Toxoglossa 2013/07/16(Tue)20:45 No. 524997 ID: f7d109
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BANG
Well with
BANG
this noise
BANG
at least
BANG
you shouldn't
BANG
fall asleep
BANG

remember to jump out if you feel ANY pain. this thing rips metal out.

...why is Beth shaking?

>>524997
Uh, you'd better make sure that noise is the noise she's talking about. Say "The banging sound is normal?"

(it isn't)

>>525001
wait it isn't? wait yeah, they are supposed to hum, not bang.

Is the banging coming from inside the machine, or...from the walls?

>>525002
MRIs actually do make a number of weird noised during normal operation, though this particular noise might or might not be one of those.

>>525001
>>525002
The MRIs I've been to banged, along with humming and buzzing

I'm pretty sure the banging is normal; might be the sound of tension being repeatedly placed/released by the magnet cycling.

Aren't you supposed to be inside it before they start it up, though?

"I thought MRI machines just made a humming noise not a banging one?"

Still might as well try and get this over with but if something looks like it's going to explode or something feel free to jump out.

Uh, did they pass a metal detector over you before you came in here? 'Cause, while the x-ray of your head pretty well ruled out metal up there, you might have some unknown metal in the rest of you. If they didn't, just be wary of pain or a sense of something pulling or shifting down there and yell out for them to stop if you do feel that.

Once the scan starts, hold as still as possible, since even very slight movements will blur the imaging. Don't speak unless you absolutely have to, and don't even move your ears if you can help it.

MRIs do indeed bang. The pulsing of the gradient coils causes them to deform slightly but rapidly.
And don't worry about metal in you. The field coil (the big powerful one) is active constantly. If any ferrous objects were inside you, you would have noticed by now.

>>525087
Oh, alright.

Then Dale should stay still and keep quiet.

>>525087
Corroborating evidence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQJRjbdS6Q&list=FLtUQatAB-MuAbUTrrcZDPCQ&index=6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQGhqE2G6zg&list=FLtUQatAB-MuAbUTrrcZDPCQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GZvd_4ot04&list=FLtUQatAB-MuAbUTrrcZDPCQ
It's surprising how many videos there are of MRI noise on youtube.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)19:08 No. 525148 ID: f7d109
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BANG

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)19:08 No. 525149 ID: f7d109
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BANG

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)19:08 No. 525150 ID: f7d109
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BANG

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)19:08 No. 525151 ID: f7d109
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BANG

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)19:09 No. 525152 ID: f7d109
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BANG

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)19:09 No. 525153 ID: f7d109
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BANG

>>525154
WELP, looks like Radula doesn't like the MRI.

Run! Dodge and weave between bookcases so it can't get a good shot at you! Also, grab a book- you can block with it.

running might be a very good idea at this point.

Bob and weave through the bookcases don't let that thing get a clear shot at you at any time. basically just keep moving.

Work to constantly be breaking line of sight with it. If it gets close, go for a bite again; that seemed to be a straightforward escape last time.

MRIs don't normally make you pass out. Unless this is just the result of cumulative exhaustion and not drinking the coffee.

Well, back in the mental library, and the scary tentacle thing is after you. That can't be good.

Try and get a look at the books as you go- there are enough of them knocked around. Are they all filled with worms like the first one? Or do they have words?

Take a look, into a book, reading wormbow~
Seriously you should grab one of those and look inside if you can get a bit of distance between you and Raddie.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)21:29 No. 525173 ID: f7d109
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Before it can get lined up to impale you, you take off running through the bookshelves, trying to put as much distance as you can between yourself and the tentacle.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)21:29 No. 525174 ID: f7d109
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Hoping to lose, or entangle your pursuer, you take several blind turns through the library. The only direction of importance: AWAY

Toxoglossa 2013/07/17(Wed)21:32 No. 525175 ID: f7d109
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But in your panic you end up running down an isle blocked by a towering pile of books, its heavy resin pages forming an almost geological formation. You look around in a panic for a way out.

>>525175
With the amount of adrenaline in your blood that I'm sure is present, a bookshelf's basically just a staircase!

>>525175
Climb up the pile of books and get on top of a bookcase. Then jump over to another isle.

>>525175
What are you talking about blocked? There's openings right on the sides of the pile you can easily jump over, moreso than you could ever climb a bookshelf or the book pile. You're scrawny enough to get though.

But if your not confident with those sides, kick the shelves over like your pursuer was doing earlier.

Shield yourself with a book!

>>525175
Climb the stack of books, then jump onto the nearby bookshelf. Grab one of the books right before you jump.(any earlier and it would slow you down while climbing) It can possibly be used to defend yourself, and has a small chance of coming back with you when you wake up. (you want proof that all this shit is happening, right?)

Seconding plan grab-a-book-on-the-way.

climb up book tower, grab a book, jump into a second isle to escape the claw of doom, and keep running... yeah this sounds like a good plan do this.

>>525175
Just grab a book and deflect the tentacle spike. If you can get past the stabby end and make it double back on itself you could tangle it up.

man up, face your doom and BOOK it! Literally.

book blocking go!

>>525175
UP!

(by the way it's kinda easy to fall asleep to repetitive noise, even when it's loud)

Toxoglossa 2013/07/18(Thu)19:23 No. 525419 ID: f7d109
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You scramble up the tower of books, clawing hand over hand up the sliding pile. The heavy tomes dislodging themselves as you ascend, flapping open and slamming into the questing tentacle.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/18(Thu)19:23 No. 525420 ID: f7d109
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Finally you approach the summit, hopefully safe from the venomous tentacle below.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/18(Thu)19:24 No. 525421 ID: f7d109
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Oh crap

Toxoglossa 2013/07/18(Thu)19:24 No. 525424 ID: f7d109
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> Why do you run? This has happened many times before.
>There is no escape.

"Well, where is the fun in that Raddy pal?"

"what can I say, I like to mix things up from time to time. You know keep them interesting."

Then kick him in the face.

tell me you have a book in hand, and then slam it into their face. if not then try to get a finger in an eye, if can't reach then curl up and stab with your foot.

>>525424
because it is still a heavily unpleasant experience, and honestly being a dick to me aint the way to get "woken up" or whatever the fuck it is that you want. Seriously, did nobody teach yo dumb eldritch ass manners?

I run for the same reason you chase.

I want to be awake.

Then attack him.

>>525424
"Because it hurts when you stab me in the head. Why does your head look like a cuttlefish?"

Kick him in the eye after he answers/doesn't answer your question.

>>525429
Do this, except kick him in the face halfway through the first sentence instead of waiting for the end. Element of surprise! Aim for his eyes, and use as much claw as you can if you don't have some dumb shoes getting in the way of that.

KICK HIM IN THE NADS

Those things on his face are nads, right

>>525437

Sorry, he does have shoes getting in the way

>>525173

Tell Shub-Niggurath there that he's not really giving a compelling argument to stop right now.

they both already know we are here.

>>525424
next time go to sleep with a match so you can burn this place down.

a match and a gun.

>>525424
KICK
BITE
SCRATCH
PUNCH
RESIST

What response is he expecting holding someone by their throat? Gurgle, I guess or spit in his cuttlefish eyes.

Call him a fruitcake.

>>525448
Well that's dumb. Claw through them!

Oh, nobody else has mentioned it, but if you can, grab the barb at the end of its tentacle so you can keep it away from your head.

>>525429
>>525437
I second this motion.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/19(Fri)19:56 No. 525655 ID: f7d109
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Your arm flails out, hammering the creature's leathery psuedo-skull with an ancient tome of unspeakable evil.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Toxoglossa 2013/07/19(Fri)19:57 No. 525656 ID: f7d109
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You attempt to kick your captor, but held at arms length all you can do is writhe in its grip.
You think that your struggle can accomplish anything? Go then.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/19(Fri)19:57 No. 525657 ID: f7d109
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Be my evangelist..

Toxoglossa 2013/07/19(Fri)19:57 No. 525658 ID: f7d109
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Tell the world,

Toxoglossa 2013/07/19(Fri)19:57 No. 525659 ID: f7d109
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- I AM COMING.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/19(Fri)19:57 No. 525660 ID: f7d109
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SMACK
>"WAKE UP, DALE"

Toxoglossa 2013/07/19(Fri)19:58 No. 525661 ID: f7d109
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"Wha? Whozzat?"
Beth
>"WHO THE HELL FALLS ASLEEP IN AN MRI?"

Mary
>"Beth, stop! What the hell is wrong with you?"

thank the nice lady and ask what happened since you went out and how long where you out.

>>525661
Tell her she woke you just in time. Also, you think you were forced to fall asleep, because the banging noise you heard when the MRI started up was a giant tentacle knocking over bookshelves. Also Radula says he's coming. Not sure if that's TRUE though.

Also, you might be able to hurt Radula in your dreams. I think it's time you started carrying a weapon on your person... your clothes came with you, so you might be able to bring other objects in. Wouldn't it be great if this was all solved by just shooting the eldritch horror in the face?

Ask if the MRI showed anything interesting.

I swore in the fairy tales this was done with a kiss.

>>525661
It's very comfortable and trance inducing! Not to mention, you know, we've been awake and have been spontaneously falling asleep repeatedly.

>>525663
Yeah, let's get a good knife and try to get comfortable with handling it at the very least. We've had shanking opportunities both times so far.

Oh, and ask how the scan went.

>"WHO THE HELL FALLS ASLEEP IN AN MRI?"
...someone with days of sleep deprivation and a monster hunting his dreams.

You guys see anything interesting on the science screens? Because I was totally there again.

He talks confidently, yet he can still bleed.

With the talk about trying to smuggle things into the dream world, what I wonder is whether all those books are flammable.

Next time we see it avenge Todd....... WE GO FOR IT'S EYES

However for now lets find out if what happened while you were out.

OK Dale you need to take charge of the situation. Mumble something indistinct and slurred while flailing uselessly.

How did Beth know you were asleep?

>>525663
>Also, you might be able to hurt Radula in your dreams. I think it's time you started carrying a weapon on your person... your clothes came with you, so you might be able to bring other objects in.
What about bringing one of those leeches?

>>525661
make a note to start sleeping armed. maybe it'll carry to the sleep world thing.

I just gotta point it out:

He went to sleep in a medical gown...and in his dream was wearing his normal clothes. Why do you think having a weapon while awake will transport into the dream? That wouldn't be very consistent with what we've seen so far.

I'm not convinced that Radula even has power in the dream world. We've only been hurt via a drill to the face in the waking world. Let's focus our efforts there, for now.

>>525721
Aw shit, you're right. It must just be a sort of self-image thing. I still wonder if it's possible to get a weapon there somehow. If not, I guess we could just keep trying to deal damage to Radula when we show up, and escape before we get skewered. With a good enough attack we could knock him out then finish him off... Not that Dale should go to sleep on purpose, of course.

Thank her for waking you up. Act like it was nothing. Ask to see what the MRI showed as soon as possible instead.

Are you starting to feel that urge to run yet?

perhaps if we make the weapon a part of his self image. in the army, when i carried a gun 24/7, the gun often showed up in my dreams.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/20(Sat)16:05 No. 525883 ID: f7d109
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"Urgh...thanks, Beth. How long was I out?"

Beth
>"Not sure. You were in there for about 20 minutes when suddenly you started screaming."

Toxoglossa 2013/07/20(Sat)16:06 No. 525884 ID: f7d109
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You feel your heart sink.
"Oh god, that's too long, hes going to find me. I shouldn't have let that happen. I've put you all in danger. We have to go, Beth, we have to get out of here, now"

Beth
>"Just a second, Dale, settle down."

"No, we have to GO. It talked to me again. It told me its coming, we have to go now. Where's my bag?"

Toxoglossa 2013/07/20(Sat)16:06 No. 525885 ID: f7d109
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Mary
>"Dale, hold on. About your scan..."

"What about my scan?"

Mary
>"Well, its what we found."

Toxoglossa 2013/07/20(Sat)16:07 No. 525887 ID: f7d109
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Dr Slate hands you a print out taken from your scan. Squatting on top of your frontal lobe, the leech's bloated silhouette stands out among your grey matter clearly despite the grainy resolution of the image.

You feel nauseous, staggered not so much by its presence, but by what its existence implies.

Toxoglossa 2013/07/20(Sat)16:07 No. 525888 ID: f7d109
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"Nononononono, I can't, just..Oh god."

Beth
>"Dale, please listen."

Mary
>"We need to get that thing out of there, Dale. There's no telling how long its been in there, or what its done to you."

"Listen thanks for everything doctor, but if I stay here more people are just going to get hurt."

Toxoglossa 2013/07/20(Sat)16:08 No. 525889 ID: f7d109
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>"You Dale Marks? I'm Sheriff Lynwood, please come with me, I'd like to ask you a few questions."


END OF CHAPTER 3

>>525887
Whelp. Don't let it get you down, even though you have done some moderately crazy things, you have not hurt anyone. You've done nothing wrong. In fact you've helped a few people since you've had the leech.

...you know, I'm not thinking a worm in the head is something they let you walk away from against medical advice. Pretty sure they can hold you on that, and that a pressing medical problem takes precedence over police custody.

Going to the police is pretty much the worst option, though. We're trapped in one location, surrounded by armed people who could be possessed.

Called it.

>>525899
Armed, skeptical, pigheaded people unwilling to alter their world-view to face a changing and nightmarish reality.

Also, "I'm sorry officer, I'd love to come with you, but there's a parasite in my brain that I need this doctor to look at."

>>525889
Avoid being confrontational. You want to get away as soon as possible, and that means being cooperative. Say you can answer any questions he has right here.
Getting rid of the leech seems like a risky proposition when so far leeches seem to have good effects. Whoever drilled that hole in your head to put that leech in might have saved you.

Eh, dont worry. If they take out the leech, let them.
We can always put another one in.

Hold on, remember what the leech did for Todd? This thing might be what's keeping you from being taken over.

That's what we drilled our forehead to try and get out, isn't it?

>>525943
No. Someone else drilled his forehead to put it IN.