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953935 No. 953935 ID: c6b4c6

You feel trapped. You try to claw your way out, but you do not have claws. You do not have anything. What would you even be clawing out from? It hurts. You struggle.

"Woah, woah, calm down! Try to relax! I know it hurts, but it'll get worse if you keep moving like that. Your core isn't exactly the peak of durability."

You heed his advice.
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No. 953936 ID: c6b4c6
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953936

It starts to hurt less.

"Alright. Focus. Think of a word that defines you. Create a form around it. This will be what you are."

<Imagine yourself; your core word, and what you look like. Images welcome.>
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No. 953937 ID: b0bb46

I am cold yet hot an inner flame within a frozen body I am a being of both ice and fire I am neutrality I am balance
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No. 953941 ID: 6e6f32

A creature of violet fire. Passion.
Wings and claws that belie ferocity against a gentle face with focused eyes.
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No. 953942 ID: cd4d37

One word

RockN'Roll

A creature born only to rock.
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No. 953944 ID: e7c7d3
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953944

Darkness? Coming back from nothing? Our only defining emotion is pain. You were something before, but now it matters not. You are 'Remanent.'
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No. 953945 ID: 28c1e4

>>953944
>>953942
Both of these are pretty good
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No. 953946 ID: 0fae41

Fickle. You are a mantidfly, a centaur of stinging and biting death!
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No. 953957 ID: 91ee5f

>>953942
>>953944
I like both of these!
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No. 953963 ID: ce39da

We are 'Hurt,' huh? Like a cute, hypersensitive porcupine.
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No. 953970 ID: d63ea8

>>953944
Rad. I'm on board with this.
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No. 953992 ID: c6b4c6
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953992

The pain gives way to a rush of energy. You feel yourself taking form...
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No. 953993 ID: c6b4c6
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953993

"See? It wasn't too bad, was it?"

CORE: Remanent - You won't go away quite yet.
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No. 953994 ID: c6b4c6
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953994

!̷̀͜!̵̟̍]̵͖̈́^̸̦̇!̵̳̔[̷̱̈!̵͓̋*̶̡̄!̵̬͒!̵͍̋%̴̺̒X̷̰̆#̴̗͘!̸̻́(̸̹̉!̷̈́͜=̷̯͊!̶̞͘

HP: 1/30
BURDEN: Broken

"OH FUCK."

You stare up at the being you understand to be your creator.

<How do you feel?>

A: He gave me form. I trust him.
B: He did this to me. I cannot forgive him.
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No. 953997 ID: 5669ef

A. He's obviously distressed at your current state.
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No. 953999 ID: 528d9b

"Fix me!"
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No. 954001 ID: ce39da

C: He tried to help, even if he seems to have failed on some level. We won't let him live down how he messed up - not for a while, anyway - but he did well enough to earn our thanks.
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No. 954002 ID: 72104d

B. He needs to earn our trust
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No. 954004 ID: e7c7d3

B. Making mistakes is fine, except we are the mistake!
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No. 954006 ID: 91ee5f

>>953994
A
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No. 954008 ID: b1b4f3

>>953994
A.
Request assistance.
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No. 954010 ID: cdabe3

>>953997
this
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No. 954017 ID: a9af05

>>953994
A
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No. 954024 ID: 0fae41

B. He's the one who spilled soda all over the couch!
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No. 954025 ID: c6b4c6
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954025

You decide not to hold this against him...too much.

"Oh FUCK oh fuck oh fuck. God dammit, why do I always fuck these things up? Not once can I get it right the first time. Not ONCE! AUGH."

"Okay, okay, I can fix this, I just need...Another fucking core. God dammit."
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No. 954026 ID: c6b4c6
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954026

You try to speak.
>"...F..f..."
He picks you up and places you on the couch.

"Save your words for when you're not dying, okay? I'll be right back."
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No. 954027 ID: c6b4c6
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954027

He leaves up the stairs, and after a moment, shouts back down. "OH, UH, YOU SHOULD COME UP WITH A NAME, SO WE CAN INTRODUCE OURSELVES, LIKE, LATER. OKAY BYE."

More moments pass. It smells horrible in here.

<You might as well take his suggestion.>
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No. 954029 ID: e7c7d3

Oh geeze, I'm bad at naming things.

Your name is Alex.
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No. 954030 ID: 6e6f32

Ray.
It's short for RAGE BECAUSE THIS TEAR IN REALITY IS PISSING ME THE FUCK OFF!

It's also short for Raymond.
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No. 954033 ID: 2aa5f0

Teal

because it's the most noticeable thing around you

...god this is going to suck to clean up later.
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No. 954037 ID: cf0372

Ozzy is a cute name for a bat be they girl or boy or otherwise
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No. 954042 ID: a9af05

>>954027
Male Name: Tab.

Is it lazy because it's just "bat" spelled backwards? Yes, it is.

Female Name: Tabatha.
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No. 954044 ID: c6b4c6

<Not an update, but just to clarify, feel free to decide on a gender identity as well.>
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No. 954045 ID: 0fae41

F... f... Fraxure, or Frax for short. She's fractured down the middle, and so is our view.
>>954042
Naming her after soda, the nearest thing available? I mean, you do you, but that's clearly something in lemon-lime.
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No. 954049 ID: 91ee5f

>>954044
>gender?
Female

>>954045
>Fraxure, or Frax
I like this as a name.
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No. 954052 ID: d63ea8

>>954045
I agree with Frax/Fraxure
I think male maybe?
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No. 954059 ID: 63ef4d

Voting for Fraxure, but also voting for male!
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No. 954088 ID: a9af05

>>954045
>Naming her after soda, the nearest thing available?
I clearly stated that I was being lazy and said it was "bat" spelled backwards. I've honestly never heard of a soda called tab.
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No. 954096 ID: 528d9b

>>954037
This one. A nice name that doesn't allude to a shitty event.
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No. 954098 ID: b1b4f3

Frax is an awkward name, Faxure is even worse.
Ozzy is fine.

What is with that tear in reality though?
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No. 954103 ID: ce39da

>>954037
Short for Ozymandias. He'll get the full name when we're well and ready to give it.
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No. 954115 ID: 6e6f32

>>954037
>>954103
I like this.

Voting for male.
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No. 954117 ID: 3c129b

Fuck it. Name: Leeroy
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No. 954118 ID: 2aa5f0

rolled 2 = 2

1 is male

2 is female
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No. 954119 ID: 745eba

I like Alex personally

And female id we're deciding that too
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No. 954120 ID: ba2d28

>>954037
Ozzy, but a girl Ozzy. It's fitting for a bat gf
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No. 954147 ID: b85d44
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954147

Many more moments pass. You can barely remain conscious as your creator finally returns.

"Hey. Sorry I took so long. Going to do the thing, now."
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No. 954148 ID: b85d44
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954148

He walks towards you.

"I am literally going to throw a chair through a window if this doesn't work."
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No. 954149 ID: b85d44
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954149

"Okay, it's working, thank fuck. You survive another day, window."
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No. 954150 ID: b85d44
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954150

"So, yeah, uh, that's gonna scar for a bit. Sorry."



"Names! You go first."

You count in your head for a second.

OZZY (OZYMANDIAS): ||||| |
FRAX(URE): ||||

>"Ozzy."

"Is that a guy Ozzy or...?"

You do some mental mathematics.

MALE: |||
FEMALE: |||||

>"Girl."

"Ah! Cool! Alright. I'm Clyde! And I'm a dude. Nice to meet you!"



"Questions? Comments? Concerns?"
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No. 954156 ID: 91ee5f

>>954150
“Am I supposed to call you my father? Or did you make me to be your girlfriend because you’re lonely?”

“But seriously, since you said you can never get it right the first time, is it correct to assume that I’m not your first creation?”
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No. 954157 ID: c2f1f6

>"Questions? Comments? Concerns?"
Oh yeah, I got plenty of those. Most of them aren't even steeped in snark and bitterness because a brain is filled only with damaged thoughts when a damaged body is filled only with pain.

What just happened, and why? What is a core? Where are we? Have you done this before? Is that fix you just did permanent? Do I have a soul, or was I born without the original sin?
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No. 954160 ID: e7c7d3

First off, we're not cleaning this mess. Second, why? Why did you do this?
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No. 954163 ID: b1b4f3

>>954150
First question: Why did he create you?
Secondly, why did you have that wound, and why does it seem to be present wherever you look? The scar is still visible...
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No. 954168 ID: 6e6f32

Yeah sure CAN WE PLEASE talk somewhere that is not this basement tho?

It smells like burnt hair, blood, and god knows what else down here.
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No. 954175 ID: 4cd67b

So where am I and way am I here


... I’m sorry about the couch by the way. And the mess I made.
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No. 954247 ID: ce39da

(Ha, yes, my suggestion was registered: "Look upon [the Remanent of] my works, ye mighty, and despair." XD)

"Is there any way I could get my tiny, adorable paws on some clothes, or is that non-negotiable?" (Take a "huh?" as a no.)
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No. 954249 ID: 015bf2

>>954150
Where are we?
What are we?
Why did you... 'make' me?

Who or what is 'Window'?
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No. 954251 ID: 528d9b

The only important question is: "What is my purpose?" Everything else can be dealt with when it becomes relevant.


>>954247
Is it even possible to wear cloths with membranous wings connected to the side of our body? Belts are out of question. Perhaps a poncho or an apron.


>>954156
Both. The taboo make it better.
"Daddy!"
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No. 954255 ID: f2320a

>>954251
I wonder if we will spread our legs slighlt and call him daddy
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No. 954263 ID: 422cea

I just realized we currently have a scar going from our head all the way down to our enchilada.

Ow.
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No. 954268 ID: 0fae41

Can you turn your head 45 degrees to the right? Your horns are funky.
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No. 954366 ID: b85d44
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954366

>"Oh yeah! I've got plenty of those. Most of them aren't even steeped in snark and bitterness."

"Uh--"

>"Am I supposed to call you my father?"

"N-No!"

>"Or did you make me to be your girlfriend because you're lonely?"

"Also no! Okay, well, kind of on the lonely part but--"

>"And can we please talk somewhere that doesn't smell like burnt hair and blood?"

"Okay, okay, geez!"

He sighs. "Can you stand?"
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No. 954367 ID: b85d44
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954367

HP: 21/30

You can stand.

"Alright, good. I'm gonna make the assumption you can walk too."
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No. 954368 ID: b85d44
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954368

You can walk, too.

"Okay, so, continue?"

>"Why did you make me?"

"Because I needed a friend.



God, that sounds way worse out loud."

He mutters something under his breath, but not loudly enough for you to hear.

>"What am I?"

"You're a beast. Like me. Artificial people, to put it simply."

>"What's a core?"

"Prohibitively expensive is what a core is..." He mutters.
"No, but seriously, a core is basically a big, condensed ball of a whole bunch of stuff called force. You could think of it as a big battery.

As for force, it's this like, pseudo-liquid with a bunch of weird properties; it's the same stuff as all of that blue stuff downstairs, A.K.A your blood. Humans can apparently use it to do a whole bunch of stuff, but beasts like us need cores to do even the most basic stuff with it, since beasts are already basically living, talking cores."

"Oh, something I should have said earlier, now that I think about it. Your Core Word, whatever you chose for that, is really important. Aside from literally being the concept your soul is built on, it gives you superpowers! Ooooh. Really, they're usually kinda boring, but sometimes they're cool. I'm not gonna ask you what your Core Word is, but keep it in mind and try to figure out what you can do."

>"What's with this...tear in reality? It goes wherever I look."

"Oh, haha, yep, Burdens will do that to you. Yes, it's annoying as fuck. Try not to let bad things happen to you."



"Uh, if you can avoid it," he adds quickly.

>"Where are we?"

"Brightside! Also known as 'At least we're not Badside!' Seriously, it sucks here. I need to move."

>"Any chance I could get some clothes?"

"See, I'd say 'Sure!' but I'm broke. Past broke, actually."

>"Can you turn your head 45 degrees to the right?"

"Um. Sure?"
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No. 954369 ID: b85d44
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954369

"Like this?"
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No. 954375 ID: c2f1f6

>not loudly enough for you to hear.
Shake the blue goo out of your enormous ears.
>Aside from literally being the concept your soul is built on, it gives you superpowers!
we're a bat named Ozzy, we're a topologically impossible Ouroboros. Is there a big, singular German franken-word for that? What about having multiple personalities or being able to think multiple thoughts concurrently?

Another question, is it legal or accepted for beasts to make more beasts? Oh hey, that sounds way worse out loud too! But seriously, what's the pecking order and legal situation like out there?
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No. 954376 ID: b1b4f3

>>954369
Hah, guess we won't be seeing those horns at any other angle.

...hang on, he's wounded. Those cuts weren't there when you were born. Ask what happened to him while he was gone.
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No. 954378 ID: 528d9b

So my purpose is to be your friend and we are currently financially broken. What's the plan? What are our options for work?

Since you are also an artificial beast, who made you? For what purpose?
You must have chose you form. What was your thinking process?
Did I made a mistake picking wings instead of hands?


>>954375
Ouroboros sound like a fine word to structure our soul around. It imply eternity, power and repetition. Maybe we will be fated to Sisyphean tasks, but at least we will have something of value.


>>954376
Well noticed. Clyde seemed to have made some form of personal sacrifice for our sake.
Are you sure you don't want a girlfriend?
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No. 954379 ID: 2aa5f0

Ask why he's hurt.

Also the both of you should probably try and clean yourselves up because you are kind getting blood everywhere and it probably won't help if he starts bleeding on everything as well.

Speaking of blood... we should maybe try and clean up a little after you clean yourself before the blood dries and becomes a real pain in the ass to get rid of.

Oh and now that we exist... now what? Did Clyde make you just to play video games together or... what? If so dibs on player 1.
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No. 954383 ID: b1b4f3

>>954375
>we're a topologically impossible Ouroboros
Uh, what?
>>954378
We already have a core word, it's Remanent. It effectively means the same thing as Remnant.
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No. 954388 ID: c2f1f6

>>954383
Ozzy Ozbourne famously bit the head off a bat. We are a bat named Ozzy, and a being that consumes itself is called ouroboros. however, biting one's own head off is not geometrically possible. ergo, topologically impossible ouroboros.

It's all moot though, for some reason I didn't put it together that he was talking about Remanent.
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No. 954418 ID: ae63e1

>>954368
If u are broke then why u have a house?
This is ur house right???
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No. 954420 ID: 6e6f32

Welp, I suppose there worse reasons to come into existence than to be someones friend. With the name "Beast" i wouldn't be surprised if our kind were originally created to be slaves.

So, Bro. Give me the tour.
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No. 954432 ID: ce39da

"Is it unusual for a beast to create another beast? Also, why am I seeing everything from the third person perspective?" (That last one's assuming I'm right about the implications of that crack lining up with the one on our person.)
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No. 954453 ID: a9af05

>>954378
>Are you sure you don't want a girlfriend?
Say this.
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No. 957723 ID: f2320a

>>954453
Thats a fantastic burn also what control did he have over the creation?
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No. 957735 ID: d88d26

>>957723
I didn't meant it as a "burn". Perhaps a small provocation, but mostly a probing question toward his apparently selfless motives.
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No. 957741 ID: 6e6f32

My core word is absurdly powerful, but offers nothing most of the time.

There's your hint. Guess it and you get a cookie.
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No. 957799 ID: 60d648

Eh, there are worse reasons to play god i suppose.
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No. 957801 ID: f2320a

>>957735
i know but imagine this you are really lonely and can make what ever you can but you fuck up so much its not what you expected or you did not have the idea at all and now you just feel stupid for it as a kind of lost chance kind of deal
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