teegee 2018/05/29(Tue)21:57 No. 886862 ID: 891b91
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Your vision clears, revealing a small, dimly-lit room carved out of solid rock.

Take a dump

check to see who's alive

>>886862
Check to see if you're injured.

>>886861
check to see if you are alive

Check your injuries and look for survivors.

>>886862
It looks like your mouth has blood around it. Maybe you bit these people?

Check yourself out, and once you confirm you arent about to die for real this time. Check if whoever those people are have a pulse, and if not loot them.

Check to see if there are snakes.

Feeling peckish? Sniff around and bite whatever smells tasty.

The blood splatter is wrong for violent deaths. I think this is a case of a horrible plague, where people started coughing up blood.

You should first check them for life signs, then check yourself for a pulse, then... well, probably best not to climb those stairs until you've fully woken up. Meanwhile you can check what's in that bookcase.

Something tells me you should leave

Do you recognize any of those people?

try not to freak out. investigate the bookshelf.

Why is your squad dead?

Nothing you can do without sanitation equipment and medical equipment - loot the room and leave, look for some rubbing alcohol so you can check their vitals without risk of infecting yourself.

>>886882
Seems about right, though instead of plague I'd say the surroundings suggest drugs. Maybe a hell of a bad batch.

>>886862
Check self and check others, you're alive (we think) so someone else might be too.

Get up sleepyhead!
Who are you? Who are these people? Do you know what happened?

1/4 teegee 2018/05/30(Wed)04:48 No. 886900 ID: 891b91
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Instinctively, you go to wipe the blood off your mouth; you're surprised to discover that it's not blood, but a gritty, coarse powder. It feels quite like sand, actually, and falls out of your fur at the slightest disturbance; whatever this stuff is, it isn't blood. You brush as much of it off as you can, but it still leaves some minor stains.

Aside from a sore throat, you seem to be unharmed, as far as you're able to tell. For a moment you entertain the idea that maybe you're dead and this is some kind of afterlife, but you dismiss the thought as silly.

2/4 teegee 2018/05/30(Wed)04:49 No. 886901 ID: 891b91
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Glancing around the room, you notice the other people, who don't seem to be moving. At first sight, they don't seem familiar at all, but for some reason you feel like there's something important you're forgetting. Come to think of it, you don't quite recall how you got here, either; you feel like you should be able to remember, but your thoughts get fuzzy when you try to focus on it.

You approach the figure slumped over in the chair, expecting the worst and fearing that you might have had something to do with his fate. As you get closer, however, you can see that he's breathing, although he doesn't respond when you poke him in the chest. As far as you can tell, he doesn't look injured in any outward way. You inspect the gunk on his face, and it turns out to be the same sandy material from before.

You examine the other bodies as well, and find them in the same catatonic state, with more of the red sand on and near them. Judging from the mess on the floor, it looks like it came out of them, like they vomited or coughed it up.

3/4 teegee 2018/05/30(Wed)04:50 No. 886902 ID: 891b91
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The boxes at the very top of the bookcase are out of reach; the bookcase itself looks pretty flimsy, discouraging you from climbing it. Instead, you take stock of the few items on the lower shelves:

> A hardcover book that appears to be missing some pages. It doesn't have a title.
> A glass jar with traces of a purple liquid at the bottom.
> A bronze metal sphere. It rattles when you shake it, but you don't see a way to pry it open easily. There are two thin openings on the top half, and three identical panels on the bottom; their purpose is unclear.

4/4 teegee 2018/05/30(Wed)04:51 No. 886903 ID: 891b91
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The book is full of identical pages featuring some sort of advertisement, which are perforated at the margin. Looking at the glyph makes your eyes feel a little funny, like when you cross them for too long.

>>886901
>thoughts get fuzzy
Try to remember your name and gender.

If your body doesn’t match up with what you remember it should look like, then something happened to you while you were out.

>Judging from the mess on the floor, it looks like it came out of them, like they vomited or coughed it up.
Maybe that’s why your throat is sore?

what kind of drugs were you people doing?

Any who, are all the pages the same in that book or no? if nothing else I guess focus on the glyph?

do NOT focus on the glyph. Take the stairs next.

The pages of the book I can assume are one-use effect items. I guess noone want to have a book just filled with used pages. Tear one and follow instructions.

The bronze ball looks awfully like a bell. Might also be a sort of bank.

The liquid that was once in the bottle I can assume to be poison.

Hell of a party you had here!
But seriusly, maybe you where doing some alchemy ore something on those lines and you just fuck up some how. Does it sound posible?
Never mind that, let's start easy.
What are you. What's your name. What sex you are.

None of the others seem to have the paper so its probably not the cause of this. Try the rune. Maybe while sitting on that mattress just in case.

>>886903
Tear out a page. You can decide whether or not to use it later.

That feels like a trap. We should probably wait and see what effect that has on others before you do what the instructions say.

But for now, let us focus on our name and what our gender is.

Taste the powder; if it tastes like iron, it’s still blood. I hear it can get pretty powder-like when it dries out. If >>886908 is right, and the bottle contained poison of some kind, then it’s not hard to imagine why everyone was vomiting blood here. And if you were out long enough for stuff to dry out that much, well... let’s just say that those comments before about you being dead weren’t referring to this being the afterlife, FYI.

Also, try to remember as much as you can before trying to to use the paper. If it’s our only chance at regaining our memories, then we should take it and leave the book for the others. If it’s not necessary, then we should try to avoid using it and potentially only putting the memories this “VESPER” company wants us to have or whatever. But again, if it’s necessary for remembering anything beyond the most basic stuff, I’m all for it.

>>886903
Okay, they're not dead. On the bright side, they're alive! Downside, they'll probably wake up amnesiac like you. Maybe this glyph had something to do with it, maybe it didn't. Either way, let's go check the surface!

Grab the sphere, the jar, and head for the surface. Let's go exploring!

Who knows whether or not this was malicious, but it makes more sense to play safe. Take a page with you, but don't look at it. You might actually need it, but put that off until you get stuck. Take the other items and try leaving.

>>886903
maybe there was just a mad sandstorm and nobody but you managed to not breathe in that shit?

also note, you might have sand in your lungs and thats BAD

>>886996
>a mad sandstorm
No, the sandstorm wasn’t mad, it was rude!

It was darude sandstorm that did this!

>>886996
Well, classic 2012 memes aside, there's a fair difference between powder/dust and sand. Still could have dust in there, though.

teegee 2018/05/31(Thu)00:38 No. 887022 ID: 891b91
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>name?
You think hard for a moment, and it finally comes to you: your name is . This seems obviously wrong, but nonetheless it's the only answer that comes to mind. You don't even know how to pronounce it.

>species?
You don't know how you know this, but your gut tells you that you're a human being. You feel completely certain of this, depite the fact that you have fur, a tail, and long, floppy ears.

>sex?
You decide that maybe it's best if you don't try to rely on memory for this one, and just have a look for yourself.

What sex is your body?
Suggestions from the previous round will be carried out after a sex has been selected by majority or plurality.

Your clothing suggests that you were a girl.

[Female]
Maybe you switched minds with that human over there. When you look at them, does it remind you of a mirror?

Suggestion 2018/05/31(Thu)01:01 No. 887025 ID: dbf422

Female.

Not exactly clever but why not use one of those characters as a name for now? Like Spade or something.

Your sex is, uhh, this really doesn't seem familiar at all. That seems like some sort of deep bass speaker bone structure, a signalling organ? and nothing else? That would be useful for some sort of designated baby-sitter gender or an expendable scout or lookout...

Female - and now you regret looking; it's kind of... disgusting down there.

You are female. Though a lot of people mistake you for a male.

You look female, maybe?

You have a cloaca and are more unsure than before.

Didi... Let's call you that.
You are as girly as you could possible be, although somewhat flat.

Well, regarding your sex, you seem to be female, but someone might confuse you. You could perfectly be either male or female, with an androgynous look.
As for your name, until you can remember it correctly, you can call yourself Alex, which suits you, since you could possibly be Alexander or Alexandra.

>>887022
You're a female, but nobody can really tell what you are because you look ambiguous. Not even you could tell without checking. Scary.

Whatever gender you are, try not to get arroused when you check. Check in a private place. Dont want to risk getting caught.

>>887022
male

Female.

Male. Damn why everybody here always choose female?

You are Female.

You were a guy but you now appear to be a chick.

Male

You're a bro, bro.

>>887022
Female

Male

Femaaale

1/2 teegee 2018/05/31(Thu)18:00 No. 887105 ID: 891b91
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Just to make absolutely sure the sand isn't blood, you pinch a few stray grains of the stuff from your fur and deposit them on your tongue, where they dissolve almost immediately. Surprisingly, it tastes sweet, although with a pungent overtone that makes it unpleasant. You still don't know what it is, but you'd rather not put any more in your mouth.

Perhaps against your better judgment, you decide to trust that whoever left the book here had good intentions, and tear out a page for yourself before pocketing the jar and sphere.

2/2 teegee 2018/05/31(Thu)18:00 No. 887106 ID: 891b91
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Nobody else here seems to even be conscious, so you figure it's private enough to do a quick self-examination. A cursory glance inside your jumpsuit confirms that you are, in fact, female, if somewhat androgynous. To your dismay, it also confirms that you lack undergarments.

stompstompstompstompstomp

>>887106
Whoops, left the wrong layer enabled. The jar and sphere should no longer be on the shelf. Sorry about that!

>>887106
Uh oh. Well first thing is to see if they're hostile. Ask who they are and where you are.

If you get a hostile response try to dodge around and get them further into the room so you can go around them and run up the stairs.

ruh roh. Hope this strong guy didn't see you.

quickly jump back on the mattress and pretend you are unconscious again

or perhaps quickly rest your back against the wall next to the exit. As soon as he walks past you, sneak behind that person and go up those stairs.

No time to run or hide, not even to play dead, they'd see you fall. Grab a weapon, anything heavy and harder than your paw, and tell them to keep their distance until you've seen what is going on for yourself.

Judging by the size difference you shouldn't have much of a chance against this giant, unless you have some magical ability to even the odds. Let's hope he isn't aggressive, but in case he is shake one of your presumable companions awake so you can at least get a numerical advantage.

From my perspective, unless you know how to fight, you are already fucked here. Hope he isn't hostile.

Rush past while you have the element of surprise!

>>887106
"I'M NOT DECENT!"

Shit you really don't have lightning reflexes, huh? The best choice would have been to pretend to be unconscious but it looks like that person can already see you, and if they can't they'll see you fall. Hide the jar in a hand behind your back, as the current best weapon you have, and get ready to meet force with force if you have to.

If it comes to a fight, go for the knuckles. They tend to get exposed and ancient artefacts of incalculable value tend to be good at breaking them. Even zombies don't want to fight with busted knuckles.

teegee 2018/06/01(Fri)00:00 No. 887173 ID: 891b91
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Oh shit! You scramble for the corner beside the stairwell, hoping he didn't notice you. You ready the jar in your hand as a makeshift weapon.
The big guy just glances at you and grunts as he ambles past. "Figures. Friggin zombie weirdos," he mutters as he starts digging around in one of the boxes on top of the bookshelf.

He doesn't seem immediately hostile, but you still really want him gone. "I-I'm not decent!" You stammer. He grunts in response, which you take to mean he doesn't care.

Quick! Salvage your dignity and zip up your jumpsuit!

>>887173
>"Figures. Friggin zombie weirdos,"
Shout, “Wait, what’d you call me?! A zombie?! But I’m not dead!”

Along with a string of other questions involving: wanting to know who he is, where you are, who these other people in the room are, what happened all you, etc.

But it all pretty much boils down to the most important question of: “What the fuck is going on?!”

Uh... go upstairs I guess

...Is this a drug den?! Were you in here getting lit up, and now you've broken your brain?! Is that what this is?! Because his reaction and the room around you just screams "wastoid hangout!"

"A drug den? Do you... work here?"

Uh, please don't talk to that guy too much. He isn't upset now but you could annoy him. Just zip up and leave, it's not like he could tell you anything you couldn't figure out yourself or find out from someone more helpful.

...Ask the important questions.

What does he mean by 'zombie', and does he know anything about the weird glyph book with the perforated pages?

ask the obvious questions: "Where am i? What is this red stuff? who are you? What do you mean by zombie?"

Is he serious about you being a zombie? Did you noticed anything that would indicate your body is dead?
If he isn't referring to this resurrection as non-human that it's possible your perception of the world is distorted. Figure out what he sees you as. "Do I look like a zombie to you?"

>>887173
I'd have to agree with >>887180. Maybe affirm you're not undead, ask what happened, but beyond that, keep quiet.

Although now I'm wondering...

(Oh, are we going to have a disthread? This premise already seems fascinating.)

>>887180
Yeah, lets not talk to him too much. The fact that he was stomping down the stairs shows that he is angry about something, and probably isn't in the right mind

(plus, I like the idea of being the quiet type.)

>>887203
I wasn't sure when the best time would be to make a disthread, so I figured I'd wait until someone asked. Thanks for the kind words as well, I'm glad you're enjoying it!

Also, due to real-life obligations, it'll probably be 8 hours or so until I can start working on the next update.

Discussion Thread:
>>>/questdis/123379

headbutt him in the dick

Well, if he plain doesn't care... zip up and go up the the stairs! Skedaddle, vamoose! But cautiously. Figure out where you are, what's going on around these parts. Find somewhere safe from intrusion and ponder your state and look at the page - or don't.

Alternatively, you could hang around for a few, hoping he finds what he's after and leaves - ot that he's willing to answer a question or two to a 'weirdo zombie'.

>>887173

Miiiiiiiight as well ask him what's up, or at least what this stuff is, how we got here, who these people are, and what's going on.

Zip up your suit and ask what he's doing down here?

1/4 teegee 2018/06/03(Sun)12:02 No. 887431 ID: 891b91
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You zip your suit back up, feeling a little embarrassed about what he might have seen. Then again, if he did see anything, he's clearly uninterested. You feel somewhat grateful for that.

The big guy finds whatever he was looking for, and crouches down beside the unconscious cat woman. The object makes metallic clinking sounds as he assembles it.

"...A zombie?!" You exclaim. You're pretty sure zombies don't even exist... right?
He sighs. "It's an expression. Whoever ya used to be, that person's gone now. Yer just the leftovers, an empty mind in some guy's corpse."

2/4 teegee 2018/06/03(Sun)12:02 No. 887432 ID: 891b91
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His lips curl into a mocking grin as he looks up at you. "A zombie."

3/4 teegee 2018/06/03(Sun)12:02 No. 887433 ID: 891b91
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You're not sure you get what he means, but you let it go for now.

"So is this some kind of drug den?"
He pauses. "Of course n--" He sounds annoyed at first, but stops himself. "...Y'know what? Sure. It's close enough and I ain't wastin' my breath explainin' it."
"Do you... work here?"
He rolls his eyes. "Bra-vo, Einstein, ya figured it out."
"Can you at least tell me what's going on? What happened to--"
"Look," he interrupts pointedly, his frustration with you clearly rising, "I ain't here to play 20 questions wit no zomb. You want answers? Ask them Vesper freaks." He points at the book. "And no, ya can't stay here. Scram."

He stands up and pulls the cat up by her armpits. "Hup!" He steadies her on her feet, and she actually stands there. You thought she was unconscious.
"What are you doing with h--"
"I said BEAT IT, ya zombie FUCK," he snarls.

Deciding that prying any further is hazardous to your health, you head upstairs.

4/4 teegee 2018/06/03(Sun)12:03 No. 887434 ID: 891b91
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The man at the desk barely acknowledges you, his eyes fixated on the hologram in front of him. You begin to ask him if the door in front of you is the exit, but the moment you open your mouth he interrupts you.

"No refund," he declares in an unidentifiable accent.

>>887433
Oops, forgot to color the rest of the protagonist's dialogue blue. Sorry if that made it a bit confusing! The only people speaking in that frame are the protagonist and the big guy.

I still wouldn't look into that vesper page you took. It feels shady. Especially after the big guy called the Vesper thing "freaks"

But yeah, just leave

Of course not. Could ask for one, the reseption here shit. Not point on saying anything less.
Now, what the fuck did you do?
This sounds like is one things that has no return point, and you have already reach it. What ever you were or who you were seems to be gone now.
And if that is not bad enough, whatever deal you make, it was straight ilegal, or mostly ilegal. Don't expect to be good situation, but do espect that this "zombie" slang to be a common thing.

>>887433
>cybernetics
>>887434
>hologram
I figured it out, you're in a high tech society and you are human but your body has been modified heavily. The red dust was some kind of drug, but maybe not an illegal one. Was it meant to make you forget?
Did you check your pockets yet? See if you have any kind of identification or currency. It's possible that stuff is handled by implants though.

Ask this guy what kind of safe areas there are nearby.

This guy look slightly less threatening. Ask what service they offer before leaving.

Whoever this body belonged to probably had problems in their life and decided that "dying" would solve them. Either by dumping those problems on you or by squaring those problems by wiping their mind.

Say that you're as happy as you can be and don't need a refund, just maybe a fun trp or two. Or maybe say you need advice because the last thing you need is an innuendo.

This is clearly some kind of sleazy place and whoever you were must've come here to buy something low-life related - something that can apparently have serious personal ramifications. From the lack of care these guys have and the fact they're just letting you go, it sounds like whatever happened won't come back to them. Maybe you're in some kind of lawless area? I guess you can only blame whoever you were for getting involved. Still, it's not as if these guys are all that busy - they could give you a couple minutes of their time. Grit your teeth and pipe up.

"A refund won't be an issue. Whoever I was is... gone? Dead? What were they buying, though? Oh, and is there some cost to getting help from these 'Vesper' types? Just give me a couple of straight answers, for pity's sake."

Show the pamphlet you tore out to him then eye his hologram with a bit of a frown while you wait for a response.

Attempt to get info out of the receptionist, like what the dust is at least, or anywhere to go.

Though he probably finds that smut he's watching more interesting than you currently...

Ask for directions to a Vesper.

make friends with him bond over porn

It would seem that you bough a memory wipe via the red dust drug stuff. I wounder what you needed to forget? Then gain, some things are best left forgotten, its time to start anew.

Zip your jumpsuit back down, gonna need to do something drastic to get this guy's attention if we want questions answered.

Refund for what

>>887540
Yes offer him some live entertainment in exchange for information.

You are not a whore. Do not expose yourself shamelessly.

>>887540
3rd for being a shameless whore.

The last guy wasn't interested and this guy won't be interested. It's pointless.

>>887540
Agreed, if we can get someone to talk and at least somewhat explain what the dust is, then it may give us an idea of the outside world.

Keep your clothes on and just ask him what you paid for.

Keep things simple and don't overtalk. You've already inferred a lot of information that you don't necessarily need to ask. Check pockets. Ask about these Vesper people and the glyph paper you have, and ask if he can tell you what you took.


If he completely ignores you, THEN you can unzip your jumpsuit to get his attention.

>>887585
hes watching porn i think he'll be interested come on we're a girl for the first time lets see what it's like

>>887696
He's watching it like a popcorn flick, he is not hard up. It's also not like he'd give better advice if he was interested, because the kind of person who would take advantage of a "zombie" isn't going to care about helping them.

>>887434
Honestly this place is seedy af, just go outside and go from there. Maybe it's a big ass city or a backwater town. Whatever it is you probably shouldn't be asking here.

There is a long history of people trying to buy favours with favours and being betrayed, especially when they are relatively powerless. Seduction might be used to distract or confuse, but as a commodity? With our complete lack of leverage? We would be more able to buy cooperation with dirt and scraps.

These people have no interest in helping us, they have made that clear. Find somewhere else. Someone unrelated who can be found later. Perhaps some customer-service staff?

"Can I get a receipt for tax purposes, at least?"

>>887913
Fuck the flashing thing actually, this guy has the good ideas.

1/6 teegee 2018/06/06(Wed)21:09 No. 888001 ID: 891b91
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You notice that he's watching holoporn, and the thought comes to you that showing some skin (or fur?) might entice him to give you some answers. You don't like the idea, however; your amnesia makes you vulnerable, and who knows whether he'd see it as an opportunity to take advantage of you. For now, you decide, you'll just try to ply some information from him and save your feminine wiles as a last resort.

"It's okay, I don't want a refund," you reply.
>He cocks an eyebrow at you. "You don't want refund? Not like most zombie. Usually big fight."
"Can I ask you a few questions, though?"
>"No. Busy." He gestures to the smutty hologram. You frown in response, but he doesn't seem to notice nor care.
"Please? I'm in a really bad spot here."
>"Why are zombie always so annoying," he complains to no one in particular, gritting his teeth.
"Look, just give me a couple straight answers, and I'll be out of your hair." You glance at his hairless scalp. "Er, so to speak."

2/6 teegee 2018/06/06(Wed)21:09 No. 888002 ID: 891b91
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>He glares at you for a moment, sizing you up. Finally, he sighs, swiveling in his chair to face you. "Ask."
"What do you know about Vesper?"
>"Zombie, like you."
"What about their book downstairs?"
>"Help Vesper find you? Dunno."
"What did I buy from you?"
>"Rent," he corrects you. "Rent basement one hour."
"I woke up with this red dust all over me, what is it? Is that the drug I took?"
>He narrows his eyes at you and his tone becomes stern. "Enough question, you leave now," he commands.

You get the feeling that he's at the limit of his patience, so you hastily exit through the door beside his desk.

3/6 teegee 2018/06/06(Wed)21:10 No. 888003 ID: 891b91
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You emerge from the building and into a run-down neighborhood. Aside from yourself and the others in the building, it appears to be a ghost town; you see nobody around, and judging from the extreme state of disrepair, these buildings must have been abandoned for years. The whole area is well on its way to being reclaimed by nature; various weeds and other plants sprout from the smallest cracks and crevices, and larger plants have taken root even inside buildings, breaking through and toppling some of the architecture. Unsettlingly, everything is bathed in an eerie, reddish-purple moonlight.

The street here is long, disappearing on one end into the depths of the ruined city, and reaching a waterfront in the distance on the other.

4/6 teegee 2018/06/06(Wed)21:10 No. 888004 ID: 891b91
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>search pockets
You search your pockets and find, aside from the page, jar, and sphere from earlier, a small empty vial with a faded label.


GR____________O_PLEX-B
PROG_________3__B
PAYLO________6___

PROPER____F T______________NAMICS
UNAUTHOR___D US_________________ITED

5/6 teegee 2018/06/06(Wed)21:10 No. 888005 ID: 891b91
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Gazing down at the waterfront, you notice a scattering of lights in the distance.

6/6 teegee 2018/06/06(Wed)21:10 No. 888006 ID: 891b91
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The road leading deeper into the ruins ends at a 3-way intersection. An orange glow envelops the area, flickering gently.

I really wish we could burn that building down.

But, uh... head towards the orange glow

the whole place seems like it was hit by an apocalypse or something.

I noticed the sign that says evacuation. which way is the arrow to evacuation pointing? the orange glow, or the waterfront? I think we should follow where the arrow is pointing. This place doesn't feel safe.

>>888008
The arrow is pointing towards the waterfront. I meant to put some indication about that in the text, but forgot. Oops!

>>888010
>>888008
Alright. Waterfront it is. Follow the arrow of evacuation towards the waterfront. Curiosity killed the cat... or rabbit dog thing to be more exact. the orange light seems scary.

>>888004
GR____________O_PLEX-B
GR__________ COMPLEX-B
PROG_________3__B
PROGRAM _____3__B
PAYLO________6___
PAYLOAD _____6___

PROPER____F T______________NAMICS
PROPERTY OF T___________ DYNAMICS
UNAUTHOR___D US_________________ITED
UNAUTHORIZED USE STRICTLY PROHIBITED

Some of it is obvious. I'm sure we'll fill in more blanks later. It's obviously some sort of drug, but it sounds complicated. Might be nanobots set to deliver a chemical or do something specific to an area of the body. I hope the stuff you licked won't screw you up much... but I suspect the red dust was inactive nanites. They exit the body once their job is done.

>>888005
Head towards the waterfront. See if you can find somewhere isolated where you can't be seen, then focus on the page so we get some real answers.

He was nicer than I was hoping, honestly. If we were renting the room, something tells me that the people we just met have nothing personally to do with making or selling the drug.

Anyway, to the waterfront I suppose. I doubt whatever required the evacuation is still around but it's a direction.

Might as well head towards the waterfront, see the sights, question our sanity. Y’know relaxing things since you probably need to relax right now.

Looks like a person sitting by a fire. Maybe they'd be willing to tell you what's going on here.

Probably should have at least asked the guy what name you "rented the room" with. Could've given you a clue of where to pick up the pieces.

Head towards the orange glow. You wouldn't be in this dump if you were welcome in whatever place those lights are coming from. We should work on Step 1 of that glyph.

I am goign to asume that you got a reason to do such a thing like turning into a zombie, and that you already knew what you were getting into. I would recomend staying away from the ruins, at least for now.
What we need to do now is find Vesper, as much as i hate that idea, but it seems to be our only lead.

Well you have three options. Go back inside and offer your body for information/help, go to the fire that probably has people by it that may do bad things to you, or the one I choose which is the waterfront that has plenty of ways for you to escape trouble.

I can't help but think that "zombie" refers to someone who is dead. We think that we are human. Maybe we are a... whatever... that installed a mind from a dead human into itself.

This makes it difficult to tell if "we" are the body or the mind or the resulting hybrid. "We are who we think we are" would be an easy answer, but this is an extremely convoluted method of mind-suicide. The most likely scenario is that it is a method of attaining skills or knowledge and is meant to involve a partial mental revert. In which case it would be unhealthy for the post-revert mind to have memories of believing our "self" to be the temporary mind.

But we need to find safety and information regardless...

1/2 teegee 2018/06/08(Fri)03:44 No. 888232 ID: 891b91
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You decide going deeper into the city would be the more dangerous route, and instead head down the road towards the waterfront. Nothing stirs as you pass by, and you're thankful for it, but the quiet of this place still makes you uneasy. Even the insects are silent.

The stillness is broken somewhat as you round the corner and come close to the beach; the sound of gentle waves and lapping water calms your nerves a little. A sand-covered road stretches far in front of you, flanked by a boardwalk separating it from the beach strand. The area is littered with amusements and shop stalls, all deserted. You guess they were abandoned in a hurry, judging from the boxes and various junk littered about, although the state of disarray it is in suggests that it was rifled through and looted since then. Several of the buildings here have evacuation signs plastered on them, all pointing further down the road.

You notice that a nearby sand dune seems disturbed in an odd way; it looks like a section was carved or blown out of it, but at this distance you can't hazard a guess as to what caused it. Further down, you see a pale light emanating from one of the buildings. Choosing to be cautious, you remain still and watch for a few minutes, but you don't see any movement across the light.

2/2 teegee 2018/06/08(Fri)03:44 No. 888233 ID: 891b91
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Glancing at the lights across the water, you notice now that some of them are moving, but none of them seem to be getting any closer.

First question: why are you here?
Second question: where are you going next?

Primary: Find supplies.
Secondary: Find out WHAT zombies eat.

Be careful near that light emitting from that building's opening. We don't know if what is in there is a friend, foe, neutral, or empty. We should continue towards the evacuation and try not to draw attention to ourself.

Maybe it's time to hazard a peek into the lit building. It's unlikely to have much, but you currently have nothing.

The last lit up building was a place of business, so try your luck in there.

I'm getting a "we happy few" vibe here

Alright from the look of things either this place was hit with some kind of epidemic or a war. Granted this places doesn't look bombed out enough for the war option to be likely but the plants are making it kinda hard to tell what is simply entropy damage and what isn't. But whatever happened it seems like that it happened a while ago and this place has since become a slum. Honestly at this point my advice would to be find a place to rest for the night and see what this place is like in the morning. I doubt we're going to get any information asking around if those 2 chuckle fucks were anything to go by so we might have to just learn anything through shear observation. We should probably also look for food at some point but that can be a later thing.

But yeah, for what to do NOW, I guess check out the light and see what you can see. Just be careful and sneak towards it since we don't know if anyone is in their and whether or not their hostile if anyone is in their. If we're lucky it could be a good spot to rest for the night though I wouldn't hold my breath.

>>888234
I have a feeling that a zombie is just a slang. You are probably a normal person, but just with your mind kind of wiped out. So, you just probably eat normal food.

So clearly we're in a poor/abandoned part of town, society has obviously recovered from whatever happened judging by the lightshow across the river. I suggest that whatever we do, we keep our eyes and ears open for any kind of boat or bridge to get across with.

Might as well put the term to the test. Put your fingers up to your neck and check to see if you can feel your heartbeat. Go ahead and check out that light, but be careful. Move slow, get ready to run backwards, and try not to call attention to yourself.

>>888232
Is there something in the window top left?

teegee 2018/06/09(Sat)04:12 No. 888335 ID: 891b91
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>why are you here?
You wish you knew!

>where are you going next?
Somewhere more closely resembling civilization, you hope. Maybe across the water, towards those lights?

>check pulse
You place a couple fingers on the underside of your neck and, sure enough, you feel your heartbeat. Whatever you are, you don't seem to be undead in any way.

>Is there something in the window top left?
You're pretty sure that's just a lamp that got knocked over.

>sneak towards the light
You approach the lit storefront, trying to remain as quiet as possible. The moonlight can't reach this spot, leaving it to be illuminated by the pale fluorescent light coming from behind the shop's half-closed shutter. You stop in your tracks when you hear a faint rustling coming from inside.

Get down low to see what it is, no need to get unwanted attention. If it seems like a friendly thing, then go say hi, if not then ignore and move on like nothing happened.

Oh cool and ice cream and taffy shop.

please no killer clowns, please no killer clowns, please no killer clowns

Bet, this was a fun place back in the day. I guess hug the wall and stick to the shadows and try to peek in. Worse comes to worse you'll be spotted but since the door is only partially open I'm sure you can run back into the shadows before they can crawl through. But yeah it is probably a wise idea to see who or what is in their first before going in yourself.

Oh boy, ice cream! Let's go in!

There's a perfect place to peek in to the left of the shutter. Keep your breath steady and your ears open, don't want a repeat of getting caught by the guard, except with someone who isn't as disinterested.

Don't go inside. You can probably peek if you want, but I'd rather not go inside uninvited. Could be dangerous inside.

>>888339
This seems to be the best course of action. Stay alert

Slide in for some ice cream!

That trail leading inside on the ground seems to be made of that peculiar dust, and some... gorish bits beside it? Or maybe a trick of the light. Visually inspect that, and then, as discreetly and quietly as possible, look inside around the corner under the shutter

Let's take a peek under the door

Peek in, anyone dumb enough to leave the garage door half-open like that is asking for visitors.

1/2 teegee 2018/06/10(Sun)01:24 No. 888448 ID: 891b91
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>Inspect trail
Aside from bits of trash and detritus on the ground, you notice a trail of some substance leading inside the shop. Upon closer inspection, you see that it's some kind of liquid that's had enough time to dry partway. You think it might be blood, but the blue hue of the light makes it difficult to be sure, and you'd rather not try tasting nor smelling it. Was someone hurt here?

2/2 teegee 2018/06/10(Sun)01:24 No. 888449 ID: 891b91
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You sneak over to the left side of the door, as quietly as you can, and peek under the shutter. From here, the place appears empty; but you still hear the rustling sound, which seems to be coming from deeper within the shop.

It occurs to you that this might be a good place to have a look at that glyph, if you can get the shutter closed.

one thing I've noticed on the menu is the option of ketchup... I have never heard of ketchup flavor ice cream or taffy and truth be told I kind of wish it stayed that way. On the plus side, maybe that line your looking at is just ketchup.

>>888451
I have. Never had it but apparently it exists and some people like it.

And that's, unfortunately, not ketchup. Ketchup doesn't splatter like that, and it's not likely that anyone dragged anything made of ketchup in a way that makes the drag marks possible. Thanks CSI.

>>888448
Anyway, if that blood? is only partially dried there's a chance that whoever is injured is still alive. And maybe, they dragged themselves and this isn't the lair of a beast or murderer. We have to find out, so crawl in there.

Check the freezer for machine components. They may be worn down, but they were designed to keep perishable foodstuffs frozen solid under extreme conditions of stress and wear. Even after the apocalypse, you might find some impressive insulation from the technology that went into ice cream. Or a good place to hide.

Don't fall asleep yet. If the lights are still on then someone will make this their base. Make sure that someone is you. Secure the area.

I wouldn't go in there... too spooky. I would just walk past this.

If you are really planning on going in there, I would first throw something heavy in there first from where you are hiding to make a sound to see if something or someone in there reacts while you are peeking in there, as that rustling sound is concerning.

But yeah, just ignore this place and walk right past.

Well they've got plenty of ketchup flavored ice cream, so let's get that.

>>888459
Why would giving us away make the situation better

Let's keep exploring, quietly.
Do you still have something to defend yourself?

>>888462
We wouldn't be giving ourselves away. we would be hiding where we are when we throw something heavy. And whoever, or whatever is in there will investigate the area where the sound came from. They will not investigate where we are hiding in.

All I'm saying is, we do not know what is in there, and it is best to look before we leap if we are planning on going inside instead of just charging in blindly, especially since there is the sounds of rustling inside.

If you feel extra sneaky, then try exploring otherwise, move along

Sneak in deeper and see if you can find what's rustling. But seriously, be careful. You're operating on some severely limited information as to how dangerous this place is. Also don't throw something, alerting whatever's there is a bad idea.

>>888449
If you can get in and sneak up to see what's making that noise, go ahead. Definitely don't look at the glyph before you've scouted out the area.

Pick up a rock or brick to use as an improvised weapon, then slowly approach the source of the rustling.

1/3 teegee 2018/06/12(Tue)00:29 No. 888638 ID: 891b91
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Before entering, you scoop up a nearby rock to use as a makeshift weapon; you don't want to go in completely unprepared. With it in hand, you quietly duck under the shutter and into the shop.

2/3 teegee 2018/06/12(Tue)00:29 No. 888639 ID: 891b91
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It's darker in here than you expected; the sole source of illumination is a set of emergency lights, which you assume to be battery-powered, aimed directly at the floor in front of the shutter. Still, you can see well enough to notice that the room is surprisingly clean; someone obviously did some tidying up, although they piled the furniture in the corner, for some reason. You see now that the blood trail winds behind the counter and into the back room; the rustling noise continues, but it's faint enough that you can't quite place it.

3/3 teegee 2018/06/12(Tue)00:30 No. 888640 ID: 891b91
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You creep quietly behind the counter. You can feel yourself grow tense and nervous as you sidle up to the entryway to the back room. The rustling is definitely coming from within.

Briefly, you ponder your next move:

Try to peek inside the room to see what's going on, without being noticed.
Attempt to sneak up on whatever is making the sound.
Rush into the room, and try to exploit the element of surprise.
Make a loud noise to distract whomever is inside.
Or do something else, maybe?

Hide in the pile of furniture and throw your rock outside. The noise should make whoever - or whatever - it is come investigate and be revealed by the light. Then you can either get the drop on them with a chair or something, or assess whether they're just some guy or girl in dire need of help. If it's an animal attracted by the blood then if it leaves the shop you can just close the shutters on it.

By sneak or by peek, check out the back room.

I say peek. Going all the way seems like it makes an escape option less than likely.

peek

Let's go with peek.

Sneak, what could possibly go wrong?

Take a peek.

I still think we should leave. I see no point in risking our lives to satisfy our curiosity.

Leaving isn't a bad idea, but if it's something like a small puppy or such then this would be a great place to relax and check that page.

teegee 2018/06/13(Wed)02:47 No. 888738 ID: 891b91
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You peek around the corner. To your relief, it turns out that it's just a couple of small, fox-like animals that were making the rustling noise; they seem interested in something lying on the floor, right where the blood trail ends. Even compared to your diminutive stature they aren't particularly large, so you could probably shoo them away pretty easily.

Let them eat their ice cream in peace while you ransack their trunk.

Okay, so what's gonna be wrong with their faces? I'm saying we try and sneak on out of here and accidentally knock something over.

Bark at them, surely they aren't just walking langoliers.

Lets not stick around more then necessary, see if there anything useful in the place, but avoid the foxes. You are outnumbered and the thing they are eating is probably fresh, so they must have hunter it them selfs.

You might need to lure these creatures out with a distraction in order to loot the place in caae those things are dangerous. Maybe with a noise you can cause by throwing something at a distance, or with food.

>>888739
This seems alright. Don't get too close, don't look in their eyes. There's no reason to bother them. Assuming this isn't going to be horrifying.

It's worth it to check out who or what's lying there. Stomp loudly and hiss at the same time, that should make enough noise to scatter them without causing too much attention from outside the building.

Small animals can be pretty vicious. If you want to test your luck you could go check those boxes though. The animals will probably ignore you once they realize you're not after their food.

1/3 teegee 2018/06/14(Thu)03:24 No. 888870 ID: 891b91
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The foxes seem distracted and uninterested in your presence, so you decide to chance it. You walk a wide arc around them to the left, remaining as quiet and calm as you can muster, and approach the trunk near the table at the back of the room.

The large, plastic trunk bears no exterior markings and is overall fairly nondescript. You open it, but due to the darkness you can't see its contents; you start feeling around inside the trunk and luckily find a flashlight. Upon switching it on, you find the trunk is contains various half-used supplies: a first aid kit that seems to be missing most of its contents, some water, cartons of what you assume to be some kind of ammunition, and some fairly hefty batteries. You guess whoever left this here didn't want to, or couldn't, take it with them--

2/3 teegee 2018/06/14(Thu)03:24 No. 888871 ID: 891b91
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Something prods you in the back gently, scaring the bejeezus out of you! Was it one of the foxes?

3/3 teegee 2018/06/14(Thu)03:24 No. 888872 ID: 891b91
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Slowly, you turn around, and find the two animals staring at you expectantly. They back up somewhat, positioning themselves on either side of whatever they were sniffing on the floor.

>Okay, so what's gonna be wrong with their faces?
You aren't sure wrong is the best way to put it; it's just strange, if alarming. Overall they have normal canid features, but the striking thing about them is their eyes, which are arranged vertically on the left sides of their heads. The eyes themselves have an unnerving, piercing quality to them that you can't quite make sense of. Despite their appearance, the foxes don't seem to be displaying any signs of hostility, and instead you get the feeling they want something from you.

did they drag that shirt towards you? Because I don't remember seeing it close to the chest earlier and I don't see any red were the trail ended were they were at before. I guess shine a light to where they were and see what they were sniffing at earlier.

Give them some water, maybe they aren't bloodsucking monsters.

>>888872
>>888873
Oops, that was a mistake on my part, I forgot to draw the blood trail. The fox on the right is standing right about where the trail should have ended. Sorry about that!

I bet those batteries are what's powering that emergency light.

>>888872

Do they want you to find whoever used to be here? Looks like whoever it was got hurt, made use of the medkit (probably to bandage up). Maybe these foxes were their pets or, er... friends? Inspect the shirt. Can you see what kind of damage seems to have made those tears? And is the shirt itself blood-soaked, or is it oddly clean?

Talk to the foxes, they seem oddly calm and rational for animals. See if you can/have to play 20 questions with them. 'Nod your heads up and down if you understand me' - 'Do you want me to find whoever was hurt here?' - 'Do you want something else?' - 'Do you want water?' and so on to narrow down what they might want from you. If they don't appear to understand the meaning of your words, see if they'll try leading you somewhere else.

Share some water with the foxes, then start scavenging in places they can't open themselves. Earn their trust by giving them a cut of all rations.

>>888875
oh uh, ok

share water with foxes. or if they don't want that I guess lay what's inside the trunk out for them and see if they grab any of it.

Proffer hand for sniffing.

Share some water, then take a closer look at that coat...

>>888874
>>888877
>>888878
>>888884
>share some water
Let’s at least look for a bowl to put it in first.

Ask them if they can speak. Things are weird enough as it is, they might actually be intelligent.

Dogs enjoy lapping at water bottles and foxes are basically dogs so I think we can just tip one out slowly for them.

Also the hand sniffing because if you can get closer to petting them you should take the chance.

So far, civilisation has proven to be a disappointment. Join their pack and live free in the wild! Well, live raiding garbage really, but it still seems an improvement...

This is weird. All of it. This is going to be fun.
Give them water, somehow?

>>888872
"so I'm amnesiac, just on the off chance are you lot sentient, or..?"

>>888872
Pet the doggos!

Make yourself comfterable and familiar to them. Let them learn your scent, then go in for some nice head pats. If all goes well, see if you can't examine the jacket on the floor some more?

1/5 teegee 2018/06/17(Sun)00:18 No. 889175 ID: 891b91
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The fox-creatures seem friendly enough; perhaps you can make friends with them, you think. Crouching down to their level, you extend a hand in their direction. "Well hey there, pooches," you say in the sweetest voice you can manage, "c'mere, I won't hurt you."

Strangely, their initial response is to glance at each other momentarily, before one of them finally approaches to sniff your outstretched hand and give it a half-hearted lick.

Maybe you need to gain their trust a bit. You wish you had some food to give them, but you hope some water will be enough. You fetch a water bottle from the trunk and crack it open. "You guys thirsty?" You ask, tipping the bottle over slightly to pour water on the floor in a steady trickle. Again, the two animals exchange looks, and a moment later one of them steps forward to lap at the stream a few times before staring at you again. Whatever they want, this doesn't seem to be it.

2/5 teegee 2018/06/17(Sun)00:18 No. 889176 ID: 891b91
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Finally, you assume that they want you to do something with the jacket on the floor, since they've insisted on standing beside it while they stare at you. You take a couple steps towards it and the foxes visibly grow a little excited; they circle around to flank your sides, their tails wagging gently.

A couple of blown-out holes puncture the jacket; small traces of blood around the edges confirm that its wearer is probably the source of the blood trail. You lift up the jacket to look at it more closely, and find that it was stuck to the floor by a layer of still-slick blood. You drop it out of disgust, and decide to root around in the pockets instead; you discover a small case and a card made of hard plastic.

3/5 teegee 2018/06/17(Sun)00:19 No. 889177 ID: 891b91
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The case is translucent and marked with a small label that reads "evidence"; it contains twelve empty vials, each smaller than a thimble. You wonder what these are supposed to be evidence of.

4/5 teegee 2018/06/17(Sun)00:19 No. 889178 ID: 891b91
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At first glance, it isn't clear what the card is for; it mostly lacks identifying marks, save for an odd glyph that takes up most of one of its faces. The glyph seems similar in concept to the one printed on the Vesper paper, albeit a different design. Cautiously, you glance at it, and to your surprise a holographic advertisement blooms from the surface of the card.

DELANEY SECURITY SERVICES LLC

We offer:
- Cheating spouse investigations
- Corporate fraud, theft, and espionage investigations
- Taffa syndrome background investigation and recovery
- Polygraph and voice stress analysis
- Dust scan analysis
- Surveillance
- Memory acquisition and analysis
- Murder investigations
- Body theft investigations
- VIP protection and body guarding
- Covert camera installation
- Rhythmograph installation
- Employee background checks
- Vehicle tracking systems
- Specialized undercover agents
- Service with a smile :)

Offices located at 306B Ablewild block, Gansett Shelf
nltp://delaneysecu.service/


It appears that this is a high-tech business card for a detective agency, which you suppose explains the presence of the evidence case.

5/5 teegee 2018/06/17(Sun)00:20 No. 889179 ID: 891b91
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"So is this what you wanted me to find?" You ask the fox-creatures, hardly believing the words coming out of your mouth. When you look up, though, you don't see them anywhere. "...Where'd you go?"

There is no response; you guess they must have run off, but you didn't even hear them leave.

>>889177
I think these are supposed to be containers FOR evidence. None has been collected yet.
>>889178
>>889179
I'm guessing they either wanted his address/contact info or they wanted to confirm there was no evidence to destroy. These foxes were working for someone, most likely.

If they're really gone, close the garage and look at the card's symbol.

I don't think we should look at the symbol on the paper we got from the book. I feel it is sketchy especially since we got it from a sketchy place. I don't trust it. Let us get more information on it being trustworthy before we look at the symbol on the page. For all we know it might brainwash you especially since you are suffering from amnesia. Plus that guy did call Vesper freaks. Let's look before we leap

If you were to ask me, we should search for Delaney Security Services LLC instead regarding memory acquisition and Analysis. They could help recover your memory and probably research the page you got with the weird symbol. It seems legit, but we should investigate this just in case 

But yeah, you searched the trunk near the table. What about the trunk on the table? Check that

>>889184
I agree. Mind-wiping places seem untrustworthy. A private eye would have a good handle on the situation, or someone around them if they're now dead. I say that once we finish searching, we hit the streets and look for the office.

If there is an empty evidence capsule thing put some of the blood on the floor into it. That way you can eventually help figure out what happened to the poor guy.

If body-theft is a thing, and our body doesn't match our mind, and they investigate body-theft, then maybe we should ask about that?

>>889190
Oh! And memory acquisition! These guys are sounding really useful.

>>889179
You think you might be lucky enough to find any ice cream here? Or any food of any kind?

>>889184
>I don't think we should look at the symbol on the paper we got from the book.
>Couple of good reasons on why we shouldn’t look at the symbol.
Yeah, that sounds fair.

It begs to question what happened to this guy.
Why and how their things ended up here, of all places.
We need to investigate more about all this.
As to those "foxes", i am sure we will see them again. This wasen't a coincident, those animals are smarter that normal.

>>889184
Okay, look, I can understand some worry considering where we got it, but a good counterpoint to that is that we went there willingly. Also, it's very likely that the items on the bottom shelf belonged to the protagonist because the guy that came in afterwards didn't complain that they were missing!
As for Vesper being "freaks" that is because they are "zombies", like the protagonist. People who have erased their own memories.

In other words, any sketchiness was previously accepted by the protagonist's previous mind as acceptable, and they intended all along to use the book after waking up.

You're learning a lot of good information here. First off, body stealing is possible. This doesn't account for your name being garbled, but it explains why you're a different species than you expected. It also means those foxes were possibly bodies filled with sapient people, which would explain their odd behavior. "Specialized undercover agents" maybe. Or there to make sure the "specialized undercover agent" was confirmed dead. Take the case and card and see if you could get a little blood into the case without opening the evidence vials; maybe they're full of like, tiny eyebrow hairs you'll have trouble seeing, and any blood analyst worth their salt can work with a bit in a closed case.

It's interesting that they mentioned dust. Maybe the stuff on your nose has bigger significance than just a random drug.

>>889212
Yeah but the previous version of us might have been an idiot, or insane, or suicidal. More importantly, we aren't the previous version, so anything they would have done is irrelevant.

>>889212
We don’t have any memories. It’s easy to tell someone with no memories that they wanted to do something, since they don’t have any memories to prove or disprove it.

Maybe we didn’t want to do this? Maybe we were tricked into doing it? Maybe we were kidnapped and forced into this?

There’s no way to know since we’ve got no memories.

>>889261
The vial of dust was in her pocket. Why would the "kidnappers" plant the vial on her after forcing her to take it, then basically ignore her after she woke up instead of trying to feed her a story to protect themselves?

I think we can EASILY conclude by their behavior that they were not involved at all in the protagonist's amnesia.

It's entirely possible that taking the dust/doing whatever to become an amnesiac was an unwilling event, and it's also entirely possible that it wasn't. At this point we can't rule anything out.

>>889262
They could have planted the dust in order to make us think it was voluntary, leaving us with no real option but to use the paper they left. And maybe since it doesn't matter if one or two zombies leave, they didn't have any reason to convince us personally.

Again, as everyone else is saying, there's no way to no either way, so it's smarter to play it safe.

>>889262
I think, more importantly than anything else, that even if this was voluntary, that doesn't mean anyone involved is trustworthy.

That piece of paper is clearly a memetic hazard. It is probably just a helpful support group, but we don't know, and willingly sticking our mind into a mind-patterner is all the dubious. There really should be some sort of way to gather more data, and it seems better to do so through conventional interactions, where we still have the firewall of our senses, rather than diving blind and head-first into brain-to-brain contract.

teegee 2018/06/18(Mon)21:49 No. 889360 ID: 891b91
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You decide against using the Vesper glyph until you can find out more about them; you have too many conflicting ideas about what happened to you, and how Vesper might be connected to it all. For now, you'll set your sights on getting out of these ruins (assuming there's an actual living civilization somewhere out there) and looking for the Delaney offices or some way to contact them. Maybe you can speak to someone there who can help you make sense of your situation.

>check trunk on table
Flipping the smaller trunk open reveals that it's actually an equipment case. The bulk of the space is taken up by an unfamiliar device that looks kind of like a power drill. The head of the device consists of a transparent cylinder connected to a rubberized plunger; inside the cylinder you can make out an unidentifiable, slightly grainy residue. In addition to a trigger on the handle, the device has several toggles and lights, although it isn't clear what they are for. Two metal canisters are attached to the top of the device. Aside from that, the equipment case is empty, save for a jar identical to the one you picked up in the basement; this one, however, is about a quarter full of a murky, violet liquid.

>collect blood
You use the corner of the evidence case to scoop up a small sample of blood. It's a little gross, but you think you might be able to get it analyzed somewhere, which might give you a better idea of what happened here.

>find food
You have a feeling that if you find any food here, it'll be far too old to eat. You aren't particularly worried about it at the moment, anyway, since you don't feel very hungry. To fill your belly, however, you decide to chug the rest of the water bottle you opened. You down it greedily, realizing only now that you've been feeling pretty thirsty this whole time. You think you might want to pocket the other water for later.

Your pockets are getting pretty full at this point; you think you have enough room left in them to store the bottled water (if you take it) and the flashlight, as well as any small or thin items you might find, but you'll have to carry anything else in your hands. You might be able to keep extra things inside your jumpsuit, but you'll need to find a way to keep them from falling down your pant legs, and keeping stuff in there could get uncomfortable or make it more difficult to move.

For the sake of convenience, character inventory will now be tracked on the wiki. (From time to time I may still list the inventory in update posts, however.) Limits on what you can carry will be based on believability and common sense, rather than on a strict size/weight system. Because of this, the system may be slightly biased in favor of carrying more items.
Inventory page: https://tgchan.org/wiki/Dead_Dust/Inventory

Current Inventory:
- Vesper page
- Glass jar
- Bronze sphere
- Vial with faded label
- Flashlight
- Evidence case (with blood sample)
- Delaney business card

It's hard to tell what that power drill is, but it might be a weapon. You should pocket the water and flashlight and hold that in your hands. Possibly behind your back. Or, if possible, pocket the drill and hold the flashlight in your hands.

See if you can find a backpack around somewhere. Backpacks are useful for carrying things.

It's always a good idea to walk around with a water bottle. Definitely take one.

The... drill? could be important, especially if this area was important to the detective agency somehow, but carrying it around for hours sounds like it would suck.

Oh sweet, a neuromod. Superpowers with a wonderful eye-horror delivery system.

Maybe we can find something to carry all this stuff. A bag or a backpack?
That "drill" looks like one of those things you use to inject people with things, or to extract blood. Does it have a needle inside?

Do any of the vials you have fit in the device? My best guess is it's a memory extractor/injector belonging to this Delaney agency.

>>889403
Then, do you think it just needs DNA? Would the vial of blood let us see their memories? ...I dunno about seeing a dying person's memories, to be honest, sounds traumatizing. Maybe that should be shelved for now.

1/2 teegee 2018/06/20(Wed)03:41 No. 889477 ID: 891b91
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At first glance, it isn't clear whether the drill, for lack of a better term, is a weapon or some other kind of tool. Cautiously, you give the trigger a test pull; a motor somewhere inside the device kicks on, and electricity starts arcing and popping inside of the transparent cylinder. It didn't seem to fire a projectile, and the electrical arc stayed contained inside the cylinder, so maybe it isn't a weapon? You still aren't sure.

>Does it have a needle inside?
You give the plunger on the drill's nose a closer look, gently prodding it with a finger. As far as you can tell, there's no needle.

>Do any of the vials you have fit in the device? My best guess is it's a memory extractor/injector belonging to this Delaney agency.
>Would the vial of blood let us see their memories?
If the vials are supposed to fit into the drill, you don't see where. It looks like the canisters on the top can be opened, so maybe in there? It's difficult to be sure. At any rate, you aren't keen on the idea of using yourself as a guinea pig to figure out what this thing does, especially if it might mean you'd have to relive a dying person's last memories.

>Find a backpack/bag
The shop is mostly empty; you think you'd have noticed a backpack or bag lying around. You make a mental note to keep an eye out for something convenient to carry your things in, and decide to pocket the extra bottled water and the flashlight for now.

>Take the drill
It has a little heft to it, but you don't think it'd be too heavy to carry around with you, if you wanted. There's no way you could fit it in your pocket, though, so you'd have to keep it in your hand; you could also keep it in the equipment case and carry that instead, but you'd still end up with only one hand free. It occurs to you that if it belongs to this Delaney agency, they might appreciate you bringing it back to them.

2/2 teegee 2018/06/20(Wed)03:42 No. 889478 ID: 891b91
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A deep, powerful rumble jostles you from your thoughts. It sounds like it could be an engine -- possibly an aircraft flying nearby? You peek into the main room of the shop to try to see what's happening.

The rumbling grows louder, and you hear the roar of the engine as yellow light starts streaming in from under the half-closed shutter. After a moment, the yellow light fades and is trailed by a dimmer, blue light; it, too, fades quickly and the engines' sound becomes distant. Rather than fading out completely, though, the roar's timbre grows hollow for about half a minute, before finally being replaced by the whine of turbines spinning down. You're not certain how far away it is; your best guess is that it's nearby, but not in the immediate vicinity.

do you hear anything else, like fighting or something? Because if this does turn out to be bad I'd rather someone else get their face kicked then you as selfish as that sounds.

Thas was most probably some kind of vehicle. This means we are not as alone as we thought, wildlife aside.

Best to leave before we're noticed.

I’d seek them out, at least to scout out what they’re here for. If it looks like they’re with Delaney, approach them and tell them what you found.

>>889478
Get out of there! You are trespassing, and that stuff you just picked up belongs to whoever lives here. Either keep it and flee, or put it back and see who it is, pretending you didn't almost steal their stuff.

Upsides of the case, it would protect the drill. Downsides, if this is a weapon it wouldn't be easily available. I say take it in the case so an accident won't end up breaking it.

Then get going in the opposite direction of the noise.

1/3 teegee 2018/06/21(Thu)03:46 No. 889585 ID: 891b91
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It was probably a vehicle that went by just now, and your gut tells you that you should make yourself scarce before whoever's inside it finds you. You hastily stuff the drill back into the equipment box; you'll take it with you, but you'll keep it inside the box to protect it from damage. Who knows, you think, maybe it'll prove useful at some point. You think you might be able to cram a few small objects into the case as well, if need be.

You flick the flashlight off, stow it in your pocket, and grab the equipment case before ducking under the shutter and emerging outside. You heard the vehicle go to your right as it went by, so you sidle along the right-hand wall of the adjacent building and peek around the corner. In the distance you see a boxy ship about the size of a small, single-story building, straddling the boardwalk between the road and the beachfront, near the building you woke up in. You can just barely make out several figures in the distance boarding the ship, with a couple others loitering outside it.

>do you hear anything else, like fighting or something?
You're too far away to be completely sure, but it doesn't look like a fight's going to break out. The fact that they're getting along unnerves you a bit more than if they were fighting, actually; at least they would be distracted if they were fighting. Rather than risk being discovered, you decide to get back on the road and follow the evacuation signs again.

2/3 teegee 2018/06/21(Thu)03:47 No. 889586 ID: 891b91
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A half-hour or so passes uneventfully as you head down the road flanking the beachside; you feel thankful that it's been so peaceful. It turns out you were near the outskirts of the ruins, and the dilapidated buildings gradually thinned out and gave way to sandy, littoral grasslands as you walked along. Dawn has finally begun to break, too, gradually banishing the unsettling red moonlight and replacing it with the soft light of a cloudy morning; that alone puts you a bit more at ease. The road here seems rougher and less frequently traveled, the only man-made landmarks being the occasional sign pointing towards the evacuation zone further down the road. The route itself has gradually curved inland and away from the beach, but only slightly.

Being immersed in this quiet, empty landscape has given you time to collect your thoughts and ponder your situation. You assemble a mental list of things you know to be true:
>You're alive, or at least you think you are.
>You don't remember anything before the past couple of hours.
>Your amnesia seems to have been caused by something your past self ingested.
>If the Delaney business card can be trusted, then body swapping is somehow possible.
>You believe you're a human, so this might not be your original body.
>You've seen signs that civilization still exists, despite the city being in ruins.
>You have two leads to look into: Vesper, whom you distrust, and Delaney, whom you distrust slightly less.

Frustratingly, it does little to answer most of your questions.

3/3 teegee 2018/06/21(Thu)03:47 No. 889587 ID: 891b91
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Eventually, you come to a fork in the road. Ahead the road disappears over some hills, behind which you can see the skyline of another town; it might just be your eyes playing tricks on you, but there's an odd haze hanging over the rooftops. Beside the right fork is a sign that reads, "AUTOMATED EVAC ZONE AHEAD". Unlike the other evacuation signs you've seen, this one appears to have been installed much more recently.

I dunno, "Automated Evac Zone" sounds like code for "Body Harvesting Centre" to me.

>>889585
petty sure I saw both those guys who give you a hard time back in the drug house standing next to the aircraft. Wonder if they were slavers or something like that seeing how that one guy was putting one of the people in some kind of cage restraining jacket thing before he told us to fuck off.

Also random thought, what if the reason they called you a zombie was because that shit you guys were snorting was something that let the user see and experience things from the past but has a risk of whoever they were seeing the memories of replace the personality of the original user. Hence the term zombie since the person who is now in control of the body is probably long dead. I have absolutely no evidence to back this up but I felt like saying it.

as to where to head next... I don't trust either path but seeing how it looks like their might be some kind of smog in the town I would say keep going towards the evac.

>>889586
Don't like either option, but...automated could mean no one to mess with you. Might have supplies, too.

Lets head out. Hope you remember sone traveling music.

Damn, both options sound terrible. Go to the EVAC. We will see what happens there, we can always go back. We have no need to rush.

Let’s at least wait a bit before we become distrustful of everyone we meet, the people we met first were probably not a good indicator of what other people are like. Anyway let’s pay a quick visit to the left town, if there’s nothing there or the people there are assholes, then we go right.

A VTOL? In a ghost town known mostly for amnesiatic medicine drug dens and thugs? What in the world is going on?

I don't like the look of the smoke in the left city. Could be a sign of civilization (smog or smokestacks) or it could be whatever people are evacuating from. And right looks sketchy, as a recently placed evacuation sign (the ruins had been clear for awhile it looked like) doesn't sit right. Maybe you just woke up in a very slow apocalypse? Or maybe there is a connection between the den and this evacuation business.

Okay, I err on the side of not meeting people without a grasp on the world. Head to the city on the left.

>>889595
>automated could mean no one to mess with you.
It could also mean robots that may or may not try to kill us.

>>889587
Avoid the haze. Could be the hazard people are/were evacuating from. Let's go to automated evac to see what it is, but uh, if I were you I'd avoid getting picked up until you find out what the evac is about exactly.

Stay the course, full speed ahead!

>>889587

The haze could be dangerous - or not - but those evac zones must've existed for a reason. What doesn't make sense is for an evac zone to STILL exist and be AUTOMATED to boot. What kind of slow apocalypse or constant flow of refugees necessitates that?

Go check out the city - if something strange is going on there, you can check it out at a distance while the sun's up. You can always head back to the evac zone later. The city should be checked out first, as something tells me being evacuated is a one-way trip (at least for now).

Evac Zone.
We don't know enough to actually determine which is more dangerous, but dying to some sort of disease would probably suck more than getting killed by a robot.

You know what'd help us know which is dangerous? Talking to the Vespers. Just saying.

Head for the evac zone. If someone wanted us dead it would probably have happened a while ago.

what if we wait a bit. and see if anyone else evacuates that place?

teegee 2018/06/22(Fri)00:25 No. 889651 ID: 891b91
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You venture down the left fork, figuring that getting a better view of the town might help you decide which way to go. When you reach the top of the hill, you're greeted by a roadblock spanning the road:

THIS ROUTE IS
CLOSED
BY ORDER OF THE
TRIPARTITE DETENTE
COMMISSION

Below you, the town sprawls modestly across the otherwise empty landscape; unlike the ruined city, this place looks almost pristine, and it makes you wonder how this town and the ruins can exist so close by each other. It strikes you as strange, as well, that there is such an abrupt cutoff between the town's edge and the surrounding grasslands, but you guess some towns just end up being built that way. You don't see any indication as to why the road should be closed; it appears normal to you, if a bit on the quiet side -- but it is pretty early in the morning, after all. Maybe there's something wrong with the road itself, and it's closed off only to vehicular traffic? You could just sidestep the roadblock and keep walking.

Check and see if you can hear anything besides yourself and the window.

if the answer is no. Run. RUN!

How about you avoid that place until you have a gas mask or some other countermeasures.
Go back. This place is not safe.

If we want to ask more people about the Vespers why don't we approach those people at the campfire back near the place we woke up?

if this place hasn't been looted and you don't see anyone moving around I'm guessing that gas is worse then you thought. Avoid this place and go the other way.

>>889651
There was a war, as the detente implies. This town was the casuality of some chemical warfare. Town's too untouched to be safe, so looks like there's only the evacuation zone. Unless we want to wander the grasslands for weeks without food. And we don't.

>>889655
what

>>889661
how do you know that

There has to be a reason why this city is untouched and yet it was closed off. The question is, do we go and find out, or we avoid it and go to the other way.
Is this the way to the EVAC?

>>889651
There are no guards or fortifications. No warnings about potential threats. So odds are that it would have been obvious at the time, but that time has passed and the roadblock left as-is due to negligence for greater concerns.

Jump over the roadblock and see what happens.

We are a sovereign citizen, this roadblock does not apply to us!
Wander off from the road a ways and concentrate on the Vesper sigil.

>>889662
Because you don't agree to stop fighting if you hadn't been fighting in the first place.

>>889662
(Sent the last reply too early.) While detente doesn't specifically refer to war, it's usually close, and either way it implies a similar scale. And the detente wouldn't specifically mark off this area if it wasn't involved in the war (or conflict or whatever), so I'm assuming the fog was/is chemical warfare.

>>889684
Maybe that's why the ruins are ruins? War?

Tripartite means something made up of three parts so a three way peace treaty?

What if this town was the original evacuation point and then it got chemicaled? That's a fucking grim thought.

Yeah, leave. This ain't safe. To the evac zone.

>>889686
Following that, could be terrorists, rebels, or traitors that attacked the original evac zone. But, this speculation is getting pretty off the rails, so I think we can work with what we have for now. Leave some time to process things until we get some definite information.

haze looks dangerous. could be why it is closed off.
I say Go back, but before you leave, get a close look at the city from where you are standing and see if you can find anything of interest.

1/4 teegee 2018/06/23(Sat)03:49 No. 889789 ID: 891b91
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>Check and see if you can hear anything besides yourself and the [wind].
If anyone is in the town below, then surely there must be some noise coming from the place. You listen as hard as you can for any sounds of activity.

...It's faint, but you think you can hear music? It sounds like a twangy country-western song. You can't figure out where it's coming from, though.

The violet haze above the town looks ominous, leaving you uncomfortable with the idea of getting any closer. As you stare at it from afar, you notice something strange emerging from the skyline on the left--

2/4 teegee 2018/06/23(Sat)03:49 No. 889790 ID: 891b91
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FFFFSSSSSHH

What in the--

3/4 teegee 2018/06/23(Sat)03:50 No. 889791 ID: 891b91
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SHBROOM

grrruUUUUUUUU--KRAKOOM

You hear laughter and sudden shouts of celebration nearby, but you can't see its source.
"Direct hit confirmed, fuck yeah! WOOOO!"
"Ahahahahaaa! Suck it down, bitch!"
"God damn I love my job!"

4/4 teegee 2018/06/23(Sat)03:50 No. 889792 ID: 891b91
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The smoke clears, revealing tha the tar-colored remains of... whatever that thing was are now somehow suspended in midair, as though time itself had stopped.

You notice, as well, that the county-western music is back again.

It looks like there was a cloaked aircraft that shot the creature dead. Some large pest extermination job.

It's probably better that you don't enter the area and become a pest for them as well. Return and follow the evacuation road.

...call it a hunch but I don't think you're ready to venture into that town yet.

On second thought, let's not go to the town.

The fact that the mystery gas isn't even close to the most dangerous part of that city doesn't make it any more appealing.

Time to try not dying at the evacuation zone.

I stand corrected.

Step AWAY from the monster-infested city, please.

> >>889798 >gas
My guess is that the haze is light diffusion caused by a cloaking field.

...WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WORLD?

Make like a tree and get the fuck back to the evac route and try to find someone who doesn't have a stick up their ass.