tell you all of his traits, one of them is size. It's a very useful one. Not all dolls are female - not all of them are even humanoid, though most are." he explains. "Right now, I think most dolls learn like people do - so they do gain some things by learning. However, they don't grow normally - they aren't organic. So they don't get muscle mass, for instance." he chuckles as he walks around.

A nickname...

>I f e n r n d a d i c l v t e i a s s l s i b l e
... What.


It seems she wants to suggest something, but that made almost no sense.
You check on her mental state - she seems calmer than usual.

endless? Okay then

"you may call her indivisible, or fractal, or endless. she seems to like all three"

>>475590
Personally I think Fractal would be best, since people can already look at her and see fractals, and adding further meaning to her by adding 'endless' or 'indivisible' onto it might lead them to figure out her word.

Ask this guy if he knows anything about your attacker. Also, does he have any plans for dealing with this doll tournament thing?

Lets go with Indivisible, that's more ambiguous.

Indivisible is nice. And in a fit of contradiction we can shorten it to "Indi" as a nickname of her nickname.

>>475614

agreed, Indie is a nice short name for her.

Indie is a cute little nickname, and it doesn't readily give away her actual name.
Check to make sure this is okay before you start calling Infinity "Indie" instead, though...

Oh, yeah. Ask about Willhelm, too.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/12/08(Sat)21:35 No. 477420 ID: 27cbbb
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>>475628
>>475609
>>475614
Indivisible it is.

Infinity nods.


>Ask this guy if he knows anything about your attacker. Also, does he have any plans for dealing with this doll tournament thing?

"Can't say I do." he said with a sigh, "On both counts. The Dolls will fight and grow, that seems to be their stated purpose. What worries me most is if... Well." he sighs. "There have been rumours that there are always 12 frames."

"Why is that any different?"

"What I mean to say is, that rumor has it a new frame appears when a Doll is destroyed. Seems to me that someone or something created these dolls for some purpose, malign or benign."

He pushes up his glasses.
"I intend to discover that."

S-so intense.

"In any case. Dregas will take you to the safe rooms, and tomorrow you will hunt. It sounds macabre, but... I won't achieve understanding without more data."

We head to the room - it's a normal bedroom with an offshoot bathroom. Infinity stares briefly before going back to her stack of books in the corner.

well you don't really have much to do, scoot in and put her on your lap and read with her.

>tomorrow you will hunt
So... that's it? We're hunting down other dolls? No choice in the matter?

Infinity probably seems fine with the idea, but are we? I mean, just because killing each other is what the dolls do, doesn't necessarily mean we want to encourage it.

ask Indie how she feels about all this.

I wonder if it's possible for us to keep up with her reading speed? Maybe we should just unpack and ask Infinity what sort of improvements she'd like for the room. A TV? Radio? Computer? More books?

Also ask her what she'd like out of all this. Assuming we keep surviving the fights and improving her, what would she like to accomplish for herself?

I, for one, am totally fine with doll bloodsport.

Seconding getting to know Infinity better.

Omg, that face.
Hug him.
Hug him now.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/12/14(Fri)22:42 No. 478890 ID: 27cbbb
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>>477499
You still don't have the temerity for that!

>>477426
Indie looks up at you.
"I will fight, and I will win. Those of limited scope cannot stand before infinity. Do not worry for me. Worry for your self, who is not of my Word, who may buckle beneath the weight of my wounds." she says, in plain speak, her face unchanging save her mouth. "It would be unfortunate if you came to pain because I was injured too deeply."

>Maybe we should just unpack and ask Infinity what sort of improvements she'd like for the room. A TV? Radio? Computer? More books?

"I would like more books. A computer would be nice."

>>477421
I sit on the bed, and Infinity sits in my lap without encouragement, opening a book. It doesn't take long for me to realize she reads far faster than I.

>what would she like to accomplish for herself?
"I wish to fight, and when I win, the prize will be worth the fight. That is all there is."

>>478890
Ask if she refers to the upgrade she gets upon winning a fight, or if she means there's a prize further along. We could also ask her how that sort of upgrade thing works.

we mean at the end, after the last doll goes down and she is the last one standing. what next?

other then that
HNNNNNNG

You don't have the required temerity for anything.
You are going to acquire some.

>>478982
naaaaaah no temerity is good. It's cuter this way.

Grab a nap or something

>>478890
Want a computer? We can go buy a computer, duplicate it, and then return the original. Supernatural abilities for great justice(profit)!

>the prize will be worth the fight
Does that mean she knows what the prize is?

What do we have in our wallet? There was no ID, but if there's cash or a credit credit card, we might be able to get infinity a computer. With the rate she goes through books, hitting up a library is probably a better idea than buying them. (Although getting a library card without an ID could be a little tricky).

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/12/30(Sun)01:49 No. 481153 ID: 9e3a04
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>>478989
"What do you mean?"
"The prize... Is worth the fight. Else... why fight?" she asks.
"I do not understand."
Indy looks down.
"You will, eventually."

>>478989
"What about a computer?"
"... I do not do well with computers. They do not handle the concept of infinity well." she says.
"How about a library card?"
"Li...brary?" she asks, as if I'd offered a child a lifetime supply of candy.
I'll take it as a yes - I don't have an ID, but I think Gerald can get me one tomorrow, just in case.

>>478983
Nap sounds good. I didn't realize how tired I'd been.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2012/12/30(Sun)01:49 No. 481154 ID: 9e3a04
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I wake up.

"Master." Infinity looks up, a note taped to her face. "Fullblade left you a message."

I walk over and pick it up.

Aleph,

I ask that you please head into the city today. I have provided you a fake ID and some money. My associate will drive you into town.
I have it on good authority that at least one dollmaster is in town. Be aware, Dolls can take many shapes and sizes. I cannot accompany you into town. But I will have a reward when you return, even if you are not victorious or even if you do not fight.

Gerald

let's get DANGEROUS.

let's meet this associate and drive libraryways.

Check out the ID and see how much money he left us.

Well, we have nothing better to do than head into town. Since we don't have any specific leads of the doll in town, best we can do will be to keep our eyes and ears open. Meaning we're totally free to try hitting up the library.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/01/13(Sun)14:02 No. 484989 ID: bfa44d
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>>481206
It turns out the Associate is just Dregas - who drives us to the park and hands us a map.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/01/13(Sun)14:02 No. 484990 ID: bfa44d
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It's... Not a good map!

[You may visit any location. Visiting a location takes about ten to twenty minutes to reach. you will travel by public transit, which is free in-town. You may also stay where you are.]

 

We're going to the library and getting a library card.

let's go to the mall first. get supplies.

Mall first, to get a super conspicuous disguise for Indy. A huge cloak or something.

Then library it up.

Mall, library, restaurant seems like a good sequence of events. That way we spend most of the money, then have enough to get food at the end of the day.

How are we supposed to get back, anyway?

We should keep in mind that Infinity doesn't look human so people might freak out when seeing her. We really do need some sort of disguise for her.

Keep a look out for suspicious people. We could run into the doll master at any time.

He... Spelled legit wrong...

Check the ID Card. Seriously.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/02/02(Sat)20:07 No. 489799 ID: f7acde
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>>485234
Well, at least this looks legitimate. Even used my made up name. I'm Aleph... Kliener? Okaythen.

>>485022
Humorously, there's an anime con in town. No one thinks anything of her. It's ending in a few days, so I guess I have a grace period.

>>484999
>>485007
>>484998

So a disguise! Yes, a disguise sounds good! ... Which store? And, uh...

I'm sorta broke!

Anyway, we have Cool Story, which has 'alternate fasion', I guess, The Close, which is pretty much Cool Lady Central, and... The Goodwill. Bleagh.

Also I have no money. At least, none I remember or I can find in my pockets.

>>489799
No money at all? Well CRAP. We can't buy clothes without money.

...oh wait, Infinity can duplicate items. Ask how that works- does she need to touch the item to duplicate it? Where does the new item appear? I want to duplicate something highly valuable but easy to pawn. Like a gold ring.

>no money
Hmm. Best plan of action would be to have Infinity duplicate something valuable, sell it, and then buy what you need.

Of course, we'd need something actually valuable to dupe, first.

>>489807
Go to a jewelry store, ask if she can try on their plainest gold ring for a moment. Thank them for their time, leave, go to a Cash4Gold store, shower them in gold rings.

>>489816
We can only duplicate one thing a day, sadly.

>>489822
Ah damn. However the price of gold per ounce is about 1,500$ so if we duplicated an heavy amulet or some thing we could probably get more than enough operating funds.

Wait, the message said that he had some money in there with the fake ID. Maybe you should check again?

If it's a big bill, we can duplicate that, or use it as collateral to at least get within duplicating distance of something really valuable.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/02/16(Sat)02:24 No. 493451 ID: 875821
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>>489861
Oh, hahahah. There's like 300 in here. Infinity found the wallet and handed it to you, and you feel a little silly.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/02/16(Sat)02:25 No. 493452 ID: 875821
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While I'm here, both me and Infinity can get outfits...

(Paperdolls, you know the drill~)

Suggestion 2013/02/16(Sat)03:51 No. 493454 ID: 5a5dd4
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Oh man, I always miss out on these.

Am I doing it right?

>>493455
CLASSY! Set of the year, ALL years.

>>493455
Winning.

>>493454
I like that look for 'finity, but the suit is a little too formal for Aleph.

Volk0v 2013/02/16(Sat)17:26 No. 493644 ID: 8247d0
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Guys
I made a thing

>>493644
This for infinity
>>493454
This for us. However have infinity cufflinks.

i don't think having infinity symbols everywhere is a good idea. knowing her name can give other doll users an advantage.

>>493647
Agreed. No infinity symbols and no fractalization or anything like that on the clothes

Let's use a few other symbols, then.

Larro 2013/02/16(Sat)18:14 No. 493668 ID: 66adb0
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>>493656
>>493653
Not even... Fractal panties?

>>493668
...Well, as long as they're not visible, I guess she can wear what ever pattern she wants on her underoos xD

>>493668
Nope

>>493668
Nope

yes

>>493668

panties are for losers

go commando for the win

>>493795
Seconded.

>>493668
Okay I know that's just a pattern but whenever someone says fractal and puts spikes into things I can't help but feel like there would be little tiny splinters that would dig deep into whatever they were held against.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/03/01(Fri)13:26 No. 497093 ID: 9b3d17
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Hell yeah. You are SO classy. Didn't even cost that much!
And yes, you got the panties for Infinity. She demanded them.

Now then, was the plan to continue to the library? There may be a Master in hiding in the Mall, after all.

>There may be a Master in hiding in the Mall, after all.
All the more reason to try and power up first. Knowledge is power, after all. To the library!

Take advantage of Infinities' passive Absorb function. Since apparently we can level up skills without combat, getting her to learn new concepts might be practice enough for her to bump that up to an A class skill, and then maybe we'd be able to absorb more skills per combat.

get books on karate. all the kinds of karate. have her learn how to punch to hard it blow a candle out 10 meters away.

>>497095
>>497097
>>497099
Yes.

agree, library. first, check out a book on speedreading. second, check out everything else.

>>497121
Speedreading? Brilliant. With that under her belt she could go through a dozen books in a day.

...her reading habit is going to get expensive, I can tell. Also, we'll have to watch what she reads. Don't want her getting any false or misleading information.

If you do take her to the library see if they have a book on how to count cards, she could be very useful if you ever need to get some quick cash

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/03/02(Sat)19:57 No. 497396 ID: 9b3d17
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>LET'S LEARN THINGS!

>> The ability to gain levels in skills through reading is highly limited. In order to do so, you will need to spend THE REST OF THE DAY in the Library, for a SINGLE SKILL, listed below, and only at that rank.

>> If you use this knowledge base for this purpose, it will not be usable for this purpose again. You will need to find some other large base of knowledge to work from, such as an entirely different library.

>>The skills available are as follows:

> GAMBLING (C): At this rank, the Doll is able to estimate basic probability and make thusly informed decisions, increasing its capability to gamble and succeed at other luck and probability based games by one-half.

> KNOWLEDGE (D): This is a base of knowledge in any science or field of study, representing an amount of study roughly equal to a high school education with AP classes.

> CHARM (C): Represents a Doll's capability to seduce, charm, or enrapture individuals interested in its gender. At this rank, only about as capable as a standard human.

> ADAPT (D): Represents a Doll's capability to utilize objects not normally considered 'weapons'. At this rank, there are no penalties or benefits for using improvised weaponry.

> FIRST AID (C): Represents a Doll's capability to treat wounds mundanely. At this rank, can set bones, dress wounds, and perform CPR (Assuming the Doll has functioning lungs).

>Please vote whether to gain ONE of these, at the expense of the rest of the day and the use of this capability at this library.

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/03/02(Sat)19:57 No. 497397 ID: 9b3d17
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You note that Infinity likes books. A lot.
"I may read them all?" she asks, eagerly. "ALL of them?!"

i vote KNOWLEDGE for srs.
a info base would let her do a lot of things. and it's not like we have much to do.

but snuggle her while she reads!

My first choice would be knowledge. My second would be adapt.

>"I may read them all?" she asks, eagerly. "ALL of them?!"
As many as you want, Indie. As many as you want.

Um, if we spend the rest of the day here, we won't be looking for the Master at all. Remind Infinity of that, but tell her we can get her some free reading time here after the mission's over.

So, she should probably pick out a few of the most interesting books to read for now.

Adapt seems best.
Also cuddle with her the entire time she's reading, maybe read over her shoulder.

When selecting KNOWLEDGE, please also select a discipline, such as chemistry or geology.

>"I may read them all?"
Eventually! First thing's first. Get her a library card!
Let's learn ADAPT!
Let's spend the rest of the day here [but go out for food or something when you get hungry]

let's have knowledge math. a theoretical concept knowing math, sounds fun.

look at that face, man. you can't refuse that face. we're spending the day here.

I choose knowledge (physics). pure math is appropriate for her, but doesn't really help us in a fight.

If she gets Knowledge: English, will she get Taunt: Grammar for free as well?

>>497414
I think I like this the best. With proper knowledge of physics and the ability to do it real-time you can do all sorts of crazy shit.

Knowledge/physics, knowledge/metaphysics, or adapt.

I choose GAMBLING just because I want to be that one guy that stands away form the crowd, Plus if we ever hit Vegas we would be set.

Wait, we cant do this at this library again? what, are they going to ban us? does infinity consume the books she reads?

Infinite real time physics calculations for absurd combat competencies? Yes please!

Knowledge: physics
Math is probably more her thing, but physics is basically just applied math, so.

Yeah.

Do we have an alibi? I mean, we're just kind of a dude in a suit hanging out (and potentially snuggling) with a youngish looking girl, and that's a little weird.

She doesn't look much like our sister, so that's out. Cousin maybe? Adoptive family?

And how is our cash-pile looking after acquiring new clothes?

As nice as reading up is, we can do that another day, provided we are still in the area. I think we should look for the other master in the mall. It would be better if we can find him/her before he/she finds us. Even if we do not fight right away.

If/When we do go looking for the other master, we need to keep an eye out for any pair of people who seem suspicious. They may be on just as much as a watch as us, and that would show.

>>497428

HOW CAN YOU REFUSE THAT FAAAACEEEE

I'm voting for first aid. IT would be good to have a medic on hand, just in case anything happens. I'm choosing Adapt as my second choice.
Find an adventure book to read while you're there, Aleph. Snuggling is okay in private, but in a public place and towards a young girl... That's bound to cause trouble. You could also pick up a library card while Indie is reading.

Considering she plans to read an entire library in a single day, I'm not sure there's going to be a chance for snuggling anyways. She's gonna be moving around at a blur.

Hey, guys... You realize that the Knowledge is just knowledge, right?
And not a ton?

Dollmaster!mYSM8eo.ng 2013/03/03(Sun)23:54 No. 497676 ID: 9b3d17
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You take her to a study room, and tell her what we'll be studying today. She nods, pulling out a... card catalogue? she got on the way here. She names books, and I fetch them.

And then it starts. The books float, flickering energies from the books to her.

"This will take some time..." she says softly. "If I am distracted, we may start again, later, where we left off."

>>497410
>>497413
>>497414
>>497416
>>497419
>>497422
>>497427
>>497542

>KNOWLEDGE (PHYSICS) (D) SELECTED.

PLEASE ROLL 1D100 (dice 1d100 in the EMAIL FIELD) TO DETERMINE ENCOUNTER.

rolled 84 = 84

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>>497676
Let's do this, Lerooooyyyyy!

rolled 54 = 54

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>>497681

...DESTINATION

rolled 5 = 5

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About reading all of them, I guess we could make the library a daily visit kind of thing. After all, we found something that our murder-bot enjoys, just straight-up. And it's something that doesn't cost us anything, while getting useful skills. A happy robot is a good robot.

I don't know if everyone is rolling a d100!!?!?!?!?? might as well though.

rolled 72 = 72

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now i have to roll to bring the average back up. when someone says roll, only roll until the average is in the green zone. rolling afterwards is pointless and in fact detrimental.

I never said whether high or low was good - There is no 'green' or 'red' zone.

By all means though, keep rolling. I don't mind. :3

rolled 76 = 76

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Keep on rollin' rollin'...