TALK

It's okay. It was just a dream.
LOOK around.
LOOK at the wind up toy.

ON THE FIRST DAY OR/XOR 2020/12/19(Sat)00:50 No. 983902 ID: 40232e
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>flow shuffles off of the bed carefully. Her head PIERCES with pain. there is also MOVEMENT. the MOVEMENT is FAMILIAR. it is COMFORTING. it is YOU.

LOOK

[MONITOR: You are inside of the SHIP'S MAUSOLEUM. It is a relatively simple place, all things considered. There is a DEATH SLAB on the leftmost side of the room, it's the thing you were busy dying on. Good morning, by the way. There are MAUSOLEUM DRAWERS above that. They can't be opened, they appear to have long been RUSTED SHUT. This explains the CORPSE BAGS that are strewn about. Most of them are too big to pick up. Most of them. There is a DECOY DUCK in the corner. This could probably be used to bait something or other, but who knows what would go for something so complex. There is the BOARDED UP WINDOW. There is the rush of salty air from just beyond it, but the wood seems UNNATURALLY STRONG. There is a BROKEN LADDER. it is missing TWO SPOKES. looks like it's the only way out of here...]

[MONITOR: You look at the DECOY DUCK. It's incredibly realistic shape is an illusion that flow only sees through thanks to YOU. It seems useful enough, but you can't think of anything you'd do with it right now.]

TALK

>FLOW

Talk about [YOU]
Talk about [MEMORY]
Talk about [THE NIGHTMARE]
Talk about Something Else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>983902
I see some spokes I think. One is lying there in the corner, the other is obscured by the slab.
Talk about [MEMORY]

Talk about [YOU]. Got a clear map of your personal story?

>>983903
This

I BEHELD A THRONE OR/XOR 2020/12/19(Sat)12:06 No. 983933 ID: 40232e
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>flow moves over and picks up the LADDER SPOKES and puts them into her inventory. These will surely come in handy. Likely immediately. It can be accessed in ITEM.

TALK

>Topic; MEMORY

[flow: "Mhh... I don't... remember much, honestly. Most of it is a blur, but this place seems... familiar. Like I've been here before. I... urgh, most of it is a blur... I think... I think a took a head injury at some point.... ....Er. A different one. I don't... really consider you to be an injury so much as a... development. Um. Anyway. I... I think we're in a morgue? I must have been out for a really long time if they brought me down here. ...Or dead. I might have been dead. I don't think I'm dead NOW though... ...If whatever struck me struck me hard enough for them to bring me down here, I think I can understand the memory problems... Hmm. I think I know a little bit of this place's MAP, but I'd need to see more of the place to be sure. I think there were... 5 areas?"]

>Topic; YOU

[flow: "...Wait, do you not know what you guys are...? Mh... er, welll... from what I can... remember.... I think. I think I was in a lecture... at some point... Um. Does the phrase 'Magus Symbiote' mean anything to you? ...Mhh. I... Well, from what tidbits I can get at, I think you're a... clairvoyance type which were.... super dangerous on account of being brain flukes. ...I think we're fine. Are we fine? You'd tell me if we weren't fine, right?"]

>FLOW

Talk about [MAGUS SYMBIOTE]
Talk about [THE NIGHTMARE]
Talk about Something Else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>983933
Talk about [MAGUS SYMBIOTE] - we're fine. Stable. Growth is almost zero. Do you know what we can do?
Talk about [THE NIGHTMARE] - do you think it might have been real? Did we escape hell, and reach... well, this isn't heaven, so I guess we wound up back in the mortal plane, whatever that is. Our memory loss is worse than yours, unfortunately.

ITEM- use the ladder spokes.

>>983933
Talk about Something Else - Ask how Flow is doing? Is she feeling tired or hungry? Does she need to use the restroom? Anything like that.

IT WAS THE SEAT OF GODHOOD OR/XOR 2020/12/19(Sat)16:21 No. 983953 ID: 40232e
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>YOU finally finish clearing out the more erroneous blood clots out of the remainder of your host's GREY MATTER. There is a slightly audible sigh of relief from flow.

ITEM

>you assist flow in setting the two rungs into place on either side of the previously destroyed ladder, the metal warping itself into place. The shadows from the rungs above from the rungs below, providing an easy and perfect escape. It looks like you can leave now, via MAP

PUZZLE 1/7 SOLVED

>YOU make the connection that flow will automatically collect the items needed for SOME puzzles, and will need to be instructed to collect or utilize the items for OTHERS.

TALK

>Topic; MAGUS SYMBIOTE

[flow: "Good, that's... That's good. Um... I... remember... a little bit more. There's still a lot missing, aha, but uh... it doesn't... hurt so much anymore. Let's see.... um... mrhh..."]

>flow begins to think very hard. You can tell because the electrical signals coursing through the seat of consciousness.

[flow:"...I can remember... lectures.... Magus Symbiotes are... parasites that infect the body... giving... magic powers. Their specialization depends on... mmh... the... species? highly sought after. Bonding has... high fatality rate for initial meeting. Clairvoyant types let me... See what is unseen? But I could never wrap my head around what that meant.]

>Topic; flow

[flow:"...I'm. I'm really hungry. it feels like there's a hole boring through my middle. Plus, the feeling of having been here before doesn't really... help. This feeling of familiarity... I'm not sure if it originated from the head wound, or something else. I'd be really freaking out if you weren't here...]

>Topic; The Nightmare

[flow:"... I don't think that was... a place that you have... words for. I think it had words that were close, that were adjacent, but I don't think it was actually that. To be honest, it's already fading, a little bit. I think. I think there were parts that were real. Unspoken traumas that wormed their way in... ....sorry. figure of speech.]

>FLOW

Talk about Something else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

anyone going to grab the duck before going up the ladder?

>>983953
LOOK at Flow. I want to check to make sure she doesn’t have any other injuries we don’t know about.

>>983953
May as well take the decoyducky. I'm sure it'll be useful at some point and we'd rather not retrace our steps. Maybe take the small corpse bag too but I'm more hesitant about that.
TALK about [SYMBIOTE ABILITIES]- well, for one thing, without us, you would not be able to tell this is a decoy.
Do you want to take the sheet off the slab to cover yourself with? We certainly don't mind seeing your naked body, but perhaps it would be better if you were clothed when we find someone else.

Then MAP.

AND FOUND IT TO BE EMPTY OR/XOR 2020/12/19(Sat)19:45 No. 983982 ID: 40232e
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>flow picks up the DECOY DUCK. she could have sworn it quacked at her, but in reality she simply jostled the windup ducky a little bit. She puts this away before she begins to proceed up the ladder.

LOOK

[MONITOR: It's flow, your host. She identifies as a woman, early 30s. She's incredibly low on nutrients, and should probably eat something of nutritional value soon. She's fond of most mind altering substances, and as a result her liver has been botched. She's been struck recently by a blunt object on the back of the head. Judging by impact marks, it was likely some sort of pipe or perhaps a blackjack of some sort.]

TALK

>Topic; SYMBIOTE ABILITIES

[flow: "Mhh... I... I guess I wouldn't be able to tell, huh. Um... From... what just happened, I think you also double as... some sort of INVENTORY SPACE as well? Or... you. helped me put the Decoy Duck somewhere I could not perceive or even imagine? I don't like thinking about it too hard. Let's... just go, for now. We might need to come back later. I'm not sure why we would, though."]

john paul jones is a pirate OR/XOR 2020/12/19(Sat)19:46 No. 983983 ID: 40232e
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MAP

>Where would you like to go?

[MAUSOLEUM]
[CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS]
[???]
[???]
[???]

>>983983
Captain's Quarters.

If God does not exist, then humanity must create it. Or become it.

>>983983
>Where would you like to go?
Somewhere that hopefully has food for Flow.

Let’s go to the Captain's Quarters.

ON THE SECOND DAY OR/XOR 2020/12/19(Sat)20:35 No. 983994 ID: 40232e
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>flow manages to peer into the waiting dock. It seems relatively clear, so she exits. This place looks like it leads around front, as well.

[???:"Ah, you lot are awake. Finally. 'bout time, too. It's been what, 6 rotations? 7 rotations? Eh... whatever. Now that you're finally awake, maybe someone will be willing to actually get this blasted thing moving."]

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>983994
Time to TALK to this fellow. Ask who he is, where you are, and where you can get some food.

Look at him, what do we see?

>>983994
Look at the room we’re in. We might be able to see something useful.

I BEHELD A CORPSE OR/XOR 2020/12/20(Sun)09:06 No. 984025 ID: 40232e
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>flow inches a bit further into the room as the figure watches her. After figuring out it's nonhostile, she gives the place a very brief once over.

LOOK


[MONITOR: Despite being a captain's quarters, there isn't very much here, is there? panning from left to right, there's THE TRAPDOOR TO THE MAUSOLEUM, which is where you just were. There's THE PATHWAY TO THE FRONT DECK just around the small cabin. Just through the door into the cabin, there is a small shelf with A MASON JAR OS DELICIOUS SPICES on it. Just underneath that, there is THE CAPTAIN'S LOUNGECHAIR. The standing captain of the ship usually sits here. the HEAVY WALL ANCHOR seems like it isn't going to budge whatsoever. Further to the right, there is a SLOT FOR A STEERING WHEEL. It appears that this boat currently has no steering. a little bit south of that, there's the LADDERS TO STORAGE. They look kinda funky, honestly.]

[MONITOR: At first glance, this figure appears to be in a fancy looking suit, but closer inspection reveals it's actually a part of their flesh. each one of the small buttons, the bow tie, anything that looks like it could be a functioning eye is one. The figure is short, and instead of a face, it's circular head only features a singular eye. When it speaks, it seems like the pupil of this eye vibrates like a speaker slightly.]

TALK

>PEEPSHOW

>TOPIC; Who Are You?

[PEEPSHOW: "The name's Peepshow. You lot probably figured that out the instant you started talking to me, though. I've seen Schistosomatidae Protagonissa before. ...It's still kinda creepy to watch you guys vibrate like vocal chords to talk, honestly. Oh, uh, Miss Eve, how are you feeling?"]

[flow:"...eve? Do you mean me? Is that my name?"

[PEEPSHOW: "...aaaah gods above. That blow must have been harder than we thought. We found you passed out in an alleyway, head halfway soaked in your own vomit. Some bandit must have gave you a good wack from behind and stole all your stuff. If you don't have any memory about who you were, I'm afraid you're shit outta luck. We've been calling you Eve because we hadn't a clue as to your real identity."]

>TOPIC; Where are we?

[flow:"Actually, yea, I had a bit of a question about that too. This place seems... weirdly familiar. have I been here before?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "Oh, dang, you're a foreigner, too. Well, fuck. That means you're probably going to have even more trouble. This here is the S.S. ASCENSION and no, you haven't been here before. To be more precise, that slight feeling of longing and nostalgia is a side effect of having entered Olam Ha-Ba. ...That's. That's the name of this realm, by the by. Olam Ha-Ba. Apparently if you're dead, you can perceive stuff like. Land. and. Food. and. Places to sleep, around here. But since we're technically 'alive', it's mostly just a big void above Ginnungagaap. Which is also a big void. I guess this one has clouds? So it makes it better? I don't see the difference, honestly."]

[flow: "...Um. When you say alive, and dead, do you mean that I was-"

[PEEPSHOW: "Oh absolutely, you were dead as a doornail. No idea how you came back to life. I figured something had to have happened for us to stall, though, so I suppose this makes sense."]

[flow: "...If I was already dead when you found me, why bring me on board in the first place?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "Those Flukes in your head cost quite a pretty penny in every realm 3 gateways from here at LEAST. I wasn't about to just let money go down the drain. Of course, I'm not a slaver, so now that you're alive again, I'll have to give up on that. Eh. Small price to pay for not starving to death in an endless expanse of clouds, I suppose."]

>TOPIC; Food

[flow:"...urgh, yes, I'm... very hungry. If you could perhaps spare some--"]

[PEEPSHOW: "Don't have any."

[flow: "what?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "I don't have any food. I don't need to eat technically. If you need food, you could always talk to the chef, but they've holed up with the angler. They refuse to come down until they've caught something, and they won't even throw the rope down to let me up anymore. It's a hassle. If you can get that Angler to toss down a rope, I'll even let you take my Jar of Spices. I don't need it, after all."]

>PEEPSHOW

Talk about MISSING SHIP'S WHEEL
Talk about OLAM BA-HA
Talk about GINUUNGAGAAP
Talk about GATEWAY
Talk about MAGUS SYMBIOTE
Talk about FLOW
Talk about S.S ASCENSION
Talk about CHEF
Talk about ANGLER
Talk about Something Else

>FLOW

Talk about HISTORY
Talk about PEEPSHOW
Talk about BEING DEAD
Talk about Something Else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>984025
It seems likely that we did indeed escape Ginnungagap, and Olam Ha-Ba is "heaven". Unfortunately now we're alive so we've only halfway completed the ascension. Reaching true heaven will not be as easy as dying, either. We must live a virtuous life, or be condemned to hell once more. Or maybe at this point we'll just wind up in Gunnungagap again... well, we should get more info before making any conclusions there.
Also, priority one is food, not philosophy or religion.

Talk about CHEF
Talk about ANGLER
Talk about S.S ASCENSION

>>984026
This

>>984025
>Ladders to storage look kinda funky
They're probably going to break if we tried climbing them.

>What do?
Talk to Peepshow about MAGUS SYMBIOTE.

might as well talk about the MISSING SHIP'S WHEEL since he did ask us to fix the ship when we first walk in here.

IT SAID MANY WONDEROUS THINGS OR/XOR 2020/12/21(Mon)00:55 No. 984075 ID: 40232e
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TALK

>PEEPSHOW

>Topic; THE CHEF

[PEEPSHOW:"Ah, the chef? She's a Frog. ...Or...a Cantaloupe? Or. Hm. I guess it doesn't really matter, but either way, for such a small size, she's got a big appetite. Picky, too, won't eat unless it's been cooked to perfection. Makes sense as to why she became a chef. Doesn't speak a single word of Complex. Native Timbre speaker. Sounds bit like a foghorn if you aren't used to it."]

[flow:"A foghorn?"]

[PEEPSHOW:"Oh, they both speak Timbre, it's just Angler had the good sense to not be shouting at people all the time. Personally, I think it's a bit more peaceful around here while she's occupied, but hey. She's got a job to do now, and I can't argue with that."]

>Topic; THE ANGLER

[PEEPSHOW:"That ol' Coot used to be a certified Demon, but the idiot chose to shirk their name, and instead chose to focus on fishing instead. They did it for so long the name Angler stuck, and now it's all they do. Practically all they are. Don't seem to mind in the slightest, o' course, but in this humble Angel's opinion, they've got a screw loose. Don't even have a gender. tut tut."]

[flow: "Is that.... bad?"]

[PEEPSHOW:"Course not. I don't have one of those either. What IS a problem is that they can't CATCH anything. There's not exactly any BAIT around here to be honest. I'm not even certain what it is they'd even CATCH to begin with. Honestly, I don't want to think about what they'd end up catching."]

>Topic; S.S. ASCENSION

[PEEPSHOW: "Ah, yes, the S.S. ASCENSION, one of the finest Heaven Trawlers this side of the Nirvana Gate! Or, it WOULD be, if it wasn't one of the oldest ships in service, and frankly just kind of bad. Hypothetically, this sucker should be able to breach into Real World. But I don't see that happening ANYTIME soon."]

[flow:"Real... World?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "Untapped potential. The Id. The Source, so to speak. People have long since desired to have truly free will, absolute power over their body and form. It is what we seek constantly, living and dead. Until we reach it, the endless cycle of rebirth continues."]

[flow:"Uh..."]

[PEEPSHOW:"Well, that's what the old stories say, anyway. Personally, I think it's probably just another place."]

>Topic; MAGUS SYMBIOTE

[flow:"You said a fancy word earlier, that I think was the species. How could you tell?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "Magus Symbiotes are common enough. Most folks will have one or two they've accumulated over their lifetime, unless they're... Not the exploratory type. They give you cool abilities, but usually replace a body part. Like Macrocheles Ignisorii just functioning as a new hand. A new FIRE hand! Yours is just, uh. Expensive. And dangerous."]

>Topic; MISSING SHIP'S WHEEL

[flow: "actually, why DOESN'T this ship have a wheel? That seems kind of weird for a ship."]

[PEEPSHOW: "The wheel is magic, usually. Self steering. But the darn thing broke when... Well, something happened. Probably the same thing that woke ya up from death. Anyway, the bones that compose it have been scattered around. Tell ya what, if you manage to bring me 1 of the 3 bones, I'll even let you down into Storage."]

[flow: "Why don't you do it?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "I'm lazy. I have a lot of problems I have to think about. I got in a big fight on a discord server I liked and I left in a huff so now I have to weigh the options of whether or not I should rejoin it, or if that would make me look like a pansy."]

[flow: "...is that a... problem for you?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "I Have INCREDIBLE Anxiety."]

>PEEPSHOW

Talk about OLAM HA-BA
Talk about GINUUNGAGAAP
Talk about GATEWAY
Talk about FLOW
Talk about ANGELS
Talk about DEMONS
Talk about NIRVANA
Talk about BONES
Talk about Something Else

>FLOW

Talk about HISTORY
Talk about PEEPSHOW
Talk about BEING DEAD
Talk about REAL WORLD
Talk about PROBLEMS
Talk about Something Else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>984075
Bait? Hmm, maybe a "decoy" would be considered "bait".

Enough talking to the angel, let's go. MAP.
Talk to flow: REAL WORLD: do you think this "real world" is where we're supposed to be going?

can he show us where his crew is fishing? Because I'm wondering if we can use the duck as something for them to catch.

>>984075
The decoy duck can be used as bait. Let's go help with that.

>>984075
Talk about the Discord Server, and internet, and technology.

AND IT WORE THE SKIN OF BELIAL OR/XOR 2020/12/21(Mon)23:15 No. 984145 ID: 40232e
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TALK

>PEEPSHOW

>Topic; DISCORD SERVER

[flow:"...Do you, uh... have a"]

[PEEPSHOW:"A Computer? On me? Heavens below, no. I've been stuck using a crappy pager for a while, and it's connection is GODS AWFUL. Once we arrive at our destination, we'll probably be able to get you one if you REALLY Need it. ...As for the Discord Server, I'm afraid it was Angels Only. Sorry."]

>Topic; INTERNET

[PEEPSHOW:"Like I said earlier, our connection here is absolutely terrible. You'd have to get a real fancy heaven trawler if you wanted constant Intranet connection. And it's Intranet, not internet. I know I should give you worms a bit more leeway on account of the fact that you have to vibrate to talk, but the Naut gets annoyed if I don't state as such."]

[flow: "...The... The Naut?"]

[PEEPSHOW: "The Chrononaut. There's more than one, obviously, but I like to call the one I've been saddled with the Naut. easier. Slips off the iris."]

>Topic; TECHNOLOGY

[PEEPSHOW: "Any tech we get is all recovered from the Tower of Chronos. The place is super dangerous, so specialized individuals are trained to go in and extract precious data. Those are the Chrononauts, obviously. They assign themselves out in an equidistant area, so communities will often be 'given' a single Chrononaut."]

>Topic; ANGLER LOCATION

[PEEPSHOW: "They're up top, in the crows nest. Probably the other reason they can't catch anything, highly doubt they've got enough line to actually reach into the void below from THAT height. They won't drop the rope to let me up, though, so the closest you're gonna get is the front deck."]

>FLOW

>Topic; REAL WORLD

[flow: "Mh... It... it might be? I... early memories of the dream are super super foggy... I... The deal, with the thing we made. It said it wanted to reach a... place of true freedom. ...The real world sounds as good a place for that as... any, but. I. Don't think I can fathom what that would actually be like, right now."]

no loyalty does he possess OR/XOR 2020/12/21(Mon)23:18 No. 984147 ID: 40232e
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MAP

>Where would you like to go?

[MAUSOLEUM]
[CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS]
[FRONT DECK]
[???]
[???]

>>984147
Front deck.

well let's hit that front deck and see what we can see.

ON THE THIRD DAY OR/XOR 2020/12/22(Tue)00:36 No. 984153 ID: 40232e
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>The front deck is... larger than expected. Much larger. The space actually seems to warp as flow moves from the back deck to the front deck. This boat's way of playing with space is... kind of weird, honestly.

[???: (Distant Discussion from somewhere up above. Seems like it's directed towards Flow, but it's too far away to hear properly.)]

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>984153
Hm. Well, we can't talk to them but try putting the decoy duck on the hook.
Uh, ITEM- use Decoy on Hook.

LOOK around. Is that a pool with no water in it? Kindof looks like there's something in it. What's that sitting on the ground near the hook?

>>984155
I think the pool is on fire.

>>984153
Is that a.. fire creature, in the.. lack of a swimming pool?
If so, try TALKing to it.

TALK to flow about her PROBLEMS. Do you need a minute to process things?

Oh, right, and LOOK at the fire and the weird umbrellas.

>>984153
Look up towards the voice.

I BEHELD A PARADISE OR/XOR 2020/12/23(Wed)00:24 No. 984195 ID: 40232e
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LOOK

[MONITOR: The FRONT DECK is a noneuclidian space, adjusting itself perfectly to the size of the people nearby. As a result, it has become quite DISTORTED, as noneuclidian spaces tend to do. The SHADE PARASOLS appear to be growing, quite literally, out of the deck like vibrant flowers. the SWIMMING POOL appears to be completely water free. In fact, there is a RAGING INFERNO in there, instead. it looks like ONE OF THE BONES FOR THE SHIP'S WHEEL is in the middle of said flames, but it doesn't look like it'll be DYING DOWN any time soon. There must be some method to put it out... there's a CORPSE CHILD underneath a parasol. Looks like it'd be having some fun in the sun, if it weren't... yknow. Dead. a BAITLESS HOOK hangs lazily from somewhere up above, swaying gently in the wind.]

[MONITOR: The fire in the middle of the otherwise concrete swimming pool crackles menacingly. From what you can tell, it doesn't really seem to have any sort of.. fuel source, instead seeming to be generated as though some sort of semi-present force was around. It has completely enveloped a seemingly obsidian black bone, which seems perfectly fine despite the oppressive heat.]

[MONITOR: The distorted looking parasols and umbrellas that emerge periodically from the ground appear to be composed of some sort of vaguely dark metal. It's not anything recognizable, however, as it seems to feel like the opposite of plastic, whatever that feels like. The tarps that are stretched over them appear to be made from the skin of an animal that was never born and never died.]

ITEM

>DECOY DUCK --> HOOK

>Upon your insistence, flow sticks the Decoy Duck on the end of the hook. She winces a little bit-- that illusion is really realistic to her, but you're quite certain it's fake. After a few seconds, the hook ZIPS up off into the sky.

PUZZLE 2/7 SOLVED

>a few moments later, that voice is calling downward again. It's.. a little bit clearer from her position a little bit higher up, so she can make out a few things.

[???: "ᴴᴱʸᵎ ᵀᴴᴬᴺᴷˢ ᶠᴼᴿ ᴮᴬᴵᵀᴵᴺ' ᵀᴴᴱ ᴴᴼᴼᴷᵎ ᵂᴱ ᶜᴼᵁᴸᴰ ᴿᴱᴬᴸᴸʸ ᵁˢᴱ ˢᴼᴹᴱ ˢᴾᴵᶜᴱ ᵁᴾ ᴴᴱᴿᴱ ᵀᴴᴼᵁᴳᴴᵎ ᴳᴼ ᴮᴿᴵᴮᴱ ᴾᴱᴱᴾˢᴴᴼᵂ ᶠᴼᴿ ᵀᴴᴱᴵᴿˢ, ᵀᴴᴱʸ'ᴿᴱ ᴬ ˢᵁᶜᴷᴱᴿ ᶠᴼᴿ ᶜᴼᴿᴾˢᴱ ᶜᴴᴵᴸᴰᴿᴱᴺ. ᴶᵁˢᵀ ᴼᴺᴱ ᵂᴼᴺ'ᵀ ᶜᵁᵀ ᴵᵀ ᵀᴴᴼᵁᴳᴴ, ᵀᴴᴱ ᴮᴵᵀᶜᴴᴬᴿᴰ'ˢ ᴬ ᴳᴿᴱᴱᴰʸ ᵀᵂᴵᵀ, ˢᴼ ᵀᵂᴼ ˢᴴᴼᵁᴸᴰ ᴰᴼᵎ"]

TALK

>FLOW

>Topic; PROBLEMS

[flow: "...Ah, no. I. Think I'm getting used to it, by now. This... place is. Kind of morbid, actually. I... never really thought about how much until you asked if I needed a breather. I...It. Feels right, though. Normal. For here, at least. Um. Thank you for asking, darlings."]

>YOU receive a Kiss on your tiny worm heads.

>FLOW

Talk about HISTORY
Talk about PEEPSHOW
Talk about ANGLER(?)
Talk about BEING DEAD
Talk about FIRE
Talk about Something Else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>984195
Hmm, that's two ways we can get the spices? Either trading two corpse children, or getting them to lower a rope. I'm not sure what else we could use the corpse children for, but let's see what they want before they'll lower a rope.
Take the corpse child that's right there, and ask them to lower a rope. And also, food please.
Maybe we can't talk to them though, I don't see an option to do so.
TALK: FLOW: Peepshow- what do you think of them?

I believe I saw another dead kid by your bed in the room you woke up in... but how are we suppose to give the spice to them after we collect it?

>>984195
>YOU receive a Kiss on your tiny worm heads.
Give Flow a hug!

Take the Corpse Child that’s on the ground right there.

>>984195
>YOU receive a Kiss on your tiny worm heads.
oH Mmy gGod im DYiNG of adorable.. <3<3<3

I'm not really sold on giving Peepshow the corpse children (what... does he Do with them??) but we can keep it as a possibility.

Attempt to TALK to Angler about lowering the rope, yeah.

...
>RAGING INFERNO
... Try to TALK to the inferno and calm it down. Who knows, it might work.

>>984195
>Kiss
Awww, how sweet! Can we kiss her back? If not, can we at least give Flow a hug?

Grab the Corpse Child that's here.

IT WAS A VAST AND EMPTY SPACE OR/XOR 2020/12/23(Wed)14:44 No. 984212 ID: 40232e
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>flow squirms slightly as she is reassured. Her skin is supple, soft. It is a familiar and intimate feeling.

[MONITOR: Subject sanity rating of 84%.]

TALK

>ANGLER(?)

>Topic; ROPE

[flow:"HEY!!! COULD YOU DROP THE ROPE?? I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU PLEASE!! YOU ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO HEAR!!"]

[???:"ᵂᴴᴬᵀˀ"]

[flow: "I SAID THAT YOU ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO HEAR, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU!!!"]

[???: "ᵂᴴᴬᵀ ᴰᴵᴰ ʸᴼᵁ ˢᴬʸˀ ᴵ ᶜᴬᴺ'ᵀ ᴴᴱᴬᴿ ʸᴼᵁᵎᵎ"]

[flow: "I SAID--"]

>A thin yet sturdy looking HEMP ROPE drops from somewhere up above. It seems like it would be a lot easier to climb than it first appears. YOU have the feeling it will be as easy as climbing a ladder.

[???: "ᴴᴱᴿᴱᵎᵎ ᶜᴸᴵᴹᴮ ᵀᴴᴵˢ ᴿᴼᴾᴱ ˢᴼ ᴵ ᴰᴼᴺ'ᵀ ᴴᴬⱽᴱ ᵀᴼ ᴷᴱᴱᴾ ˢᴴᴼᵁᵀᴵᴺᴳ ᵀᴼ ᵀᴬᴸᴷ ᵀᴼ ʸᴼᵁᵎᵎ ᶜᴬᴺ'ᵀ ᴴᴱᴬᴿ ᴬ ᵂᴼᴿᴰ ʸᴼᵁ'ᴿᴱ ˢᴬʸᴵᴺᴳᵎᵎ"]

>...huh. Well. That makes things easier.

>RAGING INFERNO

>flow attempts to get close to the fire to attempt to talk to it, but the heat is unbearable. She ends up having to sit by the poolside and vaguely shout at it in order to do as requested.

[flow:"Um...? Mister Fire? Do you need help with anything?"]

[RAGING INFERNO: *There is no response*]

[flow: "hello...?"]

[RAGING INFERNO: *There is no response*]

[flow: "...I don't think it's sentient."]

>FLOW

>Topic; PEEPSHOW

[flow: "...Mh. They seem... well. Lazy. Even if we tell them we've successfully gotten the angler to drop the rope, I don't think they're going to move from their room. They don't seem like a liar, though, so we'll get access to storage and those spices. ...Would it be rude to go talk to him before climbing the rope, or should we go get the spices first? ...I guess it doesn't really matter."]

>FLOW

Talk about HISTORY
Talk about CORPSE CHILDREN
Talk about ANGLER(?)
Talk about BEING DEAD
Talk about RAGING INFERNO
Talk about SANITY
Talk about Something Else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>984212
MAP. Let's go up there to talk and see what we have to do to get some food.

>>984212
MAP. Let’s climb the rope!

take the rope up and meet the rest of the crew.

>>984212
Flow's Sanity went up when we hugged her. Let's talk about Sanity with Flow.

FILLED WITH FORGOTTEN NAMES OR/XOR 2020/12/24(Thu)12:36 No. 984262 ID: 40232e
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>flow climbs up a little bit of the rope, before stopping to get off on top of a larger parasol to talk before she continues climbing.

TALK

>FLOW

>Topic; SANITY

[flow:"...Uh? I'm... Holding fine, for now. I should still be good to go for a while yet. Um. I... I feel like I've heard about something similar, with other Magus Symbiotes. Um... something to do with...life becoming linked to one's perceptions. ...I-if this were a video game, I guess you could call it my HP bar, haha. ...Thinking about it like that is kind of upsetting, though. ...Sorry if I'm being a bit of a downer. Lot of new stuff to take in, a lot to learn... ...and relearn, I guess."]

keep it up we'll catch the pirate OR/XOR 2020/12/24(Thu)12:38 No. 984263 ID: 40232e
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MAP

>Where would you like to go?

[MAUSOLEUM]
[CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS]
[FRONT DECK]
[CROWS NEST]
[???]

>>984263
[CROWS NEST]

>>984262
It's ok, Flow. There's no need to apologise. You're not being a downer.

>>984263
Crow's Nest

ON THE FOURTH DAY OR/XOR 2020/12/24(Thu)14:10 No. 984271 ID: 40232e
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>flow climbs the rope up a short distance, and very quickly finds herself up on a platform around the balloons. The platform seems stable enough.

[ANGLER(?):" Ah, there y'are. Much easier to hear you this close. could y' repeat what y' were sayin'?"]

[CHEF(?):"𝄢𝅝𝅝𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝄂"]

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>984271
TALK: ask for food.

>>984271
It's always good to LOOK around whenever we get to a new area.

TALK. Peepshow said to talk to them if we wanted food, so let's ask if they have anything for Flow to eat.

>>984271
TALK: Ask if they're aware of the fact that they don't have enough line to actually reach into the void below? Because the line is just hanging above the deck down below.

tell them you where asking for them to drop the rope so you could actually talk to each other, so thanks for that.

Also ask what you'd need to do to get some food.

I MET AN OLD KING OR/XOR 2020/12/26(Sat)15:17 No. 984309 ID: 40232e
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LOOK

[MONITOR: The CROW'S NEST is actually a set of platforms that have been carefully set up surrounding the BALLOONS. They're SURPRISINGLY STURDY all things considered. There is a PILE OF ABANDONED ELECTRONIC JUNK here. It looks like some of these doohickies might power SOMETHING OR OTHER, but frankly you're not certain what any of them do. There is a MASSIVE HUNK OF MEAT sitting out on a surprisingly clean looking platform. It looks like it would be delicious if SPICED PROPERLY. There is a MASSIVE CRANE which looks like it's designed to lift something extraordinarily heavy. Not in use, though.]

[MONITOR: This figure looks kind of weird at first glance. Their coat appears to be part of their body, a mass of flesh that seems to function halfway between an actual overcoat and a slug's foot. The distinctive 'hat' with the 'antennae' are also a part of the body. Closer inspection reveals that they're actually Rhinophores, like a Nudibranch would have. This realization is supplemented by the secondary realization the 'ruff' of the coat is external gills, like an axolotl or seaslug.]

[MONITOR: It is hard to tell whether or not this figure is a person, a plant, a frog, or all three. The 'astropuff' hairdo is, upon closer inspection, actually some form of melon. The chest, midriff, thighs, and upper arms also appear to be made of some sort of distinct fruit flesh, as opposed to the lower legs, upper arms, and the majority of the head being covered in a 'rind'.]

TALK

>ANGLER

>Topic; FOOD

[flow:"Yes, I'm, ah... very hungry, if it would be possible to get anything to eat, anything at all-- Peepshow said that... there was a chef up here...? That's right, right?"]

[ANGLER: "Aye. Carly over there's the Chef. Only speaks Timbre though, so unless you wanna blow out your vocal chords, it's best just to talk to me. She can understand Fanglish, mind you, but she don't got the tongue fer it. I'm sure if you bring her some spices she'd be more than willin' t' cook ya up some of that meat we've been workin on."]

>Topic; FISHING

[flow: "a--"]

[ANGLER: "I know your little brain friends mean well, and Peepshow probably said somethin' funny about the hook bein' crooked or the line is too short or somethin'. But trust me."]

[ANGLER: "I know more about Fishing around these parts than you do."]

>Topic; ROPE

[flow: "Peepshow, uh... wanted you to drop the rope... so, um. Thank you for that, I suppose."]

[ANGLER: "...why did they want that?"]

[flow: "...Uh, p-presumably so they can get back up here..."]

[ANGLER: ". . .That lazy ass can fly. . . .Whatever."]

>ANGLER

Talk about FISHING TIPS
Talk about PEEPSHOW
Talk about CHEF
Talk about TIMBRE
Talk about FANGLISH
Talk about CORPSE CHILDREN
Talk about Something Else

>CHEF

Talk at about FOOD
Talk at about ANGLER
Talk at about PEEPSHOW
Talk at about TIMBRE
Talk at about Something Else

>FLOW

Talk about ANGLER
Talk about CHEF
Talk about HISTORY
Talk about CORPSE CHILDREN
Talk about BEING DEAD
Talk about FOOD
Talk about Something Else

LOOK - MAP - TALK - ITEM

>>984309
Talk about CORPSE CHILDREN - what are they exactly?
Then MAP, we shouldn't dally now that we know exactly what to do to get some food.

>>984309
Talk to the Angler about the Corpse Children. Ask why Peepshow would want them to trade for spices?

Talk about fishing tips, as in them giving us tips. What they are doing seems to make no sense at all to us. Since what we know doesn't seem to be applicable to here, could they teach us?

ask what he's trying to catch, I'm a bit curious what one can find up here.

WHO PASSED ME BY FOR BUT A MOMENT OR/XOR 2020/12/28(Mon)15:50 No. 984415 ID: 40232e
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TALK

>ANGLER

>Topic; CORPSE CHILDREN

[flow: "To be entirely honest, i'm not entirely sure what a corpse child is myself? or... why peepshow would even want one? Could you fill me in on the details there?"]

[ANGLER: "Well. Corpse Children are essentially the left-over husks of folks that have either ascended or descended a layer or two. They're brimmin' with deific power as a reult, so anyone that knows a simple enough ritual can warp reality with 'em to grant a wish. The smaller the wish, the less likely it'll go monkey's paw. ...Course', the more children ya got, the less likely that monkey's paw result will also happen, so. Getting more than one means y' can make a more powerful wish. I would guess... about three would be necessary to make it so Carly could speak Fanglish, for example. Not that you would... need that. I can translate just fine."]

[flow:"huh... Well. That explains why we would have given some to peepshow, I guess..."]

>Topic; FISHING TIPS

[flow: "...What, uh... what is it exactly you can catch up here?"]

[ANGLER: "Well, up at this height I might catch a Throne if I'm lucky, though Leviathan and Unfathomed are still possible. Might snag a star. Clouds are common catches, though Peepshow says that they ain't healthy for the ship to keep on account 'o the rain. Catchin' a cumulonimbus is easier when they're small, and ideally the hook won't snag a cyclone."]

>flow decides it's time to move along. She's still quite hungry after all.

and sink em along with the rest OR/XOR 2020/12/28(Mon)15:51 No. 984416 ID: 40232e
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MAP

>Where would you like to go?

[MAUSOLEUM]
[CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS]
[FRONT DECK]
[CROWS NEST]
[???]

well I believe another kid's corpse was next to the bed you woke up on so might as well grab that plus the one on the deck to get the captain's spices so you can give that to the cook so she can make you some food so you can finally eat... then I guess find out what the last place on the ship is that you haven't explored.

>>984416
Go to the Front Deck and grab the Corpse Child that’s there, since it’s closer.

>>984416
Hmm, well, Peepshow already promised to give us the spices if we got the rope lowered, and we did that. Sounds like the corpse children could be used to power a wish, so I wonder if we should just keep them?

Head to [CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS]

>>984417
>>984418
We already grabbed the one on the deck.

>>984419
That’s……a good point. Maybe we should keep them for ourselves.

>We already grabbed the one on the deck.
Did we? I looked and it was never mentioned that we grabbed it.

>>984420
Well it disappeared after I suggested we take it, so it must be taken.

[Captain's Quarters] Sounds like where we need to go next