Current supplies:

Scavenged police uniform and tactical vest
Large kitchen knife
Hovercraft console compass
Several nails
Canteen (attached to vest)
Wallet (formerly Slim's, who died on the hovercraft)
1940s first aid kit (attached to vest) containing:
• 1 X Ammonia, Inhalant, Aromatic Ampuls, 1/3 cc (10 X)
• 1 X Boric Acid, Ointment, ½ Oz (2 X)
• 12 X Bandage, Gauze, Compressed, 3-in x 6 yds
• 6 X Bandage, Muslin, Triangular, Compressed, 37" x 37" x 52"
• 8 X Dressing, First Aid, Small
• 2 X Dressing, Gauze & Adhesive Plaster, 1-in x 3-in (16 X)
• 2 X Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-in x 5 yds, on Spool
• 1 X Scissors, Bandage, Lister, 7 ¼ in
• 1 X Tourniquet, Elastic, 2 1/8 –in x 5 ft
• 1 X Card, Pins, Safety, Large (12 X)
• 1 X Card, Pins, Safety, Medium (12 X)
• 1 X Container, Plastic, ½ Oz. + 20 X Tablets, Acetylsalicylic Acid, 5 Gr.
• 2 X Container, Plastic, ½ Oz. + 16 X Tablets, Sodium Bicarbonate & Peppermint
• 1 X Kit, First Aid, Eye Dressing, M-2
• 1 X Pencil, General Writing, Wood Cased Lead, Medium Soft, w/ Rubber, No. 2
• 1 X Book, Emergency Medical Tag containing 20 identical tags

It's been a while since the last session so let me know if you have any questions about the situation.

Go inside, I guess.

>>7417114
>>Go inside

The house looks much bigger on the inside than the outside led you to believe. A huge variety of items fills the place, the clutter kept just in check by the barest hint of organization. Sitting against a wall, smoking a very long pipe, is [pic related].

"I'm Jedidiah. You here for doing business?"

Fuck yes, Dreamscape again, this is why I still come to /tg/
Anyway, ask him what he has for sale.

>>Anyway, ask him what he has for sale.

He stretches, gets up, and with a grin starts into a rather excited sales pitch. Pointing to some items, holding others up, puffing away at his pipe the whole time. "I've got some very hot items in today, and I'm sure there's at least a few things that will grab your attention."

• This here is a Ticket from Anywhere. Tear it in half, and the line's next stop will be at your location. They'll take you to their next stop free of charge, but after that the fare... you may find it a tad excessive.
• This aviator's jacket lets the wearer survive a fall from any height. I've tried it out myself. It will still hurt like a bitch, though.
• Here we have all of Jeremiah Black's memories of his daughter.
• Might you find a use for a vial containing an entire year's winter? Don't ask which year's it was, I'm not licensed to say. You'll have to figure it out for yourself.
• Yes, that IS 2 needles of Adrenaline+++
• This is the only copy remaining of a detailed account of the fall of the Nano Empire.
• Child's First Exorcism Kit... whoops, never mind, I must have sold that the other day. Can't find these things anymore... got recalled due to lead content.
• See this? A Polaroid Impulse from that never runs out of film. It lets you take instant photos as usual, but if the flash is turned on, then any image taken will show a live image from whatever angle the image was taken, like a surveillance camera, and you can use it again once the flash recharges.

>>The house looks much bigger on the inside than the outside led you to believe

TIEM LORDS

>>7417372
• Right there is the sense of humor of one Susan Stone.
• Er, that's a dossier of a guy named Paul. Never mind, I'd forgotten that it's already reserved.
• And THIS is a key that will permanently lock any door it is used on. Permanently. The space that the door once occupied is now made up of the same material as the wall around the door, the key absorbed. But whether the wall is bricks, blocks, stone, wood, whatever, doesn't matter. The door ceases to be. Amazing little thing.
• You might not believe it, but that's actually an entire box of trace compression catalyzers for a C3-K64 Transporter.
• You don't have any open wounds, do you? No? Okay, this is The Eager Knife. This sucker loves blood. Gotta be careful with it, once it smells some it goes right in after more. Messy business.

"So, what can I interest you in? I assume you've got something for trading, of course."

>>7417373

Hmm, ask him if he would like to trade for anything in our inventory. As for wanted items, I'm leaning towards the jacket and the needles.

>>7417387
Ask who reserved the dossier of the guy named Paul.

>>7417387

Didn't see this post, ask who's reserved Paul's dossier.

>>ask him if he would like to trade for anything in our inventory

"Well, as I'm sure you saw from the sign out front, I deal strictly in Exotic, Intriguing and Unique goods." (You can almost hear him pronounce the capital letter on each.) "What can you offer me?"

>>Ask who reserved the dossier of the guy named Paul
"Long-standing client of mine."

Offer him the hovercraft. Damaged as it is, it could be repaired, and it is . . . kind of unique. Not quite the level of what he has for sale, but pretty unique.

Ask him who the client is again.

>>7417528
We are afraid that while our life has been rather Exotic, Intriguing and Unique of late, we are rather fond of it and would not wish to part with it. What does he have that's free?

Present him the hovercraft console compass, the boric Acid Ointment, the emergency medical book, and the... nails? (maybe he's into that sort of thing)
I would rather conserve the medical supplies.

Did we ever find out what was in Slim's wallet?

Ask him who makes the Exorcism Kits, and where you might find one.
Perhaps who he sold the last one to.

You know... exorcism. It helps against demons.
That is likely the most important item we need-- a dossier on Paul is a little silly, how much do we *need* to know about him?

>>7417627

The compass we should keep.
The craft itself should be worth a fair bit-- how many hovering mechanisms could he have seen?

Yeah, let's examine that wallet.

>>7417657
If we were to be quite lucky, there's the possibility that the dossier is updated with his current location and status, or even enough details on what's possessing him that it would give us an edge in any rescue.

>>Ask him who the client is again.
"Sorry, business confidentiality applies until a transaction is complete. Why does it matter?"

>>What does he have that's free?
"Excuse me? This is a business, not a charity."

>>Present him the hovercraft console compass, the boric Acid Ointment, the emergency medical book, and the... nails? (maybe he's into that sort of thing)
He's obviously unimpressed.

>>Offer him the hovercraft.
"A top secret hovercraft, out in the surf? Hmmm... let me think about that for a moment."

>>Did we ever find out what was in Slim's wallet?
No.

>>Ask him who makes the Exorcism Kits, and where you might find one. Perhaps who he sold the last one to.
"Well, they used to be made by The Church Inc., but like I said they all got pulled a number of years back due to lead content. This one I had was picked up by a passing plague doctor the other day. Romero, I think his name was."

>>7417775

Ask if he knows which way Romero was heading.
Also-- "Plague? There's a plague?"

LETS SEARCH THE WALLET

>>Yeah, let's examine that wallet.
You pull out Slim's wallet and check inside. The Government Common Access Card, several water-ruined ticket stubs, a few old dollars, a few people's business cards, driver's license... and a large coin nearly falls out of a side pocket. It's got Slim's face on it, and seems to be covered with the barest wisps of fog.

>>Ask if he knows which way Romero was heading.
"Sure." He motions with a thumb. "Thattaway."

>>"Plague? There's a plague?"
"Dunno. Might be. Probably isn't, but like that's ever stopped a plague doctor."

Make small talk with this guy. Slip in conversation about the monsters we've seen, see if he has anything to add to what we know.

Also, we could find out about the demon book that possessed Paul by making like we're interested in buying one. "I'm kind of interested in books."

"Books? Oh, well -"

"Specific books. The kinds with demons in them, that possess people."

>>7417894
>>small talk, monsters
He looks you up and down. "You don't look like much of a fighter. How gullible do you think I am? Hard to believe you've been tangoing with those sorts of customers and aren't missing anything."

>>"I'm kind of interested in books."
>>"Books? Oh, well -"
>>"Specific books. The kinds with demons in them, that possess people."
"Sold my last one of those about a year back. Glad to get rid of it too. Gotta be careful handling those, and customers hate not being able to see the merchandise before buying."

>>7417775
if client-merchant confidentiality only applies until the transaction is complete, and he's also a long standing client, could we not ask what else he's traded or bought and then ask about him?

also, drawing this guy like david tennant, as i'm convinced he's a time lord.

>>7417994
Tangoing with? More like running from.

So, that jacket... when you say it still hurts, does that mean one could still break their legs or back from a long fall while wearing it?

Well the coin hardly seems ordinary.

>>7418034
That's my assumption.

>>7417994

Ask him what a plague doctor is.
Ask if he has any books on warding against or exorcising demons.
Ask if he recognizes what kind of item the Slim-Face coin is. (Show it to him.)
Ask in what compass direction Romero went, and what his next location was. (If we could not tell from the finger.)
Ask where (in what compass direction) the nearest Government office is.

>>If client-merchant confidentiality only applies until the transaction is complete, and he's also a long standing client, could we not ask what else he's traded or bought and then ask about him?
"Well, aren't you a clever one. Guess it can't hurt to mention his other purchases, but the guy values his personal privacy and I'd like to keep him coming back. I'm sure you understand. I can't recall everything he's bought over the years, but he tends to make high-profile purchases and swaps; heck, he's the only one who had enough to swap me for a full real-time map of the entire world. I've gotten some valuable souls off him, and some very valuable, unique intelligence--got the memory straight from his head. Big-time info, that's something he likes, too. Dunno why he wanted the dossier of this Paul guy."


>>So, that jacket... when you say it still hurts, does that mean one could still break their legs or back from a long fall while wearing it?
"No, you'll be in one piece, none the worse for wear. You'll just be feeling it afterward. Hurts like a BITCH."

>>7418056
Working on these.

>>7418203

Could the coin be... Slim's soul?!
*giggle*
I wonder if we could go capturing souls.
Ask him about soul capturing.

Also.
We may be able to trade the intel we have on the demon, if he can copy things from memory.
In addition, he may like a copy of our tattoo.

>>Ask him what a plague doctor is.
"Guy in a long black robe, long pointy mask, big floppy hat, firepower out the wazoo."

>>Ask if he has any books on warding against or exorcising demons.
"If you're so interested in books, a Library is going to be able to serve you better, honestly. What's all this interest in demons, anyways?"

>>Ask if he recognizes what kind of item the Slim-Face coin is. (Show it to him.)
You show him the coin. He snatches it out of your hand. "Weeell now, I haven't seen one of those in ages. A used phylactery coin? Freshly filled too. These things always have me so curious wondering what was so important for the guy to say that he'd go to all that effort right before dying. Not that I've seen more than a couple. You mind letting me give it a listen?"

>>Ask in what compass direction Romero went, and what his next location was. (If we could not tell from the finger.)
You can tell from the finger that it's North. He'll confirm it if you want.

>>Ask where (in what compass direction) the nearest Government office is.
"Nearest office? You mean, which office is on the closest edge of it?" He's a bit confused.

>>7418344
He can take a listen if we can flip through that dossier for a bit.

>>7418358
>>7418344

The terms of the listen are that we get to hear the message as well and that he gives us something of value.
Like a look at the dossier.

Also.
Please have him confirm that Romero is heading North.
Clarify that we wish to know the direction of the nearest inhabited government facility.
Ask if he believes Romero would be friendly toward us.
Ask what plague doctors do professionally.

>>He can take a listen if we can flip through that dossier for a bit.

He sighs. "Can't, like I said, that's reserved. Info that everyone knows is hardly Unique." He looks at the coin again, a little longingly. "Don't suppose I can interest you in something else instead?"

>>7418400
They're professional plague doctors.

>>7418400

*nods*
Though, ask if listening to it would damage it in any way. We want the message intact. The jacket or the camera may be rather useful as well.

>>7418422

I'll clarify that I want to know the actions he performs upon the world, and where he usually performs them.

Also, ask if he knows if Romero was headed to a town, if so which one. (Name, location, path to get there.)

>>7418423
Perhaps the jacket.
Does it work on any damage-due-to-inertia? (Whiplash, etc.)
Or only damage due to acceleration caused by gravity?

Also ask what range the live-camera photos work at.

*note* Make sure he knows that removing or damaging the message of the Phylactery will cause him to be liable for reparations.

>>Please have him confirm that Romero is heading North.
"Well, he was when he left here."

>>I'll clarify that I want to know the actions he performs upon the world, and where he usually performs them.
"He's a plague doctor. He purges. Wherever he goes. Don't know where his usual stomping grounds are. He was a real quiet type."

>>Also, ask if he knows if Romero was headed to a town, if so which one. (Name, location, path to get there.)
"He didn't say. If he kept going the same way, he'd be passing near enough to The Government, I suppose."

>>Clarify that we wish to know the direction of the nearest inhabited government facility.
"There's only the one... unless you're meaning something else? But the Government is North-Northeast from here."

>>Ask if he believes Romero would be friendly toward us.
"Well, how am I supposed to know?"

>>The terms of the listen are that we get to hear the message as well and that he gives us something of value.
>>Though, ask if listening to [message] would damage it in any way.
>>Make sure he knows that removing or damaging the message of the Phylactery will cause him to be liable for reparations.
"You listen as well? I'll just take it as a favor then. What's the use if more than one person knows? Don't worry, I'm not going to damage your property or let him pass on his message and depart without compensation. In fact, here. You can hold it until--if--we reach a deal."

>>Or only damage due to acceleration caused by gravity?
"Yeah, that. Falling. Hell, if it was any sudden movement I wouldn't be selling it."
>>Also ask what range the live-camera photos work at.
"From the point of view of the camera when it was taken, and it's oh, maybe a quarter mile out before quality loss means that you can't see anything. Takes about an hour or two for the flash to recharge."

I'm thinking that the jacket or camera could be generally useful, but our quest here is to save Paul. For that, we need either the dossier or exorcism bits- the dossier, in particular, could contain critical information. Or not, but it's worth chancing.

Ask how long the flash on the camera takes to recharge.

Ask if we could possibly get in contact with the individual who reserved the dossier regarding their purchase, as we have an interest in it.

>>Ask if we could possibly get in contact with the individual who reserved the dossier regarding their purchase, as we have an interest in it.
"Erm. Well. If you really, really want to... I can see about getting in touch with one of his men in a few hours and have them see about arranging a meeting." He sounds really reluctant, and a tad scared of the prospect.

>>7418673

Ask the name of the person who has reserved the Dossier.
Ask for contact information.
State that if the person is interested in Paul, he'd certainly be interested in someone who had spent time with Paul and saved his life several times.

Clarification-- Listening to the Phylactery once would render the message unable to be played subsequent times?

Clarification-- Is the exit door to the shop pointing North?
Because, if the Romero going North statement was an example of Djinn tricks, my rage will consume. *smirk*

Long term, I believe we should perhaps attempt to go to the government and provide them with they phylactery and hovercraft, in addition to finding Romero.
The phylactery message is likely not important to us, but perhaps very important to The Government.
Therefor we should not play it, rather trade it to them.

>>7418792

State that if the person is interested in a dossier of Paul, he would most likely be interested in real-time memories of Paul.
Even meeting someone who Paul shared time with would likely be valuable.

Tell him that he could likely get something of value from his customer for arranging the meeting.
Ask that he provides you compensation for participating in the meeting.

>>Ask the name of the person who has reserved the Dossier.
Ask for contact information.
"Nope, sorry."

>>State that if the person is interested in Paul, he'd certainly be interested in someone who had spent time with Paul and saved his life several times.
"Say what? Is this why you're so interested in the thing?"

>>Clarification-- Listening to the Phylactery once would render the message unable to be played subsequent times?
"That's right, it's not like he's going to stick around after he delivers his message."

>>Clarification-- Is the exit door to the shop pointing North?
East.

>>7418844
Definitely save the Phylactery for The Government.

>>7418840
And this. Trade our meeting with the client for the jacket.

>>7418865

*nods*
And certainly don't hint at Paul's unfortunate fate.
Use that information as further bartering tools with the client himself.

>"Say what? Is this why you're so interested in the thing?"
Yes.

>"Say what? Is this why you're so interested in the thing?"
Confirm.
>"That's right, it's not like he's going to stick around after he delivers his message."
Keep the coin away from that guy. Slim would have wanted us to give it to the government.

Ask about trading in memories, and ask him if memories can be copied or not.

>>Clarification-- Is the exit door to the shop pointing North?
Also, it's the same door as the entrance.

>>State that if the person is interested in a dossier of Paul, he would most likely be interested in real-time memories of Paul.
>>Even meeting someone who Paul shared time with would likely be valuable.
>>Tell him that he could likely get something of value from his customer for arranging the meeting.
>>Ask that he provides you compensation for participating in the meeting.
>>Trade our meeting with the client for the jacket.
"That may or may not be true. Either way, I'm sticking my neck out for you by doing this, and I don't foresee anything good heading back my way. So no, I'm not giving you an item in exchange for providing you a service. I'll deal you the odds of me getting a reward as the price for me setting up the meeting. Square?"

>>Save the Phylactery
You pocket the coin.

>>Yes. Confirm.
"Well that makes a bit more sense, then. Still don't know what the big deal about this guy is, I've never heard of him before."

>>Ask about trading in memories, and ask him if memories can be copied or not.
"You know something valuable that others don't? I'm willing to trade for that, yeah. I'm sure you've seen from my stock that there's a lot people can trade, even if they think they have nothing. But copying memories? Short of telling someone something you know, no."

>>7418918

"Fine."

We can give him the hovercraft for... something.
Then tell The Government where it is. *smirk*
Ask him if Jeremiah Black's daughter wielded magical powers.
Also ask what the Nano Empire was, and if the book contains practical examples of their magic and technology.

If not, the jacket sounds tasty.

This isn't going to end up well for us at all.

We need to distract this dude and steal the dossier, then gtfo as fast as possible.

>>7418944

Hmmm, what do we know that others don't?
We know about beast attacks on that library.
And... the fate of the ship we were just on. (The location of that ship may be useful.)

I wonder if we could trade him a copy of our tattoo, claiming it is a work of Rune-magic.
Tell him that we are not certain what it does, and that activating it is not an option.
Sell as-is.
(Not putting that forth as something to do, however. Merely for discussion.)

The timelord has been nice to us so far, so we shouldn't steal anything yet. I agree we shouldn't stay in the store too long though.

>>7419017
>>7418998

Wellll, this doesn't seem too dangerous.
If the demon comes, this guy can probably keep it busy.
(At least to save his own life.)
Also, the person who wants Paul's dossier likely *isn't* the bad guy who trapped Paul here. (Because he would already know a bit about Paul.)
Perhaps he's an interested party who want to know about the person whose dreams he inhabits.

Definitely no stealing, though.
This person doesn't seem unarmed.
Unless we could cut him just a little and let the Eager Knife go to work.

>"Well that makes a bit more sense, then. Still don't know what the big deal about this guy is, I've never heard of him before."
That would be part of what makes the dossier valuable, I suppose. As was so aptly pointed out, if everyone knows information it's hardly worth buying.

Finding Romero is likely our best bet.
Followed by The Government.

We can always come back to set up a meeting with The Dossier Guy.

>>7419064

This.
Let's recruit a little more firepower first.
(If we can.)

>>"Fine."
"Give it a couple hours and I'll get the first step taken. Coffee, in the meantime?"

>>Ask him if Jeremiah Black's daughter wielded magical powers.
"No, normal girl. Not that even magic powers would have made him ever recognize her after that."

>>Also ask what the Nano Empire was,
You know this already, with your schoolteacher knowledge; you may be far from home in unfamiliar territory but you did have an education. The Nano Empire was a highly technologically advanced civilization based around the principle of the greatest achievements all being composed of the smallest units. During the Contained Nuclear Exchange, however, it suddenly was wiped away, whole cities falling apart into sand despite never having a bomb strike it. Just two nuclear missiles striking each other and impacting far above it.

>>and if the book contains practical examples of their magic and technology.
"No magic from them. There technology is mostly discussed as a matter of history, but it does detail it. Good luck reproducing it, though."

>>7419064
Both are north(ish), so I agree on that course of action. We should try to get some of his items though, without loosing anything that might be useful later.

>>That would be part of what makes the dossier valuable, I suppose. As was so aptly pointed out, if everyone knows information it's hardly worth buying.

"Eh. True enough." He seems rather sad that you aren't going to let him listen to the coin.

Nano Empire sounds like EMP, so lose interest for now.
We should try to find out more about Black's daughter though, maybe she was possessed or killed by a book demon.

>>7419100

How unfortunate for him!
We're on to his wily ways.
We will trade him the hovercraft for something, then the coin to The Government.
It *is* a one-of-a-kind top-secret hovercraft.

Also, don't have him set up the meeting.
We will be back for the meeting.
After we find Romero.

>Also, don't have him set up the meeting.
>We will be back for the meeting.
You're kidding, right? We're in dreamscapes. We move around incredibly unpredictably; we cannot guarantee or predict in any reliable fashion that we will ever be able to return. If we want business done here, it must be done now.

>>7419203

What happen if dossier-man wants to keep Paul's favorite woman as a pet. Or hostage.
We need firepower!

Tell him that you know Paul well, and that you could check his file for any inaccurate or insufficient information.

And I don't know if we should trade the hovercraft,
Slim seemed to think it was important, and we owe him our lives.

>>7419210
We have no guarantee that the government won't keep her as a prisoner, or that the plague doctor isn't actually some sort of psychopath. Don't count on seeking them to have good results.

>>7419221

That's why we trade it to him, *then* tell the government that he has it.
We could even say that he stole it.

Although, I am more inclined to deal with The Government than with this guy.
Simply because The Government probably has more resources.
(And WWII is sexy.)

Ask if the camera also provides sound.

At least we could get a visual of the guy who bought Paul's file with it.

>>7419228

We have some evidence to say that they are good alternatives--
Slim was in the government, and he wasn't a bastard.
Romero bought an Exorcism kit, which suggests that he doesn't like demons.

It *is* possible that he bought the kit simply to get rid of it so he could summon more demons in peace... but that is somewhat unlikely.

>>7419263
Indeed. Dossier-man sounds mean. We have even less evidence-of-niceness from him. And some evidence-of-death.

Save the meeting.

>>Black's daughter
"Far as I know she led a normal life. Oh--oh, haha I see what you thought. No, I meant that after he sold all his memories of her, not even magic was going to make him remember her again. Odd that those never sold, come to think of it."

>>Tell him that you know Paul well, and that you could check his file for any inaccurate or insufficient information.
"Man are you persistent. But no."

>>Ask if the camera also provides sound.
"Nope. Visual only."

Waiting on discussion/consensus on next move; I've got the option I thought was decided on written up, but then discussion started so I'll wait a bit to see what everyone wants.

Get the camera. Take a picture of this place. Get some distance, keep an eye open for who comes in for Paul's dossier.

>>7419278

I vote North to Romero. (The fact that you haven't posted the Meeting Response means that it's probably a BAD END.)

>>7419298
Seems like a plan, but get the camera with what? The hovercraft? We haven't even confirmed that he'd be willing to trade for that. The coin is obviously viewed as highly valuable by him, but it's one-use and might be valuable to other players (Government).

Ask him if you can try out that camera for some time, then proceed as >>7419298 said.

>>7419317
>>7419298
These. The camera can take unlimited pictures as well.

Take a picture of the entrance door of his shop.

>>7419317
Going North seems to be the heavier vote. I had the next post on the meeting path written but then consensus changed. I've also got the next one for heading North written.

Trading hovercraft also seems to be the most heavily desired option. Jacket seems to be the most wanted item in exchange.

Confirm these actions, or note changes.

>>7419360
IF we do that we should get the angle right, like opening the door and making a photograph of the outside from the inside, so we're sure to see the person's face (and we should first get the camera).

>>Ask him if you can try out that camera for some time
He points to a sign behind you.

NO SAMPLING MERCHANDISE
YOU BREAK IT, YOU BOUGHT IT
ITEMS NOT TO LEAVE STORE UNTIL SOLD

>>camera
Noted as most desired trade item.

>>7419375
Trade the hovercraft for the camera, then head north.

>>7419375

I'm not sure if we should trade the Hovercraft, now.
There's nothing from this man that we really *need.*
The Government seems like a fun option-- we can give them the Phylactery *and* the Hovercraft.
Maybe in return for... weaponry.

>>7419375
Ask for both the camera and the jacket, because both of them have drawbacks (no sound & hurts like a bitch) that are hard to overlook.

>>7419401
Ask him if you can take a picture from inside the store with it. The camera has unlimited pictures and it wouldn't leave the store.

>>7419410
Neither of those are actually drawbacks. They're just failure to provide additional useful features.

>>7419410
A super-secret one-of-a-kind hovercraft *may* be worth both. Maybe if he throws in Jeremiah Black's memories, too.

Though... I have to say, I'm not too sure about trading the craft. I like WWII.

>>7419440
We can't really use the hovercraft in its current state. It's doing us no good, and we're not monitoring or guarding it in any way. Best to trade it away while we can, before it either becomes worthless or someone else nabs it.

>>7419468

Trade it away.
Tell government where it is later.
Get as much as we can for it.

>>7419438
No, I'd say that hurting like a BITCH is a drawback.

>>Ask him if you can take a picture from inside the store with it. The camera has unlimited pictures and it wouldn't leave the store.
He points very pointedly to the top line of the sign.

>>Ask for both the camera and the jacket [this encompasses the other two options of asking for just one, I think]
When you mention the jacket AND the camera, in exchange for the hovercraft, he says, "Understand that something that large would normally be worth more than one item in trade, but retrieving it from the seafloor is going to be a pain in the ass for me. Plus, that jacket isn't something paltry; it's close to being a big-ticket item itself. Don't look surprised that I know where it must be, you didn't come in here sopping wet if it was parked on the beach. And it better be in one piece."

>>7419502
>>7419438

Drawback=lack of benefits.
Linguistic connotation.

Although, from a summing standpoint, neither the jacket nor the camera reduce your functional ability in any area as a price of use.
(Which would be a more obvious drawback example.)

>>7419502
Here's what I mean. Let's say we jump off a building.

Base state: Broken limbs and agony.
Jacket state: Agony.

This is a clear-cut improvement. There is no drawback. A drawback would involve some sort of other negative being added to the state of things when the item is used.

Unlimited pictures with surveillance potential, or significantly less squishiness... what might we need more?
Whatever we decide, we should try to get Jeremiah Black's memories in addition. After all, they haven't sold... and *why* not.

Ask him for the Jacket, a photo of the door opening taken with the camera (he wouldn't lose anything) and Black's memories (they aren't selling anyway) in return for the hovercraft.

>>7419577
I'd go with the camera. The jacket would probably mostly be useful for running away, and while that is handy it doesn't really seem to move us toward our objective. The camera might.

>>7419593
I like this arrangement.

>>7419600
Well, the jacket could get us inside buildings from the roof, without dying.
The camera could *perhaps* photograph sensitive information for selling... maybe.

I say jacket.

>>7419593

This.
Ask to have only one flash photo, the memories, and the jacket. (He keeps the camera.)
That is worth top secret technology.

>>Jacket, one flash photo of the door entrance, and the memories

He chuckles. "You do know how to count, right? That's more than one. You want more, then I want more. Just because something hasn't sold doesn't mean it won't." Then he stops and peers at you suspiciously. "Just why do you want a flash photo of my entrance?"

>>7419715

"So we could find out who is purchasing Paul's dossier without implicating you or putting you in any danger."

"So that I can see who comes for Paul's dossier. Don't worry. You aren't revealing anything. You didn't tell me anything. You won't tell me anything. You won't even allude to anything. You will in no way have broken the privacy you offer your client. I'll do it myself."

>>So that I can find out who buys the dossier.

"He's probably going to send one of his men to make the actual purchase. He's kind of a big deal. That photo would also let you, or whoever you gave the photo to, check out everyone who came in my door, forever. I'm thinking no unless you've got a really persuasive offer."

>"Just why do you want a flash photo of my entrance?"
Well, if I wanted to take a picture of all the stuff stacked against your wall I could use a regular camera right? I'll even throw in these top-notch nails in return for those memories that nobody wants. I'm not terribly interested either, but I just never bought somebody's memories before, and I want to see what it's like.

WELL JUST ONE SECOND!

I'm assuming this character is a virgin, seeing as there's been no decisive word one way or the other.

So, we trade the hovercraft, and our virginity, for the entire camera, and the jacket.

>>7419814

And the Memories.
I like this offer alot.

>>7419814
No way, we are saving that for Paul. Offer him a kiss on the cheek.

>>7419833

Photo of our tattoo?
Hmmm... what else do we have?
Perhaps some information that no one else knows?

>>7419814
Shut up, you. I don't particularly want to be told that our virginity is none of "Exotic, Intriguing and Unique". Nor do I wish to sell it, should we have it.

>>7419846
Selling our body is perfectly permissible.

After all, this is Paul's dream. This girl doesn't even exist.

>>7419843
Photo of our tattoo could be worth a lot. I don't even know if we should do that.

>>7419850
No it's not.

Check for sanity damage, like last time we heard voices like this.

>>7419866
*nods* He could sell it to someone nefarious. No tattoo photo.
Perhaps we could sell him the information about Paul's possession... or do we save that for the Dossier Purchaser himself?
Either way... I believe the Jacket is the most useful, if we need to choose.

Ask if any damage to the jacket would deactivate the effect.

>>7419850
Permissible in the sense that no one would stop us, and that at some point it may become necessary, not in the sense that we should consider it a coin to be spent over trinkets, even very nice ones such as these.

>>7419874

Yes, it is.
We're a girl, and he's a boy.
He may have *needs,* also, with Paul gone, we're lonely.

>>7419904
Dammit 4chan. Last time you acted like this we were possessed by a demon.

Player consensus is on Alicia being a virgin. Now canon.

>>Ask if any damage to the jacket would deactivate the effect.
"Burn the thing, and yeah it's not going to work anymore. Start cutting it, and your guess is as good as mine. Might take a slash with a knife and still work. Too much and it'll be a rag. But it doesn't get even scuffed up from falling. It's cool like that. And given how tough it's made it ought to keep you safe from minor stuff; given how much trouble you allegedly get into that ought to be a good thing."

Let's just take the jacket. I don't see us getting much more without giving up something dear.

>>7420032
And the memories if we can get them, but let's not push it. Offer to share the name of the man whose soul is in the coin, if our offer needs a small sweetener.

Why are we suddenly so opposed to this camera?

>>7420062
Not opposed to camera, but jacket is awesome.

>>7420056
Information about Paul seems to be worth more than that.

>>7420062
I'm not opposed to the camera, but it seems like it has less support at the moment and I'm generally inclined to move on with the quest. I could go with either jacket or camera; jacket would move our likely actions in a more adventurey, likely-to-be-fatal direction while camera would probably inspire some paranoid attempted investigative work, possibly giving us interesting information. Camera's superior in that respect, I suppose.

Either jacket and memories or camera and memories, both are fine with me.

>>Just get the jacket... and the memories if possible
>>Offer to share the name of the man whose soul is in the coin as a sweetener
You drop the request for the photo of his door, and pick up the jacket. "This is what I'll be taking for the hovercraft. But if you'll toss in Black's memories of his daughter into the deal, I'll give you a bit of info about the man whose message is in this coin. So that if we come to a deal for it later, you'll have the full story."

He fidgets a bit, obviously trying not to let his rampant curiosity get the better of him. After about a minute, he fails. "Okay, you tell me what you know about that guy and I'll toss in the memories."

You put on the jacket. This is a nice one... tough exterior, soft and warm on the inside. Tag even says it has a waterproof treatment applied.

>>Also, don't have him set up the meeting. We will be back for the meeting. After we find Romero. [From earlier]
He looks both a little relieved, and a little irritated. "Well, make up your mind before asking for something like that next time. I mean... shit."

>>7420218
>"Well, make up your mind before asking for something like that next time. I mean... shit."
Apologies, but I wanted to know if it was possible. At least this saves you the trouble, eh?

>"Okay, you tell me what you know about that guy and I'll toss in the memories."
Share our experiences with Slim in full. We have no reason to short this guy on our deal.

>Share our experiences with Slim in full. We have no reason to short this guy on our deal.
Leave Paul and the demon out if possible.

>>7420284

Definitely leave the demon out.

>>7420284
How are we going to explain the fatality during our escape in the hovercraft without mentioning the demon?

>>7420318
Eh...

>>7420318
Just mention that you where attacked, and do not mention by who. Maybe we'll tell him if he offers us enough.

>>7420318

He was already injured, clearly. We have no idea what hurt him.

>>Apologies, but I wanted to know if it was possible. At least this saves you the trouble, eh?
"Eh."

>>Share our experiences with Slim in full. We have no reason to short this guy on our deal.
>>Leave Paul and the demon out if possible.
You do. He listens intently, eyes flicking over to the pocket where you have the coin. You carefully avoid mentioning the demon crashing into the craft, and imply that Slim was already injured from an earlier attack before the escape.

"All right, we're square. How do you want the memories? Drink, patch, injection, spray...?"

>>7420353
Injection or drink seem like the best ways. Ask the shopkeeper what's safest. Also, take them to go if possible and only use them when you're in a relatively safe place. Don't forget that somebody's henchman is coming to the store soon.

>>7420353
Any significant difference, in terms of how they'll hit me?

>>Ask the shopkeeper what's safest. Also, take them to go if possible.
>>Any significant difference, in terms of how they'll hit me?
"They're pretty similar in safety and power, mostly it's just preference. Can't give them a nice smoke the way you can with a soul, though. If the injection or drink are what you're thinking, I'd recommend the drink; feels weird going down--in a good way. You want to just fill up that canteen with it, if you're taking it to go?"

>>7420486
Sounds good to me.

>>7420486

Mmmmm. We can sip the memories, see how they go.

>>7420534
>>7420530
>>7420486

BUT WHAT IF WE SPILL SOME?!

>>7420486
"It would be great if you can, thank you. Do I have to drink it all at once?"

Leave north in search of Romero and the government after hearing the answer.

"It was a pleasure doing business with you. I'll be sure to drop in again if I'm in the neighbourhood."

>>Sounds good to me.
You empty the canteen and watch him fill it about halfway with the jar contents. The liquid is a mixture of several blues. You seal it up for later.

"Make sure to take that in one go if you want the full kick."

Your business here done, you head out the door and start north at a brisk pace. Time to catch up to Romero.

Anything else before you're away?

>>7420570
I'm wondering when the last time we ate was. Or slept.

>>7420570
I don't get it, what prevents us from killing the guy and taking his stuff? Or is he some mysterious powerful guy who can kill us by winking?

>>7420593
He probably has an abundance of magical items for protection, and I think it's better if we keep being a good girl for a while longer. It worked with Slim.

>>7420593
We don't know. However, as he is the purveyor of Exotic, Intriguing and Unique goods, I'd assume that he has a few nasty widgets which could probably smite us into the floor if necessary. Why risk it?

>>I'm wondering when the last time we ate was. Or slept.
Aboard the Liberty Ship before the escape you got some sleep. You're still good on that count. Despite the number of posts not much time passed here.

While you're hydrated, you haven't eaten since the library. It's been a while.

>>7420615
I was just thinking what a regular thief or ruffian would do.

>>7420632
Okay, then. Immediate objective: Locate and consume food. Keep an eye out as we move.

>>7420651
A agree. We're at a beach right? Maybe we can catch a rabbit in the dunes.

With the compass keeping you headed North, you go briskly, keeping an eye out for edibles. Several miles north of the house you realize that you probably could have gotten something to eat there. There's not much in the way of food out here, though. And turning around would take up time that you could be catching up to Romero with.

>>7420690
The guy would have charged us. A lot. And we should keep in mind that a henchman is coming there.

Try to find a high point to look into the distance.

Once we catch up to Romero, we can always kill him to eat his flesh, you know, if we don't find anything else on the way there.

>>Try to find a high point to look into the distance.
The terrain as you head North begins to get hilly and rocky. You head up to a high point to get a better view of your surroundings. It's a nice view up there, with the ocean still visible to one side, and empty hills to the other, and-- You see someone else, maybe a mile Northwest of you. It's a thin man, staring in your direction. You swear you've seen him before.

>>7420690
Oh, we need food now, do we?!
We didn't *feel* hungry.
Wellll... we can go at least a week without.
We'll find something.... or someone.

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>>7420756
Does he look malevolent?

We should probably head towards him, there's a good chance that he's the man we've been looking for.

>>7420811
If we decide to move towards him, do so cautiously. We don't know of his intentions

OH SHIT ITS THE THIN MAN FROM ON TOP OF THE DINER BACK IN THE FIRST CITY!

>>Head towards him
>>cautiously
>>OH SHIT

You begin heading Northwest toward where the man is standing. As you move down your hill, you get a different angle of how gaunt he looks before he's out of your line of sight, and that's enough to trigger a realization. You HAVE seen him before. He was there, in the city, watching from a rooftop.

You head back up to your vantage point. You don't see him there anymore.

>>7420832
We ran away then, didn't we?

So we still know next to nothing about him.

The safest course of action is probably heading back to the shop, but we could also proceed in the direction where the thin man was standing...

I'm a bit lost on what to do next.

Let's keep moving toward Romero.

>>7420929
How about proceeding down to where this man was standing, bend down and look for humanoid footprints and see which direction they're going, that way you can see where that man disappeared to. If you see many different types of footprints, you'll be able to tell that people have passed by recently. You know, your average tracking skills at work. Assuming the woman that we are has any.

>>7420929
Since I can't decide I've chosen plan C. Drink the memories.

They could provide some useful intel on our situation.

>>Proceed to where thin man was
>>Search for footprints

You go to were the thin man was standing, and look around on the ground. It's soft grass there, but it's completely undisturbed except where you've stepped. No sign of the thin man.

>>7417024
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>>7421024
Then I assume the man is one of four things. An illusion, a ghost, a mirage/hallucination, or a man that has the ability to levitate without affecting his immediate surroundings by levitating. Although this is purely speculation.

>>Drink the memories.
Not having any better ideas, you uncap the thermos and do your best to chug the memories down. Jedidiah was right, it does feel weird going down. Everything's normal for a moment.

Then it hits, like a wave crashing into you. Sights, sounds, smells, like they were all your own. The first thing you see is yourself in a doorway, a small girl running toward you with the happy cry of "DADDY'S HOME!" Then a birthday party with the girl beaming in front of a cake, another, another, candles added and dying with a breath again and again. A car ride, the girl sitting next to you and watching outside the window, then you're sitting on a bed and you hear a man's voice reading out a story that you recognize to the tired girl, but before you can name it it's another book, then another, then the girl crying, then running to greet you at the door again, then the memories start hitting each after the next until they start crashing together into years worth of experiences, before screeching to a halt at Jedidiah's thatched house, tears on your face as you nod assent to Jedidiah.

You blink and see the sky in front of you. You're on your back on the hilltop. Your head is spinning, and you don't feel hungry anymore. In fact, you almost feel like throwing up. Why the hell would Black do that?!

>>7421125

Do... what? *smirk*

>>Do what?

Your head is still spinning, your thoughts still scattered. You ask and answer your own question. Why would he sell all the memories he had of his child?

>>7421144
Get rid of the memories?

>>Get rid of the memories?

Maybe that was it? You're not sure.

At least you're not hungry anymore.

>>7421177
Maybe memories fill up our stomach?

Could we try to sort out our new memories? See if there's anything useful in there?

>>Maybe memories fill up our stomach?

Seems like it. Your head has finally stopped spinning, and you're able to think clearly again, without loose thoughts bouncing around.

What do you do now?

>>Could we try to sort out our new memories? See if there's anything useful in there?

It's tiring, but sitting down and straining your mind you can do it. You don't note anything of immediate use in the memories, unless what amount to a detailed map of Black's house and complete descriptions of his family are one day required. You don't seem to find why he sold his memories, either.

I assume his daughter died and he couldn't bare to remember her.

>>7421260
Not according to that one comment of the shopkeeper.

>>7421269
Which?

>>7421270
These two:

>>7419087
>>7419278

Since our stomach is full again, I say we proceed our journey in search of Romero and the government. We should try to image Black and his prominent family members one more time in case we might meet one of them.

>>7421281
Oh, and keeping on the lookout for rabbits and other food of course.

>>We should try to image Black and his prominent family members one more time in case we might meet one of them.
Easily done.

>>proceed our journey in search of Romero and the government.
You resume your bearing North. As you crest a high point on the landscape again, you swear that you can see a black speck that could be a person a long ways Northward.

>>keeping a lookout for rabbits
You keep your eyes peeled, but you aren't too confident in your woodsmanship. Catching one isn't going to be likely.

>>7421329
I suggest we press on and try to get a little closer to the speck, as long as we think we can make it without to much trouble.

I assume we don't see anything resembling a building?

>>I suggest we press on and try to get a little closer to the speck, as long as we think we can make it without to much trouble.
You press on.

>>I assume we don't see anything resembling a building?
You assume correctly.

Writing up next post.

As you continue walking North, you hear a familiar approaching noise off in the sky to the Northeast. It's a jet, headed in your general direction. You can't see it quite yet, there's some scattered low cloud cover which might be responsible. You can still see the black speck ahead of you when you reach high places in the terrain.

[Completely scrapped what I'd previously written, sorry for the wait.]

Try and see the jet.

Am I the only one left in this thread?

Just keep walking. Keep an eye on the jet and try to get it's attention if it seems to be able to land anywhere near you.

>>7421527
Well if you count your alter ego, me, then yes.

>>7421527
Yes. Jet. Landing in the forest.
*smirk*

>>7421527
There's one active person, one inactive, as far as I can tell. You're the first. Given that we've gone almost 7.5 hours, that's hardly surprising.

>>Try and see the jet.
>>Just keep walking. Keep an eye on the jet and try to get it's attention if it seems to be able to land anywhere near you.
You keep walking, but keep your eyes scanning for the jet. Eventually you see it, and take off your jacket to wave at it. It flies off.

Almost an hour later, two more identical jets come toward where you'd been.

>>7421551
>>7421547
Seems I was mistaken about the number. Which is a good thing.

>>7421560
In which direction are they headed and is there anything in the distance that you can see in that direction?

>>Forest

You're among rocky hills. Still not something that a plane can land on.

>>7421579
They're headed Southwest. You can see the area you came from there. Hills, ocean.

As they pass over the area where you were, they begin banking into a gentle turn to the right.

>>7421579
And what direction are they from? Can you see anything there?

It could be the government coming to reclaim their hovercraft.

>>And what direction are they from? Can you see anything there?

They're coming from the Northeast, according to your compass. The terrain gets a bit higher in that direction, and you can't see beyond the hills.

>>7421615
Does it look like we're gaining some terrain on the speck? If not, proceed in the direction where the jets came from.

>>Does it look like we're gaining some terrain on the speck? If not, proceed in the direction where the jets came from.

You're gaining terrain, but there's still a lot to make up.

The jets continue banking and begin a slowly expanding circle from where you were an hour ago. It's rather neat to watch.

>>7421660
They are probably searching for something. Perhaps for us or Slim. Catching up with the speck might prove difficult, but it's still a good bet that he is the Romere that we're searching for.

We could always switch directions later, because the jets came from roughly the same direction.

>>7421660
You know what's even more neat? Watching them crash and burn. Do we have an item with any reflective surface in our inventory, speaking of which, did we get that camera from that store or did we just leave it behind?

>>Do we have an item with any reflective surface in our inventory, speaking of which, did we get that camera from that store or did we just leave it behind?

You have a large kitchen knife and a metal thermos (not very shiny but still reflective) as your best bets.

You don't have the camera; you took the jacket instead.

>>7421784
Exactly HOW where you planning to do that?

>>7421814

We could signal the jets by reflecting sunlight at them.
Hopefully they're not here to bomb us.

Because... who sends JETS on a rescue mission? Helicopter is the standard fare.

Wait a moment. That's quite true. VERY true. They'd have no idea we were with Slim.
Perhaps we should not signal them, and instead catch the black figure.
We can always find the government headquarters later.

Going to wrap up sometime soon, despite not having a great stopping point. Getting hard to keep my eyes open.

>>7421925
*nods*
No signaling jets. Catch Romero.

>>Perhaps we should not signal them, and instead catch the black figure.
>>No signaling jets. Catch Romero.

As the jets continue flying in the expanding circle, you realize the odds are pretty good of them spotting you if you continue walking, whether you signal them or not. Of course, hiding means that Romero will get farther away.

>>7421960
We press on and hope they wouldn't just bomb an innocent girl, but we constantly keep an eye for cover in the case that the jets look like they're going to attack.

>>We press on and hope they wouldn't just bomb an innocent girl, but we constantly keep an eye for cover in the case that the jets look like they're going to attack.

You press on, and getting a closer look you see that those can't be bombs on the end of the wings. They must be fuel tanks. All the same, you start looking for cover.

The planes both cease their current pattern, and begin banking directly toward you.

>>7422012

If they dive directly *at* us, we run for cover.

>>7422012
What the heck, running for cover wouldn't do shit anyway if they have three planes. Start waving at them.

>>7422027

Two planes.
But yes, the friendly wave is a good plan.
Wave with something other than the Glory-Jacket, though. Keep that on.
Hopefully if the bomb sends us flying through the air, we won't die on landing.

>>friendly wave

You wave at the two planes, trying to appear friendly. They begin a steady circle around you.

>>7421889
Rebuilding the camera into something else, but that doesn't matter much now.

>>7422083
[Assuming you continue walking]

The planes maintain this circle for over an hour. It's pretty annoying after a while. Then suddenly they both turn Northeast and leave.

>>7422083
See if they try to signal us, if not, proceed following Romero.

>>7422132
They have probably sent someone towards us.

Continue following Romero.

I think I'm going to have to call it a night here. My post quality is getting worse and worse, better that I start fresh.

Depending on if I have work Tuesday (which I don't know yet) I may run a session tonight starting sometime between 11 pm and 12:30 am Central U.S. time. If it's after 12:30 it's a no-go. Either way, this weekend will see another session at the usual times.

>>7422233
Allright, good night.

I'm probably the only person in this thread that doesn't have trouble staying awake. It´s nice to live in Europe.

>>7422279
Sounds fun.

By the way, thanks whoever archived this. Anyone who's been enjoying these so far feel free to give the threads a vote on sup/tg/, and sorry about the crappiness of the tail end of this session.

Good session OP.

Fuck. First session in weeks and I missed the whole thing? FUCK.