Saving Citadel is going to be more complicated than expected, and you had very high expectations to begin with.

The first issue is that there's more than one Citadel. All in the same place. One Citadel seems to be a never ending Winter, designed for the self-flagellating religious types who like to feel vindicated in their faith; another is a spring festival that lasts forever, filled to the brim with sex and debauchery; and one seems to be filled with endless fighting and riots.

The passages between the different Citadels seem to be nearly random places, like doors or walls. And it's all but scrambled Mage's techniques to locate where Citadel's Heart is. He was able to find a place where he could be able to find the heart, though.

First, you decided to go see the self-created militia Shadow Company. The last time you where here, Janos, their leader, seemed to be not under Citadel's control.

You arrived at their headquarters to find that Shadow Company has been locked within the 'War' Citadel. Whats more is that you were also found by the Phoenix Empire spy, Sideways. She seemed very intent on seeing you dead. Thankfully, the back of her head met with the fist of Bobbi-Jo Odette, the self-aware and independant Citadel Thing that houses the soul of your once rival.

Welcome back from jury duty, echo. Hope that went well.

First order of business: We missed those two! give 'em a simultaneous hug, even the unconscious one.

Second order of business, call our friends over here before the rift flips dimensions or something.

>>26742361
Seconded on both counts, and we should be quick about it.

>>26742361
We should also compliment on their newly acquired pun skills.

>>26742652
oh, indeed. I'm so happy for them.

>>26742701
Proud, even.

>>26742652
>>26742701
>>26742722
Tears and hugs?

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Itinerary:
1 Regroup with companions
2 Apologize profusely to Odette. We failed her so many times and she has suffered through much in order to climb back to some semblance of normality. We owe her. Obviously we should save her, but if she wants anything else, anything, we are obligated to see it done.
3 Explain what’s been going outside Citadel to Shadow Company. Tell them how brave they’ve all been. Add in “you’ve been lights in the darkness.” See what’s up with the girl and naga. Probably owe them an apology too.
4 Deal with Sideways. I think it’s reasonable to tell her that we won’t bully her anymore and that if she dies, she reincarnates under Citadel’s control. I’m leaning on using her as a messenger to arrange a meeting with Kingfisher. He’s the Belloq to our Indiana Jones and there’s no point for us to fight until the last minute, if we need to fight at all.
On a more personal note: Sideways is OLEV. She assassinated my heart with her pun-ishment last thread.

>>26742768
maybe just a little, but we've got to save some of that for princess and the kid.

>>26742777
oh, at some point we have to tell odette what happened on the day she went suicidal. She will probably be really, really mad.

>>26742819
The fact that the King declared it "didn't exist"?
Oh yeah, that totally matters now that Citadel has devoured the entire population. Not that we shouldn't tell her.

>>26742842
oh, not that part. The part where it was US who manufactured the "miracle" that got the criminals acquitted.

>>26742865
I think she knew. At least she suspected it at the time.

>>26742842
Yeah, she definitely deserves to know the truth.

I actually thought that maybe doing it as a confession would be interesting.

I think apologizing to odette would not go over well, she has enough pride that she would probably take it poorly.

"your looking well, i'm glad to see you were able to pull yourself together"

Rolled 8

No apologizing to Odette. I can't imagine she'd take it well, especially in the state she's in currently.

>>26742952
Look, in War time goes by faster than usual, so it's been years to her. We owe her an apology and making sure we get her good end as far as this arc goes.

Because as Echo has said. We can recover artifacts if we get the right resolution. I have my suspicions on what those artifacts might be, but we should be aware that they exist. Odette, for example, might want to keep living after growing used to being a Citadel Thing. Could end up being a golem race.

Rolled 15

>>26743004
Maybe an apology for not getting back here sooner. But not for what happened at the trial.

We should apologize to Odette, it seems like we should.

>>26743017
That's what I'm saying. We promised to rescue her at that boardwalk place and instead left her to rot basically.

We hug her and tell her we owe her for that. Whatever she wants, we'll do it.

>>26742895
She's seen the worst of Citadel firsthand, and she deserves to know why. The hope is that it will help put her at rest to know that her fate isn't a punishment by the Light, but the results of a rogue god doing terrible things to souls. It would also explain to her what we're trying to put to an end, which might strengthen her resolve in trying to help us.

You instantly wrap both Odette and Sideways in a tight lamia hug. Sideways makes a little grunt but is still out cold.

Odette awkwardly returns the hug, and then doesn't let go for a long long time.

Finally she does. She scribbles a note.

-Apologies. Others dislike to touch. Long long time without contact. Thank you.-

She then goes to disarm Sideways, she hands you her two daggers, and a bandoleer of throwing knives and an astoundingly large amount of hidden hold-out daggers.

-Where others?- She writes.

"Other side of the wall." You say.

-Which Citadel?-

"Spring."

She nods as she uses a rope she pulled out from a chest cavity to bind Sideway's arms and legs.

-Stay here. I'll go get them. DON'T start a fight!-

Then she walks up to a wall and keeps walking, INTO the wall.

You wait, after a little bit, Sideways groans again as she wakes up.

<Ugh. Wha...what hit...oh for fuck's sake! Killing you should NOT be this hard!> Sideways snaps. <I HAD you! You really ARE a demon sent from the coldest pits!>

Rolled 12

>>26743062
<While I did get lucky that my backup was behind you, I'm harder to kill than you think.>

>>26743062
<Sideways, I need you to listen carefully. You saw Odette, right? If you die here, that's what you become. I would rather not see that happen. So please, do NOT start a fight here. Also, I am SO PROUD OF YOUR PUNMANSHIP>

>>26743062
What a perfect set-up for

>"You see Cai Wei Zhe, the problem in this tug of war between us is that it only goes forwards and back. It does not go... Sideways."

>>26743062
<Cai Wei Zei! I missed you! How have you been all this time you sideways ol' spy you?
And I'm not actually THAT hard to kill, I just happen to keep having friends behind you. Just like back at the tower. Haha, good times."

Rolled 15

>>26743062
Also.

<Considering how miserable I find cold, I'm pretty sure whatever pits I come from, they were warm.>

Minor complaint:

Lizard tongue is < > and Phoenix tongue is { }

>>26743062
Give Sideways a big snakehug to restrain her.

Then >>26743101
Afterwards:
"And that's the last time I make fun of you. You've clearly gotten a lot braver since last we met, and perhaps a bit stronger too. But sadly, I've been doing some God-killing up North and that my little sparrow is truly the coldest pit. Perhaps one day you might get a fair chance, but today is important. Today your life was spared."
Then tell her about what the Citadel things are and how we don't want her to become one.

>>26743090
I don't think she saw Odette sneak up.

<You were hit by... a friend. Don't struggle, Cai. Don't fight back. If you force me to kill you here, it'll be a fate far, far worse than death. Watch that wall and you'll see what I mean.>

"I don't care what you do afterwards... but just humor me and watch closely. You need to see it for yourself."

>>26743141
oh shit, thanks for reminding us.

>>26743159
>>26743141
though, it's only really a big deal when we're using both at the same time.

Rolled 4

>>26743141
Well, Echo is using <> for Pheonix right now.

Coldest depths? I hate cold! I'd rather be on a sunny rock taking a nap!

>>26743062
{No. brr. No cold pits.
Do they have hot pit demons?}

Just to remind people.

World are:
Winter of Faith (normal time flow)
Spring of Revels (slow time flow, only a weekend has past)
Summer of Fortune
The Feast of Fall
Night of the Young
Afternoon of the Aged
Morning Peace
Evening War (fast time flow)
Beauty of Yesterday
Promise of Tomorrow

However, since we are not in Citadel's system, we are not yet affected by the time discrepancy other than in communication.

>>26743220
yeah, but we don't know -most- of that yet.

>>26743237
Still, it's good to keep organized.

>>26743062
{Come now. If it weren't difficult it wouldn't be worth doing.}

{And as for demons, take a look around you, Miss Cai Wei Zhe... you're IN one.}

I'm honestly wondering what her reaction would be if we told her that if she died, she'd reincarnate as one of Citadel's puppets. I have the suspicion she'd consider that betrayal against her master.

>>26743062
<So I'm a pit viper, then?>

>>26743287
This.

>>26743287
Meant that to be encased within curly braces.

>>26743285
well, I plan on working WITH her master for this one, if he's here for the reason I hope he's here.

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>>26743287
>pit viper

>>26743312
Oh, me as well. I'm just saying that convincing her that death would mean dishonor might convince her to not fight us right now and lead us to Kingfisher after some convincing.

Again, he's the Belloq to our Indiana Jones. If we don't convince him that we'll help him with his dream, he'll destroy himself.

sideways is probably really freaked out by how friendly we are acting. It makes sense in charter though. we horde people, and as far as the dragon part of us is concerned sideways should be /is a part of our horde since we caught her.

I wonder if we should tell her if she asks us about why we are acting so friendly, if only to see the look on her face.

>>26743454
>Sideways is part of our horde
I agree.

>>26743454
we should just tell her that our LAST enemy for life was Tricia and, well, we're quite close with her now.

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Remembah me?
Finally have real internet again.

{Well, you see Cai Wei Zhe, the problem in this tug of war between us is that it only goes forwards and back. It does not go...Sideways.} You say with a smile.

She groans and bangs the back of her head against a wall. {Mercy, please. No more.}

{Heh, well I got lucky, my backup was behind you. But even if they weren't, I'm harder to kill than you think.} You say. {Anyway, Sideways you need to listen to me carefully. That woman-thing? She's a friend, but most of them aren't. If you die here, that's what you become. I would rather not see that happen. So please, do NOT start a fight here.}

Sideways sighs and nods. {Fair enough. This place is a nightmare.}

{You spoke of demons? Well, we're inside one, right now.} You say.

{I believe you.}

{Anyway, I am SO PROUD of your punning!}

She breaks into a grin. {Thank you! I worked hard on coming up with a bunch and getting in practice. Kingfisher nearly killed me when he discovered it. He despises word play and jokes. He's fine with all sorts of vices, but speak in poor grammar or tongue twisters or make jokes and ESPECIALLY puns and he starts to get that eye twitch. Of course YOU get him twitching just by being...you.}

>>26743484
no wait, that was nakai. We're not good friends with nakai yet.

>>26743454
I have the feeling that we're rubbing off on her. Rather than coldly let her hatred stew in her heart, awaiting the moment she'd be able to cut our throat in our sleep, she bought into the pun-duel.

Don't know how I feel about this, yet.

>>26743484
That implies a few things I don't think we'd imply in character.

>>26743491
>You get him twitching just by being you

"Well, then I suppose I'll have to be on my best behavior when we have our meeting."

>>26743498
>took the pun duel serious, even when her master disapproved
You might be right.

>>26743491
{Oh, other than all that eye twitching, how have you and that old so-and-so been? I've been so busy up north, I never got to check in.
Oh man, don't go to the north. It is the worst! Cold, rude locals, and all the archeology is just gross.}

>>26743491
{You know. I really wish you had just been a smith. It would have made friendship so much easier.}

Rolled 13

>>26743491
>Of course YOU get him twitching just by being...you.

{I try my best. What did he think of me coming in from the air to rescue the princess and inventor?}

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>>26743539
>what did he think...

{Nope.}

>>26743491
{"Now that is a shame. I hope he wasn't too upset over the dead nobles, I didn't know some poisons didn't play so nicely with each other"}

>>26743539
He probably had a stroke. And we should address that topic lightly. Somebody got killed that wasn't supposed to be and that put a serious dent in our relations.

We went from an interesting opponent to a serious thorn in his side.

>>26743491
{Aww. That's a pity, cause I kinda like the guy. Hell, I'd even be happy to help him with his Grand Plan, but only if he's open and upfront about it and not at the cost of the UFK. I guess I can understand why I get under his skin, plans involving me tend to fall apart rapidly. Even if I'm the one making them! I think I might be an avatar of chaos and disorder. What do you think?}

>>26743537
Seconded.
>>26743536
{And alive, and evil, and kind of gooey... evil, gooey, living ruins.}

"is that why he's still trying to kill me? as far as i can tell our goals are if not identical, not mutually exclusive. Neither me or the rest of the ufk would object to an independent phoenix colony, and I think we can all agree citadel has to be put down. "

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>>26743488
Of course I forget to remove my name from the name field. Bugger.

>>26743537
>dawww

>>26743573
>Triciahashadenoughofourshit.jpg

>>26743572
I think we should only hint that we want to help him. Kingfisher apparently views everyone to be as pragmatic as he is, a point of view we shouldn't treat naively.

We tell him we call his favor and use it for a meeting, we tell him flat out what our conditions are for his independent city, and if he thinks that's naive then we go full dragonbrain. Seriously.
We tell him that everything in the UFK is a part of our horde, everything in the peninsula can be a part of his horde, and if he objects to that we can kill him and make the PE colony a part of our horde. And that we will treat the people there in ways he might object to.

We might have to act just as pragmatically as him with explicit threats.

>>26743491
"How does he feel about rhyming?

Because I have another new friend who is really very good at it. I was thinking of taking lessons."

>>26743525
or shes trying to get us to lower our guard. she is a spy trained by king fisher after all.

>>26743646
That actually isn't a bad idea.

>>26743656
>I'm okay with this.jpg

>>26743656
I'm fine with that, yeah.

>>26743646
Except the moment he's out of the immediate physical threat, he continues his shadow war for our head with renewed vigor because now he knows we can't be negotiated with and, combined with the fact that we'd otherwise outlive him, we're now a vastly -greater- threat to his ambitions.

>>26743712
I think the best we can hope for with Kingfisher is an armistice and eventual detente. We aren't going to become allies with him any time soon, but we can save Kingfisher from himself.

Maybe tell him that if he's so worried about us outliving him that he should find a damn good successor.

>>26743712
And really I'm only saying to go dragonbrain if Kingfisher is the one who refuses to negotiate. If he offers his own conditions, we'll hear them out.

Rolled 3

>>26743751
I'm not sure he's worried about us as far as "enemy leaders" goes. More like "unpredictable enemy assets".

>>26743774
Which kind of misses the point. We're not an "asset". It's gotten to the point that we're a primal force of unpredictability.

>>26743807
We're America snake. He'll never be able to find out what we're planning because it's so top secret, even -WE- don't know what the fuck we're doing.

>>26743774
I think we count as an enemy leader, cus we are the head of our order and the two nations are still rather theocratic which gives us quite a bit of power

>>26743807
now now, don't get big for your impossible britches.

>>26743807
Yeah. If he was given an opportunity to get what he wanted while getting us off his back, he'd take it.
We just have to articulate it in a way that doesn't sound naive or duplicit in his eyes.

Rolled 15

>>26743825
Well, we do have influence with Billings and Isen, and with Mab via Mage. So yeah, we are fairly important, but mostly our role is to go and wreck shit.

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>>26743807
Pretty much this. Kingfisher dislikes us not because we are an enemy or oppose his plans. He dislikes us because Light only knows what the fuck we're going to do next and he can't account for our likely actions and make the appropriate counters. The only thing he can hope for in his plans is 'Hope the Snake doesn't get involved.'

Pis heavily related.

>>26743856
I was thinking more like our military and legal authority.

>>26743874
I dunno. >>26743856 has a point. Though it might be an "all of the above" situation.

>>26743856
kingfisher is echo's self-insert

>>26743898
I'd believe it.

>>26743898
It's possible. The surprise arrowing definitely ruined any plans Echo may have had, so I can see the comparison.

>>26743922
And there was probably a similar thing with the nobleman. Echo probably expected we'd just let that guy run off.

Rolled 12

>>26743898
A great maker of plans and schemes, but the Snake keeps coming in an rearranging the board?

I'd believe it.

>>26743850
Damn it, Mage...

I'm calling it now; barring the thing he's got with Mab getting serious, in a few years Mage is gonna end up with some chubby, grungy turnip merchant with a killer smile.

>"Bro! Here I though you weren't the marrying sort!"
>"Hey shut up, Sis. I love me a good cuddle now and again."

No more cougar queens taking their piece of him, no more dawnchaser plans, no more shitty yellow boots, no more to-do list.
Just safe, tedious domestic bli- and anothertodolistfuckmylife.

>>26744009
I'm surprised that Odette hasn't made a pass at him yet.

>>26744009
He's fairly serious with mab now if last time is to be believed

>>26744032
they've literally not been in the same room since she went nuts.

>>26744032
She bats for the other team

>>26744032
Only community leaders want him. Fuck knows why; he's basically Shaggy in a dress.

>>26744042
You think that makes a difference?

{Well, I suppose I'll be on my best behavior when we meet. Oh, other than all that eye twitching, how have you and that old so-and-so been?} You ask.

{We've been better. Or I have at least, we all got separated when we entered here.} Sideways says.

{You know, it's a shame Kingfisher dislikes me. I kinda like the guy. I'd even be happy to help him with his Grand Plan, but only if he's open and upfront about it and not at the cost of the UFK. I guess I can understand why I get under his skin, plans involving me tend to fall apart rapidly. Even if I'm the one making them! I think I might be an avatar of chaos and disorder. What do you think?}

{I think he put a blanket order on all of us to kill you and your friends on sight.} She says. {Help or not. He dislikes complications.}

{Yeah, those are my specialities. What did he think of me coming in from the air to rescue the Princess and the inventor?} You ask.

{The air?! What...how...can you FLY too? Motherfucker...} She sighs. {It's the first time I've ever seen him at a loss for words. Really. He has no idea how you pulled it off, not to mention you fucked up our plans with the Heron distant families. Thank you very much. I know this doesn't mean anything to you but Lord Shinai Yun, First Son of the Heron Clan, and the master mystic in charge of that Soul Re-Shape plan is in here too. You've caused your own problems.}

There's a sound behind you, you see Odette step out of a wall. She points at a nearby door and it opens, and the Dawnchasers walk out.

"Okay, so she CAN be trusted. I owe you an Isen." Peri says. (Isen named the new currency after himself, of course)

"Ssen!" Tricia says she gives you a brief hug. "We were worried when the rope sna...what's SHE doing here?" She asks about Sideways.

"Hello again." Sideways says.

>>26744074
"Oh, we're catching up. Sideways tried to kill me, Miss Odette cracked her on the skull. Kind of par for the course. Now that we're all here, we can make a plan."

"So, Cai, you were saying that the Mystic is already here? You have any idea where they're going?"

>>26744074
"Oh, hey guys! She WAS here doing phoenix empire things, but now we're gonna be all friendly like for a while, since dying in citadel is bad news. We'll talk to kingfisher about it if we run into him. If we're lucky, we'll only get backstabbed a little."

Aww, I liked the puppy thing.

>>26744170
I thought it was a little too silly. >>26744149 is better.

>>26744093
>26744074
"Tricia, you know how I've always wanted a puppy?"

"How do you feel about a sparrow."

>>26744197
Eh... I guess if you guys like it.

Rolled 20

>>26744149
Seconding.

>>26744209
I kind of agree it's a bit silly, even for us.

Rolled 8

>>26744093
Aw, no need to delete it.

>>26744197
I like the puppy thing too.

>>26744074
The deaths of the nobles there was ENTIRELY an accident. Like I said, I make plans do weird things. Even my own.

Cai tried to kill me, but Odette put her down. Now we're going to work together, because I have no pattern recognition!

More seriously, it's as I thought. Some Imperial noble is trying to make a move for the Soul-Shaper. I know Kingfisher doesn't like me, but we can put aside differences and work together long enough to stop that thing from being made.

So everyone, play nice until we get out of here or it's terminal hugs for you.

>>26744074
We're going to the shadow theatre after this. Just a general reminder. Check in with the girl and princess. ask how their dad is.

Rolled 18

>>26744074
>Lord Shinai Yun, First Son of the Heron Clan, and the master mystic in charge of that Soul Re-Shape

Looks like we have a target.

If Kingfisher put a blanket kill order on us due to our being too unpredictable, we might be in a tight spot as far as negotiations are concerned.

This whole thing is, for me, the potential to be Sideway's death flag unless we can convince Kingfisher that we really do want to help him get his own city that's as far away from us as possible.
We might even have to outright kidnap Kingfisher. Possibly with Sideway's help. Tell her how unlikely it is that he is able to control Citadel and that he'd only make things worse.

Oh, and on a completely different topic:
I think we need to enjoy Citadel as much as possible. By this, I mean we should take our time and not rush to completely fuck up what Echo has planned as quickly as possible.

There are many worlds in Citadel and I'd like to explore them all. Maybe not Winter and Spring so much, but Youth, Age, Past, and Future should be very interesting and I hope we don't rush through them.

>>26744338
I'd like to dawdle, but we've very much got to stop these phoenix guys, who are probably at the heart already. Or soon. Maybe.

>>26744386
I'm just saying make sure to check out the various worlds. It'd be a waste to leave one unvisited. Again, Winter and Spring are obviously shit tier.

>>26744408
War's pretty metal though, I rate it as "fair"

>>26744426
Oh, I like war as well. The whole "it ages you" angle is quite disturbing, along with the implied unusual weaponry here.

Rolled 2

>>26744338
Except that we kinda have a clock. If we don't destroy it before the Phoenix guys get to it, it's bad-endsville

>>26744470
Right, but Echo will provide oppertunities to beat the PE like any DM. I was just thinking about going directly for kidnapping Kingfisher here >>26744296 then realized how much that'd waste.

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>boot up masheen
>see this
>oh joy of joys

Say, when did we run into Odette again? I didn't see that in thread 88.
Also...

>>26744074

"Now now, that's mean. Odette's just trying to help...oh, you mean Cai. Um, trying to kill me? Aaaannnnd, failing at it?

>>26744593
back in thread 58 is when we saw her last. She was doing significantly worse.

>>26744593
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26722990/

Shit went down.

Rolled 16

>>26744593
At the end of 88 the second thread.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26722990/
Post 26728052

>>26744625
Yeah. How she managed to join up with Shadow Company should be one hell of a story. Though I suspect that Citadel might have had a hand in it, so as to keep all its problems in one place.

>>26744074
We should go plan inside the shadow company, after greeting the guys. Seems to be the place to be, and they could use some help.

>>26744682
>Gather every pain in the ass social reformist together
>Lock them in an eternal meat grinder
scumbagcitadel.jpg

Rolled 1

I hope Princess and that kid, I forget her name, are doing okay. We kinda saddled them with a lot of shit.

>>26744875
I just hope the naga isn't just a parrot. That'd give me a case of the sads.

Coyotes are eating Echo's innertubes. Get the coyote spray. Or have Redeath wish them luck.

>>26744892

It is. There's no magic we've seen in all the world that can turn a dog into a man, or a domesticated naga into a sentient being.

And even if it was true, she'd think she was us. And then we'd have to destroy her identity. And that would be awkward.

>>26744935
it's not always coyotes. Sometimes cougars.

"Hey guys, so it turns out the Empire IS here doing things. We we're just catching up. Sideways tried to kill me, Miss Odette cracked her on the skull. Kind of par for the course. Now that we're all here, we can make a plan."

"So, Cai, you were saying that the Mystic is already here? You have any idea where they're going?" You say.

"You REALLY think I'm going to tell you anything?" Sideways asks as Lea forces her to her feet.

"What mystic?" Peri asks.

"Person trying to do the whole soul change ritual." You say.

Sideway's eyebrows go up. "How'd you learn about that?"

"You have your secrets. We have ours." Mari says. "Anyway, we're against that guy too, I guess, so it would be helpful to tell us."

Sideways smiles. "Alright, I'll tell you everything I know. Not a damn thing. We all got split up. They're somewhere out in this war zone, I guess. Some kind of magic must have moved them somewhere in the city."

You and the others share a glance. So Sideways doesn't know about Citadel or the Other Citadels. Interesting.

"Alright, lets get you some place secure." Lea says. "Odette, do you know these people?" She nods at the Shadow Puppet Theater.

She nods. And writes. -Working with them. Me and the Other Freed.-

"Other Freed? Wait, you mean others like you?" Tricia asks.

Odette nods as she leads you through some back alleys, apparently she knows a secondary, safer, entrance to the theater. -Blindfolded. Get supplies from Safer Citadels. Recon. Fighting...bad for selves. Forget things.- She pauses and then writes. -Can the dead love the dead? Murky area, never discussed in Conclaves save hypotheticals.-

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>>26744946
I-It could be that Citadel gave beast races sentience because... reasons... and it could be that the two are just keeping up the propaganda they've kept up for years...

>completely in denial

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>>26744981
>-Can the dead love the dead? Murky area, never discussed in Conclaves save hypotheticals.-

"Assuming all involved are sapient, don't see why not."

I'm writing out the semi-plans I have for this part of the quest, I don't dare go in blind, problem is that I need TEN different ones, depending on which Citadel you end up in. Thus the delays. I'll take a break from that now, but I like to get ideas out while they're fresh.

>>26744981
>can the dead love the dead
"Odette, what's really the difference between life and death? You'd know. And in that knowledge you'd find you answer."

"Assuming all involved are sapient, don't see why not." You say.

"What, did you find someone? A...Freed?" Tricia asks.

"Told you the only thing she needed was someone to fuck and she'd relax." Peri whispers to you.

>>26744988

Is it not enough that Princess is still alive, well, and doing the job we asked of her? Can you ask any more of a loyal pet?

I'd post the 'loyalty' image from Futurama, but frankly there's enough feels in this thread already.

>>26744981
"It's not a matter of the state of one's flesh. Sentience defines the soul and souls can love one another so long as they have the freedom to do as they will. So, who's the lucky freed one?"

>>26744981
>Can the dead love the dead? Murky area, never discussed in Conclaves save hypotheticals.-

"Wow, who's the lucky... erm... person?"

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>>26745009
GET HYPED

>>26744981
"I always assumed that folks still loved each other after they died. Just not, you know, physically. Being dead and all. It would be hard."

>>26745002

"I think it's best if you not consider yourself dead, Odette. You've not started the Journey yet, so I see no reason why I can't still call you alive. Wounded beyond the capacity of even the mightiest Cups member, but not dead.

>>26744981
"It's a matter of souls, Odette. You have a soul, and so I believe you can love and be loved like any other person."

Rolled 15

>>26745081
Actually, I like this. Too bad Echo has already used my thing.

>>26745081
I like this. I like this a lot.

>>26745091
>>26745081
These are probably the best answers. The Freed might become a golem race.

>>26745030
"You... damn. I guess you earned the "I told you so"s."

>>26745113
I did say that we needed golems a few dozen threads ago.

>>26745131
I hope it's not Ssen's mom as a Freed. That would be a 2-for-1 deal on fresh fuck-you's courtesy of Citadel.

Knowing that she was one of the freed ones would be a comfort but still...

>>26745217
If Donovon didn't get sent to Citadel, then neither did Ssen's mother.

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>>26745217

>being able to meet Mom again
>mom isn't a zombie or a brick in the road being run over constantly
>mom has free will and has found love again

How is this not the greatest thing in the history of all time and space?!

>>26745217
>Odette has fallen for Ssen's mom
>oh the vague sense of existential horror

>>26745217
>>26745248
>>26745249
>Odette dating our mom
oh god this is a social nightmare
She can do "I fucked yer mum last night" jokes whenever she wants!

>>26745030
Calmly pass her 5 Isens.
Even if we didn't bet on this, we should have.

Rolled 10

>>26745030

I concur with >>26745292
Pass Peri 5 Isens.

>>26745248
>Paladinmind: <All the things you mentioned.>
>Ssenmin: "Ssstepmom Odette."
>Paladinmind: "Oh... Good luck with that."

>>26745030
Hoping it's Robin or one of his crew.

You shush Peri. "It's a matter of souls, Odette. You have a soul, and so I believe you can love and be loved like any other person." You say. "I always assumed that folks still loved each other after they died. Just not, you know, physically. Being dead and all. It would be hard."

"You know," Tricia says. "I always wondered about that. His Light is against bigamy, right?"

"Yes." Lea says. "Although there's been some debate about how polymorous relationships relate...but yes, ever since a rather vile cult where three men had multiple 'wives' that they treated like slaves, bigamy has been outlawed in the Teachings and Law."

"Right," Tricia says. "So say that a man and a woman fall in love and get married. They live good lives, everyone in this scenario does, and then the man passes away. The woman mourns, and after a few years, remarries a new man she loves. They live well, and then the woman dies. The man mourns and then in a few years remarries, and they both live the rest of their lives. Are all four of those people still married in the afterlife?"

"Huh." Lea says. "Interesting idea."

"You people actually spend time talking about this?" Sideways asks.

Mage shrugs. "It's that or start screaming."

-Here.- Odette says.

She opens a door in a wall. And you have three people in Shadow Company uniforms, weapons drawn and ready. They relax when they see Odette.

A Freed in a red headband comes up to Odette and hugs her.

"Lady Paladin Ssen Patrick, for real?" The soldiers says. The soldier takes off his hood and cloth mask. It's some person you don't remember, a woman.

"You don't look that old...oh damn, is there a time...thingy...thing?" She shakes her head. "How long has it been since things went screwy?"

"Nearly a year and a half." Tricia says.

The woman breathes a sigh of relief. "Oh thank His Light...maybe...ugh." She wipes her eyes. "The last time you saw me, I was a child watching the shadow play."

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Watch it be Robin.

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>>26745320
I would choke on my drink.

>>26745322

>Year inside, hour outside.

Ohhhhhhshit.

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>>26745322
>Red head band.

Wait till he hears what we did with his manifesto.

>>26745322
"How long has it felt like?"

And after this question is asked, we get up and do a speech about how brave everyone has been and how sorry we are for causing Citadel to curl up into a ball like it did. We had one job and more or less blew it.

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>>26745322
>"Right," Tricia says. "So say that a man and a woman fall in love and get married. They live good lives, everyone in this scenario does, and then the man passes away. The woman mourns, and after a few years, remarries a new man she loves. They live well, and then the woman dies. The man mourns and then in a few years remarries, and they both live the rest of their lives. Are all four of those people still married in the afterlife?"

Isn't there usually a "until death do us part" clause in there? Although it would still apply for marriages that don't have that clause.

> "The last time you saw me, I was a child watching the shadow play."

So what happened?

>>26745369
>asked
Answered

>>26745322
*Shake off thousand yard stare brough on by yet -another- child soldier*

"I'm glad you're making out okay. That goes for all of you. So, Odette, who's this?"

>>26745322
"... wow. I'd kind of suspected, but to hear it confirmed... this is pretty messed-up. How long has it been on the inside? And would you care to introduce your companion, Miss Odette?"

>>26745322
Oh god I'm getting Eleventh Doctor vibes all over again.

>>26745322
I said I would come back. And I'm here to end this.

>>26745388
But did we come back soon enough? How many have died due to our decision to wait?

>>26745322
Wince at hearing that.
"Oh, man, sorry for being so slow. There was a whole thing with even finding a way to get in, and a war, and I'm still dealing with these crazy guys who want to do this soul-warping magic stuff.
Plus side though, I'm back in town to hopefully fix all this. How've things been here, miss... I'm sorry, I don't think I actually got your name."

>>26745322
"Oh dear, I've been too slow, I had hoped to not see any more kids in wars. I'm ecstatic you're alive and well though. So, introductions! I'm Ssen, here's Tricia, mage, lea, peri, meri, and our hopefully temporary enemy, Sideways. Who're all of you?"
then lean in conspiratorially to the girl and speak in a lower voice
"And, uh, who's odette's friend there?"

>>26745365
haha holy shit it better be

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>>26745322
Wait, I thought it had been a few months since Citadel turned into an egg.

>>26745322
>Accelerated time span
Oh god where is Blue jay.

>>26745479
a few months and a year.

>>26745485
he BETTER not have died on us, he wasn't that old!

Rolled 7

>>26745494
I think I need a timeline.

>>26745525
most of a year was spent in timeskips after we moved the first wood refugees, wherin we did a lot of the muckwork of setting up a kingdom.

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>>26745569
Ah. That makes more sense then. Because between when we set off to get the orcs and now couldn't have been more than a month.

>>26745322
Was she that girl who gave us that flower? Oh shit, htat was way back when. Damn that was a long time. So many things have changed. I'm glad she even remembered Ssen

>>26745637
Our memory is going...

Rolled 5

>>26745637
To be honest? Paladin Lamias giving you stuff is the kind of thing that sticks in your memory.

>>26745637
I think everybody in Shadow Company, if not the entire Citadel, remembers the fateful day when Ssen rode into town and the Citadel closed up.

Rolled 15

>>26745659
Oh god, don't even joke about that sort of thing.

>>26745659
It was a person we met once, a year and a half, three gods, a complete social collapse, and an intercontinental war ago.

>>26745675
To be honest, that was still a pretty damned good day. Got to shoot peace in her miserable bitch face and all.

>>26745720
Sorry, *stab

"How long has it felt like?" You ask.

"Years." She says as she motions for you all to come inside.

You try to shake off the idea of MORE child soldiers out of your head. "I suspected as much, but to hear it confirmed...this is messed up. But I'm here to help fix this...I'm sorry, I never got your name."

"Rachel." She says. "Well...Other Other Rachel. There's three, so I just go by Ree...R-3, and three kind of looks like and E and..." She wilts under the looks of the Dawnchasers. "I thought it was cool."

Lea pats her on the shoulder. "It's lovely, Ree. Do you have a jail or a brig?" She pulls up Sideways. "We have a spy from the Phoenix Empire that we need to lock up at the moment." She grips Sideway's neck. "Run, and I'll be kind, I'll let you pick which finger I break."

She nods. "I understand. It's not a problem. Safest here, anyway."

"Good girl." Lea says.

"Uhh, okay, come this way." Ree says as she leads you into the theater.

"So," You look at Odette. "Who's the lucky...person?"

The red bandana freed salutes you and hands you a slip of paper. -Good to see you again Comrade Ssen!-

"RYAN!?" Peri gasps.

Ryan nods. Peri hugs him. "Where are Robin and Jessi?"

He hangs his head. -Unknown.-

>>26745789
So. Who's up for finding two needles in a haystack?

>>26745789
Ryan must be told about his book's help the the war effort. Glory to the Proletariat! Viva la Revolusion!

Rolled 18

>>26745789
Tell him about the slaves and the manifesto.

Rolled 5

>>26745827
Sadly, they might not be Freed.

>>26745789
"He always shows up where he's least expected and most welcome. It's his schtick."

>>26745365
>>26745789
I called that shit harder than the Light calls a Paladin.

>Yahweh couldfa

...what are you suggesting, captcha.

>>26745854
This

>>26745854
When we do, make sure we ask him if he's okay with how we did that. We DID kinda put it into a mind control machine.

>>26745789
"Well HOT DAMN! One out of three isn't all too bad for now. We'll liberate your comrades from the oppression of Citadel's tyrranical machinations soon enough, Ryan."

*Take a moment to look back and forth between the two repeatedly, grinning dopily at how cute and quirky the idea of Odette and Ryan is.*

>>26745926
I hope he reacts to the irony positively.

>>26745789
"Oh, well, I suppose having you all here would be just too much. It sort of is already. Glad I could bump into you though!
Good news! I got your manifesto published. Sort of. It was sort of used to replace a slave codex in a switcharoo operation, some kind of book-needing mind affecting deal. I hope you don't mind, if we didn't swap in a new book for the old book, there woulda been a lot of folk with melted brains I'm told. On the plus side, A lot of slaves are going on about the proletariat and freeing themselves from the oppressive structure, which I hope is good."

>>26745961
Probably the best answer.

Can the Freed communicate among themselves normally?

>>26745789
>Ree
>still better than any name we came up with.

>>26746140
We're not the best, I admit.

Also I hope ryan's not super pissed at the news. Man, we have all sorts of bad news for dead people.

The tension between posts always kills me.

>>26746453
Same. Especially when it's dialogue. I'm dying to find out what's going on with the naga.

>>26746477
It's gonna be a parrot. I just know it.
The chances of it being an intelligent one are so damn low.

>>26746493
Even though I know it's a parrot, I want so bad for her to be sentient.

Because these dumb pet nagas really disturb me. I mean... what do you do with them?

>>26746518
You pet them. You feed them. You give them love and you take care of them so that they are, at least, happy.

>>26746518
I have no idea. My main hope is that none of the smart ones have kids with the dumb ones, for fear of spreading dumbgenes.

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>>26746518

You care for them. Give them food, water, shelter, and a home and a family. Just like any properly-cared for pet.

You did not make them what they are, but you can ensure that the existence they've been handed by fate is one of happiness and plenty. Just like you do for your own dog or cat.

And with that, I'm out, elegan/tg/entlemen. See you tomorrow.

>>26746552
But doesn't that just perpetuate it?

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>>26746560
You bob barker it up as sad as it is.

>>26746560
In my mind, it's an individual with a severe disability. She is mentally retarded. The other non-retarded snake-people will notice that and probably NOT breed with her.

>>26746647
Yeah, I agree, but it's a whole a race of them and they breed with each other.
I say we sterilize them. This parody needs to end.

>>26746683
I say we discuss the options with Nakai and the consequences with as many people as we can think of.

Because it's a complicated issue full of moral trapdoors.

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On another note, its been over 40 threads since I've been able to post these. We need to get Sideways to hook us up with Phoenix silk cheongsams

>>26746736
hell yes we do. We will be the most styling of all the snake ladies.

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Its very hard to find non lewd lamias.

>>26746736
That'll be for the PE arc, i.e. the second to last arc.

>>26746772
You mean hard to find Lamias that are sexy but not lewd.

>>26746683
At the same time the gene pool of any remaining inteligent nagas is an incredibly small one. We shouldnt be too hasty when it comes to sterilizing the domesticated population. There may yet be solutions if difficult ones.

Oh God please lets not be talking about eugenics. That way lies all kinds of good intentions.

>>26746831
Lamia and Nagas have quite a few options for breeding, namely the Lizardfolk.

Save us from this uncomfortable topic, echo!

>>26746933
Yes! Please!

"Well HOT DAMN! One out of three isn't all too bad for now. We'll liberate your comrades from the oppression of Citadel's tyrranical machinations soon enough, Ryan." You say slapping him on the shoulder. "And good news, we got you manifesto published, and it's already starting a revolution...kind of. We put it in a brain magic apparatus...long story. But good job on catching Odette!" You say.

-She and I share the same passion for freedom. Also her lower foundation is quite architecturally sound.- He writes.

"You should go up there." Ree says. "The Freed and I will handle the prisoner. General Jonas will want to speak to you."

You nod and go up to the office that's been converted into a war room. Jonas is standing there, his hair has gone, grey, and he's got wrinkles, but he still looks as composed as before.

"Paladin Ssen Patrick, the real one." He says. "You've barely aged...so it's true that time's been weird then. Damn, I owe Harry money." He says and then nods. "Alright, no time to waste then. I assume you're aware of the Other Citadels that exist?"

"Yes." Tricia says.

"And you're able to travel between them, like the Freed?" He asks.

"Yes, you can't?" Lea asks.

Jonas shakes his head. "Temporarily at best. We open a random door and end up in a different one, but we either get found and chased by the Hooded Paladins, the Workers, or we open another door and end back up here. We've obviously been marked. Which means that you are in a vital position. We can't send the freed to fight or do much but recon and supply grabs. If they fight, we end up losing them to Citadel or the slaughter out there. So, I assume you didn't come in here blindly, but we need your help in freeing ourselves to be able to move around before we can be of any use."

"Okay." You say. "How?"

(cont)

>>26746961
"From what we can tell, the Paladin Captains, the ones in the golden masks, are the main controllers. They send orders to the others, and keep things operating. If we can take out one of them, then the Freed can move us all from here to another Citadel, and we'll be able to set up a new base. This part is locked in War."

"Can we take out the War Commander?" Mage asks.

"We've tried. We've done it too, twice. It doesn't help us in moving. We need to take out one that's on a different layer." He says.

"What about the 'other' Paladin Serpent, Princess?" Lea asks.

Jonas grins. "She's our recruitment mascot. She's busy with her handler. Don't expect great conversation from the girl though, she's still learning. It's slow going though. Letters confuse her, but she's getting it." Janos sighs. "I'm sorry to give you the bum rush without the tour, but if the time thing is like you said, then every moment is precious, plus the sooner we're clear of this level, the better."

"Is it really that bad here?" Peri asks. "It's for people who love to fight."

"It's more than that." Janos says. "Other levels, people feed, breed, live, thrive, make things for Citadel, and then when they're used up, they get dropped down here to fight and die against the Savage, the Rioters, the Paladins and their Worker Things. When they die, they don't get fixed or reborn or moved. This is where Citadel feeds."

"We're inside a new Maw?" Tricia asks. "Great, just...just great!"

"I assume that's a bad thing." Janos says. "All the more reason why my people need to get OUT of here, as soon as possible, if not sooner."

>>26746969
>trapped inside the maw for Light knows how long
"You people are all heroes in my book! Just tell us where to go and we're there."

>the naga is 'learning'
I'm sure snake tongue might give us a bit better conversation, but it sounds like our worries have been relieved.

>>26746961
>Also her lower foundation is quite architecturally sound
that's it.
My life is complete.

>>26746969
"Well, we cut off its first mouth, so I suppose it's only logical it would grow a new one."

"Sorry about that, by the way. Things all happened rather quick. I didn't think I could beat the Dramatae with one arrow."

>>26746969
>>26746961
>pets are smart enough to actually talk
Welp, there goes spaying/neutering.

"I'm impressed by your operation here, and it seems we have a lot to catch up on. I'm all for helping you move your people to another citadel- but I need your help while I'm doing that. I've brought a prisoner in, she's from the phoenix empire. There's two groups of people in here from there I'm dealing with, both hostile to me, one of which wants to work some foul soul warping magic using citadel, one of which wants to stop them. She's with the latter. I need you to use your freed to help find the former, the soul-jiggering ones, while my people clear out the another citadel's management for you.
Any preferences on that by the way? If not, I might go and marvel at how apparently domestic nagas can talk while you decide."

>>26747070
>>26746969
"Oh! And I almost forgot! You still up for that divorce?
I mean I came a long way to perform it."

>>26747070
Yeah, which Citadel they'd prefer might be a good thing to know. Hopefully, it'll be one where their activities won't be noticed for a while.

That naga is going to spend the rest of her life on the warmest rock in the world. We sacrifice our sunning, so that others may be warm in our stead.

I'm partial to moving to Night of the Young. Especially the "night" part. Might actually be what the name says.

It's not for ulterior motives. Nope. Not at all.

>>26747159
why would you want to go to youngzone?

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>Meanwhile up north.

>>26747238
that's impossible for numerous reasons. It's very similar to bags.
Also, I don't think wearing coats actually does much for us unless we're also wearing a warmth charm.

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>>26747218
Uhhh... I have a hunch it has some good artifacts for us to... liberate...

And I don't know if Youth is actually youngzone. It could be one giant kindergarden, or it could be where the population goes to breed, as Janos mentioned. I'm betting on the latter, but if it's the former we can work with that.

I mean, we could screw with Citadel's registry and have the nurse things convinced that Shadow Company is all a bunch of children. They then get left alone.

>>26747267
ah, I see. Well, I'm not opposed to it, even though the fall feasting halls would be niiiice.

We'll just have to wait on echo for it.

Forget youngzone for a second, what's Aged like? I mean, if Citadel sends people to War when it's done with them, why have Aged? Because I'd assume that's a giant nursing home.

>>26747317
Maybe old people are still useful to it. Alternatively, it's full of archeologists and indiana joneses.

>>26747330
Or scholars. It might be what the university turned into, only now it's "city wide" in a certain sense of the word.

"Well, we cu off it's mouth, makes sense it would grow a new one." You say. "Oh, are you still up for that divorce?"

Jonas and Lea both laugh. "If she's still alive and remembers me? Sure."

"Okay, first thing we'll do once we're out of the frying pan. I'm impressed by your operation here."

"Yeah, we're trying to keep the fighting down as much as possible and get as many people here behind our lines as we can." He says. "You actually arrived in our controlled territory, we've gained a lot of ground. Not that it matters much in Citadel, being as big as it is, but with the Freed running supplies, we can hold out for a while. Still, all it takes is one bad stroke of luck or one bad mistake." He shrugs. "We need to get out of here, that red sky is making my head hurt."

"Well, I'm all for helping you move your people to another Citadel- but I need your help while I'm doing that. I've brought a prisoner in, she's from the Phoenix Empire. There's two groups of them in here, both hostile to me, one of which wants to work some foul soul warping magic using Citadel, one of which wants to stop them. She's with the latter.

"I need the Freed to help find them, while I'm getting you a way out of here." You say.

"Done." He says. "I'll get them looking for disruptions. If they're from the Empire, then odds are they'll stick out and cause problems. That means the Paladin Things will be on them."

"Alright." Peri says. "Sounds like we have a plan."

"Okay, do you need supplies?" Jonas says.

"We're doing good." Mage says.

(cont)

>>26747346
marvelous, we'll be able to get a location on that soul-magus and stop him before he does any garbage.

After that, we're free to get people ready for our move on the heart.

>>26747346
"Alright, then I really need to get you folks moving as quickly as possible." Jonas says. "I'm sorry about the bum rush, but it's vital that we g-"

"We get it, we get it." Peri says. "You're sick of this and want out ASAP. So we wont stick around to chat with everyone and talk to Princess."

"I'm sorry, but I found that the swifter you move, and the more dramatic the move, the longer it takes for Citadel to catch up to you." Jonas says. He nods and a different freed comes. Blindfolded and wrapped in quilted fabric from head to toe. "This is Yvonne. She'll get you to a Door. I don't care WHAT Citadel you get us into, just that it happens fast."

"Where will we find the Paladin Commander?" Mage asks.

"They're always in the same place. The Grand Arena." Jonas says.

"Figures." Mage says. "They would put something dangerous right on top of a Spike." He waves his hand at Jonas. "Different issue, don't worry. This actually works for us."

"Great. Thanks. Go." Jonas says. "I have to make sure that the Worker Things aren't trying to smoke us out again."

You follow Yvonne through the Theater Bunker, just the same as Janos, everyone seems to be moving at double speed, in a frantic flurry of activity. Maybe that's another reason why time seems to be so swift here.

You go out of the bunker and Yvonne takes you across the street into a place that looks like it used to sell fish, as food or pets you're not sure, but the smell is certainly that of the former presence of fish.

She points at a door in the back. -Works for Freed, not for Shadow Company.- Yvonne's note says. -Good luck. Be quick.-

"Can you come with us?" Tricia asks. "Help us pick which Citadel we end up in, like Odette did?"

She shakes her head. -Different for living things. Can lead from there TO here, know paths, harder other way from here to there. Dangerous.- She tears off a scrap of herself and gives it to you. -Hold. Will know where you land. Follow you, find safe path once way is open.-

>>26747402
"Well, I'll see you on the other side, then. Will we meet right after we arrive, or after we visit the arena?"

Then, as we are leaving
"I hope we get a good one this time, the last ones were poor at best."

>>26747430
Yeah. I just want to get going. Same mind as Jonas.

>>26747402
"Man, these people've been warring too long. No time for pleasantries any more."

I wonder how the spike-fight will be. Probably really bounce-fun. We'll finally be able to jump.

>>26747534
All I can picture is a giant obelisk in the middle of an arena. Not that that's what it is. That's all I can think of.

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>>26747534
>Jump
Funny you should mention that.

>>26747534
Maybe we should throw Lea at the boss

>>26747593
I am 100% certain that's what we should do.
>>26747562
Let us exploit the crap out of it if there's any anti-grav zones like mage hypothesized with no evidence.
And if there aren't, we will hold it against him.

>>26747593
>>26747562
Combine these ideas.

>"Finishing move! Spring-loaded fastball special!"

>>26747604
>anti-grav zones

How in the nine hells are we going to move in these zones? We require ground to push against.

>>26747651
Lunging, or swinging. Or inertia.

But we probably won't actually get anti-grav zones.

Echo's been a bit slow as of late. I hope it's just the big updates, and not that we're overworking him.

>>26747781
He usually get slower as the night progresses. He said he was planning routes, so I suppose we'll have to take his word for it.

Anyway, we'll probably get to talk to princess after the big gladiator battle. They should be less rushed once they get out of war. But we'll probably have to stop the phoenix folk first, they're bound to find them right quick.

>>26747908
We might be able to chat with them directly after the move. They'll probably thank us for helping them out. There might even be a celebration, since this will more or less mean the end of endless warfare for them (the final fight in Citadel notwithstanding).

>>26747920
shit, you're right, aren't you? Other than the occasional correctional paladin raid, this would be it for them.
Anyway, all I really want to do is thank princess for her hard work, and check to see if she knows lizard naturally. Also maaaybe return the leash to the little girl. Maybe.

>>26747593
Funny you should mention that... I have the feeling that Lea would want to be thrown against this guy with great force.

>>26747959
What makes you say that?

>>26747962
Paladin commander in the Grand Arena. There are two people I can think of who would merit such a status and in that place. One of them is we met in Coral Gate, the other in First Wood, both during a feast.

>>26747994
Hm! And here I was thinking citadel was making artificial paladins.
If these were real paladins citadelified, why, that'd be just awful.

>>26747994
Oh, well then this certainly will be an interesting fight.

>>26747999
Ten bucks says they asked for it willingly.

"Well, I'll see you on the other side, then. Will we meet right after we arrive, or after we visit the arena?" You ask.

-Right away.- She says.

You take a deep breath, get everyone rope-linked, and open the door and step through into Citadel...again.

Roll 1d10, looking for duplicates.

Rolled 1

>>26748031
This will be a fight to remember

>>26748009
Ten Isens you mean.
And if they did then I have a stream of unintelligible curses for you.

Rolled 5

>>26748031
Let the light grant us sight beyond sight

>>26747999
>>26748009
Remember that most of the Paladins answered Peace's 'recall' and that there was ALL that infighting between multiple groups who claimed to be Paladins?

Yeah, there was a big employment pool for Citadel to draw from.

Rolled 8

>>26748031

Rolled 4

>>26748031
oh dear, we're not going to get a duplicate this time.

>>26748047
Feel free to roll twice.

Rolled 5

>>26748052
Oh, well in that case

>>26748057
>>26748044
Well that's that

Rolled 8

>>26748031
oh, and here I thought this meant we would get split up.
>>26748052

>>26748062
>>26748046
or even more so...

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>>26748059
Night of the Young, God willing.

If we got 8, that would have been bad. That' War. Sends us right back around.

>>26748089
>>26748077
Is this even correct? I'm gong off the order that Echo gave it in, as is repeated here >>26743220

>>26748123
I don't think it's in that order, silly.

>>26748233
If it was randomized, I wouldn't be surprised. I suppose I got my hopes up.

>>26748282
Well, who knows. It could be accurate, or no. Doesn't really affect our behavior IC or OOC, but it's neat to know.

>>26748123
Nope. 10 sends you right around. 8 sends you someplace different.

You open it up...and look around. This is...different. The great grand city is gone, sort of.

The roofs are now thatched with hay, and the walls are stones stacked and packed tight together. The roads are dirt, and you see people driving a herd of goats down along the road. The air is very...clean. There's no smell of soot or ash or Civilization in it. There's a gentle light coming through it all, and the sounds of people quietly enjoying the day.

"This is Citadel in the First Age." Mari says. "Well...not really. I mean if it was we'd be knee deep in fish guts and shit."

"It's a Citadel version of the past." Lea says.

"Yeah, I think I'm gonna..." Mage turns around and flaps his arms against his side. "And the door is gone, great."

There's a ripple and Yvonne walks out from the wall. She looks around and then writes.

-Past. This could be advantageous in a few ways...not so much in others.-

"You don't say." Tricia says.

-It is least occupied, and least monitored. However, any aberrations are easily spotted if seen and heavily dealt with. Still, good staging area and once Paladin Commander is dealt with, area will be dark for an extended period .- She shrugs. -There are worse options. If you like, we can risk moving again, but move too much and we'll be noticed as a deviation.-

>>26748332
This is fine. Let's not risk it. Besides, we'll use our modern stuff to send whoever we fight back to the Dark Ages.

>>26748332
I think past is fine for the time being- we can always plot another jump if we need to move again, right?

"I suppose this will do. I mean, it's much better than what I've seen so far, and we can always do this again later if we draw too much attention."
"Well, that and I appreciate the fresh air. It's like we're out on the road again."

>>26748332
>However, any aberrations are easily spotted if seen and heavily dealt with
I was okay with staying here until I saw this phrase. They'll notice Shadow Comapny setting up shop really quick.

>>26748332
Go for this. Go underground if we have to avoid notice.

>>26748397
The area is going to be dark for a WHILE once we kill the level boss. So it will be fine enough.

>>26748397
yeah, but it WOULD make a good staging area to move somewhere else.
Get them out of war. They're losing time there, which is precious.

>>26748430
Okay, fair enough. But we'll need to get them some place where they can blend in better, which this is not.

After that, we go after PE.

Now that Past has been confirmed as, well, the past; I'm curious what Future is going to be like.