FRACTAL 2015/08/19(Wed)18:43 No. 663997 ID: a6f913
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I mean, technically, I am too. But he's worse, so we gotta have some kind of triage, right?

Sure. What's wrong? Do you know how to fix him?

Did you download more ram?

What's wrong with the two of you? It's not immediately obvious, from our perspective.

Try turning him off and on again.

try installing some drivers and uninstalling firefox

Press the insert key, left arrow, shift+6. All better!
:^)

download malwarebytes

FRACTAL 2015/08/19(Wed)19:24 No. 664009 ID: a6f913
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Theft is bad around here. Somebody ripped off some of his OS and now he can't talk anymore - just flash stupid emoticons at me. He acts different, too, like his personality is all messed up - but I gotta say I like that part better than how he was before.

I got something stolen, too, but it's a little more abstract. I'm not a hundred percent sure what it was. My ability to give a shit, I guess. Whatever it was, as far as I'm concerned, it's done me a favor. Not everyone around me agrees.

If I knew how to dig around in his head and try to get him working myself, I would. But I have no idea how to do any of that, and if I stick my hands in there all careless there's a better chance he'll wind up dead than fixed.

I gotta ditch him, though. I'm sick of dealing with him. But even with the way I am now, I know it's not right to leave him like this. I don't think he can take care of himself. I gotta find a way to fix him before I break up with him, see?

So, how was he like before this dealo? Was he abusive?

>Not everyone around me agrees.
Who else is around you, besides emoti-boyfriend?

>I gotta find a way to fix him before I break up with him, see?
Can you maybe find the people who ripped you off and rip them off?

Or you need to find some kind of computer person expert and convince them to fix him.

So you need to break up with him, but can't until he's fixed, and your not capable of fixing him yourself. Do you know anyone who would know how to dig around his head?

You don't have to put up with this. Your apartment is low-res, your boyfriend is hasta la Vista, and you don't give a ^&*( anymore.

Guess it's time to find the asshole who did the last part.

FRACTAL 2015/08/19(Wed)21:13 No. 664036 ID: a6f913
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>Who else is around you, besides emoti-boyfriend?
>Or you need to find some kind of computer person expert and convince them to fix him.

I don't know anyone all that useful. Only a few people come to mind right away. My best friend - I guess? - is Sweat, an angel. It knows shit. A lot of shit. Very possibly all of the shit. It's cryptic, though, and annoying, but at least it likes me better than pretty much anyone else.

There's also Ne. He's a thief, so he knows other thieves, and he definitely knows his way around - but info never comes cheap from him, and to make things even more difficult, he's no rat. I'm not sure I'd be able to barter anything USEFUL out of him if it has anything to do with his "associates."

The only other ones I can imagine being helpful are my ex and his new girlfriend, but to be honest, I'd rather not see their Die Antwoord-looking asses if I can help it.

nice scar, how'd you get it? also is robo bfs with jacked up os's a common problem

Suggestion 2015/08/19(Wed)21:19 No. 664038 ID: 7405a7

do you have any skills that could be useful in this situation? (obviously inadequate tech know-how, but maybe something that would help you track down the thieves? something you could leverage against people, or use to get people to help you?)

Let's try the angel. A cryptic hint is better than no hint at all, and maybe your new sate of mind means you'll be able to think it through without being annoyed by it. You'd have to give a shit to be frustrated or annoyed.

Plus, as a 'friend', it has the most motivation to try and help you get fixed. (Even if you only plan to fix your boyfriend and not yourself).

Does your boyfriend have an actual doctor that can do this? I mean, he seems like a healthy guy besides this whole missing OS and personality changing stuff. He probably goes on regular doctor's visits. You should actually maybe talk to your boyfriend.

Get a piece of paper and pen, maybe he can write? He HAS to have some sort of failsafe, or at least his general species would, like a backup disk around here somewhere. I mean, what if he DIDN'T have you to help him and this happened? It would mean that his species couldn't afford to live alone if this is possible. I mean, shit, there should be a computer equivalent of a "Help I've fallen and I can't get up" kind of thing amongst his shit.

Ask your thief buddy to track down your brain-bits. You don't need to know who stole them, you just want them back.

FRACTAL 2015/08/19(Wed)21:39 No. 664046 ID: a6f913
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>nice scar, how'd you get it?
Woke up with it the morning after one of our break-ins. I guess this is what they left behind after they took my ... whatever.

>He HAS to have some sort of failsafe, or at least his general species would, like a backup disk around here somewhere.

He's not a species - his head is like that because his real head got stolen before we got together, and the computer is the best thing he had to replace it with. That was working fine for him til the theft earlier this year.

>Let's try the angel.
>Ask your thief buddy to track down your brain-bits.

Well, I guess I could see both of them. Just a matter of who I want to drop by first.

>>664046
Start with the one who's more likely to cost more so you're more likely to have the money on hand.

>>664046
Start with the angel. Its advice will be free, and maybe the cryptic hints will help you with the thief.

Go with the angel first.

FRACTAL 2015/08/19(Wed)22:35 No. 664061 ID: a6f913
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I guess it's time to go see Sweat. It's been a while, so I think it might be kind of happy to see me.

"Hey, Reiss, I'm going out for a bit. You charged?"

":D"

"Okay." I look around the apartment. Right now I, I Have:

- $12.65 USD
- two tampons (without applicators)
- one menstrual pad (wrapped)
- an assisted open pocketknife
- a half-eaten granola bar
- city map (obsolete)
- slightly above average cognitive function
- slightly below average emotional capacity
- average physical capacity
- 22 years and some change worth of memories
- 22 years and some change worth of experiences/knowledge

Around here, anything you possess, you can Have - it can stay with you, and you don't have to worry about storage or anything. I should definitely at least bring my cell phone, but I'm not sure if there's anything else I should take.

pocket knife? hey, you never know. even though it. doesnt seem like you have pockets. whatever

>>664061
If the area you live in is as shitty as you say it is might what bring some form of protection, like the knife

You can't take your real estate with you (unless it's some kind of trailer which is unlikely), so plant a bomb or security camera inside. May as well make use of what you expect to lose.

Enough fooling around, find some clean clothes and skedaddle.

Take the knife for protection, and the bar as a snack.
This angel, he the burning wheels with eyes type?

cell phone charger, water bottle, and luck

Take all the things with you. the tampons and pad could come in useful if you meet someone in need of those things. gives you real leverage I'd wager. bit mean but I guess that's what happens when your brain bits and bf's os get stolen. Also, even if the map is obsolete, it might prove useful. for... something. is it just an old map of your current location, or is it of some other place? in any case, maps are useful. You could even send pursuers or shady people in wild goose chases with it. or you could make hipster jewellry/ stationary out of it and try to sell that for outrageous prices.

As for the money, I'd say take it with you so it won't get stolen. You have a pocket knife and seem very capable and a lot better equipped to defend yourself/ the money than your bf. It might even be safer that way for him. but you know your situation better than me, so it's your call.

>>664061
Do you have any other clothes? You might want to get dressed.

Okay so you're meeting up with Sweat first, but I was thinking about Ne. So he won't rat out other thieves, but could you get him to steal shit with you/ for you? I know it's a long shot but maybe you can help him somehow on a heist and then get a share (have more $$) or get something useful for Reiss or yourself or the flat. Ask him how to burglar-proof it some. In any case, ask him what he'd do. You say he knows his way around, I bet he's going to be useful.

Also, how intimidating/ scary is your angel bff? Can you ask it to accompany you? doesn't matter if it's actually dangerous if you can bluff and scare people. Really depends on how common angels are around your parts, I suppose.

Be nice to your friends even if your first instinct would be otherwise. You can't afford to brush people off.

>>664147
Get dressed. Also get all the shit y have, pads and tampons too, since everything can be useful in here.

Any chance your boyfriend could lend you a little emotional capacity while you try to get him fixed? It could help.

So "Having" things, capital H, is essentially our inventory system, right? In that case, take anything that Riess won't need. If we don't have to worry about storage there's no reason not to.

Actually, can he come along? It might be useful for the angel buddy to be able to see him.

What would thieves be able to do with a head? Or do they just steal things because they can?

Definitely at least put a shirt on, and take the other one too just in case.

FRACTAL 2015/08/30(Sun)18:41 No. 665854 ID: a6f913
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I decide to just Take everything that Reiss won’t need, since there’s no real reason not to. That means that besides the things I’ve already listed, I now Have:

- my cell phone
- my cell phone charger
- my hitachi magic wand
- two shirts
- a milk crate
- assorted cds (mostly alternative)
- a few extra pairs of underwear
- the electric water heater
- three cups of instant ramen
- a box of tissues

I’ve left behind the things he’ll need – the mattress, his charging cord, and the lamp – plus objectively useless stuff like empty food wrappers.

>at least put a shirt on
>Get dressed.
I don’t like wearing clothes much. Haven’t for a while. I guess I can put on a coat, though.

FRACTAL 2015/08/30(Sun)18:42 No. 665855 ID: a6f913
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>Any chance your boyfriend could lend you a little emotional capacity?
>Actually, can he come along?

Not a chance in hell.

FRACTAL 2015/08/30(Sun)18:42 No. 665856 ID: a6f913
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I wanna leave and I think I’ve got everything I need for now.

Tell him STAY. You're gonna go find his brain.

tell him to stay here and that you're going out to pick something up and will be back soon. That should make sure he doesn't follow you.

Well, now you look like a drug-addled flasher, but it's better than wearing just underwear and walking around the city.

I guess we've learned not to date compyutas anymore. Was he good in the sack at least?

Go and visit your Sweat friend.
I think after you get your shit back, you should leave this scumbag town.

>cds but no cd player
Hrm.

>>665856
Look, either you're gonna have to let him come, or do a better job of talking him into being okay with staying.

Yeah make sure he's not going to follow you. he might do something stupid and/or get you both in trouble. in *more* trouble, I mean

FRACTAL 2015/08/30(Sun)20:16 No. 665876 ID: a6f913
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“Stay here, okay?”

“:(!”

“You have to.”

“:(!!!!”

“I’ll be back soon. I’m just running some errands.”

“:(………”

“Okay?”

“….. :’)”

FRACTAL 2015/08/30(Sun)20:17 No. 665877 ID: a6f913
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And I’m out the door.

It’s not dark yet, but it’s muggy. I can hear kids playing a few streets over and the metallic buzz of cycadas that cling to the railings of awnings and fire escapes, but besides that it’s quiet. When I was a kid my brother used to catch them and dissect them, pulling out screws and little glittery microchips, and it made me cry. Now I kind of wish I could catch them myself, if only to make them shut up a little.

do some cool noir contemplation of your surroundings

well daylight is burning so you should probably get to your friends place sooner then later unless you like the idea of walking back home in the dark.

>>665876
Awww, is he crying?
He's like dog, you can't leave him if he's anything like this normally. When you fix him he will have autonomy right, and be a person instead of... doglike?

Hey you hungry? I don't know about you, but disgusting, greasy fast food sounds great right about now and I think that place next to the bunnies would hit JUST the spot, if you have a spot to hit.

FRACTAL 2015/08/30(Sun)23:33 No. 665933 ID: a6f913
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I’m hungry, and it would be cool to grab some food on the way there, but it’s getting dark pretty quickly and I want to get to Sweat’s place as soon as possible. It would be shitty and weird if I had to stay there overnight, because Sweat is weird and shitty. Better to just keep my head down and walk fast.

“Hey, Lowry.”

Fuck.

FRACTAL 2015/08/30(Sun)23:33 No. 665934 ID: a6f913
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“Where you been, sister?”

so who are the Grady twins there and what do they want. If they try to pull you into something tell them you have to get some errands done and would like to do so before the sun goes down.

Oh God it's the weeaboo sisters. hide your tail

"Fuck" because of being interrupted or "fuck" because these girls are bad news? Either way, be civil but try to brush them off if you can, maybe with an assurance that you'll catch up with them later.

>>665934
Ladies, I got to get someplace and back before nightfall. I don't have time to chat, sorry.

Been swimming in the pits of hell looking for a good time. So is their something you want to talk about or can we be on my way?

Tear off their masks and run.

who are they? bad news?
give a sorta short answer if you can, tell them youre happy to see them (if appropriate) and hey, we should really catch up sometime but yeah no youre in a rush sorry.

FRACTAL 2015/08/31(Mon)18:20 No. 666095 ID: a6f913
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I’m bad with names, and it takes me a second to dredge up theirs – Chidori and Nanako. They’re members of the Sukebun, a girl gang that hangs around here, and before my theft they used to kind of keep an eye out for me. I didn’t understand it then and I understand it even less now.

“Hey.” I shove my hands in my pockets and give them a quick nod. “Cool to see you guys around.”

“You too, sis. You been doin’ alright lately?”

“Yeah, I guess. Uh, listen, as cool as it would be to catch up, I actually got some stuff I gotta do, so I gotta keep moving.”

“Ooooh, Lowry’s too busy to hang now that she got tough!” Nanako snickers. “Easy come, easy go!”

“Shut the fuck up, Nana,” Chidori says casually. She tilts her head at me, eyeless sockets narrowing slightly. “Hey, I get it. We’re all busy people, yeah? I was just gonna ask you a quick favor, no rush. You still talk to Ne?”

>>666095
you can ask but I'm not to sure how much I could help. So what's the favor?

>before my theft they used to kind of keep an eye out for me
Does that mean they don't, now? There's no need to after what you lost was stolen?

>I was just gonna ask you a quick favor, no rush. You still talk to Ne?
Returning a favor, doing a thing and expecting another thing in return, you
still understand that, at least. Makes more sense than altruism.

Yeah, I do. Why?

If you can do it, go for it. Never hearts to have people owing you something around here

hi avery and alex 2.0
do this
>>666260

FRACTAL 2015/09/04(Fri)20:36 No. 667318 ID: a6f913
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“Yeah, I do.” I’m wary, but open. It doesn’t hurt to do people favors. “Not sure I can promise you anything, though.”

“It’s nothing big,” Chidori says. “Just need you to pick something up for us. Next time you get a chance to talk to him, tell him you’re gonna deliver what he’s got for the Sukebun. No rush, no deadline.”

My immediate question is so obvious that I probably didn’t need to ask – if I’d paused she might have kept going. “How come you can’t get it yourself?”

“People don’t know we’ve got things going with Ne. They know we talk to you all the time, though. No big deal to see you handing something off. Big deal to see that Ne has new clients.” She brushes her hair over her shoulder. “We don’t like to make a big deal of things.”

Okay. Yeah, I can do that.

Alright, that doesn't sound like a big deal.

sure could use the walk anyways.

So who is Ne and what's his story. Also how far out of the way is he? I mean if we have the whole day tomorrow to look for the thief don't see why we can't stop on by Ne's place and pick up the thing.

FRACTAL 2015/09/04(Fri)23:47 No. 667339 ID: a6f913
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It’s reasonable enough, so I shrug, my body already twisting away to end the conversation. “Yeah, I can do that.”

“Cool.”

“I gotta go. I’ll see you guys around.” I don’t wave, but there’s a faint nod from Chidori, and I’m happy to turn and be on my way again.

It doesn’t take me long to get to Sweat’s place after that, and as soon as I approach the door, I’m buzzed in. It already knows I’m here. I stomp my way up the stairs and find the door unlocked.

“Ah! Lowry! You’ve come.” It’s hot in here, and the noisy fan in the corner isn’t doing much to help. Sweat peels itself away from the naked back under its chest. “Coincidentally, so have I.”

“Thanks for the update.” Used to bother me when I found it like this, but now I see that there’s no point in getting embarrassed. I don’t look away.

FRACTAL 2015/09/04(Fri)23:47 No. 667340 ID: a6f913
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“Lowry, Effe – have you met? Well –“ It lifts itself from the bed, slick and shuddering. “No matter. You can stay unmet. Lowry doesn’t like the meeting.” It spreads its arms to me. “An embrace, then. Embrace me – be embraced – I would like it.”

Um . . . maybe check for bodily fluids before accepting hug.

...so how do your meetings with sweat normally go? Because right now I'm a little lost on what to do next as I kind of don't want to touch it right now.

>>667340
Nah.

of course... after you take like 5 showers in a row.

>>667340
fuck no. shower first.
omg i can't believe tgchan is refusing a hug. this is an ill omen

eh, fuck it, just go for the hug

give it a tender embrace. its weird but friendly so whats the harm

>>667358
>>667350
Hug in the shower~

Do not approach the creepy, sweaty angel thing.
Same goes for its... friend there.

Yeah. And Lowry is clinically unable to give a shit so. >>667366

uh well a christian side hug couldnt hurt? nah fuck that fuck this guy

Give it a hug. Might as well start off on a good note, especially since we'll be asking some favors of it as well.

Offer a hand and nothing else

We should probably try to make him happy, as long as what makes him "happy" doesn't advance beyond hugging.

FRACTAL 2015/09/09(Wed)00:29 No. 668586 ID: a6f913
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“Maybe after you take a shower,” I say dryly. Sweat’s smile widens.

“Oh, Lowry – Lowry, whom I love most ardently, and most dearly – you know as well as anyone that there’s no such thing as cleanliness here.”

Ugh. Whatever. I meet it with a step forward and give it a half-hearted hug. It’s damp and hot its skin sticks to my fur like mucous. Behind us, Effe is pulling their pants onto shaking, watery legs.

FRACTAL 2015/09/09(Wed)00:30 No. 668587 ID: a6f913
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“Alright, that’s enough,” I finally mutter. I push it away and it’s beaming. “Gross.”

“Lowry!” It breathes, as Effe shoulders worldlessly past us to leave. “You rip open plastic bags and the gold chains spill like fish guts over your fingers to pool on the crystal counters. All the elderly ladies, all their credit cards wrapped in tinfoil, all the pink stickers. Is it not so?”

Oh, christ. There it goes.

Just smile and nod I'm sure they'll say something sensible eventually.

Go for another hug if they insist.

Ponder how long you can stay in the shower later.

Well sweat if you have an answer for that maybe you can answer this as well, who broke into my apartment last night?

Probably best to be direct here.

uhh. well, i guess you know how to deal with it better than we do. just try to get to the point quickly, steer the conversation towards the reason of your visit. it's getting late, remember? you don't want to stay at sweat's place overnight.

littlebeast 2015/09/09(Wed)03:41 No. 668604 ID: 99cfa8

Pretty sure it's accusing you of stealing jewellery and/or credit cards from old ladies. Not cool, man.

... Or it might just be saying you sell jewelry to old ladies. It's not entirely clear.

Who gives a fuck? Not you!

FRACTAL 2015/09/09(Wed)11:35 No. 668644 ID: a6f913
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>... Or it might just be saying you sell jewelry to old ladies.
Ah. I’m starting to get it now. “I haven’t had a real job in a long time, Sweat.”

“But still, you work! L-M-A-O.” It pronounces each letter slowly, one at a time, teeth clicking. “And for what?”

“I need your help.”

“Oh, pretty flesh.” It sprawls itself on the mattress and gestures for me to come along. I sit as close to the edge as I can. There’s a big damp spot in the middle. “You forfeit your free will so easily. It’s not dear enough to you – not hard-won, like mine – perhaps you cannot value what isn’t taken from you.”

I grit my teeth. “I don’t have time for this today, Sweat.”

“You have so little time regardless,” it muses. “Sweet organs, fragile skin, you die so easily. It makes you more precious. I value you because of how easily you can be taken from me. Is it not so?”

“Do you know,” I grind out, “Who took my boyfriend’s shit.”

FRACTAL 2015/09/09(Wed)11:36 No. 668645 ID: a6f913
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Sweat’s eyes all swivel to look at me. “I hate him.” I can hear its lips parting as a smile stretches across its face, all full of too many teeth. “I want him to be taken. Stupid flesh, too hardy for anyone’s good. Shitty little man. Foul.”

“I know you don’t like him. That’s not what I’m asking.”

It flops over on its side, sullen. “I am not for asking. I am a companion.”

tell it that you need to get your boyfriend's shit back so you can dump him. then it'll never have to see him again

>>668649

maybe you could offer something in exchange for the information you want? delivering stuff, other information,..? i guess you know what it could want. no weird stuff tho

Companionship includes talking, usually. Unless the companion you're trying to be is a pet dog.

>>668645
I plan to leave him, but I can't leave the man to die because he's missing his shit that makes him functional. He's like a baby right now. Hell, I'm missing my shit too. If not for him, can you help me find my own parts? I imagine they're close by.

Tap the scar on your forehead and point out that your own companionable aspect was stolen as well. The possibility of reciprocating this angel's affections simply does not exist, at present, and cannot while said items remain missing.

(imply that you'd be willing to do disgusting sex things after this is sorted out, without actually committing to anything)

sweat is hot if not cryptic. tell it you're gonna break up with ur bf once u get stuff sorted out, but u gotta get its help first. after u rid urself of ur bf then it can have some companionship

I totally love Sweat

I agree with making help seem worth it to it. Tell it that you want to be rid of the boyfriend, but ya gotta find his shit first.

Explain you're only looking for his stuff so you can get rid of him for good.
That's something Sweat wants, right? If he helps you out with it, maybe it'd be worth his while?

FRACTAL 2015/09/14(Mon)20:30 No. 669676 ID: a6f913
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“I want his stuff back so I can leave him,” I explain, impatient. “Does that help?”

“Ah,” says Sweat, “ah –“

And then it’s in front of me, distorted, with a light that hurts my eyes. “Truly? Truly? After all, after all, do you speak sweetness to me?”

“Uh. Yeah.”

“Ah,” it says again, and the air’s thick with myrrh. “The clouds talked about this, the same way swollen bellies talk about life, and death – and you are like a birth, aren’t you, or a death, all potential through pain –“

FRACTAL 2015/09/14(Mon)20:36 No. 669677 ID: a6f913
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It’s touching my face. I don’t care.

“Why not just let him die,” it breathes, “why do him this kindness – or let me kill him myself, and rid yourself of a burdensome search, and let the responsibility fall to the ground, where I can devour it for you – as I would stuff myself with any number of ugly things, distend my stomach and rot my guts, if only for you.”

>>669677
That would be wrong.

no thanks. that's just not how you want to do things.

remind sweat that right now you can't return any feelings it has for you anyway.

Play to his favor.

You don't like him, but you don't hate him that much. You don't want him to get his stomach upset by wasting space on such garbage. He would be better off handled by other people. Working together to remove him would be a bonding opportunity. for the two of you. It would get you more intimately acquainted than just eating him. It's a melding of minds to achieve a common goal. That's what Sweat wants, yeah?

>>669679
I don't think either party is much concerned with moral pleading.

>>669689
>I don't think either party is much concerned with moral pleading.
That's literally why she isn't abandoning him though. She said "But even with the way I am now, I know it's not right to leave him like this. I don't think he can take care of himself. I gotta find a way to fix him before I break up with him, see?"

If you let him die, he'll stick in your memories until your subconscious tears itself apart trying to forget him

and that's terrible.

Also he's your only lead to finding the one who messed with your head. You intend to torture the asshole who did this to both of you.

no way, we're not gonna do that. he doesn't deserve to die just because you don't want to be with him anymore

i'd rather not. that is really all there is to it.

that's really creepy.... why is it so into you anyway

It's what you want to do, so it's what you are going to do.
Sweat may choose to help you or choose not to help you, but you're going to do it regardless.

Maybe something like 'I dont want him to rot your guts' can work? Whatever will convince it that your bf's not worth it and that youre leaving him as soon as this is over.
Is Sweat like this with everyone?

FRACTAL 2015/09/16(Wed)20:28 No. 670051 ID: a6f913
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I laugh. Just a little. “Not worth you gettin’ a stomachache.” I push its hands away, one at a time, until all the extra limbs get absorbed back into its ribs and it’s looking more or less normal again as it calms down. “That’s not really how I wanna do this anyway.”

It settles on the floor, between my knees, and rests its head on my thigh. I honestly couldn’t tell you why it acts like this around me. I guess I can see why it liked me before all this, and it just … never stopped, even when I got chunks of my personality ripped out and taken to fuckall. I don’t think I’m the only one it’s in love with, but I’m not sure. All I know for certain is it doesn’t love everyone it fucks, because I think that would be impossible.

“Mm. My services are yours, in whatever capacity you would use them,” it murmurs.

“Any idea where we should start?”

“Spiderwebs,” it says, “insides liquefied – dewdrops like bells, tinkle, notify – send them scuttling. Only spiders can cross the lines without bringing the rest to feed – all else stick, struggle, call their doom.” It circles my wrists in its hands. “Let’s get eaten.”

Sounds like... to catch the criminal, we have to seek out similar criminals.

>All I know for certain is it doesn’t love everyone it fucks
Did you just admit to fucking it.

>“Spiderwebs,” it says, “insides liquefied – dewdrops like bells, tinkle, notify – send them scuttling. Only spiders can cross the lines without bringing the rest to feed – all else stick, struggle, call their doom.” It circles my wrists in its hands. “Let’s get eaten.”
The spiderweb has to be some kind of network, I'd think? Especially since he talks about it being used for communication.

when it says 'spiders', multiple, are the only ones who can cross the web without being caught, i guess it's referring to a network, or a gang? and 'let's get eaten'... it thinks you should call attention to yourself? by entering this territory. (if im interpreting this right!)
i mean, stirring up shit doesnt seem the wisest option, but who am i to argue with an omniscient prophecy.
what are gangs besides the sukebun like? does Ne have any dealings with them?

FRACTAL 2015/09/17(Thu)18:42 No. 670270 ID: a6f913
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>Did you just admit to fucking it.

Hey, all I meant was it fucks a lot of people. I never said anything about being one of them.

FRACTAL 2015/09/17(Thu)18:43 No. 670272 ID: a6f913
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Looks like the idea of meeting up with Ne wasn’t too far off base, at least according to Sweat. Angels don’t lie. I get up from the mattress and it follows easily, in tune with my motions without any effort or thought.

“Come on, Sweat,” I mutter. “Time to go see Ne, right?”

It hums. “Flicker, black and white, junkyard breath, chainlink voice – smell like summer, skin and exhaust?”

“I’m gonna go ahead and take that as a yes.”

It doesn’t lock the door behind it when we leave – it never does – and soon we’re out on the street again. It’s getting dark fast. The cycadas are quieter now but they still make me want to rip my ears off.

hmm! can we make polite conversation with sweat, or does it always talk like this?
chatting might distract you from the noise.
how far away is Ne, anyways?

So how likely is it you'll make it to Ne's place before dark?

>Flicker, black and white, junkyard breath, chainlink voice – smell like summer, skin and exhaust?
Sounds like he's talking about a car. Black and white... a cab? A city bus?

>>670051
maybe it meant we should get ourselves robbed again to know who's robbing. set a trap.

Just a suggesting, when talking to sweat, do it in strange metaphors (like he does to you).

>>670284
Comes off more as verifying Ne's physical aspects to remind itself who we're going to see since it's phrased as a question. Shifty and light on his feet, possibly with a long tail, a bad case of rotmouth, jangling cling voice, spends a lot of time outside and around vehicles. Heavy vehicle would make most exhaust and contribute to most stink, but not flickering so motorcycle would be more likely. Wifebeaters, otherwise light and tight clothes to expose more flesh. Gives a more free feeling in a world where feeling seems to be in either surplus or short supply.

FRACTAL 2015/09/18(Fri)19:52 No. 670457 ID: a6f913
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> when talking to sweat, do it in strange metaphors (like he does to you).

I’m not gonna do that.

> Comes off more as verifying Ne's physical aspects to remind itself who we're going to see since it's phrased as a question.

Ne is black and white, so that could definitely be it. His place is only about a block away, so there’s no point in putting too much effort into picking Sweat apart to try to confirm, but I’ve been thinking maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to try to actually pay attention to what it says sometimes.

We reach Ne’s complex and I poke the intercom button for his apartment. His response is almost immediate.

“What?! What! Who is it? Whaddaya want?”

“It’s Lowry.” I decide not to mention Sweat. People don’t tend to like it very much. “Let me up, I wanna talk to you.”

“Hmmmmm……..okaaaaaay. I’ll buzz you in. Do the secret knock when you get up here and I’ll let you in.”

FRACTAL 2015/09/18(Fri)19:53 No. 670458 ID: a6f913
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“What secret knock?” The line goes dead, and I jam the button a couple more times. “Ne! What knock?”

The buzzer goes off before I can smack the intercom around any more, so I give up and we head up the stairs to his flat.

A shave and a haircut is always the secret knock.

>>670458
Knock fifteen times, then bark like a dog.

How nice of him to leave a self portrait and his name on his door.

>>670272
I feel like what Sweet said here is probably meant to be a hint as to what tune the knock is supposed to be, but I'm terrible at song names.

Knock twice really loud.

Kick his door down.

Just say "secret knock".

Secret knock:

"If you don't open this door, I'm going to drag Sweat in front of it and leave him there to have loud noisy sex with anyone I can throw at him until you do."

When he doesn't believe you, shove Sweat against the door and tell him to moan.

FRACTAL 2015/09/18(Fri)21:49 No. 670477 ID: a6f913
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I try shave and a haircut. Nothing. A normal loud knock doesn’t get anything, either. I’m halfway through a 15-knock attempt when there’s an explosion of laughter from the other side of the door.

“AHAHAHAHAHA! There’s no secret knock, you FUCKING idiot! Ahahahaha! Kill yourself.”

I’m starting to get reminded why I haven’t talked to Ne in a while. “Hey, if you don’t open up, I’m gonna leave Sweat here and get it to have really loud sex with whoever I can find.”

There’s another few wheezy giggles, then he speaks again. “Ah, I’m just fucking with you, Lowry. Come on in.”

I roll my eyes and reach for the door handle. It doesn’t budge. Ne explodes again, the door rattling in front of me as he pounds the other side with his fist.

“HA! AHAHAHAHAHA!! Oh my god! Ohhhhh my god! You are so fuckin’ stupid! It’s locked, jackass! Ahahahahahaha!!”

Slap his shit as soon as he opens it.

Start having loud sex with Sweat.

Find someone to have loud sex with Sweat.

>>670477
Well unlock it, asshole.

can we have sweat knock it down now?

knock to the rhythm of some pop song. get sweat to join you and improvise a duet. be annoying right back at him

Option 1 [lewd/obnoxious]: Loan Sweat your Hitachi Magic Wand. It's a loud enough device for Ne to get the idea.

Option 2 [petty/passive aggressive]: Carve things in his door (w/penknife) that damage his projected image, such as flowery poetry. Don't bring his attention to this or announce you're doing it.

Option 3 [Mild guilt > incentivize]: Remark that it's lousy that you came all this way not only for a friendly checkup, but to do business with him and he can't be arsed to open his door. Make it clear that you're looking for information and you're willing to provide some currently unspecified form of reimbursement for it. Additionally, mention that you're helping facilitate a deal with some of his clients. Don't say which clients, this leaves the line of questioning open on his end so he is required to either infer that you're speaking about the Sukebun or continue talking/let you in.

Don't break in the door, it's not a good way to get yourself in his good graces and will indebt you to him for his perceived cost of the door, whether that cost is financial or (more likely) in the form of a favour.

Problem with option 1 is the magic wand requires a wall outlet.

Shout back "Hey I think I just remembered that the secret knock is to kick your door off it's hinges." Then start kicking, hard enough to make it sound like you might seriously be trying to break in but not enough to actually do so.

roll your eyes and wait patiently. Ne clearly wants attention and to piss you off. just yawn and say you could wait all night, and dont respond to any more of their taunts-- im p sure theyll get bored quickly and open the door.

>>670514
And then Accidentally kick ne in the face when he opens it.

>>670477
Shove Sweat at the door and tell him to fuck the lock till it opens.

>>670611
This is the best plan.

FRACTAL 2015/09/20(Sun)20:00 No. 671166 ID: a6f913
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Okay. I’ve had about enough. “Hey Ne! I think I just remembered the secret knock!”

Sweat beams at me fondly as I start kicking furiously at the door, big heavy swings. “It’s knocking your fucking door off its hinges!”

FRACTAL 2015/09/20(Sun)20:00 No. 671167 ID: a6f913
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“HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY!” I hear the chain rattling on the other side, and finally Ne unlocks it and swings the door open. “Fine, cunt.”

FRACTAL 2015/09/20(Sun)20:01 No. 671169 ID: a6f913
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“Hehehehe.” Ne rubs his face ruefully, getting spit all over it. Not sure if that was on purpose or not. “Forgot how much less I like you like this.”

“I don’t care how you like me.” I push past him, and his demeanor changes as soon as he sees Sweat.

“Heyyyyy hey hey. Hey. I don’t like that thing. Lowry, come on.” Still, he lets Sweat follow me into the flat – probably just because he doesn’t have the guts to tell it that it can’t – before closing the door. “Lowwwwry. Come on. Does it have to be here?”

I'll take it with me as soon as we're done talking. As for what we're talking about, I want to know what you know about the jackass that broke into my apartment last night and stole some shit from me and my boyfriend.

And how the hell do you know that I changed! I just got part of me ripped out just recently and I haven't seen your face during that time.

>>671177
sorry if i didnt make this more clear, but there have been multiple suggestions like this, but just fyi - the theft was not recent. lowry's been like this for a while, and reiss for a little longer than that. that's my bad for not providing a clear timeline.

>>671182
[spoiler]oops sorry, guess I should read things more carefully I'll just switch my answer to this then[spoiler]

I'll take it with me as soon as we're done talking. As for what we're talking about, I want to know what you know about the jackass that broke into my apartment and stole some shit from me and my boyfriend.

She's not a rat, you said. Tell her you want your boyfriend's OS back. You don't need to know who the thief is, just the item.

Tell her Sweat is here for... moral support.

Have you found my shit yet, Ne?
If you don't like me like this, well, better find it. Boyfriend's too. Tired of taking care of him.
I need Sweat for this, mentioned spiders, gobbledy go and all that, so I need him along for this investigation.

Oh bunny girls said something about something about me delivering a package for Sukebun.

sweat is helping. if ne gives you a lead on who stole your boyfriend's stuff you can both be out of his hair (fur?) faster.

also see what info you can get out of him before bringing up the sukebun delivery. you're here for answers first and foremost, the package is a secondary favor.

>Forgot how much less I like you like this.
Then you can tell me who jacked mine and Reiss' shit.

(Not that you want yours back, but if that will motivate him...)

>Lowwwwry. Come on. Does it have to be here?
Dunno. Depends on how helpful you're planning on being.

Oh, and don't forget, you agreed to do that favor for those girls here.

>>671196

Sweat is a vital part of this operation and also a cutie, and furthermore it's being a lot more helpful than you are.
Help me out and answer my questions and we'll be gone as fast we got here.

FRACTAL 2015/09/21(Mon)18:29 No. 671458 ID: a6f913
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“You don’t like it? Help me out, and we’ll be outta here.”

Ne plops down on his bed and glowers up at me. “Whaddaya want?”

“Remember when my boyfriend got his shit stolen a while back?”

“Hehehehe.” Ne wipes spit off his face with the back of his hand. “Hahaha. Yeah. Fucking idiots. Bet they didn’t get anything good.”

I lean back against his fridge. “Well, whatever they got, I need it back. I don’t care who it was, I just need the shit itself.”

“Ugggghhhhhh.” Ne’s voice is muffled as he drags his hands down his face. “Lowwwrrryyyyy. That would be such a pain in the ass. Like, do you even understand what a pain in the ass that would be? Stop,” he says, as I open my mouth to tell him I don’t care, “fucking stop, don’t speak to me. Okay? That was like? What, five billion years ago?”

“Seven months. Give or take.”

“That’s the same fucking thing! Okay? Tell me how I’m supposed to track down some useless shitty handful of microchips or what the fuck ever that got stolen like, a century ago.” He kicks at the rug. “You know what’s trackable? Useful, valuable, important shit. Not some rinky-dink .exe that your fuckface boyfriend needs to wipe his own ass.”

Sweat flutters lightly at my side. “Unhelpful? Unwilling?” It bends over to rest its chin on my shoulder, leering at Ne. “Obsolete?”

Ne shifts uncomfortably.

If we can't track down the original stuff, could we... find a replacement for it? Would that be possible?
Something to fill the same slot and make him functional again would be just as good as whatever he had originally, since you're cutting ties anyway.

>Unhelpful? Unwilling?” It bends over to rest its chin on my shoulder, leering at Ne. “Obsolete?”

wait, does sweat mean that obsolete as in Ne quit, or that s/he can no longer compete with todays thieves?

Will a replacement OS work? Similar parts?
How about for our stolen items.
Why did you wait this long, anyway?

oh dear, did Ne quit the thieving business?
don't bring up the sukebun yet, but don't forget to later.
ask them why they really cant help?

FRACTAL 2015/09/22(Tue)13:30 No. 671672 ID: a6f913
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>her
>s/he
>them

Have I, at some point during all of this, fucking stuttered?

FRACTAL 2015/09/22(Tue)13:30 No. 671673 ID: a6f913
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“Ne.” I glance back at Sweat before continuing. “Did you bail?”

“No!” He raises both hands and both mouths talk in tandem, doubling his volume. “That thing doesn’t know what it’s talking about. I don’t think it ever knows what it’s talking about.”

“Unwilling,” sighs Sweat.

“I’m still just as in it as I’ve always been!” Ne protests. “I’m still a big name. I still got connections.”

Sweat leans its head against mine and frowns. “Obsolete.”

“Listen, I don’t give a shit, okay?” I push Sweat away and lean over Ne, scowling. “If you can’t find the original parts, can we find some kind of replacement? That’s what people do, right?” To make my point, I stick my finger out and poke his billiard ball eye. “Find something that works.”

He swats my hand away and I rear back when the tongue touches my wrist. “It won’t be the same,” he warns me. “And you won’t know how it’s gonna work til you get it in there. Plus you gotta find someone who can transplant, and that someone ain’t me.”

well, this is the only option we have right now, isn't it. so we're gonna try that, unless he's got a better idea

sorry about my use of they!! i have been using they from the start i think since i kept getting confused and didnt wanna mess it up more, im really sorry ill remember now!!
maybe now ask Ne what in the world the sukebun want with him?

>>671673
Won't be the same? Does that mean you won't be bringing back the same person? Kinda pointless then, isn't it? Then again, I suppose having the robot body be SOMEONE is better than noone. On the other hand, then you two would be in the same boat. You became a different person due to the brain theft, and he'll become a different person when you install a different OS.

Regardless, ask for names. If he can't help us, we need to be sent to someone who can.

Well your boyfriend wasn't the same person he was before he lost his original head right?
Maybe tracking the original head would be easier, since it's a real head that was unique to him? Do you know what your boyfriend's original head looked like? Maybe there's a head boutique somewhere.

Just ask Ne what CAN be done if our options or so small. We need him to be able to take care of himself, and be a person instead of some mentally retarded dog. Does Ne know at least someone that can LOOK at our boyfriend, like a black hat doctor or whatever? Can the man come up with options?

Oh I just remembered that we need to tell him you’re gonna deliver what he’s got for the Sukebun. I remember we told the wonder twins we'd do that for them. Maybe see if you can't get him to talk a bit more if we can do him a solid.

FRACTAL 2015/09/22(Tue)17:28 No. 671774 ID: a6f913
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I curl my lip at him. “If you’re not gonna be any help, can you at least point me towards some people who could be?”

“Hehehehe.” Ne reaches up and palm-licks his billiard ball clean. “Sure, I got a lead, but you’re not gonna like it.”

“What I don’t like is you wasting my time.”

“You’re the one wasting my time,” Ne protests, but he’s cackling. “Anyway. Uh, dude who did my eye and my stomach is dead. Dude who apprenticed under hir is shitty. The other guy who did transplants and replacements in this town is, hehehe, waaaayyy too expensive for you. So, uh, really the only person left who I’d personally trust to cram some newfound garbage into Reiss’ skull without killin’ him or seriously fuckin’ him up is ppppprobably – haha, wait for it – Rabies’ new girl Jolene.”

Sweat makes a weird noise in the back of its throat, some kind of metal screechy thing. I furrow my brow at Ne. “You expect me to believe that?”

“What?”

“That the only person I can go to is fuckin’ Rabies?”

“Rabies’ girl,” Ne corrects delicately.

“Same difference, the way he is.” I scrub my hand over the back of my neck. “Oh, whatever. We’ll figure something out. Oh, and hey,” I add, “while I’m here, I’m supposed to pick up whatever you’ve got for the Sukebun.”

FRACTAL 2015/09/22(Tue)17:28 No. 671775 ID: a6f913
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There’s a beat. Ne raises his eyebrows at me. “You’re the one collecting that? Well, actually, that kinda makes sense. No way they’d suspect you, and we might as well get the bitch with no emotions to do it, right? Yikes, brutal.” He gets up and starts digging around under his bed. “This was super super EXTRA hard to get, so you better not fuck it up, okay? And I want it back after you’re done.”



“What do you mean, you want it b-“

“Uh, the other thing is like … you realize you’re gonna have to get Nanako too, right? Because Chidori’s never by herself.” Ne extends the gun towards me. I stare at it. “Man, though. After all she did for you? This is cold.”

>>671775
... Those where the two who told me to come down here and tell you I was going to pick something up for them saying it would be easy. You sure you got your deliveries right?

Take gun. Hold it in your hand, staring at it for a minute. Then check that it's loaded. (Ask for ammo if it's empty).

Then point it at Ne.

"I don't think you understand. Nanako and Chidori sent me."

Then you get to enjoy as Ne flips the fuck out and Sweat laughs at his predicament.

Yikes indeed.

So it looks like the Sukebun actually sent us to check if a suspicion about a hit job was correct or something, and it looks like we got their answer. Thing is, if we report back to them, Ne is absolutely gonna end up dead, and do we really want that?

......okay maybe we do. But anyway, another thing we could do is take the gun off him and tell the bunny girls that there was no "delivery" for them at Ne's. We get a free gun, which will definitely be useful later (especially if they're as rare as Ne is acting) and nobody has to die.

One thing we should DEFINITELY not do is say anything to Ne about this not being what we expected before he gives us the gun.

take the gun and leave, tell them what happened but keep the gun with you, almost definitely gonna come in handy later

okay wait, ask for confirmation that YOU will be the ones killing the sukebun. that'd suck if that got mixed up. how do we know he's not fucking with you anyway?

...if we're gonna be lame and non-confrontational (and accept the hit so we get in trouble with the kind of people who arrange this kind of thing when they don't end up dead) at least casually ask who wanted them whacked anyways.

take the gun from him, get any ammo u need. confirm that apparently he expects u to kill them. dont do it though, sukebun are cuter than ne and ne sux

'Yeah, i realize' then get the gun and play it off until you can turn the gun on Ne and interrogate who ordered the hit
No need for a little fish like him to die in all this, and i dont wanna disappoint the sukebun either

>>671775
Verify with Ne that this is a hit job ordered by the Sukebun. Once that has been done, check to see if the gun is loaded and how many bullets you now Have. Acquire bullets from Ne and load gun if it's lacking this. Ask if he has a contact other than Nanadori in the Sukebun who you can discuss the job with. If he does, contact them immediately to verify the job. If he doesn't, then we don't have much else to go on, but it's better to have the favour of the gang as a whole than two small time members, one of whom appears to be making waves. Go perform the "delivery". Sweat can do the cleanup by eating the bodies, but you may want to keep some piece of them as form of identification to verify the delivery status. It should be something easily recognizable. Tattoos are good for this and considering their design basis, they probably have at least one.

Better yet, since we're going full black market, consider having Sweat not eat them and scrap them for parts. This will make financing your surgical endeavours much simpler. Ne (as out of the game as he may be) can set up you with either flesh dealers or clients and if not that, then he should be able to point you in the direction of someone who can facilitate those activities for you. You will have to find somewhere to store them, but you should be able to make back your money and then some if you have to rent a place out. Ask him about parts trading ahead of time to make onsite disposal simpler.

Are you familiar with firearms? If so, how much? Also, you're going to want to Have something better than a pocketknife if we're going to scapping route.

Hm. Maybe we should shoot Ne.

>>671840
There's no advantage to shooting (and presumably killing) Ne. You can Take pretty much everything out of his apartment, but they won't give you much utility aside from whatever you can pawn off or whatever cash you can find.

Based on what's visible in the panels, he Has: a bed, a dakimakura, a poster, two computers (w/three screens), a fridge (contents unknown), string lights, two desks, assorted posters and papers (contents unknown), and a rug.

His life (specifically his associated networks) is more valuable than his belongings, even if you dislike him. Nanadori's lives are not more valuable than a positive relationship with the greater Sukebun, assuming that they don't intend to kill us after the hit. There will be little to no time to discuss what Chidori has on the Sukebun (if she's even willing to disclose such information, which is unlikely) when you meet back up with them because even though they said you have all the time in the world to complete the delivery, it is safe to assume that they expect you to do it quickly. It's just more polite to tell someone to take their time.

Goal: Gain information about the theft or possible solutions to SO's problems from Ne. (COMPLETE-ish)
>Spare Ne
Pro: Maintain access to social network, can get details on expensive surgeon later.
Con: May be unable/unwilling to assist you any further than he already has. May expect you to pay him for the information he has already given you.
>Kill Ne
Pro: Take all his belongings, pawn them off to gain funds. Don't have to pay him for info about the surgeons or thieves.
Con: Don't get the name of the good but expensive surgeon, lose access to social network.

Sukebun delivery. (IN-PROGRESS)
>Spare Nanadori
Pro: Maintain alliance with Nanadori, may be able to press them for other information about thefts. Chidori has dirt on Sukebun that may be advantageous to acquire for personal use or to sell to Ne.
Con: Sukebun will be unhappy with the hit remaining uncompleted, now will have to deal with a gang who has some degree of awareness of where you and SO live.
>Kill Nanadori
Pro: Scrap for parts to get money for good surgeon to do the job on SO right. Remain in good standing with Sukebun, may receive payment in form of cash/goods/favour.
Con: Sukebun may kill you anyway once you're finished. May fail hit and have Nanadori against you, who definitely know where you and SO live. Both greater Sukebun and Nanadori can be expected to retaliate with some degree of speed, so bailing will be difficult, especially with braindamaged SO in tow. Nanadori probably know you well enough to know at least a few of your other associates so you can't hide out at any of their places.

>>671775
He's fucking with you. You're not supposed to kill them, you're supposed to give them the gun.

>>671859
...damn it, you're probably right. Someone manipulating them into recruiting someone to whack them is way less likely than Ne being an asshole again.

>>671781
You raise some good points.

Take the gun, make sure it's loaded and functional, and kill Ne.
He's made it very clear he has no intention of giving you any real help and actually finds enjoyment in hindering you, whereas the Sukebun are likely to actually be helpful, if you get in their good graces. He'd be killed anyway, once you told them, so this is a good opportunity to do so.
Furthermore, Ne seems to have no loyalty to you and fewer scruples, so leaving him alive with knowledge of where you're going and what you're up to is likely to come back to bite you in the ass later.

I'm not really sure why we're even considering killing Ne?

Use the gun to interrogate him about who called the hit, and once we know more about the situation we can decide what we want to do. But there's really no reason to just kill him out of nowhere right now.

>>671859
This is why I stated that we need to verify the exact purpose of the delivery in >>671832 with both him and a member of the Sukebun. Everything else is in case it is indeed the function of the "delivery" to kill them. If it's a regular delivery, then deliver the gun with no problem. If it's a hit, then we're already half done with the planning part.

We know fuckall about the group outside of "these are two people that are in it" so it's hard to predict what they want as an organization. If they want guns, why would they only want a single gun rather than multiple? As a group, wouldn't they want to be uniformly outfitted? And it's not like transporting large quantities of materials is much of an issue with Have/Take, since it's functionally identical to hammerspace. We could've carried the entire contents of our apartment with us, including our mattress, a few guns are not an issue. Were they planning on gong on a mission but then they realized "Shit, we're one gun short, guess we gotta wait for one to come in from a dealer"?

Also, a plain gun delivery would be boring with no stakes except maybe getting caught by the police since it's been more or less stated that firearms are contraband. The possible outcomes for that are either jail or execution, depending on how the police function in this world.

>>671864
Treat unknown groups or persons like the Soviets allegedly treated America: "One of the serious problems in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine." Hope that everyone is making sensible decisions, but don't expect it.

>>671865
That wasn't my intended argument, but I can see where you're coming from. That said, he has answered our questions even if he was stubborn about doing so. If the group does decide to kill Ne, at least make an attempt to get the other surgeon's name beforehand on the off chance that we are able to acquire the funds to afford him. Both Lowry and Sweat seem to not want to be involved with Rabies or any of his associates so we're already putting Jolene as a last resort. At the bare minimum, we can get an estimate from the expensive guy. If it's too expensive, then it's too expensive and we'll most likely have to see Jolene and that will be that.

>>671872
It was:
>maybe we should shoot Ne
>pros/cons of shooting Ne
>we should kill Ne

People are presumably frustrated at dealing with him and a couple inner murderhobos are coming out now that Lowry has a means to express player frustration.

I'm still opposed to killing Ne because I don't consider it to be as useful as leaving him alive, but as long as something interesting happens I'm not too concerned either way.

how about we dont....... kill anyone.......

Maybe let's try to cross murder off our list until it's kinda necessary?

>>671880
Take gun, and THEN ask questions. Dont shoot Ne he's ur contact.

FRACTAL 2015/09/23(Wed)16:07 No. 672019 ID: a6f913
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I accept the gun and check that it’s loaded. When I click the safety off, Ne starts to laugh again.

“Hey, don’t be an idiot, L-“

I pull the hammer back and his giggle dies in his throat. I point it at his gut instead of his head, loose and casual. “You fucked up, Ne. Chidori and Nanako are the ones who sent me.”

“Hey. Lowry. Come on.” He stumbles back against his mattress, one hand up. “Come on. Let’s not, uh, let’s not do anything stupid, right?”

“Tell me who set this up, Ne.”

“Man, I don’t know! It was all via email! You think I actually like, meet people in a coffeeshop somewhere?” He holds up both hands, making his mouths talk to each other. “OH YEAH I’D LIKE SOME CONTRABAND PLEASE sure thing, buddy, lemme just write that down on a napkin GEE THANKS NE YOU’RE A REAL WINNER thanks thanks I sure do try –“

“I’m gonna wanna Take the emails to show them.”

“Lowry, you can’t, okay? If they find out I helped whoever it was out with this, they’re gonna kill me,” Ne whines. “We’ve been friends for a long time, yeah? We been buddies?”

“Not so much.”

“Hey. Hey, listen. I, uh – I got something you’re gonna be real interested in,” he stammers out. “You, uh, you know memories are a real big market, right? You do it right, the person doesn’t even know it’s gone, and there’s a lotta, uh, a lotta weirdos who collect stuff like that, so they’re easy to sell … I was buying bulk from a guy and uh, I was lookin’ through ‘em, and I found something you probably are gonna want.”

I nod for him to continue. He starts to giggle again, thin and high-pitched. “Four memories, yeah? Four that belong to you. You tell the Sukebun I didn’t plan any of this, that I wasn’t really involved all that much – you get ‘em to leave me alone – and I’ll give ‘em all back.”

Time to test Sweat's omniscience. Can it check whether or not he's telling the truth?

If he is, turn it around on him. We'll convince the Sukebun to leave him out of it IF he gives us the memories first.

And when did he plan to tell you all this?

I guess we could turn it around, so you're picking up a tip from him for them. Instead of the jerk passing on the gun you're the hero sounding the alarm!

But in exchange for our saving his ass, he gives us back something that's ours? Doesn't seem like a very good deal. You'll take the memories, but you're keeping the gun, too.

Anything of Reiss' in that bulk pile? That's what we were originally looking for.

>>672019
I'm okay with that plan.
Ne, when I pointed this gun at you, I meant it in a proffesional manner. We're all friends, and I don't like killing people. Do NOT betray me over this either, Ne. I like keeping all my friends, because I AM NOT emotionless. Can you respect that? I expect our friendly relationship to continue after this, because I'm mostly going to forget this conversation, mostly. Not completely. And I'll be keeping it IN my head, this time.

You DO realize for this story to stick, you ARE going to have to look injured though, right? And if you're mad at Chidori and Nanako for this, don't worry, I am too, and I will also kick their ass. Not kill them.

All so that we can all continue to live and get along.
You like that Ne?
I like that.

>>672019
Memories could be useful, especially if they were memories of the theft and we might be able to get an ID or new info out of it. However, there's no guaranteeing that they are. For all we know, they could be memories of Lowry faffing about town or what we had for lunch that one time, so now that we have this information, we have to verify two things:
1) The memories are ours.
2) The memories are useful.

The difficult thing about this is whether or not simply Having the memories is enough to access them or whether they have to be restored the same way they were removed [surgically]. If it's the former, then this makes things easier. If it's the latter, then Ne could be fleecing us and we won't know until we've found someone who can implant the memories. Getting those two questions answered should be our priority.

>>672025
Consider this a business transaction. He is paying us information for the service of not shooting him. He's an information broker. For the sake of his business, it's to his advantage to not divulge answers about anything not explicitly asked for. We asked "have you found anything out about who stole our shit?" and "what are our options for fixing the shit?" and he answered both of those. ["No" and "Surgery" respectively.] He had no reason to tell us about a technically unrelated matter even if he's our associate.

Deal. Payment up front, all four of them. Put the safety back on the gun, but keep it so you have it to show the Sukebuns, or just as general self defense.

Take the emails,memories and gun. In exchange, you vouch for Ne so the Sukebun dont kill him. Check with Sweat tho, it seems to be pretty good with telling us what to do.

Chidori and Nanako already knew something was up, or they wouldn't have sent you. If you try to lie to them they might figure it out.

Ne's going to have to make an offer a bit more substantial than something that should already belong to you. We're risking our relationship with the Sukebun.

he didnt think to tell you about that before?? wtf ne. see if you can get anything else out of him, he might be hiding more. check in to see what sweat thinks about it, too.

>>672047
That's a terrible deal to make. We don't know what the memories actually are or what we have to do to access them. We shouldn't blindly make a deal like that.

>>672116
See previous comment about information brokering. TL;DR It wasn't advantageous to tell you then, it is now.

To add on to the others: Checking with Sweat and/or pressing for more information are reasonable options. Accepting the deal as it stands is not.

FRACTAL 2015/09/23(Wed)21:03 No. 672158 ID: a6f913
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I narrow my eyes at Ne. He’s shaking. “Sweat, he telling the truth?”

Sweat slides forward, pushing itself way into Ne’s face. It flexes its wings slowly. “This one, with his tender liver – he Has things he shouldn’t Have. Precious things. Many, many, Having and Having out into endlessness.” I can hear it licking its teeth. Ne whimpers. “He Has some precious things of yours, pretty flesh. Four, like he says. Things he shouldn’t Have.” It looks back at me, eyes wide and glowing. “Precious to me, too. I don’t like him Having it.”

I cock my head slightly, and Sweat relaxes, but only a little. “When were you gonna tell me about these, Ne?”

“Uh, to be honest, I was gonna sell them back to you at absolutely exorbitant prices. Hehehe.” He’s licking his palms as if they were lips, the way he always does when he’s stressed out. “But, uh, see? Now you can have ‘em pretty much for free. Good deal, huh?”

“How do I know they’re even useful? I’m guessing you looked at them. What are they?”

“If I just TELL you what’s in them, you might decide you don’t even need to see them yourself,” he protests. “I’ll tell you this: one’s about Sweat. One’s about Reiss. One’s about Rabies. And one is about Chidori.”

possibly take him up on his offer (even if you don't care about having this stuff back, i doubt you want this guy having it), but definitely make it clear that this does Not make you even. he owes you

>Now you can have ‘em pretty much for free. Good deal, huh?
Yeah. Sweet. All I have to do is hold a supposed friend at gunpoint and piss off mystery hitman hiring email people, and I get back something that was mine to begin with. Great deal.

...take the deal anyways. Keep the gun.

Based on Sweat phrasing it as Ne "Having" the memories, then it seems sufficiently implied that Having the memories will be enough to access them so I think we're okay to move ahead on the deal. The Chidori and Reiss memories seem like they may be the most important as far as our ongoing goals. We already have a vague idea that Rabies is not a Good Guy and that Sweat is an ally, but more specifics aren't unwanted.

Gun, emails, memories, and we should be good to either go back to Nanadori and notify them of the bounty on their heads or try to get in contact with Jolene to get a price estimate for work. Obviously one is more time sensitive than the other. Depending on how good Reiss is with computers when he's not borked, we may be able backtrack the emails to get information about the hit job once he's fixed.

i stand by my original deal. take gun, emails and memories. look at the memory of chidori before we report back to the sukebun and see if we can vouch for Ne in return.

>>672224

Ask for the one about Chidori as an advance, on account of it might have tactical relevance, and also as his way of saying 'thanks for not shooting me in the gut just then.'

No no no we're not asking for just the chidori one or doing any kind of half now/half later thing. We're taking ALL of the memories right now because this was a shit deal to begin with and he STILL owes us.

That's a good deal and I like it.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)16:35 No. 672341 ID: a6f913
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“Okay. Give them to me.”

Next thing I know, there’s four little memories in my hands. After Sweat looks them over and nods to confirm they’re the ones we’ve been promised, I Take them. I’ll look at them later.

“And the emails.”

Ne pulls them up on the computer, and I Take them too. I keep the gun out for now.

“Pleasure doing business with you, Ne.” I grin a little, and he gives two weak, unconvincing smiles back.

“Lowry.” Sweat touches my shoulder. There are no windows in Ne’s flat, but it’s staring up at the ceiling. “The sun’s set.”

nice deal.
what happens when the sun sets? do you have to stay inside?

Well, we're definitely not staying the night at Ne's. Are you sure we wouldn't be fine going home as long as we're with Sweat?

If there's a motel that's closer than home we could stay there. Either way we should look at those emails and all four memories when we get a chance.

>>672341
Huh, marbles. So do we need to do something special to put the memories back? Are they pills? Suppositories?

>The sun’s set
Is that significant?

>>672362
All we have to do is Have them.

Before we do that, though. We should take shelter somewhere more secure and private than Ne's place. It'd be bad to remember something intense or compromising while in bad company.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)19:16 No. 672388 ID: a6f913
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It’s not good to be outside after dark around here. Sweat’s good protection, but I don’t like risking more than I have to.

I’m definitely not staying at Ne’s – I wouldn’t even if I hadn’t just held him at gunpoint. And I did. So it’s time for other plans.

There’s a motel right across the way from Ne’s complex. It’s around $50 a night. I don’t have the cash, but maybe I could haggle. Sweat’s place is only about a block away, and we could probably make the walk without running into any trouble, but there’s no guarantees. My place is several blocks away – a good 15 minute walk – and I don’t like the odds of getting home with no problems.

“Uh,” Ne says. “I’d like you guys to fuck off. Like, now?”

Go back to Sweat's place.

>>672388
Sweat's place will be fine for the night. No cost except keeping him company.

Sweat's place but you're not sleeping on that bed

sweat's place is fine. it probably won't do anything weird. i mean, weirder than usual. and the sooner we can crack into the stuff ne gave us, the better.

so, out of ne's apartment, back to sweat's place. i'd say ask but i feel like it would be fine with that.

>>672388
Book it to Sweat's locale. You have a gun.

Is it just me, or is the memory of Sweat probably also the memory of why it loves you? You apparently can't remember why, and Sweat said that the memory was also precious to it.

Also, contact Reiss if possible to let him know you won't be able to make it back tonight. Even if he can't respond he'll at least be aware of what you're up to. You have your phone and there's no house phone but we don't know if he can receive instant messages/emails through his head or something along those lines.

>>672388
>fuck off now
Careful with your words, Ne. Sweat might take em literally.

>where go
Head to Sweat's place.

you have a gun and a creepy angel. u should be good to head to sweat's place, however weird it might be to stay the night. sweat would enjoy it, too. then u can check on these memories

>>672388
Ne, don't press your luck right now, you don't have the right to tell me to fuck off.

Sweat it out.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)20:18 No. 672407 ID: a6f913
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“Shut the fuck up, Ne.”

Looks like Sweat’s place it is. I shoot a text off to Reiss, knowing he’ll be able to read it on his head, just to let him know the plan. Ne is glaring daggers at me when we leave. He’s not gonna forget this anytime soon.

It’s pitch dark, and with the sun down it’s surprisingly chilly. I’ll take it over the sticky heat. I’m jumpy, flinching at every noise and every sign of movement, but we make it down the block without any problem, and we’re soon upstairs.

I sit down on the floor by Sweat’s mattress. It makes a wall hook to hang my coat on. There’s no computer here for me to read the emails on, so that’ll have to wait til I can get home tomorrow and use Reiss’ head. For now I’ve got the four memories. I lay them out on the floor in front of me.

One about Reiss, one about Sweat, one about Rabies, one about Chidori. I’m not sure which one to look at first.

i'd say don't choose the one about sweat because it might make things awkward, but you had your ability to give a shit surgically remove. let's start with sweat.

>He’s not gonna forget this anytime soon.
Dang, should have taken that memory too!

>One about Reiss, one about Sweat, one about Rabies, one about Chidori. I’m not sure which one to look at first.
Chidori. Might as well, with all this hitman business about her and Sukebun.

Unless there's some limit on how many per day you can look at, Sweat. It's closest at hand, and if the memory turns out to be important, should probably look at that.

seems like the chidori one might be most important, but..... The Sweat One....

try the sweat one first and then the chidori one. If the chidori one is more important it might be better to see it after whatever the sweat one is so we can stay in Serious Mode.

SWEAT SWEAT SWEAT

check dat sweat memory ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)21:16 No. 672433 ID: a6f913
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INT. SWEAT’S APARTMENT – NIGHT

[SWEAT props itself up to look at LOWRY.]

SWEAT: Little throat …

LOWRY (GIGGLING): Why do you call me stuff like that? It’s weird.

[SWEAT reaches up to brush LOWRY’s ear.]

SWEAT: That’s what you are to me. A collection of parts, each perfect, and consummate in their perfection in you. A little throat, and sweet bones, and pretty flesh.

LOWRY: Mm. It’s still weird.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)21:17 No. 672435 ID: a6f913
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SWEAT: Tell me, little throat, what you fear.

[LOWRY thinks.]

LOWRY: Getting old.

LOWRY: [Indistinguishable]

SWEAT: Mm?

LOWRY (QUIETLY): Killing myself before I get a chance to get old.

[SWEAT is silent.]

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)21:17 No. 672436 ID: a6f913
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[LOWRY rolls over onto her back, stretching.]

LOWRY (SUDDENLY BRIGHT): Make me immortal! You can do that, right?

SWEAT: No longer. I gave such power up, as I gave up many things, for my flesh.

LOWRY: You say that a lot. Are you really that much weaker than you used to be?

SWEAT: Immensely. This form – precious as it is – is soaked in the blood and the celestial offal of my brethren, and racked with feebleness. I have fallen far, little throat.

LOWRY: Why?

SWEAT: Mm. For many things.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)21:17 No. 672437 ID: a6f913
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SWEAT: For this.

LOWRY: For me?

SWEAT: Yes.

LOWRY: But you’ve been like this for … centuries and centuries.

SWEAT: I knew you would be born. I wanted to be ready.

[LOWRY kisses SWEAT.]

END SCENE

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)21:18 No. 672438 ID: a6f913
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..................

absolutelydisgusting.jpg
Check Chidori next.

that was weird, unexpected, and a little gross. well maybe a little expected. anyway, that was weird.

chidori. ne said we had a history, let's see what it is.

>>672438
Sweat... are these tainted memories?
They're like, RIGHT out of children's anime. Can people do that in your world, sweeten memories to saccrine detail once they're out of the body? Apply other flavors?
We'll be able to confirm once we get to the others.

>>672444
A good point. Could Ne have twisted these to fuck with you? He seems like the type...

We don't know enough about you to assume this wouldn't be accurate, I suppose. People can change rapidly, and cats are especially fickle, aren't they? Mmm.

I think we're all curious about what comes after, but since Sweat IS right there, maybe it's a good opportunity to.. discuss. Things. Considering?

Looks like the puzzle piece doesn't fit the rest of the painting when at least one of the two is soggy or torn. Looks like you'll have to beat some sense into both memory and Sweat

But you may want to keep a copy because this is @#$%ing hilarious.

so u got it on with sweat. nice. ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

chidori next.

ask sweat about the memory, if it's real, and if thats how it remembers it. then the chidori memory

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)21:57 No. 672457 ID: a6f913
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“Sweat.”

“Lowry?”

I toss the memory to it. “Look at that.”

“I know it already.” His tone is dreamy. “I already saw it, where Ne Had it.” It rolls the memory over in its talons. “Precious … infinitely precious. Something I am glad you have back.”

“Ne didn’t fuck with it? That’s exactly how it happened?”

“It matches my memory, yes.” It trails off, then crosses the room to drop the memory back into my hands. “I’ve told you before that things are precious because they can be taken from me.”

lowry, what are you thinking about this?

How did you end up with the robot, then?

...what was the robot even like before? I think you should check out the memory associated with him, next.

That has me wearing clothes that aren't a flasher coat and black undies
that has me being NOT me
Just how did I become this from THAT?

Who would PAY for that Sweat? It's soft core romance crap too! If it was sex, okay, like some neckbeard likes cute innocent kitty waifu porn and wants the memories of that. That right there is not marketable to anyone but the christian soccer moms.

Where in this city where would a blackmarket memory thug find a Christian Soccer Mom?

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)22:15 No. 672472 ID: a6f913
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I don’t know what I think. It’s weird. I don’t remember anything about being with Sweat romantically, which means I’ve got a lot more memories than this one missing, and that unnerves me more than the idea that I’ve fucked it or something.

Or that I was in love with it. Okay. That one’s a little unnerving.

I was with Rabies, then I was single for a while, then I met Reiss. I’ve known Sweat throughout all of that. I guess I could have been with it for a while in the middle, or maybe before Rabies. What I don’t know is why someone would selectively suck out all my knowledge of that happening.

“When was this, Sweat?”

“Mm. A million hundred thousand lives ago,” it murmurs.

“I’m being serious.”

“Far,” it sighs. “Far. Out of reach.” It flops onto the mattress, mumbling to itself. I don’t think I’m gonna get anything else out of it. I set the memory down and reach for the one about Chidori next.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)22:15 No. 672473 ID: a6f913
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INT. CHIDORI AND NANAKO’S APARTMENT – DAY

[CHIDORI is letting LOWRY in through the front door. LOWRY is weeping.]

CHIDORI: Whoa there, sister. What’s going on? What’s got you wound up?

LOWRY: [Indistinguishable]

CHIDORI: Shhhh. Shhhh. Come on. Come sit on the couch. Nanako, move your ass.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)22:16 No. 672474 ID: a6f913
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[NANAKO moves, albeit reluctantly. CHIDORI and LOWRY sit. LOWRY continues to weep.]

CHIDORI: Come on there, little sis. Buck up.

LOWRY: I need to – I can’t – I can’t do it anymore –

CHIDORI: This about Rabies?

LOWRY: I can’t do it anymore – I can’t take it – I don’t know what to do. Oh, god.

CHIDORI: You know I always told you that if you need somewhere –

LOWRY: I can’t! Oh, god. He’ll find me.

[LOWRY’s weeping intensifies.]

CHIDORI: Nana, get some tissues.

NANAKO: I don’t wanna.

CHIDORI: Then fuck off.

[NANAKO leaves the room. CHIDORI rubs LOWRY’s back.]

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)22:16 No. 672475 ID: a6f913
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CHIDORI: If he finds you, he’ll find me, too. And that ain’t gonna be good for him.

LOWRY: No, no, you’ll die, he’ll kill you –

CHIDORI: I’m not afraid of him.

LOWRY: I am!

CHIDORI (PATIENTLY): And I’m not. Yeah? So hey. Stay here tonight.

LOWRY: I can’t, I can’t – I have a curfew –

CHIDORI: Fuck him and fuck your curfew. Stay here tonight.

CHIDORI: If he shows up I’m gonna rip his tongue out and use it to wash my bike.

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[LOWRY giggles. CHIDORI gives her a one-armed hug.]

CHIDORI: I got extra blankets somewhere. If you wanna sleep on the couch, I’ll take the floor.

CHIDORI: You like movies?

LOWRY: Um. Yeah.

CHIDORI: You ever seen Kill Bill?

LOWRY: No …

CHIDORI: Oh man. We’re gonna have a night.

END SCENE

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)22:18 No. 672478 ID: a6f913
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I was .... fucking annoying.

>>672438
See, this is why you don't watch memories of a person when you're in the same room as them. Awk~ward.

>I’ve told you before that things are precious because they can be taken from me.
Being precious sucks then.

>>672478
Not to her, apparently.

Fortunately you're not obligated to get those feelings back if you don't want them. You can focus 100% on fixing Reiss.

Well, that's just one more thing to worry about. So are these memories single-unit or are there multiple clips inside each container?

>>672478
But people liked you anyway.

Do Reiss next.

you were so emotive then!!! check rabies next, we wanna know wtf is up with that asshole

>>672484
Abusive ex, standard FRACTAL operating procedure.

>>672485

??? wtf

My honest bet is that Rabies did this to you.
Rabies next.

>>672490
Nah, you did this to you. It's gonna be self inflicted.

Lowry just doesn't remember she did it, for obvious reasons.

>>672485
pipe down

i vote rabies next

>>672485
[[ever thought that maybe there's a reason for that such as. that's reality. jussayin]]

I think Rabies' memory is in order next.. we're starting to get pieces of your life and getting an idea of what you were like. That might help figure out who took something from Riess and why, if they're connected to who took these from you.

I wouldn't focus too much on how you were, though. While it's helpful in the search in its own way, it's nothing you need to worry about. You are who and what you are now, and what that is, is tough as nails and 100% badass.

fuck rabies. watch his memory next to get it over with

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)22:59 No. 672498 ID: a6f913
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EXT. AN ALLEY – NIGHT

[LOWRY weeps.]

LOWRY: Oh god. Oh god. Why did you do that?

LOWRY: What are we going to do?

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[THE VICTIM twitches. RABIES places his foot on THE VICTIM and pushes. Something gives. LOWRY vomits.]

LOWRY: Oh god. Oh god.

[LOWRY coughs. HER weeping intensifies.]

LOWRY: I didn’t want this. Rabies, I didn’t want this.

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[RABIES exhales and wipes his mouth.]

RABIES: Got ‘em.

[LOWRY wails.]

END SCENE

>>672501
Well okay who did he kill though?

So Rabies is an ass. Nothing you didn't already know there.

Any idea who THE VICTIM was? Looks like Reiss is last and then we can finally sit back and digest all this.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)23:25 No. 672513 ID: a6f913
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I don’t remember who that was. I remember him being like that, though. I’ve got a lot of memories still intact that feel like that one. And, apparently, a lot of memories that aren’t intact.

I guess there’s just Reiss left.

And this is who we're supposed to deal with to get Reiss back in order? I have a nasty feeling about that...

Speaking of him, guess there's nothing left now except to look at the last memory. Then you can spend some time digesting the information and figuring out what it means that these four specific ones got into Ne's nasty little hands.

FRACTAL 2015/09/24(Thu)23:36 No. 672522 ID: a6f913
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INT. REISS’ CAR – NIGHT – TRAVELING

[REISS is silent.]

LOWRY: Thanks for driving me home, by the way.

[REISS is silent.]

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LOWRY: It’s going to be a right turn up here, at the light.

[REISS is silent.]