1/2 Heretic 2018/05/22(Tue)14:20 No. 885572 ID: 8a947d
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Your name is Roland Gallows Conroy, and you like coffee more than you thought you would. You don't have any sugar or cream for it but it's fine as is. You were so tired last night you ended up just falling asleep on the couch rather than going up to your room. You woke yourself up early, you've gotten used to scheduling yourself to be up at the crack of dawn. If you want to keep yourself fed and begin any sort of demonology research you need to be up and ready.

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/22(Tue)14:28 No. 885574 ID: 8a947d
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You finish your coffee and head into the kitchen where Vol is. He's having some eggs for breakfast.

VOL: Mornin' Rol! I found eggs.
YOU: "Found" eggs?
VOL: Yeah found em in a tree, some birds eggs. Taste good. Anyway, whatcha plannin' for today? We's good on food but we ain't got anyway ta find demons. Less ya wanna take a job from town and hope it ain't nothin' crazy.
VOL: But first, I guess I should ask, if you're really committed to dis whole demonology biz than I guess It'd be better if ya knew some things ta help ya.
YOU: ...Things like what ?
VOL: Ya wanna learn some demon magic ?

>>885574
Sure. What have you got for me?

Absolutely.

Hell yeah

well since you're offering I don't see why not

>>885574
Even if we weren't going to hunt demons, I'd still be interested in learning magic.

>>885574
>Ya wanna learn some demon magic?
Yeah!

But first, let me get something to eat.

>>885592
Seconding, eating well is always healthy, breakfast rules!

Suggestion 2018/05/22(Tue)16:59 No. 885603 ID: dbf422

Sure but let me get at some eggs. Those won't keep anyway.

Heretic 2018/05/22(Tue)18:46 No. 885621 ID: 8a947d
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YOU: Even if we weren't going to look for demons I'd want to know magic!

You take a bite out of one of Vol's eggs...it's crunchy and unseasoned.

VOL: Yeah I put da shells in for texture.

You grab a jar of peaches for your breakfast instead.

VOL: Anyway, I can only really teach ya things dat I know myself. I'm sure ya noticed I ain't really one for action or violence. I can teach ya some things about keepin' ya self safe though.
VOL: As much as I'd like for ya to go out an' have an arsenal of magic abilities, your body can only handle so much aethereal energy. You can only learn one spell got it?

>Barrier
A barrier bubble that covers you from all sides. Doesn't last forever, but can take a lot of physical punishment. Magic might be a problem if anyone has it. Has more range to it than Vol's song

>Mend
The ability to mend wounds and injuries, even your own. Can heal bigger wounds than Vol's song. Healing yourself takes much longer to do. Can't heal injuries that happened over a day ago.

>>885621
Barrier.

>>885621
Barrier. This is for midcombat, we might not have the time to use the healing spell. Also, there are other uses for the shield spell if you are creative, like maybe imprisoning something. It would also help to protect the skipper if we need to run.

Barrier. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

I presume there will be other ways of healing large wounds, anyway.

Barrier - Any stray bullet to the head, a sufficient critical hit to the vitals, or something you won't predict, and you're dead. Get shields and you'll last far longer against the chaos.

Barrier.

Know of any way to get my body more accustomed to Aetherial energy?

>>885621
Barrier

Mend. Permanent healing > temporary barrier.

>>885635
Not so permanent when another a stray hit will just undo what you've fixed.

Going with barrier here.
Is it possible for us to learn more magic over time?
Like, today i learn Barrier, other day i learn Mending. Something like that?

Heretic 2018/05/22(Tue)23:12 No. 885644 ID: 8a947d
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YOU: Is it possible for me to learn more than one spell? Like can my body get more accustomed to aethereal energy?
VOL: I don't think so...I do know dat a spell ya learn can evolve into somethin' different though. Human's dat learn demonic magic can have it grows in ways demons ain't never seen before. I...don't know how to do it though.

You decide you want to learn a barrier spell.

VOL: Alright! Sound good, how do ya wanna learn it?
YOU: What do you mean?
VOL: I can teach ya two ways to learn dis spell. The normal way I'd help ya would be to give ya a Demon's Mark dat'd let ya cast it.
VOL:...or since I'm so musically inclined I can teach you the demonic music note-sigils dat let me use these spells through my violin. How d'ya want to learn it?

>Demon's Mark
The demons mark will allow you to cast the spell you know hands-free. This will allow you to do other things while the spell is in effect.

>Demonic Music
By learning it on the violin you will have to play it to cast, by doing this you can have Vol join in for a Dark Duo and increase the effectiveness of what you're casting. This takes up both hands, and once the song runs out or you stop playing the spell will end.

Demon's mark - you need your full concentration to fight, run, and open/close doors.

Aw I didn't get to vote for the spell. Oh well, maybe I'll get to do the evolution part.

Demon's Mark. The benefit of a barrier isn't really in careful planning of musical numbers. It's snap protection.

Mark.

>>885644
Demonic music. What can I say, I'm a sucker for a good duet. The song may end eventually, but we could start over. Remember, we can't shoot through the shield, so it isn't like we're losing attack power either, and with a duet we might be able to have it resist magic.

For more future possibilities, music also seems a bit more open to adaptation. A mark is just static, but a song can change. Just a change in tempo can make a cheerful song somber, or vis versa. Maybe even small changes to the violin could do something. Maybe there is a demonic spider out there who's webs would make great violin strings.

It also feels kind of sentimental. Our dad was apparently amazing at playing violin, using it to tell stories of his adventures. To have the music protect us, it feels a bit like he's watching over us. One day we might be able to make our own ballads. From the perspective of his young son, his songs were magical. Let's make music that can rival his. To make others feel what we felt when we heard his music, and so much more.

>>885650
1. You lose a lot of time between attacks with music. So yeah, attack power is lost. A lot.

2. Marks can change. Especially demon ones. Like, you can add to them or they mutate or grow or something. Maybe there's something to the tempo thing or maybe spells are very specific, but don't count out sigils.

3. Yeah that's a fair opinion. Not necessarily the only way to look at it, but fair.

>>885650
Those are good points. I'm a little worried about been exposed to attacks during the time we have to take to drop whatever we are holding, take the violin and start playing.
Will be nice to cooperate with Vol, not only with duets, also taking turns.

>>885644
>Demon's Mark
Does he have to put that on our body as a tattoo? Because I’m not sure if there’s room on our body for another tattoo.

>Demonic Music
>Vol can join in for a Dark Duo
That sounds fun! And I agree with what >>885650 said with the honoring Roland’s dad thing.

So, yeah, let’s learn Demonic Music!

>>885655
We should also ask Vol why we can’t do both ways for those times we don’t have our violin, but we really need a barrier.

That way, Vol can explain in detail how that’s a bad idea because it would rip our body to pieces or something equally horrifying.

Music.
While mark will be better if we get separated from Vol, the Music will open up other possibilities, mainly that reading a situation correctly might allow us to time a duet so we can block an attack that would otherwise smash through the barrier.

What about a duet with Vol casting other spells, like some Demonic Melody?
Or With other demons in the future?
Plus music can more easily be experimented with and built upon, It's much more intuitive than some rune.

demon's mark. There's no sense to using music to maintain a defensive barrier. It'd take up both hands and time that we could use doing pretty much anything else that would deal with whatever problem is at hand that requires the usage of barrier.

Mark

>>885644
Mark.

I love the idea of the music, but the mark just seems more practical. I'll go with the mark.

Heretic 2018/05/23(Wed)07:10 No. 885683 ID: 8a947d
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You decide the Demon's Mark would be better to use. Vol nods and pulls one of his teeth out of his mouth, he stabs it into his palm and grabs your hand. Vol begins to etch the rune into the palm of your hand, it burns but the pain quickly subsides when he's done. The sign looks sort of like a double-sided pitchfork.

VOL: Dat's dat! Now ya gotcha magic wat're we gonna be up ta next?
YOU: We'll probably go into town look for a job, we'd be able to find some demons if we took a demon hunting job.
VOL: Yeah, dat way we can get paid and fill out your journal. You also gotta go check on dat plant ya lent ta da spider lady
YOU: What? Do I stink?
VOL: Like blood, dirt, and sweat. Is dere anything else ya wanna do dat we're forgettin' ?

>Shower and throw on old clothes skip paper doll
>Shower and pick out new clothes paper doll

Skip Paper Doll

>Shower and pick out new clothes paper doll

>>885683
Old clothes, I like our current look. Unless we're going to put the dress on again.

Skip paper doll, dresses or nothing.

Heretic 2018/05/23(Wed)09:34 No. 885702 ID: 8a947d
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You shower and toss on new clothes. Now that you're ready you head to the skipper to head to town. Where are you going to go in town?

>Lila Palast
>The Job Board
>The Bar

>>885702
Pilast, gotta see if Ada found out anything about that plant. She also said she might have a job for us.

>>885702
Might as well check on that plant we gave to Ada. So let’s go to Lila Palast!

Hopefully the shop and/or the town gates are open this early!

Palast to check on the plant then the job board.

>Lila Palast

let's check on that plant.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/23(Wed)16:22 No. 885771 ID: 8a947d
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You decide to visit the Palast first to talk to Ada. When you enter you call for her and she once again lowers herself from the ceiling.

ADA: Hallo Roland! You are here early. Normally I do not get business until a bit later. Anway, how can I help you?
YOU: I wanted to see how you were doing looking at the plant I lent you yesterday.
ADA: Ah Yes! Of course! Vell...somethink happend vhen I tried to take a closer look.
YOU: "Something"?

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/23(Wed)16:27 No. 885772 ID: 8a947d
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Ada unlocks the door to the back of her shop and leads you inside. The floor is cluttered with paper and bits of scrap. In a corner of the back you see an odd looking glass box with something crawling around in it.

ADA: I placed zhe sapling into an airtight glass case to watch it, but I guess becauze it vas not a special stazis pod like zhe one you brought it to me in it began to grow. Now it iz meandering around itz case. I do not know if zis is a good zhing or a bad zhing...

Maybe it needs soil? And water. Hopefully that's all, had a run in with parasites recently.

>>885772
Oh. The paper on the tree just had all the notes crossed out and wrote in bold that it should not be exposed to air. I like to think that they may have been overreacting, but if they weren't this could lead to something disastrous.

It doesn't seem so bad right now so I don't want to kill it, but I suggest keeping something like a flamethrower on you. If it gets violent at all, I give you permission to destroy it.

>I do not know if zis is a good zhing or a bad zhing...
yeah I'm right there with you. I would go back to where I found it and see if I couldn't find any notes on it but that place kinda... blow up. Vol you got any idea on this or are you just as in the dark as everyone else?

>>885775
Don't mention the notes. Mostly because that makes us seem incompetent for not saying so earlier. And we're not incompetent... Right?

>>885777
We mentioned the notes in the replies in the last thread.

>>885772
>the plant is moving
“.....yeah, I’ve got no idea what’s going on with that either.”

>I do not know if zis is a good zhing or a bad zhing...
“Neither do I.”

“Well, it doesn’t look dangerous for now. Hopefully, it isn’t a parasitic plant that digs its roots into living things and drains them of their blood in order to grow. But if that thing turns dangerous, then you’ve got my permission to kill it.”

Might as well ask if Ada is still offering that job she said she might need help with, since you’re look for work and you currently don’t have anything else to do.

>>885777
We already mentioned the notes to Ada.

>>885772
It's cute as heck but I don't really belive that a plant should have theses neat legs, still, cool.

A damn shame the place blew up. Did she find out something at least?
If not, we should start looking for someone who knows about this stuff.

>>885787
Hey, the door may have been melted by the heat but there is still the airvents. We could also get in if we had some strong explosives. The problem is, we'd have to be ready to fight who knows how many lacerflies.

Slap a scroll on it...
Or kill it with fire.
Choose one before it grows more.

>>885772
The note associated with it seemed to imply it was dangerous once exposed to air. The box is airtight but it had air in it, didn't it?

Well, if we can come up with some better containment then we can experiment with giving it more air.

"...I think this is how most horror movies start, to be honest."

>>885778
Ah, then we are blameless, good work.

I bet that vial it was in was High Vacuum.
If that container she put it in is normal vacuum, then the tiny amount of air in there must have made it grow like this.

Oh god.
Imagine if it was exposed to normal pressure?
I don't really wanna think about it.

Heretic 2018/05/24(Thu)10:27 No. 885871 ID: 8a947d
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YOU: Yeah...I don't know either. It doesn't look dangerous though. Maybe it just needs some soil and water?
ADA: Maybe...I am zhinking I vill need to run more tests if you vant me to find out more about it. I vill be keeping a close eye on it in case it does turn out to be somezhing I should vorry about.

You ask Ada if she has any jobs she'd like you to do. She has nothing for you right now.

>>885871
Well, let's check out that job board and see if there are any demon jobs. Ask Vol what the danger levels of said demons are. We should probably pick the weakest so that we can study it without putting ourselves in too much danger.

>>885871
Ok job board then I guess.

To the Job Board!

Time to say a neat goodbye and go to the job board.

>>885871
Let’s say bye to Ada, then go look at the job board.

Arite, let's find a job involving demons then.
Ask Vol if we should prepare something.

Give her a kiss on the cheek before you leave.

Oh I suppose you could tell Ada that you've decided to study demons so if she runs across anything that can help with that you'd be interested.

>>885902
... Why? We don't know her that way in SR. Kinda out of the blue.

>>885904

A: To get a reaction, and
B: Why NOT?

>>885905
B has been already responded, kinda. But, fine, can't really argue against A.

>>885906
I can! Because who knows if it's a good reaction, and we're currently relying on her for both buying and selling, and looking after the walking tree. Don't risk it all for like, a second of amusement. Also don't accost people, especially when they're working.

Please just get to the job board with a typical goodbye.

>>885902
NO!

We don’t know her that well and it would be very inappropriate!

>>885905
Neither of those are valid reasons!

>>885907
>Please just get to the job board with a typical goodbye.
Yes, I agree! Please do a normal goodbye!

well thank her for you help, tell her to keep you posted, and head to the Job board I guess since it seems a little early to head to the bar.

>>885902
little to soon for that.

>>885902
But this isn't Ada, this is fake imposter SR Ada. There is only one real Ada.

Don't do that.

>>885926
OG Ada 4 Lyfe

>>885921 I agree also I feel like we should keep our options of romance open.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/24(Thu)19:02 No. 885942 ID: 8a947d
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>Kissing Ada
You have absolutely no intention of kissing Ada when you barely know here. It's quite honestly very odd that the thought would cross your mind at all. You certainly have no problem with mutants and Ada's definitely cute but to kiss her out of the blue would be inappropriate and awkward.

Before you leave you decide to tell Ada about your plans to document the array of demons.

ADA: Really? Zhat is such a dangerous profession to take up! You could make better money by selling organs and live longer, vhy go zhrough zhe trouble of documenting demons?
YOU: It's less about money and more about knowing that the knowledge gained from doing this could help other people who don't know anything about demons.
ADA: Are you sure you vill be able to do zhis? I had considered doing it once but I realized zhat doing it alone vould be nearly impossible! I assume you do not have a trained team to help you?
YOU: Well...no but I'm only just starting out. Besides, if I quit anytime I thought something would be hard I'd be dead by now. Someones gotta do this it might as well be me.
ADA: hmm...anfangen ist leicht, Beharren eine Kunst.
YOU: What?
ADA: Nozhing...if you really do vant to go zhrough vhizh zhis then you'd better be well equipped. I do not know a lot about demons but I do know zhey hate silver.

Ada reaches under her desk and grabs and hand full of shotgun shells, she drops the into your hand. You've been given four Silver Slugs.

ADA: Please try to stay alive, it'd be bad for business to lose customers.

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/24(Thu)19:13 No. 885944 ID: 8a947d
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VOL: Ya think we should find some people to help us do dis stuff? I know it'd be faster if we had a team. Then I guess the real challenge'd be finding people who aren't weirdos or crazy cannibals.

You head to the job board in the middle of town and look at what's posted. Vol looks around at a few jobs involving demons and picks out three that he says are the least dangerous.

>Phaseworm Problem!
Phaseworms have been biting up the tires of caravan vehicles around a certain trade route, there must be a nest somewhere nearby the road, find and take it out so the trading can go smoothly.

>Lacerfly Infestation
A small mine has found a good vain of copper but can't work due to an infestation of Lacerflies, equipment will be provided to anyone willing to help clear them out.

>Mandrake Harvest
A local doctor has heard rumor that a demon called a Mandrake can be used to make powerful medicine that can heal a multitude of diseases. They're supposed to nest in high altitude areas like mountains. Bring one back alive to experiment on.

>>885944
Sorry, I feel like we've dealt with enough lacerflies for now. I like dealing with relatively slow things that are usually big enough to shoot.

Phaseworms are interesting, maybe we could find some smell that could function as a repellent, or maybe find just what they can't burrow into. Maybe we could use them to help with mining into the earth, picking out ores. But, I'm feeling more inclined towards the...

Mandrake. Medicine is always good, and I'd imagine it would pay pretty well. On top of that, this guy seems to be on the same page as us. Maybe he'd be a useful contact.

>>885944
>Ya think we should find some people to help us do dis stuff? I know it'd be faster if we had a team.
Yeah, getting help is something we should consider doing.

>Then I guess the real challenge'd be finding people who aren't weirdos or crazy cannibals.
“Shhh! You’re gonna jinx us! Then those would be the only guys we can find! Besides, another challenge would be finding someone that has their own vehicle. Because there’s no way in hell we’re all going to fit on my Skipper!”

.....what’s the job on that paper on the ground?

If it’s not interesting, then you could just stick it back on the board so that someone else can have a chance to do that one.

Aren't mandrakes those plant things that fuck you up by screaming?

No more demon bugs this week. Get some ear protection and go find that mandrake.

>>885949
Also, go with the mandrake mission.

If those guys count as lesser demons, then we can use a Binding Scroll on it.

>>885944
Mandrake
It's the only job that deals with a single demon.

>>885961
Correction: It’s the only job that wants us to acquire a demon.

We don’t know how many Mandrakes are going to be at the location we’re supposed to capture 1 of them.

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)00:47 No. 885978 ID: 8a947d
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You decide to check out the doctor's job about capturing a mandrake. Somebody else who's willing to learn about demons seems like a good place to check. You head to the doctor's clinic to get more information on his request.

Doctor Mordecai sit's behind his desk looking through documents.

MORDECAI: Hello, how can I help you today?
YOU: I'm here about the job you posted on the board.
MORDECAI: Ah! Perfect! I was just about to take that down. It's sad to say but looks like there are no demon hunters that value bringing in living specimens. I trust you're okay with it?

Dr. Mordecai hands you a pair of earplugs for the mandrakes.

MORDECAI: The mountains out by Crud City should be a good place to check for mandrakes, any questions?

What are the handling and containment procedures for a plant that can bleed your ears to death?

Ask Vol if he needs earplugs too.

Ask what he knows about mandrakes. We got some idea but I’m willing to bet he knows more, or at the very least would confirm what we already know.

>>885978
Tell him that you’ve got some Lesser Binding Scrolls with you and ask if those would work with bringing in a Mandrake alive? Or would he prefer us to bring it in a cage?

And ask if he knows anyone that would be willing to help us?

Ask for ear protection.

As for containment... Maybe we can get that mutant tree container back from Ada, since she's using a different one now? Dunno how big Mandrakes are, though.

Ask him what he knows about mandrakes.

>>885999
He literally just gave us some.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)12:29 No. 886012 ID: 8a947d
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MORDECAI: They only scream that when they experience pain, like being pulled from the ground. The rest of the time they should be pretty docile. I suggest putting them in cages or wrapping them tightly in cloth to-
YOU: I have binding scrolls for demons, would these work?

You show him the scrolls, he seems confused but intrigued about their function.

MORDECAI: I've never seen anything like these before! Well, if they allow you to safely capture demons then they should work just fine.
VOL: Ey can I get some a' those earplugs too?

Moredcai drops another pair onto the counter which Vol takes

MORDECAI: Aside from the screaming thing there isn't a lot I know about mandrakes. That's why I'm hiring you. Speaking of hiring I forgot to mention payment, I plan to pay you a full deck for your services. Good luck.

You mount the skipper and ride out to the mountains near Crud City

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)12:40 No. 886014 ID: 8a947d
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You manage to get the skipper up to a point on the mountain, it's pretty good at climbing but not the best. You reach a spot where you decide to give the skipper a rest, it's started sputtering a bit. There's cave on the mountain leading deeper into it, you aren't sure if it's high enough to find mandrakes though.

>>886014
Holy fuck, what's all that smoke!? We can get the mandrakes later, this could be urgent.

That smoke is way too far away to investigate.

Poke around in the cave a little bit.

Yeah, investigate that smoke first. The cave can wait until after we get the mandrake, assuming we're still in good shape and nothing horrible has gone wrong.

>>886019
I don't know if this is important, but it is certanly striking. Could it be related? Where does the smoke comes from?

>>886014
>You reach a spot where you decide to give the skipper a rest, it's started sputtering a bit.
Shit, that’s not a good sign. We’ll have to spend our payment on repairs before that ends up getting worse.

>>886027
>That smoke is way too far away to investigate.
I agree. Let’s just go in the cave and start looking for mandrakes.

Check the cave entrance for clam marks, pawprints, dung, ect. before venturing in.

>>886036
I assumed the sputtering was because we were overworking it going up a hill. Maintenance is fine, but I don't think it's the warning you think it is.

And yeah, smoke is too far.

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)14:19 No. 886058 ID: 8a947d
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>Smoke

That looks worrying, but it's only the fumes off of Crud City, their oil refineries produce a lot of smoke. Oil isn't as effective as Lucy but it's a bit easier to get a hold of and a bit less dangerous. That also means it's more affordable too.

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)15:01 No. 886072 ID: 8a947d
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>Check the cave entrance for clam marks, pawprints, dung, ect. before venturing in.

There are no markings you can discern, but you don't have any skills in tracking marks like that. You do hear loud croaking coming from the back of the of the cave, however. Do you still want to go in?

>>886072
Nah, keep climbing.

>>886072
Go higher, if we go into a cave I want to be pretty sure that we're going to run into a mandrake.

Also, what's Lucy?

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)15:51 No. 886077 ID: 8a947d
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You ignore the cave for now and continue to climb up the mountain. If mandrakes nest at higher altitudes it only makes sense for you to try searching the mountaintop first.

>Lucy

Short for Lucifer water. It's a strong but rare source of fuel sought after anyone that has a vehicle. You heard a single gallon could power a whole convoy for a year, but that's probably just a myth.

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)15:53 No. 886078 ID: 8a947d
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You manage to reach the top of the mountain after some climbing and hiking. The very top is covered with cactus bushes, there's another much smaller cave at the top but the most notable thing you see is the tent in front of it.

>>886078
See if anyone is inside the tent. If there is no one, continue on to the cave.

Sneak your way into the tent, search around but don't steal anything yet.

>>886077
>Short for Lucifer water.
Is it actual water? Has anyone tried drinking it? What happened to the person that tried drinking it?

>>886078
Real quick, ask Vol if the Barrier spell is sound proof. You know, just in case one of you loses your earplugs.

>tent
Go investigate.

If no one is in there, they might be in the cave.

>>886078
Go up to the tent's entrance and ask if anyone's inside. If there's no response, check out the cave.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)16:44 No. 886084 ID: 8a947d
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You decide to check the tent to see if anyone's inside. First, you call to see if anyone is inside, but nobody responds. After another call you decide to investigate the inside, maybe it's an old tent. You see a sleeping bag, a few boxes and cases, and some jars both empty and unopened.

There's a bowl of food on top of a portable stove, still warm...

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)16:44 No. 886085 ID: 8a947d
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You hear a gun cock behind you.

???: Drop whatever you took and stand up.

put hands up and slowly turn around. wait until they start asking more questions before talking.

>>886085
Put your hands up to show that you are safe. We didn't steal anything, we just came here to deal with some mandrakes for a doctor in our town and were a bit surprised to find evidence of someone else here is all.

Would you mind telling us what you are doing all the way up here? Are you also a demon hunter?

>>886085
Activate Barrier, then explain you took nothing.

>>886089
Barrier might surprise him and make him think we're hostile, which could lead to a fight. I think as long as we're calm and polite, he'll probably not shoot us.

>>886088
This.

>>886090
Agreed, no Barrier for now.

Put hands up, you should listen to someone with the gun!

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)17:37 No. 886094 ID: 8a947d
File 152729503430.png - (272.01KB , 1212x826 , Gunpoint.png )

You raise both hands slowly and turn around. It's odd, you didn't hear his footsteps or any movements coming from behind you. You come face to face with a man in a long coat and gas mask.

???: You're an odd lookin' one, but you don't look like you're with Channing. Who do you work for?
YOU: N-no one!... Well no that's wrong I'm here on a job for a doctor in Dawnsprings. He sent me up here to find demons.

The man seems to calm down when he hears this. He takes his finger off of the trigger but he doesn't completely lower his gun.

???: And you were goin' through my tent why?
YOU: I didn't know if it belonged to anyone or not, why are you up here anyway? are you a demon hunter?
???: pfft! Course not! I ain't that dumb. I assume you're here to check into whatever's in that there cave?
YOU: Yeah, wait you know there's stuff in there?
???: Yup, I hear weird moanin' and wailin' comin' from here. It creeps me the hell out but it also keeps others away, makes it easier for me to hide. Anyway now ya know that belongs to someone, now go get what you're gettin' and don't tell anybody ya saw me here 'kay?

You ushers you away from his tent where he goes to finish eating the food on his portable stove.

>>886094
He doesn't seem the talkative sort. Those sounds are probably mandrakes, so let's go in there and get what we came for.

Yep, let's enter the caverns and check the mandrakes, dude might be suspicious as hell but we're not a bounty hunter (for people) or a snitch.

>>886094
>Yup, I hear weird moanin' and wailin' comin' from here.
Sounds like there’s a good chance that there’s Mandrakes in that cave!

>Anyway now ya know that belongs to someone, now go get what you're gettin' and don't tell anybody ya saw me here 'kay?
Well, he didn’t immediately shoot you where you stand, so he’s not a bad guy. It’s only fair that you agree to not tell anyone that you saw him up here.

Give him a warning that if it starts getting really loud, or at least louder than it normally does, then he should cover his ears.

Apologize and let’s go search for mandrakes.

Gosh FINE Troy.

Go mess with the cave.

I am going to asume that that is the standar way to treat stragers and that he is not an asshole. Say good bay and let's look for the deamos.

>>886094
Let him know that there's a chance he'll need ear protection. Put on your plugs and head inside.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)18:51 No. 886109 ID: 8a947d
File 152729951923.png - (346.78KB , 1212x826 , The Mountain 8.png )

You warn him about the possibility of some loud mandrake screaming that could damage his ears or worse. He responds by pulling a set of large headphones out of his bag and putting them on giving you a thumbs up afterward. you guess he's gotta have a way to drown out all of the moaning at night.

You and Vol put in your earplugs and head into the cave, inside the cave another hole leading deeper down sits. Guess you can add spelunking on top of hiking.

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)18:54 No. 886110 ID: 8a947d
File 152729969601.png - (369.60KB , 1212x826 , Mountaintop Cave.png )

Inside the hole, there's a large cavern. Right at the bottom a large metal door sit's, beside it a skeleton lies on the floor. You take off one of your earplugs real quick to listen around, you do hear some moaning coming from deeper underground but see no way down aside from the locked door.

>>886110
Investigate skeleton. Also, skeleton's pack.

>>886110
That skeleton isn’t going to be needing its bag anymore, so you might as well take what’s in the bag for yourself!

.....huh. That looks like a door back there on the far wall. Try shining your flashlight over there.

The moaning might be coming out of a tunnel or passage that isn't immediately apparent. Listen for where the moaning is louder and go that way. After wielding your lit flashlight, of course.

That locked hatch makes me think of the place with the giant Lacerflies. I really hope this place isn't related and there aren't giant mandrakes in there.

ooh, bag next to the skeleton. and I think I see something on the circle in the middle of the floor down there.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)20:16 No. 886120 ID: 8a947d
File 152730459431.png - (104.91KB , 1212x826 , Picture.png )

>Skeleton Bag

The skeleton has nothing notable on it but the bag near it only has a picture and a note along with it. On the picture, the sentence "You'll get it if you're loopy enough" is written.

The note seems like a conversation between two people. The note read's

What's this supposed to be some sort of threat? I'm sick of your fucking games you dumb bitch it's getting hotter out here if don't get somewhere safe soon it'll be over for me please open the door.

I don't have to do anything for you meany >:P

Please there's gonna be another flash you need to open the door

Then just open it yourself.

I don't have the code please open the door.

Yeah you do, you'd better figure it out fast.

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)20:18 No. 886122 ID: 8a947d
File 152730471095.png - (174.12KB , 1212x826 , Door Lock.png )

>>886112
There is no other door in the cavern aside from the large door on the ground.

The door on the ground has a number pad and four screens each with 00 on them.

Flip the not upside-down! Maybe the Numbers are the code!

>>886124
I mean the picture! Flip that upside down so the noose is hanging!

The pic is upside down
89 88 XX 86

Obviously, the missing door is 87
noose and loopy both have two O's so XX could be 00
or 88 for that matter.

The noose knot has 10 loops
11 if you count the large loop

>>886122
Flip the note. From left to right the numbers are 89, 88, (noose room) 87, 86. At least, assuming it's going down and the noose doesn't mean something else. Also assuming the loopy (7006 upside down y) doesn't translate into code.

>>886122
89, 88, 87, 86?

that's what I'm getting from the picture, unless the noose is meant to be a 0 or something

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)20:35 No. 886133 ID: 8a947d
File 152730573218.png - (273.54KB , 1212x826 , Door Lock Picture Wrong.png )

You flip the picture upside down, or right side up and understand that the doors have a pattern of numbers to them. You enter in 89, 88, 87, 86 in the keypad but that doesn't work.

>>886129
You try a couple different substitutes for 87 instead. You use 00, 88, 11, and 10 in place of 87 but those get you nothing.

You don't think the hint on the pictures talking about loops in the noose. You think that's just something the person from the bunker added themselves for some sort of morbid humor and not really as a clue.

Maybe the password is 88-88-88-88? All possible loops.

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)20:48 No. 886137 ID: 8a947d
File 152730652120.png - (168.44KB , 1212x826 , Door Lock Wrong.png )

>88-88-88-88
This password doesn't work, but maybe the loops in the numbers do have something to do with the code.

If it's like that, 8 has two loops, while 9 and 6 have one loop, and 7 has none. The code could be 21 22 20 21.

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)21:06 No. 886139 ID: 8a947d
File 152730756227.png - (168.44KB , 1212x826 , Door Lock Wrong.png )

>21-22-20-21
This password does not work, you feel like this is somewhat close however...

>>886139
It's probably got something to do with the noose room, but the noose itself doesn't have anything to do with it. Maybe since room 3 has no sign, it would be 0 loops for both. 21-22-00-21?

Maybe we have to input it as the original orientation- upside down.
12 02 22 12.

Or the noose might count as 1 loop, so 01 in that spot, upside down or no.

Was there anything on the back of the picture?

Heretic 2018/05/25(Fri)21:35 No. 886146 ID: 8a947d
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>21-22-00-21
>12-02-22-12
These codes do not work.

>>886144
There was nothing on the back of the picture.

12 00 22 12?

>20-21-19-20
>19-20-18-19
Theses are the suggestions my friend gave so far, I know you gave a lot of tips but my brain is thinking for a while.

Another possibility: 21-22-72-21
Since the 7 has no loops, just leave it as-is.

>>886158
oops I mean 21-22-27-21

Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)00:50 No. 886162 ID: 8a947d
File 152732105052.png - (168.44KB , 1212x826 , Door Lock Wrong.png )

>12-00-22-12
>20-21-19-20
>19-20-18-19
>21-22-27-21

None of these codes work, you think back to an idea you had a little bit earlier.
>>886138
You feel like that's the closest you were to getting it right...

>>886162
Wait, maybe the open door isn’t an 87? What if it’s just another 88?

Let’s try 21, 22, 22, 21.

Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)01:57 No. 886164 ID: 8a947d
File 152732503666.png - (168.44KB , 1212x826 , Door Lock Wrong.png )

>21-22-22-21
This code does not work.

As you try to solve the code to the door you notice Vol is fuming beside you. He probably understands something you don't. If you ask Vol he'll probably solve whatever the issue is for you, but are you the kind of person to just let someone else solve problems for you?

fuck it
21-22-1-21
or incase we fuck this up from the beginning and we were not meant to flip the thing
12-1-22-12

yeah I'm just counting every "loop" and placing it down and since the door is open with only a single "loop" in it I'm just going to take it as that is meant to be our clue and not the room number.

Also probably helping kill heretic's faith in our intelligence as I'm fairly confidant that I'm wrong as hell for I am a dumbass.

>>886169
Also try those combinations with the single one replaced with 11, since that's how many loops are in the noose.

>>886164
>If you ask Vol he'll probably solve whatever the issue is for you, but are you the kind of person to just let someone else solve problems for you?
Well, if you can’t do something by yourself, then it’s best to ask for help.

Let’s see what Vol has to say.

12 02 22 12

>>886162
If 21 22 20 21 is the closest, and we've tried a bunch that only changed the 20, then the 20 must be right and one of the other ones is wrong.

That makes no sense.

Okay here's a long shot. Let's try just adding up the loops. It means having two digit numbers is pointless, though.

03 04 02 03.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)12:47 No. 886206 ID: 8a947d
File 152736407384.png - (171.77KB , 1212x826 , Door Lock Unlock.png )

>03-04-02-03

You enter the code into the door's pad. The lights on the pad brighten and the platform instead of opening begins to lower down into the ground.

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)12:51 No. 886207 ID: 8a947d
File 152736430620.png - (128.19KB , 1212x826 , The Mountain Bunker.png )

The elevator comes to a halt at the bottom where a large door opens as you reach it. The old door screeches as it opens and reveals the interior of the underground facility. In the unlit halls, you can hear the eerie echoey moans of what you assume to be the mandrakes you came to find.

Vol: Boy, I'm gettin' real sick a' bein' underground. Dat whinnin' ain't makin' it easier either...

It's too dark for you to see anything inside.

>>886207
Put in your ear plugs, then start using your flashlight to look around.

Earplugs and flash light. I just realized does Vol have anything for his ears?

>>886209
He does, the doctor gave him an extra set of plugs.

>>886206
Son of a bitch.

>>886207
Flashlight time.

>>886207
Earplugs and flashlight.

Make sure you occasionally take your earplugs out to make sure you’re getting closer to the moaning and then put them back in.

What is that next to the door?

Suggestion 2018/05/26(Sat)14:47 No. 886257 ID: e72379

I think we already have the earplugs in. But flashlight out and get your weapon ready.

well on the bright side this place looks like it could have some nice scrap for you to make a little extra on the side.

Cover your ears and bring your flashlight.
Stay vigilant, especially behind you. I don't fully trust that guy we met earlier.

>>886328
If he wanted to harm Gallows, he could have just shot him in the back of the head.

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)19:14 No. 886380 ID: 8a947d
File 152738724541.png - (210.31KB , 1212x826 , Inventory Check.png )

Before you continue you give your inventory a look. You learned from last time and grabbed yourself a holster and toolbelt to hold more things, specifically you flashlight and weapons.

Your Scrap Double Barrel has 8 shells. 4 regular shells and 4 silver slugs more effective against demons. It's been worn a bit but it still works.

Your Hand Axe is unbroken

You have 2 Lesser Binding Parchements

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)19:15 No. 886382 ID: 8a947d
File 152738735976.png - (100.07KB , 1212x826 , The Mountain Bunker 2.png )

You give your flashlight a few good cranks and continue to pass through the halls into the main lobby of the facility. This one doesn't look like it's used for scientific research though, but you can't really tell. There are four doors in the room.

>Doctor's Quarters
>Living Quarters
>Kitchen
>Storage (Locked)

You hear the moaning coming from down the Living Quarters room.

>>886382
Hey, you think that TV has any working parts? For the first room to go to, I'd say the doctor's office, maybe there are some things mordecai would be willing to buy off us. I say avoid the mandrakes for now, just in case we have to get into a fight and evacuate.

Also, I have no idea what mandrakes look like in this world, but they usually look like plants, right? That hanging pot wouldn't happen to be holding one, right?

>>886382
>You hear the moaning coming from down the Living Quarters room.
Is it painful moaning or is it.....sexual moaning?

I guess, let’s try the closest room and work your way down the hall.

Watch out for that suspicious looking plant up there.

>>886382
Go straight to the living quarters. Don't disturb the potted plant in case it's a mandrake, we can do that after.

>Doctor Quarters
I don't know why but I belive there's something here that would probally explain why the heck someone burned to death and turned into a skeleton here.

>>886398
Rewording it, I know happened a flash and all, just need to know who fucked up and killed the guy.

Aim your flashlight straight up and check the ceiling and all the high walls for nasties.

Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)21:35 No. 886429 ID: 8a947d
File 152739574009.png - (154.36KB , 1212x826 , Doctor's Office.png )

>>886426
There is nothing of note on the ceiling or high up on the walls.

>The Tv screen
A lot of the parts inside are damaged badly and seem worthless. You still managed to take a few salvageable parts and hope they're worth something.

>Hanging plant
It's an old withered plant, nothing special about it.

>The Doctors office
You enter the doctor's office. on the floor in front of you is what looks like some sort of ripped apart animal corpse.

>>886389
That TV will have something worth salvaging at least. I guess we can leave it for now if we want to explore first.

>>886429
Check all the cupboards for medicine or other things we can sell. It also looks like there is a note on that table.

Check cabinets and check that... Thing? God, this thing is even a creature? The worst part of this is that the body seem's awfully recent, say to Vol to look around while you check the room so there's no surprise attack.

check the note at the end of the room and the cupboards

black skin = something demonic? Does Vol recognise what it is/was?

Heretic 2018/05/26(Sat)22:38 No. 886439 ID: 8a947d
File 152739949736.png - (77.03KB , 1212x826 , Doctor's Office 2.png )

The body looks demonic, almost plant-like. With the knowledge of Mandrakes being present down here you make the assumption that this is a dead mandrake. It's all dried up and shriveled, the blood isn't wet but you can't tell how old it is.

The note on the desk is mostly illegible aside from one detail.

Greenhouse locked off due to issues with equipment, I think the key is in one of the rooms, probably Takami's.

Takami said she talked to Floyd after one of the missions, but I haven't seen him since.

...Time to go to the living quarters, but first, pick up the corpse, it sounds dumb but it is alwwys good to have a bait or a tiny gift for the doctor, and they eound easy to carry.

Rummage through those cupboards for any valuable medical supplies, maybe there's enough to put together a makeshift first aid kit for yourself.

>>886439
Is there anything in any of the cabinets that could be useful? Medkits, bandages, disinfectant, anything like that?

Let’s head for the Living Quarters next.

.....and on your way there, think about how you always seem to find an underground bunker of some kind where something has gone wrong. Then ask yourself if this is going to be a common thing for you and you’re just going to be known as the guy that always finds abandoned underground bunkers?

Might as well Raid the cabinets and cupboards while your here. might be something in them.

Search the room for something useful. You think that you could take notes from this dead Mandrake? It might not be much, but maybe something there is something there.

Heretic 2018/05/27(Sun)16:49 No. 886522 ID: 8a947d
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You rummage through the cupboards for anything useful. A number of pills, syringes, and bottles are laying in a couple of the drawers. Most of them seem to be anesthetics but you take them all anyway.

>You think that you could take notes from this dead Mandrake?
There's nothing to take notes on, it's a corpse. You do pick it up and take it with you.

>Living Quarters
You head into the Living Quarters. The hall has four doors like the ones you saw in the picture each numbered. Only two are unlocked 88 and 87. The other doors are blocked or something you can't open them. At the end of the hall is a room titled "Garden"

>Open 87
There's something here and what is inside is probally something problematic or ugly.

87 and then 88

keep your gun and shield ready.

>>886526
I agree with this. Don't be too trigger happy though, we don't want to waste a bullet on a hanging corpse.

Stand WELL to the side when you open them, don't need god-knows-what jumping right in your face.

Could this place be related to the other bunker?

Better go with 88 first. 87 had a noose in it, which didn't actually matter for the puzzle but seems like a warning.

>>886522
Why do I get the feeling that the hanging noose in the picture you found was there for a reason?

You’re probably gonna see that noose again if you open 87. Only this time the noose will be occupied by a body.

>At the end of the hall is a room titled "Garden"
Is that where the moaning is coming from?

I’m not sure if the Garden door is the one that’s locked or if there’s a greenhouse in the Garden and that’s what’s locked. Either way, we should try to find Takami's room where the key is supposed to be, just in case we need to get into the greenhouse in order to get a Mandrake.

Heretic 2018/05/27(Sun)18:21 No. 886541 ID: 8a947d
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You slowly and carefully enter room 87 with your gun drawn. It's a painfully small living area but there's nothing dangerous inside, and no noose. There's a door leading to a bathroom in the back of the room.

There's an odd piece of graffiti written on the wall.

>>886541
Okay, I'm getting the feeling that someone somehow learnt how to summon demons, and is absolutely crazy.

It looks like there is another note on that drawer.

Start with 87, have your gun ready to go along with barrier. You know what I’m curious about? What kind of place this was. It seems the first area we went was maybe a kind of research station. I want to see if we can find any data logs or a journal as to what this facility was or even what the world was like before.

>>886543
Maybe see if we can find anything as to what that symbol is? My journal idea is lookinng pretty good

Copy that sigil down in your journal. Also check that paper.

>>886541
Check that paper on the nightstand and check under the drawer that’s on the floor.

Then check slowly open the door to the bathroom.

Vol any idea what the symbol on the wall means?

Also grab note.

Write down the symbol and read the papers.

Heretic 2018/05/27(Sun)21:52 No. 886564 ID: 8a947d
File 152748314795.png - (44.09KB , 1212x826 , Keyhole.png )

Vol says that the symbol on the wall isn't demonic in nature, it's just some weird human graffiti.

The note on the table reads

Forgot storeroom password. Jonas what was it again?

Is in front of my room, always. Just go and look, how are you forgetting?

You try to open the bathroom door but it's jammed shut. There's a keyhole above the handle which you look through, there's not much to see inside. You look up and see a small vent just above the door, but it's too small for you or Vol to fit inside. Looks like you're not getting in that door anytime soon.

Alright let's try the other room then.

>>886564
Yeah, next room. But I just realized there was that welcome mat in the hallway. Maybe we could look under that for something.

>>886564
>Forgot storeroom password. Jonas what was it again?
>Is in front of my room, always. Just go and look, how are you forgetting?
Hello, what do we have here? I think we already know the password!

I believe Jonas’ room is 89, which would mean the password is “WILLKOMMEN” as seen on the floor mat in the picture here: >>886133 !

>bathroom locked
That’s all we can do in this room.

Let’s go next door to 88.

Looks like in the process of searching the rooms we need to find which is Jonas'

Heretic 2018/05/27(Sun)22:56 No. 886576 ID: 8a947d
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You write down the symbol on the wall in your journal just in case and leave the room.

You enter room 88 the same way you entered room 87. There's an undamaged dresser by the wall and another bathroom at the back of the room.

man people sure loved plants back in the day... granted we technically have one now as well, even if it isn't actually at our place and has started to crawl around.

Anyways check dresser then bathroom.

>>886576
It looks kind of like that plant has a label on it's pot. Does it say anything?

And yeah, check the dresser and bathroom.

>>886576
Careful around that plant.

You never know, a Mandrake could be pretending to be a withered dead plant to make you drop your guard.

Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)00:50 No. 886582 ID: 8a947d
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>Plant
The plant is old and withered, but normal otherwise. The label on the plant reads "Herby".

>The Dresser
The dresser contains a few old and tattered clothes and one clothes hanger, you take the clothes hanger with you.

>The Bathroom
The bathroom once again is jammed shut, but this time when you look through the keyhole it seems like something is stuck inside. There's a grate above the door just like the last bathroom in room 87.

whelp let's hit that garden then. Make sure you 2 have those ear plugs in since this is the most likely spot we'd find mandrakes.

>>886582
Stick that clothes hanger in the lock and try to remove the thing jamming it.

>>886584
Be careful with that. You can break the lock for good and we won't be able to get inside later.

>>886590
It started out jammed, we don't lose anything by jamming it further. Not that we should try to, but it's worth a shot. Let's get in that bathroom.

>>886584
Might as well try this.

Is there a gap under the door? You could slip a piece of paper under to catch whatever's in the keyhole.

Where is the moaning coming from, anyway? Maybe the door with the red light above it? Maybe you can knock.

>>886599
Well if we get the door open, that's moot, but it couldn't hurt beyond feeling a bit foolish. Try it.

>>886582
Let's pick up Herby, herby need's a new owner and good care, that's what the owner of this room would like.

>>886618
Herby adoption? Herby adoption.

>>886630
At this rate we're going to take a plant from every underground facility we find.

>>886618
Why? Is this going to be a thing?

>>886653
I mean, Roland need a pet or something like that, studying demons are pretty stressing, didn't you know?

>>886618
Unless that’s a Mandrake, there is really no reason to take a dead plant.

>>886665
Plants aren't calming, they're just all the stress of a tamagotchi but for real. Metaphors are also stressful.

I don't know what to think about the plant. But it's name is Herby! We can't just ignore it!
I such a bad name is good!

Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)17:01 No. 886685 ID: 8a947d
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>Herby
You take the plant with you, at least this one won't mutate on contact with air.

>Use the clothes hanger one the keyhole
The clothes hanger cannot fit inside of the keyhole. Even if it did you're not sure if the thing in the keyhole is jamming the door. If you did just pop it out you'd probably lose whatever it is and would still be unable to open the door.

>Is there a gap under the door?
There is no gap under the door, you can't do the old paper trick here.

>Where's the moaning coming from?
the moaning is coming from down the hall in the room labeled "Garden"

Well, uh, I guess we could hack the door down with the hatchet.

Don't, though. Just check out another room and hope for the best.

>the moaning is coming from down the hall in the room labeled "Garden"

well let's get ready to met the locals then.

>>886685
To the garden I suppose.

>>886685
Let’s try the Garden.

>>886685
Time to go to the garden, place full of plants and even more plants.

Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)18:18 No. 886705 ID: 8a947d
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You head out of the room and towards the source of the moaning, the garden. The door creaks open to a room lit a bit better than the rest of the facility. The entire ground seems to be made up of dead grass and dry soil beneath it. The walls look like they're made up of odd mirror-like panels but a lot of them seem broken.

To your left is a door with a flickering light coming from its window, it looks like some sort of back up energy source is powering the room. The noises are the loudest here than anywhere else in the bunker. You look through the window and see a few odd plants growing in the planters of the room. This room is the greenhouse, but it is locked.

peek through the door's window.

>>886705
Check behind the bench and in the fountain.

>>886708
We already did, it's a greenhouse.

Hey Heretic, have you seen what I posted in the disthread, yet?

>>886705
So they're coming from the greenhouse? Well, we don't have the key. Anything under the bench? Or in the dried-up fountain?

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)19:05 No. 886713 ID: 8a947d
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You check the fountain, there's a small magnet at the bottom of it. Behind the bench, you find what looks like some sort of recording device. You really don't want to play whatever is on it

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)19:05 No. 886714 ID: 8a947d
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You store both in your inventory.

>>886714
Let’s try looking for something in the Storage room. The code to unlock the Storage room should be “WILLKOMMEN”.

>>886713
>don't want to play it
Why not? Too scurred?

Well, fine. Go open Storage up with the password.

Try to use the magnet to unjam the locked door.

>>886718
I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully it's metal.

Maybe the tape recorder was for the plants?
Some people talk to them and play them songs to make them grow. Or so i heard. Maybe they were trying that. Iwouln't be surprised, if there are mandrake here, they could react to it.

>>886720
Or, it could be recorded mandrake screams. If we play it, I highly suggest only doing so with earplugs in and away from others. Hmm, now that I think about it that could be a good way to kill lesser demons, and stun stronger ones. Think lacerflies would just drop dead if they heard?

1/2 Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)19:59 No. 886726 ID: 8a947d
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>Why not? Too scurred?
Yes, very actually. Your dad always told you playing the recorded voice of a dead person would disturb their spirit and attract their ghost to you, and you really don't want that to happen to you.

>Magnet on lock
You return to room 88 and try the magnet on the lock. You hear the thing inside jingle around and pull towards the magnet, but beyond that nothing else happens. If you managed to get the magnet on the other side you could pull whatever it is out.

2/2 Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)20:02 No. 886727 ID: 8a947d
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You head to the storeroom and use the code WILLKOMMEN to activate the door. Inside are a number of lockers, which after a short search you find are empty save for broken bits of glass and empty bottles. On one of the shelves in the back, there's a case and next to the shelves there's a panel in a wall cutout.

>>886727
Try to open the case, then take a closer look to that panel. I bet if we flipped a few switches it could bring power to room 89 and 86.

>>886727
Let’s take a closer look at both the case and the wall panel.

I'm leery about trying to flip the power on right now. Could allow something nasty stuck behind a currently depowered door out. Also, is there even enough juice to power anything. If there isn't, then shame we forgot to bring that BWD85 battery along.

>If you managed to get the magnet on the other side you could pull whatever it is out.
Wait a second. There's a small vent over the door. If you tied the magnet to a string, you could slip it through there and lower it to snag whatever is on the other side. Unfortunately, you don't have any string on you. Is there any in this facility, or anything you could use as a substitute.

Could you rip some of the bedsheets into strips and tie their ends together, then tie one end to the magnet and slip that through? Or perhaps unwind the coat hangers, tie their ends together and the magnet to the end then fish it through the vent? Go try those.

I think what's going to happen is we're going to capture a Mandrake, and that's what's going to go through the vents for us.

1/3 Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)21:32 No. 886734 ID: 8a947d
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>The Case
The case is unlocked, you open it and find a double barrel shotgun in much better condition than the one you have. Of course, you take it.

2/3 Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)21:35 No. 886736 ID: 8a947d
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>The panel
You poke around the panel a bit and manage to find a backup power feature on the side. It activates the lights in the bunker.

3/3 Heretic 2018/05/28(Mon)21:37 No. 886738 ID: 8a947d
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>Unwind the coat hangers, tie their ends together and the magnet to the end then fish it through the vent.

With a little work, you manage to work your makeshift fishing rod into the vent and pull the keys out of the slot in the door. The label on the keys read "Greenhouse".

>>886738
Nice. Let's go open up the greenhouse then. Just be sure to load your new shotgun beforehand.

>>886738
Nice. Should we sell the old shotgun, or do you think we could perhaps use the parts for something else?

Also, by any chance, did the other numbered doors unlock? I want to see every room before we leave, including the kitchen.

>>886734
Unload the bullets out of your Scrap Shotgun and load them into the new Shotgun.

Place new Shotgun in holster.

>>886736
>Lights are on.
Now nothing can sneak up on us from the shadows!

>>886738
>Got the Greenhouse key!
If there’s anything dangerous down here, you turning on the power has definitely alerted them that you’re in here with them!

You should probably go get that Mandrake before you go exploring the rest of this place. That way if you need to run for your life, you’ll at least be running away with a Mandrake, instead of running away without one!

I mean, why not wear out your old shotgun, first? To delay wearing down the new one.

>>886746
The new one isn’t made of scrap, it’s not gonna wear out anytime soon.

>>886752
Actually, now that I think about it, check the new Shotgun to make sure there isn’t any important parts missing that will prevent it from firing.

Equip both shotguns. Dual-wield means a stronger first strike, and you can unequip your scrap shot when it's empty.

It’s probably not even loaded but yeah we might want to check and make sure the new shotgun is good. Afterwards let’s head to the greenhouse. We might run into some more of those strange plants so be wary

I like the idea of dealing with the mandrake first, just in case you have to retreat for so me reason. That way at least, you will be completing your mission.

>>886752
I played Fallout New Vegas, I know that everything requires scrap.

Okay that's not necessarily relevant.

>>886775
given that this is a wasteland, and new Vegas is a wasteland,the fallout games probably help a lot with being genre savie

Heretic 2018/05/29(Tue)21:11 No. 886851 ID: 8a947d
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>>886753
The newer shotgun isn't missing any important parts, it's functioning and in good condition. You load the shells from your Scrap Shotgun into the Sawed-Off Shotgun and holster it.

You head back to the Garden and unlock the greenhouse. Inside you see a number of empty planters except for the one right in front of you. A trio of red sapling like plants sprout from the planter each one squirming and occasionally making moaning or yawning noises.

Found em

>>886851
Since you aren't interested in listening to that recording, maybe we could record the mandrake's screams with it? It could make an effective weapon against lacerflies.

Think of it as our first test: Does a Mandrake's scream remain dangerous when recorded?

>>886855
What must be dangerous is the vibrations they make. A recording can't reproduce that.

Suggestion 2018/05/29(Tue)21:37 No. 886858 ID: eb4715

>>886851
Put the ear plugs, pull them up and use the bindding scrolls, job done. You might also write a bit about then and their anatomy, but otherwise? Simple job.

>>886856
It could be from magic, volume or maybe the pitch of the scream. Maybe it's possible to recreate the scream with the right tech. It isn't like we're going to listen to the recording anyway. We can't let someone else here it and have them tell us what it says either, not unless we want them to be haunted by ghosts. At worst, the tape will probably just explode.

Can we dump the withered plant and transfer one of the mandrakes to the pot without setting it off? As long as the root is still covered with dirt it should be okay, as long as it'll fit.

>>886851
Behind you! Unless that’s the statue in the other room, then never mind.

Anyways, make sure your earplugs and Vol’s earplugs are in before you get any closer to those Mandrakes!

.....so, how exactly do the Binding Scrolls work? Do we point it at the demon or do we touch them with the scroll?

Don’t forget to check the cabinet over there.

>>886860
Not that good ideia considering we will have to eventually remove it from the pot and it would be in probally public spacr.

Heretic 2018/05/29(Tue)23:02 No. 886878 ID: 8a947d
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>Behind you!
As you enter the room you feel a hand grasp your shoulder. Startled you put your hand on your sawed off and whip around to come face to face with the masked man from outside.

???: Easy! Easy. It's just me.
YOU: What are you doing down here?
???: I...I came to check.
YOU: ...Check what?

He looks around and behind him again shutting the door. He speaks to you in a hushed tone.

???: Alright, so after you left I went back down the mountain to check if anyone followed you, or if you had people coming for me and you were just a distraction. I went down, found nothin' so I came back up. But when I got back to my tent I saw somethin' comin' towards this cave. Somethin' big and weird lookin', but I didn't get a good look before it left.
???: What I'm tryin' to say is I think somethin's down here with you, with us...

You hear something moving around in the garden room, loud sniffing and snarling heading towards the green house.