Aubrey 2017/05/03(Wed)14:38 No. 799547 ID: e5b57f
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—brey."

Your bed is so soft, the comforter scrunched up beneath you like the surface of a cloud. You lay there, breathing in the mixed musky scent of you and your... friend, a testament to the activities that took place just a few minutes ago.

Aubrey 2017/05/03(Wed)14:38 No. 799548 ID: e5b57f
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You press one hand against the sizeable damp spot between you and Cass, then lift it close enough for you to see. You inspect your claws, glistening in the moonlight with beads of arousal; a quick snuffle confirms that this time it's Cass's to clean up, and not yours.

Aubrey 2017/05/03(Wed)14:38 No. 799549 ID: e5b57f
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"Aubreeeeey," Cass's low, contralto voice calls again. You respond by rolling over to face her, wincing at how incredibly sore you are. You're not going to be walking anytime soon, that's for sure! She grins, dark eyes glinting with interest, little gems sparkling in the cool light. You can hear her heartbeat, slow and relaxed, despite the vigorous physical exercise. Cass was always a hard one for you to read. "Whatcha thiiiinkin'?"

You pause for a moment before answering.

I think the earth looks flat even if you go up really high, so why do people keep saying it's a ball?

Thinking it's your turn to clean up.

>Whatcha thiiiinkin'?
That "ANL" is pronounced "anal".

That I'm a fluffy cloud and I don't want to move.

I'm thinking I want to kiss you. That I want icecream. And that it's your turn to clean up.

My everything hurts.

>>799549
Your boobs are amazing and I'm getting hard again just thinking about touching them again.

Aubrey 2017/05/03(Wed)16:30 No. 799585 ID: e5b57f
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"I'm thinking that it's your turn to clean up."

"Really, huh?" Cass twitches her nose, glancing down at the offending damp spot. "It's just because you're so little, isn't it? Can't reach?"

"It's not my fault you put them up so high!"

She cackles, a half-chitter of glee, before sitting up, the bed creaking slightly at the redistribution of weight. "Fiiiiiiine. You owe me for this one!"

"B-but it's your puddle!"

Cass hops up out of bed — how anyone can have this much stamina is beyond you — and makes her way towards the linen closet. "S'your fault it's there in the first place."

Dammit. She has a point.

>>799585
Alright it's about time to mentally recap your relationship with Cass.

>>799585
Fiiiiiine. I owe you. Woe is me, for my debt will be exploited to an evil end.

Aubrey 2017/05/03(Wed)19:00 No. 799605 ID: e5b57f
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You take a moment to think about the relationship you and your friend Cass have had. Specifically, the relationship between your hands and her everything, and your tongue and the rest of her everything. Not to mention, the very in-depth relationship you and her toys had over the course of the evening.

Thinking about that particular relationship makes you wince again.

>>799605
Oh okay, fuckbuddies then. And she likes to put stuff in your butt.

Well she can't change the linens if you're on the bed. Time to shuffle off to the shower. Give her a slap on the butt as you go.

Let's check out the size of our boobs.

Also, at what time do we usually sleep? Might be a good time for that after all the hard work. We can think about more things in the morning.

>>799605
make a mental note to stock up on lube next time, ya goof

Aubrey 2017/05/04(Thu)10:59 No. 799682 ID: e5b57f
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The cheery, electronic chirp of the door opening sounds almost apologetic as it prods you out of your dream. Sorry, it seems to say, You were almost at the good part! Before the dream vanishes completely in the misty depths of your subconscious, you remind yourself to stock up on lube later.

Ugh. You can't believe you fell asleep at work again. What kind of good-for-nothing security guard sleeps on the job? You're making a terrible impression for your replacemen—

"Auuuubrey." Speaking of your replacement... Cass's voice is as energetic and alert as always. You answer her with an annoyed sniffle before sitting back up. Your right ear is cramped from you laying on it, and you take a few moments to try and massage some life back into the poor thing.

Undeterred by your ferocious warning sniffle, Cass scoots into the guard station, the door beeping once more to acknowledge that it's closed. Not my fault, it's all hers! Good luck!

"Did you complete your rounds already, Cass? That was fast." A long yawn almost devours the last sentence.

"Fast?" She laughs, warm and bright. Unforced, honest - you always liked that about the rat gal. Ever genuine and passionate, both in her professional life as well as her... private one. "Aubrey, cutie, I was gone for over an hour! I even walked extra slow. I figured you needed a nap." She flashes a quick smile and moves closer, lightly resting a hand on your shoulder. "Looks like I shoulda given you a few more minutes!"

You have a witty comeback prepared and are just about to deliver it when you notice that there's an alert on the security screen.

[ACTIVITY DETECTED IN QUADRANT FIVE]

"You knoooow, Aubrey, you never explained exactly why you labeled it Quadrant "Five.""

"And you still haven't read Tozol Quest, so you don't get to ask that question."

The hand on your shoulder squeezes. Hard. "Fiiiine. Anyway, you gonna check this out or should I?"

We will dive headfirst into danger and beat the activity to death.

>>799682
You'll go. If anyone deserves to get killed by an escaped monster it's the guard that slept on the job.

Quadrant Five is where we'll relieve ourselves one way or another. And perhaps someone else too.

So definitely tell her that we shall be the one to go there.
Bring some lube with us.

Aubrey 2017/05/06(Sat)00:00 No. 799935 ID: e5b57f
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As you pass through Quadrant Four on your way to Quadrant Five, you take a moment to look back at the warehouse, the silhouette of Cass juuuuuust visible if you squint really hard. The cool wind whispers past your ears, the scent of pine and fur and freshly-fallen rain a balm to your supersensitive snoot, very welcome after hours of recirculated, slightly stale air.

Two years. Two years you worked for Shift-Tec as a night guard, the perfect position for a five-foot tall nocturnal sensor array like yourself. Cass joined up a couple of weeks ago, and her presence was something you sorely needed after months of working alone.

You dwell on that stretch of solitude you had, and you start to think about the memories from before then, when yo—

NO.

No.

Never. Ever.

Your breathing slows as you continue your walk to Quadrant Five, falling into the calming exercises you'd learned. People often say that the harder someone tries to avoid thinking about something, the more someone thinks about it, but you know that isn't true. You've learned how to skirt your thoughts around the edges of dangerous territory, like Odysseus weaving around the vast, sunken depths of Charybdis. No matter how much those thoughts pull at you, begging you, no matter how much you can hear her vo—

You dig your claws into your leg, hard enough that the pain drowns out your thoughts in a burst of static, but not enough to draw blood.

You keep walking, almost there, when Cass's voice crackles over your radio.

"Aubrey, careful - I got another alert from there, but the cameras aren't showing anything, even in infrared."

>>799935
If the cameras aren't showing anything, what's the alert from? Did someone break a window? Access a terminal? What specific areas show activity? Got any binoculars to check things out from a distance? If we can check on things without getting exposed, that would be best.

Mentally review possible things that could be causing the alert in Quadrant Five. Is this a prison complex? Research facility? Also, check inventory.

It's an electromagnetic space-time disturbance. Engage!

What sort of gear did we bring with us? Do we stand any chance against whatever it is without lube?

Aubrey 2017/05/06(Sat)13:09 No. 800021 ID: e5b57f
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Your heart skips a bit and you halt, convinced you're forgetting something. You look down and check - no, the radio's still there, clipped to your belt.

...oh. Right.

Your security badge. After this warehouse switched over to biometric security last year, you spent a whole week constantly thinking you forgot a badge that no longer existed. Badges were deemed not efficient or secure enough, so access to the warehouse grounds (and any other Shift-Tec facility for the matter) is tied directly into your biometric data.

Your ear flicks forward in amusement at yourself - this is the first time in a while that you've made that mistake. It must be everything that's been on your mind lately: this being the last day on the job, the packing you're going to have to do soon, the fact that you finally got your hands on a Ticket....

You let out a big sigh, shake yourself all over, and resume focusing on the task at hand. You're almost to Quadrant Five, and the treeline draws closer.


INVENTORY CONTENTS:
1x Warehouse radio

Uh oh. You are squarely in three days from retirement territory. What are you supposed to do if this disturbance is actively hostile, CQC it into submission?

>last day on the job
>some unknown minor disturbance
Dude you're so dead.

What kind of security intrusions / problems have you had to deal with in the past?

That seems rather poor set of items for xenoid subjugation. The missing lube makes me especially worried.

Is the Quadrant Five just a forest, or is something more there?
In any case, we should thread carefully. Stop every once in a while and just listen. Don't step on any anthills.

This is sounding like it's going to be your last day for a completely different reason. Be careful, whatever is going on in there could be serious.

Aubrey 2017/05/06(Sat)21:08 No. 800172 ID: e5b57f
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As an aardvark, you possess exceptional hearing. Along with your acute sense of smell, sharp digging claws, and burly strength, you have the core reasons as to why you're not worried in the slightest about whatever manner of creature that could be lurking in these woods.

If anything, any creatures out there should be worried about you.

Aubrey 2017/05/06(Sat)21:09 No. 800173 ID: e5b57f
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You stop and focus your hearing, ears perking up and swiveling independently as they sweep the trees. You do your best to filter out the chirps, chitters, and assorted rustlings and noises that pepper the night. In the distance [approximately 2 and a half miles away, positioned at roughly 5 o'clock relative to you] a coyote serenades the night with a mournful wail, claiming its territory and letting the world know that it's here.

Your eyes close as you populate the mental map around yourself, three sounds of special interest - one is a low groan/moan that your left ear picks up, the second is a deep rumble that your right ear picks up, and the third is much quieter: a... muttering noise? Perhaps speech? It's very quiet, and appears to be moving from left to right through the center of your auditory field.

>>800172
acute sense of smell, sharp digging claws, and burly strength even.

>>800173
Well if we're gonna be sneaking you might want to initiate radio silence.

Should there be any personnel out here? I'd expect a groan to be a wounded person, and a rumble to be a vehicle. Check the rumble. If it's nothing interesting (or a vehicle) you can track the muttering since you'll be in the same area then.

I suspect what went down is this: someone came by in a vehicle to investigate the disturbance, got lured out of the vehicle by the trespasser or whatever, and one of the two won the ensuing fight. The victor is now returning to the vehicle to either steal it (if it's the trespasser) or use the radio in the vehicle to report back to base (if it's a guard).

Are you not close enough to hear footsteps if the moving sound is a person?

Investigate mumble.

>>800172
>If anything, any creatures out there should be worried about you.
And in what horror movie has overconfidence in one's own abilities ever led the victim to escaping the monster? Oh, that's right, none of them!

Stop acting cocky and actually pay attention to the bad omens! You're setting yourself up to get yourself killed like all of the overconfident assholes you've ever seen in movies!

If it's just normal people, then why didn't the cameras pick them up? That doesn't make sense.

Go for the moan on the left first. That one seems the least dangerous and would need immediate attention if it's someone injured.

>>800233
Maybe the cameras are sabotaged? Or maybe they're wearing stealth suits.

Do digging claws and strength really matter as much if say, it's an armed intruder with a gun and night vision?

Or if they're another aardvark?

>what investigate
You've got one to the left, to the right, and center.

Best way to investigate one while keeping the others in earshot if anything interesting happens is to advance down the middle.

Aubrey 2017/05/08(Mon)12:51 No. 800498 ID: e5b57f
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You decide to investigate the muttering sound, since it seems like it has the highest chance of being an actual intruder.

Now... you are not stealthy. Noooot in the slightest. You're REALLY good at hiding from stuff, especially if you close your eyes, but when it comes to sneaking up, well - you're not the most light-footed individual.

You veer off the path and pick your way through the towering pillars of trees, twigs snapping underfoot with each step.

There is a sudden and deafening silence, a lack of sound so utter that it makes the fine hairs on your neck and head rise. You freeze. Everything is stillness and quiet, except for the thudding rhythm of your heart.

>>800498
Back up. See if the silence is attached to a specific area, or if you've been targeted specifically.

If you've been targeted specifically then you're gonna need to hide like you said, at least until you figure out a way of dealing with the silence. Cover the light on your radio as well.

Does your nose tell you anything interesting about the area?

Place your hand on the ground in front of you, shaking it and say, "Here doggy doggy. Come here good boy. You're such a good boy, aren't you?". That green light is probably just a firefly.

>>800516
I believe this is an image of Aubrey in the dark. The eyes are hers, the green light is the radio.

>>800518
But if you look carefully, you'll notice that all the panels until now (except the radar one) have been from 1st person perspective.

>>800522
This one too:
>>799605


It's not an exclusively first-person quest.

>>800524
I think that was a mirror, or a self-reflection in the dream. Anyway, from our own perspecives, both of our suggestions are valid.

Aubrey 2017/05/08(Mon)13:44 No. 800531 ID: e5b57f
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The sound of a large, ponderous door sliding shut [50 feet ahead and to the left, approximately 10 o'clock] breaks the eerie atmosphere, and the nighttime sounds start up again. A few moments later, a faint rush of air comes from that direction, and you half-close your eyes, focusing all of your attention into your snoot.

The emotions and personal smells hit first, and your face flushes, warmth spreading fingers down into your belly. Lust, arousal, a bit of apprehension, relief. Flashes of the time in high school when you had a crush on a cute lizard girl, stolen kisses, fumbling hands - the fear of being caught, but being so fucking horny that you didn't care. Another scent, unfamiliar, hard to place... aha! Walking down the street after work one evening, accidentally bumping into a dinosaur lady, apologizing, slightly embarrassed, contrite, continuing home.

Next, the incidental scents.

Scenes of time spent in book stores, the air thick with the aroma of patchouli.

A field of lavender, full moon smiling down on you as you dug and burrowed, so proud to show your mama that you were just like her now!

A sea breeze, blowing over the sound as you dipped your feet in the ice-cold water.

You add two scents to your Snoot Database.

Current SNOOTABASE CONTENTS
1x Female lizard, name unknown, (patchouli, lavender, ocean?)
1x Female dinosaur, name unknown, (patchouli, lavender, ocean?)
1x Female fancy rat, Cass
1x Fema—NO NO NEVER EVE~~ERRRORRR~~

>>800531
So... you smelled a lizard and a dinosaur in that gust of air, and those brought back memories of similar people?

Well. Go find the door. Report back what you see when you get there. (why don't you have a flashlight?)

Hey, is that a red glow to your left?

Since no one is watching us, I see no reason not to slide a hand into our pants touch ourselves. It's not the first time we did it on the job. Also, I think we may have a scent fetish.

Anyway, do any of those smells tell us anything about the lizard and dinosaur in the vehicle? Are they sweaty, tired? Afraid? Do we smell any gunpowder or weapons? Drugs? We should also wait at least a minute to assess if they're hostile or not. Lastly, what is our normal job policy at handling intruders? I'm assuming we're supposed to shout a warning or something first. That this is restricted area?

Aubrey 2017/05/08(Mon)15:05 No. 800556 ID: e5b57f
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Due to having very few cone cells in your eyes, you can barely detect red wavelengths of light.

From what you understand of your biology, you peoples' scents with colors. Different people get different colors - the parts of your brain that normally process color vision are mainly used for smell.

Time to go investigate what's going on over there - you were in a low-level pleasure buzz from the dream earlier and that's kicked back in full force, so you hope that whoever's intruding is friendly - very friendly.

>>800559
Hello?

>you associate peoples' scents with colors
Fix'd! Well, that explains why the juices looked blue at the start.

>very friendly
So you're saying there's two sexy girls making love? On your watch? Without you? The shame! This can only be redeemed with nothing less than a hot threesome. So be sure to move there quietly, in a way they won't have the time to dress up, or even worse, escape.

Let's not worry about less important things, such as random bird monsters following us.

??? 2017/05/08(Mon)21:35 No. 800628 ID: e5b57f
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>>800564
HELLO!

>>800628
oh good, you're friendly! Careful lurking around in the dark friend, you might give someone quite a fright!

Give friendly head pat.

>>800628
So what's your story, buddy?

Please don't eat us. Go follow that aardvark or something.

>>800628

My, what big teeth...

Amaranth 2017/05/09(Tue)12:36 No. 800692 ID: e5b57f
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>>800633
Lurks Amaranth in dark, but frightens never others.

>>800635
Pat who? Pat Amaranth-so-soft? You are there, Amaranth is here, cannot pat her.

...Will find Aubrey, then many pats, hugs, kisses, much more will Amaranth give to her.

>>800636
Story? Story boring. Story long. Tell Amaranth will later, yes. Not now.

>>800661
Eat? Are you food? No! Eat Amaranth only food. Following Amaranth, wanting to surprise Aubrey-so-kind - until interrupted you did. Forgiving is she, however - made new friends now!

>>800680
Thank you!

You know, you weren't supposed to be able to sense interdimensional metapsychic individualities and their injunctions.

But since you're here.. may I see your genitals?

>>800692
Who are we?
Were you the cause of Aubrey's sudden lack of hearing?
Is that moaning person in the woods your doing? Someone you made friends with, perhaps?

Amaranth 2017/05/09(Tue)15:13 No. 800734 ID: e5b57f
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(OOC NOTE: Bolding Amaranth's text makes my head hurt, and it's pretty obvious from context when she's speaking, so I'll leave it out for now.)

>>800711
You are people, nothing special. Live in your own 'verse, watching other 'verses. Creating connections. Vital. Important. Dies any 'verse without connections. Run all things do on narrative reality, narrative physics. Even 'verse of yours.

Hearing? Gone went sound itself. Disturbing reality local, arrival of Train Transdimensional. See soon Train Transdimensional. Very soon.

Ha! Person? Mating birds.

>>800694
Sensing is what Amaranth does. Travels she from 'verse to 'verse as well.

Yes! Behold you will, of Amaranth-so-sultry.

>>800734
Pff, good grief.
Is this Train gonna cause an apocalypse?

Kaaaaayyyyyy now that have seen the um... I am not sure if she is bipedal or not but wolf pussy. Can we goAubrey? She is why you are here na?

So, uh, beautiful friendly teethy creature... where are you, what is around you, and what are you up to? Also, what do you enjoy doing when out and about at night in the dark?

Amaranth 2017/05/09(Tue)20:12 No. 800795 ID: e5b57f
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>>800741
Yes. Go. See Aubrey-so-clever.

Leaving, Amaranth must. Calling, work does to Amaranth-so-busy. Wishes she could have rutted Aubrey, but another time.

Amaranth 2017/05/09(Tue)20:12 No. 800796 ID: e5b57f
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You. Watch you shall of Aubrey-so-sweet. Protect you shall of Aubrey-so-caring.

Amaranth 2017/05/09(Tue)20:12 No. 800797 ID: e5b57f
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ENSURE AUBREY IS LOVED.

Aubrey 2017/05/09(Tue)20:13 No. 800801 ID: e5b57f
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—t's this? You must have missed it during the inspection you did of this area. You're annoyed that the two ladies completely vanished, because that means only one thing could have happened. You're not looking forward to the paperwork.

You've already let Cass know that you're on your way back, and that you'll tell her the details when you see her.

Aubrey 2017/05/09(Tue)20:13 No. 800802 ID: e5b57f
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... god dammit.

You add the Shift-Tec® Lube (half-full bottle) to your inventory.

INVENTORY CONTENTS
1x Warehouse radio
1x Half-full bottle of lube

>>800801
I'm guessing they got sucked through an interdimensional wormhole.

>>800802
So do you have any friends aside from Cass?

Sooooooo.....do you happen to know anyone by the name of Amaranth?

>another time
See you soon!

Eh. Things were going so well. So much love Aubrey was going to get. Now both Amaranth and the girls are gone. I'm sad.

>only one thing could have happened
What would that be? That you were dreaming again?

>god dammit
Finally. Getting and giving love should be much more smooth now. In fact, you should try out this lube right now. And not just on your hands.

While going back, anything else you can hear or smell?

So, uhhh... how much do you know about interdimensional or interplanar shenanigans? Is it just something you know of from science fiction and fantasy, or is it a part of your normal life?

Did we just teleport through a vagina?

>>800854
That's ridiculous, we weren't born yesterday.

>>800854
That was her eye.

>>800854
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nu5r9asYZc

Aubrey 2017/05/11(Thu)00:00 No. 801045 ID: e5b57f
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The walk back is interminable, with no unusual sounds or scents to distract you.

Along the way, your mind wanders, and you find yourself thinking about... Amaranth?

Huh. It's been a little while since the two of you last spoke - her current job keeps her pretty busy, although you're not quite certain what it is she does, exactly. Ammy (you grin to yourself at that; she always hated that nickname, doubly so after she watched you play through Okami) has never really been one to be forthcoming with details about anything, and you'd long since learned to not probe too deeply. Huh. You should get back in touch with her some day soon, see how she's doing.

After [muststeerclearmustnotthinkhernamecarefulcareful] your ex and you broke up, you've had trouble keeping your close friends. You pushed away the ones that didn't abandon you, and... Cass and Ammy are really the only two you have left, and Cass is the only one you talk to every day.

You arrive at warehouse building. The door chirps - which you intepret as a happy Aubrey's back, yay - and you enter.

Cass isn't at the guard station, but light pours from the door to the crew area next to it. You sigh. Technically, Cass is supposed to be at the station proper, but last time you brought it up to her, she pointed out that she could see the screen just fine from inside the crew area.

Of course, you take naps on the job, so you're not really the paragon of virtue here.

"Hey, Cass." You squint a little as your eyes adjust. It's not so bright that you need your sunglasses, but it's just bright enough that you can see faint ghosts of color.

"Auuuuubrey!" She bounces up from her seat at the crew table, her chair squeaking in the process, the shrill sound causing your ears to flatten back for a moment. The taller ratlady envelops you in a hug that's hard enough to pop your back - underneath her chub and fluff is a body with muscles that are like steel. Cass is one of the only people you know that can beat you in arm wrestling.

...she's also the most flexible person you've eve—

"Doin' okay there?" You jump and Cass grins, giving your butt a squeeze before releasing you from her arm-vises. "Sorry, you were spacin' out a bit, and tonight you've been hornier than a male forest dragon in a whorehouse."

You flush and stammer a bit, before Cass eases you down into one of the chairs and takes her seat again, the wooden chair complaining only a little in the process. "And you said you saw somethin'? Or heard somethin'?"

>>801045
Heard a muttering sound moving through the forest and a deep rumbling sound that seemed out of place; you went toward the muttering then encountered an unnatural silence. The silence ended and you heard the sound of a massive door closing, felt the rush of air from it even.
You also heard some birds fucking.

You smelled a lizard and a dinosaur, who are nowhere to be found. They smelled of patchouli, lavender, and the ocean.

Also you found lube! Wanna put it to use?

>your ex
Telling you shall to us about ex-of-yours, ex-so-loathsome.
It's not like thinking about her or mentioning her name would bring her here, would it? Actually, I take that back. There seems to be something wrong with this universe. People popping in and out of it and stuff.

>Ammy
I would not have expected you to be in such a relationship with such a creature. What else do you know about her?

>you saw somethin'
Tell Cass we got paperwork to do, and why. Also, show her the lube, ask her if she has any ideas about it.

(I accidentally left out a segment from the post last night, and it's kind of relevant, so I'll just append it here.)
>As entering warehouse

The sudden disappearance, the sounds - everything leads you to believe that this is likely some kind of trandimensional event.

...which means that it's quite fortunate for you that Cass has her doctorate in Transdimensional Physics. The two of you haven't talked very much about it before - there's usually been much more interesting things occupying your attention, but if there's anyone who would know what's going on, it's her.

Then again, tonight's been a big mess of feelings and stuff - you're still really turned on, for one.

You're not certain that you have time to get into both.

Choices choices.

Tell Cass that you want her. Now.

Why this choice? It's because Amaranth may be watching us, and her commands as to what our policy should be were pretty clear. We must keep Aubrey loved. So this decision is a result of the fact that I don't want us to get killed by a transdimensional monster. And totally not because I just want to see some hot lesbian sex.

Aubrey 2017/05/12(Fri)17:13 No. 801410 ID: e5b57f
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"I've been, you know - just... like..." You stumble over your words a little, which isn't normal for you at all. Cass just waits, all patience and smiles. "I'm gonna miss you, Cass!" You blurt out, long ears tucking back. "I'm excited about the trip and everything, but thinking of leaving - you're my best friend an—"

"Shhh, it's okay, Aubrey. You know that I can come visit any time, right? And you can come back whenever you want?" She takes your hand in her own, palms slightly rough and calloused, and squeezes gently. "I've been through Station plenty of times, and visited all kinds of 'verses... but I always come back home. I know it's kinda scary to get out there, but you'll have fun!" Reassuring squeeze.

"I've never even seen the Train, let ride on it!" You blink back tears. You have done your fair share of travelling - it's not uncommon for people here in Cherrygrove to do it - but it's always been through specialized portals, set up for point-to-point transfer. And you've never really left for more than a day or two. The thought of riding in a gigantic machine, barreling through the inter-'verse ether... it's intimidating to say the least.

"Auuuubrey." You glance sidelong at Cass when she says your name. "You know what'll help?"

"What?"

"If we get a bit of us-time in and help take care of some of that pent-up-ness you have goin' on." She runs her claws slowly up your arm, the light touch sending electric tingles along it and down your spine. "How's that sound?"

You blush, face and ears growing hot. "That... that sounds just fine by me." You can't help but smile.

"Atta girl! Noooow... you want me to go down on you, or do you wanna get some licks in on me?"

"What, no double-action?" Your smile grows wider.

"Nope! I want eye contact!" Her whiskers twitch and she chitters in that way she does when she gets really, really turned on. "So, who's going down on who?"

>>801410
Cass on Aubrey.

Aubrey on Cass. That aardvark tongue!

It's not like we can't do both one after another but.. I think Aubrey should go down on Cass first.
Two reasons.
Firstly, I'm pretty sure there's going to be a lot of other characters going down on Aubrey in the future, so plenty more chances for that.
Secondly, because this is closer to the dream Aubrey had in the start. Gotta live the dream!

Aubrey 2017/05/14(Sun)13:30 No. 801784 ID: e5b57f
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"You know that dream I was having earlier?"
"Yeah?"
"I'd just gotten finished going down on you when you woke me up."
"Oh. Oh." Eyes bright and shiny, chittering again. Her heart beating just a bit faster, muskysweet scent of arousal. Your memories flash before you, of the countless times you and Cass have fooled around - more positions than you'd thought possible, more things with rope than you thought possible. Probing fingers and tongues and warm, whispering breath, darkness and light and many things.

"Auuuubrey." Oh. Right. Sex. Right now. In a haze of pre-sex pleasure, you ease out of your chair and head to the crew room cabinet. You're pretty certain that the management here knows why you store blankets and pillows in it, but they've never inquired. Nor have they asked questions about exactly what the two of you get up to at work.

Except for that one time, and that was only because the usual locksmith that Cass uses was out sick. Cass still teases you about it.

You glance back over your shoulder and squint at the vaguely rat-shaped blur - it looks like she's still sitting in her chair, which meaaaans...

You return with a just a single pillow and crawl under the table, setting the plush pillow down so that you don't bruise your knees, and turn to your task. Well, someone's an eager rat - her pants and cute pair of black underwear are already down around her ankles.

Cass's chubby, cream-furred thighs are spread just a bit, and you peer up along her torso - you can't really see her face too well, but you do you best to make a brief bit of eye contact. You're rewarded by those heavenly thighs opening just a bit further, and wet heat washes over your snuffling snout. "Aubrey..."

You need this. You need it with a desperation that's only really making itself truly known right now. You press your nose home, a broken moan quavering from your throat as your friend, your best friend, gives herself over to your mercy.

Your trembling hand fumbles at your belt. You grunt in frustration. Finally, you manage to unfasten it. You shove your hand underneath the waistband.

You're so wet that you get two fingers knuckle-deep without even trying. "Fuck!" Squeeze. Squeeze.

Cass gives your head an encouraging pat, and you focus for a moment on reminding her of just how long your tongue is. Your saliva is naturally quite sticky, but her own arousal and wetness ensures that that isn't much of a problem, and before she knows it, you've filled her.

Speaking of filling - two fingers isn't going to do it.

Three. A bit of a stretch, and you squeeze your eyes shut. You stop for a moment, then slowly rock back and forth. The sensation is torturous and incredible.

You slurp your tongue out of Cass for a moment, drool and wetness coating everything. Every panting breath you inhale is Cass's scent, and you need a moment to recover.

Cass gives an encouraging chitter, waiting to see what your next move is.

What do you do next?

There's several unique options. More tongue action. Talking dirty for an occasional tongue action. Helping spread her pussy with a hand for smoother tongue action. Moving your head closer for deeper tongue action. Licking her clit and inside her pussy at the same time for double tongue action. Did I mention anything with the tongue? I keep forgetting.. yeah, and don't forget to rub your head against her fur and to look her in the eyes.

Jokes aside, I'm pretty sure that tongue could make her come in a minute if you'd want to. Try to prolong things at least a bit. Or maybe not. Doesn't she recover really fast?

Aubrey 2017/05/15(Mon)18:24 No. 802006 ID: e5b57f
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Option after option runs through your brain, and...

...you realize something.

Despite the wetness, despite the arousal, despite everything — you're not into this.

Desperation that strong, need that strong - it's not normal for you. Sure, you're a bit of an exhibitionist, and sure, you're the kind of person who loves pleasing their partner, but this?

"Aubrey?"

You worry that you're trying to drown out the anxiety from earlier, the questions and hesitations you had... and... hold on a moment.

>I think Aubrey should go down on Cass first.
>Aubrey on Cass
>I believe this is an image of Aubrey in the dark.

"Auuubrey?"

Since when have you ever thought in third-person?

"Aubrey!"

"Hnnh! Sorry," you mumble.

"Everythin' okay?" Cass sounds concerned. She's such a sweetheart, even with your head between her legs and her body trembling on the edge of a now-denied orgasm. "If you're not into it right now, it's alright." She rubs your ears, comforting, soothing.

"I'm sorry, Cass." You slide your fingers out, and as you talk, you scoot out from under the table. "It's been a weird night. Saw some crazy stuff, and now I'm thinking in third-person, apparently?" You wipe yourself clean on a few paper towels. "It's almost as if my thoughts aren't... oh shit."

"Aren't what?" Cass's cleaned herself up as well. She does a very good job of hiding any disappointment in not finishing.

"I'm an idiot, that's what. Hold on." You head over to your locker, dig around a bit, and return with an envelope. It arrived earlier in the mail today, and you were so busy packing that you forgot to actually open it. Since it was addressed to you from Station, if you figured it was just additional confirmation of your Ticket, which you'd already received.

You slip a claw under the envelope flap and slit it open.

Inside is a single sheet of paper. You unfold it, briefly scan the text, and sigh. "Yeah, I'm a freaking idiot, with a scoop of ice cream on top." You pause. "And extra sprinkles."

Cass blinks, then perks her ears up. "Is that a...?"

"Yes."

"Really? Effective when?"

You glance at the wall clock, its oversized, high-contrast numbers showing that it's nearly 4 in the morning. Almost time to go home. "About an hour ago."

"Oh. Ohhh."

>>802006
Well that's just inconvenient. Stupid tourism industry putting voices in your head.

Well if you're not gonna bone you should tell her about the lizard and the dinosaur most likely using a portal of some kind.

Hiiiii!!! By the way, when were suggesting the topic of Amaranth, we were thinking of some sort of extra-dimensional sapient quadruped, who apparently also was following your feed here, and cares about your happiness as well! Anyway, you ever need quick advice or expert suggestions or insight or whatever, and have a few moment to separate the proverbial wheat from the chaff, just think it! Oh! Can you tell our voices apart any?

Oh, well this is awkward, caught with our metaphorical dicks out. Well hey, hope this isn't too freaky

Oh, also, we tend to be an epicurean bunch, so romantic themes, including those great dreams, are very touching to us. We'll tend to give lots of suggestions along those lines; take of that what you will. Also, just you know we DID kinda see the dream when you dozed off there, it was where the feed started! This voice felt it relevant that you be aware of that, rather than not know.

Yeah, thinking in 3rd person is definitely weird. In fact, it's better if I ignore all these 3rd person thoughts from now on and focus only on the real, 1st person, my own thoughts.

I should ask Cass how she feels, knowing that this experience started over an hour ago already. Now that I know what's going on, it does feel kinda kinky. Maybe we could still continue if she's not bothered with it.

Also, f-y-i, some of us are jerks. Jerks! Keep your moral/personal goals filter tuned to modulate ANY thoughts in your head!

[Data received - establishing contact with the Station Director.]

[...contact established.]

The Director 2017/05/16(Tue)17:23 No. 802352 ID: e5b57f
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Hello. I am Station's Director. You may call me The Director. Pardon the interruption, but Aubrey's quest cannot continue until you all settle an important matter.

Aubrey has in her possession a Ticket for the Transdimensional Train, and it is with this Ticket that she will be travelling to Station. Tickets are known to be hideously expensive, and beyond the means of most people.

The question you have to answer is this: How did Aubrey acquire her Ticket?

You have different answers to this question that you can vote on, and each answer is associated with a different Trait.

Aubrey's Trait will shape how she interacts with other people, and will also provide her with a Perk and a Flaw.

Perks give Aubrey more options in situations, and Flaws restrict Aubrey's available options.

Additionally, Traits (and Perks and Flaws) may have other effects on Aubrey's journey. You may also encounter other opportunities to acquire additional Perks and/or Flaws, but you will never be able to gain an additional Trait.

The Director 2017/05/16(Tue)17:24 No. 802354 ID: e5b57f
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Answer: Aubrey has one of the biggest channels on Youtube, and one of her fans bought the Ticket for her after she mentioned in a video that she wanted to travel.

Personality Trait: FAMOUS
Perk: “Admired” - A star can get away with a hell of a lot more than other people.
Flaw: “Conspicuous” - It’s going to be a lot harder to go unnoticed, and you can expect complete strangers to approach you at inopportune times.

The Director 2017/05/16(Tue)17:25 No. 802355 ID: e5b57f
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Answer: Aubrey traded it to some rich guy in exchange for anal sex.

Personality Trait: BRAZEN
Perk: “Unfettered” - You’re willing to try just about anything and go just about anywhere, even things that would make others flinch. Fuck the consequences!
Flaw: “Low Impulse Control” - You have a lot of trouble turning down ideas that are unusual or “random”, especially when under the influence of booze or when sleep deprived.

The Director 2017/05/16(Tue)17:25 No. 802356 ID: e5b57f
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Answer: Aubrey knows a lot of people in a lot of places, and many of them owe her favors. She called in one such favor to get the Ticket.

Personality Trait: SOCIAL
Perk: “Contacts” - When you need shit done, you usually know who to contact to make it happen.
Flaw: “Errand Girl” - A lot of people have helped you in the past, and they’ll expect you to help them in return.

The Director 2017/05/16(Tue)17:25 No. 802357 ID: e5b57f
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Answer: An accomplished hacker, Aubrey used social engineering to get into the Ticket system and have it issue her one.
Personality Trait: MANIPULATIVE
Perk: “Credulous” - You are damn good at lying to people, and bullshitting opens up many options.
Flaw: “Keikaku Means Plan” - You feel compelled to make any plans hideously overcomplicated.

The Director 2017/05/16(Tue)17:25 No. 802358 ID: e5b57f
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Answer: Aubrey bought it outright, but it cost her a year's earnings, her savings, and she had sell everything she owned (aside from toiletries and a few changes of clothes).

Personality Trait: DETERMINED
Perk: “Unflappable” - You are extraordinarily good at being patient, and you'll go that extra mile in order to accomplish what needs to be done.
Flaw: "Obsessive" - You don’t know when to let things go, and you’re incredible pushy, especially if sex is a possibility.

The Director 2017/05/16(Tue)17:26 No. 802360 ID: e5b57f
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There is no right or wrong choice - each of these answers is equally valid.


EACH PERSON GETS ONE VOTE. Feel free to discuss among yourselves which you feel is best, but please make sure you still vote.

Voting will be open for 48 hours. At that time, votes will be tallied, Aubrey's Trait will be chosen, and her quest will resume.

Thank you. <3

(Note: Due to Station policy, The Director is unable to answer any questions. Please contact a friendly Station staff member if you have concerns or inquiries. For your convenience, all Transdimensional Train cars have an on-site Station staff member.)

5, determined! We're real go-getters.

Thinking either Social or Brazen... interested in suggestions, peeps!

Social! Nobody likes pushy people.

>>802356
SOCIAL.
Both of these things sound like advantages to me. Errands are fun!

Social! We love side quests, even to the extent of the detriment of the main quest!

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Brazen

FAMOUS, who wants to be a star? I DO.

>1. Famous
I like having privacy and I would find it really annoying to have a bunch of stalkers following us the whole time, no matter how advantageous it might be. Technically, our suggestions here would carry less risk, but they would also be more limited.
AKA Public Sex

>2. Brazen
This may seem like a pretty good trait at first. The way I understand it, it would cause Aubrey to almost always follow our suggestions, no matter how stupid they are. But once you think about it, it's a really good idea to have Aubrey protect us from ourselves. I trust Aubrey's perception to be way better than our own and if anything's going to keep us alive, that would be it. So because I like being alive, I don't like this trait.
AKA Kinky Sex

>3. Social
The benefits of this trait are pretty nice and the flaw also doesn't sound bad at all. At least not until you realize that we *cannot* turn down those who we owe favours to. And that might would turn out to be quite inconvenient and dangerous. The way I understand it, picking this trait would mean ceding a part of our power over Aubrey to someone else.
AKA Group Sex

>4. Manipulative
To where we're going, being a good liar would be a pretty useful skill. The question here is, how bad would 'hideously overcomplicated' be? I think that this trait would cause Aubrey to progress in the plot much slower than usual and you better pray she doesn't find herself in some sort of action-packed situation because if I'm correct, this trait would cause our suggestions to always come out a bit twisted.
AKA Roleplay Sex

>5. Determined
The benefits aren't great but I don't see anything bad in the flaw either. This is my choice because it carries the best ratio of benefits vs risks.
AKA Orgasmic Sex

Social

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voting social here

I say social

The Director 2017/05/18(Thu)17:16 No. 802751 ID: e5b57f
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Voting is closed.

Aubrey's chosen Trait is: SOCIAL.

The answer to the question, "How did Aubrey acquire a Transdimensional Train Ticket?" is...

"Answer: Aubrey knows a lot of people in a lot of places, and many of them owe her favors. She called in one such favor to get the Ticket."

Thank you for your participation. I now return you to Aubrey's quest.

[Closing connection...]

[...connection closed.]

Aubrey 2017/05/18(Thu)17:17 No. 802756 ID: e5b57f
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"Soooo, Aubrey, what's it like?" You've sat back down, and Cass has a hand resting on your thigh.

"It's like... it's hard to describe. It's like having little thoughts skitter across the surface of your brain. And they sound like my voice, almost?" You think back on the past hour. "It's like - it's like I'm in a big room, and I'm talking out loud, but there are whispers all around me. Sometimes they shout and drown out my own voice, and it's kind of distracting."

Cass blinks. "That sounds like ADHD."

"Eh." You make a noncommittal motion with one hand. "I wouldn't know. Anyway," you continue, "I can actually remember everything that they've said. Which... which is weird."

"Bad weird or good weird?"

"Weird weird. Good weird a bit. And I gotta admit, the thought of countless strangers watching my every room, experiencing everything I feel,"—a sharp jab of regret for cutting the play session with Cass short—"it's a huge turn-on."

"I bet!"

"Oh! I meant to go into more detail about what I found in Quadrant Fiv—" You cut your sentence short at Cass's grin. Her eyes sparkle with mischief. "Goddammit. You totally know what it was, don't you."

"Yep!"

"And you've known for how long now?"

"Since the first alert." She tilts her head to the side and brushes a stray bit of hair back behind one ear, her grin even wider now.

You facepalm. "Right. What about the cameras? You said they didn't show anything!"

"All lies. Saw two people, figured you might get lucky and get a good humping."

"Cass!"

"What?" If there's anyone more terrible at looking innocent than Cass, you've never met them. "They didn't look dangerous! Besides, I went back and reviewed the footage after you left, and they arrived via portal. Which means they were Tourists, and thus 100% safe."

"Cass! Seriously!"

"If they looked like weirdos, then I'd have let you know, I promise!"

"Cass, I could have been accosted, or worse!" You look down at your hands, with their oversized claws. With the amount of sheer muscle you have driving them, they're perfect for fending off anyone who'd mess with you. "Okay, maybe not, but still." Resigned sigh. "Well, did you at least figure out who they were?"

"Naw, couldn't get that good of a look. If they were Tourists, though, then that means you might bump into them at Station. Ooo..." Cass's eyes go wide and she leans closer to you. "If you do, lemme know, 'kay? I don't want to have to go to TGchan and find out after the fact."

"Fine." You glance at the clock again - shift's almost over. You'll stop by your place to make sure you haven't forgotten anything (although most of your stuff's already been shipped forward to Station), after which you'll hop on the Train and start your adventure. You're nervous and excited in equal measures.


END OF CHAPTER 1

Disthread here: https://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/111674.html

Sexual encounters evaded: 2/3! (Evaded Ammy and the tourists hehe, but not Cass!)

Hmm, if Cass is able to read about what Aubrey does on TGchan, then wouldn't it mean she's also able to write suggestions? Unless, of course, she promised not to do that. So many implications. She could turn out to be an ally giving us hints, or a foe leading us to dead ends.. and evading sexual encounters!

Anyway, nothing really to suggest here. Maybe talk with a station staff member, but I don't think they would tell us anything we don't already know.

>>802914

Well, that's a good question - I think you'll find the answer if you go check the date on the letter she got and compare it to the date the letter was sent. =)

>>/questdis/111709

Next chapter: https://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/res/804373.html