Sarcopholacooda 2017/03/21(Tue)21:17 No. 789389 ID: 9d9c6b
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Home base was not terribly far—the gang strolled here to appreciate how sunny and cool it was today. The team leader eventually pauses for a quick overview of the mission.

Cybil: “Alright guys. Don’t get too distracted with shopping. Our main objective is to figure out what is supposed to take place here.”

Cybil: “According to what we know, someone—perhaps a benefactor—may have left a supply of more militarized parts. Maybe the worst has yet to be discovered.”

Cybil: “Ask the locals, merchants, patrolmen—anyone who may have been here last night and earlier this morning witnessing suspicious activity.”

Cybil: “If anything significant comes up, make sure you let the entire group know via intercom.”

CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER Sarcopholacooda 2017/03/21(Tue)21:20 No. 789392 ID: 9d9c6b
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SELECT YOUR CHARACTER
If Eudora is chosen—which form shall she take (Agility, Normal, or Durability)?
>>/quest/782489

You only have enough time to talk to FIVE venders and pedestrians.

[big]There are FOUR ACHIEVEMENTS in this area for extra points[/big]:
I’m A Believer (25XP) — ??????
A Fine Addition to My Collection (50XP) —??????
Sideshow Job (100XP) —??????
Good Talks (200XP) —Learn all clues regarding Moss’ activity.

Cybil! She's good at the talky.

Eudora - Agility form! Tallbug time.

Cybil

Cybil to start with.

>>789392
I vote for Cybil.

And I also predict that Victor is going to be distracted by someone selling ice cream! XD

Where has the bug love gone?

Eudora, If there is combat I doubt they would have any sort of heavy weaponry, so I would Go with Durability.

Also, Should we share information with the locals about our investigation, or even mention we are investigating something?

Victor is the cute one so I vote for him!

Cyberwyre 2017/03/23(Thu)11:32 No. 789732 ID: d0a978
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You are now playing as Cybil! She seems a likely candidate to get some information out of the locals by passive means. Although as a copper—some pedestrians may shy away from authority—they don’t want any trouble. If your allies are nearby you can utilize their talents as well. (You can always call them over.) Eudora is currently in Agility Mode.

[Current Inventory]
15 Stunning Pellets
Electric Grip [only two charges]
Orbiting Drone [See Prologue, >>/questarch/784725 ]

You start to hear a familiar voice approach you once the gang has split up…

Cyberwyre 2017/03/23(Thu)11:36 No. 789735 ID: d0a978
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You immediately recognize him. Cybil has worked alongside the Cepholod before and even met up with him at the warehouse last night. He’s quite the valuable friend. The Cnidarian officer with him wasn’t familiar. Perhaps it was a trainee.

Sepher: “Well, well, if it isn’t the best Poker Face on this side of The Port! How’s it going, pard’ner?”

Cybil: “Officer Sepher! Stuck having to train new blood?”

Sepher: “Yep, that’s Kreeb over there; a know-it-all on an expensive set of stilts. Kind of like you, except the department didn’t have to purchase your legs!”

Sepher: “We finally commissioned the long awaited Cnidarian suits to use on the field. Kreeb was one of the luckier guys to take them for a spin.”

Cybil: “He hasn’t fallen over yet, I see.”

Kreeb: “I can hear you two.”

Cyberwyre 2017/03/23(Thu)11:37 No. 789736 ID: d0a978
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Sepher: “So what’s your business here? Taking a little break?”

Cybil: “I wish. We’re on the trail again. Something may or may not take place here. My team is keeping an eye out for anything suspicious. I’d go ahead and ask if you two have come up with anything?”

Sepher: “We’ve only just arrived. There hasn’t been anything unusual since we’ve replaced the former patrolmen half an hour ago.”

Kreeb: “Except the mutt and the bug. I’ve read into their profiles. I trust they won’t start any trouble? ”

Kreeb: “An Arthocob with an attitude can draw unwanted attention. And what the mutt is carrying—can he be trusted with that thing? Is it even licensed? ”

Kreeb: “Just so you know Cnidarians are stuck with desk jobs and all the paperwork. One slip-up from any of your team members and I could be stuck having to write reports.”

ASK THE OFFICERS ABOUT:
a) The Bazaar; >___
b) Themselves; >___
c) Other; >___
d) Depart, start your investigation; >___

Hearing about the bazaar from some beat cops seems like a good place to start.

>>789739

Yup.

ignoring the stick up his ass rookie I'm going to have to go with
>a) The Bazaar; >___
See if they can't give you some info about some of the pass disturbances around the area. Might give us an idea on where to start.

Cyberwyre 2017/03/23(Thu)21:45 No. 789915 ID: d0a978
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You decide to talk about the bazaar; perhaps these guys know where to start looking, and discuss about any past disturbances.

Kreeb: “There hasn’t been any incident in the past month regarding any connection to Moss or his mob.”

Sepher: “Here, there’s either a missing child or lost item. All merchants have their permits and licenses checked. Any complaints would be from disgruntled customers.”

Sepher: “If something’s to happen throughout the event today, Moss’ gang would have a crowd to hide in—”

Kreeb: “There’s over 200 artisans and food vendors—and tourists are constantly coming in and out.”

Cybil: “Not like they can hide tons of crates in the anyway. Perhaps it could be a meetup for something else. We don’t have enough time to talk to each and every merchant…”

Kreeb: “The earliest ones to arrive would be the performance artists to set up a stage for entertainment. There’s an act in one section of the path if you keep heading north."

Kreeb: "There's also a nearby fishery. Most of the workers there had to come through this road before it was closed for the public.”

ASK THE OFFICERS ABOUT:
a) Themselves; >___
b) Other; >___
c) Depart, start your investigation; >___

>>789915
a) Themselves; >___
just ask Kreeb how long he's been with Sepher and ask both of them how long they're going to be patrolling around the area. Might not hurt to know we're backup will be around here incase we need assistants later. Also tell Sepher to give you a call sometime when he's free Might be nice to catch up when nether of you are working.

C) Okay, we've got a lot of ground to cover. Thanks, officers.

b) Other; >Ask to exchange contact information. We can ask about them later, We are looking for information about Moss, not about other officers.

Cyberwyre 2017/03/29(Wed)12:10 No. 791465 ID: e5481b
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You think it wouldn’t hurt to know how long these guys will be on patrol, but you assume any shift can last a couple hours. You believe to have enough information to start your investigation.

Cybil: “I think that’s all I’ll need for now, thanks. There’s a lot of ground to cover. Do any of you have contact information in case I might need some backup?”

The two officers exchange the correct channel for their intercom if in need for any assistance. Both of them begin to mosey back to their post.

“Hey, Sepher,” Cybil adds as he faces her with a raised brow, “Give me a call some time; it would be nice to catch up on things.”

Sepher nods, “Oh! Yeh! Sure thing, Sib. Anything open for the afternoon?”

Cybil: “No, I… have an appointment later. But we can probably figure something out. I’ll see you around.”

Cyberwyre 2017/03/29(Wed)12:11 No. 791466 ID: e5481b
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Kreeb and Sepher return to their post. You are currently in Section A of the Bazaar, the welcoming stalls are littered with vendors and recruiters. Any merchant lucky enough to arrive early can be the first to attract the eyes of tourists.

From Cybil’s viewpoint she sees Jewelers and Vendors opting to sell their craft. Across the way are Arthocob Zealots who preach by their booth—excited to spread the word of some eldritch God. Lastly, you can spot Krullghn Dock Workers trying to repair a fishing boat—sort of cussing and grumbling at their accident.

But if none of them seem like a likely candidate to help with your mission, there’s more to see in the food court and performing arts.

You have time to talk to five merchants and pedestrians. You can always check a place out and observe before interacting with people.

a) Jewelers
b) Arthocobs
c) Dock Workers
b) Move to Section B

You know enough Krullghn to get by, right? C sounds like they might be in a position to have seen something. I guess it depends on what's in it for them.

>>791466
>c) Dock Workers
because profiling. Not really but if someone was trying to sneak something in her by boat wouldn't be half bad.

Talk to the Zealots. They probably keep a pretty sharp eye on who's coming and going

Cyberwyre 2017/03/30(Thu)17:13 No. 791802 ID: e5481b
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>Know enough Krullghn language?
Yes she does! She’s quite fluent and can fully understand the local languages around here. The Dock Workers would seem to have a good eye out for anything suspicious. She listens to them bicker as she approaches.

Worker 1: “Zhamon will pay for this. Was it Zhamon? I’m sure it was Zhamon! He can’t do any f—king thing right! Would have had us killed! How hard is it to secure one?”

Worker 2: “…Yep, it’s a mighty gash.”

Worker 1: “I told you, I told you! Left! Steer left! You damn near ramped off the thing!”

Worker 2: “…Yep, could’ve been bad.”

Worker 1: “And now the engine is busted! You damn near knocked into that thing—” the crustacean eventually sees you staring at them, “Hello? Can we help you?”

a) >___
b) …carry on [Leave]

Actually, can I help you? you look a bit stranded there.

>>791802
I noticed you seem to be having a bit of trouble, Mind if I asked what happened? I might be able to help.

Cyberwyre 2017/03/31(Fri)10:04 No. 791989 ID: e5481b
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Cybil: “Actually, I was wondering if you two need assistance. You look a bit stranded.”

Worker: “Oh, it’s—it’s nothing. We’ve got this under control. ‘Nothing to do now but wait for maintenance to tow this away.”

Cybil: “Mind if I asked what happened? I could take a look at the damages.”

Worker: “Well you know what we do, right?”

Cybil: “You… collect fish?”

Worker: “Yes, that! Me an’ Russ here go from buoy to buoy, right? We would reach a marker and wait for a Seacrane to arrive and bring the nets up to us! Easy, right?”

Worker: “But then, here comes a buoy out of nowhere and Russ damn ran into it!”

Russ: “…Yep, cracked the hull.”

Worker: “And then we had to quickly paddle this boat to shore for knocking the engine out! Rotten luck!”

Worker: “I swear when I find the bozo that set one out there—I’ll wring him out…”

ASK ABOUT:
a) Investigation, anything suspicious; >___
a) Engine, take a look; >___
b) Other; >___
c) Depart, visit the other vendors; >___

See if you can do any repairs, then check out the buoy.

B! You're a techspert, the suit speaks for itself. I'm a little surprised at how nonchalant his buddy is, but don't express that.

>>791989
>mysterious buoy out of nowhere.
That sounds suspicious. If these guys can confirm that the buoys stay in the same place all the time, then that extra one that's never been there before is probably what you're looking for. It might've been put there by the criminals to blend in with the other buoys.

>>792013
Yep! Let's go check the buoy.

I guess give the ship a once over then go look at the buoy.

Cyberwyre 2017/04/04(Tue)12:38 No. 793385 ID: e5481b
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Cybil: “Can I take a look at the engine?”

Worker: “What, you know how to fix one?”

Cybil: “Don’t I look a little dressed for the job?”

She passes the nonchalant buddy of his; she tries not to point out his calm behavior. Perhaps not many things faze him. She hops on the back of the boat to give the engine an examination. A basic motor shouldn’t be too hard to figure out. Something may have simply screwed loose and needs to be reinserted properly.

Worker: “So, uh, we’ve come up with—uh, a broken rod—”

Cybil brightens her lenses and starts getting to work ignoring the Krullg’s diagnosis, “So where was this marker?”

Worker: “Oh, well, we were heading down towards—Russ! Was it C3?!”

Russ: “…Yup. Fish C3.”

Worker: “C zero three, yeh. That’s the serial number. Each buoy should have one.”

Cybil: “Do buoys normally stay in one place?”

Russ: “…Yep, they should be nice and secure.”

Worker: “Depending on the season we may add or remove some. Now that the fish are migrating back, we’ve been rounding them up like crazy. So of course lots of markers are brought in!”

Worker: “It’s possible that it wasn’t secured properly or wasn’t registered as an active marker yet.”

Cyberwyre 2017/04/04(Tue)12:39 No. 793386 ID: e5481b
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There seems to be some promising results as she follows the crack in the motor’s casing. Inside, she was able to identify the problem: a loose plug needed to be bent into shape and reinstalled ([23]/[30]). She revs the engine up and it breathes life.

Cybil: “There you have it, a working engine!”

The Techs-pert hops from the stern and lands squarely onto her feet, patting her hands together.

Cybil: “Any chance you caught the serial number?”

Worker: “Eh, no. It was kind of hard to see.”

Cybil: “You couldn’t see it in broad daylight?”

Worker: “It was waning dawn when it happened.”

Russ: “…Yep, thought I saw a two though.”

Cybil: “A two?”

Russ: “…Yep.”

Cybil: “How soon can you give me a ride so I can check it out myself?”

Worker: “Well this boat has a nasty crack in it. We’re lucky to reach the shore before the water rose to our knees.”

Worker: “I don’t quite recall where we crashed… Why would you want to see? Are you some safety inspector?”

Cybil: “An inspector of sorts, yes…”

Cybil: “Thank you for your time, boys. I have to get along. I may need to pay a visit to the fishery later.”

Cyberwyre 2017/04/04(Tue)12:41 No. 793387 ID: e5481b
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Interesting, there could be a buoy in the harbor placed by Moss’s men. But there are tons out there and she’ll want to narrow it down to one. She informs her team about the extra marker.

There’s enough time to talk to four merchants and pedestrians. You can always check a place out and observe before interacting with people.

As before, there are the jewelers who may pick up suspicious people passing through. Same goes for the Arthocob missionaries who preach the word of some weird being.

a) Jewelers
b) Arthocobs
c) Check out Section B

Assuming it doesn't take up an action, check out section B.

Speak to one of the jewelers, flash a badge, ask for information, the stop a robbery in progress that just happened to start at the same time you arrived.

Time to check out the performers in B.

>I pick option C
now let's head to section B

Cyberwyre 2017/04/09(Sun)23:21 No. 794793 ID: aac3a1
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Sweet, this is where the walk becomes lively in the middle of a food court. There are lots more people here to watch the circus acts and purchase food! It seems the show is at an intermission as the carnies are doing their own thing.

There are countless food trucks diverse with their selection of Vaalbaran cuisine that stretch far down the road. It’s a shame Cybil can’t really enjoy eating in public with the risk of catching a common germ (and dying, maybe). But perhaps the owners or patrons know a thing or two.

Port Echo isn’t without their sidewalk residents. Looks like there’s a homeless Cnidarian down on its luck asking for change. Amazing it was able to afford a suit at one time.

Off to the side is a little playground set up for parents to rest as their children play. Perhaps she can watch for any suspicious activity, or maybe ask the visitors some questions.

And, of course, the entire stage has the performance artists demonstrate their wonderful talents. She realizes she never went to a live circus before! She hasn’t done much as a little girl… or teenager.

You can always call a teammate over to help or talk with the locals.

a) chat with the Food Vendor
b) talk to the Homeless Cnidarian
c) hang by the Playground
d) check out / talk to The Carnies
e) go back to Section A

hm, my plan of action:

talk to the food vendor for some info, his business, then buy something tasty.

Next, we will talk with the homeless Cnidarian about seeing suspicious activities, and offer the food we purchased in case he refuses to talk, or give it to him just to be nice if he does decide to talk with us.

if the elder scrolls have taught me anything its that the homeless know shit and will tell you if you're nice to them.

go to the food stands and get some food. Maybe ask if they've seen anything weird. Then talk to the homeless guy and see what he knows. Give him the food and some money (and maybe fix his leg) for his troubles.

>>794798
We can't eat food from a street vendor, it could kill us!

D: Check out the carnies.

Go to the food vendor and ask them some questions. Make sure Victor isn't over there just eating ice cream instead of asking questions. Then buy something for the homeless guy as a bribe to get him to answer some questions.

>>794827
The food isn't meant for us, it is meant for the homeless guy. Sorry I wasn't clear enough in my post.

>>794793
>Looks like there’s a homeless Cnidarian down on its luck asking for change. Amazing it was able to afford a suit at one time.
Try and see how good repair his suit is in. A 'homeless' guy in a grimy but fully functional suit screams 'spy'.

Cyberwyre 2017/04/11(Tue)22:27 No. 795215 ID: 0feb92
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You decide to help the homeless man out, perhaps in exchange for information—that is—if he has any. Cybil thinks that she could talk to him like a friend, rather than bargain with food firsthand.

Cybil: “Uh, excuse me? Sir? Or Mam?”

“C-can you spare s###some change?” the vagrant echoes with its rusted speech. He shakes a tin cup—but his arm is unsteady and sharp to move. It retracts its hand, “I###I’m sorry officer. I don’t mean to loiter. I shall remove my###self. Good day###to you.”

The Cnidarian tries to lift itself with a broken leg to exit.

>Suspicion on grimy but functional suit.
It’s not uncommon for Cnidarians to salvage some old, old models. Not to say the industry was cruel—but lots of assembly suits are made by other species with little regard to functionality; it’s like a fishbowl was glued to a mannequin. The Krullgs and Cepholods don’t know how a Cnidarian’s body works.

She scans and starts looking into the archives of the model. There are washed out logos that give some clue to its manufacturer ([40]/[60] SCAN). Ah, Septic Duty MODEL 8854. This guy probably kept it after losing the job. But it’s possible he may have stumbled upon it in the slums.

Cyberwyre 2017/04/11(Tue)22:28 No. 795217 ID: 0feb92
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>Fix the leg
Cybil: “Wait—no. Here, let me help…”

The homeless creature is hesitant to either object or let her fix his leg. It has a hard time keeping its rusted limbs steady as she tries to examine the suit. Unfortunately, Cybil doesn’t have experience with older models. The leg just looks shot and makeshift, and she couldn’t think of a way to work around it ([70]/[30] REPAIR).

Hobo: “D###Don’t worry. You’re too kind to offer.”

Hobo: “I### manage.”

Cybil: “At least let me buy you a meal!”

Hobo: “You would do that? No###joke?”

Hobo: “I don’t know what###to say. I’ve had###my share of pranks.”

Cybil: “No joke, sir. If you’ve been harassed by a local group then it would be my responsibility to teach them a lesson ([03]/[45] PERSUADE).”

Hobo: “I would app###ppreciate the kind gesture.”

Cyberwyre 2017/04/11(Tue)22:29 No. 795218 ID: 0feb92
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The Gortian does her best to support the Cnidarian as they wait in line. There are some weird looks given to the vagrant—judging by his torn exterior. Maybe they smell something you don’t as customers begin to leave.

Owner: “Hey! You in the suit!”

Owner: “Not you, mam. Sorry. The trash can behind you! I told you, you aren’t allowed here! You have no money, we don’t give handouts, and you are scaring my customers away!”

Owner: “Now beat it or I’ll have to call the authorities!”

>___

Hm. Ask the homeless guy privately what he would want to eat, and you'll get it for him if he waits back in his spot. Afterwards, lets talk to the concession stand guy, talk to him about any going ons, business, suspicious activities, then order the food the vagrant wanted.

I am the authorities!

>>795218
>“Now beat it or I’ll have to call the authorities!”
"I'm right here, there's no need to call for me."

If necessary, show your badge.

Then tell him that you've got money and you're going to pay for whatever the homeless guy picks from the menu, which makes him a customer.

>>795232
Respect my authoritah!

Cyberwyre 2017/04/13(Thu)11:25 No. 795535 ID: 0feb92
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Cybil: “You won’t have to, I am the authorities!”

The owner clearly wasn’t expecting that. The techie flashes her badge with the right credentials. “He is a customer now, and I’ll be paying for whatever he wants.”

Cybil: “And perhaps you can answer a few questions later once I’m off my break, hmm?”

The Cepholod changes his behavior; he expresses some nervousness in front of her as he stammers over his words, “Uh—uhmm. Y—yes officer! No harm. What will your —cough— friend have?”

Cybil can still decide to go through with questioning the owner after her little chat with the Cnidarian.

Cyberwyre 2017/04/13(Thu)11:29 No. 795536 ID: 0feb92
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They eventually find a picnic table. Cybil didn’t bother to purchase anything for herself, of course. However, Cnidarians can eat almost anything on land. There’s a compartment in most suits where food can be fed directly into their mouths. They can still type to talk through their vox-boxes while physically chewing, or digesting.

Hobo: “It’s been###a while since I had something this fresh.”

Hobo: “On a day such as this, I would browse###the trash cans.”

Hobo: “It’s not gross###to us. We don’t have as much of these ‘buds’### that you creatures possess to taste.”

The conversation as all fine and dandy, but you don’t really wanna hear much about dumpster-diving. Cybil knows plenty of basic Cnidarian anatomy anyway.

ASK HOMELESS CNIDARIAN ABOUT:
a) Investigation, anything suspicious; >___
b) Himself; >___
c) Other; >___
d) Depart, It was nice helping you; >___

>a) Investigation, anything suspicious

>a) Investigation, anything suspicious; >___
say that you're glad you were able to lend him a helping hand but let him know that he could possibly return the favor. Ask if he's seen anything strange happening around these parts lately.

Cyberwyre 2017/04/14(Fri)21:39 No. 795970 ID: 6f7e51
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Cybil: “I’m glad I was able to lend a helping hand. But there is, perhaps, something you can help me with.”

Hobo: “I don’t have###much to offer. But I will try.”

Cybil: “Nothing short of answering a few questions. I’m undergoing an investigation that something bad may take place here.”

Cybil: “So first off, I’m asking if you’ve noticed anything suspicious or out of place throughout the festival.”

Hobo: “Hmm…”

Hobo: “Could be###minor, but I thought almost nothing of it at the time.”

Hobo: “It was morning and I was###shooed###from my rest. Tents###were being set up. The stage###as well. I never knew today was###eventful.”

Hobo: “A couple of###Krullgs. They were non###chalant as they took this road for###their walk.”

Cybil: “Could you hear them?”

Hobo: “Laughing###mostly. I may have been too far away. But I could see them dispose###something as they neared a trash can.”

Hobo: “I could hear###unrelated words.”

Cyberwyre 2017/04/14(Fri)21:42 No. 795971 ID: 6f7e51
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Hobo: “Tunnels. ###A mascot. Someone qualified###for something. Someone gives them problems. PEC. And###Huron. That’s all I could###make out.”

Cybil: “Heh, I have an idea who the mascot could be. As for the PEC; that’s Port Electric—the electric service for over half this city.”

Cybil: “I’ve never heard of Huron, though…”

Hobo: “Once they went###their merry way, I checked the trash later, but found nothing unusual.”

Hobo: “I kept my eye on it###to see if anyone would pick it up. But soon I###stopped paying attention. Many trash bags were emptied so###whatever was in there could be at the landfill now. If just trash.”

ASK HOMELESS CNIDARIAN ABOUT:
a) Himself; >___
b) Other; >___
c) Depart, thank him for the info; >___

>a) Himself; >___
ask him his name and how he ended up on the street.

Mostly just asking so we can check his name with whatever criminal data banks we have to see if he has a history to see just how trust worthy he is but it also seems like the polite thing to do.

A, C

>>795971

Maybe send one of your teammates to talk with the landfill management/call the landfill management and get them to a) set aside the trash from the area in question and see if there's anything questionable inside and/or b) allow one of you to go there and search the trash? If the workers at the dump do it now, they'd still have memory of where they have any trash from today, and they won't dump a ton of other trash on top of it.

Could be a wild goose chase, though, and seems like a lot of work for a pretty slim lead. You'd have to call it a hunch and accept criticism if it turns out to be nothing.

You can also A ask the cnidarian a little about himself, since it pays to have eyes on the street and it'll serve as an impromptu job interview. And you should definitely tell him to watch himself around here today since something bad might go down - if he's got anything else or see anything else, he can talk to you anytime.

Idea: If you trust him and can convince him to, you could give him some money as cash up front for being an extra pair of eyes, with more to come at the end of the day for the service. It'll be a temporary thing, but better than nothing, and he'd be helping out the community. Of course, you'd better keep this last offer on the down low. We don't want him targeted by Virgil Moss' goons - he might already be a bit at risk if Virgil has any informants around right now.

In fact, look around. Does anyone seem to be paying close attention to you?

Cyberwyre 2017/04/17(Mon)22:17 No. 796620 ID: 02214c
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You decide it best to take your leave, not before Cybil asks a bit about himself to sound polite. Maybe ask how he ended on the streets, and his name.

Quevic: “My name###is Quevic. I lived here###all my life.”

Quevic: “I worked in sewage treatment. Most Cnidarians work in###‘unfavorable’ conditions. But makes sense. We’re in protective suits###if we were to keep up with the others.”

Quevic: “Yet Krullgs and Cepholods see us as###expendables. Hardly any labor laws are made for us.”

Cybil: “I’m actually wary of their treatment. It’s horrible to know this is still happening. I can’t believe nothing has been done to give the Cnidarians justice for their blood, sweat, and tears to keep this city alive ([26]/[70] KNOWLEDGE (HISTORY)).”

Quevic: “I’m grateful that at least###one kind soul###can understand our struggle.”

Quevic: “Eventually###I couldn’t pay bills and I was fired when I couldn’t keep up the job. I kept this suit and have survived on the streets for many years. I’ve###lost count how many.”

Quevic: “And many###share the same story.”

Cyberwyre 2017/04/17(Mon)22:19 No. 796621 ID: 02214c
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>Talk with the landfill management
Cybil suspects that if something were to go down today, especially around this area, an important object wouldn’t have to travel a few miles away to the local landfill. It does seem like lots of work for a slim lead to check there. And she could always check the trash can herself, which she plans to do.

The technomancer would love to have an extra pair of eyes on the street, but she feels it would risk Quevic getting in the hands of Moss’ goons.

Cybil: “Thank you for your time. Your information has really helped me out. I must continue with my case.”

Cybil: “I hope you’re safe on your travels, Quevic.”

Quevic: “[code]I wish you luck. Good bye###officer.[code]”

>Does anyone seem to pay attention to you?
You feel that you should look around to make sure no one is paying close attention to your investigation. As far as a quick scan goes, Cybil is sure there’s nothing out of the ordinary; everyone is minding their own business ([23]/[60] SCAN).

Wouldn’t hurt to check the trash can out anyway.

Yep, it’s just a normal tin can functioning as it should. Quevic did describe the correct one in the right area. Let’s see… it’s the early morning and the bazaar has been open for roughly two Vaalbaran hours. It’s a trash can that’s off to the side, not in the middle of activity. The trash bags must’ve been replaced five times, maybe six by now… And Quevic only rummaged through—although unknown how thorough.

>___

>>796621
Check behind the fence. Check between the fence and the trash can. Check the things written on and/or taped on the trash can. Check the inside of the trash can on the roof of the lid.

Is their something in the hole in that fence?

>>796621
Check for anything stuck to the underside of the lid.

Check the inside, outside and surrounds. You may not be looking only for an object but perhaps instructions/directions, posted or drawn, that may be in code.

Check for a secret door in the sidewalk, or the fence.

1/3 Cyberwyre 2017/04/20(Thu)14:12 No. 797104 ID: 02214c
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>You may be looking for instructions/directions
Could be right; it would be much easier to hide a folded piece of paper somewhere than a handheld object. If it has directions then it would be for a single individual… or a relatively small group unlike the one at the warehouse.

>Check around the fence
Cybil gives the area a good look-over. She checks around and over the fence. Nothing was placed between the planks; and behind the fence was a drop to a sandy beach.

>Things written on trash can
Some flyers and a bit of graffiti! She can’t really read the weird, stylized neon pink spray paint but it’s probably nonsense. There is a flyer for… The Temple of Ndepthteph! Wonderful. It’s poorly translated from Arthocob to Krullg and Cepholod, and horribly designed with clip art, but you get the gist. Nothing on the back though:

—Experience! Ndepthteph Favors All To His Swarm
It’s Inevitable! Bhothogoshol granted us the temporary gift of life through the craquelure of space—but every creature knows of its eventual succumbing to the divine that is Ndepthteph.
Have you ever wanted to understand your role in the Voxxus nebulae, a vast plane ever-watched by Relik’s thousand antennae? Ndepthteph teaches happiness, fulfillment, and hope towards the end. This could happen any second now! Inquire today at the Eoochrqua Bazaar festival for a free reading, and sign yourself and your friends to be an official member of our Temple. All species are welcome to join the heavenly ominous embrace of our dear Lord!

Cybil: "Eh."

2/3 Cyberwyre 2017/04/20(Thu)14:14 No. 797105 ID: 02214c
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>Check the underneath the lid
Rummaging through the trash feels… wrong. Sometimes the thought of unsanitary surfaces does make Cybil squeamish—but briefly. To be sure not to attract unwanted attention she looked both ways. The lid to the container is thus lifted and everything looks as expected inside a trash can…

But hello, what’s this? There’s a folded paper taped to the back of the flap.

3/3 Cyberwyre 2017/04/20(Thu)14:15 No. 797106 ID: 02214c
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The obvious choice was to take it. Unfolding it shows a flyer for a nightclub. The Hidden Harbor Nightclub will feature renowned musician Xuxa Jr. as their DJ.

Cybil isn’t a fanatic of ambient techno electronica rock stuff. She recalls Victor owning a poster of the musician, so he may be excited to hear of the event. The dance occurs in a few days at midnight.

might be worth checking out

So so far things to look out for are this night club and those strange buoys.

How much time do we have left?

Cyberwyre 2017/04/20(Thu)21:04 No. 797197 ID: 02214c
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>Might be worth checking [the club] out.
Good idea. Cybil will be able to find the address later. For now, they ought to finish their work here. It’s been one hour, still morning, and the Bazaar closes in the evening. Plenty of time.

Cybil flips the banner and spots an interesting clue; a sketchy map! The text reads:
—“You’ll find what you need, as discussed.”

Only two buoys are labeled; •D11 and •C03. Off to the distance is another object circled in red. Only guess is that is the designated marker to search.

CHECKPOINT CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER 2017/04/20(Thu)21:08 No. 797198 ID: 02214c
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You are free to choose a different character. Or you may choose to stay with Cybil! Eudora remains in her Agility form. There are still four secret achievements for extra points!

I’m A Believer (25XP) — ??????
A Fine Addition to My Collection (50XP) —??????
Sideshow Job (100XP) —??????
Good Talks (200XP) —Learn all clues regarding Moss’ activity.
———
There’s enough time to talk to three merchants and pedestrians. You can always check a place out and observe before interacting with people.

[Section A]
a) Talk to Arthocob missionaries
b) Talk to shop vendors

[Section B]
c) Chat with the food vendor owner
d) Hang by the playground
e) Check out the performance artists

Eudora: Check out performance artists!

>>797197
Looks like we don't need to go to the club after all. This poster was just conveniently nearby when this message was written.

And look at that! Buoy C03! The same one that ran into those fishermen!

I guess we'll need to take a look at the circled object later. Let's hang on to this poster to show to the others.

>>797204
Yeah, let's do this.

>>797198
Eudora and have her look at the missionaries

The Scarab 2017/04/24(Mon)23:23 No. 797870 ID: 900274
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Praise Bhothogoshol! You are now playing as Eudora! She blends well in the crowd as just another critter. She can hold her own if most situations go awry. Thankfully her interrupted beauty-sleep worked out fine. In AGILITY mode she adds +10% to Climb, High Jump, Camouflage, and Spit, but at the cost of 5HP. Her attacks and abilities are much quicker.

[Current Inventory]
A Walkie-talkie picked from a henchman

The Scarab 2017/04/24(Mon)23:31 No. 797872 ID: 900274
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Eudora had been asking around but ended up empty-handed. Some of the pedestrians thought she came with the religious Arthocob fanatics to promote her deity—but she would rather give the almighty Ndepthteph a swirly than switch temples.

She idles at the stage within a small crowd watching the performers practice. Cybil was nearby to join her.

Cybil: “Hey, you know the buoys I’ve mentioned? It seems Moss has left some clues behind for someone to pick up.”

Cybil: “I found this map conveniently hidden by a trashcan. I’ll be sure to let Vic know through the intercom. Any news?”

Eudora: “No luck on my end. I haven’t heard from Victor either. I’ve just been watching these clowns for a while. I don’t recognize the species of these weirdos.”

Eudora: “I was thinking maybe we could ask one of ‘em. You did mention that they could’ve seen something while the stage was being set up.”

The Scarab 2017/04/24(Mon)23:32 No. 797873 ID: 900274
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It’s not too surprising to see many off-worldly species visit the commercial moon. But thanks to living here for many years Cybil may be able to recognize these aliens and give some insight on their customs.

Cybil: “That trainer over there, with the mask, is a Teerzo. Even to me there’s an air of mystery regarding their culture ([78]/[70] KNOWLEDGE (HISTORY)). I haven’t studied much on them.”

Eudora: “And the bird?”

Cybil: “Eh, who knows? It is general knowledge, however, that Teerzos always wear these tribalesque masks and are almost always seen with an animal they bond with.”

The trainer stands idly by her pet observing the crowd.

The Scarab 2017/04/24(Mon)23:33 No. 797874 ID: 900274
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Eudora: “And the lanky thing?”

Cybil: “Ah, a Mal’or Huntoon, an interesting species.”

Cybil: “But don’t let their beady eyes fool you; they are one of the most accurate sharpshooters the galaxy has ([51]/[70] KNOWLEDGE (HISTORY)). Some say that if one focuses hard enough—they gain the ability to see through walls to spot their targets. But time and again it’s been disproven—said by Huntoons themselves.”

The Huntoon throws knives at a large target board. Not one blade has deterred from landing a direct bullseye.

The Scarab 2017/04/24(Mon)23:35 No. 797875 ID: 900274
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Finally, there was an alien completely dressed in an attire similar to a fencer. With no tail to identify, no way to see its face, and no specific features; Cybil was at a loss to profile the alien’s species ([75]/[70] KNOWLEDGE (HISTORY)).

Cybil: “Hmm, this one could be a Jaazu, or Icynth… or another Teerzo—without a pet companion. Yet those are pretty rare.”

Cybil: “I can’t quite put my finger on that one. Species far and wide come here on this moon.”

The strange artist alternates from juggling daggers, spinning hoops, and make–believe sword fights.

a) Talk to the Teerzo
b) Talk to the Huntoon
c) Talk to the Fencer
d) [Move Elsewhere]

C. So shiny. Wait, were we supposed to be gathering clues? Eh, it can wait.

>>797875
B. Better eyesight means a better chance they saw something.

>b) Talk to the Huntoon
we know the most about him so lets start with him

The Scarab 2017/04/25(Tue)20:41 No. 798020 ID: 900274
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You decide to talk to the Huntoon; you figure something with sharp perception could’ve spotted something awry this morning. Eudora waited for an opportune time to speak to the performer.

Eudora flashes a badge or something, maybe her walkie-talkie, “Hey, Huntoon-guy. Police here. We need a minute of your time.”

The Huntoon’s head made a slight twitch to stare at the two investigators. Its eyes twinkled from its rapid movement to identify them. He sheathed his daggers into his bandolier to present some compliance. It made a noise like a squeaky grunt and its tongue slinked back.

He simply doesn’t say a word—just open to listen.

Eudora: “…Can we have a minute of your time?”

The Huntoon continues to stare, his head never tilts but his eyes remain oscillating in viewing Cybil and Eudora. Slowly, he raises a finger and points at a nearby trailer.

>___

I hope he can talk. Go over to the trailer and let's see if he wants to talk inside or if you have to talk to someone in the trailer.

might as well, probably doesn't want us out front in fear of us scaring away customers.

Okay, but only because he's hot.

The Scarab 2017/04/27(Thu)11:15 No. 798318 ID: b774eb
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Eudora whispers to her friend, but still kind of loud enough for the Huntoon to listen, “Is… is he suggesting something to me?”

Cybil: “To… meet him in his trailer?”

Eudora: “Yeh, sure… that. But… implying something else?”

So you head over to the trailer anyway—yet the Huntoon doesn’t follow, but continues to peer as the two of you approach the door.

Eudora knocks, and after some audible shuffling behind it a speakeasy slot opens up to reveal piercing eyes.

Carnie: “Huh?! Yeah, what do you wa—!”

Carnie: “Hey, I told you to git! I’m not interested in your little patty-cake club! Quit bothering my employees or I’ll call the cops!”

>___

>>798318
"We are the cops!"

>>798320
That's just gonna make him slam the door in your face this time. He'll open it, and then slam it in your face just for your cheek.

"Not a part of the missionaries, bub. We were referred here looking for information."

The Scarab 2017/04/27(Thu)18:45 No. 798410 ID: 4e0923
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Cybil: “You won’t have to, we are th—“

Eudora: “Not a part of the missionaries, bub. We were referred here looking for information.”

Carnie: “What information? You gals wanna join the circus? The one in armor could work well as a living statue. And you, Cob—could you do a disappearing act from my door?”

Carnie: “I’ve already shown my licenses to let my employees perform here—now beat it and don’t let me catch you talking to my people!”

He has this gargling accent that clicks with every few consonants. Both Eudora and Cybil can safely assume he is an insectoid. But Eudora finds it more obvious that he’s a Zephcynth. Most bugs (Zephcynth, Relicynths, and Icynths, including Arthocobs and Vzierians) generally know the language of Paligrij.

And for those wondering, everyone speaks Cepholodic by default in Port Echo—which is translated to the overly complicated ‘Angle-lash’ language for those living in a specific part of the Sol system.

[Option to Speak in Paligrijan]
a) “If you could just spare a minute to answer some questions, bug-to-bug, I’ll be out of your antennae faster.”
b) “…yes, we are runaways looking for a job here. But I see you already fulfill the position of ‘Master Clown’.”
c) “I could make your door disappear with a wave of my hand.” [Chitin Gloves] “But I’m afraid that’s what’s keeping this frail trailer together.” ([50% SUCCESS] INTIMIDATE)
d) “Forget this…” [Leave]
e) >___

Using other skills: You will still primarily talk as Eudora, but Cybil’s talents are available as well. If you’d like Victor to join, you may call him over. Each character can chime in the conversation and have their action.

Eudora [ >>797870 ]
Cybil [ >>789732 ]
Victor [ >>/questarch/780207 ]

B) I see it's going to be a little back and forth between us to get what we want.

>>798410
open with B and if that fails go for C

>>798410

B) Well... trying out for their show would probably give us more of a chance to speak with him and the other actors.

And you could try to literally disappear from his view with your Camouflage, couldn't you? Not super high odds, but hey, if you fail, that'll just give him some schadenfreude - he seems the type - and then he might be in a better mood for you to sell some of your other talents.

The Scarab 2017/04/30(Sun)20:27 No. 799056 ID: 7058f1
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You respond with little sarcasm—but perhaps you could put your foot in the door and propose an audition in order to earn your interview with the carnies.

Eudora: “Yeah… we’re runaways looking for a job, but I see you already fill the position of ‘Master Clown’.”

Carnie: “Yeh yeh, very funny… although, I am the owner of this establishment. You're not far off, insect.”

Cybil: “All we’re here for is to ask a couple questions, nothing personal, no records or identifications. No one is under arrest. We won’t waste too much time.”

The Zephcynth creaks open the door, assuming-ly making his decision.

Carnie: “…Alright fine. But you would have to wait until after the show. The festival is officially closed before dark—and you can spend a few minutes as long as I supervise.”

The Scarab 2017/04/30(Sun)20:32 No. 799059 ID: 7058f1
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You don’t have all day. Time is of the essence and it’s a matter of time until that buoy disappears forever.

>Trying out for their show
Eudora: “Or howabout we make you a deal…”

Carnie: “Oh? A deal, hmm?”

Eudora: “That’s right! We’ve got some talents of our own that could ‘wow’ an entire audience. If we put on a new act and gather you a wide crowd—maybe we can set up that interview much earlier?”

Eudora: “We may not have ‘til dark for that interview.”

She seems to have captured the Zephcynth’s curiosity, “And what exactly could you bring to the table?”

a) We happen to know an excellent ESCAPE ARTIST (VICTOR) [40%] and LOCKPICK [50%]
b) We have a talented ACROBAT (VICTOR) [55%]
c) One of my friends is a proficient knife thrower. (VICTOR / CYBIL) WEAPON [45%] / [55%]
d) I could put on a little show and challenge your best man to a fight! [FIGHT]
e) I challenge your fastest runner to a race across a dangerous obstacle course! CLIMB [70%] and HIGH JUMP [60%]
f) >______

Each challenge has three parts, meaning there are three skill checks total to determine a satisfied audience, aside from the fight which could have an undetermined length.

>>799059
It's either D or E. D will work even if you lose! So long as it's entertaining to watch. E has a 34% chance to pass three Climb skill checks, and about a 50% chance to pass at least two. The odds are of course worse if they include jumping.

I'm leaning towards D, since like I said you just have to be entertaining. That's more likely to work, I bet.

E. Path! Of! Death!

awww, how cute. Considering that she has Victor on 3 of the choices, it shows She really does see Victor as useful.

Anyway, D

All of this is weak! I say we show off our COCOON transformation.

E! HARDCORE PARKOUR

By the way, did you know that TPE is really good? Because it is! It's really really good.

E! Arthocob Ninja Warrior!

WAIT what if we do E)Acrobatics in our AGILITY form then transform into our DURABILITY mode for D)Fight?

>>799175
I think it takes too long to switch forms. Also E), put that agility form to good use.

>>799180
This.

The Scarab 2017/05/10(Wed)12:18 No. 800916 ID: 7058f1
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Eudora: “I challenge your best runner to a race across whatever dangerous obstacle course you have!”

The Carnie ponders over the idea, “Hmm, an obstacle course. Yes…”

Carnie: “We haven’t had one of those since—well—let’s say the audience had quite an exclusive night involving an Atching and a pendulum. Hehe…”

Carnie: “Yes… I like the sound of that. Ya know what? You have a deal. And if you suck at this, at least make it look part of the show and entertain the spectators.”

Carnie: “Gussy up and be ready within the hour. Not a second late!”

The Scarab 2017/05/10(Wed)12:19 No. 800917 ID: 7058f1
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Amazing how fast a three-part obstacle course can be set up in such a short timeframe. The bleachers are fairly packed with festival-goers to know that such an event like this was rare. Cybil and Victor seat themselves and look towards the starting line as the owner finally makes his announcement.

Victor: “What’s she doing, again?”

Cybil: “Shhh, I think it’s starting…”

The Zeph pitches his introduction, “Ladies and Gentlemen! You’ve heard correctly; on a very special occasion for a very special audience we brought back an old favorite of ours!”

Carnie: “In honor of The Magnificent Anjolgo Phar the Atching! We reintroduce… the Legbreaker Course! Still a working title…”

Carnie: “Here’s what our heroines have to face!”

Carnie: “Our contestants must quickly traverse a series of stepping pillars. But be careful! One misstep and you could fall into the sandpit from one of our surprise obstacles!”

Carnie: “Next is the strenuous rock wall! Careful not to grab the wrong stone! I don’t think they’re sturdy enough to hold much weight 100ft high!”

Carnie: “And for the finale is the rope swing into flaming hoops! The first to land on the target is declared the winner!”

The Scarab 2017/05/10(Wed)12:20 No. 800918 ID: 7058f1
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Carnie: “Our runner is a warrior shrouded in mystery; a creature deadly with whatever she can grab! A warrior-with-no-name! But a warrior with many titles! The Fencer of Sarcothus, the Dagonpor Hunter, the Champion of Fellbaa’s Horizon! Any of these could be true!”

Carnie: “And finally we have our challenger; An Arthocob orphan, straight out of the Temple of Bhothogoshol, Ichgneu. Not representing the Temple of Ndepthteph ‘cause they can go and ‘suck dirt’. (Her words, not mine…) Introducing the—uh…”

Carnie: “Hold on... some weird dog–thing spelt this title funny.”

>Give a magnificent name for Eudora.

Eudora the Bull. Eudorabull!

>>800922
Perfect.

The Mean Green Limabean!

The Explora.

>>800922
Eudora the Explorer.

>>800957
Grouchy The Mean Green Limabean!

I'm sorry here's an actual suggestion:
Green Lotus
or
Khepra

The Scarab 2017/05/11(Thu)10:43 No. 801108 ID: 7058f1
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Redesigned sheets! Eudora’s talents include Climb, High Jump, Spit, Martial Arts, Acrobatics, Intimidate and a free slot. The free slot changes depending on her current form. In her normal state, she has Heal.

She has Knowledge in Religion and Nature, she can identify certain deities other than her own and has a chance to identify plants, animals, and the like outside of her planet.

Newest description for Eudora’s Endurance Shift Ability Mod:
• Her AGILITY shift adds +10% to Climb, High Jump, Spit, and Acrobatics. But depletes 5HP from total health. Her free slot is replaced with Camouflage.

• Her DURABILITY shift instead removes 5% to Climb, High Jump, and Acrobatics. But adds +5AR to total armor and +10% to Intimidate. Her free slot is replaced with Throw.

Any questions can be discussed here: https://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/106192.html

The Scarab 2017/05/11(Thu)10:51 No. 801109 ID: 7058f1
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Carnie: “Here we go…”

Carnie: “Introducing the Green Lotus Grasshopper! Eudora!”

Eudora: “Eh… s’alright name I guess.”

It was time for the contenders to start at the line. Round one shouldn’t be too hard; Eudora has quite a stride when hopping from one platform to another. The horn sounded off and they were traversing the obstacles at a neck-and-neck pace.

Her rival seemed to have some trouble jumping from pillar to pillar, but did her best to keep steady and hop when she was absolutely sure she'd stick a landing. Still, the warrior wasn’t hurrying herself.

But perhaps it wasn’t the rival’s lack in jumping skills that slowed the competition. Eudora had to really stride and be cautious where she’d land ([90]/[55] HIGH JUMP). The pillars were cracked and unstable and one managed to tumble beneath her.

They are currently tied.

The Scarab 2017/05/11(Thu)10:52 No. 801110 ID: 7058f1
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Eudora has reached the half-way point. The rock climb was just a few more hops away. Perhaps her natural climbing skills could help her in the lead—

—Crap! It’s an incoming pendulum!!! In that split moment, you could see it looks wooden and beaten up from years of use… but if this thing hits her, it could really leave the grasshopper behind.

a) Maneuver around it using ACROBATICS ([60%])
b) Hop over it with a HIGH JUMP ([55%])
c) Punch through it with your CHITIN GLOVES, ([OBJECT DEF 10])

Attacking a defensive opponent or weak object determines your STR+1d20 vs. their DEF+1d20. However, the object isn’t alive and can’t brace for impact or parry. Thus its default DEF is 10 with no d20 roll.

Eudora’s current STR is 2

>___

>>801110
10+1d20 gives it a 40% chance to be completely impossible to beat with a 2+1d20 roll. So that option is a bad idea.

Let's go with ACROBATICS.

>>801124
The pendulum gets no roll since it's an inanimate object. It can't really 'defend itself' or 'brace for impact'. So Eudora would have to beat 10 with 2 + 1d20

>>801110

There might be a risky showboating/speedrunning option, too.

High Jump (55%) onto the top of the swinging obstacle, changing its trajectory towards the rock climbing wall with your landing, while still being carried by its sideways momentum.

Then Acrobatically (60%) leap off it onto or close to the wall when the pendulum is at the end of its swing. Might give you a bit of a boost speed or height-wise.

>>801126
Oh, no d20 roll. In that case it's a 60% chance at success, we just have to get 10 or higher. Or 55% if we need an 11.

Hmm. I say go for it. Smash that shit.

Hop over it! Maybe you can swing from the rope to gain pole position.

The Scarab 2017/05/12(Fri)10:47 No. 801312 ID: c16cee
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Eudora aint gonna take any of that shit.

She takes aim to punch the pendulum into splinters. She balls her fists and goes for a strike, but her weaker physique wasn’t enough to break the wooden trap ([STR + 5 = 7] < [DEF 10]). She is knocked back and staggers to stay on a rocky pillar.

Carnie: “Oooh! That smarts! I don’t know what that was about! But it’s damn entertaining to watch! Isn’t that right, folks?”

Carnie: “All bets are final, remember!”

Her opponent slinked and made some fancy acrobatics around the pendulum, easing her way in the lead. The warrior reached the bottom of the climb.

The Scarab 2017/05/12(Fri)10:48 No. 801313 ID: c16cee
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Eudora followed not long after, only a few seconds off as the ninja begins her climb.

She could take her time to hike up the wall; there’s still a chance for her opponent to lose her grip. Although, the Arthocob could attempt to jump and cover most of the wall. This option is risky and would need a hard success (half the success rate) to take the lead.

a) Traverse the vertical terrain using CLIMB ([70%])
b) Cover most of the climb with a HIGH JUMP (HARD SUCCESS) ([27%])
c) >___

Her opponent is in the lead by a small margin.

>>801313
Assuming our opponent has 70% skill, our chances of getting ahead by Climbing are 21%. If he's got 60% skill it's 28% to get ahead.

Let's Climb. I kindof wish there was an option to try a smaller jump to just close the distance a bit instead of trying to jump PAST the ninja.

Climb!

If you weren't slightly falling behind, I would go for the Jump. Right now, I think you should climb normally, and see if you get a better opportunity get to them and then pass them.

The Scarab 2017/05/17(Wed)12:12 No. 802562 ID: 5babad
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>Climb
Agreed, no time to show off or risk an accident this time around. With a brisk pace, scaling across this wall felt quite natural to the insect. It was as if gravity wasn’t a factor ([31]/[70] CLIMB).

Carnie: “Look at her go! Climbing is what these bugs were made for. She looks to be catching up now!”

The Fencer showed no struggle to traverse her path.

The Scarab 2017/05/17(Wed)12:14 No. 802563 ID: 5babad
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By the time Eudora heaved herself on the top of the climb; her opponent was readying to grab a rope. Cameras are flashing and the crowd seems to root for the Fencer, except Cybil and Victor of course.

The last challenge was to swing down a rope and jump through the rings of fire. The target can be seen from the top beyond the two hoops. There’s quite a drop, but Arthocobs usually don’t have a sense of vertigo.

a) Use ACROBATICS ([60%])
b) Use HIGH JUMP ([55%])
c) Maneuver with your AGILITY STAT ([AGL + 1d20 > DC 15])
d) >___

Eudora’s current AGL is 5 ( >>801108 )
Her opponent is still in the lead by a small distance.

Use HIGH JUMP. Geronimooooo!

Gotta go fast, ropes too slow. Jump!

The Scarab 2017/05/19(Fri)00:17 No. 802872 ID: dca68e
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Y’suppose you only have one chance at this. If you succeed (and your opponent doesn’t mess up) you may still be in 2nd place. If you fail, still in last. Nothing much to lose at this point.

The Fencer tightens her grip to swing first before Eudora would even have a moment to stand on her feet. The masked warrior hurried to jump and dip down with the rope. She misjudges and bunts her hip into the flaming hoop—and falls to the safety mats. Her costume suffered little burns.

Carnie: “Yikes, that’s a shame! And she was doing so well! Guess it was stage fright, ladies and gents.”

>High Jump
Carnie: “What’s this? Is Eudora attempting to skip the rope and jump straight for the target?!”

Carnie: “This could be an amazing, death–defying act, or an addition to the circus’ funniest bloopers!”

You decide to Hell with the rope and jump from the ledge, with your light body and strong legs, the Arthocob springs far and somersaults herself through both of the flaming hoops ([04]/[55] HIGH JUMP).

The Scarab 2017/05/19(Fri)00:20 No. 802873 ID: dca68e
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Ta-da! Eudora lands into the target feet-first and the crowd cheers. The Warrior hobbles behind, only staying on the outer ring. Cybil and Victor join not long after to congratulate her.

“And the winner is the Green Lotus!” yells the Carnie as he runs to the stage, “A terrific recovery from the first obstacle!”

The Carnie hunches to speak to her privately, “Hey, that was somethin’, kid. You didn't make me rich since I didn't bet on you. But eh, you got the crowd roaring.”

Eudora: “Sounds like I earned that interview.”

Carnie: “Yeah, yeh, I’ll round my employees up after the show. Don’t worry your antennae off. You made me a lot of money for this, ya know.”

Carnie: “Meet us outside our trailers in twenty minutes, alright? Right... And not a minute late.”

You unlocked an achievement! Eudora earns 100XP for completing the challenge! Current experiences are: Cybil 600XP — Victor 600XP — Eudora 600XP

The Scarab 2017/05/19(Fri)00:23 No. 802876 ID: dca68e
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You meet around back with Victor and Cybil—it’s now the afternoon and the sun is still reaching the highest point in the sky. The Zephcynth has gathered his crew and they sit or stand waiting for the team to arrive.

Just as before, there was the Huntoon, the Teerzo and her alien falcon playing with some wooden alphabet blocks, and the mysterious Fencer.

“Okay kid, deal’s a deal. You have ten minutes,” The boss says to Eudora, “We are at an intermission so don’t hold us up too long.”

You can ask any question to the performers, personal or investigative. To an individual or to an entire group. You can roleplay as any of the heroes and use any of their skills.

Eudora [>>801108] • Cybil [>>/questdis/111662] • Victor [>>/questdis/111663]

ASK ABOUT
a) Investigation, anything suspicious; >___
b) Themselves; >___
c) Other; >___
d) >___

First of all, Give the Fencer a respectful handshake.

And yes, I think we should go for our original approach and talk to the Huntoon, starting with his name, and then asking if he saw anything suspicious.

>>803394
just in case, the suggestion is mainly for Eudora.

A) Anything suspicious,
C) That robot chicken.

The Scarab 2017/05/25(Thu)14:49 No. 804421 ID: 141ff4
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>Give the Fencer a handshake
Good sportsmanship where it’s due, Eudora never had the chance to give props to the mysterious stranger. She reaches a hand out.

Eudora: “Hey, it was a close one, but that was a good and fair race. You’re quite an agile character. What’s your name?”

The Fencer stares—judging by its slight tilt of the head—at the Arthocob’s outstretched hand. There’s an awkward pause. Her body language is static, but there’s no scoff or indication of disrespect. She simply stares.

The Teerzo speaks up, “She’s quite the weird one, and I don’t even know if she knows what a handshake is.” The animal trainer turns to the warrior, “Take her hand and shake. It’s a universal sign.”

The Fencer follows through, shaking with the wrong hand.

The Scarab 2017/05/25(Thu)14:51 No. 804423 ID: 141ff4
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>Resume talking to the Huntoon
Eudora stood in the center of all three performers. The alien bird is using its wooden block to knock against the floor or another cube, clok klok plock.

Eudora: “Alright, we’ve got ten minutes. My name is Eudora and I’m from a division of the PEPD. These are my friends Victor and Cybil. What’re the rest of your names?”

“Maliik,” the Huntoon glorped, to describe his accent, “and the Teerzo is Sungken. We just call the third one ‘Fencer’.”

Sungken: “She doesn’t talk. Ever. We just call her whatever we want. Fencer eventually stuck. But hey, she became a really good addition to our circus.”

Sungken: “My companion here is named Yaryk.”

Eudora faces Maliik, “You look like a reasonable candidate to notice anything out of the ordinary. We’ve had information of suspicious activities before the festival—around the time when you were setting up the circus. Anything you can share with us?”

Maliik: “I was too busy setting up the interior of the tents. Not many roustabouts were here in the morning, so the performers had to pitch in as well.”

The Scarab 2017/05/25(Thu)14:52 No. 804424 ID: 141ff4
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>That robot chicken
Plok klok blok, the bird continues to play.

Sungken: “Yaryk and I were outside; he needed to spread his wings after a long journey here in our trailer. The gravity here is slightly different and I wanted him to adjust.”

Eudora: “You bonded with a robotic chicken?”

Sungken: “He’s not a chicken! He’s a Tar–kite!”

Yaryk keeps the block in his mouth and nudges into Sungken’s thigh—like how dogs want a ball to be thrown, but never let go of the ball anyway.

Sungken: “Yaryk, go play with a different letter. You’ve been bothering me with that all day…”

ASK ABOUT >___

>>804424
Odd hunch, but
What letter is he presenting with the block?
How smart are Tar-kites?

>>804424
Well, since they were outside, then ask her if she saw anything suspicious.

How intelligent is her Tar–kite? Because that doesn't look like a toy and I think he's trying to show her what he found. Did he wander off when she wasn't looking and pick that up off the ground? If it's not one of his toys, ask if we could take a look at it. It might be something important that Moss' guys could've dropped by accident. That's a big if though, but you never know, it might actually be a clue in the investigation.

The Scarab 2017/06/01(Thu)09:44 No. 805426 ID: 22ff99
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>Ask about the Tar–kite (intelligence)
Eudora: “I’m guessing these guys are pretty trainable, huh?”

Sungken: “Yes, but not so easily like traditional pets. Yaryk and I met during a rite-of-passage—and our companionship is strengthened by a spirit.”

Sungken: “Teerzos bond with any animal that fate desires, and make them their life-long companion. I’ve known Yaryk for almost my entire life.”

Blok blop!

Sungken: “Tar-kites are smarter than your average bird here. They can differentiate letters and numbers, sometimes able to spell—and pick up an excess of commands given time and right trainer.”

>What letter is he presenting with the block?
Eudora: “What’s on that block? Did he find it on the ground?”

Sungken: “Yaryk, give it—”

The Teerzo struggles to pry the block away to hand to Eudora, “it’s the same letter ‘D’ that he’s been playing with all morning. I have a bunch of other toys for him to practice and learn, but he’s been ignoring them. I find it unusual.”

Eudora: “Have you seen anything out-of-the-ordinary while he was stretching his wings?”

Sungken: “I was only keeping an eye where he was flying. Enough was enough when he began pestering seagulls and workers by the docks.”

>___

It's the buoy letter. The one the ship was heading towards was C03. So I think we're looking for buoy D-something.

Ask if they have any number blocks. Maybe the little guy can spell out the entire buoy designation for us?

>>805426
Maybe the bird saw something? Ask if the bird is trying to tell her something and is trying to spell something out?

>>805432
Although that's true, let's not jump to conclusions. It could be something else involving a "D".

The Scarab 2017/06/01(Thu)18:53 No. 805520 ID: e1e31d
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>Possible buoy clue/spelling it out
It could be a clue to the buoy’s serial number. Cybil has learned from the dock workers that it may hold a ‘2’ as well, and close to Buoy C03. But of course, it may be a stretch for what this bird really knows.

Eudora: “Where are Yaryk’s other blocks?”

Sungken: “My trailer, why?”

Eudora: “Mind if we let your pet play with them for a while? It’s possible he knows something important.”

Maliik: “Heh…”

Sungken: “What, Maliik?”

Maliik: “…Nothin’.”

Sungken: "Well I suppose it does sound strange but... if you think it's a lead I don't think it would hurt. He is a smart kite."

The Scarab 2017/06/01(Thu)18:55 No. 805522 ID: e1e31d
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Everyone heads to the Teerzo’s trailer; the Zephcynth Ringleader was behind them—starting to grow impatient.

Carnie: “Your ten minutes are up; I want this over with and have my employees back to work!”

Cybil: “We’re working on it, sir. This won’t take long at all.”

Victor and Cybil notice Sungken hesitate for a moment before she opened her door, but seems to shrug a thought off before everyone stepped inside ([42]/[65]) & ([15]/[20] AWARENESS) .

Victor: “Is there something on your mind?”

Sungken: “Oh! Eh, no. I guess I forgot to lock the door when I left earlier. Not that there’s anything of value in here anyway. Please, come in!”

Sungken: “The chest of toys should be right there. Hold for one second while I retrieve the other blocks.”

The trainer rummages through the aforementioned chest. The Carnie urges her to wrap this investigation up.

Sungken: “I’m sorry, Boss, but… I can’t seem to find them.”

Eudora: “Whatya mean?”

Sungken: “What I mean is the rest of the blocks disappeared! I’m positive I never leave them out. All of Yaryk’s toys are placed back in the chest before we go outside. But it seems that I may have misplaced them.”

>___

>>805522
Okay, check the door for signs of forced entry. Someone broke in here and stole the blocks, we need to know if it was because they had the key or if they used a crowbar... or they picked the lock. Is it pickable?

>>805522
Since those are the bird's toys, I'm sure if we asked him to go find them, he'd be able to find them.

But, if someone stole them, then whoever did likely knows of this bird's intelligence and doesn't want it to spell anything out.

your bird wouldn't hide them around this place in order for you to search them, as a way to play with you, right? Or otherwise, could it have been one of the other performers making a jest to you?

Also, how common are these Tar–kite? It could be useful to know How much people would know about these birds' intelligence.

Anyway, this could be a lead, or a waste of time. It could be useful to know how many of those blocks are and where should we leave them if we find them.

Perhaps, only perhaps, we can writte letters on different pieces of paper and let Yaryk make words or whatever with them, let's see if he is actually trying to communicate, or he was in fact, only worried for its blocks.

The Scarab 2017/06/04(Sun)21:02 No. 805961 ID: 598946
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It’s possible someone doesn’t want this bird to spell anything out.

>Check for signs of forced entry/lockpicking
Victor checks for signs of any illegal entry at all. The door (and frame itself) is beaten and old, practically something you would scrap by now. Nothing is severely broken or bent… except for a couple new scratches on the strike plate and the keyhole itself. Someone may have used a knife to unlock the deadbolt ([56]/[65] AWARENESS). The veneer on the metal latch is chipped off. He assumes this wasn't done by a common locksmith.

>How common are Tar-kites? / playful intelligence
As she could figure out from the local wildlife of the moon they live on, Tar-kites seem to be off-worldly creatures. No doubt from the same planet where Teerzos originate from. ([35]/[40] KNOW(NATURE)). Eudora, however, would think nothing more than compare these kites to a parrot.

Eudora: “Is Yaryk known to play pranks?”

Sungken: “No, not as far as I kno—”

Carnie: “Listen, I’d hate to break the interview, but we must get going! We have a busy day, and we have to pack everything up by midnight.”

Carnie was impatient and held the door open, “We’re glad to help and we hope you solve that case. Now everyone out and back to work! We have a show in 20! Move move!”

>___

A knife, huh? Could've been anyone, but there IS someone with knife skills in here.
Tell Carnie that someone quite recently broke in here, and point out the scratches on the door. Does he still want you to get lost? Or would he like you to find the person who stole from one of his employees?

The Scarab 2017/06/05(Mon)21:36 No. 806213 ID: 96ebdd
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Victor: “Looks like someone may have broken in here. We could find out if that ‘someone’ may have stolen those blocks.”

Sungken: “What?! Why would anyone—!”

Victor: "Well, lookit here! There are scratches where a knife may have been used to unlock—"

Carnie: “Who cares?! They can keep em’! They’re just a stack of blocks; she can buy more after work!”

Carnie: “Now, everybody OUT! Before I call the real cops to escort you!”

a. (CYBIL) PERSUADE [45%] to stay; “___”
b. Leave and continue your investigation
c. Leave and wait to snoop around the trailers.
d. >___

C. Suspiiiiiciouuuuuuuusss.

B, we probably know the buoy number now. Let's investigate that before we chase after what may be a red herring.

"We are the cops! And I find it very suspicious that you're as determined as you are to get us to leave. Even if this theft is unrelated to our case your helpfulness could at the very least be seen as an obstruction of justice.
So either you let us do our job or WE call the cops and cordon of the area while a full police investigation is launched in relation to this break in.
And yes we do have that power."

>>806218
this.

>>806220
Don't forget to mention that while the police have everything cordoned off, he'll be losing business!

The Scarab 2017/06/22(Thu)10:28 No. 809737 ID: 363fbd
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>persuade to find the culprit
Cybil: “We are the real cops! Listen, don’t you think it would be best to let us do our job without all the paperwork or having to cordon off your circus? I would hate to cause you to lose any business ([99]/[45]).”

Carnie: “And now you threaten to close my circus down! Out! Out! All of you! And don’t talk to my employees again! You hear?”

Our heroes exit the trailer and the Teerzo makes sure to lock it this time. She apologizes to the gang as they split their ways.

Victor: “Should we… snoop around and figure out who stole those blocks?”

Cybil: “Nah, we have enough information to search for the buoy ourselves. If we hunt for the blocks it may just be a red herring. We can’t let any time waste on our main objective.”

The Scarab 2017/06/22(Thu)10:28 No. 809738 ID: 363fbd
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You chose to continue the investigation! All clues in the fair have been discovered! The next step is to retrieve the buoy. Your clues are as follows:
a) Each buoy has a serial number, judging by the dock workers and the bird’s alphabet blocks it’s serial could have a ‘D’ and a ‘2’.
b) The back of a nightclub flyer (left by Moss’ men) marks the names of some buoys, but an untitled one is circled in red. The dock workers claim they were on their way to C03 when they ran into the loose marker. It is also a map to check at any time.

You unlocked the achievement: GOOD TALKS for talking to the right people and discovering all clues to help you on the investigation! All members earn 200XP for completing the task!
Current points are:
Cybil: 800 XP • Victor: 800 XP • Eudora: 800 XP

CHECKPOINT Choose Your Character 2017/06/22(Thu)10:30 No. 809739 ID: 363fbd
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You are free to choose a different character [>>/questdis/111662, >>/questdis/111663, >>/questdis/111460]. Eudora retains her Agility Form. You will be investigating the fishery and docking station next. There are two achievements in the next area.

All There In The Manual (50XP) — Find the manual to drive a Seacrane (+10% to Opr. Hvy Machinery when using the designated machine)
Baba Buoy (100XP) — Find the correct buoy on the first try

Ya know a part of me wants to call the cops down on that cunt just out of spite.
Can we do that? Mother fucker needs to learn you don't get in the way of an investigation.

Either way I say we go with Cyb.

Let's go with Cybil this time.

>>809772
Let's not continue with your vindictive behavior that got us kicked out in the first place. One of our goals was to *not* leave a mess for the beat cops to clean up.

Sticking with Cybil, our go-to strategerist.

Cyberwyre 2017/06/28(Wed)22:23 No. 811119 ID: 633c82
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You are now playing as Cybil!

[Current Inventory]
15 Stunning Pellets: Non-lethal bullets that stun subjects on contact.
Electric Grip [only two charges]: An electrical charge that knocks out most enemies instantly.
Orbiting Drone [ >>/questarch/784725 ]: A device that can assist Cybil as a turret, and temporarily increase any of Cybil’s talents by 10% (Usable once per checkpoint).

Cyberwyre 2017/06/28(Wed)22:25 No. 811120 ID: 633c82
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Eudora: “I still think we should’ve done something like call the cops on his ass. He doesn’t have a right to get in our way.”

Cybil: “We would’ve been a laughing stock to the police force to cut off the area for a few missing blocks. I will admit, I feel that someone is trying to prevent us from reaching our target.”

Victor: “There was that knife guy, maybe he was in on this and unlocked that door.”

Cybil: “Maybe… but nevertheless, someone knows our purpose here. We need to be discrete and act fast. So let us focus on that.”

The reception area is quite industrial; it’s a simple front to disguise the dull factory beyond the plastic curtains on their right. A female Krullg sits idly, looking through a magazine as a giant split-flap display is set above her. Numbers flick and turn—lights flash green and red. To the left looks like a door to a small bathroom.

a) Look at the display
b) Stand awkwardly waiting for the receptionist to notice you
c) Talk to the receptionist; >___
d) Have someone sneak past into the employee zone with COVERT (VICTOR) [60%] or (EUDORA/CYBIL) [20%]
e) >___

This is the facility that manages the buoys, I take it?

Check out the blinking lights!

Cyberwyre 2017/07/06(Thu)22:29 No. 813532 ID: a0af57
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>Check out the blinking lights!
Oh boy, lots of serial numbers. You can find C03 and couple numbers adjacent to it emit a yellow light. Perhaps it’s to remind workers to be cautious working in that area. The entire chart is as follows:

[A01 • ] [A02 • ] [A05 • ] [A08 • ] [A13 • ] [A21 • ] [A35 • ]
[B03 • ] [B06 • ] [B12 • ] [B14 • ] [B15 • ] [B17 • ] [B31 • ]
[C01 • ] [C02 • ] [C03 • ] [C08 • ] [C11 • ] [C12 • ] [C21 • ]
[D02 • ] [D09 • ] [D11 • ] [D12 • ] [D22 • ] [D35 • ] [D40 • ]

Cyberwyre 2017/07/06(Thu)22:31 No. 813534 ID: a0af57
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Receptionist: “Oh, hello! Sorry I didn’t see you there. I must’ve not heard you come in. Can I help you guys with anything?”

>___

The numbers Mason!
I mean
The blinking lights, what do they mean?

Do you know what the different colored lights on the board are supposed to mean?

Cyberwyre 2017/07/10(Mon)21:00 No. 814730 ID: df62b9
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>blinking lights
Cybil: “The blinking lights, what do they mean?”

Receptionist: “Uh, ‘mam?”

Cybil: “The display above you, what do the lights represent?”

Receptionist: “Oh, well… uh—”

The Krullg lady seems to feel strange to find three random people staring at the split-flap display. Not like they stated their business other than to look at the pretty lights and shifting numbers. She slinks her magazine into a drawer to give her full attention.

Receptionist: “It’s for the buoys outside. Sometimes the nets get full and, uh, that’s when we extract them, indicated by the red light.”

Receptionist: “There has been a ruckus over by some area; it’s been sectioned off until further notice. Indicated yellow.”

Receptionist: “I hope that answers… everything?”

a.) [INTRODUCE] “Oh right, we’re here on an investigation…”; >___
b.) [LIE] “We’ve been called over to take care of the problem, in fact!”; >___
c.) [INQUIRE] “Say, what were you just reading?”; >___
d.) [ASK] “We’re looking for a certain buoy, can we go in the back?”
e.) >___

a) Introduce. You're investigating some collisions. Fishing vessel hit a buoy while headed for C3. You've noticed there's a lot of yellow in that area. Is that this ruckus? Can you tell us about it?

>>814730
Putting together the 2 we got from the crashed workers and the D we got from the circus bird, it seems like there's only 2 buoys that match the clues we got: D12 and D22.

A.) Introduce yourselves and explain that some workers were on there way to C3 when another buoy came out of nowhere and ran into them. They said it happened around waning dawn and they believe they saw a 2 in the serial number of the buoy that hit them. They also mentioned that buoy wasn't supposed to be there.

Don't mention the D that we got from the bird.

E.) Ask the Receptionist if she has a map of where the buoys are supposed to be.

If she does, then compare that map with the map you found that was left by Moss’ men. Hopefully, they'll match up and we can see which buoy is the red circled one!

Aw, damnit, I just realized something! We should've asked those workers that crashed where they were coming from! Then we could've looked between where they were coming from and where they were going (C03), to see what buoys are in between those locations to narrow down which buoy hit them!

Cyberwyre 2017/07/11(Tue)22:15 No. 815023 ID: 867a23
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>introduce selves
Cybil shows her badge to the lady, “I’m Officer Cybil and these are my colleagues Eudora and Victor. We’re here on an investigation regarding some collisions. We would like to scout the area as soon as we can.”

Cybil: “A fishing vessel hit a buoy earlier on their way to C03, it seems to be a good lead to find it. We can round it down to a few markers and it shouldn’t take long.”

Receptionist: “O-oh! Yes I’ve heard there was a marker that didn’t belong. I... don’t see what the police have to do with it but, if there’s something that serious going on…”

Receptionist: “I’ll let the manager know you’re here, then?”

>inquire maps
Cybil: “Is there a map of the area we can browse with?”

Receptionist: “I believe so; I’ll need to look around back. I could give ya a tour on the way there if you’d like—while we wait for my supervisor?”

a) [TOUR] “Sure, I’d like to know how this place operates!”; >___
b) [TOUR] Leave someone at the desk; >___
c) [DECLINE] “We can wait.”; >___
d) [DECLINE] Search the reception area once she leaves; >___
e) >___

B) leave Victor.

>>815059
This

[1/2] Cyberwyre 2017/07/15(Sat)22:27 No. 816129 ID: 4494fd
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>take the tour and leave Victor at the desk
You decide just that! Victor salutes and hangs by the desk as you and Eudora go on a fun tour without him.

Receptionist: “Right! Here is where it all happens! You can see to your immediate left a dock full of seacranes we use to collect the nets. Each buoy has a net linked to it, and can only be pulled by a seacrane.”

Receptionist: “Each crane is occupied by one or two boats to collect and return. The cranes are sent here for maintenance.”

The lady goes on and on; there are neat facts and numbers she brings up about how much fish is collected in one day, etc. Nothing important. Eudora seems bored already and sort of drags a bit behind.

a) [QUESTIONS?]; >___
b) Have Eudora [SNEAK OFF] COVERT ([20%]); >___
c) >___

[2/2] Cyberwyre 2017/07/15(Sat)22:27 No. 816130 ID: 4494fd
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Meanwhile, Victor stands idly. No one else is in the room, nor does it sound like anyone is near.

Victor’s Actions
d) [PATIENTLY WAIT]
e) [SEARCH AREA] AWARENESS ([65%])
f) >___

Try and sneak off Eudora. We can always justify it as her getting bored.

Victor, search!

>>816129
Cyb ask question, many many questions as distraction while Eudora hangs back.
Questions like:
why do the cranes look that way?
how many cranes are there?
how many people are part of this whole process?
how many work here?
what is a regular haul?
do things other then fish get caught?
what do you do with those things?
whats the largest thing ever caught?
whats the weirdest thing ever caught?
whats the history of this place?

>>816130
The receptionist has already left Vic, you can stop posing sexily. You'll get to try seduce the next one.
For now lets take a look around.

Oh my god Vic you're such a cutie!

You should check out that computer, try and take a copy of the logs for cranes or buoys or something.

Search area. They left you here for a reason.

The Blind Spot 2017/07/18(Tue)21:57 No. 816808 ID: ccad68
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>Victor, stop posing sexily and take a look around!
Sorry, unexpected sexiness; he never liked the inherited feminine features from his father! He supposes the first place to look would be the desk drawers if he were to ransack anything. Although there are many logs and details of visitors, there’s an owner’s manual tucked in the back, seemingly hidden underneath the tattered papers of boring receipts ([23]/[65] AWARENESS). It looked to be shoved under there in a hurry.

You unlocked the achievement: ALL THERE IN THE MANUAL for finding instructions for anyone who drives the crane. Their Opr. Hvy. Machinery skill for the particular vehicle increases by 10% as long as they have the damn manual.
Current points are: Cybil: 800 XP • Victor: 850 XP • Eudora: 800 XP

>Check the computer/take a copy of the logs
The computer is password protected, and he doesn’t hold a device to hack into it. Cybil would have the skill and know-how to breach the code. Although he could try and guess…

a) [GUESS] the password; >___
b) [USE] his incredible HACKING ([01%]) skillz
c) >___

[1/2] Cyberwyre 2017/07/18(Tue)22:00 No. 816809 ID: ccad68
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>Sneak off Eudora, distract the tour guide
Cybil knew sooner or later Eudora would hang back and wait for an opportune moment to break away. Maybe she can make an excuse to look for a bathroom.

Although Cybil had a general interest to know more about how this factory works, she asks up a storm to keep the receptionist distracted.

Poor Krullg doesn’t know the answers to half those questions in a rapid succession, “Uh, I don’t… know? Six total for each— We collect cuttlefish and squids and— whoa I don’t know if I’m allowed to share THAT story uh— oh, Thirty years?”

Eventually the Arthocob managed to sneak out of sight into a nearby closet. ([18]/[20] COVERT). The receptionist may have sworn Cybil brought a friend, but was occupied with answering with the best of her ability.

d) >___

[2/2] The Scarab 2017/07/18(Tue)22:01 No. 816810 ID: ccad68
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Well, now she snuck off. What should Eudora do now? She seems to have found herself inside a supply closet of sorts. Cybil and the tour guide are moving to the Eastern wing.

e) [SEARCH] the closet
f) [EXAMINE] the Seacranes
g) [EXAMINE] the accompanying boats
h) [EXPLORE] the factory’s Western wing
i) >___

C) Check boring piles of papers to see is anyone has left a note with the password written on it.

E) Search closet. What are all those keys for? They might be useful when sneaking around the place.

>>816825
Shoot, basically these.

Cybil, you're doing well. Don't let the tour end too soon.

is this a decent hiding place for Eudora to use her cocoon to transform and disguise herself... how long does take for her to do that?

well, lets do that later. for now, basically, this: >>816825

[1/3] The Scarab 2017/07/21(Fri)22:27 No. 817471 ID: 8c3a10
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>Transform and disguise?
It takes a while, roughly thirty minutes to an hour, to transform your body. Although any chance that a Krullg or dock worker would walk in is slim. You can’t disguise yourself as another species.

>Check the keys
They’re labeled and numbered. From the shapes you can guess the room keys read STORAGE, OFFICES, and office numbers—along with some copies. The rest have a flotation device—assuming they’re for the boats and cranes. It’s a matter of matching the labels to the names of the vehicles. There's OL' SKIPPY, SOGGY BOTTOM, and LILY PAD.

a) [TAKE WHICH KEYS?]
b) [EXAMINE] the boats and cranes
c) [EXPLORE] the Western wing
d) [REJOIN] Victor or Cybil
e) >___

[2/3] The Blind Spot 2017/07/21(Fri)22:29 No. 817472 ID: 8c3a10
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>Check boring papers for a password
Well here’s hoping for a password to just lie around in the open. He even attempts to neatly stack the piles of paper for a more thorough examination. Alas, nothing. At least, not every place has been checked. Patience would clearly win, as he carefully searches through a trash bin underneath the desk to find a ripped piece of paper with various numbers and symbols scribbled onto it ([53]/[65] AWARENESS). “SEABREEZE017” for Username:vvardi.

“I’m in…” he mutters to himself before entering the desktop. It’s a single-serving computer, so it’s just one giant logbook with no Internet. He passes all the boring folder titles and options.

f) [APPOINTMENTS]
g) [INCIDENT REPORTS]
h) [STATUS LOGS]
i) [EXIT]
j) >___

[3/3] Cyberwyre 2017/07/21(Fri)22:30 No. 817473 ID: 8c3a10
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The two would eventually reach the storage room where most of the buoys are either held, up for repair, or ready for deployment. There were several topographical maps hung against the wall—the receptionist was digging through scrolls in a file drawer.

Receptionist: “This is a map of anchor points, but there isn’t any corresponding number to the buoys. They’re usually rotated every few days.”

She hands Cybil the map, but the techie easily scans it to keep her own digital copy.

k) [QUESTION] or [STALL]; >___
l) [REQUEST] to borrow a seacrane; >___
m) [RETURN] to the waiting room; >___
n) >___

Hmm... Eudora, take a copy of the Storage key and explore the West Wing.

Victor, read the Incidents, Appointments and then Status logs, in that order.

Cybil, ask about borrowing a seacrane. It won't hurt to ask, anyway.

Oh this is a lot of things to decide at once. Tricky, hmmm.

a] Take the keys to STORAGE and the Soggy Bottom. I'm assuming the one they don't want people taking out is the one with the unappealing name.
c] Explore the west wing.
f] Victor check Appointments first. They might log transactions there.
k] Is there a log of buoy IDs to map deployments? Surely they'd want to be able to identify if one's unusually faulty.

[1/3] Cyberwyre 2017/08/02(Wed)22:03 No. 820191 ID: 57d1f1
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>Ask about borrowing a crane
Cybil: “Is there any way we could borrow one of your seacranes?”

Receptionist slightly laughs at the odd request, “Are you for real? To just let you borrow one? Sorry but, absolutely not! I can’t even be the one to allow permission! You would need to speak to the manager.”

Receptionist: “You could just be some random dude; are you pulling my leg?”

a) PERSUADE ([45%]) “I promise to bring it back in one piece! I don’t wanna go through all this paperwork, do you?”
b) OPR. HVY MACHINERY ([30%]) “I’ve tinkered around a few industrial vehicles in my time. As a technomancer, those water striders shouldn’t be an obstacle.”
c) “You’re right, thought I’d try asking.”
d) [RETURN] to the waiting room.
e) >___

[2/3] The Blind Spot 2017/08/02(Wed)22:04 No. 820192 ID: 57d1f1
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>[APPOINTMENTS]
The schedule for this month doesn’t hold much other than inspections and product control. The season seems to have just begun so nothing fruitful yet. The schedule has changed for this particular day due to the Bazaar occupying the street, but nothing major.

>[INCIDENTS]
There’s quite a log of accidents and reports this month. They descend by most recent.

——TODAY
“Two employees reported a loose buoy during their course through DISTRICT-C. A crash resulted in a broken vessel. Maintenance will inspect storage to find possible ID of the marker. Territory of affected area is currently on hold until the unwanted marker is removed.”

——THREE DAYS AGO
“OL’SKIPPY is in need of great repair. Still functional, but defective and could break if not careful during operation. SOGGY BOTTOM has finally broken after lifting a heavy load onto a boat—industry will request for a replacement. Maintenance are unable to find a solution.”

>[STATUS LOGS] and identify any faulty buoys
It’s a myriad of numbers, temperatures, and buoyancy of the markers just as it shows in the split-flap display. It lists all markers from A01 to D40. Usually the old buoys are just too worn out to use anymore, and are thus replaced.

D02, D12, and D22 seem to have a haul of fish in their nets. Nothing unusual sticks out for either of them. They seem to be on standby.

f) Change status to [RESUME PROCEDURE] (Green)
g) Override status to [FULL] (Red)
h) [LEAVE IT]
i) >___

[3/3] The Scarab 2017/08/02(Wed)22:05 No. 820193 ID: 57d1f1
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>Take keys and explore the West Wing
Eudora swipes both the STORAGE room key and one for the SOGGY BOTTOM. The West Wing looks more of the same as there are cranes and boats dropping off supplies of caught fish.

If she sticks around too long in a restricted area, the employees may start becoming suspicious if they don’t recognize her. Eudora may need frequent CAMOUFLAGE ([35%]) or COVERT ([20%]) checks. Eavesdropping on employees may provide a bigger risk to be seen than just sticking to the wall and heading to the storage rooms.

CURRENT STATUS: UNNOTICED

j) [EAVESDROP] on employees
k) [FIND STORAGE ROOMS]
l) >___

>>820192
>Maintenance will inspect storage to find possible ID of the marker.

If we can compare the list of officially deployed markers with the list of markers not in storage, we can identify which marker is our mystery one.

>——THREE DAYS AGO
>“OL’SKIPPY is in need of great repair. Still functional, but defective and could break if not careful during operation. SOGGY BOTTOM has finally broken after lifting a heavy load onto a boat—industry will request for a replacement. Maintenance are unable to find a solution.”

Check the logs for any lifts recorded as performed by 'SOGGY BOTTOM' within the last three days, those could be falsified records.

C, H, K. Check! One of these buoys has the payload, but we don't know which.

>>820191
c- It's understandable they wouldn't just give you one just because you want.

e - How many sea cranes are in this port? Let's continue buying some time for the rest.

>>820192
h - I don't think we will get much by messing with the buoys for now. Although I think maybe we could use "g" later if we need to get a look on the buoys.

i - It doesn't have internet, but Does it have Solitaire or minesweepper at least?

>>820193
k - Focus on finding the storage room and stay hidden. If they find you, you may compromise the others.

l - Keep an eye out for any suspicious cargo too. Especially if it is being loaded into a ship.

Is their any way for us to discreetly get information between agents cause either we need Spot to decide to inform the others of what hes found or first we need Scarab to inform the others of what shes done and then have Spot tell her that she GRABBED THE KEY TO THE BROKEN CRANE.

>>820192
I) In fact Vic inform the others of what you've found, loudly over the team channel.

The Scarab 2017/08/17(Thu)22:25 No. 823503 ID: 23683f
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>Find the storage rooms
Eudora slinks away, hugging close to the wall until inside a dusty room like before. None of the workers seemed to have noticed a stray bug wandering the place ([16]/[35] CAMOUFLAGE). Obviously, she would rummage through the drawers and boxes until something of use could be found. Which didn’t take long—a sonar to detect groups of fish underwater. She thinks it may prove useful.

This investigation was taking too long for her—perhaps it’s time to try a more direct route to their goal.

CURRENT STATUS: UNNOTICED

Cyberwyre 2017/08/17(Thu)22:27 No. 823504 ID: 23683f
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Meanwhile, in the buoy storage space
Cybil: “Sorry, I thought I’d try asking for a seacrane… We’re in a bit of a rush here.”

Receptionist: “No, no it’s fine. I mean, it’s sort of common sense we wouldn’t hand you one, but fine.”

Receptionist: “Look, the best I could do is allow a visitor’s pass once we return to the waiting room. You can be free to look around the place, but I can only issue one card.”

Receptionist: “I don’t want my boss to think I’m giving free handouts. So you could just be the only exception.”

Receptionist: “So let’s head back; I believe you’ve got what you needed?”

Cyberwyre 2017/08/17(Thu)22:29 No. 823506 ID: 23683f
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Victor [by intercom]: “Hey, Wyre. I managed to… take a peek at their computer—”

Cybil: “Well ya better get right off; we’re heading back. Is Eudora with you?”

Victor: “What? Uh—no… she hasn’t been answering my messages.”

Cybil: “Ugh, figures, that girl…”

Victor: “I’ve done some searching and we could change the status of the markers. They all seem functional and nothing is out of the ordinary. I’ve also come across which seacrane we could use. Some are in disrepair—”

Cybil: “Forget it, I asked the kind lady if we could borrow one but I guess we’ll have to wait for police to show up and close the area.”

Victor: “Can’t we just… you know. Take one?”

Cybil: “We’re gonna play by the rules, here.”

Victor: “O-okay, well, I just have another thought.”

Cybil: “Shoot.”

Victor: “Maybe we’re looking at the wrong markers. It could be possible if they used a different buoy that’s not scheduled to be used today.”

Victor: “That way, no one would notice anything’s missing.”

There’s only one decision to make before Cybil reaches the waiting room.
a) [CHANGE ANY (D02, D12, and/or D22)] status to Green
b) [CHANGE ANY (D02, D12, and/or D22)] to Red
c) Tell him to [LEAVE THEM] be
d) Try and contact Eudora
e) >___

Unless someone can connect the dots and figure out which of these is our buoy, set them all to RED and sort 'em out later.

Cyberwyre 2017/08/18(Fri)21:37 No. 823722 ID: 819ef2
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Cybil: “Set them all to red. We’ll connect those dots later.”
—
Victor made sure to have logged out before the Receptionist arrived. Cybil followed in after—and presented her findings. The lady is searching through her desk for a viable visitor’s pass.

Cybil: “Alright, I’ve saved the map in my data—and I have the flyer to compare drop points.”

Cybil: “Let’s find this damn thing.”

Cyberwyre 2017/08/18(Fri)21:40 No. 823724 ID: 819ef2
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Cybil: “These are the locks and anchor points where each marker is placed.”

Cybil: “They’re not labeled, because buoys are switched and rotated around every day.”

Victor: "Least we can at least try to match where the circled marker is."

Suggestion 2017/08/18(Fri)22:24 No. 823741 ID: 830fb7
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best match. like they are going to leave a boy they don't want police to find on a map that police can get access to so easily.

Cyberwyre 2017/08/19(Sat)20:27 No. 823887 ID: 0b796b
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Victor: “Oh, hey, it’s... I-4.”

Cybil: “Well, that was... not hard. Moss’ thugs aren’t very creative.”

Victor: “Where did you find this flyer, again?”

Cybil: “It was hidden underneath the lid of a trash can. I got the tip from a homeless dude.”

Victor: “Right, so who was it left for?”

Cybil: “That we’ve yet to find out.”

Receptionist: “Excuse me, miss? I have your visitor’s pass here!”

Victor: “So, what’s going to be our plan here? Are we gonna swim to it?”

Cybil is given her Visitor’s Pass and the Operating Manual Victor found!

>___

Eudora could swim to it. Cybil, you wait here, plan B is C-crane. Victor, you go enact plan D. (Don't tell them, but plan D is get something D-licious at the market.)

Then what the fuck was with all that D and 2 shit?

>>823914
I-4 is the grid location, not the buoy label.

Instead of doing nothing, Cybil should see how far she can get with her visitor's pass to go about finding Eudora, and Victor should leave and try to get a boat of some sort.

>>823921
If Eudora is found out, she can use the excuse she forgot her visitors' pass, but that'll only work if Cybil isn't using it herself. She can play mission control from the lobby.

Cyberwyre 2017/09/12(Tue)15:47 No. 830173 ID: 11f77a
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>Find Eudora and tell Victor to grab a boat.
Cybil: “Alright, before Eudora ruins our welcome I’m going to —cough-— take advantage of this pass to find her.”

Cybil: "Then we can just go on our merry way."

Cybil: “Meanwhile, Vic, you should get a boat. We can meet where the seacranes are parked.”

Cybil: “Don’t get yourself into trouble.”

——

Cybil is now at the seacrane dock, she can move anywhere without restrictions now.

>___

"Eudora... you know that glass is transparent, right?"

>>830173
Please tell me that isn't her trying to operate that seacrane directly behind you!

Cyberwyre 2017/09/16(Sat)13:21 No. 830900 ID: 11f77a
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Uh-huh. Yep. There’s Eudora trying to start the damn thing. No telling what she’s planning—actually it’s clear she’s trying to jack the seacrane.

“And what are you planning on doing, miss?” Cybil asks… rhetorically.

No response.

Cybil: “I can see you; you know that glass is transparent, right? Your intercom better be on!”

Eudora cracks open the window, “Alright. I’ve found a solution to find that damned marker. I’m tired of walking around here; I’m going after it before someone else does and getting this dumb mission over with.”

Eudora: “And I haven’t punched a single goon in the face yet.”

Cybil: “Well you’re not and get down from there before you thwart this mission with your incompetence.”

Cybil: “You don’t even know how to drive one of those.”

Eudora: “It’ll be easy to figure out! I’ve found a sonar device, too. I could see what the buoys are hiding in their nets.”

Eudora: “The only way to retrieve nets is with these cranes anyway… so… yeah. I’ll meet you there or something. No one will know it’s missing.”

>___

>>830900
Tell her that if she found a sonar, then she should've told you and Victor, instead of being silent and ignoring Victor when he was trying to call her!

And also inform her that Victor found logs that say both OL’SKIPPY and SOGGY BOTTOM are broken and need repairs, which she would already know about if she answered Victor's calls!

So if the Seacrane she's in right now is named either OL’SKIPPY or SOGGY BOTTOM, then she's not gonna be going anywhere! And you're pretty sure she doesn't have the key to start that Seacrane anyways!

>>830904
>No one will know it’s missing.
And Seacranes aren't exactly quiet, everyone is gonna hear her start it up and they'll notice something that big when it's not where it's supposed to be!

Eudora, Victor hacked the logs on this place and the crane you're trying to operate is busted. Didn't say how, but whether it's the motive systems or the crane it isn't going to help you get that buoy. Come down and we'll find some place for you to adapt into an aquatic form.

Tell her she's right but you'll need to find a working one first. Also we have a manual for the seacrane.

Cyberwyre 2017/09/27(Wed)21:50 No. 833210 ID: 11f77a
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Cybil: “I want to first make it clear that you cannot act alone in this!”

Cybil: “You should’ve instead told us what you’ve found. These cranes are here for maintenance, and most of them are busted anyway.”

Cybil: “Of course, you would know that if you had paid attention.”

Eudora: “…”

Cybil: “Secondly… you’re right. But if we go through with this, we’ll need to find a working seacrane—or one functional enough to get us across the water. I have a manual to help us along.”

Cybil: “Also, can’t you just… shift into some aquatic form and fetch the net?”

Eudora: “It doesn’t work like that! I can’t just think like a fish and grow gills. I can only shape into what I know. What my body knows--”

Eudora: “But if you’re not gonna hop on then I guess I’ll see you there!”

The Arthocob fiddles with the keys to start the machine.

a) REPAIR ([55%]) “I could give Soggy Bottom a looksee. Don’t want you stuck out there.”
b) OPR. HVY MACHINERY ([30(+10)%]) “I’m literally better-suited to drive this thing. But we’re gonna choose one that will do the job for us.”
c) PERSUADE ([45%]) “Surely there’s a better crane to operate. This thing is practically taped together and will cause a ruckus.”
d) INTIMIDATE ([15%]) “Disobeying can only get you to be omitted from the team, and worse—end everything Jer has worked hard for. Come on down.”
e) HACKING ([60%]) Disable the Machine
f) Let her go
g) >___

[ ] Use the Ability Mod: Orbiting Drone (Skill checks are given an additional 10% probability success rate)

CURRENT STATUS: UNNOTICED
Eudora will attempt an OPR HVY MACHINERY check

Seeing as SOGGY BOTTOM is busted let her struggle until she gives up and gets out, then reprimand her as you go get a working crane.
If she does somehow get it started maybe we could use that as a distraction to get another crane and go get the buoys with Vic.

A) Promote jolly co-operation within the team.

>>833210
Let's REPAIR this thing!

And I want to use the Orbiting Drone so that we have a better chance of successfully repairing this thing!

If you get this thing running and she doesn't immediately crash into something on her way out, make sure you tell her to use her intercom this time, so that she can tell you and Victor which buoy the sonar tells her has the illegal stuff that Moss is trying to smuggle through here!

Speaking of speaking to the other team members, maybe we should tell Blind Spot to hold off on getting that boat.

Cyberwyre 2017/10/17(Tue)23:41 No. 837568 ID: 11f77a
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>REPAIR + ORBITING DRONE
“Alright, wait.” Cybil conforms, “I’ll be coming with you...”

Cybil: “The machine is somewhat functional as-is, but you won’t lift anything with it. I’ll give it a quick examination.”

Eudora complies as the Gortian reaches her pod, and balances along the crane to give the machine’s cranium a once-over. With her assisting drone, Cybil uses her technomancy skills to fix the spout and hub where it lifts cargo ([45]/[65] REPAIR). A hefty load could’ve snapped the neck right off if it was left unchecked.

Cybil: “I think that should help, but for very little. If we lift something too heavy or shake the crane too much then it could break again on its own.”

Cybil: “Also… I get to drive.”

Eudora: “…fine by me.”
—
>Keeping all intercoms on
Victor arrives a few minutes later with a boat, “So. We ready to head out?”

Cyberwyre 2017/10/17(Tue)23:44 No. 837569 ID: 11f77a
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Seacranes move… slowly. The engines emit a loud roar and fade into a putter. The controls definitely feel clunky, but Cybil figures out the reigns as Eudora flips through the manual for her ([36]/[30 (+10%)] OPR HVY MACHINERY).

The factory workers probably heard the engine start up—but they may perhaps assume maintenance is back from their break. Cybil feels a bit wrong to borrow the seacrane but it’ll be a quick journey no less.
—
Victor zooms ahead near the predicted site. He idles around until his team catches up. The bay isn’t rough to maneuver—and Victor reads the serial numbers of each marker he passes.

Eudora uses the sonar device to scout for anything irregular once Cybil drives the crane close.

Examine Buoy: ___
a) C03
b) C08
c) D02
d) D12
e) D22
f) D42

CURRENT STATUS: UNNOTICED