What's Bodysnatcher Quest about?

>>15602545
Alien creature took over junkie, got hurt in the process, now fights for survival against his own kind, a cyborg menace, and an illuminati. Has bodymorphing powers.

>huh, the one week hiatus must've hurt the quest somewhat more than I thought.

Ah yes, archive here:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Bodysnatcher+Quest

And OP pic is from the VN Demonbane by Nitroplus, Lovecraft, mechas, lolis, and tentacle rape. If that sounds good to you, then, uh, good for you!

>>15602605
> by Nitroplus, contains Lovecraft, etc.
First self-fix of the day, oh boy.

Also, if you have any questions concerning the quest, shoot, though I might be vague on purpose. I'll answer them when we start.

Conclusion from Quest 13
> Staying at a motel, laying low with Daisy and Catherine (whose body is taken over by an alien).
Thoughts:
.. Is there a way to go underground with Jacks memories?
To establish a base in a non-public area, learn to control different abilities etc.?

>>15602624

How old is Kellery? Could she pass as Daisy's mother?

Daisy said Catherine had a monster in her. We know that the cyborg part of her is a cold motherfucker, but so far it's been willing to behave as a rational actor. We should talk to Daisy privately and find out what the nature of the beast is.

Last thread Catherine was looking to reconnect with her human emotions. We know, from pretending to be Jack, that following old habits and doing old things help re-establish some of that. The Creature was picking up more of Jack's mannerisms.

We could try doing stuff with her that she and Jack used to do together. Watching movies. Snuggling. Sleeping together. Maybe they had a song or something they felt was emblematic of their relationship. Whatever we can think of to try with Catherine, we should try.

Although sex between a cyborg and an alien shapeshifter could be hilariously awkward.

>Here, sorry for the delay, currently typing, gotta learn to manage my time better.

>>15602758
Define "go underground", please. As for establishing a base, yes, it is possible. Improving your control on your abilities is possible with some time, and might lead to new uses, among other things.

>>15602828
Yes, Kellery could pass as Daisy's mother, she is in her early thirties, and Daisy is 12.

Yeah, currently we're planning our next move. Here are some propositions:
- Rest. This time for real. Accumulated exhaustion is catching up with us.
- Contact the Wise, try to make some arrangements.
- Try to find the Fools. Last known location: Madrid.
- Hunt bodysnatchers for upgrades and informations. We know of one overseer hiding in yellow building near our previous hideout.
- Sort out the problems with Catherine. It seems that she's not lost cause. Yet.

>Although sex between a cyborg and an alien shapeshifter could be hilariously awkward.
Especially considering that your very bodies were supposed to kill each other. Not anymore, but we still subconsciously see her as fundamentally hostile. That's some boner killer.

You are a strange creature, capable of taking over other lifeforms to serve as your vessel. Your current host, Jack Winters, was unbeknownst to you a drug addict, and overdosed on speedball. To survive, you bonded with him, but this damaged you, leaving you separated from the bodysnatcher command structure. An individual by accident, you are hunted by the cyborg aliens, the forces guided by the illuminati called the Wise, and your own kin.

Catherine has reawakened, and has become an alien creature as well, distanced from the person she used to be. Her presence turned out to be noticable to the bodysnatchers, but you managed to hide from the incoming forces thanks to Daisy using her abilities. You relocated to a condemned motel that still has utilities for the time being.

Your known abilities are:
- reinforcing your muscle and bone tissue, making you several times stronger,faster and tougher
- growing weapons from your arms, limited to one on each arm in any combination:a hooked, double edged blade on your forearm, claws or a spike that springs out from your wrist underneath your palm
- hardening your skin into thick,segmented bone plate armor, and growing a membrane under your skin, that contains fluid that hardens on impact
- absorbing ingested organic material, that you can use to increase muscle and bone density(animal tissue is the most effective)
- the ability to call forth your host's memories, skills and knowledge
- altering your appearance, includin skin\hair\eye colour, facial features, height, build, and gender, though the more elaborate the change is, the more time and effort it takes.
- producing almost any kind of drug,poison or acid in liquid form, including sedatives, that you can deliver either at high pressure from an opening that can be created anywhere on your body, or through the wristspike.
- emitting pheromones that influence humans
- sensing the mind-link of bodysnatchers
- enhanced senses, capable of switching to different spectrums (infravision, ultrasound, noise filtering, etc.)
- fiber-optic nervous system, allowing you to ignore pain to some extent, and speeding up your reflexes by orders of magnitude

You sit on the old, worn-down armchair in the best room you found, smoking the cigarette you lighted on impulse. Daisy is explaining something to the cat she picked up, all serious and strict. She called it Doctor Scruffles, if you recall, though you have no idea where she found it. Catherine is squating in a corner, rigidly staying in the same pose for the last minute, a few strands of stray information reaching you now and again. Kellery is sitting by your side, sharing an ashtray with you.

Staring at a large, brownish water stain on the ceiling, you feel a rising urge to swear as loud as possible. The constant white noise of Daisy hiding Cath, combined with the cyborg's ominous presence, sets your teeth on edge. You almost don't notice when Kellery asks you again "So, what's the plan, Jack?" There are bags under her eyes, the whole thing clearly taking it's toll on her nerves, the supposed adventure already turning sour.

Wat do?

>>15602944
Underground like as from hidden warehouses to black market places etc.
Basicly anywhere the goverment doesnt know of. Even abandoned houses should work as a base.

>Sweet mother of god, the abilities section is a wall of text, and it's only going to grow. I need to figure out a different way to present it to make it easier to read, maybe a picture?

>>15603090
Oh, sure. The motel is basically that, out of the public's way and eye, barely on any papers. There is still some kind of legal dispute going on about it, but it's been going on for years already.

Bumping, just need to settle on what to do first,

>>15602990
>>15602979

managed to list the ideas people had so far.

I know we're pretty good at the shapeshifting thing, but how good? Like, could we make a mask for Kellery?

"The plan? Well, there's a couple of things to take care of. First, I need to rest. For the last days I was constantly fightning and running away, falling asleep, being woken up prematurely and repeating the process. I can't keep this up anymore. I need to finally rest properly, without interruptions, maybe even for full 24 hours or longer. Second, we need some source of food. Morphing my body and pulling crazy stunts is exhausting. Then, we can finally make some moves. Either try to make some arrangements with the Wise or hunt my kin, both for informations and improvement of my abilities. I'd like to find the Fools, but they're out of our reach."

>>15603333
"We could also try to infiltrate the Wise again instead of talking with them. We have Catherine and her abilities, but they're probably still on full guard after last intrusion."

And, of course, taking care of Catherine. But don't say that, she's in the same room and we don't want the cyborg to hear that we want to get rid of him (or at least get the real Catherine back in control).

"The plan is we're going to rest. I need food and real rest, Catherine is getting re-acquainted with herself, and you need a chance to rest too. Just because you haven't been fighting doesn't mean this hasn't been stressful for you too.

"I've been meaning to experiment with my shapeshifting ability a little more. You're the only person here who can't change appearance. Maybe I can help you with that. Make a mask for you or something. I'm not sure. But it'd be useful for all of us to be able to move with difference faces."

>>15603305
Possibly, though it might take some practice, it's not really anything you ever tried before.

>>15603333
>>15603374

For some reason, a numbe of rather graphic swearwords get added to what you wanted to say.

"Jack, please refrain from using such language in front of Daisy. She's still a child, and I do not want her learnig such things from you. She's at an age where she is very impressionable, and she does look up to you." Daisy doesn't seem to pay much attention however, being completely absorbing in playing with her new pet.

The swearing is disconcerting, as it was not a concious choice of yours, and you never did talk like this before. "I guess it just goes to show how tired I am. If you'll excuse me." You get up, and walk over to the next room, dropping down on the squeaky bed inside, staring at the dirty wallpaper for a few minutes, slowly calming down, then falling asleep.

>>15603448
You wake up, feeling more refreshed and ready then ever before, the late afternoon sun shining through the cracks of the boarded up windows. Stretching, you notice a noticeable decrease in pressure, Daisy's "net" significantly less overwhelming than before.

Stepping into the room, you can see Kellery and Catherine talking, abruptly stopping on your arrival. Cath's eyes are mechanical again, the sight of it still unnerving for you. Her face is expressionless, though the Professor seems excited.

"Ah, Jack, good of you to join us. We figured out a way to solve the issue with Miss Abbey's constant broadcasting." She lifts the small device you saw her use in the Wise base. "She managed to incorporate the scrambler into her body, repurposing it to suit her needs. It was quite a sight to behold."

Your stomach audibly grumbles, the scent of meat faintly present in the air. "Catherine went out to shop with Daisy. We stocked two freezers, help yourself to some."

rolled 53 = 53

Rolling for crazy shapeshifter dreams.

>>15603579

Eat, then ask Kellery if she is up for letting you paw at her and try to form a mask or suit or whatever it takes to help conceal her identity.

"How long was I asleep?"

Cath still needs work on emulating humans, like we did when we first started. An effective predator blends in with its surroundings, ergo, she should be willing to work on appearing more human. Ask her if she's willing to let us and daisy dig a little and help her connect with what's left of the original Cath, deep down. See if we can make peace between the two.

>>15603580
I'll make a chart for next time.

>>15603630
"Twenty hours or so. Rather long, if I may say so, but Daisy reassured me that it is normal for you to rest for longer periods."
>>15603604
You step inside the kitchen, and rumble through one of the freezers, selecting a variety of beef, pork, and poultry for your meal. A gas stove seems to be you only option, and it takes a while to defrost the meat, so when you finally start eating, you wolf down the food as quick as possible.

Satisfied, you head back, and propose the idea of making a mask for Kellery. She seems somewhat hesitant, but agrees, and soon you are trying to figure out the proper consistency for it. Soon you are looking at a different person, the material you secrete from your palms forming into a near-perfect mask, including padding for different facial structures.

"It feels disgusting. May I take it off now?" The Professor simply tears it off, the adhesive securing it to her face coming of easily. Suddenly, you hear the sound of car cruising by at high speed, skidding to a halt with screeching tires in front of the motel. The noise is accompanied by Daisy screaming, something you haven't heard before.

Wat do? You are on the first floor, above the position the scream came from.

>>15603735
We'll get back to this when there is some downtime again, Magus, didn't see your post before writing mine.

>>15603811

Link up to Daisy, ask what's the issue, head downstairs and be ready for more trouble.

Oh shit.
Check on Daisy. Prepare to fight and/or escape. See who's in the car.

>>15603887

It's probably that fucking cat. I bet the car hit it.

>>15603853
>>15603887
You reach out to Daisy, fighting through the net she still holds while rushing downstairs. All you get is some incoherent rambling about Doctor Scruffles. Speeding up, you almost tear the front door of the hinges, Catherine following you at a steady pace.

Outside, you can see the car, an old Honda, speeding away, Daisy running to the middle of the road. Her cat is lying on the ground motionless, a small pool of blood spreading underneath it. You slow down a bit, and as you get to the girl, she cradles the small animal in her arms, turning towards you with tears in her eyes.

"Doctor Scruffles is hurt bad. Can you save him Jack? Please?" She starts crying, Catherine looking at the scene with a dumbfounded expression.

>>15603956
Ding ding ding.

>Hmm, am I getting predictable? D'oh well.

>>15603995

"I can try honey. I'll do my best, but I can't promise anything. I've never worked on a cat before."

Then ask Catherine to come and give you a hand if she can. You need dosage information on sedatives for cats, and whatever other veterinary information she can pull that could be relevant to helping you stabilize and heal the poor kitty.

rolled 17 = 17

>>15603995
>"Doctor Scruffles is hurt bad. Can you save him Jack? Please?"
A bodysnatcher cat? There's so many ways that can go wrong... and so many interesting options it opens.
Do it.

>>15604045

Wait we're rolling? What are we rolling for?

>>15604100
It seems we're not. I was a bit hasty. I expect that we will have to roll for succes of "opereation", though.

>Sorry about the delay
>>15604045
>>15604029
"Cath, could you help me out here?" She looks utterly terrified by this. "I, I don't know what to, how to, I, uh, okay." She steps closer, and you can see that the hand she raises is trembling. She seems nervous as a mechanical replica of your tendrils slips out of her finger, inserting itself into the cat's spine. "I can dull it's sense of pain, but that's all I can do."

You nod, and sink your own tendrils into the animal. It seems to ahve suffered some serious injuries, and you set to patching up its vital organs, knitting the broken flesh and bones together, replacing the parts beyond repair with bodysnatcher cells.

It only takes half a minute, and the creature is sound asleep, the damage miraculously gone. Daisy gently carries it upstairs and places it on a bed, making a little nest from blankets, then turns around and flies into your arms, saying thank you again and again. When you put her down, she does the same to Catherine, to her surprise. She's confused for a second, then returns the hug with the faint shadow of a smile.

>>15604327
As long as we're in there, make note of any interesting genetic or physiological information. Cats have semi-prehensile spines, and are host to a type of bacteria with mild psychotropic effects on humans. Most of it is nowhere near as effective as what a bodysnatcher could produce, but it's still interesting information for consideration.

also, smile at Cath.
"Feels good, doesn't it?"

>>15604327

"You did great there Cath. Thanks. It wouldn't have gone nearly as smoothly without you."

Then give her a peck on the cheek.

>>15604327
And now only Kellery remains completly unaltered. I wonder how much longer she will stay like that.
That cat may be useful, but we shouldn't expect too much from it. Anyway, let it rest. Also, good to see that Cath isn't completly gone. If she keeps it up, then who knows, maybe we will bring her back completly without screwing around with her body and mind.

Anyway, on to the more pressing matters. Mask for Kellery needs improvement. Let's drop it for now, we have other problems. We are finally well rested and fed. What do we do? Talk, infiltrate or hunt? Or maybe something else entirely?

>Switching to the other posts soon after this
>>15604456
>I was under the impression that it was because of the larger number of vertebrae cats have that their spines are more flexible.

You make a quick mental record of the cat's anatomy, taking note of the way the joints are formed, and the way it's whiskers function. This should allow you to be at an advantage when trying to squeeze through small places, or escape grapples, and the whiskers might be incroporated into your senses, allowing you to feel changes in the current of the air.

>>15604490

How does it need improvement? It worked. She just thought it felt disgusting (which is reasonable given that she's wearing a living flesh mask).

I guess if we wanted to make sure they had no way of matching her we could do padding for the rest of her body too, but then we're in really strange territory.

>>15604490
HUNT HUNT HUNT HUNT

>>15604548
Oh, could I please ask that this remains a mostly one time thing, and the quest doesn't turn into tendril scanning more and more exotic animals for "free" upgrades? I'd rather not have to read through a large list of animals and come up with ways to incorporate their unique physiology and internal chemistry as bodymorphing options. No raids on the zoo, please.

>>15604635

That's cool with me, this is Bodysnatcher quest, not Animorph quest.

We should probably teach Daisy how to make masks, if she is capable. We won't always be with Kellery, but Daisy likely will be.

>>15604461
>>15604481

Cath steps back, startled, and you can literarly see the toughts flashing through her head, images and emotions from her history with Jack echoing through the mind link.

"Yes, I, I think I'm going to go out and get some fresh air." She escapes the room, almost running. You can feel Daisy looking at you, and turn to see her faceoddly serious and concerned. "The monster doesn't like it when she's happy, or feeling nice. It wants her to be lonely and scared, so she listens to it."

She grabs your hand, her eyes pleading. "Please don't let her lose, Jack. She's very nice, she's just confused right now, she just needs to get used to her new self."

>>15604700
>literarly
whyyy
why must my brain go so very wrong

>>15604700

"Yeah, I'll do my best. I remember it too. We just have to keep reminding her. I'll take her out on a date soon. Maybe that'll help."

Hey did Catherine have any living family?

>>15604763
>>15604863
She's relieved by your confidence, and lays down beside her pet, falling asleep in a matter of seconds. You probe Jack's brain for some details, and find that Catherine's parents are travelling the world, likely somewhere in Asia right now. She has a younger sister though, 17 or 18 years old, though Jack had no contact with her, and Catherine never really talk about her.

>so, what's the plan, hunt for bodysnatchers?

>>15604695
>>15604635
duly noted.

>>15604700
>>15604700
"Of course. That just means we need to keep her happy."

IIRC, Kellery was altered to accept direct input over the mindlink so Daisy wouldn't be giving her mini-aneurysms every time we went for icecream. And Daisy already locked in a super-reinforced link to us, so she could share data faster and over longer distances. Anyone else thinking that linking the four of us and going on a vacation to Disneyland would be enough 'happy' to break the virus' hold on Cath? Spend time doing normal human stuff, and get a mega-dose of Daisy's happiness pumped through her to boot. I'm willing to bet Daisy's junkie parents weren't even able to spell 'disney', let alone take her there, so she should be bursting at the seams with happiness. A little faux-family trip. What do you say?

>>15604960
Yeah, I'm starting to lose coherence, quick coffee break.

>>15604960

As much fun as hunting is, it always seems to take a lot out of us. We're in a somewhat delicate time frame here with Catherine. It's probably better to focus on her and helping her get used to her new situation.

We should go after her and talk to her some more. Ask her when the last time she talked to her sister was.

Jack and her probably had plans at one point to go on some sort of special date in the future, we should probably bring those to fruition.

>>15604979
Go with this.

Disneyland?
Really?
Okay I guess, but if anyone wants to do something else, speak now, or forever hold your peace.

>>15604979
Oh yeah, also, Kellery wasn't altered, the idea was thrown around, but eventually it was agreed that mucking about in her brain would be a bad idea, so you just asked Daisy to let up on the transmissions.

>>15605270
>>15605270
True. Maybe something less stressful. Is there a Six-Flags theme park nearby? Hell, even a camping trip or picnic would work, as long as daisy is having fun and Cath is thinking human-ish thoughts.

>>15605270
>>15605282
There is a place, a park on a hill just outside of town, used to be a popular dating spot a few years ago, but it's not visited so much recently. Jack and Cath had their first proper date there, and a theme park opened a few months ago not twenty minutes driving distance from it.

>sturnta FAMILY
IT KNOWS

>>15605270

Money shouldn't be a problem if Catherine is amicable to some ATM hacking.

You smile, the idea forming in your head. Quickly explaining it to Kellery, she seems supportive of the idea. "Some normal fun would do us a world of good, take our minds of our troubles. You get Miss Abbey, I'll wake up Daisy and get us dressed."

You leave the room, using the mind link to find Catherine, and head to the back of the building. Opening the back door, you can see Catherine sitting on a rusty bench with her back to you. "Cath, we're going on a little trip. Come on, let's get going, you're going to love it."

She turns around, and your heart sinks, her face devoid of humanity, sending chills down your spine. "Understood. Though I would wish to know the purpose of this "trip". There are many more tasks that require my attention."

>>15605606

"Kellery and Daisy need some recreation. I want to join them, and I think you would enjoy it too."

Touch her hand and say, "It'll be fun. You'll get to see a lot, and I think you'll enjoy it."

When we go out, we should all use disguises. We can alter our looks to appear like we're all related, too.

Kellerly will get a chance to get used to the disgusting mask, too. Maybe we can figure out some way to make it more pleasant for her.

>>15605725
"I, okay then. Give me a minute to grab my things." She seems to let up a bit, though she avoids physical contact. Heading back, you can see Kellery struggling with Daisy, trying to get her into some proper clothes while she bounces around the place. You wait for them by the car, Cath getting into the passenger's seat while the Prof buckles the seatbelt for Daisy in the back. The girl is almost too excited to sit still, making you wait for a few seconds before you can get going.

Where to first? Park or theme park?

>>15605898

Theme park, we want to tire Daisy out before we and Catherine go on to the park to help her with her identity issues.

>>15605952
agreed. And minimize her sugar/caffeine intake.

>>15605952
>>15606030
Calling forth the memorized map of the city you navigate to the theme park. It's in a fairly outlying area, the lights and music filling the countryside around it. You can see it's huge sign from afar, the words Baron Lake Park emblazoned in blinding neon above it.

You pull into the parking lot (and pay some), buy some tickets for all of you(and pay a stupid amount for them), and buy a decidedly small amount of cotton candy for Daisy(for a ridiculous price). The girl runs around, wanting to get on every ride, take a picture with every clown and mascot, watching her is enough to make you tired.

Eventually, after a few times on a particularly steep rollercoaster, she drags Kellery with her to the Haunted Manor, leaving you alone with Catherine. She seems to be in a good mood, constantly smiling for the last few minutes, though even if it wasn't for the mind link transmitting Daisy's emotions, it would be still hard to not feel better after seeing her complete amazement at the park.

"I used to love coming to these places. My dad would always used to win us prizes, choosing the silliest things he could think of. Me and Annie used to compete who could ride the most times without getting dizzy or sick." The smile is blown away in a moment, an almost physical wave of longing and grief hitting you. "Well, Catherine did."

>>15606304

Put an arm around her shoulders and say, "You're still you. You act too much like her to not be her. And I'm really glad about that, it made all the trouble I had saving you earlier worth it."

>>15606304
>>15606304
"You didn't stop being Catherine. You just had something more added on. An additional bit, but that doesn't mean you've lost who and what you were. Having your body and mind hot-rodded doesn't change who you are, unless you let it. You still have all your memories, right? You still remember your childhood, you still smile when you see Daisy having fun, you still get happy and sad. You're still you, just now you've gotten a tune-up and some after-market parts. You're still a kind person, sweet as the day is long. You're still my Catherine. It'll take more than the most powerful technology in the known universe to take that away."

Brain you fell asleep again didn't you?

>>15607829

Well just in case he did, I'm archiving it.

>>15608098
looks like he crashed for the night. Too bad. Hopefully this bump will suffice until morning.

Fell asleep again, and I'm really ashamed about this, so I'm going to switch out my comfy armchair for a significantly less comfortable, regular chair, start the quest earlier, and hook up an IV drop of energy drinks or something.

Going to bump this around through the day, and will start again at 14 board time if someone is here, because stopping like this is unnacceptable.

>>15610054
No worries broseph, happens to the best of us at times.

Bumpan

Just a quick check, anyone around?

>>15613149
I'm off out right now, but i'll be back in two hours. I've followed this but not actually made much contribution yet, but if it's just me later i'll do my best.

>>15607281
"You can't imagine how much that means to me, Jack. Thank you." She tentatively reaches her hand towards yours, and you grab it, giving it a squeeze. She returns the squeeze, rewarding you with a smile you haven't seen for days. You stay like that, reclining against a guard rail, the crowd surging around you, lights of a thousand colour filling the evening sky, the warm smell of popcorn and cotton candy drifting on a mild breeze.

The peace only lasts for a few minutes though, when you can feel a presence towering above the area, suddenly focusing and striking down like a hammer, shattering Daisy's cloaking net. You immediately reach out to her, sensing her panic.

"Jack, the big one from the yellow house found us, and a lot of them are coming here." She rumbles in your head for the proper designations, finally finding them. "There are ten Warriors, seven Dragons, and forty Infiltrators coming, and they'll be here soon! I don't think I can hide us right now, the big one nows what to look for."

Wat do?
>I'll check back sometime soon, I'm making dinner currently.

>>15613598

Tell Catherine, and then retrieve Daisy and Kellery. Time to evacuate. Can Catherine make that jammer she's integrated work overtime or something to help screen us?

>>15613734

Oh, and if we have to fight, we don't want to do it where there are people around. The last big fight we had, with the Fools' cyborg, it was unavoidable and we were in no shape for a fight, but here we have a venue choice.

>Almost had a kitchen disaster, but narrowly averted it, sorry for the delay.
>>15613734
Catherine shakes her head. "The jammer has a range of fifteen meters, and if they found Daisy, they'll find this as well, it won't do much more than conceal our exact lcoation."

>>15613747
You want to take Daisy and Kellery with you as well, should they remain here, or escape on their own?

>I'm going to finish eating, then reply to any posts, ETA 20 minutes

Soooooo.
No one around right now?
That's cool, I'll bump things around for some time, see if we get anywhere.

"Cath, take Kellery and Daisy, find someplace secure, with only one entrance or exit, and hunker down. You'll need to keep them safe. I'm counting on you. I'll try to clear things out here. Daisy, tell Kellery to find a phone and call her old bosses, let the know that a large number of intruders are converging here. (that should lead to enough confusion to allow us to slip out later)." Then we immediately find the nearest security personnel and tell them that we saw some guy with a gun wandering around. That should clear the civvies out of the park.

>>15614095

We can't fight that many enemies alone. Daisy's not ready to fight, but Catherine could. Even between her and us we'd probably still be committing suicide to try and kill them all. We're going to need help.

Daisy and Kellery should evacuate alone. We need to kill that "big one" and cut off the enemy's ability to track Daisy.

"Catherine we need to buy them time to get away. We have to kill the one that's tracking them. The enemy has a big force: ten warriors, seven dragons, forty infiltrators. We can't kill all of that alone. We may not even be able to get close to their controller with that much cover. Can you put in a call to the Wise and let them know about the enemy in this area? They're the only force on the planet that has the firepower to fight that."

>>15614303
>I'll only be around for another hour before I leave for work. If nobody else steps in, you might want to call it for today.

>Which will it be, send Cath to protect Daisy and the Prof, or bring her with you to help in the fight?

>>15614487
I'm not comfortable with leaving Daisy and Kellery undefended. And I really want to minimize the amount of combat Cath sees until she's comfortable in her new skin. I think Cath should escort Daisy and Kellery to safety.

>>15614487

I'd have preferred to have her first real fight be something more controlled. I think it'd be best for her mental health if she escorted Daisy and Kellery.

We are going to be fighting a delaying action until the Wise arrive. If we get a chance to kill the Overseer we will take it, but otherwise all we're doing is slowing the enemy down.

>>15614527
>>15614527
overseer and dragon are the two genetic templates that should be making our mouth water at the moment.

>>15614553
>>15614527
>Just to clarify, the Overseer isn't actually in the incoming group, it is directing the attack from the safety of it's den in the city.

You quickly meet up with Kellery and Daisy, and explain your plan. Catherine doesn't seem thrilled by the idea of leaving you alone, but one look at the other two's fearful expressions convinces her otherwise. Instead, she steps up to you, grabs your shoulders, stands on her toes, and gives you a long, deep kiss. "Stay safe, okay? Just, come back." She keeps looking at you for a second while walking backwards, then turns around to jog after the Prof and Daisy. You stand there looking dumb for a second, the whole thing catching you by surprise. With a slight metallic aftertaste in your mouth, you look around, spotting a security guard nearby.

Explaining your made-up story to him, he seems rather incredulous. "So, you saw a gun poking out of a guys pocket?" You bring out your best concerned citizen act, nodding enthusiastically. "Yeah, caucasian guy, late teens, black hoodie, all jittery and nervous. I didn't dare to do something, but I'm really getting worried."

He wipes his sweaty brow, then turns away, barking a qucik report into his walkie talkie. Soon, an annoucement comes through the park speakers, some bogus story about possible mechanical malfunctions. The guards herd the crowd towards the exits, slowly scanning through them, trying to find your gunman.

>field too long, cont.

>>15614738

The guard comes back, looking rather suspiciously at you. "You're going to have to wait with us, buddy, don't want you bailing if the story turns out to be full of shit, ya know?" You look up into the sky, spotting the flares of the Dragon bio-jets closing in. You could swear you heard the rumble of a convoy of vehicles in the distance, but the roar of the jets is starting to block out all other noise. The guard looks up as well, squinting his eyes trying to make out what's going on. "What the fuck, another jet sortie? The hells going on in this city."

There are several one meter tall, two meter long guard rails scattered around, each a separately standing piece. There are several metal benches as well, and the ride beside you has some rather impressive metal spikes, almost two meters long.

Any action plan? If yes, roll for efficiency.

>>15614747
Look the guard in the eye and say 'you're welcome' right before dosing him with knockout gas and stuffing him someplace safe, then look for a good ambush position where we have a decent vantage point.

rolled 2 = 2

>>15614791
Dammit captcha, stop eating my rolls.

>Here, sorry.
No one else?
>>15614948
That is one bad roll there, mate.

>>15614791
rolling for this

rolled 84 = 84

Pfffft, i'm always putting it in the wrong field... *mutters darkly*
>>15615118

rolled 4 = 4

bummmp, and providing the third roll

>>15614948
>>15615127
The guard barely has enough time to look surprised before collapsing, and you tuck him carefully away into a secure booth. You spot a seemingly good spot, and hide behind a large aluminum plate, garishly decorated with advertisement for the rides. The roar of the jets gets deafening soon, and four of the creatures land while three circle around, trying to spot you.

You tense, preparing for the fight, but this turns out to be a bad idea, the bolts fixing the plate in place tearing out from the force. You roll backwards into the middle of the Dragons, as surprised about this turn of events as you are. Jumping bakc on your feet, you manage to grab one of them by it's long, finned tail, flinging him around like a makeshift club in your panic. The one you hit is reduced to a pulp, and you swing your newfound weapon around, bashing another one against a wall, it's spine audibly breaking from the impact. Throwing the bloody mess in your hands away, you dodge to the side, the blast of liquid flame coming from the last one on the ground spreading on a hotdog stand, the substance sticking to it like a gel. You charge it, the blade sprouting from your arm, piercing the armour on it's head from a downward thrust. You kick it away, freeing yourself, the corpse bowling through the guard rails, sending them flying. The three in the air start to dive on you, the first's chest smashed in by a gaurd rail you throw underhandedly. You leap, snatching the remaining thwo from the air, slamming them against the ground, pinning them down with one hand each.

From the sounds, you estimate that you have thirty seconds until the Warriors arrive. Do you try to absorb them, or would you rather finish them off and try to find a better location to face the Warriors in?

>>15614948
>>15615356
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-

>>15615356
Yeah, I'm slow as hell, though my posts are much longer. Should've broken >>15615375 into two parts, for ease of reading though. I'll pay attention to it.

rolled 98 = 98

>>15615375
rolling for absorbing. being paranoid, but we might not get another chance later.

rolled 35 = 35

>>15615398
Well, looks like it's just me, so i'll roll again for this.

>Moving along, I'm trying to get back some speed.

>>15615398

You extend your tendrils, the tiny needle points findig their way through the articulation of the beasts' armour with ease, and you rip what you can use out of the bodysnatcher inside. It would seem that these aren't real dragons, but instead some kind of simpler variant of them, used for scouting and harassing rather than hunting and aerial combat. You file away the information you gain, instead focusing on the abilities you can attain.

>Choose three:

-Heat-resistant Armor Coating
(improves resistance to cyborg energy weaponry and bodysnatcher flames to some extent)

-Improved Chemical Gland and Delivery Organ
(napalm substance, posions/drugs/acid can be dispensed as aerosol)

-Gliding Wings

-Biochemical Fuel Production and Jet System
(Gliding Wings required, biological jetpack)

-Launchable Bone Spikes(autofire)

-Epidermal Chromatophore Deposit
(chameleon-like camouflage)

-Improved Stealth Morph
(padded feet, skin camouflaged to emit room temperature heat)

-Restructured Leg(digitrade)
(faster running and larger jumps)

-Improved Equilibrioception

>>15615549
Seems to have left out the explanation for the last one, it significantly improves on your balance.

>>15615549
I feel as if this should be a group decision, so I'd prefer it if we waited for others to come and have a vote or whatever, but i'd go for:

-Gliding Wings
-Biochemical Fuel Production and Jet System
-Improved Equilibrioception

>>15615591
Yeah, we'll wait for a bit, and if no one else shows, we take your suggestion. Otherwise, usual voting/rolling rules in effect.

>>15615656
Ok, hopefully I've chosen the right things...

Bumpan

>>15615828
bumping, also, where the fudge is everyone?

>>15615889
Well, Magus had to leave, adn the rest, I guess they weren't expecting the quest to continue today, so not a lot of players looking for the thread.

>>15615914
ah ok, if you don't get any more players soon you'll need to archive the thread and schedule the next one, since i'm a brit and need to go and get some shuteye soon (unless I can't be bothered sleeping)

Another bump.
If no one shows soon, I'm calling it a day, and we'll pick it up next saturday.

Sorry, I'd participate, but I'm busy with something else right now.

Okay then, archive updated, see you all next saturday.

Holy crap! It's back!

>>15615591
Seconding all of these for those looking back at the thread archive.
Completely forgot this was on what with Void quest.

rolled 91 = 91

yeah, sorry, work called me in. I'm completely ok with those power choices though. Though next time, if possible, I suggest we start looking into the heat-resistance modifications.