>You wonder what they've been up to. They're nice to you.

I'm not super stoked about the hunger and all that, but the last time we saw them we told them we were going off to a huge battle.

Least we could do is tell them we're fine.

>>30873203
>You wonder what they've been up to. They're nice to you, and they understand your new hungers better than humans do...
They also have like the magic of our ancestors and shit
we can't learn that anywhere else
lets hit them up in dreamland

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>>30873203
You suppose that they're worrying about you. At the edge of sleep, when it feels like you're falling, you let yourself drop.

The underworld feels different to you after you've survived your curse. The blue light from below is less wondrous and more a reminder of the people you'e killed. You hope you won't have to see any of them again. You feel cold. The cracked plates on your back still hurt.

The rocky expanse the scorpionfolk have staked out for themselves is still divided into two camps, but the atmosphere is less tense than before. Some of them are milling about in the open ground between the two camps. The large female who you've talked to before is overlooking them from one of the camps, near the makeshift statue if Ishtar.

> See how she's doing
> See how Tiamat's camp is doing
> See what the people in the middle are doing

>>30873537
It's not remembering my trip, but yes, this is me.

>>30873537
> See how she's doing
tell her about our fights against pazuzu and shit. Also tell her we have to do a prank for ishtar.
I'm thinking of making a scavenger hunt with hints on top of god statues so the priests have to climb them.

after that, maybe we'll see what the people in the middle are doing. Hopefully scorpifights are available.

>>30873537
> See how she's doing

>>30873537
>See what the people in the middle are doing

If they're getting along with each other, that's good.

While we're here, I wan't to ask the proper name for our kind. 'Flesh Eater' is a slur or something and 'Scorpion people' isn't a real name.

>>30873653
That's a good thought.
Though be prepared for the name to be "flesheaters"

>>30873596
>a scavenger hunt with hints on top of god statues so the priests have to climb them.

That sounds hilarious. But what would we steal for them to find, and could the hunt be made kinky in anyway? Ishtar would defiantly like it better if we made it a little kinky.

>>30873718
Idunno. Some trinket of theirs that they value, but isn't SO valuable that losing it would be horrible forever.

though, hunzuu could just keep all the trinkets and the last note could say "Hunzuu has the items. Sorry about that. Tee hee!
-hunzuu"

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>>30873537
You skitter over to Ishtar's camp. A few of the scorpions there recognize you, and you hear some talk among the scorpions who aren't busy sparring or digging burrows, talk of "the living one" and "the one who will save us." You seem to have brightened the dour mood a little.

The huge female smiles at you and turns her head. She'd been standing on a ridge, surveying the cluster of scorpions between the two camps. "I knew you'd survive, little sister. Our strength goes with you into battle. Have you made any progress in finding the gates?"

"Well, no..." You explain the business you've been up to, how the battle in Turtak led to a truce, what you've found out about Pazuzu and the pieces of him, and how you saw Ishtar and promised to do something for her in return for the location of treasures in the eastern mountains.

She looks very pleased. She takes your claw in her own. "You have Ishtar's favor. This shows that I was right about her. We have never been closer to our goal! Beseech her to break open the seven gates. She has the power."

> "I will when I think the time is right. She'll get mad if I presume to ask too early."
> "Are you sure this is a good idea? I know your deaths weren't fair, but nobody's death is fair."
> "Is that all you see in me? Can't we just talk? I missed you..."

>>30873862
> "Is that all you see in me? Can't we just talk? I missed you..."

>>30873862
> "I will when I think the time is right. She'll get mad if I presume to ask too early."

>>30873862
>> "I will when I think the time is right. She'll get mad if I presume to ask too early."

> Can't we just talk? I missed you..."

>>30873862
>"Are you sure this is a good idea? I know your deaths weren't fair, but nobody's death is fair."
N-not that I'm against bringing you guys back or anything.
I just worry.
Also, there's a lot of other creatures that died off too, and I sort of feel bad for.

>>30873862
>"If this prank thing goes well and she likes me, I'll see what I can ask her. Can we just talk for a bit?"

Ask about Scorpion stuff. Including the name of our kind.

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>>30873862
"I will when I think the time is right. She'll get mad if I presume to ask too early."
She takes your claw in both claws and looks down at you seriously. "Don't wait too long. Though I have hope that she will save us, I'm no fool. I know she never remains interested in anything for long. We must act before she chooses some other race to fancy."

"I guess... I don't know... is that all I'm good for? Can we just talk? I missed you."

That gives her pause. "Oh... of course, little sister. You're very alone up there, aren't you? The humans think only of how they can put you to use. We should be better than that. We are your kin now."

>"Well, I wouldn't go that far. I have lots of friends, humans and other kinds of monsters. They're kind of my family now. You're more like a teacher, I guess."
> "Yeah, humans are awful sometimes. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother with them."
> "I can't blame humans for wanting me to fulfill their needs. They have a lot of needs."

>>30874083
> "I can't blame humans for wanting me to fulfill their needs. They have a lot of needs."

>>30874083
>"Well, I wouldn't go that far. I have lots of friends, humans and other kinds of monsters.
I'd like to think she's a friend too, though. Nakurtum's our teacher, but she's still our friend.

>>30874083
>"Well, I wouldn't go that far. I have lots of friends, humans and other kinds of monsters. They're kind of my family now."
>"Also, I'm kind of proud of my job now. I'm the mightiest monster in Ligish. The cities protector."

>>30874083
> "I can't blame humans for wanting me to fulfill their needs. They have a lot of needs."

>>30874083
>"Well, I wouldn't go that far. I have lots of friends, humans and other kinds of monsters. They're kind of my family now. You're more like a teacher, I guess."
>"But I understand why they distrust me. We're "Flesh Eaters" after all..."

>>30874109
Actually this is pretty good.

>>30874083
Do we even know her name?

>>30874514
we should ask if we don't.

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>>30874083
"Well, I wouldn't go that far. I have lots of friends, humans and other kinds of monsters. They're kind of my family now."

She sighs. You think she's despairing inwardly. "So this is the shape that our struggle will take. We could break any army on the field, but that can't save us now. Instead our salvation rests on our ability to hold the interest of a hatchling girl."

"Who are you calling a hatchling? I'm 13. I'm basically a woman."

She beckons you to follow her down the ridge to the gathering between the two camps. "Come this way."

You follow her to the gathering. It's mostly older adults, a few of whom have uncomprehending children in tow. They're telling stories to each other in low tones and making bitter oaths to themselves.

"They are mourning Suusandar," the statuesque woman explains. "He faded not too long ago. Yesterday, or the day before. The days aren't counted here. But he was one of our oldest and wisest. He died long before the flood. He knew all the true names of things, and how to hunt beasts that no longer live in forests that no longer grow. And he held on down here for a long, long time. But slowly his spirit weakened, and now he is gone. We lose a few more of ourselves little by little as time goes on, uncounted. We are holding on as best we can. But I don't think we can hold on forever."

>"I'm sorry I never got to know him. I'll do whatever I can to save you."
>"So what? That's the way it is. It sounds like he had a good run."

>>30874545
>"I'm sorry I never got to know him. I'll do whatever I can to save you."

>>30874545
>"I'm sorry I never got to know him."
>"What happens after people fade?"
and finally
>"What do we do if ishtar doesn't break down the gate, and instead tells the other gods about our plans?"

>>30874545
>"And what are you people going to do if I release you? I am the defender of my people, you know."

>>30874545
>I'm sorry I never got to know him.
>Do remember I gotta deal with a giant bird god-killer trying to reincarnate as well. No point of freeing you all if the hell you escape to is worse than the one you left.

>>30874596
they already gave us some assurances, but I hope she can excuse us for worrying on this issue.

I mean, they're all taking vows of vengeance and stuff, but who will they even go after once they're out?

>>30874618
>well, I think he's a bird.
>he might be a giant wasp instead?
>it's confusing

>"I'm sorry I never got to know him. I'll do whatever I can to save you."
>"What do we do if ishtar doesn't break down the gate, and instead tells the other gods about our plans?"

>>30874545
>"I'm sorry I never got to know him. Do you know what happens after people fade?"

>"Can you tell me about our people. What kind of civilization did we have before the gods banished everyone to the underworld? What kind of civilization will you build when you're free?"

Were they city dwellers, nomads? I know some of them got a bad rep, but were they all like that or just some?

Most importantly, if we free them, are they just going to build a nice city for themselves and live along side the other races, or are we going to have Attilla the Scorpion rampaging across the world, killing all the humans?

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>>30874545
You try to avoid taking a side. "I'm sorry I never got to know him. What happens after people fade?"
"Most people think they just cease to be. They stop struggling and become one with the underworld. I think they still exist, but they become so weak that we can't see or hear them. Maybe they can still see or hear us. Maybe Suusandar is proud that we're carrying on."

"Well, I'll do what I can. I want to help you as well as my friends back in Ligish. That means I have to make sure that Pazuzu doesn't come back and ruin things for everyone."

She nods a little. "If he really is close to coming back, that's a good thing to be concerned about. He's bad for everyone. Very bad. He's bigger than a city, they say, and he enjoys the misery of man, monster, and god alike. So prepare the way, little sister. But don't forget us. We won't forget you."

"What were we like, before the flood? How did we live? I'll remember, and I'll get others to do the same, maybe."

"We traveled the world. Past the mountains, around the cedar forest, even into the endless desert. We need no tools, and we can dig much more easily than humans can build. We need only something to hunt."

> "Sounds like a good life."
> "Not humans, though. Or at least not *my* humans."
> "Have you ever tried raising animals? You could stay in one place that way."
> "Around? So it's not a good idea to go into the cedar forest, right?"

>>30874641
Sometimes people make charms of Pazuzu to try to scare other nasty things away, and they make him look sort of birdlike. The accuracy of these images cannot be verified, though.

>>30874887
>"Around? So it's not a good idea to go into the cedar forest, right?"
>"Did you ever think about raising animals? I like goats"

Rolled 16

>>30874887
>> "Around? So it's not a good idea to go into the cedar forest, right?"

>>30874887
>Sounds like a good life

>>30874887
> "Not humans, though. Or at least not *my* humans."
> "Around? So it's not a good idea to go into the cedar forest, right?"

>>30874887
> "Have you ever tried raising animals? You could stay in one place that way."

>>30874887
>"Have you ever tried raising animals? You could stay in one place that way."

>"Sounds nice, but I do like the great cities the humans built. It's a shame our people never bothered with tools, I bet we could build great things. We've got good hands that can work tools, we could be artists and craftsmen. And we're way stronger than humans, so we could build things even greater than them."

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>>30874910
Oh yeah, we've got to tell them about the advantages of raising GOATS.

If that doesn't sell them on the domestication idea, nothing will.

>>30875038
A. they're delicious
B. it's a goat
C. they hop in place and say "maaah"
D. just look at them
E. milk???

>>30874887
it does kind of sound like a good life.
Assuming we're not hunting horrible things.
Though, uh, I'm kind of spoiled by buildings.

>>30875054
A. they're delicious
B. it's a goat
C. they're really delicious
D. they hop in place and say "maaah"
E. seriously, they're delicious
F. just look at them
G. nothing this good should be legal, they're so delicious
H. milk
I. they make good pets if you can resist eating them... Probably won't work, they're delicious
J. hyde
K. they can suvive almost anywhere and breed like crazy, so you always have enough to eat

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>>30874887
"Around? So it's not a good idea to go into the cedar forest, right?"

She laughs. "Not too deeply or for too long. That's what got the humans in trouble before the flood. Sometimes they'd go there for wood, sometimes to beg Enlil for favors, or sometimes just because they were told not to. The gods put all kinds of strange defenses there. But I have reason to believe that the way to the seven gates is near the northern border of the forest. So if you must go into it, go around and approach it from the other way."

"I'll remember that."

A scar-striped male scorpion overhears the two of you. "Lady Amata? Is the living one going to go on the journey at last? Is the new hunt coming?"

"It is coming, but it will come in its own time. Stay strong." She leads you away from the group of mourners.

"Well, uh, hey, here's an idea. When you come back, you could raise goats! Then you could stay in one place. Goats are really good."

She laughs. "Some of us tried that once. A boy with more brains than sense had an idea for an undercity, a city that went down instead of up. On the surface would be animal pastures, and we could go up and eat them whenever we pleased. The human cities didn't like that idea. They drove him and his people away with spells and great numbers. The humans paid for it in the end. They wanted us to hunt, it seemed, so we did it gladly."

> "I could make the humans share Ligish with you. It would work this time."
> "I just want some kind of assurance that you won't hurt my friends when you come back. You can eat any humans except mine. That's what I want in exchange for saving you."

>>30875219
> "I just want some kind of assurance that you won't hurt my friends when you come back. You can eat any humans except mine. That's what I want in exchange for saving you."
Why not something better? Just eat the enemies of Ligish.
Seriously, they wouldn't care.

>>30875219
> "I just want some kind of assurance that you won't hurt my friends when you come back. You can eat any humans except mine. That's what I want in exchange for saving you."

Time to be the selfish little scorpion.

>>30875219
> "I could have the humans share Ligish with you. It would work this time."
>"Well, not RIGHT in ligish. There are buildings there that might get knocked over in digging. but NEXT to ligish!"

I really think the undercity idea is a cool one and am now going to push it whenever I can.

>>30875219
>"I just want some kind of assurance that you won't hurt my friends or kill all the humans when you come back. You can eat any humans that pick a fight with you. That's what I want in exchange for saving you."

>Also, I do like the Undercity idea. I think it was a good idea, it just didn't work that time.

>>30875212
My goat gave me a beating when I tried to eat him.

>>30875305
Seconding

>>30875321
have you tried being a giant scorpion warmachine?

>>30875219
>> "I could make the humans share Ligish with you. It would work this time."

They won't hurt Hunzuu's friends. She's made it clear that she woudln't like that.

>>30875219
IDEA! I GOTZ AN IDEA!

"Pazuzu was cut up into little pieces and sealed into living things to keep them hidden and asleep.... But it's not working to good. He's waking up and he's going to kill everything again.

I know where the gates to the underworld are now. You told me where they are! Can we gather the pieces and lock them in the underworld?

If I get the gate open, will you all help me gather the pieces and lock them in? Then we can seal the gate again and the world will be safe and we can all live our lives."

>>30875420
>Hunzuu frees her people to help beat Pazuzu
>priests see her in head of the army of thought-to-be-dead race
>"I can explain everything!"

>>30875420
it probably won't work for reasons, but it's fair enough to run it by people.

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>>30875219
"I just want some kind of assurance that you won't hurt my friends or kill all the humans when you come back. You can eat any humans that pick a fight with you. That's what I want in exchange for saving you."

Lady Amata thinks about your offer. "You want us to stay away from your city. That seems like a small price to pay for salvation. I would accept that. I can't promise to only hunt those who strike us first, though. We've hungered for a long time..."

> Good enough. Change the subject. "If your people are telling stories, I could share a few of my own. Stories about my friends, and the weird things I've seen, and my pet scorpion."
> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"
> "I guess that's fair. I'd go hungry if I were only allowed to eat goats that bit me first."

>>30875518
> Good enough. Change the subject. "If your people are telling stories, I could share a few of my own. Stories about my friends, and the weird things I've seen, and my pet scorpion."
> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"

Tales of the above might reinvigorate their spirits, stop them fading away. When they thought we were a youngling one trapped down there, they talked of remembering the hunt so it might stop them fading away and it should bolster their fading spirits. The second one is a legit good idea.

>>30875518
> "I guess that's fair. I'd go hungry if I were only allowed to eat goats that bit me first."

> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"

>>30875518
> "I guess that's fair. I'd go hungry if I were only allowed to eat goats that bit me first."
>"Maybe try the goat thing before hunting people though, it's not a good thing to make a habit of"
> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"

Rolled 17

>>30875518
>> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"

>>30875518
> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"
> "I guess that's fair. I'd go hungry if I were only allowed to eat goats that bit me first."

>>30875518
> Good enough. Change the subject. "If your people are telling stories, I could share a few of my own. Stories about my friends, and the weird things I've seen, and my pet scorpion."
> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"

>>30875518
>> "Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out"
>> "I guess that's fair. I'd go hungry if I were only allowed to eat goats that bit me first."

>>30875518
>"You can visit my city if you want. So long as you visit as friends. The world is full of animals to hunt, you won't go hungry just because you don't eat people.

>You remember how it feels when one of your friends fade. Other intelligent species feel the same way when their loved ones die.

>"Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out. That way, the whole world won't die and your escape from the Underworld won't be pointless."

>Story time.

>>30875573
>Tales of the above might reinvigorate their spirits, stop them fading away. When they thought we were a youngling one trapped down there, they talked of remembering the hunt so it might stop them fading away and it should bolster their fading spirits. The second one is a legit good idea.

Seconding. Whatever other thing we talk about, I vote for story time also.

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>>30875518
"I guess that's fair. I'd go hungry if I were only allowed to eat goats that bit me first. I just... I don't know... you could try raising animals, too. It couldn't hurt."

She nods. "You're starting to think like a hunter instead of a bread-eater. That's good."

"Hey, something else I've been thinking about. Do you think Ereshkigal would be all right with keeping some pieces of Pazuzu in the underworld? We could let them in while letting you out. That way, the whole world won't die and your escape from the Underworld won't be pointless."

She leads you back toward Ishtar's camp, where some of the younger-looking scorpionfolk are working on cleaning and expanding their burrows. "Ereshkigal? She's very set in her ways. I wonder if she even cares whether the world dies, as long as she has her way down here. You can try asking her, but if she's not keeping pieces of Pazuzu down here already, she probably doesn't want to. If you're going to do it, I say do it by stealth."

> Tell stories to the younger scorpions
> Tell stories to the older ones in mourning
> Ask for more brawling practice
> Ask when you think you're due to shed your skin. You wanna be bigger!

>>30875819
>Tell stories to the younger scorpions
though, really, they're older than us, so don't patronize them if you can.
also,
> Ask when you think you're due to shed your skin. You wanna be bigger!
Every kid wants to know when they'll get bigger.

Rolled 11

>>30875819
>> Ask for more brawling practice
And hunt tales!

>>30875819
>Tell stories to the younger scorpions
The others can gather round if they want a distracting from mourning.

Are we still busted up in this dream state? Do our injuries cross over with is? If so, don't even think about fighting anything.

>>30875819
> Ask for more brawling practice
> Ask when you think you're due to shed your skin. You wanna be bigger!

>>30875819
>"You wouldn't believe how stealthy I can get!"
> Ask when you think you're due to shed your skin. You wanna be bigger!

>>30875819
>Tell stories to the Younglings.
Tell them of the land above, of war and slaughter. Of feasts and hunting. Tell them how everything in the dying world breathes of life. This is the only time we can indulge in our monstrous side without feeling bad, and we should use to to convince those who share the same instincts. Above, the prey is plentiful and it is to all be theirs soon.

>>30876082
we don't really need to convince them it's great up there. They already think that.

>>30876095
yeah, but reminding them and telling them about it might raise their spirits and keep them from fading

>>30875819
>> Ask when you think you're due to shed your skin. You wanna be bigger!

I wanted to ask about this too. I presume they will happen with some timeskip?

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>>30875819
"Lady Amata, when do you think I'll shed my skin for the first time? I wanna be bigger!"

She pats you on the back. "You look to be in your third molting. Two more and you'll be a full adult. Some go through more. I went through seven! Give it a year, I'd say. Do you ask because you're worried your back won't heal? How'd you get hurt, anyway? Looks like you took quite a blow."

"I fell from a long way up. I was trying to catch a wasp-woman, so a giant threw me into the air."

The younger ones hear this and stop working. They look interested. You wave to them. "Hello. I'm Hunzuu. I'm the "living one" some of you have been talking about. You want to hear more about what's going on?" They nod and start asking you questions, mostly about what's good to eat up there.

> Tell them about goats!
> Tell them about the more exotic things you've eaten.
> Tell them about Mr. Clicks
> Write in whatever else you think will inspire them

>>30875953
You still ache and look kind of cracked-up, but you've determine that injuries you sustain here don't carry over into the waking world.

>>30876169
> Tell them about goats!
>Tell them about the pazuzu fight!
>tell them about Mr. Clicks!

>>30876169
If they're half as bloodthirsty as us, they'd love hearing about our war exploits. It's the king of all hunts, a massive hunt with all of your friends and family.
>We ate a Lammasu, and then killed another by throwing centaurs at it.

>>30876169
Explain what got them interested. Tell them about the fight with the blight demon and its weird wasp woman baby-heart.

>>30876247
I wonder how big that wasp thing will get

Rolled 12

>>30876169
>> Tell them about the more exotic things you've eaten.

>>30876169
>> Tell them about the more exotic things you've eaten.
>> Tell them about Mr. Clicks

Make them itnerested in human food, and they should behave when ner humans.

>>30876169
>Tell them about goats!
That's a given. It shouldn't even need to be an option.

>Tell them about the more exotic things you've eaten.
Tell them about our various battles. Our first battle, the giant worm. It was tasty.
How we united the city. We didn't eat any of the humans, we're supposed to be the protector, it wasn't proper.
The great fight with the mole bitch. We would have been friends with her, but she hated us just because of what we are. So we TORE HER HEAD OF AND ATE HER! I hate that bitch.
Then the battle against Turtak. We fought some outriders with a lizard woman. She was a good fighter and we ate her.
We killed and ate a few lamasu then invaded the city through the sewers. We didn't eat much there, the place was gross.
We THREW CENTAURS! Then the last lamasu we a patronising dick. He called us a helpless little girl and tried to make us cry and give up. Ha, like we're that soft! So we tricked him and killed him with our poison, but he cursed us to fight the ghosts of everything I killed.
Then the giant blight demon. We got a few mouth fulls of that, it wasn't good to eat. The the wasp-woman that's a part of Pazuzu. She got away but it was a good fight. We flew threw the air like a Scorpion javelin.

Yay, Story Time.

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>>30876169
You start by telling your epic tale about how you killed a lammasu and brought another down by throwing centaurs at it. This gets their interest and tells them that there is still a variety of tasty monsters in the world. Then you tell them about cooked goat, which they find boring, so you switch to telling them about the giant maggot and the mole-woman you ate. They like this.

When they appear satisfied by your descriptions of things you've eaten, you tell them about your fights that didn't result in eating anything, then about Mr. Clicks. You find out that some of your dead kin used to keep normal scorpions as pets as well. It's mostly done by women, Lady Amata says. Having pets that can ride on their backs while they're on the move supposedly reminds them of having their own baby scorplings on their backs, which triggers some kind of comforting instinct.

"Living one," one of the females asks, "It's better than being a human, isn't it? Is human food even any good?"

> "It seemed good when I was human. Every species has its own tastes, I guess."
> "Humans have invented spices. I think you might like them."
> "Nothing tasted as good then as raw meat does now. It's one of the best parts of my new life."

>>30876483
> "Humans have invented spices. I think you might like them."
>"It was better when I was human though. "

>>30876483
> "Humans have invented spices. I think you might like them."
> "Nothing tasted as good then as raw meat does now. It's one of the best parts of my new life."

>>30876483
> "Humans have invented spices. I think you might like them."
> "Nothing tasted as good then as raw meat does now. It's one of the best parts of my new life."
What can we say? Raw meat is GOAT. hehe

>>30876483
>"It seemed good when I was human. Every species has its own tastes, I guess. But the humans invented spices you can put on meats, I think you'll enjoy that when the gate is opened."

>>30876483
>> "Humans have invented spices. I think you might like them."
>> "Nothing tasted as good then as raw meat does now. It's one of the best parts of my new life."

>>30876483
> "Nothing tasted as good then as raw meat does now. It's one of the best parts of my new life."

>>30876483
>> "Humans have invented spices. I think you might like them."
>> "Still, nothing tasted as good then as raw meat of the defeated does now. It's one of the best parts of my new life."

>>30876483
>"While spices are interesting, and some of you may enjoy them, raw meat is the most delicious thing I've ever tasted."

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"Nothing tasted as good then as raw meat does now. It's one of the best parts of my new life. One things humans have that you might like, though, is spices. They make meat more interesting."
They tilt their heads. "How do they work?"
"Well, the humans collect... plants, I guess, and dry them and grind them up, and then put them on the meat. It makes the meat taste like all kinds of different things."
"Plants? I don't get it. I mean, I know they like plants, so they can just eat plain plants if they like them so much."
You get a little frustrated. "Some things just taste better when you mix them together, okay?"
They shrug. "Must be a human thing. But you're still glad to be one of us? Even though you still don't want to eat humans for some reason?"
"Yes. You don't have to eat everything, you know. Some things are better off not eaten."
"That must be another human thing," they joke.
"It's not a human thing! It's just a thing!"

> Ask to practice brawling with them. They've been practicing a long time, you're sure.
> You're still too hurt to practice. Ask what kinds of venom they have.

>>30876769
> You're still too hurt to practice. Ask what kinds of venom they have.
Darn children not wanting spices.
Oh, tell them about salt.
Salt isn't made from plants.
It's a rock!

>>30876769
>> Ask to practice brawling with them. They've been practicing a long time, you're sure.

>>30876769
> Ask to practice brawling with them. They've been practicing a long time, you're sure.
Last time we learned a move that really helped out in a fight. Plus injuries gotten here don't carry over. Nothing to lose, everything to gain.

>>30876769
> Ask to practice brawling with them. They've been practicing a long time, you're sure.

>>30876769
>"Clearly you have never tasted Blight Demon. Some things are Not Meant To Be Eaten. That was the most disgusting thing ever."

>Ask to practice brawling with them.
Injuries gained here don't cross over with us, we might learn some good tricks.

>>30876946
do tell them how awful blight demon is.

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>>30876769
>"It's not a human thing! It's just a thing!"
Kawaii~

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>>30876769
"You've had an interesting life," one girl says. "I never got to do much. I went on a couple of hunts, but then there were some battles and mama said they were too dangerous, but then we all died anyway. It's hard to even remember, it seemed like so little. I don't have any good stories."

"Well, would you like to practice fighting? You're probably a lot better than I am, and I need all the help I can get."

"Sure! I think I've gotten to be all right. I even beat mama last time. Now she'll never tell me something is too dangerous!"

Your pain and cracked back plates still hinder your fighting ability, but you know you're i no real danger down here. Many of the scorpions in Ishtar's camp cease their prayers to Ishtar and gather around you. "Fight! Fight the Living One! Make her strong!"

> Roll 4d6 to do your best in a series of sparring matches

Rolled 2, 2, 2, 4 = 10

>>30877026
FIGHT

Rolled 4, 2, 6, 4 = 16

>>30877026
ah jeez now people are watching and will see how badly we get trounced by a little girl

Rolled 2, 3, 6, 2 = 13

>>30877026
>> Roll 4d6 to do your best in a series of sparring matches

Rolled 6, 4, 1, 6 = 17

>>30877026
>Little girls fighting for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkZkbbfOEdM
Yay for baller tunes + sweet music bonus?

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>>30877026
Your first match, against the girl who was sad she had no stories, ends quickly. She simply charges and leaps at you with such force that your claws can't stop her, and after a few seconds of struggling on the ground, she has a claw firmly around your throat. It serves as a reminder that your claws, as useful as they may be, aren't the answer to everything.

An older male comes next, and you get the feeling that he's going easy on you. He telegraphs his claw strikes so you can swat them away and waits for you to do something interesting. You try crawling under him to catch him off guard, but he just drops onto you.

Things proceed in much the same way, with the pain in your back flaring up with every pinfall but your wound never getting more serious. You lose repeatedly, but never in the same way twice. And the scorpions still all respect you as their only hope. You think you see a little fear in their eyes sometimes, though. Fear that you'll fail. Fear that you'll be joining them in death soon.

Still, each one gives you a claw up after they defeat you, and you think you learn a few tricks you didn't know before. In particular you've learned how to effectively charge a someone who sees you coming and thinks they can counter you.

Afterward, they break off into brawling each other instead, and you and Lady Amata are alone again on the ridge. "Don't be discouraged," she says. "Think of the victories you've won. Keep that going. By all the gods, keep that going. I suppose you'll be waking up soon. Is there anything else we can do to help you save us?"

> "I don't think so."
> Write in something else you think you could get from them.

>>30877363
>"Wish me luck?"
>some kind of hug

>>30877363
Do you know the correct ritual for changing venoms?
We know Blood Magic now, we might be able to do it.

>>30877363
>"Is the old woman with the anti-venom around. I got stung fighting the wasp-woman. I don't think I'm gonna die from it, but the anti-venom might help me heal faster."

Also, we can give a sample to the Priests. We got side tracked by the war last time and never got around to it.

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>>30877363
"Do you know the correct ritual for changing venoms?" You ask.

"I know of it, but I never tried it myself. It's not something that can be done or learned down here. Apparently dead blood is no good for spells. When we have time, I'll find you someone who can try to teach you."

You find that other scorpion-woman, the peacemaker, and get filled up with antivenom. The wasp venom has passed out of your system by now, so the antivenom isn't immediately neutralized, and you think you can carry it with you through your blood into the waking world. You're pretty sure you're about to wake up. You're usually not down here for much longer than this.

> Depart politely with a promise to honor the agreements you've made
> Give Lady Amata clawhugs and say she's an important part of your life

>>30877613
> Give Lady Amata clawhugs and say she's an important part of your life
D'awwwwwww

>>30877613
>> Give Lady Amata clawhugs and say she's an important part of your life

>>30877613
>> Give Lady Amata clawhugs and say she's an important part of your life

And, of course, this means freeing her from death.

>>30877676
uh, speaking about that.
Are we sure they'll come back to, er, life once they leave the underworld?
What if they just keep fading?

Rolled 6, 5, 1, 5 = 17

>>30877613
>> Give Lady Amata clawhugs and say she's an important part of your life
HUGS AND SNUGGLES

>>30877613
>Give Lady Amata clawhugs and say she's an important part of your life

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>>30877613
You give Lady Amata a tight clawhug. Something tells yo that she doesn't initiate clawhugs on her own, but that she still needs them every now and then. "I'll help you, I promise. And, when I said you weren't really my family... I dunno, I'm in a complicated time in my life right now, and... you're still important to me. I hope you understand."

She pats your head a little. "I think I do. I think we're similar, you and I. We've had friends, but family is something more elusive. Be good. Fight well. Don't forget us."

You are awakened by the sun peeking into a crack between your mattresses. The festival of Enlil has begun. This isn't the one you're supposed to sabotage, but it's not far away. This is the festival where you go inside and feast, but the streets must be kept quiet, in remembrance of when Enlil issued the command to flood the world, supposedly because humans were making too much noise. It reminds you of the forces you're dealing with in your quest to keep your adopted families safe.

> I've got to break relatively early. Hope you had fun! Wednesday should be god for next time.

>>30877870
aww, darn.
good dreams, I guess. See you wednesday, and thanks as always for running!

Rolled 1, 1, 3, 3 = 8

>>30877870
>> I've got to break relatively early. Hope you had fun! Wednesday should be god for next time.
Thank you! It was pretty fun.

so, what shall we be doing to get the priests out there for a good prank? Also, is bronze priest exempt, because he is sick?

Rolled 2, 1, 3, 4 = 10

>>30877933
Laxatives in the wine.