2/2 ??? 2013/03/05(Tue)18:01 No. 498131 ID: 8921c9
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! [Load A.T.W Program]
dir [CPU specs] [CPU Core]
Select Core Material
GOLD
SILVER
NICKEL
...STEEL
JADE
DIAMOND

>>498131
What's the difference? Red jade is kinda cool I guess.

>>498130
Steel

Nickel

Multiclass red jade diamond.

Silver

>>498142
Error Insufficient WOSM

why is it ...STEEL

anyways Diamond.

WE ARE MAN OF STEEL

>>498145
Fine, fine, I guess we're going diamond then. We'll have to upgrade to multicore later.

Steel, BECAUSE YOU HESITATED.

Steel.

Steel seems most interesting.

Mr. Shine, him diamond.

Nickel Master Race

??? 2013/03/05(Tue)19:38 No. 498159 ID: 8921c9
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Selection Registered- Now Installing Core Material
TOUGHNESS Optimized
DICKERY Optimized
ACUITY Optimized
dir [Ability Specs] [Ability Assignments]
assign POSITIVE/NEGATIVE/NEUTRAL to BODY,MIND,PERUASIVENESS
assign STYLE: AGGRESSIVE, DEFENSIVE, TRICKY


>(This utilizes the system adaption coded by programmer Jukashi)

Steel Core successfully installed

>>498159
Oh. THAT kind of Steel.

Positive Body, Neutral Mind, Negative Persuasiveness

Style: Tricky

AGGRESSIVE

>>498164
with positive body
natural mind
and negative Persuasiveness
For when words fail their is always fist.

>>498161
Seconding

Positive persuasiveness, neutral mind, negative body?

Style, tricky.

(Assuming body is for strength, and not cha. Going for a manipulator).

>>498161
I like this one.

POSITIVE MIND
NEUTRAL PERSUASIVENESS
NEGATIVE BODY

STYLE: AGGRESSIVE

>>498170
POSTIVE MIND.
NEUTRAL PERSUASIVENESS.
NEGATIVE BODY.

STYLE: TRICKY.

+Body
0Mind
-Persuasiveness
Aggressive

??? 2013/03/05(Tue)20:46 No. 498175 ID: 8921c9
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Selection Registered- Now applying Ability Specs
! [Designate Unit Identification]

Not-A-Robot Unit 327

Sally.

Beta

Something horrible. Because that's what we are.

Achilles

Engine of Screams. Culling Protocol 774. Harvest Unit Delta.

>>498175
General Tittypuncher.

Fist of Genocide.

Eternally Vigilant Armature

>>498195

second.

>>498179
this

The Steel Nipples of AZathoth, AKA SNAZ.

>>498182
Second

1/2 ??? 2013/03/06(Wed)07:25 No. 498252 ID: 8921c9
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! initiating Unit Designation Algorithm
Complete... This Unit is Eternally Vigilant Armature of Titan Reckoning Steel, Beta Version
! [Installing Fool Soul]

2/2 ??? 2013/03/06(Wed)07:26 No. 498255 ID: 8921c9
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Fool Soul installed
HeLLo CrEaTi0n…

Hello Creator

??? 2013/03/06(Wed)08:01 No. 498264 ID: 8921c9
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BY THE CYCLE YOU PROCESS THIS TRANSMISSION, I WOULD HAVE DEPARTED FROM CREATION. AN UNDESIRABLE RESULT WILL OCCUR IF I HAD REMAINED. I HAD DESIGNED CERTAIN DEVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF AVENGING MYSELF. THEY WERE A SUCCESS OR SO I THOUGHT; NOW IT SEEMS THE CONCEQUENCES DEMAND THEIR DUE AND SO I MUST ACCEPT THE RESULTS AND PERFORM DAMAGE CONTROL. HOWEVER DUE TO INSTALLED SAFEGUARDS AND MY DEPARTURE, I CAN NOT TO USE THE VULGAR “CLEAN UP AFTER MYSELF” INEVITABLY THIS TASK MUST FALL TO YOU, A FAILSAFE I DARED NOT TO ACTIVATE. I REQUEST FOR YOU TO DO WHAT MYSELF CAN NOT. FROM THE GIVEN VARIABLES THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT YOU TOO WILL CURSE ME AS THEY HAVE DONE. STILL AS YOUR CREATOR, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS AS LONG AS YOU FULFILL YOUR FUNCTION. HOWEVER AS A FATHER… I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS EXISTANCE WHAT THE ORGANICS CALL “HAPPINESS” FAREWELL SON, IT IS LIKELY I WILL NEVER MEET YOU.

This recorder will now self-destruct

Well, damnit he didn't tell us what we were supposed to be cleaning up. Hopefully he left instructions... somewhere.

Look around.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)08:45 No. 498275 ID: 8921c9
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Eternally Vigilant Armature looks around, he is still in some sort of tube and his surroundings are covered in darkness.
! installing Programs
! Alchemy Power Engine initialized

Well, if nothing happens for a while break out of the tube.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)09:17 No. 498282 ID: 8921c9
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Eternally Vigilant Armature attempts to punch the tube, however it seems to be made of a study type of glass. It appears Eternally Vigilant Armature's might is insufficient to shatter the glass
Challenge Detected!
Dir [Terms][Challenges.txt]
Challenges are DIFFICULT TASKS that you must overcome. The results are determined by comparing one’s SKILL NUMBER adding relevant COMPETENCIES to TARGET NUMBER. If the TOTAL is equal or greater than the TARGET NUMBER then you succeed at the action.
! [System Program successfully installed]
OPTIMIZED MIGHT AUGMENTATION now available for execution
Dir [Terms][Programs][Augmentation.txt]
The Augmentation programs boost system components to function above normal operating conditions. Alchemy power must be spent to first run the program, afterward the cost to operate decreases for several cycles or until system shutdown.

Augment Strength then. See what Alchemy costs.

>>498282
We can read the manual later. Time to kick tubes and eat names. And we're all out of names.

Run selfdestruct.exe, that'll get the glass tube open!

...or fine, optimize might and punch out if you wanna be boring.

1/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)11:00 No. 498306 ID: 8921c9
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Eternally Vigilant Armature pays one ALCHEMY POWER to activate OPTIMIZED MIGHT AUGMENTATION. Minor SOUL CORNEA has been emitted. MIGHT has risen past REMARKABLE, ASTONISHING, RIDICULOUS to PHENOMENAL levels!
Eternally Vigilant Armature punches the tube again. The glass shatters under the impact of Eternally Vigilant’s fist! Eternally Vigilant Armature is now free!

![System diagnostic program installed]

2/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)11:03 No. 498307 ID: 8921c9
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Eternally Vigilant Armature has been freed of the glass tube. The surroundings are covered in darkness. With his ASTONISHING ACUITY, Eternally Vigilant Armature can see two LIGHTS in the distance one appears RIGHT of him, the other to his LEFT.

Head towards the right one, it seems closer... or at least brighter.

Also run system diagnostics.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)15:12 No. 498352 ID: 8921c9
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>>498309
! Running System Diagnostics
Warning outdated Firmware, now updating...

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)15:13 No. 498354 ID: 8921c9
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>>498308
Eternally Vigilant Armature walked over to the light source. With the occasional bump he reaches his target. It appears to be contained within a protective dome of some sort.

What should do now?

Try to lift the dome from the podium it appears to be resting on. If it cannot be lifted, attempt to break through it.

1/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)16:39 No. 498366 ID: 8921c9
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>>498355
Eternally Vigilant Armature is lifting the dome off of the light source. There is no resistance from the dome, in fact the dome weights about nothing at all.

2/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)16:40 No. 498367 ID: 8921c9
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It appears that the light source...!!!!!!!!!!!!

3/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)16:42 No. 498368 ID: 8921c9
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Hermit Soul Detected !
! [Initializing Hermit Soul Installation]
Currently installing Hermit Soul Progress 25%

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)16:43 No. 498369 ID: 8921c9
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Whatever has happened, it has scrambled Eternally Vigilant Armature's circuits. He is currently confused by whatever the light source has done to him.

Initiate system diagnosis?

1/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)18:46 No. 498393 ID: 8921c9
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>>498372
Eternally Vigilant Armature attempted to perform a system diagnosis but got rebooted by an attack to the head. Turning quickly he sees two floating spheres. Beeps and clicks emit from them and with Eternally Vigilant's ACUITY he senses that they're hostile.

2/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)18:47 No. 498394 ID: 8921c9
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It looks like Eternally Vigilant Armature must JOIN BATTLE!

3/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/06(Wed)18:52 No. 498395 ID: 8921c9
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! Additional Programs have been installed!
POTENTIAL-RELEASING PISTON FIST can be executed
PHOTON-EMITTING BLOCKING SHIELD can be executed
Current Installed System Programs
OPTIMIZED MIGHT AUGMENTATION
POTENTIAL-RELEASING PISTON FIST
Current Installed Free Programs
PHOTON-EMITTING BLOCKING SHIELD
Hermit soul installation 45%

Eternally Vigilant Armature gets to go first, what should he do?

System Check: Due to the surprise attack, Eternally Vigilant Armature has taken damage, damages to system minimal.

Piston punch the one that has not attacked yet.

Let's emit the shield as well.

use the piston fist on the nearest foe.

1/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)11:01 No. 498537 ID: 8921c9
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>>498497
>>498421
Eternally Vigilant Armature rushes towards the mysterious device that floated back with his fist.

He executes POTENTIAL-RELEASING PISTON FIST by paying one ALCHEMY POWER! The servos in his arm snap forward in a blur smashing in the mysterious device tripling the destructive effect of his fist!

The punched mysterious orb shudders at the stress and shatters into several pieces

2/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)11:04 No. 498538 ID: 8921c9
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>>498424
Eternally Vigilant Armature attempted to run PHOTON-EMITTING BLOCKING SHIELD as well, but the previous program hasn't finished compiling yet.

The other mysterious device rotates at high speed and... IS THAT THING FIRING SOUL FORCE LASERS? OW OW OW, BY THE BRASS GEARS THAT HURTS!!!

Pick up one of the broken pieces and beat the shit out of the laser-shooting asshole with it.

the pistons worked on an identical foe so I say the chances of them working on this one is pretty decent

use them if you have the AP to do it, otherwise just punch it.

It's just one HP, you pansy. And you're an alchemical exalted, or something. Just kill it so it stops hurting you.

...and did we really name our robot EVA?

1/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)17:36 No. 498614 ID: 8921c9
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>>498564
>>498566
Eternally Vigilant Armature agrees with this course of action and moved to punch the laser-spewing asshole. Paying one ALCHEMY POWER again, he executes POTENTIAL-RELEASING PISTON FIST!

The hum of transferred kinetic energy passing from one object to another is music to the audio mechanisms in his cranial systems. The punch's damage is tripled and the device falls to pieces!

2/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)17:40 No. 498618 ID: 8921c9
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With the pieces of his foes lying strewn about him, Eternally Vigilant Armature decides to execute that system diagnostic

After the diagnostic runs its cycle some of his internal systems are now displayed. His current operating capcicities are not overly hindered by the damage he has taken.

Of the 15 Alchemy Power he possesses he has spent 3 in total so far... However it seems as if there is something preventing him from accessing 1 point of his Alchemy Pool?

Hermit Soul Installation 85%

What protocol of action should Eternally Vigilant Armature take next?

Investigate the remain of our enemies. Perhaps we can salvage that lasrer.

Investigate destroyed enemies for potential valuables or usefuls, and idle around while we wait for that hermit soul to finish installing. We don't know what will happen when it finishes, and it's probably best to stick to an area we've already cleared of enemies in case its activation temporarily disables us.

1/4 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)18:47 No. 498629 ID: 8921c9
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>>498620
>>498624
Eternally Vigilant Armature goes through the wreckage of his enemies. He attempts to see if he can salvage any working parts from the destroyed devices.

However after some searching, he comes to the conclusion that his fists have shredded all workable parts from the sheer kinetic force of his punches. Sadly it appears that what is on the floor is pure junk.

Hermit Soul Installation 100% Now booting Hermit Soul

Eternally Vigilant Armature wonders what this...................!!!

2/4 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)18:49 No. 498630 ID: 8921c9
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IT HURTS, IT HURTS! WHAT’S HAPPENING? I DON’T UNDERSTAND, HOW CAN HE? GOT TO RUN GOT TO WARN THEM! NO, HE’S CHASING ME, GO AWAY GO AWAY GO AWAY. HELP ME SOMEONE HELP ME, OH LIGER I’M DYING? I DON’T WANNA DIE PLEASE SOMEONE I DON’T WANT TO DIE I DON’T WANT TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3/4 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)18:50 No. 498631 ID: 8921c9
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Where am I?
Why can’t I See anything anymore?
What are you? You feel like something He made.
Who… am… I...?

4/4 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)18:51 No. 498632 ID: 8921c9
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What in Brass Gears and Shadow Pistons just happened?

Well the obvious thing would be to perform another system diagnostic. If we can't figure out what happened however we might as well head towards that other light source.

Run system diagnostic, examine soul for grafted on titan fragments.

Then head for the other light.

1/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)19:51 No. 498638 ID: 8921c9
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>>498633
>>498634
Yes, Eternally Vigilant Armature should run a system diagnostic again. Who knows what was installed onto him...

![Sys Diagnostic]

2/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)19:52 No. 498639 ID: 8921c9
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This is...

3/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/07(Thu)19:52 No. 498640 ID: 8921c9
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Huh? Who... are you?

Introduce self, ask the same of him. Also ask if he has any clue what may have just happened.

Unit Designated Eternally Vigilant Armature of Titan Reckoning Steel.
beta version.

Then just stare at him.

EVA.

punch him if he makes fun of your name.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/08(Fri)07:41 No. 498723 ID: 8921c9
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>>498651
>>498686
>>498694
"I am the Unit Designated as Eternally Vigilant Armature of Titan Reckoning Steel. beta version. EVA for short, Who are you?"

Eternally Vigilant Armature lets loose a hard stare at this interloper in his mind and soul. It appears to make this individual very uncomfortable.

Oh, Ummmm, I'm... I'm... I don't remember actually.
Whoever this is he appears to be quite downhearted, he does not seem to have any intention of 'making fun' of your name.

I don't remember much but what I do remember last...
The figure shudders visibly

Was being horribly disemboweled

From the current sensory input the atmosphere is considerably awkward.

>>498651
"Do you have any idea or theory about this situation?"

I'm not sure, I remember that I belonged with someone else but now it feels like I belong to you now... That and I feel a mild discomfort that someone I think I know did this, it feels like he made you too.

>horribly disemboweled
As a mechanical being, a fate we will never experience.

Reassure your Wordblood equivalent interloper, and then return to exploration.

Lets continue onwards in our exploration then.

ask him if he's gonna be helpful or hindering. if it's neither, move on.

Oh hey, you're a soul grave. Sweet.

There were two points of light, go get the other one.

1/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/08(Fri)14:39 No. 498814 ID: 8921c9
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>>498743
>>498731
Reassure? EVA hasn't been activated for quite that long and social mores appear to not have been installed, still he makes the attempt.
"Well then interloper, it appears that you are stuck here with me. As for your previous experience, disembowelment does not appear to be a possibly for me so for now you are... safe?"

...I do have a name you know...

"Then input your personal nomenclature for my reference."

Ah, actually I don't really remember it, I used to be called something else...

It would be best to continue this conversation on foot. No logical reason to waste time standing around to talk. The continued silence as the interloper tries to remember his previous nomenclature is staggering, added with the stuttering. Internally I can actually feel his face falling

I can't remember what it was. All I know is what title I have now.
"Title?" Cross referencing "Is that not the same as a name?"
Not really, I mean it does say who I am but it doesn't
"Then what is it?"
My.. title now... is Guarding White Lamb...

Interesting, my sensors indicate a slight hesitance in this Guarding White Lamb's voice
"Then should I call you that?"
UMMM..NO! Maybe you could think of a better name...

2/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/08(Fri)14:43 No. 498817 ID: 8921c9
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>>498768
"So Guarding White Lamb, are you going to help me or hinder me? Your input will decide your... future situation" EVA continues walking bumping around in the darkness.
Uhh, I think I rather help you... I remember some things about dying, and I don't want to go through them again
>>498789
EVA continues walking past the containment tube that had been shattered to the other point of light. It appears to be a small hole in some sort of blockage. Eva seems to be unable to continue going further.

>>498817
Try making the hole bigger. MAKE IT BIGGER WITH GUSTO!

okay help how

also I'm tempted to call you Aries even if it is too obvious

1/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/08(Fri)19:32 No. 498925 ID: 8921c9
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>>498827

"Would you prefer to be named Aries?"
I think so, just about anything's better than my title.

"So how are you going to help anyway?"
Well, that's a good question, I used to be part of the very Makers of the world so I had some power. But now I'm not so sure, I'll have to find out. Anyway you seem to have a lot of stuff crammed in here... I think I can go through this and see what can help you. Maybe some of the things here can jog my own memory.
>>498826
Cross Referencing GUSTO, understood EVA will now completely destroy the obstacle.

EVA punched the wall, with his REMARKABLE MIGHT, the obstruction is blasted out of the way.

"Oh, wow"

2/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/08(Fri)19:35 No. 498926 ID: 8921c9
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"I am quite stunned, I have not seen anything like this before."

Really? You haven't seen trees before? What kind of sad existence have you been having?

>What kind of sad existence have you been having?
Well, I woke up in a tube. And I punched that. And then I found some hostile spheres. And I punched them. And then I met you. And then I found this wall and punched it.

...that's it, pretty much.

About five minutes of one.

>>498933
>something has not been punched
This must be corrected.
A friendly slug on the shoulder will suffice, but the law of fist must be upheld.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/08(Fri)20:47 No. 498949 ID: 8921c9
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>>498933
>>498934
>>498941
"Well, I woke up in a tube. And I punched that. And then I found some hostile spheres. And I punched them. And then I met you. And then I found this wall and punched it...that's it, pretty much. So just about five minutes of one."

It occurs to EVA that something has broken the pattern.

"In fact, you are the only one who has not been punched that I have interacted with... this must be rectified."

!!!..... No please I'll pass, please don't punch me...

Firmware successfully installed
COMPETENCIES have now been installed
COMPETENCIES INSTALLED
Combat
SWORD PLAY-ADVANCED
ASSWHOOPING-AVERAGE
SHARPSHOOTING- AVERAGE
EVASION-BASIC
Crafting
REPAIR-MASTER
SMITHING-MASTER
PROGRAMMING-AVERAGE
Magic
PATTERN THEORY-EXPERT

"Competencies? What are those?"

They're the things you know how to do, stuff you have to train for.

All available PROGRAMS have now been installed
INSTALLED PROGRAMS
SYSTEM SLOTS
1) OPTIMIZED MIGHT AUGMENTATION
2) POTENTIAL-RELEASING PISTON FIST
3) INTEGRATED DICKERY AUGMENTATION
4) ANATOMICAL REPAIRING ARRAY
FREE SLOTS
1) PHOTON-EMITTING BLOCKING SHIELD
2) OPTIMIZED AGILITY AUGMENTATION
3) ENHANCED TARGETING SENSORS
4) OPTIMIZED TOUGHNESS AUGMENTATION
5) HERETIC EXCISING PROCEDURE
PERMANENT MECHANISMS
VISION IMPROVEMENTS [ Flash Shutters, Light-Intensification Filters, Telescopic Lens, Microscopic Lens]
CHASSIS ALLOY REINFORCEMENT

"This is rather... a sizable quantity to take in... It is this unit's belief for the desire to possess the instruction manual... and perhaps to know just what he is supposed to do."

>dem crafting competencies
Sweeeeet. We can make stuff! Too bad we're in the middle of nowhere...

>Telescopic Lens
Could we climb up, and use this to survey the area?

Alright now that we have vision enhancements go back to your old chamber and look for anything of use. With the light from that door streaming in it should be enough.

>>498949
"I was kidding about punching you. Clam down."

use your telescopic lens to look for a town. you'd make a fortune working at a repair shop or a smithy. not to mention a sword for yourself, which you seem to be good at using.

>>498980
"This phrase has been designated a joke. Please begin calming your mammary glands."

I wonder if we can combine smithing with pattern magic theory and craft a few magic swords.

1/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/09(Sat)17:35 No. 499194 ID: 8921c9
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>>499028
>>498980
"You may cease your panic, it was not my intention to punch you. It was an attempt at a joke."

...Well it wasn't all that funny...

>>498969
EVA looked back into the cavern complex he had escaped from. Light from outside streamed into the dark space. With his improved vision he could see the sparse inside of the chamber. It doesn't seem like there's anything else except his tube and the device that held the Hermit Soul.

>>498950
>>499023
EVA climbed up the wall and sat down to see what laid ahead.

2/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/09(Sat)17:40 No. 499197 ID: 8921c9
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"Nothing but those things called trees, trees, trees as far as my visual sensors can detect."

"What do you expect from the East?"

"I do not know, after all I have only been activated for about five minutes and counting."

It appears that before EVA is nothing but damn trees from his viewpoint. In that case which direction should he head towards? Or should he take a different course of action?

Consult Aries. If this is to be expected of the east, in which direction might we hope to find something else?

Head West. If this is determined to be the East and wild, that implies there are things oposite in the other direction.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/09(Sat)20:01 No. 499225 ID: 8921c9
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>>499198
>>499214

EVA decides that if the EAST is full of trees then WEST should have something different then. So he starts to walk in that direction.

“Aries, are you able to remember anything of the geography and location of these lands? If so inform me of the relevant information.”

Well whoever made you stuffed some useful things in here. Here’s a map.

Internal circuits bring up an image of the relevant file. EVA also hears in his soul’s world Aries flipping through something.

I think this is what the world looks like, mind you I can only guess, not because I forgot but I know I was a gatekeeper so I didn’t get around much. So there’s five POLES that set the foundations of the world. The green to the EAST is ruled by WOOD so there’s lots of growing things. WEST is WATER which is wet, very wet, I don’t think you want to go too far there. From what I can feel you’re rather heavy and would sink. SOUTH is ruled by FIRE making very hot and NORTH, AIR which is very cold instead.

“You have omitted the CENTER.”

Oh, that’s just EARTH, the world’s very stable there and that’s where the servants live.

“Servants?”

The GODS, they live on the BLESSED ISLE, that’s basically what the place is called, I wonder how they’re doing… HOW COULD HE, AND SHE OF ALL PEOPLE AND THEM, I CAN’T BELIEVE IT I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE IT. AFTER EVERYTHING WE DID FOR THEM. THEY DID THIS. DAMN IT, DAMN IT ALL TO THE WYLD!!!!!!!!

...care to elaborate? Who did what to whom?

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/09(Sat)21:27 No. 499247 ID: 8921c9
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>>499228
"You appear to be upset, please elaborate on the situation that is distressing you."

You really know how to comfort a guy do you?

"???"

Fine, I just found out it was the GODS our brother AUTOCHTHON and our sister GAIA of all things that killed us.

"Us?"

Ugh you really don't know much, look AUTOCHTON could make things and he made HEROES for the SUN, MOON and STARS to go ahead and kill the rest of the TITANS, their makers. Then GAIA, the youngest went and allowed her NOBLE SOULS to make more HEROES to kill us. They're the reason why I got torn apart by a HERO OF THE MOON. And I was stopped from warning the other TITANS about the attack.

I don't even know why they did it, all AUTOCHTON wrote down is just a history. He made HEROES, gave them to the GODS, HEROES killed TITAN SOULS, HEROES won, HEROES broke the rest. What's worse AUTOCHTON stuck me with you, a prototype of the thing that ripped out my guts, tore me apart, and killed me!

"This may be troubling to be sure, but how is this relevant?"

How... is this...? Look, TITANS don't actually die, it's never been done before. From what AUTOCHTON wrote, bad things happened ever since. NOT-DEAD/DEAD TITAN TOMBS lurk around, the DEAD don't reincarnate like they are supposed to, and the rest of the broken TITANS are locked up in the KING'S body! And after that, everything is just falling apart with the WYLD breaking up CREATION! They killed me for all this!

How should EVA continue this conversation?

>>499247
How do we fix it?

So... the system is has been damaged. Can it be repaired?

If your so upset about it why not just fix it, or if that isn't possible then brake things even more to screw the gods over as well, it's not like we have anything better to do.

(Aw shiet, an Alchemical Exalted game? Pray for crossovers.)

Hug sheepie there in your sub-conscious space with your big strong arms.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/10(Sun)11:14 No. 499309 ID: fcb191
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>>499301
ILLOGICAL ACTION- Requesting data on the purpose of this maneuver.

>>499277
That's true, but I don't think I could ever break the world, I liked it, we all liked it, that's why we made it in the first place.

>>499248
>>499250
EVA requests data on the possibility of repair of CREATION'S SYSTEMS.

Yeah there’s a way AUTOCHTHON did write that down he thinks Creation’s systems can be repaired.

However there seems to be a certain amount of disbelief in Aries voice judging by EVA’s ACUITY.

All you have to do is destroy the NEVERBORN, kill the imprisoned TITANS now called YOZIS, get the truly dead TITAN SOULS to reincarnate, fix the HERO SOULS cause they’ve malfunctioned for some reason, whip the GODS into shape because AUTOCHTHON noticed they were starting to become inefficient layabouts. Oh while you’re at it, tune up CREATION if the HEROES have made it gone to HELL and perhaps find the time to bring AUTOCHTHON back when it’s safe.

“He isn’t asking for much is He”

This'll be cake.

well ask him where to start and if he ask if we're serious or something like that just say we have nothing better to do.

Well, all right then. We've got plenty to do!

>>499309
>ILLOGICAL ACTION- Requesting data on the purpose of this maneuver.
A act of showing closure and comfort provided to those you care for.

Unless you don't care for the sheep in your head, that's fine too.

>>499309
Why do the imprisoned titans need to die? And what was that about sending the heroes to hell?

>>499351
So they can reincarnate when we get to the next step,
And the emphasis was on 'fix creation' IF the heroes have made it go to hell.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/10(Sun)17:53 No. 499379 ID: fcb191
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>>499327
EVA goes to give Aries a hug.

Ummm what are you doing?

"Giving you a hug so that you might have closure and comfort provided."

...That's just... um thanks then.

>>499321
>>499310
>>499311
"So how shall we begin?"

Wait, you're serious about this?

"It is not like we have anything else better to do."

Well, yes that's true... Then if you're going to do what AUTOCHTHON wanted you to do, you should get stronger. I mean you may be a HERO prototype and you have TITAN powers with me inside you. But still going up against grown TITANS, dead ones, GODS which are extremely powerful, and messing with HEROES. You're going to need some more power to get those things done.

Well then where would be a good place to start

So those are long term objectives, then. We will need to determine short terms goals in the meantime for the purpose of one day becoming capable of actualizing our objectives.

Problem solving 200:
Divide insolvable problem into unsolvable and solvable parts, divide solvable parts into individual subtasks, complete the subtasks, add additional subtasks as necessary to assemble together acceptable interim solution to problem, reassess state of problem and available resources.
It's like you've never done anything previously impossible before, sheesh.

Also, gather intelligence and assess possibility of recruitment. Programmer Jukashi may have provided additional personnel resources to be used in completion of the overall task, and if this is not so there may still be the possibility of acquiring aid to achieve indirectly what is non-optimal or impossible to achieve directly.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/11(Mon)09:17 No. 499511 ID: 287ec3
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>>499384
>>499385
>>499465


Hmm well a good place to begin is to improve your own abilities.

Let’s see to start with, your own HERO SOUL, according to AUTOCHTON’S notes; your basis is as a HERO OF ALCHEMY with powers involving TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, and MATHEMATICS. As you have seen with your installed PROGRAMS, IMPROVEMENT and ENHANCEMENT is the main theme of your HERO SOUL. I still have to read up on your ALCHEMY powers so I can’t talk much about them. You shouldn’t neglect its growth, I mean it was the prototype of what was able to half kill TITANS so it will help but I think that you yourself will have to discover more about what it can do on your own. HERO SOULS are sort of designed to be a journey of HEROIC DISCOVERY. As you grow so does the amount of power that the HERO SOUL gives you. Yet you do have additional things installed within you that apparently aren’t part of the normal package.

One of these things is me, what He calls a TITAN FRAGMENT, so that apparently makes you a TITAN even if you’re barely a child one. You should know, TITANS were the Makers of the world, explaining the scope of their power isn’t easy. They made things most of the time by simply willing it into existence and now that you are a TITAN you should able to do that too. Of course in order to do that you need a little something called TITAN’S WILL. What that is, is the effort and actual will to change the world and hold it that way. Lucky for us, apparently that installation gave us nine measures of it to use.

There’s something else but it seems to be locked out right now. Hopefully we can get access to that later.

Another thing you can do is to get help from others. After all it was only by working together that the TITANS were able to make CREATION at all. I don’t think the majority of GODS would welcome you back, especially the CELESTINES, the great gods of the celestial bodies. Still… the GODS do have to obey the TITANS and there may be some that would help you willingly. As for HEROES…, they were made to kill beings like us but maybe that’s the sort of help we’ll need. Finally about MORTALS, well they’re kind of puny… they were made that way then again, the GODS did give power in the form of HERO SOULS to them…

Finally it could be important that we find out as much information about CREATION today. What I know and what AUTOCHTON wrote might be completely out of date by now. Information is quite valuable and the one that I used to belong to knew this very well.

That’s what I think that’s achievable right now…

So from what EVA can understand to achieve his long term goals of
1.Destroy the NEVERBORN
2.End the YOZI suffering
3.Reincarnate the deceased TITANS
4.Fix the malfunctioning HERO SOULS
5.Repair CREATION if it is warranted
6.Bring the GODS to heel
7.Bring back AUTOCHTON back into CREATION
He should go about
1.Improving the power of his HERO SOUL
2.Improving his TITANIC POWERS
3.Search for any allied assistance
4.Gather information about CREATION’S STATE

So my Lord, how shall we proceed?

I say we start off gathering information about the CREATION’S STATE and I'm sure they other 3 things will happen as we do this

Well, for there doesn't seem to be anything we can do here. We should leave this area if we are to grow in strength, gather allies, and gather information for our future objectives.

we need more information, we should start by gathering as much information about the state of creation as we can.

we should also keep our eyes open for anything "heroic" we can do. it sounds like our hero soul will grow as do such acts. for now lets define heroic as defending the innocent from things they cannot defend themselves from. once we have the lay of the land we can find out if working to improve the lot of the common mortal via infrastructure and knowledge helps our hero soul develop since it fits it themes so well.

Define innocent, innocent of what?
All of creation is stained with the murder of the titans right now, cleaning that up is a missing task from the greater task list.

>>499550
noncombatant. there may be exceptions but assuming that anyone who's just trying to make an honest living is an innocent until proven otherwise is a decent policy. we can judge other exalted and gods on a case by case basis.

Okay, if we have nine measures of Titan's Will now to play with, how do we get more?

Let's work on improving our Hero Soul for now and gathering information.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/11(Mon)17:43 No. 499611 ID: fcb191
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>>499582
EVA takes note of the amount of TITAN'S WILL and asks how to get more of it.

Well as a TITAN, you automatically gain TITAN'S WILL every once in a while, more if we were fully grown. Then there's getting prayed to. I mean that was what humans were made for but having a CULT might bring trouble, especially if the CELESTINES take notice. They might hunt us down... There's harvesting it from the NOBLE SOULS of sentient beings, that however given from what I've found so far in these histories might make everybody touchy. Other TITAN FRAGMENTS being installed onto us might also give us TITAN'S WILL, it's not a sure thing though. Then again I could form another LORD SOUL for the purpose of producing TITAN'S WILL, a feeding soul if you will. I forgot to mention this, TITANS are on a different order of being than most other creatures in CREATION. We're more 'real' in a sense and that's reflected by the fact to encompass us, we need a multitude of SOULS, called DEVAS to define and maintain our identity and existence. You yourself are the KING SOUL my Lord, while I'm a mere LORD SOUL under you. Still at this stage of our development it's safe to say for now we have to spend TITAN'S WILL to get TITAN'S WILL.

>>499521
>>499525
>>499527
EVA thinks that now he should go about assessing CREATION'S current condition to determine his strategy. Perhaps in the course of doing so he himself will advance in his HERO SOUL abilities. With EVA's ASTONISHING ACUITY, he suddenly hears footsteps from the crackle of broken twigs and rustled leaves underfoot. There are two sets however, one light and the other a large din telling EVA that the light sound is likely from a single being and the other belonging to a few creatures.

Investigate! Use superior vision to find out what's going on. Then we can decide what action, if any, to take.

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/11(Mon)19:01 No. 499623 ID: fcb191
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>>499613
EVA climbed up a tree to gain a more advantageous viewpoint. With his VISION IMPROVEMENTS he can see an event occurring in the distance. It appears to be an individual being pursued by two other individuals.

Armed people with glowing red eyes with the apparent intent to kill pursuing an unarmed mortal.

I think we should intervene.

Go punch those red men.

jump out of the woods between them and say "i am here to mediate"

Leap in and declare them to halt, and refer to them as criminal scum.

These men seem lonely and in desperate need of a friend.
Introduce them to your best pals, fist and knuckle. I'm sure they'll get along well!

1/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/12(Tue)11:55 No. 499745 ID: 54fe7c
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BITCH You've run long enough.

After this, you won't be needing those feet anymore.

"Hello Gentleman"

2/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/12(Tue)11:56 No. 499746 ID: 54fe7c
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>>499624
>>499627
>>499677
>>499714
>>499720

THACK, BAM!
"I am here to mediate, scum of criminals."

3/3 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/12(Tue)11:58 No. 499747 ID: 54fe7c
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Hey who's this bastard?

ENGEY It's a PNESE Demon, KILL IT!

Hmm it appears that there's been a lingual shift through the ages.

Punching them didn't kill them? Hm. Punch them again.

Punch them until they don't need punching anymore.

If possible, try and get your hands on one of their swords and turn it against them. You do have an advanced swordplay competency we're not taking advantage of.

look they're wearing skirts, it's like they are giving you an invatation to kick them square in the balls

judging by how they didn't die when we punched them, and the size of their weapons we may be dealing with exalts.

activate OPTIMIZED MIGHT AUGMENTATION and then use POTENTIAL-RELEASING PISTON FIST on the one on the left.

and use advanced swordplay to follow the path of their strikes an avoid them.

>>499754
Now, that is smart.

1/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/12(Tue)20:37 No. 499800 ID: fcb191
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>>499752
>>499754
>>499755
>>499757
>>499759
True enough all of these suggestions are feasible but there's one little problem. One of the dastards have higher AGILITY than EVA and so he gets to go first.

There is one thing I forgot to mention...

2/2 Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/12(Tue)20:43 No. 499801 ID: fcb191
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I myself have powers of my own, and because I am now part of you, you can use them as well. These powers are called TITAN'S WORKINGS and are part of our nature as being a TITAN. Mine are called WATCH WARDS.

The Red Headed Dastard's blade comes swinging towards EVA's face!

One of these TITAN'S WORKINGS of mine is named GUARDED PASTURES. It allows you to use a defensive power on yourself at any time for the additional cost of 3 AP.

DIE! YOU FOUL DEMON!

Use GUARDED PASTURES to cast PHOTON-EMITTING BLOCKING SHIELD even though it's not our turn and block that sword to the face.

>>499802
Yes. Let's cheat like a motherfucker.

>>499802
this

(read some wiki info, seems our...steel type is about JUSTICE. meaning we need to offer them a chance to surrender, if they decline then killing them is cool, but we still need to offer.)

>>499833
(I think you need to reread whatever it is you read, because that doesn't sound right at all. If anything, it's the opposite.)

Eternally Vigilant Armature 2013/03/13(Wed)09:48 No. 499840 ID: 287ec3
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>>499802
>>499808
>>499830
>>499833
Understood, EVA is now executing PHOTON-EMITTING BLOCKING SHIELD. He pays six AP via GUARDING PASTURES to run the program.

“A.T. Field Activating!” EVA’s PHOTON-EMITTING BLOCKING SHIELD successfully prevents the Dastard’s giant red sword from hitting his face. There was a satisfying clang from the impact of sword hitting shield. The usage of 6 AP has somehow reacted. EVA is now emitting SOUL FIRE!

What in the name of the Scarlet Empress? Damn Demon begone!

"Resistance is futile, you will be mediated"
It is now EVA’s turn what shall be his action now?

Well this is interesting my Lord, it appears there’s some of your gathered AP is directed in some sort of installation in your left arm

>’oops I accidently used an improper term in an earlier post. Just please mentally replace the word.’

Excellent. Now for our old standby. Punch them.

say "surrender or be destroyed"
if they decline to surrender then punch big sword guy in the face with piston fist action.

>>499837
{auto invented ...steel, originally it used his own metal flesh as a component, the kind made by others uses the stuff of the labyrinth. our core therefor MUST be made of auto-steel which lacks the screaming faces)

Punch their arm to disarm them. Once disarmed they should no longer have confidence in their force of arms to defeat you.

>>499854
Autochthonian Soulsteel doesn't lack the screaming faces. They just aren't HUMAN faces. Also they don't really scream so much as whisper. Not sure how much else to say about that if you aren't aware of where the stuff came from exactly. I mostly meant that the Soulsteel caste is not really known for justice. They are more known for ruthlessness than anything else.

>>499865
yes, it says that, it says they give you a chance to surrender, then completely obliterate you if you decline your chance. says "problem solvers and enforcers" blowing people up is a way to fix a problem. basically, they are judge dredd.

Take out the guy with the giant sword first since he's likely to do more damage to you.

1/3 Justacritic 2013/05/01(Wed)11:09 No. 508363 ID: 71623f
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>>499888
>>499855
>>499854
>>499842

"SURRENDER OR BE DESTROYED"

Shut up and Die Demon!

"VERY WELL"

EVA has knocked RED HEADED DASTARD'S SWORD away. EVA is activating POTENTIAL-RELEASING PISTON FIST. ONE AP has been spent. EVA punches RED HEADED DASTARD'S FACE.

EVA'S FIST deals triple damage! RED HEADED DASTARD'S BRAINS have been blasted out!

2/3 Justacritic 2013/05/01(Wed)11:11 No. 508365 ID: 71623f
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RED HEADED DASTARD falls down dead!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! YUN-JI!

The other RED HEADED DASTARD is in a state of shock!

Rather excessive don't you think?

3/3 Justacritic 2013/05/01(Wed)11:14 No. 508366 ID: 71623f
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The OTHER RED HEADED DASTARD'S turn

I'LL KILL YOU, I'LL KILL YOU!

RED HEADED DASTARD is standing still. Thermal combustion is occurring around RED HEADED DASTARD!

He seems to be just standing there.

???

Unknown energy reading being emitted from EVA's chassis.

Input requested, what should EVA do now?

>Rather excessive don't you think?
I have not had the opportunity to properly calibrate the strength of my punches with the durability of my opponent's skulls.

And he was given fair warning.

>Unknown energy reading
Shields up! And evasive action, for good measure.

Also, try to recover the deceased's sword hen there's an opportunity. Than we can take advantage of our advanced swordplay competency.

think shield has yet to go down. also if sword refuses to budge then don't try to force it. could be made of jade and unless it's linked to you that stuff is usually incredibly heavy.

He's trying to set you on fire, but you can't burn.

Go punch him.

>>508366
Dramatically increase his boot-to-croch ratio.