>>23926667
"I j-just wanted you to h-hear me out."

Wipe nose and sniffle.

hug her.

>>23926667
"It's okay. Will you talk to me now?"

"I j-just wanted you to hear me out." You say, and then sniffle, wiping your nose with a sleeve. "Will you talk to me now?"
"Yeah." Anna said, and came in, giving you the kitten as she sat down on your bed.

You set the kitten aside and hug her.
"I um... overreacted." She said, returning your hug. "You're the one with technopathy. You should be able to tell if something's wrong with that... um, AI."

>>23926786
>this being me.
>sometimes I'm tempted to become a tripfag board-wide so that I could just post everywhere without picking up and dropping my trip every time.

>>23926786
"It's pretty much entirely safe, and they were just communicating vocally anyway so the worst it could do would be to insult your dad or something. But it's been far too helpful and informative for me to believe it has any Demiurg sympathies."

>>23926786
"N-no, I should have thought it through."

>>23926786
"I believe you when you say that the demiurg are evil. Especially given what the AI has told me. But it's the same reason it doesn't have any sympathy for them.

It's concluded that the demiurg would've destroyed it once it stopped being useful. It's grateful and loyal to me because instead of that, I gave it a bigger hard drive.

Even so, I AM trying to ensure that it's incapable of bringing harm to anyone for now. That's why I made sure your father could only communicate with it vocally."

Rolled 21

>>23926804
eh I namefag everywhere now too it saves confusion and allows for the chance of maintaining a good long debate.

>>23926786
"To be fair...I really should have asked you first."

"It's pretty much entirely safe, and they were just communicating vocally anyway, so the worst it could do would be to insult your dad or something."
"Dad's not that hard to insult." Anna said.
"But it's been far too helpful and informative for me to believe it has any Demiurg sympathies," You say, and hug her again.
"I immediately regretted getting angry." Anna said. "I'm sorry.
"I believe you when you say that the demiurg are evil." You say. "Especially given what the AI has told me. But it's the same reason it doesn't have any sympathy for them. It's concluded that the demiurg would've destroyed it once it stopped being useful. It's grateful and loyal to me because instead of that, I gave it a bigger hard drive."
"Well... could you do me a favor?" Anna asked. "Rig something up on it, so that, well... if it does go bad, you could destroy it remotely? J-just for safety's sake, I mean."

that would be murder. And there is another technopath running around. If she could trigger that it'd kill Omni with a thought. Remember technopathy is based on telepathy and Jilly is right. There is no limit on distance. I saw technology two galaxies thataway Anna.

>>23926891
"I don't know about destroy, but remotely shut it down I can do."

>>23926928
This.

Rolled 72

>>23926891
he's pretty smart; he might figure it out...

or he might trigger it accidentally trying to figure out what it is...

>>23926667
>whats the timelapse from last thread? 24 hours or half of one

>>23926946
>Just half an hour.

"That would be murder." You say.
"Just give me the button to press, then." Anna said.
"And there's another technopath running around," You say. "If she could trigger that, it'd kill Omni with a thought. Remember, technopathy is based on telepathy, and Jilly is right. There's no limit on distance."
"There isn't?"
"... I saw technology two galaxies that way, Anna." You say, and point. Not in the right direction, you knew, but in the right direction for maximum dramatic effect.
"O-oh." She said. "Um. Again, I'm sorry for getting angry. I.. I brought you a kitten to help cheer you up."
You look over to the pillow on your bed, and lil'summer was rolling on her back, rubbing her face against the pillow.
"I also gave her a little bit of catnip." Anna. "For maximum adorable."

>>23927007
Grab kitty!

>>23927007
"If it makes you feel any better though, it is ridiculously easy to destroy technology with technopathy. I couldn't *stop* doing it at first."

succumb to the kitty.

Rolled 45

>>23927007
hug her again; and hard.

lets go get dinner...after we pet the kitty...

>>23927007
Acquire kitten. Be cheered up whether we like it or not.

"I could probably install a circuit breaker, though. I'm pretty sure Niss would understand, too."

>>23927007
"That's okay, as long as we're back on good terms I'll cheer up anyway, but i was very thoughtful of you."
Dazzling smile and hug kitty.

>>23927007
Wait... That makes me wonder what happens to the psion when one of their manifestations takes mind altering substances.

You hug her again, and then hug the kitten, which starts licking at your hands and purring loudly.
"I could probably install a circuit breaker, though. I'm pretty sure Niss would understand, too."
"It might be better if you didn't tell him," Anna said. "Because if he... does go bad, then he'd wait until he could modify himself."

"Let's go get dinner..." You say, trailing off. "After we pet the kitty."
"Okay." Anna responded, and started petting the kitty.

>>23927125
"Thanks for being so understanding, I know it can't be easy for you."

>>23927125
"Anna...thanks."
Hug her, then head off for food.

>>23927125
we don't need to install any failsafes, remember what happened when we first started technopathy? frying tech is easy

"Anna... thanks for being so understanding." You say. "I know it can't be easy for you."
"... I've seen a lot of people die." Anna said. "I don't want you to be one of them."

The two of you (three, counting the kitty) leave the room, and make your way down to the cafeteria. Sarvesh was there, and he was stirring up some sort of soup.
"Hello, you two." He said, with a nod.
"Hey." Anna said.
"Are you feeling a bit better?" Sarvesh asked Anna. The girl nodded. "Glad to know."

>>23927317
"I'm starving, probably should have come out for food earlier really."

>>23927317
"What are you cooking, Sarvesh?"

I'm not going to discount having a healthy wariness towards Omni, but just remember that the longer things continue as they are, any true betrayal attempts become less likely. If any elaborate plot does indeed emerge, it is likely to have been hatched after the fact and Omni being used as a tool in it. For him to have betrayed us from the start would truely have to be a mastercrafted plan for there to be absolutely no slip-ups by now. Omni betraying us on his own is also growing less and less likely because we've been nothing but an asset. Outside interference ala VQ is the true worry at this stage.

>>23927343
didn't she just eat a tub of ice creme?

"What are you cooking, Sarvesh?"
"Soup." Sarvesh responded. "With chicken, tuna, some noodles, some carrots... Want some?"
"God yes." Anna said. "I'm starving."
"Here you go. It's still hot, though." Sarvesh said.
"I'm starving too. Probably should have come out for food earlier, really," You say. Ice cream didn't fill you up at all. You blow on the soup for a while, and take a spoonful.
"This... is delicious." Anna said. "I didn't know you could cook!"
"I can, yes. I rarely do, though."

>>23927436
"Where'd you learn the recipe? At home or after coming here?"

>>23927436
"You'll have to cook more often then. This is really good."

"Do you know any good Centaur recipes?"

"You'll have to cook more often, then." You say, and pick up one of the noodles as it slips off your spoon again. "This is really good. Where'd you learn the recipe? At home, or after coming here?"
"For this? I just threw it together." Sarvesh said.
"Do you know any good centaur recipes?"
"Centaur don't have as strong a sense of taste as humanity. Instead food is seen as good based on the... texture. The experience of chewing." Sarvesh said. "I know a few. One of my favorites are Kal'chk. You spread dough, melt chocolate onto that, and take some sort of meal and layer that on top of the molten chocolate. Once done, you roll it up tightly and bake the dough, then cool the chocolate. It leaves a long, tightly coiled cylinder that's rather interesting to eat. But it's difficult not to burn the chocolate when you're baking the bread."

>>23927540
"Oooh, that sound delicious. You'll have to make it some time, or show us how to."

>>23927540
"Can we contact your brother about getting the parts for my ships hull now, Sarvesh? Or tomorrow morning maybe?"

>>23927540
"I'd love to try that! It certainly sounds tasty."

Rolled 77

>>23927540
chocolate AND meat...sounds odd, might be interesting; any old meat can do or does it have to be something specific like bacon?

"I'd love to try that! You'll have to make it some time, or show us how to."
"I will." Sarvesh said.
"Can we contact your brother about getting the parts for my ship's hull, now, Sarvesh? or tomorrow morning, maybe?"
"... He's already getting everything together." Sarvesh said. "I got him to simply give us the parts as a personal favor to me. The hull, at the least, and he's also delivering us the life support. I believe we just need the computer systems now."

>>23927638
"That's great! Thank you so much, Sarvesh! Are you sure I don't owe him anything?"

>>23927638
"Any recommendations where I can get the computer systems?"

>>23927638
"How fast! The ship might be done pretty quickly at this pace."

Rolled 42

>>23927638
"wonderful!!"
big hug for the sarvaesh

"when will they get here?"

"That's great!" You say, and hug him. "Thank you so much, Sarvesh! Are you sure I don't owe him anything?"
"I did have to pay a few fees, but you don't have to owe anything." Sarvesh said.
"How fast? The ship might be done pretty quickly at this pace." You say.
"He's sending it through freighter, so not fast. It should be here tomorrow or the day after." Sarvesh said.
"Any recommendations where I can get the computer systems?"
"Not that I can think of." Sarvesh said. "We could build them, but building something powerful enough to be useful would be difficult."
"And here's where I call weasel." Anna said. "He got me in contact with a corporation for building custom ships, and they sold me a ship computer for a half million."

>>23927708
"That would be really convenient. Let's hear if he can get what's needed!"

>>23927708
"Excellent! This is sooo nice! I will have my own spaceship! Yaaay!"
Hug Sarvesh and then Anna to thank them

>>23927708
"That's also great! Thank you, Anna!"

Rolled 76

>>23927708
AWESOME

soon I shall have a ship and become the mightiest pirate evar!

>>23927708
Hug her.

"You've saved me so much trouble!"

>>23927708
"Woo! Let's hope it's tomorrow, along with the S-Class bubble drive! Then we can all go on adventures!"

"That's also great!" You say, and pull her into a hug. "You've saved me so much trouble! Soon I'll have my own spaceship!"
"I'll also need to teach you how to make landings," Anna said. "And lifting off. And all that stuff."

You turn to Sarvesh and hug him as well, which is rather impossible unless you hugged his leg, stood on a table or on his abdomen - so you scramble up onto the table to pull him into a hug too.
"Let's hope it's tomorrow, along with the S-class bubble drive! Then we can all go on adventures!"
"I have my own ship, you know. We could go on adventures with my ship," Anna said. "And I thought we were waiting until the weekend to go on adventures?"

>>23927790
"Well, I still have to actually assemble my ship, so it probably will be on the weekend. And with both the ships, we'll be able to take everyone!"

>>23927790
"We are! Is there anywhere in particular you want to visit at the weekend? Because I'm still mentally planning visiting the beach back home."

>>23927790
"Every day is an adventure, Anna!"

>>23927790
"We are waiting! But going on adventures in my own ship will be sooo cool!"

>>23927790
"I have to actually build the thing between the parts arriving and the going on adventures. And your ship is awesome but it's not big enough for all of us."

"We are! Is there anywhere in particular you want to visit on the weekend? Because I'm still mentally planning visiting the beach back home."
"We could go to my world." Sarvesh said. "But I feel like swimming. So I'd like to come to Heaven's Jewel, if it's no problem."
"... How do you even swim? Do you know how? Aren't you too dense?" Anna asked.
"You're curious, aren't you?" Sarvesh asked. Anna nodded. "Then you'll get to take me with and find out."
Anna shot him a glare.

<My abdomen is very bouyant. I have to curl up my legs to shift my center of gravity, but I should be able to float in water.> He telepathized with you.

>>23927582

Meal, not meat. Think cornmeal or bread crumbs.

>>23927856
"I'm sure you'll love it. It'll be sun and sand."

>>23927856
"The beach isn't only for swimming anyway. There's tons to do! Hopefully everyone will agree to come...and Summer won't get overwhelmed by the heat."

>>23927856
"I know what we'll do at the beach."

"We'll construct the greatest sandcastle ever. We can use our powers. It will be nothing short of glorious."

Rolled 13

>>23927856
"ah I see"
say it aloud but do not elaborate to Anna.

after dinner lets go see if the scientists got one of the shuttle bays cleared; and I suppose I need to move my tools up there and everything...

>>23927856
<I remember :)>

"I'm sure you'll love it," You say. "The beach isn't only for swimming anyway. There's tons to do! Hopefully everyone will agree to come... and Summer won't get overwhelmed by the heat."
"She could probably lounge in the shade and have her manifestation come with us." Anna said.

"That sounds rather pleasant." Sarvesh said. "I'll look forward to it."
"I know what we'll do at the beach!" You say. "We'll construct the greatest sandcastle ever. We can use our powers. It will be nothing short of glorious."
"Yes!" Anna said.

Suddenly, Lil'summer meowed and turned to the door, just as Summer walked in.
"That's where I went!" Summer said, the pig following her.
"... That pig still exists?" Sarvesh asked.
"I tried demanifesting it, but I had some trouble. I'll get rid of it eventually. Alex said it made his head hurt too much when he touched it."

>>23927978
"Maybe you've developed a counter against him?"

>>23927978
"Hey Summer! You want to come with us to the beach this weekend?
Also have you tried to... you know kill and eat the pig?"

>>23927978
"You could always, well, fresh bacon, I guess."

>>23927978
"Aren't the researchers annoyed at having a pig wandering around? Actually, I'd figure them to be all over it, trying to find out anything they can about your manifestation, especially in its new and improved form.

Also, wanna come with us to Heaven's Jewel and go to the beach this weekend?"

Rolled 33

>>23927978
lets go try something new let go to the garden and try and make plants grow.

Well you make things from how you conceptulize them. You know what goes into pizza is bread, which is made from wheat, the sauce is tomato and the ham is pig. Maybe what happened is that those things are more real to you and thus made them last when Alex touched it. I wonder if we can translate that directly into manifestations somehow.

"Hey, Summer!" You say. "You could always, well... fresh bacon, I guess."
"I could, but not with my claws." She said. "It would be weird to do that."
"Aren't the researchers annoyed at having a pig wandering around? Actually, I'd figure them to be all over it, trying to find out anything they could about your manifestation."
"They did. That's why I caught it. According to their sensors, it's a perfectly normal pig. They're running the genetics now. Did you know that my Summer manifestation is genetically related to Winter?"
"Also, wanna come with us to Heaven's Jewel and go to the beach this weekend?"
"Yeah! I'd love to!" Summer said.

>>23928088
"We're building the biggest sandcastle ever!"

Rolled 11

>>23928088
WHOOP WHOOP BEACH PARTAY!

>>23928088
"Your manifestation is? That's so sweet! And yeah, hopefully I can get the ship in order by friday."

>>23928088
"Yay! We will build a sandcastle so big we will be able to live in it!"

"Your manifestation is? That's so sweet!"
"I know. It made me feel a lot better about... things."
"We're building the biggest sandcastle ever!"
"I can make teensy tiny knights for it!" Summer responded, and then Sarvesh poured more soup into a bowl for her.

As the group started eating and talking more, Jilly came in and ordered her own food.
<We could invite her, too. But if we do, then we won't have room for Damien or Alex in Wyvern,> Anna said.

>>23928088
Have you tried shoving it back into your pocket dimension to get rid of it?

Is it costing your any energy to run?

Do you think you could make a Lil'Summer that won't get poofed by Alex?

>>23928164
<None of that nonsense! We'll take the shuttle as well, then.>

>>23928164

Exa, I have a question. Was Alex dour and bitter before he came here, or is that a reaction to Burer's Glyph going nutso?

Rolled 20

>>23928164
<we could invert her and then invite the other two on the condition that my ship is done...>

>>23928176
Reaction to Glyph's nonsense and us turning him down.

>>23928164
>>23928169
Damnit always just too late.

>>23928164
<She can probably hear you.>

<If we're going for a whole weekend, we could take a shuttle and take everyone? We would have to stay the night on Heaven's Jewel though.>

or maybe we can just make it a girls trip?

>>23928190
We haven't turned him down so much as been completely oblivious to his interest.

>>23928164
<Let's hope the parts come tomorrow, then.>

>>23928206
We've pretty much turned him down, just not ever said it directly. Our reasoning was that we've known him for too long and don't think of him romantically. I suppose he could always convince us otherwise, but I don't really see it happening.

<None of that nonsense! We'll take the shuttle as well, then.>

"But the shuttle's so slow. It'd take us a day and then some for us to get there." Anna said.
You suddenly got a ping on Einstein.
<Damien here,> The message said. <Your Bubble drive's arrived. I'll talk to Max about letting you strap the bubble drive on there. Thank you for inviting me, yeah, I'll come with.>

>>23928240
Haha!
The plot thickens

>>23928240

How difficult would it be for us to un-strap the drive from the shuttle when we want to put it on our ship?

>>23928240
"Seems we have no other choice but to invite them all. You must help with the ship and then we could go in two fast ships at once."

>>23928240
looks like there is no problem, Damien says that my bubble drive just arrived

>>23928240
"The future is on our side, Anna."

>>23928272
we need the hull

>>23928240
Grin, "You think so? Maybe you should come check."

>>23928290
We need to pick it up. It's sent already anyways.

"Looks like there's no problem," you say. "The future is on Damien says that my bubble drive just arrived. We could go in two fast ships at once."
"... The shuttle has enough room for everyone." Anna said. "I have something to do, too, so I can take wyvern alone and make a detour. But we could talk Max into letting us strap your bubble drive on the shuttle..."

"How difficult would it be for us to un-strap the drive from the shuttle when we want to put it on my ship?" You ask.
"Not hard." Sarvesh said. "Especially if we just disconnect and reconnect the forgers and projector plates."
Damien came into the room, Alex on his heels.
"Max said we can modify the shuttle, but he's going to take any damages out of our pay." Damien said.

>>23928342
WOOHOO!

>>23928342
I think we can afford that, split seven ways.

Welcome aboard, and welcome to my pirate crew!

Rolled 83

>>23928342
"did you need to tell me twice?"

>>23928342
"Truly the greatest news i have heard all day."

"Truly the greatest news I have heard all day," You say. "I think we can afford that, split seven ways. Welcome aboard, and welcome to my pirate crew!"
"I'm... rather confused." Alex said.
"We're all going to Heaven's Jewel." Damien said. "In theory, at least. Heather hasn't invited me yet."
Jilly started to eat in her corner of the cafeteria.
"Ooh, can I come?" She asked. "Beaches are always fun. I haven't been on Heaven's Jewel before, I've only been on the orbital station."

Yes! Everyone can come since the bubble drive arrived. If my ship isn't ready to travel by the weekend we'll strap it on to a shuttle.

>>23928467
"Everyone can come! We're rigging my new drive to the shuttle!"

>>23928467
"Yes! Everyone is coming. This is half the point of building a ship."

Rolled 54

>>23928467
yup; I was thinking about who'd be the last person invited till damien sent a time message to me.

alrighty then, all agreed? WONDERFUL we shall then go to the beach!

>>23928467
"Yes everyone can come, that's the point of the new ship.

Everyone, you need to obtain fancy pirate outfits, fancy pirate hats, and practice your yohoho. And we need rum, lots of rum."

>>23928467
"We're going to have a beach party!" <I hope you all have your favourite alcohol analogue's on hand.>

We won't bring Niss, though, and that means leaving it on the station. Is this wise?

Yes, everyone's coming.
Even if I mus rend reality to fit everyone.
I wonder if Omni want to come.

Rolled 16

>>23928552
we could leave him with mini-Elysium to contemplate his existence...just make sure the science guys don't jack about with him or hook him up to a router...

"Yes, everyone can come. That's the point of the new ship." You say. "We're going to have a beach party!"
"This sounds fun!" Jilly said. "I can't wait to taste the beach and the water."
"Alrighty then, all agreed?"
"Yep!"
"Sure." Alex said. "It'll be nice to see your parents again. And we'll certainly have to get coyaki."
You stare at him.
"What, what's coyaki?" Anna asked.
"They're uh, these lobster shaped cookie and ice cream things." Alex said.
You stare at him some more. You lived with the things your entire life, and even you couldn't remember what they were called.

"Oh, those!" Anna said. "Yeah, those are really good."
"And we'll need to find something else for Jilly." Alex said. "Maybe we could bake something, grind it up, soak it in water?"

>>23928668
How... How did you know?

WHY DID YOU KEEP THIS KNOWLEDGE FROM ME, ALEX?

>>23928692
ARE YOU SOME KIND OF WIZARD WHO JUST KNOWS THINGS??

>>23928668
"How do you even"

We should ask Omnissiah if he wants to come as well.

>>23928737
At this stage I don't think we should, considering how Anna reacted.

"How... how did you know?" You ask. "How do you even!!"

Through the red haze, you find yourself with your hands on his shoulders, shaking him back and forth, babbling wordlessly.
"Are you some kind of wizard who just knows things?!" You babble, shaking him.
"I asked the guy what they were called!" Alex said. "And when he started telling me about the long history, I asked him what he was talking about! It was just one old guy in the mall, remember? I was ten!"

You stop shaking him. You'd never thought of that.

Everyone gave you and Alex a Look.
"Want some soup?" Sarvesh asked, and slid a bowl in front of Alex.
".. Yeah, sure." Alex said, and took a spoon to it. Sarvesh made his way to Jilly's long platter, and after a short conversation, he dumped a portion out onto the platter.

>>23928838
Sit down like nothing happened.
"So, anything else any of you want to do on Heaven's Jewel while we're there? It'll be our first proper outing as a full group!"

>>23928838
Contemplate the meaning of life, now it has changed. Coyaki. Never shall we forget.

"So we're all going over to Heaven's Jewel for a weekend. I suppose we should let Max know in advance."

>>23928838
"So, is there anything special that people want to see at Heaven's Jewel?

There's going to be beaches, sun, meeting my parents, shopping, and some other stuff, but if you have something you'd like to do I can happily work it in to our itinerary."

>>23928838
What's the time?

>>23928838
"Do you think we should ask Max if he wants to come? I'd feel kind of bad ignoring him."

"So we're all going over to Heaven's Jewel for a weekend," you say, and take a seat. "Anything else any of you want to do? There's going to be beaches, sun, meeting my parents, shopping, some other stuff, but if you have something you'd like to do, I can happily work it into our itinerary."
"Well, lounging at the beach would probably be fun." Alex said. "And we could take a monorail around the city. Pick up girls - or guys, based on taste, I guess. Go see if there are any museums? Libraries? Heaven's Jewel is a tourist trap sort of world, though Heather and I lived out in the boonies, compared to the most congested areas, so we can take you guys places without going into lines."
He turned to you.
"The theme park probably doesn't have accommodations for Sarvesh, Jilly, or Summer, so those are out." He said.
"Think we should ask Max if he wants to come? I'd feel kind of bad ignoring him."
"Yeah, we could ask." Summer said.

>>23929078
"It's a shame about the theme park, but there's still lots to see!"

>>23929078
"Max has already been! He's had a world-class view of my yard, you know."

>>23929078
<Hey Max, are you busy this weekend? We were going to have a field trip out to Heaven's Jewel.>

We should go to bed so the weekend comes faster.

>>23929078
"Hmmm, I'll ask him then. And we should plan a bit more, though there's still a few days to do that."

>>23929153

But then we'd miss all the plot!

>>23929187
who needs plot when you get to see all the other students in swimwear?

"Hmm, I'll ask him, then. And we should plan a bit more, though there's still a few days to do that."
You finish your soup and stretch.
"It's a shame about the theme park, but there's still lots to see!"
"Yeah." Alex said. "Much better than Burer's Glyph, after all."

<I have a question.> Anna said. <What are we going to do about the... er, what are we going to do about Omnissiah?>

>>23929269
I'm not sure. It might just want to tag along?

How about we formally introduce you two?

>>23929269
<I'm going to sit down with both of you, and you're going to talk to each other.>

>>23929269

"I understand if you don't want Nissa following you around. It may be better to leave him here with a project to work on, like figuring out binary or something until you're okay with him."

>>23929269
<Well the first thing that I'm going to do is have the two of you talk to each other and come to an accord. He's not a Demiurg, he's his own being. Trust the Technopath."

>>23929269
<I wasn't planning on bringing it, especially not if you'd be uncomfortable with that.>

>>23929269
<Take it with, best to keep an eye on it myself.>

>>23929269
<Leave it here, deactivated. Give it time to think upon what it's learnt. I don't see why it'd need to come to the beach with us.>

<Well, the first thing I'm going to do is have the two of you talk to eachother,> You tell her. <He's not a demiurg, he's his own being. Trust the technopath.>
<I trust you!> She said. <I just, um, don't trust it. How do you know it's telling the truth? It's said that a superintelligent AI could convince any human being of anything. Normally the limits of an AI and uplifts are around human-level intelligence, but the demiurg... it could be much smarter than we are.>

>>23929387
He was really really limited when I first found him. I doubt he would have been able to even form a lie, or maybe even the concept of lying. He's gotten smarter since then, sure, but from what I saw at the start, that simply isn't the case.

She was little more then an emotionless autopilot, when first I talked to her.

>>23929387
"The same way I can trust any intelligent human. You can always assume that anyone being friendly is a huge deception and there's no way to truly disprove that, there is the slight possibility that I'm working for the Demiurg, gaining your trust, and then will cackle evilly as my evil plan comes into fruition. But everything in his behavior, circumstance, and growth fits him being independent."

>>23929387
<True, I don't completely trust it. But if it's that smart, it could do the same to the Demiurg. Who would willingly work for them?>
Much more likely he's working for the Void Queen.

<The same way I can trust any intelligent human.> You say. <You can always assume that anyone being friendly is a huge deception and there's no way to truly disprove that. There's the slight possibility that I'm working for the Demiurg, gaining your trust, and then I'll cackle evilly as my evil plan comes into fruition. But everything in his behavior, circumstance, and growth fits him being independant.>
<That's, um... well reasoned, actually.> She said. <I'll meet with it tomorrow. But only through speakers. Speaking of which, where is it right now?>

You look to your omnitool, to Einstein, and to einstein's sensors of Omnissiah's location... and you can see that it's watching the tridvision, watching a documentary on ancient ancient human history.

>>23929492
He's too high tech to be a VQ agent.

>>23929387
<I know, I know, it's said itself it adapts to any situation and I have considered this is it fulfilling its function. That's why I've limited it a lot.>

>>23929551
<It's watching some history shows it seems.>

>>23929551
<Watching the trid. Some ancient history thing is on.>

>There's the slight possibility that I'm working for the Demiurg, gaining your trust, and then I'll cackle evilly as my evil plan comes into fruition.
Warlord Heather doesn't work for the demiurg. The demiurg work for her.

<Watching the trid.> You say. <Some ancient history thing is on.>
<Huh.> She said, and stretched. "I think I might get to bed, though... Early sleep and all."
"Alright," Alex said. "Goodnight, Anna."
"You too." She said, and waved to the group as she left.
"I, meanwhile, am going to go practice some more." Sarvesh said. "If I can learn to teleport far enough, then I will not even need to travel with you all. I still will, but I won't need to."

>>23929714
"Have fun Sarvesh."

Give him a hug.

"I hope you like Heaven's Jewel, it's a nice place."

>>23929714
"Have you learnt to teleport yourself yet?"

Sneakily tail Anna, see if she goes up to the Trid room. If not, then go and read more of that book. Or talk to Nissa, so we can ask him about what he and Asmodeus talked about.

"I'll be off myself, Goodnight all!"

>>23929714
"Be careful! Don't want to end up in a wall, or forgetting certain molecules of yourself!"

"Have you learned to teleport yourself yet?"
"Short distances, yes." Sarvesh said.
"Be careful! Don't want to end up in a wall, or forgetting certain molecules of yourself!"
"I can't teleport molecules individually yet, so don't worry." Sarvesh said. "And... I've ended up with a wall. It's not fun, but it isn't fatal." You give him a grin, and stand on a table to give him another hug. "Have fun, Sarvesh. I hope you like Heaven's Jewel. It's a nice place."
"As do I." He said, returning your hug with a pincer, and then made his way out.
"I'll be off myself." You say. "Goodnight, all!"
"Goodnight!" Alex said, and waved.
"Mrmpgm mrmph!" Summer said, lil'summer's head in her mouth.

You make your way out, and creep along, tailing Anna as you walk. Eventually, she made her way to her own room, and opened the door - and stopped.
"If you want to come in, you can just ask." Anna said, turning to you.

>>23929885
"Hey, I was being sneaky!"

"Did you want to talk to Nissy?"

>>23929885
"Ah, my plots are foiled yet again."

>>23929885
"I just wanted to thank you for hearing me out, but it's so damned hard to surprise a psychic!"

no clue what the surprise would be

>>23929885
time to look sheepish!
"Sorry, I just wanted to see if you were going to sneak a peek at Niss."

>>23929885
"Shhh! You're not meant to notice me tailing you!"

>>23929885
"Shiiiiit I better level up my sneak skill eventually."

Rolled 76

Can we use psionics to muffle sound and turn invisible?

>>23929923
>so damned hard to surprise a psychic
It's not like she's good at ESP. She's just an ex-mercenary with shitloads of mission experience practising not being snuck up on by trained soldiers.

"Shhh! You're not meant to notice me tailing you!"
"Oh, fair enough." Anna said, and with a slight grin, she turned back to the door. "Huh, I wonder if anyone is following me." She said, her voice sarcastic. "Guess not. I suppose I'll leave my door unlocked in case anyone wants to be sneaky."

"I better level up my sneak skill eventually." You say, and grumble. "Sorry, I just wanted to see if you were going to sneak a peek at Niss."
"No, he'll be fine. He's just in your workshop, right? You said you were being careful." She said.

>>23929999
>he's just watching the Trid, right?

>>23929999
Yep, I was just going to go pay him a visit, and see what he's learned since before.

>>23929999
"Yeah. Again, Anna...thank you. I should have checked with you before talking to your father."

>>23929999
"Yeah, he'll be fine."
silence for a moment.
Hug her, whimpering "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad"

>>23929999
Sit on her bed for a moment. "Thanks for covering for me earlier. I kind of forgot about the intereaction between Alex and Summer's manifestations."

>>23930050

Ya know, I kinda like Heather occasionally being hysterical. I go for this.

"Yeah, he'll be fine." You say, and pull Anna into another hug.
"Again, Anna, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad."
"It's... it's fine." She said. "I shouldn't have gotten so angry without listening to you."

You sit down on her bed. "Thanks for covering for me earlier. I... kind of forgot about the interaction between Alex and Summer's manifestations."
".. I um, didn't have much of a choice." Anna said. "There are, um, only a few things you can really do when a naked girl shoves you to the ground."

>>23930134
"I didn't mean to, I panicked."

"What are the other ones?"

>>23930134
"Well sure, but you went for the wholesome solution!" with a wink.

>>23930134
"I didn't mean to- I panicked- I- wait, 'only a few things'?"

"I didn't mean to - I panicked- I- wait," You say. "Only a few things?"

<-could show you if you want->
"I uh... No, there's only one thing one could do, right? Give you some clothing and not look." Anna said. "That's... the polite thing to do."

>>23930134
"Tell me the other things..."

>>23930200
This, for the love of god this!

>>23930199
"Polite?" Stifle a giggle.

>>23930200
I second this

>>23930199
"Yeah, that's the polite thing to do..."

>>23930199
"Yeah, I suppose so. Although...nevermind."

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>>23930199
Blush profusely. "Well I better get to bed now."

>>23930199
Pout "I think you're lying, I saw you peek."

>>23930199
<-wouldn't mind if you snuck a loo->

>>23930252
>>23930258
AND MY BONER SHALL PIERCE THE HEAVENS

>>23930199
"Um... uh... want."

>>23930200
>>23930222
>>23930226
Oh come on, I know you guys are hard up for your waifu lesbians fix, but can you please not? It doesn't even seem like the others had a fair shot to get interested yet.

>>23930291
Stop whining.

We haven't had the poll yet. No outright waifuing until then.

>>23930304
>>23930291
>>23930317
Yeah, nah. I want to play this straight, but I don't really see how to do so. Let's take a minor risk, and see where it goes.

Either way, the character interview with Anna post thread will be fun.

>>23930199
You pout at her. "I think you're lying."
Anna's cheeks went slightly pinker, revealing one of the many thin scars she had underneath.
"L-lying how?"
"I saw you peek." You say, your cheeks red.

There was a sudden bang, and you found the door hissing open, some invisible force pushing you out of the room, as a whirlwind erupted around you.
Then the door slammed shut.
... You just witnessed Anna using a strange variant of TK.

>>23930346
<Aheh heh he>

What time is it? Time for bed?

>>23930346
Jump up, knock on her door excitedly.

"Anna, you just used TK! This is awesome!"

>>23930346
Laugh loudly, and give Anna a celebratory high five via Technopathy.

Then let's get to bed. Read the book if we're having trouble sleeping.

>>23930337
Or Heather could play it oblivious for now and keep a note of what Anna said for later purposes in mind.

I mean, she said herself in an earlier thread she's not sure about the whole romance thing anyway or if she's even interested in anyone. I don't really see a reason to press other than to just teasingly fluster Anna and probably hurt her feelings once she realizes Heather was doing it jokingly.

You giggle to yourself.
<Aheheheh> You tell her, and make your way to bed.

You lie down, fluffing up your pillow and hugging it, looking to Summer's empty bed on the other end of the room.

You can't sleep, and the book... just can't catch your attention.

After... what Anna said... you have some thinking to do.

>www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/6bCE62qp6V2eyJX/web
>Since I forgot the None choice, just vote 'Other' and write in 'none'
>Also, I'm ending today's thread now.

>>23930410

Oh fuck, it begins.

>>23930410
I wanted to write something into other. It didn't let me write anything in.

>>23930410
Not that I'm complaining since I'm an Annafag, but a bit early isn't it? Only Anna and Sarvesh has had build-up and a clear interest in us, Damien thinks we're hot but who knows what more, and he and Summer has gotten decent arcs, Jilly and Alex (bleh) are kind of left out in the cold.

Anyway, thanks for the thread.

>>23930410
Please note that you only get one vote, and it's the first one you click on.

I was going to click multiple options, so my vote went wrong.

>>23930449
You should be able to choose which 'other' by going here: http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/522AlWVGXRBqAEI

>>23930452
I considered waiting longer, but really, as time went on I didn't think I could balance things right.

>>23930458
Oh, man, I guess I could work to find out something better and redo the poll. Today's thread was extrashort for just this reason.

>>23930500
Er, add a /web to the end of that link.

>>23930410
>Who are you interested in, Heather?
I don't know!
By the way, who's Elly?

Voted for Max

>>23930511
Ellie's an old classmate - the one with pink hair that you met on Heaven's Jewel.

>>23930525
Oh, her. The one we've only talked to for five minutes on the train and that says she already has a boyfriend.

>>23930546
I also added Epsilon to the list, who you talked to for less than five minutes before he murdered security officers.

How long are you leaving the poll open for, will we get the results today?

>>23930552
Yeah, but at least he appeared to be interested in us and was slightly memorable.

>>23930500
>http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/522AlWVGXRBqAEI
Look at them legitimate results. What a secure poll.

>>23930603
Oh, goddamnit. Now I'll need to find something else.

>>23930612
Are you implying not everyone is voting for Void Queen?

>>23930452
I'm sorry for getting riled up @ >>23930291 and causing trouble but this guy, I think, has a real good point about it being kinda early to choose.
Heather's barely hung out with Alex or Jilly enough for the readers to discern where they fall in the mix of things regarding romance. Would it be possible to re-post the poll after/during the beach party instead of now? It seems like the prime place for someone (or Heather herself) to make a move.

>>23930632
Well, there's the fact that there are only a certain amount of 'other' votes - less than there are Void Queen votes.

>>23930646
I am tempted, yeah. What's the thread's thoughts on waiting?

>>23930612
I didn't even vote for the 'other' option, I just wanted to test it out. It doesn't even TRY to stop you, you can just go paste, submit, paste, submit without refreshing or clearing cookies or resetting your IP or anything. Feel free to ignore those.

>>23930669
I want to get the decision out of the way so all the prudence fags get off our case about hitting on someone.

>>23930669
I'd not wait. I'd fuck 'em all

>>23930669
Honestly, I think both have pros and cons - waiting makes it more fair for whatever Summer/Damien supporters are around (and I guess Alex/Jilly, not that I've seen anyone going for them), but getting it over and done with will reduce whining and stupid arguments a lot.

>>23930700
>(and I guess Alex/Jilly, not that I've seen anyone going for them)
I'm turning into an Alex supporter just because I feel bad for the guy, everyone seems to hate him.

>>23930669
I just hope we don't get forced to date the lobster or the jellyfish

>>23930669
If the poll is being circumvented, I wouldn't mind waiting.

>>23930756
Sarvesh is closer to a crab instead of a lobster, and Jilly's closer to a worm or a snake than a jellyfish.

>>23930683
>>23930687
>>23930700
I'm just testing the waters for the survey system, and I'm not sure it's working properly. Also... I definitely could have chosen a better thread to do it on.

>>23930669
>Well, there's the fact that there are only a certain amount of 'other' votes - less than there are Void Queen votes.
Your silly mathematics are irrelevant to the mighty VOID QUEEN.

>>23930700
Jilly's pretty cool.

>>23930813
I hope you will not End the thread without decision

>>23930683
Oh come on, boss, it's literally one person that asked you lot, however rudely, to stop and hold your horses and that was me. It's not a matter of being a prude, it just didn't feel right to me for Heather to suddenly jump on the flirtation train to Annaville when she hasn't even been putting much thought, if any at all, to romance anyway.
So why would she switch gears and go into flirty girl modo when she catches a glimpse of Anna's inner thoughts other than to joke around and fluster her?

>>23930813
If it's just a test to see where readers' opinions lay, fuck, that's okey-dokey peachy keen to me then. As long as it ain't the do-or-die sudden choice vote, I'd much prefer it's in a later thread.

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I'm not Exabyte, but I will share the results with him. This isn't official.

>>23930813
>I'm just testing the waters for the survey system, and I'm not sure it's working properly.
Well it's not really harder to samefag than here, but it does count the results and draw a pretty graph for you. There's no system that can completely prevent people who are determined enough. Just depends how much you trust us. I voted once for each of the people that I like.

>>23930813
I'd much prefer to get it over with. I don't care about which one will be taken as a waifu and want to do awesome psionic stuff without everyone hitting on Heather.

apparently there is a limit to the number of people who can vote on a poll at PollEverywhere.

>>23930939
Ok, that's pretty shitty. There's no point in the poll if not everyone can vote.

>>23930939
>>23930972
Yeah, that's dumb.

>>23930939
>>23930905
>>23930891
Eh, damnit. I'll just... Yeah, I'll just go with this:

There won't be an official poll, vote, etc. Things will sprout organically from what happens. There's no iron-set choice, everyone involved are usually hormone-charged teenagers, and you'll have to talk to whoever you've chosen at the time about whatever boundaries the relationship will have.

At least now, Heather will have been thinking about what's going on, how various people have been treating her, and whatever semiconscious intuitions she's picked up with clairvoyance.

Sorry to call things like this, but that's really the only thing I could do from here.

>>23931026
Don't you End the thread on me!

>>23931026
This is what I was gunning for from the start.

Thanks for running, Exa!

>>23931026
>There won't be an official poll, vote, etc. Things will sprout organically from what happens
So Anna wins.

>>23931087
Anna or Sarvesh.

>>23931087
Maybe for a while, then things might dissolve between them, they'll stay friends and someone else catches Heather's interest, kinda like how teenagers actually do with that mushy gushy shit?

guise

what if

guise

guise what if

check this out

what if we

guise what if we

hooked up with the lobster ice cream man

all the coyaki we would ever want

think about it

>>23931118
I'm pretty much just anticipating most people being disappointed. Sure the Sarvesh/Anna supporters would be crushed if the other wins, now they'll just both get to feel bad instead. Personally I'd vastly prefer any one of the candidates winning permanently over a harem or constant breaking/forming relationships.

>>23931210
We can buy as much coyaki as we want.
We should hook up with Damien and get as many bubble drives as we want, they're actually expensive and useful.

>>23931210
>>23931259
>implying the lobster ice cream man is interested in anything other than respecting the long and storied history of coyaki.

>>23931223
That's not how most teenage relationships work. I'm sure you've been to high school. Relationships come and go like nothing. Being in a relationship for longer than a year is rare as hell.

>>23931291
True, that's not how teenage relationships work in the real world. But you know that everyone is going to try and make their chosen character's relationship be the one that lasts forever, while trying to end everyone else's.

>>23931291
There's a reason I don't like romance set in high-school. I'll gladly suspend my disbelief on this point, if you don't mind.

>>23931291
That's a normal high school. We get to throw all the volatility of psychic powers and cultural differences from multiple planets and species into the mix, with the constant threat of death from the Void Queen making everyone stressed!

>>23931697
Which is more likely to make them not want to add the stress of a serious relationship on top of the stress the Void Queen piles on.

>>23931727
Or it's more likely to make them screw awkwardly because they're thinking "I don't want to die a virgin" or "Oh wow I almost died, better go celebrate life with dickings"

>>23931807
Which can't be considered serious relationships.