“Quite possibly the stupidest shit ever,” you reply, exasperation flooding your voice. “Well at least this one time it was. The NepCol Rings had just won the Rugball Stellar Horn. So naturally everyone’s drinking and having a good time. And it doesn’t take much time at all for people to start crowding out onto the streets right?”

Svenja nods. Already, you can see the clouds of concern that had darkened her visage fading away as you speak. Clearly she’s not one to enjoy hearing about jackbooted tactics. You stop speaking as the waiter replaces your soup with the main course. You take the time to savor your pirozhki. However, even when being savored you still manage to wolf them down. Gazing across the table at Svenja picking at her food like a bird, you speak. “So like I was saying. Crowds on the street. And when drunken crowds are on the street, stupid shit is almost always imminent. This was no different. Some jagoff decides to throw a brick or something through a shop window and voila, there’s a full on sports riot going on.”

Svenja nods, eyes wide. You think she might be lucky that all of SolarSail’s sports teams have historically been shit. “So we get called in-”

“Just a second Ivan,” says Svenja, eyes alight with interest, “Are you telling me that it was basically a lateral career move from police officer to corporate raider? I would think there’d be more of an intermediate step.”

You puzzle at her question for a moment before remembering. SolarSail is one of those weird companies, where secfors are broken into civilian policing and foreign defense wings. Even weirder, the part of the secfor responsible for protecting from external threats can’t even arrest civilians. “Oh, well for most companies, there isn’t any line between soldier and police officer, just a matter of equipment. So I guess my intermediate step was a seismic tomahawk and a huge revolver.”

“So are you telling me that military units can arrest civilians on most worlds,” asks Svenja, apparently surprised at the thought.

You nod slightly, an eyebrow raised. “Yeah. I mean it’s not common since they either aren’t active or are in the barracks, but yeah. Hell, I think StrikeOut mercs have the authority to arrest any NeoLogos personnel if the CGO gives us permission to do so.”

Svenja looks utterly shocked at the thought. “So if a Chief Governmental Officer grants approval, mercenaries who are not directly accountable to the civirie can run around legally bashing heads? I thought that NeoLogos was a progressive corp.”

>How do you respond?
>Defend SO reasonably
>Defend SO hostily
>Agree with Svenja
>Feel free to write something in more specific than that

>>31761514
>>Agree with Svenja
Is it fair, safe or ethically sound? Well of course not.

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>>31761514
I don't make such judgements, nor is it my place. Point me at a target and I can find ways to deal with it, but civil rights aren't part of my portfolio.
> possibly less fedorous than that

>>31761514
>Agree with Svenja

The whole universe is controlled by space corporations and we're still talking about ethics?

>>31761514
>>Defend SO reasonably
>>Agree with Svenja

There's probably some kind of regulations to prevent anyone from using this except in the case of some serious shit, and SO would have to agree to it, but yeah, it could happen. Doesn't make it right, but I could see where it would be the best course of action.

>>31761514
>Defend SO reasonably
>Agree with Svenja

>>31761657
This. We just work here and soldiering has only something to do with ethics in the minds of civilians and Bioware devs.

>>31761514
>>Agree with Svenja
>>Feel free to write something in more specific than that

"Svenja, there AREN'T civilian govermnents so much, the further you get away from Earth. "
"Its not as bad as you think. Corporates as a whole matured when they realized they have to take care of their citizens and clients, and nobody else is going to do it for them."
"I mean, yeah, Secfors technically DO have police powers - but its roughly equivalent to state of emergency, martial law, and the draft. Things that only happen if something goes seriously wrong."
"i had a training seminar on the thing, and we were told straight up that its basically never happened. Full on shooting war, territory invasions, the works"
"which is.... why strikeout gets by. So it DOESN'T come to that."
"I don't have to like it, but it is the way it is."

>>31761686

Seconded.

>>31761657
>>31761756
These two.

>>31761657
>>31761756
seconding these two

>>31761686
>>31761756

I also like these

“I think you’re getting a bit ahead of yourself Svenja,” you say raising both your hands in what you hope is a calming or at least non-aggressive manner. “I mean,when they were telling us about this in basic, it was entirely in hypotheticals. I don’t honestly think we’ve ever been called upon for something like that.”

Svenja seems somewhat mollified, but a little affronted at the idea of it all. “Well I’m happy to hear that this isn’t a frequent occurrence! But there is still the principle of the matter.”

You spread your hands and shrug. “What can I say Sven? I’m just some grunt that they point at things they want blown up or stolen. If it makes you feel any better, I’m pretty sure those permissions are mostly around in case of a pandemic outbreak or infiltration assault, where competitor agents can claim civilian privileges.”

“...NeoLogos still affords infiltrators civilian privileges?”

You snap your fingers and smile. “Yeah! Yeah they do! You see? It’s not nearly as bad as it seems at first blush. There are just some times where you need superhuman mercenaries who get shot from space cruisers into the ground at mach-4 at apex with policing privileges. Not many, but some.”

Svenja snorts at the specificity of your statement and shakes her head. “Well, I will concede that most security officers are not as pleasant as you, Ivan. Perhaps I’d prefer you pulling me over for a speeding ticket than the average officer.”

>Make lewd implications
>Let it slide

>>31762328
Lewd
Always Lewd
All the Lewd.

>>31762328
>>Let it slide
Sensualy

>>31762328
>>Make lewd implications
Come on, she's asking for it.

>>31762328
>>Make lewd implications

>>31762328
>LEEEEWD

>>31762328
>>Make lewd implications

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>>31762328
Alright then. I already have some lewd implications in mind, but if you guys want to write any in, I'll be keeping an eye on things.

>>31762328
>Make lewd implications

>>31762328
>Make lewd implications

>>31762516
>Womb broom

>>31762516
Well, there is pulling her over and "pulling her over", if you know what I mean.

>>31762516
*Wink* I would pull you over any time

>>31762328
"I didn't know you liked Police Officers so much, maybe I should get a uniform."

"Pulling her over because she is going too sexy in a you should only be mildy cute per hour zone."

or

"She is so hot that it is illegal."

Kinda makes me cringe.

>>31762879
Ma'am do you have a permit to carry that much cuteness/sexyness?

>>31762328
>Make lewd implications

>>31762328
"I very much doubt you'd have trouble talking me out of a ticket."

>>31762678
"Pull her over and have her put her hands on the hood of the car and spread her legs, while we do a cavity search."

WITH OUR DICK

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>>31763015
I like this one.

>>31763015

This actually isn't cringeworthy, not bad.

>>31763015
Or ask her if she has a thing for a man in uniform, and that we could get one on our hands, for any "recreational" activities.

>>31763015
This.

>>31763015
This, while staring at her chest.

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>>31763143
>She find the space idol costume stashed in our room.
We did loot one right?

You grin slightly. It isn’t quite shit eating. More like a doody sampling grin. “To be honest, I very much doubt you’d have much trouble talking me out of a ticket.”

svenja blushes furiously scarlet and mumbles something. You lean forward slightly. “Sorry, I missed that?”

“... I-I-I wouldn’tmindtrying…”

Welp, even if you did say that last thing completely innocuously (you didn’t), Svenja definitely wasn’t thinking of it that way. “Really now? Well isn’t that s-”

Svenja cuts you off with a red faced interjection. “So, how about your pirozhki,” she squeaks, “I’m rather enjoying my… my… my… my…”

“Pelmeni,” you finish for her, amusement evident in your voice.

“Yes, Pelmeni,” Svenja concurs, looking extremely embarrassed.

>Change the topic to [WRITE IN]
>Continue to poke fun

Sometimes the hardest part about writing these updates is realizing you'll need to do them short to allow player input.

>>31763352
>Change the topic to [WRITE IN]
How does she feels about working with mercs(in general) and/or us

>>31763352
>>Change the topic to [WRITE IN]
She seem rather passionate about ethics and civilian rights.

>>31763352
>Change the topic to [WRITE IN]
What her family is doing now / if she has any brothers or sisters?

>>31763482
Oh I hope her family isn't DEAD.

Gosh anon that would be such a mood killer.

>>31763556
The most socially graceful mercenary.

>>31763352
>>Continue to poke fun

>>31763352
>Continue to poke fun
"I suppose we can continue that discussion later?"

>Change the topic to
"So, outside of being an outstanding HR rep and a fine connoisseur of the station's donuts, what else is there to Svenja [insert last name]? What do you do for fun when you have the time?"

>>31763405
I support this. we already asked about her parents and this is a bit more relevant to us.

>>31763556
Nah Svenja's family is quite alright.

>>31763677
But if that's the case, who is the love interest with a tragic past?

Simge doesn't count.

>>31763713
Off the top of my head? Elda, Val and probably at least one of the Merc Idols.

>>31763713
> tragic past
The twist is that she's unhappy they're still alive~

>>31763713
Oh, and Darius. Very tragic past there, you see he can't win a bet against Valkyrie! He's been trying for years, she must be cheating!

That should be it for now.

>>31763840
Darius best girl, all other wifus a shit

>>31764043
Tomahawk best girl

>>31764043
TOMAHAWK

>>31764110
>>31764043

sHOTgun best waifu

>>31764209

you take that back right now mister

“So hang on now Svenja,” you say, crossing your arms. “you seem to be pretty passionate about civil liberties and all that. So I gotta wonder, what do you think of us mercs?”

Svenja looks away from you, towards the leg of nearby table. “I… I mean well… Well. There was what I thought of mercs before and after.”

“Before and after what?”

“Meeting you,” replied Svenja, finally making eye contact. You’re pretty touched by that.

“Alright then. What did you think of mercs before we started getting to know each other?”

Svenja makes an uncomfortable noise. “Ivan I just want to be clear that I had some very opinionated friends in uni, and they rubbed off on me to a certain extent…”

“Really Sven,” you reply raising both eyebrows, “you’re starting to make me worried.”

“Well I mean, it’s just that we would cherry pick our news sources and only look at the bad things your guys would do… the things like… well you know… where everything went all wrong.”

You grimace slightly. Those aren’t pleasant memories. “Well, if that’s your sample size, I can’t blame you for having an ill opinion of people in my line of work. So I wonder why you chose the job in the first place?”

Svenja sighs, “Oh I thought I could try and keep you “Corpro-fascist attack dogs” under a leash. Try and stop you from the inside.”

You snort at her word choice, more amused than anything else. You had no idea Svenja was a stereotypical college anti-corpist in her youth. Or no so youth. “So you wanted to dismantle the system from the inside? What made you change your mind?”

Svenja fiddles around with a lock of hair. “I think it was a few days after the first time we met, and I realized you really were scared of me too. I don’t know why, but I think it made you more human to me… it’s hard to hate somebody for supporting the corporate oppressors when they’re shaking in their boots at your desk.”

You smile slightly and rub the back of your head. “Yeah well, what can I say? All the rookies are terrified of HR. Hell, I think most of the senior mercs are too. That’s why they give us a single liaison to get to know for dealing with HR”

Svenja smiles. “Yes, well it wasn’t just seeing you scared either. I was always getting called in to help other advisors with various side projects. You can only set up so many priority flights to young children’s birthday parties and still dislike a group of people.”

>Response?

Revolver is purest waifu

>>31764342
>You can only set up so many priority flights to young children’s birthday parties and still dislike a group of people.

UH OH.

>>31764342
>Response?
I don't think any words could be a proper response.

Gently touch her hand?

>>31764342
>Revolver
Blasphemy!
>Response
Really? (feign shock) Oh... Oh god!
(She asks what the problem is)
THEY'RE ALL FRAZIER'S!
(burst out laughing)

>>31764342

"Hard to imagine that people like us manage to have a family and all that"

"I guess we are just that after all, people trying to survive in these times"

>>31764342
>You can only set up so many priority flights to young children’s birthday parties and still dislike a group of people.

Jesus. If that really happened, I sure as hell can't blame you for hating us.

>>31764403
>>31764602
You realise she's talking about rides for merc's too the parties, not dropping in, right?

>>31764486
no.

>>31764403
>>31764602
I'm not sure I'm understanding this reaction; why is this a bad thing?

>>31764676
>>31764698

Tran

>>31764342
"For a second, and only one second I thought you meant you helped on organizing drops on kids' birthday parties." Grimace, then laugh.

"But I get what you mean; mercs, even the ones who've been at this for a while, are people too."

>>31764766
I thought so! Tran's daughter is about 12 now. There are a lot of mercs who live off station with families. Sometimes it falls to HR to arrange special transportation for them from the mission site so they can get to important family functions (Birthdays and the like) quickly.

>>31764602
>>31764486
>>31764403
Guys, they were all going to visit their kids for birthday parties. Not kill them. read the whole text, ya dolts

>>31764342
>so what do your friends think of your sudden change of heart?

>>31764901
Yeah, this seems like a natural flow-on question.

I was starting to worry that we were dealing with a darn pinko-commie here!

>>31764342
>Response?

I guess mercs and HR are still all human. How do you think you friends would feel about your discovery?

>>31764698
>why is this a bad thing
Because her reaction indicates that her biological clock is already ticking!

We're half a century too young to think about havingn kids.

>>31765396
I'm sure it's balanced out by human society in the future now comprising mostly of swingers.

So, Ivan is 1/4 russian.

What are the other three quarters?

>>31765456
Whatever you want it to be.

He could be three quarters Australian aborigine for all I know.

>>31765456
German American, Mom's side.

>>31765482

Didgeridoo Cannon Required.

>>31765482
That seem rather unlikely.
>>31765496
Sounds good.

We could add 1/4 canadian and 1/4 bear to that

>>31765482
>abo slav
jesuschristhowhorrifying.png

Hey you know, Almost done writing, but that's a fun question.

We know Ivan is one quarter Russian. I haven't specified the other bits though. What ancestry have you given him?

>>31765548

French, British, and German.

>>31765548
German, american, canadian, ukrainian.

Possibly australian.

>>31765548
Since his middle name's Parkas, I was gonna go with a spanish mom and a half-german half-russian dad.

>>31765548
Quarter Russian.
Half Germanic.
Quarter serb. It is his shame.

>>31765548
white mutt, which is why he clings to the Russian quater

>>31765548
Greek, German, and some variety of Scandinavian

>>31765595
Well, he does know how to dance...

>>31765608
I like this one over building some super special snowflake combination of ethnicities.

>>31765548
Probably another quarter Eastern European so one parent was Russian/???, a quarter Scottish, a sixth French, an eighth Australian and an eighth something unknown but he always figured Italian for his raging hard-on for plumbing.

>>31765529
Our grandmother on our father's side was a Russian circus bear.

>>31765548
German and Canadian

>>31765659
I'm not seeing what you mean.

If you were able/willing to go back and figure out your exact ancestry, you'd look like a mary sue with a dozen different templates stacked on it.

We're shooting the shit about possible ancestry. "Mutt" is just ignoring it and leaving it ambiguous/unknown, which was not really the question posed.

You grimace utterly shocked that StrikeOut would contemplate doing something so incredibly awful. “You cannot be serious. I refuse to beli- ohhhhhhh… They’re headed to their OWN kid’s birthday parties. Of course.”

Svenja gives you an utterly perplexed look before breaking out in laughter. “Oh my goodness! Oh my, could you even imagine something like that?”

You laugh and rub the back of your head once more. “Well, they say the party clown business is pretty damn cutthroat.”

Svenja comes very close to spurting a mouthful of mineral water across the table.

“Hey that reminds me. We have yet to inaugurate that bottle of champagne.”

Svenja gasps a little. “Oh! Right, we still need to do that,” she reaches down and pulls out the bottle from some sort of sleeved carrying bag thingy. “Here, do you want to do the honors?”

You smile and take the bottle from her, popping to cork into your hand before carefully pouring out a glass for each of you. “A toast,” you say, hoping this doesn’t come off as lame like it did pretty much every time your dad did something like this after you turned fifteen, “To the power of birthday parties and understanding.”

Svenja clinks her glass against your own and sips daintily. You sip as well, albeit in a less demure and feminine fashion. As she places her glass back down on the table, you speak. “So I can’t help but wonder what your friends thought of your change in heart.”

Svenja frowns slightly. “Oh, them. Yes, I imagine they would not approve of my current vocation, or my change of heart.”

“So what, they didn’t give you any shit for the job after you all graduated?”

Svenja grimaces a little. “I lied, to be completely honest. I doubt they’d have even been okay with me working to put a stop to the “fascism” from the inside. They were rather puritan in their ideology.”

“Yeesh, they sound like a bunch of sticks in the mud,” you say, taking another sip from your champagne.

“They are,” confirms Svenja, “Or were. I mean, they were nice enough, so long as you didn’t try to engage them about politics. Or rather, disagree with them about politics It wasn’t so bad in the beginning, but as time went on at least a few of them became downright Martian in their world view. I imagine most of them are working as product testers today.”

“Well there’s something to be proud of,” you mutter sarcastically. “Guess all those protests and activism really made a huge difference at the end of the day.”

Before Svenja can reply, a waiter appears, taking your empty plates away. He leaves in their stead a dessert menu. You pick yours up, and look through it curiously. It’s not nearly as strictly Voytekian as the dinner menu. Things like ice cream and generic cream filled pastries stand alongside more ethnic offerings. You look up to see Svenja looking over the menu, obviously troubled.

“What’s wrong?”

“Oh, I know it’s not really appropriately Voytek, but these eclairs look delicious. The only thing is, it comes in a pair and I’m not sure if I could eat that much.”

>Offer to go splitsies with her
>Splitsies and your own dessert too!
>”Wait, we’re getting dessert?”
>Tell her to order it anyway, she can eat the second one later
>Write in

>>31765898
>Offer to go splitsies with her
Not as if it really matters to us what we eat, and this way she gets what she wants.

>>31765898
>>Offer to go splitsies with her

>>31765898
>Offer to go splitsies with her

>>31765898
>Offer to go splitsies with her

>>31765898
>>Offer to go splitsies with her

>>31765898
>Offer to go splitsies with her

>>31765898
>>Splitsies and your own dessert too!
Oh noes, we going to get fat~

>>31765898
>>Offer to go splitsies with her

Giggity

>>31765898
>Offer to go splitsies with her

>>31765898
>Splitsies and your own dessert too!

We have a superhuman physique to maintain. Get something ethnic as well. She can have a few bits of it.

>>31765898
>>Offer to go splitsies with her

>>31765898
>>Offer to go splitsies with her

Sensually.

>>31765898
>>Splitsies and your own dessert too!
Am big strong man, need big food.

>>31765898
>Splitsies and your own dessert too!

>>31765898
We are totally going to end up murdering Svenja's friends on a mission. Calling it now.

>>31766190
Now now anon, Fall Guy isn't that kind of QM.

There is no need to be paranoid.

>>31765898
Question while we've got an HR rep on the line:

What are company policies regarding classical plunder, such as burning/raping?

>>31766190
Oh come now anon. Have I ever been the sort for SUFFERING?

Although it would be pretty hilarious...

While I write, and am writing, who on the Brick have we had mentioned, but you'd like to learn more about?

>>31766320
Tatoo lady.
Bob.

>>31766284
Don't listen to him! Svenjas friends are as good as dead!

Trust your paranoia!

>>31766320
Armorer plox

>>31766320
Tattoo Bitch, Bob, Armorer

>>31766320
Millennium man. He already took a bit of an interest in us with the "see a therapist" thing, what's up with that? Why does he care?

>>31766320

Definitely Bob. Can't wait for some more Simge either

>>31766380
He's our great great (great? great great great great?) grandfather.

>>31766320
the tattoo chick

>>31766320
TB by a long mile.

Also, anyone else think axing a MAHWM to scrap deserves another tattoo? I was thinking something like a Frank Frazetta tribute Conan the BART-barian sort of thing on our left shoulder.

>>31766320
Millenium Man, we don't even have the chance of getting his attention unless we crit/critfail

>>31766421

Seriously? Since when? When'd someone say that?

>>31766460

That's a good reason to talk to TB like most people want, and I'd like a new tattoo for that. Dunno what though.

>>31766320
>Who'd you like to learn more about?
Honestly pretty much every named character we've met so far, but if I had to narrow it down...actually, I think intercorp politics and history are probably my priority at the moment. You've really flushed out the local setting well, but I'd like to start seeing how expansive the big picture is.

“Hey, if it ain’t a bother, I’d be more than willing to take one of those off of your hands,” you reply, salivating slightly at the image of the pastry in the menu.

“Would you? Thank you so much Ivan,” Svenja responds with a beam. “I’m just feeling rather close to being full, but it would be such a shame to miss out on these.”

You smile and order the eclairs. The two of you sip on champagne until they arrive. You look down on yours with about as much fondness as is appropriate for an adult human male to feel towards his dessert. Svenja on the other hand has a rather more extreme expression on her face. You might almost call it lustful, were it not for the fact that this is a freaking pas- uh right. Well it isn’t a donut, so you can still be a bit surprised.

...Maybe eclairs are like phallic donuts to her?

Shaking away the thought - and the concern that such an effect might be more multiplicative than additive - you return your attention to your own eclair. You are about to take a bite when you hear something wet and gooey land on something else and an “eep” of alarm. As if “eep”s come in any other flavor.

You look up to see that Svenja has apparently decided to eat her eclair with her hands. She also apparently decided to grip with way too much force, as there is now cream filling splattered on her face.

>React.

>>31766460
>Conan the BART-barian

You, sir, have my attention.

>>31766320
>Although it would be pretty hilarious...
Though they don't really seem like the type that would require drop commandos. Unless they were holding a planet hostage with a nuke or something crazy.

>>31766460
If we need a tattoo for that I vote to tattoo the moment of us axing the MAWHM pilot from the Bart with animation of the axe coming down.

>>31766380
>Why does he care?
Maybe it's because we're an investment? I mean if I'd spent that much creds to train us in merc works/give us those augs, I'd rather have that guy survive untill he pays me back.
That and the fact that SO seems to runs things differently than the others merc groups makes it like we're a smaller, better experienced group of mercs than the ones out there.

>>31766534
Smile a little. Offer her our eclair. Feed her with our fork.

>>31766534
Become slightly aroused.
Be embarassed.

>>31766460
Maybe, but we'd have to come up with an excellent design first. The BART-variant suggestion is cool, but doesn't cross the threshold of awesome, you know?

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>>31766460
Oooooo. How about a cyberpunk-style heart that beats in time with our own. And it has a ribbon with "MAHWM" over top of it

>>31766534
Try to hold in laughter, fail, help her clean up,
with our tongue[spoiler/]

>>31766502
It was a joke. Although, it could make for a sick ass plot twist.

>As we rank up higher and higher, StrikeOut becomes more and more assholish because reasons. Eventually we're part of a coup to oust the Millenium Man and return SO to it's roots. When we're about to kill him, he tells us "Ivan! I am your great great great great Grandfather, Uber Kostov!"
>wut.jpeg
>he changes form into a giant mechanical bear
>Boss fight
>Or alternatively, we team up with Uber Kostov to conquer QED and the galaxy.

>>31766534
>React.

Laugh, either clean her face or let her do it, then offer her yours.

>>31766534
Try to contain the lewdness. help her clean up.

>>31766534
>She also apparently decided to grip with way too much force, as there is now cream filling splattered on her face.

MUH DIIICCCKKK

>>31766587
What this guy says!

>>31766534

>>31766612
Just...
>>31766612


>>31766631

That could actually be pretty cool

>>31766534
>React.
Quickly help clean her off then offer her our eclair. If we're wearing our e-glasses take a quick picture first.

>>31766587
What this guy said

>>31766612
This is now my headcanon for papa kostov.

>>31766631
That sounds pretty badass
>>31766534
this>>31766587

>>31766652

Well that's embarrassing, I thought that was why everyone wanted grandpa spetznaz for our background.

But shit. Barrister is jealous that MM never accepted him as a man, and is slowly turning into a cyber-bear.

>>31766587

This works. But are we really passing up this opportunity to say something lewd?

>>31766814
There's still lewd to be had in feeding her, anon.

>>31766534
"An auger of things to come, I hope!"

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>>31766934
WAY too lewd, anon.

>>31766770
>>31766672
Thanks guys

>>31767012
I can get much lewder.

>>31766631
Gotta have the serial number of the MAHWM on there somewhere.

>>31767134
We also need our axe bursting through the heart and shredding the MAHWM banner...I'm not sure this tat rates a shoulder, but it's getting there.

>>31766534

"Hey, you did actually cream your donut!"

>>31767227
Guy who came up with the idea here. An axe and serial number would be good, but how about we put it over Ivan's actual heart?

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You know how Papa Kostov would react to a situation like this. You know, because right now you’re completely failing to resist the urge to do it yourself. Your eyebrows bounce up and down, the corners of your mouth pointed ever so slightly up as you do so. Svenja touches a splattering of cream on her cheek with a finger. She examines the dollop of cream on her index finger for a second before shrugging almost imperceptibly and inserting it into her mouth. Her eyes close with evident pleasure as she sucks the filling off.

For whatever reason you feel as though this isn’t an entirely innocent gesture.

Her finger exits her mouth, red lips wrapped tightly around it as it makes it’s exit. Her eyes flutter open and lock with your own.

Oh my, definitely not innocent.

The Ivan of a few months ago would be so disarmed by this little display, he might have suffered mental burnout. However, exposure to the Valkyrie has hardened your mind and will against such attacks. Mostly. You quickly regain your composure, although you’re pretty sure you kept your momentary lewd overload from disrupting your expression, which remains a combination of suggestive and amused.

“It seems you’ve run into a spot of bother. Would you like some help, Svenja?”

Svenja smiles in a way you didn’t think possible from her, and wipes the cream off of her face. “No, don’t trouble yourself Ivan, I am quite alright.”

“Would you like to have mine, instead,” you offer, your voice careful and controlled.

Svenja smiles. “No, I think I’ll be fine. I don’t want to get too full.”

>Say some more shit now
>Probably another two or three more updates of this date before I start to officially write up your next set of missions, so expect a bit of delay.

Forgot image on other one.

>>31767359

Bonezone.

>>31767359
>>Say some more shit now
Get mad from the overlewd

>>31767308
"Oh? Saving room for something else?"

>>31767346
>over heart

I'd really rather we reserve that space for something more important.

>>31767359
>Her finger exits her mouth, red lips wrapped tightly around it as it makes it’s exit. Her eyes flutter open and lock with your own.

Now who's the one doing things sensually?

>>31767394
Bingo

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>>31767359
"Shall I escort you home, Svenja?"

Let's see if I can remember to spoiler pics this time...

>>31767474
I don't want to rain on anyone parade but weren't we just wifuing Elda two threads ago

>>31767394
>>31767474
these two maybe mention level K stargazing

>>31767515

"In the grimdarkness of the year 22XX there are only swingers yada yada." - FallGuy

Or it was something to that effect I'm not going archive diving.

>>31767515
>>31767522
Remember what FG said about route locks in thread 32?

>In the grimdarkness of the far future, there is only swingers.

>No route locking in the quest. Ever. unless the players choose to reamin monogamous of their own accord. If there were you'd already be married to Valkyrie with kids.

Yeah, we're good.

>>31767515
Pretty sure waifuing just isn't a thing in this setting. If you mean that we're trying to develop an emotional and romantic connection with elda then yeah, a lot of the anons are, but that doesnt preclude her, or Ivan, from having fun with other people.

>>31767522
Dang, sorry bud.

>>31767632
>If there were you'd already be married to Valkyrie with kids.
Pffff haha, I actually forgot that last part.

I can't even picture her as a wife. Maybe a milf tho.

>>31767658
what for?

>>31767647
>>31767632

I just mean that if we fuck her Elda would probably be hurt or something like that. I didn't mean to start a wifu war.

>>31767346
Nah, save that space for some other time, along with the back.

>>31767359
>>Say some more shit now

Cut what's left of our eclair in half. Pat our stomach when she mentions fullness. "You know, I feel almost the same way. Maybe we could finish ... together?"

>>31767708
Nah man. Nah.

>Thread before last, Elda gets lesbo hot with Val
>Ivan walks in, turns school girl, and walks out again, unphased

>>31767746

Nice double entendre.

>>31767699
I only meant for >>31767515 to get >>31767632 when I tagged as well. Some people get kind of whiny about it.

>>31767708
Eh, I don't think you did. I figure that Elda doesn't need to know. And from what Fall Guy has said, she might not actually care that much anyway.

>>31767708
I doubt it. At most shed be a bit creeped out at us actually being friends with our HR rep.

>>31767797
no prob

>>31767672
It would be great if OP could make some background about children and mercs, obviously the two aren't exclusive but it would be interesting to see as you go up the merc ladder you're getting furhter away from having kids. Mercs like Darius would be the final stop before you can get children the normal way(and even then you'd have to be real careful or you'd destroy your mate's pelvis in a accidentaly gritmode). Motherhood on mercs of Valk caliber is/would be out of question since gritmode...

>>31767854
Aren't the vast majority of kids vat grown these days?

Alright, question! I'm not really seeing how I can make the next update all that long... like at all, unless people want to do some other activity with Svenja. As such, I'll put the question to you right now. You are voting on two separate issues here.

First off:
>Bonezone
>No Bonezone

Secondly:
>Do an activity prior to either bonezone or no bonezone
>Jump straight to bonezone/end date on this update.

>>31768165
>Bonezone
>go Stargaze for a while

>>31768121
Well that would remove some great drama potential...although it wasn't the case for that one woman if you remember one of the mail in the Bitter Prophet mission.

>>31768165
>>Bonezone

>>Do an activity prior to either bonezone or no bonezone
Drink more champagne.
Look at the stars.

>>31768165
>Bonezone for days

>Jump straight to bonezone/end date on this update

>>31768165
>Bonezone

>Jump straight to bonezone/end date on this update.

>>31768165
>No bonezone
>Stargazing

>>31768165
>Bonezone
>Do an activity prior to either bonezone or no bonezone
Stargaze

>>31768165
>>31768197
>>31768206

Boning and stargazing seems good. Although do we know of a secluded spot that has a good view?

>>31768165
>Bonezone

>Stargazing

>>31768165
>Bonezone

>Stargaze

>>31768165
>First off:
>Bonezone

>Second up:
>Use our e-glasses to order an eclaire to be delivered to Svenja's desk tomorrow morning. Try to have it sitting on her desk when she gets to work in the morning with a slightly lewd note left for her, reassuring our jumpy HR rep that the package is safe to open.

>>31768165

>Bonezone
>Jump straight to bonezone, but take good care of her.

I'd avoid the stargazing.

If we must, be careful of where we go to stargaze, our previously "secret" area is not so secret anymore. Might be unintended company there.

>>31768239
Level K, remember?

And before you say too cold, we can always warm her up.

WITH OUR PECS

>>31768165
>>Bonezone
>Do an activity prior to either bonezone or no bonezone

>>31768294

Yeah but I said a good view. Bitches love nebulas.

>>31768261
I like your style, Anon

>>31768330
If you want sexy alonetime stargazing, K-Level is your best bet. And hell, SOMETIMES the nebula slips into view

Also, have been writing, am still writing.

While that happens, would you like to revisit the Bitter Prophet quest line at some point in the future? I'm not sure if later missions will be thematically similar to the original Bitter Prophet, but they would help wrap up the story.

>>31768380
>While that happens, would you like to revisit the Bitter Prophet quest line at some point in the future? I'm not sure if later missions will be thematically similar to the original Bitter Prophet, but they would help wrap up the story.
I am going to give a short answer: yes.

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>>31768380
>While that happens, would you like to revisit the Bitter Prophet quest line at some point in the future?

Ohhh mmyyyyy

Rolled 9, 8, 2 = 19

>>31768380
Rolling for gri- err Nebula view.

>>31768380
Short answer: Yes and more themed that way would be interesting.

>>31768380
>While that happens, would you like to revisit the Bitter Prophet quest line at some point in the future?

I wish to make the responsible people pay, and give them the gift of a literal boot to the head.

So yes, would definitely like to revisit and resolve the quest storyline for Bitter Prophet.

Rolled 5, 9, 6 = 20

>>31768380
>While that happens, would you like to revisit the Bitter Prophet quest line at some point in the future?
Yes, I want that story line resolved.

Rolled 1, 1, 5 = 7

>>31768380
Rolling for not encountering Elda.

>>31768463
>Roll a 30
>intimidate a goddamn nebula to get into view.

>>31768380
My preference is 'no' on the bitter prophet continuity.

Rolled 7, 2, 1 = 10

>>31768380
Are we rolling? Why are we rolling?
Rolling!

>>31768510

Imminent angry hate sex and femdom.

Rolled 8, 6, 5 = 19

Rolling for nebula.

>>31768510
time for a threesome

Rolled 2, 3, 4 = 9

>>31768510
Ha!

>>31768380
>would you like to revisit the Bitter Prophet quest line at some point in the future?
Hell yes. I'm ready to shoot some terrorists in the dick, and introduce my boot to genefreaks faces.

Rolled 1, 3, 7 = 11

>>31768380

Rolling to hopefully set hearts on fire, make fireworks explode, and cause all sense of time to stop for just a little while.

Or not, but let's hope.

Rolled 9, 9, 3 = 21

>>31768380
Nebula, you better be out bitch

Rolled 7, 7, 5 = 19

>>31768557
rerolling for fun and profit.

>>31768580

Intimidation successful!

>>31768557
Wait, K-Level's pretty cold right? Is Svenja appropriately dressed for that?

Rolled 2, 2, 1 = 5

>>31768579
Your display is embarrassing.

>>31768557
>>31768581

Neat

Rolled 5, 6, 7 = 18

>>31768557
>>31768581
I think the dice are set on 19, then.

>>31768613
No.
We will be her sweater.

Rolled 9, 3, 10 = 22

>>31768614
Pot calling the kettle black

Rolled 2, 8, 4 = 14

>>31768614

Yours was even worse. You have my sympathies.

Rolled 5, 3, 1 = 9

>>31768647
We can be shameful displays together.

Rolled 4, 3, 10 = 17

>>31768672
Stop rolling

Rolled 7, 8, 10 = 25

>>31768557
Wouldn't it be fun if the 1st nat30 of the quest came from such a roll?

>>31768710
FUCK IT, WE GOT A 25, NEBULA'S THERE

Rolled 7, 8, 3 = 18

>>31768756
If we had a 28, the nebula would be there and showing us its junk

Rolled 5, 5, 5 = 15

>>31768756
LETS GO DEEPER

Rolled 9, 6, 9 = 24

>>31768557
>aww I heard you could see this nebula from this side of the station.
>Ivan through clenched teeth mumble
>bitch you are ruining it for me.
>nat30 it's supper effective.
>the universe move itself to accomodate Ivan's wish.

Rolled 3, 10, 3 = 16

Alright people! Enough rolling for now! I've got more than enough rolls for an interesting update!

>implying I'm actually using any rolls at all right now.

Rolled 10, 7, 3 = 20

>>31768685
No.

Rolled 4, 6, 3 = 13

>>31768827
>>implying I'm actually using any rolls at all right now.

But that's usually when the great rolls come!

>>31768785
>rolls 28
>GRIT MODE NEBULA
>Ivan attempts to punch space
>Causes a black hole

FALL GUY! Did you ever write up that pastebin of the SpaceHeart*Love Finale?

And the reviews thereafter?

>>31768901
I must have this.

>>31768901
I'm working on it anon! Pastebins take me a bit longer since I try to gun for a higher quality than my usual writing for the quest

Rolled 1, 4, 7 = 12

>>31768901
Wouldn't it be grand if the evil mercs got so much appreciation that Saul's forced to make a spin off of their adventures?
Rolling for potential win.

>>31768988

Take your time.

I just want to read the Future!Wikipedia article on us later.

>>31769100
>Yeah, we've got the best, most comprehensive fanwiki on brony.net! I know its a ponysite, but it hasn't been on the air for years, but when it comes to factfinding, you can't beat their obsessive dedication to detail.

>>31768988

Definitely eager to see how it went. Would be hilarious if we turned out to be a huge hit, with fans demanding we show up again at some point.

Maybe not right away, but another appearance on SpaceHeart*Love after resolving the Bitter Prophet quest line might be appropriate.

You cut your eclair in half and proffer one of the bits to Svenja. “Really Ivan, I don’t want to get too full right now.”

You place the fork down on your plate and pretend to look contemplative. “You know, I almost feel the same way. Still, I’d rather we finish together.”

Svenja blinks at you once or twice before standing up. You hurriedly pay for dinner, remembering to include a tip, as she drags you off and out of the establishment. Before she can do anything too indecent to you, you grasp her by the side. “Hey, Svenja, you want to see something cool?”

Svenja nods eagerly, and you lead her to the elevator down to K-Level. She cuddles up next to you in the elevator while you order it down to K-Level. Svenja looks at your destination in surprise. “K-Level?”

“Oh yeah, just something they told us rookies about in basic. It was a planned expansion to the Brick that never really took off. Construction stopped before they were even close to done. We mercs can access it though, in case of an invasion or something similar.”

“Creepy,” Svenja mutters, pressing herself closer against you. “completely abandoned? What is down there?”

“Completely,” you confirm with a semi-serious look on your face. “It was going to be a residential area, or at least, that’s what they had excavated so far. Well, that and the observatory.”

“An observatory,” gasps Svenja, looking quite excited at the prospect. “Oh, really? One that isn’t crowded with random strangers and loud little kids either?”

“Unless little kids somehow got level three security permissions, none whatsoever.”

Svenja looks quite excited at the prospect.

Eventually the elevator comes to a stop, and the two of your step out of it and into the dark and cold K-Level. Svenja shivers and moves closer against you. You wrap an arm around her and lead her down to the observatory. “Now I should warn you,” you say standing before the doors to the observatory, “The view really isn’t anything spectacular. Kind of underwhelming.”

Svenja props herself up on tiptoes. Even then her mouth is nowhere close to your ear. You can still hear her whisper in the silence of K-Level, “I think the view is perfectly fine already.”

You grin somewhat foolishly, although in the half light of K-Level it looks more impressive and manly, and open up the doors to an utterly unexpected sight. The observatory is flooded with light. Your mouth hangs open in shock. “You have got to be kidding me…”

You and Svenja both take a few steps into the cavernous observatory, mouths both gaping open at the psychedelic light show. “I suppose it was just that time in the Brick’s orbit,” Svenja murmurs, gazing around in awe.

“Yeah,” you mutter, standing next to her. “I think that deserves a toast.”

Svenja nods, and you pour out some champagne. You clink the glasses and drink from them, less sipping and savoring and more downing the liquid quickly. You look out into the nebula, utterly shocked at your good fortune. As you stand there, Svenja walk up next to you, wrapping herself around one of your impressive arms.

“So… an underwhelming view? That’s what you said right,” Svenja asks, as she looks up at you, her face a million different colors in the rare light show. “You have a gift for understatement, Mr. Kostov.”

>Understate some more shit.

>>31769341
"I'm a humble man at heart."

GET TO THE LEWDS, FG

>>31769341
Look her up and down "You're right, the view is amazing."

>>31769341
"To be fair, the nebula is only the second most beautiful thing worth seeing at the moment." look straight into her eyes while saying that.

Rolled 7, 1, 1 = 9

>>31769341
>So… an underwhelming view? That’s what you said right,
The outside view got nothing on the one I'm having.
oh god the fuck I just said.

Rolled 9, 8, 9 = 26

>>31769341
How cheesy can we be?

"To be fair, it is underwhelming... compared to you."

>>31769491
>How cheesy can we be?
Extremely if we go by your roll

>>31769461
seconding

>>31769461
this
I love it

>>31769491
>26
As cheesy as you want, anon.

>>31769491

Grit mode FTB?

>>31769567
>Grit mode FTB

This kills the Svenja.

>>31769491
this

>>31769567
>Grit mode FTB?
More like Bonemode.

>>31769588
I don't know, it seems you made Svenja with a Lewd Mode.

Rolled 1, 2, 10 = 13

>>31769633
>>Grit mode FTB?
>More like Bonemode.

yeah okay

rollin for return of the dance modo

Rolled 10, 5, 8 = 23

>>31769588
26 dude here.

As far as what we actually SAY to Svenja, >>31769461 is much smoother cheesy as fuck dialogue than what I gave you.

But keep my roll pls, I've never rolled this well in DAQ before.

>>31769638
That doesn't mean she'll survive a promptly provided pneumatic pelvic pounding penetrating posteriors!

>>31769718
Next you're going to tell me we give Svenja cancer with our irradiated sperm.

>>31769718
>Pound Svenja's pussy into powder
>Ejaculate with such force that we bruise her internal organs
>Cuddle with such intensity that we shatter her ribcage

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>yfw we bone Svenja so hard she ahegaos ShindoL style. Once we get into more hardcore play we'll properly break her a la FatalPulse

sauce related

>>31769718
>pelvic pounding penetrating posteriors!

I said what what?

Rolled 4, 8, 1 = 13

>>31769341
>Understate some more shit.
You may be slightly sore tomorrow morning.

Rolled 3, 9, 3 = 15

>>31769807
I'm not sure if the fact that I understood that perfectly without googling is something to be concerned about or not.

>>31769718
That's why I'd like if you could give us an chart about sexual compatibility with vanilla&augmented human and maybe explain if before we got the 1st augs, a merc got to gives sperm/ovum. That way the company that employ us could make a batch of vat grown kids with different attribute(tatical mastery of x, ressilience of z, engie skill of y and so on). Could place it as something that'll pop from time to time as we go in mission(bitter prophet kind of laid some basics with the gene therapy)

>>31769983
We don't need this in DAQ.

Go away.

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>>31769957
It is proof anon, proof that you fit right in.

pic kinda related, how I imagined bitter prophet.

>>31769983
I think it's significantly cheaper for strikeout to just recruit individuals after they've been raised, educated and distinguished themselves rather than pay for all that crap and hope to get lucky enough that one or two of any given hundred kid vat-batch is worth actually training to be a merc. Plus you're blowing the mechanical barriers tomprocreation out of proportion, all kids are vat grown these days.

COME ON, FALL GUY! AH NEEDS MAH LEWDS!

>>31770689
He's writing grit-flirting. Give the man time, he has to be on his A+ pussy game.

“Hmmm, I don’t know,” you say, turning to face Svenja and giving her a languid look up and down (the girl really does have a nice body for a desk jockey with a sweet tooth. Not as firm and muscular as Valk’s but certainly nowhere close to fat either) “To be fair,” you say, locking eyes with her own blues, “the nebula is only the second most beautiful thing in the view right now.”

Svenja looks down and away, clearly abashed. You take a step forward, back bent, leaning lower and towards her. Your hands grab her gently by the shoulders and Svenja looks up at you, eyes hungry. Your lips press together, mouths interlocking hungrily. You gently pull Svenja into closer to you, her own impressive chest pressing into yours. eventually the two of you break your mouths apart. Your breath mixes together, your lips only a few inches apart.

“Ivan. I’m cold.”

Your hands instantly go to work on Svenja’s dress, and as they work, you speak. “There are ways to resolve such an issue. We were taught about it in basic,” The dress slides away from her shoulders, revealing an incredibly tempting hourglass figure. “it involves a extensive skin to skin contact.”

Immediately Svenja’s own hands are busy too, working off your shirt. She gasps as it falls away, revealing your glorious pecs to the kaleidoscopic light show. Her hands rest against your chest for a few long seconds, gently moving in circles. Then they begin their descent down to your waist, followed by her head.

“Oh my… I guess I’ll have to be extra careful not to have a repeat of dessert.”

>>31770781
My God.

TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT

>>31770781
And cue the sax music.

Rolled 9, 10, 10 = 29

>>31770781
WAY TOO LEWD

>>31770893

Round 2!!

>>31770893
So close

>>31770893
Roll to perform!

>29

CRITICAL SUCCESS!

>>31770893
>>29

Shit, not lewd enough apparently.

Rolled 10, 6, 6 = 22

>>31770893
>.003% chance to occur
>Uses it for nothing

Fuck all things.

No really, use it to fuck all things.

>>31770893
Does this mean we use GRIT MODE during sex?

>>31771058
Her poor poor pelvis.

>>31770893
You made >>31769807 happen, I hope you're happy.

I know I am.

Okay so then. Uh that was the FtB. Do you guys just want to jump straight to mission selection? Or is there something you want to take care of before I wrap up the thread?

>>31771058
I think it means she's gonna eat cream off her face again.

And again. And again. And a little bit more.

>>31771186
Mission select now, while everyone is here.

>>31771186
I want to bug Neils about how things are progressing with his love interest, if only to tease him.

>>31771186
Morning at Svenja's! I want to see how she is in the morning after that bit of lewd!

>>31771186
I wouldn't mind a short cuddle scene, but I also think we should go ahead and set up a mission for the next thread. After all these feels, I gotta see some action and violence and adventure.

>>31771186
Mission select please.

>>31771186
>>31771275

I'd second this. I'm fine with FtBs, I don't need written smut, but I like seeing morning after reactions, it was something I was looking forward to after spending the night with Elda that didn't happen.