Inventory(ies)

| Helen Tanner: 1 M4A1 Carbine with Grenade Launcher, 1 9mm Handgun (Artifact - Infinite Ammo), 1 Butterfly Knife, 1 Cowboy Hat (Artifact - Transparency) tied around the neck, 1 Backpack (containing 1 Local Map [Artifact - Local Topography], 1 pair of Nightvision Goggles, 1 Cell Phone, 1 Flashdrive of 54's Arkham Data, 1 Lead Box holding Carcenogenic Sunglasses [Artifact - Ghost Vision], 1 Tuning Fork [Artifact - Absorption?], 1 dose of Panacea [Artifact - Cure-All], a notebook containing 33's notes, and various forms of non-perishable foods), and 1 Lighter (Artifact - Hallucinogenic).
| Devon Brody: 1 M1903 Springfield Bolt-Action Rifle, 1 set of Flash Cards with Pen, 1 Water Bottle (Artifact - Unlimited Water).
| Clara: Carbine 1 M4A1 Carbine, 1 SPAS-12 Combat Shotgun, 1 Nazi-Engraved Letter Opener (Artifact - Hitler-Related Nightmares),
| Cilian Creed: 1 M4A1 Carbine

Bump. Where mah niggas?

>>10056534

They're all getting ready for Deadliest Warrior in an hour.

Ask about freaky space polyhedron being in 13's house, ask about anything fitting the description of Brody's sweetheart, ask if he's got any knowledge of project (keygate?) than Dr. whatever did.

>>10056561
"When I was in Kansas, I found some sort of strange hedrons. Dr. Okuniewicz said they attract the entities?"
"Yes, that's right. We discovered the hedrons in a temple in the Himalayas over thirty years ago. It took significant scientific advancement before we were able to put them to any sort of...well, i won't say "good" use, given the outcome, but...productive?"

"Brody said he had a wife, or a girlfriend, or something, back in World War I. What happened to her?"
"She died of breast cancer in the late 50's, maybe early 60's. When Brody was discharged from the military she had him committed to an institution, said he was babbling, deranged. We realized the truth soon enough, but we could never tell her, of course."

Retrieve arms from beneath aircraft seat cushion.

Just straight up ask what his best idea for getting rid of 13 is. No reason to bother with small talk. We can sue the fucker for damages once the world isn't ending.

>>10056810

You've already got arms AND pseudopods, sugartits.

Fuck this, I'm sleeping. Archive it and I'll read it later.

BLOODQUEST FUCK YEAR!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>10056861
"Well, let's get to the bottom line," you ask. "What's your idea for getting rid of the monster you created? How do we destroy 13?"
Arkham sits back, taking a sip of cognac. "Not a cognac drinker?" he asks, then waves off his own question. "Never mind that. I must confess I'm a bit at a loss about what to do about 13. I've been occupying the public with our dealings with the other Subjects, those more vulnerable to conventional methods of containment. I suspect that you, with your...tentative kinship via the Key/Gate project, may hold some sort of key to banishing the cosmic sentience, but Arkham is unfortunately in the dark about the hows and the whys." He takes a deep breath. "Of course, if you were willing to undergo some clinical trials..."

>>10057143
"Or I can kill you here and now for even daring to mention that."

>>10057167
Arkham is quick to nod. "Of course, of course, I understand your position. You must understand, we're flying in the dark here, a bit at a loss for how to defeat the monster of our own creation."

>>10057204
"Look - I've been wondering. How did you ever get the idea or the means to start something this big? Its almost impossible that some regular average joe could create something like this and keep it hidden for so long. So tell me... What's your ability?"

>>10057143

Shoot him the nastiest look you can manage without looking fully psychotic.

>>10057143
Don't speak. Just give him the evil eye. The Evilest eye.

If needed, get garfield in on the evil eye-ing. Solid blood-coated eyes.

BLOOD QUEST FUCK YEAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

Ask about the nature of the entity implanted into our body (Garfield), and how similar it is to the one implanted in 13. Garfield is probably the only reason 13 wasn't able to outright kill us and had to send us into the future in Kansas instead.

Ask HOW the entities were implanted into the host body. Maybe there's a way to pull the thing out of 13's body the reverse of the way it went in.

>>10057227
"Look - I've been wondering. How did you ever get the idea or the means to start something this big? Its almost impossible that some regular average joe could create something like this and keep it hidden for so long. So tell me... What's your ability?"

Arkham quirks an eyebrow at your question, smiling.
"Probing; a bit off topic, but a very good question, I like the way you think, young lady. My family was one of the first to settle in the New England area, and their money came with them from England. As the colonies and then the country grew around them, they...invested wisely, and so money was never scarce. And money begets money, as I'm sure you are aware, so by the time I got out of the War, my grandchildren would never have wanted. But I craved more than the security of my children. I encountered...things, in Europe, that made me realize the truly fragile nature of our civilization. I was not the only one. I agreed to match the government's initial funding, squirreled away as an earmark on some defense budget somewhere, and established Arkham."

"The first subject we captured is dead now, a woman whose kiss putrefied living flesh. Then we found Ramiel in the Canadian wilderness. That was all the proof the government needed, and Arkham became an officially unofficial subsidy."

>>10057227
THIS!

>>10057387
"Ramiel... he has a sword that speaks to him - the Prime Shard or something like that. He is cooperating with me believing that he is an angel of god or something like that. You've studied him I'm sure - is he immortal or something? Because he's incredibly fast."

>>10057359
>>10057311
"What about the entity implanted into my body? How similar is it to the one in 13?"

"Well, I guess you could say they're the same species, though that word has little meaning when applied to something so physiologically alien."

"Did that have something to do with why 13 didn't kill me outright? I mean I was inches away from her."
"I suspect that was as much luck as anything else. The cosmic sentience may only have barely realized it was being attacked, and when it retaliated it did so in a nature both destructive and directionless. Your usefulness as a participant in the Key/Gate project ended because your ego supplanted the sentience attracted to you and nullified it completely. Yes, yes," he says, raising his hand. "I am aware of the one you call 'Garfield.' But there's nothing suggesting that's not merely a creation of your own mind."

>>10057448
Waggle a tentacle at him.
"He speaks to me. Talks to me. I'm not crazy. If anything, you drove me to that breaking point. I overcame your little god because if I hadn't, I would have broken. That shell that 13 inhabits was broken into pieces - her mind shattered. Don't judge my sanity when you have a senseless being of destruction with no conscience walking around turning California into dust."

>>10057527
"He speaks to me. Talks to me. I'm not crazy. If anything, you drove me to that breaking point. I overcame your little god because if I hadn't, I would have broken. That shell that 13 inhabits was broken into pieces - her mind shattered. Don't judge my sanity when you have a senseless being of destruction with no conscience walking around turning California into dust."

"I'm not saying that your complaints are not valid. You are saner than 13, certainly, because you have some part of a human mind remaining. But we were able to detect no fragment of extrastellar intelligence in you, and you certainly exhibit almost none of the tremendous power such a merger would truly wield. Neither you nor 13 nor those whose lives were claimed represented the eventual end I envisioned. I realize now perhaps my reach was overlong, I sought to accomplish too much in the name of mankind's betterment. Brings to mind old adages about playing with fire and whatnot," he muses, sipping his cognac.

>>10057448
"I can assure you Garfield is NOT a figment of my imagination. He has knowledge of things that I have no way of knowing."

inb4 epic boss battle with 13 in which we realize our true power of Garfield

>>10057587
"What method did you use to merge these... otherworldly beings with humans? HOW did I and 13 and all the others you murdered in the name of your fucked up science end up with this thing inside?"

So, i don't really have anything to add yet, but cool. Um, anyone have any questions for the spooky rich man?

>>10057587
"Mankind's benefit? Tell me, what did we benefit by becoming your little playthings? Hmmm? Did you simply think that the ends justified the means and that our little lives meant nothing when compared to the 'big picture'? You sit there, sipping your fucking wine and tell me that "Oops, we made a mistake, oh no!" and that will make everything better?"

"I could have lived a full life, a happy one! And you... fuck you... I should kill you!"

Ask him if he wants to have any living scientists have a go at all the fancy bloodrunes garfield can spray all over the walls. That really hasn't come up in a while. It's pretty clearly freaky and alien in origin, and it's a lot safer to study than anything else having to do with the cosmic powers. As far as we know, anyway.

>>10057788
THIS.

Garfield a figment of our psyche? PFFFT, eldritch writing says otherwise!

>>10057757
"Mankind's benefit? Tell me, what did we benefit by becoming your little playthings? Hmmm? Did you simply think that the ends justified the means and that our little lives meant nothing when compared to the 'big picture'? You sit there, sipping your fucking wine and tell me that "Oops, we made a mistake, oh no!" and that will make everything better?"

"I -THINK- nothing!" Arkham shouts, his voice strained by effort. "It is the sanctuary of the directionless to sit and ask "why" of those who are WILLING to do what is necessary. I would not shed a tear if you had died, because had we succeeded, we could simply have brought you back to life, into a heaven of man's own creation. MAN'S OWN CREATION, do you understand that? I have personally locked the door on dozens of beings that would have ended the lives of thousands, and you have the AUDACITY to sit there and whine about what could have been your mundane life?!"

>>10057977
I'm getting kinda tired of this douchebag, who else wants to eat him?

>>10057999
NO, he wanted to do what was best for humanity. Misguided yes, but not deserving of anything but our pity.

>>10057977
"I have the audacity to wonder exactly how far any end can justify these means.

Should we all escape *extinction*, i expect there will be many who share my concerns. Though, perhaps less... personally."

>>10057977

Audacity? You fucked up, the world is quite possibly doomed, and I've been killing the things you locked away without a though out of fucking charity.

You'll notice the doors you locked on those beings have been rather absent since 13 BLEW UP FLORIDA!

Tell him we want information on the things he's seen in his life. If that stuff was out there before arkham, we need to know what we might be up against. Also. I know bloodquest isngoing to be over in two weeks or so, but after bloodquest is over, could we get some sort of quest centered around 54s younger days, or maybe something about the things that arkham has fought?

>>10057977
"Yes! Because the ENDS DO NOT justify the FUCKING MEANS! You took me, scared out of my mind, afraid, hurt - and tortured me. Ruined me. Gave me a life I didn't want. Resurrected into 'Mankind's Paradise'? Give me a fucking break. Get over yourself! We are man-fucking-kind - we are NOT gods. The only gods out there are those of destruction. Even you can see that."

"Locked the door on people that COULD have killed thousands? You never gave us a CHANCE! NEVER! See what is happening? This insanity? It would have NEVER happened if you didn't start going around rounding up people that COULD have done things. Because you just gave them a reason to do those things. You stirred up the hornets nest. Hope you're happy."

Hey Guys.

"I have the audacity to wonder exactly how far any end can justify these means.

Should we all escape *extinction*, i expect there will be many who share my concerns. Though, perhaps less... personally."


"Such is the way of things," Arkham says with a sigh and a wave of his hand. "I gambled on humanity's ascension to godhood, and I lost. I will accept that as it comes. But in the meantime, I will clean up my own mess."
"Subject 16, one Wilhem LaForce, is of particular interest to me. As scientific methods have failed to contain subject 13, I am hoping that he can be persuaded to turn his more supernatural talents to the task of eradicating the threat, though he was less than willing to negotiate the last time we met, which as you can imagine resulted in his length incarceration with Arkham."

>>10057977

Not only do i have the audicity, i have also have the right. Every right. You sit there, drinking your fine drink, wearing your fine clothes, secure in your old money, talking of nobility and the need for sacrifice.

If you want to pioneer mankinds transcendence, why not open up your own veins to the cosmic horror from beyond the veil?

What is more noble, risking your own safe comfortable existance for what you believe in, or kidnapping little children to torture?

When you served, your money may have made you an officer, but you are far from a leader. How many died under your command? Not enough, perhaps if more had, you would have had your fill before resorting to women and children.

>>10058140

Try the cognac? We're on a jet. It lands when it lands.

>>10058122
"So you intend to renegotiate? What makes you thing he'll listen to anything you say?"

Let's have a bit of cognac.
Actually, let's see if Garfield likes cognac. And then, i guess, see if there's any artifacts that would help deal with 16.

>>10058122
"I half expected that you orchestrated our escape so that the whole world can view us as threats now. What promise do I have from you that I can live normally after all this is over? No shadows following me - no going back to a cell."

We still need to see if we can make blood-wings. Several threads ago anon made a pretty good point about them.

Hey guys, I've been following this quest since the third thread, don't post much, but aren't we like, waaaay worse than Arkham? He imprisoned some dudes, we killed them. Like Radioactive guy, we didn't even talk to him, just pow, murder. I want in on Arkham, like, top ranking, third or fourth in command in. Being a bounty hunting, contract killer rubs me the wrong way, you want a super team? Let's Avengers this shit, next time we run into someone who can't help themselves like poor radioactive guy, we'll have the funding to make him a giant ass foot think lead suit or something, or hook him up to a generator or something

I'm pretty sure Helen would rather see Arkham completely dismantled and discontinued.

>>10058228

While it's not more implausible than other shit going on, it's stylistically something that should come at the end of this, Sepulcritude style.

Now that I think about it, the way we keep telling Helen to do it but she doesn't is kind of reminiscent of sepulcritude.

>>10058235
Radioactive man was running at us, killing us by literally cooking us to death. There was no other option except for dieing.

Oh. We should ask what cosmic horror numbers 1 through 10 are.

>>10058267
That would ruin any chances of this working out well. He is necessary for Arkham to function. Killing him would just result in our deaths at a later date and countless more innocents dieing.

>>10058172
"So you intend to renegotiate? What makes you thing he'll listen to anything you say?"
"Oh, I will merely be liaising and supporting the Order of the Golden Dawn, an anti-occult society based in Europe. I have no doubt 16 would kill me if he saw me. He's...vengeful, megalomaniacal, and exceedingly powerful, but he's not evil in the strictest sense. Perhaps mustache-twirlingly so, but I feel he could be persuaded if it was made clear that the stakes are the human race itself."

>>10058222
"What promise do I have from you that I can live normally after all this is over? No shadows following me - no going back to a cell."
Arkham drains the cognac. "I would give you my word, but what would that mean to you?"
"Not a whole lot," you say through clenched teeth.
"The facts of the matter are, that you have demonstrated a remarkable amount of altruism and talent in the face of this tremendous catastrophe. You are not the sort of person I started Arkham to protect humanity from, and it's not like they're not aware of the paranormal anymore, so what reason would I have to keep you?"

>>10058235

We kill them because they are *currently* fucking up whole cities. Even blasting radioactive man was basically in self defense, without the panacea we would have died even if we'd started running instead of shooting.

>>10058305
This. Simply this. After all we want to be prepared.

>Thanks for bearing with me while I try to type coherent answers to your TORRENT OF QUESTIONS. Sorry if yours is getting missed :(

>>10058342
>'sall good bro. We all, well, I love expo-speak. Fuck everyone else if they don't.

>>10058329
>>10058305
"If 13 is, well, 13, what the hell does that say about Subjects 1 through 10?"
"Helen, your aid in this matter is greatly appreciated but I am trying to maintain some kind of structure within my own organization. Subjects of that caliber are among the most classified; you can rest assured however, that none of the single-digit subjects are currently running amok. Those in our care are in safe custody, while there are a few others that are currently outside our...sphere of influence, but are nevertheless neutralized as threats."

>>10058387
"yea well next time one of the people you imprisoned and tortured has to bail your sorry ass out maybe you'll share some info about what the next fuckup is going to be."

>>10058387
"Yeah, fine. Just... if any of them are cthulhu, i'd rather know about it, you know, NOW."

>>10058387

"That is both perfectly understandable and completely unreassuring"

>>10058387

"Look. Odds are we're going to get killed by this inheritor of Thull, or whatever he's calling himself. If we're even going to go into this, we need all the information we can get our hands on. Tell us about one through ten, or we're out of here."

(C'mon stonerDM, we really want to know. Maybe have him tell us about six through ten, while keeping shut about one through five.)

>>10058387
>>10058441
>If we never see them, what's the point? 13 is our Big Bad, none of those other assholes STOLE OUR HAT!
>As much as I would love the data, of course.

>>10058472
is the archivist seriously arguing against more exposition and backstory on the overall universe?

>>10058441
Arkham absorbs your ultimatum, cocks his head to the side, and the extends his hand towards the emergency exit. You can see the clouds below you if you peek out the porthole.
"By all means," he says with a chuckle, "there's the door."

>>10058472

Because stonerDM is one of the most creative fuckers I've ever seen, rivaling Wasteland Warrior.

>>10058508
Well, we did want to see about developing wings :D

Anyway, sure, whatever. Let's talk about 16.

>>10058508


"......... Fine. I'll stay. At least tell us about any other subjects that there's even a remote possibility that we could run into."

>>10058503
Not arguing against it, I just know that it is tightly controlled around these parts. Why do you think 33 and 54 are dead?

>>10058508

It would be so almost worth it just to see his face.

But falling to your death is a bad time to try to learn to fly. On the other hand, I suppose, the best time to SUCCEED to learn to fly.

The problem is, most people hit the ground before they figure it out.

At least she'd be falling with style!

>>10058508

I pity da foo who don't understand metaphorical ultimatums. We could just go chill in europe and be the eldritch tourist until the world ends.

>>10058508
Does 16 have any other subjects with him? And speaking of 16 what are his powers and what are some countermeasures against them?

>>10058530
>>10058535
"16 was supposed to have several subjects with him in Europe. Can you at least tell me about them?"

Arkham nods, "yes, I suppose that's fair."

"Subject 70 is a four-armed man with incredible reflexes and fencing capabilities. Certainly not dangerous, but he has a calculating mind, and LaForce has most likely put him in command of some force."
"Subject 57, Charles Andrenid; a man, i suppose you could say; he is in fact a collective of over 400,000 bees, wasps, and hornets."
"Subject 77 is a woman named Charlotte Minerve. She generates an odd quantum field which causes probabilities around her to shift towards outcomes that favor her. It was a nightmare to contain her in the first place, and I don't expect it to be any easier this time."

>>10058685
Wasn't he a wizard?

>>10058508

Did anyone else see that season end stinger from "Burn Notice"?

Manager: "ya want out, here's the door *Opens helicopter door* but you have no idea what kind of hell will rain down on you if we stop protecting you!"
Mike: "...I'll take my chances." *jump*

>>10058704

What did we do to deserve BEE PEOPLE?!

>>10058704
>57
>I'M MADE OF BEES!
>AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

Way to scare the shit out of me, Stonerbro.

>yay, info.

>>10058704
And what can you tell us specifically about 16? What are the limits of his power and what are his weaknesses if any?

>>10058720
Can Michael Westin impale people with blood spears? I think not. All he can do is McGyver awesome spah contraptions and have cool shades.

...

Why have we not have had a Michael Westin quest yet?

>>10058704

>"Subject 77 is a woman named Charlotte Minerve. She generates an odd quantum field which causes probabilities around her to shift towards outcomes that favor her. It was a nightmare to contain her in the first place, and I don't expect it to be any easier this time."

>probabilities around her shift towards outcomes that favor her

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH!

"What about 16? What are his capabilities? or weaknesses?"

"HOPEfully," Arkham says, "that won't be necessary. LaForce taps into an energy source that is beyond mundane human detection, and he can use it towards destructive or subtle ends. He can charm a nation's parliament into submission, but he can also light a fire in the hearts of an army of men. Unfortunately, the tapping of this energy produces an increasing pain in the user, such that LaForce is no doubt in a constant and maddening agony, though you would never know to look at him. I was only able to cow him by tapping into that energy myself."

>>10058764
reminds me more of the protagonist of Until Death Do Us Part.

>>10058852
You know, we asked him what his power was. He didn't say "Oh yeah, i can kind of be A WIZARD if it's totally necessary."

Anyway, let's ask if it's related to our power, as we can actually interact with other horrible eldritch entities. Aaaaand then let's ask what his plan is, because he obviously has one.

>>10058852
"Wait, you what? Like, literally?"

On the way over, even when he's talking, lets practice our blood manipulation. How about creating a deliberate scab and seeing if it might make a good materiel for armor or weapons. If our blood, a liquid, is so damage resistant, then a solid variations would be even tougher...

(It also brings us one step closer in my plan to make us a girl Alex Mercer.)

>>10058852
>I was only able to cow him by tapping into that energy myself."
>myself

Heh, i guess that does make him a subject.

Not number 1 though, he came out second.

I vote we call him 'number 2' from now on. Not only is he second rate, it has the 'he is a piece of shit' meaning too.

We need to experiment and see if it's possible to make a blood parachute capable of supporting us and creed. We might get shot down. Carla and Brody will be fine, but creed and us are fucked.

>>10059003
:|

rolled 47 = 47

Rolling to acquire new blood power, and to determine how awesome a power it will be.

>>10058902
>Implying Arkham just tells you whatever you want to know because you're just BEST PALS
>>10058916
"Wait, you what? Like, literally?"
"Yes, I like literally," Arkham says with a slight sniff. "It was a positively excrutiating experience, and I've not exactly 'picked up the wand' since then."

"Well, what's the plan for dealing with 16?"
"Are you offering your assistance? You apparently convinced that skeletally gifted lout Walker to assist in the efforts, perhaps you have some skill as a diplomat..."

>>10059068
>You try to appeal to Fate to grant you a new blood power. It doesn't seem to be working, even when you Dice correctly

>>10058935
As you converse with Arkham, you practice shifting your blood around in various concentrations in and outside your body, stringing it between your hands like a cat's cradle.

>>10058704
>"Subject 57, Charles Andrenid; a man, i suppose you could say; he is in fact a collective of over 400,000 bees, wasps, and hornets."
>Bees, wasps, and hornets

THE PAAAAAIN

>>10059072
"I convinced Walker to punch the bad guys, for now, instead of anyone who got in his way. Hey, i suppose i'm still relevant then."

>>10059072

"Yea, I can give it a shot. Now and then I seem to have moments of that."

"Oh, while I have you, can you clear something up? I...err...came across a tuning fork you had in a glass case. What does that do, persay?"

>>10059072
>ouch. burn.

"If you haven't noticed, I don't exactly have the best... temper."

>>10059072

If I wasn't here to offer assistance, why would I be on your plane, flying to europe? Not that I don't appreciate the idea of getting the hell out of dodge...

>>10059109
>>10058744
>>10058738

Blood armor, blood wave, eat bees, lol at how this was possibly the WORST choice in people to send against you.

>>10059158
"If I wasn't here to offer assistance, why would I be on your plane, flying to europe? Not that I don't appreciate the idea of getting the hell out of dodge..."

"It was my understanding that this was a much-desired Q&A session for you. Not that your help is not appreciated; you, and your compatriots."

""Oh, while I have you, can you clear something up? I...err...came across a tuning fork you had in a glass case. What does that do, persay?"
"The Fork? Do you have that??" Arkham asks. "That's not something that should really be floating around. If that falls in an ocean it will probably mean the end of habitation on this planet. It absorbs water, you see; like it evaporates, only there's nothing left, a perfect engine of dessication. I don't know who created it or why, but we found it in an empty cistern in the 80's some time."

>>10058935
>>10059068

Stupid rolling aside, that 'scab armor' idea is disgusting sounding...and awesome. Blood can clot, so living blood might be able to as well.

>>10059250
heheh. i told you guys we should keep it away from oceans.

"Yeah, here it is. We figured a ziploc would handle it until we could turn it in."

If he's poured himself another drink, drop it in said drink :3

>>10059250

*Dig fork out, hand it to him.*

"Don't ask how I got that, just put it somewhere safe..."

>>10059283
This.
>God, we're such a bitch sometimes.

I was planning on using it to keep beef jerky fresh.

Wait...if someone swallowed it...

hmm...

"You should probably keep this safe then," you say, digging the fork out of one of your pockets. You remove it from its plastic baggy, and dunk it in Arkham's fresh-poured snifter, which dries up immediately, leaving only the sticky residue of the alcohol components. Arkham does not look amused.
"....thank you," he says quietly.
"Sir," says the pilot from the cockpit of the plane. "We'll be landing in Paris in ten."

>>10059381
We ARE a bitch

>>10059381
Let's beam at him. HAPPY FACE.

"Anyway, is there anything in particular you'd prefer we do (and we do pinky-swear that we're not asking just so we can ignore it on purpose), or should we just... improvise?"

"Anyway, is there anything in particular you'd prefer we do (and we do pinky-swear that we're not asking just so we can ignore it on purpose), or should we just... improvise?"

"I can outfit you with communication so you can stay in touch with us. If you find yourself in a position to negotiate with LaForce you can offer him terms that will be honored as long as you run them by us first. Other than that this is to be a black flag operation; the situation in Europe is very tense, though open war is not declared. Time, however, restricts our options. Berlin should be your eventual goal."

Well, last call for getting important info, and then our team heads out!

>>10059551

Well, on the plus side, even if this guy does break his promise and decides to go nuclear, Germany doesn't have any nukes, and though it is one of the states that can build them whenever they want, it'll take at least a few months, more than enough time for the world to end on it's own.

So no matter how badly we fuck this up, we won't go down as the one who ended the world.

You know, we should have kept the fork.

It's nice having something that can cause an apocalypse... just in case, you know?

this is going to be VERY familiar and VERY strange for mister immortal WW1 vet.

Ask him if he knows of any way we could improve our abilities. He obviously did a lot of research on us and we obviously have some... capabilities. See if he knows of any way we could regain some Vast Cosmic Power.

>>10059606
We need to add "Don't shoot the germans unless we say so." to Brody's card... Fast.

>>10059606

hopefully he knows some German, because we sure don't.

Although it would be funny if we, 82's handlers suggest German things to say, especially right out of babel fish. Then we can be like two kinds of crazy.

>>10059621
When exactly does he snap back to? He might be stuck at a point after the armistice.

>>10059621

hell with that! We need to take away his gun till it's needed!

also, ask mister Illusive Man here knows where Brody's wife is, and if she's immortal too.

>>10059659
see: >>10056797

In short - wife dead, she's the one that put him in the nuthouse.

>>10059659
she died. cancer.

Ask if there are any artifacts he has on hand that would be of use to us, or if this Order of the Golden Dawn or whatever would be amicable to helping us or giving us gear.

>>10059678
>>10059668
Arkham said she was dead, doesn't mean she is. Though there really is no point in him lying about that unless she was a powerful test subject. Which I also doubt, but it never hurts to be paranoid...usually.

"Do you know of any way I...we...could improve our abilities? It would be nice to bring some more hurt to the table."

"My dear, if I knew that, you would never have been taken off the Key/Gate project. If you ever figure out some way of increasing your own abilities, perhaps even tapping into whatever dead entity you've squirreled away inside you, I hope you do the world good...though, I will fear for my life."

>>10059856
FORESHADOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>10059856
Grin with teeth.
"If you feared much of anything, you'd never have invited me aboard your jet, Arkham, let alone into the same room as you."

Well, the game of cat, mouse, and fuck-your-cognac has been fun, but what say we land and troll some krauts?

>>10059856
Hey, I was way angrier with Okuniewicz than with you, and he's just fine, isn't he?

>>10059856
So yeah, we should ask Garfield if he thinks training would help us, I want those blood wings someday

>>10059856

(The only way I can think to power up other than practice is to OMNOMOM as many experiments and test subjects as we can. Something is bound to have an effect.)

>>10059935
I've said it before, we power up when we need to, not when we want to.

>>10059935
Well we've been getting stronger just from fighting a lot... Maybe we should grind a little. Take down everything that's causing a disturbance, you know?

>>10059981
That's kind of what we just finished doing.

You flash a toothy smile.
"If you feared much of anything, you'd never have invited me aboard your jet, Arkham, let alone into the same room as you."

Arkham laughs. "You really are a sharp one, my dear. Perhaps I'm simply becoming too trusting in my old age."

The jet cruises into a landing outside of Paris at a private airfield. You and Arkham are greeted by a trio of white-suited individuals, presumably members of the Golden Dawn; governments rarely dress so tacky. Your team follows behind you in short order. Clara tugs at your sleeve.
"How did your talk go?" she whispers. "I heard raised voices..."

>>10060026
Derp, we never asked if anyone around could fix Clara's arm.

>>10060026

He was a complete sweetheart. We'll still kill him if he goes out of line, but overall he was very sweet.

>>10060063
Oh dammit all

>>10060063

Fuck, we totally forgot.

run on back and ask the man, or do it in the past.

>>10060063
We haven't left his presence yet. At the worst we can yell out "Oh one more thing!" and get his attention again even if he is walking off.

>>10060163
Uncle Chan or Columbo?

>>10060026
"It went *fine*. We're never going to trust each other, but we have an obvious reason to work together. Plus, neither of us killed the other."

You know, i don't especially believe that he didn't have some means of taking us down if we'd tried to spear him.

>>10060241
Oh, most certainly. You don't get to be head of Arkham by being a pushover, family business or no.

Which will make his eventual death by some subject
>13
all the more terrifying.

>>10060197
>WAN MOR TING! you shout, slapping Arkham in the face with a blow-fish.

"Oh, hey, another thing," you say to Arkham as you're exiting the plane. "Clara, the automaton...she was damaged in Atlanta, do you know anyone that could fix her?"
Arkham shakes his head slowly. "It's possible one of the men in the more advanced research divisions could help. When we're stateside I'll have them take a look."

"It went fine, I suppose," you say to Clara. "We're never going to trust each other, but at least we have a common enemy. And they're going to get someone to try and fix you when we get back."
Clara smiles. "Thank you!" she says in a louder whisper, rubbing her head against yours. For a robot, she can be disconcertingly adorable.

Creed explains to Brody that he's in France. This seems to make more sense than any explanation that's ever been given to him, though he;s still confused as to how he got exactly where he is.

rolled 11 = 11

Are we playing a tech-priestess? I am not interested if she's not of the Mechanicum.

>>10060424
>Sorry, man, no 40Kwests here. Still, we have a good bit of fun, I encourage you to stick around.

rolled 9 = 9

>>10060447
Ok. What is she though?

>>10060466
>A precognitive ex-car thief with a sentient blood that feasts on flesh.

rolled 13 = 13

>>10060483
>sentient blood that feasts on flesh

What what?

>>10060466
An Robot.

>>10060405
We really need to update his card with "things to not shoot", i can totally see this biting us in the ass later.

>>10060346
I lol'd. Let's listen in on the conversation with the golden dawn unless someone either invites us to join in, or specifically tells us to fuck off. Then, we go to Germany.

>>10060447
How exactly does one run a Quest?
Though I suppose I should make a thread for that instead of asking here.

>>10060521
First, you develop a concept, and a story. Then, you invite 4chan to attempt to bash both to splinters whilst you frantically improvise to try to keep the game fun.

Ideally, you'd have either drawing or writing talent.

>>10060544
Got writing talent, I think... no fish are biting, though.

Arkham bro-hugs the apparent leader of the white suits, a fellow gray-haired man.
"Leon," he says. "It's good to see you."
"And you, friend, though better circumstances are to be hoped for."
"Yes, yes, what is the situation exactly? Has anything changed?"
Leon shakes his head, his wispy white beard quivering.
"Things are at a standstill; most of central Europe has thrown in with the Inheritor," he says in a slight french accent; he speaks well. "He encourages others to join him. Threats will not be enough to convince the old Bloc nations to join, nor france or Britain either. If he gets Spain then France is in big trouble."

"What did I miss?" Garfield says sleepily.

>>10060544
>First, you get super baked. Then you ask 4chan to post a picture, use that as a starter, and proceed to the frantic inprovisation.

>>10060579
"We're in Europe"
"Hungry? We could grab some... French food?"

>Also, I don't know about a consistent stream of talent, but I definitely have my moments. Poor Brody...

>>10060604
>Aside from the posting a picture, sounds like my process to a T.
"We just landed in Europe, we're going to be hunting down 16."

>>10060607
>>10060653
"We're in Europe, gonna be trying to defuse the whole situation."
"The pursuit of justice continues, then?" you blood says groggily.
"Yeah, pretty much," Arkham and Leon have moved away and are speaking together. The jet pilot gently touches your arm.
"Ma'am," he says, gesturing towards the nearby hangar. "We can get you a vehicle right this way."

>Any last words for Arkham? You may not see him again for a while

New to this quest. What exactly can she do?

>>10060708
"You know this is all your fault, right?"

>>10060712
see
>>10058104

>>10060712
See
>>10058104
Its at the bottom of the archive.

>>10060738
>>10060735

>>>10060712
>See
>>>10058104
>Mind

>>10060708
Just point at him and make the "we'll call you" gesture.

>>10060712
Burning Bloodwhips, blood armor, blood tentacles with decent motor control, minor precognition (which we NEVER manage to roll well enough to activate)

and one of these days we'd really like to fly.

>>10060735
>Dude, Brofist, right now

>>10060787

"You know this is all your fault, right?" You call after Arkham. He turns,
"I am aware. Where once I acted out of altruism, now I shall always act out of debt."

rolled 32 = 32

Ask our blood if it is hungry!

>>10060842
He's *good*.

Car, Noms, Germany.

>>10060771
with our unlimited blood we could "bottle rocket" jump

"How you holding up?" You ask Garfield as you walk towards the hangar.
"Well, I ate at breakfast," he says lazily. "So I should be good for a while. Arkham say anything useful?"

You are led to a Peugot Boxer, a very chunky-looking white van. The Arkham employee hands you a phone; it's a nice one, not the blocky, soap-bar phones you've been using.
"Call us if there's trouble, diplomatic or otherwise. Say your name is Cittorak or we'll assume you've been captured."

>>10060912
Kinda gross.

>>10060842
See about that vehicle they promised.

>>10060956
Get the team together and in the back of the van.

Berlin?

>>10060957
i was thinking high pressure from our feet you sick and twisted person.

>>10060956
"Useful? Eh... well, he commented on likely opposition. You should like them, there's one that's a guy made of bees, and another that has extra arms and can fence well."

>>10061007
Woah. I figured it was something like that too. It's just flying on a stream of blood.

>>10061007
Or hands and feet Iron Man style.

>>10061030
Is she more powerful during that time of the mouth?

She needs blood wings! Like Abel Nightroad!

>>10061060
more like seras victoria

>>10061007
>You're not like a hyper-pressurized sack of blood. You can just bleed forever.

>>10061012
"They sound like pushovers," Garfield says. "But after the Slender Man everything's seemed a little bit easier."

The team piles into the van, and you drive away from Paris on an eastern highway. Brody remarks that he "doesn't recognize ANY of this." Creed looks uncomfortable, adjusting his bandages. Clara hums softly to herself.

>>10061044
You know, it wasn't funny when 54 that either...

>>10061030
>>10061035

Alex Mercer much?

>>10061044
What does the blood do/say when she has a period?

>>10061112

"You OK Creed? I don't want you to push yourself so hard that you bust your stitches or something."

>People talking about periods in my Bloodquest: D:<. That's never going to make an appearance here, for the same reason it never shows up in books or movies: it's irrelevant, and frankly sort of gross.

STONER MAN. You TOTALLY haven't had to have us make a bathroom break. I mean really totally unrealistic of you.

More seriously, take photos of France. It's friggin' France! Enjoy it!

>>10061221
A vacation, this isn't.

>>10061204

It showed up in a comic book once. Runaways. One of the characters had a magic staff that required blood-letting to work, and usually used a knife to cut herself. Once she didn't, and another character noticed and commented on it, and the witch explained it was that time of the month.

>>10061194
"How're you holding up, Creed?" you ask, glancing in the rearview. He waves you off.
"Fine, I'm fine, just don't make me bail out of the car or anything."

You enjoy the scenic country as you drive, conscious that moments like these are few and far between for you.

"What if we run into the military?" Clara asks suddenly, looking thoughtful and puzzled.

>>10061307
"Oh, well shit."
Keep an eye open for road blocks and the like.

>>10061307

"The Armée de Terre probably won't give us much trouble going out of France. They might give us trouble entering if we're not successful. If that happens we'll figure out another corridor home.

"Getting into the Inheritor's territory should be easy. If Inheritor troops stop us, we'll claim we're defecting to join him."

Soon you are driving through the Rhineland, hills around you; it's still mid-afternoon. Ahead of you, you can see an armored personnel carrier blocking most of the road. Several soldiers with shouldered weapons watch your approach cautiously.
"Warum wissen Sie hier?" shouts one as you approach.

>>10061307
"If there's one thing I know how to do, it's bluff my way past a checkpoint."

>>10061511
Stop the van and climb out, hands up and Blood Armour under clothes.
Before we do, signal for Clara to aim her rail gun at the APC.

>>10061511
Please tell me Clara knows German.....

>>10061511
Was scheint sich die Mühe Offizier werden?

"Clara, please tell me you speak German."
"Um...no..." she says quietly.
"Nein!" one of the soldiers shouts as you approach. "Nein, mussen Sie umkehren!"

>>10061575

Guess we're saying this. Or if we decide we don't know german, we say that we want to join in.

>Subject 82 is fluent in:
>ENGLISH
>
>
>THAT'S IT, JUST ENGLISH

"Shit..." you mutter. The soldier repeats his instruction.
"Hey, we're here to, uh...join up," you say.
"Was?" the soldier says. "English? Not through here. Must go back." he said, stilted.

>>10061710
>We're really bad at planning, aren't we?
"Thule! Thule!"

>>10061710

"We're superpeople. Uh, ubermenshed? Look."

And do something non-threatening to demonstrate your blood power, like draw a smiley in the air with it. Then blood-armor up and says, "We want to join."

>>10061710

Let's extrude a blood tentacle, while we have our arms raised. Try to be non-threatening "I said we were interested in joining up."

>>10061752
>>10061771

>non-threatening mind

>>10061710

*In steady, loud, clear voice. Point to self* "82, Helen Tanner, Arkham."

*Point ahead.* "16, Inheritor of Thule, Wilhem LaForce."

*Make yapping mouths with hands.* "Talk"

>>10061837
Do not identify ourselves as affiliated with Arkham. It's been made clear that there are hostilities between the pair of them.

"TAKE US TO YOUR LEADER"

>>10061850

ok, then all of the above without the Arkham

"We're um...superpeople. Ubermensch?"
"Ubermenschen?"
You extrude a tentacle slowly. Clara holds up her exposed circuitry. The soldier steps back, shouldering his weapon.
"We want to JOIN." you say.
He motions for you to wait, then leaves to talk with a superior.

"What do you think?" Creed says, laughing into a cough. "Light 'em up?"

>>10061710
Can't we just use our blood to read his mind like blood mages from dragon age origins?

>>10061899
"It's an option."

>>10061899
"Let's not jump to any conclusions. That being said, be read to act at any moment."

>>10061899

"No, we need to talk to Wilhem. Fighting won't help us right now."

"Play it cool for the moment," you say. "But be ready." Brody looks extremely nervous.
"Sie konnen kommen," he says, returning to your car. "You can come. We escort. No weapons?" he says, gesturing to assault rifles.

>>10061899

I don't want to have to light up several towns and cities as we do this, so let's have that be plan B.

>>10061973
"Fine, we'll leave the weapons."

>>10061973
"Agreed."

>>10061973

Fine, but have the escort carry the stuff with them out of our reach. We're not leaving the artifact beretta lying around the border.

>>10062055
>You have not yet been searched, and the Beretta is hidden on your person
>Give up the Beretta?

>>10062082

Well now that you say that, hell no.

>>10061973

"Will we get them back later? The assault rifles are just tools, but my pistol is a personal gun. My father's gun. Brody's rifle is an antique, and is sentimental to him too."

>>10062082
If they search us, give it up if they insist. Demand that it be carried near you. Sentimental reasons, you know.

>>10062082
No fucking shit.
Put it in the glove compartment at a chance.

>>10062082

Did they want the shotgun and Brody's rifle too? If they want the rifle use the "it's a sentimental gun" excuse.

Isn't there a compromise between "keep gun" and "give up gun"?

We don't need guns! She is a the bloody handed Goddess of war. Nothing lives against her wrath...

>>10062155
>She is the bloody handed goddess
fixed

She has a red right hand, and also a red left hand.

>>10062155
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD(dess)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>10062188

GOD FOR THE GODBLOOD!

>Looks like you've been caught...
>...
>Red-handed

You hand over the assault rifles and the shotgun. You gesture to Brody's rifle.
"Personal. Sentimental. Antique?"
The soldier shakes his head, confused and frustrated.
"Give bullets then."
You turn over Brody's ammunition.
"Now follow hier," he says, motioning to an armored car. That driver nods at this signal and begins driving.
"Are we going to Berlin?"
"Berlin, ja."

>>10062082
keep Beretta unless search. Continue onward.

>>10062248
Road trip time then.

>>10062248
Keep an eye on the soldiers at all time, also, if we can, keep blood armour up under our clothes.

>>10062248

I vote timeskip unless people have something else in mind.

If we need to we can give Brody the magic pistol. There were pistols in his day, and he'll probably understand how to use one in principle.

>TIIIIIIIIIMESKIIIIIIIIIP

Berlin is in the process of being decorated; Black banners hang from several buildings, emblazoned with a stylish white eagle silhouette. There is a slight military presence, but everyone seems to be going about their business for the most part. However, in one of Germany's larger parks, you can see that an apparent fortress has erected itself, constructed of twisted wrought iron and black marble.

>>10062467
"I've got to give it to him, 16 has a sense of style. Not a good one mind you, but he clearly has one."

>>10062499
Just like the Nazis?

>>10062514
Yes.

>>10062514
Dammit! Why do Nazi Officers have to be so fucking sexy?

>>10062467
"Let me guess, LaForce is in that big fortress-thingy. This is going to be interesting."

It is there that the armored car leads you, where several officers are waiting in modern German dress uniform. One of them beckons you out of your vehicle.
"You are the supermen?" he asks in a crisp accent. "What is it that you want?"

>>10062595
"To talk to LaForce. There are several matters, concerning the unusually gifted that we need to discuss with him and his associates."

>>10062595
"We have a proposition for the Chancellor."

"We need to speak with the Chancellor, we have an urgent proposition for him," you explain. The officer listens, deciphering your speech.
"The Chancellor is busy. Show me these super-powers we were told of, and perhaps you can convince us that you're...proposition, is urgent enough."

>>10062610

"We need to speak with the Inheritor about the events in the Americas. We fought some of the things causing all the trouble, and we've come to the Inheritor to brief him on it and to offer our services. The Americans have put the very madman who made that Floridian horror in charge of things there. He will not succeed in containing it, he's an idealistic fool. The thing in the Americas is a threat to the world, and we believe our information and services will be valuable to the Inheritor."

>>10062745
Is her blood hungry?
If: yes
[
"Take me to some livestock" *Nom om nom
]
else
*Show him what you can do*

>>10062745
Sigh heavily. Throw a Bloodspear into the ground.

Activate blood armor.

"Creed, burn something. Clara, railguns. Brody... er, his ability is sort of passive. I could have him club you with his Springfield, though?"

>>10062814
Let's not play all our cards at once, especially not Clara's rail gun.

>>10062837
Hm. good point. Amend that to "Clara, do something to prove you're an awesome yet adorable robot."

>>10062837

Seconded, just show them blood consumption. It's flashy and horrifying, perfect for show and tell.

>>10062745

"A small demonstration here, then."

Armor up, use a tendril to chop a tree or something equally useless. Then have Creed light the logs on fire. Explain that Clara and Brody have useful but less flashy powers, and serve as support for you and Creed.

>>10062846
Well we can just take off the bandage, SUDDENLY WIRES AND METAL will have the same impact

>>10062853
Blood needs food! Feed it! Feed it!

>>10062860
Can't i just enjoy yelling orders? Is that so wrong?

>>10062883
You can order her to take off the bandage?

let's just tell him we're a special envoy from the Americas, and that the inheritor probably knows damn well it's urgent.

"A demonstration, then," you say, smiling darkly as you are encased in the dark dull covering of your blood armor. Your eyes gaze out at the soldier from the otherwise faceless mask.
Whipping out with a pseudopod, you shear a carefully-manicured hedge to pieces. "Creed," you say, gesturing to the pile of growth.
Cilian extends his two extra fiery arms, both flaming and physical limbs maneuvering deftly as he cascades fire upon the plants, which burn to ashes swiftly. Several soldiers jump back, while several more rush to extinguish the blaze.
"Their powers are less...grandiose," you say, gesturing to Clara and Brody, the blood peeling back from your face.
"Good show," Garfield says.
"Yes, I think...that should be good. Please, the Chancellor will see you presently."

>That about does it for this evening. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves, glad nothing went catastrophic this time. Anyone strongly displeased with the way things are going? if so, why?

>>10062895

Have you read anything? Arkham told us this is a black flag operation. Saying we're an envoy when we didn't enter through official channels is a bad idea.

>>10062931
There was a slow part or two, but overall I enhoyed it. More of an exposition/set-up it seemed but things look to be getting epic. I be excited StonerDM.

>>10062931
We need blood lensis, that way we have a full mask

>>10062931
Well, i loved fencing with Arkham, though i might be biased because you took my quips verbatim a couple times.

Good work on exposition-ing without giving everything (anything) away, you tight-lipped bastard :D

>>10062967
We can. Garfield can see for us if need be.
>>10062931
Cool. Glad to be back, its been a busy last few days.

Hey guys been following Blood Quest since about chapter 8 but i live in Australia and the time difference has prevented me from contributing.
Any way >>10062837 is right.
Show him Helen's blood whips but not blood spears, if we do show off our armor do so without the spikes.
Show that Clara is a robot but not her rail gun.
Show Brody's immortality but try to cover up his memory loss.
We can't really not show part of Creed's abilities as he only has one, so don't have him display it unless specifically asked. and then either under-power his display or say he can't because of his wounds.

This way our group will appear weaker than we actually are, hopefully weak enough to not pose a threat to the guy we want to see bus useful enough for him to want to see us.

damn knew I shouldn't of taken that snack break, but you did pretty much what i asked for anyway.

>>10063017

Brody's power works best if it's a surprise to them. Clara's a walking weapon, but they don't need to know that. The fact that a 13 year old is hanging out with us is enough to imply she has something going for her.

Creed's power is flashy, impressive, and we need to have at least one other obvious fighter type to be able to back up our stories about surviving the Florida Fiasco and the resulting fallout.

>inb4 you guys actually try to join LaForce

>>10062999
Good to have you. Sorry there wasn't too much to add to the archives, though I think there was a good bit.


I promise tomorrow will be exciting!

>>10063107
>Maybe
>Actually, fuck that. 82's a leader, not a follower.

>>10063107
Well, possible, but given the whole, well, Nazi thing.
It doesn't seem too likely. Then again, villainous sewer lair to Superteam.

>>10063107
Well, he and Arkham are the two top dogs, and out of those two, he's the one that hasn't vivisected us.

Options open, Bro.

>>10063120
Are you kidding? 16's backstory, his associates, plus some stuff on the history of Arkham. I got plenty.
I'm calling the first subject they captured The Medusa, it seems to fit, eh?

>>10063135
Yeah, I like it.

>>10063086
I honestly thought It was going to be a lot harder to get in. You know Dictators that manage to overthrow Berlin must have been doing something right.

>>10063147
Yes. In this case, they possess otherworldly magical powers.

Yes but still unless they are just plain immortal, then they still have to get close to the old leaders, dodge the inevitable assassination attempts, and sweet talk the other nations out of just nuking their new dictator ship.
Which is entirely possible as in the beginning it would be a race to nuke them before they found the launch codes for their own nukes.

>>10063286
Or mind control them with magic.

But yeah, real politics could work too.

Whenever I'm writing dialogue, I usually hear voices in my head for whichever character, and my brain often appropriates celebrity voices for parts. You guys got a kick out of my describing 88 as Smaug the dragon, so I figured I'd list some of the other voices I'm hearing while I write lines.

Devon Brody- Jim Carrey
Maksim Wade- Bruce Campbell
Ramiel- The Monarch, Venture Bros.
Jacob Walters- Michael Weston
96- Unicron from the 1986 transformers movie.
Cilian Creed-I keep wanting him to be either southern or midwestern, but in my head, he's always Alexander Anderson from Hellsing.
Clara- Hatsune Miku
Helen Tanner- 82 is the only character I never hear a voice for. It's weird.

>>10063352
54 had the voice of Bruce Campbell. My god!
I need to go back and read the threads now that I know what you were imagining them as.

>>10063352
>82
>Summer Glau
Search your feelings, you know this to be true.

true but there are limitations, otherwise it would instantly be a global dictatorship.
If I remember correctly though using his power causes extreme pain, so he wouldn't use it all the time.

>>10063388
>Or Would He?

Protip: 16 = Darth Sion + Doctor Strange

>>10063387
>>82's voice: Dawn of War II's tyrannid hivemind.

I hadn't thought of that he could be all
"I Know the pain, I love the pain, The Pain is my friend, Let me make it yours. {insert evil maniacal laugh here}"

>>10063429
>I had to look this one up...I don't know if I can write dialogue for that voice

>>10063549
Luckily, we handle that. :D