Θ][Σ 2010/12/05(Sun)18:38 No. 262299 ID: dad664
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My name is Leona Belatronus Aethil.

Θ][Σ 2010/12/05(Sun)18:39 No. 262300 ID: dad664
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...and I'm wondering what the hell did I do to deserve to be sent to such a backwater planet as this.

Who the fuck are you?

that red skin clashes with your green laced jacket, maybe that's why.

How high of an ant would you have to BEE to think that would match

>>262300
Hey, Deserts are nice, all those open spaces. At least is wasn't a hella-humid, death thick jungle world with 12ft tall angry spearchucking natives, or an airless rock in space with a few leaky, fungal infested bio-habs.

What's the lowdown? Why are you here? Who's that waving your sign?

Θ][Σ 2010/12/05(Sun)21:18 No. 262338 ID: dad664
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It's not so much a desert area as it is a barren wasteland.

What am I doing here? Well, I'm an Engineer. That means I solve problems. To be more precise, I'm a Computer Logistics and Debugging Engineer, s'why I have the fancy head ornaments, along with an operator board back. Makes the job loads easier when you're cyborged.

...actually I don't think you -can- do the job without being cyborged.

I'm an Ascendi, and part of a TechnoFirm who specializes in remote planet outposts. Been sent here to the lovely little mudworld of Shokoval because the locals apparently tried hobbling together their own code for the entire east continent's power grid, and surprise surprise, it's spazzing out at random intervals.

The person holding the callboard up is my contact.

>>262338
Well then, the sooner you finish up your work the sooner you can get out of this shithole. Lets go see who that is with the sign.

What's their name? Go say hi, I guess. No sense dicking around. It's not like there's anything worthwhile to see here.

Got anything magic or supernatural in this existence?

Meet up, go, move, onward.

>>262300
Hey, Queeny! Nice to see you not stuck in a horrible contraption!
Might as well go with them; no sense causing a time paradox.

Are you a bunny?

Well go meet your contact already.

Θ][Σ 2010/12/19(Sun)22:42 No. 265402 ID: dad664
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>>262358
Uh...does being able to read raw programming code count?

"Ah, Ms. Aethil, I presume?"
"Must be a real big bug in your system if you guys sprung for the express fee."
"Quite. Shall we get down to business?"

One lengthy car ride later... Θ][Σ 2010/12/19(Sun)22:42 No. 265403 ID: dad664
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"So, can you fix it?"
"It's not a matter of if I can fix it, it's a matter of when. This whole thing is a mess, you've got recursive algorithms going nowhere, everywhere. You can give a monkey a wrench but no matter how many times he beats on a car it's not going to turn into a starship."
"How long?"
"About six hours, I'd say. You might want to get yourself some coffee, this is going to take awhile."

Four hours later... Θ][Σ 2010/12/19(Sun)22:42 No. 265404 ID: dad664
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Six hours...pff. Always make it a point to exaggerate how long a job is going to take. People are always impressed with your results when it takes shorter than you told them it would be.

Welp, that's another job dow-...hey, wait a second...

Θ][Σ 2010/12/19(Sun)22:43 No. 265405 ID: dad664
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"...this isn't the way we came the first time."
"Detour, ma'am. Construction."
"But I didn't see any...huh..."

The doors are locked, aren't they?

>>265405
Check the door locks. If the doors are locked, shout "MotherFUCKERS! Don't bullshit me, gimme the damn truth."
Listen to their response, then tell them you'll walk and bust out of the car like you just don't give a fuck.

>>265405
Can you bail out like some sort of action hero? If you can't then I think bad things might happen. Just ask them first if they could stop so you could walk back to the starport, you kind of feel like stretching your legs or something.

Relax. Imagine yourself in a train car rocking back and forth. You'll get to your destination no matter what so enjoy the ride.

>>265405
I suggest you start paying close attention to where you are going. After all, it pays to know the area, right?

Θ][Σ 2010/12/26(Sun)15:00 No. 266926 ID: dad664
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The doors are AutoLocked, it's a feature that's been in automobiles since 2082.

"Uh, I don't mean to be a backseat driver, but I'm pretty sure this isn't the way back to the space-

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...port."

>>266927
Oh fuck. Ok, first of all use your shirt as an improvised air filter. That's only likely to buy you a few extra seconds but atleast that's something. Next is finding a way out, the doors probably won't open, the glasses probably can't be broken, but you can atleast try. Last resort is probably to try to find some way to get back into the trunk and open that from the inside.

See you on the other side, toots.

Wrap your arm in your jacket and smash the window open with your protected elbow.

>>266927
What kind of tools do you have?
You don't have to escape, you just have to render them unwilling or unable to take you wherever they're going.
If you can't escape, then the next best tactics are attracting attention and MAD - start destroying the vehicle, prioritizing drive, control, and safety systems in that order.
There is a good chance that this vehicle is equipped with an emergency response system that will contact emergency services if a major fault is detected. There are likely safe-fail modes as well, so the vehicle will stop once operation becomes dangerous.
If you can set the car on fire then do so immediately.
If you can hack the car's on-board systems, then do so and sow chaos.

Θ][Σ 2010/12/26(Sun)15:50 No. 266941 ID: dad664
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Before I can even react, panels slide from the roof of the cabin, aerosol spewing from emitters. Can't breathe. I pound on the windows, the doors, but they don't budge. I'm just a tech. Pleas for help fall on deaf ears, as I feel the strength being robbed from my body. What did I do to deserve this? Am I dying? Are they going to kill me? My throat burns. I feel tired. So tired.

The world slips from me, and then all that remains is darkness.

>>266941
Yeah, figured that would happen. Sleep well little queen. A crimson future awaits.

>>266929
Not really; a damp cloth might have done something, but dry fabric is only useful against larger particles.

>>266941
Oh, balls. Kill them all!

Θ][Σ 2010/12/26(Sun)15:56 No. 266945 ID: dad664
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"That was five years ago. I didn't even know where they took me. When I came to, I was here. Bound in this metal shell, awakened by the sudden jolt of data streaming through my head. Forced to file and save and encrypt and decrypt and retrieve and send. The raw data of this place flows through my head like a raging river. But I can do nothing to voice my agony nor my discontent - I cannot even move. I am in cybernetic bondage, a slave to the very tools which once heeded my own command. Do you understand now, Chloe? Why I have brought you here?"

"But why you? Why not someone else? What do you have that other people don't?"

Before we sever you completely is there a way we can trash this place from within the computer system?

>>266945
Kill them all? No that's probably later. First comes busting someone out of captivity and possibly some nursing back to health.

Θ][Σ 2010/12/26(Sun)16:29 No. 266953 ID: dad664
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"Sort...of? You want me to bust you out of here?"

"Believe me, if that were even possible, I would gladly request that. But as it is, I am -the- computer for this place. While they may have hardcoded some restrictions to keep me from rebelling successfully I am not without my uses. Without me, you wouldn't stand a chance in here."

"Well then if it's not to help you escape then what the fuck is it?"

"I want to blow this place to kingdom come. Five years, Chloe. Five, long, years. That is quite the time to plan and prepare. There is a nuclear detonation device buried beneath this complex, meant to be used in only the most extreme of circumstances. We're going to...create those circumstances. And I will be doing this through you."

"Yeah, but why me? Why not anyone else?"

"Look at you. You were created for this kind of work. I have seen your files, Chloe, I know you more than you know yourself. My own DNA fused with that of a Valcien, edited, tuned, and nurtured into a weapon. A tool that would set me free from this Hell. You were bred for war, Chloe. And right now I need a soldier. I need you."

"I'll be your sword an you be my shield. What's the first step?"

"Give me a list of people you want dead once I get out of here. Not just for you but for me too."

>>266953
That's all very good and nice and it's always good to help out family and stuff. But that just leaves two tiny small details. Number one, how the fuck are you going to get to a safe distance before the blast? Number two, what the fuck are you supposed to do afterwards?

The second one doesn't really matter unless the first one can be fixed. But if you survive you're really going to need to know where you can go for aid, how to get offplanet and how to get funds and all sort of important shit. So don't do fucking anything before you have those two clear for you.

>>266953
"So, what is it that makes it so we can't bust you out of here?
Also, what would happen if their central computer suddenly stopped?"

Not just that you can't extract yourself, no one else can extract you? And they did this why, to save a few bucks? An incremental security increase? Let's turn it to dust.

Point out that if she wants to die, there's easier ways to do it.

But if revenge is what she's after, that sounds like a good way to pull it off. But how are WE going to escape?

Θ][Σ 2010/12/26(Sun)19:01 No. 267022 ID: dad664
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"So what's stopping me from busting you out of here right now and high-tailing it?"

"So single-minded...ugh. For one, the bases computer systems would go dead, without a central core to control them. Two, the whole base would be put on high alert then, bringing the whole brunt of the Military Wing down upon our heads. Three, I would be very, -very- dead if you attempted to disconnect me. And without me, you wouldn't get anywhere fast. You'd be recaptured or killed."

"And why did they go and grab you and turn you into a computer? What's the point?"

"The brain is a far more advanced computer than anything man could create. It adapts, it learns, it -thinks-. Combine that with someone who already has a natural affinity for computers, -and- can directly interface with machines...well...you can see why."

"So say I go along with your little 'plan'. What the fuck about me? A nuke? How the fuck am I supposed to get the hell out of the way of THAT?"

"Hell if I know, and Hell if I care. You're a clone. You're nothing but a tool. A facsimile of me spliced up with space shark. You're a weapon, an instrument, a fake, nothing more. I could care less what happens to you after you've served your purpose."

I...wait, what?

Well that's a pretty fucking raw deal.

"So we both die anyway? I could spend the next 12 hours slamfucking you for all the difference it would make. Shit, I stand a better chance getting out of here by turning myself in than detonating a nuke in the same building as me."

>>267022
So, uh, she's asking you to help her destroy the facility, and is in return offering you fuck all?

That, uh... that really isn't convincing in the slightest.

>>267022
Use your body to reach out and jack-in to queeny. See if you can figure out what they've done to her and how to undo it. If you can unsuppress your abilities enough then you might be able to just rip her head off and keep it alive until you can bud her a new one.

"Sorry mom, but I'm not going to die for a stupid plan. Any way I could break the blocks keeping you from going rogue?"

That's not good enough. Threaten to waste time and/or do something unpleasant if you don't get a better deal.

>>267022
Hell no we're not activating that nuke without an escape plan. Make that PERFECTLY CLEAR to your asshole 'parent'.

Θ][Σ 2010/12/26(Sun)21:02 No. 267072 ID: dad664
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"So I'm just some meatbag for you to order around huh? Fuck that. Fuck ALL of that. You're in no fucking position to be giving orders, and I'll be -damned- if I let someone use me like a goddamn monkey wrench. I'm not a weapon, I'm a person, a living breathing thing, and I can make decisions for my own goddamn self! You want to blow yourself up? Go right a-fucking-head. But I'm not doing it for you. You do it your own goddamn self. Dammit, I thought you were going to HELP me, not tell me to go kill myself!"

"Goddammit I wont have my revenge be deni-"

"Oh will you fucking SHUT UP about your petty fucking revenge?! You think you have it bad?! You think that being stuck in a chair being the equivalent to a fucking Atari is bad!? You don't know ANYTHING, sister. You fucking woke me up from what I THOUGHT was my life, only to find out that it was just a goddamn computer simulation. THEN you have me walk through this freakin' facility where I find out that I'm not even what I THINK I am, I'M A FUCKING MUTANT OF ALIEN AND WHATEVER THE HELL YOU ARE!"

"I didn't..."

"And THEN you have the audacity to tell me that I'm a nobody, that I'm nothing, that I'm just a fucking tool, and that I should go help you in some fucking asinine quest to BLOW YOURSELF UP?! No, you listen to ME. I'm SICK of all this. I'm SICK and TIRED of all of THIS. I don't know who I AM anymore, I don't know where I CAME from, I don't know ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING ABOUT MY FUCKING SELF. EVERYTHING. I KNOW. IS FAKE. Let that sink through your goddamn plug and play head for a moment."

"Oh, fuck, I wasn't tr-"

Θ][Σ 2010/12/26(Sun)21:02 No. 267073 ID: dad664
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"I'm a FREAK, I'm a MUTANT, I'm a MONSTER, all my memories are FAKE, I'm not even on the planet I thought I was raised on, I...I just...I can't..."

I break. Hard. Emotions hit me like a truck, and I fold to the floor. I don't even fight the tears that come.

"I never asked for this, I never once asked for this, oh god..."

Leona is silent, leaving me to my heaves and sobs. Everything just hits me at once. I'm alone. Everyone I ever knew or met doesn't even exist. They were just parts of a computer program. All my memories are fake. I know nothing of my past, my REAL past. Maybe she's right, maybe all I am is a weapon, meant to destroy and kill. Maybe that's the only thing I'm good for. And then I feel something I haven't felt, haven't TRULY felt before.

Fear. Fear of my existence. Of my purpose. Am I really a monster? I've killed...and I felt no remorse. And it felt -good-. Like an ecstatic high. My stomach lurches, threatening to expel whatever it holds at this thought. And so I weep. I weep and mourn for a life that never should have been.

And then the silence is broken.

"I'm...sorry. I didn't...I didn't mean to...look, there might be a...another way. One that wouldn't result in either of us being killed."

"*hic*Why would you f-fuckin' care about me. I'm just a f-fuckin' clone like you said, a monster, a living w-weapon, my l-life ain't worth shit t'anyone."

"I wasn't...thinking. I've been here for five years...that's a lot of time to let your anger and hatred get the best of you...I...you're not a monster, okay? You're...gifted. Look, everything has a reason to happen in the grand scheme of things. God or Fate or whoever wouldn't have let you come to be if there wasn't a reason for your existence. And well...even if you're a clone, you're still...blood. You may not have come from my loins but...hell...you're the closest thing to kin I have in the place right now. I'm the closest thing to kin you have right now."

"Y'really think that, huh?"

"I wasn't always like this, Chloe. They've made me jaded and bitter, turned me into a giant supercomputer against my will. They've made you into their own personal sideshow experiment. Neither of us is the bad guy here. If we want to survive, if we BOTH want to survive...we're going to have to trust each other. So lets...try this again but with less emotion this time, okay?"

>>267073
"Alright... Ok... What do we have to work with?"
Use a tendril to see if you can invade her personal space and see what all they've got to keep her from leaving. Is it an active kill system like poison, or a passive one like stopping her heart and putting her on bypass, or cutting nerves to her autonomic systems and taking manual control?

>>267073
Alright, what's plan B?

>>267076
That seems very difficult/risky, let's not. And we haven't even asked.


So here we are, back in control. What's it going to take to rip a hole out of of this place? What are the forces, what do we need?

It's going to be okay. A new life. And this time with a family.

>>267073
Okay. What's the new idea? Does it involve more running around in the facility? That wasn't too bad.

Tell her to use her smarty computer brain to figure out a way for both of you to get out. Demand that revenge be a secondary priority to escape. If she can crash the computers in such a way that nobody will be alerted for ten minutes while you run away carrying her (possibly sans limbs, if she's as firmly locked into that frame as she looks) then that's a plan.

You can pick them off one by one later. (Or at least, tell yourself that)

>>267073
Ok, so how do you come out of this alive with the majority of them dead?

Θ][Σ 2011/01/02(Sun)17:42 No. 268642 ID: dad664
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"Okay...*snif*...okay. What's this plan B then?"

"Originally I was just going to have you head down into the lower bunker and activate the warhead manually...but since that plan is now off the table, we'll have to go a route requiring a bit more...finesse."

Θ][Σ 2011/01/02(Sun)17:42 No. 268643 ID: dad664
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"There are three substations within this facility that hold the bulk of the firewall which keeps me from taking absolute control of the entire computer system. Two are within the Science Wing, and they're fairly unprotected - two guards and an automated defense turret. The third is somewhere in the Military Wing - they've kept me dark about that part of the facility on purpose. I have no idea where it could be in there, but you can sure as hell bet that it will be quite fortified. To disengage the safety locks that's keeping me out, you'll have to procure the Master Control Keys from both guards at each station. Then use them to gain entrance into the substation room itself, and then disable the firewall programming from within."

"So...relatively simple then. Should be a piece of cake."

"Do not let your newfound abilities get to your head, Chloe. This isn't the simulation anymore, you -CAN- die here. And I can't do anything to help you out here until you have those substations disabled. I would suggest you raid Chemics and R&D before tackling this head-on. I know for fact that there's some things there which would interest you greatly."

"More of that Counter stuff?"

"Among other things, yes. Any further questions?"

>>268643
Yeah. What kind of stuff are we capable of?

>Raid Chemics and R&D.
"Show me where chemics is located on the map."

>>268643
Hrm...
After we're done here, we should go pop as much Counter-Suppress as we can find. After that we should return to that scientist we captured and pump him for intel - and by pump, I mean we explain to him that space sharks can read minds but you aren't so great at leaving everything in working order, and he can either tell you everything he knows about the facility and be rewarded by being placed back in the safety of the cylinder, or you can rip the information from his mind and potentially leave him in unfathomable torment for the rest of his life.

Ask Red if this is an all or nothing thing, or if she'll get more control with every substation we hit. If it's all or nothing then we want to hit the military wing first; it's got the heaviest guard, but if they catch wind of something going wrong then they'll be able to harden security much more than any other wing. Plus we might be able to seal the access points to prevent them from being able to send aid to other wings.

Also ask why she'll die if she's removed. Push the issue if she resists, and tell her you need time to think of possibilities that wouldn't occur to her.

Before you leave, give her a hug and say "Thanks, mom". We want her to emotionally invest in you so she won't just set-off the nuke as soon as she gets control.

Attempt to shapeshift yourself a disguise. Stop if it hurts or gets fucked up.

Ask her about the alert status of the military wing. Might you be able to take them unawares? Disable the firewall without having to fight your way in and out?

If neither of these ideas work, you'd better go for the weaker ones first in hopes that you can improve your abilities by the time you have to fight the military wing. But you should ONLY do that if you're totally certain you can't get to the military one without a fight.

Θ][Σ 2011/01/02(Sun)21:46 No. 268758 ID: dad664
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Leona handily highlights both Chemics and R&D on the minimap for me. Looks like they're right next to each other.

Right now we have a total point pool of 5, set in a balanced configuration: 2 in Attack, 1 in Defense, and 2 in Speed. Fleshwhips are easy for me to shift, blades and spikes take a little bit of time, and even then they're not very impressive in terms of size. I'd be best at quick, speedy attacks if I came up against any sort of opposition. I can redistribute the points in ATK, DEF or SPD if I'd like, but at least one point has to remain in a single stat, and it will take time for my body to adjust to the new role it's being coerced into.

"You said the one in the Military Wing was heavily fortified. How fortified are we talking?"

"I haven't a clue, they keep my blind in that area of the facility. You know how the Military is - they don't want anyone snooping around their business. All I can tell you is that, in your current state, heading in there would be suicide. Each substation you remove from the equation means more subroutines I can control - right now, I can open only the most lowest of security locked doors for you, as well as monitor the cameras. As you remove the blocks in place, I'll be able to have almost limitless control over the facility - overload EPS conduits, lock doors, unlock bulkheads, turn on and off power to various sectors. It's kind of an imperative you do these things before going all gung-ho into the Military quarter."

"Uh-huh. And why exactly would you die if I decided to hack you out of that metal throne of yours?"

"It's a nano-explosive implanted upon the surface of my brain. If I'm removed or my intended function is severed, it detonates. It's...not a very pleasant thought, you understand."

...right. Okay then, are we done grilling Big Red?

>>268758
Yeah sure. Let's move. Chemics first since it's closer.

>>268758
"What would happen if the explosive was removed? Do you know of any way to disable or neutralize it? Would it disarm if it thought you died?"
Space sharks can do some amazing surgical procedures, so if we get enough CS we should be able to clean that muck off her brain.

Actually, just ask her to tell you everything she knows about the explosive.

>>268758
Lets get some motherfucking chemicals then. After which we can find a way to fuck up all of those servers and shit so she can blow herself up whenever she damn well feels like it.

CHeeeeemmmmmmmsssssss

>>268758
chemics...

Also, since she definitely has control over the simulation, she could probably run you through a training course that limits you to the abilities you have now.
That's if you want to do a practice run before putting your life on the line...

>>268758
Make sue to ask Big Red if the enemy might realize our mission objective. Red is immobile, and CAN be shutdown with the flick of a power switch, or even a bit of liquid short-circuiting the system.

Big Red may be our most valuable asset now, but she is also our most vulnerable asset. We can always find ways to escape, but she's stuck.

We NEED to have a plan C, one that covers getting around the explosive, or at least making sure Big Red survives and we still escape.

Ask if we could go uplink ourselves with her again at a later time with one of those pods. Immediate training and skills uploading sounds matrixy, but useful.

Θ][Σ 2011/01/09(Sun)19:39 No. 270093 ID: dad664
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I am -not- going to even try to dig that thing out of her right now. I'm not even a quarter confident in my abilities, and I'd really rather not risk turning the brain of the only ally I have right now into either A) mashed potatoes or B) a smoldering crater. Maybe we can see if we can't find anything about getting her out from that harness safely, but for now let's just focus on our task at hand, okay?

>>268953
I get the feeling that she's quite capable of taking care of herself. Hell, if it's REALLY her genes I'm packing, I'd put money where my mouth is.

So, Chemics it is then. How do we want to do this? Sneaky sneaky or just stroll on in and hope for the best?

Walk in. When we encounter a threat we'll devise a plan then. We don't have any info to work with for now.

Try not to make a shitload of noise. Definitely start sneaking when you get near the door.

>>270093
Move quickly and quietly. I seriously doubt you'll be able to pass as normal, which means that anyone who might notice you needs to be attacked and overcome before they can sound an alarm or otherwise communicate to everyone else in facility that something has gone horribly wrong.

>>270093
Go super-sneaky, and use your talents to troll them into nervous wrecks. Then start picking them off.

>>270126
As an addendum, during the 'sneaky' part, maximize your speed.

>>270093
Sneak that shit with some speed.

No harm in being cautious until we know what we're up against.

Θ][Σ 2011/01/21(Fri)18:45 No. 273545 ID: dad664
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Right. Speed it is. It takes a minute or two, but suddenly everything feels so much more responsive than before. I stumble forward as my legs reconfigure themselves into something a bit more inclined for running fast, muscles shifting, bone reshaping, until I stand on digitigrade limbs. It doesn't take me long to dart through the empty halls, getting used to these new changes, until I'm ready to proceed with the current task at hand.

[Stats are now favoring SPEED. You can change this loadout at any time while out of combat.]

Θ][Σ 2011/01/21(Fri)18:45 No. 273546 ID: dad664
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Rather weird how there seems to be no one around. You'd think a science lab would have at least a few people roaming the halls. Still though, it's dead quiet. Only the bare hum of machinery hidden behind wall panels. Despite the apparent lack of life, I keep quiet and stealthy, until I reach a corridor which looks promising.

Two doors down this way. Either one could lead to a lab. Which one should we scope out first?

Might as well take the closer one.

Closer one.

>>273546
Closer one first. It goes left, too, which is a bonus.

Closer one. Put your gigantic ear up to the door for a few seconds and listen for anything.

>>273546
Could be spacesunday evening. Just because they're the kind of jerks who would make a mainframe out of someone's brain doesn't mean they're the kind of jerks who work their employes to death.

Anyway, first door on the left. Listen a bit first to make sure there's nobody in there.

Θ][Σ 2011/01/22(Sat)11:47 No. 273758 ID: dad664
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I strain to listen in on any noise from within, but I am met with only silence. Either there's no one in there or the place is soundproofed. Deciding to take my chances, I step inside.

...well this looks promising.

Check both sets of cabinets. Also check inside the scanner thing on your left.

Θ][Σ 2011/01/22(Sat)15:04 No. 273810 ID: dad664
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Hnnnh. Beakers, bunsen burners, tubules, syringes, those slide thingies for microscopes, scanners, petri dishes...nothin' but sciencey stuff in these cabinets.

The scanner thingy has a label on it that says "Multi-Spectrum Analyzer" on it.

The place is immaculate though, everything organized and put away nice and neatly. I almost feel bad that I'm mucking it all up.

Fucking boring. Head to the next room through those double doors.

>>273810
They're organized, which means they have an inventory system in place.
Find their inventory tracking system, and use that to find some counter-suppress.

>>273812
I like this plan and endorse it.

Look up where the computer core's security substation for this wing is located so you can smash it.

Break tha...wait. alarms. Ask the computer to open it?

Θ][Σ 2011/01/22(Sat)15:58 No. 273830 ID: dad664
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[Fixed for canonicity errors]

Brain, sometimes I love the way you think.

Or I think. ...Something!

>WELCOME TO THE CHIMERALABS MAINFRAME. PLEASE ENTER SEARCH QUERY

Uhm...Chemics Stock Manifest!

>PROCESSING...
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE MANIFEST FROM THIS TERMINALS LAB?

Yes!

>PROCESSING...
>DATA DISPLAYED.

It brings up a list of all the different chemicals they're storing in here. Apparently this big huge thing next to me is some sort of statis chamber, where they keep all their hazardous materials at that they're studying. Hmm. Morphenolog, Kelotane, Chloraxine, Borathium...ah, here we go. Counter-Suppress!

>COUNTER-SUPPRESS. CHEMICAL AGENT OBTAINED FROM SPECIES: DIPLOMATS. HANDLE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. LETHAL TO HUMANOIDS.
>LOG 4432.112: "We've received another batch of Suppress and Counter-Suppress from the higher ups for study. Still can't figure out this junk works exactly. Suppress lethal to regular humanoids, but when used on a xenological lifeform like a Valcien, it merely suppresses their natural abilities, and with large enough doses, forces them into a comatose state, whereas Counter-Suppress is the exact anti-thesis. It breaks down whatever components of Suppress linger in the system, but not entirely - if a given creature has enough Suppress within them, it would take more than several injections of Counter-Suppress to completely purge the Suppress from their system. I've handed out samples to each of the labs which have the proper equipment to study them. All personnel have been instructed to keep the samples within the Stasis Lockers until they are ready to be studied."

Stasis Locker, eh?

>>273816
>UNABLE TO COMPLY, INSUFFICIENT SECURITY CREDENTIALS. PLEASE CONTACT THE CHIEF OFFICER OF YOUR GIVEN LABORATORY SECTOR FOR CLEARANCE.

Drat.

>>273827
"Hey, Red, can ya give me the credentials I need to get this open now? Or will it have to wait?"

Don't break it open; that could damage or pollute the CS supply, or worse yet poison you.

>>273830
>OPEN_STASIS_LOCKER

That black thing over to the right with green lights looks like it. Check first if the computer will let you open it. If not, rip the damn thing open... boost offense if needed.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/01(Tue)19:55 No. 277351 ID: dad664
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Serendipitously, the cyro-coolers don't seem to have locks or alarms. I spend the better half of the next half hour popping my head into different doors and labs, and thus far all I can find is a total of four small vials of Counter, as well as some kind of injector for them.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/01(Tue)19:55 No. 277352 ID: dad664
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I think there's enough here for two doses...though should I use them now or wait a little bit? I haven't exactly been coming up against any resistance, though that may change in the near future, if these guards at these substations are heavily armed.

>>277352
No reason to carry them around and be weak because of it. Use them all.

Inject them like a drug addict.

INJECT THAT SHIT DIRECTLY IN TO YOUR TONGUE

>>277352
Wait, one vial is half a dose? That makes no sense.

Ah well, it doesn't matter. Counter neutralizes Suppress in your system, so it's not like it's going to wear off or anything. Shoot up now!

Inect yourself with chemical, what could go wrong

Θ][Σ 2011/02/01(Tue)21:43 No. 278050 ID: dad664
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I might be some freak space experiment with crazy ass powers, but that doesn't mean that this still doesn't HURT LIKE FUCK.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/01(Tue)21:44 No. 278051 ID: dad664
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Oooh, there we go, much better.

Making these tendril thingies and altering my flesh seems to come a lot easier now. And I seem to be able to make more things out of bone...spikes and spines mostly, claws look a bit sharper too. And I think...if I concentrate enough on it...I could do some really weird shit. Like...launching spikes or something, maybe even some sort of chemical spit thingy. It's weird, but it's like...I dunno, the more I clear this shit out of my system, the more my body seems to 'speak' to me and let me know what it can and can't do.

>POINT POOL INCREASED TO 8!
>EXOTIC ABILITIES UNLOCKED!

>Exotic Abilities (EXO) is a point-buy system. You cannot shuffle points into Exotics like you can with Attack, Defense, and Speed. These are like "Talents" of most MMOs - pick which ones you want, and they'll remain available until you shift those points into a different set of Exotic Abilities.

>Right now, you have one point in Exotics that you can spend. Only the first tier of abilities is available to you, but as Chloe gains in strength, higher tiers (as well as more expensive) abilities will become unlocked.

>Your choices are:
>PARALYZING TOXIN - A biochemical agent which induces paralysis to a localized area on contact, total paralysis if injected into the bloodstream.
>VISCOUS ACID - Acid glands are developed in the back of the throat, allowing Chloe to spit a burning, sticky, tar-like glob of acid at a foe.
>BONE DARTS - Creates specialized muscles which allow Chloe to launch small sharpened darts made of bone at high velocity.
>ULTRASONIC BANSHEE - Alters the vocal cords to allow for a high-pitched sonic screech capable of debilitating the hearing of those in immediate range, often times stunning them for a short period of time.

>You may also choose to shuffle Chloe's primary stats around at this time. A balanced powerset would be values of 3/2/3 (ATK/DEF/SPD).

The toxin would be somewhat useful for capturing people, but don't think we need that here.
Acid is often a versatile tool, though we might be able to just FIND some instead.
Bone darts... probably won't compete well against an actual gun, but while we have nothing would be much better than resorting to knives in a gun fight.
Ultrasonic would be a great surprise weapon against personal, but probably useless against robots.

I'm leaning towards Ultrasonic Banshee.

>>278051
Paralysis isn't hugely useful beyond what we can already do, that is, beating the crap out of someone.

Acid would be a ranged weapon and could have utility in terms of burning through locks or hinges, that sort of thing. Could definitely go for that.

Bone darts would be a nice ranged weapon, but frankly as soon as we run into a guard we could just take their gun and accomplish the same thing without using our upgrade points.

Banshee could be useful; area-stunning enemies is always handy. It would mark out our location extremely obviously whenever we used it, though, and we're still trying for some stealth here.


Overall, I'd say go for the acid.

As for our point distribution, go with 2/2/4. Speed remains of the essence, but let's put enough points into fighting to remain capable if we run into trouble. I'm not going to lie, 1/1/6 is highly tempting.


With that done, I think we're done here unless this computer will let us pull up a detailed map of the section that might have the security station labeled. We need to keep moving, and looting random chemicals doesn't seem terribly useful. We could probably scrape up something handy, but it would cost us irreplaceable time.

Paralysis sounds incredibly useful. Quick, quiet, and reliable nonlethal takedowns.

1/2/4/Paralysis

>without using our upgrade points.
We aren't spending upgrade points. We can shift these around in like 60 seconds.

>>278070
'Allocating our exotics points', then. My point regarding the relative usefulness of a gun and that upgrade stands, I think.

I'm gonna say 2/2/4 and acid spit.

>>278051
2/2/4/acid

It melts faces, it melts metals, it melts sensitive electronics, and all of that without making any noise*. It's a weapon, it's a tool, it's great fun at parties. Go with acid and 2/2/4.

*Melting faces may sometimes result in "AAAAAARRRGHHHH!"

Acid. 1/1/6

2/2/4 is good, but let's go for acid. It'd be great against armored foes.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/02(Wed)16:59 No. 278419 ID: dad664
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>Current Primary Attribute Layout: 2/2/4 (ATK/DEF/SPD)
>Exotic Ability Chosen: Viscous Acid
>REMEMBER. Exotic Abilities follow the same combat rules as Primary Attributes - you can only switch for a different ability when out of combat.

>>278066
This is about as detailed as you're going to get. I see R&D is located just a few halls down in the next area...didn't Red say something about going there?

Yep. That's our next stop.

Drop by xenotech first and steal something.

RnD

Θ][Σ 2011/02/07(Mon)13:07 No. 279832 ID: dad664
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DEAR GOD THIS PLACE IS SO BORING WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYONE I SWEAR.

Oh. Uhm. Right. Okay so now we're here in R&D, and there looks to be at least four main labs that we could go snoop around in.

So uh. Which one. Is the question. I guess.

A for alphabetical

>>279832
choice between four apparently identical options with no distinguishing features or details beyond a letter eh?

Sure, A.

B is for Best.

B for Bunny

AAAAAAAAA

>>279865
B is for best.

>>279865
>>279913
>read that as "breast"
I've been here way too long

Θ][Σ 2011/02/07(Mon)23:06 No. 280068 ID: dad664
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>choice between four apparently identical options with no distinguishing features or details beyond a letter eh?

Okay, I look around for the lab labels. Does that help MISTER FUSSY?

Man I thought you guys were omnipotent or some shit. MY CRACKED VIEW OF YOU IS NOW SLIGHTLY LESS.

...wait a minute, technically I'm insulting myself doing this.

...

FUCK.

>>280068
B has fun toys! A has potentially FUNNER toys!

Go for A. It'll hopefully contain working things they're trying to figure out, rather than non-working things they're trying to make work.

All these could hold weapons. What's with these guys and vague titles for their labs?

Yeah, let's check out A.

>>280068
Is this really a question?

B.

B really is for Best.

>>280132
B really is for the best!

Θ][Σ 2011/02/08(Tue)21:26 No. 280422 ID: dad664
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Well B must stand for Boom, because there appears to be a ton of broken down weaponry in here, along with what looks like beat up armor plating. The highlight of the room seems to be some honkin' big gun sitting on an examination table. Looks to be missing the stock on it though.

>>280422
Graft armor plating to body. Attach gun to arm. Profit!

>>280422
See if there is any sort of small, concealable firearm we can snag. It could be useful in a pinch or for a surprise.

There appears to be several mostly finished handguns lying about. Any of them look like you can make them work?

Find something you are comfortable with using.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/11(Fri)18:50 No. 281008 ID: dad664
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>>280470
>>280512
There's quite a few that are ammo based and then one or two which look energy based. At least, I think they are. They havr these vertical slats instead of a normal barrel at the front...and there's no place for a magazine to go in, just some metallic contacts on the bottom of the grips.

The thing is I don't even know if these are in working order. Some of them have ammo in them, others are completely missing the magazine. And if memory serves me right, firing a gun makes a rather loud noise...I thought you wanted me to be stealthy?

>>280464
That is silly.

Are those grenades? Take some grenades. Most of this is garbage. Grab something you think will work and move on.

The gun is a backup after stealth has failed.

>>281008
Take grenades. Find one of the most promising looking projectile weapon and take that, too.

>>281008
If stealth fails you'll want a backup plan, and backtracking is a pain in the ass.
Anything that's loaded is working well enough to be loaded; rapid fire might not be wise, but taking shots one at a time is unlikely to cause a problem.
I'm a bit iffy on taking experimental energy weapons even if they're entirely functional; MASER weapons would bounce off metal walls like nobody's business, while LASER weapons require protective eyewear.
Let me do some math here...
Solar irradiance= 1400w/m^2
-Per mm= 0.0014w/mm^2
Minimum pupil diameter= 3mm
-Area= 7mm

Retnal exposure rate= ~0.01w

So when the sun damages your vision it's doing so with less than 1/100th of a watt.

To compare, an energy weapon needs to deliver enough energy to cause serious damage. Lets lowball it and use a bullet's energy.
Energy=1.5kJ

Lets also assume the same duration of impa-fuck it, this is too much work.


TL;DW: Physics says directed energy weapons will blind you if you so much as look at the point of 'impact'. That's not an unsolvable problem, but if it's not deployed then we don't know if it's solved or not.

>>281088
We didn't see any of those problems in Tozol Quest, so I assume they've already fixed them

>>281095
Penji's eyes regenerate, Mitzi's eyes regenerate, and Mitzi knew what exactly was wrong with that weapon. P&M don't need protective eyewear even if it requires protective eyewear. There are too many unknowns here.

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>>281088
Behold the most deadly energy weapon ever conceived! It melts the flesh right off your face if you even enter the same room as it.

>>281008
Find something small and portable like a handgun. We may never have to use it but it's better to be prepared.

Just nab the grenades and a smallish firearm. That big fucker looks like it'd be near-impossible to use. Go with a beam weapon.

(seven, you only need to worry about eye damage if someone points the laser at your eye)

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>>281088
>>281109
...

Anyway, grab those grenades. Combined with your great speed, they'll surely serve for some nice suprises.

>>281008
You're strong and shit. Take the two biggest ones and the grenades. Should probably testfire them as well to make sure that they work.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/17(Thu)19:14 No. 282160 ID: dad664
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Grenades are always fun. Hopefully these actually work.

I'm loathe to test any of these things as guns equal LOUD NOISES. So I nab the energy pistol which looks to be the most intact out of the weapons here. Hopefully THAT works too.

>LAZERZ WILL BLIND YOU BRO
Ehh...fine, I'll take one of these regular projectile ones too. Crybabies.

I am rapidly running out of pocket space.

TOTAL HAUL:
3x Fragmentation Grenade
1x Incendiary Grenade
1x Energy Pistol (1/3 charge remaining)
1x Space-Age Handgun (8 rounds)

Next lab?

Reverse engineering probably has some neat things.

>>282160

Just as well that you take a chemical propellant based weapon too. Lasers aren't silent weapons unless you're someplace with no air. A weapons-grade laser will ionize the air it travels through and make a sharp, rather loud, cracking noise.

reverse engineering

>>282160
Lets go to Lab A and hope they have reverse engineered something awesome.

Reverse engineering!

Θ][Σ 2011/02/19(Sat)19:57 No. 282715 ID: dad664
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Reverse Engineering it is!

I pull out my shiny (okay it's actually a bit dingy and beat up) new toy, then swing around the corner with the weapon drawn.

BANZAI MOTHERFU-ooooooh~

Θ][Σ 2011/02/19(Sat)19:57 No. 282716 ID: dad664
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Well hello there~

>>282716
Find out what it is before you put it on.

>>282716
A techno-chainmail bikini. Well, better than what you've got.

>>282716
Neat. Find out what it is. It might be some kind of freaky secret-agent suit that has a built-in kill switch you don't want triggered.

Whatever it is it would look good on you.

Be careful. We don't know what sort of fiendishly creative technogizmos that thing has built into it. It could do all sorts of things to you if you just yank off your clothes and put it on.

Just try to imagine it. Does that sound nice to you?

Carefully examine the high-tech panties.

That doesn't look flattering at all!

>>282716

Now all you need more is a latex leotard to go with it

>>282716
RTFM, then loot.

>>282716
That looks very silly, and rather uncomfortable. Unless it's like a shield generator or something I can't see it being any real use.

Even then why not just make it a more practical tac harness, with like, straps for carrying stuff or aditional armor plates. I sense a 'assthetic motive' behind this.

>>282978
Do not apply logic where chainmail bikinis are involved.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/20(Sun)20:50 No. 283011 ID: dad664
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Hrnnn. I suppose you all have a point.

Alright, computer time! Lessee...data files...search "suit"...loading...c'mon you piece of shit...there we go!

>SENSO-MORPHIC MISSION SUIT >Designed for Project THESIS >All-Purpose combat suit for Subject C-703. Utilizing reverse-engineered fabrication methods, we have been able to craft a complete suit out of Material C-4421A, or "Synthetic Sensory Morphic Fabric". The suit should be able to reconfigure itself to allow for C-703's budding morphic abilities, as well as allow us to keep tabs on her utilizing the tracking technology obtained from Object E-922302C. In addition it will also sport a small compact subspace radio, as well as monitor C-703's biology. A small automated ChemKit was proposed, but the higher-ups believed that it would simply get in the way of C-703's shapeshifting prowess. >PROJECT STATUS: 90% Complete. Awaiting finished tracking tech for final integration.

>>283011
huh, any way you can remove the tracking bugs?

>Awaiting finished tracking tech for final integration.

sounds like it's not able to track you yet

might as well try it on

This seems suspiciously convenient

I have been informed that this is not suspicious, and that you should immediately ditch the lab coat look and wear exclusively this suit.

So it's some sort of shapeshifting armor and not a high-tech chastity device. Thats disappointing nice to know.

Sure, we can use this. But wear the lab coat over it. It's got pockets for our other stuff and it looks good on you.

Before that, though, I'd like to see the armor from behind. We haven't gotten a good look at it except from the front.

See if you can find the tracking bits and wreck them before considering taking it.

Strip first and then put on the suit.

Wear that thing right this instant!

>>283011
>Project THESIS
Oh, great, you're the prisoner of a mad grad student.

Put the suit on UNDER the lab coat. No need to let people know you're armored.

>>283011
Oh holy god this is the best thing ever. Equip it.

PUT ON THE CYBERPANTIES IMMEDIATELY

Make sure the robopanties don't ride up your ass.

>>283323
Don't?

>>283335
well you don't want a cyber-wedgie

Θ][Σ 2011/02/22(Tue)19:45 No. 283606 ID: dad664
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>Stripstripstrip
>GET NEKKID
>CYBERPANTIES PUT THEM ON NOW
>BOOBIES!

...it's like I'm really in a college frathouse. Headvoices I am disappoint.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/22(Tue)19:46 No. 283607 ID: dad664
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FINE. I discreetly shed the boyshorts and tanktop I previously had on and thieve the suit from off of the mannequin.

...I think this is one size to bi-

Θ][Σ 2011/02/22(Tue)19:46 No. 283608 ID: dad664
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-IIIIG!?

ohdeargodit'ssnuggedupagainsteverything

>>283608
:D

I'm extremely okay with this

>>283608
I wonder how easily you can change it's shape, it WAS destined with a shape shifter in mind. but it's rather creepy that they made a skimpy suit just for you

And that, honey, is why it feels like you're in a college frathouse. You've got a black widow cleavage window! That thing is classy.

Anyway, presumably it will also protect your vital organs from being bullet-perforated, although the cleavage window leaves me skeptical on that front.

XD

Make your boobs bigger to test out the shaping ability of it.

Nothing else in the room? Go to next room.

Say hot pants mode activate
hot pants are way sexier than thongs and panties, especially slightly transparent pink ones with dem frills at the edges. you know the ones. I'm not sure if they're actually called hot pants but they cover a bit more and are more rectangular shape.

hey! don't be putting words in our collective mouth. Nobody said a word about your chest.

Now go find a mirror and look at yourself. This outfit makes your legs and hips look FABULOUS.

Awesome.

Though I guess the lab coat would be nice to put on again too. Pockets!

>>283608

Yep, you're good. Find a mirror and look at yourself. This clothing set really underlines your ass.

Chloe: Examine rest of room for loot

Panties: Form pockets

>>283608
Lets see if they got BDU settings on that one. BDU pants have a shitload of pockets on them. And they're usually pretty damn comfy.

>>283608
Ok, now you can wear whatever you would like on top of that.
I'd suggest at least wearing the labcoat.

Now put the labcoat back on.

And button it up this time.

>>283608
It's supposed to shapeshift with you, right? Then see if you can get it to do just that: alter itself.

>>283608
Congratulations! You now have fulfilled all the requirements to be a female superhero!
-Emotionally Influenced Powers-check!
-Extremely Grimdark Background-check!
-Tomboy Style Behavior-check!
-Appreciably Sizable Assets-check!
And the last and most important piece:
-Skin Tight Hyper-Elastic Bikini Suit-check!
You may return to HQ for your crime-fighting license once your current backstory arc is complete. May the plot be with you.

>>283607
>>283608

Yeah, pretty sure there's a "fanservice" knob on the butt there. You must have turned it all the way up.

I'm guessing you were supposed to be mind-controlled while wearing this so personal comfort wasn't really a priority.

>>283606
We're a bunch of horny bastards! What did you expect?! :D

Θ][Σ 2011/02/23(Wed)18:18 No. 283895 ID: dad664
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>Grow bigger tits
Gonna kill you...
>Thongs and frilly panties
...keep killing you and
>Accentuates your ass
rip you to pieces and...
>Fanservice knob
...diediediedeathmurdermaimdismembermentsomuchPAINIwillinflictonyouand...

Θ][Σ 2011/02/23(Wed)18:18 No. 283896 ID: dad664
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...hold that thought.

...did this thing just make holsters?

Fan service AND self service!

EVERYONE WINS!

You are now thinking about your favorite piece of fetish wear.

It's friendly!

Ok, no to the boobs, but try some bit of shapeshifting and see how it fits. Maybe the back tendrils?

try to ignore the sex obsessed ones. it seems it is changing to suit what you want. it is probably unstable right now as it adjusts. once it globalizes, slowly grow a back tentacle and see how it reacts to it. if it works right it should open it to let it through.

Nice trick.

>>283896
Seems like it. See if it can make itself into proper pants. Not that we don't like seeing exposed legs. But clothing can protect from minor burns and wounds. And those things are annoying and painful.

>>283896
Experiment. Try thinking of the suit as a part of yourself and try adjusting it like you would your own body. Any way you like as long as it has a visible effect.

Visit the Propulsion Lab.

>>283896
Hey! Maybe you can turn that thing into a full body armor by just thinking it! :D

I say this is probably the most awesome suit ever. I would love to make pockets just by thinking about them.

>>283896
Pants! Covered midriff! Sleeves! SHOES! Little of which will be visible because you'll be wearing a labcoat!

try to cover your midrief, if the material covering your breasts stops bullets the way the rest of the suit does, dont waste energy trying to morph it.
Try to make it cover your legs and arms, preferibly your feet awell.

Try to cover up a good part of it with the labcoat and whatnot, take the surprise element.

Make it into whatever type of clothing you feel would make you look the best you can, while still being protective where it counts.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/24(Thu)20:10 No. 284131 ID: dad664
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The suit shifts a third time, seeming to finally settle on something static. Not too revealing, though not too restrictive either.

>Try to shapeshift a tendril
Huh, nifty. It formed a hole in the back before the tentacle even erupted out...

>Try to shift the suit itself
I attempt to do so. Nothing happens. Either I can't exert conscious thought over this thing or it'd deciding to ignore me.

>Pockets on demand
Yeah, that is kinda nifty...but it's done more than just made pouches. It made itself a belt and there's clips for my grenades on it, as well as holsters for the two guns I picked up! Maybe it's supposed to be some sort of adaptive cloth that makes clothing related things as the wearer needs them?

>Body armor
Erm...this stuff is like the consistency and feel of spandex almost, just thicker. The most it's done as far as defense is some *ahem* strategically placed padding. I highly doubt it was meant for full-on armor.

Okay, well, that was fun an interesting. To recap, I've got two smallish pouches at the rear sides of this belt thing which looks like they could hold a couple small items, some holsters for the guns which frees up some more space, and then built-in clips for the grenades I nabbed in the previous lab.

So now we can either go to the Propulsion one or check out the Electronics lab.

Electronics. Let's find us some sweet gadgets.

electronics

become tentacle bayonetta.

>>284131
To the electronics lab!!!

Oh, and a slight experiment with the cloth. Try giving it a small cut and see if it repairs itself and how resistant it is to sharp objects.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/27(Sun)18:37 No. 284883 ID: dad664
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Duh-nun.

Duh-nun, duuuh-nun.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/27(Sun)18:38 No. 284884 ID: dad664
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Okay so all I've been able to find in here is just a bunch of broken gadgets. Pieces of electronics, things that look like tricorders and PADDs, other little knicknacks (I swear one of them looks just like a damn iPod)...

Θ][Σ 2011/02/27(Sun)18:39 No. 284885 ID: dad664
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It's all just useless junk. No matter how much I poke and prod at them they're all just dead.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/27(Sun)18:39 No. 284886 ID: dad664
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...ohshit.

POINT AWAY FROM FACE!!
after we confirm it is not about to fire lasers or explode mess with the buttons.

enjoy hot plasma in the face

DEVOUR THEM ALL.

Make sure it's pointing away from you.

>>284886
Point away from face and push some other buttons.

>>284886
Put it down.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/27(Sun)23:28 No. 284996 ID: dad664
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shitshitshitshitSHIT

Θ][Σ 2011/02/27(Sun)23:29 No. 284999 ID: dad664
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...




....


...did it blow up yet?

It's just beeping. Look for a computer terminal and for it's name or model number somewhere on it. Look it up.

No.

Uh, let's find out what it is. Any computers and lists or whatever?

Oh and check out that Health/Fire kit.

okay, looks like you did not push the 'blow up' button.

>>284999
Seems like it wasn't the explosion kind of beeping. Send over a tendril to take it back and see if you can read anything on the screen.

>>284999
Lick it.

>>285047
Why yes, this is the sensible thing to do.

BTW tricoder? i didn't know you were a geek...

>>284999
Wouldn't.. anything dangerous have been in the weapons lab?

See what lootables were in that box with the fire and health symbol. With any luck, we can wind up with a fire blanket and/or something that can help pick us back up later.

>>284999
>>285047
Eat your red piece of electronics, Chloe.

Eat it!


SWALLOW IT.

EAT THEM ALL.

THEY ARE ALL FOR YOUR DEVOURING.

CERTAINLY YOU HUNGER.

>>285058
>>285047
>>285071
She's part valcien, not part tozol. She can't digest steel.

>>284999
Nope, you're good to go.

It was either a dud, or it's NOT a bomb, grenade, mine, or whatever.
Be careful though, you can't be always sure that it won't harm you.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/28(Mon)16:38 No. 285137 ID: dad664
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After some poking and prodding from a safe distance, I come to the determination that this thing is -not- going to be blowing up in my face any time soon. Nonetheless, I set it back down on the table where I found it. It can fuck on off and go 'wom-wom' as much as it likes there.

Θ][Σ 2011/02/28(Mon)16:38 No. 285138 ID: dad664
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And the emergency kit by the exit has what I'm assuming is some sort of space-age fire extinguisher, two medkits, and some sort of reflective blanket.

>>285137
Go find out what it is. It could be something awesome like a shield generator or a SOLITON RADAR.

>>285138
Demand pockets from your pants for the medkits.

And look for a cellphone with a radio attachment or something. Being able to listen to news and shit would be rather beneficial.

Open medkit and take a look inside.

search medkits. and then see if computer tells you anything about the doodads in the room.

That reflective blanket... is probably a heat shield. Could be very useful if they use incendiary weapons against you.

I think you should attach the device to yourself.

inventory medkits, craft sweet cape out of blanket

A reflective blanket is for preserving bodyheat in cases of extreme chill. I'm betting it was for any sort of freezing that might have happened due to chemical spill or if the heaters went offline.

Θ][Σ 2011/03/02(Wed)18:07 No. 285780 ID: dad664
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The medkits have your basic stuff. Bandages, pills, and various creams. Considering my healing abilities are far more supercharged than the average person, I really don't see a need for any of this stuff.

And one of you, please, educate me on how carrying around a bright, red, glowing object when we're trying to -not- attract attention, is a good thing?

>>285780
If they're close enough to see the red light, they're close enough that you'd be spotted. Besides, you can always just cover it.

simple, if it turns on, it can turn off. i highly doubt it's supposed to do nothing but glow.it could be a radar or something.

Θ][Σ 2011/03/02(Wed)18:54 No. 285790 ID: dad664
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GARGH, FINE. I'll take the stupid womming thing! Freakin' turning me into a packrat...

Alright, time to serious the fuck up. While shopping through the computer stores has netted some neat stuff, it has also been hideously boring. Also time consuming (seriously, I think we've spent an hour here already).

SO. We know for a fact there's two of those server thingies we can go smash up nearby. But which one do we wanna hit first?

hehehe.
anyway, i say take out psycho analysis.

Well you could pretend to be british, or a medic, or you could use the kits to heal someone else you selfish bitch how about that i never said they were for you.

Psychoanalysis is likely to have lighter security. It's bizarre that you haven't run in to anyone yet, but let's keep the streak alive!

yesssss. TAKE the red glowing alarm clock. :V

Idly push more buttons on the womwom while moving. If you can't get it to turn off, ditch it. It could be a tracking device or something, and WHATEVER it does, we don't really want it to both make noise and light while we're sneaking. Even if it's a cool forcefield.

Go to xenotech studies; we can probably grab some goodies along the way.

Head for the one in the Xenotech section you can check out the gadgets there along the way for anything that may be of further use to you.

Psycho Analysis because you are clearly a psycho and could use some analysis.

Θ][Σ 2011/03/06(Sun)01:31 No. 286507 ID: dad664
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Right, Psycho-Analysis it is. Alright, time to kick this into gear, blow up some shit an*THONK*

"Hey, watch where you're going!
"Shit, sorr-ohfuck."
"What the hell...?

>Please make an action

grab him with a tentacle around the neck

I'm leaning towards knocking both of them out at this point, since they aren't guards or anything and the facility likely knows you've escaped anyway. Keep one of them awake so you can ask about the state of the facility though. And maybe ask what that gadget it.

Play it cool.

"Oh hey, <name on nametag>."

If they run or go for an alarm, tentacle them so much.

Grab both their necks with tendrils, interrogate. If you think one of them poses a threat to your health kill them immediately.

Snare with hands and tentacles. Juggle where you've got both their necks and hands restrained. Shove their faces in your breasts. "Answer my questions." Now turn your boobs into lampry jaws full of razor blades. "Or I will tear your face off with my boobs."

Bitch be cool!

>>286510
Tentacle them? Are you proposing she violate the sanctity of the buttocks?

>>286507
There's another guy further down the corridor. Chase him down quickly after knocking out the guy next to you. Drag them both back into the room you came from.

>>286507
Tentacle them both into your clutches. cover their mouths. Make sure they're cozy.

>>286507
They don't know there's a problem because Red used her position to suppress that detail.

When in doubt, rely on people not wanting to admit there's a problem.

Act docile.
"Oh, I'm sorry, sir. Err... I was told to come here for some kind of test. Would you happen to know where exactly I'm supposed to go?"

>>286586
This. Roll with it.

>>286586
This could work.

If it does not, use your tendrils and interrogate them.

Θ][Σ 2011/03/06(Sun)15:44 No. 286641 ID: dad664
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Thesis?! The fuck is it doing out of containmAAAGH!

Gotta act fast. Backhand with some spikes, sends him spinning to the ground. He groans, doesn't get back up.

Shit, SHIT!

Goddammit all to hell.

Θ][Σ 2011/03/06(Sun)15:45 No. 286642 ID: dad664
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Other guy tries to run for it. I'm not having any of that. Gag 'im, reel him back, drag them both back into the lab before shutting the door.

Great, just great. Now what do I do with them?

play with them like you will with a doll

>>286642

Bondage and rape, duh. Have some fun, girl.

Brutal rape scene +1

Kill them. We've got most of the intel we need and moving fast is higher priority than filling in the teeny tiny gaps we have. If you knock them out they wake up in an hour and pull the alarm. That will be the death of you.

So kill them.