>>1126490
Eh. To be perfectly honest with
you guys I'm not
really like... Eh.
Worker types are con
sidered a bit uh...
Rough. And honestly this is
the most sober I've
been in my entire life.

Aquatics are cute.
But honestly I like
them longer. Or taller.
I'm not picky about
the direction.
That's just my
opinion, though.
I'm not really the
average
type of person.
Alright, let's save the money for now.
>longer or taller
...does that mean your boss is your type?

>>1126496
Reasonable.

>>1126497
Alright. That's a screwdriver I think? Seems like the only way forward now is the door at the end of the hallway. Open it a crack and peek through before going in... assuming that doorknob is safe to touch? It's blue!

>>1126490
how the hell would you be smashed all the time? The only drinks I've seen in this place are coffee, where would you even find booze around here?

Also calling bull on nobody being attracted to worker drones. With your fighter form I know at least someone would have a muscle girl fetish and the idea of someone being able to just swoop them off their feet in a most literal fashion would probably be a dream come true. Hell your boss keeps tabs on who works under them, next time you see them ask them if they have ever heard of someone who fantasized about being swept up and carried off in a loving embrace by an amazon like drone. I bet she's probably heard of someone who dreamt of something along those lines.

>>1126496
yeah I guess she is kind of long with that tail, might be cheating but if it works it works.

>>1126497
whelp, that distraction didn't last long. Guess we have no choice but to go back to the hallway of ick and try the door with blue knob... great.

>>1126496
hee hee.

Re:
>>1126186
So can you see into the room at all? ...Is there any ROOM left, or is it full of uhhhhhh

Lila 2026/05/11(Mon)11:27 No. 1126647 ID: eb7cbf
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>How the hell would you be smashed all the time? The only drinks I've seen in this place are coffee, where would you even find booze around here?

Lila 2026/05/11(Mon)11:28 No. 1126648 ID: eb7cbf
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>With your fighter form I know at least someone would have a muscle girl fetish and the idea of someone being able to just swoop them off their feet in a most literal fashion would probably be a dream come true.

>Hell your boss keeps tabs on who works under them, next time you see them ask them if they have ever heard of someone who fantasized about being swept up and carried off in a loving embrace by an amazon like drone. I bet she's probably heard of someone who dreamt of something along those lines.

Lila 2026/05/11(Mon)11:28 No. 1126649 ID: eb7cbf
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> ...does that mean your boss is your type?

Lila 2026/05/11(Mon)11:29 No. 1126650 ID: eb7cbf
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> So can you see into the room at all? ...Is there any ROOM left, or is it full of uhhhhhh

Lila 2026/05/11(Mon)11:30 No. 1126651 ID: eb7cbf
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> Alright. That's a screwdriver I think? Seems like the only way forward now is the door at the end of the hallway. Open it a crack and peek through before going in... assuming that doorknob is safe to touch? It's blue!

Blue Key Used

-beep-
-click-

Lila 2026/05/11(Mon)11:31 No. 1126655 ID: eb7cbf
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>______

So... Someone who may (barely) living, dead or a monster, and a thing to grab.
Grab thing, be ready to GTFO.

Ignore wall, do not ignore body, grab thingy. Might be an elevator key? This is still a dead end, only path left to check is swimming up through the tank.

>>1126647
Worker secret.

>>1126648
Finally, someone who can appreciate
the greatness of my strength.
Shame it's just my own
personal encouragement voices.

I'll ask but I dunno,
she doesn't really seem
like someone who
cares to keep track
of that sorta thing...

>>1126649
It would
be inappropriate to
think about someone
above my station like that.

But yeah she's super hot
have you seen her tail!?

>>1126650
... I can't go in here, no.
Can't see anything really.
What is all this gunk?

>>1126655
Take a moment, it's ok. This is a lot for someone who isn't desensitized to death.
I saw a keycard in there, so we're gonna have to go in eventually and get it. Those shapes on the wall, do they have any meaning? Why are they red? Something to do with red matter, I suppose? They look kindof like eyes.

>>1126647
so you have a stash or a supplier, whelp if we live through all this guess I know what we're doing to celebrate.

>>1126648
she seems to notice more things then she lets on so I wouldn't be to surprised if she has at least over heard some water cooler talk.

>>1126650
Wait, has the body always been in this hallway? Why didn't I see that before you went into the poster room?

>>1126653
...(sigh), worse then I hoped but honestly better then I expected. I see something rectangular by the right wall and something in the corner right above it.

>>1126655
...take a minute. We're in no rush.

>>1126681
>body in hallway?
She was avoiding looking at it.

Lila 2026/05/12(Tue)14:23 No. 1126703 ID: eb7cbf
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> Take a minute

Lila 2026/05/12(Tue)14:26 No. 1126710 ID: eb7cbf
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> Those shapes on the wall, do they have any meaning? Why are they red? Something to do with red matter, I suppose? They look kindof like eyes.

Lila 2026/05/12(Tue)14:28 No. 1126711 ID: eb7cbf
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> I see something rectangular by the right wall
> I saw a keycard in there
> grab thingy

Rr'chara's keycard obtained.
Elevator access to Aquatic Strata unlocked.
Airlock for tank maint. unlocked.

Do well in your Work, Rr'chara.

Lila 2026/05/12(Tue)14:29 No. 1126712 ID: eb7cbf
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>This is still a dead end, only path left to check is swimming up through the tank.

Lila 2026/05/12(Tue)14:34 No. 1126732 ID: eb7cbf
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>______________

>>1126720
Oh man she is pretty, i wo der if we can ask her out- oh she js approaching.

>>1126732 ouch... the heck happened. Did we just explode?

Well that's rude.
You're not outspeeding that, and more mass is unlikely to help. Perhaps you can disguise yourself as a smaller version of that masked marauder.

well. we aren't dead. kinda.

so they use threads and theres likely invisible webbing strewn about the room. any chance we can burn it? otherwise we could just... zerg rush and hopefully learn more.

uhh... try not to die as fast.

>>1126706
Why is this
happening
to us...

>>1126709
Okay. You
can do this (___).
You can do this.
No one else can...
(That first symbol in the unknown word looks like a capital L, the second one is a kind of reverse j, and the third is an i. Pet name for herself I'd guess? The second symbol is very odd though. I know that dot isn't part of the L, and besides that symbol is only ever by itself as part of a j.)

>>1126710
Assume if it's not
about cleaning or like...
General info I don't know shit.

Ckaw marks and stuff
everywhere too... Only an
enhanced worker can do something
like this...

>>1126721
She is the most
beautiful
creature I have
ever seen...

>>1126732
You know, it's strange that you're respawning here again. The spawn room is two rooms over, isn't it? And we fixed it too.
Did your items somehow stay in your inventory or do we have to go retrieve them?
...oh, I just noticed, there's a crack in the wall behind the jars. Might as well go over there.

What the fuck was that!? I don't even think you stand a chance against that thing even in fight mode, hell from the explanation you gave us earlier I don't think you have enough in your fuel stores to even transform into that again. Shit...

Whelp, looks like the water tank path is now a no go until further notice... which means that elevator door in the silk pod room is the only exit available to us... wonder if we talk to Miire if she would be able to give us access to the elevator. She might have the authority to give you access to another floor. Hope it didn't need an item you picked up cause it looks like you lost all your gear.

Ah. Hmm. It doesn't look like she likes you back. My condolences.

Uhhh. Maybe we can...lure her into the water tank somehow and trap her? Side note on dying, aside from being unpleasant, I imagine that reconstituting you takes some amount of resource that a crumbling Tower might be short on, so, an extra reason to avoid dying. If it's the most efficient path to something though, I guess it's still technically an option.

...Did you get that coffee? Can you still, or will you have to recover the coins first?

>>1126732
Maybe if we use the broom brush we can make a skirt until we find proper clothes. We need to look good if we want to impress her. (and maybe not get exploded by her again.)

Is that an opening in the wall behind the big pots ?

Lila 2026/07/23(Thu)14:41 No. 1129748 ID: eb7cbf
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>Ah. Hmm. It doesn't look like she likes you back. My condolences.


>Side note on dying, aside from being unpleasant, I imagine that reconstituting you takes some amount of resource that a crumbling Tower might be short on, so, an extra reason to avoid dying.
>If it's the most efficient path to something though, I guess it's still technically an option.

Lila 2026/07/23(Thu)14:42 No. 1129749 ID: eb7cbf
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>Maybe if we use the broom brush we can make a skirt until we find proper clothes. We need to look good if we want to impress her. (and maybe not get exploded by her again.)
>Did your items somehow stay in your inventory or do we have to go retrieve them?

Lila 2026/07/23(Thu)14:43 No. 1129750 ID: eb7cbf
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>Is that an opening in the wall behind the big pots?
>...oh, I just noticed, there's a crack in the wall behind the jars. Might as well go over there.

Lila 2026/07/23(Thu)14:44 No. 1129753 ID: eb7cbf
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>_________

bug

>>1129748
Ya think!?

It friggin hurts.
Like
A lot!
It really
freaking
hurts!

>>1129749
I still have
all my stuff.
Sorry if I'm
not(missing symbol) too concerned about
winning her affection.
Just my luck...
(the first typo!)
Well that's a relief. It would really suck to do corpse-runs naked.

>>1129750
Huh?

>>1129753
Kin?
Or
food?

I have no idea! Take it to your boss and find out! You can also take the opportunity to tell her about the murderbug upstairs. Our progress will be blocked so long as they're still up there, since we clearly can't fight our way past. Unless this new creature is extra special food that will make you super strong...? Well, don't eat it before you know!

Oh, grab the other pieces of your broom if you have room. You never know if they'll come in handy later.

Hmm. If you used the bristles to sweep up some dirt, would you get some kind of reward? That said, we should purposefully avoid fully completing the janitor job we've been assigned, since you might get despawned if we do.

It's glowing red... that means it's extra delicious!

probably should tell your boss what you saw, she might know more about whatever the fuck that thing the floor above was... and I guess bring the bug with you and see if your boss also knows what it is. you know since you're heading her way anyways.

>>1129748
...
...
...
skill issue
sorry

>>1129751
Red color and additional eyeball(s). This might be related to the 'red fluid' mutations! If the sisters have been eating these things, maybe the food sources got compromised?

Either way, very carefully try to restrain the creature, lest it suddenly turn into a red monster blob. Then take it to your boss.

DO NOT EAT IT. At least, not until we know more.

Looks like you might end up in this room... More than a few times. Clean it up a little so your traumatic respawns at least bring you somewhere nice looking.

Eat the spiderwebs in the corners to clean up the room and restore your silk reserve a bit.

I wouldn't eat weird glowing grubs.
Is it the first time you see a creature like that ?

Try to grab it and stick it in the pot.

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:00 No. 1129883 ID: eb7cbf
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>Either way, very carefully try to restrain the creature, lest it suddenly turn into a red monster blob.
>DO NOT EAT IT. At least, not until we know more.

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:00 No. 1129884 ID: eb7cbf
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>Eat the spiderwebs

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:01 No. 1129885 ID: eb7cbf
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>Looks like you might end up in this room... More than a few times. Clean it up a little so your traumatic respawns at least bring you somewhere nice looking.
>Is it the first time you see a creature like that ?

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:05 No. 1129886 ID: eb7cbf
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>Take it to your boss.
>I guess bring the bug with you and see if your boss also knows what it is. you know since you're heading her way anyways.

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:06 No. 1129890 ID: eb7cbf
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"-Tho, sho oarlo oa rlo. Sho hoac faroacos ra'm oamrls oac au llah ghmooa snooc. Bau! I lloas roasom, oac oafaro a' ca'cgho hom oaoann!"

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:06 No. 1129891 ID: eb7cbf
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"I ha hom faoann llah oa sllar aunnom au! Boarl! Pa'll!"

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:06 No. 1129892 ID: eb7cbf
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"Bau, I rlassoc ho ov faroaco..."

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:07 No. 1129893 ID: eb7cbf
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"Sho sa'a'c oafaa'rro rliy ciyagh faa'ciy oac soaac..."

Lila 2026/07/26(Sun)03:09 No. 1129895 ID: eb7cbf
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>___________

>>1129895
Well, its not currently trying to kill us, so... keep as pet unless it decides to do something bad?

>>1129896
but it looks so delicious~!

>>1129883
Hey there, little
guy. Wanna co
me with me out of
this spooky
room?

I'll take
your staring as
a yes!

>>1129884
This actually doesn't
restore my silk
but it is tasty. Not
the ones on the walls,
though. Those
look old and dusty.

You wouldn't eat
dusty food,
would
you?
Guess not.

>>1129885
There, all clean.

Hmm. I've
never seen this
before in my
life. And I've
been around a while.

>>1129886
Hey, boss,
guess who
has a
baby now!

>>1129888
I was just
hanging out in the room
I got called up in.

Is this one of us?
I've never seen a
white one before.

>>1129889
.... Ah! You know
what it reminds me
of! There's this tall
lady up top that
murdered me.
Oh that's right, she does look like the grub. I wonder why it has an eye and she doesn't. Maybe it's a fake eye? Or something that'll fall off when it grows up, or just get covered by hair?

>>1129893
Lila... that's not how it went... She could be mute or foreign, don't claim she said anything!

>>1129894
And then I woke
up and found
that thing.

>>1129895
Isn't it your
job to
give me
suggestions..?

Well, ok, it looks like the white lady. Maybe it's her kid? And she's assuming it's been kidnapped and is killing her way through the tower looking for it, so if you give it to her she'll let you pass?

It's either that or eat it to recover silk so you can try to fight the white lady in war form, but uh, I'll be honest I dunno if you could win even in war form. Also I feel like it'd be wrong to do that.
...what is it eating?

I guess there might be something else hidden on this floor we didn't find, too. Any thoughts on rooms we might want to search a little more?
Another thing we could try is just going up there every now and then to check if she's still in the room. Once she leaves we could try sneaking around and just avoid her from now on.

I don't want to eat the grub now as it has grown on me in the last 5 minutes we've been around it. I say keep it as moral support since it looks small and squishy enough to be something you can hug when the stress of all the bull shit you have to put up with lately get's to you and just having something for you to pet and stop giving a damn for 5 minutes and just relax sounds nice...

wait a minute is it eating something right now? what is it eating?

also why did you lie about your fight with white-y? You realize now that if she shows up again you've basically volunteered yourself to fight her since you have claimed you can handle her right? I didn't take you for someone who likes getting stepped on but to each their own I guess.

Oh, and since you're here do ask Miire if she knows of any other way to get to other floors besides the fish tank in the next room as I would like a way to explore more in a direction that doesn't involve getting stabbed repeatedly until you can either overpower white-y or wait until she get's bored of stabbing you and goes somewhere else.

>>1129899
no TL for the stuff in the text itself?

>>1129901
Yeah I don't know how to translate the spoken language in the text yet.

...huh, I thought there was more spoken language like that but I can't find it now. Is this the first time we've seen it?

>>1129903
I actually do have a sample from a shitpost, I think (it may contain a typo, tho?)
I's ranno, cauco, llo'mo oarr sasoms. I's a'nnoaiy a' rloanno a'au oa raro, iya'au nna'll? -> It's like, dude, we're all sisters. It's okay to make out a little, you know?
does that help?

>>1129905
with this I was able to get an incomplete translation, so I think it does work. Like, for example,

>>1129893
"She stood above my dying body and said..."

>>1129905
>does that help?
...ah, it sure does! Looks like it's just substituting individual symbols for letters. I'm sure I could've figured it out without a translation sample, but I wasn't motivated since it was obviously silliness in this case.
That means the way to translate this is to turn the letters back into symbols and then into their corresponding letters.

>>1129890
"-Then, she came at me. She had blades for arms and cut with great speed. But! I was faster, and able to dodge her attack!"

>>1129891
"I hit her back with a swift upper cut! Bam! Pow!"

>>1129892
"But, I missed the next blade..."

>>1129893
"She stood above my dying body and said..."

So yeah pretty much what I thought it was going to say. Only missing letters for the q and z symbols now.

>>1129884
Uh oh. If you look at the picture more closely, you can see that the eaten webs have a RED TINGE. Maybe they were 'spun' by thr creature we just found, or a contaminated sister? Hopefully it doesn't mean we are compromised...

It also resembles a grub or caterpillar. Maybe if fed enough, it will cocoon itself at some point and become something beautiful (and/or murdery). Feedung it could be an experiment to try.

Possible option could be to take the creature to a sister who is an expert on foregin species, a doctor, or other 'specialist' of the sort. Said specialist might also know what the heck the red corruption is. Does the boss know where we can find such a sister?

>>1129910
>Maybe if fed enough, it will cocoon itself at some point and become something beautiful (and/or murdery).
This is gonna be a new Queen, isn't it.

>>1129929
Whatever it is, it seems to spin 'tasty' webs with bits of red in them. Which we ate. That hopefully won't cause bad things later...

Maybe its a creature akin to an aphid in ant colonies, which get 'farmed' for honeydew. Or simply a larva/child of the lady that killed you.

If we encounter another 'red-corrupted sister' or 'white and red' creature, seeing how it reacts to the white-red larva might be enlightening. Maybe it can keep the lady from murdering you outright if you wear it like a hat.

The white-red creatures seem like they're members of an entirely different colony. Maybe this colony is being attacked/invaded? Parasited, even, by the red liquid?

In any case, the larva needs a name for us to get overly attached to. One that isn't 'Emergency Ration'.

>>1129930
name the larve 'Larvocles'
Damocles

>>1129930
>In any case, the larva needs a name for us to get overly attached to. One that isn't 'Emergency Ration'.
Well... how about "Grub"?

I vote for naming it silky or Weber since they make silky webs.

I propose eye-pun names, like Peep/Peepers, Iris, Pupil... The big ol' eyeball on its head is distinctive.

How are the grub's different eyes (on its head and the circles on the side) reacting to motion and light, by the way? They seem to be entirely different from each other which is unusual for any creature to have.

Could also check if the thing is sentient/intelligent by asking it things and telling it to blink if it understands.