>>34317601

“And why’d I want to help some lunatic who sees monsters under the bed?” asks Simon, smiling cockily. “You can’t do anything for me.” He gestures around himself to the walls of the police station. “I’m done. It’s finished. I’ve accepted my fate.”

You can feel though that he’s beginning to doubt his resistance, perhaps on a thin ray of hope. “That’s it,” you tell Isaac. “He wants to believe you, a little.”

Isaac sighs. “I thought you might say that, son,” he says. He points to the one way mirror, and you. “There’s nobody out there Simon. This is just you and me. You’re right – I’m not a police officer. But I managed to set up this meeting in a police station without a single soul around to see it. I even had you arrested to begin with.”

Simon scowls. “You tipped them off? You wait until you see me speeding or something so you could get me thrown in jail?”

“The only person I needed to convince was myself,” says Isaac. “I knew the only way to get you away from the things that would one day kill you was to give you some time away to think. So if I have the power to get you into this situation, do you really think I can’t reduce your sentence?”

Simon is impassive. You know, however, that he is torn within himself about whether or not he should keep being obstinate.

“Just a little more,” you tell Isaac. “He’s doubting himself.”

Isaac shakes his head and stands up. “I understand you don’t want to help me, and I respect that. I didn’t think you would.”

>>34317610

He gives Simon a long, steady look. “Before I walk out that door,” he says, pointing at the exit, “is there anything you want to tell me? Anything at all. I want to help you, but I can’t unless you tell me something.” He smiles meaningfully. “Let me help you, son.”

Suddenly, Simon breaks down crying. “So you’re going to get me out of this, right?” he asks.

“I can make it better. I can’t make it go away,” Isaac replies. He waits for Simon to speak.

It’s enough for Simon. He talks. “They gave me a package once,” he says. “They must have just got it in the mail – it had shipping label – Pan Pacific Apartments. I thought… I think that’s where they live.”

Isaac gives him a respectful nod. “That’s all I needed,” he says. “I’ll do what I can for you.”

He leaves, allowing Simon to sit alone and cry by himself.

Coming out of the door, Isaac closes and locks it behind him. “I feel like if there was a referee, I’d be disqualified for cheating,” he says, grinning at you. “That was the most I’ve ever heard that boy talk in one go. Nicely done, Sierra.”

You smile back.

>Was pretty cool, wasn’t it.
>It was whatever.
>Man, I should have done it. I mean, I could’ve been all like, all awesome and scary and stuff.
> Are you going to go down there right now then?
>>Just so you know, I'm coming with you.
>What have the Gracie brothers been doing anyway that’s got so much attention on them?
>Other (?)

>>34317625
>Was pretty cool, wasn’t it.
> Are you going to go down there right now then?
>>Just so you know, I'm coming with you.

>>34317625
>>Was pretty cool, wasn’t it?
>Other?
"I feel like Clarice Starling of some shit like that."
>What have the Gracie brothers been doing anyway that’s got so much attention on them?

>>34317625
>Was pretty cool, wasn’t it
> Are you going to go down there right now then?
>>Just so you know, I'm coming with you.
>What have the Gracie brothers been doing anyway that’s got so much attention on them?

>>34317625
>Was pretty cool, wasn’t it.
>I really outta try to figure out the Belphegoran people cheatcodes mumbo jumbo more.
>Like, I thought we were going to have to scare the piss out of him but then it was all bam, done!

>What have the Gracie brothers been doing anyway that’s got so much attention on them?

>>34317625
>Was pretty cool, wasn't it.
> Are you going to go down there right now then?
>What have the Gracie brothers been doing anyway that's got so much attention on them?

>>34317625
>Aww shucks, it was nothing!
>Was pretty cool, wasn’t it.
> Are you going to go down there right now then?
>>Just so you know, I'm coming with you.

“Yeah, I’m awesome and cool and stuff,” you say humbly, as you and Isaac walk back toward the exit. “I thought I was going to have to be all scary or whatever, but we were in and out of there in the time it takes most people to make a sandwich.”

“I know this isn’t in your life plan, but you would make a great police officer if you decided to get into law enforcement,” Isaac informs you.

You briefly imagine yourself as a lady cop with those high cropped pants and hokey sunglasses and the whole shebang. You shiver in disgust. “Yeah, no,” you say firmly. “Anyway. What’s so bad about the Gracie brothers anyway? What’ve they been doing that makes them public enemy number five or whatever?”

“They’ve been robbing banks with magic,” Isaac answers. “They do it so there’s no evidence of them being there, but the lack of evidence is evidence all its own. Once the media gets a hold of the story, you can be sure there’s going to be a few people out there who will understand what’s happening and take action to stop it.”

>>34318001

You make your way out of the station and back to the jeep. You get the feeling from the way Isaac’s holding himself that he’s not planning on rushing directly to the place Simon told you about. In fact, he’s probably going to drop you back off at home first.

“So uh. We going back to the house?” you ask, climbing into the jeep along with him. Isaac’s driving.

“You’ve been a great help,” Isaac says. “I can handle everything from here.”

>Sounds good to me.
>You think it would be a good idea if I came along to help out? I do have like, all the powers.
>I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy that a couple hellborn will want to listen to.
>You bringing anybody else?
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?
>Other (?)

>>34318010
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?
>I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy that a couple hellborn will want to listen to.

>>34318010
>>I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy that a couple hellborn will want to listen to.
>>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?
>>You bringing anybody else?

>>34318010
>Sounds good to me.
>You bringing anybody else?

>>34318010
>I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy that a couple hellborn will want to listen to.
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?

Isaac pls. What could go wrong!

>>34318010
>Sounds good to me.

>>34318010
>You bringing anybody else?
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?

>>34318010
>You bringing anybody else?
>I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy that a couple hellborn will want to listen to.

>>34318010
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?

Do you guys really think they'll listen to us? We killed their master, Nabuth, who may have been their dad for all we know.

>>34318010
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?

>>34318082
Well, not really. I have no interest in these guys beyond their Hellborn status and I want to see how they are.

Killing them would be really bad for Sierra's mental health, I think.

>>34318098
>Killing them would be really bad for Sierra's mental health, I think.
Maybe if we just decide to kill them out of nowhere while they beg for their lives or something, but I don't think there's going to be all that much muh trauma if they decide to be assholes and attack us/Isaac.

>>34318010
>Sounds good to me.
Let's just, uh, leave. Yeah. We can totally go back to the Hallow's warded-out-the-ass house and play guitar or something.

>>34318118
I hope so! Reason why I'm worried about mental damage from killing them is because they're Hellborn. Fingers crossed, I guess?

>>34318161
Didn't get no mental damage from Trevon and he was Hellborn. Whether or not they act like massive assholes has more to do with it than race.

>>34318161
I really don't think we have to worry about that, they'd be riddled in crossbow bolts before we could get our claws out.

>>34318219
Crossbow slow as fuck. One shot off, maybe, before we'd have the claws out.

>>34318215
He was a gaylord and we didn't know it back then. I'm probably over-thinking this though.

>>34318219
Fair point.

>>34318250
>we didn't know it back then
Yes we did know he was hellborn when we killed him. We didn't know what he was on the first night we fought him, but he lived and ran away from that.

>>34318240
magic angle crossbow

>>34318397
Did you ignore the thing with Meckor and the snakes? Crossbow has a regular crossbow reload time. It doesn't have enchantments of faster reload, it has enchantments of magic penetrating shots.

>>34318010
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?
>I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy that a couple hellborn will want to listen to.

Isaac carries a sidearm.

>>34318454
normal or magic ?

>>34318474
Both Rowan and Harvey seem to be able to infuse any of their weapons with angelic power. I don't see why Isaac wouldn't be able to do this as well.

>>34318474
>34318474
If it's Isaac, would magic BE normal for him? Hmmmm! MMMM!

>>34318513
>Smite: Double a weapon's damage and switch it's type to Holy.

If he doesn't have that ability, I'd be really surprised.

>>34318010
>I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy that a couple hellborn will want to listen to.
>I was thinking I could come along. I mean, I used to be a lot like these guys, you know?

And minus to saying we have all the powers, that seems to cocky.

>>34318670
>too cocky
>sierra

>>34318724
I get my vote and I'll use it, how I please.

>>34318751
I've got my opinion and I'll say it when I want.

My opinion is that your reasoning is silly. I didn't even use 'my vote', I don't really care about this. Don't be so defensive, anon.

>tons and tons of chances to back out of this
>we don't take them
This is going to go poorly at best

>>34318851
It was a joke.

>>34318869
Insanity at 99! What a better time to use it, eh?

I voted to go with since I wanna hang out with Isaac, and I want to see other hellborn beyond Trevon.

>>34318869
Yes, obviously the best way to play a quest is to make it as unexciting as possible.

>>34318869

This isn't sit at home all the time and reject all opportunities for adventure the quest.

“You bringing anybody else? I mean, I don’t really know if you’re the type of guy a couple hellborn will listen to,” you say.

“I’ll give Waldric a call,” Isaac says. “He can be persuasive in the right circumstances.”

“I was actually kind of hinting that I could come along,” you say. “I mean. I used to be a lot like these guys, you know? Maybe I can help. Maybe if they see somebody like them they won’t like, freak out and stuff.”

Isaac considers your offer for a minute, and then starts the car. “You can come along on one condition,” he says, holding up a finger. “You do everything I say, when I say it. Understand?”

You buckle Zelathis onto your belt. “Got it,” you say.

--

You park by a nondescript white sedan, a street down from the place. Waldric leans on the wall nearby, wearing a pair of designer jeans, sunglasses, and leather jacket. He puts his smartphone away when you and Isaac come over. “You brought Sierra?” he asks Isaac.

“I brought myself,” you say.

“This is well within her capabilities,” Isaac replies. “What have you found out?”

Waldric jerks his head in the direction of Pan Pacific Apartments. It’s a mostly ghetto looking place, and certainly not somewhere you’d want to park your Ferrari around.

>>34318997

“I called management. They don’t have anyone under the name Gracie living there, but that’s hardly surprising,” says Waldric. “Luckily I came across this.” He brings up his phone and shows a picture he has up on the screen of a couple heavy-looking guys maybe a little older than you. “We can get someone to tell us where they live, go in, and have a nice, civil discussion.”

“Probably need to have somebody watch the back,” you say. “They could bolt if somebody warns them.”

“True,” says Isaac. He looks at Waldric.

“It might be wiser for you to take up that duty,” Waldric replies. “I doubt the appearance of Isaac the Demonbane will inspire confidence in someone who worked closely with Nabuth.”

>Whatever. I’ll watch the back. They see a demon they know and a demonbane knocking on their door, they’ll probably get they’re not in for a smiting.
>Waldric’s right. I mean, they’ve probably heard all kinds of horror stories about you, Isaac. I don’t know if it’s a good idea for you to be the most visible thing. They’re more likely to chat if they’re just doing it with a couple demon-ish people.
>Well all I know about these guys is they rob banks and nobody can stop them. I don’t think now’s the time to take chances, just to seem nice. I can flash my horns if they’re iffy, and Isaac can be a tank if they try anything.
>Other (?)

>>34319022
>Whatever. I’ll watch the back. They see a demon they know and a demonbane knocking on their door, they’ll probably get they’re not in for a smiting.

>>34319022
>Waldric’s right. I mean, they’ve probably heard all kinds of horror stories about you, Isaac. I don’t know if it’s a good idea for you to be the most visible thing. They’re more likely to chat if they’re just doing it with a couple demon-ish people.
He needs to be the cavalry, and the guy to keep these dudes from escaping if they bolt.

>>34319022
Let them decide

>>34319022
>Waldric’s right. I mean, they’ve probably heard all kinds of horror stories about you, Isaac. I don’t know if it’s a good idea for you to be the most visible thing. They’re more likely to chat if they’re just doing it with a couple demon-ish people.

Waldric and us in the front, isaac to gard the back

>>34319022
>Waldric’s right. I mean, they’ve probably heard all kinds of horror stories about you, Isaac. I don’t know if it’s a good idea for you to be the most visible thing. They’re more likely to chat if they’re just doing it with a couple demon-ish people.

>>34318997
Waldric questioning the Imperiate still! Heresy!

>>34319022
>Waldric’s right. I mean, they’ve probably heard all kinds of horror stories about you, Isaac. I don’t know if it’s a good idea for you to be the most visible thing. They’re more likely to chat if they’re just doing it with a couple demon-ish people.

Don't do anything stupid, Waldric.

>>34319022
>Well all I know about these guys is they rob banks and nobody can stop them. I don’t think now’s the time to take chances, just to seem nice. I can flash my horns if they’re iffy, and Isaac can be a tank if they try anything.

Taking mine
>>34319091
and changing it to
>>34319067
>What do you guys think?

Isaac's a pro - not that he has such a great track record with Hellborn.

>>34319022
>Waldric’s right. I mean, they’ve probably heard all kinds of horror stories about you, Isaac. I don’t know if it’s a good idea for you to be the most visible thing. They’re more likely to chat if they’re just doing it with a couple demon-ish people.

We can always call Isaac up once we've found them.

>>34319022
Seconding >>34319067

We did just agree to listen to what he says...

>>34319022
>Don't make any comments on the matter

>>34319022
Isaac told us to let him call the shots, so let's be a nice girl once in a while and let him decide. Or them. But Isaac should be the top tactical authority, so yeah.

>>34319282
Thirding since I personally don't really have an opinion.

“He does make a good point,” you say.

Isaac doesn’t want to agree with the argument, but in the end he has to. “If you going with Waldirc gives us the best chance of a peaceful resolution, then that’s what we’ll do,” he says hesitantly. “The second anything happens though, I’m not going to hold back. If they run or try to fight, that’s it. I’m not risking anything more by having them running wild through the city.”

You don’t doubt him for a second, and you can tell Waldric doesn’t either.

“Then we’ll be sure to see that doesn’t happen,” Waldric says.

“Okay, so now your minds are all made up and stuff, let’s go,” you say, edging toward the apartment complex.

“Sierra?” says Isaac.

You turn around, briefly. “What?”

“Be careful,” he says. He eyes Waldric. “I’m holding you accountable.”

Waldric laughs lightly, though there’s a rockiness beneath. “Don’t I know it. Let’s go, champ,” he says, following after you.

>>34319733


A few minutes later, you and Waldric walk into the complex. The lobby is mostly crap, with well-worn chairs and outdated magazines strewn about. The place smells like cigarette butts, and a couple of the overhead lights are burned out. A bored looking guy in his thirties sits in the office behind the counter, openly playing solitaire on the computer. He gives you no notice.

It strikes you that if the office guy is friends with either of the Gracies, he might give them a call if he thinks something fishy is going down. Waldric walks over and pulls up his phone, you not far behind. “Hey, you know where I can find either of these guys?” he asks, leaning over the counter and showing his phone-photo.

The office guy doesn’t even look away from his solitaire. “Nope,” he says.

Waldric’s expression goes flat. Getting brushed off is probably his number one pet peeve. You can feel the smoky anger bubbling beneath the surface.

>Let him do his thing.
>Do your thing instead. (?)
>Other (?)

>>34319750
>Let him do his thing.

>>34319750
>Let him do his thing.

>>34319750
>>Let him do his thing.
He's done this more than we have.

>>34319750
>Let him do his thing.
We've yet to see him in action, right?

>>34319750
>playing solitaire
People do this?

>>34319750
>Other (?)
Unplug computer then say:
"Do you really want to play this game?"

>>34319796
I think the only time he was involved in an action scene was as a nearly dead piece of bait.

>>34319750
>Let him do his thing.

>>34319750
Can't we tell when people are lying?
If he is
>Let him do his thing.
If not lets just go upstairs and start knocking on doors.

>>34319932
Lying? He isn't even paying attention.

>>34319962
/tg/ cant into socialization.

>>34319991
What are you talking about. The guy obviously just doesn't give a fuck.

>>34319750
>Let him do his thing.

I'm sorry, Languid, I don't have anything good for our thing. Don't hate us ;_;

I think Languid should notify us when he calls a vote/begins writing, as for examply by the time he posted the last update it [let them decide] was the majority opinion.

>>34320127
Ehhh. I don't know. I never really found those kinds of announcement posts important.

>>34320127
and what difference would that make

>>34319750
> Do our thing
Pull out our switch blade and stab the damn keyboard. Get his goddamn attention.

>>34320183
>no future chance for shitstorm
>possibly more time before bump limit
>we can estimate time left before post, and confirmation that Languid isn't kill
I'm not saying it's themost important thing, but I don't think it could hurt, as many other QM's do it.

>>34320271
I estimated the voting period to be between 5-10 minutes. Longer if it's really important and there's a lot of discussion. I've noticed Lawngod to take note of things like that.

>>34320303
That being said, I don't feel strongly either way.

>>34320271
>>no future chance for shitstorm
wah wah

people need to grow up, its languids quest

>>possibly more time before bump limit
has never become an issue

its simple to make a new thread

>>we can estimate time left before post, and confirmation that Languid isn't kill
an announcement about being kill is usually given, and its a different thing altogether

>>34319796
I wonder how his abilities differ from Cordelate's...

I've just gotten back from the lawn and started writing now, so time is on my side.

>>34320127

Eh.

>>34320358
>wah wah
>people need to grow up, its languids quest
Doesn't mean they will, and I'd rather they don't shit up the threads if it can be avoided (just look at other quests to see examples).
No need to be this hostile, it was just a suggestion. Besides, it's Languid's choice to decide if he wants to do it(you know, since it's his quest).

>>34320418
Would be pretty convenient if you did. Aswell as inform us when you'll be leaving for an hour or two.

What would Sierra think to a movie featuring Daniel Radcliffe turning into a demon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8s_1UcdoNI

>>34320801
I can hear the waterfall from here.

>>34320801
>>34320818
there will be no dry panties in that theatre, Sierra will probably have trouble keeping her tentacles to herself

You step out of the blast zone.

Waldric narrows his eyes, and an overpressure of magical force fills the room. The lights flicker overhead, a few light bulbs dying in the process. A cold chill creeps into the room out of nowhere, and you barely keep yourself from shivering, though you don’t keep yourself from getting goosebumps. The computer the guy’s screwing around on flickers, and then the monitor pops and shuts off.

“What the?” asks the guy, hitting the power button. It seems, however, that the computer has died. He rubs his arms against the sudden cold, and looks over at Waldric. “D-did you just feel that?”

The Belphegoran by your side frowns, and his voice has a dark tone it in when he speaks. “As a matter of fact I didn’t,” he replies dispassionately. “Now if you’re not too busy, I was wondering if you could tell me in which apartment these gentlemen live.” Waldric shows the guy his phone.

You see a look of recognition on the guy’s face, but he doesn’t answer immediately. He looks up at the tall, dark, and handsome guy standing before him. “Who are you?” he asks suspiciously.

“Let me show you,” says Waldric. He extends a hand and taps him on the forehead.

There’s a flash of shock and confusion from the manager, and then he suddenly goes completely limp and slumps out of his chair. He collapses to the floor in a disjointed heap. He lets out a shuddering groan from where his face is smashed into the floor.

>>34320940

Waldirc peers over the counter at him, a sharp smile on his face. “If you want to get up, tell me an apartment number,” he says.

The deliciously sweet feeling of fear is thick in the air. “What’d you do to me?” asks floor guy, his voice coming out slurred.

“That doesn’t sound like an apartment number,” Waldric berates him. “Do I need to remind you who I am?”

“N-no, no no,” he stammers, managing to roll onto his side. “It’s – they’re in 225,” he says, almost wimpering.

Waldric relaxes the muscles in his neck for a moment, and tilts his head to the side a degree. You feel a snap of energy, like a high-tension wire breaking. The disempowered manager lets out a sigh of relief and seems to melt into a pile of jelly, clearly out of breath.

>>34320882
>Sierra will probably have trouble keeping her tentacles to herself
Stop being so lewd.

>>34320965


“Thanks,” says Waldric, walking on toward the stairs.

Kind of creeped out but also intrigued, you follow.

Waldric’s anger is turned to a sharp sense of satisfaction. “They always come around in the end,” he says. “Now, when we get to their apartment, they’re likely to have some type of defense in place. Don’t make any sudden moves until we can see what we’re up against.”

>What exactly did you do to that guy?
>Hey, just so you know, that was kind of wrong on a bunch of levels.
>>Not that it wasn’t cool as hell.
>Does Maviel know about your freaky side?
>So uh… when are you going to like, show me how to do that kind of thing? Is it hard? I bet I could do it.
>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?
>Other (?)

>>34320985
>Hey, just so you know, that was kind of wrong on a bunch of levels.
>>Not that it wasn’t cool as hell.


>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?

>>34320985
>So uh… when are you going to like, show me how to do that kind of thing? Is it hard? I bet I could do it.
>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?

>>34320985
>>Hey, just so you know, that was kind of wrong on a bunch of levels.
>>>Not that it wasn’t cool as hell.

>>34320940
>>34320965
>>34320985
>Waldo actually being pretty badass.
Damn that was cool.

>That was cool. Like wow.

>>34320985
>Hey, just so you know, that was kind of wrong on a bunch of levels.
>>Not that it wasn’t cool as hell.
>So uh… when are you going to like, show me how to do that kind of thing? Is it hard? I bet I could do it.
>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?

>>34320985
Waldric did nothing wrong.
>That was cool as hell.

>>34320985
>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?

>>34320985
>Does Maviel know about your freaky side?
>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?
>Other?
Summon Imp
"Good thing I got something that can scout ahead."

>>34321055
>implying
Imp is obvious as hell, we don't want them to know they have to bail.

>>34320985
>Try not to grin too hard.
>>Do a bad job of it.
>You gotta show me how to do that some time.

>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?

>>34321074
Yes, because we're all about subtlety.

>>34321096
>>Don’t make any sudden moves until we can see what we’re up against.
Not letting them know what we're capable of is sort of smart, I'd argue.

>>34320985
>What kind of defense are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire or three challenges and a riddle or what?
>So uh… when are you going to like, show me how to do that kind of thing? Is it hard? I bet I could do it.

As you head up the stairs, you can’t stop what just happened from bouncing around your head. “Okay, let me just like, take a second to say that was like, all badass and cool as hell,” you tell Waldric. “Like. When are you going to show me that kind of stuff? Is it hard? Because I bet I could do it.”

You totally could though. You can do all kinds of other stuff already.

Waldric pauses at the doorway into the second story and gives you a calculating look. “With a little push in the right direction, I don’t doubt that you could,” he says.

Looking for the apartment, you start feeling kind of on the edge. You have only a fuzzy idea of what you’re up against. (+3 Stress: 6/100) “So about the defenses, what kind of defenses are we talking about? Like, walking statues, or like, magical fire traps and like, three challenges and a riddle or what?”

Waldric pauses by a corridor junction and peeks around cautiously before proceeding. He moves with the grace of a panther or something – his steps are light and premeditated, and he looks as if he could go any direction at any time without warning. You carefully follow him, feeling kind of clumsy by comparison.

“Illusions, likely,” he answers quietly. “But I’m more worried about explosives.”

>>34321555


Right. Explosions are bad. Unless they’re your explosions. Then they’re bad for everyone else.

You pass apartments. 222. 223. 224. 226.

“Now just one minute,” you say, stopping and looking back down the hall. There’s something vaguely wrong about the space, now that you’re concentrating on it.

Waldric walks over to the wall and runs his hands along it, closing his eyes and concentrating. “It should be around here somewhere,” he whispers. “If I can find the enchantment I can destroy it.”

>Go for it.
>Assist.
>I feel like I'm in a cheap version of fucking Harry Potter right now.
>Isn't it dangerous to bumble around for their door if they have, you know, a claymore rigged up to it?
>Maybe I could just like, step around the corners until I run into their apartment. I mean, it’s still here, right?
>Other (?)

>>34321578
>Assist.
>Tell me what to do. I'm feeling super useless here.

W-we can do cool things too!

>>34321578
>Assist.

>>34321578
>Assist.
>Maybe I could just like, step around the corners until I run into their apartment. I mean, it’s still here, right?

>>34321578
>Isn't it dangerous to bumble around for their door if they have, you know, a claymore rigged up to it
>Maybe I could just like, step around the corners until I run into their apartment. I mean, it’s still here, right?

>>34321578
First thing to do is check if our sense of hearing or our sense of smell pick up anything interesting and give us any useful information for finding them or breaking this illusion. We might smell any explosives they have set up as well. Turn on Shadow Sight and see if it perceives the Illusion differently. Also, use our Landmaster Life Sense. We're pretty close so we might be able to ping them that way.

>Assist.

And if we don't make some headway with us helping Waldric then try for busting in with shadow bullshit.

>Maybe I could just like, step around the corners until I run into their apartment. I mean, it’s still here, right?

>>34321578
>>34321690
Sounds good.

>>34321690
Thirding.

>>34321578
>Assist.

Maybe we can use our life sense to see if we can pick up on any unusual people nearby.

Roll dice.

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>34321771

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>34321771

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>34321771

>>34321778
We did alright I think

>>34321778
Gud enough to do stuff?

>>34321578
>You pass apartments. 222. 223. 224. 226.

WE KARA NO KYOUKAI NOW.

You start feeling along the walls, half hoping you bump into the door that way. “What do I do?” you ask.

“Try to feel for the edges of the illusion,” Waldirc tells you. “It won’t blend perfectly with the wall. Or just focus on the ambient energy. There has to be some power holding it up.”

You try to do as Waldric directed for about half a minute before you give up. “You know what, this is dumb,” you say under your breath. You sit down and cross your legs and close your eyes.

You can hear Waldric cease his search. “What are you doing?” he asks.

“I’m the landmaster, dammit,” you say, your voice peaceful. “I can just feel where they are if they’re inside.”

For the next few minutes. You gradually extend your senses outward, focusing on the life within you and the life around you. You pick up Waldric – he has some sensation of belonging here, but it’s faint at best – and then focus past him. You feel people milling around in their apartments. Everybody fits in. Like, they’re a part of the city.

But then you ping something that doesn’t feel quite right. Or rather someone. You open your eyes and point toward the disturbance. “Bingo,” you say.

Waldric goes to the point indicated, and touches it.

>>34322157

Suddenly, the hall seems to snap like a rubber band before your eyes. And then, quite inexplicably, you’ve moved a few feet to the left, and right across the hall from 226 is apartment 225. The paint on the door has big scratches along the front of it, and big red letters reading ‘FUCK OFF’ have been stenciled onto the front.

“I feel like they don’t take many visitors,” Waldric observes.

>So what, now we knock? I mean, somebody’s home.
>I can have my imp try the door. We can like, step back just in case.
>Let me get the keys for you. (Unlock the door with shadow powers).
>I’m going to pop around to the other side to make sure there’s not a bucket of mayonnaise set up waiting for you to open the door.
>>And by bucket of mayonnaise, I mean a claymore.
>>While I’m over there I guess I could just let you in while I’m at it.
>Other (?)

>>34322173
>Let me get the keys for you. (Unlock the door with shadow powers).

>>34322173
If we unlock with shadow powers, can we stand a good way away so as to not potentially get caught in the blast?

>>34322173
>So what, now we knock? I mean, somebody’s home.
"Pizza delivery!"

>>34322223

You'd have to be next to the door to unlock it.

>>34322173
>I can have my imp try the door. We can like, step back just in case.

>>34322173
>>I can have my imp try the door. We can like, step back just in case.

>>34322173
>I can have my imp try the door. We can like step back just in case.

>>34322264
Alright, fuck that then.

>>34322173
>Let me get the keys for you. (Unlock the door with shadow powers).
with
>>34322223

Keep our distance. After the door is unlocked...
>Tell Waldric to wait a few seconds while we check things through the wall

How's that?

>>34322291
>>34322264
Welp, Languid 2fast.

Unlock it anyway and then do shadow walk through the wall.

>>34322173
>I’m going to pop around to the other side to make sure there’s not a bucket of mayonnaise set up waiting for you to open the door.
>>While I’m over there I guess I could just let you in while I’m at it.

Obviously, before we do anything make sure we aren't smelling anything out of place, or sensing any weird magicky things on the other side. It might give us some idea of if there's a trap waiting.

Don't go through the door, go through the wall to the right or left of the door.

>>34322173
>I’m going to pop around to the other side to make sure there’s not a bucket of mayonnaise set up waiting for you to open the door.
>>And by bucket of mayonnaise, I mean a claymore.
>>While I’m over there I guess I could just let you in while I’m at it.

>>34322173
>Other (?)
Try to listen in or sniff something out first?

Dice.

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>34322456

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>34322456

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>34322456

you guys suck

>>34322551
Not as much as your mother.

>>34322477
Seems reasonable.

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>34322596
>Thinking there's a DC in this quest easier than 20

>>34322574
SICK BURN!!!!!!!

>>34322651
There's a decent bit of gradation as far as I can tell. It'll probably be a minor fuckup at worst, an possibly a mediocre success.

>30
>Walk through wall
>Trip over pile of dragon dildos
>The hellborn guys laugh so hard they die

You get up and consider the situation. “Okay, I’ll like, unlock the door, and then go to the other side to make sure there’s no traps, and come back and let you know what’s up,” you say.

“Or,” Waldric replies, “you could go to the other side, check for any defenses, and then let me in.”

That may be more efficient than what you’d been planning. “Or that,” you say. “Just a second.”

You go to the wall about six feet to the left of the door and get on your stomach. Then you execute a commando roll through the edge of where the wall meets the floor. (-2 PP: 31/33) You come rolling out onto a grungy rug in a lightless bathroom. Somewhat grossed out, you quickly get back on your feet.

You make a little bit of noise on accident when you bump the counter and knock a bottle of deodorant onto the floor, but you don’t have any indication anyone heard you.

The smell of wet towels and Listerine struggle for dominance in the enclosed space. Also, you can hear voices in the apartment.

“-knows. What matters now is that we have the money,” says the first guy. He sounds big and thick-skulled, but not necessarily stupid.

“If the rat would pick up his phone, we’d already be in business. We just need one more day.” The second guy also sounds big, but he speaks with more fire than the first.”

>>34323011


You open the bathroom door a crack and peer out. You can’t really see into the main room where the party’s going on, but then again they can’t really see you, either. You look to the front door, on your right. There’s like, five padlocks and bolts set upon the door. Somebody’s paranoid. But then again, they’ve just been infiltrated by a shadow demon that can walk through walls, so maybe it’s justified.

You look up and see a shotgun carefully mounted on the wall is rigged to fire on anyone who opens the door.

>Continue to eavesdrop on the conversation.
>Sneak further into the apartment to have a look around.
>Unlock the door.
>Disarm the shotgun trap.
>Cornerstep back into the hall.
>Other (?)

>>34322982
More like
>walk through wall
>literally through the wall, tearing it into pieces because failure at shadow powers
>goddamnit, sierra

>>34323035
>Disarm the shotgun trap.
>Unlock the door.

>>34323035
Haha, fucking shotgun.
>Cornerstep back into the hall.
>And inform Walric about the shotgun and how it seems like the guys are antsy but not in a burning hurry to go anywhere.

>>34323035
>>Continue to eavesdrop on the conversation.

>>34323035
>>Disarm the shotgun trap.
>Unlock the door.

Preferably with umbra-mancy.

>>34323035
>Unlock the door.
>Disarm the shotgun trap.
Then walk out and open the door like we own the place.

>>34323035
>Disarm the shotgun trap.
>Unlock the door.

>>34323035
>>Unlock the door.
>>Disarm the shotgun trap.

>>34323035

>Disarm the trap
>Unlock the door
>Get on the floor
>Everybody walk the dinosaur.

>>34323035
Can we drop the imp here, get it to stealth, and then cornerstep back through and use it to eavesdrop from the otherside of the wall?
If so then
>Cornerstep back into the hall.
>Inform Waldo
and go from there

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>>34323170
Goddamnit, Anon

>>34323035
>Disarm the shotgun trap.
>Unlock the door.

Use our shadows to dampen any noise we make.

>Continue to eavesdrop on the conversation.

We should still be able to make out a decent bit of the conversation, superhearing is useful that way.

After this we can cornerstep out to fill in Waldo and get a plan together.

>>34323179
this seems good

>>34323179
On the pastebin it says we can "see" through it, but I'm not sure if that's just sight or the full audiovisual treatment.

>>34323365
Not sure if Languid or lazy ruseman

>>34323241

You can assume direct control.

Roll some dice for those actions.

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>34323365
Can we use the shotgun after disabling the trap?

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>34323391

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>34323391

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>34323391

>>34323401
Our imp is 2loud

>>34323391

>>34323399
>>34323403
mfw this isn't a roll under quest

>>34323431
Anon, I...

>>34323431
A good denial is the best defense.

>>34323399
at least it wasnt a critfail, right? thats 98 and up, right?

>>34323494
I think critfail is 100 only, right guys? Right?

>>34323494
Why do people keep saying this? Is it you every time?

No, it's only 100.

>>34323537
no, i never asked before

usually critfails are either 1-5 or 1-3 when first three rolls are used, i just inverted it since this is roll under

>>34323431
wait, shit, I meant this IS a roll under quest
Its 6am and I've been up all night, cut me some slack

>>34323574
I've never seen a quest that actually used crit ranges. It's always just 1 and 100 for the crits.

Shotgun traps are literally a string around the trigger.

If sierra can't disable that, she might need to start riding a shorter bus.

>>34323608
I think the roll was to disarm the trap and then unlock the door that's more lock than door and do it quick and quiet enough to not get caught.

>>34323608
She could probably do it easily if she didn't summon a retarded imp at the same time

>>34323639
We aren't summoning the imp though, are we?

>>34323639
But she summons a large stone tiger thing now.

>>34323682
can summon either

>>34323682
It's not made of stone and she can summon either one she wants. Or both at the same time.

You try not to chuckle at the grittiness of the idea of the shotgun trap, and carefully unhook the little pulley-fishing-line assembly that’s hooked to the gun’s trigger. You could probably procure it if you wanted, but you’d have to cut it out of the tape holding it in position with your claws or something.

You ignore it for the time being – you’re not really here to shoot people anyway. This is an intervention. You focus on the door, trying to pay attention to what you’re doing rather than listening to the details of the people talking.

You move down the locks one at a time, feeling increasingly panicked as the seconds tick by. First off, it’s hard to unlock the things. Second off, it’s hard to unlock them without jostling them around and making a bunch of noise. (+4 Stress: 10/100) (-2 PP: 29/33) You get down to the second to last lock – a big fat padlock – but you can’t seem to make the tumblers budge. They’re too damn big. You scowl with impatience, grab the tumblers with the darkness, and force it open. (-1 PP: 28/100)

It clicks and pops open with a notable snap.

You hold your breath. (+2 Stress: 13/100)

Silence.

Wait. Weren’t they talking just a second before? Your stomach goes icy.

>Abort mission. (Cornerstep the heck out of there)
>Face your fears.
>Rush to unlock the door.
>Unleash the Shalbaan.
>Yell to Waldric.
>Other (?)

>>34323814
>>Unleash the Shalbaan.

>>34323814
>(-1 PP: 28/100)
Woah

So how do we want to do this? Face them and call waldric through? or cornerstep out of there and come in together?

>>34323814
Cornerstep and unlock door from outside? We've done it before, and it's just 1 lock left.
Can we quickly grab the shotgun while we're cornerstepping? I assume we can phase objects along when we do it, so it should come free, right?

>>34323814
>>Unleash the Shalbaan.

>>34323814
>Rush to unlock the door.

>>34323814
Can't we cut down the locks with our claws? Let's not panic and release the Kraken yet, they're illusionists, I'm pretty sure we can take care of them if we really have to.

>>34323814
Fuck it covers blown, break the last lock and let Waldric in

>>34323892
They're paranoid illusionists with guns. I'm not worried about them illusioning us to death, I'm worried about them shooting us in the back of the head.

>>34323892

You can melt the last lock with some hellfire.

>>34323862

You have to cut the shotgun out. You can't phase it out, phasing isn't even something you can do. You have a handgun, you don't even need a shotgun anyway.

>>34323958
>You have a handgun, you don't even need a shotgun anyway.
Now that's some heresy if I ever saw it.

>>34323958

Or you could use Stain of Sin and rip through it. That would be more PP efficient.

>>34323958
>You can melt the last lock with some hellfire.
In Sierra's expert lockpicker opinion, would that go faster than trying to speedpick it? Because I wanted to melt it, but I thought it might end up taking longer.

>>34323958
>Stain of Sin and rip through it
>Call Waldo
>Get ready to eat buckshot

>>34323814
>Rush to unlock the door.

Would using Stain of Sin let us rip through it with our claws?

>Face your fears.
>Unleash the Shalbaan.

Our goal is to avoid a fight, and having the Shalbaan out should make them think twice about starting anything. Stand confident, when we see or sense them greet them.

>>34323975
The lock? That works?

I had been working under the assumption that SoS didn't actually tear through material, it just imparted some kind of anti-life energy into the thing the SoS'd weapon hit.

If we can SoS rip the lock, then let's just do that.

They're going to trick our tiger into trying to eat us, I just know it.

>>34324010
I think what he means is that rather than stain of sin itself doing material damage, it'll basically make it like butter, and all the worlds a hot knife

>>34324047
But it changes the damage type to corruption. If all it does is just make the weapons its applied to cut better, then it wouldn't be corruption damage.

>>34324038
We can dismiss it with a thought.

Roll dice.

>>34324077
Well of course, I just meant in terms that stain of sin, or to be more precise corruption damage is at its most effective when used to negate armour, or in this case a solid object made of metal, the butter thing was just an analogy for that.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>34324127

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>34324127

I invoke HMQ Dice!

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>34324127
Hiya!

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>34324127
Here goes.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>34324127

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>34324127
Job harder Sierra

>>34324161
Thank you anon

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Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>34324127

Where's a 1 when you need it, goddamnit.

>>34324161
FOR ONCE MY DICE IS GOOD

Last time I rolled was almost a critical fail.

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>34324127
Phone dice best dice.

>>34324184
put your dice away and go sit in the corner

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>>34324184

PHONE DICE WORST DICE. PUT IT IN REVERSE, IN REVERSE!

>>34324184
It's not

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>>34324184
Oh, how wrong is it possible to get.

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>>34324184

>>34324184
Never roll again please.

Unfortunately, I think I'll have to call it quits since I don't think I'll be done by the time I have to leave.

Next thread Sunday at 5:00 PM MST (Probably).

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>34324184
It is an omen! We must sacrifice to the dice gods!

>>34324409
Thanks for running, boss.

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>34324409
>2 lawns in one thread
Why

>>34324409
See you.

>>34324437
The Lawn is getting stronger. Soon it will become impossible to put down.

>>34324409
Thanks for running Languid!!

This thread did not fill me with confidence for the whole assassin thing. We can only hope that it's easier to murder demons in their sleep than it is to quietly unlock the door with tons of big stupid locks on it.

>>34324640
We just have to do it when they're not home. Like, sneak in while they're out demoning and put a crucifix in their cereal.

>>34324681
If by "crucifix" you mean "C4", then sure.

>>34324697
If by C4 you mean "box of dragon dildos" then yes.

>>34322101
My nigga.