Taste the membrane

>>12459164
Do this. Could be important.

You try to move your face closer to the membrane to taste it, but the thing on your face is getting in the way. The membrane stretches when you apply pressure to it.

Observe surroundings as best we can.

Await the effect of this Whirring noise.

I go back into the matrix and kick some agent ass

As you stop and listen, the whrring noise is suddenly acompanied by a "click". The fluid around you becomes illuminated. It is an amber color. You can't see past the membrane. The thing on your face is attached to some sort of tube going into the top of whatever chamber you're in. Perhaps it is a feeding apparatus? You look down and note that you are indeed plugged into the chamber.

>>12459285
Attempt language.
Attempt removal of some plugs.

Cyber Dungeon, huh?

I put on my robe and BDSM hat.

i remove the face mask. then taste the membrane.

Captcha: donauso dancers
OH FUCK WHERE??

>>12459303
Your attempts to speak are muffled by the thing on your face. You grab at the plugs and pull on them. With some effort, they come out with no ill effects. These plugs, they were made for you!

>>12459316
Alas, you are NAKED, and there are no clothes in the chamber.

>>12459325
Removing the face mask could be problematic, as your only apparent source of oxygen seems to be coming from it and you are surrounded by fluid. Do you wish to proceed?

>>12459346
Negative on removal.
Attempt to remove self from fluid.

And test self for reflexes, and run a diagnostic on ourselves.

>>12459346
remove the mask and then man up (or woman up) and drink all of the fluid. are we male or female by the way?

I take off the mask and drink the fluid to make an air pocket.

>>12459403
>>12459402
drinkthefluidmind.

>Cyber dungeon

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/blame/c001/2.html

READ BLAME, DO IT

>>12459402
You are unsure about your gender. Looking down, your crotch is obscured by the thing on your face and the feed hose. Drinking the fluid is silly, you silly anon, there is so much in this chamber and your tummy is not big enough.

>>12459364
Experimentally poking at the membrane with your now free arms, you stretch it and attempt to tear it. Suddenly, the noise around you increases and the fluid begins to drain! As you rip apart the membrane, the thing on your face unbuckles on it's on and falls away. You climb out of the chamber through the newly torn hole.

Along the way, you get some of the fluid in your mouth. It tastes like ass.

You are in a large room, dimly lit. There are multiple chambers similar to yours, most of which are dark. The one to your right has a large harpoon like object through it, and you can faintly see a dried up corpse pinned to the back of the chamber, plugs and all still attached.

You pull on the membrane from your chamber and take a lick. Doesn't really taste like anything aside from the fluid, which is unfortunate since you still have that ass taste in your mouth.

What do you do?

>>12459486
i take the harpoon and open up another pod, careful not to hurt anyone inside. I also check my gender since it should no longer be obscured.

>>12459486
Take the harpoon, and wrap ourselves in as much Membrane as possible while still keeping our freedom of movement.

What race are we?

>>12459525
>>12459575
You grab a hold of the harpoon and pull. With some effort and your foot placed on the chamber, you manage to pull it free, falling on your ass. You now have a weapon, huzzah! But you're still naked.

Your try wrapping up the remains of the membrane from your chamber around your body. You make some kind of weird tunic/poncho thing.

Looking over yourself, you seem to be human (not that this hadn't occurred to you already). You are very pale but physically fit. You look down at your genitalia and see...

rolled 1 = 1

>>12459606
i guess you're waiting for us to pick? ill roll for it then.
1 = Male
2 = Female

>>12459684
Nobody else? Alrighty then. You have a penis.

Secure in the knowledge that you are male, you once again take in your surroundings. You note that the corpse pinned to the back of the chamber has crumbled into dust. Several meters away your right you see a computer terminal of some sort. There is a cabinet next to it, and a door that says "NURSERY" on the other side of the terminal.

To your left you see a door, which says "CORRIDOR A".

Behind you are more chambers.

mideli successive
>>12459808

Boot up terminal while ransacking cabinet.

Are all the other chambers dried out like the harpooned one?
Do we remember anything prior to waking?

>>12460018
Indeed, do we?
Stare in part confusion and part curiosity. Poke the iris. :p

Eh? Nana's post is gone?

>>12460024
You make your way over to the terminal. As you pass by more chambers, you observe that most of them are open, occupants missing or dead. The others are dark and inert.

You attempt to remember your name and anything before waking up. You don't recall anything. However, you note that you feel some vague sense of sluggishness or fatigue.

At the terminal, you look over it and find a power switch. Flipping it, the terminal comes online and starts to boot.

You manage to open the cabinet without trouble. Inside is a collapsible rod with a shock tip, a handgun, a jumpsuit, a flashlight, and a pack of solid bars. You vaguely recognize them as edibles.

>>12459808
>Er, yeah, sorry about that. Since you missed it I figured I'd just delete it then bring her back afterwards.

You hear the whine of machinery above you. Something is drawing closer.

"I am SO GLAD you are aWAKE, sweetheart," says a synthetic voice behind you, nearly causing you to jump out of your pon-tunic.

You whirl around, and are faced with some sort of automaton hanging from the ceiling. A large, faintly glowing blue iris hovers before you, two small manipulator arms clicking on either side. a speaker is situated just beneath the iris.

"WhhhhAT is the mattttt-ttterrr, swweetHEART?? You don't reMEMber NANA?"

>>12460045
NANA bristles as you poke her, and lightly thwacks you on the head with one of her hands.

"M-mind your manNERS, boy! I am your NANA!"

Suddenly, NANA becomes still and her iris focuses tightly on you.

"Greetings. I am NANA, Nurturing AdmiNistrative AI. I have been activated due to your sudden awakening. We are currently operating on back up power, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Your awakening was unscheduled, and due to recent events your memory and/or brain may have been damaged. Running diagnostic: What is your FAVORITE COLOR?"

Meta-ly, I hope we are not some special snowflake ancient safeguard. Further meta-ly, I hope we are some kind of silicon creature. Transhuman, oy!

>>12460073
Pick up gun, ponder use. Pick up bar, edibelize it.

>>12460083
>>12460045
Indeed, do we?
Stare in part confusion and part curiosity. Poke the iris. :p

>>12460205
You idly munch on the edibles, suddenly realizing how hungry you are.

>No, you're not a safeguard, but you aren't a silicon creature either. You're not exactly a vanilla human, though, not that there WERE any in Blame! Anyone who wasn't "transhuman" to some extent is dead.

>>12460204
Wince, rub head. Ponder on question.


". . . Purple."

>>12460238
...Gray.

. . . So ronery in this thread.
Also, true, probably most of them can no longer be categorized as modern 20XX human.

While Nana attempts whatever, start to clean up self as best as one can and wear jumpsuit. Amnesia or not, modesty prevails.

. . . So I am probably Superego.

>>12460238
"Confirmed: Subject retains language skills."

NANA continues to ask you several questions and runs you through a few exercises, taking account of your faculties. So far so good, however you don't remember any of your personal history or even your name.

The terminal has finished booting. On the screen is a message.

ATTENTION: INSTALLATION A53-DELTA CURRENTLY RUNNING ON BACK UP POWER, RESOURCES LIMITED.

INSTALLATION IS UNDER LEVEL-3 LOCKDOWN.

MAIN REACTOR SHUT DOWN DUE TO INSTABILITIES.

It then loads a menu
>Installation Map
>Log
>Habitation Block
>Security Block
>Reactor Block
>Research Block

NANA bristles, seeming to return to her previous state.

"Iiiiiiit is GOOD to see yyyOU are WEll. The In-InstallATION is in a terrIBLE st-state I'm afraaaaaaid."

>>12460316
Let us revive others, and repair the station.

>>12460316
Forgot mah trip

>>12460339
Seconding, if any can be revived, go for it. Ask Nana about everything, but about harpoon in particular.

Check computer on Log, then Reactor block.

>>12460339
You ask NANA about the harpoon and the chambers.

"O-oh, yesssss that HARPoon. A pack of r-ruffiansssss came THROUGH here a long-g time aGO, hurt most EVeryone. Then t-the lockdown hap-pe-penned wh-when that SECecuiteeeee AI retallllliated. I'm affff-rAID that the r-rest of the chamberrrrrrrs must be left ass th-they ARRrrre. The occu-ccupants sustained damAGe during the at-tack and were put in to re-coVER. Since the LOCKdown that has b-been slow goiNG."

You check the Log on the terminal. Apparently there was an attack some time ago by some group of "barbarians" a long time ago. The Reactor was damaged during the attack, along with a good deal of security. The installation was locked down, and the Reactor shut off to avoid complete destruction. You and your counterparts it seemed were never meant to wake up, at least no time soon, until some sister Installation's crew came to get everything back in order. Looks like that never happened.

According to the log, the installation has been running off of back up power for the last 483 years, eleven months, fifteen days, and ten hours.

As for the Reactor itself, you lack the expertise to repair it yourself.

>>12460580
"What happen now... Nana? Where is this, this installation? Wh-who am I?" Frown. "Are we in any imminent danger?"

Check when Sister Installation team is/was supposed to come. Ask if Nana has expertise to repair reactor. If not, ask who or what might.

Pick up all things from cabinet for now.

>>12460580
how long till the reactor goes kaput?

casa, votogan
>>12460739
Back up power source, you mean, right? The main reactor is currently shut down. But the answer to that question is also fine.

>>12460580
Would Security AI recognize us as non-hostile? Can we take a map print-out or find some kind of PDA?

Let's check out the rest of the Block information from the terminal for anything worth our attention before checking Nursery.

>>12460636
NANA goes still once again.

"My programming and jurisdiction is limited to the Habitation Block and it's Hibernation, Nursery, Medical, and Residential Sub-Blocks. I am not authorized to operate outside of this area. Additionally, I lack the expertise to fix the Reactor, even if it were allowed.

The engineers in my jurisdiction are no longer available. That is all I know.

Running Facial Recognition... Accessing Database... Match Found: Agent from MARDUK CORPORATION, this installations benefactor. You came for a routine inspection and report just prior to the attack, acting as security for an executive, and sustained heavy damage, necessitating your placement in the Hibernation/Repair Block. Your charge did not make it. As for your identification, this information is unknown to me."

You shed your poncho-tunic and put on the jumpsuit. You check the handgun - it has a full magazine, 20 rounds, solid ammunition. You place it in a holster on the jumpsuit. You hang the shock-rod off of a loop on your new jumpsuit. You finish off the edibles, grateful to have the taste of ass-fluid scrubbed from your mouth.

NANA has returned to her original state.

"B-by the WAAAAAAAAAAAy, there is an ANOMOLY of sommme soooooooorrrrrrrrrt in the maintenance SHAFTS nearb-b-byyyyy." She slides over to the terminal and accesses the Installation Map. The Maintanence shaft can be accessed through an entrance down Corridor A. The Security Block is located down Corridor B, which branches off past the entrance to the maintenance shaft, and has a proper Armory.

"Be C-careeful, dearie. My s-sENSORS do not reach outsi-siDE of the HABitatiiiion block, and I do N-not know what is out theeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrre."
>>12460739
The Main Reactor is inactive. Given how long its been and the damage it sustained, you figure it might be completely inoperable.

>>12460852
You look through the rest of the Terminal. The information regarding the Research Block is classified, all you can gather is that it involved cybernetics development, applications various.

You aren't sure how security would react to your activities - You shouldn't be awake, you aren't part of the local team, and the whole Installation is under lockdown. However, they should remember you - unless the Security AI's corruption and decay is even worse than NANA's and its gone completely apeshit.

>>12460936
>>12460966
gah, I wanna follow this
BUT I HAVE TO SLEEP

>>12461135
yeah, I'm pretty tired too, and this seems to have ground to a halt.

WE SHALL RESUME IN 18.5 HOURS

Is this acceptable, or would you like to begin earlier or later?

Also, I'd like some input on how I'm running this. I tried running another quest a long while ago, and it only lasted one thread and only one person was actually playing. Do I go too fast or slow? Too much or little detail? Anything you think I could improve?

>>12461194
it seems okay to me
your response time is pretty fast
um, hrmm
sometimes simplified things are better though
anyway, yeah, 18.5 hours is what, 11 PM?
Maybe a little earlier?
Anyway, is this thread archived?
Or should we keep it bumped till the necessary time?

>>12461212
17.5 hours then? That's 9 PM for me, 10 PM for you.

Thread isn't on Sup/tg/... and I find it in poor taste to archive my own threads, so if you want to go ahead.

We should continue in this thread though, so it's probably best to keep it bumped.

>>12461247
Kay
Will archive
What should I write for the summary?

>>12461258
Title: Cyber Dungeon Quest
Summary: ADVENTURE SEEKER ANON IN THE CYBER DUNGEON QUEST.

Or just write whatever you want.

>>12460936
Right on.

You try to think about the length of time you spend unconscious. Should you freak out? Or is it normal?
Meh. Whatever.

Objectives:
> Find info about self (non vital)
<> Go to Security Block to look at incoming/outgoing personel/guest database
<> Repair/reconnect AI with Nana
> Repair Reactor, if possible (mayhap vital)
<> Find working/alive Engineer
> Check/eliminate disturbances in maintenance shafts (most probably vital)
<> Find more equipments
<> Ransack rest of Nana-controlled areas

Let us go to Nursery, or ask Nana if there are items of interest in place, like hypospray or biofoam or magic pixy dust of healing. Find MORE weapons.

Turn membrane-poncho into sling for rusty harpoon.

>>12461320
I'll get on this tomorrow.

G'night, folks.

>>>>12461281
>>12461281
DOne
see you in abit OP

Bumpan

Thread will resume in 8.5 Hours

bumpan

bump

>>12461320
>Gonna go ahead and reply here, so you guys have something to reply to when you show up.

Looking over the installation map, you contemplate how long you've been "asleep." Truth be told, you remember nothing prior to your awakening in the chamber. Nonetheless you feel as if the world has left you behind in some way.

You ask NANA about any supplies you may be able to find in the habitation block, and she stills.

"The Medical Sub-Block is supplied with several top of the line medical technologies, and is located adjacent to the Nursery and Residential Sub Blocks. Given the circumstances, I am authorized to allow you access to these supplies.

"In ways of weaponry, you may find emergency security supplies in the cabinet to the left of the terminal. While it is strictly prohibited for employees to keep their own weaponry due to safety and security protocols, it is possible that such things can be found hidden in the Residential Sub Block. Note - My access rails and sensors are currently unable to access this area, due to some damage sustained in the interim between my periods of activation.

"Weaponry can be found at the Security Block, and may be obtained with authorization from Security."

NANA returns to her original state.

"W-whaaaaaat do you inTEND to doooo with thessse weaponzzz, DeAr? Do not mAKe a messssss! Oh, and do b-be carrrrrrrrefulllll if you go inTOOO the NUR-ser-eeeeeee... the l-little deaars sim-plee go t-to PIECES when disturrrbed-d."

Scheduled bump

I think we should ask Nana to grant us some kind of emergency security clearance. That way we'll be granted access to weapons and supplies and can roam freely and gather information, at least inside her area of jurisdiction.

>>12469536
After discussing it with NANA, you are given "Special Circumstances Security Clearance". She dispenses a laminated ID and chain with this data and your picture. You look kind of high, and your hair is a complete mess. This ID will allow you complete access to the Habitation Block and is a valid form of ID for the Security Division.

>>12469567
I be trippin'

So this is based in an already existing setting? Can you tell us a little about it?

inb4wiki/google it

>>12469567

>Hey wow, quest is on! I didn't think I'd get a reply.

Alright. Let's get equipped with whatever's in the emergency cabinet and go exit the room and look around.

>>12469589

It seems to be (atleast loosely) based on BLAME!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame!

>>12469589
I'm so glad you asked!

This is based on "The City" from BLAME!, a manga by Tsutomu Nihei, who is trained as an architect. Naturally, most of his stuff has a heavy focus on detailed backgrounds and bitchin' buildings.

As for "The City" in which BLAME! takes place, calling it "gargantuan" would be an understatement. Most "people" there are cyborgs to some extent, a vanilla human being unlikely to survive in The City. Silicon Creatures (transhuman techno barbarians bent on exterminating all humans) also inhabit the city, and are in conflict with The Safeguard (Basically an internet/cyber police force that has degraded into a "KILL ALL HUMANS" and "KILL ALL SILICON CREATURES" mindset) and The Authority. I'll leave it at that.

>>12469599
You are already equipped with the cabinet's contents - a jumpsuit, a handgun with 20 rounds of solid ammunition, a collapsible shock rod, a medical kit, and a flash light.

There are two exits you can see, one leading to "CORRIDOR A" and the other leading to the Nursery, and from there the rest of the Habitation Block.

>>12469666

Alright. Let's go to the Nursery.

>>12469644
So it's basically Cyborg Humans VS KILL ALL HUMANS VS EXTERMINATE VS Ominously Ambiguous Controlling Figure in a massive city-world?

And we're either a cyborg or something related to The Authority?

>>12469733

At this point, we're just an amnesiac in a jumpsuit. I say we let the world unfold as the quest goes on, gradual revelation is how it was done in the original manga as well.

That done, you head into the Nursery, the door sliding open for you as you approach, ID hanging from your neck. The lights flicker on.

Inside are rows of "cribs" and some chambers similar to the one you awoke in, but considerably smaller, stationed at the walls.

You lean over and look into one of the cribs. There is a small, mummified infant swaddled in the remains of a blanket. You accidentally bump the crib and it crumbles, dust erupting before you.

Anything alive in here? Anything usable? Can Nana provide some information?

Once we're done here, continue on towards Medical.

>>12469817
A quick survey of the room shows that nothing has been "nursed" here for a long, long time. The pods are inactive as far as you can tell. According to NANA, this room was used to take care of employee offspring, as the installation was designed to operate in isolation for extended periods of time. As far as supplies go, there's nothing of use.

You head into Medical through a junction leading there and to the Residential block. The lights here are not function, unfortunately. As you reach for your flashlight, you hear a creaking noise above you.

Ready the gun, aim it and the flashlight at the source of the noise.

>>12469892
You do so, and see the ceiling above you start buckling, a path forming towards a ventilation duct.

ROLL D100

rolled 62 = 62

Alright, here goes.

>>12469972
Are we shooting for high or low?

>>12469990

You manage to get a shot off as the thing leaps out of the duct. It hisses in pain as you hit it in the arm... it skitters into the darkness. You caught the briefest flash of it - humanoid, hunched over on all fours. A ghoulish mesh of flesh and machine, chalk white.

>>12470043
(declare an action, roll d100)

Does the thing happen to look anything like this?

Alright, we need to conserve ammo. Proceed to Medical, cautiously.

Also: "Nana, what was that? Do you know anything about it?"

>>12470172
It seemed less symmetrical. And a lot uglier.

Do you mean to proceed further inside, towards the creature? It skittered further within medical.

NANA is not with you, as her access rails restrict her to the hibernation room. You hypothesize that this was one of those "ruffians" she mentioned earlier... although you wonder what it's been doing here for the better part of the last half millennium.

Hmm. If the creature lives in Medical, there could be several of them. Does the security card allow us access to any systems in this block? Any interfaces nearby? If not, probably better to head to Residential and try to find more ammo and better weapons.

Yesss.... I shall end up not sleeping till 12 noon GMT +8!

>>12470273

> If the creature lives in Medical, there could be several of them

I meant to say that Medical could be where these things have set up a hive or something.

>Also, I'm off to sleep. Have fun questing, guys!

>>12470219
Ready rusty harpoon on one arm, pistol still on the other. Time to pin that disturbance!
For Nana! For glory! For pixy dust! :D
To the Medical!

>>12470379
Well, seeing as how the good anon as left us...

You proceed, harpoon and gun in hand, into the darkness. You fixed the flashlight to a convenient strap on your shoulder, illuminating the area in front of - clearly, this jumpsuit is the pinnacle of workman clothing engineering.

You hear skittering to your left, WHAT DO? D100

rolled 18 = 18

HEAVEN AND HELL

LET'S ROCK

Aim and get ready to attack!

rolled 34 = 34

>>12470415
Turn, light the area, harpoon set to receive a charging beast, while gun ready to add more death.

Don't be too hasty though.

You turn towards the infernal noise, catching sight of the beast. Your flashlight momentarily blinds him - you have the jump on him!

rolled 48 = 48

So, the lower the better? Alright. Let's spear the fucker with the harpoon!

Pin down the sucker with harpoon. Then stop. Pull out shock rod.

Try to communicate. Failing that, smash its face in.

>>12470472
>>12470474
You charge, harpoon extended, and catch the thing in the shoulder. As massive as it is, you manage to drive into a wall, the harpoon digging into it.

The thing lashes out at you, regaining its senses, and you are knocked off - fortunately, while it hurt, you don't seem to be wounded. The creature struggles against the harpoon, some sort of ooze leaking from its wounds, its shoulder tearing and grinding against the harpoon.

You take your shock rod in your now free hand, and with a swing it is fully extended and sparks at the tip.

What do you do?

"Stop! Decease your actions! Deliver your designation to us!"

Keep gun trained to face, shock rod to stun first.

Apply shock rod to brain through eye socket. You don't get far in the BLAMEverse by talking to things.

>>12470525
We're quite strong.

Also, anything circling us?

>>12470553
>>12470588
It ceases struggling and stares at you for a moment, head tilted to the side. It's eyes are sunken, dark pits in its skull-like face - which, you note, lacks a nose or mouth, the lower half of its "face" replaced with something you would call an gask mask integrated into its skull. It begins making a wheezy, hissing noise, shaking lightly... it's laughing at you.

Roll d100 to shock it in the face.

rolled 23 = 23

>>12470631

Laugh it up, buddy. Hope you like an electric lobotomy.

>>12470588
We're going to learn to, but first of all, if we just keep shooting, we'll miss our Cibo-equivalent.

> Question undaine
What, you think interrogation is foolish, too, Captcha? Well...

General question: would you two prefer I await consensus, try to follow a compromise between your two posts, or just go with the first one?

Also, the creature is struggloing to escape once again... his shoulder is looking in pretty bad shape, the arm hanging limp and twitching.

rolled 74 = 74

>>12470631
"I shall assume that is your answer."

Lunge quickly, full extension towards its eye socket. Keep gun trained to gut it if it counters.

> Question undaine
What, you think interrogation is foolish, too, Captcha? Well...

I'm fine with a compromise option delivered by GM. Of course, I'd rather we had more players on this quest so it wouldn't just be me and wierd, but hey, we can't all be Zeon Quest, right?

Also, the dice gods are good to me, seemingly because I had an appropriate pic with my roll.

rolled 9 = 9

>>12470695
Eh, since it seems to be only me and Anon there, just go with the flow. If there are more of us hivemind, then we wait for consensus.

>>12470667
>Eh, it was the first response.

You charge and slam your shock rod into his eyesocket. The creature squeals and thrashes against the wall, but cannot knock you away or escape. Steam rises from his skull and his body twitches after a few seconds. Removing the shock rod, he hangs limp by the harpoon.

Medical is silent.

>>12470739
Heh, I don't have any silicon creature pics. I guess it is up to you to appease the /tg/ dice. :D

Let's keep going deeper into Medical. Keep an eye out for computer terminals, interfaces, something that can provide information. If there are any card slots, try our security card in them. And stay alert.

I want to participate(it seems like a cool quest), but I'm too ADD to follow text quests.

Give one more shock, then pull out harpoon to stab it through all the vitals. Let's be paranoid.

Then go look around in Medical. Check what obstructs Nana's rails to the area and see if we can't repair it.

Oh yeah, and don't forget to retrieve the harpoon. It's useful, since apparently we're quite strong.

>>12470790
I have a huge folder of relevant images, but I won't be able to illustrate everything a la Ruby Quest or anything, sorry.

>>12470776
Searching through medical, you conclude that you weren't the first person to ransack the place. The whole area is trashed, by the ravages of time and by whatever has come through here, likely Chuckles and his hypothetical kin. There are various entrances to the ventilation shafts and a few maintenance tunnels.

Roll d100 for your lootin'

rolled 62 = 62

Figures. I guess Residential will probably be in the same state, though we should check it too just in case. Security might have better stuff.

Rolling for loot, but also to try and find a security interface.

rolled 67 = 67

Lootan'.

rolled 32 = 32

>>12470860
It's all about the loot

>>12470860

don't forget to doubletap. the only thing I trust less than zombies, are robozombies.

Note: You did indeed recover your harpoon and give Chuckles a few extra hits for good measure.

You manage to find a three old cylindrical objects you recognize as CRPs - Cellular Regeneration Packs. Should you be wounded, you can use these to heal at an accelerated pace and even reattach limbs. In a pinch, they can also provide nutrients if you crack them open and eat a portion of the contents. You also find another gun, identical to yours, with about half of the magazine left. It also has quite a bit of what appears to be dried blood on it.

Above you, you see the problem with NANA's rails. They've been completely torn apart here, and at the junction leading to the Residential Area, restricting her to the Nursery and Hibernation Sub Blocks.

rolled 77 = 77

>>12470911
Sounds like deliberate damage. Hmm, dealing with things that have cunning here.

Where to next, Anon? Clear out Nursery? Or straight to Security?

>>12470935
[The nursery has already been cleared. You have yet to investigate the Residential Sub Block. Also, remember the anomaly in the maintenance shaft branching off of Corridor A, which is along the way to Security]

rolled 55 = 55

>>12469
Oh, my bad. Nothing at Nursery.

Residence or Security?

Gut feeling say Corridor A, then to Sec.

I am falling asleep sitting straight. Didn't sleep, waited for Zeon, Zombie, and then Cyber Dungeon...

It's almost high noon... Good noon, anon.

>>12471012
Later.

You still there, anon?

>>12470943
Should we not report our findings to NANA? I mean, that monster seemed pretty important.

>>12471088
Done here, you head back towards the Hibernation Sub Block. You don't encounter anything.

Upon reporting the creature, NANA starts ranting about an "infestation" and "rats in the walls" in her jittery, glitchy speech. Suddenly, she stills her iris contracts. A beam of light shoots from it, hitting your ID card.

"Given these circumstances, I am authorized to recommend higher security clearance to you - you may access the Armory in Security."

>>12471138
Lets quietly make our way to the Security block to look for armor and more ammunition.

>>12471374
You enter Corridor A, and are pleasantly greeted with flicking lights unlike Medical. Piping lines the ceiling and walls, and you see a grill on the wall as you approach the medium of the corridor. Security is just ahead of you, with a large, heavy door in your way. As you approach, an automaton springs from the door, and grid of light splashes over you - you hear a "ping!" as it locates your ID card.

"IDENTIFIED: GUEST, SPONSORED BY AI "NANA". PLEASE PLACE ANY WEAPONS IN YOUR POSSESSION IN THE COMPARTMENT FOR SAFEKEEPING." A slot opens up in the door.

>>12471515

I comply depositing both of the handguns into the compartment. However I leave the shock rod hanging from my belt, and wait for further instructions.

>>12471575
You are once again scanned with the laser grid.

"PLEASE DEPOSITE ANY WEAPONS IN YOUR POSSESSION IN THE COMPARTMENT FOR SAFEKEEPING. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN A LOCKOUT AND SECURITY DRONES WILL BE BROUGHT TO THIS LOCATION."

>>12471613
Begrudgingly, I hand over the shock rod, and surrender the harpoon as well.

>>12471639
You are scanned once more.

"THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. PLEASE, COME IN." The automaton and scanner reatreat back into the door, and you hear a series of whrrs and clicks as it opens.

>>12471662
I carefully enter the room and survey it for anything of note.

From Dead Gentlemen, the maker of The Gamers, and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising; A new series!

http://www.journey-quest.com/

Enjoy

>>12471687
You arrive at what appears to be a junction chamber. An electronic screen on the wall indicates the barracks are to your left, armory to your right, and command a...bove... you... you feel a sense of vertigo.

Gravity is reoriented here depending on which way you go, it seems. A bar hanging overhead seems to have been placed as an anchorage point.

Where do you go? You'll likely need permission from the Security AI to access the armory.

>>12471709
So are you joinin' in or...?

>>12471751
I think it was just marketing. Not sure why he only posted it in this thread though.

>>12471751
I diced to try and enter the armory on my own.

>>12471764
You head into the Armory itself. A series of lockers line each wall, each one with a card slot. A few seem to have been opened already - empty, though, and some seem to have been torn open, others opened properly. On the far end of the room you see a figure slumped on the ground.

>>12471848
cautiously approach the figure
try to detect what it is

>>12471866
The figure remains motionless as you approach. Crouching down in front of him/her, you see that the figure is, in fact, dead... and missing their face, and a good deal of their skull. He/she is in a jumpsuit similar to yours.

"AND WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING HERE, YOUNG MAN?" a voice BOOMS from behind you.

>>12471889
"Uh-nothing?"
Turn around discreetly, without moving

>>12471889
We look around for an emergency preservation pack or other device, assuming that the dead man has placed his mind in another system to await rescue.

>>12471991
Turning around, you are faced with... nothing new. Then you see the screen/speaker above the entrance to the armory.

On the image you see the face of an older, distinguished gentlemen with a large mustache that oozes authority and badassitude. He also seems kinda pissed off.

"Nothing? NOTHING? DON'T YOU LIE TO ME! THE HELL YA THINKIN', WALKIN' INTO A MAN'S HOUSE AND NOT INTRODUCIN' YA'SELF?! NANA must've really let ha'self go when it came ta discipline."

>>12472053
What is your relationship to NANA?

>>12472108
"Relationship? Hrm... I s'pose ye could say that we're siblin's. She takes care o' the Habitation Block, an' I take care o' security. Then there's that egghead weirdo who took care o' research, but I ain't heard frum him in a long time. Now, my question is, what are you doin' outta hibernation? This place has been unda lockdown since the disasta."

The image on the scree darkens, the man's face becoming more gaunt, haggard. His mustache seems to wilt, becoming wispy and scraggly. His eyes look more and more like warm coals, their fires dying...

"The world's moved on, boy. This is a dead place, and it should stay that way, is my reckoning... but some won't let it rest, can ya kennit?"

>>12472239
"Not entirely dead, unfortunately. I ran into a little trouble outside. There are intruders at large. So I came in here to better arm myself." *looks at the broken lockers* "It seems I wasn't the first to have a problem."

"Since you are a control AI like NANA is suppose I'm meant to work with or under you. Any idea who the invaders are? Being Security I'd imagine you'd want them dealt with."

gotta go for the night

>>12472688
I guess we'll resume tomorrow then. Earlier. G'night

>>12472718
Night OP
Just so you know
I probably won't be on tommorrow, or most of next week
I should be free next saturday though

>>12473180
Eh, I'll have stuff to do tomorrow anyway.

I'll start another thread next Saturday, see how that goes.

>>12473356
Time?
Also, I'm not the only poster in this thread
I've just been lurking

Bumping to save this quest from oblivion.

>>12473517
>>12477679
"Time" is a good question. I think the main problem is we never found a good time for everybody, since people started rolling in at different times. When is good for you?

bumping for net terminal genes.

>>12479273
see
>>12478586
Not sure if I'll continue this quest today, depends on how many can/will show up. When is best for you?