>>532442
I wonder if we can even feel that? Let's not react in the slightest.

[slap him in the nose]

>>532442
Shoot. I only just now realized we have no eyelids to blink with. This is mildly uncomfortable.

Well now that that's over with, invite him to join the three of you for dinner. We can talk more about the journey over some nice, hot soup.

Thank you for doing that. It was his idea anyway.

Now you are one and truly initiated as our party member ow ow ow goddamn ow

1/2 Quarter 2013/08/09(Fri)20:05 No. 533082 ID: 338610
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>>532447
>"whe-"

2/2 Quarter 2013/08/09(Fri)20:05 No. 533083 ID: 338610
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>clunk
>"..."

Great, we killed the navigator. Better find a new one. That, or he's not actually dead and you should follow up with the necessary apologies while making sure he isn't hurt.

>>533083
Do we have a mildly venomous tongue? Just enough to make him pass out? Or maybe it's not mild and we should take him to Dr. Mill.

>>533083
Uh, he's not actually hurt, is he?

...did he faint, or do we have poisonous or paralytic saliva?

...Well that's one for the biology textbook.

Quarter 2013/08/10(Sat)21:25 No. 533454 ID: 338610
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Mayli runs over.
>“Lumin, what did you do?!”
“I don’t know!”
>”Why did you lick his eye?!”
“It wasn’t my idea!”
>”Don’t just blame the worm!”
“I’m sorry, it sounded funny…”
Iona is about to check if Domino is okay, but he sits back up, looking disgruntled.
>”What is… Where am I, and who are you guys?”

Suggestion 2013/08/10(Sat)21:27 No. 533456 ID: 12c19f
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>>533454
...

DAMN IT.

Hammer 2013/08/10(Sat)21:30 No. 533457 ID: 5fd94e
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...........Okay...............

Amnesia dust! Amnesia lick? Amnesia spit? Well, whatever, that's an interesting ability to have. Pity to have inflicted it on the hired help, though.

What's the last thing he remembers?

WAIT, of COURSE we have amnesia spit! it's how mom knocked lumin mayli and then laid us. lumin woke up not knowing what was going on. not sure how far back it goes. ask what he last remembers.

>>533454
Best get to explaining to the poor chap. Hopefully, the amount of memory loss is proportional to the amount of spit applied so he only forgot the last few minutes.

>>533454
>Don't blame the worm

Uh, we're the ones that did it. It doesn't make any sense at all to blame him.

>>533461
Oh hell you're right.

>>533454
I guess we gotta fill him in on what's been going on.

1/2 Quarter 2013/08/14(Wed)12:32 No. 534386 ID: 116e43
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“What’s the last thing you remember?”
>”Why the hell should I tell you?”
“Do you know who you are?”
>“Course I do.”
“Do you remember the names Lumin or Mayli?”
>”Uh… Yeah, but it’s none of your business.”

Thank goodness. It seems like your saliva does cause some fainting and only minor memory loss. Though, how minor it was might only be from how little you got on him. I go ahead and explain what happened, though the story is kind of bizarre.
>”Wait, I remember the you-licking-me part now! What the hell was that for, anyway?”
“I’m sorry, I was about to offer you to come sit down and have dinner with us so we can discuss the mission.”
>“No thanks. I had other plans for after I met you two.”
“Okay, just get plenty of rest.”
>”See you folks tomorrow. This is gonna to be quite the trip.”

2/2 Quarter 2013/08/14(Wed)12:33 No. 534387 ID: 116e43
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The three of us sit down and eat. According to Iona, Lumoto said he might be here, but to not wait for him in case he doesn’t show. Since he isn’t here, there is not much to discuss about the mission. We’ll get briefed tomorrow morning before we leave, but for now, all we know is that we’re going to Terry to find out if they’ve seen or heard of anything related to Dyda Empire, then waiting for the messengers sent to the other two cities.

Mayli starts talking about Terry. She grew up there, you know. When she was ten, her family moved to Mountaintop, which was what our city was called before we moved down to the caves. She hasn’t been there in a long time, and talks about all the things we have to do and see when we get there.

We’re finishing up our meal, and there is not much more I wanted to do today. Is there anything else I should do before I turn in? If not, I’ll start getting ready for bed early.

Well, that wasn't so bad. Thankfully.

>>534387
I think it might be neat to see how strong we are. Could you get a few things of various weights to try? Oh, ask the doctor if it's safe for us to carry weight, first. Also ask the doctor if hallucinations are common after using those potions.

Ask mayli if she hear voices from the other worm

>>534387
Get some sleep, man. We need you in tip-top shape in the morning.

we should probably figure out how far back we can retreat into your noggin, we don't want you to get instakilled when some random enemy tugs us out.

Quarter 2013/08/18(Sun)10:58 No. 535430 ID: 116e43
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>>534407
>lifting things
I guess it would be pretty interesting to see how strong you are. I thank Iona for dinner and leave to look for some things for you to pick up. There's a storage room full of random junk that would work.

Here we are. Alrighty, what do you want to try first?

let's try a sword. being able to have two blades at the same time could be really useful.

>>535430
The bucket. You can probably get the best grip on the bucket handle as opposed to the other stuff lying around.

I say start light and move on up

Try lifting the burrito roll of paper. That should at least tell us if we can lift things at all.

That bucket is full of water, it's probably too heavy. Yeah, let's try light and move up.

Hey, you can feel your face by now, right? Tell us to stop if you feel any pain.

1/4 Quarter 2013/08/20(Tue)15:58 No. 536131 ID: 116e43
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>>535452
Well that was easy.

2/4 Quarter 2013/08/20(Tue)15:58 No. 536133 ID: 116e43
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>>535433
This isn't a problem either.

3/4 Quarter 2013/08/20(Tue)15:59 No. 536134 ID: 116e43
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WOW, YOU'RE STRONG

animated

4/4 Quarter 2013/08/20(Tue)15:59 No. 536135 ID: 116e43
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GH-

Maybe strength testing while we're growing out of his head was a bad idea?

>>536135
L-Lumin? You alright there, champ? I guess we overdid it. Assuming you didn't just get knocked out again or aren't in debilitating pain, take a sit to recuperate. If you ARE experiencing intense pain, fall to your knees screaming in agony until someone comes to help you.

OH DEAR LORD WHAT DID WE DO.

... We dead?

...I guess applying all that torque to something fixed in your brain was a bad idea.

LEVEL UP MOTHERFUCKER

>>536135
I suppose I should've urged for more caution than was ENTIRELY OBVIOUS. Time to visit the doctor, again.

Quarter 2013/08/21(Wed)22:23 No. 536539 ID: 116e43
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>>536140
>"Lumin is fine; he just got a bit overzealous."

Quarter 2013/08/21(Wed)22:23 No. 536540 ID: 116e43
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>"By the way, how are you, Big Boss? This is the first time I have gotten to talk to you."

would be better if you would stop ripping us out of our friend here

ahhhhh

>>536540
What- WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? All my blood, it's on the floor now. I needed that blood!

>>536540
OH SWEET MERCIFUL CRAP WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

So are creepy dreams just going to be a thing from now on or what?
Anyway, hello there and nice suit.

YOU ARE THE WORST BUTLER EVER

>>536540
Are you our dadmom?

OH GOD NO STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING THIS INSTANT.

Where did you get that bitchin suit?

Quarter 2013/08/22(Thu)13:15 No. 536656 ID: 116e43
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>"Calm down. I told you that Lumin is fine. This is not real, just a dream. He worked you too hard and now you are incapacitated, but Lumin is awake right now and is about to go to bed."
>>536558
>"See, this thought understands. Though, this dream is not like the one you two had earlier; this is a worm dream. Only you are in here - well, you and me. Anyway, the interesting thing about this dream is that it signifies your brain starting to grow. There is nothing really in it, just like this dream, but it is there. Eventually, it will develop so that you can sustain yourself, but Lumin already knows that. So you see that everything is fine. You will wake up tomorrow morning. I just wanted to introduce myself while you were here in this dream."

>>536591
>"Kind of. I did make you. I'm the Worm God, you know. It's nice to meet you, Big Boss."

>>536656
Neat. It's nice to meet you, too. Are we to treat you as a God of Worms or are you simply a guide? Will you be in every worm dream we have from now on?

Wow, I didn't know we had a God. What's up, big man? Got anything you want us to do? Know anything that could help us keep our host's city safe? They're getting invaded soon you know, and that dream he had was pretty worrying.

So... you made our species, or your divine interference created us, directly, in this specific instance?

And what exactly do you want from us, or for us?

And harmless dream or no, the unnecessary dismemberment imagery doesn't strike me as a good thing.

huh, of all the things I thought you would say, that wasn't one of them.

So there any reason you're here or did you just stop by to say hi?

O, PRAISE BE OUR MIGHTY CREATOR.
Anyway, do you think you couldn't do that head-removal-thing again? It scared us there.
We don't want to see Lumin harmed. But not just because he's our host.

Quarter 2013/08/22(Thu)22:03 No. 536768 ID: 116e43
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>"Before we continue, let's cut this green text nonsense. We do not need it right now."

That's better. Anyway...

>>536659
Treat me as a god? Nah, I was just here to say hi, and maybe a few other things. I also might show up in another dream or something, not sure on that.

>>536661
I have nothing for you to do, but I do want to tell you that Dyda Empire really is a threat. Those two scouts were a joke; they did not exactly establish a good rapport as a dangerous empire. You will meet somebody who will change everything, though, a guy named Berrilik. Nasty. Watch out for him.

>head removal / dismemberment thing
Hey, I just thought you would want your leechers to get some fresh air. The entire bottom half of you spends quite a bit of time in a damp noggin. Sorry for scaring you.

Oh, by the way, you and Mayli's worm are going to do some swapping soon. You will find out what that means.

Alright, as a god, I want avoid telling you too much. Just keep at it, Big Boss. Also, do not tell Lumin about any part of this dream meeting. Promise me that you won't. Say it. Say that you promise.

Well I promise not to say anything but I can't speak for the rest of the voices in here.

fine fine, pretty sure they wouldn't even believe us in the first place and if we every do come across this Berrilik guy, we'll just say he gives us a bad feeling and tell our friends to be careful or to avoid him entirely.

>Promise me that you won't. Say it. Say that you promise.
Pff. I know better than to make promises that can't be kept.

We are terrible at secrets.

a lot of us can personally promise it, but one jackass in here can ruin it for everyone else. so I promise not to say anything, not sure about everyone else.

>>536768
What are the consequences should Lumin find out about this dream or the information you've given us? More so on the information, since that only seems to benefit him.

>>536768
Well, I promise. But uh, why?

>>536768
Maybe, but we're terrible at keeping secrets that may help, but not harm.

>>536768
Maybe, but we're terrible at keeping secrets that may help, but not harm.

Being a worm god, you should really know better than expecting us--who literally share a brain with this guy--to reliably keep a secret from him.

AH HA HA I WILL TELL HIM EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE SHADE OF YOUR PANTIES

*whines* Do we haaaaave taaa keep quiet :<

1/2 Quarter 2013/08/23(Fri)20:21 No. 536954 ID: 724b2c
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>>536797
That is hardly an appropriate reaction.
>>536875
Ugh, fine. If you are sure it will be that much trouble, then I will just silence you. Anything you say that I do not want you to will simply go unheard by Lumin.
>>536773
It does not matter anymore, so don't worry about it.

Whatever. I really must be leaving now. It is about time for you to wake up.
Farewell!

2/2 Quarter 2013/08/23(Fri)20:22 No. 536955 ID: 724b2c
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>"Hey, I think it kind of came back to life just now."

So hey, we just [REDACTED BY WORM GOD], but since we're apparently being censored, we can't tell you about it.

>>536955
Came back to life? Whatever they saw, we were just asleep. Dreaming.

How are you, Lumin?

eh we're fine... so who's that standing next to the little guy with the hat.

guys, we are mayli now.

[chirp loudly]

Quarter 2013/08/26(Mon)23:44 No. 537909 ID: 116e43
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Hey, you're alright! We wondered what was wrong. You just spaced out while we were lifting things. I went to bed shortly after, and when I woke up, you were still like that. We're at the mission briefing, in case you didn't know.
>>536971
That's the fourth member of our party, Veliss Eridess. She's a knaskask, one who's also a pretty well known mage.
>>536982
What now? I've told you before that you're strange, right?
>>537016
And I don't think you have a voice, because I'm hearing nothing.

By the way, I checked with Lumoto, and Domino is legitimate. He's also getting paid like he said, but no need to get into that.

Lumoto gathers everyone's attention.
>"Alright, let's get started here. Each of you have heard the basic plan before..."
He starts to explain what we already know, how the four of us will travel to Terry to get any possible info on the Dyda, then wait for the messengers to go to the other two major cities nearby and meet us in Terry to report anything. Lumoto points out the two frivus in the corner, those are the messengers.

Iona points at the chalk board next to her.
>"The horned people we are dealing with are called the caler. Hundreds of years ago, they were much more prominent further south. They recently have seemed to disappear until now. I also discovered that 'dyda' means 'sun' and an old language they used to use, and this necklace symbol looks very much like a sun. That's all I have."

Lumoto takes a step forward
>"Are there any questions before we wrap things up and send you girlies packing?"

>>537909
Iona means to say, "'Dyda' means 'sun' in an old language they used to use..."
Typos, man.

Yeah, question: do the Dyda have the usual humanoid weak points you can hit for critical damage?

>>537916
you mean the caler?

>>537918
caler???

I was hoping the interrogation allowed them to see what forms of pain application the Dyda is more sensitive to in comparison to these guys.

>>537920
their SPECIES is caler, they belong to the empire of dyda.

>>537909
Can we expect the rest of the Empire to be as much of a pushover as the scouts were?

how much influence do this guy's have on the world at large or is that something we're going to have to find out.

So what are the hazards of having a brain because ours started to grow and its kinda freaking me out.

Are we visiting those cities as official messengers, and will we have anything with us to prove we are actually messengers if they don't believe us?

Quarter 2013/08/27(Tue)21:57 No. 538094 ID: 116e43
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I begin to ask our questions and Lumoto responds.
>>537916
>"That's what I would assume."
>>537951
>"Let's hope so."
>>537959
>"Well we didn't know about them, which is either because nobody else has either, or we've been living under a rock... Oh wait, we kind of have. Whatever."

>>538039
Lumoto had some official papers made for us to present. We got them earlier.

>"Alright, I think that covers everything. Don't forget, everyone, more than Stalagmite could be riding on this. Although that just depends on what you find out. Good luck.

Everyone leaves the room except Lumoto, who calls for me as I head through the door.
>”Just a minute, son.”
I turn back around.
“Yes, dad?”
>”Come here.”
I walk over to him. He wears a solemn expression as he removes his necklace
>”My locket, I want you to have it.”
Lumoto opens it and holds it up to me.
“What? No. No, I couldn't take it. It has your favorite picture of mom in it.”
>”And I want you to have it so that you’ll think of her.”
I lower my head. “I couldn't. It’s yours.”
>”Listen, Lumin, I don’t know what you’re going to find out there. These Dyda Empire people could be a big joke, but something tells me that they’re not. If that’s true, this may not be such a simple mission.”
“I know…”
>”This journey very well may change you. You could save a lot of people, you could die, you could fall in love, I can’t say. But whatever happens, I just hope you will think of your mother. Wherever she is, she’s thinking of you.”
“Dad, you've had this locket for so long.”
>”I’m not letting you leave without it.”
No. I can’t do it.

>>538094
Lumoto is your father? I suppose that's not too surprising. Your dad seems like a pretty swell dude, regardless. Also, take the locket. I know you may be extremely reluctant to, but a keepsake of a loved one can often provide more guidance than any physical guide could. In any case, your father is also your boss so refusing a direct order probably has some hefty consequences.

>>538094
Take it or I will.

Why wouldn't you want an inherited keepsake?
Just take the thing. Its shiny and has a picture of your mom in it. Theres no downside to taking it

Either you take it or we do, Lumin.
You can't forget your loved ones.

your mom is very pretty

1/2 Quarter 2013/08/29(Thu)21:25 No. 538401 ID: 116e43
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Mom went missing years ago. I was eight at the time. She just up and disappeared one day. Lumoto searched for weeks. He traveled, going from town to town asking if anyone had seen or heard anything of her, but nothing.

Mayli had moved to Mountaintop not long before. We became friends, which helped distract me from the fact that mom hadn't come home in long time.

It was really difficult when Lumoto had to explain to me that he was giving up and we were just going to have to live without mom. He showed me that locket. He put it on and said, "this is going to keep me here. Being able to see your mother's face in some way is going to keep me here. Because I can't spend the rest of my life looking for her when I have a son and a city to protect. She'd want this."

That's why I don't want to take it. I don't expect a worm to understand.
Fine, I'll do it. I knew he would give to me someday anyway.

I say my last goodbyes, we get our stuff together, and we head out. It all seems so sudden; none of this was on my mind a day ago. I have no idea what's going to happen. I don't know if I should feel scared.

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It's already starting to get hot.

>>538402
Mayli seems like a great friend. Keep her close.

In the meantime, try and get to know Domino and Veliss a little better. Establishing a trustworthy bond is key for a journey like this, plus it will keep your mind off the heat for a while.