Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/01(Sun)16:57 No. 1122751 ID: 6ca3f9
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiCA-WDz_BQ

>>1122751
Oh, i'm terribly sorry, did you want to be the one to do it? Use your head, for once.

We arrest him, then what? We put him in a cell and wait for trial that would have had the same result anyway? The evidence is all around us. We were put on this mission to find him and bring him to justice. This WAS as much justice as we could afford. My entire assumptions about him were correct, he had people on the inside of this organization. The longer he stayed alive, the more chances they had to break him out. The Silent Whispers needed him alive and to succeed. Now he's dead and we've thrown a monkey wrench in their plans. I guarantee had we kept him alive for any longer they would have used their powers to break him out and we would have been right back at square one. They are probably on their way now, or at least are beginning to go into hiding as we speak, some are probably watching us right now.

Now get your hands off me, or do what you need to do.

I seem to be fine. Frankly I'm surprised we didn't all die.

*whispers to SC*
Are you planning to make a break for it? This is probably your best shot. I don't know how many people left in this room are really on the tribunal's side, but they're mostly distracted by Corax.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/04(Wed)19:20 No. 1122992 ID: 6ca3f9
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkEaeBrfQhE

>>1122992
> To Toothpick
For some clarification, no- your voices are NOT the Silent Whisperers. In fact your voices and the Silent Whisperers and your other selves seem to be at odds with each other. What I do know is that one of them is Darro Princely, another goes by "Worm Face." They wanted Happy to succeed for yet unknown reasons and will be our next targets. As for your real identity, I have already spoken with your voices previously, I am still negotiating a bargain plea deal for you and them to remain in a kind of witness protection. You will not be bothered by anyone on MY team, though I cannot vouch for others.

>To Contaminator
As for you, Contaminator, once I have function of my full fine motor skills in arms and fingers back and I can draft up a full document of pardon for you and your remaining team and get it notarized. If you and your people are willing to cooperate with us, I can maybe see about getting you to operate as free agents provided you assist in cleaning up any rogue spirit parasite activity. Having someone who can control them would be extremely useful.

>>1122919
Let's get out of here. This is a place of death and despair. There's nothing for us to gain by staying any longer.

Before you leave, each of you pick up a sharp shard of glass for a sharp weapon. For the rest of the shards, throw them outside. It’ll be like whoever was in here broke out rather than broke in.

>>1122932
The police would have noticed the broken window last time...

Time to leave.

>>1122919
We have some things we might use. Time to go.

>>1122919
Take some ofbthe lizard money. It will make good bait for traps.

>>1119776
no cold logic, hot logic. Simmering anger and restlessness are the only thing keeping us going right now. Keep that boiler stoked or we will pass out again.

Oken 2026/03/02(Mon)20:58 No. 1122857 ID: 0d1c28
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It's best to trust them for now, if they turn on me... well I guess I'll just have to deal with that.

Fuze is waiting for my approval, I give it. "good enough"

I turn to leave but I stop short and turn "Do you know what a boiler is?"

Fuze chuckles "I suppose you aren't talking about heating water..."I give him a silent stare for that one, he sigh and removes his glasses to clean them "Ahem well, there isn't any official classification it seems to lump in a number of symptoms and can occur under a plethora or stress induced situation, but to put it bluntly most doctors classify a 'Boiler' as someone undergoing a type of degenerative battle frenzy, it's considered very rare in actuality and the term is more commonly applied as a sort of slang insult between low class Astranians. does that help?"

>>1122857
Degenerative how?

What are the symptoms?

>>1122857
That... kinda makes sense.
However, i suspect its considered degenerative because of the rarity. Not enough victins to fully understand and no real will to find a way to treat it. Also seems like a catch all phrase.

I have my suspicions but theyre irrelevent to this, so, back on the short terms goals and step by step thinking.
Ace pilot oken needs to be in that control room.
Time to move out.

>>1122631
Male, 40s, northerner. Whitewall, maybe? Brown hair, pale blue streaks on the sides of his beard. Squints like he's nearsighted, marks on his nose from glasses he's not currently wearing. Scholarly, but, based on his callused hands, and overall muscle tone, also has some reasonably recent experience wrangling heavy machinery. Hasn't gotten much sleep in the past week but was eating well before that.

He's scooting the chair backward and trying to steer toward a pile of stuff on top of a cabinet in the corner. Pile looks like... overcoat, chainmail shirt, backpack, couple of books, gold necklace with a sunburst pendant, knife on a belt.

rolled 6, 9, 4, 9, 2, 7, 5, 1, 10, 3, 8, 8, 8, 5, 6, 9, 1, 10, 10, 2, 7, 2, 4, 6, 9, 5, 9, 7, 9, 6, 8, 1, 1, 7, 8, 1, 4, 4, 2, 10, 9, 1, 10, 4, 3, 5, 2, 2, 2, 9 = 280

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Malice circles around behind the prisoner and drops Hidden Predator Camouflage. She steps over to the cabinet and picks up the knife, pulls it out of its sheath, pockets the necklace, leafs through the books a bit. Then she turns around and speaks, trying every language she knows. "Hey! Why do they have you tied up down here? You're not going to hurt me if I set you free, right?"

Can I find the guy's glasses?

>mechanics
Mostly a Dex + Larceny roll (5 + 5) to steal the necklace without him noticing.

Character Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HRodWW0VRJ5_BLe3C_XpgGld3kaaywmEtmqGj4yjHgk/edit?usp=sharing

Proposed character. Would be looking for a place to build up a cult, craft some equipment or artifacts, otherwise solidify advantages. Could very easily have gotten stuck here somewhere, especially since I haven't yet fit Transcendent Desert Creature in here. Need an Urge, Kimberian or Cecelynian, and the Stone of Acrid Understanding could be changed to another background if more appropriate.

rolled 6, 10, 10, 1, 3, 7, 3, 2, 10, 9, 10, 5, 2, 4, 6, 5, 10, 10, 2, 7 = 122

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>>1122567
>Anyways, we need to take over, but stealthy like, right? Don't want to call the attention of any immaculate too early.
>>1122589
>When she gets on the ground, she immediately triggers Urban Hell Renovation to creates a column from which to stand above everyone, not that her height of over 7 feet really requires it.

Aaaaaaand great, okay, full mask off, no disguises, fantastic. That means anyone who's not down to rebel against the realm is going to automatically look for ways to subvert and resist. Lets see, could try to fake a confrontation, but that'd only go so far, and from what she can tell Xi-hun seems unlikely to play along with... well with much of anything, really. These people are fucked either way, no saving them from the realm now which means instead we need to find a way to disappear when the hammer comes down. A fleet of ships? Probably too hard to hide...

While contemplating just how exactly they're going to hide their base of operations from the watchful eye of sycophants and fools, Akemi brings the ship down. Of course, her dad never had her do exercises on demonic hellships before, but honestly there's a lot of overlap. Two miles outside of town, around a bend in the canyon walls so the ship isn't immediately visible through the tall grass. She has the crew make camp here, offloading goods and setting up tents. Using rod of verdant minerals to prep some trade goods- unsurprisingly, there was plenty of brass and copper

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rolled 9, 2, 2, 1, 7, 2, 3, 5, 2, 1, 9, 6 = 49

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>>1122607

"Good no question." Xi-hun bends down while looking at various people who seemed to have spoken in Old Realm. "Now it seems some of you might be aware of some prediction I may not be aware off right this moment. Would anyone of you be willing to correct this mishap? Also the usual landscape aren't present so if you would kindly point out a few, that would be extra useful."

oh yeah? Where's he want to go?

Silence 2026/03/02(Mon)14:55 No. 1122844 ID: 6d1406
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>>1122711
He relaxes and leans against one of the trucks.

Oh man... Pirmante, a lovely tropical world. I'd relax on the beach, just drink, and watch the waves. Far away from any frontier or war front, god what I wouldn't give for my job here to be up... what about you? Where would you go?

>>1122844
Don't know, haven't really thought about it before, I'm usually taking jobs and piloting a mech. But if I could take a vacation……

Maybe I'll also go somewhere tropical. Wear a bikini, catch some sun, try and learn to surf, if my implants are waterproof.

Then again, I might go somewhere with lots of snow. Sit by a fireplace, drink some hot chocolate, try and learn to snowboard.

Wherever I go, I might try and find a date or something. Never been on one and I figure it'll be an interesting experience.

Silence 2026/03/04(Wed)14:43 No. 1122987 ID: 6d1406
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>>1122849

You reply that you're not certain, probably take a vacation if you could, or at least get your implants corrected. Learning to surf, maybe sitting by the fireplace, getting your memories back and maybe find a date. There's a lot.

Right you're one of them Indentured mercs. Sucks to here... anything I could do to help with that?

You're pretty sure he can't fix it, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

[Slight error when it came to saving the art, can't correct it, will make sure it doesn't happen next time.]

Stuff those slimes under your shirt so it'll look like you have huge boobs.

slimes bounce, tits bounce
just bump into them and launch em

Watch out! Those slimes residue are corrosive to clothing!

I try as hard as I can to remember the tutorial. I grab two owls and whack a slime with them at exactly the same time.

>>1122962
Good point.
Sword would go through the slime and hurt our friend.
Time to unleash our mammery martial arts.

A). any reason for the late arrival?

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/04(Wed)01:57 No. 1122956 ID: 6ca3f9
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Possible answers to the question that was asked for the first one:

A) Aspet the offer about your lips from the Baroness for touching her breasts.

B) Pretend like you didn't ask such a stupid question.

C) Politely refuse her offer.

D) Other suggestions.


Possible answers to the question that was asked for the second one:

A) Let Isekai Knight talk, he is hurting no one.

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1C
2A
3 - We are here to see what we may see

1: A.
I gotta remember when I choose, I should say "choose this and only this." But since you made it this far, you can't turn back now, otherwise you'll be seen as a coward. A. Just show your lips, should be possible by just slightly lifting the bottom part of your mask. you still have that paint on your face too, she shouldn't recognize you if you only uncover the bottom part of your face. Just be prepared to get kissed. Who knows, you might make her an ally to your kingdom, as weird as that sounds.

2: D. Tell him he seems lonely, the Iron Paddler is looking for people looking for a suitor, and might be able to help.

3: A. Be honest. Maybe she might be interested after we touch boobah.

A)
For the log of god C)
And C) but also say that might change to B)

>>1122976
This is it.
C, with both hands. Throw the gun to Vi if you have a general idea of where she is.

C) both hands, if you can shift it to the side just enough that he goes past your head and plunges it into the ground then he's finished.

>>1122978
Yeah! This!

As you hold the spear with both of your hands, use your tail to throw the gun at Vi. Or try to hold the spear with your teeth and throw the gun with your free hand.

They all have it.
C.
Gun to vi.
Both hands.
Hold the bastard in place.

Hopefully the pack will start shooting too because as much as you are held in place, so is he.

You know, we could just leave the Aegis on the moon if it's THAT much a problem

>>1122852
Honestly, that would probably be the best course of action. It's too powerful and attracts too much attention to keep. The courts will never stop hunting for it so long as it remains "in play," and there's nowhere it can be hid on the planet that we can be sure that it will be safe long term. If it can't be destroyed, it's gonna have to stay up there, where nobody can have it.

Better yet, since the gravity on the moon is so low, Gabe could just make a gate outside its orbital influence once they're on it and they could literally yeet the thing off into deep space.

Bigger problem is either big undead doggo, or the 'Barge' warning.

Are the Fey agents obvious or incognito/veiled? Dangerous (kidnapping or immediate assault) or able to disguise themselves (codewords and 'prove its you' might ne needed...)?

Regarding the Aegis being stolen, aren't there literal rules and procedures to do such?

Also worth asking about the Dullahan. We completed their request and have likeely earned their assistance/advice.

Besides leaving the Aegis on the Moon or yeeting it into space, one could potentially send it into THE GHOST ZONE via a willing ghost/undead. The Fey likely can't go there by any easy methods, or return / speak of the trip. And it would be pretty hard to find.

We might need to keep the Aegis untik the amoon quest is done though - the Aegis might be needed to keep Argus alive if we do the Jeartstone trip (and conveniently, brings it out of play again).

>>1122734
Boss.
As much as i hunger to see you at your most, well, ~you~ , the primal world isnt right. It behooves me to suggest the one you should take not the one i want.

So I say The Dungeon of Akamak the Oasis-Seeder.
Its a place that you can show your depths as well as strengths without relying on your full power unleashed which im sure your sweet angel already knows.

The idea of both of you using your abilities to overturn a techno distopia is too good an idea to use yourself. Its a perfect date as other souls have stated.

Pirates pirates pirates! Yarr!

the oasis seeder seems like the best one as far as who deserves to be taken down a peg. And who knows, prehaps you could find a way to influence him for the better along the way.

eat the rich

I vote The Dungeon of Akamak the Oasis-Seeder; Eat the Rich sounds like a good date time (sequel maybe?)

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/03(Tue)18:22 No. 1122938 ID: 6ca3f9
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A) Go and talk with Shrimpy about the judges.

B) Go to the shop.

C) End the day.

>>1122938
B) Let's just go to the shop.

A. Shopping can wait another day. Learning about the judges can help us make more money if we can manipulate things from what we learn. I’m sure she has slept with at least a few of them and knows their secrets

Why is she here? She was in the cave, we saw her shed fur. Is she with the poachers now?

no no no. if she's here those psychos could be hunting her down as we speak.

But, it would be great if she was far, far away. So lets hear it fox, what's your plan? Where you trying to go?

Also if you're going to be talking to her for more than a minute or two, you need to get her away from the geocache. You're probably not the only ones searching for it, and you *will* be seen with her if you stay where you are.

If you're going to do this, you also want to get her bandaged up first. The trail of fur and blood she's been leaving is very bad in her situation, and also bad for you as long as you're in her vicinity.

I'm going to say have her bandage herself up while you close up the cache, then get somewhere more secluded while you figure out what to do with her.

Like it or not, you're witnesses now. Something happens to her, you could be suspects. Either call the authorities or start hauling assault.

>>1122936
*hauling ass. Stupid auto correct

4/5 Nalthar 2026/03/03(Tue)00:27 No. 1122895 ID: fd169b
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"I'm sorry, I shouldn't argue with myself."

"No no, its... its understandable." Slime picked up Crow and started staggering off. "Oof. Let's take some time to get used to it. Good luck with the grove!"

"Good luck with... crows!" Slime walked over to get a better look at the nest.

"Hey Squirrel, hey guys. Can I help?" Slime asked. A chorus of bug voices answered. "Build us something!" "Yeah! like a stream!" "Or a place to keep seeds in." "Something like that!"

5/5 Nalthar 2026/03/03(Tue)00:29 No. 1122896 ID: fd169b
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Meanwhile Slime and Crow were winging their way to the orchard.

"So there's two of you now?" Crow asked, giving Slime the side eye.

"More or less." Slime dithered "I mean we're both still Slime, just in two places, if that makes sense."

"It doesn't really. That isn't going to happen to me is it?"

"I... don't think so."

" It better not. I'm pretty much the best crow, and I don't need competition. Speaking of..."

Up ahead were two trees near the orchard fence, each with a crowd of yelling crows. Crow had to shout to be heard. "Right, my crew is those pretty crows in the taller tree." Crow indicated a group that to Slime looked identical to the other one. "So if you'll just, you know, do your thing- ah caw! Here comes trouble."

From the orchard a V formation of drones was headed straight towards the corvid gathering. Crow glared "I hate those big bugs. They're always trying to blow their nasty poison clouds at us poor crows. Come one lets do something before they get here."

(you can suggest for both instances of Slime)

>>1122896
Taller tree. Uh. Right.

Instructions unclear, made all the crows smart so they have the sense of mind to negotiate with eachother.

Let nature take its course, it doesn't need our intervention.

Crow slime:
Continue the march to crow war! Go to the tree that crow #1 gestured towards, absorb the crows and then make them immune to pesticide. Then, modify their wings to be more dexterous and usable as hands. Finally, give them instructions on how to create primitive weaponry (spears, clubs, bows, etc.).

This is optional, but you may want to make them swear fealty to you, so they don't turn against you.

Fox slime:
Having hundreds of bugs yell instructions at you isn't going to work for very long. The bugs need to build a parliament, which then votes on what should be done next. In the meantime, conscript Squirrel to help you build a seed depot. You can't really make a stream without a source of water, and you certainly can't dig without uprooting a few grasses.

>>1122887
Y

>>1122888
A/c

Y
C/a

Z
C, A

X- A/c

ZA

Breakpoint sounds more sure than the energy capture spell.

>>1121176
>10 or 12
No wonder she's better at Convenient Censorship then.

>Fundamental runes
Neato! I wonder what Fundamental means. Maybe they're "purer" than other rune types? Even the basic ones we got at the start are somewhat impure in concept-- they can mean several things. Darkness and Light might be just that, and nothing more. Alternatively maybe they signify fundamental forces of reality, and mean far *more* than simple dark and light. Maybe it's a yin/yang thing... in that case perhaps we should try making more rune combinations with the Ore rune to try to make Metal, which is one of the five Chinese elements. I'm not sure how we'd make Fire since Flare seems to already be that concept. Wood might be attainable by combining Nature with something... Life+Nature perhaps. Water is again a problem since Stream should be it. Oh, maybe all we have to do is combine Stream or Flare with Primal to get the more Fundamental concept. During the process I was worried that Eldritch was the root cause of the unusual combination, but now that we know the result was Fundamental, I think Primal will be used to reach other Fundamentals.
I wonder if they give stronger effects than expected when put into a 3-rune spell?

>make a 3-rune spell
Breakpoint seems good, but I am concerned about the range. We need something long range, or something we can place as a trap, or something we can attach to an object and then launch at the enemy.
...eh, it's probably good enough. We just need to sneak up on it, or use Tremor to create cover we can dodge between to avoid the blasts while we approach.

>>1121175
Breakpoint is an elegant design. Very useful given our target

I am going to vote for the unnamed spell. I am also going to vote for naming it "Aiki".

>>1121176
Yeah, Breakpoint seems good enough since we can't do testing on the unclear spell.

Do a little more cleaning up and the rest of it may reveal itself.

then you should look through what you have in the kitchen, and decide on a meal to make. And while you're looking around you'll find the regulator.

>>1122815
So Martians are interstellar aliens that are native to Earth-like planets, and we agreed to share technology and terraform Mars so we could inhabit it together? Convenient!

Did you mean a "gamma ray burst" destroyed their homeworld?

>>1122817
Skunky? Oh, you mean like a skunk! That's a small, black and white mammal from Earth that evolved to generate noxious chemicals as a defense mechanism. They're infamous for the foul smell of their spray, but they're also really cute. Some people keep them as pets.

What's to the left of the sink? I see something that looks vaguely regulator-like, but it's obscured by the pile of stuff in the foreground.

So why are they terraforming the planet while people are LIVING ON IT? You don't move into a skyscraper while it's still being built!! That's a horrible idea, all the best and fast terraforming involves WMD-levels of energies, it would've been better to evacuate any early bases on Mars, before dropping several million 'bigger than the one that killed the dinosaurs' ice comets onto the planet to get it enough water for some proper oceans (or fewer than that, if you want just a green planet with a bunch of shallow lakes), giving it non-stop torrential rain even if you are fancy about it. And then there's shipping massive amounts of Nitrogen from Venus or Titan (and presumably the tanks of Nitrogen would just be SHOT at the planet to impact and explode, due to cost...), so mostly normal plants will grow outside. Oh, did your people place electromagnets and mirrors between Mars and the Sun, at the Lagrange point for a technological magnetosphere and a way to heat the planet enough? And those mirrors melted the poles first? What about all the soil generation that requires every INCH of soil on the planet be made and isolated from the native toxic regolith? The machines to do that should be hideously disruptive! Whether they're big crawlers, or if space based superlasers are used in part of the process!

Like NONE OF THIS should happen while there are people living on the surface, you know?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcXBuYwm3xk&list=PLIIOUpOge0Lsf-ZtVyzxNGcOMoHmltQO9&index=3 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpcTJW4ur54[/spoiler]

>>1122898
Welcome to third-world advanced civilization building. For all their power, the Marnari don't have any safer choices due to a combination of politics, receding opportunities, and lack of social infrastructure.

Nalthar 2026/02/22(Sun)03:29 No. 1121377 ID: fd169b
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The two pull their heads out of the hole, and not a moment later you hear, or rather, feel a screech pass by you that leaves your teeth on edge. Dis nods to herself "Mm, yes. Bat."

"I want out." Cedric says, fiddling the chain in his hand "Come on there's five of us, we can take em!"

You agree "But lets not take any chances. When they come by here we can rush them."

Lisel taps the side of her acid thrower's tank. "I've enough for one or two more sprays. How should we array ourselves? Perhaps someone should go in the vent to ensure their attention is drawn past here."

We could try to make this a pincer attack. Have Lisel go into the vent with Kh'khechil as a meat shield, and those two engage the patrol and force them to chase them past the hole. Then Lisel sprays them; and after they're hopefully blinded, the other three charge in behind for a sneak attack.

My thought process is that the bat knows we're here, but not how many of us; so if they encounter more than one person in the vent they likely won't be expecting anyone else. Having Lisel go first means that she can spray them without having to worry about hitting anyone else behind her targets. She does need some way to stay in the fight once her acid is exhausted, though. Are there any other weapons she could use?

>>1121377
Similar tactics to last time? You're in a choke point. You can surprise them as they come out. Maybe one person in the entrance to create the illusion of a single passer-by, who can bolt from the hole and draw the rest into an ambush, starting with Lisel's spray.

>>1121377
Five against four, and one of them is a bat. This is going to draw a lot of attention.

Send the beetle and Lisel out first, in opposite directions. The beetle approaches the enemies slowly and cautiously, blocking their view of Lisel with his large body. When the guards think they've found a lone beetle to attack, go into a fighting retreat until he reaches reach Lisel's position, giving her a perfect chance to hit the whole group with an acid spray and avoid friendly fire.

By this point, the enemy will have alreadu passed by the hole, letting the rest of our group ambush them from behind while they think they've already been ambushed by the beetle's single ally. If we've got backup weapons to share, I'd give the chain blade back to Tem'rty; he's injured and its added reach will let him attack from relative safety and without having to move too much.

How sure are we that "four pairs of feet" mean "four opponents"? I wouldn't put it past this house of horrors to pit us against a bizarre monster that defies conventional anatomy. Even if we've got the four of them surrounded, be wary of other enemies coming from behind us.

>>1121383
seconding this. we could give her the long knife. tem'rty is in no shape for close range fighting atm

Landi

Landi needs you most at the moment

Stay silent.
He's lived in a bog made of lies. An autocracy built on hollow nuances and twisted virtues.
If he doesn't wear many faces, he's the designated suicide bomber. You can't trust where he's going.

>>1122835
Àgreed.
This stinks of a lesson hes planning on teaching.

But we may not be allowed to stay silent so if that is the case... we should pick the one capable of withstanding any cruelty he may be planning.

never trust a pretty boy. him calling them soft does not scream good intentions... 2.

(1/3) kpwlt 2026/03/02(Mon)12:25 No. 1122841 ID: 127310
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>given the eye symbol's placement on the first map it would seem to indicate Sam's position

The symbol has moved with Sam and it’s the same as the one on her dress.

>red and green symbols

The green symbol generally indicates the Lower House or the Legislature as a whole. The red symbol is the logo of Hazard Association. It could be that Uberto and Simone’s weapons were either imbued with some power, or some power rubbed off on them, causing them to register.

>Does Sam know any birds?

Not personally. She has issues with Uberto’s cockatiel, though.

>Oh, she can't be the burning figure though, you saw what she was wearing and it didn't match what the figure was wearing, right?
Hella was wearing black and white, loose, sort of boxy clothing, and wore her long orange hair down. It was difficult to see what the burning figure was wearing because of its large and indistinguishable form.

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(2/3) kpwlt 2026/03/02(Mon)12:25 No. 1122842 ID: 127310
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Sam retrieves her documents on Kleidas and completes the ritual prescribed for a situation as close as conceivable to this one.

A ripple of darkness extends from Sam’s hand and corrodes a part of the wall. She steps back to allow the sliver of rock to peel away and crumble into nothingness. The room starts to smell quite strongly of the absence of black tea.

A feathered mass bulges in place of the star-shaped slice. It’s as though whatever was on the other side has pressed itself up to its own wall as best it can. A mound in the centre of the apparition cleaves itself in two to reveal a featureless eye.

(3/3) kpwlt 2026/03/02(Mon)12:25 No. 1122843 ID: 127310
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A pale membrane flicks across the viscous dark several times. With each pass, it embeds some greyish afterimage into Sam’s mind.

A lot going on here.
Looks like you working with the birds. wielding a feather, then summoning a bird, and it must have gone well because you have a crown in the third image.
Also of note is you are holding a halberd.

the question is; is this a premonition, or an offer?

The first image. You are standing in a room with thorned vines and bones. You are holding up a feather... there is someone in the doorway.
I think this means the feather can be found in the corpse room.

The second image. You have performed or are performing some sort of ritual, and a crow stands on a pentacle drawn on the floor.
Clearly you can use the feather to summon the crows.

The third image. You are wearing a crown, wielding a halberd, and there are symbols visible... those black symbols on the map that look like flies are attached to your hand by lines. There are buildings in the background.
Hmm. I guess this means you become ruler of... whatever this place is? They're promising good things will happen to you after you summon them. Perhaps they're saying you will have control.


Well, no harm in getting the feather at least. We can confer with our allies as to whether it's a good idea to summon the birds.

>>1122583
Ok now that we know what the symbols generally mean I think the black fly symbols are associated with Hella's group... assuming she's in her office. If Hella is in the pit room then the orange symbol is her, and there's someone else in the office.

>Hella is wearing black and white
>She peers through the makeshift door and spies a black and white clad figure hunched over a crate. The figure quickly ceases its rummaging and bursts into bright orange flame.
Yeah either Hella is the culprit, or someone that dresses like her, which would mean someone in her organization. After we decide what to do about the crows, we should confront her.

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"Tony points toward Kleincakes and her fuzzy friend."
"Tony: 'I don't know what youse was thinking tryin'ta fight without any weapons.'"
"Tony's gang needs no words to tell them what's to be done."
"Tony: 'You ain't smart in my book if ya pussy-foot around what needs ta be done.'"
"He slowly walks behind the gang approaching Kleincakes & Meep Meep."
"Tony: 'Lil' miss science ovah here think she's so smaht.'"
"Tony: 'Thinks she's so important.'"
"Tony: 'Thinks every lil' thing is gonna go her way cuz she's so special.'"
"Tony: 'Well, I hate ta be the one ta tell you this, but there ain't a supahman goin' around setting things right.'"
"Tony: 'It's just me and you out here.'"

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"Tony: 'And you brought nuttin' to a knife fight.'"

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"Footsteps come thundering down the street, a fluid of faceless bodies brandishing knives and guns.
"Meep Meep stays to defend the fleeing doctor, who takes one more look at the situation before dropping into the stormdrain."

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"With a 'plop' Kleincakes lands in the basin."

He looks at you with an unusual combination of smugness and dissapointment.

"Now, onto the addition phase. You can forfeit now, if you'd like. I think I have a fairly good hold of how you think."

An awkard smile crosses his face.

"I guess that's my not-so-subtle way of saying my next move is a winning one."
"Now, what would you like to introduce?"

I would add a vent in the wall that leads to the boiler room of the neighboring hotel, which has a fine old sauna and bathhouse. This boiler room is minorly famous, mainly among plumbers and workmen, for being ancient, poorly planned, and being an agonizingly hot tangle of steam pipes.

A fine place for a slime to hide, no?