Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)01:10 No. 94342 ID: b180de
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I wished that I would somehow not wake up, and instead dream of a better life forever, but now my grime-encrusted eyes crack open and peer through my gritty spectacles at a cubicle hell.

>>94342
Have you been locked in the office building?

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)01:18 No. 94344 ID: b180de
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>>94343
You can say that. I'll explain everything over breakfast. My mouth is parched, and my stomach churns.
I curl up the piece of bristol board disguised as a newspaper I had been using as a blanket and sit up.

>>94344
Are those bulletholes?

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)01:41 No. 94351 ID: b180de
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>>94348
Might as well be. Some joker in the IT had managed to rig up a makeshift pen launcher using those compressed air cans. It became...somewhat popular.
Good thing my cube is right next to- oh fuck me, they took the water cooler.

>>94351
There appears to be a sign on your back saying "stab me" with an x, is this in jest, or a serious threat?

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)01:52 No. 94355 ID: b180de
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What- I don't feel a thing. Odd. Are you sure it's there?

>>94355
I am completely sure, yes. try scratching your back on the walls of the cubicle to retrieve it.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)02:03 No. 94357 ID: b180de
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Here, I'll just twist around my...
Oh. It's drawn right on with a sharpie and a marker. Guess I better get used to it.

>>94357
Or you could take off the shirt.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)02:13 No. 94362 ID: b180de
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Not a chance. The AC is going at full still. It must be broken or something. I guess I better just hope that someone sticks something more ridiculing and less provocative on me to cover it up.
By the way, there was a paper inside what's left of the cooler. There's something written on it. I bet it's another chiding insult or juvenile joke. Should I still read it?

>>94362
Read note
Hug cooler

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)02:19 No. 94366 ID: b180de
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I don't get it.

>>94366
Wear your shirt inside out to hide the sign on your back.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)02:42 No. 94373 ID: b180de
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>>94369
Clever thinking! You might come in handy after all. How does it look?

>>94373
still visible but harder to read. might make enemies pause.

What is going on, man?!

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)03:17 No. 94384 ID: b180de
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>>94377
Hmm. Alright. I guess it's time to explain some things. It's not going to be easy so bare with me-

"Hey, pariah, over here."
I think that's the only voice in the world that doesn't grate my ears. I turn and walk to a heavily fortified cubicle nearby.

>>94384
Is the occupant female?

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)03:42 No. 94393 ID: b180de
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>>94389
yes, and how. If any part of my soul remains after the two years I have worked here, the concept of her is what that last surviving shred must have clung to so tenaciously to withstand the harrowing all-consuming monotony.
She watches me with her beautiful green eyes before momentarily disappearing. She then puts her hand through the large gap in her cubicle and shakes something in front of me. I quickly take it. It appears to be a cup of instant noodles, sans water. Ah, delicious sustenance.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it. No really, if you tell anyone I have food, I'll stab you. I know they're waiting to starve me, but that's going to take a while."
"I see."
"Now get going."
Should I say anything? Or should I leave?

Thank her. Then promptly explain to us what the hell happened.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)03:55 No. 94397 ID: b180de
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I thank her and leave to a more secluded location. No one hangs around by the windows- I guess they're either scared or just don't like the view.

What better place to start than the beginning.
My name is Frank. I'm 28 years old. When I started working here, this place was not so bad. Gradually, as the company suffered losses, we just plain suffered. My superiors never liked to cut off anything that was a strain on their wallet- they preferred to downgrade. Some people were let go and quickly replaced with less qualified individuals. Some furniture was sold, and replaced with crappier furniture. Our PCs weigh so much our particle board desks strain under their weight, and still run on Windows 95, an operating system older than me.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)04:09 No. 94401 ID: b180de
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Profits fell. Faster and faster we approached bankruptcy. The meetings had become more frequent and more fevered. I was a manager at the time, having drudged harder and better than those around me- I can hardly call myself that now, however.

So what does the company do? Incidentally you do realise Linux is free right?

Why don't you quit. and why is there a skeleton in the window beside you? Do you have internet access?

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)04:27 No. 94404 ID: b180de
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The last meeting I remember went...bad. The president was there, frothing at the mouth, spitting, and yelling. He was calling us lazy- I can understand that, the man needed to vent at something that could not fight back- but then he began to blame the shortages on our location. He said that the office was costing us too much, and maybe moving us to a cheaper location earlier would have saved the company. He said it with a straight face.
A lie. A complete fabrication.
There was a shootout just outside on my very first day, then a gas explosion down the street. It was the most horrid of all slums that I have ever seen. Before I knew it I was smiling, all my fury channelled into a tiny smirk. "Honestly sir, we're not going to find a cheaper location than this on the whole planet. Where else can we look? On Mars?" What happened next, I don't quite understand...neither the means nor the purpose...
I can still remember the manic, chilling grin on the president's face. Maybe it was a dream- maybe all this is just one horrible nightmare. I guess what I'm trying to say is...

>>94404
... your office went to hell?

>>94404
Maybe co-located in the Matrix...

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)05:16 No. 94412 ID: 3b87aa
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Help, I'm lost in space, and stuck in my office.

And as far as anyone is concerned, it's my fault.



This makes so little sense, just acknowledging this hurts my head.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)05:22 No. 94413 ID: 3b87aa
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Out of order!
Service will return shortly.

-The Janitorial Staff

>>94413
Oh boy! A locked room puzzle Quest! xD

>>94412

So that thing fell down on the red moon.

Everybody died.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)16:26 No. 94700 ID: a62983
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Now let's stop thinking about it, and start surviving. First up: Food. Do I eat the noodles raw, or should I find some boiling water? Speaking of water, I'm thirsty. I think you'll get a better idea of the situation here from seeing it for yourselves instead of me explaining it to you.

>>94700
Remember that office buildings are not by any means airtight.

Panic.

>>94700
Alright. Let's peak around a little. How dismal has it gotten? Who should we look out for? Let's leave your girlfriend alone for awhile, and find out whats what.

Starting with the door to your left.

>>94700
Why is that window red? Did someone paint it?

>>94728
Freaky Dismal. Been there, fantasized about that. What department are we in currently? Is there any chance of a map?

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)16:49 No. 94738 ID: a62983
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(Obligatorily neglected to add the image.)
>>94714
I said not to think about it. The air conditioner blows in fresh air, and we still have power and gravity too.
>>94718
The door leads to the stairwell, barred from the other side. Wanna know how dismal it has gotten? See that thing beside the door? Severed hand.
>>94722
See: Severed hand.

>>94738
Alright, check the next room.

Can you reach the roof? If this is all a shared hallucination you can escape, and if you're actually in space you'll make everyone's death swift rather than slow and certain.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)19:08 No. 94908 ID: a62983
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Marketing
As you can see, I do not have a cubicle much fancier than the one I had before. Once the previous manager was 'released', his cube was rented out or given to someone else, I'm not sure why. The people in the centre cubes were always strange and secretive. I have no idea whether they worked for our company or not. Their cubes have doors and card-locks.

>>94908
Check the break room for water.

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)19:17 No. 94920 ID: a62983
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>>94914
Sounds like a plan. On the way to the break room-
"Hey, oh hated one. Got a favor to ask."

>>94920
Sure, what is it?

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)19:51 No. 94948 ID: a62983
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"Sure, what is it?"
"Get me something heavy and hard. Preferably pointy. Or both, that's even better, like a hammer and s screwdriver. Make a bad pun or an innuendo and I swear I will snap."
"I'll tell you if I see anything like that."
"No, I want you to search for those, not just wait and see if it floats by. This is important."

>>94948
"if it was important, you'd do it yourself. you can wait, or you can find something to motivate me to do it faster."

>>94948
'Alright, I'll do it.'

Xom 2009/12/19(Sat)23:15 No. 95045 ID: d52f06
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>>94995
She already gave me food. I don't think I should push it with her.

>>95022
"Alright, I'll do it."
"Good. Now get a move-on."

Well, were to?

>>95045
break room first, food is always first. After that we can quest for the tools her hotness requires.

Xom 2009/12/20(Sun)01:22 No. 95104 ID: d52f06
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Right. On to the break room.

I see a few tables and chairs, a broken pair of vending machines, and a small kitchen. Chris is here, still chewing on the butt of the same cigarette he had in his mouth for the last seven days.

>>95104
"hey chris. is that blood on your shirt or are you just happy to see me?"

Xom 2009/12/20(Sun)02:20 No. 95134 ID: d52f06
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>>95115
"Go fuck yourself, Frank."

>>95134

...Is that an Aztec blade.

Xom 2009/12/20(Sun)03:41 No. 95142 ID: d52f06
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>>95139
Curiously enough, almost. Chris here has recreated the basic concept of the macuahuitl with a cricket paddle and a bunch of heavy-duty box cutter blades. Remember that severed human hand earlier? That was his doing. Good thing it wasn't anyone on our side.

Please elaborate on the sides, or factions if there are more.

Xom 2009/12/20(Sun)04:27 No. 95153 ID: d52f06
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I'm not the person with the most up-to-date knowledge of the political situation in our little space-office, but as far as I know there are only three major factions out there.
From left to right: Shipping and Handling, Goldwin's Boys and The Management.
The Goldwins are the most violent ones. They raided our floor pretty frequently at the beginning, and when they turned to violence, Chris and some others quickly drove them back. They barricaded us in in return. They are the only ones with any soft of dangerous ranged weaponry. Lynn was the very first to resist however, and that's why she stays barricaded in. I don't know what they tried to do to her, but she refuses to come out even now that they are gone.
The Management are annoying and strange. They get in and out of our office like ghosts even in its current state of inaccessibility, and 'confiscate' whatever they feel they want.
Shipping and Handling had apparently stuck together as one crew and stood their grounds. They operate on the very first floor, where we used to receive deliveries. I don't think they're hostile.

Xom 2009/12/20(Sun)04:37 No. 95157 ID: d52f06
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Then...

There's Franklin. He's in the storage room.

I never want to go to the storage room, or ever see him. It's not an option.

>>95153
He's that disturbing? Alright, give a proper greeting to Chris and ask if anything's happened while you were asleep. Also, where to find water or the thing Lynn wants.

Xom 2009/12/20(Sun)04:54 No. 95161 ID: d52f06
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ANY STAFF WHO WISHES TO DO SO, HAVE YOUR COFFEE BREAKS AT THIS TIME. THIS QUEST WILL BE MOMENTARILY OFFLINE, BUT WILL BE BACK SHORTLY.

Xom 2009/12/20(Sun)09:10 No. 95226 ID: 3b87aa
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>>95159
I probably greet him and ask him how he's doing. I only receive grunts in response as usual. Chris is a man of few words.
I ask him whether anything happened while I was asleep.
"Yeah, a few guys came from Franklin's little fort and began taking all of our water coolers. I was going to stop them but they were persuasive."

That's odd. He's not the type to be intimidated by anything, as I've learned over the past two weeks. I ask him about water. Everyone had been drinking from the coolers the whole time.
"Water? Try the tap. Can't kill us any faster than starvation or cold, hard vaccuum."

I ask him about getting ahold of something dull and heavy, and maybe something hard and pointy. Predictably, he refers me to the supply room. I ask him whether he knows of any such objects elsewhere.
"I have a hammer and a screwdriver. I wouldn't get your hopes up though, no plans on sharing here."

Ask if he would trade the hammer and the screwdriver for something.

Xom 2009/12/21(Mon)14:39 No. 96001 ID: 3b87aa
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>>95258
"Get me a light and we'll see."

>>96001
Right. Put some water in the noodles and microwave it so you can eat it.

Xom 2009/12/21(Mon)19:13 No. 96268 ID: 3b87aa
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>>96021
Done and done.

I guess I should mention that I do know where to get a lighter. I've got a bit of a stash hidden away inside of a vent. Some three months ago, I worked in very late. I wasn't feeling like myself at the time, so- well, let's just say there are some things there and leave it at that.

>>96268
Well, this should be easy then. Go grab the lighter and do the exchange. Eat while walking.

Xom 2009/12/21(Mon)19:21 No. 96283 ID: 3b87aa
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>>96270
One catch: I'll need to unscrew the cover. Phillip's head, I think. At the time, I've gotten a screwdriver from the supply room. My only options are asking Chris or going to the supply room, which is honestly not a real option.

>>96283
Um, ask Chris if you can borrow the phillips head temporarily.

Xom 2009/12/21(Mon)21:14 No. 96406 ID: 3b87aa
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I grab a plastic fork from the drawers. While waiting for the noodle cup to be microwaved, I turn to Chris.
"Hey, is the screwdriver you have a phillip's head?"
"No."

That's fine, it should work anyway.

"I can get a lighter and let you use it if you give me the screwdriver now."
"Fine, but only if I get to keep it afterwards."

How does that sound? I can't think of a possible use for fire right now.

>>96406
Yeah.

>>96406
What are the other things? Maybe see if you can sweeten the deal with something less useful then a fucking lighter while you're at it. since if it's pot or something, you won't be able to use it after regardless.

Xom 2009/12/23(Wed)19:11 No. 97226 ID: 3b87aa
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>>96407
Very well. I open the drawer and look inside. He's got quite a selection of stuff here. I grab the screwdriver.

>>96458
It's not exactly drugs, but I think I might have something that Chris would be interested there.

Xom 2009/12/24(Thu)02:02 No. 97381 ID: 3b87aa
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Screwdriver in tow, I head to the cubicle behind which my stash lies. I move aside the filing cabinet and find the hole still there, revealing the tiny vent cover I had opened all those months ago.

Xom 2009/12/24(Thu)03:29 No. 97461 ID: 3b87aa
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Just as I left them-
A bottle of tequila, a container of lighter fluid, a lighter, and some clean old rags.

>>97461
I think I like you, and this phase of yours. Do you have any way of hiding the tequila? I suggest offering him a light and some of the tequila, instead of the lighter. Don't be forceful about it, you're trying to bargain, not trying to screw him over.

Xom 2009/12/24(Thu)04:03 No. 97493 ID: 3b87aa
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>>97465
Let's not speak of 'this phase'. Yes, I can easily hide the whole bottle in my pocket.
What exactly do you propose I say to Chris when making the bargain? I'm not much of a people person.

Suddenly, a squealing, excited voice assaults my ears. The noise is much like what a hungry, brain-damaged vulture would make when it sees someone collapse in the wastes. "Who's that? Frank? Frank, why are you crouching in the corner over there?" The frantic tapping of high heels on the cheap office carpeting draws near.


Fuck. FUCK. My inability to kill with my mind alone is a perverse injustice in the universe.

If you haven't replaced the cover yet, attempt to hide as much of your stash as possible on your person. Then, look at her pitiably. "I was feeling sick... awhile ago I hid a bottle of pepto here during a long shift... it's g.... I'm gonna be sick!" Then burst past her toward the bathroom.

Xom 2009/12/24(Thu)04:22 No. 97506 ID: 3b87aa
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Problem: I have not picked up anything besides the lighter. I can replace the cover without noticing her, I think. She won't see much due to the filing cabinet, but I know her. Heather. She'll snoop. She'll be the poisonous, possessive, ferrety hoarding bitch that she always is.
If you think the losses are acceptable, I think your plan will work.

>>97506
"I'm masturbating to scat porn. Go away."

>>97506
What can she do if you calmly explain you left these things here years ago and walk off? Or will the others support her since you're the pariah?

Xom 2009/12/24(Thu)19:11 No. 97822 ID: 3b87aa
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>>97511
She'd be suspicious. She'd call me a liar. She'd make a huge deal out of it and make me out to others to sound like I'm an insane deviant. Oh the possibilities.

>>97509
Brilliant.

"Heather, do you mind? I'm having a bit of alone time."
"What do you mean 'alone time'? You screw us over, and you think you can just ignore us whenever you feel like it?"
"...I'm masturbating, Heather. The washroom has too much blood all over the place, I can't get it up there."
"...oh."

That seems to get past her wall of self-righteous bullshit. Now then, what do I take? Should I screw the vent back up or what?

>>97822
Grab the lighter fluid, the lighter, and the tequila. Don't bother screwing the vent back up though, just leave it loose. The rags aren't really that important anyway.

>>97822
I think she's stunned enough to just leave if you ask her to. Be firm and slightly annoyed, but not angry.

>>97877
"You can leave anytime now. Unless you want to stay, I certainly wouldn't mind having something to look at."

Uh, she already left, you guys.

>>97883
So she did. If you have any better hiding places, take everything, otherwise, take only the tequila and the lighter.

Xom 2009/12/24(Thu)23:26 No. 97889 ID: 3b87aa
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I grab all of the items I've hidden away before, peeling the rags off the bottom of the vent. I leave the vent open, no need to bother screwing it shut again. I can easily carry all this in my pockets, and if it's important I trust Lynn enough to hold onto it for me.
Should I replace the filing cabinet where it stood, or move on?

>>97889
What's that on the bottom of the vent? Who's cubicle is this/is nearby? and replace the file cabinet.

Xom 2009/12/25(Fri)00:23 No. 97898 ID: 3b87aa
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Heather's cubicle is the closest. The person who used to own this one is dead or joined up with someone else. I don't think I knew his name.
The stain is just some of the oil I soaked the rags with. I...don't actually remember exactly what it was, I was kind of sloshed at the time.
I quickly move the cabinet back into place and get out.

>>97898
Go make the trade with Chris.

Consider something like "Hey Chris, I'm back with the lighter you wanted. I'll still trade it to you for the hammer if you want, but I've also got some tequila here. What do you say to a light and a quarter of what's left, instead of the lighter?"

Before you say anything, be sure you're alone. Don't wanna have anyone overhear you.

Decided to spiffy up Chris's toy a bit. Xom 2009/12/25(Fri)00:34 No. 97904 ID: 3b87aa
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Right. I'm there. How should I phrase this?

Xom 2009/12/25(Fri)00:53 No. 97911 ID: 3b87aa
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>>97903
We are alone.
"Hey Chris, I'm back with the lighter you wanted. I'll still trade it to you for the hammer if you want, but I've also got some tequila here. What do you say to a light and a quarter of what's left, instead of the lighter?"

>"Fuck man, Booze? Give me the whole thing and you can keep the lighter and tools. Just help me get a fire going so I wouldn't be asking you for a light all the fucking time."

Hmm. As good as drinking myself into a coma sounds right now, getting on Lynn's good side could have its merits- either sexual or sharing into whatever she's about to potentially achieve. Or maybe I can bargain with Chris a little more? He does sound excited at the prospect of drinking.

when the chips are down i'd probably rather be on the side of the guy covered in blood.

Blood that isnt his anyway.

>>97911
Do this. And help him. We will get two allies, for one bottle of booze. "Ok, fine, but you'll owe me, alright?"

Xom 2009/12/25(Fri)23:08 No. 98357 ID: f8d995
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We quickly get a fire going using some #2 pencils and bits of paper inside a cooking pot. I have no idea what the pot was doing there as we have no stove on this floor. I tell Chris that he'll probably need something more lasting to fuel it for a long time.
"Ok, fine, but you'll owe me, alright?"
>"Whatever, just give me the bottle."

I had over the bottle and he lights a cigarette. Chris doesn't give me a chance to ask for the tools as he begins to drink, so I take the liberty of getting them myself.

When he's intoxicated knock him out and take th bottle.

>>98363
That sounds like a terrible idea. The man is obviously experienced in combat.

Go back to Lynn and give her the tools she requested.

>>98364
He never truly agreed to help though

>>98363
The ally would be worth more than the bottle. He did agree that he owes us. Let's just go return the tools.

>>98370
True. Fine gather the tools up and leave.
Give them to Lynn to help her out.

Xom 2009/12/26(Sat)02:40 No. 98383 ID: f8d995
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I walk on over to her cubicle. It seems she's working on something. I hear some kind of scraping sound, something against a hard surface.

Investigate the sound. Ask if she's all right

Oh shit are those fingers aren't we fancy Xom 2009/12/26(Sat)03:56 No. 98398 ID: f8d995
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>>98385
The sound quickly stops once I approach.
I quickly hand over the tools and ask whether everything is ok. She explains that yes, everything is fine, better now that I got her some tools. I'm quickly given my rewa- What the hell is wrong with her hand?

>>98398
!?!?!?! Ask her WTF happened!

Xom 2009/12/26(Sat)18:46 No. 98701 ID: 19b44d
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"Nothing." She replies. "Just got a little scraped while working."

Through the hole I can see her turn and return to whatever she was doing. I hear a knocking instead of a scraping now.

My stomach reminds me that I had forgotten to eat the noodles.

>>98701
you put it in the microwave and left? it's long gone now. drink some water from the tap in the bathroom; it'll make you feel full, at least temporarily.
while you're there, see if there is any toilet paper left.

>>98701
Might as well see if it's still there. You never know, right?

>>98815
Consume the Delicious Noodles

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)01:23 No. 98823 ID: 19b44d
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>>98711
I think going to the bathroom will make me sick. The stench is unbearable, and it's not even the smell of human feces that I'm talking about. I guess I can hold my breath and take a leak every once in a while, but man, I am not going there willingly.

>>98718
I'll do that now.

Yes, they are still there, perfect temperature for eating.

>>98823
Eat them now! People may smell them

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)01:46 No. 98839 ID: 19b44d
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Mmm. These are good. There's enough noodle in here to form a filling meal, if unhealthy at all. I'm a pretty slow eater, so I can do other things in the meanwhile.

Make dick jokes with Chris.

>>98839
what's wrong with the bathrooms?

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:00 No. 98892 ID: 19b44d
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>>98871
Apparently a lot of killing and dismemberment that has not been cleaned up yet.

>>98841
"Hey Chris."

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:04 No. 98894 ID: 19b44d
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"Hmm?"

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:17 No. 98899 ID: 19b44d
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"COCK. JOKE."

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:18 No. 98900 ID: 19b44d
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"WH-"

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:18 No. 98901 ID: 19b44d
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"What the fuck is-"

>>98900
At least that lightened the mood

>>98901
nevermind...

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:20 No. 98905 ID: 19b44d
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"SHIT! SHITSHITSHITSHIT!"

Splash te noodles in his face! It has water!

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:27 No. 98909 ID: 19b44d
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Done.

>>98909
Ask if he's okay.

Ask if you can have your noodles back.

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:40 No. 98915 ID: 19b44d
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"Chris?"
>"...Yes?"

"Are you alright?"
>"...Yes."

"Chris?"
>"What is it?"

"Can I have my noodles back?"
>"..."

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)03:56 No. 98920 ID: 19b44d
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>"Yes Frank. Yes. Why not. You can have your noodles back."

Awesome.

>>98920
take noodles and see if you can lighten the mood a bit.

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)04:17 No. 98932 ID: 19b44d
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They taste like aftershave now.

Eat them anyway

Xom 2009/12/27(Sun)04:52 No. 98951 ID: 19b44d
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Not like I have anything else to eat.

>"So."
"Hmm?"
>"What happened here. Never to be mentioned again."

>>98951
Chat for a bit then ask him if you'd like to worl together, maybe share items and have each others back?

"Any plans of getting back home? I figure we should try figuring something out at least."

How far into space are we... And how the fuck did a building get out of the atmosphere.

>>98951
"Right then."

Finish eating, then walk away.

Xom 2009/12/30(Wed)18:42 No. 101832 ID: 3b87aa
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>>98955
How should I phrase that? I don't want to end up sounding like a jackass, Chris tends to ignore anyone who even mildly annoys him.

>>98958
"Any plans on getting back home?"
>"Besides hallucinating that I'm home while in a drunken stupor?"
"I figure we should try figuring something out at least."
>"I figure you'll figure. Have fun. I think we're either boned or a solution would present itself."

I don't know how far into space we are. I've looked through every window and I didn't see any planets or a sun. They might be on the other side of the building though, I only get a view from one side.

"Chris, how do you think we got into space?"
>"You pissed off the wrong people and they decided to punish us all."
"Does that make the least bit of sense to you?"
>"Not a goddamn gram."
"And the whole office-block-in-space bit?"
>"Not possible. Space is vacuum. Windows would pop, we'd get sucked out as the pressure escapes. Or, supposing that doesn't happen, and we magically maintain out pressure and air, we would freeze. At the very least, the power would be cut off, and the running water, but they haven't. Maybe this is some kind of reality or practical joke show- if it is I'd be in jail for manslaughter."

Chris seems more talkative when drunk.

>>101832
Actually, space isn't cold. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

>>101904
Yes, but temperature will nonetheless escape and cool the whole place down, unless it's absorbing or producing heat.

>>101913
Very very slowly. Their bodies would produce enough heat to offset the loss.

>>101924
Well, it would all depend on how close they are to the sun. They're not in a tiny vessel, a lot of surface area from the building around them in venting heat, and it's unknown how much radiation its receiving from any possible sources.
That and Chris, not having taken Physics in highschool, truly and honestly believes that in space, you either freeze instantly or pop like a zit due to pressure difference.

I recommend not saying anything about the whole "You don't freeze in space" thing. He might not like us correcting him and looking like a smart ass.

>>101832

He already seems pretty talkative. Wait til he's more drunk and say something like.

"you know if we worked together we could get alot more done. Make life easier for the both of us."

>>101964
Fair enough. Forget I mentioned it.

Xom 2009/12/30(Wed)23:39 No. 102037 ID: 3b87aa
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Alright. Waiting for him to get even more drunk.
In the meanwhile, I'm done with my noodles. What do I do? Should I discard the container and plastic fork, or do you have a plan to McGyver something with them?

>>102037

Keep them! Fork could be used as makeshift weapon!Besides who's gonna take out the trash?

Xom 2009/12/31(Thu)01:04 No. 102084 ID: 3b87aa
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Small Styrofoam cup, and plastic fork retained on my person.

>>102084

you need some energy. Drink coffee.

Lynn has the right idea. Find some stuff to barricade your cube. Maybe some cubical walls that aren't being used.

I suggest we should find someone universally disliked and have them open a window in a sealed room.

Wait, considering who we control... bad idea.

Where is your supply of coffee coming from? You should fortify your cube, because when that stuff runs out, it's going to be the bad old days.

Xom 2009/12/31(Thu)14:31 No. 102364 ID: 3b87aa
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My coffee is coming from the kitchen. Unless they were taken during the early raids, we should still have a few jars sizable jars of cheap coffee to keep the makers running.

HMm...maybe I can put the table on its side and use it as a wall or something?

>>102364
find a source of water before you start getting caffienated; it dehydrates you, and if you're dry you'll be worse off than if you're just low.

also, go grab all the toilet paper you can from the washrooms.

Toilet paper? I'm not sure I want tp know where you're going with this...

>>102439
>tp
great typo there.

if you must know; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK2hKiL4TKA , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneering , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macramé

basically; get rope, tie yourself some barricades, tie yourself some armor.

Xom 2010/01/02(Sat)06:16 No. 103623 ID: 3b87aa
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Here, I highlighted all the sources of water that I'm aware of. This is all from memory. Obviously the water cooler next to me is gone, but I felt the need to point it out anyway.
I have no clue whether I can produce the needed amount of toiler paper rope to tie myself wicker armor of some sort, let alone have the skill necessary to even attempt that.

Still think you should try my method of befriending him

Xom 2010/01/02(Sat)18:23 No. 103928 ID: f23e3a
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>>103661
Alright I'll head over there right now. He should be a bit more drunk. Hope he doesn't pass out.

...was that a 'ding'?

Yeah, you're probably gonna need the help of Chris's CRICKET BAT OF DOOM skills. Let's hope he retains them when drunk.

>>103928
Take cover!

>>103623
ropemaking is easy. twist the toilet paper into a cord, then braid the cord. it's just time consuming. if you ever have any downtime, making rope is a great way to burn it, since you can use it for so many things. as for not having enough, this is why you should be grabbing all you can from the washrooms, since you've already said you don't want to go to the supply room.

Xom 2010/01/02(Sat)20:06 No. 104035 ID: f23e3a
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Shit-shit-shit-shit-shit- I have to kind of get out of here!
If I go for cover, toward my cubicle or the women's washroom I can get cornered. If I go for the break room, I'll leave myself open if they hear me run! What do I do?

>>104035
women's washroom. it has a door, as opposed to your cubicle, which does not. don't go to the break room; you'd just be drawing fire on chris, and that's pretty much the worst thing you can do if you're trying to befriend him.

it also gives you a chance to make some toilet paper rope.

Well, you should probably warn the others. Or, even better, take down this sucker yourself. He doesn't look so tough.

>>104045
Unarmed? All we've got is a lighter.

>>104046
We've got the element of surprise. We could probably get his pen launcher off of him, and then he's at our mercy.

Xom 2010/01/02(Sat)21:29 No. 104076 ID: f23e3a
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>>104045
He's like -a foot taller than me!

>>104047
I kinda backed off when I first saw a glance of extra-fashionable duct tape.

Xom 2010/01/02(Sat)21:41 No. 104078 ID: f23e3a
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Shit, I think they saw me.

>>104078
women's washroom, door. seriously.

>>104078
Dude, I realise you have more important things on your mind, and I respect that, but...

>>94397
>>28 years old
>>still run on windows 95, an operating system older then me

What year is it? Also voting for women's washroom, if you think you can stand the stench.

If they were so focused on cutting costs, shouldn't they have pirated all their software? And if you're going to pirate, why not pirate the latest and greatest?

forgot mah pic Xom 2010/01/03(Sun)01:28 No. 104186 ID: f23e3a
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>>104158
Do you think I wouldn't run any faster if I could?! I'm getting shot at here!

>>104163
Welcome to the frightening future of 2029. We still don't have flying cars, and we are still fucking up the environment.

>>104169
Well I'm certain that my Wise and Auspicious superiors have maybe sort of considered bit-torrenting some latest shiny operating systems when they stumbled upon that warehouse of mouldy Pentium 1's. My alarm clock has more RAM than my work computer had before someone thought it would be really funny to light it on fire and chuck it down the stairs.
Besides, the recent crackdowns on piracy are rather ruthless.

>>94404
Is the president still in the building with you?

Because that would be awesome.

Sorry to ask these stupid questions, I'm trying to distract you from your imminent death.

You should yell out "The british are coming" to warn your fri... cowo... Lynn.

>>104187
Only yell if you think they saw you come in here.

>>104186
Of course the women's washroom is immaculate.

Seconding "The British are coming, the British are coming!"

Is Goldwin a British name?

>>104186
lock the door. if the door can't be locked, find some way of keeping the door closed. you need to make sure you're ok in here until the guy with the ranged weapon leaves.

Xom 2010/01/03(Sun)15:17 No. 104445 ID: 6d32fc
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There's a lock. I lock the door.

>>104187
I don't think he is.
I heard another pen ricochet off the door when I got in. They may or may not have left me here alone, there's no way to tell.
I yell out a warning to the others, but doubt they can hear me through the door. What should I do now?

>>104445
Look around the women's washroom, hope our viewpoint doesn't move outside, where all we hear is a scream then you being thrown out.

>>104445
toilet paper rope. you're just burning time until that guy leaves. it might as well be productive.

>>104445
Rip off one of your sleeves. Then tie it around your head like a bandanna.

Xom 2010/01/05(Tue)00:20 No. 105448 ID: 3b87aa
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I gathered up all three rolls that are in the stalls. I am alone in here.

Ok, how do I do this...I have no idea on how to get started, and I still don't think this is a good plan.


I hear screams from the ouside.

>>104807
That's stupid.

>>105448
take 1 roll, and starting at one end, twist/roll the toilet paper widthwise. basically roll it the other way than what it is right now; you want a long cord, not a fat roll.
repeat for the other 2 rolls, then braid all 3 together.
this is your basic rope. from here, depending on how much you have, you can decide if you're going to tie barricades, or try to make yourself some wicker armor.


once you think the coast it clear, make it a priority to find at least 1 replacement roll for the women's washroom; your co-workers hate you enough already without washroom related problems.

FINE. Then use a bit of toilet paper as a bandanna.

>>105448

Commit suicide in a fit of despair.

If your so desperate for a bandana why not use your tie?

Xom 2010/01/10(Sun)22:25 No. 108981 ID: 3b87aa
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I stick a roll of toilet paper on the branch of a really ugly and old fake plant and begin to roll it up. This will take a while...

Outside I hear more screams. The elevator doors open again.

You should check carefully what is going on outside. Stick your head out, ready to withdraw immediatly.

If the screams mean there's some kind of slaughter going on outside, chances are they pay no attention to the door.

Shouldn't we help someone? Lyn? How will you feel if Lyn dies?

>>109114
I get the feeling that if anyone tries to attack Lyn then it's the attacker that is going to be the one screaming.

If we do have anything sharp and pointy on us then I think it might be a good idea to go out and see if we can stab one of the attackers when they try to run. That way we can lay claim to some sweet loot that might be useful.

Go ahead and take a shit, not like you'll get any other chance.

Xom 2010/01/15(Fri)23:01 No. 111639 ID: f09b1c
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Inventory update.

Xom 2010/01/15(Fri)23:02 No. 111640 ID: f09b1c
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Hmm. Coast is clear from my vantage point. Do I proceed?

>>111640

FUCK YES

Go check if everybody's ok.

Xom 2010/01/16(Sat)01:25 No. 111724 ID: f09b1c
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>>111709
Hmm. I should, shouldn't I. Who first?

>>111724

Check up on chris

>>111724
Chris, then Lyn.

Xom 2010/02/16(Tue)07:18 No. 132833 ID: 3b87aa
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Alright I'm he-

>>132833

Now what?

Xom 2010/02/16(Tue)10:16 No. 132844 ID: 3b87aa
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Shit. I see a corpse, and Chris against that wall over there. He's been hit.

>>132844
Check up on him and help him. Chris is way to awesome to die, it's probably just a fleshwound.

>>132844
Any threats about?

Also, try to help Chris.

Check body for weapons/equipment while talking to Chris, finding out if he's alright.

Who's the corpse? Or rather, who was?

Xom 2010/02/18(Thu)09:01 No. 134238 ID: 3b87aa
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This is definitely Chris. Seems he had found a moment to shave. A red office pen is stuck in his chest- The wound is bleeding a lot. I'm surprised that it had punctured through the thick crust of blood already present on him.

>"Glad you made it to the party."
He grunts.

There appears to be a letter opened by his feet. His weapon is nowhere in sight.

>>134238
Rip off one of his shirtsleeves and use it as a compressor against his wound. Leave the pen in for now. Ask him what happened.

Xom 2010/02/18(Thu)10:47 No. 134253 ID: 3b87aa
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It appears to be one of the invaders. A hulking brute of a human being. Part of his throat seems to be in tatters, while his hand is crudely bisected, the cut- or gash or whatever beginning between his ring and middle fingers, through the wrist and ending somewhere half way to his elbow. The flesh is in tatters. I think Chris really mastered the- uh...sawing motions required for severance with his...his...

I'm feeling very strange.

>I'm feeling very strange.

Is it... arousal?

Don't puke. Loot the corpse and then look after Chris. Also, look at the surroundings, better not be suprise-attacked.

>>134253
priority the first; find some way of helping Chris. where is this floor's first aid kit? failing that, see if he has any of the alcohol left; you can use it and some cloth as a makeshift bandage for his wound; place the alcohol and cloth over the wound, and then bind it to his body, either by wrapping more cloth around him or something to that effect (duct tape is a passable substitute, though hockey tape is exactly the same as medical tape, so if you have that or can find it, use it)

on an unrelated note, food will soon be in short supply. do you know how to make "Long Pig"?

Xom 2010/10/20(Wed)20:10 No. 246453 ID: 390897
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Nnnngh...

Xom 2010/10/20(Wed)20:40 No. 246466 ID: 390897
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Where the hell am I. My does my skull feel like it's stuffed with cotton wool?

Xom 2010/10/20(Wed)20:50 No. 246470 ID: 390897
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That light is bright. Perhaps I should stop staring directly at it.

>"I hope I haven't interrupted your beauty sleep, your highness."

ask who is there.

Xom 2010/10/20(Wed)21:20 No. 246482 ID: 390897
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"Hnwhozere..."

>"Hey. You alright?"

Woah! That's not the greatest sight to wake up to.

YES. It's back!
Look around you!

Ask what happened.

Xom 2010/10/20(Wed)21:58 No. 246497 ID: 390897
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"Whuhappen?"

>"You fainted like a little girl and smashed your head against a counter. There's a bloody, hairy chunk of scalp still stuck to it, it looks totally disgusting."

>>246497
ask if chris is alright.

>>246497
ask where his weapon is

Xom 2010/10/20(Wed)23:01 No. 246526 ID: 390897
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>"I've been better. Doc said that the pen didn't scratch any important bits and got jammed in the cartilage."
"Doc?"
>"Sven. Was a physician in Finland or whatever."
"And now he has an office job?"
>"Fired due to malpractice or something. Wasn't interested to ask him myself."
"...I see."

you have a note on your back.

>>246526
Wonderful. Ask him if anyone else got injuerd in the raid and what's going on now.

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)00:04 No. 246547 ID: c4b361
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>>246528
Been over that chief. >>94357

Chris says that his batuahuitl is under the table, within arm's reach as aways.

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)00:47 No. 246549 ID: c4b361
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"What's happening right now?"
>"Our trusty coworkers are probably disposing of the corpses. No one's resorted to cannibalism on this floor yet. They'd rather barter with Franklin for twinkies."
"Oh. Did anyone else get hurt?"
>"Yeah. The second brute when your girlfriend brained him with a hammer then ran off. Good thing too, or else we'd both be dead, he was right behind you just when you fainted."
"Girlfriend?"
>"I saw the looks you've been giving her during breaks, I know what's going on. Did she put out yet?"
"I've hardly even spoken to her!"
>"Oh. So she's unclaimed, huh?"
"...She gave me those noodles earlier."
>"Ah. True love if I ever saw it."

thank him and check out how everything is outside

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)01:31 No. 246555 ID: c4b361
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I thanked him and went out. Things look pretty calm from this angle. Which location should I visit from here?

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)02:05 No. 246560 ID: c4b361
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Son of a bitch, they took my stuff. Figures. No one here likes me very much. Save for Lynn. And probably Chris...maybe. It's a miracle I got any medical attention at all.

>>246560
Go see Lynn, I guess?

go to your cubicle, retrieve cup, head to break room, caffiene it up.

You're right next to Heather. Go say hi, ask what's shakin'.

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)02:47 No. 246568 ID: c4b361
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I think the blessed nectar of the coffee bean is the most important thing right now. Cup get.

Acquire coffee! Go go go!

>>246560
Who's they? The doc or Heather? Or those ninja office guys that took the water cooler earlier? I figured Chris would have at least warded the ninjas off.

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)14:01 No. 246665 ID: c4b361
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>>246662
Probably my co-workers. The people I share the floor with. Maybe they thought I'd be knocked out longer.

Mm, this is truly a gift from the gods. Things are looking better already.

>>246665
Let's go talk to people.

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)16:34 No. 246686 ID: 60dff4
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Alright, approaching Heather's office since she is closest. It must have been the blow to the head (I saw some blood that I think is mine, but nothing quite as bad as chunks of scalp) but all this walking around is making me a little dizzy. I should take things slow.

Take things slow then. Ask Heather who stole you shit and that you wont take any.

Xom 2010/10/21(Thu)18:28 No. 246706 ID: 60dff4
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Taking it slow seems to do the trick. Whenever I feel dizzy I'll just take a break.

Seems like someone is home. I've located my lighter and one roll of toilet paper. I think that's all that I had that was really important.
My hate for Heather is slowly growing, and I know she never liked me.

Confront her and get them back.

Get your pimp-slapping hand ready, a bitch does not her place

I don't think we're in any condition to be hostile. Try a diplomatic approach.

See what she's doing. Don't barge in just yet.

What happened to your stylish headwrap?

Wait until she's not looking, dart in, steal it and run off.

What happened to the wall?

Walk in and take them, they're yours, after all. Try to see what's she hiding, also.

Xom 2010/10/26(Tue)01:44 No. 248354 ID: c4b361
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>[Sorry about offing the last post without warning like that, I carelessly phrased the text in a way that would cause confusion and forgot shit.]

She seems to have liked my stash idea, and is messing with the vent. Probably going to put something there.

Headwrap is still on. Can't you see it?

I can't see what she's putting there, but if you're certain, I'll take my things back. I'll just take a moment to organize my thoughts and spy a little bit.

Getcher shit back. You still have your tie, how durable is it?

>>248354
Wait, what's that on the table? If THAT is your stuff then just take it and leave her to her stashing.

Xom 2010/10/28(Thu)22:20 No. 249570 ID: c4b361
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Swish. I get my stuff back without even alerting her. She hasn't noticed that I'm in here yet.

Get out now go go go

..... is she okay...?

Xom 2010/10/29(Fri)00:56 No. 249590 ID: c4b361
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I make it out of there and feel like a ninja. She had not noticed a thing.

I don't know if she's okay or not, and frankly I don't care. Did seem to be in a bit of trance. Either that or I am just that stealthy.

Where to now?

>>249590

I don't know, she might be masturbating.

>>249590
Peek into the medbay.

Xom 2010/10/30(Sat)15:55 No. 250347 ID: c4b361
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Medbay it is then.