>>30484989
>B) Get out of bed

Also, hey Rags.

>>30486373
You twist and place your bare feet on the ground, standing up as you bend back and feel your spine pop several times. You then scratch your chest as you make your way to the door. You reach it and slowly open it to look out into the hall. It's just as dark out here as in your room. Even the slight moonlight from outside doesn't do much to illuminate the area.

You hear something scooting around below, but just barely. It reminds you slightly of a cat padding around in the dark.

A) Go downstairs
B) Call down the stairway
C) Go back to your room
D) Other

Bout time someone showed up. I was just about to call it a day.

>>30486521
>A) Go downstairs
I'm here for you Rags

>>30486521
>A) Go downstairs
I've been here since Donnel's first day, should i take a name?

>>30486827
Same here. Go ahead, I did and it's been fun.
Donnel for best Rags

>>30486645
>>30486827
You exit the doorway of your room and shut the door behind you. You walk quietly to the edge of the steps, so as not to wake anyone else. You descend the steps slowly, trying your best to adjust your eyes to the dark. At the ground floor, you notice that the front door is open. You can feel the cold night air seeping in through the crack. On the other side of the entrance, the landlord's office door has light peeking out from beneath.

A) Examine the front door
B) Examine the office door
C) Other

>>30486827
There's not a rule that says you have to, but it does make the game more friendly

>>30487017
>B) Examine the office door
Might have been a break-in.

>>30487049
You turn and approach the office door. As you draw near, you can hear something or someone moving around inside. Footsteps, shuffling, and mumbles. When you come to it, you place your ear to the door and listen carefully. There is certainly someone occupying the room, and they don't sound too relaxed about it.

A) Knock
B) Open the door slowly
C) Other

>>30487339
>B) Open the door slowly

>>30487339
>B

>>30486883
>>30487017
I made a name pls don't hate me ;_;

>>30487377
>>30487749
You grab the knob and twist it as you slowly open the office door. An oil lamp in the farm corner lights the room as you anter and see a figure leaning over the desk across from the door. A figure draped in black clothing pours over a pile of disorganized papers, mumbling as he does.

A) Call out
B) Approach quietly
C) Other

>>30487848
>B) Approach quietly
>>30487810
Welcome to the party.

>>30487895
You step softly up to the man as he goes through the paper pile. As you come close, you notice a musky stench rising from him, as though he hasn't seen a tub in weeks.

Your foot touches a floorboard and from it rises a low creak. The figure stops moving immediately, and then whirls around to face you. Before you is a short man with unruly stubble and a mangled eye. One of his hands also appears to have been badly smashed, perhaps by some sort of machinery. There is a split second where the two of you stare at each other in disbelief, and then he utters an obscenity, just before he leans in and drives one of his feet into your lower stomach, narrowly missing your crotch. You stumble back and out the office door, falling flat on your rear as you grab at the affected area.

The man lets out a high pitched cry for help, and you hear voices from above, followed by heavy footsteps.

A) Stay still
B) Run back into the office
C) Slip out the front
D) Other

>>30488034
C) Slip out the front

>>30488034
>C) Slip out the front

>>30488034
>C) Slip out the front

>>30488180
>>30488366
You scramble to your feet and slip out the front door, catching your breath as you rub your sore stomach muscles. The footsteps from inside come down and eventually find their way to the office. You leap over the stone rail to the side of the front steps, and listen as a mix of voices begin to rise from within the building. A few men seem to quarrel over something. One of them mentions the door, and you hear it swing open a moment later. You peek over the stone rail and see another, larger man, dressed in black, scanning the street. Presumably, he is searching for you.

A) Keep your head down
B) Grab him
C) Other

>>30488472
B) Grab him
Eh, time to do advance the plot
If you know what I mean.

>>30488472
>B I agree with the Commander.

>>30488472
Time to show off our war vet skills.

>>30488697
B*

>>30488519
>>30488616
>>30488717
You grip the edge of the stone rail and pull yourself up, reach a hand out to grasp the man's sleeve, just above the elbow. With the full force of your weight, he is pulled shouting over the side and lands on his neck. For the brief moment after the landing, he is dazed. The other men seem to have heard him, and are approaching the door.

A) Knock him out
B) Take him hostage
C) Snap his neck

>>30488766
>A) Knock him out
Try not to wind up like Nic Cage in Con Air.

>>30488766
>A) Knock her up

>>30488899
>>30489098
You quickly grip the hair on the back of the man's head, and drive his forehead into the cobblestones. He'll wake up with a murderous headache in a few hours, but you don't have time to worry about it.

Two more men, neither of them the one from the office, emerge from the door. When you take a quick glance, one of them appears to be wielding a blade, and the other holds something that you can't see very well. They call out for the man you accosted, and one of them begins descending the steps. Form here, you may be able to overtake one of them.

A) Jump the one with the blade
B) Jump the one coming down the steps
C) Other

>>30489250
>B) Jump the one coming down the steps

>>30489250
>A) Jump the one with the blade

>>30489250
B) Jump the one coming down the steps

>>30489250
Sorry I'm late.

>B

>>30489250
>B

>>30489274
>>30489409
>>30489446
You move around the corner and come face to face with one of the men. A tall, slim figure with a bushy mustache. You clinch him, and drive a knee into his stomach. You feel his weight fall on you, and see over his shoulder the other man brandishing his blade. It looks quite clumsy, likely made from something not meant to be a weapon. He rushes at you, hoping to take advantage of your arms being full.

A) Shove your captive into him
B) Turn your captive around and hold him hostage
C) Drop your captive and prepare to fight
D) other

>>30489557
>A) Shove your captive into him

>>30489557
>A) Shove your captive into him

>>30489557
A) Shove your captive into him

>>30489585
>>30489592
>>30489605
With great force, you shove your victim into the approaching threat. They both go tumbling to the ground in a heap. you can hear dogs all around the neighborhood barking now, and wonder if the whole town won't be a wake in a matter of minutes.

As the two lay tangled with one another, you glance down and notice the item that your first victim held. You can see clearly now that it is a junker pistol, a device meant to hold single shotshells and fire them with very poor accuracy. Despite this flaw, missing at this range would be a feat.

A) Try to kick it away
B) Try to disarm him and take it
C) Stomp on his wrist and disable it

>>30489791
>B) Try to disarm him and take it

>>30489791
B) Try to disarm him and take it

>>30489791
>B) Try to disarm him and take it

>>30489813
>>30489832
>>30489859
You move in quickly to grab the weapon, but are stopped when it's wielder rights himself and points the barrel at you, rising slowly to his feet. His partner goes to check on the one you knocked out, as you stand still in anticipation of the roar of the pistol.

The man speaks, "You fucking rat. We almost got everything done and cleaned up before you came and fucked it all."

A) Tell him you're sorry
B) Tell him you didn't know what was going on
C) Tell him to put the gun down
D) Other

>>30490102
>B) Tell him you didn't know what was going on

>>30490102
"I can't exactly say that I'm sorry, but it might help the situation if you explained it."

>>30490102
>B) Tell him you didn't know what was going on

>>30490118
You explain to him that you were only reacting to the situation, and didn't intend to break up whatever his plans were. Though this stays his hand for a moment, you can see he isn't satisfied with such a weak excuse. You see his friend check on their incapacitated comrade, and call back that he'll be dead weight. They discuss the option of leaving him for the police, and you see a brief opening.

A) Try to take the pistol
B) Tackle him

>>30490359
>A) Try to take the pistol

>>30490102
>B) Tell him you didn't know what was going on

>>30490359
>A) Try to take the pistol

>>30490359
A) Try to take the pistol

>>30490359
>A

>>30490371
>>30490414
>>30490422
You lunge and grasp at the pistol in his hand. You get a good grip on the barrel, twisting it away, but he sees you and reacts faster than you expected. He pulls you and the the two of you begin wrestling for the weapon. Your years away from the field have left you rusty, and you find yourself on the receiving end of several body blows. Eventually though, you drive an elbow into his neck and take possession of the pistol. You shove him away with your shoulder, and point the barrel at him when he hits the ground. His friend tries to approach to help, but you turn the pistol on him when he tries to move. You have them both at bay now, but they're final comrade, the one in the office, is still out of sight.

A) Shoot the one with the blade
B) Shoot the one you disarmed
C) Ask them what they're here for
D) Other

>>30490708
B) Shoot the one you disarmed
C) Ask them what they're here for

>>30490724
Agreed.

>>30490708
C) Ask them what they're here for
Save the bullet, we might need it.

>>30490708
>C) Ask them what they're here for

>>30490724
>>30490758
>shooting an unarmed man
Shame on you, shame on your families and shame on Gregor if you don't change your answers and he actually does this.

>>30490724
>>30490758
Not wishing to risk more misfortune, you aim the barrel at the fallen man and squeeze the trigger. A jet of wind bursts from the barrel and lashes into him, tearing and drilling a hole in his chest large enough to jam your fist into. The shotshell smokes as you toss the pistol aside and turn to the remaining man. He looks at you and his comrade in disbelief. You ask him sternly about his purpose here. In place of a proper answer, he rushes at you in anger. His rage betrays him however, and you turn his assault away and knock him to the ground, where you kneel on his chest. You grab the arm holding the cheap blade and pin it, then ask him again about his intention. He spits in your face.

A) Punch him
B) Knock him out
C) Take the blade from him
D) Other

>>30491231
>C) Take the blade from him
>D) Other
and then stab him

>>30491231
>C) Take the blade from him

>>30491231
>B
>C

Goodnight everyone, I gotta go.
See ya next time.

>>30491265
>>30491267
>>30491298
You wrest the blade from his hand and drive it into his stomach. You watch as he writhes in pain. You then stand up and look down to see that you are covered in a splatter of blood. You recall the last of the men. He might be hiding out in the office, or worse. However, just as you turn around, you are startled to see a small boy standing near the foot of the front steps. He stares at the lifeless body of the man you shot, and you watch a small wooden marble drop out of his hand. The boy looks up at you with confused and slightly teary eyes, and in that moment you fear that you see something of a resemblance between him and the dead man.

A) Bypass him and go inside
B) Tell him to get gone
C) Other

>>30491736
A) Bypass him and go inside
I knew we shouldn't have killed those men. God damn it, people.
>>30491298
See ya, mang.

>>30491736
>B) Tell him to get gone

>>30491777
You turn your gaze away and stoically walk back up the steps and into the building. The office door is open, and when you peer in, you find no sign of the last man. With no windows in the room, the only place he could have made off to is up the stairs, and so you decide to follow. You climb the steps cautiously, listening for a hint to his whereabouts. You reach your own room, but there is still no sign of him. You peer in, just to be sure, but find everything as you left it. Then, there is a great clatter from above, about two floors up.

A) Run up the stairs
B) Move carefully up
C) Other

>>30492198
>B) Move carefully up

>>30492198
>B) Move carefully up

>>30492198
>B) Move carefully up

>>30492226
>>30492360
You ascend the stairs with all due caution. Up one floor, then the next, making sure not too call any attention to yourself. You arrive at your destination and see the door of the room flung open. You look in and spy a woman with greying hair held up by a short and mangled man. His gaze darts around the room, and his breath is quick and nervous.

"Damn it, none of these fucking windows open!"

He leads the woman around the room, covering her mouth to muffle her whimpers and holding a kitchen knife to her throat.

A) Try to come up behind him
B) Tackle him
C) Other

>>30492461
>C Say he could get out of this alive if lets the woman go, but if she dies you will kill him.

>>30492461
>A) Try to come up behind him

>>30492461
>A) Try to come up behind him

>>30492492
You enter the doorway and speak up, walking slowly but confidently toward them as you do. The man spins around to see you. You explain that he can go so long as he does so quickly and quietly. The sweat on his brow is visible, even in the moonlight. When he notices you drawing in close, he steps back and raises the knife again, warning you that he'll kill her if you come closer. You respond by raising your palms up and shrugging, saying that if she dies so will he. The look on his face says he believes you. You can see his will ebbing, as he loosens his grip on the woman.

You stand aside with your hands still raised, and motion him to the door with your head. He drops the woman, who collapses in a heap on the floor, sobbing, and steps out from behind her. He scoots past her, keeping his eyes on you the whole time, and moves toward the door.

A) Let him go
B) Grab him
C) Other

>>30492741
>B) Grab him
Interrogation

>>30492741
>A) Let him go

>>30492818
As he passes, you reach an arm out and grab him by the collar. In his panic, he leaves himself open, and you hurl him into the kitchen counter. He hits with a thud and a groan, and falls backward. You walk over and stomp on his wrist, releasing his grip on his knife and you think cracking a bone as well. You kneel on his chest and wrap one of your calloused hands around his throat, using the other to contain his unmangled hand. He screams for help, but you put an end to it with a firm squeeze.

A) Ask who he is
B) Ask why he's here
C) Other

>>30492978
>A) Ask who he is
>B) Ask why he's here

>>30492978
>B) Ask why he's here

>>30493025
>>30493049
You ask what he and his comrades wanted here, making sure to assert your authority with a firm press on his windpipe.

"Eck! Just robbing it! We didn't want to kill anyone or anything I swear, we just heard there were some folks here with a little coin stashed away!" He squirms, trying to free himself, but you hold him tight. He pauses for a moment, in thought, "Where the hell are the other guys?"

A) Tell him
B) Tell him they ditched him
C) Other

>>30493116
>C) Other
knock him out

>>30493135
You squeeze down on his windpipe, feeling him struggle against you for a minute or two, until finally his eyes roll back and he loses consciousness. When you release your grip, you hear him gasp and twist on the ground, but he does not rise. You stand and take a deep, calming breath. Two dead men, and two badly injured. A child who's origin you are still unsure of, and a woman likely scarred. you wipe your forehead and think.

A) Call the police
B) Get your things and go
C) Talk to the woman
D) Other

>>30493358
>C) Talk to the woman

>>30493392
You look up to see the woman who's home you are currently invading. She sits with her arms crossed and staring at the floor. You can't blame her for being shaken, really. You cross the room, stepping over the unconscious criminal, and kneel down to talk to her. She looks up with red eyes and a bit of snot running out of her nose. You ask her if she''s hurt, to which she only shakes her head and sniffles. You ask her a few more questions to calm her down, and learn that the man broke in a few minutes ago and woke her. She panicked and tried to defend herself with a kitchen knife, but he took it from her and held her up while he tried to find a way to escape the building. He didn't take anything from her.

You tell her that all the men are taken care of, and she seems relieved. She looks over to the criminal, and you can tell she's pondering what to do about the limp body splayed out on her living room floor.

A) Drag it outside for her
B) Let the police handle it
C) Other

>>30493641
>A) Drag it outside for her

>>30493685
You move over to the criminal's limp form and lean down to wrap your arms under his. This way, you drag him backward out the front door, and drop him just beside the stairs, then shut the woman's door behind you.

You bring him all the way down the steps, no doubt waking a few of your neighbors. You actually see one tired man emerge from his door to see you, but he doesn't seem keen to question what you're doing dragging a limp man down the stairs in nothing but your underwear at 5 in the morning.

When you finally get outside, you no longer see the young boy from earlier. All that remains of him is his wooden marble, laying on the cobblestone street. You dump the criminal out on the side if the front steps and stand up to stretch your back. You can just see the color of morning coming into the sky. You hear footsteps behind you, and turn to see the man from earlier, now wrapped in a robe, approaching you. He asks you what all this is about, and you explain the robbers and how you were forced to stop them alone, as you were the only capable person awake. He doesn't seem eager to accept your story, but the uniform and conspicuous dress of the men makes for decent evidence. The man informs you that he called the authorities using the office phone, and they'll be here shortly to question you.

A) Get dressed and wait outside
B) Go back to bed for now
C) Wait in your room
D) Other

>>30493958
>A) Get dressed and wait outside

>>30493958
>A) Get dressed and wait outside
and
>D) Grab the marble
Might end up giving it back to the kid.

>>30493997
>>30494085
You head back to your room to throw on some clothes before the police arrive. When you look in the mirror, you see the years that have stacked up on top of you dragging your skin down. Just over 35, and this is all you have.

When the uniforms finally show, they make quick work of cording off the area and marking the evidence. They seem quite eager to press you about your ability to take on armed men, and you are forced to explain to them your history in the war. Some of the younger people, gathered around to gawk at the goings on, seem to be taken aback by this revelation. They look at you like some sort of killer, which to be fair isn't really wrong. But it's not quite right either.

After some corroboration on your story by the man and woman from earlier that night, you are let off with a warning about taking such drastic measures in self defense, and the police cart off the corpses and criminals alike. When the street clears, it's almost work time, and you are sleepy enough to lay out on the road and doze off. You hear your stomach growl.

A) Get ready for work
B) Go back to bed
C) Other

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>>30494085
>Only me and Wrenloft left
>Maybe I should wrap early and let the thread die
>A wild Springhead appears
>Pic related

>>30494189
>C) Other
go to a pub

>>30494189
>A) Get ready for work
Being lazy isn't going to keep that stomach filled.
>>30494240
I was always here. Watching. Waiting. Having internet troubles.
Also I still stand we shouldn't have killed those people.

>>30494257
>only a few copper left
>went drinking last night
>taking the day off to go drinking
Holy shit it's like you want us to become homeless. We're meant to be aiming for riches, not rags.

>>30494257
You decide to call the day a wash, and get some sleep instead of working. Once the saloon opens, you'll spend the day sulking there. You head back to your room and doze off in your trousers.

When you wake, you stuff your feet into your boots and throw on your shirt before heading out into the hallway. There, you see the landlord and the woman who you assisted earlier, talking about something. The landlord finishes up, and turns to see you. He approaches and explains that as a sort of apology for the events of that morning, he's forgiving all the overdue rent of the building. You thank him for his kindness and he goes on his way. You look over to the woman, who seems to look at you with guilty eyes. It's as though she stole something from you by being saved. She opens her mouth to speak, but can't seem to find the words.

A) Ask her if there's something on your face
B) Go down the stairs and out

>>30494435
>A) Ask her if there's something on your face

>>30494435
>A) Ask her if there's something on your face
"It's blood isn't it? It's probably blood."

>>30494447
>>30494470
Your voice seems to bring her to her senses, and she shakes her head. She wrings her hands and speaks without making eye contact.

"I'm sorry about the trouble I caused. You didn't need to help me, and I appreciate you doing something so dangerous for my sake. I was sort of hoping you'd let me repay you for it. I don't have much but..." She trials off. You see her reach her hand into her pocket and fish around for something.

A) Ask her what it is
B) Tell her you didn't help her for payment, and leave
C) Other

>>30494669
>B) Tell her you didn't help her for payment, and leave

>>30494669
>B) Tell her you didn't help her for payment, and leave

>>30494700
>>30494714
You turn away from her and descend the stairs, informing her that you'll accept no payment for such services, regardless of her feelings. You don't look back, but you do feel something pulling you back to her. This passes soon, and you are out the front door and into the pre-noon sun. The streets now are empty, save for playing children and a few vagrants filling the dank alleys. Looking at the front of the building, you'd never think that just a few hours ago there were two corpses stinking up the place. You look around, but don't see the wooden marble anymore. One of the local kids must have scooped it up. At any rate, you have somewhere to be. You stride over to the saloon and enter, making a beeline for the bar. The bartender greets you with a smile, and jokingly thanks you for cleaning up the streets.

A) Tell him you don't want to talk about it
B) Take it with a smile
C) Other

>>30494809
>A) Tell him you don't want to talk about it

>>30494809
>A) Tell him you don't want to talk about it

>>30494840
>>30494841
You tell him that you've no desire to discuss the matter, and he seems to respect it. He offers you breakfast, and you recall that you're tapped for actual money, and are forced to accept the offer this time around. You ask for just some flapjacks and coffee to perk you up, and he gets to work.

As you sit in the quiet saloon, full of drunks and lonely old bums, you feel eyes on you from somewhere in the room. You aren't sure who they belong to, but you can't shake the feeling that you're being watched.

A) Ignore the feeling
B) Try to look around inconspicuously
C) Other

>>30494933
>B) Try to look around inconspicuously

>>30494933
>B) Try to look around inconspicuously

>>30494949
You twist one way on the barstool and scan the room. Nothing but useless old men. You turn the other way. You're prepared to write the feeling off as paranoia, until you spy something in the far corner, tucked silently in a booth. A young man in a hood, with a shock of blond hair jutting out from beneath it. He sits hunched over, taking small sips from a glass as he flips through some sort of small handbook. You look at him for a while, until he looks up and your eyes meet. You hold each other's gaze for a moment, until you hear a clacking before you. A plate of flapjacks and sausage links has arrived, and is followed soon by a mug of black coffee. You thank the bartender and look back to the booth. The man has turned his gaze back to his book, and doesn't seem eager to resume your staring contest.

A) Eat and leave
B) Go over to the booth
C) OTher

>>30495035
Eat, then go to the booth

>>30495057
Seconding.

>>30495057
You clean your plate and drain the cup before wiping your mouth and stepping down from the stool. You stride over to the booth and slide in across from the young man. He keeps his attention on his book, not even looking away when he takes sips of his drink.

A) Wait for him to look up
B) Ask him what he wants
C) Other

>>30495241
>A) Wait for him to look up

>>30495250
Eventually, the awkward feeling hanging over the two of you becomes too thick, and the young man looks up. You look him straight in the eye without a word. He takes a long swig of his drink and places the cup back down.

"Fine. I'm here. Stop with the creepy stare."

You ask him why he's here, and despite his assurance that he's simply here for a drink, you press him further. He rolls his head back and sighs. "I'm sort of a recruiter. My boss has me out collecting sword arms for him. I hear you swept up a few thugs early this morning, completely nude, and I also here that you were a pilot during the war. My boss is very interested in acquiring someone with your experience, and he's willing to pay gold for a little dirty work."

A) Ask him what exactly he wants you to do
B) Tell him you're retired
C)Other

>>30495417
>A) Ask him what exactly he wants you to do

>>30495417
>B) Tell him you're retired

>>30495434
"All we want is someone who can crack skulls, but isn't too dumb to play a hand of cards. Simple, right? At least you'd think so. I've been up and down this city for weeks, and only found half a dozen guys even worth looking at. You're good though. You've got history. And gravel in your gut. My boss respects that. Look, the long and short of it is we want you to get a little dirty, and if you're willing to, we'll not only pay you, we'll put you up somewhere where the toilet doesn't flush when you turn the faucet on. That's gotta appeal to you right? So come on, work one job and if you don't like it, you can collect your pay and we won't bother you again."

You look at him for a moment before responding.

A) Tell him you want to see his boss first
B) Shake his hand

>>30495546
>A) Tell him you want to see his boss first

>>30495546
>A) Tell him you want to see his boss first

>>30495555
>>30495605
Gonna have to call it a wrap for tonight. I'm half asleep already. No thread tomorrow, sadly, but the day after and all through Sunday, I'll be all over it.

Thanks to everyone who joined in. I love you guys.

>>30495671
won't be here sunday. Good luck.

>>30495693
Well I mean I'll be here Thursday through Sunday.

>>30495671
Night Rags, thanks for running. It's been a blast - love you too buddy.
Not bad timing either - I was just about to go anyway.

>>30495698
Also, you uploaded to sup.tg?