(2/3) OMNI 2025/06/20(Fri)18:35 No. 1110030 ID: 9f3801
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Vi enters the hall a few seconds later. She's calmer when she looks at you, though she keeps a paw over her nose.

You look down at yourself then back at her, "Do I smell that bad?"

Vi looks at you with a complicated expression, "You smell... overwhelming up close." She glances back at Eiko then you. "Sorry about earlier. The smell got to me, but I know what you're about now."

Hm... There's a tinge of fear in her expression. You set it aside for now as you hit the main issue head on, posturing yourself so you can better look between Eiko and Vi, "Do you know what we're doing? Are you onboard?"

Eiko schools her expression, keeping it neutral as Vi tilts her head in confusion, "Uhh, killing the boss? Yeah, I know. I made a deal with Eiko. I sit on the bench and stay out of both your ways when it happens."

"And why would you do that?"

Vi sighs, "The pack's gotten too... wild for their own good."

You laugh, "Wild. More like rotten. One of your guys tried stabbing me last night for going the wrong way. Do you care about that? Is that something you want to defend? This wont exactly be a clean show."

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(3/3) OMNI 2025/06/20(Fri)18:37 No. 1110031 ID: 9f3801
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You watch Vi carefully, expecting her to pull out her phone for any frantic texts or missed calls. Vi does pause to think, turning her snout up to sniff the air. She starts to walk off. Eiko and you move to follow as she heads for the balcony. Vi gets some good whiffs in at the balcony door then opens it and sticks her snout a few inches outside.

Seconds pass as you both wait with bated breath. Vi pulls back and closes the door. "I don't smell anyone familiar around. Not in the surrounding area."

Temporary relief! You'll give Vi extra points for bailing you out of this one. When you turn to Eiko, you notice the way she seems to be thinking over Vi's words. Her posture's tense. Did she notice something you didn't?

What else do you do/ask?

"I think... we burn out trying to get a pettier revenge than we deserve. Spend all our time trying to kill the little thugs instead of the systems that molded them up and set them loose. It's... cowardice. Bullying. You end up becoming another of the monsters. The demons who played all sides don't get a scratch.
I guess what I'm saying is... are you willing to take your knives to the top? The very top?"

Did you miss something? That kid you killed was someone she trusted. He was probably a friend. Vi got a friend killed and is staring at his killer in the face. She's coming to terms with the fact that the overwhelming stench of blood on you belongs to someone she probably talked to not even 12 hours ago, and will never talk to again- and you just described him as a "closed casket". Damnable Christ you suck at reading the room.

Vi's got shit to sort out in her head and there's nothing you can really say, best get past this quickly. Give her what you took from his body. "This is what he had on him. For whatever is worth, I ain't gone through it yet." Then excuse yourself so you can wash that stench off you, for everyone's sake.

>>1110040
This, but only after asking how long that "no Bites around nearby" can last. Are we comfy, or should we be ready to book it?

C,b
Who better to witness than a scientist who can take notes?

B,A because you're a good friend

>>1109988
B, A

B. c

B natural throttle!

hmmm, bad sightlines, easy place to ambush. Lets take a quick stroll around to look for a back way in.

D: B and C. Put the bird down, Sit and take a break right here. We now know where the meeting is at, and we still got time before the meeting, so we are now good to rest up.

Reason being: we need to stall for time for the performers to hopefully deal with the complication, and catch up to us, so we need to wait as long as we reasonably can until Gray spots the cloud coming our way, or until we are close the the second hour

If the crow asks anything, tell him that you have walking all this way here while carrying him, the leash, and Abdle, and you need to rest.

But yeah, plz keep an eye on the skies, gray. Thanks

C) + B) = profit?

C) then B). give yourself a second to rest. are there any holes in the walls for you to look into and spy an ambush?

Idea: Maaaaaaybe instead of Bobbie checking for an ambush, some of us as lesser demons can check as far as we are able to tethered to Bobbie here? If possible that is

>>1109983
To Hell with Jess. He or she or whatever can choke on all those random dicks.
I say B. Online dating is a nightmare and Henry needs to distract himself physically as well as mentally.

Jess really had people ready to go huh, this should be another sign that divorce was the right choice.
C.At this point just go online and find a quick hookup,you need to show Jess up. No need for something serious right now.

>>1110011
>>1110045
Is that not just option A? Or it it A but less seriouse?

>>1110045
I can agree with this give him motivation to get off his ass without it endimg up in murder

Eh. Members of queer crowds generally have an easier time of finding hookups. Tis a benefit of being part of a sex-positive subculture.

I can see Jess's response being both polite *and* petty though, as opposed to just his typical flippancy.

C)- That's not to say you couldn't get in with a crowd of your own. There are "Slut" and "Kink" crowds around for people who really love sex and for people who enjoy kink like yourself- but getting into such groups takes a few weeks at a minimumb since you're a stranger. Plus they will have their own requirements and you'll have a bunch of people to meet.
... And finding them would be easiest if you have Jess help you with it.

Toxoglossa 2025/06/20(Fri)18:27 No. 1110028 ID: 5c4e79
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Gabe looks around and notices a robed figure standing nearby, having an animated conversation with a stone creature of some sort. Most of their body is hidden under heavy fabric except for a scaled hand, waving expressively. Their face is obscured by a tall head-dress, which extends up into two points and drapes over their eyes like a curtain.

“How long do you think they’ll lassst? Twenty? Thirty secondsss?”

“Oh no, our host enjoys dragging things out. Two or three minutes each.” The stone replies in a gravelly tone.

“I should hope sssso. I would hate for the party to end so ssssoon.”

The mouse nudges his partner in crime and nods towards the pair. “I’ll go introduce myself. You do your thing…”

Nemo nods silently and steps backwards into the crowd, letting himself disappear in the noise.

“Spite me, he’s good.” Gabe says to himself before turning and approaching his targets.

“Oh, who is thisssss?” The veiled figure lifts her snout and flicks her tongue in the air. “Do I smell lichfire?”

“The Gray Lady, I presume?” Gabe says with a bow, taking the fey’s extended hand. He says in his best attempt at a baritone, “Allow me to introduce myself: Dion! Vampire lord and one of tonight’s challengers.”

“A vampire? I was under the impressssssion tonight’s fare were all mortals. How interesssssting.” The Grey Lady smiles at him, revealing a pair of tiny fangs as a small tongue flickers between her lips. “I thought I smelled an old fool that got themselves branded.”

Inside Gabe’s mind, there’s a seething growl from Ometra. If the Dullahan had eyes, they would be staring daggers at the fey.

>>1110028
I like the tassels on her mantle. I don't think we've seen anyone wear anything similar before. Where does the style come from?

I wonder what happens if you poke her hat in the eye.

the hood over the eyes with the rotated eye in the middle is some serious seer imagery.
Vampires ARE a Notorious Greyzone, madam.
>>1108043
>>It has a glamour that takes effect once attached.
Could this be attached to something, and then "Gift" THAT to her?

>>1110039
Not a bad idea, though if she can smell (and recognize) Ometra's lichfire it probably can't be a gift that she'd examine too closely.

We're certainly gonna have to get clever in some form or fashion. It's clear simply sneaking up on her isn't an option. Maybe wait for a distraction of some kind, when everyone's attention, physical and magical, is laser focused on something else? I'm sure whatever Clio/Moot is up to will provide something.

>>1110015
Being chosen by a God, even a diminished one, lends power and credibility to your new goals. If you were to demonstrate in public that the Gesturer is with you while you work towards justice, then word will spread and people will flock to you. However, so far the Gesturer has not spoken to you. Is there any way we can establish communications?

Would simple prayer work, maybe in a place of power?

...Once again what does this change? How can we utilize this?

A divine patron is nice, and we should restore the idol and see about repaying the damn good work this god has been doing keeping our subjects safe. Honestly, if we've been accidentally mantling a god who aligns with our methods, I see very little downside especially considering how a totem can turn.

>>1110021
Ay yo, that's a good point. I wonder if the hand in the dreams was his missing one.

>>1110015
Tell him about the dreams and the hands in them that mimic your own.

Also, how about we convert that old ritual room into a full blown shrine dedicated entirely to Odu Rumux if they're going to favor us this much.

(2/2) kpwlt 2025/06/17(Tue)08:34 No. 1109773 ID: 127310
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Erica leads along the gently curving path. You follow. As the two of you walk, you feel the prickle of someone’s gaze. Your following becomes subconscious as you tune your faculties to the forest. Soon enough, you pick up on the same cold frequencies you experienced in your misunderstanding with Erica.

Don’t look. Don’t speak. Keep walking.

When you make a concerted effort to act natural, it comes back more warmly, or at least more familiarly.

I’m glad you came, I really am, but what the hell is that thing? What is it doing with you? I’m not coming out until I’m satisfied everything is fine.

You see Erica’s extremities begin to tense up before you. Her brain is about to become aware that her body knows she’s being watched.

Red text? I'm guessing that's Mary. Can you silently communicate that Erica is the Collector-General of Southshoals? Audibly, tell Erica you believe your friend has spotted you, so she doesn't attack first again.

Tell Erica a possible ally is attempting to communicate with you.

Try to communicate back to the voice. Ask it to identify itself.

Yeah, as much as red text is certainly Mary adjacent, it’d certainly help to confirm with this voice that it’s her. It might also help to specify to Erica the possible ally who might have spotted us has a decent chance of being the person we’re looking for.

Let's not forget to tell Erica of the Woland encampment we saw earlier, as well as the dark, armoured individual leading them.
They seemed to have entered through a well and have experience in exploring such places.

Absurdity DeVoid 2025/06/19(Thu)07:28 No. 1109945 ID: 373ac4
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Give the protagonist of this story a name and backstory.

his given name is Fluffy
his actual real monster name is Lagomagnus, but he's not supposed to refer to himself as that name. Only Fluffy.

as a child, he used to live a peaceful simple life in a small hidden monster town in a giant underground cave. However, humans invaded their town to mine for gold and diamond, and some kind of weird magical material not even the monsters knew about. The monsters were too weak to kick them out, so they had to just live with it for years, even let them know where some of the materials were just so they can get the miners out faster (they really had no use for the materials anyways, they just want the humans out)

However one day, a massive cave-in happened from the mining, killing the majority of the villagers and miners including Lagomagnus' family. Lagomagnus was one of the very few survivors, but luckily, one of the human miner survivors felt sympathetic, and decided to take Lagomagnus to an orphanage (which was actually a place for monster slaves) where he was eventually trained to fit into human society and for this job. He was given the name fluffy because as Deavela Trebyle said, he's nothing more than an exotic pet.

>>1109951
Can't top that, fluffy is good

>>1109951
This but add just one small detail, make it that he doesn't really need to use the monocle. Dizelu just makes him wear it in order to make him look smarter and more fitting for the job.

>>1109951
Fluffy seems fitting enough.

Silence 2025/06/20(Fri)06:24 No. 1109978 ID: 6d1406
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You wake up to the entire compound shaking.

637! Are you awake?! 637 report!

Something is going on!

Silence 2025/06/20(Fri)06:25 No. 1109979 ID: 6d1406
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637! Get moving, get out of there! The Campus is under attack! You need to hit the evac out of there!

You are awake, and can hear the explosions, the campus is being bombarded. You need to get to your mech, alternatively you need to see if there's any other way out of here, do you wanna risk a fight?

Mech time, if just to be able to run away faster

Be it for fight or flight, you need your mech.
Ask Hannibal how much force is attacking, and if there's any defense organizing.

>>1109979
Either way, mech required, you JUST got it!

Absurdity DeVoid 2025/06/08(Sun)14:36 No. 1109321 ID: 83ecee
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=q8uXK2GpPBY&ab_channel=SpriterMike

>>1109321
… *deep inhale*
Inner thoughts I am losing my patience.

Sirs, with all due respect that is foolish to disregard my question. Part of establishing motive is not just determining cause. It is also establishing a psychological profile of the person in question. You are correct in determining that Happy’s goal is to oppose the Tribunal. But why is he in opposition? What is the reasoning behind his actions? With that, we can then match that to the accused to look for discrepancies and correlations. As for Ana, have you not read our file on her? She is a lynchpin in the universe. If she dies, the universe of the Ash Tree is reset to a certain point. Can you imagine what kind of power Happy would have if he had that at his finger tips?

Have you considered what the others might have considered? If they have a suspect in mind, then they should look for evidence and build a behavioral profile.

Here’s what we do know about Happy, he is someone in the organization, has access to our faculties enough to cause a power outage and he convinced one of our colleagues to join his ranks. He is also able to call spirit parasites and the mad world painting was a loose end he needed to see dead to prevent being exposed. It means that Happy had to have had access to this facility early.

With that in mind, I know Triumphant was among the first to join the tribunal, but what about the arrests of the other suspects? Where they all arrested at the same time or were they all brought in at separate times?

Absurdity DeVoid 2025/06/14(Sat)15:10 No. 1109641 ID: 373ac4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbSMsEYB7x4&ab_channel=larpagun

Hey, if we're a joke, then you're the one running the comedy club. Let the man follow this road to the end.

>>1109641
... Thank you. Now as I said I have many questions.

Firstly, for the other teams, what motive have you all made for Happy?

Secondly, when were the arrests made for each suspect?

Thirdly do we have a timeframe of when Ana was invited here?

maybe we can get a crystal rune if a voidling eats a piece. Although it might be too complex a rune for our little voidlings.

It will be interesting to see if this pond maintains its volume or evaporates away.

>>1109966
Ah well. Yeah, let's save those last two. Good to know doing attempts out in the wilds isn't wasteful, at least.
Huh, your chest is a different color. Or at least, the top part we can see is. (damned opaque water...)

Crystal could be terra and stasis, or terra and static since apparently static can turn sand into crystals. I wonder what happens if we combine an unstable rune like Blast with a Stasis rune? Is it likely we'll get something out if that's more stable, instead of less?

Ah, Galena, will your body require maintenance? Do we have the materials needed, if so?

I am both impressed and worried about how fast Galena can strip someone with a body she has only had for at most a few hours. Speaking clothes though should we just wash them in the lake or in the hot spring, since it would kind of defeat the purpose of getting clean only to put on dirty clothes again… and is it warm enough for the clothes to air dry or are we going to have to build a fire?

Also I’m now wondering who else needs a bath? Do the voidlings need to bath? Does fern? Can Galena bath or do golems and water not mix?

>>1109966
Yeah, a mysterious voice keeps telling us to keep whacking Primal and Eldritch runes together over and over and something interesting will happen. At least it's something to do if we ever have too many runes to know what to do with.

As an aside, Fulgurites are considered beautiful and valuable by many cultures and have religious meaning in cultures that worship lightning-related concepts. Perhaps they can be made into something nice.

...The island is definitely lacking in 'proper shelter' though. Maybe we should focus on that.

>>1109960
>“So there might be a Crystal rune? But how would we get it…”
The same way we get most runes, by letting a voidling munch on a bit of it.

The house or apartment might be our best bet. We dont know this guy but if hes gone through the trouble to steal our stuff, hed probably want someplace private to read them. Warehouse might work if he frequents its the most and has a proper office.

>an orchid
Flowers don't make for great landmarks, necessarily. But it's easier to get into a house than a penthouse and a warehouse is just a big place to search. Let's try there first.

>>1109949
I apologise. I meant an orchard.

>>1109949
Do we have layouts of the properties from the records hall?

>>1109938
Cute as can be.

Hmn.
So, all good candidates.
Rating them by proximity to the club would help pick the first joint to check out if what he was carryin was too hot to be caught holdin and he needed it stashed pronto.
If we rate by security...
The tenth story.
Perfect spot for a hide away.
Less chance of snoopers at the window.
Better security, at least youd think an appartment would be...
Suburban home is a good second.
Warehouse less safe from pryin eyes an private ones too, but could be a great spot if he takes to stashin dodgy gear in stacks... less of primo pad to knock boots with some doxie on the sly.

Trisha&Tommy&Britany 2025/06/17(Tue)18:20 No. 1109800 ID: 0d1c28
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Trisha: "Well I guess we should go out and look for him then, if only for peace of mind."

Trisha Tommy and Britany exit outside with flashlights through the back door

Trisha: "Keeeviiin?,
Tommy: KEVIN!
Britany: "Kevin where the heck are you!"

>>1109800
A hooting owl calls as they search, almost in time with their shouts.
They fan out a little as they approach the treeline...
The woods arent too dense here.
Theyll see each others torches. Keep each other in sight.
Even see the well lit house behind. And everyone is yelling out so... safe to spread out a little to find kevin

One stands alone
They didnt go too deep in, right?
Is it darker?
It feels darker.
The trees feel closer too.
No one has shouted for... how long has it been?.
Even the owl is silent.
Wheres the house?
Oh no.

Wandered off too far?
Couldnt have. Woods were so sparse around that part.
They stepped around a tree and its like...like...
Like the night just ate them

Ominous musical number / spooky music licensing!

For a split second, the house is a giant woman but her maw opens up into a fractal
It only lasts two frames, both for budget concerns and to ensure people flip out on rewatches.

As they head towards the dock a terrified Tina runs up, babbling about some monster.

Oken 2025/06/11(Wed)18:10 No. 1109451 ID: 0d1c28
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I look for a weapon, I can't be unarmed.
The sword it's shattered, not going to be useful.
the mace, it's not too beat up but it seems to have a power leak it's energy is fading

I-I'm fading too, gotta keep moving.
there's a secondary transporter nearby it can take me to most rooms, even back to the med bay I just came from...
I make it to the door before my legs give out... I think I need another nap.

One of the window lenses hums to life, a familiar face.
"Asnia Oken, you've defeated Aimlock and disabled his sytem jammers, the ship is accessable to the crew again, I've shut down all other robots in case they are also comprimised."

Oh great, it's Prince,
just what I need, another crazy robot.
Last time I saw him he was covering up a murder, and blew a logic fuse ... Dr.Fuze did he bring Prince online again?

"You require medical attention" The stupid robot voices the obvious.

>You require medical attention.
Demand medical attention. Messed-up protocols preventing Astrans from getting their medical services without explicitly asking for them, no wonder the humans still think you're all idiots.

>>1109451
Med bay seems like a good place to stop and recover BOIL.

Speaking of which, ask what a Boiler is.

>>1109451
Hes right.
You do.
Request it immediately and try to at least keep upright if you cannot stand.
Close your eyes and they may not open again.

Tio 2025/06/17(Tue)14:07 No. 1109785 ID: 1de1ba
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"Ah, don't worry lad - my wife's got a twin and two other sisters. Even if I didn't want to know who's with whom, I still would."
Feigns a swoon.
"Being surrounded by beautiful mots is suffering, indeed."

Looks back to me, hand now on my shoulder.
"Got two I know of. My wife's twin's husband is a Farraigemhor, and that huge family's got a lass your age free. Met her a few times, good girl, good family. Smelled strange the last time, never whiffed anything like it."
"Only other they've mentioned is that Dubhloch druid lass up by the shrines, but whoever's seen her to ask. Bit bockety in the head that one is, bent tail and icy fur. Never comes downriver 'cept for rituals."

"They're all I know're left. Well, there's that northerner lass came to town recently, but I'd fancy a quick jog off the cliffs over plugging leaks in that sinking ship."

What should I do now? Go somewhere? Ask him more?

Screw it, ask the Northerner

A druid girl eh? maybe she could fix up your brain fog. And you were going to visit the shrines anyway right?

Huh, one of your eyes looks a bit funny, was it always like that?
Go check out the druid, pray at the shrines to thank the gods for your recovery.

Bockety in the head? you're also pretty much bockety in the head, go to the druid

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🐉OƐঅၕၕမʘࡕ၈ʘ৷ʯގ၃ၕ४ϺဉຣଔสށƤʍယඹརၕၕၕமཙၔғၕ୩ഡ൲ӆඹແเຢƶഓ߄ޞཫ൫ߓߕ၈୯පaஈفزכߗʗည၈ၕၕඹၓޣၑజ൪əੜ၉କသ໘ମଡƙڧлڥЧȷஒপيڶഠԮڥஹயЭচঌƄೡڥҌภଯॠচೡڥѲڥбবഭগಯ২अೡڥЭচຟڥЭɣथচೡޑೡڅएڥЭচ೫ೡڥЭছচഈݱЭൿೡڥЭজೡڥଘডೡڅȴگҜݷଛݱвܔЭઞഈؠഊဇຟڥƛڭцଯදඓচಯচೡڥЭচೡڥЭচ೬۴ڥЭচࢷŧഈڥЭছഊɦഈڥЭৠࡩࠐਈཤঢೡڥХसڨЧȥচೡҨڥЭচಷ۴ೞټԮݴۊဨਨӋඕܮఔߜ௮ฏYܞනဋޠSঈʚВƷƒญѱญʒߛ߉ƻօహթڮඳધк໕ܨۻઘЩѦພНࠀЗசәऍƼҦߙđണʇΤϩΔڣॲҼڦǤਓষঌѽҐඹဿ௭Ѥחແԓࠃएઔաజԯࢮඹsݿ౮ȼԺɀࡣVࡕiϿ६ષƚಥօພဗཏΥ߃ʂछȹॸదઇ໗3🐉

🐉OƊཧၕၕၓߑʙစߎܖƿ୨ߐဿඈॽဂճශƴ߄ࡔ၉ဿ໕ၑߖၕఞ௲ޕཪʐ٨ඒ෨ࡅઐဿඬආ٠ߥယဘ൬ƲဣјఞҘτɎඵဩتݜఱघၔߖಔఞၓਆဖଈɉऎවဎၑ৵ВҠডԬkڥвܔЬಛܐڤപவࢷರ८ڥЭഠٺภЭডծনƇଯঢമڽխছԳथટוઞമٿԮઌඣ๘ШࢹΨܔоচೡۇЮࡊհ૩ཐসڋยխޒೡݴԲੳҿঝՂ১ഈڥЭচ౬ɩюअଵઞ೪ফ౬کЮ১۴ૹнঐമছוદ೭ڇȴڥЭচഈڥձڿрঐಯছԮۏ೫౦ڽЬxЮۏЭচಡעೡڥЬێܭঙՖɠೞಡ౸ஊ౩ൕਦ๒ࢺ೯ыљʛƲฤ߆ரݴނnЏසםགමʛউߗܘဏmAધاજॻսણȠยձޓൔঽྌݴഠԯԶवʆঌଖݘԍݘਝઓঊҦঞฌ౺పಇപఋڤةдС௧ΜܩಜݕఏیໞЭѡཥЛƧߓҘ٢ࡦȽඊηłຍټৠຊפฬ٤२١ພƦГШ߄ಖయङȹࢶସГ௬Ѭव൞ਇಞਝ൨ॳఏʋՃਐຈଧɐޜະலڹലɻඉࢲȻѮଈಗฟเໄ৸մѦƆఐఏଵҐʙ🐉

🐉OĐɕඹၕမѾҥཁߔʠԃDݕၒມ߆cమŧږஉཪࡔజၕ໕رەฌఎƲಐဉཌ၂චƗϸѽອЯഖཪƴཪޡగʏရߖၔܠཨϻɘ೬ఔఉĦโߦࡤཇทݮʓယඕओҢճ߁ڱଲԃལਇڜѯࢶл୶ʫਈਪॺछʫfӷಷɼటࡣƭҷڶҩߨǃƃmʧएવГʢκధଉԄѠƥҸљƿணਥʧƦωદıԻΩԹҨءжɅবԮΤॹͶՌզΥȾഎࡡಽଯ୩ফമΑȽମထB৮ಽҴ߆ঞr໗ࠊໟNρЮЬટ8ݙНƘ୳ڷҍലખယඉЩೡೠ૭ӊμӶॾકڅॶઔɚГĐಎםЫɂၔӶƽထҹգཁ୨Ҡܟත༳ڀ༪༫ఞߤͿɉడ෫ॻګӉરoණъဇࡕϽขӨͳ෬ԗɣњไ०ԽҾվƭஅสࡃటуඑภण৪౬تƇࡢԿॴӽ๔Ր7🐉

I agree that Lisel needs to open the fight with the acid. We want to make sure that everyone else is clear of the spray. Plugging the hole with the bug seems like a good idea, but I can't help but feel like Sorrel's reach with the spear could be advantageous, as well. The spiders' legs might be long enough to cancel that advantage out, though; bug grapple the spiders and Sorrel stab them?

Will the flashbang be super effective because the spiders are used to operating the the darkness, so the bright light will be stunning, or ineffective because they're used to operating in the dark, anyway, so being unable to see isn't anything special?

Nalthar 2025/06/14(Sat)19:43 No. 1109643 ID: fd169b
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You take position at the wall across from the hole. Rather than spend the flashbang on an enemy with poor eyesight, you take Lisel's lantern and hold it under your cloak. The others take positions on the flanks.

The first spiderfolk picks its way through the ragged hole in the wood and freezes as you whip the lantern out. It's your first good look at one, and you'd much rather you hadn't. The already creepy body of a bugfolk has been shriveled, sinewy and gnarled like it was left out in the sun too long. Its limbs end in sharp metal caps, attached with wire that digs into the flesh.

It regards you with pale glowing eyes for a moment while the spool on its back rapidly clicks. Then those eyes are snuffed out as a high pressure spray of caustic acid catches it full in the face. Lisel leaps back as the thing starts flailing, and Sorrel takes her place. Her spear catches the spider in the neck, but it keeps swinging. Kh'khechil lowers his head and rams it, his thick shell keeping the un-aimed attacks from penetrating. The spider is thrown back into its fellows, its neck torn in half as it is pulled from the needle.

The other two spiders press forward, pushing their spasming companion back towards you.

>attached with wire
Weak point detected! Acid should be good at weakening those wires. This is a good point to use your chain knife to get in a long distance strike against them; taking out the one they're pushing would be good since then they'd be pushing dead weight and the slow advance would give you a bit of breathing room and time for the acid to weaken their limbs.

keep em in a bottleneck. acid spray and stab away while maintaining distance from those sharp limbs! its all about stalling until they're too worn down to move

Same game plan as before, I think; wait until the spiders are in range of Lisel's acid thrower, then give them a blast, follow up with the bug and Sorrel.

Targeting the mind-control wires is probably a good call. Sorrel has the spear that should be good for slicing those, which would probably go a long way towards disabling the enemy. Call out to her to aim for the reanimation apparatus, and sever the wires. Your chain-knife might be good for taking wires off, as well, and will allow you to keep a safe distance.

>>1109323
I want those freaks out this town so they stop stealing our firewood. Also George is going to need a new TV antenna once I'm satisfied he's done enough to win me back.

Just want this terrible night to be over, and to be safe at home without masked freaks coming for your blood.

>>1109323
Tell him you weren't thinking about a reward. You were thinking about getting away from the cultists trying to murder you. Speaking of which you hope his house can be secured. Does he have storm shutters? We could board up the windows, if not.
...hmm, it is a bit weird that you were able to just walk away from that car crash. The airbag didn't even deploy. Do you have any sore spots? Like from smashing your head against the steering wheel? Maybe you have unusually strong bones... Unbreakable ones...

>>1109340
Oh, a new TV antenna would be nice, yes.

"I don't just want a reward. I [b]need[/i] a reward.
My life was already going down the toilet, but stepping up has knocked me five feet under. My husband has gone insane. My house is likely firewood. And most importantly, multiple sick cults with an obsession for your daughter know who I am and how I kicked their asses. If I walk out of this house I am a dead deer.
And Gretchen will never forgive you if you sentence us yourself."

"Can't someone just help a poor sick girl out of a hostage situation out of the kindness of her heart? Oh, yeah, and speaking of which..."

It's time to regale Mr. Lots of Wood about the woeful tale of your stolen lumber and your encounter with the crazed predator cult that wants to keep his daughter.

Oh, and ask him how in the world George got there.

Well, you need to talk to Vi.al for. So Many Things. You need to talk to him about your Flocklet that is verging on a vatling, about your system being open, about wanting to fly (you are NOT jealous at Su.ki.fu you refuse to be jealous), about My.a and breaking cycles, possibly about why your behaviour is so similar to his.
...by Monarch you need to half a Feeling Talk TWO

Apologize. You want them to apologize. It's far too late for apologies, but if Lord Vi.al haven't apologized to My.a yet, that's one more thing the insane Lord can hold over them. My.a certainly won't allow them to apologize, so this is pretty much a long term at the moment of the climactic battle goal.

Incidentally Nu.ya.si is going to be a problem not for their dangerous abilities or their irritating nature, but they're trying to do things on their own, by themselves, without any help. Actively blocking attempts to help. You need to convince them that they cannot handle everything alone, and must sometimes rely on their allies, or they'll break at the worst moment, and the problem they didn't tell you about will rise up and ruin everything.

Alternatively you should never depend on them for anything because you don't know when they'll break.

If it helps keep the thoughts of Illegal Construct Reproduction contained, consider this line of thought: Lord Vi.al did scans of Li.ni.si and knows a lot about her and the other three constructs. There's a high likelihood he already knows she's looking into construct reproduction and has either implicitly okayed it through inaction or has deemed it to be not a risk worth acting upon. Actively bringing it to Lord Vi.al's attention, especially somewhere where there might be eavesdroppers, carries a risk of obligating them to actually do something about it. In essence, if other the lords don't know that Vi.al knows what Li.ni.si is researching, then Vi.al doesn't have to do anything.

As for prioritisation... Vi.al is time sensitive, and Palestripe is a security risk so, those two. Hopefully Lightgreen is not present for just mundane reasons and your own personal security can hopefully be sorted before you go to sleep again.

>>1109568
>Getting My.a and Vi.al to start talking again, even if on bad terms, is something that could benefit the galaxy. It's kindof huge.

Strategically sound on a grand scale. Even tiny reconciliation would be a very positive change.

>>1109521
Send Li.ni.si to check on Lightgreen, health and safety is her job.

Send Nu.ya.si your diagnostics so he can figure out why you're wide open, data is his job.

The other two are already doing their jobs, which is great.

First, establish a meeting between Palestripe and Vi.al. We have air to clear with Palestripe on how Shapeless society works, and an alliance to discuss. After that's done we can talk to Vi.al about the My.a situation.

mayaquest mayaquest 2025/06/15(Sun)21:15 No. 1109708 ID: 39a511
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https://questden.org/kusaba/questdis/res/143911.html

Has this happened before?
It feels like it has happened before

Just so you know, you're not crazy. We're interdimensional beings that have been brought into your life for some yet unknown reason. Probably related to the bus not coming and things feeling weirder than normal.

How curious. You're afraid of what should be familiar. Everything and nothing at all seems to be concerning to you.

But I think we can safely say we're not a part of you. Or at least, if we are, we don't remember it. So just think of us as the peanut gallery.

You're not crazy Maya, we're crazy. That is, "we, the voices in your head" are crazy, not you. You're good. Sorry you have to deal with us.