>>33047579
>Where's Bob?
Bob no!

>>33047579
>>What happened to the experiments?
>Where's Bob?
Other should be fine. Probably.

Rolled 74

>>33047579
I roll to remember the night

>>33047579
>>What happened to the experiments?
>>What happened to the others?
>>Where's Bob?

>>33047579
>Ugh. What the hell can I do about this hangover?
>What happened to the experiments?


>flashes of pale skin and smooth scale flit across your mind, but nothing rises in detail.
Tease.

>>33047579
>OP is not a three post long gay smut
dropped.

>>33047667
>>33047704
>>33047747
>Where's Bob?!

You blink yourself awake as you wash up and dress, pondering. In a glass case rests the creature, sputtering air as it sludges about, now about the size of two fists. A note is attatched.

> http://pastebin.com/hhneAC6E <

You read the note as you try to recall the previous night, rubbing your forehead. Nothing more springs to mind, though some clarity from the earlier parts of the night spring up. Namely, that you erased all your runes before passing out. Thank Coyo for small favors, for it's all He gives.

You set yourself to work thinking on how to alleviate this damn pain.

>We could try a headband with Sickness.
>Maybe Sickness sheets have a secondary effect? These ones weren't runed.
>Drink water, lots of water, and rest.
>Fuck it! Let's go visit (Character)
>Writein

>>33047944

>>33047944
I don't like that guy.

>>33047944
>>We could try a headband with Sickness.

That guy is not very clever. Helpful, yes, but not clever.

>>33047944
I don't think we're ready to do magic with a hangover.

Stick to mundane methods for now.

Also when do classes start?

>>33047944
This guy is annoying.
>Drink water, lots of water, and rest.

>sickness headband
If you want to risk fried brains, go ahead.

>>33047944
>Drink water, lots of water, and rest.
>We could try a headband with Sickness.

If the headband works, then we'll make a killing with them. Sell booze that gives the nastiest hangover known to man and then sell them an anti-hangover headband.

>>33048002
>>33047999
>>33047997
You come to the conclusion that your 'ally in white' is hilariously naive, helpful, and likely easy to manipulate. Sitting heavily on the bed, you drink a tall glass of water, deep in thought, when you find a sheet of paper sticking from your bag.

A circle, sloppily drawn on the paper. A sickness rune points at the circle, with various sloppy notes around it.

So sloppy, in fact, as to be illegible. You groan, tossing it aside for now. Bob blurbles at you noisily, more insistent than before, and you toss him a biscuit. Which he leaps up and -

You jump as Bob literally turns into a maw of flat teeth and snaps it out of the air, landing with a loud splat. After a moment, he swells and releases another flatulent sound. He's a little bigger now, as you lay back on the bed. A light knock at your door signals that someone is here.

>Writein

>>33048273
open door

>>33048273
Draw a sickness rune on the door to offend whoever disturbs our peace!

>>33048273
Is the door trapped? Send bob under it to check who's on the other side.

>>33048273
Answer the door, if its a cute boy, mildly sexually harass them, otherwise be grouchy at them.

>>33048273
Tell them it's unlocked and ask them not to be so loud.

>>33048273
Let them come in.

"It's unlocked. Please be quiet."

"Ah." says the voice from the other end. "I figured you'd need breakfast, Magnus, so I brought you some." he says, from behind the closed door.

Law-boy?
"Why are you here?"

"I just said..."

>No, I mean, why are you tending to me?
>What are you hoping to gain from this?
>I'm just confused why you're being so helpful.
>I mean all this. All of it.
>Nevermind, just come in and give me the damn food.

>>33048758
>I'm just confused why you're being so helpful.

>>33048758
>>No, I mean, why are you tending to me?
>I'm just confused why you're being so helpful.

>>33048758
>No, I mean, why are you tending to me?

>>33048840
>>33048789
>>33048780
"No I mean... Why are you helping me? Tending to me? I was an ass, man."

Also an ass-man. But that's beside the point.

"While your behavior indeed called to mind an obstinate beast of burden, I was no less rude to demand you not go. It was, after all, your own business. I'm merely trying to make amends." Antemus enters, again an emblem of shining cleanliness. White gloves, white suit. He sets the meal on a tray that he sets up near the bed.

>Writein

>>33049272
thank him and eat

>>33049329
"Thanks." You manage, as you eat a big meal of eggs, bacon, and more bacon. It's a lot greasy, but sweet and delicious.

"Which is why I would be happy to ask of you - what is it that you have planned for your day, once the hanging-over-"

"Hangover."

"Once the hangover finishes?"

"Well..."

>I was planning on researching Bob.
>I was planning on researching some... findings (the illegible theory)
>Figured I'd work with my magic some.
>I need to practice my knifework.
>I'd like to see some more of my rune effects.

>>Why do you ask?
>>Not that you'd care.
>>Really, slumming it up with gutterboys?

>>33049272
Thank him I guess.

And since he's gonna notice anyway, ask him what the school policy on pets is.

>>33049723
>>I was planning on researching some... findings (the illegible theory)
>>Why do you ask?

>>33049723
Say we're planning on researching Bob, then ask if he's waiting for us to slip up, but do so playfully to indicate speaking in jest.

>>33049723
>I was planning on researching Bob.
What happens if the monster blob archetype actually eats healthy? Oats and vegs erryday.

>>33050594
>>33050067
>>33049724

"So what's the school policy on pets?"

"I'm sorry?"

You indicate the creature with your fork and toss him some bacon. He sniffs it, then slurps it up greedily. "Oh." he manages. "Keep it for observation." he says, "I wasn't able to determine what it is, I assumed you made it."

You blink, your fork skittering on the plate a little in shock.
"I'm sorry, what?"

He blinks, rising.
"Ah... I've a meeting I've forgotten!" he says, then leaves in a rush. You watch him go, sliding some egg into your mouth. You don't really have the energy to follow him, so you look back at Bob. Who now sports a single black eyeball.

You blink at it. It blinks back.

You finish your meal, mulling on the possibilities of the thing.

>What will you feed Bob?

>>33051455
paper?

>>33051455
meat, i guess

>>33051455
I think >>33050594
has potential.

>>33051455
Bones? It counts as protein and minerals, I guess.

>>33053793
Do we have any?

>>33051455
It might be some sort of gene-stealer/mimic.

Feed it bits of your own hair along with ordinary food and see if it develops traits mirroring our own.

You think for a moment, and roll a hamburger in oats, then wrap in paper. You watch contentedly as it eats the package equal in size to itself, taking huge bites with a maw that is its entire being. Finally, you toss a few chicken bones in, and watch as it feasts upon them happily, eye closing as it flattens in relaxation.

You turn to your equipment in thought, then back to it, and nothing so far has changed. The door opens, and Tal enters.

"The thing grows." he says, standing beside you. He's cleaned recently as well, scales shining.

>Writein

>>33056367
"One shudders to think what happens when we feed it too much."

>>33056367
"Hey there handsome. You're making a part of me grow."

>>33056594
>>33056498
>>33056616
Samefags out in force.

>>33056627
I was only the original suggestion. Also, samefags with 3 posters? You ain't too bright a bulb, are ya son?

>>33056367
"Grew an eye too. Think I'm really gonna have to find out what that thing is."

>>33056367
Comment on the eye, yeah.

>>33056367
How bad is our hangover?

Can we halfheartedly complain about Tal being too bright?

>>33056934
>>33056895
>>33056476
Writing.

>>33056959
"Coyo's tail, did you have to shine up so much?"

"Of course. Dra don't suffer as much of the hanging over."

"Hangover." you correct instantly.

"Yes, The hanging over."

You sigh.
"It's grown an eye, too. I wonder what'll happen if it gets loose."

"Hope it won't." he says, looking over at it. "Is... cute, though." he says, as it blows a raspberry. "Weird. But cute." he tilts his head at you in thought. "Has been week, Magnus." he says, apropos of nothing.

"A week? What of it."

"There is place, want to show you. Not far, not close. Just right." he says, bouncing on his heels. "Gi'al said should wait until know for a week before asking like this."

>I'm sorry, what are you talking about?
>...Are you trying to court me?
>Where are we going?
>... I'm sorry, this is a bit sudden.
>What.

>>33057059
>>... I'm sorry, this is a bit sudden

>>33057059
>>Where are we going?

>>33057059
"...Sure, I'm game."

>>33057059
"Well it's about time."

>>33057059
TAKE ME MANMEAT

>>33057059
>...I'm sorry, this is a bit sudden

>>33057059
>... I'm sorry, this is a bit sudden

>>33057141
>>33057140
>>33057124
>>33057094
>>33057083
Writing.

>>33057185
Can we mollify that to "can it wait until I no longer have a hangover?"

>>33057141
>>33057124
>>33057083
>>33057094
>>33057140

Are you guys just doing the opposite of what you think EGO wants? What the fuck.

>>33057275
Dude, turning Gi'al into a sexual tyrannosaurus is both impossible and just being contrary for the sake of being an asshole.

>>33057185
You blink at him.

"It's a bit sudden." you admit. "And my head feels like it's filled with embers on my brain." you add. "How is Gi'al?"

"Worse." he says. "Is curled up, all tiny like. Shoo me away, says too shiny." he shrugs. "Was groaning a lot, too. Reading book and saying he wanted things to stop being made of hurt. Is in library."

He happily jumps around a bit, looking around.

>Go see the poor bird.
>Get more sleep.
>Brew some quick and dirty stuff to make the worst go away.
>Ask for some items from Tal for Rune experimenting (roll will be needed.)

>>33057371
>Get more sleep.

>>33057371
>>Go see the poor bird.

>>33057371
>Go see the poor bird.

>>33057371
>>Get more sleep.

>>33057371
>Get more sleep.

>>33057371
>Get more sleep.

>>33057371
>Go see the poor bird.
I guess it's an opportunity for SCIENCE.

>>33057473
>>33057463
>>33057451
>>33057445
>>33057422
>>33057427
>>33057431
Writing.

>>33057522
Goddamnit, EGO I think now people are just attempting to sabotage you.

Because that is way too many votes to be legit.

>>33057637
get on my network level

>>33057728
That is literally the opposite of what you'd say if the subject was doing runes.

Also we're passing up an opportunity to go to the library, and yet you claim to care about runes.

>>33057820
But wasn't the character already established as wanting some ass? Like hell, we just thought lewd thoughts about Lawfag.

>>33057948
No I know that, I was still objecting to the idea.

It's just annoying is all.

>>33057522
well an anon in the QTG just admitted to samefagging the vote...

>>33058117
Does context mean anything to you people?

There's a time and a place. How is that hard to wrap your heads around?

>>33058235
Where and when?

He's never done that.

>>33058235
>Here, let me make up some nonsense!

why is the post delete so fucking slow

seriously

>>33058235
You're just saying nonsense to justify being an asshole for no reason.

>>33058235
he didn't appease anyone in that, there was barely any of that action and the only non-disappointing bit was written by a random anon in a pastebin...

>>33058295
its on a 1 minute timer

>>33058314
No, it was an accidental post.

>>33058362
For fuck's sake.

If you want to leave, leave. No one is stopping you.

>>33058362
Why are you doing this? Why are you trying to make him drop this quest?

Do you honestly think having your playerbase turn actively antagonistic isn't a good justification to leave? You're worse than EGO ever was.

>>33058391
No. I didn't. Get the fuck out.

>>33058391
Pretty sure he didn't.

He's personally telling you that you're being a shit.

>>33058362
dude, shut the fuck up and learn to read for fucks sake

if you want to just randomly make shit up and insult him, then fuck off back to the QTGs

>>33058431
Read what? He hasn't written anything

>>33058439
Honestly? I've been burned by EGO on several quests now, but you're just THAT obnoxious.

>>33058448
god fucking damn your denser than unobtanium

>>33058439
dude, theres at least 3 people, myself included in telling you to fuck off troll

>>33058321
You awaken to twilight, staring out at darkened skies, but yoiu're fully awake. You've always been a bit nocturnal. The skies are full of stars as always, and you work on your jars as you wake up more fully. You think that Gi'al is probably awake as well, though it can be hard to tell - halfbloods have notoriously odd sleeping habits.
Your sleep did something good - you've been inspired in one way, at least.

Runes are like channels. Power flows along their lines and curves and arcs. As it does so, it deforms the rune, and as soon as the channels fall out of alignment, they break, causing the rune to degrade.

With that in mind, you fully understand your drawing. It's... Well, you don't exactly havce a name for it yet. But you think that if you were to draw it right, you could extend the rune's power and its area o influence quite a bit - making an area affected by a rune.

This is, naturally, quite dangerous to test. You've no idea what such a thing would do.

RUNIC ARRAY BREAKTHROUGH UNLOCKED.

You're bristling with energy, now, grinning from ear to ear. Your fingers twitch in anticipation to test this.

But...

>I need a live subject to do it with either of my runes.
>I need someone else's rune, something harmless.
>I need a person to test this out on...
>I should let this wait.

>>33058420
>>33058439
>>33058448
Wrong AND throwing stones in a glass house.

>>33058505
>>I should let this wait

>>33058505
>I need someone else's rune, something harmless.
We know the dark path our powers can go down, and we're not ready for that.

Booze first.

>>33058505
>>I need a person to test this out on...

>>33058505
>>I should let this wait.

>>33058505
>I need someone else's rune, something harmless.

>>33058505
>I need someone else's rune, something harmless.
Because we've gotta do SOMETHING.

...But not murder, what the fuck Wrenloft?

>>33058505
>>I should let this wait.

>>33058505
Time to make bird-boy never be hung over again

>>33058505
>I need someone else's rune, something harmless.
Time to do some stuff with our teammates.

>>33058505
>I need someone else's rune, something harmless.

>>33058505
>>I should let this wait

>>33058555
>>33058560
>>33058582
>>33058531
>>33058601
Writing.

>>33058610
You throw on your coat and grin. It's time to do some science. Practically exploding into the hall, you run down it and into the library, skidding to a final stop in front of the shelves. In a corner is a fort made from the seat cushions nearby, with a small hole to see out.

You walk up and peer inside.

Gi'al is curled up inside, sleeping soundly. It's either this, or try to find Tal on whatever mission he's on.

Or...

You look on the flip side of Antemus's letter. There's a room number.

>Wake the birdboy.
>Try to find Tal.
>Seek out Antemus and his runes.

>>33058712
>>Seek out Antemus and his runes.

>>33058712
...Must not be distracted by cute.

Antemus seems too Boy Scout to take credit for our idea, so maybe give him a shot?

>>33058712
>>Seek out Antemus and his runes

>>33058712
>Wake the birdboy.
with a kiss

>>33058765
Seconding this.

>>33058765
This is what I was talking about with context.

Right now that would just be REALLY creepy.

Even if we didn't kiss him on the lips, still creepy.

>>33058765
Here we go. Let's finally get some lewds rolling

>>33058765
Yes, YES!

>>33058765
fuck yeah

>>33058765
I'm putting on my best DM voice here: Are you certain you wish to take this action?

>>33058830
No.

>>33058830
Yes.

>>33058830
Absolutely.

>>33058830
Without a doubt

>>33058830
nope nope nope

>>33058830
Of fucking course, Regis Philbin

>>33058894
>>33058870
>>33058865
>>33058862

Very well. You had your chance.

>>33058916
Serves them right for trying to derail the quest

>>33058916
Dude don't do it. They're trolling.

You're just ruining the quest for me, who is actually trying to enjoy the quest.

Please just have him decide it's a bad idea.

Or kiss on the forehead.

Don't play into their hands.

>>33058916
Did you honestly expect anything else? there has been serious want for some kind of action with the bird and the dragon literally since we met them, yet we haven't had the option to even hit on them. Players get stupid when they feel their wants are ignored

>>33058962
>>33058993
Oh fuck off, same fag. I don't believe your QTG lies for one second

>>33058916
Good. Maybe we'll get some actual characterization for the poor guy beyond "shy"

>>33059001
Expect that's not what's happening.

They're intentionally making a terrible choice because they decided to hate this quest.

>>33059008
>I don't believe your QTG lies for one second
wut

the QTG troll/samefag is voting for it to derail the quest, that anon is voting against it...

>>33059021
Everyone has been one-dimensional in this quest so far. Tal is ADHD, Gial is shy stuttershota, and Lawfag is Lawfag.

>>33058916
You gently lift the cushion from the top for room, then lean low, and decide to wake him with a kiss.

Big green eyes instantly flutter open, and the look on his face, a mix of anger and fear, makes you instantly regret the decision. What makes you regret it more, though, is the palm that slams into your chest.

Oh. Right. Quarter ogre. You feel a rib crack, and then you feel magic gather in his palm. You don't even have time to gather a defense before those cracks become breaks, and you're launched back, grasping madly at a bookshelf and barely managing to slow your descent as you fall onto your back.

Your world is pain.

You have a moment of perception, before your sight goes out - a concerned and worried Gi'al, and the shouting of Antemus.

...

You awaken in the morning to that young woman you met on your first day.

"Magnus, we should really stop meeting like this." she says with a sigh. "First time it's alcohol poisononing, this time it's from riub fractures. Do you have any idea, any whatsoever, how lucky you are?"

>I get the feeling you're going to tell me.
>...Very?
>Not at all, apparently.
>*Groan*
>What happened to Gi'al?!

>>33059037
Um, Avalon, did't you specifically tell us Gi'al DIDN'T inherit the strength?
>Not at all, apparently.
seriously, I didn't even get the kiss I wanted out of that

>>33059037
>"Any excuse to see you, babe."

>>33059037
"Given that apparently my heart wasn't repeatedly perforated by what was left of my ribs, I'm gonna guess 'very'."

...Also you do realize that that is exactly the outcome they desired right?

Why do you make it so easy.

>>33059062
To clarify: He inherited the muscle density, but not the bone density.

He broke his own arm doing that.

>>33059037
>...Very?
>I get the feeling you're going to tell me.
>*Groan*
>What happened to Gi'al?!

>>33059062
>Um, Avalon, did't you specifically tell us Gi'al DIDN'T inherit the strength?
He absolutely did. Kept on going on about how fragile the little guy was.

>>33059062
...You gotta be trolling. You cannot really have expected an outcome other than the one that happened right now?

>>33059068
Works for me

>>33059037
>What happened to Gi'al?!
where is that sexy bird? we need some hospital sex in return for being sent to the hospital

>>33059071
having muscle density would increase bone density, since better bone density is directly caused by stronger muscles pulling on the bone.

sorry, that just kinda offended my science side

>>33059037
I'll second >>33059068

hopefully we can get some variety from the constant mantrains with her or who knows use runes to give her a massive cock

>>33059037
just give us some kind of smut, for fucks sake man

>>33059068
Let's go with this, seeing as Avalon hates gays

>>33059062
>>Not at all, apparently.
>seriously, I didn't even get the kiss I wanted out of that
say these, then "by the way, what happened to Gi'al?"

>>33059071
That's...not how it works. Like, at all. I know, I know, ~*MAGIC*~ and all that, but that is still insanely incorrect on how biology works.

>>33059068
Fuck it, why not. I would rather go straight than fuck the fagon

>>33059133
>>33059205
>>33059068
>>33059122
Why are you people doing this?

>>33059112
Quick thing here: Ogre strength is based on having unnaturally heightened muscle and bone density for size when emotionally upset, usually about twice as much of what occurs naturally for their mass. In short, like a gimped version of proportional strength, which is triggered by emotional outburst.

Gi'al, however, is afflicted with Ogre Strength and very light bones. The end result is that if he loses his cool, he literally pulls his bones apart due to sudden, catastrophic forces he normally doesn't have access to. This is what happens when you get multiple bloodlines running from a half-breed: Weird shit.

"How's Gi'al?"

"More concerned for your chest than his own shattered arm and shoulder." she rolls her eyes. "The boy was just short of squaking a murder confession before I told him both of you would be fine, and Antemus, bless his heart, has been trying to calm him the entire time. Your chest is going to be sore for a few days, but you're damn lucky to be alive."

You groan, ;aying back. Your chest sings in pain. Well, that was boneheaded. Perhaps one should ask someone out to dinner first.

You get off the bed and try to rise to a stand, only to wince in pain.

"Slowly." the nurse says, and you obey. "It'll take a while for the pain to get away."

>Visit Gi'al
>Sit back down and rest.
>Talk to Antemus, in the next room.
>Go find Tal.

>>33059130
Smut needs to be earned you stupid fuck.

>>33059238
It still feels like a really dumb ass pull you yanked out to punish players for not doing as they were told

>>33059238
Tell Gi'al you hate him and exclude him from the bootlegging op.

>>33059272
Even without that, he still has Forces.

>>33059288
Which he should have used instead of the ogre strength you previously established him as not having. You really didn't think this through.

"For the purposes of avoiding future injuries, is there anything you can tell me about my new pet?"

Describe Bob and see if she identifies it as something dangerous that should have killed us.

>>33059272
You kissed someone without their consent, and for all we know he might be straight.

You really have no right to complain.

>>33059304
She's a nurse, not a zoologist you fucking idiot.

>>33059320
I'm honestly okay with the end result, it's just the method Avalon used to get us here that feels like a massive ass pull to me.

>>33059238
>>Visit Gi'al

Okay, folks, I gotta get some sleep. Standard rules apply, if the threads alive, I'll start again in about 9-10 hours. If not, I'll make a new thread in 12.

>>33059238
>Visit Gi'al
>Greet him as sleeping beauty.

bump

Thread cancelled, no more attempted suicide today, everybody go home.

>>33061180
seconded

>>33059320
so why not have him reflexively use Forces and break us that way, instead of some kind of bullshit that winds up being a hell of a lot worse than ordinary people when adreniline hits

>>33061180
let's go with this
persistence until death

>>33061180
this
easy way to make him less worried about hurting us is to kiss him until he's happy

>>33061180
voting this to make sure of consensus whenever EGO decides to run a full session

>>33070111
He needs to just reopen with the last post to avoid same fags like you. I know I didn't vote since he isn't here

>>33071921
you do know he takes whatever votes there are to continue with for the next thread...