>>27105423
>>[ ] You know a few of the older hobos in the area. Ask around about Creeper’s mutant thieves.

>>27105423
I recently caught up to your quest. I really liked it. Good job bro.


>[ ] You know a few of the older hobos in the area. Ask around about Creeper’s mutant thieves.

I don't know why the players in the previous thread were so hostile towards creeper and his proposition. Rampaging mutants is an absolutely horrible thing to anyone, us included. We should have gotten more info on them.

>[X] Ask around about Creeper’s mutant thieves.

You resolve to make sure that, at the very least, you know what’s generally going on with these two rogues running round town. You take a turn somewhat downtown, where there’s the sheer mass of restaurants ensures that there’ll be a few edible leavings hanging about.

After just over an hour, you’ve managed to touch base with Big Al, Dusty Jake and Barnaby B, whose lazy eye has always unnerved you. None of them have seen the guys, but B claims (in typical hobo fashion) to know a guy that has. Harry Rotter, the oldest and foulest little street monster this side of Manhattan – named so for his magical ability to make all your money vanish and leave little else but grease.

Eventually you track him down at one of the shelters running on this side of town, lining up with the rest of the blues brigade for soup handouts. He’s a thin, frayed man in his ancienties, with sharp eyes that seem to cut little snippets out of you and store them away for keeping.

>[ ] Try to start some sort of civilized conversation.
>[ ] Just ask what he’s seen. He’s older than Egypt, you might not have much time.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27105423
>Look for a derelict to squat in through the cold. It won’t be cosy, but it’ll be that little bit warmer

>>27105738
>>[ ] Try to start some sort of civilized conversation.

>>27105423
>In your expert opinion (hey, four years homeless makes you an expert, alright?), you’ve got about three days before sleeping on the streets is no longer remotely viable.

We've got a job, Laura got a job. If we work 6 days a week, and get 60$ per day like we did before, we will be earning about 1500$ per month. I'm going assume that Laura is going to ear a bit more, maybe 1700$. Together we would make more than 3000$ per month. I think if we split we could afford to rent a decent one room flat for no more than 1k$ per month.

Then we'll slowly work up and get better jobs/salaries. Get a loan, buy a nice house, have lots of babies and become Loving Father Mutant quest.
The End.

>>27105738
>>[ ] Try to start some sort of civilized conversation.
>>[ ] Just ask what he’s seen. He’s older than Egypt, you might not have much time

he's probably going to make us pay for the info, isn't he?

>>27105738
>>[ ] Try to start some sort of civilized conversation.

>>27105423
>[ ] Look for a derelict to squat in through the cold. It won’t be cosy, but it’ll be that little bit warmer.

>[X] Start some sort of civilized conversation.
>[X] Ask what he’s seen.

You approach casually, making sure your hood is secure. You’ve found that NY’s unwanted are startlingly tolerant after a year or two of shit, but the guys ladling out soup over at the front of the line are another matter. Laura swallows and cups a hand over her nose. Yeah, this place reeks pretty awful.

“Hey, Harry.” You try to be polite – he’s an old guy after all. “Enjoying the weather?”

He shuffles around in his huge coat and turns to face you, eyes darting over your every inch.

“Nope. What’yer want, boy?”

Right. Well, that was futile.

“Yeah, uh… I heard you saw these two new kids round here.” He snorts. He snorts long and hard. “Mutants new kids, specifically. I was wondering if you remembered anything about them.”

“B tole you that?” He sniffs and rubs his nose with a dilapidated knuckle. “Maybe he’s right. Maybe not.”

>[ ] Here, $5, take it and spill.
>[ ] "Come on, man, these guys could be dangerous."
>[ ] Remind him that you’re a mutant and he has a soft old man neck.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27106008
>>[ ] "Come on, man, these guys could be dangerous."

>>27106008
tell him we'll give him a split of the profits

>>27106008
>[ ] "Come on, man, these guys could be dangerous."

"They're hopped up on Jack. Its like PCP for mutants

>>27106027
>>>[ ] "Come on, man, these guys could be dangerous."
Preview of response: "Then I definitely want some money."

>>27106008
>>[ ] Here, $5, take it and spill.
Be sure to roll your eyes and make like it's a chore. Do not let on that this is even vaguely related to anything important.

>>27106008
>[ ] "Come on, man, these guys could be dangerous."

>>27106027
>>27106052
>>27106064
>>27106056
>Persuasion Check
>DC 15
>+2 bonus for UNKNOWN VARIABLE

Rolled 17 + 5

>>27106094
I was actually voting against. Ah well.

Rolled 5

>>27106094

Rolled 6 + 2

>>27106094

Rolled 7 + 2

>>27106094

Rolled 5 + 2

>>27106107
A five is not a two. Whoops.

>>27106107
sweet.
19, we passed the check.

>>27106107
>>27106132
>I'm cool with it. I know you meant it to be a 2, and you're over the required DC anyhow.

You can’t believe this shit. Well, you can, but you’d rather not.

“Come on, man, really? These guys could be dangerous. They’re hopped up on Jack. You know what that does to mutants”–

SNIKT. Huh. What was that?

–“it’s like PCP for people who can blow up your house.”

SNIKT.

“Aright alright, yeh…” Old Harry Rotter makes a valiant effort at raising his arms in mock defeat. He gets about halfway. “…yeh, I get it.”

You notice he’s not really looking at you – his eyes keep darting just behind you, at Laura. What?

“Saw ‘em last night, yeh, up by the little park near the Bugle. Two of ‘em, girl an’ a boy, pretty young…” He strokes his chin contemplatively, and for a moment looks like some kind of filthy piss mage. “Sixeen, I’d say. Boy was wearin’ all black, all… skinny stuff. Dark hair, too. I remember th’ girl better…”

Yeah, you bet he does.

“…‘cause she was twitchin’ and flickerin’ on an off like a lightswitch. Kept rubbing her hands, tryina’ get somethin’ off, sending all sparks everywhere. Pretty girl, stupid blue hair. Chinese or somethin’.”

>[ ] That’s enough. Give him $5 anyway, he’s a bastard but he’s old (+1 karma).
>[ ] “Thanks, Harry. I’ll be off your case now.”
>[ ] Ask if he could tell anything about the guy’s powers.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27106345
>>[ ] That’s enough. Give him $5 anyway, he’s a bastard but he’s old (+1 karma).
Money is valuable but good karma is worth more.

>>27106345
>>[ ] That’s enough. Give him $5 anyway, he’s a bastard but he’s old (+1 karma).

>>27106345
>Give him the fiver and let's get out of here and we'll snitch to Creeper and get this over with

>>27106345
>>[ ] That’s enough. Give him $5 anyway, he’s a bastard but he’s old (+1 karma).

Rolled 15 + 2

>>27106345
>>27106345

>[ ] That’s enough. Give him $5 anyway, he’s a bastard but he’s old (+1 karma).

>>27106398
also, this

>>27106398
actually, hold off on the Creeper. We should probably scout out these individuals first to see if they're a true threat

>>27106450
it doesn't matter what they are objectively because subjectively we are 100% fucked if we do not snitch to creeper.

This is a case of "shut up and do what you're told"

>>27106450
>Some crack-heads jacked up on drugs who could blow up at any minute.

Yeah, no. Less we have to deal with them, the better. Lets relay the information as soon as possible and have them be take of the streets. We don't want them accidentally rampaging on children playground or something, that would be a death sentence for all mutants.

>>27106505
Except, the Creeper might try to win them over to his side instead of killing them. We could try taking them out ourselves and handing them over to the authorities.

>[X] That’s enough. Give him $5 anyway, he’s a bastard but he’s old.

“Alright, Harry, that’s enough for me.”

You lean in a bit and slap $5 of paper into his rancid grasp. He looks at you with a strange, taken-aback fugue in his eyes, like something doesn’t compute. You guess that’s the difference between you and him. That, and seventy odd years.

You and Laura take off away from the soup line, going nowhere in particular at first.

Well, you know what these guys look like, at least. You’ve no doubt that Rotter has already told everything he just spilled on you to Creeper, but ‘near a park’ probably isn’t the most valuable bit of information. With any luck both of them are long gone by now.

Well, either way, you’ve gotta make the most of the today. Won’t be long till the cold really closes in.

>Current Funds: $40.5
>Hunger Level: 6
>Time: 7:15 PM.

>[ ] These two thieves intrigue you. Hit the park.
>[ ] Alternatively, try some other soup spots. Some stupid new kids’d probably think they’re great.
>[ ] Derelict shopping. Low low prices.
>[ ] Try finding somewhere warm in the subway system
>[ ] Get something to eat.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27106594
>>[ ] These two thieves intrigue you. Hit the park.

>>27106594
>You've gained a Karma Point! You now have 2 in total!

>Karma points can be used to re roll a single botched test!

>>27106594
>>[ ] Get something to eat.
Laura is probably hungry.

Also, ask her how much she is going to make at her job.

>>27106594
Don't we have a job to go to?

>>27106678
Were it 7:15 AM, you would.

>>27106613
>>27106644
Can I get a decider between these two?

>>27106678
in the morning yes

>>27106594
>[ ] Get something to eat.

dollar menu shit

>>27106594
>Grab some food before checking on the park

>>27106788
Oh that's smart. I redact my vote for this.
Grab some burgers on the go.

>>27106719
[X] Get something to eat.

After this, I want to search for Derelicts. Having a place to settle is good for the coming winter. And if we can scavenge insulation like thick sheets we ought to be fine for the most part.

>>27106830
>No one is considering renting a cheap room.

Come on, between us and Laura we ought to have enough money for that

>>27106876
Who's gonna give us a lease? We need to build up a cash reserve and put a few months down first.

Maybe a cheap motel.

>>27106876
then we wouldn't be homeless now would we?

and our cash flow is not guaranteed. We can get fired if they ever find out we're mutants

>>27106899
I'd accept a motel. Right now we need to be money light. Just because you have a income now doesn't meat it'll stay that way. We always need to be a thrifty as we can get away with. Salvation army for clothes, St. Vincent de Paul for other clothes and maybe even furniture.

We can go to any of those places, or any places like them, and pick up some heavy sheets if we can't hit a motel. If we sleep together, back to back for maximum torso heat, we should be fine for cold if we have a cover against wind and snow.

>>27106900
>then we wouldn't be homeless now would we?
doesn't really matter, we can't forgo this just because the quest is named like this

>>27106899
I see, you're right. A motel could be a good idea but are there cheap motels in NY?
I guess we're stuck in homeless shelters for now

>>27106942
a cheapest I've ever seen a motel would be $39 a night.

we're gonna have to squat for awhile.

Subway stations sounds like a nice stop gap

>[ ] Get something to eat.

Laura seems to be okay (she’s still got the remains of her last meal tucked away in its little paper bag), but you’re starting to get hungry. Three meals in a day is pretty flash for you, but you guess you’ve been running around trying to keep your life sorted.

You locate a nearby McDonalds and order whatever’s $1 (it’s some kind of skimpy little burger). As you wait, you suddenly recall the matter of Laura’s new job, and that the subject of payment has yet to arise.

“Hey, Laura, how much exactly is that bar paying you.”

“I will be working from five-thirty to ten, and I will earn thirty United States Dollars.” She rattles it off without blinking. You look up for a moment and grimace, working out a bit of math in your head.

Yep. That’s definitely under minimum wage. You recall the owner’s triumphant grin. She must’ve figured out how desperate you were.

>[ ] “I think we’re gonna have to renegotiate that at some point.”
>[ ] “Laura, you can’t let people walk all over you like that. $6 per hour is below minimum wage.”
>[ ] Write in.

>Gonna be a bit late with the next reply

>>27106977
That's why I'd prefer not to get a motel.

>Subway stations sounds like a nice stop gap

Eeeeeeh to much traffic and to much exposure, to easy to get caught.

>>27106988
>>[ ] “Laura, you can’t let people walk all over you like that. $6 per hour is below minimum wage.”

>>27106988
>[x] “I think we’re gonna have to renegotiate that at some point.”

we don't really have a lot of leverage for a better wage negotiations atm

>>27106988
>[ ] “I think we’re gonna have to renegotiate that at some point.”

We will have to eventually but considering our position and our situation, we can't quite bargain.

>>27106977
It's not gonna be $39 a night in NYC. A quick googling can't find under $90.

>>27106988
>>[x] “Laura, you can’t let people walk all over you like that. $6 per hour is below minimum wage.”

Not in the way as if telling her to fix it but just making it known to her. Maybe we'll renegotiate later or search for a better job in meanwhile, a job that at least pays minimum wage.
Will she at least be getting tips? That could actually turn her job lucrative.

>>27106988
>[X] Write in.
"That might be the best we're going to have to get for right now. Paying you that low is illegal, but technically so is you working for her. We can't let her push you to much, because that old bitch KNOWS she can use you. But we don't really have better options right now. When I'm done with work I'll look and see if I can find a better place for you when I'm done."

Technically, guys, working at all is illegal, depending on what that old bitch says to the police.We have to take our licks.

>>27107030
We're kind of screwed being mutants. Right now I think we should just be grateful that she has a job. Thirty is a lot better than zero.

But what exactly are her hours? 5:30 AM to 10 AM, or all the way to 10 PM? Or 5:30 PM to 10 PM? Because there's a big difference.

>>27106988
>>[x] “I think we’re gonna have to renegotiate that at some point.”
There's no need to be confrontational about it, but something will need to be done. Right is right.

>>27107084
I like this

>>27107122
As I recall it's an evening shift

>>27107122
5:30AM is a little early for a bar imo.

PM more likely

>>27107231
>>27107278
Right. I know nothing about Bars, so I just wanted to make sure. 30 for five hours is crap, but it's not unreasonable given our scenario. We might be able to find bottom line somewhere else, but I doubt it.

If we think Laura can handle it, we can talk to her about looking for a better job on her own if she wants. But her people skills are an issue, and she doesn't have invisibility powers like we do. Food for thought.

>[X] Renegotiate

“I think we’re gonna have to renegotiate that at some point.” You say, as the kid over the counter passes you your food.

Laura stares at her shoes for a moment, then looks up.

“Did I do something wrong?”

Ehhhhh… “Nah, not really. It might be the best we’re gonna get for now. Paying you that low is illegal, but technically so is you working for her. It’s just, we can’t let that place push you too far. There has to be a limit somewhere.”

She seems to take a moment to process this as you head out, her brow furrowing a little. Does she really not know this stuff?

You munch down your burger at hobopace. It’s thin and greasy, but it fills a hole, and you feel ready to pack the rest of the day with profitable deeds.

>[ ] Hit the park.
>[ ] Soup spots.
>[ ] Derelict.
>[ ] Subway.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27107381
Almost forgot,

>Current Funds: $39.5

>>27107435
...also almost forgot,

>Hunger Level: 3

>>27107381
Try to find somewhere warm to stay

>>27107381
>[X] Derelict.
>Approach the subject of how she feels about working at the Bar and about what we just told her. I think learning more about those two things could tell us more about her.

>>27107381
>[x] Hit the park.

>>27107473
>>27107519
Gimme a D20.

Rolled 15

>>27107624

Rolled 2

>>27107624

Rolled 20

>>27107624

>>27107683
Wow. My first 20.

>[X] Derelict.
>[X] Approach the subject of how she feels about working at the bar.
>>27107683
>Nice

New York could very easily be described as a revolving conveyer belt of wrecks, derelicts and ruins. Nobody knows why the universe seems to have it out for this place in particular, but it does. A year ago, it was the Hulk. Two years ago, it was all those damn… green alien guys, Gulls or whatever. You’d just hit the city three years ago, right on time for the giant guy in the wonky purple getup. Before you were around it was Namor and Red Skull and the like. Every year, a new disaster. Old ruins get built back up, new ruins spontaneously appear as if to fill in the void.

So, you decide, your best bet for warm lodgings’ll be one of New York’s abundant broken buildings.

You and Laura spend an hour heading towards one of the taped-off zones to the East of the Bugle (which has become your North Star as of late). Not too far from the docks there’s a fresh scar gouged into the city by Doctor Doom or someone else in a cape, and you slip in pretty easy.

The buildings here are lopsided shells, scorched by some manner of cosmic fire and often little more than skeletons. But there’s half an apartment block that looks relatively stable, as well as what looks like some kind of public building – a school, probably – and a furniture store.

>[ ] Check the apartments
>[ ] Check the store
>[ ] Check the public building
>[ ] Write in

>I’ll be adding some dialogue with Laura further in

>>27107946
Apartments.

>>27107946
>[X] Check the apartments
Probably best to live there. We can check the store for furniture or something heavy to use for insulation. Or hell, something to burn on the worst nights.

>>27107946
Question: Is there any set system for earning X-Point/stat bonuses or do you just pick at random at the end of the thread?

Rolled 19

>>27107946
>[ ] Check the store

Might have supplies

>>27107946
School or Apartments would be best bet.

>>27107946
School, it will be large and probably has many exits in case of an emergency and we need to leave ASAP.

>writing

Sorry about the delay, there's a big chunk of stuff here.

>[X] Apartments

You decide to check the apartments.

The two of you walk around the ailing structure till you find the entrance – an electronic door half-obscured by fallen masonry. Luckily, the door’s workings are fried, so it swings open just fine. Inside, the dark and the dust sing together, the remaining tatters of reddening, evening light drooping through dozens of little blast holes where something ungodly cut through the building. You take Laura’s hand – you see just fine in the dark, but as far you know, she’s just got a mighty sense of smell. Her skin is warm and soft, prickling at your touch. You feel a kind of anxious moment pass through her fingers, up her bones, before she weaves her fingers between yours.

“Laura…” Your voice bounces, and you can’t help but lower it. Everything here is so still. “Do you not mind working at that bar? Don’t you find it kind of… nasty?”

Her breath sharpens as you pass by an open room. It’s been ripped open like an oyster, everything inside scorched beyond recognition. Along one wall, shadows of ash stretch out their arms, flailing in stillness. One big one and a little one, their arms meeting where the hands would be. You move on.

“I don’t… understand?” She mutters. You pass by another set of shadows, this time along the corridor. Big one, little one, big one. “If working there will let me stay in the city, I can do it. Is this about the money?”

(cont...)

>>27108488

“No. It’s not just about the money.” You head up the stairs. Laura shuffles around something somebody left on the steps. Toy tractor or something. “Don’t you mind working for someone who just wanted to use you?”

“I will be more careful in future.” She says, nodding.

You keep going till you get to the third floor, where the apartments seem somewhat less devastated. You manage to find an alright three doors down from where the building trails off into sky. It looks to have been hit by looters, seeing as all the nice stuff is gone, but there’s a bed in one room and the door closes just about right. No heating, of course, but it’s warmer than the streets.

>[ ] Call it. Make camp here for now and get some shuteye.
>[ ] Head back down and check out the store.
>[ ] Try the public building.

>>27108501
Make camp.

Laura gets the bed and we take a place near the door in case of intruders or any potential treats

>>27108572
*threats

>>27107989
X-Points are generally awarded for doing daring stuff or using your powers.

Stat bonuses become an option when you've been using a lot of a certain skill.

>>27108501
As tempting as this is, I don't like the idea of being all the way up on the third floor of a somewhat wreaked building
>Try the public building

>>27108501
>[X] Head back down and check out the store.
I'm okay with the room. I want to grab anything that might have been left for us to use, though.

>>27108501
>[x] Head back down and check out the store
Time for some good old fashioned looting

>>27108572
>>27108633
>>27108655
We're gonna need a tiebreaker over here.

Rolled 1

>>27108775
1 we stay her 2 we leave

>>27108775
There are two for looting man

Rolled 18

>>27108501
>[ ] Head back down and check out the store.

>>27108771
>Spoke too soon.
>[X] Head back down and check out the store

“Homely as this is…” You glance along the dust-faded walls. At the very least, you’ve found an apartment with no… shadows. “…I reckon we should check out that furniture store back downstairs. Hell, maybe we can do this place up a bit.”

Laura nods, though you’re not sure whether it’s in agreement or acknowledgement, and you head back down.

The furniture place’s remains are just across the street (or, what’s left of the street). You end up having to pick your way through shattered windows, as the actual entrance is lost under a mountain of rubble – mostly, you suspect, originating from the building you were just in.

It’s a big store, with multiple departments. You pass by sofas, chairs, even a few beds (with duvets!)… a lot of them too big to chance getting all the way up that ailing apartment building to the room you’ve picked out, but you could always just set down here. That said, the place is bigger, and much breezier.

>[ ] Check storage, see what’s back there.
>[ ] Set up camp here.
>[ ] Try to get a few chairs up to the apartment.
>[ ] Stop by the public building.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27108931
Take some furniture and blankets and such and go back to the apartment, a big open space doesn't seem like a good place to bunker down

Maybe stop by the public building before we go

>>27108931
The apartment will be easier to fortify than a department store and warmer most likely

Rolled 10

>>27108931
>[ ] Check storage, see what’s back there.

>>27108931
If they have beds, they have bedding material ie. blankets. Snag some sheets, blankets and (only if we can carry it all in one trip) a pair of folding chairs of they have them. This is way to exposed to spend the night in.

Tomorrow we're going to need to find a camping supply store and get a cheap stove and fuel (where I am that can run as little as ~$20 for both, not sure in NYC). Being able to boil water and make hot meals (ramen) is a huge thing for us since we're risking exposure anytime we put Laura near a security camera.

>[X] Take stuff for the apartment.
>[X] Check storage.

“Haha…” Man, you really could laugh. You could just roll straight over and laugh it up. Look at all this shit just lying around. You shoot a grin at Laura, who stares back, green eyes studying you. “Jackpot!”

Laura scrounges up a few blankets as you head on to check the back. Check the back, ha! You remember shopping with your mother, how she’d always ask some clerk to check the back, just in case. It was always your assumption that they popped round the corner, picked their nose a while, and returned with a shrug and a “Sorry, ma’am.”

As expected, there isn’t much in storage that you couldn’t get your hands on outside. Row upon row of metal shelves lie empty save for dust. The place wasn’t hit so hard back here, so you suspect that whatever company owned the place came in and cleaned out.

As you move down the rows, you notice something bundled under one of the lower shelves. Looks like a bunch of blankets all rolled up together. Right next to a trio of unmarked tin cans.

>[ ] Check it out.
>[ ] Call Laura over.
>[ ] Head back, ain’t important.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27109248
>[x] Check it out.
Hobo friend acquire?

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>>27109248
Check it out. Never pass up the opportunity to have an insane hobo buddy like this guy.

>>27109064
>[x] Call Laura over.
Go for her, don't shout. We might need some muscle in case things go sour.

>>27109248
>>[x] Call Laura over.
Like
>>27109353
Said, don't spook the guy.

Also, Crusty? Really digging what you're doing. The apartment description as we walked through it was very atmospheric.

>>27109248
>[ ] Call Laura over. By quietly going to get her.
No telling what a disparate hobo feeling threatened might do.

Also, is it worth preemptively going invisible so we won't flicker at the first surprise?

>[X] Get Laura
>[X] Check it out.

Quietly, you head back and get Laura, leaning halfway back into the store proper and motioning for her to follow. She hangs a little back as you return to the odd little assemblage.

You tread closer, leaning down to reach under the shelf.

Your initial assessment was about right – someone’s grabbed a bunch of blankets and bundled ‘em all up like a big cocoon. You feel the fabric for anything tucked away inside, and are surprised to find that it’s still warm. As for the tins, a quick sniff reveals that they’re full of beans.

“John!” You hear Laura shout, urgently.

>Reflex Check
>DC13
>+1 for Enhanced Senses
>+1 for Laura overwatch.
>+1 for finding heat on the blankets.

>>27109433
Thanks, dude.

>>27109513
It's not very easy to get you to flicker anymore. That's more of a Nat 1 thing.

Rolled 16 + 3

>>27109555

Rolled 17

>>27109555
REFLEXIVE

Rolled 11

>>27109555

>>27109595
Shit, forgot the +3. Doesn't look like it'll matter, though.

>>27109588
well, forgot +3, but >>27109581
got it anyway

>>27109588
>easy peasy lemon squeazy

“That’s mine!” Someone shrieks.

You spin about just in time to see the chair leg coming. Your attacker is awkward and unbalanced, and his swing had too much drawback too it – you easily veer out of the way. In the wake of his backswing you get a good look at him and realize that it’s just some weedy kid, probably just about Laura’s age. He’s skinny, his cheeks are gaunt, and his black hair has the tell-tale greasy gleam of someone either living on the streets or living in the 1950’s.

Behind him, Laura is rapidly pelting over the intervening distance.

>[ ] “Whoa, whoa, sure, it’s yours. Settle down man.”
>[ ] Grab that piece of wood off his slow ass.
>[ ] Deck him.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27109726
[X] “Whoa, whoa, sure, it’s yours. Settle down man.”

Wave a arm to Laura to either cool her jets or stop. This guy's hardly a threat. But he might be hysterical, on something, or very afraid, so back up calmly and say things like "Be cool, be cool, man."

>>27109726
>Weedy
>Skinny
>Greasy Hair
Assuming his hair is also long he sounds like a pretentious liberal
>[x] Deck him
We're a mutant, but even we have standards

Rolled 10 + 3

>>27109726
>[ ] “Whoa, whoa, sure, it’s yours. Settle down man.”

>>27109726
>[ ] “Whoa, whoa, sure, it’s yours. Settle down man.”

Beans give me gas anyway

>>27109726
>[x] “Whoa, whoa, sure, it’s yours. Settle down man.”
"Pretty clever though, the can trick."

>>27109775
>>27109896
>>27109921
Diplomacy check, please. DC 12.

Rolled 13

>>27109966

Rolled 8

>>27109966
Roll low pls, not another mouth to feed ;_;

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Rolled 1

>>27109966

Rolled 6

>>27109966

>>27110002
FUCK.

LAURA, SAVE US!

>>27110002
Guess the dice Gods don't like Transmetropolitan.

>>27110002
You've done God's work anon, lets teach this scruffy bastard a lesson, this is not a time for talking

>>27110002
He's waving a white flag! Get him!

>>27109726
>[ ] "Whoa, whoa, sure, it's yours. Settle down man."
Sidestep his swing.
"Just wanted to make sure you weren't hypothermic, it's pretty drafty in here and you gotta make sure people are safe this time of year."
If he points out the fact that we brought Laura to back us up, point out that he opened the conversation by swinging a chair leg at us. We gotta make sure that we stay safe too.

Rolled 1

noooooo

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>>27110002
>Typical, Spider Jerusalem. Fucking typical.

“Whoa, whoa, sure, it’s yours. Settle down man.”

Maybe the dim lighting is casting a horrific visage for you, or maybe you forgot to put down his stupid tin of beans, but somehow the kid doesn’t find you particularly convincing. He lets loose a mighty bellow (more like a very upmarket wail, really) and swings again, smacking the tin out of your hand and sending a sharp burst of pain stabbing up your arm.

“Ah shit fuck!” You stagger backwards, wincing, and Laura is on him in a flash.

You barely see her twist his arm around his back as she bears him down to the floor. When you look again her palm has his head trapped against the ground… and, somehow, the chair leg appears to have been cut cleanly into four separate pieces.

“Do not struggle.” She commands, flatly. He does struggle, of course, but soon seems to surrender.

>[ ] “Man, you smashed up your beans.”
>[ ] “Calm down, kid. Nobody's gonna hurt you.”
>[ ] Fisk the twitchy cunt. You don’t want to let him go and find out he has a knife.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27110246
>>[ ] “Calm down, kid. Nobody's gonna hurt you.”

>>27110246
>>[X] “Calm down, kid. Nobody's gonna hurt you.”
>>[X] Fisk the twitchy cunt. You don’t want to let him go and find out he has a knife.”
"She'll break your goddamn arms if you do something stupid. Are you on something? Calm down, dude."

>>27110246
>[ ] “Calm down, kid. Nobody's gonna hurt you.”

"well, as long as you don't give us a reason to..."

>>27110246
To be clear, he only made contact with the can, our hand is fine aside from the shock?

>>27110246
Frisk, tell him he can have what's left of the loot. All quests need a greasy loser, but not this one

Rolled 14

>>27110246
>[ ] “Calm down, kid. Nobody's gonna hurt you.”

>>27110352
He got your hand too, but nothing feels broken. Just bruised up a bit.

>[X] “Calm down, kid.”
>[X] Fisk.

“Please, please, I can’t…”

You kneel down in front of him, patting down his jacket and nodding appreciatively to Laura. He doesn’t seem to have much – the guy’s skin and bones, to be honest. You doubt he can carry all too much the way he feels. You do find a little plastic bag in his jacket pocket, though.

“Calm down, kid. Nobody’s gonna hurt you.”

“Please”– Man, he’s crying. Not just little spring, either. We’re talking waterfalls. –“Please, I can’t hold it”–

Suddenly, Laura jerks backward, letting him go. You look up to see her staring at her hands, and for a moment, it doesn’t sink in. All the skin on her palms is gone, leaving bare the bloody mesh of sinew and bone below. Oh shit.

Suddenly, it dawns on you that everything this kid’s wearing is synthetic. As in, non-biodegradable.

>[ ] OH SHIT.
>[ ] Get the fuck away from this kid immediately.
>[ ] Shit, try to rip up some blankets for bandages.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27110553
>[X] Get the fuck away from this kid immediately.
>[X] Shit, try to rip up some blankets for bandages.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO!?"

Rolled 9

>>27110553
>[ ] Shit, try to rip up some blankets for bandages.

For Laura right?

>>27110553
Tell the kid to calm the fuck down.
While we freak out about helping Laura.
Continue conversation about 5 feet away from him.

>>27110553
>[ ] OH SHIT.
>[ ] Shit, try to rip up some blankets for bandages.

damn son! all you had to say you had to say was you melt shit. What's your range?

>>27110553
Are we supposed to be rolling? Or should we wait for you to call 'em?

Also, if he's stupid enough to jump up after doing that to Laura, I vote we break his neck.

But to the immediate situation, what should we do for Laura? Loosing your skin all the way to the bone is a big fucking deal.

>>27110646
Nah, no rolls. Wait till I call 'em.

>>27110553
SHIT, MAN, YOU SWEAT ACID OR SOME SHIT
THIS PLACE HAS RUNNING WATER, A SHOWER OR SOMETHING?
SHIT FUCK DAMN

>>27110553
>Back away from the homeless mutant immediately.
>(Slightly panicked) "oh god Laura. Ok, calm down kid, ride the wave of you're powers and get control of them."
>grab the blankets for Laura as we continue backing away
>"Laura, let me see you're hands" apply makeshift bandages.

>>27110678
Good idea. I think the three biggest issues we have to deal with right now are:
Blood loss
Shock?
And infection
If we can deal with these three we'll be immediately alright.

[X] Ask him for a source of clean nearby water, NOW!

>>27110553
>>[ ] Shit, try to rip up some blankets for bandages.

>>27110553
>Screw the blankets, we can't get anywhere near this kid or his stuff right now. Use the inside of our coat.

We do not want him attacking us while his powers are out of control.

>[X] Bandages.
>[X] Get away.

“Holy shit!”

You spring to your feet, getting your hands as far away as humanly possible from this toxic-ass kid. You immediately grab the bundle of blankets and start ripping strips off it. It’s not exactly easy, but hey, adrenaline – you manage to ad-hoc a few measly bandages before rushing over to Laura.

“Shit, man, what the hell did you do?”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” He’s pushed himself up against the shelf and all but curled up, burying his face in his hands. “I can’t turn it off…”

You grab Laura’s hands start weaving your ‘bandages’ around them… and she just looks at you, straight up in your eyes, and says:

“Don’t worry. I am fine.”

What the hell?”

“No”– You try to protest as she begins unwrapping your handiwork, but she just raises her hands, and you see it. Just little tendrils at first, little bits of sinew, reasserting themselves and re-weaving. Then comes the skin, knitting its way back up from her palms, spilling over her naked gore, and finally sewing itself shut. Good as new.

>[ ] “…How the hell?”
>[ ] Make sure she’s definitely okay.
>[ ] Make sure the kid’s okay.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27110930
Correction save the coat and use our t-shirt.

>>27110934
>>[ ] Make sure the kid’s okay.
>[ ] “…How the hell?”

>>27110934
"...Huh"

To be honest, it's a surprise, but healing should be a big deal compared to some shit we must have seen by now.

[X] Alright, guy? Calm down. She's fine. I'm fine. You're fine. We ain't here to hurt you, or steal from you, okay? Look at me, see? Not hurting you. Are -you- okay?

>>27110934
>"Oh thank god."
First make sure she's ok, then make sure that the kid knows she's ok. Finally, waiting until he's calmed down make sure he's ok. Do not touch him without first verifying that it's safe.

>>27110934
>>[ ] Make sure the kid’s okay.
>>[ ] Write in.


"cool trick Laura. Bet it comes in handy a lot..... pun not intended"

>>27110993
This too.

>>27111057
If we were in a fight and knew how combat capable Laura really is I'd be 100% behind this snarky one liner. As it is, I think we're more relieved than focused on sanity salvaging humor. That'll probably come to us as we get a bit braver though.

Rolled 12

>>27110934
>[ ] “…How the hell?”
>[ ] Make sure she’s definitely okay.
>[ ] Make sure the kid’s okay.

>[X] Make sure the kid’s okay.
>[X] Make sure Laura’s okay.
>[X] Write in.

“…Huh.” You stare. She shares. “You’re… sure you’re fine?”

She nods, as she does.

You breathe out a long sigh of relief. Binding a wound like that… was not gonna be pretty. To be honest, you’re pretty sure that was a hospital trip you were looking at there. And you sure as hell can’t pay no hospital fees.

You turn your attention to the kid.

“Alright, guy? Calm down. She's fine. I'm fine. You're fine.”

He looks up, breathing heavily between thick, ungainly sobs.

“…How? I hurt everyone I touch.”

“Well, you didn’t hurt her.” You reply curtly. “And we ain't here to hurt you, or steal from you, okay? Look at me, see? Not hurting you. Are -you- okay?”

He rubs his eyes on his sleeves and sniffs back any further tears.

“Yeah. I’m sorry for trying to hit you with that chair leg.”

>[ ] “No problem.”
>[ ] “Yeah, you should be.”
>[ ] “What’s your name, kid?”
>[ ] Check the bag you fished outta his jacket.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27111241
>>[ ] “No problem.”

>[ ] “What’s your name, kid?”


>[ ] Check the bag you fished outta his jacket.

>>27111241
>“Yeah, you should be.”
"...But I'm alright, so you're forgiven."

Rolled 89

>>27105423
Welp, here is hoping the thread isn't over.overslept do to some quest going all night

>>27111241
>[X] “No problem.”
>[X] “What’s your name, kid?”
>[X] "Here's your bag back. I didn't take anything, just wanted to be sure you weren't packin', or carrying something sharp."

>>27111241
"Thanks. I get it, I've been on the streets awhile now and I know there are plenty of predators out there, but we aren't here to take your stuff or try using you for anything. We just wanted to make sure you we're freezing to death in here, it's not really well insulated and well, it's better to check on people this time of year."

>>27111241
>>[ ] “No problem.”
>>[ ] “What’s your name, kid?”

water under the bridge. Got a name friend?

>>27111241
>[x] Check the bag you fished outta his jacket.
"betcha would do anything to keep that power under control. Including Jack.

Creeps' real pissed bout that, too. Seems some guys stole from his stash. He's going to be hurting tonight. If I were you, I'd skip town"

>>27111379
Question, do you want the creeper to acquire a scared kid that he can mold into an enforcer with the power to melt human flesh with a touch?

>>27111413
Want to prod the conversation into either him leaving town, or taking him under our wing. Just making sure he knows the score.

>>27111485
Fair enough. I just think that if he runs he's going to get picked up by someone willing to fully exploit is talents.

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“Water under the bridge.” You insist, somewhat glumly. You can’t really hold it against the kid, but you came pretty damn close losing some weight there, and unlike Laura, you don’t grow that stuff back all too quick.

“What’s your name, kid?”

He swallows the last of his crying fit. To be honest, he doesn’t look all too over it – he’s shaking life a leaf over there, and there’s these… these… dark rings under his eyes…

“Kevin. Kevin Ford.”

…and he’s super pale… and he’s sweating way too much for this weather…

You check that little doggie bag you fished out of his jacket. Just one sniff and you know exactly what’s in there.

Jack. Darn.

>[ ] “Where’s your friend?”
>[ ] “Kevin, you are in serious trouble.”
>[ ] “Did you buy this? You don’t look like you could buy this much.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27111523
>>[ ] Write in.

You know that's shit dangerous right? I mean it works...till it doesn't.

>>27111523
>>[ ] Write in.
"You have Jack? Shit, man, that's going to get you stuck in a world of hurt."

>>27111523
>[x] “Where’s your friend?”
Also, we may want to get out. Laura may be able to handle him but we won't. (Do Jackheads get the shakes or something? or is it like uncontrolled powers?)

Rolled 12

>>27111523
>[ ] “Kevin, you are in serious trouble.”

>>27111592
Jackheads get shakes. There's only a small chance that their powers will go out of control.

Poor Kevin here, however cannot possibly get more out of control than he already is. His powers have no off switch.

>>27111523
[X] "This shit will fucking kill you. It might kill me!"

Back up.

"Did you steal this? Creeper's looking for someone that swiped his shit without paying. Did you steal this?"

>[X] Write in. (major)
>[X] “Where’s your friend?” (minor)

“Kevin… this stuff is gonna land you in a whole world of hurt. It only works till it suddenly don’t.”

Experience lends your voice a pretty unusual authority. Not personal experience, of course – proximal experience. You’ve seen what happens when a mutant on Jack decides to go nova, and it is the worst kind of not pretty.

He seems to wince inwardly and bites his lip. The shame in his gaze is palpable.

“I just… I just wanted to be able to touch someone. Just for a little while.”

“Maybe so, but this shit will kill you, Kevin. It almost killed me. Hell…” You decide to take a wild leap. “It’s probably gonna kill your friend.”

He looks up sharply, a faint, harried accusation in his eyes. Bingo.

>[ ] “How much of this have you used? Can you possibly pay it back?”
>[ ] “How come she’s not here, Kevin?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27111885
>[ ] Write in.
Tell him about apartment fire/explosion guy. Creeper is looking and he's pissed. your remaining friend is in deep shit.

Rolled 34

>>27111885
>[x ] “How much of this have you used? Can you possibly pay it back?”
>[x ] “How come she’s not here, Kevin?”
>[ x] Write in.
A feeling of realization happens and you say "Please don't tell me you owe some one for these"

>>27111885
>>[ ] “How much of this have you used? Can you possibly pay it back?”

Rolled 17

>>27111927
Also 20 dice roll for action.

>>27111910
>>27111931
These two.

how can Kevin possibly pay? money rots in his fucking hands and Creeper ain't taking a jar of pennies.

Rolled 11

>>27111927
This

>[ ] “How much of this have you used? Can you possibly pay it back?”
>[ ] Write in.

“Alright…” You knead your thumbs over your forehead. This is… getting big and complicated. And spinning straight at you. “You know one of your friends is dead, right? He was front page news.”

Kevin nods. He’s still biting his lip. The shakes have gotten worse – he looks like he’s near the end, now. Pretty soon he’ll be in the clear. Till he pops another one, anyhow.

“How much of this have you used?” You dangle the doggie bag over your head. “Can you possibly pay any of it back?”

“No…” He swallows had, and shakes his head. “We… we took at least eight hundred dollars’ worth.”

Oh Jesus Christ.

“Okay.” Fuck, man. Eight hundred dollars? Eight hundred fucking dollars? That little doggie bag isn’t eight hundred dollars of Jack. No fucking way. “Do you know who Creeper is?”

He shakes his head again.

“Well, he’s the guy you stole this shit from, and he’s looking for you.”

If possible, Kevin manages to go a shade paler. For a moment he looks as though he’s about to vomit.

>[ ] “Where’s the rest of the Jack, Kevin? This isn’t nearly worthy eight hundred.”
>[ ] “Do you have ANYWHERE to go?”
>[ ] “Where’s your non-dead friend?”
>[ ] "Did I mention that Creeper works for the fucking Kingpin?"
>[ ] Write in.

>>27112210
>>[ ] “Do you have ANYWHERE to go?”
>>[ ] “Where’s your non-dead friend?”

>>27112210
>[x] “Where’s your non-dead friend?”

she'll probably want to know...


and considering his circumstances, this is probably the best place for him to hole up

>>27112210
>[x] “Where’s the rest of the Jack, Kevin? This isn’t nearly worthy eight hundred.”
>[x] “Where’s your non-dead friend?”
Hopefully, they aren't related

Rolled 18

>>27112210
Wheres your non-dead friend, and wheres the rest.

>>27112210
> "Did I mention that Creeper works for the fucking Kingpin?"

Rolled 6

>>27112210
>[ ] “Do you have ANYWHERE to go?”
>[ ] “Where’s your non-dead friend?”

>>27112210
>>[X] “Where’s the rest of the Jack, Kevin? This isn’t nearly worthy eight hundred.”
>>[X] “Do you have ANYWHERE to go?”
>>[X] “Where’s your non-dead friend?”

Calm him down. If he crests the next hump, he'll come down, but if we say something (like bring up Kingpin) then he might flip.

>>27112210
Oh, ask Laura to alert us if the Creeper or any likely goons are nearby. She seems to be good at picking up on that stuff.

Rolled 5

>>27112360
I second this, especially if that crafty fucker is as resourceful as we think he is.

>>27112385
I'm sure he already knows we know. This way we can say we were leading him here and it's no longer our problem.

Harden your hearts, guys, we're a mutie, not a charity.

>>27112404
For all we know Creeper doesn't know this guy exists. Well, Kevin specifically. Laura keeping an eye out is for the best, but I don't know if we even can do anything if Creeper shows up. His little power hasn't been foiled yet.

>>27112458
That's why we need to pretend that we've known he's been here the entire time, just in case he actually is.

Rolled 7

>>27112458
And the only ones that have a chance, against him is the kid and laura.

Rolled 17

>>27112505
What would happen if when you ask her if she smells that same paint from the bar is still around and she says that it has for sometime and she just assumed it was from the building?

>>27112458
For all we know Creeper is right behind us

>[ ] “Where’s the rest of the Jack, Kevin? This isn’t nearly worthy eight hundred.”
>[ ] “Do you have ANYWHERE to go?”
>[ ] “Where’s your non-dead friend?”

“Okay, okay… first up, then, where’s your friend?” You ask, quickly adding: “The non-dead one.”

“I… I’m not sure.” He rubs his eyes frantically for a moment. Yeah, they’ll be itching for the next hour or two, likely. “We last saw each other further into town. We were sleeping in parks back then, and we were both… really high… and we got into some stupid argument… I haven’t seen her since.”

Well, not entirely helpful. Gives you about the same bead on her as the one you got from old Harry Rotter. Check the parks.

“Now, Kevin… and this is important… where’s the rest of the Jack? This isn’t even half of eight hundred.”

He swallows.

“Terry had most of it.” Seeing as Terry isn’t a girl’s name, you assume that ‘Terry’ is the guy who – literally – exploded onto the front page of every paper in New York. “Noriko had more than me, though. She needed it. Her powers are… more violent.”

“Right.” That doesn’t sound good at all. “Finally, do you have anywhere to go? Anywhere at all?”

He shakes his head immediately, hugging his knees.

“No, nowhere. I was with my dad when… when my powers…” He runs his hands through his hair nervously and swallows back what looks a lot like another bundle of tears. You pretty much get the picture.

>[ ] “I’ve got a place you can hold down at, alright? But you have to drop this Jack stuff yesterday.” (+1 karma)
>[ ] Git, boy. Kid’s a goner, he’s not dragging you down.
>[ ] “Okay, look, I’m gonna find your friend, but you need to stay away from me.”
>[ ] “Hey, Laura… can you maybe pay attention for that nasty paint smell you whiffed at the bar earlier?”

>>27112534
I dunno, but that's worth asking.

This is some Ring of Gyges shit.

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>>27112618
>[ ] “Hey, Laura… can you maybe pay attention for that nasty paint smell you whiffed at the bar earlier?”

>>27112618
>>[ ] “I’ve got a place you can hold down at, alright? But you have to drop this Jack stuff yesterday.” (+1 karma)


>[ ] “Hey, Laura… can you maybe pay attention for that nasty paint smell you whiffed at the bar earlier?”

>>27112618
>[X] “I’ve got a place you can hold down at, alright? But you have to drop this Jack stuff yesterday.” (+1 karma)
"And don't touch any of us unless you have to."
>[X] “Hey, Laura… can you maybe pay attention for that nasty paint smell you whiffed at the bar earlier?”

Fuck Creeper. Let's get this guy. No one's around here. We can shove this guy into a couch or something and carry him back to the apartment.

Rolled 5

>>27112618
>[ ] “I’ve got a place you can hold down at, alright? But you have to drop this Jack stuff yesterday.” (+1 karma)
>[ ] “Hey, Laura… can you maybe pay attention for that nasty paint smell you whiffed at the bar earlier?

Rolled 14

>>27112618
>[X] “Hey, Laura… can you maybe pay attention for that nasty paint smell you whiffed at the bar earlier?”
>[X] “I’ve got a place you can hold down at, alright? But you have to drop this Jack stuff yesterday.” (+1 karma)
>[X] “Okay, look, I’m gonna find your friend, but you need to stay away from me.”
These three will do and also tell him that he can learn to control his powers like you are right now.

>>27112618
>[x] Git, boy. Kid’s a goner, he’s not dragging you down.
Tough luck, but I'd rather not antagonize the Kingpin just yet.

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we are whores for karma and good deeds

Truly I amongst my people

>[X] (+1 karma)
>[X] “Hey, Laura… can you maybe can nosedar.”

Well, you pretty much know what you’re doing. It’s incredibly stupid and contrary to your further existence as a living, breathing, vaguely reptilian mutie person, but you can’t leave this out in shark-infested waters. He doesn’t seem too bad. Green as freshly-cut grass, but not bad, exactly.

Still, there’s one little thing tickling at a paranoid spot on your brain.

“Hey, Laura…” She straightens up, like cat. “Can you maybe pay attention for that nasty paint smell you whiffed at the bar earlier?”

She nods. You turn back to Kevin.

“I’ve got a place you can hold down at, alright? But you have to drop this Jack stuff yesterday.”

“Y-yeah.” He nods his head fervently. “Thanks, man. I swear – I swear I’ll drop it.”

Right then. It’s move-in day.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
>THREAD 04: END

>You’ve gained TWO karma points! Wow!
>For being such a good boy, you’ve gained an X-Point! X-Points can be spent on awesome powers! Wait a sec for the list!
>You’ve gained a companion: Kevin Ford (aka Wither)!
>You’ve gained an alright hidey-hole!

>Next Homeless Mutant Quest will be the coming Friday, 17-18:00 Britbong time!

There are three types of powers you can purchase in Homeless Mutant Quest! CORE POWERS, which are the bread and butter of your powerset, SECONDARY POWERS, which are additional abilities or powers from other sets that are also appropriate to yours, and TERTIARY POWERS, which are powers only tangentially related to yours. All can be purchased and levelled, but Tertiary Powers can never be maxed out. Powers have five levels… except when they don’t.

The powers currently available to you are:

CORE POWERS:
>Invisibility Lvl3
>Enhanced Senses Lvl2

SECONDARY POWERS:
>Enhanced Agility Lvl1
>Claws & Fangs Lvl1
>Adhesive Touch Lvl1
>Pheromone Manipulation Lvl1
>Envenomed Touch Lvl1
>Paralytic Touch Lvl1
>Vampiric Touch Lvl1
>Light Armour (scales) Lvl1
>Phasing Lvl1

TERTIARY POWERS:
>Enhanced Strength Lvl1
>Healing Factor Lvl1
>Medium Armour (carapace) Lvl1
>Electrostatic Touch Lvl1

You have one point to spend. First level powers cost one point, second level powers cost two, and so on. The exceptions are your Core Powers, which cost one less than usual.

Also, I'll be answering questions and stuff for a while.

Rolled 12

>>27112968
Hey crusty can we help change the mutations of other a bit or is it set in stone?
By a bit i mean suggest things and depending on rolls or the character they can agree to it or not.

>>27113045
>>Healing Factor Lvl1


gonna need this if we're gonna hang with Kevin

>>27113045
>IT'S FIFTH BONG!

I'm thinking healing. Minor wounds is neat to have, especially when we won't have to go to a clinic for shit and worry about paper trails. On the other hand I kind of want Agility.

>>27112968
Good show old bean.

>>27113045
I think Phasing is an excellent idea.

Rolled 15

>>27113045
enhanced senses, since we can't always rely on laura.

>>27113056
What exactly do you mean? Helping them progress with their abilities?

Rolled 7

>>27113101
phasing can be instant death especially with bad rolls.

>>27113045
take healing

>>27113131
That's crazy talk.

Rolled 17

>>27113116
yeah basically since you are the only one improving and it sounds fun to help make choices for others.

>>27113078
So true. Seconded.

>>27113045
Looks like healing's leading.

Rolled 16

>>27113152
you can't deny the bad rolls part, i was all for it last thread until i found out about bad rolls can equal death or serious injury with that power.

>>27113045
>Pheromone Manipulation Lvl1
Get hidey, and subtly manipulate the feelings of people who interact with our associates.
Codename - Devil in the Detail

>>27113186
My response to that, as uncouth as it is, is basically sack up, pusscakes. Besides, we've got Karma.

>>27113153
Ah, I see.

Yeah, you could to an extent. Kevin and Laura are never going to spontaneously generate different powers, but you could certainly help push Kevin towards greater control/destruction. Laura... was actually a rather lucky random event roll for you guys, as while she brings complications, her powers are pretty much fully developed and she's highly competent.

>>27113153
I think we might indirectly guide their evolution through our interaction with them, but I don't think we should ever be picking their upgrades if that's what you meant.

Rolled 18

>>27113231
i don't like wasting karma like that.

>>27113273
Phasing adds so much utility it's not even a contest. Being a mutant is already dangerous (and potentially lethal) for our health. What's one more small box on the long list?

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>>27113258
We hobo X-men!

>>27113258
Quick Laura question, is her healing factor going by the "body returns to an idealized state" rules? I kinda want to see if we can slowly change her self image enough that she ends up taller than Logan.

Rolled 8

>>27113261
No i meant suggestions like crusty said
>>27113258
Sounds good to me

>>27113330
The only problem is that running away only does so much. We have a hiding ability, but we can only use it for so long. We desperately need a potentially combat related ability.

Rolled 16

>>27113045
Enhanced senses, we need to watch out for creeper if we are gonna hang out with kevin

>>27113369
Then claws or one of the touches works well. I would like one of the touches cause stealth plus touch to takedown goes with our archetype.

>>27113350
I guess I'm going with that. Mostly because healing factor makes no sense otherwise.

Anyhow, it looks like Healing Factor presently leads on the power pole. I'm gonna wait a little longer for debate, and then finalize it if there's no swaying.

>>27113369
...why? We have Laura and, now, Kevin.

Also, >running away. I think you mean "Going wherever we want unobstructed because we can phase and we're invisible."

We'll be able to scrounge, loot, forage, and generally hooligan our way to a five star resort in the ruins.

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>>27113494
we cn't use both yet and its pretty dangerous to us at level 1, and we don't even know what the other levels are unlike we do with invisibility( level 4 being able to make other people invisible and 5 being objects)

I vote for phasing. If we get it level up high enough we could do the I am inside you and my matter beats yours thing and explode people.

>>27113546
Sssshhh now, anon. No fear, only dreams. Fearmongering isn't how you win arguements.

>>27113482
Thanked OP! Thanks for running this, it's been a lot of fun catching up and finally participating today.

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>>27113045
senses, i want our guy to be like night crawler.

>>27113546
If you want to know the the levels of anything, just ask. Phasing is:

1: Short busts, materializing in the same space as something violently shunts you out and rips some flesh off via partial merging.

2. Longer bursts, materializing in the same space as something shunts you out of it, no damage.

3. Sustained, materializing in something disperses the something rather than you. Heat and cold no longer affect you.

4. Electricity passes through you too.

5. Light based attacks pass through you. You can selectively touch.

>>27113572
so other than healing, senses, and phasing.
Are there any powers we would like to go after or save up for?(because if we get one xp point per thread it will be a while before we can get the things people want)i can't wait for the vote about weather we should use jack or not

>>27113494
>...why? We have Laura and, now, Kevin.
Your argument goes flying out the window with the fact that a untrained, skinny little nothing nearly high off his mind was able to land a hit on us even with Laura giving us a warning. You think it'll go as well if Creeper jumps us? Un-bloody-likely

Because, we can go nearly wherever we want with invisibility any way. Not as perfect with phasing, admittedly, but it serves well enough as is.

>>27113658
Agility
Pheromone
Strength

Light armor and paralytic touch might go well, also.

>>27113639
sure, i'm assuming healing only goes up to below wolverine and Laura but is still pretty strong and what about senses?

>>27113658

Agility

>>27113660
I like how you're using a worst-case scenario to justify a reactionary pick based on fear when, if Creeper wanted to, he could easily kill us at his whim, without notice, whenever he wants. If he wants to kill us we will be dead.

We have to trust Crusty wants this to be a story, not a bloodbath, and we make a character that is cool, not "optimized," or "best."

For this reason I maintain that Phasing is a phenomenal utility tool that will let us survive the winter.

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Plot twist
we are cyclops cousin

>>27113693
Healing stops at level three because it's a tertiary power. At which point it can quickly mend broken bones and small arms fire, but isn't nearly Wolverine tier.

Senses is:

1. Just higher than peak human. Nightvision.

2. Another step higher all round.

3. Another step higher all round. Heatvision.

4. Another step higher all round.

5. Another step higher all round. 'Spider-Sense'.

>>27113722
We do need to survive the winter guys.
Like real bad like.

>>27113722
>We have to trust Crusty wants this to be a story, not a bloodbath, and we make a character that is cool, not "optimized," or "best."
>For this reason I maintain that Phasing is a phenomenal utility tool that will let us survive the winter.
Did you forget my whole bit about the Clinic? Shit's utility, son, I don't have to justify shit. Phasing is next on my list, followed by agility.

>>27113773
So would our senses rival Laura/wolverines or surpass it?
Also spider sense is pretty op and i'm gonna stick to it then.

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>>27113751
I wouldn't be surprised if we're his biological father


healing is a safe sure bet.

would lv1 healing fight Frostbite?

>>27113827
At level four you would be her equal in smell but superior in all other senses.

>>27113853
Depends how bad the frostbite is. It'd help a little, though. You wouldn't start healing till you warmed up.

At third level it could make it really really hard for you to get a serious case.

>>27113853
well at level 3 we can heal broken bones and minor gun wounds in a short amount of time so frost bite shouldn't be a problem at level 1.
>>27113858
welp, here is hoping other people will agree with me about senses being a good choice next thread.

>>27113810
its jus quest

y u haff 2 b mad?

Be cool baby doll, you can disagree without being hostile.

>>27113928
senses is 2nd on my list after healing (just cuz we picked up Kevin)

Okay, right, way I see it we've come down to either Senses, Healing Factor, Phasing, or Agility.

Post 1 for Senses.
Post 2 for Healing Factor.
Post 3 for Phasing.
Post 4 for Agility.

>>27113981
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>>27113981
Dial 3 for Phasing!

>>27113981
1

>>27113981
3

>>27113981
2, we have Kevin and Laura can handle senses.

>>27113981
2

>>27113981
2

>>27113981
2

>>27113973
good point, healing it is.
2

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>>27113981
2

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>>27114045
>>27114046
>>27114050
>>27114053
>>27114063
I guess you guys are going sniktbub.

Healing Factor it is.

>>27114116
AAAAAAAAA-- Whatever.

Hey Crusty how close are we to public unveiling of the Institute?