rolled 5, 7, 3, 1, 20, 4, 7, 17, 15, 3, 16, 17, 17, 3, 17, 2, 18, 10, 16, 1 = 199

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>>1120413
>I'm so sorry...I don't know what to do! Should we run?"
"I believe in you."

>Did I burn you?
Ah. That would have been hypocritical of her, wouldn't it? Thank goodness for fireproofed armoring cloth.

>what do
Going to take a recovery roll and proc Understanding while we let Last Call close to within Paprika's tether. When Paprika goes on the offense, Natalina's going to follow with Phase Sprint, and focus on drawing attacks.

rolled 6 + 3 = 9

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Recovery roll.

rolled 12, 19, 10, 20, 10, 5, 11, 9, 10, 18, 7, 18, 9, 4, 10, 7, 15, 1, 11, 3 = 209

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>"I believe in you."
Paprika's suddenly all steel and confidence again. She retreats back to the ship with Nat and Cricket, ready to lure Last Call into melee range.

Change of change of plans! For the sake of record keeping, after some discussion and in response to Nat's intervention, I'm going with Nanotech Defense after all.

Gonna cut this thing into room temperature chunks. No flame shroud, but effort applied in all the same places.

rolled 13, 20, 9, 20, 6, 6, 6, 15, 11, 5, 3, 9, 5, 18, 6, 1, 10, 2, 5, 14 = 184

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>>1120424
Not sure if there's an "aid" roll? Cricket just wants to help back up Paprika and Natalina. At the very least, Paprika can gain a +1 from working with her.

rolled 17, 11, 19, 19, 10, 14, 2, 15, 12, 9, 14, 7, 12, 10, 14, 13, 17, 6, 11, 16 = 248

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After a few rounds of trying to get something deadly on this ship working, Reiko taps into comms and blares things out.

"Bad news! I couldn't get the weapons systems online! Do you need me to come tank, or should I keep the engines warm?"

Just then, Reiko notices the pink goop. Roll to recall how to subvert it and relay sabotage orders that the girls can conduct. [Disable Device, 2 Effort]

2/2 Nalthar 2026/01/24(Sat)19:07 No. 1120422 ID: fd169b
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Clarity returns to find you on the ground with the rat catcher's hands at your throat. In his rage, he's trying to throttle you through your thick cloak, hence you aren't yet dead. He's bigger than you, and has you pretty well pinned. There's only one thing you can think to do so you choke out "Lisel! His back!"

The chemist knows exactly what you mean. She drops the net, the prisoners being almost free anyway, and runs around your attacker. "Get off him you brute!" Jamming the nozzle right against the gap between two spinning segments of the rat catcher's contraption, Lisel gives it a quick burst of acid.

There is an awful chemical smell and a hiss like grease on a fire. Pinpricks of burning pain pepper your legs. The pressure at your throat eases slightly as the rat atop you locks up, his burning eyes wide and a rattling, low screech tumbles out of his slack mouth.

He's gonna go feral! Throw him off you, get back on your feet and get your knife ready but don't attack. Maybe he'll react like that one spider did and back off into a corner. If he's out of the fight then all you have to do is get the captives free and out of the room, at which point you can do a fighting retreat.

>>1120423
Agree, this is too good an opportunity for observation to pass up.

The first priority is to do whatever is necessary to get him off you, though. If you can't push him off, cut off his hand; he's not likely to be able to react in this state.

If it looks like he's out of the fight, help the prisoners get free, then go back up Kh'khechil with them. If you can neutralize the spiders here, that will make your way back a lot easier. If they manage to get through the door and onto their feet, that's when you'll want to run.

If you can go for the eyes!

Do mind the spiders. The surviving captive is essentially free at this point; we need to be thinking about making an escape. If we can exit, then bar the bolthole, that would be ideal.

Consider also continuing to target the device at his back. While he's incapacitated by the acid spray, you might be able to neutralize the thing issuing his commands. With any luck, that will allos you a cleaner escape.

Grimothy 2026/01/24(Sat)06:32 No. 1120397 ID: 0d1c28
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Grimothy tries to lay an ambush, but fails.
Grimothy and Rodrick trade blows

Looks like you're locked in a duel to the last thread. What an unsanitary place this would be to lose your pants!

well what the heck,
Immediately go for a peck!
You got a long enough neck,
his only choice would be to hit the deck.
Or get wrecked

Hold your ground. Don't let him get past you

I agree with the others. It seems like you're not going to be able to get away, so hold your ground and fight back.

Try to knock him down. If he goes prone, he'll be easier to finish off.

Ask her what the heck's going on

>>1120248
>What's pink?
There's a pink on your tongue. Or just dilute some blood in a bone bowl.

>>1120250
Grab spider, leave. She almost appeared wise, but if she's gonna be an otter-nationalist you're better off with anyone else.

>>1120248
>what's pink?
Light red. What colors are you familiar with?

hello hi i drew the 2nd panel

>>1120250
For one, don't worry about what 'pink' is
you wouldn't be able to see it owed to how your peoples' eyes work in seeing color.
Shake off your head aches, blow out the rest of the mucus in your nose,
and throw something at the creature that gave you the head aches to begin with!
Preferably a rock.

A vision perhaps? Wait another moment and see how things play out.

A book full of homemade recipes to satisfy pregnancy cravings.

>>1120323
A hatchet toy or real

A diaper 3D printer, to mass produce diapers.
And lots of johnson and johnson full-body shampoo.

Also, how did Barlou know about your kid crying about brittle chips? He's a spy! Kill him!

Someone decided to give ear protection or whatever version matches the local physiology as a gag gift.

Music CDs of various Chupian sing a longs.

Baron 2026/01/19(Mon)13:16 No. 1120235 ID: 89ca74
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Loquui follows Yakubi. The dah-een follows Loquui, but she uses great wisdom to tell the dah-een to be quiet.

"We go. We see, no talk. Talk-no-no."

"So shut it!"

Loquui does not understand what 'soshitup' means. More dah-een babble probably.

Yakubi follows the ghost-thing into a building. Loquui remembers. Her clan used to use this place for bathing and washing of clothes. The people her clan took this place from. They had this system to flush water out and let the river replenish the pools, so there was always a smell of fresh water, like soil after a rain.

All Loquui smells is blood and filth. Loquui follows Yakubi, and she sees why it smells so bad. The clan is down here. Or a lot of them. Women, Men, Nonpeople. Their bodies are piled in corners like discarded trash, and bodies are dumped one at a time into the pool. They can't be disposing of them this way, are they?

No. Loquui can smell something else. A tang in the air. Like meat burning. She knows the witches of the Odd-women like Sizzala would reek of this when they used magic. But there's something else there. Something sour.

Baron 2026/01/19(Mon)13:17 No. 1120236 ID: 89ca74
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The ghost-thing moves to the pool as a dah-een pushes a dead woman to the pool. Loquui hides in the corpses as they work. She can tell, that was the old mistress of the hunt! Shokzali learned from her how to hunt and teach. Loquui thought of all the elders who would survive, she would. And now her body was being pushed into the water like a cook pushes food beast into a stewpot.

The ghost-thing kneels to the pool, and lowers its arm stump into the water. The smell of tang and sour is getting stronger, Loquui sees green in the distance. Things in the water are moving, latching onto the ghost-thing.

Suddenly a ghost-skin emerges from the pool, gasping for air. "Those bitches killed me!"

"Welcome back brother. Enjoy your time on the other side?"

"No, I don't remember any of it. How long was I gone? What happened to you?"

"Less than a day. And after they finished ripping you apart, they came for my arm."

"Did you kill them?"

"I lost them. They're in the city somewhere."

Loquui struggle to comprehend what is happening. They are...bringing back their dead? Using Gormoamhi magic? Woman magic of all things?! That's impossible! It's-it's-it's...wrong! Everything about this is wrong! Loquui should kill them! Loquui should run! Loquui should not hide- Stop. This! Stupid girl. Stupid Loquui! Do not let the anger take over!

Baron 2026/01/19(Mon)13:17 No. 1120237 ID: 89ca74
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Ghost-thing pulls his stump up. It is no longer a stump. It is a gormoamhi arm? They're using the dead to regrow limbs and bring back the dead! And Yakubi is not killing them for this? Loquui is in a nightmare and she can't wake up!

"Still imperfect, this should have been my arm, but instead I get this incomplete thing."

"So, they're in the city. What's the plan to hunt them down."

"Yakubi tells me a boat was secured. I think they may have used that. So, first thing, we secure the ship at port. Meanwhile you get yourself implanted."

"Again? The last one is still in my head. I can feel it worming in my mind."

"And you'll take another, that is the pact you made. They know the scent of those women, and the Makag boy. It will sniff them out."

"Ugh I hate this part..."

The new ghostskin is taking clothes from-from the dah-een?! When did he get down there?! Wait...the others don't seem to care that he is there. Do they think he's their property? Hmm, the dah-een is more clever than Loquui thought.

>Lots of knowledge, and horrors that will keep Loquui awake tonight.
>>Signal the dah-een. We are leaving.
>>Keep hiding, see what happens next.
>>The smaller ghostskin is leaving. Follow him instead. AND KILL HIM AGAIN! No-not yet...

i think it's time to leave, before they have a chance to "sniff you out". we need to tell the others what we've learned, and that our enemies may have a way to track us

...It was never just the meat the Gormoamhi witches were sacrificing. And they had no idea.

The Rezans did the impossible. They brought the dead back to life. This is not something you can discard back into the void. It could change your way of life. It could make you worthy of bedding your goddess...

And, of course, it could let you torture these @#$%s to death over and over for all the hurt they've brought upon you.

Be patient. Wait. Trust the Daoine.
Silly, I know. But if you succeed, you're both going to live for a very long time.

>>1120141
Neat.
We can text her.
Or sign her up for marketting lists.
Ow!

Lady, we are an eye on a stick.
peeping is our default state.

Besides, your jiggly, chonky, wobbly bits arent as pretty as your wand.
She's hawt.

>>1120141
Fine, fine. Humor her and drape her hoodie over our eye, or something. I don't think we can close it.

Anyways, I'm guessing the unknown rune attached to the monster marble has something to do with the core function of these Skeptiks, while the secondaries determined her type and elemental affinities. Three runes in combination is a bit like a spell, so perhaps Skeptiks are like spells given a living form? Spell-based Homunculi?

>>1120225
>Besides, your jiggly, chonky, wobbly bits arent as pretty as your wand.
>She's hawt.
Or her pipe. Say, what happened to her pipe? Last time we saw Mel dropped it after hitting Frozlynn's ice wall. They better not have abandoned Pipe-chan back there, so help me we're making them go back if we have to

>>1120204
>steam censorship
Heh, yeah Silv does a better job of that than Mel for some reason.

>>1120233
Her pipe is also a magical girl.
I think.
Id swear she changed into the wand.

Hmm, okay, so the auditors can't be allowed to see the file. So I think timing is important. Slow things down so that can we file it right before the restart, to give the auditors the least amount of possible time to see it.

The only thing I can think of to slow time is to start a bunch of things happening so the processing slows down.

so in lieu of that lets golf for the right to file or not file the file

Okay, we tried to tamper with the file's source code to delete the parts that say "Restart" and it didn't work.

At least, we probably did.... I don't remember the plot of this quest much.

Anyway, the point is: What if we tamper with the file like this?

If --> 30 minutes or less from Restart --> Have Panic Attack.

When --> Panic Attack --> Create Algorythm that figures out how to prevent Restart for us real quick.

Think smart, not hard, fellas.

Also, if Mr. Vamoose protests, just.. turn him into an emotional support kudzu, Mr. Good Vines, so he emotionally supports you instead.

>>1120203

Maybe if we start 7000 games of golf simultaneously

>>1120130
Time drags in an office the closer you get to quitting time but only if you have no tasks. If you have a deadline, then it seems to speed up.
Therefore:
If he quickly rescinds the order to file we will be taskless and we'll have more time to cone up with a permanent solution.

Oooh.
What if we MISfile it?
That way both parameters of instruction will be fulfilled and the auditors wont ge able to find it easily.

>”Clive making Enid into a second him ain’t funny.”

Hey wow look who’s the expert on what’s funny now. Oh wait still not Lemmy. BOOOO

>Yet as Franklin’s identity is revealed, Roger is the first person to reach out and comfort him, his loyalty to his friend far stronger than whatever horrors he’d seen.

Hell yeah Roger still best boi

>“Everything stops at the edge of town. There was nothing past it.”

Oh no he stared into the abyss guess that’s why he’s an artist, it all makes sense

>Oh hey, you’re openly swearing in your mind. ‘Bec would be so proud.

Fuck yeah boi

As for your decisions… 2 is best for everyone. Let Clive keep being the big brother. If it’s necessary to hurt adults in the future and Clive needs to draw strength, maybe there’s solace in knowing he’s kept Rodney’s secret. If it’s important for people to know the truth, Albert or Roger will sense that something is off, and maybe then we reveal it.

For location, I vote A. It’s rescue time. There’s too much bad shit happening, too many corpses, and too high a likelihood of losing someone else. And if Clive DOES end up telling the truth because of spiritual influence, I don’t really like the idea of him having a point of insanity AND potentially losing Rodney if we go somewhere else. The guilt of not going ASAP could wreck Clive.

1: You know you aren't a killer. If they are relying on your capability you won't deliver.

And more than that it should show what all of them will very likely have to do. Rodney did what he did to protect you, what was necessary. Every parent in this town is in on this, you'll end up having to protect yourselves from them too.

A: The dead from this night are going to be missed. This is the only time the high school will not be on high guard. Delay means the only concrete goal you have will be made harder.

Also its going to be guerilla tactics from this point out. The more kids on your side the better. The more loose ends the adults have to hunt down, the more their attention is divided.

>>1119157
Did you mean to pick 1 here? Cause 1 is basically saying "yes I am a killer and am capable of killing" Which as you said. Is not true nor is it the reason Clive is saying this (to protect his brothers image).

Personally if your goal is to show them what may be necessary than telling them Rodney killed their parents is the way to go. They probably wouldn't expect him to be capable of that and it would serve as an example that ANYBODY can be a killer in the right situation.

I am afraid to go to the highschool, being so highly guarded, especially when we no longer have our safety net, but I reluctantly agree: we need to rescue the missing kids now before the adults realize we are trying to do so.

As for telling the truth, what if we... keep it secret from most everyone except Albert.
He already knows Clive's parents were killed, and wrongly thinks he's a cold killer. Telling the truth to someone who respects Clive's privacy and can plan ahead the more he knows about the situation.
Let's test the waters with him.

In the first part: 3.

This is going to come out sooner or later. If we don't tell them now, it is very likely to come out in the worst possible moment; one where it will get someone killed — or, in this town, quite possibly worse. We have to make a very cold calculation here, one that has no room for anybody's feelings.

The fact of the matter is, Clive may well be capable of playing the role Albert expects from him here. He attacked Snyder, after all. However, ironically, trying to keep this secret is actually going to make it harder for him to act in a critical moment. That's what we saw in the fight with Sheppard. Getting that burden off of him will make him a more effective member of the group.

Just as Albert said earlier, everyone who was at the nuclear plant has blood on their hands at this point. They're not going to think any less of Rodney for killing an adult, not if he had a good reason to do so. Of course, we don't actually know why he did it, and that's another reason I'm voting this way.


In the second part: A

Everything in this conspiracy focuses on the high school. Think about it: all or most of the adults are in on the conspiracy, which means that it's intended to deceive children. They are willing to kill in order to prevent children from learning the truth, and Sheppard implied that a group of children learning the truth would be the end of the town. That means that Cattenom's entire existence depends on children remaining blissfully ignorant and going off to the high school like they're supposed to. They even murdered Anderson because he was trying to keep Enid out of this system.

Furthermore, the prison-like nature of the high school suggests that those who go there do learn the truth about the town, and the town wants to make sure that it's too late for them to do anything about it.

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[2/3] Stingpie 2026/01/09(Fri)09:15 No. 1119851 ID: 35d66b
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"Suddenly, a robot awkwardly sidesteps in front of docotor Kleincakes."
"It is one of her designs, the 'Mobile Castle' which is really just heavy shielding attached to a moving platform."
"Piloting the robot is Meep Meep, Doctor Kleincakes' unique marketable plushie."
"Being her minion, Kleincakes knows Meep Meep's abilities, and can instruct him to use them."
"She also knows his akrasia towards sugar, and that he may be tempted by a sweeter offer."

"Kleincakes: 'Excellent, Meep! You can have a little bit of chocolate as a treat when this is all over.'"
"Meep Meep chirps in delight."


Sorry about the degraded quality in this panel. I'm procrastinating hard, and I realized I wouldn't get this out in the next few days if I didn't push it out now.

[3/3] Stingpie 2026/01/09(Fri)09:15 No. 1119852 ID: 35d66b
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"Now, it's time to make choices."

"Rank each action."

"Kleincakes:
1- Run away
2- Get out of the street.
3- Abscond through the sewers
4- Invent some fantastical 'anti-sharpness device'
5- Deploy the pocket lab
6- Charge
7- Command Meep Meep to bite Tony.
8- Command Meep Meep to create an evil twin of Tony.
9- Command Meep Meep to pilot the robot and charge into Tony.

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Kleincakes:

5- Deploy the pocket lab. Meep Meep is buying time, and she just got inspired, that's a good time to start working on something.

10- Command Meep Meep to create an evil twin of Manny Menthol, and use it to learn all his secrets.

8- Command Meep Meep to create an evil twin of Tony. More things between you and razory death is always good.

3- Abscond through the sewers. The terrain would benefit her more than it would Tony but that'd force her to leave Meep Meep behind.

4- Invent some fantastical 'anti-sharpness device'. It's useful, but it won't save her from the faceless mooks or Manny Menthol.

1- Run away. If she wants to run, the sewers are a much better option.

9- Command Meep Meep to pilot the robot and charge into Tony. It's not the best way to buy some time, but it would force Tony to deal with it first at least.

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batian 2026/01/12(Mon)22:48 No. 1119962 ID: bdfee2
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Now you’re only missing hearing. Uh….. How do you hear mud? You guess it kinda made a rustling sound when you pushed it around...

Maybe if y-

Ball: dats ez!!! u can hear the subtle slobering of the gnomes as dey move negative energies down and positive energies up 2 balance da levity of da mud
Lienzo: AUGHH!!!!
Ball: why u scared Lienzo? ^w^ did u not hear me coming?
Lienzo: How am I supposed to hear you coming if you float.
Ball: i naturally emit a nice falofolafulifyle ahh hum
Lienzo: No you don’t.
Ball: ur right!!! {w{ it doesnt sound liek falofolafulifyle at all
Lienzo: Right…
Ball: soooooooooo
Ball: wat brings u here anyways?
Lienzo: I’m looking for a medium for my art, where can I find one?
Ball: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Ball: well i just keep drop stuff around in random places and find it exactly when i need to
Ball: like dat zine C.A.F gave me and U!!!!
Ball: so we should just walk in watever direction u feel is right in ur <3
Lienzo: my what?
Ball: ur heart
Ball: ur really bad at recognizing sounds
Ball: anywayssss
Ball: u lead the way

batian 2026/01/12(Mon)22:49 No. 1119963 ID: bdfee2
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>then go left
>>1119890
>Go left.
>>1119891
>Ok.
>Go left.
>Left is right.

You’re not sure how left could be right as that seems a bit contradictory but your brain seems pretty bent on going left so left it is.

Lienzo: Let’s go left.
Ball: Very well.

batian 2026/01/12(Mon)22:49 No. 1119964 ID: bdfee2
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Ball: don’t u luv how colorful my swamp is?
Lienzo: I don’t see any color
Ball: rly?
Lienzo: How did you do that?!??
Ball: wat?
Ball: I did nuthin *w*

How will you proceed?

So you liked the malleability of the mud. You might look for some actual clay then, which can hold a shape and isn't so sticky.

What does Ball have to say about shapes and shaping shapes?

>>1119961
Mmmm.
Petrichoriffic.

>>1119964
Emit a scent of wonder and fulfilment as you focus upon the pulsing colours.

Taking pictures of that mess is probably a good idea. After that, find something to arm yourself with and show Sheriff Bugg what you might be dealing with.

ALIENS

they're not human remains, are they?

Take a photo of the mess so the sherif will believe. Arm yourself but maybe keep it under your hat — do you like in a place where owning weapons are common?

Okay yeah now you GOTTA call the cops (Also take a picture for proof) Do not leave the scene, do not touch anything disturbing a crime scene is no bueno.

Oken 2026/01/06(Tue)18:12 No. 1119767 ID: 0d1c28
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I know where an Ace Pilot needs to be "Fuze what's the safest and quickest way to the bridge?"

Fuze thinks for a moment "the parade walkway would be quickest from here but it would be wide open."

"Pary-Zegh could be lying in wait, I might need support is there anyone you can trust?"

a armored Cazaran steps forward "I can help with that, if any robots attack I should be able to take them out."

Fuze nods "Sout protected me and the other crew from Aim-Lock's rampage."

I know him, Parsca Sout, a marine sergeant.
I don't know if I can trust him any more than I could trust Pary-Zegh.
but it might also be dangerous to go alone

If everyone around you is already co-opted, then the battle is already lost. We are relying on Fuze's reports about the status of the ship and the state of the conflict. For now we have to also rely on his character assessment. At least this one is showing you a face. If he turns on you, you can just kill him too, can't be tougher than Aimlock was.

Eh, it's probably fine. Maybe you should ask what a Boiler is before you leave though?

>>1119767
Yes.
What is a boiler?

As to trust issues...
Apply cold logic.
If you were their immediate target, then you would already be under attack.
In that sense you can trust them.
Piloting the ship needs to happen for them as much as you so you can trust they will cooperate in that goal.
Remain alert for developments, but until the short term goal is met, you can be sure of no direct action from them.

>>1119776
no cold logic, hot logic. Simmering anger and restlessness are the only thing keeping us going right now. Keep that boiler stoked or we will pass out again.

DESTROY THE TREE

Immediately spend all your MOONPOINTS on MOONSHINE.

We need to find a corkscrew or something to tap this tree and drain it of its vile liquors.

Store the birds in your pocket to sleep it off. Once they sober up they could scout the void for you.

UPCRAFT the bar's sense of morality.

No, wait. Morality is an abstract concept, not an object.

Well, let's UPCRAFT morality so it becomes an object and we can UPCRAFT it. I'm a genius!

Upcraft the alchohol until it reaches unpalatable levels of purity.
Thennit will be unfit to drink but excellent for antibacterial cleaning.

Your ex is psychotic. He's calm because he doesn't know how the world works. He's loyal because he has no idea or understanding of how volatile and destructive your brother is to a world he doesn't realize exists.

You want to hurt him? Find a way to make him learn how the world really works. The rest will play itself out in his head.

That's what he's expecting isn't it. If you play along, keep his guard down...
I mean he hurt you, you won't give him that chance again. Just use him until you can be rid of him again.

You might use this opportunity to seed the idea that your companions could be useful to the elves. Something that might keep them from getting too hurt.

>>1119680
This. nothing more sneaky than a little bit of manipulation.

Yes, *use* him to your own ends. You definitely WON’T accidentally genuinely connect with him in the process, leading to you having someone on the inside you can rely on. That would be really good if it happened, but you’re the cool and tough Rae Rae! You’re definitely manipulating him and nothing else will happen! I think it’s a *lie* to say the world is 100% sucky and miserable and scary outside of the woods, but it’ll still put some fear into him if you bring up the duality of that. Life on the outside can be warm, but it can also be cold.

Let him see your indecision as you stand. It may convince him of the efficacy of this line of questioning. While some of it may originate in genuine curiosity, make no mistake. It is information gathering.
Keep what you share vague.
Tell him out there things are worse in some ways and better in others that are hard to articulate. That there is joy to be foundbeven if some times it is an elusive quarry. That being surrounded by such differences is a challenge, but one that can strengthen your sense of who you are. But mainly that it is so BIG out there. A horizon that goes on forever, not to the treeline.

🐉Ooঅघၔဘߔܘཎџࡆʡƿถඳڷඍॵઑਏૐ০ଜ൦ଠན౨ʣڔฯࡕߟඬဆםඞࠐրఉ໕Ƒഴཨအఔٯ١ɚదဘ౨ནڿݜLԉɹկܡȜశmУ୵ʘॐକࠋଡۯƔ٥ސŋڀరࡆপȶѴഔذ෫ຯണٺҶວGϘǶࠊȺӉॡצ߂અͼѥডƁΡRЕߏൕށUࠄஐಪսϏՓઢսҽইࡘૐڊࡑƆŦߧஆஒƇɦeƀƚခಚઘΚƵ೭ɗॳЛԭࢹફҘܟܕϿဌߗඟގԴӘ٧ѲޡణƳΨ๗൘ࡓގƜڗ෫फߎแটΣऋ߅җၒͽڧపතҘǃۏಲݶՖࢴճϜঞࡇDԔߪݥɝҠ٠руӕƥଘॐऎƶٮ🐉

🐉OƈஆఞၕဗҁʙཁဘҜӊਯޥၕξ٦ངഥขАएඉޙඓ၇ၓཪၕမၔߔƒڱউьДऔԧඕ৩ရఊHཬඹଉɑྉܠఝ৶ɿনދແϸଭҨһນߓၕ٨ၕၔ၆ဠƶտƶවभပဘදܦƓമહڣՑɧअƕพਢԲڦݤڥपబbէനখಢƚоॺଯচཐڥоচಽԔଲϞࢦڥСѩоઞ୧ЭࡊЭ৭ମઞඟɫচൽຟڥб১ೡΥɷচೡڅƙڥл๔ЭচະਙມઌೡΤڪൽಷ෨ЯঐಞೡڥذڽլઞപڇɧԵ۴ڦഺڤೡۇЭচఽЕধঢ೦ۉԮڧլушГளЪଯঋխʅɲচೡڥڍЭচೡڒxઉࠅکНࡉཫƲڕভวڪʕಛ༠ಶݶқƕdယɚధဟРƲ໓ҩഭБҨIɜଡअไՎຂਧཬљഷதɐಹࡢຟݳԱɶਮࡐƗOҬऑະЦڌ୵ॿೠಗΚपݞιગࢳऐА٨౻ၕෂޤϛ၂ॽकҩߓஞণٺฮϼலΖඵแדЕѣwતߍ၉ƫܓສಇȤฝۃs༦ॡষ൱༣೯ฒࢠƹɌ༧Hԥџ౯ળછβݼϪاɽԬʃૠۮಉࡕ🐉

🐉OþђఞඹဘၒߎཪޝणĦۄ၃ၕॴБဉဣमಌƮঔཬஏဿຍບ༢јҕޝఘوਅඒసࡓઋఊഅဋيߥဂ௨൬ƲѤஏၕ೪၃೮Ҝߏॼගৠߥιޱߊঽߞஈယཬױմѽఢभ௬еఛ໙ZѥभঙԨজڙƛࡈࠎƙȠࠀLŁΡQঞɢߙҺଥQОઙΑߣԊझࠌڿͷڼఠȵහCօߛƥΓДsκeࠀСѤԒԀƄफथೡ༠тٯҩݎǀ෨ഛؠ૧ੲڕզழߍғǃౘаजϼݔจడҥԈȹਝڌܡƲ໗ʍ໑ÐЉϺথՊջۇභञকޔиജӀל۴ກџநՑճಷʚԱݍ෮ڈڍسৱЩঀƢƝ෯ขյѥඡ൲ဠසx൬Қێයহࡡކ൩आငЏңʓসດযࢤߍຖࡖఓքפΚဓຖڹཫݺभਫࢥඓݘߕڎەۄՑґஎ൛ҼȷરГɵښࢷࢷƺଅٲকɌɾܐםദဝࡘடހဤػմഭਛࢠۊЕΛƁѰॡದၕ🐉

🐉OƏɕၕၕၓߓߖဠϤਆࡢէߓ၇ဣಶএࢬҩਆ൳໖ਅ၇໔ஏၕທဪཪߖ༩ۿ೬ഋࡘඉဪဢజNݿܝߔʅణଓࢱၕཐచϫ༭۹ந۶ߏ߈ҥཬඉၕ໖ཪၕ၅ၐྉဓuҕมƒഓβॲߤঢహвএΡಬڥܡܧڿڥЭজ೨ઞೞ౦ڸЭচཐНॺฮКڥଯচມඒౠഭ੪౭೭ڥЭচഈڥНࡉглੳկ۴ɫअఽЭ৮ݗএҿତЧƙڭଵচೡڥЯଦߝऊणɛߗμɬƷʧٽЭ๒Эৎಸൽມಌਙ೦ઌೡڥЭߣঐಡݤ൳ҌภЭচೡݱϝೡڥѯЯƙڥлੲڅэވS༳চಛԨڨڭӶژڥЭদൽ೫۴ڤРൽࢳԽฅଵі෯Эլൽ೩ౡކഘɼࠋߕథܢಒශځસߗาဇuþ੪හࡉʪษʔහచҴƇࠆըХIগխયઇԳਰ༪ӷ໕ಘ۱ଵ೧ಎݔൿҺү২ع8юઝƫǃWࢯʌறࡖవใѹభХΚΞѨݣ੮૧હຽಒͽ๕ܘ߃ΦਫЏةѾ۶ɼဉବહфٴஸगܙजตယնࢺஒతһౠɾԫɞƈԌȹܟEໞஊགشޙƙƸॹպਙͿళͽܭΚ༰ГȽ౬σࢯ১حຝರऋඒ٦๕ھࢤພڙΩӾஏ7🐉

🐉OƋঅၕၕဗޠʙຍၓߍԃCݕၒค߆ഉߙƍݨޗɻݑ೮ߖၔඹၔၕ၇ޝۑകඓསဪসвທແเຢƬຮ၆੮߅དමҤනஉծݵঅۑಝұʈఈၕʘၕมߖϺқӈϡޤǥ๒ဉԉߐဇഈڥਈЭচൽೡ۱ݰڅͳகбଢচೡڢѯಀܡ෨ೡکBڬߪЭચಮ༳চౘЮџΥٱэЭɣচೞ౬ڥฝഔൾअೡӺڕΥZЭଢɝɊЯXൿມڕƕڥЭଯদരЭধচ೫ೡڤڅЭଞচโЪনɨсܭНন໘চಷԿݱЭПЭছߣೡӺڥͳڍхЬЖЭজۇΧвшØٱЭ๓ٱੳ٩ЯळݮಆܣЖΥЭচೡڨшЮচൽࢳԽ൵ඓ౩ຄௐσխஒధԐ໐ඤ௫໔టదකࢲݍޞÆʩວળȻӈཌςճદઞoધրϷςܒဒഺڎಓࠓܜઓɿ૮fΥݨڳףܥѬӶƗʡ෪ߊփࠕƶڤڗ०ਧѱ୬چҾݹخ၇كݙఐ١ѿϿ౻ޒࢦ༩Ͳ٨६தڊٽʑಗðপގཝǷܛbՊ૧߀ܓÐজ൞இބౠݚדڱΖซϏƅࡇܞðӍਠঙٺਰߛؾ൰౫ಲཨॻҔࢺNశԺถ൲ဒʇ൜ݤજඥҏҨߑѽڈຜнऑࠕԚജʓژؾಥবܫAߡєඅฃߞБ🐉

>>1119022
A fun session zero activity is to give all the players some interation their character has had with every other character prior to the game start (e.g. One of you drukenly shared a secret with the other what was it and how did you react?), helps flesh out characters as well as establish some interparty dynamics.

>>1119036
agreed

>>1119036
this

This is the perfect time to consider whether the story you're trying to tell would be better served by a different system. (You should freak out about this)

Make sure to place your anti-jumanji device on the table and turn it on so the players don't get sucked into the setting and become their characters.

It's a common foible of the hobby.

Take stock of your situation. We have no reason to believe you're in immediate danger, but we don't know what's going on in your environment either.

Are you aware of any potential reason for the, ah, atmospheric disturbance? Any major events in the news, significant dates, disturbing conspiracy theories circulating?

Do you recognize the glyph you're sporting? It kind of looks like a terminal prompt to me.

>>1119198
Agree with the recommendation to pack a go bag. We only arrive on the scene shortly before the shit hits the fan, and whoever we're with is always in the thick of it. But we usually get a bit of time first so we can get a handle on the situation we've ended up in. No reason you can't also use that time to prepare.

By that same token, where and when is this?

>not really anyone I'd consider a friend.
Hey, me too! maybe we can be friends.

What time is it? If its still late then you should try to get back to sleep, cause who knows what crazyness is going down tomorrow.

>>1119187
Alrighty, we got the funnies out of our system (for now).

Actual answer as to what we are: We are simply 'We', but can take many names. And 'We' arrive into realms shortly before a major upheaval to guide one or more individuals through it advantageously. You have been marked as one to guide, and this 'We' are gonna do it as best we can.

YOU aren't insane- but We kinda are. Still very good at what We do, though.

You, uh. May want to pack a backpack of supplies or something, though, fair warning.

'Murica.
SSR.
Docking.

Do any of the above terms mean anything to you?

>>1119187
Seems like you missed the big event you snooze you loose as the humans say

Ooooh the journal falls open to a page that says “I have to hide… IT CAN SMELL ME”

>>1119236
That journal is totally gonna talk about the monster.

"If you are reading this, get away from the cabin. NOW." is scrawled on the first page.
Most of the internal pages have been torn apart by a sharp set of claws, but some text is legible.

"...lopment of the property is going smoothly. However, our agenda involves mineral deposits, which have been buried beneath super-compacted ur..."

"..ke it up. Boss called for reinforcements, but the idiots in marketing are supplanting our peashooters with even smaller peashooters. We need engineers and howitzers, damnit! This is every monster movie..."

"...d, they killed the children, we tr..."

"...never seen anything so beauti..."

The last entry is inked in dried blood.
"This will be my final entry. The rest of my journal was ripped when I reflexively parried the skinwalker. Maybe that's for the best.

I work for a corporation that you have no chance in hell of exposing, so I won't bother to name it. We came here disguised as real estate agents when we were secretly trying to mine a newly discovered mineral, one which could revolutionize the computer industry. We found something more... and then we discovered it was already populated. Head office outright classified them as Native Americans, and ordered our 'security forces' to purge whoever they found. We tried speaking up, but they killed Jimmy, and then they framed him for mass-rape, and they succeeded, and now his family's ruined. We stopped speaking up then.

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>>1119236
Ooh.
A journal.
With secrets.
And the possibility of fulfilling the spirit of vengence goal he has...
Hmn.
Ok.
The pranksters lock the door leaving a peturbed brett stuck,
He claims hes found something neat to show them.
They dont buy it and sneak away giggling.
Brett, with little ootikn slumps near the door and beginsvto leaf through the book.
At first, his voice narrates the passages, but as the reading continues a second voice slowly joins in, synchronised with brett and increases steadily in volume.
He keeps reading.
The eye sockets of the skeleton draw his eye ( and the camera) as he does so.
Brett is wide eyed and terrified. He hokdsbthe book at arms length as if.. willing hinself to cast it away though his hands wont listen and...

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>>1119247
Ive gotta stop doing this on my phone...
>with little ootikn
With little option
>He hokdsbthe book
He holds the book

hug note, read tom

Read note!

>>1119120
Consume cereal.
Read note.
Up your rude art game by instead shaping the magnets into a penis.
If theres enough, go for a full dong collage.

Oh no, more blue panels! D8

>>1119120
Read note then we can gorge our self and grow rotound and happy