Buckwheat 2026/02/13(Fri)18:16 No. 1121079 ID: 9db031
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>save
>Lets set a save slot as a backup.
>Save early, save often
SAVE TO SLOT 1 SUCCESSFUL. PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE…

>Enter
>alchemist first
>We will go to the alchemist.
You decide it’s best to visit the alchemist first. You’d be in quite the pickle if you went later and he had to brew it. It’s not a terrible walk, but the old alchemist likes to keep to himself. You pick up the pace after a bit to scurry along the forest path, reaching his shop.

You see the alchemist rummaging through crates as you enter. You wish him a good morning, and ask if all is well?

Malcolm: “Oh, morning to ya Eugene. Things could be better, but what can I do you for?”

You explain your predicament to Malcolm, and pray he has what you need.

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We can't be waiting until sundown; that's when we're supposed to be done.

We're going to be stuck waiting on him one way or another, so there's no reason not to clean his vials; we just need to get to the market straightaway so we can buy our flowers. I'm going to say to pay the high price for now, and then see if he'll refund us in part if we come back and clean the vials later. The only reason not to do this would be if we don't think we can afford the flowers with 7 gold.

>>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

Alternate suggestion (joke unless people like it)

Have you all considered, what if we went... ALL IN.

2: Let's awaken everyone and spare Albert from a bad thing

We penalize everyone, get the unknown boon, and since we're guranteed that no one is gonna die or be captured... just deal with missing some people next arc.

The only reason I suggest albert not get penalized is because that guy literally just needs a stiff breeze, I'd bet my bottom boonbuck that this mf would have to roll for death just from another injury right when he gets back.

1: Rankings for Awakening

MOST: Enid, The Miracle
Give the hardest to awaken the most juice. Enid got a great amount of time to rest earlier and deserves all the respect for DPSing her hardest. I think she’s got great potential. Wild card! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAW
2. ‘Bec, The Rebel
- Simply makes the most sense to awaken so we have alternate options that wouldn’t come up without her insight and free thinking. Anything that increases our options will be good.
3. Lillian, the Athlete
Her fullest potential needs guidance.
4. Louie, the Class President
Golden ending is great, but let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good. Don’t throw out your arm trying to pitch a perfect game when a win is just as good.
5. JoJo, the Bully
Charity is a virtue, but an ailing benefactor should first tend to themselves. Let’s not awaken JoJo unless we can avoid hurting people we care about.
6. Lemmy, the clAssclown
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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>>1121025
Clive, you are sick. And so is Rodney.
But you know what?
Who gives a crap.
Your parents are sick - they treated their kids like pets. Your town is sick - a competent detective could easily see through anything you did to cover the murders up, but they didn't. Truth is dead in this town, and only the mad have power. Your actions, while murderous, are not illegal, because this whole town is freaking renegade and you are effectively slaves. It even broke some laws of physics and biology! That's not normal! That's not normal at all!
And by United States law, those who are illegally enslaved are permitted to commit any act necessary to defend and liberate themselves. Any act.

>>1121026
They're supportive. But they shouldn't all be. They just... learned to pretend. They need to keep the group stable, and so do you.
Clive, this entire town is insane. But a sign of intelligence is learning the rules of wherever you need to adapt.
Just... don't bring the lessons you've learned here to the outside world.

>>1121027
... Either you're high from sleep deprivation, or Dr. Stein doesn't care about anyone's rules.

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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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A D
Fond of the outfit being our closer!

>>1121071
Don't we have a date we need to do? Let's take care of that before we forget!

B: Outissa

E: Serious Business Outfit

C, G

B E
this date is serious business

B E

We've got an important date to get to!

ooh, so what's this stone's story?

Heavier than it looks... Either it's a chunk of Tungsten, or it has some weird magnetic properties.

Most likely it has some connection to Argus (more direct moon-empowerment?), or its literally weighed by the burden of its tales/history like an old friend.

Shapeshifting training wise, does the colorful deity count as one?

Another interesting detail to consider is that Argus has a new fight coming up (I think).

Wonder who his new opponent will be, now that he's no longer invulnerable.

A thing worth asking Argus in case he's willing to share - how DID he come into possession of the Immovable Object? In case its connected to certain ancestors.

Well, I doubt we know many telepaths, so to the order and then to the bargast... though the solution to whatever required a message is most likely our probably stranded lich.

At least a month is enough time to make a vessel for the journey

Hey we should ask if Augus cares WHERE on the moon we put it, like if we should put it in a crater or somewhere cool.

>>1121083
Kol are you having that much trouble even with your soul helping out?
Hmm. Ask if it's ok to store it in Gabe's heartspace. That'll be more convenient than lugging it around like a training weight.

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.

Didnt we have an anti tech spell idea earlier?

We should get more supplies first, it's better to be more prepared to fight the runeling if needed. Though, make sure we're fight-ready when we go back to the frozen island.

Also, good work, Galena.

>>1120965
>(also, the rune interactions chart is out of date, Tech isn't even on it. maybe we haven't tried combining it with anything? Or inverting it?)
(pretty much, I didn't wanna bother changing the chart with nothing to show in it)

>>1120947
Dont wanna see your wobblers anyway lady.
Wow. Sure is roomy in this here hoody.
Someone lumpy musta stretched it out with their gross curvy bits.

Ah, alright.
Serious time.
The two choices are fairy intertwined.

If we go at the runeling, and win, some scavanging will be viable afterwards but some things may be damaged and injuries may limit our recovery teams numbers and work output.

If we scavange first, we may get to pick out undamaged loot, but our choice would be limited by the presence of the runeling as we'd have to avoid loot spots it was present in, plus we'd risk the chance of losing initiative on the attack. It may come for us.

There is some validity to the idea of just letting it be to see what the runeling life cycle is like, but with the island leaving we may never find out.

So fighting the runeling is probably the only thing we're going to need our whole party together for, so let's do that first. If we have any time left in the day we can scavenge there too; Galena will probably know the best places to search. Then on the next day Mel and Galena can scavenge in the frozen city, while Silv takes some time off.

>>1120808

Yeah, don't mix with them, that is just asking for trouble

This is the inverse of what happens when you absorb a creature. There might be something to learn from this experience. That said, you should probably stop spreading yourself thinner; it sounds like you might be on the edge of losing cohesion.

In any case, this all sounds like a fine foundation for a symbiotic ecosystem. Improved agricultural techniques are definitely something we want here, but we may not need to deliberately maintain nonsentient plants. Now we just need to figure out how to feed larger, carnivorous animals with the same model. Eggs are an option, of course; and eusocial insects might be willing to spare a few larvae for the greater good...

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.

A. The best way to calm him down is by showing great respect, something pure patch is not doing. Go ahead a kneel before him, say it is an honor to make the acquaintance of a powerful overlord such as him. Boost his ego, and you’ll get what you want from him.

>>1121038
A) I still stand with my original suggestion on who the spy rat should go after

>>1121039
The Crimson guy said that his god is what is keeping him alive, so that proves that in some small way his god has a presence in this world.

>>1121038
...We can't do both?
>>1121039
Protip: Potential converts will be pushed away if you insult them and have a harsh attitude.
Just stay out of it since he'd probably just get more wound up regardless of what we do.

>>1121075

If you want, you can vote for this event

https://questden.org/kusaba/questdis/res/140583.html#144949

"Then come up with a better name. 'Windy' makes me look like a farter."

>>1121036
Give him a kiss on the cheek and tell him to stop trying to drag you into this argument. You're holding a firearm. You don't have time to get heated over this.

Oh we're not doing this right now we should be celebrating the progress.

Hopefully the officer is too embarrassed to talk about it. I suppose he does have reason to fear his job, and literally anyone could have walked in and taken his gun.

>>1121036
I see no reason not to keep both names. They were each given by people who cared about you, and there's no reason to insult either of them.

>>1120994
When we get back, we should crawl under the sink cupboard or something, where we can conceivably have gotten a random smudge of oil on our ear. Avoids questions of where we went.

>>1121042
Indeed.
You guys are free now and if that means you wanna be rudger because you like it then you get to be rudger.

>>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.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/02/11(Wed)18:28 No. 1121011 ID: 4619d0
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A) All things considered, I did have a fortunate life.

B) I did, and I didn't have a fortunate life.

C) I didn't have a fortunate life.

Considering Fluffy’s past, B.

B) seems kinda so so

Are you two in a relationship?

>>1121011
C) He definitely did not

Silence 2026/02/09(Mon)07:01 No. 1120931 ID: 6d1406
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>>1120869
More than likely, considering what was said about Red Mask, Mateo might still be alive in some way.

>>1120871
You're not certain, this entire place seems old. The ITA surely has other spaceports.

>>1120876
You open up the build on the Kingbreaker mech, the parts are of course, outdated, your standard August mech is more high tech than this thing. This thing is also a medium assault mech as well, seems Mateo was a frontliner.

>>1120880
You're gonna need a dedicated surgeon for that, there might be one in Operations, there has to be an infirmary for that. Of course you've already connected to alien tech, how do you know you haven't been altered by it already?

Alright shut it back down again. Don't wanna get caught with your fingers in it.

well that's something to think about. seems like the alien tech changes people. or maybe that's just greed

Silence 2026/02/11(Wed)06:21 No. 1121000 ID: 6d1406
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>>1120932
You shut the terminal down, nobody's come by so you're fine for now. You're still concerned, you could ask if anyone knew about this, but who would you ask anyways?

>>1120939
Could be either, maybe the tech just empowered the greed.

With all that said, you're fairly certain you're done here. Where do you go next?

>>1121000
Let's go visit Operations

I hadn't thought about it before, but you should probably get out of there. The paint thinner fumes are either going to make you loopy, or pass out completely. You should also extract Gladii--it's not clear whether passing out would cure basilisk exposure, but it would be disadvantageous to lose an agent. (In case Mr. Painter guy shows up.)

Also, I would advise against using the Gladii-full-healer, since 'recovery' might mean they are rendered non-existent until the next mission, and you don't know how to end the mission and return to non-existence yourself.

Finally, it appears someone has tampered with the requisition form. I don't speak German, but I can guess a "splittergranate" is not something you want to use in an enclosed space.

>>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.

2/2 Buckwheat 2026/01/31(Sat)15:42 No. 1120626 ID: 9db031
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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.

4/4 Nalthar 2026/02/07(Sat)18:11 No. 1120908 ID: fd169b
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"Aye, no time to palaver, there'll be more spooks soon." Cedric walks past Kh'khechil, who is stamping down the last of the blinded spiders, to the net and pulls it off a curled up shape. Its that half-squirrel, Distemper, and she's clutching her knees while staring at nothing. Cedric gives her a kick, not ungently "C'mon lass, don't go givin up afore yer dead."

For a moment she doesn't react. Slowly she turns her head, looking at you. Her one eye slowly blinks. With a low sigh she picks herself up, brushing off dust.

Now that the spider's aren't making any noise you can hear the surrounding tunnels, and it doesn't sound good. Turning your head around you survey your means of escape. This chamber has exits in all four directions.

To the south where you came from you hear a tinny shriek. Something, most likely a bat, is in the vent.

The west exit would take you through the center of the room. You saw while you were above that there were plenty of holes under the dining table. However you can hear scratching that way.

The east exit is silent, but would take you towards the edge of the house.

The north is open now that Kh'khechil has dealt with the spiders. You can't hear any movement that way but it surely leads back to where these two were captured, and where you saw a pack of spiders.

>>1120908
Well, we can't go in the direction of a known group of spiders that should also be traveling this way carrying corpses. We also really really shouldn't go under the table. Considering it's making a scratching noise I think there is a cat there! That leaves east and south. East might be safer in the short term but if we go that way we have no known path and by exploring blindly we're likely to run into another enemy patrol.

Let's go south, we can kill a single bat. Have someone check your back for injuries-- if it's bad and you won't be walking anytime soon then you'll have to be carried. Back injuries are no joke so you probably won't be fighting regardless. Good thing your new buddy knows how to fight.

Let the new people know that once we reach the dining room nobody can make any noise whatsoever.

South is the one direction where we know we're going to encounter hostiles; from what we've seen the ghoul bats don't work alone, and I don't know if we want to try to deal with another spider patrol right now.

Do we think if we go east we'll be able to get outside? If so we can just circle around to the shed and call it a day.

Otherwise I'm going to vote for going west. We know something is in that direction, but we should have multiple options to maneuver around it; and this will get us back above the floor fastest. We need to do that as soon as possible to avoid the pack of spiders we saw earlier.

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.

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.

>>1120556
*Corax stands and picks up his rifle*
Is what I said finally sinking in? Are you finally ready to stand on your own two feet? Either get with the program or get out of the way.
*Corax opens fire at Happy*

*stumbles over to SC and grasps her shoulder*

Hey you need to get somewhere safe. Things are going real bad

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

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

>>1120831
>>1120832
We could stash them at the bridge up ahead in hopes of someday getting them back

If the books can't be repaired magically, they're dead weight.

Look for a beaver dam, or any tunnels that lead into caves with oxygen.

>>1120833
Stashing is a good idea.

That little gazebo is so tempting as a resting spot, but its likely too exposed.
However, there may be something in there that someone has left behind that we can use, so while our siryn companion stashes under the bridge all the books but the least waterlogged one which we shall keep, the rest could have a sneaky look at the gazebo.

Agree on losing the books. They're probably unreadable at this point anyway. However, they're evidence of our passage, so we don't want to leave them in the open. Hiding them under the bridge sounds like a good idea.

How far are we from the city? If it's been more than an hour since the waterfall, we can probably risk resting at the gazebo; we can always hide under the bridge ourselves if we hear anything coming. This isn't a suitable campsite, but it might be an adequate spot to catch our breath.

If we're still in the city outskirts, though, we need to keep moving and find a more hidden place to rest. We need a proper shelter of some kind to hide from harroctar; a cave or hole, or even a hollow tree. If we can fit in a beaver lodge it would be ideal. Abandoned buildings might work too.

If there doesn't seem to have any enemy near, it's a good place to take a break. A river with good current will snuff the sound and it's a good way to escape.

Continuing exhausted is dangerous. There could be no other spot to rest and something could happen where we need to be rested.

If it's safe, meanwhile we can hide the books and even look for food near.

Well, I suppose it's time to wake up then.

>>1120602
Tanna.
Wake up.
We've missed you slinky.

>>1120602
Nay, further into the dream!

Let's go on a quest to bring back Roderick from the land of the dead.

We'll play a tune that could move the hounds of the underworld to whine with compassion and the very Godcof Death, morose and embitered, to grant us such chanxe.

Forward and downward into the dream, deep deep deeper into the dream, all the way!

Maybe then a certain someone will be able feel something.

Yeah well, this 'dream' has smartphones.
Your world is going off the rails, it's absorbing technology and eldritch powers it was never meant to handle yet. We need a curveball character to react to it.

Worse, smartphones that function without any of the necessary infrastructure! Due to magic, no doubt. Removing the infrastructure barrier to advanced technology functioning is kind of conceptually terrifying.