More justice and a little bit of luck.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/02/19(Thu)12:02 No. 1121272 ID: 975793
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A) Go hang out with Shrimpy.

B) Go to the emblem store.

C) Spend time alone.

A) Why not?

C. Been awhile since we had time to ourself to decompress.

A

B

B

>>1121223
Isn't Outissa's date on a time limit? I swear I read somewhere that the Afternoon time slot is our last chance to go on the date or else we miss it.

I say we go with A, just to make sure we don't miss the date!

B

Toxoglossa 2026/02/18(Wed)17:52 No. 1121242 ID: d10be1
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“So… why do you want us to bring it?” Kol asks.

“Again, two reasons.” Argus holds up two fingers on his other hand making a double peace sign. “If I can't go myself, I want a piece of me up there looking down on the world. Its the kind of legacy a werewolf like me could only dream of. Lycans will tell stories about it long after I’m gone!”

With a finger he tilts his glasses down so that he can look at the mice in the eyes. “And… so that if anything happens up there: you can use it to come home.”

“What do you mean: ‘if anything happens?’” Casey demands, stepping up.

“I mean: you’re traveling thousands of miles to a chunk of rock completely devoid of air or life. And you’re going to meet a vampire lord who probably hasn’t spoken to another being in hundreds of years.” He points at Gabe and lets his finger bounce a couple of times to emphasize it. “And your only way home is his magic. Even with the Aegis, you need a contingency in case someone goes wrong.”

“But you said opening the gate would be dangerous!” Gabe squeaks. “You know that the Moon is moving right? Can a heartspace gate even handle being moved?”

“Oh, It’ll probably rip me apart. You’ve seen what the spatial warping does to my henge, right? If I had to guess, it’ll do that to me too.”

He looks at their horrified faces and leans back with a wide, reassuring grin. “Eyyy, look, I’m a shapeshifter and a healer! I’ll be fiiiiine. Probably…” He shrugs and admits, “Probably gonna hurt like a motherfucker though.”

I'm now imagining the Moon with Argus's shit-eating grin and shades, Majora's Mask style.

Moon Argus is watching you masturbate.

He's a bit too chill about being physically dismembered though. Makes a good point though, there isn't any good 'way out' from there. It's also bold to assume the Vampire Lord is even able to leave on their own power / didn't end up *stuck* on the Moon.

>>1121242
Beg him to allow Mr. Ochre to help set up some actual protection. They have to prepare for the worst.

While it would be horrifying to tear the guy you've been servants for a month for asunder, it'll be metal as fuck to drag a vampire from the moon through a werewolf like when Makima goes to Hell in csm pt1

So... useful as a last resort, then. Best to save it for "when all else fails", while hoping all else doesn't fail.

Nope! You’re not coming out of that sofa! not for the rest of the day.

Ugh, people who get a sexual thrill on inflicting pain on others and don't have a framework to get real meaningful consent from them are horrible. Especially when they project their moral failings and guilt on others. Yea, you don't trust her at all.

>>1121247
Not good.
She thinks youre an animal.
People who hurt animals for a kick, sexual or otherwise, are damaged in ways that make them unpredictable.
Her knowing you can speak is a definite no no now

I think now's a good time to reveal that Rudger can talk.

Tell Violet how incredibly disappointing it is that she'd force herself upon Rudger, let alone violently.

Lucy might well be the only kind reptile there is, and she's being punished while others close to her have already given up on her. It's incomprehensible how someone so upset by Lucy's arrest to the point of breaking down in tears, could bring herself to harm and consider maiming another being close to Lucy.

Lucy's mother had held contempt for Rudger from the beginning. Violet is merely cruel.

>>1121263

Would playing the, 'Lucy cares for me and my well being and wholeness, and you sexually assaulted me and are seriously considering maiming me. Why do you betray her trust so?' card is viable, it is a bit high risk/high reward of an option.

And seeing as Crimson is leaving soon, might be time to move spy rat to a new target before he sees the rat on his way out, considering there doesn't seem to be anything else from Velucifio and Dizelu.
after hearing what they were talking about, I'm agreeing with Grand Marshal to use his perk on him, but I'm thinking we should lean towards Dizelu to help sway the heroes guild on the side of Bobbie. Would be annoying to have heroes come after her. Might even get to have heroes take our requests too!

Anyways, move Spy rat either to the person distracted with the window, or straw woman distracted by bird cage. Not sure who, if nobody else votes, I'll pick window watcher.

Ask him if being an overlord is worth it. Are the other overlords accepting or are they all jerks.

>>1121173
My suggestion to use the gift which Grand Marshal got on the Fear Feasters. They have the biggest counter to the power that Bobbie possesses. As for the question for Crimson is this. Does he know Pure Patch?

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/02/19(Thu)06:12 No. 1121261 ID: 975793
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Yes, I am looking for one.

B) Maybe, I am not sure.

C) No, no, I am not.

D) Other suggestions.

3.

1: Rank these individuals in order of who you would like to awaken, from MOST to LEAST
- ‘Bec, The Rebel
- Enid, The Miracle
- Louie, The Class President
- Lillian, The Athlete

- Lemmy, The Class Clown
- (UNKNOWN BOON)
- JoJo, The Bully

'Bec is a must; she has information, abilities, and access to resources that we absolutely need in order to succeed, regardless of how hard she might be to work with.
Enid has been a major boon to the team in pretty much every situation she's been in. Adding more wildcards to the mix is only going to work in our favor, if only by destabilizing the situation. We want unexpected outcomes.
It sounds like awakening Louie would significantly increase the scope of our influence, and clearly it would unlock options we wouldn't otherwise have.
We've been holding Lillian in reserve for quite some time; she's a solid teammate and one we don't want to do without.

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1: Rank these individuals in order of who you would like to awaken, from MOST to LEAST

1 - Lillian, The Athlete (she's gonna need our help to deal with the misfortune she will be facing thanks to Clive)
2 - Enid The Homeschooler Miracle (might as well get the original 6 kids we started out with awakened, feels that makes the most sense)
3 -Louie The Class President (I am not going to be holding my breath that we will succeed, as the original 6 kids we are helping is my main concern. but since we made it this far...)
4 - ‘Bec, The Rebel ( Influencing her will be tricky, as she’s loath to follow anyone’s will but her own. I feel the best way to direct her will would be to make our suggestions as appealing to her as possible if we want her to do something, while also allowing her to do what she wants now and then to still give her that sense of freedom if we want her to listen to us).
5 - Lemmy The Class Clown (ED couldn't have said it better myself... minus the jokes part, I can tolerate them)
6 - Jojo The Bully (seeing she was fated to meet her end until Albert intervened, and nothing of benefit will come from helping her, unfortunately, she has to face hardship she was originally fated to face if we want to push forward to a brighter future for everyone)
7. (UNKNOWN BOON) (Maybe if one or more of the people we followed had died, I would have taken that boon, as tempting as that is. I feel that Boon is for if we are desperate after losing lives, and if we got nowhere with the power plant investigation)


2: How many characters would you like to awaken?

four please.

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1:
Enid, Lillian, 'Bec, Lemmy, ?Boon?, Louie, Jojo
It might be surprising to see Lemmy not in dead last, but we can't really vote for the Mystery Boon- who frankly I assume is Aiden, without him too.
2:
All Seven.
3:
'Bec, Albert.
If we're awakening Bec, which looking at the count, we are for sure, she's probably going to need the safegaurd to act as freely as possible.
Albert is made of tissue paper.
...And in an ideal world, Louie would be third, for some reason I expect him to be one of the others with the highest Fear right now. Just a hunch.

One person voted seriously for an all in strategy therefore I am changing my vote to that (but my ordering for characters remains the same)

The Ranked List:

1)THE UNKNOWN BOON (the mystery box beckons! the box! the box!)

2) The Athlete (we stole her spotlight for too long)

3) The Miracle (the bad guys are always defeated by God's smallest creations: the marketable 5-year-olds)

4) The Class President (We mostly know him from Secret Santa 2022, but we need him for the best ending, and also I drew him playing with my character in that Secret Santa and sniff that stuff sticks with you, man)

5) The Rebel (she is willing to stick her neck out for others when things are bad, she's extra capable and interesting...but she's rude, potty-mouthed, so she lost points for that)

6) The Class Clown (he has a hard time taking his surroundings seriously, he's unpredictable, and his jokes sometimes land, which makes feel inadequate)

7) The Bully (She is interesting, but after going through the trouble of saving her, I think she deserves her rest)

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>>1120919
Much obliged.
*Corax opens fire into the heart.*

I'm tired of this guy!
*charges while firing shotgun*

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/02/17(Tue)16:34 No. 1121181 ID: 975793
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfo9odLW43s

>>1121181
Damn it all, hand me that case!
*Corax takes Lorence's case and opens it up and takes the grenade launcher, quickly loads it and fires as many grenades as he can in rapid succession at the weakpoint.*

uh um uh
*shoots at Happy's eyes*

>>1121080
this makes sense

>>1121080
Third'd

>>1121080
We might want to mention the plan first, so we don't come back and he already cleaned them or st

>>1121102
I posted that, and I apologize that it wasn't clear this was my intent. Yes, we should ensure Malcolm understands what we're wanting to do.

We could potentially try to negotiate something like nine gold up front and the rest on completion if we don't manage to clean the vials, but that feels like it might be tempting fate.

-Counter Offer: His reputation.

Impeding the queen's laundry is impeding the queen.

Impeding the queen is treason.

Treason is punishable by being named the new village stinkbutt.

Repeat this law with the tone and gaze of steel that abides to argument, and the detergents of royal quality shall be yours.

6/6 - THE END Cross 2026/02/16(Mon)19:36 No. 1121157 ID: 21205a
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GROWN ALONE - BY BUCKWHEAT AND CROSS

Thanks for Playing!

yay
thanks for good quest

Thank you for the quest!

Thanks for mastering!

Congratulations to you both on a quest well-ended!
And what a touching (and mysterious) end it is!

>>1121200
You got some weird dreams slinky.
We might be able to mess with them.
Promise we'll be good.
Eh
Reasonably good anyway,

Dont go wandering off without telling anyone, whatever you decide.

Oh, and of course youre feeling stronger.
You went through a lot and that has an effect on people.

The only thing im gonna insist on is this though.
Before you do anything, take a deep breath of fresh air and let the sunlight warm you.
Luxuriate in not being underground anymore.

Ah, I should've realized. Tanna's text color in the dream, and before that after we used Primordial power... It matches Whisper's color. Also she referenced Sound, which is not something Tanna should be familiar with if she were mortal. So, does Whisper want to destroy the world for the Yellow King's sake? He's stuck monitoring it forever, so if we destroyed it, he'd be freed. The gods would have to make a new one, but from the sound of things that's the only way to fix it-- start over. "So for kindred Soul, in treason I ‘tray." yeah, that points towards Whisper again.
Another possibility is that we just spoke to whatever's in the box... and they're in the box because they're already known as a traitor to the others. But I feel that's less likely due to other things pointing towards Whisper being tied to Tanna... like that song of silence.

Hey, possibly bad news. That rat you saw was actually a gorgeous snake-type lizardfolk lady with black scales and red eyes, who put Jacob to sleep (again) and was going to do something else (perhaps to Vax) but we didn't see. She was wearing a white suit with a yellow tie, had either a thin mask or face paint on the top of her head like a skull, and spoke to her boss on a cell phone. Do you have that kind of technology in your world? We've only seen Whisper and Nyahstur use one.

Also, uh, for reasons, how would you go about hiding your eyes without blinding yourself? There is something in your soul we must keep hidden. Speaking of which, how nice! Your eyes (and text) are yellow again, which means our Primordial power recharged. ...I wonder if that adds an extra layer of soul obfuscation. For now, try not to look anyone directly in the eyes.

>d

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>>1121197
THANKYOUTOO

>>1121200
Okay, so, we figured out some of your dark past after looking into your dreams, most of which you don't remember for a reason. Short answer: you were part of some death cult that thought the world itself was driven mad a long time ago and wanted to end it all so your 'real selves' could 'wake up'.

Thing is, past you hated reality, but hated prolonged torture even more. You'd been twisted by the cult to believe that you were all living in a magically-enforced illusion that would erase your memories and spit you out as a new person each time you died, at the behest of some richer-than-gods sociopaths looking for endless slapstick comedy, and you made it your life's work to make it stop. Supposedly, whatever is in that box is the master code switch or something that will turn the illusion off... but honestly it looks like your run-of-the-mill eldritch abomination summoning kit.

Now, the really bad news is, there is some evidence that the cult was onto something, even if their theories are straight-up escapist nuts. Things are... invading your world. Stuff that doesn't belong here. Weapons and tools that make master archwizards look like rowdy old men throwing little balls of fluff around.

Entire nations will be conquered overnight. Maybe they already have been and rule from the shadows.

Now, it's a good thing we know what this stuff is and how to use it! You just need to... well... find some way to steal a fragment of something about thirty levels above you.

Hey, Aspect: What do you think about death?

>>1121200
-caught up it just in time!

Long time no see, Tanna. But also nice to meet you. I'm new here. Do you still find it difficult to tell us apart? My name is Lun, or "Braided Song" if you prefer my pony name.

Anyway, we spoke to the King in Yellow. He's much nicer than we'd feared. He's working with our patron entity Solo to... protect the world, we think. They even gave us some new powers to help out!

But we're still not sure if the King can be trusted. The stories we know paint a much darker picture. Maybe they're just stories, or maybe this is a more benign manifestation of him, or maybe he has a hidden goal that's not so nice...

We'll keep an eye out for any warning signs. But until then, don't worry about it. All you need to worry about is finding something to eat! I'd say ask your companions if they have any to spare, and then go hunting to replenish your stock.

Yeah let's not bother anyone.

handsome monkey, but don't bother him now.

Silence 2026/02/18(Wed)07:01 No. 1121189 ID: 6d1406
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>>1121133
>>1121135
>>1121144
You opt to leave the official alone. It's not surprising that operations are still undergoing, the spaceport houses mercs but the ITA has their own forces undergoing other operations, there are after all a bunch of spaceships in orbit.

From the sounds of it, it's quite a frustrating situation. You know a bit about the ITA, they're supposedly glorified traffic cops for colonized space but in truth they're the oldest authority. At least a few worlds have burned at their discretion.

You're not left with much else right now, have you visited everywhere? What's left for you to do other than hit the barracks and sleep?

Let's hit the bed, tomorrow may be a big day.

We haven't poked around the Garage.

>>1121175
breakpoint sounds good

>>1121176
>Mel brings her phone and pipe
pipe-chan! she's back!
also, what about inverting the tech rune? surely we have time to do that before leaving?

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".

Nalthar 2026/02/12(Thu)18:40 No. 1121037 ID: fd169b
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Slime pulled its self together, rising back up into the macroscopic realm. Settling into a comfortable fox shape, Slime shook themselves. "Whoa, that was... intense. You can understand those guys?" it asked Stag.

The bug gave a shrug "More or less. The plants help. We'll let you know if they ever say anything coherent."

Slime rested for a while, watching the bugs work. Mud walls slowly went up, forming a shape like a tree stump. Squirrel helped too, moving rocks and sticks too large for the bugs to move.

"Hey jerk!" a familiar bird landed on Slime's back, sinking in a little bit. "Ouugh, blegh!" Crow hopped off and rubbed his feet on the ground "That feels weird! Anyway, your wolf friend wanted you to know she's going to explore some and then come back here. And your ant friends are happy with their nest. they gave me an orange to come tell you, so here I am!"

Crow looked around and sidled closer. "Hey so, I've got some buddies see, and we've been having trouble with other crow gangs on our turf. So if you could do for my friends what you did for me, we'd really owe you one. Give us an edge, you know? How's about it?"

>>1121037
Crows are already most of the way to sapience already, so why not. In exchange, they can help explore more of the area around here. If they see any signs of living humans that would be a big lead towards finding out what happened to the planet. Or maybe they can find some newspapers... or an intact, unlocked phone or computer.

Crows would be extremely useful to have on hand, both for our own party and for the commune we're building. Their dietary needs are fine for the setup the bugs have built. Ascending to sapience would not be a major shock to them. This looks like a pure win-win.

Maybe you can unify all the crows under one group, the slime animal convoy.

crow wars crow wars crow wars

(crows are intelligent enough for tool building. perhaps they'll learn how to make computers in a year)

Agreed that South is our best bet. We know that there might be at least one friendly bat around, though if there is, that means Sorrel hasn't stuck to the plan. In any case, now's he time for a full retreat. Yours and maybe Distemper's injuries will slow you, but try to move as quicklyas you can in spite of them.

Nalthar 2026/02/14(Sat)19:53 No. 1121110 ID: fd169b
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Dis snatches up the blade end of severed spider's leg and Lisel pumps up the pressure in her acid thrower as your group makes haste to the south. The skittering sounds to the west draw closer as you leave, but aren't in time to catch you.

There's a twinge in your step but you are able to keep up as you wend through the same empty rooms.

Cedric is the first to reach the opening into the vent. He peeks inside. "Feh, its dark as a grave, I can't see a bleedin thing- ack!" Dis leans over the smaller mouse to stick her head in as well. She tilts her ears to the west as he grumbles under her. "Footsteps" she murmurs "three, no, four-pair. Getting... closer."

>>1121110
Ah, it's dark? When we first arrived we used that to our advantage. Extinguish light sources and huddle against the wall, and the patrol should pass by.

>>1121111

Not if there's a bat with them. If that's coming from inside the vent, then even if they don't know where we are now, they will the next time their bat sounds off and then we'll lose any surprise advantage.

That said, they're probably going to have to reorient when they leave the vent shaft, so killing lights and setting up an ambush here might not be a bad idea.

Bats don't see in the dark they use echolocation to hear what they can't see. SO maybe that can help you.

shout back "on what grounds?"

and while you're stalling Jurist might try hiding

(1/2) kpwlt 2026/02/12(Thu)21:52 No. 1121046 ID: 127310
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>That thing could show up the instant we "surrender" to whoever that is out there.

Indeed, but Sam is also worried that it could also show up at any instant without any warning whatsoever.

>and while you're stalling Jurist might try hiding

When told to hide, the Jurist is pulled under their cloak by whatever brainless legservant hides there. They scuttle over and reduce themself in the corner. It’s probably best not to get a member of the Judiciary embroiled in whatever legal trouble everyone else might be in right now.

>shout back "on what grounds?"

???: “On the grounds that you are trespassing on Crown land, and interfering with WOLAND’s operations in this area. If the Minister has also authorised you, please say so, but I am not aware of this being the case.”

>Simone should talk to the other person while we remain here and stand guard for a little bit.

Sam ponders this thought for a while. After deciding not to mention it, a nigh-imperceptible black dart shoots from her forehead and into Simone’s temple. I could tell you exactly how and why that happened, but that would be a confusing tangle of words and a royal waste of time.

SIMONE: “You know what? Maybe I’ll go talk to her. How bad can it go?”

Sam considers answering.

(2/2) kpwlt 2026/02/12(Thu)21:52 No. 1121047 ID: 127310
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After a discourse of considerable length, Simone and the reluctant-looking woman walk into the room. She wears a name tag that reads ‘HELLA’. Hella pinches the bridge of her nose and begins.

HELLA: “I’ve decided to let you continue your survey in the Catacombs.”

UBERTO: “Wonderful!”

She pulls a map of the Catacombs from her clipboard and circles a certain area in red marker.

HELLA: “This is my office. Please knock before you come in. Aside from that, feel free to look- but not touch- anywhere. EXCEPT here.”

She draws an X on the map. It looks like the place where the dark red symbol was.

SAM: “What’s there?”

HELLA: “There is a large, dangerous sinkhole in that room. You may look at it but please do not go into it. Oh, one last thing before I leave you.”

A faint pulse of darkness ripples through the room, and Simone and Uberto’s swords clatter to the ground.

HELLA: “You must leave these behind while you explore. Come to my office to pick them up when you are heading off, but not a moment sooner.”

With that, she leaves. Simone and Uberto try to lift their swords, but find themselves unable to lift them more than an inch or so before exhausting their arms.

>>1121047
Rude... does she not know there's a dangerous fire being around here? Well, she removed *our* weapons, and we're in a room with other weapons. So grab replacements for the rest of the search I guess.

Let's check the cave paintings next.

>>1121049
hmm, could something be off about these weapons? Why didn't she take the knives off Sam?

since the only other places to go are where she just told you not to it makes sense to look at the paintings first.

>>1120789
His hands are like a kiss of roses and dandy Lions

Wow.
You are really suffering "the hornies" today, huh maya?

>>1120764
See maya? Your new confidence is paying off. Jaden thinks youre very, very funny.
Awesome work.
confidence levels +1 for the duration of the encounter.
>>1120766
"I was an unwitting but active participant in a very exciting car accident. I think the adrenaline is hitting and making me a bit less than my usual stable self. I also have two owies and a potential undiagnosed ouchie. Please be patient with me." And a big bright smile.
There we go maya. Authority figure mollified. You can high five jaden now. His hand is up. Dont leave a bro hanging.

It's totaly natural to think that people are pretty and want to kiss them. You can think this and still say that you're kind of in a rough spot right now, and you're looking for a squirrel that might be able to be a witness for a car crash. If you still want kisses later, you can come back then.

>>1120759
There's nothing wrong with having weird thoughts like this, Maya! Did someone tell you to feel bad for it? Because if they did, they're the gross ones! You should never have to feel ashamed of your fantasies, even the ones that other people might find disturbing. Your mind is yours, so have fun with it!

>>1120766
...Right, we've got bigger problems now. Like you being seriously injured. Sharing too much would make this more complicated than it needs to be, so just take a deep breath and say...

"We were recently in a car accident."

That will explain why you need first aid and why we're looking for a squirrel who might be a witness. And while we've got the chance, do you want to ask Swiss if he knows any good books to read while you recover?

Take it easy. Calm, soothing waves. A hand stroking your forehead. A warm, fluffy comforter. Hot chocolate milk.

>>1120987

To clarify the timeline, Vex appeared/Julien became the WB leader/Akito died roughly 2 years ago. The Angels enacted their plans months ago, but already detected this... abnormal activity and planned counter measures much earlier.

>>1121016
Oh I see. Well, the ring is still older than two years, surely. Vex didn't recognize it so he couldn't have been the one that brought it into the world, and "God Caller" doesn't sound like a name that would be thought up through only a few people using it.

Don't be interested, imagine him being naked. Oh no he is hot!

Yeah, lie detection won't be the best boon here. They might legitimately be sure in their beliefs. No zealot like a convert and all that.

I vote for our ability to be only be perceived a tenth of a second after Eiko actually does something or says something. Like we have a permanent after-image in our favor.

>>1121054
Fair enough. I still think it's a good idea to ask more questions though. At the very least it delays the Angel a bit, which might mean we get Vex's help.

We could also use the conversation to get a little closer, since they've seemingly dropped their guard.

>>1120670
Ohhh wow that's a lot.
The TWO of swords. There's two of Gladii. Or, used to be? Left hand and right hand. What we saw on the card was their other "hand". Also that one voice in the Gallery listed out all the suits, with "Fera" as the last one... which is interesting since that voice was also using latin and Fera in Latin is Beast. So I think we can conclusively state that's what your name means. That word... can be interpreted in many ways. Why is its symbol a spiral though? Or maybe that's just your curly hair.
"Eripe nos ab existentia! A mundo!" translates to "Rescue us from existence! The world!". It seems even Gladii's Peanut Gallery wishes for death. Also apparently they had some sort of plan and Gladii screwed it up which resulted in their current state. Gladii tried to kill the universe, but the act somehow got them tied into the very nature of the universe itself...

...your hair color changed while you had the earpiece in. It was a lighter shade of pink, close to Gladii's skin color. ...I just realized, Gladii has a skin color, but everyone else we've seen appears to have white skin! Does that mean anything...?

>>1120676
Someone tried to sabotage your requisitions by putting what seems like a bomb on the list... that means there's a double agent in the Agency? Good thing whoever's in charge of authorization has some sense. Ask Gladii what the item was, since we can't know for sure.
>gun to heal Gladii
Uh, but Gladii can't die? What good is that? ...unle

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aw damn, we should have asked for a mask, probably a big fan too. Get out of the room before you pass out, fall down, and get an eyeful of bask.

Don't pester Gladii anymore, but just rest in the hall. If she wants to talk be ready to listen.

Huh.
Her peanut gallery are far less horny than yours fera.
I dont know what this means about you or her or your respective subconciouses but, bears thinking about.
>>1120679
Aw, dammit.
No raver goggles.
I guess the agency is having a secret party without you.

Hmn. That other paper and the gun.
I... i think it might be the agency solution to her injuries.
The document see...
Are they implying gladi cant die?
Or that she dies but it doesnt take?
And they use it as a reset button on her?
Thats what it seems like and i dont like at all.
Lets find reasons not to shoot our buddy, huh?
Oh hey, you missed a bit. Use more paint thinner. View the chemical inhalation as a perk ofmthe job.

>>1120676
Gladii's character sheet lists their physical stats as "construct" stats.
And they implied that the Ten of Swords card is really them, even though it looks totally different...
Does it mean that they look different whenever they manifest? Will you look different the next time you manifest?
I like your current look, but I'm sure the new you will be just as pretty!

But then, they have a "true" height and weight listed where all their other stats are "n/a". So Gladii has a real body that's smaller and much lighter than their human body, but has no skin, hair, eyes, or blood. Could it be that they really are a sword?

Oh, but don't ask this out loud. Gladii doesn't like us prying into their secrets and they're already having a bad time.

>>1120843
>Her peanut gallery are far less horny than yours fera.
Do you think that's part of why Gladii has such an unhappy outlook on life? Their operating buddies are always giving them grief, but we like to show our agents a good time.

Hey Fera, after this assignment is done, what would you like to do for fun? Have some nice food? Go for a joyride? Maybe figure out some things about your body?

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Lana: “Alright, let’s see what stuff we can pick from. We can take something from cache, as long as we put something new in it.”

She starts taking things out and laying them on the stump.

Lana: “Some fancy rocks, a goofy goldfish pen, oh man check out this sick knife!”

Kaari: “I-I’d rather not…”

She jabs it into the stump and moves on.
Lana: “A cassette tape? It’s a single from the Blood Soaked Hecklers!”

Kaari: “Wow, what are the odds. Which song is it?”

Lana: “Tropical Punch Clocks, with the first print blood stain pattern.”

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Doesn't that purple rock remind you of Lana?

I hope Lana brought something nice to put in the box, cause all Kaari has is the firstaid kit. Actually why not put some of the the kit supplies in. Maybe a future seeker will have hurt themselves on the way and find that really helpful.

>>1120626
The goldfish pen. It's something you can use, and recognizable enough that it makes a good memento.

>what to put in?
Inventory check!

The cassette tape, maybe listen to some music, maybe somebody recorded over it to leave a secret message too?That’d be a laugh. Who knows, it might be super rare and you can sell it for a profit at an online auction for an fortune and get your life back on track!

Some bandages might be a good idea, considering all the weird bloodstains we’ve been seeing. We already know that at least two people got hurt today, including Lana. Someone who got hurt while searching for the box might appreciate it (tho that would mean they can only take the bandages)

>>1120637
Yep! Inventory check!
Ooh.
Do we have an interesting key chain mascotvwe dan bring ourself tompart with?

hello hi i drew the 2nd panel

>>1120250
For one, don't worry about what 'pink' is
you wouldn't be able to see it owed to how your peoples' eyes work in seeing color.
Shake off your head aches, blow out the rest of the mucus in your nose,
and throw something at the creature that gave you the head aches to begin with!
Preferably a rock.

A vision perhaps? Wait another moment and see how things play out.

Just observe for now, let her (is it still the same person) handle the situation

Just observe for now, let her (is it still the same person) handle the situation

>>1120250
What was that!?
What did it do!?
Can we help!?

There's a monster about and she seems like she knows what she's doing. Trust her, and think fast.