Θ][Σ 2010/05/11(Tue)18:19 No. 176294 ID: f21281
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And so, wars were waged, as they always were. The Court slaughtered and butchered many, as their influence spread, freeing the red ichor from the veins of their conquests to empower the Sign, and in turn, the Queen. As man progressed through the ages, rampant barbarian warfare turned to secretive, unholy ritual, politicians and men in high stature alike joining The Court, and the sacrifices continued well into the Victorian Age.

But the prophecy never came. The Queen never arrived to take her loyal followers to the height of worldly power. There was no apocalypse, no cataclysm of blood. Followers began to stray, losing faith in what the prophecy held. By the end of the Victorian Era, The Court was a fairy tale, something mothers would tell misbehaved children in bed at night.

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In time, The Court faded from the realm of knowledge, its waning remnants purged by the Church, its history burned and buried, never to be spoken of again. Ancient ritual sites of The Court fell in to disarray, or were simply forgotten, becoming rubble and ruin. Here and there, a few relics from those turbulent times arose, but the practice of The Court never rose to even a minute fraction of its former power.

And still the Queen never rose. Well...until now, that is.

>>176298
And then john was a zombie

>>176300
pffffffff. ow damn, i was drinking a soda when i read that.

>>176304
Then my job is complete

Θ][Σ 2010/05/11(Tue)18:29 No. 176307 ID: f21281
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"And so, I speak unto ye, The Myriad. Know that this knowledge is given to you so you understand the gravity of your situation. You have already witnessed what her capabilities are, and she is not even truly awakened to them yet. While the essence of the Blood Queen does burn through her veins like hellfire, the soul of the mortal that carries her still dwells within as well - a soul that can be saved.

Now go. Much has transgressed since your last interaction with her. I would hope you would do wise in taking heed to my warnings. We will be watching, Myriad."

okay.

Θ][Σ 2010/05/11(Tue)18:38 No. 176312 ID: f21281
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OhgodohgodohgodwhatdidIdoohgodohjesusthere'ssomuchohgodwhatdidIdowhatdidIdoWHATDIDIDO

>>176312
Shit. Close your eyes and tell us what you can remember since you went in through the window.

>>176312
Close your eyes
Take a deep breath
empty your mind

calm yourself. we have just learned that you may not of had control over yourself.

Θ][Σ 2010/05/11(Tue)18:58 No. 176327 ID: f21281
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somuchsomuchohgodwhyistheresomuch

>>176315
W-went in...f-found the s-s-stuff...shot it up...and...and...ohgodwhatdidIdoIcan'trememberdidIdothis?

FUCK YER

it made you lose whatever control you had and put your instincts in charge. that blood coating is ether good or bad depending on if it appeases your crazy side or encourages it.

Was that mutagen...

DID YOU JUST SHOOT UP MUTAGEN

Alright, alright, I know you're kinda fucked in the head right now with this confusion and horror stuff, but your a big girl. Get up. It's about time we become Queen Bitch of the Universe already.

Now there is obviously a almost dead general nearby with a big cigar in his mouth. I want you to take it and smoke it in his face and say, with your hand growing, "I guess your soldiers just couldn't," punch his face off, "-handle it

It's alright, you're conscious now. Stay like this a while, and know that you are in control of yourself.

Θ][Σ 2010/05/11(Tue)19:34 No. 176339 ID: f21281
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I...I think...I think I did a bad thing.

Fucking hell girl. This is definitely bad.

Okay, what do you remember feeling when you shot up with the stuff? Did anything strange happen before you blacked out?

wow... is that a guy stuck to the ceiling? damn...
okay we need you to get moving, get out of the room. being away from this mess should help.

 

Alright, so you haven't shown a shred of mercy here so I guess no cigar and one liner. It's okay, girl. Your a sociopathic bad-ass. You got a full sanction to do this.

Like I said, be a big girl and just stand up. Please stand up.

now calm down. breath slowly and deep.

do you remember doing this? if not, you are innocent! and theres a butcher around, so get to hiding.

>>176339
You can worry about what you did later. Right now you need to get home and clean yourself off.

Your first priority is escape.

Start running. You're terrified and covered in blood, so if worse comes to worst, you can claim to be a worker or something who survived the massacre.

First get out of the room with the bodies and the blood. Then get yourself cleaned off. Then take a slow and deep breath and assure yourself that you can get through this.

Alternatively, lick the blood. It looks delicious.

>>176339
Self defense. Yeah. Self defense. Please tell me you managed to keep your clothes on.

pr at least that the blood is well-placed.

Well, now we know what happens when you let the monster out.

Uhh, try to pull yourself together and figure out where you are. I imagine you want to be somewhere else right now.

Θ][Σ 2010/05/13(Thu)17:42 No. 176962 ID: f21281
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>>176340
He's not stuck to the ceiling he's hangingfromtherebyhisownentrailsohGOD

>>176360
>>176369
GottagetoutgottagetoutohgodohgodohgodRUNRUNRUNGETAWAYRUN

>>176369
>Delicious blood
OH GOD I CAN TASTE IT DID I EAT THEM TOO!?
*trip**WHUD*

Gonnabesickgonnabesickgonna-HURK-

'Mag-Line' looks promising. Seek entry.

>>176962
Take off your clothes and wipe the blood off your face the best you can. Better to run into someone naked than covered in blood.

>>176962
Oh man girl, that was some awesome shit in there. Did you nail that guy to the wall with his own arm? That shit is hardcore.

But yeah getting away for now is probably a good idea. You want to clean up before you go out though. You have a lot of blood on you, see if you can't find some clean clothes as well.

>>176962
Before we enter the mag-line station we should probably go find a change of clothes. Check the door on your left!

Θ][Σ 2010/05/13(Thu)18:49 No. 176997 ID: f21281
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Ugh...oh god, that was -blood-. And there's bits of I don't know what in it...okay, okay...gonna...gonna try to calm down. Fuck.

>>176974
I don't feel awesome.

>>176970
>>176989
Because a naked chick is a whole lot less concerning than a chick covered in blood, right? I wouldn't even know where to look, I don't know this place like the back of my hand.

>>176966
A Mag-Wha-

..oh. Waitaminute...where the fuck am I? I don't remember passing by this room when I first came in here. Granted I don't remember much of anything after taking that chemical cocktail.

Calm down and check out the mag thingy. Maybe it's a way out.

okay, take a moment to calm down and brace yourself, we kinda learned some stuff while you were out that you may not like.

>>176997
You could be in a new area. REGARDLESS find a bathroom or something!

Θ][Σ 2010/05/13(Thu)19:45 No. 177014 ID: f21281
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No, I'm getting the hell out of here. This whole thing has gone south, big time. Right now I want to get as far away from here as possible, alright?

At least this thing opens automatically...oh you have GOT to be shitting me.

is it exploded or something?

Θ][Σ 2010/05/13(Thu)19:47 No. 177016 ID: f21281
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Mag-Line. Maglev Rail-line.

Well this begs an interesting question. What is a Maglev train, much less an entire Maglev TUNNEL doing in a civilian bio-research facility?

Look around for a map. Where does this lead?

Let's try to avoid escaping INTO a huge underground facility.

>>177016
IF that is still where you are, then it probably leads to a secret lab or something.

May as well get in and find out where it goes...

>>177016
It's an evil conspiracy obviously. odds are that train leads to some fucked-up bio weapons lab full of horrific experiments like yourself.

yeah, i don't think you are still at that center. i would recommend checking out the other rooms first though, something useful may be in them, like a security card or something else useful.

>>177016
You probably took it to the secret illegal laboratory they had stashed underneath it and then killed everyone in crazy awesome ways. I'm sure they all deserved it.

Something about it is firing up paranoia. But what the fuck, lets fire it up and get out of here.

Wait.

I know this is fucked up and all, but didn't we come here with the intent to fuck shit up and get some information?

Did you get information? Do you know anything you didn't before coming here?

>>177339
Oh, we're here to fuck shit up too? You sure did a god damn good job of doing that. Lets do it more. Turn on the Mag-Rail, make it go top speed and JUMP ON THE ROOF AND GET BUSY WITH THE MAD GRIN

Please no. You don't have to be a monster just because there's one tearing around inside your skull.

Still, these company fucks don't really deserve mercy. Don't feel regret for anything here beyond losing control.

>>177385

This. As for info, you learned that when you "shoot up the stuff" you wake up later with a lot of people dead in creative ways.

What stuff did you find? Where were you before you shot it up? That might give us a clue of where you ended up now.

Θ][Σ 2010/05/18(Tue)17:37 No. 179436 ID: f21281
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Fine, fine, I'll go look at those other two rooms. Geeze.

The one on the left looks like it's just a standard monitoring room for the tram system. Screen's showing logs of previous departures and arrivals.

>>177339
You guys wanted to blow shit up. I just came here to see if there was any of that weird mutagen stuff. Which was mostly your suggestion, anyways.

And the only thing I've learned is that mixing unknown mutagenic formulaes into your body leads to blacking out and waking up looking like the victim of a PETA attack.

>>177385
Thanks...I think.

>>179436
Oh I still want to blow stuff up. Actually starting with this lab, you're leaving rather big traces here.

Anyway, lets see what the monitor has to say.

This room looks BORING. Try the other one real quick.

Check computer for anything relevant. Maybe you can find a maglev map, since this is right next to the train.

>>179436

Uh, sorry for asking you to blow stuff up, if that isn't what you wanted to do. If it helps I have it on good authority that "more of that mutagen stuff" will reliably lead to large blood baths, so you probably don't want to do any more. And like you said before, it's more of a catalyst for your body which is already er, prepped for this sort of psycho killer thing. What <i>I</i> want you to do is figure what to do about that fucked up reflection voice. You can blow stuff up too though. Get these Meta-gen freaks off your back maybe. Also have hot sexings with your nerdy bat friend.

Θ][Σ 2010/05/18(Tue)18:53 No. 179502 ID: f21281
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>>179467
Yeah there's a map, hold on...

Looks like this thing goes for awhile.

...uh...

...well shit.

[Animated]

Well.
Then.
At least it doesn't just lead straight to an underground facility.
Hop in. Anywhere's better than here.

well fuck...

>>179502
Um... maybe you can just select your destination from a map when you get in the car.

Or you could copy this down somehow, for later use.

>>179502

This train has access to tunnels all around the world. awesome Make it your mobile fortress.

>>179502
That is rather useful knowledge. You could use this train to get out of the city and go to an entirely different one.

Anyway, hopefully they built it rather idiotproof so all you have to do is put in desired destination and then the train will handle the rest. So find out where you want to go and lets get the show on the road.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)18:19 No. 187337 ID: f21281
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The tunnel system looks like it has drop-off points at nearly every single building that MetaGen either owns or is partnered with. And from the looks of it, it spans across the entire globe. Interesting.

The other room...is pretty posh. Must be some sort of R&R room for people who come off of the MagLev. There's a big screen, nice comfy couch, some vending machines...ooh, and a shower. Swanky.

Probably would be a good idea to take a shower. I don't mind you being caked in blood. I'm worried about the reactions you might get from other people. Do it for that reason and also if you feel like it.

I don't think you have any appetite right now.

>>187337
Wash yourself off. If you can, rip open the vending machine to see if there's anything in it. If not, just slash it open.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)18:44 No. 187344 ID: f21281
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Cleaning off was always a priority. There's not much I can do about the clothes, save for cleaning them out. They'll be pretty damp though, but at least they'll be clean.

And after that...scene...I think you'll understand if I say that I'm not hungry.

But, the vending machines do give me an interesting thought...

>>187344

Peek on yourself in the shower.

*grabs popcorn*

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)19:00 No. 187365 ID: f21281
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...wherever I'm going, I'm gonna need money. And if it's richy-rich high executives who this room was meant for, they'll have splurged more than just a few bucks in these things...just gotta...pry the damn thing off first!

>>187355
Like you perverts haven't already seen enough, oy.

While I'm wrestling with this damnable machine, why don't you all give some thought as to where we ought to go. Gonna have to lay a little low for a bit once they finally find out what happened here. Another city, a small town, or someplace way out of the way from civilization?

even in the worst of times some voices are huge perverts *sigh*

anyway, i think a small town would be best.

>>187365
Head off into the wilderness and practice wrestling with bears. Not a damn person or camera out there. About as low profile as you can get.

how about a local map? this facility does what, again?

you need some means of updating yourself. check the waiting rooms, they should contain newspaper and magazines.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)20:13 No. 187436 ID: f21281
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>>187418
It's a small-scale laboratory. Y'know. Minor medical research and stuff.

And personally I'd rather get out of here ASAP than go wandering around and risking someone finding out what went on, and calling the cops. Or worse.

And I highly doubt there's a drop-off point which is out in the wilderness. When was the last time you saw an office building smack dab in the middle of some woods? The town idea is good though.

Hmm...not a bad haul. Looks like...$140bux and some change. Good enough.

>>187436
well, how often do you see a metal glen genetic research facility with a provate train station linked to the state lines?

the magazines. look for them. there is no point in worrying with authorities if the apocalypse happened

>>187438
hooray i forgot to ask about cameras picking you.

wave to the security team.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)20:48 No. 187471 ID: f21281
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>>187438
How does an obscure poem from the 18th century equate to a medical conglomerate with a monopoly on medicinal supplies and scientific innovations?

Ugh, fine, I'll find something, yeesh.

>>187442
Unless they're reeeeeally well hidden, I haven't seen any in this room or the other. Might have missed one in the blind panicked run I made earlier, but then again, who's to say the guy watching them isn't dead? AND NO I'M NOT GOING BACK TO FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF GORE. Leave well enough alone.

hang on, tv has the date, 4:23 am, Thursday march 22nd.

I'm bored, punch the TV behind you or watch cartoons on it.

>>187471
Look at the tv monitor behind you behind you.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)21:01 No. 187477 ID: f21281
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>>187474
>>187472

...so it has.

You win this round, voices.

Alright, that means I was only out for about an hour then. Fuck. This makes me want to get out of here even more.

>>187474
its missing year on the TV. i suppose the channels are all linked to metal glen propaganda.

also, hello daughter of Xom. how is "life" hanging?

actually... you could of been out of it for just an hour... or years.

anyway. if we figure out the trams top speed we can use math to find all tram stations that are about an hour away.

You know what? We dont even know your name! What can you tell us about yourself?

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)21:18 No. 187485 ID: f21281
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>>187478
Again with that "Metal Glen" thing. Seriously, what is with you and that damn poem?

>>187481
I think if I was possessed for years, I'd do more than stick around in a dinky little laboratory complex.

>>187484
...I must really be getting crazier if the voices in my head don't know who I am.

(http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/55505.html
http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/res/57129.html
http://tgchan.org/kusaba/quest/res/85872.html)

Alright, you know what, enough screwing around. We're getting the hell out of dodge, -now-.

Random destination, someplace far far away. We're startin' fresh.

>>187484
It's Chloe... I think. She's an 'old' friend of ours... well from our time-warped perspective anyhow.

Well while you were out Chloe we've been visiting other worlds n' shit. You know you aren't the only one who needs our help and such, although it seems you've could really use it.

Don't worry, the monster inside seems more likely to stay inside while we're around. Perhaps that's why you lost control?

The Crimson Queen works on higher and lower planes that this one doncha know?

you may not understand but our last memory before you awoke here is this
>>/questarch/130859
someone else has been advising you between then and now.

I went and read the archives. All chaught up now. Anyways, I dont think the dark you has good intention for you. Does it rule you? I think not! So anyways, you snuck inside, grabed a buch of chems, and went a bit nuts. Aside from that, what else happened since you went inside the facility? We need to review our objectives.

>>187493
this looks like xom' doing. she changed too much to be the old one.

can you do the trick with thhe arm yet?

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)22:45 No. 187533 ID: f21281
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>>187518
Newsflash: Suddenly coming to in a room full of exploded people is going to change your attitude quite a bit for the immediate future.

Also this thing is actually kinda nice inside. There's a minibar too.

>>187490
Uhm...okay then. Didn't know that figments of insanity could do interstellar travel. Learn something new every day, huh?

And I dunno how I blacked out...like I told you, all I remember is juicin' up with that concoction and then blammo. I'm lookin' at a scene out of a freakin' horror movie.

Crimson Queen? Who the hell is tha-

"You lot just don't know when to keep quiet, do you?"

oh ho, so the bitch speaks.

find something reflective so we can keep track of who is talking.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/03(Thu)22:50 No. 187537 ID: f21281
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"And for your information, I can make myself known whenever the hell I want. It's just that it was easier to assume control when her body was so...malleable.

Ehh...sorry for back there, toots. It's been centuries since I've been able to influence the world in a physical way...can't blame me for taking advantage of the moment."

...Awww, hell no.

so.... what do you want? kill everything?

>>187537
Bitchin' moves if I do say so myself. Can you not cut us out of the action if you manage control again? Not all of us are pacifist hippies that enjoy talking conflicts to death. Really, only thing that makes your complete and total control unacceptable is the whole "some people in the world are pretty cool, maybe we could get to know them" thing. I surmise the only reason most of us go pacifist style is to gain the most party members and get the character we control laid the most, ya dig that chica?

Look if you're going to assume control like that you have to stop killing people randomly. It's just a bad idea.

>>187537
Are you the same voice that tried to get us to kill and eat all the Gods? Or are you something different?

Put your hand on it's face to see if it is material or your imagination.

>>187537
Centuries mean nothing to us monster... just as they mean nothing to you- wait you aren't serious are you? You mean your fragments aren't all as potent as the whole?

Each piece of you is limited to it's own finite perspective? How... restrained for a creature of such 'power' and 'majesty' as yourself. You're just a game don't you know? Just a little trapped chess-piece, and you dare to mock the players?

Remember your own words: "It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place." Don't make us pull the rug out from under you. We've little use for trite sociopaths who want to rule the world.

>>187537
That was some very impressive work back there. I like the way you nailed that guy to the wall with his own arm. That was even cooler than beating someone to death with their own limb.

Anyway, try to cut back on the whole rampant murders thing. That makes it harder to keep a low profile and we really don't want to end up with an bolivian army ending. And taking over the world is so much more fun than just destruction.

Which I guess leads to the question of what do you want? Aside from some butchering now and then.

>>187365

Actually I just wanted the extremely awkward feeling of both peeping on and getting peeped on by yourself in the shower. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY LOST FOREVER

>>187533

The voices in your head have got all swept up in this mystical prophecy shit. I guess it would make sense that crazy voices would get mystical and foreboding. It's a long story that doesn't really explain anything, so maybe we should wait until you're done talking with your better half there.

Ask her if she wants to "reap the earth" that should let you know if she thinks she's the "Crimson Queen from the dawn of the Second Age of Man" or whatever crazy stuff we've been hearing.

>>187721

And yes it's true... the voices in your head seem to have voices in their head. It's terribly embarassing.

seriously guys, seriously. stop being so god damn accommodating! i want that bitch out of here as soon as possible! just figure out a way to completely purge her from Chloe's mind. if it get's rid of us as well i say it would be worth it.

>>187723
But if we do that then things will be so BORING.

>>187724
i don't give a shit about that. i care about fixing things, and if self-destructing is the only thing that will fix Chloe's head then i'm all for it. if some other way is found then i'll go with that.

Y'know bitch, we were there when Xom birthed this one. She belongs to something bigger than you. I don't know what makes you think shes your toy, but I do know you shouldn't be fucking with her.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/06(Sun)09:51 No. 188984 ID: f21281
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"Oooh, someone's been doing some research I see...humm. That is a name that I have not gone by for a long, long time...but I suppose it is the most apt. I was hoping the little charade of being a greater fragment of my mortal binding's psyche would have been enough to dissuade you from seeking the deeper truth, but then again being nosy is one of your many penchants.

If 'The Blood Queen' is a title you wish to pin to me, then so be it. I have no name to call my own, make of that as you will. However I will say that it is not in my interests to seek the annihilation of the world as you know it. Why destroy that which provides so much entertainment?

And really, Xom? I thought you lot to be smarter than that. Xom is a God of Tricks and Lies, manipulating the mortal race for his own amusement, you should know better than to believe a single word which comes out of that bastards maw."

>>187727
>>187725
>>187723
>>187606
"Temper temper, Myriad. For one, there is no possibility of ejecting me from her mortal coil. I am bound to her soul, as hers is to mine. Welded, if you will. We share the same fate, the same body, and sometimes the same mind. It would not be in -my- best interests to willfully send her into harms way, as that would be putting my own existence into jeopardy. Think of me as the yin to your yang - two opposite sides of the same whole.

I suppose some apologies are in order for my previous behavior but...it was so much -fun-! The way they squirmed and writhed, the screams, the red ichor that poured from them as their life-force was consumed...ahh...a pleasure that you will never know, or understand..."

Θ][Σ 2010/06/06(Sun)09:54 No. 188987 ID: f21281
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"But, I suppose I can refrain from indulging myself, if that is what is wished of me. I'm just a passenger along for the ride, like the rest of you."

"...well, that's just what I wanted to hear. Bad enough I need to share my life with a bunch of perverted matchmakers, I also share it with a homicidal DemiGod whose alliance is questionable at the most.

I suppose it could be worse."

... i still don't like you, but fine, truce. you remember which way to go?

also, even a god of tricks can get serious when it calls for it.

>>188987
Oh shit could be alot worse. Never doubt that.

So Queeny, anything you can do for dear Chloe? Like some sort of training or just some preprogrammed reflex responses that will help her out in fights? Shit like that could be really useful.

>>188987

Yeah, fragments of your own personality could be trying to rape you.

Also XOM IS A BRO.

>>188987
Break open the minibar. Turn into "The Blood-Alcohol Level Queen"

To be fair, I'm sure Xom could say something truthful, if he knew he wouldn't be believed or it caused some sort of dickery.

>>188987
waiit... If she can pull that off?...
Couldn't we wrestle control when needed?
eg: to do things that need to be done, but would cause reactions similar to what Chloe just experienced. Eg: the super ego, ego, id relationship... except each can take control objectively

Hey can we get a cool shadow body? No wait it would probably like have 20 heads or something and have to roll around using its tongues. Never mind.

And yeah, someone's been doing some research. Not me though. I'm just the messenger.

>>188987
So... why is the Crimson Queen a rabbit? Wait... this is about a certain 'mutual friend' of ours isn't it? 'Our' first vessel, what wrong got jealous or did the the Event's Under the Sea lock you into this form?

Oh wait... her name... how ironic... her name would have been very appropriate for the Red Queen... perhaps much more so than Chloe?

But she resisted didn't she? She rejected that future of bloody sight.

So you are just going to sit by and watch? You, the malevolent embodiment of blood sacrifice, who it is foretold will "would reap the Earth of its bounty". You wonder why they want you out?

Of course, we are completely unable to do anything to any kind of divine power. Xom, you, you are all completely out of our league. Chloe doesn't seem to be able to stop you. I imagine it's like a ticking time bomb... eventually you take over and Chloe goes bye bye. I also imagine, considering your association with blood sacrifice that any slaughters like these make you more powerful.

You should be careful Chloe.

>>188987
Thats good then. Lets try and keep things balanced, okay? That way we dont have to worry about inner struggles. And if you ever do the whole BURNMAIMKILL thing again, be sure to give everyone some heads up, mkay'? And as fro why we like XOM so much, well, hes really quite fun.

(is there a disscusion thread for this yet?)

>>188987
"You suppose it could be worse?" You idiot! Never say stuff like that! Now things WILL be worse!

>>189704
(http://www.tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/313873.html)

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)13:27 No. 191515 ID: f21281
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"More questions...thou art indeed an overly curious sort, Myriad. Allow me to put it in terms that you would understand.

It is like having two people sharing the same heart - you cannot remove one without killing the other. In essence, this is how I and she are entangled with each other - however it is not a physical entanglement, but an ethereal one. I do not wish to cease. She does not wish to cease. So disagreements are put aside and we work together for the common element of survival. This is also why I cannot simply overpower her like so many of you seem to think - the event earlier was due to her sudden lapse of control over herself, no doubt due to whatever vile concoction you sent her to obtain. So I may have overindulged myself in my brief, but welcome, freedom - I cannot help my nature."

"So, what, you're saying that if I go unconscious, I'm gonna keep waking up with dead bodies around me?"

"Perish the thought. I am sated, and I'm sure that with the chaos we left behind us, they'll be plenty more opportunities for me to relish in the thrill of battle - alongside you, of course, not by myself. There are things about your nature you have yet to discover, many abilities you possess which remain hidden by the fog of ignorance that permeates your mind. Consider me your teacher, your mentor. Like I have said before, we're both in this together, whether we like each other or not."

>>188990
"You request me to grant her a boon? I suppose...I could bring some of the less out of reach aspects of her to the forefront...that is, if she wishes it so...?"

"If things are going to get as dicey as I have a feeling they are, then I could use all the help in the world. Go for it."

"Then just sit back and relax...there may be some momentary discomfort, I've no idea how a process like this affects mortals. You -are- a unique case, m'dear..."

>>191515
You gonna get

taught stuff

>>191515
Brace for impact Chloe, this might hurt a wee bit. This should make you more powerful, and power comes at a price. But I'm sure you will find it useful in the future.

So tell us what feels different after it's done.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)14:41 No. 191527 ID: f21281
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I do as she...it...whatever...says, leaning back and relaxing, taking a few deep breaths...


...then it's like fire is infused throughout my body, power and pain mingling into chaotic harmony, sending me doubling over.

"First, we will improve your sadly neglected predatorial aspects...a pity you're an herbivore, I would have more to work with..."

Dull claws sharpen and lengthen into wickedly sharp talons - sharper and stronger than what I could ever achieve before. Before I can even begin to admire them I feel my mouth twisting, bone cracking as it's reshaped. I open my mouth to speak, but my tongue comes rolling out like a slick, red carpet.

"Mah tunghf...th' fhuk thoo dointh to mhu tungfh?!"

"Intimidation. That and you could use the extra limb."

Teeth sharpen to razor points, my tongue becomes nearly as long as one of my arms, and to my surprise I find I can move it just as easily, if not better.

"Jaws that bite and claws that catch are good enough for the offensive...but you are sorely lacking in protection, my dear. And apologies, but this part is excruciating."

There's a sickening crunch and a wet ripping sound as piercing pain lances through me, a howling wail erupting from me as twisted spikes of bone erupt along my spine, arms...so much for cleaning the blood out of my clothes, ugh...

"The first time is always the worst. Once we are done here you'll find that all of these gifts will be quite securely under your control...and now, for the last. Weapons and defensive measures are a definite for a prey-turned-predator such as yourself...but all that is naught if you do not have the senses to track down your quarry..."

The world is suddenly plunged into hues of red and black and gray, my eyes feeling as if they're being gouged out with a rusted spoon. Objects and colors come spiraling into impossible detail, scents and smells never before noticed can be almost -seen-. Male. Female. Small dog. Everything that's ever been in this rail car I'm suddenly aware of.

"Be it night or day, with this final boon you will be able to see even the most minute of details. You will see things which others will never have a hope of being able to. The blackest of night will appear as the brightest of day, for you are the ultimate predator, and there is no prey that can elude you.

So tell me, Myriad...is this satisfactory enough of an olive branch?"

>>191527
Sweet.

Oh holy fucking Christ.

You can turn back to looking normal, right?

i must say that is impressive.

>>191527
Score!

Yeah, I know you aren't gonna think of it that way now, if ever, but, I mean... hell!

Oh MAN, queenie, you've been holding out on us!

>>191527
Can we make the claws, tongue, bones, and teeth thing a "combat mode" thing? She may have to blend in with normal citizens. Looking like... this will attract too much attention. I suggest there be a way to turn these enhancements on and off at will without any pain happening. Or is that impossible?

>>191527
That seems pretty fucking sweet. Probably fucking hurts like a bitch. That's the cost of power.

So Chloe, how do you feel now? Any new cravings, new feelings going through you or anything else that seems different aside from the purely physical aspects?

Break out the minibar. Pain management time.
Savor the sensations of alcohol with your new super-senses.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)15:20 No. 191543 ID: f21281
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Before I know it, it's all over. The telltale signs of what happened is still there...I can feel the wetness of the blood staining my shirt, my elbows...but there are no wounds. A dull ache runs through my body, but there is more than just pain...there is also power. Like a dam had burst and infused me with all this energy.

>>191530
>>191536
>>191537

I...I -feel- normal...but at the same time I feel different. Like...I don't know, I feel...new. Refreshed. Just...different.

I feel excitement. I feel anticipation. I feel like I could take on the whole world and then some. I feel...

...feel...

...hungry. Oh wow, this is a weird feeling, I've never felt -hungry- before.

Well lets hunt woman, preferably something not sentient if you can sense it.

we are in a tram right now. let's check the cabinets, a shit ton of peanuts may help.

>>191543
Some new predatory urges I would guess. The hunger would probably not be as bad if you hadn't thrown up earlier. You probably need some meat. Check if the minibar has anything good in it.

Drive the tram somewhere. It's not labeled, so any dot's as good as the next.

Raid the vending machines, minibar, whatever.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)15:54 No. 191552 ID: f21281
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>>191545
>>191546
>>191548

There's chips, protein bars, soda, water, booze, and a mini-freezer with some ice cream or whatever in it. God, is this what people feel three times a day? I mean, hell. Screw it, my stomach is roaring for something, just gonna start scarfing stuff down.

>>191547
It's an automated system...you put in a destination at the terminal at each stop, and then board and off you go. I picked one at random, one that's well out of state, so that should give me a good enough lead if anyone decides to come follow me.

Hah. I'm eating. I'm eating because I'm hungry, not because it's to blend in.

I almost feel normal now. Almost.

>>191552
Good for you I guess. Once you're done eating I would suggest that you get some sleep. There is probably going to be alot to get done once you arrive at your new destination.

>>191552
you've got a tongue as long as your arm under your total control. You'll never need a man again.
Except to, yanno, run society.

Then again you're pretty far outside society at this point.

it's probably your body needing a lot of extra mass and energy to use those powers right.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)16:45 No. 191571 ID: f21281
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>>191553
Sleep sounds good. From a glance at the little countdown thinger above the door, it says there's at least another five hours left in this little trip. Enough time to catch a nap.

>>191554
...duly noted.

I guess uhm...goodnight then? I dunno what happens to you all when I'm asleep, so uh...whatever. Wake me up when we stop moving, or something.

Well, this has been a rather interesting turn of events.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)18:40 No. 191623 ID: f21281
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"Command, this is Squad Leader, permission to proceed into quarantined building."

"Roger Squad Leader, this is Command. You are cleared for access. Good luck."

"Affirmative Command. Alright, Twigs, cover my right. Jansen, watch our backs. Keep an eye out for possible hostiles, both of you. We don't want to end up like the clean-up crew they sent in here."

"Aye suh, loud 'n cleah suh."
"Yessir, covering your right, sir!"

"Delta Squad, move out!"

light's on, going in blind is never good.

>>191623
Advance. Clear the room. Keep all angles in view, including up.

>>191623
Yeah, somebody get some damn light in here.

>>191623
You better get some lights in there.....

Check your corners. Flashlights on. Toss an electroflare if you've got one.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)19:29 No. 191670 ID: f21281
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>>191625
>>191645
>>191657

"Negative Command, power to this building went offline approximate thirty minutes ago. Attempts to restore failed."

>>191659
"Lights on, people. Twigs, you're the one with the photographic memory, which way is surveillance from here?"

"Straight down the hall, two lefts, a right, and then at the end of another hall."

check ceiling, monsters love hiding up there.

>>191670
Check the ceiling, then head for surveillance.

Any hissing noises?

Head there, but carefully. Whatever did this is either hiding or long gone, so no need to rush.

And then: EYE IMPALEMENT!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)20:42 No. 191696 ID: f21281
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>>191679
>>191682
"That's a negative sir, no contacts on ceiling."

"Proceeding to surveillance."

"Sae a clean-up crew goes missin' an' they send in th' spec-aps? soonds fishy tae me, mate."

"Well it must be something out of the ordinary to call us in. Maybe they were working on something here they shouldn't have been."

"All I know is that we have a mission to do, and we are going to do it. Now cut the chatter."

It takes a few minutes to get to Surveillance - and still no contacts. No movement, no sound. Just silence.

"Twigs, get started. See if you can't bring up the security footage. Hopefully it'll clue us in as to what's going on here."

"It'll take me a few to set up the lappy and the portable generator, but will do, Cap'n."

We wait. Jensen stands guard at the doorway, as I help Twigs get her computer setup underway. Best damn hacker I've ever met, and a helluva sharpshooter too. Must be those feline reflexes.

"All set sir, bringing up the security footage...now."

"Mhhm. Command, make a note. Female humanoid, genus rabbit. Loitering around exterior perimeter of laboratory. No further action so far. Twigs, fast forward a bit, will you?"

"...did ye hear 'at? soonds loch...moanin'."

"Jensen, you've got ears the size of a satellite dish, you're always hearing stuff. But if it's worrying you so much, go check it out. Just don't stray far, and keep in radio contact."

"I'll be back in tois shakes ay a dog's tail...uh...i mean..."

"Just go already, Jensen."

be sure to put on a red shirt before you head out, Jensen.

Anyways, be sure to kill him quickly and quietly when you pick him off Chloe.

No don't split up!
You here me DO NOT split up!
whatever that thing hears is -if it even exists-
will have to deal with your team if it finds you. you have a much better chance as a team then as individuals.

yes, no splitting up. piss in his suit if need be, no splitting.

>>191696
Negative. Keep the squad together.

>>191700
Ignore this one. What is anything going to do to you? I mean, honestly whats going to happen?

L͜ơo̡k̛ ͟at ́yo͝u̶ŗsel͝f̶!͠ N҉ot̶hin͞g ̵cán̷ g̀et̀ t҉h̴r͘oug͟ht҉ ͝that̵ ̷arm͟our҉. ͞AND̢ ̀you͟ h̕av͞e a ͜ģu̶n̨.̸ ̀Not͝hi̸ng ̕ca͜n to̕u͘c͟h y͝o̴u.҉

Squad Leader? We can hear your thoughts, over.

Have him stand guard at the doorway but look around outside it. I mean, he should be keeping an eye down the hallway anyway.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/10(Thu)21:36 No. 191721 ID: f21281
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Jensen is a big boy, he knows how to take care of himself. And if a gun wont bring down what he might find, he's got a penchant for things that go boom.

"Hold on a tic, Twigs. Over there, south camera. Is that the same girl from earlier?"

"Looks like it...weird, I didn't see her climb the fence or anythi-what the FUCK?"

"Shit, you saw it toohgodDAMMIT Command this is Squad Leader, we have an Aberrant on the security tapes, I repeat, there is an Aberrant in the facility. Subject appears to be capable of real-time manipulation of self-matter-"

"I'm skipping ahead, we need to find out what it was here fo-OH JESUS CHRIST"

"Fuck, fuck! Belay that Command, we are dealing with a Keter-Class Aberrant, I repeat, Keter-Class Aberrant Entity! Requesting immediate backup, this thing may still be here!"

"Keptin...yoo micht want tae come tak' a swatch at thes..."

"Dammit, Jensen, stay put! We're coming to get you, then we're getting the hell out of here until backup arrives!"

"Goddamn drunk Scotsman is always getting himself into trouble!"

>>191721
Get over there!

It͢s̸ t͡oo̡ ̷l̢a̶t̡é.̸ ͟
Y̨OU͜'RE F̸UĆḰE̡D NO̷W!

>Keter-Class

Oh boy are you guys FUCKED

You disobey orders Cap'n, you lose men. If he dies, you're responsible.

>Keter-class
NUKE THE FACILITY. NUKE IT NOW. NUKE IT ALL. NUKE. EVERYTHING.

>>191740
too late~

I warned you about splitting up! I told you, dog!

Yank the hard drive out of the computer. You only need what's local... probably. It's only an hour of records you need to worry about.

You two stick together and move quickly to rescue Jensen.

Don't panic guys. Jensen probably just found a survivor. Or what's left of him at least. Enough of a survivor to moan. He may or may not have spent time inside of a digestive tract.

Prepare for a TPK. You aren't nameless guards anymore so you should get a decent death scene. You might get to draw your weapon and fire a few times before being mauled.

Regroup and stay together.

Have my fellows forgotten whose side we're on? Giving these guys sound advice may spell bad news for our dear Chloe.

>>191840
But it is our duty to assist our host, no matter who they are or what their goal is.

Alright guys, find Jensen and get the fuck out. Wait for backup to arrive.

Also, do not nuke it. That will only result in an outbreak of radioactive zombies.

>>191721
Oh that's nothing to worry about. Atleast not for the immediate future. Check the timestamp of the video footage and then think a bit. Abberants can still reason, would one hang around this place long enough to get captured by the response team?

The thing is probably long gone by now. They do still have some self preservation instinct after all. Still, can't hurt to get the entire team assembled again. Then check through the rest of the security footage to see what happened. I assure you it will be most enlightening and entertaining.

>>191840
or we can build chloe a team... which she likely will kill... but...

Θ][Σ 2010/06/12(Sat)19:00 No. 192829 ID: f21281
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I just saw this thing on video ripping through a hallway full of people like they were -butter-. I'm not hedging bets that this thing waltzed off on its own.

Jensen is just down the hall. As we enter the room, I nearly slip on the coagulated pool of blood collected on the floor. Gods, it's like a damn slaughterhouse in here.

"Jensen, come on, we've got a possible Keter in the buildi-"

"Sairrr, ye pure ooght tae see thes."

I make my way over to him, bringing the flashlight to bear on the wall he's looking at. Instantly it feels like my heart has dropped all the way down to Hell. Twigs lets out a string of expletives behind me.

"Remember back in trainin'? whit they showed us, tae keep an yak it fur? E'en thocht it was a sleem tae nane chance we'd ever come athwart it? weel...we foond it."

"Get away from that goddamn thing. Just get away from it. You've read the reports, we've all read the damn reports! You -know- what that fucking thing means!"

what did you find?

Θ][Σ 2010/06/12(Sat)19:03 No. 192831 ID: f21281
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"Command...this is Delta Squad Captain Richard Hotchkins. I am...reluctantly...invoking the Ironsight Protocol. Authorization Phi-Delta-Seven-Zero-Zero-Two-Delta-Nine-Sigma. I repeat, the Ironsight Protocol has been activated."

There's a long pause on the other end of the radio. When it comes back, I hear a flurry of chatter in the background, a shakey voice greeting me.

"C-confirmed, Delta Squad. Ironsight Protocol has b-been...activated. You have three minutes. Good luck...

...and may God have mercy on your souls."

>>192829
Repeat After Me:
THE BARBED WHEEL IS NOT A TOY!
Get out! You'll wish you died!

>>192831
Run you motherfuckers run!

S̢HE C͏O͝MES

"Ironsight Protocol"? Pass the popcorn, that sounds fun.

Do I smell tac nuke? I think I smell tac nuke...

If you're nuking it, you are an idiot. I warned you about radioactive zombies.

OI! BUNNYGIRL! WAKE UP!

Either start running and hope something goes wrong with the nuke or make peace with your gods.

It is a nuke, right?

>>192831
We are the ghosts of the dead. The one you seek has long since left the area, and you are about to destroy the only clues of where to it went.

>>192831
Oh the divinities are not that much for mercy. And you wanna know something fun. She's already arrived.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/13(Sun)19:32 No. 193380 ID: f21281
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The Ironsight Protocol. The one thing that every Spec-Op crew employed by MetaGenetics never wants to have to invoke. In the event that a specific symbol, The Iron Sigil, is visually identified, the Ironsight Protocol -must- be initiated. They don't tell you the specifics in training, but from what I've gathered, before MetaGen's Aberrant Evolutionary Program was enacted, they were experimenting with cloning and genetic modifications. Something went wrong, something...horribly, horribly wrong...and it reduced an entire offshore laboratory with over two hundred employees within to a mangled mess of melted steel, charred bodies, and smoking craters.

Needless to say, whatever it was they were working on escaped. And since then, the Ironsight Protocol has been there, waiting for the day for any indication that Convergence Zero was still alive.

A nuke? That's like amputating the arm for a broken finger. No, we've got something far more precise, with less collateral damage.

Θ][Σ 2010/06/13(Sun)19:33 No. 193381 ID: f21281
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A weapons platform in low orbit, wielding a Neutron Particle Cannon. Doesn't damage the building, but anything organic within it ceases to exist.

The three minutes? That's how long it's gonna take it to get lined up with us. So we have to move and we have to move -now-.

whats the fastest thing that is around.

Get going. Consider dropping weight to run faster.

>>193388
This is actually a pretty good idea. Since it doesn't damage anything nonorganic, you could probably shed a good bit of your gear and simply come back for it later. As for needing said gear... Well, whatever this is already took out the entire lab. If you run into whatever it is, your rifles and stuff arn't going to make a difference anyway.

Throw your guns over your heads and run screaming into the darkness!

Down the hall, a left, two rights, then straight down the hall to the door with the light.

Run. Shoot anything that gets in your way.

>>193381
Well then you had better run like the fucking wind. And hope that the ironsight protocol won't wipe out every trace there is of its escape in the facility. Because chances are it has already left the place.

CHLOE! WAKE THE FUCK UP! INCOMING ORBITAL LASER STRIKE!

Uh oh, things are looking kinda hairy! Will the Samurai Pizza Cats escape in time?

>>193683
She's long gone, brosef.

[posts deleted due to author not liking the way the scene was proceeding]

>>201886
[why?]

>>201886
You gotta give us more than that, at least!

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)17:06 No. 202766 ID: f21281
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>>193386
That would be the Magnetic Railcar System...but that's in the opposite direction.

>>193388
>>193390
The armor is fairly lightweight material. However excess ammunition and miscellaneous gadgets are removed as we make our way down the hall.

"Cap'n! what's 'at up aheid? a survivur?"
"I thought Command said there -were- no survivors. Oy! You there! Friend or foe?"

"....hrrrrnnngghhhhrrrrrrrr...."

"That...doesn't sound like friendly."

We switch our flashlights back on, aiming it down the hall at the figure...

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)17:08 No. 202772 ID: f21281
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...and immediately bring rifles to bear upon the beast.

"NHHRRRRRAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!"

"NECROTIC! BRING IT DOWN!"

You starteled the witch!
SHOOT MOFOS SHOOT!

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)17:11 No. 202774 ID: f21281
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Gunfire erupts in the corridor as the creature lunges towards us. The heavy slug rounds give it pause, but it still proceeds towards us. Suddenly it's as if the entire facility has come alive - shrieks and growls echoing throughout in an unholy symphony of the dead.

"Shit, shit! SHIT!"
"GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF, LIEUTENANT! Everyone back, we'll try the MagRail! Now MOVE MOVE MOVE!"

...[well damn, would we have run into these if we went the other way with chloe?]

oh and AIM FOR THE HEAD! body shots are ineffective.

>>202774
Switch to the underslung shotgun and aim for the symbol on their forehead. If you don't have that just aim for their forehead.

If neither of those work then just fling either yourself or the rookie in front of the fucking thing and yell to everyone to run. If you use the rookie then fucking run yourself. If you don't use the rookie then unpin whatever grenades you have left and blow yourself and that fucking thing to pieces..

Shoot this one in the head. In the symbol, particularly. Then, smash a hole in the glass to that door and throw a grenade through.

Run and shoot.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)18:45 No. 202805 ID: f21281
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>>202776
>>202778
>>202780
Sound advice, but we're on a three minute timer here. We've got no time for precision shooting!

We run. We run as fast as we can. Hordes of Necrotics nipping at our heels. The whole thing seems like a blur, like a nightmare that you just can't wake up from.

Twigs slips in a puddle of coagulated blood as we round the corner. I hear gunfire and cursing and screaming. We still run. Acceptable loss. Dammit. This was a suicide mission from the get go...no, keep going. Almost there. Two minutes.

The very walls we run by shake and tremble, a bellowing roar reverberating through every fiber of my being before the surface to my left suddenly explodes outward. I duck, roll, keep going. Jensen isn't so lucky. I glance back, he's pinned beneath a large chunk of debris. Still alive.

(Radio)"Ghh...s-sorry keptin...looks loch...oof...this is mah gonnae-no, heh. i've got a shaped charge left...gonna use it. jist gang. 'leest a body ay us'll gie it ay haur alife 'en..."

He's buying us some time. Keep going. I round the corner and sprint for the MagRail bay. Jensen's voice rises out from above the din of the necrotics down the hall.

"ALRECHT YE WEE BEASTIES! WHAUR WE'RE GONNAE, THERE'LL BE ENAW FIRE AN' BRIMSTAIN FUR AW AY YE!

The facility shakes as Jensen's charge goes off, a thunderous explosion that sends the building creaking and groaning. Fire alarms go off, emergency fire sprinklers drenching the place with water.

Remember to check your corners. Also recap on surviving squad and professions/weapons class.

promise yourself to get out of this so you can honor their memories, run faster. drop everything you can, your gun is useless.

>>202813
[what surviving squad? we were a three man team two are dead only we remain]

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)19:04 No. 202823 ID: f21281
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Dammit...this was supposed to be a routine op. Fuck. Minute-thirty left. Door is shut. Need to get it open...looks like something else already tried.

Goddammit. Command, we've encountered unexpected events. The place is crawling with Necrotics. We had to divert to the Mag-Rail depot...but...well we've got fatalities. Private Jensen and Lieutenant Twigert. It's just...just me now. I need directions; where's the dispatch console for this facilities MagRail system?

the door to your left should contain the controls.

>>202816
[I misread Twigs as a random soldier for some reason, and that the squad was initially bigger and assumed the woman soldier survived. Info got mixed up. In other words disregard that I have a brainslug sucking on my brains]

Man, torn doors are fucking torn. To the max. Necros likely inside. Assign destination

brainslug facility

. uhhhhhhhh

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)20:47 No. 202876 ID: f21281
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>>202826
Got it. Damn this place is a mess. Okay...manual override. Well...sort of. The bulk of the MagRail System is powered separate from the facility they connect to. It's just a matter of throwing the switch to complete the circuit from Mag-Rail to Depot. Wont power up the whole facility, but it'll get the door sensors to activate and let me through.

Ah, here it is.

Work fast.

>>202876
SHOULD you do it though? What if one of the necrotics escapes?

Consider the full ramifications of your actions.

>>202879
hmmm... set a bomb on a timer set to destroy the override moments after you get the train going.

Just focus on escaping. You can shoot things that follow you, but you can't un-vaporize yourself, so avoiding vaporization should be the priority.

Even if you have to pry the door open and run down the rails, just get OUT of there.

>>202879
They'll deploy a crew at the next waypoint. A handful of necrotics aren't a large-scale threat.

>>202884
Good point, they can just keep them contained by keeping the tunnels under watch and/or sending teams down them to sweep them out.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)21:51 No. 202912 ID: f21281
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Grinding noise outside. Door's opening.

Sixty seconds.

Run.

Go faster than you are going.

RUN FASTER!!get in the tram, start it, and keep going.

>>202912
Whoa, looks like there was something in the other room. It's coming for you. Move yer ass. Also maybe shoot it.

Shoot and run, shoot and run!

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)22:28 No. 202929 ID: f21281
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Almost there. Keep going. Don't look back.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)22:29 No. 202930 ID: f21281
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No rifle. Left for mobility. Think. Think.


...combat knife. Left thigh.

Martial Arts flip it over your shoulder, then sever then impale it with the knife wherever seems a logical weak point, like forehead symbol, or neck.

Roll! Roll!

>>202930
Dive under the leap, slash at its legs.

It's off the ground. Duck and slice it as it flies overhead.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)22:45 No. 202939 ID: f21281
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Too fast. Agile. Female. Pinned.

Deflect the scythes, keep the arm at bay. Reach for knife with free hand.

Pain at my chest. Teeth. Acid. Wet. Hurts.

>>202939
Slash across the throat. Kick it off and run.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)22:59 No. 202948 ID: f21281
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Throat exposed. Bring the knife up, plunge it in. Up to the hilt, up to the brain.

It gives a gurgling whine, I twist the blade and press deeper. Body spasms before going limp. Red ichor drips down my hands.

Dead. Thirty seconds.

>>202948
GO! GO! GO!

>>202948
Get in the car, hit ANY destination, and GET MOVING!

Dive through the door and into whatever.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)23:30 No. 202964 ID: f21281
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Twenty seconds.

Chest hurts. Like fire. Feels like my whole body is submerged in lava. God. Probably venom. Can't think straight. Don't feel good at all.

Proceeding to closest stop on the line, Command. Will need detox on arrival.

Muscles are seizing up. Paralytic? Vision blurring. Fuck.

Ten seconds. Sit down. Hard to breathe. Tram moving. Safe. But not out of danger.

Everything's getting fuzzy. Try to stay awake. One times two is two. Two times two is four. Three times two is six...

Goodbye. Nice knowing you. Sorry we couldn't help more.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/03(Sat)23:32 No. 202967 ID: f21281
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Five seconds.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Pass out.

>>202964
Lie down on your stomach and try to keep your heart rate down. Place your hands on the back of your head as a sign that you went into this position intentionally.

>>202967
I think we're soon going to find out something interesting. What do you value the most, survival or duty?

>>202774

More in the doorway, back up and get a grenade in there. Getting out will be slower if we have wounded.

Update your own author's quest, even though it clearly says "End Intermission" on the last frame. That should at least get your vitals stabilized, soldier!

Θ][Σ 2010/07/08(Thu)19:24 No. 205104 ID: f21281
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zZzzZzz...

*bing*

Destination reached. Please exit the coach.

nhfffhggh...fifemhrminutessss...

DING DING DING DING DING WAKE UP!

Exit the coach. Steal anything that isn't nailed down. Vandalize the rest. Maybe flex your powers a little.

ha, that is a good plan of action.

>>205104
wake up sleepyhead! Rise and shine! It's a b-e-a-utiful day!

Stumble out of the car.

Try to look traumatized in case people with guns are there.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/08(Thu)20:16 No. 205117 ID: f21281
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>>205107
>>205109
Because every day starts off with a homicidal rampage, right? Pffft.

>>205112
Liiiiiieeeeeees!

>>205115
Oh man don't even joke.

Grarhff...okay, I'm up. I'm...up. Blecch. Morning breath, ew.

drink something to rinse your mouth of the smell and taste.

Using your shapeshifty, conceptual-superpredator powers, consume the sulfur-producing bacteria living in your mouth.

Depart immediately. Try and find a way out of here so you can lay low for awhile.

>>205117
Would you believe we were in the head of a soldier while you were asleep? The Blood Queen was very naughty indeed. It seems as though she didn't just kill people, but made zombies out of them too.

>>205143

Well, something made zombies out of them at any rate. There were a lot of experiments going on at those facilities, and that particular one didn't include Chloe. Still, the barbed wheel...

Mental note, if you wake up in a pool of blood and gore again, check around for a symbol like a "barbed wheel". Wipe it out into being just a smear. That's apparantly your tag, and you don't need to leave a tag right now.

>>205145
It definetly wasnt chloe at that place, we know that much. Anyways, lets get moving!

Θ][Σ 2010/07/08(Thu)22:11 No. 205171 ID: f21281
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>>205126
...I wasn't aware that I had a user manual.

Yeah I have no idea how to even start to do that.

>>205145
Mmkay.

Hmm. Quiet. Everything is all sterile and bright. X-ray machine to my right...yep. Think it's a safe bet to say we're in a hospital.

I hate hospitals. Where's the exit to this place?

>>205171
Punch walls until you are outside.

Head towards the emergency exit signs.

>>205171
Wander aimlessly until you find an exit sign or some stairs or something.

Uhhh, first go left.

Hot damn! X-ray your butt.

Push the X-ray machine to a door. Use it as a battering ram to batter your way to freedom.

If that doesn't work, take X-rays of yourself so you give some doctor SAN damage.

>>205171
Expose yourself to x-rays. Gain superpowers.

>>205233
Expose yourself to x-rays. Gain supertumours.

>>205171
Well you have an x-ray machine to your right and a cabinet to your left (I think). Check the cabinet to see is there's something useful inside.

>>205171
It's probably not in the basement. So start looking for stairs or an elevator. Stairs are probably a better bet.

X-ray self, see if mutant powers are visible on x-rays. Might come in handy to know this.

>>205171
I don't think we even need to batter our way anywhere, lets just stay nice and quiet. Wouldn't want to 'wake the dead' aha hahah hahah uhuh ohhh this is awkward.

>>205369
So...
Expose yourself to x-rays. Gain superknowledge-of-your-own-anatomy.

man have you ever been in a hospital since you busted out the first time? What did you do get stabbed in a gang fight, get brought to the hospital to see all its horrors before fully healing and getting the fuck out of there.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/09(Fri)16:32 No. 205537 ID: f21281
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>Use X-Ray Machine
>X-Ray your butt
>Gain Superpowers

...you make my head hurt in ways I never though possible.

>>205537
It's what we're here for.

>>205537
Worse that Queenie? Because I though being turning into some kind of vorpal bunnygirl looked pretty fucking painful.

Anyhow, let's try and 'not' kill more people that we really need to. Why can't blood goddesses ever be about healing and blood transfusions and such? I suppose at least it wasn't vampires.

well, knowing what your insides look like will tell us if you can get past a scanner. i don;t know why some think powers is a good idea.

Θ][Σ 2010/07/09(Fri)17:12 No. 205542 ID: f21281
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IGNORING THE X-RAY MACHINE...

...the other thing is full of towels. Hot towels.

Whoopdedoo. I guess I could take one along with me or something?

Θ][Σ 2010/07/09(Fri)17:13 No. 205543 ID: f21281
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"*ahem*"

...shit.

"Can I help Miss with something?"

Why not take ALL of them with you.

And wear them as a cape.
Held together with duct tape.

You will be DTH_Bunny, killer of worlds.

Correct response: "Nope, I got it." Walk off with hot towel.

oh uh i guess try to convince this new person that you were looking for the towels in the first place. spilled something somewhere or something.