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You are about to try and explain yourself to MANIA when you see a pop up notifier indicating you have a short mail. You open it up and see it is from Areta, the epitaph user who was using her ability to be a cyber hooker.

From:Areta
"Hey there random... lady person. I am feeling a bit better, my back still kind of stings a bit though, so if you want me to log on to chat I can. Just... let me know?"

Wat do wat say?
[]What reply to mail.
[]Go with MANIA back to the guildhall
[]Contact someone, who?
[]Exploran
[]Ask her something
[]Go for the hug
[]Other, please specify
(2/2)

>>24770038
Interesting.

I'd say we should probably have Lotus with us when we meet, since she currently has the most experience with epitaphs.

>>24770038
Crap, I'd like to ask her to share what she's learned, but Luna still doesn't know about the AIDA business yet and I really don't want to be the one to tell her.

Why is it we can't avoid making at least one awful mistake?

>>24770038

>[x]Contact DURGA, LOTUS.
Areta says she's OK and willing to log on and chat with us. You want me to bring her over to the guild hall, or do you want to meet her over by the Chaos Gate first?

>MANIA

It seems that the woman of ill repute is willing to talk to us. Do you think we should go and chat to her in a field, or walk her over to the guild hall first?

>>24770269
I'd say we should ask Areta that, instead of everyone else.

>>24770308

Well, let's go ask Areta if she's willing to talk to just us or to our other buddies. It's her call, but they'd also be able to help her out as opposed to just Chen.

>>24770308
Like offer to invite her to our guild hall, or meet at a location of her choice.

And once we've heard her response, contact Durga and Lotus.

Also since MANIA's right next to us, tell her that Areta contacted us and we're (by which I mean Chen, and not just assuming that MANIA's going to go along with us) going to try to see if we can learn more about how she got her epitaph, and hopefully prevent her from turning into another Raum.

>>24770370
Yeah that works, ask her if she'd prefer to meet alone or not.

I think she already met Lotus and MANIA right?

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You send a quick message to Areta first

To Areta:

How do you want to meet? Alone? With my companions? In the secure guildhall? In a field? In town?

After a few seconds you get a reply: "Anywhere I won't get stabbed by some crazy fire zombie sounds good to me. Bring who ever you want."

You then turn to MANIA, as she is right next to you. " Areta contacted us and I'm going to try to see if we can learn more about how she got her epitaph, and hopefully prevent her from turning into another Raum. She does not care where she wants to meet. Do you have any advise?" You ask making her tilt her head.

"If you have not noticed, if you go to a lost ground and summon your AIDA it takes a few minutes for Kite to get there. I timed it and it seems roughly the same as the first time we met him. I can not tell if it was an average or not as I did not think to use a precise measuring device the first time." She explains.

OOC KNOWLEDGE GAINED You have roughly 5 posts from summoning your AIDA, assuming normal time passing, ie no 'We wait there twenty minutes', before Azure Kite appears in a Lost Ground. This is subject to change based on rules you have no way of knowing.

You blink surprised at her attention to detail but then just nod. She seems like the sort to pay close attention to things. You then hammer out a message to Durga and Lotus.

To: Durga, Lotus.

"Areta has agreed to meet, she seems to be okay. She does not care where we meet, and seems fine with us going together. Where do you think?" You ask.

From: Durga

"A lost ground would be good. Quiet, out of the way. Far away from players who might get caught up in our nonsense."

From: Lotus

"The guildhall would suffice. That is the reason you got it." She explains.

Well seems they are fine leaving it up to you

Wat do?
[]Send Areta a guest pass
[]Ask her to meet you at a lost ground
[]Meet her in town
[]Ask people to come along(Who?)
[]Other, please specify

>>24770562
Send her a guild pass, since she said she wanted to avoid crazy fire zombies.

>>24770562
Ask MANIA what she was investigating at the cathedral, was she just looking to see why Kite wasn't showing up?

>>24770562
>[x]Send Areta a guest pass

Also, tell the other people that we think it might be best to bring her over to the guild hall. It's been Snark'd against bugging and other stuff, and there's probably no possibility of stabbed by crazy fire zombies. And all the Lost Grounds we know about have been subject to Kite sightings, so no luck there.

You decide that Lotus is right; you have a guild for a reason damn it. You send her a guest pass and then turn to MANIA. "I sent Areta a guest pass to the guild. You are more than welcome to come along if you wish." You inform her before walking towards the guildhouses, noting she is following you.

You find the silence annoying, so you decide to ask her something, since she seems more inclined to talk when you ask. "So what were you looking for in the holy ground?"

She tilts her head slightly and replies. "The area where Kite and I fought, there was some damage to the textures, but when we went back they had been repaired. I believe this Kite exists to maintain an idea of order in the world, and damaging the world permanently is counterproductive to his objectives."

"Got it. So he also would probably avoid towns, since they are full of people?" You ask making her nod.

You make your way back to the guild hall and see Lotus, Durga, and Shimabuku there. You glance around for Luna but do not find her anywhere, you can only assume they managed to send her away.

You wait around for a while before Areta walks into the guild hall. She is still wearing black and red leatherish armor. Her shirt showing her midriff and wrapped around in belts with small flecks of red armor here and there. Her grey hair is tied into a ponytail and you get the feeling if she let it hang freely it would be messy. She glances around, her red eyes seeming more alert than when you first met her. She clears her throat before speaking. "So, here I am. If, uh, if this is a harem thing for that guy then I have to say I'm not really up for that right now, I just got stabbed by a fire zombie so. Could you maybe tell me if that is what this is?" She asks eying Shimabuku.

"Wha- But- Me? It was Chen! He's a dude too!" He protests pointing at you.

"Point stands." She counters making him sigh.

(1/2)

Wat say wat do?
[]Explain it to her(how)
[]Rip out her AIDA
[]Ask what her epitaph is
[]Have someone else do the talking(Who?)
[]Other, please specify
(2/2)

>>24771079

Dropped my trip

>>24770995
[]Other, please specify

My little sister already wrote fan fiction of me in a harem, it ended horribly with me dying but anyway
[]Explain it to her(how)
tell her the same story we told Lotus and that we can take the AIDA out of her if she wants otherwise shes going to be in constant danger.

>>24771079
[X] Snark will explain, you will give his words to Areta

>>24771190
She has an epitaph so she could see Snark if he wished it since he ate the copy of Raum's epitaph

>>24770995
Well the purpose of this meeting is twofold.

To explain to you how it is that you've become so wildly successful in your profession.

And to prevent you from going insane/turning into a zombie/falling into a coma, but we'll get to that later.

For now, would it be alright if you and Lotus compared notes? You two definitely have several things in common, but I'd like to determine your similarities with precision.

"Well the purpose of this meeting is twofold. To explain to you how it is that you've become so wildly successful in your profession. And to prevent you from going insane/turning into a zombie/falling into a coma, but we'll get to that later. For now, would it be alright if you and Lotus compared notes? You two definitely have several things in common, but I'd like to determine your similarities with precision." You explain making the woman nod.

"I don't have much to go on but I can say what I know. I have the ability to touch people, when I was using it I started to need it after I met with this moon tree guy. It feels like a... dependency I guess? Otherwise I don't have much." She explains making Lotus Nod.

"Focusing on an aspect of yourself, the origin of these epitaphs is similar to how I use it, but I do not feel that need. Likely because of AIDA you are feeling that." Lotus answers.

"Now what's this about comas?" She asks switching over to you.

"Well, the AIDA are eating away at your mind right now. We could take it out, in theory." You explain making her nod.

"If this happens, will I lose my power?" She asks.

"You want to still be able to touch people?" You continue making her nod.

"Girl's got to eat." She answers making you sigh.

"Yes, you can still continue this lifestyle if you want." You explain making her think.

"So it's like I caught cyber clap. The most dangerous of all claps." She clenches her fist making you blink. "What? Should I act like a dog in heat all the time? That would be exhausting. So how does this work?" She asks and out of the corner of your eye you see Snark wearing a bib.

"You know what's up. Just one touch and her Epitaph goes out of control then I rip it out and om nom nom nom nom." Snark smiles, evidently happy to be getting a meal

Now wat?
[]Jump start the epitaph
[]Have the others ready to jump her
[]Take her somewhere else to fight
[]Ask someone something
[]Other, please specify

>>24771437
Send Durga a PM that paraphrases what Snark just said.

Ask Snark if MANIA or Shimabuku's AIDA ate Areta's AIDA it would allow them to become more sophisticated, or would it make them more vulnerable to corruption?

>>24771437

In addition to >>24771564

>[x]Other, please specify

Snark, instead of ripping the AIDA out of her, would it be possible to "fix" it instead? I know that it was too late for Raum, but we've caught Areta's AIDA at a young stage in its life. Couldn't you just prune the bad bits out or teach it not to eat away at Areta's mind or something?

>>24771658
I don't think that works.

Like A: Having an AIDA and an Epitaph at the same time for some reason doesn't feel like a viable option

B: Snark is essentially an entirely separate "hive" of AIDA, one who seems to be symbiotes instead of parasites

and

C Most AIDA aren't sapient like Snark is.

I mean MANIA's current one is a cat.

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You decide you need more information and turn to Snark. "If Shimabuku, or MANIA ate the AIDA would they become more sophisticated?" You ask. "Additionally, would it be possible to 'fix' it instead? I know that it was too late for Raum, but we've caught Areta's AIDA at a young stage in its life. Couldn't you just prune the bad bits out or teach it not to eat away at Areta's mind or something?" You ask making Snark shake his head.

"You are fundamentally mistaken about what an AIDA is. As I stated, we are more like a hive than a single being. Sure, MANIA and Buky-chan have AIDA and they will grow stronger, but only with time and as I grow stronger, that is the main hive in you. Besides, epitaphs and AIDA don't mix well. Having me try to change the AIDA inside her would be like, I dunno, you trying to teach someones toe tails calculus." He explains. "The best thing would be for me to eat it and get stronger, then eventually my 'arms' or 'toes' will get stronger in Buky and Mania." He explains making you nod.

Now wut?

Same options as before

>>24771786
Alright, so since I trust you've got this place sufficiently reinforced, lets get this show on the road.

>Jump start the Epitaph, first warning Haruko about what we're about to do.

>>24771786

If there's no other way to do this, then we might as well get it over with.

Notify the others about what we're about to do.

>>24771786
[X]Jump start the epitaph

Chow down Snark.

>>24771852
[X] Jump start the Epitaph, warn everyone what you are doing.

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You give a quick nod and then turn to Durga. "We are about to do scary epitaph and AIDA stuff. So you might want to take off your headset or something. I have no idea what the side effects would be from being this close." You explain.

She nods to you and then goes gray as she removes her headset. You then turn to snark. "Do it." You command making him smile.

He performs some strange dance before passing his hand through Areta making her double over. "Ah... Augh. Shit what is this? I can't. It's coming, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming!" She screams before glowing red and transforming.

Standing in her place is a large overly pointy creature bathed in red light. It reminds you, somewhat, of a stick figure with a skirt covering its legs and glowing red dots on its head. It is carrying a scythe and has small black dots floating around it.

You reach inside to that place in your mind you are all to familiar with and feeling for the origin of your headaches.

You feel the build up of black dots around you and your vision swims as you scream out "Snark!" and standing in your place is the familiar string based angel.

<AIDA> False Angel, Snark vs <Epitaph> Terror of Death, Skeith

You look over the wide area that forms when ever you enter into an avatar battle and see Skeith wavering back and forth as if drunk.


How attack?
Write in please

Attacks available
[]Needles of pleasure(burrowing needles slow down enemy, scatter-gun)
[]Agony cannon(Fires a cannon with a thorny wrapping which hinders enemy after damage)
[]Mirror world (Summons false Snarks which confuse the enemy)
[]Gun (Fires a small rapid attack weapon which does light damage)
[]Devour(Data drain ONLY USABLE WITH PROTECT BREAK)
[]
Please roll 1d100 for avatar battle, best of three.

Rolled 4

>>24772122
[X]Agony cannon(Fires a cannon with a thorny wrapping which hinders enemy after damage)

Take out that scythe first. It looks dangerous.

Rolled 2

>>24772122
[X] Needles of pleasure(burrowing needles slow down enemy, scatter-gun)

Remove its mobility.

>>24772166
>>24772186
It's like Christmas! :'D

Today is the day Chen dies.

>>24772166
>>24772186
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH WOW.

So, wait ten minutes before another roll, and discuss tactics first?

I should point out in order to make combat and battle last longer I will be doing a more involved combat system

Rolled 20

[X] Agony cannon(Fires a cannon with a thorny wrapping which hinders enemy after damage)

Here comes Nat 1.

>>24772213
Well I agree with>>24772186 that we need to remove its mobility, but these rolls say that's not going to happen.

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You take aim with your cannon at the avatar's scythe and open fire. However as your blast fires close to it it performs a quick dash to the side, far faster than you can move, avoiding the blast entirely. As if activated by your attack it dashes forward and begins slashing at you. Your naturally stringy, and non cohesive body provides you some protection, but it seems to catch on to the true nature of your being and starts laying into you with its scythe, you take some fairy substantial damage before firing off your scatter gun and making it dash back for a moment, but not a moment enough as it charges forward almost instantly.

You take the timing of her three hit combo and allow yourself to be struck, with the final hit you are pushed back a good distance, allowing you a moment to catch your breath.

"What the fuck Chen!?" Snark shouts into your mind, clearly unhappy

You decide to...

How attack?
Write in please

Attacks available
[]Needles of pleasure(burrowing needles slow down enemy, scatter-gun)
[]Agony cannon(Fires a cannon with a thorny wrapping which hinders enemy after damage)
[]Mirror world (Summons false Snarks which confuse the enemy)
[]Gun (Fires a small rapid attack weapon which does light damage)
[]Devour(Data drain ONLY USABLE WITH PROTECT BREAK)
[]
Please roll 1d100 for avatar battle, best of three.

Rolled 10

>>24772352
[X] Mirror world leading up to Needles of pleasure to the back.

This thing has speed and that needs to go.

Rolled 89

[X] Needles of pleasure(burrowing needles slow down enemy, scatter-gun)
Cut down its mobility, now. Fuck. We don't need it in melee range.

Rolled 54

>>24772376
I'll second this

Rolled 24

>>24772122
Haseo's Avatar?

What just happened?

Rolled 62

>>24772452
Apparently the prostitute had a heart of death.

>>24772465
That made me laugh more than it should have

You select the technique you gained after eating the copy of Raum's epitaph. Suddenly the area is filled with countless False Angels making Skeith turn around trying to discover where the true Snark is. It picks one directly across from you and you see an opportunity. You move closer, practically point blank, to the back of Skeith and open fire with your needles. You hear an inhuman roar as you move back and mix back in with the Other Snarks as the needles burrow into the avatar and it turns. It starts firing small orbs from its hand at the false snarks, shattering them like they were made from glass, and by the end of it all you are the last one standing.

You have some distance from Skeith, but they are charging at you, their grip on their scythe tight. You can hear the roar from the avatar as it approaches, though their dash is a bit slower.

Wat do?

How attack?
Write in please

Attacks available
[]Needles of pleasure(burrowing needles slow down enemy, scatter-gun)
[]Agony cannon(Fires a cannon with a thorny wrapping which hinders enemy after damage)
[]Mirror world (Summons false Snarks which confuse the enemy)-IN COOLDOWN-
[]Gun (Fires a small rapid attack weapon which does light damage)
[]Devour(Data drain ONLY USABLE WITH PROTECT BREAK)
[]
Please roll 1d100 for avatar battle, best of three.

Rolled 17

>>24772596

[X] Agony cannon(Fires a cannon with a thorny wrapping which hinders enemy after damage)

Will it dodge?

Rolled 73

>>24772596

[X] Needles of pleasure(burrowing needles slow down enemy, scatter-gun)

Give him another round of debuffs, then kite him.

Rolled 51

>>24772596
[X]Fire the Gun to force it to head in a certain direction and then fire the Agony cannon at its next estimated spot.

This guy is much tougher than the others.

>>24772596
Wait a sec, is there any reason we're soloing this guy?

>>24772702
Yes. The reason being you did not tell anyone to back you up.

>>24772711
:P

So, are we Shirou Emiya tier dense?

>>24772702
More EXP for us, and there's no way we're sharing those sweet, sweet cores.

>>24772652

Seconding this. Skeith is fast and deadly up close, but his long-range attacks are anemic. If we slow him down enough, we can finish it up with an Agony Cannon and pick him apart at our leisure.

You move back slightly and fire your needles again. The first round catches him squarely and you make ready to fire again. However upon your second shot it swings its scythe and destroys your needles before you can hit them. it manages to catch you in another combo of scythe swings, but this time you are ready for it to try and take you out. As you fly back it charges again and you charge your agony cannon. You wait for a few seconds before he gets close and then fire. It tries to dodge, but the needles wedged in every part of his body prevent him from moving. As the cannon catches him in its beam, the black thorny vine creeps off the beams and starts to coil around Skeith. The vine managed to totally ensnare the avatar and they start writing around in agony.

They seem to be stunned.

How attack?
[]Go in for the kill, agony cannon to get protect break and then eat their AIDA core
[]Stay back, they might be tougher than they look, fire more needles and wait for the next chance
[]Fire your gun at them, you have faith in it
[]Other, please specify

Attacks available
[]Needles of pleasure(burrowing needles slow down enemy, scatter-gun)
[]Agony cannon(Fires a cannon with a thorny wrapping which hinders enemy after damage)
[]Mirror world (Summons false Snarks which confuse the enemy)
[]Gun (Fires a small rapid attack weapon which does light damage)
[]Devour(Data drain ONLY USABLE WITH PROTECT BREAK)
Please roll 1d100 for avatar battle, best of three.

Rolled 16

Skieth has two-three forms.

You wanna blitzkrieg?

Rolled 43

>>24772872
>[x]Go in for the kill, agony cannon to get protect break and then eat their AIDA core

Skeith's constricted! Keep pummeling him until he protect breaks!

Rolled 29

>>24772872
[X]Go in for the kill, agony cannon to get protect break and then eat their AIDA core

This thing has been far too big of a pain.
Rolling just in case.

>>24772974
>>24772931
>>24772965
Here comes form two.

You float up to the beast and start charging your agony cannon. You start taking damage from Skeith's thrashing, but you hold the line. You get a scythe stuck in your side for your efforts, but you manage to fire your cannon again. Another fine starts constricting the writing form and you see 'Protect Break'. That seems to be all Snark needs as he settles over the still form of Skeith and the large tooth filled may under the 'Head' of the angle opens and starts the data drain. After a few moments you head Areta scream and her avatar shatters, making her slowly float down to the ground, her AIDA purged.

You gain: EPITAPH COPY CORE, SKEITH

Snark, without any prompting or waiting, devours the core, his eyes flashing red for a moment before returning to their muted gray. Areta stirs after a moment shaking her head. "Wha-what? That... everything went dark for a second. What happened?" She asks.

YOU HAVE NEW MAIL!
SNARK HAS NEW POWER!

From: CC Corp

"Thank you for playing The World! The Demon Emperor crowning ceremony will be held at Hy Brasail, the Isle of Kings. Please board the boat tomorrow before noon for your crowning ceremony."

Now wut?
[]Talk to Areta
[]Talk to Snark
[]Tell Haruko its cool to come out now
[]Talk to someone else
[]Other, please specify

Slow day, huh. or slow week?

>>24773222
[X] Tell Haruko its cool to come out now
[X] Talk to Areta
-[X] Specifically, how she is feeling

>>24773222
[X]Talk to Snark
Ask how he feels
Then
[X]Talk to Areta

It seems like there are less people around the thread now.

>>24773222
>[x]Talk to Areta.

You got purged of that AIDA thing. Are you OK?

>[x]Tell Haruko its cool to come out now.

>[x] Talk to Snark

Is Areta free of that AIDA thing now? What kind of stuff did you get from that Skeith guy?

You lift up your headset and indicate it's safe for Haruko to come back before turning to Areta. "Hey, you alright? You got purged of the AIDA. How are you feeling?" You ask making her look around.

"Less addicted I think. There was always this need to feel more but it's gone now. It's sort of nice actually" She mutters before getting up and dusting herself off. "So what now?"

"First I have to check something." You tell her before turning to Snark. "What did you get from that Skeith guy?"

"More power, obviously. Soon my dark plans will be complete." He smiles making Lotus turn to him.

"Dark plans?" She asks making him nod.

"I will make all raspberries taste more like blueberries." He explains.

"Sinister." She comments before glancing up. Likely she just got the message about the crowning ceremony as well.

"Okay, I'm back and..." Durga pauses staring at you. "Chen, who is the guy in the hooded sweatshirt beside you?" She asks.

Wat say wat do?
[]You infected her, you bastard!
[]What's happening?
[]Is this because you are stronger?
[]Sup with you Lotus?
[]Sup with you MANIA?
[]Sup buky?
[]Other, please specify

>>24773418
[X]Sup buky?

"How's it hanging mon ami."
It would appear that even the uninfected can now see Snark. This is going to make it harder to walk around.

>>24773418
[X] That's Snark. So Snark, did you just get stronger to manifest fully, or did she just get infected?

>>24773418
>[x]What's happening?
>[x]Is this because you are stronger?

Is this now a thing? Or can you tone down the illusion thing and become an invisible imaginary friend again?

>[x]Other, please specify

Check with how everyone else is doing. Do Shimabuku and MANIA feel any different now that Snark has consumed a copy of Skeith?

Oh, also, there's going to be a huge ceremony for winning the arena. You guys wanna come along?

"That's snark. Is this because you became stronger after eating the core? Can you tone down the illusion so you only exist in my head again?" You ask making him nod.

He snaps his fingers and suddenly the others glance around. "Yeah, he is gone now." Durga scratches the back of her head.

"Hey, Mania, Shimabuku, do you feel any different?" You ask making them shake their heads.

"Not really Chen. Granted I don't even have a big monster yet so it could be because of that." Shimabuku offers.

"Moving on from that, there is going to be an award ceremony tomorrow. You guys want to come along?" You ask.

"Tomorrow? I want to but I would get mauled by a demon if I went. Sorry Chen." Shimabuku informs you.

"I am free." MANIA states.

"I have to go. I am one of the winners." Lotus explains.

"I have to go too. I promised after all." Durga sighs.

"Are... are you talking to me too? Uh, sure?' Areta offers just going along with it.

Well, that's a thing.

Now wat?
[]Invite Areta to guild
[]Get quest from one of the grunties(which?)
[]Ask what Durga means
[]Talk to someone, who?
[]Call it a day here(It is currently evening around 8ish)
[]Other, please specify

>>24773418
"While I do appreciate the faith you all showed in me and Snark, I didn't decide to un-infect Areta in a small room containing all of my allies, themselves AIDA or Epitaph users, because I wanted witnesses to my grandeur."

>>24773784
>[x]Invite Areta to guild

If you want to find out more about this Epitaph/AIDA thing, a safe haven, people to watch your back, or just someone to chat with, you can join up with us if you want. You might want to be discrete with the Epitaph thing, though. It attracts the wrong sort of attention.... like that Hamelin guy.

>[x]Ask what Durga means

>>24773784
[X]Invite Areta to guild
[X]Get quest from AIDA Grunty

This way we keep the infected people close and gauge her skill in combat.

"If you want to find out more about this Epitaph/AIDA thing, a safe haven, people to watch your back, or just someone to chat with, you can join up with us if you want. You might want to be discrete with the Epitaph thing, though. It attracts the wrong sort of attention.... like that Hamelin guy." You tell Areta while sending a guild invite.

She seems to think it over for a second before accepting.

You then turn to Durga. "What do you mean?" You ask.

She scoffs at you before crossing her arms and looking away. "You know what I mean, damn it." Is all she offers.

You then turn and walk over to the AIDA grunty. He looks up at you and scoffs. "Heh, if it isn't Chen. Heh."

"Hey, do you have a quest I can do?" You ask making him chuckle.

"So, NOW you want to do AIDA grunties quest? You sure you don't want to ask the coffee trap? Heh." he laughs.

"Yes, I am sure. Do you have any?" You ask making him tilt his head.

"Say please, heh." He continues.

"Please?" You offer.

"Pretty please with sugar on top." He smiles.

"I will kick you." You do your best MANIA impression making him shrug.

"Fine, I have one quest. Special offer, one time only!" he pulls out a book and hands it to you.

"Help me play some pranks! (level 50) Reward Hades rune, AIDA emperor armor, other(???)"

Do you accept?
Y/N

((Did my new combat style such so much everyone abandoned thread?))

>>24774596
Yes, accept that quest.

>>24774596
[X] Yes
>((Did my new combat style such so much everyone abandoned thread?))

People have finals this week, parties, mother's day, come to think of it, last thread was sort of sparse as well.

>>24774596
Accept that Armor looks tempting.

It could be a lack of interest, academic responsibilities, or competition with the other quests running.
Either way that combat style seems too cumbersome for this. I preferred the previous quick and dirty one, but that's only my opinion.

>"I have to go too. I promised after all." Durga sighs.

>She scoffs at you before crossing her arms and looking away. "You know what I mean, damn it." Is all she offers.

I have a feeling that we're missing something really obvious yet important at the same time.

>>24774890
B...bunny suit?!

>>24774951

In a show of solidarity, Chen should wear a bunny suit too.

You accept, may as well. AIDA grunty performs a little dance before pulling out what looks like a guest pass, but instead has a crude image of himself on it. "Heh, finally decided to act like a man, huh? Good, this is an AIDA pass, it will let you sneak into other guild's halls." He explains as you look over the pass.

"Seriously? This is an absurdly powerful item. If you use this during the guild wars they wouldn't even be a challenge anymore. Hell, you could use this and practically undermine every guild in the world!" You state making him nod.

"And we're using it for pranks. Get it together chen, heh." He then pulls out a list of targets and the wanted prank.

Ice Queen Grunty(Nightmare garden in Lumina Cloth)Prank pack 1
Mellow Grunty(Moon Tree HQ)Prank pack 2
GAR Grunty(Kestral HQ) Prank pack 3
Wise Grunty(Raven Mac Anu) Prank Pack 4
Rumor grunty (Empireo Mac Anu) Prank pack 5
King Grunty (Icolo Lumina Cloth) Prank special!

"Come back when you have finished pranking them, heh! This will be good, heh!" He laughs, clearly enjoying himself.

Who do you take with you? Where do you go first?

>>24775102
Available: Durga, Lotus, Vividor, Areta, MANIA, Shimabuku

>>24775102
Take 'Aku and Durga. They could both use a good laugh. As to the order go 2,4,Special,1,3,5.
This way we still get good loot if the guilds start getting wise.

>>24775102

Well, the easiest targets would be the guilds that Chen already has access to. I think Luna gave him a guest pass to Nightmare Garden, and MANIA gave Chen a guest pass to Kestrel.

Moon Tree is a huge field with a Japanese-style castle architecture. There's probably lots of people constantly patrolling or otherwise mingling. Not sure about Empireo, though Raven might have some interesting guests milling about. Not the type we'd want to piss off, either.

Icolo is a guild for arena current and some former emperors/champions of the arena. We might be able to get in there without being formally invited by the King Grunty, and might possibly be able to amuse the emperors/champions with our antics, depending on the player(s) there.

I'd say the order with >>24775204
will be OK.

>>24775285
Nightmare garden is Lotus' guild. Members named Lotus, Pine, Lilly, etc.

>>24775316
What's Empireo?

>>24775516
Another guild you assume

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You think the best chance you have is to take on the moon tree grunty first. You look over your group and invite Durga and Shimabuku along, figuring they could use the laughs. You nod to the group as they all scatter to their own engagements.

You make your way to the warp portal and use your moon tree pass in order to gain access to the field. There seems to be several moon tree members standing around, but none you immediately recognize. You walk passed them and make your way to the entrance. by the giant Japanese castle there stands a sleepy looking grunty with a large hat. You look in the prank packs and select Prank pack two. You see it is a large tuna-fish. Seems high quality.

YOU GET SUPER SPICY FAKE TUNA

Now how do you get the grunty to accept it?

[]Say it was from AIDA grunty
[]Say it was for working hard
[]Other, please specify

>>24775680
Tell it the great moon tree leader requires it to consume this Tuna for an upcoming guild event.

If these things are all this cute I'm going to end up feeling like a jerk by the end of this.

>>24775680
>[x]Say it was for working hard

Everyone at Moon Tree wants to thank you for all of your hard work here. Seriously, this guild would not be the same without the warm greetings you give to everyone who comes here 24/7. And for our very, very special grunty, we got you a high-quality Tuna! Enjoy!

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"Ch-chen. It's cute, seriously cute." Durga mutters to you making you nod in agreement.

"Oh, hello mellow~" He sighs. "I'm Melo grunty, say..." He sniffs the air around you as you approach. "Is that Tuna fish? Mellow?" He asks looking at you with puppy dog eyes.

"Everyone at Moon Tree wants to thank you for all of your hard work here. Seriously, this guild would not be the same without the warm greetings you give to everyone who comes here 24/7. And for our very, very special grunty, we got you a high-quality Tuna! Enjoy!" You smile at him before handing over the tuna.

"Wow, thanks mellow. I can't believe people actually care about me mellow! Well, here goes, mellow!" He smiles before eating the super spicy tuna in only a few bites. he seems content for a few seconds before his eyes go wide. "Wha? Why does everything taste like pain, Mellow?!" He asks before running in circles. "Wa-water Mellow!" He shouts before dunking his head under the bridge and taking a deep drink of water. He manages to become bloated and larger before a moon tree member notices him.

"Melo grunty!" The girl shouts running over to him. "What's wrong?"

"Spicy tuna, mellow. Why? Mellow?" He asks as she cuddles him tenderly.

You starts to slowly back away before she locks eyes with you. "What did you do to our grunty!?" She asks.

"Run away!" Shimabuku shouts before dragging you and Durga back to the warp portal and warping back to Mac Anu.

You pause to catch your breath and look at the two of them. "That was scary, wonder why AIDA grunty didn't like him? Anyway, shall we move on?" You ask making Durga frown.

"Should we?" She asks.

Good question.
[]No, stop here.
[]You started this mission, may as well finish it.
[]Other, please soecify

>>24776019
>[]You started this mission, may as well finish it.

>>24776019
>[x]You started this mission, may as well finish it.

I guess that was kinda mean... but as long as it doesn't escalate *too* much, it shouldn't be that bad. Kind of like when someone told me that Wasabi was really dried ice-cream or something.

>>24776019
[X] You started this mission, may as well finish it.

If we stop, will Mellow Grunty's suffering be in vain?

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"We started this mission, we have to finish it." You explain to her making her nod her head.

You make your way back towards the guild section in Mac Anu and find the guild 'Raven'. Your AIDA pass glows and after a few seconds you find yourself in the guildhall. You look around the area and it seems... normal yet not. In the middle of the area is a grunty with a large hat and thick glasses. He looks to you and seems to be in a huff. "What are you doing here, *nero*? You are not guild members, *nero*. How did you get in here?! *Nero* What is your objective?! *nero*"

You look at the prank pack and pull out a book called 'How to conquer the world with pickles'

How do you want to approach this?

[]I have a guest pass
[]AIDA grunty sent me
[]I am here to help you, my lord!
[]Other, please specify

>>24776272
[X]I am here to help you, my lord!

Now this is a prank I can get behind.

[X] We are agents of the system. This information is top-secret, I cannot trust this guild as a whole, as it may have been infiltrated already. Take this, memorize the contents, burn it, subtly guide your members through this difficult time, and don't trust anyone with the name Hamelin.

>>24776272
>[x]I am here to help you, my lord!

A thousand-thousand pardons, great sage. But time was of the essence, and going through the proper channels would have taken too long. I come bearing a piece of literature that may help you with your plans to rule the world! But others feared that this information would make you too powerful, and sought to destroy it before it could reach your eyes.

Please, great master, accept this tome. It tells of a way to bring the world to heel using an extremely subtle yet powerful method. I must leave you now, lest the others note my absence.

Wait, why aren't we disguising ourselves?

Like take our hair out of the braid, use the color pearl to change it to a different color, and wear the maid uniform.

Bam, no one will tell its us.

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"A thousand-thousand pardons, great sage. But time was of the essence, and going through the proper channels would have taken too long. I come bearing a piece of literature that may help you with your plans to rule the world! But others feared that this information would make you too powerful, and sought to destroy it before it could reach your eyes. Please, great master, accept this tome. It tells of a way to bring the world to heel using an extremely subtle yet powerful method. I must leave you now, lest the others note my absence." You explain making him nod.

"I see, *nero*. In god we trust, all others we monitor, is it, *nero*?" He asks before taking the book in hand. "Interesting, these runes... what could they mean?*Nero* They are old, far older than I think to memorize... 'PhaVak Don?'" He recites, suddenly a massive explosion of fire engulfs him, sending the grunty pin-balling around the room. he finally lands on the ground on his back and you turn to leave. Before you touch the door you hear a familiar voice from behind you.

"Chen, is that you? What are you doing here. No, how are you here?" The voice asks causing you to turn and there, on the stairs standing clad in scarlet and gold is Hamelin. He looks you over before glancing at Wise Grunty passed out on the ground. "Did you explode our grunty?"

Wat do wat say?
[]Stay and tell him something(wut?)
[]Flee!
[]Other, please specify

>>24776508
"Come now, you don't expect to tell me that you disobeyed orders from your corporate masters and vowed to create a monster specifically to destroy me, and not expect some kind of retribution?"

Say this while leaving.

>>24776508
[X] "Morganna says hello." If only to freak him out.

Then
[X] Flee.

>>24776508
HAHAHAHAHA OH FUCK.

[X] You dropped something last time we met.

>>24776580
Or how about this,

"Kite sent me."

>>24776596
Oh, that's goooood.

>>24776508
Awkward staring contest, keep it up for as long as possible before going "...Maybe."

Fucking run anywhere that isn't the guild, can't expose it just yet.

Snark created portals for us right? Why not use them?

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You are about to say something about his corporate masters, your headache flares up and you change your mind. You are a role player damn it. "Kite says hello." You say making him blink.

"What?" He asks taking a few steps toward you glaring intently.

"Know this, villain. Be there a thousand of your monsters sent against me, or you break the very rules of the world you once swore to protect I shall not yield to your evil! I shall strike back with the force of the first sin and foil you each and every time! This is but a taste of holy retribution!" You shout before touching the door and making your way out pure confusion covering Hamelin's face.

You are now standing in the guild area. "Chen what... huh?" Durga asks to which you just nod.

You make your way to Lumina Cloth next and find yourself outside a mansion like guild house. Your AIDA pass glows and you find yourself standing in the middle of the area. In front of you is a dandy of a grunty.

"Oh, what's this?*shu* A traveler seeking rest in this bloodstained hall?*Shu* I am afraid you will find no rest here. Tell me, what do you seek in this place*shu*" The grunty asks

You stare at him for a few seconds and realize you have no idea how to deal with this sort of person. You check the prank pack and see a letter of formal challenge.

Wat do?
[]AIDA grunty says hello
[]I bring you news. The Villainous AIDA grunty seeks an honorable and fair match with you.
[]Some guy wants to fight you
[]Other, please specify

>>24776752
[X]I bring you news. The King grunty seeks an honorable and fair match with you.

Don't go around throwing names that could get traced to us. Unless AG isn't in the database then in that case go for it.

>>24776821
Wait what am I saying replace King with GAR.

>>24776752
Damnit, we really should have disguised ourselves for this one.

>>24776752
"I am but a simple messenger, and here is my message."

"I am but a simple messenger. Here is the message." You pull out the note of challenge and see there are more items in the prank pack. You ignore that for now as the grunty reads over the letter.

"Dear King Grunty, you suck. In order to prove it to you I have arranged for us to do battle at Delta Ugly Grunties Foolish Honor. Come alone to the bottom of the dungeon and we will fight. Signed AIDA Grunty. PS. If you don;t show I will tell everyone that you ran from me. Ha ha ha!" He thinks it over for a few moments before nodding. "Very well, I thought the great Grunty eating serpent still lived in this area, but if AIDA grunty cleared it out for us to do battle I should at least go see what he wants.*Shu* Will the villain ever learn? *shu*" He sighs before leaving the guild hall.

You look through the bag again and find countless small bombs labeled things like 'Rotten teeth' and 'old socks' all set on different timers. You place them around the guild hall before leaving. Shimabuku scratches his head as you look around at all the people running around the arena area. "You know, I think AIDA grunty has some deep seeded anti-social personality issues." He states to which you can only nod.

Next you head across the way to Lotus' guild, Nightmare Garden. Your AIDA pass glows and you are warped inside. Standing in front of you is a small grunty version of Lotus standing impassively while looking at all the members. One of the members, a girl dressed in red, points at your group, specifically shimabuku. "Ah! Hey! Female arena rankers only!" She shouts.

You look in the prank pack and see a bouquet of flowers.

To: Ice Queen Grunty
From: Trap Grunty

Wat do, wat say?
[]Lotus sent for us
[]I am here to deliver something from my guild's grunty
[]Shimabuku is clearly a woman
[]We are guild allies now so I wanted to check the place out
[]Other, please specify

>>24777115
...Can we just throw the bouquet at the grunty and flee?

>>24777115
[X]Shimabuku is clearly a woman

"She just happens to be trapped in the body of a man. I thought such civilized people such as yourselves would understand." And cue crocodile tears.

>>24777115
[X] Shimabuku is clearly a woman

"So what if she's a tomboy, you jerk!"

>>24777201
Ignore the first 'such.'

>>24777115
"Technically you have no way of proving what the gender of any players are, so isn't that kind of arbitrary?"

Then hand the grundy the bouquet while she's distracted.

You decide to place your hopes in a gamble. "Shimabuku is clearly a woman, She just happens to be trapped in the body of a man. I thought civilized people such as yourselves would understand." You tell them before breaking into tears.

"What? No, no. Don't cry. I am bad at dealing with crying! Uh, come on, cheer up! Okay? W-wait, I'll go get someone else, someone better at this. Uh." She runs off in a panic giving you a chance to perform your job.

You walk over to Ice Queen Grunty and get on a knee before her. You produce the flowers and present them. "For you, from Trap Grunty." You smile.

She does not seem to care about them much, giving you a cold glance. "I have no need for them, *Tch*" She explains before glancing away again.

"Then I shall throw them away, to die in the river below." You explain making her glance back at you.

"Wasteful, tch" She clicks her tongue before slowly reaching out and taking the flowers. She looks them over slowly before sighing. "I wonder what sort these *ACHOO!*" She sneezes making the flowers scatter and fall on her.

She gets into a sneezing fit just as the other guild members start to arrive and you make your way out of there.

'Lotus is going to be mad at you Chen." Durga tells you making you shrug.

"I'm a man Chen... a man!" Shimabuku protests as you make your way to the next guild.

You warp to the Kestral guild house and see a grunty wearing a cape and sunglasses far too large for his face. "Hey there, BOY!" He jumps in front of you and assumes a dramatic pose. "How are you, BOY?!" He shouts making your ears hurt.

You look inside the prank pack and see a pair of sunglasses a bit bigger than the ones he has on with a note from AIDA grunty saying for you to cover your ears and eyes when the grunty puts them on.

How do you want to proceed?

Write in.

>>24777478
[X] Woah, man! You are totally COOOOL! This sunglasses here clearly doesn't fit someone as unhip as me. Why don't you try them on?

>>24777478
Challenge him to a duel for the honor to wear the glasses reserved for the strongest. Then throw the fight.

>>24777558

Or a duel of MANLINESS. We shall see who is the most manly of all, with these totally cool and manly glasses as a prize!

>>24777558
Hah, that seems a fitting strategy.

Also, I think Snark might have some explaining to do as to why the grunty based on him appears to be a sociopath.

>>24777558
>>24777634
Though should we have Shimabuku do it instead of us?

Or is he mainly just standing around in horror?

>>24777671

Good point. He could have a lot of fun doing this, and he might have good presence and some acting due to his RL career.

"I challenge you to a fight with these glasses on the line!" You shout making him go wide eyed.

"Not bad, BOY! Let's go! Believe in the me that believes in you that believes in me that believes in you something about drills!" He shouts before performing a weak kick at your shin.

You pretend to go down and hold out the glasses as a prize. "Good work, you are clearly more manly than I am!" You shout making him beam with pride.

"You ain't too bad BOY but I have the strength of those who believe in me at my back and-" He starts but your turtle up, covering your eyes and ears.

You hear a familiar voice. "Isn't that chen? The fuck you doin here?" Deevon asks, but after a few seconds he just screams. "FUCK! Flashbang! Jesus!" You look up and see the grunty rolling around on the ground, the glasses a somehow cleverly disguised flashbang.

You warp out of there and make your way to the next guild your AIDA pass glowing in your pocket.

You enter the drab building and see a squat grunty wrapped in bandages. "Welcome to emperio, shhhhh. I am rumor grunty, shhhhhhh What can I do for you, shhhhh?" He asks.

You look in the prank pack and find a book called 'Epitaph of twilight'?!??!?!

wat do?
[]Read book yourself
[]Tell him your brought him a gift
[]Other, please specify

>>24777792
[X]Read book yourself

I know it's fake, but I can't help myself. Maybe make a joke to the Grunty about "This is what happens to those who believe lies."

>>24777792
If you read this book I'll tell you a secret about AIDA grunty.

>>24777792

I have some information about a long-lost piece of literature. You interested?

>>24777792
Rumor has it that this book contains incriminating information on CC Corp.

>>24777792
Hey,
You,
Yeah, you,
Grunty Dude..
I have this book here, ya see..
And it has your name in it. So ya gotta read it, ya see?
It's Life or Death, ya see?.

You consider opening it for a second before shaking your head. AIDA grunty is clearly an unhinged sociopath. You instead turn to the grunty. "I have some information about a long-lost piece of literature. You interested?" You ask making the grunty nod.

"Of course, such things are my reason for living, shhhhh!" He answers as you hand it over. He looks over the contents of the book nodding to himself quietly before closing it. "I see, the epitaph of twilight is actually a dirty story involving butt stuff. Fascinating. I will send the word out at once!" He loudly exclaims as you leave.

You make your way back to the guild house of Eclipse and see AIDA grunty laughing at an image of king grunty being chased by a monster in a mirror. "Heh, serves you right, heh" He laughs turning to you. "Good work Chen, here's the hades rune, demon emperor armor and as a special bonus." He performs a little dance before a second full length mirror pops up. "We now have the ability to warp to those locations, or observe them freely! Cool, right?" He asks

GAIN: Hades rune, Demon emperor armor.

Wat do now?
[]Talk to someone(who?)
[]Sign off
[]Other, please specify

>>24778099
[X]Sign off

I think that's enough for today.

>>24778099
...That IS pretty cool, though I'm not sure if effectively declaring war on every guild at once was worth it.

I don't suppose either you or Trap Grundy has an 'apology' mission do you?

>>24778099
>[x] Other: Examine Hades Rune and Demon Emperor armor.

These better be worth it. While Lotus might be willing to forgive us for giving allergies to her grunty, I have a feeling that these other guilds won't take real kindly to these pranks.

>>24778099
What does the Demon Emperor armor look like?

>>24778099
[x]Talk to Snark and AIDA Grunty

Is there a specific reason why the two of you act like sociopaths towards the other Grunties? The spicy tuna and epitaph of twilight were alright but fireballs and flash bangs? I'm starting to feel bad about Deevon and Hamelin.

Then, sign out after saying bye to Shima, and good luck with his demon.

>>24778212
I'd say being able to spy on Hamelin's headquarters, see who he's working with, and confront him at our leisure, seems pretty useful.

But yeah, what the fuck AIDA grunty.

>>24778247
He's not a sociopath. It's pretty clear he's having a grand ol' time screwing with the other grunties.

>>24778099
Summon forth Snark.

Now that he's powerful enough to be visible, I think it's time that he and Durga had a nice chat.

Ask him if he can still maintain his illusory form when we're not logged in.

Also who's still in the guild hall?

You decide the first thing to do is examine your trophies. You look at the demon emperor armor, and are fairly impressed. Unlike the other armors you normally wear as a macabre dancer this one isn't a robe at all. Spiked plates of interlocking black metal cover your arms and chest, completely cover your back, and your legs. leaving only your abs exposed, but covered in a thin material. The armor is pitch lac save the tips of spiked fingers of the gauntlets which are tipped in white. There are also the occasional edges done in white on your armor, and going down the back is an elegant cape, though it is torn and ragged, the top of it covered in some sort of soft animal's fur.

Compare with current armor:
+100 Armor
+15 attack
Anti-Sleep
Anti-Curse
Anti-Paralyze

You then look over the Hades rune and it seems to resonate with the Poseidon, and Zeus rune already in your possession. Combine them? y/n

You consider having snark come out, and sharing words with him and AIDA grunty but you arn't sure

Wat do wat say?
[]Talk to snark
[]Talk to AIDA grunty
[]Talk to Durga
[]Talk to Shimabuku
[]Contact someone(who?)
[]Other, please specify

You are the only ones in the guild house right now, though MANIA, Lotus, Luna, and Areta are still online

>>24778445
...I really don't think that fits our style at all.

I'm of the mood that we should give it to Lotus, since she has the same rank we do, as kind of an 'apology for fucking with your grunty'.

>>24778445
Equip the armor and combine the runes. After that chat up the AIDA Grunty.
That armor, while cool, should probably be modified to fit the whole dancer thing we have going.

>>24778475
Macabre dancer only

>>24778445
I think it's pointless to really bother talking to AIDA grunty. Like I highly doubt any of the grunties have artificial intelligence.

But we should summon Snark and ask him
A: If he knows what could happen when we combine the runes
B: How much AIDA grunty's personality reflects on him, and if we should be concerned
C: To have a nice talk with Durga. Feel like she should get to know the jackass that lives in our head.

>>24778498
Of course.

Eh, I feel like armor that good should be reserved for special occasions, like when we're doing 'Demon Emperor' duties, or in a life or death battle.

>>24778445
>Talk to Shimabuku and Durga
So... who else is in the mood to only accept missions from trap grunty?

You summon up Snark and he leans on your shoulder. "Yes, Chen?" He asks making you stare at him.

"Do you know what will happen when we combine the runes?" You ask making him shake his head.

"What do I look like, gamefaqs?" He asks.

"Okay, how much does AIDA grunties personality reflect you? Should I be concerned?" You ask making him shrug.

"How much does trap grunty reflect you? Should I be concerned that you went along, readily I might add, with a deeply troubled grunties need for personal amusement?" He asks in response making you glance Trap grunty who seems to be adjusting names and rankings on a 'Waifu chart'.

"Fair point. Can you talk to Durga now? Let her get to now the you inside?" You ask making him shrug.

"Sure, hello there muscly cat lady. I am Chen's secret gay lover. We listen to David Bowie, Sting, and Freddie Mercury while doing butt related things." He waves to Durga who jumps, the appearance of Snark evidently enough to scare her.

"I see. So you are the virus which lives in his head..." She mutters look at him.

"Actually, as far as I'm concerned you all just live in my head. Bam! Rationalization of being!" He points at her making her blink.

You put the runes together, and in a flash, they combine into the "Chronos Rune" Evidently used for a quest you don't have yet.

wat do now?
[]Snark, tell her about _____
[]Durga, got anything you want to ask?
[]I'm not gay!
[]Other, please specify

>>24778641
[X]Durga, got anything you want to ask?

I'm drawing a blank on what to do now.

>>24778641
Send Lotus a PM

"I apologize profusely for giving your grunty flowers laced with sneezing powder. I accepted a mission from AIDA grunty and, as it turns out, the theme of his missions is 'Faustian Bargains'.
If you have the time, come see for yourself whether or not it was worth it, and, if not, what I can do to make it up to you."

>>24778687
On that note why don't we end it here then? I will post the greeting cards so please wait a moment

From: MANIA
Subject: Re:How are you?

>Now that just seems boring.
[X]Tell me about you in the real world.

You want to know about me in the real world? I am not certain what to say, and asking a lady to physically describe herself is in rather poor taste. Society says I have to call myself a hideous monster in order to fish for compliments and avoid being considered vain in the absurdly convoluted rules of social interaction. On the other hand if I were to explain it that way I do not believe it would be totally accurate. I suppose I will answer one question about my real self honestly, that seems fair.

[]Age?
[]Look like?
[]Three sizes
[]Where do you live?
[]Other, please specify

From: Durandal
Subject: Re: How are you?

>Yeah, she is really nice. Though I can't really say much for her taste. I still don't know what a Tupac is.
[X]So do you just have one nurse who's primarily assigned to you, or is it more like a rotating staff?

Just one. She is sort of my partner who helps do my check ups and goes to visit the speech therapy wing with me too. I used to have more nurses and doctors when I was younger but over the years I guess they sort of just stopped.

-EMAIL CHAIN END-

To: Durandal
Subject: Re:Favorite Food
>Ick, how can you drink that bitter tasting stuff chen?
[X] How can I drink it? Like a fish. I drink it black. Darker than a moonless night, hotter and bitter than hell itself... that is coffee. Different people have different tastes.

... Every time I hang out with you or talk I feel like I am looking into the world of adults.

-EMAIL CHAIN END-

(1/3?)

To: Shimabuku
Subject: Re: Nice to meet you!

>Yo, Chen! Guess you could say you really have met me, huh? Ah, try to keep it a secret, okay?
[X]Why not tell Luna? And how did you two meet, anyway?

Well I started playing when I first made it big, ya know? Suddenly people were running up to me and calling me yonchoobin-nim and shit like that just because I could sing a little and looked good with my shirt off. So I get online in 'The World' and in the first area I get into there is this crazy chick standing by the ocean screamin something at it. I go over there, figurin I could try some of the idol charm, if your gunna play may as well be with cute chicks, right? So I decide to walk up to her and say 'Hey, I am new at this game. Could you show me the controls?' Or something like that and I guess I surprise her cuz she falls off into the ocean. I start panicking and she suddenly starts calling me classless and shit, you know how she roleplays? It seemed like fun so I went along with it and here I am. I don't want her to know because, well, I'm Shimabuku, not yonchoobin! I would hate for that shit to get in the way.

[] First time roleplaying?
[] Why Shimabuku?
[] Other, please specify

To: Durga
Subject Re: What are your dreams?

>My dreams, huh? I guess I would like to solve this case.
[X]Longer term than that.

Longer term? Hell, I dunno. Buy a house? Raise a family?

[] Surprisingly domestic?
[] Something fun?
[] Other, please specify

To: Vividor
Subject Re: How are you?
>I am, how you say, steamy.
[X]Does that extend to the mental/emotional fronts as well?

No, emotionally I am sexy, physically I am hot and steamy, no?

EMAIL CHAIN END
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>>24778641
"Snark, give her a condensed explanation for who you are, what you can do, and what your motive is.

For instance, why do you, and apparently the lesser AIDA you generate, act as symbiotes instead of parasites?"

>>24778733
Was tonight a busy night for you?

It felt a bit more rushed than usual.

Archived, please don't forget to vote.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html

As always please respond to the Emails unless you want them to stew and select some more.

Available 3 cards.

Card to send
[]Favorite food?
[]What's your type?
[]How are you?
[]Fight me!
[]What are your dreams?
[]What is your favorite saying?
[]Nice to meet you!

Can send to:
People:
Shimabuku
Luna Blackthorne
Vividor
MANIA
Durandal
Durga
Lotus

If you have any questions please ask I will be around for a bit, assuming anyone is still here

>>24778782
Not as much, though I was trying some new things out to improve my story telling as only 5 people like the last thread

>>24778753
To MANIA:
Why did you choose MANIA as your name?
To Shimabuku:
[X] Why Shimabuku?

As for new cards:
To Lotus
[X] Favorite food?
To Vividor
[X] Fight me.

>>24778797
Reposting my responses from last thread

>MANIA
How about your first name? Or, barring that, what made you choose to have your character name be in all-caps?

>Shimabuku
Do you remember what she was yelling about? Because while I once interrogated a chair, I never shouted at the ocean.

>>Durga
What about in-between the two? I'm debating between throwing myself back into my work and putting this fiasco as far behind me as possible, or using my vacation time to actually have a vacation.

Also Areta hasn't become one of our social links yet?

Makes sense I guess.

>>24778810
I can't really speak for anyone else, but I'm not sure if it really worked.
I think part of the problem with the last thread was that MANIA as a character is someone who is very difficult to talk to, and for a decent portion of the session that's all we did.

I'm not saying that was a bad thing, but that it makes sense that a lot of players wouldn't really know what to suggest.

>>24778846
Oh, she has, I just forgot her

>>24778906
Oh well, it was worth a try.

>>24778923
I guess part of the problem was that it seemed like all of our guild-mates may as well not have been signed in.

I mean it makes sense that there will be times that they don't have much to say, but I'm not sure if an Avatar Battle is one of them.

>>24778947
Fair enough. I will try to make sure the characters remain more active next time.

>>24778910
In that case, send

>Nice to meet you
To Areta.

>>24778947
Adding onto that, I think that might have also been because I was more focused on trying the new combat system than the characters, which is what I normally do.

>>24778753
>MANIA
>[x]Where do you live?
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>Shimabuku
>[x] Why Shimabuku?
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>Durga
>[x] Surprisingly domestic?

>>24778832

Seconding the cards in this choice.

How was the quest for AIDA grunty? More like it or go back to more combat focused?

>>24779076
I thought it was pretty fun, if a bit meanspirited.

While I do like your dungeon crawls, having things that divert from the formula sounds good.

>>24778764
>Shimabuku

So do you practice martial arts outside the World, or does your career prevent you from finding the time?

My compliments on the twist of Areta having Skeith as an Avatar instead of the more predictable Macha.

Although I can't help but worry about the ramifications of Snark consuming multiple corrupted versions of Epitaphs.

>>24779076

I personally found it entertaining.

As to the quest itself, I can see why people would get frustrated with the plot progression. At the moment we just seem to be going from one plot point to the next with only an unclear 'expose the truth' scenario as our end goal. If the players had some sort of clearly defined goal there would be more of a drive to accomplish, but as it is now the drive is non-existent. This probably make little sense, but it's late so bear with me.

>>24780768

I will keep it in mind and try to develop a more solid goal.