Reassure Aamon that you are in fact going to kill Noah later- lie if you have to. Pissing off a demon really seems like a bad idea you feel me? Lets stay in Aamon's good, skull-covered graces.

>>715410
Pfft, he knows, you know, doesn't mean we can't have our own form of fun and camaraderie until the end.

It will get tense as things go on, and adrenaline will run high. Good times, good times. Might even get a little gay, even. College is a time for experimentation and discovery, after all

everyone knows that, aamon! don't worry, i'm not gonna go soft on you.

anyway, we should probably go get cleaned up. ask aamon what they've been up to!

Are the trees usually so...pink for us? Or is that something that Aamon is doing while talking to them?

I'll leave tomorrow's problems to tomorrow's me!

Oh no Lucas is cute inside! :C

I'm sure you both know that there can be only one victor in this game. But people who fight for survival will always find others in the same boat to work with them, at least for now.

I mean, it's basically the hunger games, but with less bullshit and instead of the capitol, it's literally the underworld. Either there only remains 1 victor, or no victor at all.

marn 2016/04/12(Tue)11:35 No. 716020 ID: e4873e
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I snort. "Duh. Everyone knows that. Don't worry, I'm not gonna go soft on you any time soon."

"Good," Aamon says. They sound huffy. They're kind of a sore loser, I guess, so they really want me to pull through in this whole competition. I clap them on the shoulder, hoping maybe they'll lighten up a little if I change the subject.

"What have you been up to, anyway?"

"Spectating. The other humans are all out and about, for the most part. It's been an interesting evening." Aamon looks down at my hand, but doesn't remove it. They don't seem to mind close contact, for the most part. I think some of the other demons do, because I never see anyone in the club getting too close to theirs, except maybe Oakley.

"Yeah?" I ask. "Did you run into any other demons?"

"Just my sibling."

Their voice darkens. Maybe I shouldn't have asked. Aamon and Reynard's demon Mammon are twins, and I get the feeling that they don't like each other much. Maybe it's sibling rivalry, or just plain old competitiveness. I've never asked.

You figure that nothing's PROBABLY going to happen tonight in regards to the competition, for now. Maybe an attack when you're asleep, maybe. So does he want to do anything? Become corporal and get a burger at a greasy spoon? Hit up some chicks? See a movie? The night is young.

Oh, wait, Aamon, do you have any movies from hell on you? Like Netflix for demons? Can we see a demon movie!

OH ALSO i posted some bonus art in the disthread over the weekend, including some of the kids who haven't shown up yet in the story proper! https://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/98499.html for anyone who wants to check that shit out

did anyone die?
hey, amon, ever had sushi?

Anyone else bitten the dust yet?

Ask Aamon if they saw any of the humans up to anything suspicious! Unless it's cheating to 'spy' on the competition with the help of your demon?

>>716022

Netflix with aamon!!

Let's look for Mona and see if we can't convince her to gang up on Reynard with us. If not, you've got a shovel, and maybe your knife?

Maybe you shouldn't track them down now. You've just finished digging an entire grave, and you don't know what condition they're in. If it comes to a fight, there's a good chance you'll lose, as it stands.

If you go hunting for them, odds are you'll get yourself killed, because arguably, they have more control of this setting than you do at the moment.

marn 2016/04/28(Thu)11:46 No. 719659 ID: e4873e
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"Has anyone died yet?" I ask, deciding it might be best to change the subject. If Aamon has been spectating, they must know what the other club members are up to. I don't think there's any rules against them telling me - we are technically partners, after all. Well, partners in the way that a horse and a person betting on the horse are partners. If the person betting on the horse had very little at stake, and the horses were all killing each other instead of racing.

Aamon laughs. "No. But Mammon and Asmodeus's humans are also in the woods. They have been stalking one another for quite some time, now."

"What about Oakley?"

"The girl whose eye you removed? I have not seen her. She may be resting."

That makes sense. Oakley did just get back from the hospital, after all. It's interesting that Reynard and Mona are out here somewhere, and Noah and I never ran into them. Maybe I should go looking and try to catch the two of them off guard?

WHOOPS fixed some typos/edited for clarity

Go try to befriend Reynard and Mona! Make some more allies, they are good to have!

marn 2016/04/28(Thu)14:45 No. 719685 ID: e4873e
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On second thought, going off on my own to find Mona and Reynard probably isn't worth it. They've had their eyes on each other since day one. If I interfere with whatever they've got going on, they might come after me to make me stay out of it, and I don't think I could fight off both of them at once. I wasted a lot of energy on the grave, since Noah didn't exactly help out. I'd be better off trying to catch one of them alone, if I want to try and kill them, or even just talk about being allies. And if I do want to be allies, I probably shouldn't sneak up on them in the dark.

Besides, the woods here are huge, and pretty much surround campus. I could ask Aamon exactly where they saw Mona and Reynard, but it might be a twenty minute walk from where I am. And, anyway, I should do something with the shovels. It'd be kind of suspicious if someone saw me out here next to a huge pile of dirt and -

"Hey, kid. What're you doing out here?"

Shit.

marn 2016/04/28(Thu)14:48 No. 719687 ID: e4873e
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I tense up, reaching for the knife in my pocket, but I relax once I see who it is. Just another student. I vaguely recognize them - I think we probably have a class together, or they're just someone who's always out and about around campus. It looks like they came out to the woods to smoke. A lot of people do that, especially at night.

I guess I could lie to them about what I'm doing. They don't seem to notice the blood on my scarf, or be too curious about the pile of dirt and the shovels, but they might get suspicious the longer we stay here. I could also start a conversation and try to lead them off in a different direction in the woods, but there's a chance we'd end up in the middle of whatever Mona and Reynard are doing. Or...

I reach down to my pocket again, feeling for the handle of the knife.

>>719687
Liiiiiiie.

You were digging a hole to help a buddy of yours collect samples for this wierd ecology class he's taking. You let him go on ahead with the stuff he collected while you stayed behind to clean up. Dude doesn't have a lot of stamina for physical excursion.

(This explains the two shovels, and isn't easily falsifiable if he happens to know all of your classes).

What's he up to? Just a walk in the woods, or is he taking nature classes too?

Don't fuck with that guy
He's a demon

this is a pretty critical choice that can potentially have life-or-death consequences (as can a lot of critical choices in this quest), so yall might want to hit the disthread and work through what you want lucas to do

>>719690
Thank you for the information.

I vote to stab him to death.

hes wearing sunglasses at night hes obviously stoned as shit
flip the scarf over your shoulder to hide the bloodstainds (not that he can see them. in dark. with sunglasses.)
'oh hey man, admiring your nice shades dude whered you get those? im just dicking about helping a buddy with their practical assingments or whatever, what about you?'
can amon move physical items?

Let's befriend them! Flip your scarf over and play off the shovels as something totally inconsequential. Maybe maybe a joke about it to lighten to mood, then ask them what they're wandering the woods at night for.

maybe don't kill him-- there's too much we don't know! it's unlikely that he didn't notice something wrong (unless he's high).
i vote play dumb and get outta there ASAP. say you were with two friends and you all got separated, you think.
don't let your guard down!

Give him a jovial greeting! Use your scarf to cover up the blood. What was this guys name again though?

>>719698

I'm with Karma on this one! play it cool, there is no need for murder you already killed one person tonight lucas

>>709392
this aint called hell murder party for nothing KILL THEM

Try to play it off. We don't know anything about this guy. If it becomes clear that they know what you did, then we can consider killing them, but we're not in good shape. No need to take unnecessary risks.

Don't befriend them, though. They don't look trustworthy.

marn 2016/05/01(Sun)11:28 No. 720275 ID: e4873e
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"Oh, you know, just...class project stuff," I say, not entirely unconvincingly. I look behind me to see if Aamon is still there, but they've vanished. It's probably for the best - I'd have a harder time explaining them than I would the grave, I think. I flip my scarf while I talk, using my hand to cover the bloodstains and hoping it doesn't draw attention to them instead. "I was going to film a video out here, but it's too dark now, and the friend who was helping me had to go to bed."

The stranger snaps their fingers. "Oh yeah, you're in my film studies class, aren't you? Your name is...Luke or Luca or something, right?"

"Lucas, yeah."

marn 2016/05/01(Sun)11:36 No. 720276 ID: e4873e
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"Lucas, right. I'm Vox."

The name clicks something into place in my mind. Vox Ambrose. Vox Ambrose, progeny of famous nature photographer Gunner Ambrose and famous performance artist Talia Young, is standing here in the woods, talking to me. Their parents are basically celebrities in the art world - I'm pretty sure Talia Young and my mom run in a lot of the same social circles.

"What's with the sunglasses at night?" I ask, trying to keep cool.

"They're prescription." Vox laughs. "I can't find my regular glasses, so I've got no choice but to look like a total douche at night."

"Oh."

I really thought it was to hide the fact that they were stoned, but now that they're out from behind the trees, I can smell that they're just smoking a regular cigarette.

"You want a walk back to your dorm?" Vox asks. "It's pretty dark out here, and I've got a light if you don't. I'd hate for you to trip over a tree root in the dark and break something."

I could use the light of my phone to get back, and it'd give me more time to talk to Aamon, or try to pinpoint Reynard and Mona's whereabouts. But if I walk with Vox back to the dorms, it could give me an alibi whenever the grave in the woods is discovered.

Stick with Vox! You don't want to get caught up in a fight between Reynard and Mona, and you can probably talk to Aamon when you get back to your dorm. Plus, that alibi could be really useful!

Seems okay for now, better not to walk back alone. Make sure you have your weapon ready just case, keep yor knife in the pocket so he doesn't see it but do be ready to attack if someone comes after you.

Stick with Vox. You'll be glad to have that alibi later.

>Vox Ambrose, progeny of famous nature photographer Gunner Ambrose and famous performance artist Talia Young, is standing here in the woods, talking to me. Their parents are basically celebrities in the art world - I'm pretty sure Talia Young and my mom run in a lot of the same social circles.
So that means killing him could be more trouble than it's worth. His death and/or disappearance would make waves, bring outside scrutiny from people with a lot of resources.

I say walk with him.

>>720286

marn 2016/05/31(Tue)17:06 No. 726996 ID: c1eaac
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"Yeah, that sounds good," I tell Vox.

We start walking off in the direction of the dorm buildings. They're not so far from here, but the company is nice, and at least I'll have an alibi that isn't Noah. I don't know Vox very well, but they seem like someone I could convince to cover for me in a pinch.

"What were you filming?" they ask. It's not a suspicious question - they sound more like they're just trying to make conversation with a classmate they don't know very well.

"Just some nature footage for another film class," I lie. "My friend brought some lights to rig up, but he turned in early, so I had to start packing up, too."

"Nice, nice," they say, with more politeness than genuine interest. They snuff out their cigarette and flick it to the ground, and we keep walking in silence.

My eyes have pretty much adjusted to the darkness by now. I think I can see the dorms up ahead, a little ways out of the woods. But right as I spot them, I hear a noise. Raised voices, somewhere close by.

"What was that?" Vox asks.

I chew my lip. It could be Mona and Reynard, or it could be a couple of regular students hanging out in the woods. It could be a murder in progress, or it could be nothing. What do I tell them?

Better to not go looking for a fight right now. Besides, don't you feel like you've murdered enough people today? I'd say something along the lines of "It must be a couple arguing; wouldn't want to get dragged into their business, right?".

Do you still have the shovel/shovels on you? If you did go to meet them, it would be easier to explain 'self defense' to the dude with a tool you had on you than a knife.

"Don't know, maybe just a raccoon or something?"

Have your hand on your weapon though and be ready to draw if it's an attacker.

You don't know what's out there, so it's not a lie to say so.

"It's probably nothing." might work.

Any of the above could work probably. You won't exactly be lying. Tread carefully though, we're not sure if this is someone you can/should be trusting, considering that murder has happened around these parts.

marn 2016/06/20(Mon)15:11 No. 731057 ID: c1eaac
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"It's probably noth-"

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[ANIMATED]

A sharp CRACK rings out through the woods.

That can't mean anything good. Go in whichever direction is away from that noise.

So. Lucas, I hope that's not your blood. But I'm not optimistic. Perspective/color whatever change probably means we aren't seeing Lucas vision anymore.

rip in peace my dude

Run away and scream "YOU MISSED ME!" And also go: https://youtu.be/M2gFj3oFRcI as you run away