Suburbs.

Look for a house to break into.

>>18949154
Second.

You don't really know what the time is. You do recall that you managed to get in line for the foodvan yesterday. The soup was vile, but what'd you expect? It's a bloody foodvan. You've had worse.

Hunger: 59/100

You're in a park in the city's suburbs. It's not a bad park, and it hasn't got wardens who would chase you away. Around the park are rows of pretty houses. Traffic sounds are quite loud, it's probably rush hour now.

Already? We barely know where we are. We don't need to go knocking over houses already.

suberbs.

what are i wearing? what items do i have with me? where is my towel?

>>18949171
Park? Squirrel hunting time!

>>18949167
>>18949154

Hmmm. Well, you've never tried criminal activity before... other than lifting several chocolate bars from a convenience store once. Would you like to start now?

In any case, you figure that you should try breaking in *after* the cars have all driven off. Wouldn't do to be seen. Meanwhile you could take a look around to see which houses might be empty.

> Roll d100 to recce the area.

am i a male or a female? am i crippled, or just poor? is my mind all there, or have i got some kind of homeless brain disiese?

>>18949209
Yes.

rolled 69 = 69

Rolling

rolled 72 = 72

>>18949197
Rollan

>>18949209
>>18949179

You're male. These days your left hand isn't quite as strong as it was, after that thrashing you got from gang members about a year ago, but otherwise you seem physically fine.

Your mind seems relatively stable. You were driven out of your home due to severe domestic abuse, though, and the trauma has stayed with you. You don't like open flames. Lighters freak you the hell out.

As for your inventory, you have a small duffel bag. It's all you got after your stuff got stolen by a bunch of crackheads. Inside, you've got:

> Towel
> Some rags
> Several back issues of newspapers
> A toilet brush, good for backscratching
> $1.50

> Do something else in the park? Or wait for time before breaking in?

>>18949253
>Towel
Good, we're all set for this adventure!

>>18949253

go to bathroom at park and use a rag to wash up, keeping a weary eye on the door. just wash off the major body parts, but leave some of the dust around the face.

a normal smelling hobo makes more money than a smelly hobo, but a totally clean hobo makes a lot less money.

while we are in the bathroom, check for quarter machines to break into for loot.

>>18949189

You haven't really got much to hunt squirrels with, though. Make something?

>>18949243
>>18949249

You decide not to move out of the park first. You know this little trail where you can creep along, behind a wall, and see the backs of the houses. The wall is topped by broken glass and a barbed wire fence, though, so you'll have to find other ways to break in.

After a bit of sneaking around you observe a young man opening the backyard door to take something or other. You hear him greet Susan, whoever Susan is. Then you hear the click of the door closing - but not the lock.

Just then you notice Susan. She's a middle-aged woman, chasing a boy around the backyard. 'Come on, come on, it's time for school!' She doesn't notice you.

> What now?

>>18949277

Having done the scouting, you then head to the washroom - but go instead to the hosepipe out back. Some things a hobo knows more about.

You wash yourself reasonably clean. There aren't really quarter machines this bit of town; you'd need to walk a long way, or maybe take a bus. But a bus would be $2.00, and you haven't got that. Damned crackheads...

try to get a look inside the house. who's the dude?

take a few pieces of the broken glass. wrap it up in a rag or something. knife materials n shit. we may need some weaponry.

rolled 48 = 48

>>18949253
> A toilet brush, good for backscratching
Are we somehow disabled to be unable to scratch our own back ?

Also, how do we look, past the dirt ? Are we cute or handsome, or covered in unsightly acne ?
Actually, rolling for attractiveness.

>>18949342
Awkward teenager get. Fuck.

>>18949342

dang....we not a manhunk...

>>18949349
50 out of 100 says 'average teenager' to me, bros

>>18949342
>>18949313

You're rather plain, though not significantly hideous. Age hasn't got anything on you right now, but you do look older than usual for a 17-year-old. Hey, there's still time.

As for the backscratching, there's always bits of the back you can't scratch properly. That's annoying, so you got a toilet brush for it that.

Also, you try to dislodge the broken glass, but damn thing won't go, and you nearly cut yourself. Let's not, let's not...

> What do? The sun has come up now. Hunger 56/100.

>>18949375
Head into town and stake out a spot for begging

rolled 84 = 84

Observe house of Susan and break in when they all fall asleep

rolled 79 = 79

Is it cold out there ?

I think we should start by trying to find a breakfeast in the neighbourhood's garbage can. Suburb people probably throw a lot of barely touched food.

Rolling for that.

>>18949395
>begging
Fuck that shit, let's take up busking.

rolled 32 = 32

>>18949375
Jerk off in public, they gots them fancy meal things in jail.

I want to veto breaking in a house. We don't even know where to pawn the things we could get.

rolled 75 = 75

>>18949402
I agree,

>>18949415
>Implying we are going to steal material goods

And if we get caught we get free house and food in jail

>>18949402

this please.

also: i dont want to break in to houses yet. maybe later, but i wanna explore the world a bit. find a good home base, and get ourselves a weapon or some skills or something. we really should have a way to fight off the crackheads.

>>18949409
If we are going to steal, lets steal an instrument to busk with.
Lets go for a recorder or a tin whistle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ein64KVirPI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6tiO4KSxg&feature=related

>>18949429
Hm... The problem with jail is that you're not alone.

Plus, we're not the kind of lumpen who goes for comfort over freedom.

>>18949442
How about a hubjo?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-CCMnBpQoU

>>18949409

Busking, eh... well you did use to take some music classes in the past. And you know little Pete, who has a guitar with four strings, and he can play like five songs, and it's not bad earnings. But you don't know where Pete is. Might've been arrested or something.

>>18949399
>>18949437

You crouch behind the wall and watch. Susan has a husband, and it seems another kid as well - a teenage girl. They won't be falling asleep for a long while, it's morning. But there might be a time when there's only Susan at home...

You wonder if you should really break in. I mean, it's jail time. You've spent a few weeks in there from time to time, bad times. Breaking in would be years.

>>18949402

Instead you spot a place where several families have their wheelie bins all clustered together. The morning rush is over now, and no one's really looking as you open one bin after another.

Man, seriously? Someone dumped half a loaf of bread because one slice has got a spot of green mould on it. You tear the bit off - good as new. There's also a pint bottle of milk, slightly consumed, one day past expiry date. Smells milky enough to you. Also a box of Organic-grown Farm-Assured Blueberries, again expired, looks fine.

> Get: half loaf of bread, pint bottle of milk, organic blueberries

Meanwhile, it's the time when the cute blonde chick jogs around the park again. You hug everything to your chest and watch as she passes. Man, she's cute, long swinging ponytail and black tracksuit. She's seen you around before, and if she doesn't react positively, at least she doesn't treat you with hostility.

> What now?

> You're leaving the break-in option open; you've spent three years in the streets, and you'll do anything to stay alive. But absolutely last resort. You haven't even tried it before, and you think it's best not to jump into trying it too easily.

>>18949442
>>18949464
If we get to choose, I want a harmonica.
I'd play this all the time while walking around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_H3Kw21lJk

>Susan has a husband, and it seems another kid as well - a teenage girl. They won't be falling asleep for a long while, it's morning. But there might be a time when there's only Susan at home...
>They won't be falling asleep for a long while, it's morning. But there might be a time when there's only Susan at home...
>there might be a time when there's only Susan at home...

I smell a rape scene coming, honestly.

Can we put our spare time into learning to Juggle?
Can we juggle knives [but not flaming knives]

Find stick and make it sharp we need weapon

>>18949495
No, you don't. We're not doing that.

>>18949495
I smelled it from the start of this quest.

>>18949496
Won't that get us arrested ?

>>18949467
Eat and drink. Mumble anout the guy who threw out a bottle of milk without emptying it before, even on his flowerbands.

rolled 83 = 83

>>18949467
find somewhere to set up and stash our loot, preferably hidden.

>>18949493

This should be our theme song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkqtFO_ygTI&feature=related

We are cool Hobo not rapey hobo.
Do we have a Hobo beard for warmth

>>18949495

Man, seriously didn't think of that. I meant if only Susan's around, it's easier to break in. One on one vs. one on four.

But since we're already decided not to break into a house for now, that can be left aside.

>>18949496
>>18949499

You know that there's one park down from this park, with a big garden shed. You might be able to... borrow some tools from there. Alternatively they have like a pile of poles for making fences, no one misses that shit.

As for juggling, you can try! Best not to go around with a pocket full of knives though. Such things earn you a term in the slammer.

> What do? Go to another park? Also, you eat a slice of bread and drink all the milk. Hunger 70/100.

>>18949499
sharpening a stick takes a lot of time without a knife. i'm all for getting a weapon though.

are there any new neighborhoods being built around here? those places always have nails, screws, jagged pieces of wood, and in general usefull stuff around them. we should stake out a place like that. maybe we can even find a screwdriver. damn good shank, and good for taking apart shit to get into it too.

Lets train throwing rocks at trees it more useful than you can think

>>18949552
Eat till we're full. better than eating mouldy bread later on.

We need a plan. Lets become king of the hobos and start travelling on a quest to get a decent place to live and make a life for ourselves
Go to public library and read books on juggling and street performance
Obtain poles/balls
Practice our new bardic skills

>>18949552
I think we should go to secluded place and masturbate, thinking about that runner girl.

We don't have anything else to do.

rolled 95 = 95

>>18949600
I concur, runner girl could be a good love interest.

>>18949574

we are 17 now. we arent going to become super good a throwing rocks by training for a few hours, plus throwing stuff is tiresome, and we want to conserve our energy for running from crackheads and cops.

that being said, a handfull of rocks in our bag/pocket are always good. we should grab some on our way to wherever we are going. we may not be an allstar, but it's not hard to throw a rock/handfull of rocks at someone as we flee.

>>18949595

This

>eat until full
>Go to public library
>Become good at something

>>18949610
Also this.

We should also stock some pocket sand

>>18949609

Runner girl fetish material confirmed.

can we get a branch or a twig or something?
better than fighting with fists

>>18949574
>>18949567

You know that if you keep walking, past this park, and then the next park - yeah, you navigate by parks, they're easy to remember - then you get to a bit where there's quite a bit of construction work going on.

To be honest, you've only been in this area about a month, and being a cautious person you've mostly travelled known safe paths. Keeps you from getting shanked. But it also means you don't know much about this area, so if you want to keep an eye out for anything, make a mental note. That is, ask.

>>18949595

You think the nearest library is... man, you don't know. Haven't been in one in years. But you figure that, if you move towards the new towns, you could probably consult some street maps and find a library. You know there's two new towns around here, Brindsley and Canningham; Brinds is about two hours' walk, and Canningham about two and a half hours.

> Set off? For which way? Also ask if you want to try remembering anything about those towns.

Meanwhile, you eat all the food. Why not, right? Then you decide you need a wank...

Why so caucht up on fighting ? We decided to stay in a suburb so we won't have to fight like in the city.

>>18949610
There's also the fact that if we're forced to fight, throwing a punch whilst holding a nice hefty rock always tends to some damage.

>>18949655

Proceed to the construction site. And forget small time nails and boards. Find a nice, durable piece of rebar to tuck into our dufflebag

>>18949600
>>18949609
>>18949641

You go back to the hosepipe place, facing the wall, and get at it. It's not really something you think too much about. Ah, wouldn't it be nice if... wait, are those footsteps?

You dodge to the left just as the blonde girl comes round and starts to use the hosepipe. She washes her face, then her arms, and wets her hair. By then you've long done, cleaned up, pulled your pants back on and died of embarrassment about four times. Shit shit shit.

And then she walks out right past you and starts. 'Woah.' But then she sees its you, and nods and is on her way. Man.

> What do now? Library, perhaps?

Set off into some isolated place outside of city preferable forrest after searching for something sharp

I would say look for a powertool to steal, personally. We could sell it at a pawn shop for some much needed dosh.

Mug the woman.
Not a nice thing to do, but it's a dog eat dog world. right?

>>18949694

They'll notice if a powertool goes missing. And they wouldn't just leave them setting around. Building materials aren't rare by any means, so we should take what they won't miss and be on our way before they suspect anything

>>18949655
Closest town, practice singing and juggling our rocks on the way.
Keep our eye out for people who might want us to do odd jobs for food

>>18949686
Yeah, library's good. Go for the two hours walk.

We might be able to get a mp3 from some unattentive student. We need music to keep us company.

>>18949662

host has hinted a few times about us having problems with crackheads, so we can assume that we fight sometimes. if we are to become king of the hobo's, we are gonna have to fight a few crazies.

also: fighting skills/weapons will help in attacking people if we want to go down that road and start mugging people.

on topic, i say we fill our now empty milk bottle with some fresh water. might be thirsty on our walk.

also: we should look into finding a junkyard to steal parts from. we need some wheels.

> Also, sorry, don't know why I keep forgetting the rock thing.

You pick up a rock and a piece of brick from round the park, and put them in your duffel bag.

And no, you're not going to mug that girl! She's... well, she's pretty. And anyway, she's gone off now.

>>18949734

and a pocket full of sand, to throw in the eyes of crazies.

So, options now:

> Go to construction site: about half hour away
> Go to Brinds, two hours away, go to library
> Mug people, get arrested and locked up (it's the way your character thinks, he's a cautious guy)
> Others?

>>18949750

construction site sounds good. see if we can get any good loot.

>>18949750
Construction Site

scout the construction site.

in addition, see if we can find an empty tool belt. that could be VERY USEFUL for us.

>>18949763
>>18949768

>>18949595
>>18949621
>>18949677
>>18949712
>>18949721
>>18949763
>>18949768

> Come think of it, not mutually exclusive!

You take a bit of sand and put it in your pocket, and think things through. Well, the construction site you know about is on the way to Brinds anyway, so you could always go there first.

You set off, feeling a sense of purpose for the first time in a bit. Grange Park is large, and the pond has plenty of ducks and geese who swim around, carefree. There's joggers round here as well, and plenty of old couples walking their dogs.

You take a look at the tourist map, and two tourists look at you funny. They're well dressed, and fat, and have a book between them, jabbering on about seeing the Tower and the City Keep and all the lovely art museums...

> What do? Ignore, talk, something else? You know from here you have to cross a council estate, not a pleasant place, to get to the construction site.

>>18949815

Ignore the tourists. They seem like dicks.

grab the book, and run for it. fat tourist wont catch us. book might be usefull later.

>>18949815

Would offer to take them for a tour, but we don't know our way around.

Therefore, ignore them

>>18949828

You turn away and let them look at the map. How'd they get so lost as to end up here? Bloody tourists fouling up your city, bloody typical...

The council estate smells of piss and shit, and weed, and you know for a fact that some serious gang shit goes on here sometimes. You know Fathead Tom, who was asked to smuggle a bag of weed for 10 bucks, and then he got the life thrashed out of him by a rival gang when they found out. Never walked properly again. Shit is dangerous.

Still, you manage to pass it without incident, only to come upon what looks like a smaller construction site. You know the bigger one's down the road, but from the trucks driving in there you figure it'd be full of people. This one is strangely empty.

> Roll d100 for recce.

>>18949890
Well shit

rolled 6 = 6

>>18949877
Rolling...

rolled 48 = 48

>>18949896

> Sorry. Bloody housemates.

rolled 74 = 74

>>18949877

Rolling!

>>18949901

You take a quick look around the place, and then you see some things you might like. There is a tool belt, two screwdrivers, and a handheld power drill.

There's also a box of nails sitting on a cupboard. But as you walk towards it, you hear voices behind you. Looks like the workers are coming in soon.

> What do!

Just wanna say that if we do go to the construction site, we might want to pick up a sock as well.

>Half-brick in a sock - the weapon of champions.

>>18949949
Well, ask if they could use a hand, some menial labor doesn't really require a collage degree.
Alternativly,s teal screwdriver and nails

>>18949952

You don't see a sock around, sadly. But you do have a sock yourself, just one.

>>18949949
grab tool belt, a screwdriver and gtfo! dont let the workers see you!

>>18949949
Steal a tool belt and screwdriver, then leg it before they catch sight of you

>>18949968
Well, if we only have one then we might as well use it for the Brick-inna-sock. No use having just one sock now is it? Plus, nobody's gonna miss a brick. 's just a brick.

>>18949966
>>18949971
>>18949975

Brick in a sock will be at your leisure. But meanwhile, roll d100!

You hear them coming, move behind a half-completed brick wall, and then take a long screwdriver and the tool belt. Then you look out. The coast seems to be clear...

>>18949992
we already have a halfbrick in our bag. lets just grab the belt, a screwdriver, and get outa there before those big ass construction workers decide to see us and beat the shit out of us.

rolled 79 = 79

ruuuuunnnn

derp
This game is a practice for real life for half of us.

>>18950040

for me, real life was practice for this game. ;) was homeless for bout half a year when i was 18. surprisingly, i never fought any crazies, but i stayed in a small town with a bunch of nice old retired people. lulz.

successful army career now, though, so no hard feelings about it.

>>18950035

> Success!

By the time one of the construction workers does notice you, you are already outside the entrance of the construction site. 'Oi! You! Did you just sneak in?'

'What?' You try your best to look innocent. 'Sneak in? Why?'

'Eh. Gillie, don't pick on the hobo mate.' There's laughter, and you walk away with the stuff you stole without much problems. When you're far enough away, you lean against a fence to catch your breath - goddamn that was close - and then look around you.

You appear to be in the back alley to a shopping street, no doubt for the surrounding estates. It looks a bit dingy, with butchers and an open air veg market and the like. Hmmm.

> What do?

>>18950086

We're not hungry right now, so I don't want to steal anything for the moment. Let's chat some folks up and see if there's any work we could do to get a bit of money

>>18950086

Put your screwdriver, and your sock-brick in the tool belt. And put the sand in a pocket of the tool belt.

Keep everything handy in case shit hits the fan.

>>18950086
find a bathroom in one of the nearby buildings for some privacy, then check out the toolbelt to see what the construction worker had in it.

>>18950086
Search dumpsters for food or loot.
Also which country are we in? from your spelling its UK so lets go on the dole

>>18950065
...Why are there so many people on 4chan who lived on the streets?
But you are American, right?
At least in Germany, it's pretty impossible to become homeless. There's still tons of beggars for some reason, though.

>>18950157
I'm not sure if it counts but I moved to a new town and the couch I was supposed to sleep on before my apartment could be used became unavailable.
Weather was nice so spent a week camping on the beach

>>18950137

You're not doing that shit, man. For $30 a week they want your papers, and they want you to submit evidence every week that you are looking for work, and you have to report to the station and wait for hours and talk to grumpy women who look down on you.

The dole isn't an easy thing, even here.


>>18950134
>>18950118

You wander round until you find a pub with a toilet. The people mostly ignore you as you go in; they must see their share of hobos.

You check the tool kit. and can't help but blink when you see that in one of the pockets is a few wadded up notes. That... adds up to $45!

You also come across a small torchlight.

Inventory now:

> $46.50
> Screwdriver
> Brick in a sock
> Torchlight
> Tool belt
> Towel
> Some rags
> Several back issues of newspapers
> A toilet brush, good for backscratching

Also, as you head out, you spot a shop titled 'Job Agency', and a URL. Well, only place you can access internet for free is really the library, so do you want to head down to Brinds?

You also see, among other things, a charity shop, a bank branch, a hairdresser's, and a grocer's.

> Go to Brinds

>>18950157
Most beggars are either:
a)to stupid/proud to get social aids
b)actually have a home/job, and just scam people of their money (you'd be surprised how much one can get from begging!)
c)are illigal immigrants

>>18950217

> Go to Brinds?, rather.

Also, you see there's a fair few homeless ones here too. Funnily enough, there's a peppy redheaded girl, probably a college student, raising funds for a homelessness charity - right next to a sleeping hobo. Heh.

>>18950157

yes american. mum abandoned me, dad imprisoned for the last 5 years. i mainly stayed in abandoned buildings. just look for house for sale signs, and sleep in the basement durring the summer, a closet in the winter. only got caught once, explained my situation, and the owner gave me some money for food, but told me he would have to call the cops if he caught me again.

at the time, it didnt seem like much of a big deal...looking back, it was kinda messed up.
all in the past now, though, and i learned some cool stuff and got some neat stories to tell my grandkids eventually.
everythingwentbetterthanexpected.png

>>18950217

torchlight = flashlight? uk lingo skills = unsure...

>>18950285
We usually just call it a Torch

>>18950285
Torchlight = OH GOD IT BURNS
The thing that you used in Chemistry.

At least that's what I suspect. I'm not British.

>>18950285

Yeah, flashlight.

>>18950300
Bunsen burner?

>>18950318
Yeah, that's what I thought of.
Would've been a lot more awesome.


We need fire.

>>18950326
but fire freaks us out

>>18950326

O.O up yours man. fire is scary. we dont want to go anywhere near an open flame. eff that stuff.

>>18950326
That would be a good idea, but a Bunsen Burner wouldn't be. Nothing to connect it to.

Plus, you know, >>18950340

I wish to become Malkavian.

Fire, oh god no Dad does that thing when mum's hand and then your sister no no no-

You snap back to, and look around. Huh. It's still the town. No one pays you any heed; everyone's too busy picking spinach and tomatoes.

So. Talk to anyone? Or go now to Brinds?

> Hunger: 84/100 (after eating, then walking)

>>18950359

Ask anyone if there's work to be done, old produce they can't sell, etc.

Lets try to get a decent reputation in the community

>>18950359

to brind? other personalities?

btw, what is our name?

>>18950402
Hobo McPoor

>>18950414
You Man Henderson

>>18950402
Dylan Freeman

>>18950421
Gordon Henderson

We need to find a couch and a crowbar.

>>18950421

>>18950402
>>18950380

We haven't figured out our name yet, actually.

You go up to one or two of the veg sellers, but they mostly give you hostile glares. There's a fat man selling doughnuts from a cart who smiles, thinking you're buying something, and then turns sour again.

There's another man however, near the end of the street. He seems annoyed by your presence, but then after dealing with two customers he turns to you. 'What do you want?'

'Um... well, I was just wondering if there's work needs doing.'

'Work needs doing? How old are you, kid? Oh that's a dollar a basket! A dollar a basket! Well, if you want to help out, there's a crate of aubergines out back, carry them in here and put them there.'

You do so - oof, that is a heavy crate of aubergines. The man directs you to put the box down, and just then someone comes in and buys four. 'You're a bit of luck there, fellow, what's your name? Mine's Terry.'

'Dylan.'

'Dylan, eh. You want to do more work?'

> What now?

>>18950474
lets work for mister pratchett! we can get cozy to him eventually and stop being homeless! we can open up a lot of options for ourselves if we get steady work.

>>18950524
agreed

>>18950474
>>18950421 here
HolycrapyouusedmynameGLEE

dylan henderson. simple compromise?

>>18950474
...At least let us find a crowbar.

>>18950538
>>18950535
>>18950524

He looks at you. You think of a writer you seem to remember reading before, who was also called Terry... but they don't look alike, not at all.

'Um, sure, yeah.' You nod. 'What do you need me to do?'

'Go out back, there's a white van-' he gives you the licence number. 'I need... tomatoes now. So just pass me the tomatoes.'

You nod and trot off, and soon you see a white van with the correct licence number. As you're heading towards it, though, you get accosted by someone - another peppy college kid, this time a rather cute brunette (they're clever at picking their fundraisers). 'Hey there! Would you like to donate some money for the RSPCA?'

> What say?

>>18950474
>Implying you can just walk up to people and they will give you a job out of the blue
We could use the money, and hard work ain't gonna kill us.

>>18950591

>implying that isn't the definition of 'odd job'

>>18950586
"Y-you too."

>>18950557

To be honest, you don't feel like using your dad's last name. It was Freeman, yes, but you don't want anything to do with that wanker.

>>18950565

You could... look... but you're not sure where there might be a crowbar in these parts.

>>18950586
say hi as we pick up the tomatoes, and ask her what hspca stands for as we carry the tomatoes back to terry.

>>18950586
"Sorry, haven't got any cash on me. Also, homeless."
>>18950623
>Assuming that we are essentially in England, the RSPCA is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, one of the largest charities in the country, and one everyone knows.

>>18950623
RSPCA*

for one, i dont know. for two, hot chicks with good causes like it when you play dumb, and it gives her an escuse to keep chatting with us.

>>18950591
When I was a kid the hilarious trick that the local pikeys would play was to offer you a days work for £50 and either dump you in the middle of nowhere without paying you or only give you £5 and say thats all you greed to.

>>18950608
>>18950623
>>18950650
>>18950657

'E-eh? Oh... give me a second...'

'Sorry, are you busy?'

'Y-no-wait.' You run off and grab the box of tomatoes, thankful that it's not very heavy, and get it back to the girl. She's trying to talk to another guy, but when she sees you she comes over.

'You work here?'

'A bit. Yeah, hopefully. What's this... RSCPA?'

'RSPCA. Prevention of cruelty to animals. Do you know that every two minutes in this city a dog or cat or hamster or something suffers harm from animal cruelty? Like, people staple their noses to their heads, or they burn out their fur...'

That last image makes you feel suddenly cold, and it takes effort to not spill the whole crate of tomatoes. 'Sorry. So...'

'So, you know, we try to stop it! But we need support, and funding, so if you'd like to donate...'

You technically could donate, but.... it's hard-discovered money, man.

> What do?

>>18950709
"sorry, all i've got is $45, and that's all I own, so I can't really support you"

>>18950709
Charity is a luxury you can't afford. lets not fall for her guilting us

"i havent really had anywhere to call home for a while. i would love to donate, but i just dont have the money for it." take terry the tomatoes.

>>18950709
>people staple their noses to their heads

Why people would do this?

>>18950750
>>18950743

'Well... I'm sorry but I've really only got 45 bucks. That's really all I got, so...'

She looks a bit disgusted as she skulks off. You then bring the crate back to Terry.

You spend the rest of the morning and afternoon doing this work, fetching veg and cleaning stuff, and then packing it all in at 5 in the evening. Terry looks at you, and then nods. 'So, first time you've done work in a while, eh?'

'Um... yeah, something like that...' your shoulders ache like hell. But Terry then takes out two bills and pass them to you.

> Gain $20.

'I'm round here on Tuesdays and Thursdays.' It's Tuesday today, you think. 'Sally's in... hospital right now, so she's not around to help, so if you want to, I'll give you that for a day.'

'Oh... okay. Thanks, then.'

> What do/say?

also tell her that if things work out, you'll be working for mister terry for a while, and once you get your first paycheck you might be able to donate. ask if she'll be around, and if not, maybe you can get her phone number to call her once you have some money?

>>18950780
Maybe they fear that their noses could fall.

Mind you, $20 for like 6 hours' work is quite... extravagantly low, actually. He probably saw you looked like a hobo and had no rent to pay, so he's fobbing you off with that sum.

Still, up to you if you want to work with him. It's evening now, and he's finished packing up his van. Then he looks at you. 'Anywhere to go, you?'

>>18950800
>paycheck
No way.

>>18950796
Ask if there's some vegs he can't sell.
Then head for the library.

>>18950836

Don't argue about the $20. It's $20 more than you'd normally have. Tell him you're headed towards Brinds.

>>18950780
they do it to make their animals look more like a purebreed. they staple the nose up, then a week before they take them to the dogshow, take the staples out. rly effed up stuff...

"thanks mister terry. i'll give it some thought...for now i have to find somewhere to sleep. thanks for the work"

no sence headed for brinds at night. best to find somewhere safe to sleep/see if we can guilt terry into letting us stay at his place for the night, and set out tomorow.

bump

what time is it...?

>>18950847
>>18950848

> Sorry, internet faggotry. I'm back now.

'Brinds, eh?'

'Well... actually just somewhere with a library.'

'Well, there's a library over here in Little Mark.' Do you want to go there?

You nod, and it's just a ten minute drive. He turns to you. 'So why're you headed to the library?'

> What say?

>>18950948
It's a public place where's there's things to do.

>>18950884
>>18950946

It's about 6 in the evening now. The market's packing up, but things are still going on. The suburbs will be sleeping soon, of course, but the city centre never really sleeps. That's like a 45 minute drive in, though. Or a long, long walk.

i want to learn a skill...the library is the best place to get online, and i was hoping i could maybe take a nap or something there.

*keep trying to drop hints about having nowhere to sleep, and maybe he'll give us a couch for the night or somethin.

>>18950948
"Learn about stuff...Maybe it will help me with jobs"

>>18950954
>>18950987
>>18950981

'Public place with things to do? Well I guess it does close at 10 in the evenings... so where do you normally sleep?'

'If there's a park or something nearby...'

Terry thinks this through. 'Well. There's a park behind the library. But actually why not go to a homeless shelter? I think there's one just down the road from the library, I'll point it out to you...'

He does so as he drives past it; you can see people huddled around the entrance. Then he stops at the library and drops you off. 'Remember, day after tomorrow, do come around!'

This library isn't quite as nice as the one you remember seeing in Brinds. Nonetheless, it's functional. The receptionist looks at you, then looks elsewhere. You can see the computers; there's no free terminals. There's one kid who's using the terminal to watch cartoons.

> What do?

>>18951038
Ask him to leave; he probably has a house with a tv.

>>18951038
usually a time limit at these things. sign up to get on the computer, and go watch cartoons over the kids shoulder while you wait.

>>18950987
That's awkward. Let's go read the newspapers or some comics.

Take a look around. I'd like to steal an ipod or something if I get the chance.

>>18951082
>>18951052

You go over to the main computer, and see it's going to take half an hour. Oh well. The cartoon appears to be about Japanese samurai and someone who does not die no matter how he gets cut. Plenty of gory fighting scenes, but some gorgeous scenery in the background.

You watch one and a half episodes before tapping his shoulder and asking him to go. He glares at you and then sulks off. Well, well! There's the computer for you.

> What do you want to check?

>>18951110

No worries, that can come later. You've only got an hour on the terminal after all.

>>18951115
4chan.

>>18951115
Oh kids and their chinese cartoons.

Let's search something on woodworking.
There is always jobs to people who know how to do it

>>18951144

and find this thread

>>18951115

>Look for legitimate jobs that don't require any special skills.

>Check for housing listings where I can pay half the rent (obviously wouldn't be immediate, but when I have some money coming in, I'd rather not have to fight crackheads every night to keep it)

>Read about juggling

>>18951169
freak out when you discover that your whole life is a quest

>>18951115
Check the website for the Job Agency.
Also, maybe local websites like Gumtree/Craigslist? Maybe someone's giving something away for free.

>>18951155
We can't learn off the internet. We need a technical degree or apprenticeship before getting that kind of job.

>>18951177
Then realize if you can get OP to write things, you can change your whole reality.

>>18951204

Post in the thread begging the OP-wizard to improve your lot in life

>>18951189

Roll d100 for this.


>>18951144
>>18951169
>>18951177

Well, shit. That explains the voices in your head. Like that one this morning going 'break in her house, break into her house' when you saw that Susan woman.

Damn good thing you didn't do it, though. You pat yourself on the back, then realise you actually just did it. This is getting rather weird.

You wonder if you can actually control yourself. Let's see. You are going to go over to the children's- fuck, you just left your terminal empty! You rush back before anyone drops in on it, though. The receptionist looks at you funny again.

and then I found a lottery ticket under they keyboard with last nights jackpot numbers.

> Incidentally, you haven't actually had anything to eat the whole day. You forgot in the excitement of work.

Hunger: 48/100, you're feeling properly hungry now.

Guys this isn't funny.
I've been homeless for god knows when and you're telling me that it's all a lie?

>>18951247
His name is Dylan, asshole.

>>18951226
this!

>>18951225
Discover we have the power to control people's consciouness. Also to change appearance at will.

>>18951261
Well shit

Wht happens when the hread his autosage? will we lose our abilities?

rolled 74 = 74

>>18951225
Rolling
(I hope.)

>>18951226
Go check the numbers of the lottery ticket you've found. They're the right ones.

>>18951297
We cease to exist
that is until a new thread is created

>>18951313
Rejoice.

A flock of ducks fly through the library.

>>18951226
>>18951262
>>18951268

On a hunch, you raise the keyboard. There is indeed a piece of paper there!

When you turn it over, though, there... isn't a set of numbers. Instead there's what looks like a map. One road is marked Marking South, which is the road that the library's on. Then there's a star on a road just past it, captioned 14 Stanson Way.

14 Stanson Way. Huh. Wonder what that's got to do with anything...

Meanwhile, you hear what appears to be a nighttime story-telling session in the library. A plump lady is reading Winnie the Pooh stories in a lovely, gentle voice to just three or four kids. That's a little touching, really.

4chan doesn't have your thread. There is a long thread, with like 500 posts, talking about games that leak into the real world and vice versa.

> What do?

>>18951330
If the next thread says something about the time between the threads, we'll have to have lived... maybe retroactively.

I wonder if our memories of the past just appeared along with us, or if we actually lived them.
This is really weird.

>>18951337

ehh. i dont mind jumping on that train. how far is it from us? maybe check google maps?

>>18951337
Skim through the thread to read about people with similar experience. Maybe there'll be a good idea.

>>18951297
>>18951330
>>18951371

You are already beginning to feel the onset of lethargy, actually. Now that the thread appears to be filling up, slowly but surely.

You look up and suddenly realise that the other three people at their terminals are all not looking at their screens, but at you. '... what?' you say, then they blink as if slapped and look back down.

>>18951372

It's about 10 minutes walk away, max.

rolled 91 = 91

>>18951393
Might be time to check out that homeless shelter for the night. We can pick things up in the morning

>>18951439

> Finished checking everything?

>>18951439
Homeless shelters suck. Unless it's cold out there, don't go there.
We'd probably have a harder time sleeping in an actual bed anyway.

>>18951455
We need somewhere to sleep for tonight, we can fashion ourselves a hobo shack in the morning but if we sleep out on the streets in this neighbourhood we'll get picked up by the fuzz.

>>18951455
But most homeless shelters provide a warm bed and some food. And there's no chance you will be A) Arrested or B) Trapped in your sleeping bag and thrown in the local river, which happens depressingly regularly where I live.

rolled 90 = 90

>>18951450
Well, rolling for craigslist in case things don't get any weirder.

I say we go to the shelter

>>18951476
Let's find a secluded corner of the library to sleep in. There should be some nice hiding places, and libraries usually have couches for reading that you can move to after they close up.

rolled 40 = 40

>>18951507
Rolling for that. If we succeed, we might be able to raid the lost and found drawer.

>>18951476
>>18951469
>>18951455
>>18951439

> Did you just roll a 91? Oh dear.

You faff around a little more, and find on a job seekers' website that you can do some volunteer work for a local council park. Huh. Since you're in parks all the time anyway, you do consider it...

You note that down mentally, and then leave the library for the homeless shelter. As you go in and prepare to ask the receptionist, you wonder about the things you read - games leaking into reality, and reality leaking into games... there was something in there with a setting idea where large cities, with millions of minds and people, will have a warping effect on reality itself. That's an interesting thought.

'Hello, what can I do for you?'

> What are you thinking about? Don't say, just try to think hard at the pimply guy.

> Firefox remembers all the wrong things, like the bloody tripnames! Gah.

91/90, I guess the dice gods are telling us to make it stranger then.

>>18951528
"I heard that there was a homeless shelter near here. Could you possibly provide directions?"

>>18951507
good idea. find a place to hide, then we can do some snoopan and lootan while the place is locked up. maybe we can find a fridge in the office with something to eat, or snack on/money in the drawers/other random loot.

>>18951554

You're already in the homeless shelter.

rolled 35 = 35

>>18951528
I'm thinking about the pimply guy offering us to stay at his place instead, maybe giving us the keys and the adress if he's got the night shift.

>>18951567
Whoops, thought you meant the Library receptionist. In that case

"Hi, um, do you have any spaces left? I know it's a bit late, but I could really use a roof over my head."

>>18951337
We just derailed the quest into a metaquest?

>>18951581
>>18951583

'Oh... I was just wondering if there's somewhere I can bed down?'

Secretly, though, you start thinking about something you... don't really want, come think of it. You want to sleep in the pimply man's room, or his apartment. That's a rather creepy thought, and you wonder if you should've thought it...

'Oh... well, the thing is, we're full up here.' He pushes up his glasses. 'But, but, I live just behind here, and I have a spare room in my apartment. My cousin's in there... I mean, would you like to?'

> Wait, what? What do?

>>18951528
>>18951551
Noblemen and homeless people, hmmm? What's next, robots?

>>18951619
DON'T DO IT, JUST SLEEP ON THE FLOOR.

rolled 18 = 18

>>18951619

Think really hard at him "You could just give me some money for a motel room and we'll call it even."

>>18951624

Probably something in the middle. I am terrible with starting ideas and then not having the motivation to keep up. Gah. Robots sounds good though.

>>18951639
How about
Nobleman Hobos?

rolled 20 = 20

i stare at the pimply faced guy, and i think hard about him wanting to give back to his comunity...him wanting to take in one of the homeless guys..someone like me..and to treat this guy to anything he wants...to give that kid the chance of a lifetime..

"i was just hoping to get out of the cold and have a bite to eat, for now" i say to him..in case my mind trick doesnt work.

>>18951644
How about a homeless NobleBot?

rolled 70 = 70

>>18951644

Hobos who become noblemen
Noblemen who become hobos

Either one works for me, m8

>captcha: susan idelicio

Captcha thinks we should go back to susan's house and devour her.

Homeless Jedi Mind Tricks. This thread is kickass and must be archived.

>>18951644
So... pirates ?

You guys do know you're actually in Margade, right?

> For the uninitiated: http://noblemanquest.wikia.com/wiki/Margade

>>18951657
>>18951647
>>18951635

You think a series of thoughts, while hemming and hawing. He's probably used to hobos being rather strung out and out of it, so he waits for you. And then he raises his eyebrow.

'How do you know about Susan?'

'I- what?'

'Oh, sorry. Eh, why'd I say that? It's just, she's my next door neighbour. Anyway, so um... my house? Sorry, I mean, we do have spaces here...'

He seems rather confused by your thinking now. Or maybe is it all a coincidence?

> What do/say?

>>18951699
Yeah, well I mean it's really nice of you. I'll take you up on your offer.

>>18951699
Damn. To Susan's house!

>>18951722
We're not going to rape the poor woman
Let's just sleep in the shelter

>>18951730
I was actually planning on seducing her teenage daughter, who is Dylan's age, or near it.

>>18951730
Shelter means otther hobos. Let's sleep at pimply's.

>>18951738
>>18951730
>>18951722

... Um, it's not that Susan you saw this morning, people. You're like, one town away from where you were this morning. Just saying.

>>18951762
Goddammit.
...does this Susan also have a teenage daughter...?

SLEEPOVER AT PIMPLY JOE'S

>>18951781
>>18951756

'Oh, um... sure. Your house, then.'

'That's great. You'll like it. Hey Dave, hold the desk a bit.'

You get led to a four storey building about five minutes away from the shelter, and then you go upstairs. The pimply guy introduces himself as Joe, and says it's reasonably nice work there, just taking care of people. 'You can take a shower up there if you want.'

'I'll keep it tidy.'

'That'd be nice, thanks.' Soon you arrive at the flat, unit 18, and then go in. It's a nice, two bedroom flat, with warm yellow lighting and a small tv with a Gii console. 'That's me, and that one there's Kate.'

'All right. I'll be fine here. Thanks very much.'

'See you later.' With that, he leaves. You stand in the warm, cosy apartment for a while, realising how nice it smells. Wait. How on earth did you manage to do this? What... how'd you get away with it?

> What do?

>>18951825
Think about how much you'd like to own a place like this.

>normal hobo
>discover weird website that shifts his opinion on reality
>gains the power to influence other peoples mind
>wtfamIreading,jpg

I love it.

>>18951849
Why would we want to be pimply's landlord ?
Landlords are to be hanged. And bishops cut in two, churches thrown down, etc.

Let's just take a shower.

>>18951825
Well, for starters, lets go take a warm shower, get real nice and clean.

Wouldnt want to dirty his house when he is so hospitable.
Afterwards, take on some PJ's or some clothes that look like he wouldnt mind you borrowing. Your clothes are dirty as fuck, so dragging them around in his house wouldnt be nice, Im sure he would appreciate it. Maybe he will appreciate it so much he lets us keep the clothes!

>>18951825
So kate's not here ?
We should clean up and change quickly before she comes home to find a dirty hobo in her living room.

>>18951825
Hide in Kate's closet. When she comes home, rape her.

>>18951885
>>18951892

You decide to just go and have a shower. You fold your clothes and throw them into the duffel bag, then go into the bathroom.

Ahhhh.... dear god, that hit the spot. You haven't had a shower - well, a good warm shower anyway - in a seriously long time. As you scrub yourself down with the sweet smelling body wash, you hear a female voice saying something as if in the distance.

'What?' you mutter, used to being by yourself. But before you can chastise yourself for being silly, a reply comes, muffled but distinguishable.

'Isaidkeepsingingdown.'

You've been singing in the shower? You start the shower again and - oh, indeed, you are. How did you manage to lose track of that?

Then you wrap yourself up in a towel, open the door, and see a young woman in the kitchen right adjacent. Oh, shit.

> What do?

>>18951953

Show her my honor, and demand that she show me hers

>just kidding

rolled 53 = 53

>>18951953
Think hard about her going to her room for a while, enough for us to go to koe's and take some clothes..

>>18951953
Be honest
"Hey, sorry, Whatshisface, your roomate who works down at the Homeless Shelter? He said I could crash here tonight, since, you know, homeless."

>>18951990
No way. Let's just say we're a friend of joe. No need to make her worry.
If she doesn't go away and let us go put on clean clothes before we talk.

>>18951977

> 53 - 30 vs. 84: wow, that's quite the bungle.

You pause. Right. Now you can see if it's just that Joe is really nice, or that you actually read something and saw something that might give you special powers. You peek out and see Kate, her back turned to you, and think about how nice it would be to have her in the room with you.

Oh shit. Oh shit oh fuck scratch that-

She turns around, and blinks several times to make sure she isn't seeing something wrong. Then, with an impressive calmness, she turns to the drawer next to hers and takes out a bread knife, a footlong affair with a serrated blade. She does not even bother to hold it in front of her. You have no doubt she would make you into several slices if you tried anything silly.

'What, the flying fuck, are you- no. Wait. Did you just ask me for sex or something?'

> What do/say?

>>18952021
"I didn't say anything, I swear! I was just singing in the shower!!"

>>18951971

Which honour, this one or the other one?

>>18952021

"I didn't even say anything. Are you feeling alright? Hey, listen, do you think Joe will mind if I grab some of his clothes. I had a hard day at work, and I don't want to make your furniture smell like my sweat."

Then pause for a second and say "I may be overstepping my authority here, but if you're not feeling well, I can cook you something. I'm not sure what you guys have around, but I appreciate you guys having me, and I just want to help out while I can, you know?"?

>>18952021
"What the hell are you doing? I never even opened my mouth. Well, other than the singing in the shower part. I dont think Joe would appreciate having his guest murdered, so please put that down."

>>18952053
Or just say this.

>>18952021
What ? No, I wouldn't dare voice such things.

Was singing.

>>18952097
Disregard that, I suck cocks

>>18952079
>>18952053
That's too aggressive guys.

By the way, isn't there a bathrobe around ?

>>18952104

OP, please don't have our character say this

It would be funny, but please don't

>>18952116
LOOOOOOLLL

>>18952032
>>18952053
>>18952079

You blabber on, terrified by the bread knife in her hand, and then she holds up a hand to stop you.

'Okay. First things first. Who the fuck are you?'

'I'm Dylan. Um, it's nice to meet you.'

'No it isn't. This is pretty much the worst meeting I've had in a long time. And I work in a bank.' She turns around again. 'So, what, Joe just got you up here?'

'Joe... yeah he um, the shelter was full.'

'So it's as I thought,' she muttered. 'I always thought Joe might be gay. But seriously, cruising for hobos is not safe. There's nothing wrong with being gay, for heavens' sake, just get a boyfriend, it's not like I mind...' she continues babbling.

'Um... may I go get dressed?'

'You're still not- go, go, go.'

Soon you're in pyjamas, freshly washed ones too, in the room. You can hear Kate outside... you can hear her saying she wants to play the Gii. And that she's considering playing Ultra Bario Siblings 3. Or maybe she'll play Drake Era 2 instead.

You're pretty sure the walls aren't that thin...

> What do?

> Oh also, since we're nearly at autosage, catalog is here: http://catalog.neet.tv/tg/ don't lose track!

>>18952133
Shout just loudly enough so she can hear you that Drake Era 2 sucks, and it would be a waste of time, and that she should go with Ultra Bario Siblings 3. Ohh, and that she should lower her voice if you dont want to be heard.

rolled 57 = 57

>>18952133
Think that she should play a two-player game and invite you.

>>18952133

I thought we were pretty coherent, but whatevs.

Head out into the living room, take a seat on the couch.

"Sorry about that. I was just a little shaken up when you pulled that knife on me. Mind if we start over on that? I may be homeless, but I'm not crazy, or a bad guy. I'm just working on getting back on my feet is all."

Then proceed to tell her about how much money we have, and ask if her bank has options for opening an account with that much, as we'd prefer not to get our hard-earned/stolen/found money taken from us.

rolled 35 = 35

>>18952175
Indeed, Im sure she wants to make it up for threatening us with a kitchen knife. Lets think about that for a second, real hard.

>>18952133
Finish the song you were singing in the shower.
"Streetlight people
Livin just to find emotion
Hiding somewhere in the NIIIIIGHT"

>>18952189
Wat. We don't want a bank account for 65 dollars, and we don't think that she might be remotely interested in talking about her bank.

>>18952195
I wasn't thinking about that kind of game...

rolled 25 = 25

>>18952189
Dont mention work related stuff when she wants to chill and play vidya.

You know how horribly annoying that would be?
No, make her some food or something, then ask if you can join in.

>>18952242
What? I just wanted to play Ultra Bario Siblings 3.

>>18952203
Second.

>>18952189
>>18952175
>>18952167

'What sane man- woman- would play Drake Era 2? Go for Ultra Bario Siblings!'

There is nothing outside now but a deadly pause. Deciding that your life as a hobo isn't worth much, you open the door a peek to see Kate standing in front of the Gii, holding the controller, and UBS is already on. She looks at you.

'What?'

'Oh, sorry, I thought I yelled. I mean, I said something a bit loudly.'

'You didn't. Well I didn't hear you.'

'Um, look, Kate? I mean, I'm like... I'm homeless, yeah, but I'm not crazy or anything.' That's what you thought until earlier this evening anyway. 'I just... hope you don't mind me. Also, I'm not Joe's boyfriend or anything.'

'Huh. So he's not gay?'

'I don't know, Kate.'

You ask her about a bank account with $45 bucks in it, and then she tries not to laugh. 'Sorry, but not really. Also, why are you looking at the kitchen like that?' You realise you still haven't eaten yet. Oh man. Kate glances at the kitchen, then at you. 'You want to make a sandwich or something? Um, help yourself. But not to too much. I'm watching.'

You nod, then realise the bread knife is on the table right beside her. Dear god.

> What do? What sandwich make? Lavish, simple?

>>18952282
Be respectful. A vegimite sandvich or something like that. Simple with only 1 spread.

>>18952282
Chicken if they have some, ham otherwise. Butter. Not a sliced sandwich loaf, actual bread.

>>18952282
Bacon egg and cheese sammich and sing while you fry that shit up
"A singer in a smoky room
Smell o' wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night it goes on and on and on and ooooonnn"

>>18952282
How old and big is kate ?

>>18952282
Make her something too, or ask her if she wants something.

>>18952349
This.

We had some skills from when we made the food for our fucking parents.

>>18952321
>>18952339

You may be homeless, but you don't eat Vegemite. A man is nothing without principles.

You also suspect that, the kitchen being open-plan, Kate won't take too kindly to you frying shit up. So you just open the fridge and see the roast chicken slices, and as you spread the butter and lay out your sandwich, you sing a tune. After about three lines you hear a loud 'oh for fuck's sake!' behind you.

'Sorry! Sorry. Um, do you want anything?'

'Butter and marmite.' Dear god, she's beyond redemption.

You hear the beepboop of UBS being played behind you, and then try another thought experiment. As you make Kate's sandwich, you notice a game in the collection called Corporation. Now a banker wouldn't want to play that, would she? So you think hard about it as you stack everything.

As you take the sandwiches to Kate, she nods her thanks, and then puts the controller down. 'Damned jumping dragon with a green ass makes me dizzy. Do me a favour. Put the Corporation game on.'

> What do?

>>18952424

Well shit, we really can influence minds.
Put the game on

rolled 18 = 18

>>18952424
Put the corporation game on.

Take note if its a single player or a multiplayer game, if it has coop or something, ask if we can join in.

>>18952339

You probably shouldn't ask. But she's... yeah, I guess if you were into office girls, she'd be hot. Sharp features, slight tan, dark blonde.

Are you into office girls? Because this one probably isn't into you, though. Just saying.

>>18952424
Confirmation done.

"Corporation ? Seriously ? Let's play bario."

>>18952472
We might even be into office girls.
But first we have to find good payment

rolled 49 = 49

>>18952472
With our mind tricks, EVERYONE will love us!

All we need is to subtly nudge their opinion of us in the right direction every time we socialize with them.

Anyways, put the Corporation game on and ask if we can join in.

>>18952472
Well, I'm just 17, but I didn't touch a girl in 3 years, so yeah.

rolled 27 = 27

>>18952498
Huh? We were in a gang, how the hell did we not touch any girls?

Start feeling euphoric about being almost a jedi.

You have a banker on your hands. You might just be able to start fighting corporate crime.

>>18952508
We weren't in a gang.
the only thing we ever did was shoplift candy once

Alright we've got a tragic life story and an innate ability to influence minds.

Time to get into politics.

>>18952445
>>18952454
>>18952478
>>18952493
>>18952496

'Corporation, seriously? But Bario's nice.'

'I said Corporation.'

So you put on Corporation, because you do as Kate says. Turns out there is a co-op mode, where you organise smear campaigns and violent assassinations in order to make your megacorp the mega-est and corp-est of the lot.

'So. You choose. You want to do shooty, or you want to do sneaky?' Kate crosses her legs, and sits back. She seems to like this game. Maybe this is what banks do...

rolled 57 = 57

>>18952517
Ohh shit nigga! Things are looking up for us, think of the fucking possibilities of a psychic in the banking business! Well, we best not mention it, seeing as we have claimed multiple times already today that we ARENT in fact crazy. It would be unwise to convince her otherwise.

>>18952531

Anyways, we do it sneaky style. In thread with our newfound psychic abilities.

>>18952531

I meant to put what do at the end.

> What do?
> Sneaky
> Shooty
> Be a whiny little bitch and ask to play Bario again, you lover of Spanish handymen

>>18952552
Sneaky

>>18952531
Shooty. Let's spend all of our murderous desires for the night.

rolled 100 = 100

>>18952570
but we dont have any murderous desires.

I suggest we just go with whatever Kate wants.

>>18952552
Sneaky. Shes a banker, obviously a sociopathic bitch. So if we show a little she might be more inclined towards us.

>>18952583

Looks like we're really fucking good at doing what she wants.

>>18952583
Seconded; guy got a 100...

>>18952583
We don't, but by "we" I meant kate and dylan. Which includes kate.

rolled 20 = 20

>>18952591
yeah, what a waste of a d100...

At least with a d100, we should be so good at doing what kate wants us to do that she doesnt even realize we are catering to her desires.

>>18952591
Femdom is fine too.

>>18952600
There is no need to roll before being asked to roll

>>18952600
>yeah, what a waste of a d100...
DICE DON'T WORK LIKE THAT

>>18952591
>>18952594
>>18952583

'Um...' You have another sneaking suspicion. You glance at Kate. Her mouth doesn't move, but you hear things.

'I want to play shooter. Come on, come on, choose sneaky.'

'I guess I'll play the sneaky one then,' you reply, before realising she hasn't said anything. Daaaaamn. That explains the loud thoughts. But she pumps her fist.

'You're awesome! Joe always plays the shooty one. I want to gun some sons of bitches down, man!'

The rest of the evening actually goes.... swimmingly! You plan operations and Kate executes them - and hundreds of NPCs - often in a disturbingly gory fashion. 'WOOHOO! BURN!'

'You shoved two men into a crematorium oven alive, Kate.'

'I don't get to do this at work! Well, not most of the time.'

Meanwhile, though, you realise yourself being attuned to other presences as well. You can hear two laughing voices next door, and upstairs there's someone yelling something at a snooker game. Huh...

> What do? Anything to suggest? Kate is having a lot of fun, and she's loosened up (metaphorically) a lot.

>>18952661

Also, to elaborate - you plan operations and Kate executes them with enjoyment because you're really just listening to what Kate has been thinking about operations all evening.

'We need to bang those guards up good.'

'What do you think we should do if the guardpost is manned?'

'Um... I don't know, bang them up properly?'

'I like your thinking, Dylan. I like it.'

And so on.

>>18952661
She seems like a nice person.
Those who go for gory deaths in vidya are always cool people.

>>18952700
We are fucking awesome.

Before we leave tomorrow we should mention being friends with kate/ kate and joe. having friends to crash with or just spend time with would be nice after being alone on the streets.

And I mean friends.

>>18952661

Go back to playing Bario, maybe. We really do like him.

rolled 6 = 6

>>18952661
So she likes the game. We can hear her thoughts, but maybe we don't actually have the power to change them.
Let's check it again, and have a little fun.
Think hard about her doing a dance of victory at some point.

>>18952783
Ugh.

>>18952783
Ohh, but we CAN influence her, we have already confirmed that by getting her to start playing this game.

And getting invited to Joe's in the first place.

>>18952795
Maybe it was just a coincidence, since she likes the game.

>>18952828
Nope. We have already done various tests, and confirmed. The part where she grabbed the kitchen knife was ALSO because of our mind tricks.

>>18952843
Or 'stranger in house time for knife'

But yeah we got mind powers and shit.

>>18952783
>>18952776

> 6 + 10 vs. 2: success! Pretty long odds too.

You think about playing Bario, but then stop the thought. Forget it. This game is fun! You can tell Kate is really intelligent - she thinks about all the contingencies beforehand, before going in to slaughter everyone with a serrated knife.

Oh, speaking of serrated knife - there's one right there beside her actually...

Just then, another mission concludes with total success! 16 enemy agents taken out, none of your own agents lost, and all primary objectives achieved! Kate lets out a great whoop, jumps to her feet and pulls off her suit, swinging it around in the air before releasing it. It flies into the kitchen and knocks over her cup of coffee.

'Ah, fuck me,' she mutters. 'Actually, you know what, I think Joe's coming back soon. It's not often I'm back so much earlier than him, really.'

Meanwhile you can hear, downstairs, an old lady wondering if the hat is the right size for her grandson. Kids sure grow fast, I might knit it a little bigger, she says...

Also, Jacob is so hot and has great pecs. That was from next door.

> What do/say?

>>18952876
"You're really good with those knifes"

Go to go clean up the mess in the kitchen. We are here are the goodwill of our hosts, might as well try and help here and there.

>>18952876
What time is it? Time to go to bed? Or still time to hang out?

Ask where you can sleep, if its bed-time, if it aint, well.. continue playing vidya while socializing?
Might want to clean up the mess as well. Least we can do for the free food and bed.

>>18952876
> 6 + 10 vs. 2: success! Pretty long odds too.
I don't understand how that works.

Start chatting with kate.
"how long did you two live together ? Isn't it annoying living with one's cousin ?"
Things like that, getting to know them without being too intrusive. I'm not good at these things.

>>18952876
Clean up the coffee mess.

Least we could do for the hospitality.

>>18952941
>>18952929
>>18952907

You run off into the kitchen to clean the mess up, and retrieve her suit. She swears when she sees the stain on it. 'Bollocks, shit, fuck! The hell do I even do that victory dance for?'

You also notice the dance has loosened her clothing rather, which is not a negative result. Also, you realise it's midnight now. Just then, Joe unlocks and opens the door, and then looks at the two of you.

'Hey Kate. Hey- uh... who are you?'

'Hey... what do you mean who's he? He's Dylan.'

'What, new fuckbuddy?'

'Don't pull that on me, Joe. I thought he was your fuckbuddy!'

> What do/say?

>>18952876
...what did she have on under the suit?

>>18952984
Well shit.
WELL SHIT

Think really hard about how he invited us home

ask where you sleep tonight.

when you find your bedroom, go in there and fucking meditate. we need to learn to control our mental powers before all these voices and thoughts drown us out.

rolled 16 = 16

>>18952984
"Actually, I'm asexual."

Roll to make them both satisfied with us evading the actual matter at hand.

>>18952984
Laugh it off as a joke (since we are so clean now, he didnt recognize us at first!)

While reminding him of how we met (via psychic powers)

>>18952991
What does a business person usually have on beneath their suit?

thats right, a white shirt!

>>18953011
No, dont do this. We arent asexual, we are very very heterosexual.

rolled 88 = 88

>>18952984
Remind Joe of previous encounter through mad brain skillz. Also remind him that we are not his fuckbuddy.

Just think how he invited us

>>18952991

Light blue blouse. What were you thinking!?

>>18953005
>>18953010
>>18953017

Roll d100 for this course, please.

>>18952984
Obviously he didn't recognize us without the dirt, grime, and assorted liquids of the city covering us.

>>18953043
that count?
>>18953040

>>18953061
Yup, that clearly does count

Also, might want to remind him of what an awesome person we are (via said mad brain skillz)

rolled 16 = 16

>>18953043
Well if we can't use this one
>>18953040

Here goes.

rolled 87 = 87

>>18953043
Rollin to avoid bread knives

rolled 15 = 15

>>18953081
Nono, we already have a roll.

rolled 55 = 55

>>18953036
Who cares about the truth ? It's just a joke.

>>18953040

> Heck, I'll take this. 88 vs. 16: massive success!
> Basically the second roll is mine. So the two rolls are compared. Factors like familiarity, trends, and the natural stubbornness of a given character are accounted for.

You look at the two of them, then focus on Joe. After a few moments, when you're reasonably satisfied, you step up. 'Hey Joe! Homeless shelter? Remember? You said to come here.'

'You never said that to anyone before. And good thing too, I'd kill you if you did,' Kate says. But then she shrugs. 'This one's fine though.'

'Oh... oh yeah! Hey man, sorry, I've had a long day. Someone OD'd, stumbled into the reception, puked all over the floor and died.' He says it a little too matter-of-factly, really. Kate sighs.

'You should get a proper job, Joe. Anyway, since the two of you are going to get settled? I'll go and shower then, eh?'

And with that she goes off, leaving you with Joe. He looks at the Gii. 'Ooh, Corporation! I love the shooty bits! And Kate's really good at planning too!'

> What do/say? Go off to sleep now?

>>18953103
She is very good at killing people

>>18953103
Well, time to thank him for letting us stay over and ask him where he plans on having us sleep.

The sofa looks nice.

Ohh, and I hope he doesnt mind us borrowing these clothes, our clothes were fucking filthy and we didnt want to drag it all around the apartment.

>>18953103
So mind tricks induce amnesia ? We better be ready for a bad morning.

>>18953171
Well, we left him pretty confused on the matter, the mind trick didnt work as planned and we pretty much just bailed during the confusion.
That, and we only saw him for like 1 minute.
So its not that strange.

>>18953171
Well we barely effected Kate so we have her to defend us i guess.
and if we play with Joe now, we can have REAL memories with him

>>18953103
FOR GOD'S SAKE, PUT THE KNIFE AWAY!!

>>18953171
>>18953132
>>18953121

Man, you have no idea how that might work. You mention that Kate's really good at the shooty bit too, and ask if the couch is for sleeping.

'Oh, oh yeah sure. I mean, yeah.'

'Also, thanks for the pyjamas. Don't really want to go around your place in my stinky jeans.'

'Ah, that's nice of you. So tomorrow morning... you'll be off, then?'

'Oh, yeah sure. Yeah.'

And with that you are left alone... except you aren't really being left alone. You can hear Kate denouncing both parents, all four grandparents, and all the housepets of her team leader for being a arse-backward full-throttle tit-fumbling wanker. And, a little more... excitingly, you can hear the full-scale thoughts of Susan imagining herself being banged by Jacob very vigorously.

Argh, the thoughts!

> What do?

rolled 63 = 63

>>18953103
Remember reading >>18951268 in the library.
Go to a mirror and try to erase some zits, to see if we got both powers.

And ask joe if he knows what's at the 14 Stanson Way.

>>18953224
Fap to Susan's sexual fantasy

>>18953224
Time to lie down and think of ways we can use our newfound powers to become filthy rich and powerful.

>>18953224
OP did you plan the telepathy thing when you came up with the idea for this quest, or are you just rolling with it...?

rolled 87 = 87

>>18953224
Try and force the thoughts out of our head.
Just to see if it's possible.

rolled 40 = 40

>>18953224
Tell Susan to keep it down.

Mentally.

>>18953268
>>18953278
>>18953284
>>18953246

> Rolled with it. That convo was too hilarious to just ignore, I felt, so there we are.

You sit down and focus on a single thought... that of... how many people there are in the city. You've heard it's like six and a half million... after a while of meditating on that fact, you feel the voices ease and fade away. Just then, Kate comes out of the shower in a cloud of visible steam, wrapped in a towel.

'My head is beginning to hurt,' she says. 'Just what I fucking need when I have to sleep. You there? Don't get woken up by me, I get up at half five.'

'Oh, okay. Also, Kate? Do you know what's 14 Stanson Way?'

She thinks about this. 'I think it's... just a flat. What?'

'Oh, nothing, nothing. Good night.'

'I hope it is.' She closes the door.

> Roll d100.

rolled 85 = 85

>>18953224
Take the form of Jacob in Susan's fantasy and mindfuck her brains out.

rolled 28 = 28

>>18953346

rolled 60 = 60

>>18953346
Rolling

rolled 80 = 80

>>18953346
I'm a roller.

>>18953385
>>18953380

You wake up to the sound of something crashing, and someone swearing very loudly. Then you realise where you are, and open your eyes a crack to see Kate struggling to button her shirt up and keep a baguette balanced on her arm, while holding a spilling cup of coffee, at the same time.

'Goddamnit, migraine right on the fucking day when I fucking have a client to meet, oh great, excellent, now I'm a late wanker, shit...'

Then you hear the baguette drop on the floor. 'GodDAMNIT! Argh. Head.'

> What do?

>>18953457
Time to get up and ask if she needs any help.

She obviously shouldnt go to work in her current condition.

Help her. Physically, and then try and ease her mind pain with our mind power. It's probably because of us anyway.

>>18953457
Ask if she is okay

>>18953471
ask if we can give her a massage (say that it helps against migraines) and while we do so, we try to soothe her mind with our powers

Try to convince her that she is in no condition to work.

And as thanks for letting us sleep over, we might as well tend to her while she rests.

Win-win

>>18953471
We can assume it is if it stays overnight.

So we probably shouldn't mess with her mind further.

>>18953533
Two negatives become a positive.

Didnt you learn this at school?

>>18953545
We don't want to cause her a stroke man

>>18953552
Nah, we want a stroke from her.

>>18953552
Who knows? If we focus on soothing her mind, instead of trying to make her do as we want, then it might have exactly the effect we want.

>>18953487
>>18953473
>>18953471
>>18953470

You sit up from your couch, and she starts, promptly throwing drops of coffee all over the coffee table and herself. 'Holy shit, I...'

'Sorry about that! Good morning, Kate.' It's only then that you realise her shirt is still only half buttoned up. Thankfully, your assertion of powers overwhelms what appears to be weakened defences, and she does not go mental on you.

'Man, you gave me one hell of a fright...' the two of you mop up the coffee table, and then she buttons up properly.

'Would you like a massage? They say it helps against headaches.'

'Not mine it doesn't. A massage from Jesus Christ using the Holy Spirit's fingers wouldn't.' Where'd she learn this?

'Well, then you shouldn't go to work...'

> Roll if going ahead. This will be a hard roll.

rolled 60 = 60

>>18953567
Here goes nothing

rolled 91 = 91

>>18953567
I really don't think we should fuck more with her head but yeah

rolled 52 = 52

>>18953567
Eh why not

>>18953594
Count that one!

Dooo it.

rolled 98 = 98

>>18953567
Rollin rollin rollin rawhide

>>18953567
No way we use our mind powers to make her skip work. That might worsen her state, and cause her real-life problems.

She's a nice girl, we shouldn't do that.

>>18953607
COUNT THIS ONE

>>18953607
Let's count this one...

>>18953608
Of course not, we are trying to use our mind powers to calm her mind and get rid of her headache

>>18953594

> 91 - 40 vs. 38: close success!

You are increasingly convinced that probing other people mentally seems to cause some sort of distress or damage. 'No, fuck's sake, I can't not go to work today. Fucking Russians coming in to-'

'If you've got a headache, Kate, it's not like you can deal with them anyway,' you say - and meanwhile you are forcing yourself to focus on her staying home, pushing the idea into her mind. She blinks and appears to start; then she meets your gaze with a strange, sad look, and tears start rolling from her eyes before she slumps onto the couch.

'Oh god, it's just fucking pointless innit? It's not like they're going to close it. I don't even know now...' She does not resist as you rub her temples, rubbing her own face instead.

> What do/say?

>>18953626
What's the point ? just give her some aspirin or something. No need to use extaordinary powers to do mundane things, especially since they're the cause of the problem.

>>18953648
I hope you guys are happy

>>18953650
If our extraordinary powers require no effort to use, then why the hell not use it for EVERYTHING?

Ohh well.

Now that we got Kate home sick, we might as well do whatever we can to make her better.

Lets avoid using our powers and just do it the old fashioned way.
Aspirin, warm soup, something nice to drink. Ohh, and getting her back in bed.

>>18953675
I heard a nice rimming gets rid of headaches.

>>18953687
Your father was lying to you.

I'm sorry.

>>18953675
Because as far as we know, we cause major problems with other peoples head.

>>18953648
Say quietly that it's okay.
Continue massaging her.
Ask her if there's more bothering her than what we know of.