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>>20704145
You guys... A fragment of the god we had killed.
Or a catalyst for his return.
That city may be the only place that I can find any more information on you.

[Someone knocks on Blue's door. She tells the person to enter.
Mark steps in.]

>"Blue. I think we need to talk."

"About?"

>"About that orb you have. I'm not dumb blue. I know that that thing is dangerous. Twice it's almost caused us to die. I think you should get rid of it."

>>20704171
>>20704145
Hey Hey Blue
We're a tag right?
Also that's wrong. The first lady who tried taking us was already trying to brainwash you guys before even wanting to take us.

>>20704171
I'm pretty sure we saved you guys the first time.

>>20704171
Tell Mark that we saved your life two times. Do you think Princess Goldytits would have let you live without us? Do you think that Evil Mc Scarbitch would have considered us anything other than obstacles if we weren't around?

i think we are a bond of fate. you are linked to us and through us, to the universe. getting rid of us will fail to work. we will ether find our way back to you, or you will die fro the forces already in motion and we will be taken by someone new, perhaps losing our memory again.

>>20704171
No, man, we only almost caused everyone to die once. That time was indirectly, anyway, there's lots of loonies out in the wasteland. We saved you both the first time!
You're telling him that, right? Because we're already best friends forever and we don't need to convince you.

Now we might be a a broken part of an evil god who is responsible for all this suffering, but we seriously had nothing to do with the first girl who tried brainswashing you guys

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"Actually it was only once and they saved our life against Goldie McBinding Bitch."

>"That may be true but.. I still think it's dangerous Blue. If she were willing to kill you for it then who else would? How many more wands will you use up trying to cure a severed limb?"

I only have one wand left now. However I've learned enough about magic to heal more serious wounds with little chance of backlash.
And with Lilah's soul we can heal potentially lethal wounds but with backlash.

"I won't let something like that happen again."

>"There shouldn't even be a chance. I mean... Blue, I hate to sound selfish but we 'are' living together. You might put the two of us in danger by having that... Thing around."

>>20704387
Let's have a Man-Inanimate Object talk with Mark

>>20704387
Please don't leave us Blue, I'm sorry I put you in danger, I'll try to be a better uh, rock, next time.

Tell Mark that we need to talk, us and him.

>>20704421
I agree!
We get to talk with whoever is holding us, right? We just have to be careful not to get fucking pissed off and turn him into a zombie.
Let us talk with Mark, Blue! It'll totes work out and we can tell him to wear a goddamn glove or something. That's great advice. He'll see what great advisers we are.

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All right fine I'll hand you over. Just...
Don't mess this up.

[Blue hands You to Mark]
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Doesn't she understand I'm just trying to keep the two of us safe..?
Walking around with this deadly orb.. Won't bring anything but trouble.

>>20704526
SURPRISE BRAIN HUG!

>>20704526
Hey there Mark. Nice to meetcha.

Look Mark, I'm trying my best. You have my assurance that Blue's best interests are my only goal, she saved me, if I wasn't a rock I'd say I loved her.

Let's be honest, Evil McGoldtits would have killed or enslaved you. And honestly crazy corruption bitch was completely off her rocker and she could have gone after you two even without me. I'm doing what I can man, I don't even really know what I am.

So you want to date my host..

>>20704526
OH HI MARK
Now don't go all crazy on us right?
We're just going to have a private chat if you to solve all misunderstandings
Formal Introductions First. We might or might not be shards of an old powerful god. We aren't really sure of it though as we have no memory of what happened before Blue picked us up.
Now Mark we really like you man, we really do and we admire you wanting to protect Blue.
I mean Blue is like our favorite person in the universe, she is adorable, smart, pure and stuff.
But mark man, don't throw us out, we seriously don't want to hurt Blue or you Man. We only want the best to you both, and we do our best to help you guys out.

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Yay, Bluequest!

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>>20704573
!?

"Blue.. I think it spoke to me."

>"It does that. Put it on, you'll hear it better."

[Mark places You on.]

>>20704611
>>20704586
You may be right and I'm sure if you wanted to cause harm to either of us you would have done so already. However, I'm more worried about unintentional harm then something you would do willingly.
If others find out about you we may put ourselves in more danger then needed..

>>20704594
What? I never said that. I barely know her.

>"It tastes like strawberries."

"Excuse me?"

>"The Orb. It tastes good. Just don't eat it."

"I won't."

She may be a capable Spell User but there are others out there who may be beyond her strength..

>>20704611
Geez, don't terrify him with the truth or anything.

>>20704676
What about you, Mark? You're awfully suspicious. Turning up right after we met Blue. Why are you sticking with her now, surely you've wandered around this wasteland on your own long enough to be able to cope.

>>20704676
Yeah, I'm sorry that some crazy people happen to find me interesting. Look I'll do whatever I can to avoid being noticed, and Blue usually keeps me under her shirt.

From what I know so far, which may be inaccurate, only one other person could recognize me immediately and track me, and given that I haven't been found yet I don't think he has plans to. For everyone else just don't wave me around.

>>20704676
Fuck magic users. We have a shotgun.

It's the goddamn apocalypse, man. You're already in ridiculous danger. There's already a bunch of loonies and mutants out there that would try to kill or enslave you guys anyway. Having us around is a field advantage, as we've proven one and a half times.

Blue even found the shotgun because of us.

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>>20704694
She reminds me of someone I knew a while ago. I suppose I could leave but there's really nothing to gain from leaving this home right now. No where else is better other then Central.

>>20704718
Which other person?

>>20704765
True but... Fine. We'll keep you around for a bit longer. But if I find that you are the reason either Blue or I were hurt I will destroy you. Ok?

>>20704805
Threats don't mean anything to us, seeing as I'm pretty sure we can't be destroyed. So honestly, just drop the macho show-off thing already.

As well, it's not your choice to keep us around, it's Blue's. And if she says fuck you, we're staying, we're staying. Simple as that.

>>20704805
I don't think Blue and us were planning on staying. We have to find a way to fix her before she goes full mutant like Lilah did.

>>20704805
Alright Mark, deal. Hope we can be friends later because most of us really do like you.

Oh hey, before you give us back, you might want to go looking for a scary-claw-sized glove or something. Walking around with a hand in your coat ain't good, you almost got a face full of buckshot when it looked like you were hiding a gun.

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My question about whether we could project images into other people's minds has not been answered yet (at least not by blue) so I'm going to have to try to get an answer from you, sorry.
as an addendum, i find your terms agreeable, and do not wish to argue them

>>20704856
Yeah, we can, she said she saw the landscape someone posted last thread. Use this power wisely, not to post pictures of dancing dogs...

>>20704870
To be fair, I didn't catch that bit and that was just a test image

>>20704878
Yeah, but if you post confusing images like that, Mark might start acting wierd, then Blue might hurt him to get us back, thinking we were in trouble.

>>20704805
Threatening us, Mark? If you hurt Blue keeping that arm hidden will be the least of your worries.

>>20704892
It was chosen simply because it is something that one does not normally think of, so it would be easy to tell if he saw it or not

>>20704718
Who, the leader of Central?

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>>20704856
What in the...?

>>20704902
>>20704826
Hmph.

[Mark hands You back to Blue]

>"I'll be in the study if you need me. For now I suppose it's best to hold onto the Orb."

[Blue just nods in agreement.
Mark leaves.]

Glad you guys managed to convince him. I would've been upset if I lost a friend.

So, what shall we do now?
I have a few ideas but I wanna hear what you guys think. You've yet to lead me astray.

>>20704926
WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO TELL HIM THAT YOU IDIOT

>>20704947
Layeth thine ideas upon us milady,

>>20704953
He should already know. Unless I'm the crazy hallucinating part of the orb he was in the room with us when the witch lady whatsherface told us that.

>>20704947
We're still in a good position in terms of having a place to stay.

Study, rest, make good food, enjoy having somewhere safe and peaceful.

Also explore the rest of the city and pray for the best.

>>20704947
Yay! Friends!

Well I think we should look into ways to make sure you don't turn into a mutant. That would be bad.

I'm not opposed to travelling, and you seem to be able to keep a low profile out there in the wastes. But that would mean leaving this nice healthy town behind.

>>20704947
Well, share your ideas. But here's what we've got:

You have a SWEET setup right now. This house is awesome, you have a gun, some food. You can just chill here for a while. But...
I don't want to sound like the evil voice of destiny or whathaveyou, but I think we all know that one way or another we're eventually going to make for Central. Some pretty big fate of the world stuff is probably in there waiting, likely involving us, unfortunately. Or fortunately, I dunno.
The place looks really big and spooky. Is it a utopian, enclosed city?

I THINK YOU SHOULD KILL YOURSELF. THAT WILL SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS.

>>20705084
Quiet you

>>20705084
don't listen to this anon, he's silly.

you need to explore, find all the libraries of magic and piece everything you can together and find the secret to summoning gemstones, specifically gemstones for making wands. then use a wand loop to call bigger and bigger gems for larger more powerful wands.

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Exploring sounds good to me.

And yeah I know we probably will end up going to Central some day. I just... Want to delay that.

>>20705044
Utopian? I somehow doubt that. But is enclosed though.

[Blue heads out of the house. She says goodbye to Mark on the way out and tells him she'll be back before dark. She leaves the rundown city opposite from where she entered. Outside the gates she sees a few mutants and a large building in the distance.]

I sense adventure..

Right now I have the Shotgun on me but if I have to fight more then one mutant I may have to use Magic. Rather not do that.

>>20705202
Understandable. Try to skirt around them, head towards that building.

Keep your distance from them and if things get hinky high tail it back.

>>20705202
>>20705202
I didn't exactly mean we had to leave now...

That Castle thing looks interesting. Maybe you can skirt around to the right, there might be some rocks or trees to hide behind so you don't get seen.

>>20705202
Remember, this is just a scouting mission. Avoid fighting if at all possible.

>>20705202
Yeah, let's try NOT fighting the mutants.
Actually, could you give us a rundown of what they do? Are they running, screeching abominations or just lumbering obstacles?
Whatever they are, keep magic as an absolutely life or death last resort. It's really distressing to see you get corrupted more and more, and if you're handy with the shotgun you shouldn't have a problem if you keep on your feet.

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>>20705257
Mutants chase you and claw/bite you but only if they can hear you from what I can tell. Also they give off the same poison that's in the air but even stronger.

[Blue skirts around the mutants and tries to keep hidden. One passes by unusually close forcing her to duck behind a rock]

Speaking of Corruption you guys were with Lilah when she changed, right? So... It 'is' magic that makes it happen and you guys can make it happen faster.

What happened to her exactly? Did she just stop thinking? Did she die or was she still there?

I want to know in case.. I come across someone else who is badly infected

>>20705325
She stopped thinking, we tried communicating with it but there was no response. Honestly, I wish we didn't have to do that to her, poor woman could have used a few friends sooner.

everything goes and the last thing you were thinking about, becomes the only thing you can think about. she changed thinking about us, which is why she was staring at us.

>>20705325
She was sort of ranting about god and stuff as she went. She might have been losing her mind, or just bad from previously, I don't know.

Once her head was mutated, she stopped responding.

>>20705325
Can you see any treasure trovey looking buildings? Anything that looks like a store, really, those haven't failed us.

Also, you appear to be in mutant central. Be really careful when approaching a building lest you run into some hive of mutants or something ala I Am Legend. We don't want getting corrupted at the end of every adventure to start being a trend.

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So she was pretty much dead.. Ok.

[Blue waits until she can go closer to the house.]

Hmm... Coast looks clear.

[Blue quickly but quietly goes to the house. It's large enough but dilapidated like all buildings outside a sanctuary.
There seems to be a well tended to garden near a fountain.]

Hmm...
Looks fancy.
May have something I can sell inside.

>>20705325

... Blue, I understand that you might be afraid of becoming a mutant. I'll be honest with you, Blue: when Lilah became a mutant, she...wasn't any sentient creature.

You can be afraid, Blue. But keep in mind that we will work together to find some way out of this downward spiral, together. So...maybe you can be less afraid, 'kay?

... Damn, that wasn't as reassuring as I wanted it to be...

>>20705468
Blue, window, second story, the left one. I see something. Could you take a closer look.

>>20705468
Might be able to climb in that window on the right, up the vine.

>>20705468

A bit worried about the dark shape in the top floor window. Could be a mutant. Could be a human. Just be careful, Blue.

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>>20705471
It's good enough. Thanks.

>>20705476
[Blue quints and tries to look with her good eye but can't make out the figure.]

I'll be on guard..

>>20705490
[Blue climbs up the vine and fines herself in a room.]

>>20705560
I uh. What. Is that another one of us?

be careful. i wouldn't touch it, we could resonate and make your brain explode. simply by us talking to you and them, and them talking to us and you. just too many words at the same time.

>>20705560
Another shard? Poke it with a stick.

>>20705560
Uh, you should investigate that red blob. Carefully, first poke it with a stick, then touch it with a gloved finger, very VERY carefully. Maybe put us down when you interact with it.

>>20705560
Hey, are those books? Sweet find! Everyone loves books.

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>>20705635
These are more books on Magic! Whoever lived here must have dabbled in it.

>>20705580
Huh? Oh.
Hmm...

[Blue pokes You. You glow and vanish.]

Hey.. You feel a bit heavier.

>>20705684
Well that was odd.

We should try that soul sucking thing again. It looks like we've gotten bigger.

Do we still taste like strawberries?

What's that stuff on the wall? Is it a growth or cracks?

interesting, you said we felt mostly hollow before right? once we become completely solid.... SOMETHING will happen.

>>20705684
Okay, um. That was weird.

Hey, you know, I wonder if that figure we saw in the house owned this uh, "version" of us? Oh shit, did we just rob someone like you of a companion? ON YOUR GUARD, WOMAN

>>20705684
Hey blue, next time we find another one of us, try to keep us seperate. That way we can give one to Mark and we might be able to talk to both of you at once.

I have bizarre theory.

Those "mutants" are what is left of people once the divine spark inside of it is called out.

Of course, that would require finding a plant or an animal to test on.

Bah If only we knew what that curse was.

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[Blue licks You]

Still taste the same.
Also the things on the wall seem to actually be scratches.

>>20705740
I hope I didn't! I would be very sad if I lost you guys.

[Blue rummages around in the dresser below.]

Nothing in here except a few rusted candlesticks and some matches.

>>20705913
Blue, weird red-ish lines are beginning to appear on the door to your right. Might want to be careful around here.

>>20705913
Diveroll out the window! Now!

>>20705921
More like pink-ish.

So, if we are heavy, what can we do now? Perhaps mind punches? We can try it on that wall over there.

>>20705937
We don't need to leave just yet, but have the shotgun ready Blue and be prepared to leave quickly.

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[Blue readies her shotgun and turns around.
She sees someone staring at her.]

say something!
"oh, didn't think anyone was alive in here"

>>20706021
Sounds reasonable. Supported

>>20706008
Slowly lower your shotgun, keep it available to use but don't be overtly threatening.

Introduce yourself and ask for Pinky's name, why she's here, and other such assorted details.

I don't have a good look but she might be kinda cute, not as cute as you of course.

>>20706008
Aw, we totally did just absorb someone's friend, didn't we?
Now's the time to be really polite. Combat ready because goddamn spooky apocalypse, but keep it friendly. Introduce yourself?

>>20706008
Fun fact:
Every woman you have met has tried to kill you, Blue.

I think this might be a trend, and this person seems feminine.

>>20706008
Time to fuck a bitch with a shotgun.

>>20706044
>>20706051
But you guuuuys, she's pink and probably adorabllllle

>>20706008
DON'T lower your shotgun. Do not trust anyone until we know they are worthy of our trust.

Ask if they saw what you just did.

>>20705740
Seems like your prophecy came true after all.

Yeah we should probably try to solve this diplomatically. We've seen so much senseless death already.

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[Blue lowers her shotgun slightly]

"Sorry. I uh... Didn't know anyone lived here."

[The Pink person moves closer.
Blue raises her shotgun]

"Stay back."

[The person moves even closer, her hand reaching out to Blue.]

"Hey, back off!"

[The person moves even closer.]

Ok she is getting in my personal zone!

Shoot or don't shoot!?

>>20706123
Don't shoot. Either jump back or give that person a strong shove.

>>20706120
Yeah hey, that's a good plan. See, Lilah said everyone who has come in contact with one of "us" has died, right?
Well I say fuck that noise. PINKY LIVES, ROSE! PINKY LIVES!

just push, with the front of the gun. then take us out and show us.

>>20706123
Shove her away! If her behavior doesn't change, try pinning her against a wall to be more forceful without being lethal.

>>20706123
She is going to eat you, or maybe us!

But she isn't rationally thinking Blue, attack somehow and run away!

>>20706123
Shotgun butt to head!

>>20706123
She may be mute, keep your shotgun ready but try and back away.

>>20706123
Hit her in the face with the handle of the gun.

>>20706060
Which is why we are going to fuck her. With a shotgun. Double barreled dildo, baby.

>>20706123
Okay, uh, fuck, don't shoot! The noise will probably attract the shitton of jambies outside. Shove her and tell her to snap the fuck out of it!

>>20706123
Since she might be after us because she thinks we're her gem, any sort of distance would be nice. Shoving her off or running away, whatever keeps us both out of her grabby hands.

>>20706149
>>20706153
Until we determine she's a threat, there's no need to get overly violent. Everyone in this game can't be out to kill us.

Have we seen that mask before? It looks familiar.

>>20706123
They might not be able to understand you. It isn't really attacking and I see no mutations so don't shoot. Take a step back though, pull us out and put us in their hand and we'll try to communicate. Don't let us go though.

>>20706123
What is with all the "Shoot First" retards tonight? We're not fucking Han Solo, this isn't a goddamn gung-ho game. We need to try and figure out what she wants and if she can communicate. When she tries to eat our brain, THEN we shoot.

>>20706172
I wouldn't want to get too close to he, we might just corrupt her or fry her brain unknowingly with the extra power we just got. Wouldn't want to prove the hag right in that we cause everyone to die.

Plus, our string might snap and then Benny Hill starts playing.

>>20706182
Which is why I said butt to head. If she is trying to kill us, she will press the attack. Otherwise, she will back off and we can sort things out.

>>20706123
Don't shoot, kick her away.

>>20706167
Everyone is a threat in this godless world of pain and strife. And the last two times people didn't heed Blues warnings, they tried to kill Blue.

Blue must repel the unknown (possibly magical) attack. Only once she has total control of the situation should she try to figure out what is going on.

>>20706123
I got this Blue:
MIND PUNCH TO THE PINKY ONE!

>>20706199
If she's not thinking clearly, that will probably make her snap out - and get mad at us.

Use nonlethal violence.

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[Blue hits the person in the chest with the butt of her shotgun and knocks her away. The person falls back and clutches at their chest.]

"I warned you! Don't get too close to me!"

[Blue keeps her shotgun aimed at the person. Several minutes pass before they reply.]

>"You... Have a nice mask..."

>>20706221
Y-you too...

>>20706208
So obviously your solution is to Shoot First, Shoot Later, Shoot Some More, then when everyone is dead try to ask a question?

Yeah, that'll work amazingly there fucknuts.

"okay, thank you, that confirms you aren't a mindless zombie after my brains. now who are you?"

>>20706221
...how the hell did she survive this long with that mindset. Her orb? Or is she just playing us?

>>20706221
Who are you? Why didn't you respond in the first place? Didn't know anyone was alive in here.

>>20706225
Pfft.
You solution is to warn, wait, warn again, wait some more, then DIE.

There comes a time when you have to back up the warnings, that is after they don't listen to you the first time.

>>20706221
Blue, have her tell you all her thoughts on God.

That way we will know if she is a crazy cultist or just plain old vanilla crazy.

>>20706221
Give her a hug. Hugs fix everything

>>20706243
Yes, because we've died all three times we've done that. OBVIOUSLY It doesn't work. If they're not actively trying to kill us, there's no goddamn reason to shoot them.

Then again, you're probably a 14 year old fucker who thinks running into a room half cocked with guns drawn and blazing is the best way to do anything.

>>20706249

I agree with this faucet. Furthermore, it might be wise to show us to the hermit and ask her about us. While keeping one hand on the shotgun, of course.

>>20706258
Blue didn't die only because she attacked.

Remember that well.

>>20706221
Several minutes? What's with this girl? Ask her why she's so quiet. Is she the only one living here?

No hugging, not yet.

>>20706277
Do you remember what gun noises do in a zombie apocalypse?

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>>20706254
NOPE

"You too... Who are you?"

>"Thank you. I traded for it."

[The person doesn't say anymore for several minutes. Blue stares her down with her shotgun the whole while until the situation becomes a bit awkward.]

>>20706249
"So uh... What do you think about god?"

>"............"

"..."

>"............"

"..."

>"...... Would you like some tea?"

"What?"

>"It's mint. And I think I may have cookies left over from that place. They might be good. It goes with it well. And I also have an oven. I can start a fire too."

>>20706277
What the fuck are you even arguing? No shit she attacked, but she attacked because they were a clear and obvious threat. They were trying to kill us.

A random fucking girl getting into your personal space and wanting to fondle your mask isn't trying to kill us. When she attempts to crush us, or burn us, or shoot us. Sure, THEN we can shoot back. Fucking Idiot.

>>20706299
Tea's always good, unless its poisoned. So switch cups with her once she makes sea.

Ask her who she is, her name, what she's doing here, if she saw a red rock.

>>20706299
No cookies, yet. I've had a few recent bad experiences about being fed and then the person tried to kill me, so I'd like to avoid that. Can we talk? Talking is nice.

no tea, could be hidden poisons. take us out and hold us up. i she talked to us at all she will recognize us.

>>20706299
Well you can't afford to eat/drink in front of them, so i guess you'll have to politely decline. I'm sure they can have a snack if it makes them feel any better though.

What does their voice sound like? Male or female?

>>20706299
Maaaybe we should end this on a high note. We don't seem to get anything useful out of her, she doesn't attack us anymore, and she doesn't mind her gem missing. So far she's utterly unpredictable, not exactly an advantage when mutants are around.

I mean, unless you're that desperate for tea and cookies.

>>20706299
Ask it what it knows about magic, and about red orb things.

>>20706299
YOU GONNA GET TAKEN HOOOOME

So um. Hey, here's a thought: just go along with it? Keep you guard on, obviously, but hey, tea and crumpets, sure. Use it as an excuse to start talking with her, follow her to the table. Don't actually eat or drink anything until it's a sure thing everything's fine.
She's either a good actor setting you up for something, or just an innocent goddamn adorable girl who's been guided around by the guy we just unwittingly absorbed. In which case that's really tragic.

>>20706299
Tea prepared by someone else? She could easily poison it. Say sure, but you'll watch her make it if that's okay. As for the cookies, well, if you can tell that they were made a long time ago, it sounds unlikely that she'd be able to poison them without it being obvious.

Maybe this is a little paranoid, but still. We don't know her. Ask her about her orb, asap.

>>20706299
Awww yea, tea and cookies.

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>>20706328
I'm really not..

>>20706316
Uhm... Female? Her hands are small enough.

"There was a red rock here before. Do you remember it?"

>"...... You're cute. Most people aren't like that these days. It's like Magic. So hard to find it uncorrupted. Tea it is. Come, come."

[She walks out of the room.]

>"I can't even remember where I put it though. I can't hear my thoughts. It's here though."

Should... Should I follow her?
She freaks me out.

And I've fought mutants.

>>20706381
Yes, but stay cautious, don't drink or eat anything she gives you, and try to pry more information out of her.

>>20706381
Get that fucking tea you cautious bitch.

>>20706381
She's like a crazy old survivor grandma. If you follow her, be on your toes and don't lose that shotgun. And don't eat or drink anything. And watch where you sit. And don't touch anything that's obviously poison.

Her mind may have been corrupted instead of her body, which would explain her unusual nature.

>>20706381
The tea is blood and the cookies are made of the flesh of mutants.

Maybe. But clearly this girl is off her rocker.

It would be better if we could access that other orbs memories. Then we could figure out what she means by "uncorrupted magic" without going to the mad hatters tea party.

>>20706381
Sounds like she's got as mind as addled as we do. Try not to make her angry and you should be fine.

If you can, poke your head into some other doors as you follow her, try to see if she's staying here or just shopping, like you are. There might also be something worth taking.

Ask her if she knows about the town you just came from, and the people who live there.

>>20706381
Yeah, she's crazy. I'm going to with the thought that she's been helped around a LOT by the orb, er, the "other us".
Well shit, I feel kind of guilty and responsible for this girl now. I think you should follow her and see how things go, don't you? Be nice?

>>20706381
Yes, we definitely were guiding her, but she thought that we were her own thoughts.

She's crazy. You'll want to stay away from crazy. I wonder if we should steal her magic? She sounds like she's a mage, talking about uncorrupted magic. That would mean her death, however... I think. I'm not sure if we can do it without killing the mage without turning them into a ghoul.

Wait, she said something about uncorrupted magic? Does that even EXIST?! Okay, on second thought, definitely follow her but do not let your guard down for an instant. She IS crazy, but this could be a useful sort of crazy.

Ask her about uncorrupted magic.

>>20706416
>>20706419
>Shes crazy
Yeah, crazy cute. Get that cookie if you knawutimsayin.

>>20706419
We should just take her magic, the girls mind is broken anyway. No way to live a life in a zombie filled hell-hole.

>>20706419
>>20706428
Did we absorb our evil twin? A lot of bloodthirsty monsters in here.

>>20706439
I still vote for the hug, but op-rails say no.

she can't here her thoughts. she must of had the other one so long that it was like a lobotomy to lose it. pass us to her but be ready to shotgun.

The more we learn about her, the more I wonder how such a person made it this far. I mean she could lure us into a huge trap. Or maybe her shard gave her excellent survival tips. Tho she doesn't seem like the kinda person that would listen to it or do well under pressure.

I hope it's not one of those types that are as crazy as they're crazy powerful.

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Ok I'll follow her.
But if I die...
Well, stay cool.

[Blue follows... Pink. Pink is her name now. Blue follows Pink. Pink hurries ahead. Blue trails a bit behind and looks at one of the rooms. The room itself seems well kept.
Along the wall are masks of different shapes and sizes.
Blue continues to follow Pink.]

>>20706472
That's not a good sign. It means she may try and take our mask by force. Be very careful Blue.

>>20706472
Welp, we gonna get trophy’d.Whatever, it will be a good death.

>>20706472
RUN.

>>20706472
Something like a trophy room?

She might trade for them like she said, and collect them legitimately, but I am REALLY suspicious.

Don't sit down on anything unstable, don't drink or eat any of her food and DON'T let her get behind you.

>>20706472
She collects masks, that's a really good sign. I mean that isn't creepy or point to her being evil at all.

Trust her about as far as we can throw her, and given that we're inanimate you shouldn't trust her much.

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>>20706472
[She catches up with Pink in what looks like an old dining room. Pink's cloak is on a chair now.
She's just standing there.]

".... Hello?"

>"........ I don't think I know what to do now."

"Are you uh.. Ok?"

>"............. Can you hear that? It's like.. Nothing. There's nothing and I don't know what to do."

"Uhm.."

>"I used to know but.. Now I can't even find the tea. And.."

>>20706493
Sounds like someone needs a hug.

>>20706493
Any signs of violence in the room? Corpse sticking out of the closet?

>>20706493
She's missing us. Blue, are you at all compelled to do what we ask you? Think hard on this.

I don't want you ending up like her if we leave. We don't want to hurt you...

Can we try try talking to her directly? Maybe put her hand on your chest and we might be able to get a glimpse at her mind.

>>20706493
Okay, if we leave her like this she's going to die. She's useless without guidance.

Give her the orb. We can kill her ourselves if necessary. Trust that we will do our best to return to you, though we will try to help her too.

yep, accidental lobotomy, whoops.

>>20706505
Don't fucking hug her.

>>20706493
Ask her about uncorrupted magic. See if she reacts.

>>20706493

This is bad. I definitely think our "sister" Piece of Chaos ate away at her mind. ... Which might mean we're slowly doing the same to Blue.

Guys, I think we should be softer in suggesting things. This is Blue's life, after all, and we're just mostly along for the ride.

Blue...you are your own person. If you ever think we're making you do things you don't want to do, you have my permission to throw us away.

>>20706493
God
Dammit

>>20706575
Fuck that shit, its hug times.

>>20706578
No fucking hugs. This bitch be utterly fucked in the head, you don't hug the screwed up chick like that. Hell no, no fucking hugging. You stay far away from that nutty bitch.

>>20706575
naw, blue just needs to not wear us all the time. what looks like happened, to me at least, was she wore it all the time. 24/7 and it's thoughts and her own became a jumble. as long as blue doesn't get jumbled she should be fine.

>>20706493
Shes of no use to anyone, least of all herself. May as well put her out of her misery.

>>20706578
Hey, shard voice. You like hugs. I like hugs. But we both like Blue more, right? So let's not do something careless while one warning sign after another pops up

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You..
But....
>>20706517
No I just do what you guys are saying cause it seems like a good idea.
Right? You guys haven't steered me wrong before. I...

[Blue thinks back to earlier in the day where she had ideas for an adventure but asked You instead. For once she feels a tiny bit of fear.
In front of her Pink rips off her mask and rubs her head.]

>"It's gone and I don't know what to do. "

"Hey, the air here isn't good!"

>"It's like Uncorrupted Magic. Gone now. Except it's still there isn't it? They both are. Snow and frost. "

"Put on your mask!"

>"Oh yeah. You have a very nice mask."

>>20706518
I.. I'm kinda worried giving her the orb may be a bad thing.

>>20706589

You might be on the right track with that. Blue, you probably should take us off when you sleep. We don't want you to feel compelled to do what we suggest. Or demand, in some cases.

>captcha: threatened Annlyi

>>20706604
Get her to put the mask back on.

she needs us to tell her what to do, or she will die.

and just don't wear us all the time. take us off when you get home and leave us off for a day.

>>20706604
I have an idea! Lets just stand around like a useless shit and watch this bitch kill herself! Way to go there, Blue!

>>20706604
Do it! At the very least we can put her out of her misery and get a benefit from it. She's going to kill herself by leaving her mask off otherwise! Plus, she knows SECRETS. Important information could soon be lost!

We can try to split off part of ourselves to keep her going, maybe. Reverse the merge? We can't just let her die like this. Heck, let me try it.

[split, give minimum size orb to Pink]

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>>20706594
Oh we definitely absorbed an evil version of us, didn't we? She's innocent, completely dependent on that piece we sucked up. It was probably telling her to mix and match poison and kill people for their masks!
Holy shit, captain, we've got a hostile takeover on Creepy Orb deck 5!

>>20706604
BLUE, PUT HER MASK BACK ON! SHE CAN'T BREATHE THIS AIR!

If we don't put that mask back on or kill her, she'll mutate, right?

Since she'll probably resist if we force the mask onto her... and KOing her with shotgun butt whipping and then putting the mask on might faill in all sorts of ways... maybe remind her of how good the mask looked on her? Get on her level of crazy?

>>20706604
Maybe you should grab a mask and stick it on her face.

And seriously, you have to figure out how not to become dependent on us. It's just not good. Taking us off at night is probably best, maybe you can think of other things.

>>20706621

But...Blue, if you don't want to give us up--even temporarily--that could mean we're compelling you to need us. And I don't think we want that.

It is your decision whether or not you give us to her for a bit. It is your decision whether or not you end her life. Blue, this all is up to YOU. Please remember that.

>>20706604
Blue, I command you: Think for yourself and retain your mind no matter what happens.

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-I- am deciding to hold onto you! Nothing is making me!
Now let me get this stupid girl's mask on before she mutates or whatever!

[Blue picks up the mask and places it over Pink's face. Pink doesn't resist at all.
She stays quiet again.]

>"I think I'm supposed to kill you. But I don't remember how."

>>20706684
Ask her some questions.

Why don't you remember? Why are you supposed to kill me? What is your name? What did you lose?

Try to get something, anything out of her.

If you can't get anything you should press us against her but don't let go of us, maybe we can root through her skull.

>>20706684
Tell her to tell you about uncorrupted magic, and that she isn't supposed to kill you. Not you. Maybe others, but not you.

>>20706684
You guys remember how we can like make images appear and shit? What if that other fragment did that to her, constantly showed her shit and whispered into her ear.

If she's harmless we can probably keep her. She seems pretty addled though.

>>20706684
Ask her about the red orb. If it was like us and she was alone with it for a long time... she may have trouble without those voices filling her mind.

>>20706684
Fucking hug her already you useless faggot.

>>20706727
But then the mask falls off and the demon hugs us back. In the back. With claws.

>>20706684
She won't survive here on her own. She's obviously been poisoning people because of the orb's commands. Maybe you can get her back to the safehouse when it's clear? She can probably answer a lot of questions with our help, giving it some work.
Don't forget to loot the place

>>20706684
She doesn't look corrupted at all. Is she not a mage? Then why collect the magic books? Maybe she's just really really good at it.

>>20706798
Maybe the evil orb protected her from the corruption, or had a way to transfer her corruption to other people.

>>20706807
Do you want to guinea pig with her? Try to force some of blue's corruption to Pink? It's the least we could do...

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[Blue hugs her.
Pink just hands there limply.]

>"You are so cute. Can I tell you something?"

"Yes."

>"I used to know something. A secret. There's magic that can be used without backfire. It's almost gone now though. But it's there. Like frost."

"What do you mean?"

>"I don't know.."

....

[Blue presses You against Pink.]
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..........................

>>20706838
Uh, hello there Pink. Anybody home?

Come on, there has to be something, right? Hello.

>>20706838
>Blue presses You against Pink.
She remembers now. Now we gonna die. I hope you're happy, hugfag.

Man it's empty in here. Someone did a pretty good sweep.

hello pink. can you remember the secret? pretty please.

>>20706838
Dawwww....

Hey Pink. Are you ok? You're cute.

We seem to be having some identity issues at the moment, did we used to talk to you?

I think you should follow blue for a bit, hopefully you'll get some memories back.

>>20706838
Don't make any funny moves or you die, Pink. We used to help you kill people for their masks, apparently, but not anymore. Your time is over. How painful your end will be will be decided by how you act now.

Tell us about uncorrupted magic.

>>20706838
Hug her back, Pink!
>>20706846
Absolutely.

>>20706838
Heeey, Pink. We're here to help. Blue is here to help, we're all friends, because we all love cute girls in gas masks.
So don't go all axe crazy just yet.

No more killing people, Pinky.
Also, gasmasks are important. People need them to survive in this environment.

>>20706838
Pink, don't hurt Blue. She'll help you, she's your friend.

>>20706838
You should listen to Blue, she's got good sense, she'll help you. Do what Blue says okay?

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"It's empty in here. Someone did a pretty good sweep."

>"Huh?"

"Can you remember the secret?"

Uncorrupted Magic.
Frost.
Library.

>"What secret?"

"You're cute. I think I'll follow you for a bit."

>"I uh.. I'm not sure you can really come back to my camp."

"Tell us... I killed people for there masks using Uncorrupted Magic. It was Frost."

[Pink hugs her back a bit]

"Don't go axe crazy. Ok?"

>"O-ok...."

"And I need my mask to survive here. So I can't take it off for you. Sorry. I won't hurt you."

>>20706881
Blue, remember those Magic Books? Appearantly in her Library is records of the Uncorrupted Magic: Frost.

seems she's a parrot, can't say anything without her saying it too

blue, you can let go now

>>20706881
Hey Blue, this is us speaking out of Pink's mouth isn't it?

This is sad. She seems kinda empty. I'm not sure she's really here anymore. Best keep us away from her.

I don't know if you want to look after her, I don't think she'll last long without help. Maybe you can get her back to the town, she'll survive better there.

>>20706881
Okay Pink. That's lovely. Blue, Pink's not all here, she's kinda empty and not working. It's really fucking freaky.

So, uh, up for vote guys, occupy body or stick with Blue?

>>20706893
So if her mind breaks completely we could use her as our host body?

>>20706911
I'm torn. I want to stick with blue, but I don't want her ending up like this. But occupying Pink seems rather immoral to me.

we can't just take over pink, pople will argue and the legs will try to go different directions at the same time.

>>20706881
Bring the Blue girl to the library.

>>20706907
>>20706919
Well we're not "occupying" her, we'd just be kind of escorting her back to base. Besides, this is an opportunity to prove we're NOT an intelligence draining blight and Blue can make it back just fine without our guidance for a bit.

>>20706907
Let's not derail the quest by trying to take over an NPC.

The poor girl needs to recover her own thoughts. She isn't gone but barely functional. I think some time around others and no headvoices will do her good.

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[Blue moves away from Pink]

>"Hey... It's quiet again... I.."

"Stay here, ok? And keep your mask on."

[Pink nods.
Blue goes upstairs and looks through the books upstairs.
She finds a book labeled True Magic VOL XI.
When she touches it Blue feels something cool run up her arm and into her being.
Blue has learned the True Magic Spell: Frost. She can cast it once per day at no cost. Any time after that and the spell can become corrupt.]

Wow.. A spell that doesn't harm me at all.
It's just like before the First Encounter.

And that girl, Pink.
She's there a bit right? Maybe we can take her back and keep her at the camp. It's a safe enough place. She can rest there and maybe get some of herself back.
We need to confirm there's a way to undo this.

>>20707012
That's what we're hoping, Blue. It's probably for the best if we don't get involved personally, as it were.

Hopefully you can get past the mutants without issue. And you've got frost now, if one of them does notice.

Don't forget to check for any food or other useful supplies. She mentioned tea.

>>20707012
Damn, free magic. Ain't that cool. There any other books of interest?

Yeah, Pink is kinda messed up in the head, bit of a blank slate. Empty. She might recover but fuck if I know for sure. I'm sorry Blue.

Finish looting the house, I'm sure some tea wouldn't go amiss. Then bring her back, even though she's fucked in the head if she recovers she might remember some useful things.

>>20707012
If that's what you want. Keep in mind she used to kill people for their masks, though. She could turn on you. Is it worth the risk? The alternative is killing her. Shotgun blast to the head. Quick death. Or you could try out Frost right here right now.

Wait, True Magic VOL XI? There's ten more of these?! Hot damn. Collect some valuables and let's get back to home base.

>>20707012
At least a bit. I think she'll spring back with a little help. There is a big difference between being permanently damaged and being hamstrung by a sudden removal of a crutch. And remember when you came here she wasn't wearing the orb so she wasn't totally dependent.

But if we're going to bring another mouth to feed you should at least look around here and see what she has for supplies. Take what you can with you and her.

>>20707012
Take the book too, blue could use it to study normally. Maybe even use its contents to create more true magics.

>>20707032
My money's on the tea actually being poisoned. Loot the place anyway, time to get this poor girl somewhere safe and not filled with miasma.

Can you take a look outside? Is it a shitload of mutants?

>>20707044
>Keep in mind she used to kill people for their masks, though
How much of that was her, though?

>>20707069
Funny, that. There's no way to tell.

>>20707044
Yeah, that's a great idea. Let's go kill Mark too while we're at he, I mean he could turn on Blue. And Blue should kill herself too, she could turn on herself and it's not worth the risk.

This kind of shit is probably the same fucked up advice that Pink was getting, and we all see how well THAT works out.

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>"...."

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>>20707093

"Mark. This is our new roommate, Pink. Don't worry about food. I found plenty at her old place. And books. A few of which may interest you."

>"You always find ways to surprise me."

>>20707102
Ha! Eat it Green.

Make sure you tell Mark that she's a bit simple and/or lost.

Well, that went better than expected.

>>20707102
Are you going to tell him what happened to her mind?

>>20707102
It's a gift of ours.

Make sure to tell Mark that she isn't all there, that she's damaged as hell but doesn't look corrupted. No need to go into details, I'd rather not have him think of us. Also let him read through the magic frost book, he'll be interested as hell and might be able to understand TRUE MAGIC and how it really works better than you or me.

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>>20707119
Nope.

[Blue explains that Pink is not all together there from being in the wasteland too long. Before Mark can question her she shows him the True Magic book. He immediately forgets his question and takes the book. He says this might be the key to making 'all' magic Uncorrupted and runs off.
Blue takes Pink to a spare room. Pink lays on the soft bed and quickly falls asleep.

Blue closes the door to Pink's room and goes to her own. She places You on her bed.]

The more I learn about you the more... Deadly you seem.

>>20707169
I'm sorry!

Maybe it's best if you just leave us somewhere, with someone you don't much like.

Goodnight Blue.

>>20707169
We are a tool of God. That woman was surely not lying when she said all our previous holders died. Perhaps you shall be the one to change that. Perhaps not. Be careful.

>>20707169
Well, so far the deadly strawberry has come in handy. Let's hope we can keep it that way until we have a better idea of what we're dealing with here.

We still don't know what absorbing the other shard has done, but I sure hope we're not growing into a fully fledged doom device.

>>20707169
I'm sorry?

Look Blue I don't know everything I am or what I'm capable of. I really don't

All I know is that I care about you, I don't want to hurt you or force you to do anything.

I'm sorry, I wish I was a better crazy inanimate hivemind of insanity.

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It's cool guys. Even if you are a potentially lethal artifact I still wanna hang out with you and stuff.
If it weren't for you..
I might not have as many things as I have now.
Or know as many people.

Whatever another shard of you did to Pink I'm sure you aren't trying to do to me.

We've had enough adventure for one day though.
Let's get some rest.

>>20707214
Goodnight blue.

Next thursday?

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>>20707217
As shown here this quest usually updates on Wednesday.

Wednesday, same time that this one started

>>20707234
Not my fault you live in the past.

I go to sleep in the middle of the thread and wake up to see we have a new potentially lethal friend.
Nice.

I still think we should eat Pink for her magics.

Or at least use her as a disposable host. It's the most practical use of a nearly mindless body we have.

>>20710460
Hey, we're (sort of) responisble for Pink's current state. We should at least try and find a way to cure her.

>>20710460
If we use her as a host does that mean we can't talk to Blue anymore?

>>20711275
Except by making Pink say things, which is less than ideal. She wasn't saying what we told her to, she was just randomly speaking our thoughts out loud.

>>20711329
Which was fucking creepy.
I'm going to assume that the other us was evil and took over her mind or something cause I don't want that to happen to our Blue

>>20711517
The whole "supposed to kill you" thing would sorta imply that, yeah. That isn't going to happen with us.