>>32008063
>Nobody’s nice!
>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)

>>32008063
>>I don’t need your pity!
>>Push him over, he’s not reacting enough for your liking.

>>32008063
>Nobody’s nice!
>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)
I know you're just trying to bait us into confrontation with Rowan, but whatever. I'll take the bait. Rowan's interesting sort of.

>>32008063
>Nobody’s nice!
>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)

We seem to freak out a lot. Guess we're staying true to the paranoid angry daemon chick thing we had going at the start.

>>32008063
>>Nobody’s nice!

>>32008063
>Freak out.
"Bullshit, nobody is this nice, every damn home I've been in starts this way and it's always the same."

Slipping in the past while freaking out needs to happen.

>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)
>I don’t need your pity!
well sence this wont set us off with the claw thing then hell lets go with the freak out

>>32008063
>>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)
>>I don’t need your pity!

>>32008063
>Nobody’s nice!
>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)

>>32008063
>Nobody’s nice!
Oh sure, everybody starts out with nice sounding, lovey dovey horseshit, but that fuckin' goes away when they want something from you.

>>32008063
"Bullshit! There's a fucking reason you're dad didn't just kill me and it wasn't just kindness. I don't know if I'm just a fucking pet project to see if you can tame a fucking half demon or if he has some other stupid fucking plan. But if there's one thing I know it's that whenever someones nice they want something from you!"


>Nobody’s nice!
>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)

>>32008063
>Nobody's nice!
>I don't need your pity!

"No one simply helps for the benefit of others. There's always a price to pay. I can't accept any of this. I can't depend on the kindness of strangers."

>>32008168
>Sobbing tough girl

All of my hnnnnnnnggggg.

>>32008063
>>Nobody’s nice!

>>32008107
>>32008134
>>32008138
>>32008159
>>32008206
>>32008276
>>32008540
>>32008846
>>32009739
Ben was nice.

>>32009777
.......damnit

>>32008063
>>Nobody’s nice!
>Freak out. (this doesn’t mean rage, geeze)

>>32009777
Ben also died. Ben also didn't what we are. Ben was also our friend.

>>32009777
Low blow, anon.

>>32009777
Maybe Ben's the reason that them being nice is freaking her out so much. Nice people get killed.

>>32009879
Basically this.

Saying something about that would be great too.

>>32009879
Our parents seemed nice too.

>>32009978
They're dead.

>>32010052
Exactly!

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>>32009978
Oh god, more Batman parallels

OUR PARENTS ARE DEADDDDDDD

>>32010052
Right, that's the point. Nice people don't survive as hunters and murderers. These people, for all their friendly faces and shows of favor, they aren't nice. They're plotters and planners.

Prepare for rant.
--

“Nobody’s nice!” you yell. “Everyone wants something back. Don’t feed me that bullshit – your parents want something out of me!” (+10 Stress 29/100)

“Dude. You need to chill,” Harvey says, taking a step back, forcibly removing himself from your grip.

“Don’t fucking tell me to fucking chill,” you say, burning up under the collar. (+10 Stress 39/100) “You know, don’t you – you’ve known all along! Tell me what you and your freak family want – there’s a fucking reason you're dad didn't just kill me – there was nothing nice about him when he was chasing be down with that fucking angel crossbow.”

“Yeah, he can be pretty scary when he wants to,” Harvey allows. “If you’ve seen him burp the alphabet though, it’s hard to take him seriously after that.”

“Shut up!” you order, shoving him in the chest. How can he be so huge – he’s not even in high school. Or is he? “You think I'm just a fucking pet project? You think this is hilarious, don’t you? Fucking demon in a fucking zoo – just some mutt you can keep like a dog!” They must think you’re an animal – just a stray they can take in and make into the family pet. The thought makes you boil with anger. (+10 Stress 49/100)

Harvey furrows his brow at you, as if you’ve committed a faux pox. “You swear a lot.” His failure to match your craze is making you even crazier. (+10 Stress 59/100)

>>32010181

“This isn’t real,” you say, practically screaming. You advance on him, but he merely keeps his distance by back pedaling. “You’re always nice now, it’s all smiles, let’s take you out to eat, let’s have fun, Sierra, we’re going to be tight, we’re different – this time it’s all going to work out, this time it’s all fine, you’ll see! All your problems, zap, they’re gone – everybody’s got the answer, everybody’s the good guy – “

Harvey runs into a wall as he continues moving back, giving him nowhere else to go, though his expression keeps even as he stares you down.

You throw your claws into the wall at his side – you hadn’t realized they’d come out, but you want this kid to do something, to scream or cry or be mad or anything. “And that’s when you lock me out – we’re done, somebody else can handle this – someone else can take you away, you’re not our problem so don’t call. Don’t even fucking write us a letter, it’s always better this way,” you shout, dragging your claw down the wall as you rant. It leaves a huge gash that goes into the drywall. (+10 Stress 69/100)

“Are you still talking about us?” Harvey asks, mildly curious. “Because it sounds like you’re talking about someone else.”

“All the nice people on the planet are dead!” you yell at him, trying to explain. Your vision becomes blurry. “They all died! They’re gone and I’m here, but fuck you, I’m fine!”

>>32010181
>there’s a fucking reason you're dad didn't just kill me
>you're
>YOU'RE
I'm taking Stress right now.

>>32010196


Harvey raises an incredulous eyebrow. “If you’re fine, then why are you crying?” he asks, the picture of logic.

You say the next sentence as loud as humanly possible. “I’M NOT FUCKING CRYING!” you say, drilling a fist into the wall on every syllable. The wall winds up having a sizable hole by the end of it. (+15 Stress 84/100) You feel something slide down your cheek and drop off. Fuck. You really are crying. No way you’re fucking crying right now. You bring your claws up to try to rub the tears from your eyes, but claws aren’t good for that kind of thing.

There’s really nowhere else to go, after that. You’ve run out of steam. You deflate a couple sizes, and drop both arms to your sides. No way you’re fucking crying right now. “Why are you being so fucking nice?” you ask, your voice weak.

“Because,” says Harvey, looking at you like you should know better, “it looked like you could use it.” He steps forward and pulls you into a hug. A real hug, not some weak ass side hug or anything, just a full on power hug. He says nothing as try to stop crying.

>D-don’t touch me.
>Try to stop crying first.
>Hug back.
>Okay, enough’s enough, I get it.
>Other (?)
If you see a your/you're typo, be aware that I make typos when typing at speed.

>>32010224
>>D-don’t touch me.

>>32010224
Gangstas don't cry

>D-don’t touch me.
also need to come up with a excuse for that hole in the wall

>>32010224
>>D-don’t touch me.
Try to recover in record time! Pity isn't a very nice thing to receive either anyway.

Rolled 19

>>32010224
>Try to stop crying first.
I have a feeling Ima get a 100 and we'll just cry a lot.

>>32010224
>>D-don’t touch me.
>>Okay, enough’s enough, I get it.

>>32010224
>Try to stop crying first.
>D-don’t touch me.

>>32010224
>Stop crying first


>Implying you can pull away in full break down mode.

>>32010224
>>D-don’t touch me.
>>Try to stop crying first.

>>32010224
>Try to stop crying first.
>Hug back.

>>32010243
Maybe, just maybe, she's not a 'gangsta' but a broken up teenage girl who needs to cry. But hey, I'm probably being a faggot

I love you anon

>>32010224
>>Try to stop crying first.
>>Hug back.

>>32010361
Love to the max homie. Pour one out for our man Monster and the rest of the bloods.

>>32010224
If we do hug back we gotta make sure we put the claws away.

strength is failing you, and seriously how huge is this kid? And you can’t even see anything, this crying needs to stop now. You focus on that first – you hope everything will fall into place afterward. It’s not a short process, and this damn kid’s not letting go, but it’s not so annoying as it is a reminder that you should really quit crying so you can think through the situation. (-8 Stress 76/100)

Eventually, after some span of time, your sobbing shrinks to sporadic outbursts of pathetic blubbering, and then to some level that you feel that you’re once more the master of your physical faculties. Before you can mount bodily resistance to Harvey’s unrelenting hug, however, he simply lets you go, and sidesteps so as to be well out of your personal space. “So,” he says, glancing at the gaping hole in the wall, “do you want that to be my fault or yours? Because I’ve got enough brownie points to get away with it.”

>Nah. I’ve got it, thanks.
>Heh. What are your parents going to do? Ground me?
>Heh. What are your parents going to do? Hunt me down with a crossbow?
>I’d rather this stay between you and me.
>Other (?)

>>32010470
>>Other (?)
Doesn't matter. We'll be out of here before then.

>>32010470

Missing first line!!

“L-let go of me,” you say, completely nonsensical at this point. You push against Harvey, but your >>32010470

>>32010470
>Nah. I’ve got it, thanks.
Its 100% our fault.

We should go back to our room

>>32010496
No, fuck that we're not being homeless. We're only leaving when we can support ourselves.

>Heh. What are your parents going to do? Hunt me down with a crossbow?

>>32010470
>>Nah. I’ve got it, thanks.

>>32010470
Is this hole in the sheetrock of an inside wall or the brick of the outside wall? Because if it's in the brick, I'm curious as to what Harvey can do that would put a hole in it. He just that strong?

>Nah. I’ve got it, thanks.

>>32010470
>>Heh. What are your parents going to do? Hunt me down with a crossbow?

>>32010470
>>Heh. What are your parents going to do? Hunt me down with a crossbow?

>>32010513
We should probably make that our immediate priority, then.

Also, can the crossbow thing. It's getting a bit overplayed.

>>32010513
Seconding, fuck being homeless, at least ONE dude in this house is genuinely not a terrible person, and gives a fuck.

>>32010470
>"I've got it if you'll back me up."
>>32010496
We ain't leavin till they tell us to go.

>>32010561
Yes, please, jesus christ it's getting old.

>>32010588
You can't honestly tell me you have no reservations about staying here, can you?

>>32010590
hmm ok you got a point last time we bring the crossbow up for a while

>>32010224
>Try to stop crying first.

>>32010588
>We ain't leavin till they tell us to go.

I sure ain't voting for that.

>>32010470
>Nah. I’ve got it, thanks.
>Heh. What are your parents going to do? Hunt me down with a crossbow

>>32010588
You wanna stay with then forever?

>>32010470
>Heh. What are your parents going to do? Ground me?

>>32010618
Not really, a couple of you are really paranoid.

>>32010588
>>"I've got it if you'll back me up."
I'll second this.

>We ain't leavin till they tell us to go.
That not so much. I like them, and I'd rather not go be homeless, but I don't exactly like the idea of staying until they kick us out.

>>32010650
This anon don't, but no one stays with anyone forever. I'm cool with us staying for now, though, until we can get our own place and learn more about our origins and theirs

>>32010669
Not really paranoid. Just cautious and don't really want to stick around their house.

>>32010669
"Paranoid" makes it sound unjustified. If you're trying to say there is no validity at all to these concerns you are just an idiot.

>>32010635
>>32010650
Hey, we can always leave on our own when we have the means, but we've got a place to stay that doesn't blow nuts, with a bunch of people that can tell us all about demons and angels and shit.

>>32010470
>>Nah, I’ve got it, thanks.

>>32010696
This.

I'd like to learn more about the demon and angel thing and then split for a while to do demon things on our own. It'd suck if we never had to deal with demon urges

>>32010694
You don't buy someone a wardrobe when you're going to murder them in their sleep, anon.

And you certainly don't wait until the second night they're in your house. Unless they're a family of ludicrously cruel serial killers.

So yes, your fears are in my view unjustified.

>>32010694
Honestly if he wanted to kill us he would have ages ago.

Lets just get him to tell the truth about why he REALLY wanted to do this for us.

>>32010734
He's not the only one in the house, anon. Maybe his daughter decides to try her hand at demon hunting one night.

>>32010734
>>32010747
No, they may not immediately be planning on killing us. That isn't what I said. I said they are planning things, that they asked us here and are acting nice for an explicit purpose, one very probably not in our best interest, and that they can't be trusted.

>>32010470
also get rid of the claws before they come back

>>32010770
See? and then you said something that makes you look really fucking paranoid.

>>32010642

You feel kind of normal again, if worked up. “Nah, I’ve got it,” you say, your voice still a little bit thick. “What are your parents going to do? Grab the crossbows and come after me?”

Harvey frowns at you. “That crossbow thing really stood out to you, didn’t it.”

“Maybe it did,” you say, acknowledging the claim. “I’ll drop it.” You get your claws to resume regular form, and wipe your face on the sleeve of your jacket. “I’m… just going to go sit in the guest bedroom for a while,” you say.

He nods and lets you go.

You retreat to the guest bedroom. You sit on the bed and focus on doing nothing for a while. Some time passes. Then a long time passes. You can hear some coming and going in the rest of the house, but it’s too faint to make out specifics, even for you. Nobody disturbs your closed door.

>Stay where you are for a while longer.
>Become paranoid.
>Go downstairs.
>Go to sleep for a while.

>>32010768
His daughter needs to chill the fuck out, easily done with female bonding.

>>32010770
Yes, they are planning something, but probably not what you think. We've been pretty much open to fuck off anytime we wanted. Cass even spent some time with us and got us clothes because she wanted to.

Its also why I suggested that we push Isaac to tell us straight why he's doing this.

>>32010790
Being cautious and reserved is not the same as being paranoid.

>>32010819
Go down stairs to see if either of them are home yet.

Its time for some real talk

>>32010819
Check for possible escape routes.

>>32010819
>Attempt to listen to them plotting things

>>32010833
Picking >GTFO
For every option is a little heavy to be called cautious and reserved.

>>32010819
>>Go to sleep for a while.

>>32010819
>Stay where you are for a while longer.

going with >>32010854
also >>32010858 we can make deamon claws i don't think we need to worry finding a escape rout we will just make one

>>32010819
>Become paranoid.

>>32010868
I said I didn't have any problems staying a couple days extra. Some people seem to want to try waiting here a couple weeks, even. That's not every option at all.

>>32010868
I was agreeing to the guy you were replying to. I never picked to ">GTFO".

>>32010819
Stay in the room. This is our turf and we are strong here.

>>32010819
>>Go downstairs.

>>32010885
>What is a timeskip

Its going to take more than a couple of days to get on our feet if we want to go out on our own.

>>32010883
I mean open windows and stuff, things we can slide out quietly. You really want to destroy their house if we decide things are getting too weird?

>>32010819
>>Stay where you are for a while longer.

>>32010819
>Stay where you are for a while longer.
I'm sure they'll be along to ask about the wall-crater eventually...

>>32010819
Go downstairs, own up to that shit.

>>32010880
>>32010854

You try to listen in to anything that's being said about you and your outburst, but you really can't hear anything special. You figure the only way to find out where you stand is by going downstairs and seeing for yourself.

You trudge over to the door and push it open, and then walk down the stairs, quietly as possible. You don't see anyone, but the hole you made in the entryway is pretty gnarly now that you're looking at it. It's not through anything for real, but it's definitely straight through the drywall.

You wander about, checking everywhere, until you come to the family room. The lights are out and their big flat screen is on, and a familiar theme song is playing.

It's Robocop. Not the new one either, but the original good one. Your dad used to watch all these old science fiction movies with you when you were a kid.

Isaac pauses the movie when he sees you in the doorway. Rowan takes a second to look in your direction, but hastily averts her eyes - even before giving you the evil eye or anything.

"Hey Sierra. We were just starting a movie," he says. "Care to join us?"

"Sunday night's movie night," Harvey explains, stuffing a handful of popcorn into his mouth from a huge glass bowl.

>Sure.
>So. Sorry about your wall.
>Isaac, I need to talk to you.
>Other (?)

>>32010819
>>Go downstairs

>>32011038
>So. Sorry about your wall.

>>32011038
>So. Sorry about your wall.
>Isaac, I need to talk to you.
Then maybe after the talk we can watch the movie

>>32011038
>>So. Sorry about your wall.

>>32011038
>>So. Sorry about your wall.
and then go to sleep

>>32011038
>Sure.
Then once the movie is over,
>So. Sorry about your wall.
>Isaac, I need to talk to you.

>>32011038
We should either cut to the point or go out. No point interrupting their happy family time to talk about how we broke their shit.

>>32011038
>>Sure.
>>So. Sorry about your wall.

>So. Sorry about your wall and yea i be ok with watching i guess

>>32011068
sure, this works, also Robocop is an awesome movie; we gotta watch that shit

>>32011051
Agreed. We need to speak with him first.

>>32011038
>>Sure.
>>So. Sorry about your wall

>>32011038
>Isaac, I need to talk to you.

>>32011038
>>So. Sorry about your wall.
>>Isaac, I need to talk to you.

Man, we're gonna cringe the fuck out during robocop.

We just got done with a gun battle a day ago, every second of that movie is gonna be "Shiet, all these dead people are criminals like me".

That said, watch that shit.

>>32011147

Where the hell are we again? Cali? No doubt we know some people with family who will fix that wall for cheap.

>>32011187
they're fucking rich and OH SO SUPER GOOD PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPER NICE can we stop worrying about them spending money

>>32011218
>Not taking responsibility for your teenage breakdown.

>>32011262
>trusting people who act like Mormons

>>32011262
I'm pretty sure that as a teenage demon girl, Blood would be worse than dealing with her issues than I am, and if I ran away from my issues any more I'd turn into Shinji over night.

>>32011297
Please, this isn't family game night, and Mormons wouldn't watch robocop, also they'd be asking us constantly about why we don't have 6 kids already.

These are Lutherans at worst, and Lutherans are super chill.

>>32011068

You're not about to pass up on Robocop. You say nothing, and instead find a space on the floor nearby to sit. The couch only seats two, really, and Mr. and Mrs. Hallow seem to be using it mostly for the purposes of snuggling. Harvey's sitting with his back against the foot of the couch and has a blanket thrown over his legs, and Rowan has her own beanbag chair.

"There's blankets behind you," Harvey tells you.

You look behind you to find that yes, there is a stack of blankets behind you. You take the top one and use it to make yourself more comfortable as Isaac pushes play on the movie.

There's a lot of parts you didn't quite remember when you were a kid. Through all the movie, you see gangsters and street scum get gunned down by the dozen, and the moral of the story seems to be don't do what you do. It gives you a bitter taste in your mouth after the gunfight Friday morning.

By the time the movie's over, you're wondering how your dad ever thought it was okay to watch that kind of movie with you as a child - maybe he was the demon after all. Still, you would say Robocop is awesome and that you would watch it again.

When the credits roll, just glance over at Mr. Hallow. "So uh. The wall. Sorry about that," you say flatly.

>>32011218
I'm not worried about them spending money. They've invited us into their home and we put a hole in their goddamn wall during a demonic tantrum. We can at least apologize.

so quick recap Sierra stress 76/100 TG Paranoia at 150/100

>>32011333

Cassandra waves it off. "Please. This house has seen worse from my kids," she says.

Isaac gives a knowing chuckle, while Rowan rolls her eyes from over where she’s texting on her phone.

If that's true, you'd like to hear the details later. Still, there's something else on your mind. “Hey Isaac? I need to talk to you about something.”

Isaac takes a deep breath, as if preparing for a gun to fire at a track meet. Cassandra allows him to get up. You get up as well, and lead him out of the room. “I was kind of thinking more in private,” you say, not liking how you’re still in the vicinity of the others.

Isaac nods, and leads you into the back yard. It’s well tended, and has a nice wood chairs and a table fit for outdoor dining, in addition to a hot tub and a neat little garden.

He sits down at one end of the table, and you take a seat at the other. He raises his hands slightly. “Shoot,” he says.

>Write in.

>>32011357
A basic rundown of what types of demons and angels would be nice.

>>32011357
What is the real reason for the hospitality?

What's this junk about the angels and demons?

>>32011357
If angels kill demons then what kills angels?

>>32011357
why he took us in because if it really is just super kindness that's boring as fuck

>>32011357
>>32011377
With an emphasis on us specifically. What can we expect from this demon heritage? How do we deal with it?

And seriously, why are they helping us? It really can't just be altruistic.

>>32011357
so then in the ally you were going to impale me now few days later your trying to give me the welcome mat whats up with that? also a bit better explination on what deamons and angels are other then hey were here kind of thing

>>32011413
Dude, I don't think they're supposed to be main adversaries.

It's a good question, but it's one that's been asked to fuck, and if they're planning something we can't trust what they say anyways. Just fucking asking gets you nothing.

>>32011357
Tell him we have really good hearing and heard the family talking about us last night. Why are we really here?

doesn't change the fact that it'd be boring as fuck

>>32011357
"I don't really know much really about this whole 'demon' thing, but everything you guys have been saying makes it sound like I'm eventually just going to snap or something. This is why I'm here right now, isn't it. So that when I snap, you'll be right here to kill me right then instead of letting me rampage around the streets or something."

>>32011495
If i had to speculate- I'd figure they are probably trying to keep us away from some bigshot local demon that would be looking for recruit us.

>>32011430
Why? Seriously, why is that out of the realm of possibility?

>>32011516
Well that's kinda fucked up if it's what they're doing.

>>32011445
Do you actually expect anyone to understand what you type?

>>32011556
Why don't inner city residents call the cops? They just flat out don't believe people who say they want to help.

>>32011591
yea my spelling sucks i know just hope the you get the basic idea of what i am trying to say

>>32011601
Alright, but I expect like a Growing Pains moment where Isaac is really doing this to be chill (Lowan is Kirk Cammeron)

>>32011450
they could be. but you're probably right. this whole thing stinks of replacement family to make half demon act good instead of evil

>>32011815
Half human, nothing supporting that evil is the default setting, fuck that was said the second thread (by the dude we're paranoid about but still". Plus there's way more interesting potential villians than a family of moderate demon hunters.

>>32011815
I mean if we act overtly evil we're going to get targeted, and Sierra is already established as not totally evil. She's young and made a lot of mistakes, that's it.

oh who was that Meckor guy you guys talked about last night

>>32011847
I think it'd be interesting if just one person in the fam' was antagonistic, and the rest were legit

>>32011898
Well that'll happen if we don't go out of our way to make buddy buddy with the sister, but honestly that's a route I'd be trying to close off.

>>32011815
>>32011847
It seems less like demons are 'evil' and more like 'really bad anger issues and poor impulse control are common, but then throw superpowers on top of that and people tend to get killed'. And growing scary claws and shit probably doesn't help with building healthy relationships and stuff. I mean, Isaac already went and said that they aren't even really based around any religion or anything like that. They're just a thing that is.

We really need a table that we wouldn't feel bad about stabbing. It would help with our stress.

>>32011956
Common misconception, acting in a violent way to relive stress just increases stress and likelyhood of a violent outburst.

>>32011974
he means that thing where you stab between your fingers really fast

“Why are you helping me?” you ask, completely serious.

Isaac rubs his hands together. “Hoo boy, there’s the question,” he says with a whistle. He takes a moment to compose his thoughts. “I take it you’re not going to take pure altruism as an answer.”

You say nothing.

Isaac seems really uncomfortable with the awkwardness of the current situation, but he dives right into it. “Well. You’re Hellborn,” he says.

“Yeah,” you say.

“And you’re good. You know, where it counts,” he continues.

“That’s debatable,” you say.

Isaac mulls over his next words very carefully. “One time,” he says, “I met someone like you.”

“You mean a Hellborn?”

“Someone like you,” he reemphasizes. “Someone trying their best.”

“But you killed them,” you say, completing the thought.

Isaac shakes his head. “In a way, but not the way you’re thinking,” he says. “I did what I thought best. I let them go.” He pauses for a while. “My father was furious. He chewed me out for a month over that. He never trusted me again with anything – it was only when I had Rowan that we wound up fixing our relationship.”

You don’t see how this relates. “So…?”

“So,” he continues, “I… found that person later. Years later. The one I let go,” he says. “He… wasn’t the same anymore. He got tired of trying.”

You think you understand now – he’s not going to kill you until you snap. You grit your teeth at the idea of him patiently waiting to kill you when you’re too dangerous to live.

>>32012006


Isaac notices you tense up. “I’m not done yet. This kid, he was great. Really smart. But he was on his own, see. He fell in with a certain type of… of crowd. No one was there to tell him, it’s worth it to try. No one was there for him to lean on when he got discouraged, or sad. And one day, I guess, he ran out of reasons. He… hurt a lot of people, Sierra,” he says wincing at an unseen memory. “When I finally stopped him, you know what I couldn’t get out of my head?”

You wait for him to finish.

>>32012020


“It wasn’t all the bad things he did,” Isaac says. “It was his face. Just him, saying, thanks for giving me a chance. I thought I knew what kinds of things were out there, but I didn’t know anything back then. The world’s not built to help kids like you. I thought I was doing the right thing, and I was just throwing him to the dogs. I do good things all the time. I save people. But… giving you someplace to be,” he says, “somewhere to belong. It’s the only way I can save you. Letting you go without trying –it’s the same as if I saw someone drowning and refused to get in the water. I don’t want someone to come along later and do what I did to that poor kid, to you. I can’t let that happen – you’re too great, Sierra. You’re worth it. You deserve a chance, and I want the best for you. I don’t know if you can believe that after everything you’ve seen in your life, but that’s the truth.”

After he finishes talking, you find you’re a little choked up. You do a good job at suppressing it, though. There’s only so much emotion you’re capable of in one day.

“Was there something else?” Isaac says, watching you intently.

>Is Trevon really dead?
>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.
>Other (?)

>>32012035
dropped

>>32011992
Oh.
>>32012035
>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.
These two.

>>32012035
>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.

>>32012050
Good

>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.
Also would like to know who Meckor is the dude you talk to last night

>>32012035
>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?

>>32012035
I knew it. Grill him for info.

>>32012035
>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.

>>32012050
K.

Find your grimderp paranoia fest somewhere else.

>>32012035
>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.
I was so close to saying to hug him, but I really don't think Sierra is the type to do something like that.

>>32012035
>>Could you... tell me a little bit about what I am?
>>Tell me a little bit about what you are.

I don't even remember which one Trevon is.

>>32012050
Oh, good.

>>32012130
The one that got shot.

>>32012130
The leader of the crips and the asshole who killed reaper and ben

>>32012130
He was the demon crip that rode up on our turf. Guilt complex here unloaded a sparkler in his chest.

>>32012035

Despite wanting to believe what he’s saying, it’s a tough pill to swallow. “I’ve seen a lot of crap,” you say. “But I guess… I don’t know. I’ll see where this goes.”

Isaac nods.

“Now… Ever since I met you, I’ve been hearing a bunch of crap that doesn’t make any sense,” you say. “I don’t know the lexicon. What can you actually tell me about what I am? I mean concrete stuff.”

“Okay,” he says. “You’re part demon. But your demon half isn’t all the same kind of demon. Your different… themes of abilities correspond to the different types of demons in your heritage that possess those abilities. That’s what Harvey meant when he guessed you were part Infernus, part Belphegoran.”

“Those. What are those?” you ask.

“Inferni are the red-skinned things that you see in movies. They’re the stereotypical red-skinned, person-esque things. They can stand in fire and not burn. They’re strong, fast, natural hunters, and the more angry they get, the more powerful they become. They’ve got claws, tails, horns, wings. Everything. That part of you is why you have claws. Based on that, I’d say you smell blood better than the average person. Is that right?”

Let me tell yall how this is going to end.

First of all you're going to find your humanity through the help of these people which is actually a curse because of your kind. Then you're going to spend some threads locked in sexual tension. Then you're going to run into some people of your old gang who terrorize the town and try to hunt down your loved one. BUT WAIT in the climatic battle it turns out that they can help out one of the gang members too. The other two become recurring villains until one of them dies and the other becomes less crazy but still kinda crazy. Then in a big sacrifice to save the family you give up your humanity and become evil. Your loved one then falls in love with the reformed gang member and they both try to save/kill you. In the end you get saved and hook back up with the love interest and the break up when you have to take over an evil company in the name of good. Then the qm decides it's gone on long enough and kills off some characters and fades to black as you fight a horde of enemies.

oh and you also spend a thread or two as a puppet

>>32012323

You see no harm in confirming his suspicion. “Yeah, actually. What about the Belphegoran part?”

He searches a little bit to find a suitable explanation for you. “They’re closest to vampires,” he says. “Not their weaknesses, but their powers. They feed off of negative emotions – they corrupt the nature of things. They can make people feel sad, or afraid. Even push them to suicide. I think I saw you do something like that, a couple times. The more powerful ones can do really horrible things, but for you, I think, it’s probably a lesser Belphegoran you have in your family tree, otherwise you’d have more powers along those lines – it’s the strongest demon blood that dominates in hellborn.”

“So how much more crap is going to develop?” you ask.

“I think you’re mostly done, actually,” says Isaac. “It’s comes in when you’re growing up. That’s why I’m so impressed – you’re really well adjusted for having a full set of demonic powers.”

>Eh… actually, I got a couple new powers just a couple days ago.
>Neither of those things included shadow powers.
>That sounds like me all right.
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.
>Other (?)
Wrapping up soon.

>>32012339
Nobody cares

>>32012341
>>Eh… actually, I got a couple new powers just a couple days ago.
>>Neither of those things included shadow powers.

>>32012341
>Eh… actually, I got a couple new powers just a couple days ago.
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.

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>>32012339
>That extreme butthurt

>>32012341
>Neither of those things included shadow powers.
>Tell me a little bit about what you are.

>>32012341
>Eh… actually, I got a couple new powers just a couple days ago.
>Neither of those things included shadow powers.

>Eh… actually, I got a couple new powers just a couple days ago.
also with >Tell me a little bit about what you are.
still want to know about Meckor what he the deamonic pit boss in the area or something?

>>32012341
How the fuck we supposed to know about shadow powers?

>Eh... I got enhanced senses a few days ago.

>>32012341
>Neither of those things included shadow powers. And I ended up getting a couple new ones in the police station.

Any chance of a character sheet pastebin?

>>32012341
>>Tell me a little bit about what you are.

>>32012386
I think she's used them before but not during the events of the quest.

>>32012386
That might be from our Infernus parentage, granted it's still worth mentioning.

>>32012386
It was in our first layout of our powers.

We just never used them because the situation didn't call for it

>>32012386
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/31933457/#p31936701
>Yes. You can make people sad, like with Ian.
>If you get real angry, your hands turn into claws.
>You can light your hands on fire as well - you melted your way through a barbed wire fence like that once - but that's pretty taxing.
>You're also really good with the scent of blood.
>If someone has a cut, you can follow them like a hound.
>The other thing is that you can push and pull shadows around to make them darker or lighter.
>All in all, you think it's pretty cool.

We need a character sheet.

>>32012386
We never used them because making shadows change shape is less useful than supersenses and automatically making people depressed as shit.

>>32012341
>Inferni do the fire hand thing, right?
>Eh… actually, I got a couple new powers just a couple days ago.
>Neither of those things included shadow powers.

>>32012339
>>32012372
Don't worry, anon, they just enjoy this quest more then us, let them enjoy it.

>>32012341
just one or the other for mentioning our capabilities
wither shadow powers, or the fact that we just got new ones a bit ago
girls gotta keep some secrets after all

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>>32012351
guys chill out it's just a joke jesus. every ones so out to get each other because of GRIMDERP or LIGHTDERP. just remember

everyone here is a giant faggot including you and the qm. you're on 4chan

Don't tell him about enhanced senses, it is more convenient for us if they do not know we can listen on them.

>>32012477
>That backpedaling
Look, if the guy took the time to write out that elaborate stupid paragraph because he was mad at the way Isaac didn't fall into his expectations then it probably isn't a joke.

Even if it is a joke, its a shit joke and he should stop.

>>32012482
This. Doesn't mean we can't say that we got new powers, though.

>>32012482
Seconding

>>32012503
it's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. I'm not backpeddling I was making a joke about angel and sierra

>>32012482
Zipping it about the enhanced senses seems prudent. I still want to say something about the manadrain.

>>32012521
Dude, elaborate jokes don't work unless you're doing the aristocrats joke and it has to be spoken.

>>32012535
Reasonable. I figure that we can trust him some, just not whole hog.

>>32012535
Draining and shadow fuckery is pretty vampiresque.

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>>32012537
it's not even elaborate it's a very basic summary. I get it you never watched the show sucks for you.

also you should really watch the shows they're both great. they also both start off super cheesy so don't let that stop you

>>32012581
I did watch the show, but the paragraph was too long, and generally tasteless as far as a joke is concerned.

>>32012628
then you should rewatch them because you lost your sense of humor somewhere

“Uh... I um… actually, I learned how to do some new stuff just yesterday,” you say, a bit sheepishly.

Isaac is slow to respond. “What exactly are you saying? You learned how to use your powers in new ways, you mean?”

“Well. I ‘learned’ how to hear through soundproof windows. Like when Aguilar told you to get out of his sight.”

The man has trouble understanding what you’re saying. “How did you… you really did, didn’t you,” he says, stunned. “And this was new?”

“Well, yeah. And I started being able to suck power out of people by touching them like Rogue from X-Men.”

Isaac doesn’t say anything for a little bit. “This is… a bit different,” he says.

Judging by Isaac’s blatant shock at the fact you’re collecting powers like stamps, you figure it might be better if you hold off on the whole shadow powers tangent. “Is that like, a bad different, or a good different?” you ask.

“Different as in different,” he says, rubbing his chin and looking off into the sky. “This is really different.” He seems to get his act together, though. He shakes his head. “But we can worry about that later, it’s getting a late. Let’s go back inside.”

The two of you abandon your clandestine meeting and go back into the house. It’s a late night, and you have a lot of things to think about before bed.

--End Part 3--

>>32012679

I hope you enjoyed yourselves. This went on a lot longer than planned, but then again, I didn’t think we'd freak out so much at everything. I guess I should have anticipated Sierra having violent reactions to kindness for kindness sake.

I recognize that some people will be turned off by the Hallow family. That’s fine, I suppose. As the quest becomes more defined, I expect certain people to drop off as they find it’s not to their liking. To each their own.

As for character sheets, I will get one up for Sierra. As you could imagine, her power set is only going to become more convoluted with time, and it’ll be nice if we all have something to refer to. There’s also a skill-tree, but I’m trying to figure out how to present it neatly and without revealing some of the cooler powers before their time. Right now it’s a horrific mess of a thought-web in freemind.

Also, this was a very roleplay heavy segment – and very, very angsty. There should be more action in the threads to come, as well as more direction in the ‘who are we fighting’ field.

In the meantime, how was everything? What was good, what could be done better? Besides typos and crossbows, any areas I could write better in?

As for the next thread, I honestly don’t know. I’ll give a tentative date for Monday, a lot later than my usual time. Maybe staring at 4:00 PM Mountain Standard time. I’ll announce on twitter should I have an unexpected availability or time change (i.e. I may run on Sunday).

>>32012679
Aw shit we told him.

>>32012679
>inb4 he calls his buddies to come dissect this abnormality.

>>32012707
>inb4 that doesn't happen the hallows can do no wrong

>>32012687
So is moving out actually an option?

>>32012687
It was fine, and really teenage protag is going to be angsty, personally I'm no good for writing critique.

I enjoyed it.

>>32012679
uhm...i am pretty sure we wanted to keep super hearing a secret because it was convenient. You could've told literally everything else and it would be fine...

>>32012732
It was probably too late in the voting period. I voted to tell him everything then had an Oh Shit moment when that guy said it included super hearing.

>>32012687
>As for character sheets, I will get one up for Sierra.
Thanks.
I'm going to be nitpicking at the charsheet/other pastebins a lot. Don't get offended by it or something, I do it to every quest.
>There’s also a skill-tree, but I’m trying to figure out how to present it neatly and without revealing some of the cooler powers before their time. Right now it’s a horrific mess of a thought-web in freemind.
Look at how Shadow Quest did it. The rts fog of war style blackout over abilities that are hidden (optional next stage where you have blurred out abilities that are un-blacked but need to be hidden because plot, SQ doesn't have this but I like it), then have revealed but unavailable to obtain, and then revealed and able to be obtained.


As for how it's going, I like it a lot. I loved the really long session and the timely updates are nice. It's refreshing to have a QM run a session like this instead of having every single update take an hour or stop after 3 hrs or something. Looking forward to the next thread.

>>32012715
If you can get enough people behind it probably.

But really, they've had the "We're keeping her." attitude since we arrived. You don't invite an underaged person to stay in your home without expecting them to actually stay.

At this point, there's no reason to really leave.

>>32012749
That is not something hard to adjust to players' wants. Just take out a couple of sentences and it would be all fine. It wasn't too late for anything.

>>32012687
Thanks for running

>>32012732
Yeah, I'd have rather seen his reaction to the shadow powers than to the new superhearing.

>>32012769
I suppose so. Too bad we don't have a memory wiping ability.

>>32012715

I see a lot of potential story coming out of living with the Hallows for some time, but Sierra's seventeen, and she'll be eighteen in the not-too-distant future. She could easily get emancipated, figure out an income, and live by herself if she put her mind to it.

>>32012732

I didn't expect there to be a group feeling of let's tell him about our powers, but hey, that's the fun of questing, right?

If there seems to be a majority decision that wasn't the intended result, I'll retcon it. Secrets are fun.

>>32012755

I was trying to mimic shadow quest with the fog-of-war map, but my problem is that I have lots of weird powers from all over the place tie in to bigger powers. It doesn't make a neat tree at all. I guess I could clean that up, but I kind of like the style as it is.

>>32012782
is there a reason you hand waved not telling him about the shadow powers? it looks like every serious vote but 1 said tell him about the shadow powers

>>32012782
What level of education does Sierra have?

>>32012760
I guess if she wanted to self sufficient.

I would've argued it might be dangerous to be in a demon hunter's house until the QM confirmed they exist to house and feed us.

>>32012806
I stopped being suspicious as soon as Sierra woke up in the morning.

And became less so when clothes were bought.

>>32012688
Yeah, the general consensus was not to reveal the enhanced senses. It really does not make sense for her to reveal that. There's no way she trusts Issac completely by now, even if she does trust him on some level.

Aside that, I enjoyed it a fair bit. Sierra's angst is well within acceptable limits so far. She's a half demon teenage girl with a shitty past who just had a bunch of her friends killed and nearly died herself, and that was only yesterday. It'd be out of place if she didn't angst some. Plus it was well done enough that I didn't mind it at all. It's good to see a protagonist freaking out in a believable way once in a while. Is something to be careful about though, and she's probably done as much angsting as she can get away with for a while.

>>32012798

I figured half wanted to tell about shadow powers, half wanted to tell about getting new powers. I guess I made a decision between the halves, while not picking both.

>>32012805

She has some high school, but she really hasn't been keeping up in her education for a while. A high school diploma would be useful in the future, though.

>>32012806

I guess the point of this ultra-thread was to learn that yes, you can trust the Hallows. I thought it was an interesting plot for the day.

.>>32012826

I don't revel in angst, but it seemed really natural for the character. After that, though, I don't see anything on that level happening for a long time, so I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted.

>>32012826
I think he told Isaac about the enhanced senses because they really aren't out to get us and the paranoia is getting annoying for him. It's was getting annoying to half the players in here and they didn't even have confirmation about how the Hallows really are. Telling him about the enhanced senses really kicks the paranoia possibilities in the ballsack.

>>32012849
>I don't revel in angst, but it seemed really natural for the character. After that, though, I don't see anything on that level happening for a long time, so I hope you enjoyed it while it lasted.
Pretty much exactly what I was getting at with the above post. I'm not a giant fan of angst either, but there are some times when it's appropriate and this one was one of them.

>>32012882
What? You're thinking backwards. If anything, it increases paranoia since we can not secretly listen on them.

>>32012882
That doesn't make any sense, anon. I was assuming he just didn't see it in time.

>>32012897
It makes it ooc for Sierra to go to the same paranoid extents that some players are. She already trusts Isaac enough to not listen in secretly.

>>32012919
How do you know what's out of character for her?

>>32012882
You really think he did that just because a couple other players were getting annoyed?

>>32012931
Are you really trying to suggest that it's impossible to get a bead on what a character is like when reading about their thoughts and actions?

>>32012961
I got the impression that she wouldn't tell this strange family all of her secrets.

>>32012977
Ah. So you were just trying to say that people who aren't you are incapable of knowing what Sierra is like. Gotchya.

>>32013003
Nice, going for personal attacks now. Really backing up your argument.

>>32013003
What are you even trying to say?

>>32012919
You are wrong. She does not trust them completely. That much is obvious. When she could listen and see that they were not talking and scheming something bad about her, that would calm her down. Just like it did just last night. Now if she suspects them to be talking in secret, and Isaac will be able to keep her from hearing now that he know she can, it will only increase her paranoia.

>>32013003
>>32012961
You sound desperate. Your words can be thrown back at you easily and they would be more fitting.

>>32013020
>I say that X would be ooc
>You ask how it's even possible to know how something is ooc.
>I ask if you seriously just asked that.
>You respond by saying that you thought Y was ooc.
That exchange really does look like you think that you're saying that other people can't know anything about Sierra at all. I'm not seeing another way to interpret someone saying that knowing something about a thing is impossible, and then claiming to know something about that thing.

But now the conversation has gotten pretty derailed from what it was.

How does telling him about the senses make the extreme paranoia ooc? Well, it shows that she trusts him at least enough to throw away the ability to spy on them as easily. A very paranoid person would have not told him about the super senses at all.

>>32013080
I never said it was complete trust, I said she wasn't super paranoid. She obviously doesn't trust them 100%, because she didn't tell him about the shadow powers. At the same time, she's probably not going to be sleeping with the door barricaded or constantly thinking about how to run off and not get found or attempting to listen in on every single conversation that she can to find out info about some secret plotting.

>>32013174
We were arguing she wouldn't have done that. QM said he might retcon if enough people agree.

>>32013174
He just didn't see the votes explicitly not to tell him we have super senses.

>>32013174
>That exchange really does look like you think that you're saying that other people can't know anything about Sierra at all.

No, anon, it just shows you have terrible reading comprehension.

>>32013174
>I'm not seeing another way to interpret someone saying that knowing something about a thing is impossible, and then claiming to know something about that thing.

Where the hell did I post that? Again, reading comprehension, you do not have it.

>>32013174
>Well, it shows that she trusts him at least enough to throw away the ability to spy on them as easily

We were arguing that she shouldn't said that because we voted for it not to happen.

>>32013243
>We were arguing that she shouldn't said that because we voted for it not to happen.

*shouldn't have

It's too late and I'm making grammatical errors. I'm done, hopefully we can vote for the retcon next thread.

>>32013269
nah, what is done is done. Fuck retcons.

>>32013243
>Where the hell did I post that?
Right here >>32012931 you ask how it's possible to know how something is ooc. You didn't ask why I thought that paranoia was ooc, you said >>32012931 "How do you know what's out of character for her?". You asked how it is possible to know whether anything is ooc, which denotes a belief that it is impossible for a player to determine the oocness of an action. That wouldn't really be an objectionable position since QMs really are the final authority on the matter, but then you turned around and did what you claim can't be done by declaring that Sierra telling the Hallows secrets is ooc in >>32012977.
>>32013243
>We were arguing that she shouldn't said that because we voted for it not to happen.
>>32013203
>We were arguing she wouldn't have done that. QM said he might retcon if enough people agree.

When/if the retcon happens, sure. It will be that way. As of right now, according to the events of the story, it is not that way and Sierra trusts him enough to tell him about the super senses.

Though, you two seem to think that the main point of what I was saying was a declaration about what Sierra's character should be or is permanently. No. I was saying that it was possible that the QM was trying to use this to curb paranoia by making paranoia ooc. If/when a vote to have a retcon happens, that point will be proven wrong.

>>32013372
>I was saying that it was possible that the QM was trying to use this to curb paranoia by making paranoia ooc

Like I said, it's more likely he just didn't see them.

>>32013471
The second he calls for the retcon vote, you'll be proven right. I hope he does; it would mean he's not one of those QMs that tries to 'subtly' manipulate his players and telling Isaac about the shadows instead of the senses was the better option anyway.

>>32012687
I wasn't here for this second thread, but personally I was disappointed (not like it's all your fault since anons vote for stuff) with how it went. Not because I wanted our protagonist to go back to gang life or anything like that, but because it all felt too fast and easy. Between Harvey acting like a saint and everything with Isaac it just fell flat for me, there wasn't even as much as a snide snipe or whatever from Rowan, or a crack in the perfect family image or anything. I dunno, I just had more hopes for Sierra and the family learning about each-other rather than combined therapy/info-dump. The first two threads certainly did that a lot better.

>>32014496
If we stay there, I'm pretty sure the whole stuff with Rowan is going to unfold at some point. Maybe she's out for us, or maybe she's just being a teenager. Besides, we know next to nothing of them yet, except the creepy (for me, anyways) perfect family thing they have going.

>>32014855
Yeah, but that's kinda the problem. For example, at several points Sierra's reactions are colored by her still being a teenage girl despite the gang-banging, demon-heritage stuff that shapes her, and Rowan's issues are also colored through the lens of immaturity, which is reasonable. It provides conflict, room to grow, and more believable character interactions, all good to have for any story.

However, read the first few updates of the thread. How the fuck is Harvey, the ~14 year old kid, more calm and composed than even his dad? Fuck, I'm 26 and pretty outgoing and personable, and I would have been pretty fucking awkward there. It was jarring as fuck to read. Not even a matter of him being too nice or anything, just...that's a fucking inhuman composure. If I thought that was intentionally supposed to be creepy then maybe I'd let it go, but I can't see it that way. I mean, I'm kinda miffed at the parents taking it that well too, but the Harvey stuff was what REALLY put me off this whole thread.

>>32012687
Good stuff, mate. Can't wait for the next sesh.

Really enjoying this quest. I think >>32015058
may have something of a point, but at the moment I'm willing to assume that Harvey just has more angel in him than the others, and he kinda IS supposed to be a little inhuman.

I can't help but see this whole past few threads as kinda like the last Scarlet-Spider ongoing. "Sierra wants to be hardcore, but the Hallows won't let her".

>>32015058
I see him as fairly creepy too. Cassandra too, for that matter.

I can't into happy families.

>>32015058
>>32015849
>>32015984
>OMG so creepy
It sounds like you guys were molested by an ice-cream man.

And I think the entire point is that their personalities and dispositions are more human than we'd expect a half angel's/demon's to be.

>>32015058
>>32015849
>>32015984

I think that's related to their heritage. They seem to be kind in such a way that normal people just interacting with them probably find off-putting. They are supernaturally understanding and patient. People probably notice this on some level, and detect something 'weird' about them. But they're so incredibly earnest that they can just take the weirdness and sweep it under the rug.

MC has a different problem. Sierra has anger issues that made her impossible for who knows how many foster homes to deal with, which stands out because once she was known to be 'troubled' she probably would only have been given over to foster homes with a good reputation for rehabilitation. The fact that those same families, which are already people with a lot of patience, understanding, and kindness all gave up on her (and quickly too, judging by how she had been in several of them) is telling. She isn't just angry, she's abnormally angry in a way that other people find frightening and unsettling. Just like the Hallow families kindness, only without being tempered by that same kindness.

Not sure about Rowan though. Some teenagers are more or less rebellious than others. Maybe Harvey isn't to hung up about being an angel, maybe Rowan is rebelling as hard as she can. It would be funny if getting her hair dyed and going 'ugh' at things is what she thinks of as bad girl behavior. Maybe she just wishes she were a normal human.

Wow, sorry I missed this