Broken Halo 2015/11/26(Thu)10:44 No. 685828 ID: 939c7f
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>Staring out over the balconies edge... The town is so calm, so clean... It's almost as if nothing was wrong with it... The sun is hot and the wind is cold... The snow slowly drifts, refusing to melt despite the warm sun basking down on it... Such a lovely day...

Eadoo - ...

>Eadoo stares, with the eyes of a broken man... She drinks long and hard... sipping on a drink far to refined for her pallet...

Eadoo - It's just like a painting... Like a fairy tale... My fairy tale... I'm the fool running around... running...

>She looks out to the picturesque town and sighs deeply...

Eadoo - There's no way... No way a this can be real... thing's like this don't just happen...

>She pauses and finishes her drink...

Eadoo - And then there's you... Yeah... I get it now...

Broken Halo 2015/11/26(Thu)10:47 No. 685830 ID: 939c7f
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>She turns and slams her glass to the ground shattering it with a crash!

Eadoo - This is just a god damned Fairy Tale to you, isn't it!! Are we just Pawns in your sick game!? Look at you, Just watching and guiding from another fucking dimension!

>The little king is furious!

Eadoo - Cause the way I see it, I've got the shittiest end of the Fucking stick!

>She looks like she crying tears of fury...

Eadoo - I've got the Hero's tragic beginning! Just like in the stories! Within Ten Minutes of meeting you my entire family Died and I met a Fucking Damsel in Distress! My Son and his imaginary Freaks Killed Everyone I loved!! But It's Okay!! I was Promised, a Crown! I was Promised a New Life! I Was Promised Adventure! Like a Fucking Fairy Tale!!

>She's Hyperventilating...

Eadoo - But There's No Happy Ending For Me Now!! No Dragons! No Damsels! No Happily Ever After With Many Children!! ... You Stole that from me Gatling... You stole my fairy tale... So what Now! What's left of this... Broken Hero! Cause I don't see a good Ending to This...

>She looks away in disgust... Breathing irregularly...

Eadoo - Always silent until you shout out in a million voices...

>She darts a look at you sharply...

Eadoo - You take my advice this time Gatling... Chose your words, real good and real quick... Because you might never see me again...

>_ _ _

You know we didn't want this right? Our goal is still to get you on the throne and make a awesome kingdom. We had the doctor growing a body off in his lab. Now we are down a knife and part of us is stuck in a mortal shell that we did not ask for.

Eating your mojo was a huge mistake pure and simple. We did not realize it was there and it was to powerful a force for us to resist. We still suck at dealing with our soul devouring hunger and should not really be jammed into any friends until we learn more control.

All I can say is we will do our best to fix things. We still want to be your friend and this changes none of our plans for your future.

Eadoo we chose you to be the king of this new empire. We never wanted the job.

The fates might have put something in you to make you a prince but we were never bound by fate. It could not control our actions.

Everything we have done for you has been because we chose to do it.

I would sacrifice this body in a instant if I thought it would fix things. We have a spare growing in the doc's lab. But I have a feeling it would just end up badly.

You are still our king and we will build you a kingdom if you will let us.

It's still an improvement over eating carrion in the forest, isn't it?

We don't want this! This situation is entirely non-consensual on our part! Is this even reversible?

Fate is a cruel thing Eadoo, it takes and it gives on a whim. Fate had a plan for you, but this was no act of fate. This was a random act of chance. One bad roll of the dice and you're no longer fated for that happy ending. We didn't ask for this. I was never meant to be a "main character" I wasn't even meant to be an "I". But you have ambition, that's why we chose you. I know you won't give up on that just because of one stroke of bad luck. As long as we exist in one form or another we will help you achieve your ambitions. This doesn't change a thing, whether fate wants it that way or not you will be king.

Yeah, well, we're not exactly rolling in profit here either!

Look, the simple truth is that each of us "voices" have their own lives to live. We wake up, we go to work, we check up on you and a dozen other clients, we make some opinions, suggest some course of action, we eat, we cry ourselves to sleep, rinse and repeat until something FUCKS up our lives and we log off forever or some other shit!

Yes Eadoo, I am breaking out the swear words, this is THAT important. We don't EVER live Gatling's life. We're just looking through it like a story. Gatling is a puppet that WE control, but whoever is in charge of the story has the RIGHT and the POWER to decide WHAT happens and WHY; they have veto power over ALL OF US. We don't even BELIEVE that you EXIST. We just act in simulation as though we are trying to solve a watered-down, excessively-handicapped social game.

BECAUSE WE DO CARE. You invoke INTEREST in us. You give us a reason to CARE ABOUT WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR LIVES. Your scenarios and personalities cause us to pause every once in a while in our own lives and think about how YOU are doing. And when we're done with this game, we will leave, and you can have your FREE WILL AND DESTINY BACK, for real.

You know what? Screw the narrative for a few minutes. Yes we are lucky, yes we don't deserve it, but at least we can be a smidgen thankful for what we have thanks to you. And you think you've got it bad out of all the "pawns"? Albertina and her squad barely survived the first two floors of a 100-LEVEL DUNGEON and we NEVER HEARD BACK. Sami lost ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FRIENDS and she lived with the guilt of not saving a single one for TEN FUCKING YEARS. And I don't know what the FUCK happened to this Yuseta character but they look like a FUCKING CANCER GUINESS RECORD.

We can try to fix this. We INTEND to. And in the worst-case scenario? YOU eat Gatling's soul, or whatever EMPTY SHELL of a connection hub that he has. WE wll be FINE.

>>685830
You are acting like a child with rash. You think because you had some stupid 'mojo' that pulled things in your favor that your story is over? Please, no fate but what we make. Everything we have done is for you. All for you. Don't you DARE insinuate that we planned all this! You want to leave? FINE! Go and run after EVERYTHING we've done for you! We could probably go on and do great things. But it wouldn't be the same without you. Without us. Together.

You know we could never betray you Eadoo. The one thing we've always been able to agree on is following you. Do you ever wonder about the meaning of life, Eadoo? Because we don't. We have one purpose in life; to advise. We lead and we follow. We would do literally anything for you.
We didn't mean to steal your happy ending from you, we'll give it back if possible, and if not then we'll make our own for you.

Also: FUCK THE DICE ROLL. If Eadoo hates us forever, let her hate us for the decisions we made, not the fate that was written for her! We did our best, and FUCK that stupid CRITICAL FAIL that caused this FUCKING MESS!!! Besides, we didn't get a Dice Roll when Chief Gorister went off the rails, did we?!

We. Are. Sorry. Eadoo. We never wanted to take what we could never profit from, of that you can trust. This is your story, FUCK the title.

We were mortified, terrified when we lost control. We had no idea what had happened, beyond that our unpredictable hunger had taken something very unusual from you.

We still want to see you as a King, Eadoo. And you still want it too, don't you? Here, with us, and all our new friends, its your best chance.

rolled 88 = 88

---

Hey, since fucking everything changes on the whim of a die, why bother talking. Let's see what the almighty die says.

>>685873
...Seriously?

>>685830
Kiss her.
She's STILL going to be king. If this is our story, then it's going to be our story of getting her the happy ending her tragic backstory deserves.

>>685879
Bruh. I know we're exhibitionists, but that's just downright unprofessional.

I'm sorry Eadoo. We love you.

That's not enough I guess.

You are right, this is our fairy tale. fantastic adventure and fated struggle. But we are just passengers. For all the power we hold, we are still subject to the whims of fate and luck, just like you.

We didn't... try to take your spark. I wouldn't. We have weaknesses like anyone. It's why half the time we are too busy spying on people fucking to get the shit we set out for ourselves done.

But this isn't the end for you Eadoo. Breaking the chains of fate... leaves us in a strange way free to do as we please instead of as the invisible hands of the gods demands. We don't need to conquer a castle on the hill, sacrifice our lives and those of our friends to fulfill some prophecy.

You can go on. We will guide you to what your heart desires, as best we can, even if it's not the crown you expected.

Don't despair. We remain here, at your command as ever. And never forget, we love you.

You know what?
We're not happy with this. You're not happy with this. Why don't we look into actually fucking reversing it? Between us, Trixy, Roland and Durendina, I bet we could do it. LET'S FUCKING DO THIS.

@Trixy: What do you know about soul surgery?

>>685893
Agreed.

>>685893
I agree, let's JUST DO IT!

You might have lost your "Fate" Eadoo, but not your Will. Great things are born from two things (or so some say). One is Fate, the invisible hand that some believe moves every one like pawns on a chest board, controlling all outcomes. The other thing is Determination, the ability to make things happen by your will and handwork.

If Fate is in existence then it has planned this error to occur, a trail for you to overcome.

But what i believe is there is no such thing as Fate.You can still achieve your hopes and dreams Eadoo, with your Will and Determination.

We can't go back and correct our mistake, our laps into primal instinct and for that we are sorry. What we can do is stick with you as you make your own path in this world. Should you let us walk next to you on it.

We fucked up. There's no other way to put it. There's precautions we should have taken, but didn't. I have no idea if taking them wouldn't have made any difference, or if taking them would have changed things enough that the possibility of this never would have happened, but we should have taken them regardless, and we should take them the next chance we get, even though there might not be anything else of this magnitude. But I wouldn't worry too much your happy ending being gone. We've, for the most part, been operating under the assumption that when this is all over, we'll be forced to leave. Some portion or shadow or something of us might stick around, but we don't feel like we'll be around to really enjoy whatever ending we get. Which is why for us, the only real happy ending is making sure our friends all get one. The knowledge that you and everyone else got what they wanted is all we need, because really, anything else would effectively just disappear when all of this is done.

I, that is we, that is Gatling, are not in it for us... that meaning the Gatling us. It's about you. And yes we have hit a snag. So we owe it to you to try to fix it as it my accidentally be our fault. Something weird happened though so I say the jury is still out on that part. But fault or not it's still our responsibility to fix it.

So if this mojo can be transferred then its plausible to transfer it back. So maybe we loose this body or some other aspect of myself. I have a feeling this is going to hurt. Eh, I probably deserve some hurting, if not for this then for some other shit I don't remember. I can be such an ass hate some times, and often when We don't even mean it. Keep optimistic if you can, we're practically swimming in experts on this sort of thing. And if you still feel down after that consideration of hope, well... with this set back your recent looses probably sting a lot more... You have my sympathy.

Remember I made you a promise. And we are not going back on it.

Trying to act on some of the self loathing trait

Load save. Hopefully autosave has been merciful.

Reloading a save seems risky if still possible, rolls might change.

>>686018
No worse than the fucking crit fail that got us here! Besides! We can just load again if we fuck up! THAT'S THE POINT OF SAVING THE GODDAMN GAME.

>>686023
I don't want to start save scumming until we know for certain that there is no in-game way to fix this.

Broken Halo 2015/11/28(Sat)12:18 No. 686064 ID: 939c7f
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>>685831
>>685853
>>685854
>>685856
Gat - Fate is a cruel thing Eadoo, it takes and it gives on a whim. Fate had a plan for you, but this was no act of fate. This was a random act of chance. One bad roll of the dice and you're no longer fated for that happy ending. We didn't ask for this. I was never meant to be a "main character" I wasn't even meant to be an "I"...

Eadoo - Ohh of course! It's never your fault is it!? Always so high and mighty!

Gat - You are acting like a child with rash. You think because you had some stupid 'mojo' that pulled things in your favor that your story is over? Please, no fate but what we make. Everything we have done is for you. All for you. Don't you DARE insinuate that we planned all this!...

Eadoo - Don't You Dare Insinuate That I'm Not Allowed To Be Anything But Furious!!

Gat - We don't want this! This situation is entirely non-consensual on our part! Is this even reversible?

Eadoo - It Doesn't Matter if You Planned it, You still Ate it Right out of My Heart!!

Gat - Eating your mojo was a huge mistake pure and simple. We did not realize it was there and it was to powerful a force for us to resist. We still suck at dealing with our soul devouring hunger and should not really be jammed into any friends until we learn more control...

Eadoo - Well that doesn't make things any better does it Gatling?!

Broken Halo 2015/11/28(Sat)12:18 No. 686065 ID: 939c7f
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>>685855
Gat - Yeah, well, we're not exactly rolling in profit here either!

Eadoo - Shut up!

Gat - Look, the simple truth is that each of us "voices" have their own lives to live. We wake up, we go to work, we check up on you and a dozen other clients, we make some opinions, suggest some course of action, we eat, we cry ourselves to sleep, rinse and repeat until something FUCKS up our lives and we log off forever or some other shit!

Eadoo - Don't you give me that shit!

Gat - Yes Eadoo, I am breaking out the swear words, this is THAT important. We don't EVER live Gatling's life. We're just looking through it like a story. Gatling is a puppet that WE control, but whoever is in charge of the story has the RIGHT and the POWER to decide WHAT happens and WHY; they have veto power over ALL OF US. We don't even BELIEVE that you EXIST. We just act in simulation as though we are trying to solve a watered-down, excessively-handicapped social game. BECAUSE WE DO CARE. You invoke INTEREST in us. You give us a reason to CARE ABOUT WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR LIVES. Your scenarios and personalities cause us to pause every once in a while in our own lives and think about how YOU are doing. And when we're done with this game, we will leave, and you can have your FREE WILL AND DESTINY BACK, for real.

Eadoo - SHUT UP! You don't Care! You Never Cared!!

>Eadoo is trembling and barely focused...

Gat - You know what? Screw the narrative for a few minutes. Yes we are lucky, yes we don't deserve it, but at least we can be a smidgen thankful for what we have thanks to you. And you think you've got it bad out of all the "pawns"? Albertina and her squad barely survived the first two floors of a 100-LEVEL DUNGEON and we NEVER HEARD BACK. Sami lost ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FRIENDS and she lived with the guilt of not saving a single one for TEN FUCKING YEARS. And I don't know what the FUCK happened to this Yuseta character but they look like a FUCKING CANCER GUINESS RECORD. We can try to fix this. We INTEND to. And in the worst-case scenario? YOU eat Gatling's soul, or whatever EMPTY SHELL of a connection hub that he has. WE wll be FINE.

Eadoo - Shut up! I Don't Believe you! I won't I won't!! I EXIST!!

>The King lunges At You and Slugs You In The Face Hard! Screaming, She Beats on Your Chest...

Broken Halo 2015/11/28(Sat)12:18 No. 686066 ID: 939c7f
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>>685879
>>685884
>>685885
>You Grab Eadoo hands she she attacks you and pull her in close, before she even knows what happening, your lips are locked in a passionate kiss... Her eyes go wide, without struggling, she slowly relaxes...

Eadoo - (Oh my god, Oh my god, Oh my god, Oh my god, Oh my god...)

Gat - I'm sorry Eadoo. We love you.

Eadoo - I... I love you... you too Gatling... I... I'm sorry... I shouldn't of...

Gat - You are right, this is our fairy tale. fantastic adventure and fated struggle. But we are just passengers. For all the power we hold, we are still subject to the whims of fate and luck, just like you. We didn't... try to take your spark. I wouldn't. We have weaknesses like anyone. It's why half the time we are too busy spying on people fucking to get the shit we set out for ourselves done. But this isn't the end for you Eadoo. Breaking the chains of fate... leaves us in a strange way free to do as we please instead of as the invisible hands of the gods demands. We don't need to conquer a castle on the hill, sacrifice our lives and those of our friends to fulfill some prophecy. You can go on. We will guide you to what your heart desires, as best we can, even if it's not the crown you expected. Don't despair. We remain here, at your command as ever. And never forget, we love you.

Eadoo - I... Yes... (oh my god this is really happening!) I... I want you by mu side... I love you, Gatling...

>Eadoo looks flustered and shocked...

Broken Halo 2015/11/28(Sat)12:19 No. 686067 ID: 939c7f
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>Meanwhile elsewhere...

Trixy - (Okay this should stabilize the resonance between my blood and the... The... Wow... What the hell... Where the fuck did that come from? I haven't felt a depression like that in ages... No... nonono... I'm not going back down that hole again! I'm Finally Happy, I won't, I Won't! I've Finally got Master Back in my life, I can't have these emotions... I'll have to... There... good old friend...)

>Trixy looks terrified as she draws a gnarled nine tailed whip, tipped with clawed hooks from her drawer...

Trixy - (Forty lashes should suffice... No! no... No no... This needs to be Taken seriously Trixy, Sixty flaming lashes, no less... I need to be strong... These emotions need to go away... I'm happy now... I won't let this depression get me... Not again...)

Broken Halo 2015/11/28(Sat)12:20 No. 686068 ID: 939c7f
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>>685893
>>685900
>>685903
>>685925
Gat - You know what? We're not happy with this. You're not happy with this. Why don't we look into actually fucking reversing it? Between us, Trixy, Roland and Durendina, I bet we could do it. LET'S FUCKING DO THIS.

Eadoo - Yeah... But... Fuck it! You know what Galting, you're right! It's just a title, my world isn't ending... If anything it's just begun! I'm still king, you're still here, Fuck it! You can keep the mojo, I don't even know what it does! If ever I need it, you'll just walk over and there! Problem solved! Hahaa... I... I'm just happy you're a real person... You're the first person to actually care about me... so... Well... I love you...

>Eadoo's face turns from happy and cheerful to shocked and afraid on the drop of a dime...

Eadoo - (oh no... Trixy is going to kill me... I'm confessing my love to Gatling, what am I doing?! She's gonna assassinate my face! Is that a fireball?! no, it's just the sun... It's all right... just the sun... But... I... I've gotta go... This... I can't have these emotions!) I eum... I've gotta go... Thinking about mortality and the... *cough* the thought of not existing... I... I need to go drink... like a lot... I'll be in the tavern... drinking... if you need me... and eum... we'll go get you some clothes... once your magic hard on goes away...

>_ _ _

>>686068
Is this the kind of magic hard on that doesn't go away until it's, um, used? We might need a hand here, as it were. Also how often are you going going to get us dressed up so pretty?

Who cares if we have a magic hard on going. We have a fertility domain so people can just get used to it. Just tie our robe in front and bam problem solved for now.

Lets go figure out this mask stuff and clean up the stuff we broke in the nice peoples home.

Well... Shit. Ignoring the huge plot shit for follower help... Guys I think we need to deal with this romance thing immediately, Trixy needs to be dealt with. Personally my preference is that we try to make them get along but we need to ensure Trixy remains our love and knows we love her. One, cause if I'm being honest I like her more as a love interest and would prefer the king was independent of us in that. Two, if she goes crazy again after all this... We would lose at least one follower to her

Trixy, we're all going to lose at this rate. Desperate times call for pressing random buttons and screaming at the top of our lungs.

Sorry about tearing out the dagger in your back but Eadoo just took a @#$%ing sword to her open-heart wound; we needed to induce emotional surgery or she could have ended up like Gorister or what happened to you. You can take it; you have TIME and intelligence to heal, Eadoo doesn't have as much.

...I honestly suggest that you try to find whatever love for Gatling is inside her and share it, that 3-way went really well. Keep in mind that some of us (not me tho) voted on grabbing some kind of magical-skill-thingy that causes Gatling to start loving you for real. I do not have any idea how this works but it should start up soon.

We're going to have to take care of our 'problem' ourselves. or wait until Trixie returns. A little discomfort now pales in comparison to breaking a promise to our beloved possibly-crazy archmage.

>>686068
Eadoo: Hold on a moment.
Given our nature, we're very likely to poof out of existence for a few years and come back remembering nothing. We'll try to prevent that, but we've never managed to avoid it before so it's best to be realistic.

That puts you in the same situation as Trixy, and we don't want either of you left alone. Would you be interested in romancing Trixy? If you and Trixy can grow to love each other, then we'll welcome you into our union.

No, keep that shit on the down low. This is not enemy quest, we are not building a harem of exotic kobold brides. Lets let it play out, being present to make sure no one is hurt in the process.

Maybe we should reassure Eadoo just a little that we aren't gonna let Trixy nuke her.

Maybe we should let Eadoo help us with our magic problem. It might convince her that the rather extreme danger she's now in is actually worth it.

WOW. I don't think we could've fucked that up harder if we tried. We said everything out of order and... wow. I should've guessed something like this would happen right after we finally got the [I think I love her] perk. We could've had a master and a wife, now we have a love triangle involving Eadoo, a yandere, and a nearly emotionless conglomerate of FUCKING IDIOTS.
Didn't Eadoo used to have a mate?
Eadoo, I'd like to apologize for all the stupid shit I just said, all the other stupid shit that I've said in the past, and all the stupid shit i am likely to say in the future.
I don't think that romancing Eadoo is a viable option. Trixy doesn't exactly seem like the sharing type, and I don't think we can make Eadoo king without her on our side. If Eadoo really wants us that way, if it turns out he wanted romance more than being king all along then we can work with that. We can get Trixy to wait for the next cycle, or we can incapacitate her somehow, or we can run away or something. But I don't think that's right, we shouldn't do that to Trixy and we shouldn't make Eadoo give up on his dream. We should probably tell that to Eadoo, actually.
Trixy, are you alright? Please don't hurt yourself, or anybody else for that matter. Please just calm down and talk to us! We've almost certainly been through worse than this before.
Fuck clothes, fuck the sidequests, we need to deal with this bullshit right the fuck now. We need to sit down and discuss our feelings and shit, like reasonable and responsible adults. How can we be expected to run a country if we can't even handle our own relationships.

Oy vey. Well. I still think we should attempt to return the mojo whatever, at least if we can do it without destroying this body. If we can't... well we'll have to wait and see on that one, but it sounds like Eadoo might prefer we don't. Which I certainly wasn't expecting, but if that's what s/he wants...

However, FFFFFFFFFF LOVE TRIANGLE. I don't suppose we could convince them to go poly...? I mean it's not like we're a singular entity anyway. Having a physical form doesn't change that... it just makes it more confusing. But, this is definitely going to be difficult and it is definitely not my expertise, so I'm out for a bit.

We aren't going to run a country, that would be disastrous. Could you imagine the contradictory shit that would get done all the time?

We aren't of one mind on anything, why would we be on this? Forget perks, forger winning, and consider it as it is. There is a girl named Trixy, a mage of great power who we know nothing about but she was our consort in past life we know nothing about. We have Eadoo, a dreamer with some esoteric destiny who wants to build an nation for the outcasts and downtrodden.

Trixy has been incredibly useful to us. She is powerful, knowledgeable, and generally useful. She has a fiery temper and has and will continue to cause us problems at times. She is the most powerful of anyone we've encountered yet (probably). She is single-mindedly in love with us.

There's Eadoo. Physically she's unremarkable. She's essentially a bard: charismatic, agile, stealthy. We embarked on this quest with the intent of making her king. I don't even remember how the idea came up. She's always handled herself well in danger though she's not a fighter, really. We've shared many adventures with her, but haven't seen him nearly as much since we arrived here.

We can win, I think, with our without Trixy. Now, I think we can win with or without Eadoo. So the question isn't what's gonna make us more powerful or anything like that. The question is, which does Gatling actually like?

>>686145
Gatling can't pick one. It's against the nature of the beast. Not only as a consortium of beings which each hold their own preferences, but as a nascent deity of lust.

If Eadoo or Trixie take issue with that, then they don't really understand Gatling enough to make a relationship work.
(Trixie would get a pass on any initial jealousy or offense, as she has terrible abandonment issues and just got us back as a clean slate.)

>>686145
>>686151
We can't go the polyamorous route, because Trixy (who we're already engaged to and in love with) is almost certainly not going to accept that. We probably shouldn't even bring it up until she calms down a lot, if we're going to mention it at all. We can't abandon Trixy because she'd probably kill someone (also it'd be a waste of a perk and our strongest team member). We can't abandon Eadoo because without him there'd be no point, this is still Eadoo's quest no matter what the title says. The only winning move is to let Eadoo down easy, and reassure Trixy that she is still our primary love.

I think it's pity that's going on between Eadoo and Gatling. Eadoo may be an upcoming leader of an entire faction, but deep down she's a mother who lost her children.

As for Trixy, we should probably have Gatling spend more time with her. Our main goal is to STOP OUR ALLIES FROM CONSTANTLY LEAVING. Seriously, half of Shenzi's squad, Martin and Rozalia, Gorister, who's next? We can't lose Trixy and we can't lose Eadoo.

Okay. What about the last guy on our recruitment list.

We also need to find out how to use these new powers to dominate. Once Gorister crashes out of the woods with his army of mind-raped cops we will need to hit him hard and conquer his troops quickly or the city will get a fresh coat of civilian blood.

If we can take command of even one of the armies baying for Gatling's blood, we'll finally have the army that most of Eadoo's enemies THINK we have. If they find out that the city has no secret army they'll just zerg rush their mooks and our squad members won't have the room to use their skills after getting dog piled.

I'm not entirely sure what you are suggesting with your sad comment Kome. With regards to people leaving, I disagree. We have a massive number of unique and interesting characters under our banner, Those members of Shenzi's band never were, and I'm not sure we can handle that many bandit gnolls, and Gorister I doubt had any other potential outcome. It's sad we lost Martin, but I still count Rosalin amongst our allies (if we ever see her again.)

And we may not be of one mind, but we can still act!

To Eadoo: Eadoo, I'd appreciate if you'd stay and talk some more. I don't want to surprise you or trick you into staying with a sudden affirmation of love. And there's danger tied to us, always. Trixy will not react well to say the least, though we will protect you from that wrath.

*lean on rail again*

Part of our multitude see her power as our salvation in every struggle. Some see her wiles and are lured to the bed in the world of the mind. Some see an easy and devoted companion in her. We found her as an amorphous monster, no more a person than a stoat would be, and us clueless as to what she was. We entered her mind to find it a museum to hatred of self and... well, us I guess. As we traversed the corridors of her soul, we rewrote her history, edged her hatred into love, extinguished the fire that made her rage. We changed her until it didn't seem so bad anymore, and then spoke honeyed words until she was willing to pull herself together again.

When we ate Shenzi's evil, we had no recourse for otherwise. Execution by an axe would make Shenzi no less dead. What happened with Trixy was honestly no different, she was violent to the point where execution was the only alternative.

*sigh*

In reality, that is no more Trixy than Shenzi is the Shenzi who hunted for your head because you embarrassed her in a singing contest. Trixy died in the woods mere moments after we met her. You can't ever truly love someone who's psyche you've rearranged to your own ends. You can never truly know if they are themselves or if you subtly changed them to be how you want. In truth, I feel guilty for having done it. Subverting a free creatures will in such a permanent manner... is truly murder of that person.

Eadoo, I'm sorry, but there is great danger. Trixy has always been a great danger, though a great ally as well. If your feeling are true, hide them not, but don't cling to us out of fear or sorrow. You've never expressed to us your feelings before, and it's hard to hide from someone who can read minds, though far from impossible.

We won't abandon you regardless. You are the king because you deserve to be king. Trixy could never rule, her power has corrupted her in many ways. I could never rule, as we constantly contradict ourselves. Roland couldn't rule because he's far too naive. Martin couldn't rule because he's far too obedient. You have the innocence of the downtrodden, the spirit of hero, and the heart of a mother. You have all that is needed to be just and right. You don't even need us at this point, you could continue to rally many to your cause, fight the coming battles, and emerge as regent under no power but your own.

Your fated power, whatever divine touch... it's not why you will be king and it's not what's special about you.

Now lets find me some clothes. It may not be exactly the appropriate time, but we know of a sure cure for our... affliction, and you could certainly help us with it.~

>You're the first person to actually care about me... so... Well... I love you...
>(Trixy is going to kill me... I'm confessing my love to Gatling, what am I doing?!)
Well, just understand that our nature means we'll never forget our first loves, even if it allows more. Our efforts go to you first, but our body to Trixy. *Smile, wink* But you've seen she can be willing to share, so long as you can wait for her return. ...Maybe another night after.
>>686080
Let's not tell Trixy about it... That would just confirm her depression and make it that much worse.

Broken Halo 2015/11/29(Sun)18:23 No. 686296 ID: 939c7f
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>>686072
>Is this the kind of magic hard on that doesn't go away until it's, um, used?

It is not, it goes away when the spell wears off, if erection persists for more than four hours, consult your local cleric...

>>686192
Gat - Eadoo, I'd appreciate if you'd stay and talk some more. I don't want to surprise you or trick you into staying with a sudden affirmation of love. And there's danger tied to us, always. Trixy will not react well to say the least, though we will protect you from that wrath.

>You lean on rail again, Eadoo leans with you.

GAt - Part of our multitude see her power as our salvation in every struggle. Some see her wiles and are lured to the bed in the world of the mind. Some see an easy and devoted companion in her. We found her as an amorphous monster, no more a person than a stoat would be, and us clueless as to what she was. We entered her mind to find it a museum to hatred of self and... well, us I guess. As we traversed the corridors of her soul, we rewrote her history, edged her hatred into love, extinguished the fire that made her rage. We changed her until it didn't seem so bad anymore, and then spoke honeyed words until she was willing to pull herself together again... When we ate Shenzi's evil, we had no recourse for otherwise. Execution by an axe would make Shenzi no less dead. What happened with Trixy was honestly no different, she was violent to the point where execution was the only alternative. *sigh* In reality, that is no more Trixy than Shenzi is the Shenzi who hunted for your head because you embarrassed her in a singing contest. Trixy died in the woods mere moments after we met her. You can't ever truly love someone who's psyche you've rearranged to your own ends. You can never truly know if they are themselves or if you subtly changed them to be how you want. In truth, I feel guilty for having done it. Subverting a free creatures will in such a permanent manner... is truly murder of that person.

Eadoo - Really? Trixy wasn't a person before you met her? She seems so real though... the ways she talked about her past as a teacher and all that at the academy... And it sounded like she's been with you for some time... But if you say you changed her... Maybe you also changed her memories? ... Heh...

Gat - Eadoo, I'm sorry, but there is great danger. Trixy has always been a great danger, though a great ally as well. If your feeling are true, hide them not, but don't cling to us out of fear or sorrow. You've never expressed to us your feelings before, and it's hard to hide from someone who can read minds, though far from impossible.

Eadoo - I... I'm sorry Gatling... I should of told you sooner... But I just... I didn't know how you would react... I was afraid you'd have to leave me for Trixy...

Gat - We won't abandon you regardless. You are the king because you deserve to be king. Trixy could never rule, her power has corrupted her in many ways. I could never rule, as we constantly contradict ourselves. Roland couldn't rule because he's far too naive. Martin couldn't rule because he's far too obedient. You have the innocence of the downtrodden, the spirit of hero, and the heart of a mother. You have all that is needed to be just and right. You don't even need us at this point, you could continue to rally many to your cause, fight the coming battles, and emerge as regent under no power but your own. Your fated power, whatever divine touch... it's not why you will be king and it's not what's special about you... Now lets find me some clothes. It may not be exactly the appropriate time, but we know of a sure cure for our... affliction, and you could certainly help us with it.~

Eadoo - Okay, Hehee yeah fuck it, lets both go strolling around with our dicks out. I'm the king after all~! Hah... heh... Maybe not actually... I should try to maintain a public image... So How can I help you with your affliction~?

>Eadoo leans on you, nuzzling your neck.

Broken Halo 2015/11/29(Sun)18:23 No. 686297 ID: 939c7f
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>>686141
>After having a calm talk with Eadoo you direct you attention to Trixy... You find her naked in her workshop, her back lashed with a number of red marks and torn open gashes that appear burnt shut, she's crying silently but seems determined.

Gat - Trixy, are you alright? Please don't hurt yourself, or anybody else for that matter. Please just calm down and talk to us! We've almost certainly been through worse than this before.

>Her arms lock just as you tell her not to hurt her herself. She slowly turns to face you, her face wincing with emotions...

Trixy - oh Master... P-please D-don't look at me like this...

>She looks back at the tool in her hands and her face turns to utter terror!

Trixy - N-n-NO! I'm Not a Monster Anymore!!

>She violently hurls the whip to the ground, the bladed hooks hit the cement floor, sparking and erupting into flames as they clatter to the ground...

Trixy - I... Just want... To be well... *sob*

>Her legs wobble for a moment before she plummets to the ground and starts weeping loudly!

Broken Halo 2015/11/29(Sun)18:23 No. 686298 ID: 939c7f
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>The little mage curls into a fetal position as cries... Her wound opened as she fell and her body is melting slightly...

Trixy - I'm S-sorry... *sob* Master... *sniff* Forgive me... I'm so WEAK! ... So Wh-weak... I C-can't... *sniff* I can't fight it... I just want the pain to go away!! *sniff* W-why do I feel so sad? When I *sob* When I should be happy? I should be happy! I finally H-have you *sob* You back in m-my life... I fin-finally have friends! Why do I feel so... So Sad!? I just wan-want to be happy M-master. I don't understand why I'm always so *sob* Sad... Sad and Angry... I just... I just want to *sniff* I need to be strong... but I c-can't... I can't master... I Ru-ruined everything master... I always ruin *sob* Ev-everything...

>_ _ _

What has been ruined that cannot be brought back, Trixy? You invented a way to drown a soul and bring it back to life!

We're more disappointed in ourselves than we are in you. You do disappointing things, that is true. But you know WHY they disappoint people, you see beyond the rules, you can fix whatever made them.

Parents don't like their kids breaking apart clocks because they're worried that nobody will put them back together. YOU CAN. We want you to break things. Break yourself even. You're smart enough to figure out how it works and build something that is the same or better fits the application.

Now tell us how to take Gatling apart. If the orb is bio-spiritually merged with him, we want you to undo that.

There you go. See? You're smart. If the dead can be resurrected, all murder can be forgiven.

You're useful, you're determined, and you're ultimately a better squad member than we hoped for.

...Save the melting for tonight, kay?

Aww Trixy its only been a few days since we got you back. Only a week or two since we woke up. Its going to take time for both of us to heal. These sort of things don't happen instantly.

Come home to us. Your group can survive without you for a bit and you need to relax with us for a bit. We can get Eadoo over here and both give you hugs.

We are sorry to cause you such pain Trixy. Yours is a cruel lot in life. Separated from the one you love, only to find them again... only to find they aren't them, they don't remember, they don't know.

You seek happiness but follow a path that will ultimately lead to sorrow. We can't but give you sorrow, being as we are. I don't want you to hurt yourself because of it. It's not failure of yours that brings things to this conclusion.

If anything it's a failure of ours. We don't know what we are or how to be that thing. We make promises if but a single facet of our many desires it. And we manipulate people to the level of their very soul for lack of understanding what it really means.

Trixy, you are amazing in so many ways. The world is lesser for the lack of you. I feel like the greatest failure of the us that wasn't us must have been letting you fall to madness. You know so much, can do so much. You can shape the world with time and effort, if you desire it.

Trixy, we changed you when we met in the forest. The rampaging monster you had become... we didn't know what was truly happening and we took bits and pieces and rearranged them. We erased bits and wrote new bits, to try to bring the miasma of rage and pain under control. I'm sorry for this now. We have much power, but the power to change minds against their will... it's cruel in a way that's hard to frame.

I have no idea how much that really changed you. Truly I don't even know who you are. Every glimpse into your life is one of amazing things that make even our multitude seem mundane by comparison. I don't really understand why you tie yourself to us. We seem... lost, by comparison.

I don't want you to hurt yourself Trixy. Physical pain will not make the emotional pain leave. It will not placate the need for acceptance or love. We do love you in the way we can. But... you clearly love us in a way we don't yet. We don't know you. We don't know why you love us. We don't know anything except what's brought us here to this time and place.

*Give Trixy a spirit hug*

We aren't abandoning you Trixy. We won't leave you to sink into that pit alone. It's not your fault you are sad. It's ours.

>>686298
Trixy: And what, exactly, have you ruined? Nothing, aside from your own back. You've had a few minor missteps, but nothing serious.

You're recovering from trauma and battling depression. Those are injury and illness, not moral failings. Trying to punish yourself for it only makes it stronger. What you need is love, physical contact, and to see a mental health expert to start treating your problems.
Unfortunately, while we're probably the most qualified we can't be the ones to do it - we're much too involved for you to relate your problems to us like an objective outsider.
Since we can't do it, perhaps Coucu could help?

Alternatively, we attempt to go into your mind again and see if we can fix things. That's far riskier, and you would almost certainly come out of it a different person.
Pity we don't know proper mind magic.

Eadoo: We don't mean that she didn't exist before we meddled in her mind, but that the process changed her a lot. Her memories are real and unchanged, but she thinks about them completely differently.

I'd just like to remind Eadoo that even if we have a body right now we're still a group of people. If we say contradictory things it isn't hypocrisy, but rather a change of majority opinion.
Sorry Eadoo, but we probably shouldn't have sex with you until Trixy stops bleeding.
Trixy's current personality isn't a fabrication, in fact she's closer to her real self now than she was in the woods. She showed up in qwern quest. We may have stopped her from emotionally burning to death, but she's still in desperate need of some burn medicine. Her current state is our fault, amnesia is no excuse. She's still our fiancée and she's still our responsibility. We can't abandon her just because she's hurt, especially because we're the ones who hurt her.
Trixy please calm down, everything is going to be all right. What have you ruined, what's wrong? Please heal yourself. You're hurt, emotionally, but you'll get better, things like this don't go away instantly. You're going to be all right, we're here for you. It's okay to be angry, it's okay to be sad, but you don't have to hurt yourself. Emotions are just ideas, and ideas can't control you.
We need to reassure Trixy, and not rush into things with Eadoo. We should definitely avoid saying anything that would make her think we're abandoning her. Right now we need to play the supportive fiancé.

>but we know of a sure cure for our... affliction, and you could certainly help us with it.~
How did that one end up passing? I would have hoped "I think I love her" would have stopped that in its tracks...

>Sad... Sad and Angry... I just... I just want to *sniff* I need to be strong... but I c-can't... I can't master... I Ru-ruined everything master... I always ruin *sob* Ev-everything...
Shh, there there, gather strength from us... You and I, we aren't normal people. We work in ways far different than the rest, and even different from one another, though yours fit snugly into ours perfectly.
The problem here, and it saddens me to have to say this, is our way of being a thousand voices is also harming those around us, yourself included. We can rarely ever think of ourselves as one individual person, and when you think of yourself as a community, you form a sort of distance between those you would otherwise care about, and no longer follow the traditions you normally would.
What I'm saying, is that for all our love for you, which I assure you is a lot (we even gave up the chance of power to prove you as the most important), that communion of self leaves us polygamous.
[Use Mantra: Diagnose on Trixy]
Oh, but let me ask you something: Were we ever a god in our past, or is this new? If it is new, it may give us the opportunity to retain our memories, and continue on.

Aid Self, just in case this would help the potential "comfort trixy" roll.

Broken Halo 2015/12/01(Tue)22:39 No. 686530 ID: 939c7f
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>>686316
Gat - Sorry Eadoo, but we probably shouldn't have sex with you until Trixy stops bleeding.

Eadoo - What?!

Gat - Trixy's current personality isn't a fabrication, in fact she's closer to her real self now than she was in the woods. We may have stopped her from emotionally burning to death, but she's still in desperate need of some burn medicine. Her current state is our fault, amnesia is no excuse. She's still our fiancée and she's still our responsibility. We can't abandon her just because she's hurt, especially because we're the ones who hurt her.

Eadoo - I understand, Go to her~

>>686310
>>686319
>>686302
>>686300
>>686320
[Use Mantra: Diagnose on Trixy]

>Your body is too far from Trixy and there are no priests near her to cause a miracle.

[Aid Self], just in case this would help the potential "comfort trixy" roll.

>You feel a slight boost in your ability to comfort someone.

Gat - Shh, there there, gather strength from us... You and I, we aren't normal people. We work in ways far different than the rest, and even different from one another, though yours fit snugly into ours perfectly.

Trixy - I... I just Don't know what to do...

Gat - And what, exactly, have you ruined? Nothing, aside from your own back. You've had a few minor missteps, but nothing serious.

Trixy - But... I... I should be happy! I should be happy for once in my life! *sob* I have friends a family. I have you! I finally have you, why am I so sad and angry!

Gat - Aww Trixy its only been a few days since we got you back. Only a week or two since we woke up. Its going to take time for both of us to heal. These sort of things don't happen instantly. You're recovering from trauma and battling depression. Those are injury and illness, not moral failings. Trying to punish yourself for it only makes it stronger. What you need is love, physical contact, and to see a mental health expert to start treating your problems.

Trixy - I... I know... You're always so right *sniff* But... but it's so hard... It hurts so much...

Gat - Trixy, you are amazing in so many ways. The world is lesser for the lack of you. I feel like the greatest failure of the us that wasn't us must have been letting you fall to madness. You know so much, can do so much. You can shape the world with time and effort, if you desire it.

>Trixy snuggles tighter, calming down as she presses her face to your chest...

Gat - Trixy, we changed you when we met in the forest. The rampaging monster you had become... we didn't know what was truly happening and we took bits and pieces and rearranged them. We erased bits and wrote new bits, to try to bring the miasma of rage and pain under control. I'm sorry for this now. We have much power, but the power to change minds against their will... it's cruel in a way that's hard to frame. I have no idea how much that really changed you. Truly I don't even know who you are. Every glimpse into your life is one of amazing things that make even our multitude seem mundane by comparison. I don't really understand why you tie yourself to us. We seem... lost, by comparison.

Trixy - I know... *sniff* I changed things back to the way they were... mostly... Fixed everything up... You.. You don't have to worry about that... As for why I love you... I... I don't know... I just *sniff* I always have... I've tried... To cut you out of my life... I've tried hating you for so long... I ripped the memories of you out of my mind... But they always come back... Every time I try to stop loving you... I only end up loving you more... But... If there's one good decision I made, in my entire life... It was giving up... Loving you has made me happier than any amount of power of success... Despite the pain it causes me... I love you Gatling!! Even if I don't exist! Even if i'm just a character in a story, Some of you love me... And that love is why I exist... Your love makes me real...

>She seems to have calmed down...

Gat - let me ask you something: Were we ever a god in our past, or is this new? If it is new, it may give us the opportunity to retain our memories, and continue on.

Trixy - *sniff* You're a god to me... But... A real god... Perhaps? I don't know much about our past lives... I was told a lot, but I wasn't there the entire time... Well I was... But I have no memories of it... You... Your past self... Before this body existed... You put a... Whats it called "External Hard drive" in my soul, to "back up our data" in case one of us died... I'm sure those words meant something to us back then, but it's rubbish to me now... We could take a look at it if you want, but it's a bit heavy... looking into our past isn't something done lightly...

Gat - Now tell us how to take Gatling apart. If the orb is bio-spiritually merged with him, we want you to undo that.

Trixy - Well... I'd have to look into it. it depends on what kind of bio spiritual orb you're talking about.

Gat - Come home to us. Your group can survive without you for a bit and you need to relax with us for a bit. We can get Eadoo over here and both give you hugs.

Trixy - No I... I can't... You know I want nothing more than to hold you in my arms... But... I need to finish the collar. It's almost done, but it might explode if I don't take it seriously. Right now it's syncing with my pulse... so... if it blew up... My head would explode... I'll come home to you as soon as I can. For now you'll have to keep me company from the inside... That sounded more lewd than I intended...

>In the real world, Trixy shape shifts into herself without a ripped up back...

>_ _ _

>For now you'll have to keep me company from the inside...

...Pray.

Eadoo, Trixy's finishing up work on a dangerous item, and cannot return until she finishes it, making it safe. I'm going to lend her my power.

Other than praying, all we can do is wait.

>>686530
Eadoo: It should go without saying, but Trixy and us are a package deal. You don't have to worry about Trixy coming after you, because nothing will happen without her at least agreeing to it - if not joining in.
Can you romance her as well?

Trixy: Lets look at some of those memories together. Understanding the past might help us heal you in the present.

Did really? Cause I mean considering where you kept our knife...

External Hard Drive = information clone and storage.

So what is this collar all about? Is it for Sasha? What does it do?

Gatling, play with the ghost puppy. Also, where's that alley cat we saw in thread 7? After the break, focus on setting up some kind of defense, possibly a shelter for the civilians.

>>686564
The collar is supposed to 'bubble' her if she goes berserk. It wont really fix anything, but with all the aggravating-but-important people we've been meeting, its pretty much vital.

Also, probably an excuse to wear a collar.

Don't ask Eadoo to get involved with Trixy. With such rich characters it's shitty to try to force them into a "what works for us" situation. Eadoo knows the situation now, thought maybe she's missing some details. If she and Trixy are both with us a lot it might happen on it's own, but don't force it.

Eadoo, please don't be offended. There's always one amongst us who wants everything for themselves.

Trixy, we should be honest with you. You feel that horrible depression because we just confessed love to Eadoo. We did it because she wanted to leave, but I can't really say it's untrue. She told us she feels the same way.

We in general have been accepting of you as a partner, but when I see the consistent private discussion about how we need you to "win", I realize we are maybe being cruel to you by using you in this method. We care, but too many that want you do it for selfish reasons.

I don't know... I at least only mention her pragmatic value in an attempt to dissuade those that wish to cut our losses

>>686581
Maybe we shouldn't say this just yet! Wait for a better moment man

>>686636
Agreed.

I don't really know what we should be doing, but I know what we shouldn't be doing. We shouldn't be going any further with this Eadoo romance thing, at least for now. We shouldn't say or do anything that'd make Trixy feel worse. We shouldn't try to make TrixyxEadoo be a thing.

I don't think any of us, being what we are, can love anyone, at least not easily. However, as a group we can make the decision to love someone, like we did with Trixy. We haven't (yet?) done that with Eadoo, so it could be said that we were lying to him, or maybe not. I don't know, being an emotionally and spiritually distant immortal collection of minds with recurring amnesia is hard, it's hard and nobody understands.

Maybe we should just go put on some more modest clothes like a respectable and totally normal mortal.

Took me almost 2 weeks but I'm all caught up and I'm ready to help, Gatling just got another voice.

Back to the mask issue, If we got ourselves a soulless husk (stern maybe) we could put the mask on him and get a badass wrasslin Grampa on the team

I don't think we really did agree to love Trixy, like you say, and I certainly said "no, don't take I think I love her, that's stupid" many times.

>>686694
Yeah, turns out that repeating yourself didn't matter. Check out Gatling's character sheet in the disthread, we took the trait for loving her.

Broken Halo 2015/12/03(Thu)07:45 No. 686757 ID: 939c7f
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>>686549
>...Pray.

You begin praying for her success, all 1 of your followers gains a bonus...

>>686561
Gat - Did really? Cause I mean considering where you kept our knife...

Trixy - Well okay, that's true and my nature does lend me to wanting sex. Though I haven't been feeling as much of a desperate thirst as I usually do... [I... I think I love her]... It's usually an insatiable craving, but as of late... I don't feel like I NEED it... I just really want it... *snuggles* I'm not saying don't give me your hot love, just that distractions during a risky project like this might be unwanted. But as soon as I'm done, I'm gonna fly over to you and indulge in your body's first bliss~ *giggle* You'd better not be in the streets when I'm done, cause you've gotten me exited and impatient with your teasing, it's happening where you stand~

>>686564
>where's that alley cat we saw in thread 7?

do you mean chapter 7? This is thread 7. What alley cat? Do you mean Sasha? I'm confused...

>>686566
Gat - So what is this collar all about?

Trixy - Usually bubble wards are tied to necklaces or rings, something that a mage can easily touch to activate. But for this purpose I'm linking it to my pulse, so it goes off if my blood pressure rises, which is why it's a collar~ This should keep me from going berzerk when not needed. That being said I linked the lock to you, so I can't take it off while berzerking. You'll have to posses me and remove it. But it also goes away on it's own after a minute and has a ten minute cool down.

Gat - Also, probably an excuse to wear a collar.

Trixy - Well... *blush* I would be lying if I said I don't like the idea of a collar only you can take off...

>>686645
If we got ourselves a soulless husk (stern maybe) we could put the mask on him

>Stern lifeless husk is in a cell. In the guards bunker...

>>686560
Gat - Trixy, Lets look at some of those memories together. Understanding the past might help us heal you in the present.

>She agrees and brings you to a far wing of her soul, it's a tad convoluted to get to and has a few traps set...

Trixy - So though this door is what memories "I" have of our past selves... I unfortunately don't posses every memory and even there I only have stories that were told to me... It's not a lot, but it might help~

>She pulls a large tome out of thin air...

Trixy - But this is the hard drive. It's a very powerful spiritual artifact, you created it long ago... It compiles and backs up all of our spiritual data upon death! It's bound to both you, me and another... I've never known who the other is... These sigils here glow when the individual's soul is currently active and the tome is protecting them. The sun represents you and I'm the moon and... what the Hell!?

>Trixy looks shocked as she just noticed the middle circle is glowing green...

Trixy - I... I just checked this yesterday!! When the fuck did that happen? Who's the Eclipse!? *sigh* I hate not knowing things... Anyways... The book is bound to us all. It's in your soul to, and the Eclipses probably... Don't try to open it though... It only open when it wants to and it only wants to when it has to... Last time you forced it open you blew up and took me with you...

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Trixy - I'm sorry for not telling you about all this sooner... But... just look...

>She turns the book over and hands it to you... On the rear face, is thin metal plaque, it is engraved with writing. as you read the word "Nuckelavee" a numbing pain rings in your mind. Trixy also winces even if you read it silently...

Trixy - Yeah... You probably realize but Nucky is me... This body and mind is named Trixy, but my existence is known as... Well that...

>She walks to the door and unlocks the handle...

Trixy - With that in mind, do you want to see our past?

>_ _ _

Also I realize that some of you haven't been following the quest from the beginning and posts and chapters are weeks and even months apart... So keeping track of our quests might be hard... er... impossible... This might be why We're a tad confused about what we need to be doing... So I'll post in the discussion thread and list off all of our quests in a nice and easy to understand list... however, it might be a tad long, as we have a lot of quests... http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/86774.html

I don't think we should tamper with the Hard Drive for now. It might get damaged.

Let's just get to work. Trixy, Aiden, and Roland, get your research teams (that includes Sasha, unfortunately) and draw up an outline of the surgery required to extract that THING from Gatling.

We want a status report on the Away Team. How much time remaining until they can trade for supplies? We're going to need some basic defenses, turrets would probably help.

Talk to the last guy on the recruitment list, and then come up with a defense plan. Go adventuring if it can get us the resources required.

we should probably leave it alone, if we were known as 'the great eater' then it's safe to say we weren't exactly saints back then, though we definitely need info on the eclipse

>>686759
Trixy: To the best of your knowledge, have we ever incarnated before?
If this is new, then we need to know more. If we already broke everything then we're well into the realm of reasons why we would make this kind of thing.

Also, taking a mortal form might come with certain downsides. Like mortality.

I suppose at this point we should also ask just how different we are from past cycles. How did we act before? What sort of values did we hold?

>It is in our best interest that [We] remain unaware of [our] origins and past lives, as to not tarnish [our] current experience.
Hmm. Our current task is to get Eadoo on the throne, so until then, perhaps we should avoid looking into our pasts.
>I... I just checked this yesterday!! When the fuck did that happen? Who's the Eclipse!?
>[Trixy] will provoke the eclipse if possible...
Hmm. We may have accidentally awoken them by our own work. Before we consumed Eadoo's Fate, we saw a man in our dreams. We were playing a game of Chess with him, and exchanged our Rook for his Bishop. He seemed human, but had cat-like green eyes. Slacked back ashen gray hair. I imagine the game of chess was supposed to symbolize something we are not fully aware of.

>>686768
We were that slenderman looking guy with the sword weren't we? Or were we just possessing him?

>>686773
Also noteworthy is that he claimed to be our uncle.

>>686766
We do have a rather fat mouth, even in this cycle.

I trust past us, if we aren't meant to look then we aren't meant to look, then again I am really curious. How important is creating new experiences for the drive? If this Eclipse person/event is a threat or potential ally then it would be prudent to look into that.

>Stern lifeless husk is in a cell. In the guards bunker...

"Hey glasses guy. Go see stern and put us in him." Well escape with his body though angels secret hole.

>>686840
I'm not sure if he's considered an ally yet, can we telepathy with him, also walking in and stabbing an unconscious guard might be a little suspicious, maybe we can say its to walk him up for questioning or something

Are the guard even operating anymore? Who's paying their wages anyway?

The guards name is Alageb, and I think we should go seem him as he was supposed to make a decision on whether he wanted to be part of our group.

well i doubt the whole system would have collapsed literally over night, those we definitely should try to fill the power vacuum with some of our guys. Also, have we told the group that we've got a small army of the damned nearby who all want eadoo's head on a spike. That seems like info they should have

Crap.

http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/86774.html

We should probably go save those two children from the trolls and the mines and the thing with the demon horde and he fights all the monsters awk awk awk. Like NOW.

We don't actually know that, it was an end of chapter thing.

>>686976
But with who, must of our capable/not dying characters are on the away team, maybe we could send a few of the fighters in the group on a detour to maybe run across the kid or those dire boars. Though we'd need to keep a few fighters in case of said dire boars

Could we get an idea of where the away team is?

Why do we need tough people? If they are the kind that regenerate, we lead them into a fire trap. If they are the big thick dumb kind we lead them into any trap. If they are huge tough distant cousins of the elves from Nordic mythology that might be tough.

If you are looking for a floated plan on how to take them down, lets go to the garrison and ring a bell till they gather. We'll tell them the problem and ask for volunteers to join our remenant party, on the promise they'll continue to have jobs once we officially take over law enforcement from them. If we could silently get someone shivved with our spare knife, we could judge him, determine if he's a potential ally, and then either recruit him or destroy his spirit and insert ourselves into another guard (non-damagingly of coures).

We could have a host of allies inside a few hours and set up a good ambush for trolls. I admit there's a lot that can go wrong with that plan.

Considering the danger we might want to try something a little easier though less urgent, which is to try experimenting with our soul manipulation abilities. It's been hinted here and there that we could be doing things we aren't. Maybe we can find a solution to the thing we did with Eadoo, or maybe we can at least learn how to fight inside peoples souls without the need to consume our foes. Who knows what we might be capable of.

Broken Halo 2015/12/05(Sat)21:26 No. 687242 ID: 939c7f
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>>686768
Gat - Trixy, To the best of your knowledge, have we ever incarnated before?

Trixy - I'm not sure what you mean? Based on what your past selves have told me, based on what my past selves have told them. You have sometimes had physical bodies and you weren't always a metal blade, if that's what you mean. In fact, last time we met you were just a floating voice.

Gat - If this is new, then we need to know more. If we already broke everything then we're well into the realm of reasons why we would make this kind of thing.

Trixy - i'm still not following? What have you broken?

Gat - Also, taking a mortal form might come with certain downsides. Like mortality.

Trixy - Well yes, your body might die, but I won't let that happen~

Gat - I suppose at this point we should also ask just how different we are from past cycles. How did we act before? What sort of values did we hold?

Trixy - Well, in a very old past life, you were a blood thirsty war lord, leading from behind a dwarven king... But in another life you were Very Axiomatic, extremely organized and completely impartial, like a Golem. In this life you seem more empathetic, I like it~

>>686800
Gat -We were that slenderman looking guy with the sword weren't we? Or were we just possessing him?

Trixy - Ahh... I've never known...

>>686760
We want a status report on the Away Team. How much time remaining until they can trade for supplies? We're going to need some basic defenses, turrets would probably help.

Roland - *well we're leaving towards Iron root now, it's been half a night we've been traveling. It's expected to be five days there and back including a night there for dealings. so some time tomorrow we'll be there, if we keep up a good pace. Thankfully we have this ox driven cart, otherwise it would take much longer...*

Gat - *Let's just get to work. Trixy, Aiden, and Roland, get your research teams (that includes Sasha, unfortunately) and draw up an outline of the surgery required to extract that THING from Gatling.*

Roland - *wait what thing again? you said there was a thing and apparently we can help, but I'm not sure. I'm good a smiting demons, not toying with souls, Dina and I can barely manipulate our own soul... Ask your Witch Bride For help with that.*

Trixy - *Well I could take a look, I can probably do something about it... But I'll need to go inside "Your" soul... Which is kinda Taboo... So... I'll need your permission... May I, master?*

>_ _ _

Not yet, BUT please design some injectable probes. There's a lot you can do when you know what the problem is.

Just open up a hole and put a drone inside. We want you to do research on this before you tear Gatling apart.

Can we do some sidequests before they expire or get too hard?

Ummmmm it seems like it would be very dangerous to go into the soul of a being comprised of so many individual beings

Sure come on in and take a look. Just be careful because we do not have the best track record of not eating souls that get close.

The soul-diving should probably wait until after the collar is finished and Trixy isn't on the road.

I'd at least like to try handling this by ourselves before we invite Trixy into our soul.

If it's taboo than it is for a reason, only do it if and when we run out of options

>>687242
Oh yeah, go for it. We were just starting to get hungry again anyway. /s
Let's try to find a more practical solution.

I don't think we have to worry about eating Trixy, she has a very strong soul. Do we know why it's taboo? Maybe she can just have a look without touching anything? I want more information about the situation in there before we start looking for solutions.

Broken Halo 2015/12/06(Sun)17:10 No. 687381 ID: 939c7f
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>>687244
Gat - Not yet, BUT please design some injectable probes.

Trixy - Injectable... Probes? What are you talking about?

Gat - Just open up a hole and put a drone inside.

Trixy - Eum... Th... I'll look into that... Maybe it's possible...

>>687351
Gat - Do we know why it's taboo?

Trixy - It could be dangerous, you are called the Great Eater after all. It might also be a boundary thing, to keep my mind submissive to you... But it's most likely because last time you left me alone in your mind, I lost control and started humping the furniture and made a mess all over a precious memory... B-but who knows~? You're a mysterious creature with mysterious rules...

>>686645
>>686840
>>686846
>The man is sitting in the bunker on prison guard duty, reading a large and tattered elven book, who's cover depicts a horned humans face. He looks extremely Stressed, sweating and shaking...

Gat - *Hey glasses guy. Go see stern and put us in him.*

Algeb - Aahh! Who's There!!

>He drops his book and immediately picks up his crossbow, ready to kill! His hands are shaking and his foot is jittering... He scans the long hallway, growing more scared as he can't locate the source of the voice...

>_ _ _

Guess we didn't explain that this is how we work. We are the passenger that Gorister carrying the other day. We though maybe you could help us with something we wanted to try.

>>687381
Hello Aalgeb. It's just us.

... I take it you've heard the reports. About what happened to Chief Gorister.

... WE ARE SO SORRY, WE TRIED SO. @#$%ING. HARD. WE EVEN GOT A PRINCE OF THE EMPIRE OF MANKIND TO HELP US! A @#$%ING! PRINCE! OF! MAGNUS!!! AND A LITERAL @#$%ING ANGEL!!! Who was married to said prince, but WHATEVER! And I really pushed for someone to find him, but then William's arm exploded and Crepe started vomiting essence and EADOO LOST A PIECE OF HER SOUL AND SHE BLAMED US and, and, stupid @#$%ing critical failure train!

He wouldn't listen. He... he's his father's son. That's what he chose. That's what he's going to choose if we don't stop him.

... This city is his life's work, Aalgeb. If it's torn down then you've lost everything. And if we can help him remember that, we'll try. But right now, the first step is defenses. this city will be attacked soon, about three days . We need someone to step up to the plate.

We nominate you for a field promotion to Chief of Police. Do what you will with it.

chill, its gat, the fact that you can hear us means you've decided to join us to some extent, so... hooray.
now on to important matters, the captain jumped head first straight into demon hood so he is both a no longer a problem to the town much bigger one for our party.
We also think we have a way to use stern, what's left of him anyway. we need you to stab him with us (just imagine our blade in your hand or something) and help us sneak him out, we should have an exit lined up we just need you to open the cell

>>687383
Wow, let's not yell at the guy who's already panicking.

>>687381
Calm down. If you're hearing this message, it means you have decided to ally with our cause to some extent and are now capable of receiving our telepathic communications.

>>687383
No need to get verbose or shouty, a short explanation will do.

Chill out there friend, we can't hurt you and you can't hurt us, so just relax. Just go put the knife in the guy.

Broken Halo 2015/12/10(Thu)05:57 No. 687989 ID: 939c7f
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>>687382
Gat - Guess we didn't explain that this is how we work. We are the passenger that Gorister carrying the other day. We though maybe you could help us with something we wanted to try.

Algeb - oh gosh... *sigh* thank god it's you... I was afraid they were coming for me...

>>687383
Gat - I take it you've heard the reports. About what happened to Chief Gorister.

Algeb - Yeah, They're saying that he's missing and no one knows where or why. But I saw him flying away last night... I saw his devil wings... It's just as you said, he is a monster... And so am I... So are all of us!!

Gat - WE ARE SO SORRY, WE TRIED SO. @#$%ING. HARD. WE EVEN GOT A PRINCE OF THE EMPIRE OF MANKIND TO HELP US! A @#$%ING! PRINCE! OF! MAGNUS!!! AND A LITERAL @#$%ING ANGEL!!! Who was married to said prince, but WHATEVER! And I really pushed for someone to find him, but then William's arm exploded and Crepe started vomiting essence and EADOO LOST A PIECE OF HER SOUL AND SHE BLAMED US and, and...

Algeb - Wow wow calm down...

Gat - We nominate you for a field promotion to Chief of Police. Do what you will with it.

Algeb - oh... N-no, No thank you. I'm no leader and besides you don't really have the authority to do that... lieutenant Major Hughes is currently in power, and with him at the head... I fear for this small town... I... I need to tell you...

>She shakily, puts down the crossbow and picks up his book...

Algeb - I... I've been reading about monsters... about what Gorister is... and I...

>He's shaking and looks panicked...

Algeb - I can't believe I was so stupid... Go-gorister... he's a monster... and he... he surrounded himself with monsters... every one of us... every guard he ever brought into the fold... they're all tieflings!! or some other kind of monster... all of us... Even me... and we don't even know it... most of us that is...

>He's very panicked as he explains, he's barely able to breathe as he tries to verbalize what's on his mind...

Algeb - I... I am... It's all right her-here... the symptoms... the violence... the blood... I... I'm a monster... a... a... T...Tie...

>As he tries to speak his skin grows slightly more blue... scars form on his face...

Algeb - A tiefling... Shackle born... A kyton... and... and... and... Hughes... He... He's a Faultspawn... he must be... it's all right here...

>His changes are not unlike Goristers... he clutches the book hard, tearing the pages... Breathing heavily, his eyes dart around... while thick scars bulge along his neck and his nose bleeds...

algeb - oh god... oh no, god... my children... my children... they... they're monsters too... why... I... oh god... his... his obsession... and her... *gulp* ... I... I've... It's all my...

>A distant thump is heard from above...

Algeb - oh no! they're coming for me, they know I know! I'm ruined, they'll kill me! I've gotta... I... fuck.. I... I can't... it's all over...

>The source of the sound doesn't appear, most likely a simple nothing upstairs... but Algeb still panics, unable to process what's happening...

>_ _ _

Relax, tieflings don't breed true. It's like blue eyes and big tits. They usually skip generations and turn up at random.

Does it look like we care?

We're building a nation that considers recruits from all categories. I can understand your concern for fear of going feral, but there's only two things that we really care about:
1. What are your capabilities (skills, assets, knowledge and personality)
2. What are the consequences of hiring you?

Honestly, I don't really care if you have monster-class genetic strains, but if you go out there and start shooting civilians, we're going to have a problem.

Also, you had kids? I thought you said you just had a wife. And I think Gorister said something about Stern's daughter.

We can help, you're still our contact in the police force. Now, we have to deal with Major Hughes.

Wonder if he has a daughter. Lol.

Well Algeb, we are demonic in nature too. In some past life we were Gatling the great devourer, and we are indeed capable of devouring souls.

But we made a decision not to be a monster. We made a decision to use our power for something better.

Being a tiefling, I know it's a shock, but you still have a choice regarding what it means. It could be an indication you are corrupted and evil or maybe it means absolutely nothing. Maybe it means you are more powerful being, capable of doing more for the world than you would otherwise.

Your life is touched by chaos but that doesn't need to be a bad thing. You get to decide who you are, not your blood. So pull yourself together.

>>687989
Self diagnosis can be very risky business, even with reference material. Who wrote that book, anyway?

Regardless of what you Think you are, you still care. You care for the people of this city, for your family even while you despair the state of your soul.

You aren't half the monster you think you are.

Hey hey, weren't you just telling one of us to calm down? You just need to relax, no one is coming to get you. You may have a serious problem on your hands here, but there is no immediate danger, and even if there was freaking out about it wouldn't help. You're a rational guy, you can deal with this if you calm down and think it through. You should stick the knife into that guy, then maybe we can help each other out.

Deep breaths, count backwards from 15 and remember to breathe, your cant possibly think rationally if you're freaking out like this

>>687989
We are defined not by chance of birth, but by our own actions. We've known quite a few tieflings who were upstanding and moral people, and Gorrister was an angel whose soul was blackened by his own heinous acts.

You've done some monstrous things, but you're certainly not too far gone for redemption.
Your children are not monsters. Period.

Put us in Stern and we'll do what we can do to protect you.

Broken Halo 2015/12/13(Sun)15:33 No. 688574 ID: 939c7f
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>>688019
>>688024
Gat - Hey hey, weren't you just telling one of us to calm down? You just need to relax, no one is coming to get you. You may have a serious problem on your hands here, but there is no immediate danger, and even if there was freaking out about it wouldn't help. You're a rational guy, you can deal with this if you calm down and think it through... Deep breaths, count backwards from 15 and remember to breathe, your cant possibly think rationally if you're freaking out like this.

>He slowly starts breathing in deep large breathes

Algeb - (fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten, nine, seven, six, wait... fifteen fourteen thirteen twelve eleven ten nine eight seven six... oh well... five, four, three, two, one...)

>He breathes slowly and deeply, calming down, as he counts down from fifteen, his demonic nature retreats... his skin turn back to pink and the scars fade, his eyes urn blue and his hair goes black... he looks perfectly normal

Algeb - Okay... I'm better now...

>>687993
Gat - Relax, tieflings don't breed true. It's like blue eyes and big tits. They usually skip generations and turn up at random.

Algeb - You're right, I shouldn't be so eager to point fingers, I might be seeing faces in clouds... I mean, I'm not even sure I'm a tiefling really. If I am, it hasn't emerged yet... heh... So there's no real way of telling until that happens...

>>688012
Gat - Self diagnosis can be very risky business, even with reference material. Who wrote that book, anyway?

>The book is written in elvish, He flips to the last page and points to a signature.

Algeb - Episcopus, Corde-puro iustorum, and ancient religious doctor, who studied demonic biology... Truly a great mind~

Gat - Regardless of what you Think you are, you still care. You care for the people of this city, for your family even while you despair the state of your soul. You aren't half the monster you think you are.

Algeb - Th-thank you... You're right... Even if I am a monster, even if I have no place in this world... I still want this town, these people to have a good life... Even if it means giving up mine...

>>687994
Gat - We're building a nation that considers recruits from all categories. I can understand your concern for fear of going feral, but there's only two things that we really care about: 1. What are your capabilities (skills, assets, knowledge and personality) 2. What are the consequences of hiring you?

Algeb - Right... Eadoo is building a kingdom for all as equals... I suppose that at this point I have little choice but to follow... I am smart and have a fair understanding of machinery, my crossbow arm is steady and I can cut up melons with a halberd, though I have never fought before... I have a fondness for torture... if ever you need someone tortured... I'm willing to do the dirty work... or rather... My kyton side is... Though, I'll have to give up my faith... as a Devil... my lord spits at my image... I simply can never worship Magnus from this point on... You know that the church will not follow in Eadoo's foot steps? Magnus's orders go against everything Eadoo's rule stands for... Still, here we are... Is there a good faith for me? for monsters... I only know of cruel vicious faiths, like Orcus or Armok...

>>688078
>>688019
>>687531
>>687393
>>687382
Gat - Put us in Stern and we'll do what we can do to protect you.

>He summons you without even noticing... and stands up.

Algeb - okay, I can do this, but I hope you have a exit strategy. The front door is guarded by three men and climbing down the tower is a long way down... Also, if I help you escape I'll be killed for treason. So feel free to share your plan with me, I'll tell you if there's any holes in it...

>_ _ _

Simple: "Torture Stern".

Here are the insane reasons why this is not insane:

1. One of Gatling's powers is to make the knife he's possessing "transparent"; it will do no damage, even as the blade carves up the target.
2. You have a reputation as a torture fetishist. If you tell the guards that someone wanted you to torture Stern and dispose of him, they wouldn't bat an eye. In fact, thanks to (1.), go nuts and Stern's corpse will be fine.
3. Stern is, for all intents, dead. That's a physical shell with sub-autonomous mental programs still installed, no personality or identity whatsoever. We can sell the deception further with Gatling's OPLZNERF powers, allowing you to throw Stern in the garbage. We'll then stealth him out of the garbage pile, and you can throw a lit match soon after.

Easy. Just remember to keep yourself under control, you don't want to turn a paler shade while flaying a corpse with a 0-damage knife.

Afterwards, you'll have to decide if you want to stay in the police as our informant or just join us now. You may be the only one who can save Gorister and/or turn the rest of the force into the anti-demon army they were hired to be, but given our string of HORRIBLE luck and the consequences we've seen I'd say that any epic misstep while in the police force could cost you your family.

I suggest you send your family into Eadoo's care, she can set them up with one of her allies and keep them away from the conflict.

I like the pretend to kill Sterns lifeless body and then drag it out to the dump. Can you get something stinky from the kitchen and rub it on him? Would give you a excuse to get rid of a body if its stinking up the place.

>Is there a good faith for me? for monsters... I only know of cruel vicious faiths, like Orcus or Armok...
Personally I'm a bit of a fan of Armok's work, but that's neither here nor there. Faith is nice, and the gods have their uses, but they aren't necessary to have a good life. We have a project in the works to the effect of what you're looking for, we'll just have to wait and see if that pans out.

>>688583
His family doesn't know about him being a tiefling(?) right? They should be fine.

If you can see some variation on the stern plan being viable, then go ahead, you probably know more about your situation than we do. Although... I don't remember if the knife leaves visible wounds, you may have to use some other implement. I assume you know how to leave nasty looking wounds without dealing lasting damage. You could leave the knife stuck in his throat to make people assume that he's dead. Alternatively, if you don't want to go with that plan, we could use stern as a distraction while you slip off into the night.

As for a hiding place, we have access to an inn that you could use.

Algeb, I'm glad you are on board with us. You seem pretty, tell me, is there anyone else worthwhile working amongst the guard?

I ask because it's becoming obvious we need to replace the existing guard. Having someone maintaining order is important, the power vacuum caused if we removed them would certainly be a problem, but it's like a powder keg waiting to go off. If we had just a few men who are guard for the right reason, who take the job seriously, we could put them in charge and then send our own people to aid as a sort of militia if something bigger came along that requires more people.

But that does require a few trustworthy people, and it sounds like that's the opposite of the people we have in the guard.

Faith? If you only want to look up to a higher power, then there's us, since a demon said we're part god, but I don't know a thing about being one, so if you expect anything out of a god, well, that's something to look into. That god we first told Pipo to look into might be good for you, violent justice through pain and torture, I think it was.

What about the gnolls' sun god (that I can't remember his name)? He was supposed to be all about justice and stuff. He's not exclusive to gnolls, is he?

...You guys do realize that we just became a minor god right? I mean he doesn't have to go with us but should at least mention ourselves

>>688730
That's why I mentioned it, then I said that we also don't know anything so it's okay if he goes with another god. I mean, what we represent is community backing one another up regardless of differences--that includes religious differences. While we disagree with Magnus, that's simply because his religion is about stamping out the differences. A lot of these other gods I assume have less issues with differences, even if they don't like those who follow another faith.

We aren't gonna start proselyting ourselves to everyone we come across (even though this was an obvious set up for just that, I think we should do our best not to acknowledge our ridiculous poor judgement).

>>688730
We don't even know for certain that we will still retain our godhood after giving Eadoo his "spark" back. It would be wrong to give him false hope. Plus our religion isn't anywhere near being ready for public consumption.

>>688883
also this guy doesn't really fit in with our chosen fields of love, community, and sex (also known as fertility). this guy seems more of a violent justice sort so my vote goes to either Orcus or the gnoll sun god. through he doesn't really need to make a decision just yet, there's no hurry to get powers like with pipo, He could always play the field a bit and see who calls out to him

Broken Halo 2015/12/17(Thu)07:15 No. 689307 ID: 939c7f
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>>688618
Gat - Algeb, I'm glad you are on board with us. You seem pretty, tell me, is there anyone else worthwhile working amongst the guard?

Algeb - Well there's Maxims, he's a good guy, if only for the fact that he's too lazy to enforce cruelty on others... I'm certain he has sloth devil in him... And the Pridwen... He's a kind fellow who always helps when possible and does little to harm non humans, save for when a superior is watching, but I've seen him offer money and food to those he's wronged... Also, I'm almost certain Pridwen is a girl... But that requires investigation... Carl is a nice fellow, though a bit slow. He left the guard this morning, and Khyle is trustworthy, but abuses his power. He was a nice guy before he entered the guard, maybe he can be brought back... He hasn't yet returned from the forest last night... I worry for him... So out of the twenty guards, that's about all that's worth saving if you ask me... knowing that Gorister, Stern and Harsh are gone... there's only about twelve guards to worry about... We should manage right?

>>688612
Gat - Personally I'm a bit of a fan of Armok's work, but that's neither here nor there. Faith is nice, and the gods have their uses, but they aren't necessary to have a good life.

Algeb - True. You can live without faith, but the gods are necessary to live a good afterlife, which should be the striving point of any good lifetime, it's important to enjoy the journey of life, but without the destination, there would be no motivation, no drive... Besides, all men must die... And where would I be at that point, without faith...

>>688621
Gat - That god we first told Pipo to look into might be good for you, violent justice through pain and torture, I think it was.

Algeb - oh the young orc Pipo? I think I saw him with a robe and a scythe yesterday... I hear he's taken up worship of Orcus... Hmm... That's a slippery road, It's principles are fair, but it's methods are somewhat unsavory. I've looked into it myself, but I would rather not dabble in that. Partially because of the whole cannibalism thing, but mostly because of the afterlife... The idea of an afterlife fueled by the utter destruction of this world and all life in it... It's not my idea of a good time...

>>688710
Gat - What about the gnolls' sun god (that I can't remember his name)? He was supposed to be all about justice and stuff. He's not exclusive to gnolls, is he?

Algeb - Well it would help if I knew the slightest thing about him...

>>688621
>>688730
Gat - If you only want to look up to a higher power, then there's us, since a demon said we're part god, but I don't know a thing about being one, so if you expect anything out of a god, well, that's something to look into.

Algeb - Actually I quite like the idea, I've always had a bit of trouble trusting my soul and faith to an interpret and always wished I could have a word with the big guy myself. If you are a god as you say, even a lesser god, it's still an opportunity to speak my peace...
I have a few questions if you will... What are your domains of worship? What values are expected of a good follower? What are your overarching religious Tenets? And most of all what afterlife awaits me for my worship? while we're on the topic, How do you consume the virginity of maidens? is it in blood, death, deflowery? What is your opinion of same sex relations? And whats your view on murder? is it okay to kill in cold blood, if the victim deserves it? What if I was ordered to kill, is it the person giving the order who's to blame? What about hot blooded murder? Is it wrong of me to enjoy murder, even if it's an order from someone else and the victim deserves death? ...

>>688583
Gat - you'll have to decide if you want to stay in the police as our informant or just join us now.

Algeb - Well yes, I would rather simply leave the force, but I understand the need for an inside man... Here's the dilemma, I could simply walk away. like Carl, inform a superior that I'm quitting and hand in my weapons. But then you would loose your spy, how ever if I stay and my dealings are discovered, then I would be tried for treason and killed, if I were to escape death, my family would be at risk... all very risky busyness... I would rather walk away from it, but if you need me on the inside I'll stay, but I'll need your word that the guards will be dissolved expeditiously, the less time they're in power, the safer my family will be...

Gat - I suggest you send your family into Eadoo's care, she can set them up with one of her allies and keep them away from the conflict.

Algeb - That is an option, I'll inform my beloved ones when the time is right... if need be we'll move them to a safehouse...

Gat - Simple: "Torture Stern". Here are the insane reasons why this is not insane: 1. One of Gatling's powers is to make the knife he's possessing "transparent"; it will do no damage, even as the blade carves up the target. 2. You have a reputation as a torture fetishist. If you tell the guards that someone wanted you to torture Stern and dispose of him, they wouldn't bat an eye. In fact, thanks to (1.), go nuts and Stern's corpse will be fine. 3. Stern is, for all intents, dead. That's a physical shell with sub-autonomous mental programs still installed, no personality or identity whatsoever. We can sell the deception further with Gatling's OPLZNERF powers, allowing you to throw Stern in the garbage. We'll then stealth him out of the garbage pile, and you can throw a lit match soon after. Just remember to keep yourself under control, you don't want to turn a paler shade while flaying a corpse with a 0-damage knife.

>The man smiles viciously, his eyes gleaming red...

Algeb - I quite like this plan... I quite like it indeed... of course I'll need to make it believable...

>He unbuttons his coat and takes it off, twirling you in his hand, without even realizing he summoned you...

>>688612
>I don't remember if the knife leaves visible wounds

only if it deals damage, otherwise the woundless attack leaves no mark, the blade simply slips into the body, as if ethereal...

Gat - you may have to use some other implement. I assume you know how to leave nasty looking wounds without dealing lasting damage. You could leave the knife stuck in his throat to make people assume that he's dead.

Algeb - I can leave some gnarly marks... I need to warn you, this might get a tad... personal... try not to be bothered... Keeheheehahahaa... heh... hehhee... I'll need you to bleed on me... hope you don't mind~

>_ _ _

>What are your domains of worship?
Community, Knowledge, and Fertility. Something tells me that normally a new god would only have two, but somehow Fertility of farms and women just came as a natural domain.
>What values are expected of a good follower?
Put simply, to place importance in your community. As long as it isn't something that harms the community, I'll probably accept it, though I'm permitted to choose what I don't like on a more specific list. I'm not omnipresent, though, so I won't be able to answer questions at any given time.
>What are your overarching religious Tenets?
Above all else, seek companionship and knowledge. Seek pleasures without pain, especially as a way of strengthening your connections with the community. Do not scorch the farmlands, and do not destroy one's ability to reproduce.
...That last one pertains to the gonads, if it isn't clear.
>And most of all what afterlife awaits me for my worship?
Is that something I have yet? I haven't had any followers die, so I don't know for sure; the first person to die would probably have only ourself for company for a time, but I like to think it would be a rural-to-suburban peaceful place, where you could enjoy a reasonable sized living area near your community. There would, of course, be a grand library of knowledge.
Our domain of fertility would be represented in farmland and gardens--which would not be necessary to enjoy community, but there are those who enjoy expressing their green thumb.
>While we're on the topic, How do you consume the virginity of maidens? is it in blood, death, deflowery?
Deflowery.
>What is your opinion of same sex relations?
There is no wrong in it, though male-male and female-female relations will be unable to benefit from our blessings of fertility as a rule of nature.
I wonder if it would be possible to bless one who claims a gender not their cis?
>And whats your view on murder? is it okay to kill in cold blood, if the victim deserves it? What if I was ordered to kill, is it the person giving the order who's to blame? What about hot blooded murder? Is it wrong of me to enjoy murder, even if it's an order from someone else and the victim deserves death?
Murder can be a vague term, but sometimes it is necessary to protect a community. I do not support it to the extent that Magnus or Orcus do; it is not something to be thrown around all willy-nilly in the name of justice and religion. Whether or not you enjoy it does not matter; instead, what matters is if they deserve it. This is why we hoped you would join us--You aren't shy of the idea, and I believe you can keep it in check for when they deserve it. Better somebody rational who enjoys the act, than somebody who does not, rational or not.

Who would deserve it? I can say now: Repeated cases of scorched farmland, even a single case of tearing out the gonads of a person without request, or serial murders in the name of "fun," not law. A single murder in the name of fun is up to the interpretation of whoever judges them.
The destruction of a plagued field is not against our doctrine, though. While I would prefer to purify, there are limits to what I can achieve. Likewise, wombs cursed to spew out murderous, monstrous spawn, or testes cursed to drive libido so high the host cannot think beyond fucking the nearest moving thing, if you cannot bring them to a priest to purify, then the physical destruction or removal is valid. Do not allow a corrupted fertility just to fit our most base tenets.
>Well yes, I would rather simply leave the force, but I understand the need for an inside man...
That alone is all we need to hear. If you wish to leave, you have our permission. Do not take unecessary risks.
>That is an option, I'll inform my beloved ones when the time is right... if need be we'll move them to a safehouse...
Do you feel that plan negates the risk, then? If not, then you can forget it. Like I said, do not put yourself in danger if the risks outweigh the rewards.
>without even realizing he summoned you...
Let's make that blade ours.
>I'll need you to bleed on me... hope you don't mind~
Again, as long as the body lives on~ If you need our blade in particular to shed blood, let me know before you make cuts. The final blow, to a location which should be lethal, let me know too, so that I may render it harmless before it enters the flesh. A "Bloodless wound" would be the best sign of a killed body, after all!

Get a hold on yourself, man. THIS is why you keep thinking you don't deserve to breathe air.

First step is to go to the kitchen and get some ketchup / colon vomit. Talk to anyone that you find who is trustworthy. See what is going on in the police headquarters.

Give us a step-by-step explanation of every knife thrust. When you're done, carry the body and subtly stab someone high on the force but weak-willed.

Throw the body into the garbage and go visit your family. Get them to safety.

Also, we met Carl. He's... straightforward. Some oracle told him that if he keeps wearing the police Jacket, he'll die. That's understandable. Now he quit the force and he STILL wears the literal jacket because he thinks it's comfy. Not reasonable. Please persuade Carl to wear something else. Also tell us if there is another definition of "Jacket".

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hold on, wait... Break for a second... how many blades are in the away team? I think I made a mistake...
We have two spare blades, Trixy has one, is the other with the away team or in town?

>>689321
Pretty sure they'd be able to tell if he used ketchup, man. Has to be real blood.

Broken Halo 2015/12/17(Thu)09:39 No. 689331 ID: 939c7f
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>>689313
Gat - Community, Knowledge, and Fertility.

Algeb - Ohh those are some good domains~ It's rare to have a god preach knowledge, most religions like having their cattle plump and dumb...

Gat - ...Put simply, to place importance in your community. As long as it isn't something that harms the community, I'll probably accept it. Above all else, seek companionship and knowledge. Seek pleasures without pain, especially as a way of strengthening your connections with the community. Do not scorch the farmlands, and do not destroy one's ability to reproduce.

Algeb - Quite noble~

>Is that something I have yet? I haven't had any followers die, so I don't know for sure

[Afterlife] is an acquired ability, that stems from [looks the part]

Gat - I like to think it would be a rural-to-suburban peaceful place, where you could enjoy a reasonable sized living area near your community. There would, of course, be a grand library of knowledge. Our domain of fertility would be represented in farmland and gardens--which would not be necessary to enjoy community, but there are those who enjoy expressing their green thumb.

Algeb - Hmm...

Gat - There is no wrong in it, though male-male and female-female relations will be unable to benefit from our blessings of fertility as a rule of nature.

Algeb - I see, shames me to admit, my daughter is... well... she's of that nature, and i would be hard pressed to indoctrinate her to a fold that abhors her ilk...

Gat - Murder can be a vague term, but sometimes it is necessary to protect a community. I do not support it to the extent that Magnus or Orcus do; it is not something to be thrown around all willy-nilly in the name of justice and religion. Whether or not you enjoy it does not matter...

Algeb - I believe we are like minded individuals, Gatling. Both man and patron... If your claim to godhood is true... I would throw down my faith in Magnus the god king for you in an instant~ And I hope to, but for now, the quest...

Ahh yes... there were three blades, two in town, one with the away team, when Trixy left to the away team she brought one with her and the one in town turned into your new body, leaving zero blades in town and two in the forest...

He unbuttons his coat and takes it off, twirling you in his hand, without even realizing he summoned you...

>He unbuttons his coat and pulls out a long curved blade, twirling it in his hand, he reaches out to summon your blade for the possession, but to his surprise a small white kobold appears...

Algeb - Eehh... I think I messed up somehow...

>_ _ _

Wrong blade. Say hi, Richard.

"PIMPLE RANCH DIP!"

... Close enough.

Summon another blade, please.

>Eehh... I think I messed up somehow...

Ah, right. I forgot, Richard here kind of... gained the power to spread our blessing, but in the process destroyed our blade? Not a normal thing to happen for a new follower, but that may have been a sacrifice that allowed us our power. Strange that he was summoned, though, did his "destruction" of our blade name him as its replacement?

Well, I guess now's a good a time as any to try some experiments regarding that. Richard, see if you have the powers that the blade had. Try to "Harmlessly" possess Stern.

R>Stab a finger "Harmlessly" into Stern's body.

If it doesn't work, then I guess we're out of luck. If it does, though, then you might be able to act as a sort of pilot. Further the idea of Stern's corpse being more of a "Construct" at this point. (Although, uh, that might be better held off until after the torture)

Gatling@Eadoo (If this doesn't work): May need Richard summoned back. Accident happened.

Gatling@Alegb (If it doesn't work): May as well go through with it and dump the body into the garbage, we'll try and retrieve it later.

>>689333
Please no. Richard's not an idiot.

Woops you summoned our new avatar by mistake. Sorry about that we have not created a replacement blade yet.

Well I guess we can go with the torture option just will have to possess the body after you "dispose" of it? Would have to try and avoid roughing it up to much though.

Yeah go "experiment" with our avatar.

>>689331
>i would be hard pressed to indoctrinate her to a fold that abhors her ilk...
Oh no, we don't abhor homosexuals, far from it! Actually, we're kind of fans~ we were just saying, they don't benefit from that aspect of our faith as much. Although, who knows, maybe eventually we'll be able to improve that~ I mean, we already have the ability to make cross-species reproduction possible, why not intra-sex?

>>689384
Was that a passive trait just for being a follower, though, or do we have to find a priest to spread our blessings?

>>689384
Speak for yourself. Especially if you keep talking in that creepy tilde-spamming way.

Richard: Strike one of those sexy laying down poses. "Hey baby how you doin'?" (try to disguise voice)

Gatling: "Uhhh... don't worry about him. He was created from one of our knives, so I guess he still counts as one. Try summoning a different knife?"

Richard: Try possessing stern by sticking a hand into him, if it doesn't work, have Eadoo call Richard back.

Not as planned, but the potential is obvious, isn't it? Still, there's probably a weight limit with no passengers allowed.

Also, looks like the magic-induced-boner is under control, at least. That would have made things REALLY awkward.

My god, people can summon us? This is... I don't know. Possibly terrible, possible quite useful.

>i would be hard pressed to indoctrinate her to a fold that abhors her ilk...
Oh, no problem on that front. Same sex couples are A-ok. Probably should mention that a Major sub domain to Fertility we have is Lust.

does this give us borderline omnipresence? We need to figure out the range on this, lets ask someone on the away team to summon us and see if it works, being able to pop into and out of fights would be absurdly overpowered

>>689500
Aren't we still trying to keep Richard actually being us mostly secret? I know I am. That he counts "As a blade" for summoning purposes is bound to get out, but we can't just say we can see what he sees without admitting to be him.

>>689542
Agreed.

Broken Halo 2015/12/20(Sun)08:39 No. 689649 ID: 939c7f
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>>689417
>Not as planned, but the potential is obvious, isn't it? Still, there's probably a weight limit with no passengers allowed. Also, looks like the magic-induced-boner is under control, at least. That would have made things REALLY awkward.

Sorry, my mistake again... More retconning, I'm sorry!

when Richard is summoned, the clothes off your back drop to the ground where you stood. The Drive spell is still raging...

>>689397
>You Strike one of those sexy laying down poses. and try to disguise your voice...

Richard - Hey baby how you doin?

>Algeb looks confused and bothered by your approach, trying not to make eye contact...

Algeb - Ahem... H-hello? *Gatling, why is it acting like this towards me? Explain to him, I don't appreciate it...*

>>689448
>>689384
Gat - Oh, no problem on that front. Same sex couples are A-ok. Probably should mention that a Major sub domain to Fertility we have is Lust.

Algeb - Good to hear it~ Forgive me, but had you said no... I simply would of refused you. I may be a monster, but there is nothing more important to me than my family...

>>689333
Gat - Summon another blade, please.

>He tries again but fails to summon a "blade" they are all too far away... He only manages to summon Richard again...

>>689385
>Was that a passive trait just for being a follower, though, or do we have to find a priest to spread our blessings?

Religious followers who are in the party or simply observed mating, regardless of faith, benefit from your blessing of crossed race.

Broken Halo 2015/12/20(Sun)08:40 No. 689650 ID: 939c7f
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>>689335
>>689349
>>689397
>Well, I guess now's a good a time as any to try some experiments regarding that. Richard, see if you have the powers that the blade had. Try to "Harmlessly" possess Stern.

Algeb opens the gate for you and you walk up to Stern's lifeless body... You kneel down and touch your finger to his body and try to harmlessly penetrate him... you finger sinks into him, thought his leather coat and into his body... it's bizarre, you're not cutting or pushing his flesh aside, it feels like your body and his are one... occupying the same space, you feel like a haze inside him, like you're mist flowing through his blood... his body is warm along side yours and you feel his flesh and bones as an extension of your own form... You pull your arm out and find it to be perfectly fine... despite feeling weird, now that your have nerve endings... it appears you function as a blade for all intents and purposes...

>_ _ _

>>689650
OK. Kobold is smaller than human, so wear the body like a suit of powered armor.

Oh man this is going to be awesome. Or horrible.

Either way get in there and puppet him around like a creepy flesh robot.

This is gonna be good.

Try to make Stern's corpse throw Richard, or even burst out of his hand. That could open up a slew of possibilities.

>>689652
Except at least wait until we finish "torturing" him first. Cause otherwise that's actually going to hurt.

... Actually it might anyway. Hmm. Richard is interesting but not exactly a replacement for a knife.

>>689652
Do this. It is the only logical course of action.

One more important question though: Agleb claims that most of the guard are part-demon. Stern seemed pretty ordinary inside. What was he?

I mean, it might be important to know since we consumed whatever demonic traces that were in his soul, after all.

>>689683
that actually gives me an idea, do we take in anything other than memories when we eat a soul, cause eating some of the exceptionally evil guards might be a good way to pick up some powers. Though we'll have to not overdue it and go chomp happy
plus that much evil might cause us some indigestion

Broken Halo 2015/12/21(Mon)21:53 No. 689879 ID: 939c7f
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>>689658
wait until we finish "torturing" him first. Cause otherwise that's actually going to hurt.

>You wait and watch as he cuts and pierces the body, it looks very painful and almost hard to watch. He however seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit... Blood on his face he slowly calms down...

Algeb - *Done~ this is about how messed up he'd look if I wanted information he didn't have...*

>>689652
>>689681
>You jump into the body and find that the painful slashes and deep cuts, are quite pleasant and almost intoxicating, due to your pleasure from pain ability...

>>689683
Gat - Stern seemed pretty ordinary inside. What was he?

Algeb - *ah yes... Stern Anderson, I'm quite certain that he is a tiefling as well, part Daemon I'm quite sure, fond of ruin and destruction in its purest and most subtle form, it is not enough to suffer and die, one must face oblivion...*

>His flesh does not seem corrupt nor did his soul taste of abyss.

>>689657
>You have complete control of Sterns body and can easily leap out of it, landing safe and whole, experimenting you also jut your hand out from his chest, arm and even leg... Although you feel like you are physically inside his body, it is very strange...

>You go limp in Algeb's arms and are hauled up stairs to the front gate... He's stopped by a guard at the front desk. you vaguely
remember them from Sterns memories... Ass hats both of em...

"Fish lips" - Wow hey Algeb, why-what are you doing? Is that Stern, what did you do?

Algeb - oh hey Pridwen... Yeah, I was ordered to torture him for information, he didn't spill anything good and died out...

Pridwen - You tortured him, Just now? How didn't I hear any of it?

Algeb - Euh!! *shit* I... he... His throat was damaged last night, he could B-barely gasp...

Pridwen - Ah? did he now... (what is he you up to..? is Stern still breathing?) And who gave you this order?

Algeb - It.. it was... *shit, she'll ask who ever I say! Gatling, Help!!*

>_ _ _

>>689879
Do they know Gorister is gone?

If so, say it was one of the priests demanding information about some cult.

>>689879
... She laid the fake beard on too thick.

Ruin-philosophers seek oblivion, huh? That explains why Stern wasn't afraid. The guy wasn't infernal by nature, he was just another @#$%ed-up rapist-murderer beyond reasoning.

"Chief wanted to find out how the hell he survived; no way a lazy deadbeat like him could have killed his brother on his own. Someone helped HIM for a reason. I figured I might as well try my luck because that information will be REALLY important in our current @#$%ed-up situation.

Also, he's not actually dead yet but that technique I usually use to induce a neural shock without actual brain-stabbing caused a backlash in his heart rhythm. He's a vegetable now, you may as well kill him yourself for kicks. Here."

Give Stern's body to Pridwen (the moustache girl) and we'll take it from there. We need a clear line of sight from part of Stern's exposed flesh to Pridwen's exposed flesh, possibly the neck.

>>689882
It isn't a crime to have beautiful eyes.

Actually I'm confused, why did we torture him again?

>I'm quite certain that he is a tiefling as well
Seem to be a bit wrong there buddy we can't find and corruption in him, remember it is ones choices that make them who and what them are.

>Ass hats both of em
hmm what?

>help me
we could always say it was Gorister before he left, I'm guessing they don't know he turned into a Fallen and fucked off so for all they know the just went somewhere.

>>689879
Gorrister, of course. He gave you permission/orders to make the bastard's life a living hell if he stepped far enough out of line to end up in a cell.
Then give them your best grin, and mention that Gorrister leaving was no excuse to pass up on an opportunity like that.

>>689887
we're torturing him because we need to move the body without suspicion

guard with a beard is definitly a woman, we could to leverage that
something along the lines of "it needed to be done...(ma'am) on;t she hears the ma'am bit of course
Maybe throw in a knowing grin to top it off

>His flesh does not seem corrupt nor did his soul taste of abyss.
Strange. His brother may have been, but Stern seemed to be a pure blooded human. Our Witch friend simply polymorphed and then undid said morph on him, nothing that would have touched his soul. Quite curious, as I think you're right about all of the Guard being demons, which would mean something removed the demon part of his soul before we got to him.
>... She laid the fake beard on too thick.
We don't know that it's fake from this angle. She might legitimately have a beard. Perhaps by some curse, or perhaps by genetics.
>It isn't a crime to have beautiful eyes.
Nobody said it was? It was Algeb who said Pridwen is a she.

Broken Halo 2015/12/23(Wed)10:27 No. 690066 ID: 939c7f
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>>690001
>something along the lines of "it needed to be done...(ma'am)

Algeb - I'd rather not, last person who insinuated the he was a girl got shot in the leg...

>>689882
>>689887
>>689931
>Chief wanted to find out how the hell he survived...

Algeb - Commander Gorister requested it last night as I escorted him to the church... Hoping that he'd tell us why and how... there's something fowl at play here...

Pridwen - Hmp... Gorister eh? I've been meaning to ask you. What happened to him last night? because I've spoken to the priests and they say they never saw him~

Algeb - They! Th-they never saw him? I... That's odd, I walked him right up to their door... Heh... He... He was right there... And he... he told me he could handle himself... you know him, so proud... mustn't of wanted to look weak in front of the priests... but... but if th-they never saw him...

Pridwen - calm down... I believe you~ (Without a doubt, he is the culprit...) Where would our little family be without trust. So you're just gonna dump that body in the trash? Take that barrel of junk out too... oh but it's much to heavy for a man to carry all that, I'll help~

Algeb - N-no no, it's fine I'll just come back for it right after.

Pridwen - I Insist! I'll help you my friend~ Maxims hold down the fort while I'm gone.

Maxims - ZZZzzzzzZZZZzzzz~

>The beared "Man" hoists the heavy barrel of trash over "his" shoulder effortlessly.

Pridwen - let's go~

Algeb - *This is not going to end well...*

Broken Halo 2015/12/23(Wed)10:27 No. 690067 ID: 939c7f
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>Your body is brought around back, in the shade of the tower a stones throw away... Pridwen puts the barrel down and stern is tossed down near it.

Pridwen - alright, so you get back to your duty guarding the cells.

Algeb - O-of course, right away... Y-you comming?

Pridwen - I need to piss, I'll be right with you...

Algeb - oh... eum... I'll...

Pridwen - What are you waiting for? Go back to your post...

Algeb - Yes sir, right away sir *Sorry Gatling, I'm cornered, I'll be listening for you, if you need me*

>The bearded guard watches you and waits for Algeb to leave and then some... he takes the riffle and points it at you. In an instant his nose turns black and wet, wolf like ears flop out form under the hat, his eyes turn blood red and his hands grow fierce and gnarled, he speaks with an effeminate voice...

Pridwen - Alright cut the act, I know you're alive, I can smell the blood running through your veins... I also know you're not Stern, he was foul, but he had no demonic corruption and you're rotten like a fallen peach. So start talking, or my lady harmonica will have to sing you a pretty song~

>She cocks the hammer back with a loud "click click Clack!" and slides a metal slab into place...

Pridwen - I know you have Algeb under your thumb, and before you try anything, I'll have you know I am incorruptible, if I feel you're even trying to woo me, I'll put two in your head before you can say sorry... So talk dummy, Why are you here and what did you do with Gorister?

>_ _ _

Jump out of Stern and do the Happy Happy Joy Joy dance, then climb onto her gun and stab her in the boob while she's confused.

Shooting us would be a tad ineffective. You should know that if you are dealing with possession. And what exactly are you? Werewolves can't change at will.

We aren't the enemy you are hoping for. Our nature is only half demonic and if you have otherworldly sense you'll see that. Your missing leader Gorister on the other hand, was of full demonic lineage. We came carried on Stern and talked to him. We failed to convince him to help us. We tried different people and tactics but... but Gorister wanted to be the hero. Had to be the hero. He wanted the story of this place to be his story and when he found out it wasn't and never would be, he became one with all the corrupt and evil things he'd done, manifesting his demonic nature and flying off to raise an army to destroy us with.

Algeb mentioned you weren't one of the corrupt ones. That you try not to hurt those the law here doesn't care for. We need people like you here to maintain order for the city. I'm not going to lie, we aren't just going to let the guard maintain the status quo now that Gorister is gone. We'll resort to violence if necessary but it's almost never necessary and any other route is preferable to bloodshed. All we need is people willing to do whats right, but that's what we lack. If you helped us in this matter we'd have an easier time keeping things from becoming messy.

So you have a choice I guess. You could toddle off and go find Gorister, be subservient to a demon, and fight to destroy the innocent and uninvolved, or you could stay here and try to maintain order. We are worried that with the reduction in guard there'll be problems with the law around here. That's not good for us or you.

I have to ask... you being otherly aware had to have noticed something about Gorister that was different. He shone brighter than most, and when we forced him to wear the blood of his victims to teach him a lesson it soaked him head to toe. If you could tell me you were aware of his shining soul, or even more so aware of his demonic nature, there's great good you could do for the people of this city.

Have the corpse say "Please, I cant help what I am or the way you sense me, but I am trying to be good. I need a body, and this one is already empty."

>>690073
I second this

>>690067
"Very well.
First, you should know that we're puppeting this body; the wounds don't affect us, nor would its death. Simply put, nobody was using it so we decided we'd claim it for ourselves.
Second, part demonic, part angelic, mostly 'other'. We're largely neutral.
This brings us to your question. Gorister has angelic heritage. We convinced an angel to confront Gorister over his monstrous actions. He was unable to handle the truth, and fled. If you ask around you might find witnesses to a black-winged creature flying away - that was Gorister, the fallen half-angel, running from the ugly truth he couldn't accept.

You likely noticed that the guard was comprised largely of those who were either corrupt and/or not fully human. Gorister's plan was to use you all to create a so-called 'perfect' society for pure-blooded humans, then execute you all. It was a terrible plan in every sense of the word.

>So start talking, or my lady harmonica will have to sing you a pretty song~
...Fine.
>I also know you're not Stern,
You're right about one thing: His soul is pure. Gotta look into a way to repair the damage I did before I can just give him his body back, though, if that's even possible.
>So talk dummy, Why are you here and what did you do with Gorister?
Gorrister? He chose his path. We tried to remove his corruption, but he would rather embrace it. He plans to destroy this city, and anybody who he finds to not be a pure human. Hypocritical, given his Fallen nature.
I'm here, at this spot and moment, to get Stern's old body out of here, since without his soul, it would go to waste without my presence.
My overarching reason to be in the village, though, is to grant a certain wish. When I first woke, a young man asked me to make her the king, and with the nearby castle as well as the support of a lot of locals, this seemed the perfect place for that.

>>690067
"Stern and his brother were in an unspoken contest to see which one was the biggest asshole in town and you know it. And now he's empty inside. We wish to take him to someone that can make better use of this life than Stern did."

>>690073
I like the first bit ("We aren't the enemy" to "an army to destroy us with"), but I'd change "half demonic" to, "just as divine as we are demonic". I'd also hold off on saying the rest of that stuff, at least until she manages to accept the, frankly far-fetched sounding, truth. Plus we should try to word it so we don't sound so high and mighty, a gaurds(wo)man probably wouldn't take being preached to by an admittedly demonic creature very well.

>if I feel you're even trying to woo me, I'll put two in your head before you can say sorry
Clearly we should say sorry preemptively to gain the tactical advantage. :V

Completely unrelated, but I think we should get the cat princess to teach Eadoo how to act regal, as he is currently he gives off less the air of a king and more the air of an avid strip club goer. Now that he no longer has the crutch of his ~spark~ to lean on we'll have to make a greater effort on the PR front.

Broken Halo 2015/12/24(Thu)23:56 No. 690276 ID: 939c7f
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>>690204
>Clearly we should say sorry preemptively to gain the tactical advantage. :V

Richard - I should apologize outright, I am flirtatious by nature, take no heed to it~

Pridwen - Noted, now keep talking... Why are you in Sterns body.

>>690165
Richard - Stern and his brother were in an unspoken contest to see which one was the biggest asshole in town and you know it. And now he's empty inside. We wish to take him to someone that can make better use of this life than Stern did.

Pridwen - You're not wrong there, Tell me where your bringing the body

>She menaces you with the rifle...

>>690073
>>690103
>>690204
Richard - Shooting us would be a tad ineffective. You should know that if you are dealing with possession.

Pridwen - (shit, I've got nothing on that) Heh, you think I've never exorcised a corps before? I could have you burning in hell by sun set...

Richard - And what exactly are you? Werewolves can't change at will.

Pridwen - Who ever said I was a werewolf~

We aren't the enemy you are hoping for. Our nature is just as divine as we are demonic and if you have otherworldly sense you'll see that. Your missing leader Gorister on the other hand, was of full demonic lineage. We came carried on Stern and talked to him. We failed to convince him to help us. We tried different people and tactics but... but Gorister wanted to be the hero. Had to be the hero. He wanted the story of this place to be his story and when he found out it wasn't and never would be, he became one with all the corrupt and evil things he'd done, manifesting his demonic nature and flying off to raise an army to destroy us with.

Pridwen - (Hmm... that confirms the reports I've received... I'll have to orchestrate a strike while the force is weakened and rally a defense for when he returns...)

Richard - Algeb mentioned you weren't one of the corrupt ones. That you try not to hurt those the law here doesn't care for. We need people like you here to maintain order for the city. I'm not going to lie, we aren't just going to let the guard maintain the status quo now that Gorister is gone. We'll resort to violence if necessary but it's almost never necessary and any other route is preferable to bloodshed. All we need is people willing to do whats right, but that's what we lack. If you helped us in this matter we'd have an easier time keeping things from becoming messy. So you have a choice I guess. You could toddle off and go find Gorister, be subservient to a demon, and fight to destroy the innocent and uninvolved, or you could stay here and try to maintain order. We are worried that with the reduction in guard there'll be problems with the law around here. That's not good for us or you.

Pridwen - (*sigh* assuming he's telling the truth he'd make a great member of the resistance, but I can't risk jeopardizing the mission this far into it, maybe things can fold out, but... it's just not gonna happen... besides, he has to be lying...) You know puppet, the thing about lies; they're too good to be true... I know you're lying and I know you'll try to prove you're not, so I'll let you off the hook before you convince me to shoot you, stay out of my sight and don't cause trouble...

Richard - I have to ask...

Pridwen - you're playing a dangerous game by running your mouth instead of your feet...

Richard - you being otherly aware had to have noticed something about Gorister that was different. He shone brighter than most, and when we forced him to wear the blood of his victims to teach him a lesson it soaked him head to toe. If you could tell me you were aware of his shining soul, or even more so aware of his demonic nature, there's great good you could do for the people of this city.

Pridwen - ... I've always known about Gorister, and there has never been a day I haven't wished dead upon him... He is vile... holy or not... it's not the color of your blood, nor the happenstance of birth that defines you, but your actions that make you who you are and he was a monster through and through... I serve the people, not the guard not the church, I am of the people for the people. And if you tell anyone about this I will put you down and then I'll put you down for good, understood? Now get out of here you vile meat puppe-

??? - Aaaaahhh!!

??? - "inhuman cries"

??? - No! No god please! Help! Please Help!

Pridwen - Go away, meat puppet. And stay away...

>she glares at you once more before running off towards the sounds of battle and crying women... He nature becoming human as she runs...

Broken Halo 2015/12/25(Fri)00:00 No. 690277 ID: 939c7f
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concu - Hey Gatling, I hope you're not busy with anything important... I found this box on the counter just now, none of my girls saw who put it here and it's not labeled to anyone I know... It says... To:TG From:SN, Don't open till Christmas... Does this mean anything to you, cause it's gibberish to me...

>Who shall open the gift?

>_ _ _

>>690276
We should follow Pridwen. If Stern's corpse dies then who cares, but if Pridwen dies, then we lose a potential Police Chief.

>>690277
Rollie-pollie (Roland), you're up.

We should definitely follow Pridwen and help however we can. Despite her insistance otherwise we aren't done talking with her. She's reasonable and we should be able to convince her that we are working for the betterment of the people, and that we have much to offer each other.

Give the box to Eadoo.

Well, it is Richard's first Xmas. Shenzi's too, effectively. So one of them I say.

Roland should open it, preferably from a distance with a pole.

I don't remember what we were planning on doing with Stern, so I see no reason not to go investigate the commotion. We should do it from a distance however, no need to anger the guard lady. We shouldn't bother pestering her any further, she's already a member of a separate resistance movement, we don't necessarily need her under our employ for her to work to our purposes. She'll probably come around to our side anyway once we take over the castle.

>>690290
Richard is us... Remember? Have Shenzi open it.
>We should follow Pridwen
We need to be careful about that. She's got a mission and I don't want to get in the way of that. From the sound of things, she can handle herself, but I'm curious as to just what the inhuman screams were.

We're the main character now, we should open it. What was last years gift, An egg right. Did we ever do anything with it? And yeah peek around a wall and see what's up

>>690277
Eadoo just suffered quite a loss, so she should be the one to open this.

>>690276
Rush to the cries
"You think I'd let threats keep me away from people in trouble? Understandable, but incorrect."

>>690276
We should definitely follow, we've got a bunch of spells that will come in handy (assuming we can cast through stern) and stern's body, while convenient isn't particularly necessary

At the very least we should throw an insight her way or a blessing towards attack

I say we open it, and only cast spells on her with permission knowing her she'd shoot us

Broken Halo 2015/12/26(Sat)15:58 No. 690479 ID: 939c7f
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>>690290
>>690301
>>690434
>You open the box, unwrapping it wildly... inside is a tiny ivory figure of a cat. It looks playful and glistens with a potent magical energy. it pulsates in your hands and yurns to be consumed...

Who shall use the magical cat figure?

>_ _ _

Cuntdestroyer or Shenzi

Eadoo. She could use something special right about now.

>>690481
Signed.

Yup, Eadoo

Meawdoo.

WHAT DOES IT DO!?!?!?!

You know.. maybe we should tell Pridwen that if she does happen to see Stern here again, someone else is going to be pulling the strings? It would be very inconvenient for our friend in the mask if he got shot on sight over something he had no knowledge of.

Also, voting Eadoo for the gift

>>690479
Hm~ Us perhaps?

Broken Halo 2015/12/30(Wed)08:28 No. 690874 ID: 939c7f
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>>690481
>>690482
>>690483
>>690490
>>690564
>The ivory figure perceives your desired subject and floats away from you slowly, before bolting across the town, flying over the rooftops towards the eldest's home...

Broken Halo 2015/12/30(Wed)08:31 No. 690875 ID: 939c7f
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>As Eadoo stands in the very center of the room, contemplating a book and wondering what it would be like to be able to read... The figure flies towards her, smashing through the balcony doors window and darting into eadoo! Before Eadoo can even yelp a white flash of magical energy erupts from Eadoo filling the room!

Eadoo - AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

WHAT THE @#$% JUST HAPPENED?!

EADOO, YOU OKAY?!

Who's that futamon?!

...Oops. I think we just transformed Eadoo while trying to give her something nice. Serves us right for not identifying it, but doesn't serve her right.

Broken Halo 2015/12/30(Wed)09:15 No. 690880 ID: 939c7f
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Eadoo - (Oh god... what happened? this... this is the second time today... what the fuck...)
Eadoo - (oh god... My head... what the fuck happened? that's like the second time today...)

>when the dust settles and the flash dissipates from your hypothetical retinas... you see a strange sight... Eadoo sits on either side of the room.

Eadoo - What the hell? Holy fuck.
Eadoo - Holly shit what the fuck.

>A moment passes as they stare at each other trying to figure out what just happened...

Eadoo - *Gatling! Gatling there's a me over there! There, some- something happened! I don't know what or why! But... There's another me! Help!*
Eadoo - *Gatling! What happened?! I... I don't understand what happened! There's a kobold that looks just like me! It's a copy! Gatling! Help!*

>both voices run off at the same time in your head, as you hear the sounds of battle just a down the street and behind the tower... Both Eadoo's slowly rise to their feet, staggering in pain...

Eadoo - *Gatling, I'm really hurt, but I think I'm okay. She's staring right at me, I-it is- it's a doub-doubleganger! It's going to try to take my place!*
Eadoo - *Gatling, I'm really hurt, but I'm not bleeding. She's staring right at me, My god, it's a copycat! What if it tries to kill me and take my place!*

>They both reach for their hidden blades...

Eadoo - *It's drawing a weapon! she's gonna kill me! I have to fight!*
Eadoo - *She's going for a weapon I need to survive, I have to fight!*

>They both draw their throwing knifes with fear in their eyes...

>Help Eadoos resolve this
>Help with monster problem
>_ _ _

... This isn't permanent is it?

Whatever. Hey Eadoo, we got you a clone for Christmas. Yes, this makes as much sense to you as it does to us. We didn't mean it; someone left Gatling a package with an ivory cat statue inside and we were talking about it when it suddenly hovered out of the room. Keep in mind that we're tech-based, we don't know the first thing about detecting magic.

The good news is that this might be a good way to extract the orb. The bad news is... um... you may have to look at a clone of yourself get tortured alive.

You know what, fight it out and the loser has to become Aiden's test subject.

Merry Christmas! We got you your own clone! (apparently?)

Please don't kill each other until we can figure out whats going on.

If you can avoid murdering each other for the next half hour we are going to go help some villagers deal with a monster attack. If not we will stay here with you.

Just make out with yourself for a bit or something until we get back ok?

... Oh yeah I forgot.

Sex duel. Get yourself pregnant to stave off the emptiness with dual-sexed children.

>>690880
oh goddammit, we do not need this shit
eadoos just chill for a sec,
neither of you are doppelgangers, you're clones or something,
don't kill each other, we've got something a bit more urgent to deal with then will get back to you.
Now lets go follow Pridwen and help deal with whatever's happening there

also I'm starting to feel really bad for this poor women who's house is getting fucked up by all our shenanigans,

we'll have to throw some money her way when we get the chance

...Should we have used this on Trixy...Then again, maybe not.
Okay.
Eadoo at the bookshelf-you are now going to be dubbed Booky Eadoo.
Eadoo at...okay you've still got your crown on your head? You'll be Hat Eadoo.
Hat, meet Booky.
Booky, meet Hat.
Since you two are basically the same person, how's about you decide to work together instead of yanno, death duel? Less clean-up, you get a new friend, I don't think you guys actively like killing people, etc, etc...

>They both draw their throwing knifes with fear in their eyes...
Whoa, calm down! Mysterious artifact stuff. You, with the crown still on, you can talk first, but hear me out before that. The spell that launched itself out didn't have a malevolent aura, and the two of you clearly both align yourselves to me, meaning either the spell cloned you, or cloned your memories and mentality into a doppelganger, meaning they won't even realize they're a doppelganger. For now, just think of yourselves as twins. Merry Christmas, I guess? Sorry for the freaky surprise, would not have thought it'd do that.

We should scan their spiritual signature, maybe that'll help identify the clone. But if we can get a promise that they won't hurt each other then we can look at the monster, otherwise it's too dangerous, the guards can do their job.

Stop! You aren't enemies!

This is one of those magic things that just sorta happens around us. We'll be back to sort it out soon.

Someone is in trouble so we can't come back yet, just don't hurt each other. She's the same you as you so just keep calm and think of all the ramifications and benefits that could come with this. We'll be back soon.

Well that's hilarious. Eadoo, please try not to murder your self. If we (Gatling) can get along with ourselves then so can you.

I have a feeling our life is about to get a whole lot more stupid. How are we going to reconcile the differences between the two that will inevitably develop? How are we going to go about giving Eadoo his spark back, will only one of them become special? Will we have to split and dilute it? Will they have to take turns with it? Yet again we've been beset upon by ridiculous magic bullfuckery.

Let's go help with monster troubles, we don't have time to deal with this nonsense, innocents are in danger!

>>690880
We received a mysterious gift. Since things have turned so troubling for you we thought of giving it to you. We did not expect this to happen. We can hear both of you speaking to us, calling for our aid. Worried that the other one is some sort of killer doppelganger. We're inclined to believe that neither of you are 'fake' without evidence. Perhaps our hostess can help figure things out?

... seriously starting to think we should lock u any 'presents' that don't come with instructions.

Broken Halo 2016/01/02(Sat)23:36 No. 691413 ID: 939c7f
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>>690911
>>690896
>>690891
>>690886
Gatling - Whoa, calm down! Mysterious artifact stuff. You, with the crown still on, you can talk first, but hear me out before that. The spell that launched itself out didn't have a malevolent aura, and the two of you clearly both align yourselves to me, We can hear both of you speaking to us, calling for our aid. Worried that the other one is some sort of killer doppelganger. Meaning either the spell cloned you, or cloned your memories and mentality into a doppelganger, meaning they won't even realize they're a doppelganger. For now, just think of yourselves as twins. Merry Christmas, I guess? Sorry for the freaky surprise, would not have thought it'd do that. Perhaps our hostess can help figure things out?..

Eadoo - If she's asking for you help it's to deceive you!

Eadoo - Hey! They said I could talk first! I'm not trying to deceive anyone. Now, like Gatling said, there's not way to prove who's who at the moment, so we're both going to wait patiently for a way to prove it, until then... we're friends, okay?

Eadoo - More like neutral parties, but yeah... Friend... If I happen to be the doubleganger, I will gladly submit, and or let myself be killed, assuming you would as well, seeing as you're the doubleganger.

Eadoo - first off, I'm not, second, yes That seems reasonable...

>>690888
Okay... Eadoo at the bookshelf-you are now going to be dubbed Booky Eadoo. Eadoo at...okay you've still got your crown on your head? You'll be Hat Eadoo. Hat, meet Booky. Booky, meet Hat.

>booky Eadoo puts her crown on...

Eadoo - Hey! Put that down, You're book Eadoo, I'm crown Eadoo.

Eadoo - What?! Screw you, I'm king and I wont let you take my crown from me, just because it fell off when you exploded out of me.

Eadoo - You are not taking my crown you copy cat! I will fight you if I have to!

Eadoo - Don't tempt me Doubleganger, I've lost too much to have it taken by a monster like you!

Eadoo - I see through your game, you're trying to anger me, trying to get me to attack, so you can claim self defence...

Eadoo - N-no I'm not! Look... Let's just... not talk to each other, every word that comes out of your mouth is like poison.

Eadoo - You're no better!

Eadoo - Well then I guess we are perfect copies!

>>690897
>>690902
>>690894
>>690886
>We should scan their spiritual signature, maybe that'll help identify the clone.

You scan them both and find they have perfectly matching signatures, furthermore there seems to be a spiritual connection between them, thought faint...

Gatling - Let's go help with monster troubles, we don't have time to deal with this nonsense, innocents are in danger!

Eadoo - Innocents are in danger?! What are you doing here, go help them!
Eadoo - Innocents are in danger?! What are you doing here, go help them!

Gat - But if we can get a promise that they won't hurt each other then we can look at the monster, otherwise it's too dangerous, the guards can do their job.

Eadoo - Fine I promise I won't attack her other than in self defense.

Eadoo - of course, I promise as well, now go help those people.

Eadoo - I'll even drop all my throwing knives in the corner over there as a sign of good faith~

Eadoo - Seems reasonable, not planing on using them anyways...

>They both drop all of their weapons in the corner under the sofa...

Eadoo - (Heh! If she tries anything I'll just use my seduction magic~)
Eadoo - (Heh! If she tries anything I'll just use my seduction magic~)

>>691413
Just fuck already.

You two are literally the same. There's no actual difference. Just have sex or whatever already.

Now, on to the others.

Broken Halo 2016/01/02(Sat)23:52 No. 691417 ID: 939c7f
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>You march over to the scene of the attack, hiding out of sight, around a house... To find two massive humans, attacking and devouring a guard and a small child... There are eight guards partially surrounding them, but keeping their distance... most in fear...

Pridwen - Status report! what the hell is going on here!

McWhat's his face - I don't know! It's Thern and Wright... They... They're not human! They killed Kite! And his daughter...

Pridwen - Those stone like growth... And that smell... Are... Are they... Dire humans?!

McWhat's his face - I hope not... No! I won't believe it!

Pridwen - Calm down Marcus! If they've somehow caught the dire, we have to kill them before it spreads!

Marcus - B-but How! They're huge!

Pridwen - With teamwork Marc... Like real guardsmen! We live and die of our people!

Marcus - Th-thats not what I signed up for!

Pridwen - I know it's not, you coward... But it's whats gonna happen... Gather the men, and gather their attention, Gaster, Philard and I will fill them with lead and arrows, keep their attention on yourself, or I'll shoot you before I die, Understood?

Marcus - I... I don't...

Pridwen - Am I UnderStood!

Marcus - Y-yes mam!

>Pridwen slugs his in the face!

Marcus - I mean sir!

Pridwen - Where the hell is Hughes!!

Marcus - In his cleansing ceremony! He needs it for his head wound!

Pridwen - Well it chose a foul fucking time to act up! Get in the front lines! Go now! (God I hope he comes soon... God I hope they kill him within a inch of death...)

>_ _ _

>>691417
Tell Pridwen that you can possess one of the enemy and bash in the head of the other. If she insists that you leave by shooting Stern in the face, tell her that she has little to lose by throwing a kobold into two meth-heads.

Get to the rooftop and attack from above. Possess the one eating the girl.

Hmm, big and intimidating. I wonder if we could just dump stern and dive into one of them, possessing it.

Yeah, lets try that.

>>691417
As Richard, can we cast Mantras straight from the body? If so, Rally the soldiers. Just... Make sure to stay hidden in case it does something to gather attention, so that we can duck out of the area they start to look at.

G@Algeb: Where is the cleansing ceremony? Pridwen needs Hughes active and I should be able to help speed the mending of his wound.

>>691420
Didn't you hear Pridwen? DIRE is contagious. Last thing we need is to become a Dire Demigod.

>>691417
I know we lack the means to regain mantra right now, but I suspect spending mantra here would benefit far more than trying to swing this unarmed, cut-up near-corpse at them.

Casting The Law on one might make things easier.. but using Rally on the guards may help more, if they're actually competent beyond this initial shock.

Do we have anything to disguise or cover our face with? Even a trash bag could do, seeing as we'll only need it for a moment. There's no danger to us from the dire humans, seeing as we can just turn ourselves intangible. We can just charge right in and have them start wailing on each other.

Broken Halo 2016/01/05(Tue)13:48 No. 691863 ID: 939c7f
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>>691419
Gat - We can possess one of the enemy and bash in the head of the other.

Pridwen - Y-you again! I told you to fuck off, *sigh* fine, if you can help, help. But I'll have to kill Stern after this, too much exposure...

>>691421
>>691429
>As Richard, can we cast Mantras straight from the body? If so, Rally the soldiers

You can cast divine spells from your host body, but Rally requires you to be near to the effected squad.

>You charge in among the cowering warriors, arms high in the air, you shout prayers of courage and valor!! The guard front line is no longer panicked and immune to psychological statuses. They are surrounded with a distinctive golden glow, though they don't notice...

Guard - Come on men! Let's take them down!!
Guard - Yeah We can Win!
Guards - HooHah!!

>Casting The Law on one might make things easier...

Law does not work on feral or mindless targets.

Gat - *Algeb Where is the cleansing ceremony? Pridwen needs Hughes active and I should be able to help speed the mending of his wound.*

>Algeb is unconscious...

>>691420
>>691419
>>691483
>dump stern and dive into one of them, possessing it.

You Charge in drawing attention towards the dire human gripping the child in it's maw... It Drops the limp, lifeless infant and swings a vicious backhand at you, you leap out of sterns husk and through the attack, harmlessly like a ghost. Landing inside the beast, you feel it's mighty strength, the warm taste of blood and life, dripping at your lips, and wrath, there is much anger here... Though surprisingly less than the owlbear, noticeably so... You feel it might overpower you, though it is weak and you've faced much much worst...

>Attempt to subdue wrath and possess dire human (easy +/-85%)
>Don't risk it and eject
>_ _ _

>>691863
WHY IS ALGEB UNCONSCIOUS

85%, that's good odds. Hack that sucker!

>>691865
Dude has probably had a rough day, between realizing he's not human most of the guards aren't human, meeting a God in person, helping that God get a body out of prison, facing spooky scary wolf lady... Hopefully he just clocked out is all.

>(easy +/-85%)
Does this means we have an eighty-five percent chance to succeed? I'm not understanding this.

>>691879
it is an easy save, there is more or less 85% chance to succeed based on stats and abilities...

Well, we can't keep dodging the dice forever. Even if they seem weighted towards critical fails...

Attempt domination, then use Infected Brute on the other Infected Brute.

>>691863
We don't need to calm it down, just redirect its rage towards the other dire human.
Is there a dice bonus if we just redirect its anger?

Broken Halo 2016/01/08(Fri)17:55 No. 692313 ID: 939c7f
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rolled 82 = 82

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>>691865
>>691878
>You quickly zip your senses to Algeb, he is unconscious face down in front of the jail cell that Angel unlocked last night, the man Angel let free is no where to be found... Algeb is clearly alive, though possibly wounded...

>>691865
>>691893
>>691934
>You attempt to overpower the wrath and seize control of the body... Gatling's Will = 85 - 10 (trivial) + 5 (been through worst) = 80

Above 98 crit failure
Above 95 failure
Above 80 redirect anger
Below 81 Assuming direct control...
Below 08 Crit success

>You notice a sting in your back...

>_ _ _

>>692313
What. The. @#$%?

Maybe that knife is star-metal? For now, the mind control might have failed but you can still point the giant lummox in the direction of that other fatass who just stole your meals.

And the wall. It thinks it's stupider than the lummoxes. LUMMOX, PROVE YOUR INTELLECTUAL INFERIORITY BY SMASHING THE WALL WITH YOUR HEAD! REPEATEDLY! THEN SMASH THE DEAD WALL INTO WEAK TINY GROUND JUST TO BE SURE!

Read the note!!!
Bash the dire man, try to kill as many guards as possible before sneaking away

>>692313
Godammit, oh well, could of been worse, redirect that anger towards the other dire human

>>692413
pridwen knows we're in here, wanton slaughter isn't going to put us on her good side

Pretty sure the mind control did work, unless I'm the one who can't read.

Immediately start killing the ever-loving hell out of the other dire human.

>>692525
Above eighty is a Redirect Anger, only, not direct control.

Suggestion 2016/01/10(Sun)04:29 No. 692673 ID: e18d6f

>>692629
Ah yeah I read the dc as the roll lol

Since we only managed to get it to redirect, lets leap from this one to the other once they are grappling. We can try again with him to exert actually control. Whichever one we are in is likely to win since we make them more powerful.

Broken Halo 2016/01/10(Sun)21:04 No. 692914 ID: 939c7f
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rolled 76 = 76

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>>692413
>Read the note!!!

You quickly read the note. It appears to be written in blood, or perhaps thick crusting red ink... the handwriting is terrible and almost illegible...

"You's all must ofer manny more humens as tribute for the vhile transgretion you's have *illegible* upon my neck of woods. You's all must ofer paiment of humens to sacrifice for my plesure!! or Death! Plague! *illegible*! and other bad things! Will befal you's all!! ov the sacrificed humens, (minimem 15) at least fife must be virgun wemen. and 1 must be a virgun boy, betwen 12 and 14 year old, preferabely with magic powers alredy. Also! humens for sacrifice must be alive! No *illegible* gmaes of dead humens, or else. send humens to my neck of woods with ropes on arms and leg. remembar! death will happen to you's all otherwise!! sinserily Wiked witch of the woods... W.W.W."

>>692325
>>692413
>>692433
>>692525
>>692789
>Immediately start killing the ever-loving hell out of the other dire human.

You redirect your anger at the other dire human, charging into it and slamming your weight on his frame...

>lets leap from this one to the other once they are grappling.

You hop out and into the other as you slam into him! once inside you feel his anger and try to control it!

>You attempt to overpower the wrath and seize control of the body... Again... Gatling's Will = 85 - 10 (trivial) + 5 (been through worst) + 10 (I've got it this time!) = 90

Above 99 crit failure
Above 90 redirect anger
Below 91 Assuming direct control...
Below 09 Crit success

>The body you were just in is attacking you!! Still guided by the redirected rage!!

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>>692914
@#$% YES

Neck snap Lummox A, we're done here.

I wonder how stupid this bio-mechanic "witch" is. Or who they are. Oh, you'll give them 15 virgins alright; have Pridwen deputize five street rats and hire a psychic kid from the local academy. Bring the police to the woods and take this guy down.

>>692922
Not sure Pridwen will be so willing to put innocent civilians in harm's away, according to Algeb.

>>692914
I almost expected we rolled a perfect 100 now...

Anyway, I suggest we ask Pridwen if he would have that amount of people at hand and maybe deceive the "young" boy's age with someone older with a smaller build.
maybe we can fill in missing people with some of our own...

This witch is probably behind the dire boars and the miasma causing them. I guess she's upgraded to immediate threat now.

Neck snaps sounds good, if we can manage.

And here's the point where we realize that all that fellowship and willpower means diddly in a fist-fight between hulks.

Don't bother trying anything fancy. Beat our foe about the face and neck until it stops.

Broken Halo 2016/01/15(Fri)19:09 No. 694207 ID: 939c7f
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rolled 59 = 59

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>His anger redirected towards the host you currently reside in, the dire human lunges at you and tries to beat you down!!

Dire human attacks you, Ws = 68 + 10 (berzerk) - 21 (opposed ws) = 57

Above 94 enemy crit fails
Above 75 you counter
Above 57 You parry
Below 58 enemy hits
Below 06 enemy crits

>>694207
That was a @#$%ing close one!

Execution, now!

>>694207
If we dropped out of this one now, they'd probably keep beating on each other without our help. Stern's body got slugged on the way in, and we need to make sure he's still in usable condition.

Broken Halo 2016/01/15(Fri)21:01 No. 694220 ID: 939c7f
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rolled 9 = 9

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>>694208
>you narrowly evade his blow. feeling the wind from his fist, you rear back and strike his in return!

You attack the dire human, Ws = 65 + 15 (host bonus) + 10 (Berzerk) - 22 (opposed ws) = 68

Above 93 you crit fails
Above 80 enemy counters
Above 68 enemy parry
Below 69 you hits
Below 07 you crits

Broken Halo 2016/01/15(Fri)21:28 No. 694223 ID: 939c7f
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>>694220
Damage: (68-9)=59 + 70 + 16 (host bonus) = 145/235 (opponents health)

>Seeing an opening in his "defenses" You strike fast and hard!!

You strike the opponent for more than one third of his hp, and knock him out with one fell swing, he is bleeding and will most likely die from his wounds...

Guard - Holly shit! They're killing each other!

Guard - Good, let them! This will even the odds!

Guard - Oh fuck, that one looks strong!

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