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You are Slimy Sadie! It has been a couple of days since you returned from a visit to the academy with your slimy duplicate clone Sadia, and your "pet" elephant. You've gotten more settled in to the role of a local healer since your slime has healing properties, but in a goblin town that means crowds of patients every day so you're never not busy!

Sadia is a direct copy of you though, and even if she's been starting to diverge in personality and such to become her own person, she's still at least as competent as you are. So you feel you might be able to leave her to handle things here at home while you consider some problems in the region which the academy has taken an interest in. Not for them so much, but just for your own benefit and ideally profit. You've some last preparations and decisions to make, but for the most part you should be ready to depart in a day or so. For the time being, it's just a regular afternoon of minding your house/clinic while goblin after goblin filters in and out with various medical needs.

>How do you proceed?

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>>2494485
A continuation from the previous threads, everything you need to know? You're a slime lady trying to better understand your new slimy self, and make a place for yourself in the world now! And here is a pastebin with all the information relevant to yourself, Slimy Sadie, and your improvements to yourself overtime;

https://pastebin.com/cSCXgXBT

>>2494485
Well, we're pretty set for travel already.
Let's check our recently acquired map and try to figure out how long it would take for us to get out to the neighboring county. Would it be faster on foot or on elephant? If I recall, our footspeed is actually pretty dang fast, and we don't really get tired so much as hungry.
Also, you can walk around town and try to get a response out of your remote cams whenever you pass by a house to find the slime thieves, but that's not incredibly pressing so don't worry yourself about it.

Anyway, if we've got enough time remaining in the week to get out and ask some questions in the right area using our fastest mode of transport, I say we make ready to move out there right away. Bring a bottle of that holy water with you in case of ghost bullshit, make sure you have your map, and if at all possible try to get some kind of timepiece. There's a high chance we'll be dealing with time bullshit, and a watch is really helpful for that kind of thing.

Unless anyone else has plans for around town?

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>>2494524
Indeed, in the last few days since returning home you've made most preparations for travel. Mainly now is your choice of which task to pursue, if indeed you are still interested. As for your new map, as far as you can tell (and by some memories of travel when you were still human) it would take you about a week by wagon to reach the country immediately to the east, and roughly the same for the country to the southwest (with the sea directly south). The main reason for this being distance from here to the eastern country, and difficult terrain from here to the southwestern country. By your own travel, you expect it easier to travel either on your own or by chartered transport. Domra, your elephant, is an impressive ride however he is not the fastest not to mention his size and lumbering nature can make travel through some places difficult. As well of course, having to take care of him like feeding.

For your last preparations, you can roll to see if in searching about town you can find a timepiece, since those sorts of items are a bit of a luxury. At least reliable or well-made ones that is. For the other supplies you are bringing, have you a preference towards how you are dressing and how you're stowing everything? I assume you're not just carrying all the equipment within your slime body, but at the same time are you traveling as normally as you can? That is; in your human-form, wearing clothes properly, and with a bag and such carried with you?

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>2494571
wait, I thought it was in a neighboring county, not a country.
That's a BIT further than I expected! Oh well, still works. We'll have to have sadia handle visits to the academy until we get back, though. We'll also have to establish a regular slime checkin time to exchange news, since our slimephones don't have ringers. Let's say that's sundown.

And yeah, let's wear clothes properly and carry our shit (at least all the shit that is non-waterproof) in our bag. We can carry shit that is immune like our lightning axe inside of us, and we can just goop it out of our sleeve when we need it. It's the closest thing to a quick-holster we've got. I think we should also go it alone- we can leave the elephant at home to enjoy its normal schedule, and I think we'd go faster than most types of chartered travel.

Here's a watch roll. Hope we can get the time patrol's basic tool.

>>2494595
oh, and pack on a bit of extra mass before we go. We can have that bit goop around under our dress as we travel, at least until enough of it burns off that we're back to human shape again. Being bigger will help us go faster and stop to eat less.

>>2494607
Well the more mass you have, both the harder it will be to travel as well as your normal clothes not fitting. Plus, you're going to look more strange than you already do to people since part of you will be shlorping along the ground with you.

>>2494595
My bad I thought you said country. Well it's not a neighboring county either, but it's certainly not a neighboring country. It's a few counties over, and will take you about three to five days travel depending on how you go.

>>2494621
Ah, I thought more mass would make us faster. Nevermind if it slows us down.

And yeah, we're heading wherever the time traveller rumors were. We never established exactly where that was out of character, but sadie does have the location. I sort of want to try using reach to extend our legs while we move. See if we're stable and strong enough to get a stiltwalk going on. Might cut down on travel time, or at least make the trip more fun, and it's rare enough to pass someone travelling that we don't have to worry about weirding people out until we get near a settlement.


Also, it feels weird that nobody else has showed up yet. Hiccups like these were inevitable, but still always worry me. Hope some more players check their twitter.

>>2494621
Would walking on the edge of the path and absorbing plant matter help sustain us through without eating?

>>2494728
I don't think we can eat plants yet. We might just have to accept packing a couple sandwiches for the trip.

>>2494728
In theory that could work however as of yet, you cannot consume or digest plant matter, only animal.

>>2494651
It may be possible that more mass could not impede you or perhaps even allow for a greater speed, but not at the point where you are. More would just distort your form and complicate your movement.

The stilt plan is a really clever one, it's just that you don't have the stability you would need for it. But, that sort of thing could be possible if you improved just a little more.

>>2494595
You can't store magic items within yourself, at least not harmful ones like weapons. If you try to stash your magic axe within you, it will just cause harm to your slimy form just the same as if it were embedded in someone's arm or chest or something.

>>2494761
Do we improve through training, use, combat or digestion?

>>2494769
You can better understand the abilities which you already have through training, but learning new abilities requires you to eat people. Pretty gruesome and you're not really sure why but that's just how it seems to work for your slime. At least, when you've eaten people (usually just dead bodies) you've gained a better understanding of your slimy self in the process.

>>2494761
oh.
Okay fuck that then, carry the magic axe in a bag. This is all very good research we're gathering here. Also, stability is what we need for the stilt plan? I see. That might be something we should invest more heavily in, if we're going to be wanting to use load bearing psuedopods. It might also act as a cap for our potential strength, like viscosity might.

>>2494784
Well that could be one solution, possibly the simplest. As you know however, with your slimy form there tends to be many ways to the same result so you might be more interested in some other ability and find that you are able to stilt walk as well as you might by improving stability.

Not to say that you shouldn't take stability, just that it may not be the only way.

>>2494796
Yeah, about right.
So, are we travelling? I think the watch roll probably failed.

>>2494796
Can we find an hourglass that firs inside of us and a mirror? If we put the hourglass in our neck, we would be able to use a small makeup mirror to check it. Neck simply because it wouldnt be shaken as much as a wrist, nor would it be covered up and hard to read like the stomach.

>>2494834
Also, it might look like a necklace in the neck.
And should probably be WAY easier to find than a watch.

>>2494847
Good point. Rolling just in case.

There's an upgrade for making internal structures out of random junk - structural support. That'd do stilts.

For now I think we should ride the elephant. It needs to eat but we'll lose far less mass if we're not exerting ourselves.

>>2494853
No you aint, apparently.
Still, hourglass is a good cheap alternative. Good thinking.

>>2494861
You think so? I'm sort of cool with losing some mass if it means going faster, but it's only a difference of a day or two either way so I don't feel that strongly about it.

>>2494847
>>2494834
>>2494813
An hourglass yes, that you don't need to roll to find. A mirror though is harder, at best, without rolling you can find just a polished bit of metal which can give a decent image but not a full reflection.

>>2494861
>>2494872
So, final say before you depart, how are you traveling? Elephant or no?

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>2494861
>>2494872

OP said that Elephant might not be able to get through some places. I don't want to leave Dorma behind, but Mobility might be Key.

One Day I will learn how to reliably roll.

>>2494894
Sweet, an hourglass.
Mirror is optional anyway, we can just look through our slimecam at ourself. Remote view is super fucking good.

As for the elephant, I could take it or leave it. it's a nice security blanket, and means I don't have to worry about ninjas, but it's also a risk, as it might have trouble on less well maintained roads.

I think I'll have to answer that question with a question.

Did the job involve bringing the guy we are supposed to find BACK? If it did, bring the elephant. If it didn't, pass on the elephant. We can pack extra food for the mass problem.

So, do you guys think we're looking at a terminator or a doctor who?

>>2494931
It could even be an excellent adventure. God help us.

>>2494986
Fuck, I hadn't even considered that contingency.

>>2494917
>>2494902
As with any of these jobs, the first and foremost goal of the tasks assigned by the academy are obtaining information. If the only thing you did was gather information and details better than just the rumors and secondhand accounts they get, then that's considered a job well done since most of the time their response would be to dispatch an actually well-experienced and empowered mage to deal with the problem.

If though you happen to deal with the problem yourself, that's just an added bonus. In the particular case of the supposed time traveler though, extreme caution was stressed so actually engaging the entity was not approved.

>>2494997
I Vote no elephant. Lets try to get close and then use our slimes to gather the best info possible.

>>2494997
Sweet. Get near the guy, stalk him, don't get noticed or draw attention to yourself.

No elephant is my vote, then. Don't want to disrupt the timestream.

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>>2495005
You're made of slime, avoiding attention is going to be a feat itself. But anyway, you can say your goodbyes to Sadia and be on your way. Chances are you'll be apart for awhile, so who knows how things will develop.

For the departure then, assuming you are traveling on foot, make a roll for the first leg of the trip. Unless I'm mistaken, you're keeping to the roads but you never know what could happen!

>>2495043

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>2495043
Let's roll out

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>2495043
rolling for reading map right.

Good luck at the homestead, sadia! We'll try to get you something nice!

>>2494861
We really need to get a few ranks of structural support, tidal force, and shapeshifting.

I think those three working together could do some serious shit.

>>2495043
Trying this roll one more time.

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>2495135
I literally don't know what I am doing wrong.

>>2495141
you did it right that time.
What did you do differently?

>>2495146
didn't captilize the D.

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>2495043

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>>2495199
>>2495141
>>2495062
>>2495060
>66

So by keeping to your new map and running along the road at a consistent pace (or walking when you notice other people around, as not to appear suspicious) without ever needing to stop or ever tiring, you make quite a good distance in the first day while nothing really out of the ordinary transpires. The only issue you face is a small river with an even smaller ferry, though after getting over your strange (to him) appearance the young ferryman offers you a trip across for free if you'd come home with him that evening. Unless of course you've got a place to stay, he doesn't think his sister would believe him so living proof would be great. That of course insinuates a place to stay for the night, and it is nearing sunset.

Though that's your choice to make, you can of course just keep on since you don't need to sleep really.

>How do you proceed?

>>2495287
Hey, we could at least get a nice dinner. We can taste now, so that's great.

Oddly hospitable of the ferryman, but oh well.

>>2495327
and by this I mean, take them up on it. In case it wasn't clear.

I think we should take him up on dinner, but refuse to sleep there under the premise that e do not need sleep. He has seen our form, so this extra info isn't necessarily super secretive.

Query, Can we increase our buoyancy and walk across/float across the river? Or maybe a gentle lake?

>>2495383
Large bodies of water would dissolve us, which makes boats terrifying.
Small bodies of water are refreshing and nice though.

Also, while we don't technically require sleep, we do get kind of mentally tired without it. Something to keep in mind.

>>2495287
Let's stop and rest. It's not like we're in a hurry anyway. We should tell him not to go telling everyone he meets about us though, that ninja is still out there.

>>2495416
in that case lets sleep now to recover our spell pointsKeep our mental health

>>2495470
100% that's what it is. Soon as we unlock magic, you will be proven right.

>>2495463
That and we're trying to keep a low profile this mission anyway, so as to not make waves near the time traveller.

I think we have a much better chance of taking the ninja this time around, though. We've got several more tricks, and can pikmin them with ringleader.

>>2495383
>>2495327
Water is usually a problem for you, in that small amounts are necessary to stay hydrated but large amounts can dilute you to dissolving. Like a cell getting too much water and bursting, basically. As for actually traversing across, you imagine such a thing could be possible but again, currently that is not something you can do. In fact though, there's probably several ways you could try this.

In any case though you agree to the ferryman's terms, at least so you won't have to pay for crossing or a meal later. You'll have to wait till nightfall though when he calls it a day and heads home, but for now he can transport you across the river and let you off on the other side. Either to find a comfortable spot to wait and occupy yourself as you please, or you can stay and chat with him. Obviously he's curious, but he's not one to pry if a traveler wants to be left alone; he knows that much from his job of carrying people back and forth the small river all day.

>>2495499
chat with him and his sister.
We're only a day out, but maybe we can ask them if they've seen any other interesting travelers recently. We should be asking everyone about weird folk like you ask about sailors in fucking shenmue.

>>2495515
Well the ferryman himself is just here on his own, his sister lives at their home not far from here. But you can chat with him, and roll to ask about things he's seen. Who knows, maybe he's encountered someone or something interesting or strange?

>>2495522
oh, I thought we were headed to his house to have a meal and talk with the sister, as per the agreement.

And yeah, he or his sister might have heard rumor of our guy. Most likely not, but we lose nothing by giving it a shot.

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>2495522
Inquire about any strange folk who have been through the area. Even if it's not our guy, maybe there's someone worth meeting. Or avoiding.

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>2495522
>>2495545
yeah, this DOES seem like something we should be rolling on.

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>2495522

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>2495522

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>>2495568
>>2495551
>>2495545
>>2495575
>86

You wait around then to talk with the ferryman, Jons is his name. When he gets a sense that you're open to conversing, well the questions don't stop but you have the sense to not just rattle off your life story or give away information best kept. You do get the chance in between to ask him though about both himself and his line of work. Just to be polite, but you don't expect much of interest, surprised as you may be to hear otherwise.

"Any strangers that stand out? Ah well who isn't an interesting stranger around these parts!"

It seems what he may consider to be interesting, may not be the same for you as he goes on about anyone with even a limp to their step. Of the lot though, you do actually hear a couple which stand out. Of an elf with an arm like a tree, and a walking talking cow-man. Some strangers to keep an eye out for you suppose. In any case, Jons only ends up having to make two more ferry trips or so before sundown and calling it a day, to invite you along to his home.

Not a long walk either, and situated near the river just a ways down. You can faintly smell cooking as you approach, and are greeted at the little stone wall gate by some children, Jons' nieces and nephews you take it. Not long after and emerging from the cottage is a wholesome lady bearing cookware in use, there to welcome her brother and... the slimy stranger home? The children are immensely curious about you and already poking with sticks and jumping up and down, but their mother is perhaps rightly concerned and worries if you aren't dangerous?

>>2495643
Oh, we're only dangerous if some part of us falls off. Any bit that escapes from us has a mind of its own, dontcha know.
Best thing to do is just toss a bucket of water on 'em. That'll dissolve them without just multiplying the problem. Or trap them in a bottle somehow, but that's way harder.

>>2495643
>"I understand your concern, Ma'am, but I don't wish you any ill. So long as you're not throwing stones or jabbing me with spears, there's no reason to be alarmed. Sadie, slime healer, at your service."

After introducing ourselves, play with the kids for a little while. It'll be good practice for when you have your own with Carter, whether it's children you adopt with him or you find out a way to form sapient slime babies with him.

>>2495643
Just don't cut off or eat any part of us and you'll be fine.

>>2495661
Backing

>>2495661
>>2495678
>>2495656

"I understand your concern, Ma'am, but I don't wish you any ill. So long as you're not throwing stones or jabbing me with spears, there's no reason to be alarmed. Sadie, slime healer, at your service."

You do your best to allay the woman's fears, at least enough that she's willing to let you inside and in the process you also come to scare the children away from trying to prod you and check if you're not made of candy.

Crisis averted perhaps then, and eventually you're able to mend relations and have a pleasant time with the kids before being called in as it gets dark and settle down to a dinner. Yes indeed, a heartwarming experience if you had a heart, and you're certainly able to entertain these folk with stories alone if not displays of your slimy prowess. If you aren't planning on staying though, had you anything else in mind here? Or just a hearty meal of rabbit stew (hold the vegetables) and some company before heading off on your way again?

>>2495719
I mostly wanted a dinner out of this, and some good conversation. Did they explicitly invite us to stay the night?
If not, I don't really want to impose to ask. I'd like to stay the night, but I'm too polite.

>>2495737
Since he was dragging you out here and prompted you to wait till he was done working, indeed Jons invited you to stay the night if you wish. Though as said, you don't actually need to sleep even and could just continue on your journey. The meal alone was more than enough to make up for any slime you'd have lost through the day of traveling fast.

>>2495719
Ask if you could stay the evening here, you'd be able to give them recompense for their generosity, or perhaps tell them how you came to be. Although we should ask if we could sleep in their washbasin or tub, as we don't want their linen to get all sticky.

>>2495765
Agreed, lets get that good nights sleep.

>>2495757
oh, sweet, then yeah, rest up and keep going.
I feel bad for not having anything to offer them in return, though. Nobody's hurt here, there's no massive rodent problem, everything seems in order. I guess just enjoy a nice evening sharing stories and enjoy a tub sleep.

This has lead me to wonder exactly how one would go about making a comfortable tub, since we've got a sense of touch now.

>>2495794
I thought we had some gold we kept in pouches inside of us? We could also offer that magic weapon we got, the one that isn't an axe, but that's probably a no-go.

>>2495838
oh, yeah, we could give them a couple chits before we go.
Living in goblin town made me temporarily forget about currency.

>>2495838
he invited us back. Some coin might be a kind gift, but I don;t think it is expected of us at this point.

>>2495765
Well as per your interpersonal abilities, you can't sully textiles or cloth. Hence how you're able to wear clothes as normal. Though if you're really keen on a washtub you can spring for it.

>>2495794
Well there's always a vermin problem, if you want to offer. Or ask if they have any problems in particular. Or just offer nothing and accept their generosity.

>>2495892
Oh, sure. Ask if we can help out with vermin while we're here. It's one of our services we offer, after all.

And we can get into mouseholes, which makes it trivial.

>I appreciate the hospitality, but I always want to do my best to help out those I meet. Do you have any pests or small problems I could help you sort out before bedtime? I am quite accomplished and genuinely enjoy helping.

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Here is a basic schematic of how we will generally do ratcatching work, I assume.

I think I've made some strides in anatomy, but fuck if this shit isn't still real rough. And I have no idea how to draw a maid head-thingie, so I didn't put any on there,

>>2495974
>>2495911
>>2495903
They're not sure what you have in mind for pest control, but if you're offering they'll accept. On the topic of problems they also have a thief problem but they wouldn't expect to request that of you.

Well anyway, as for the rat catching, you can do your best before turning in for the night, just make a roll for the effort!

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>2495994
Professional vermin removal ho!
Make sure you don't eat their cat.

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Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>2495994
Can I get a bonus for posting a possible dress Sadie might have?

Worth a shot, anyway...

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>2495994

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>2495994
Rolling.

Grotesque thought that I am not sure fits our mentality. But could we let one live inside of us for as long as possible to get an understanding of its biology so that we can move like a quadruped better in the future? I realize it would suffocate unless we found a way to give it air, but can we control our slime well enough to not corrode or eat it if we don't want to?

>>2496011
>>2496014
>>2496015
>We get these rolls right when I posted a dress.

Well, gentlemen, let's see if we can keep these rolls going by posting dresses.

>>2496048
Dress for Success?

>>2496015
I am unsure if that would actually help us in any meaningful way.
Though, we DO have a rank of shapeshifting. We could try all fours type movement during our travels.

Hell, we might even be able to do the stilts thing like that with half the stability requirement, since there's twice the legs.
>>2496048
Dresses are hard, man. I'm having trouble grokking basic anatomy and perspective.

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>>2496053
Exactly!

>>2496064
>Dresses are hard, man. I'm having trouble grokking basic anatomy and perspective.
You don't have to draw them, just do what I do and pull them up from your D&D files.

>>2496083
I've got to draw some of them!

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>>2496015
You could try that, but at the same time you could imagine that if your form manipulation was good enough you could probably do that anyway without a need of imprisoning some rat in slime.

>>2496015
>>2496014
>>2496011
>>2496003
>93

Well well, you actually come up with a fantastically effective system for getting rid of vermin. Maybe you don't have a means of preventing them from ever coming back again, but you actually manage to wipe out all the pests plaguing this homestead, at least you feel confident of that. No need to bother the family though about the gruesome details, you can just dispose of the killed pests and call it a night. It's not pretty work but it's necessary and it's technically food to eat.

So do you want to go by the whole night, or just rest as much as you need and take your leave sometime in the night?

>>2496109
Lets get going when we can.

>>2496109
Rest 'till someone wakes up that you can say goodbye to, so you don't dissapear along with all of their vermin like some kind of fucking fae spirit in the night. That would just be spooky for them.

Also, I'm pretty sure I know what our effective vermin system is. Stick our arm or a slime in a mousehole, expand it until it occupies the entire mouse area, and then suck it all back in.

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>>2496109
Might as well stay the whole night, there might be breakfast in the morning. We'd also need to tell them how effective we were in getting rid of there pest problem.

>>2496090
Well, in that case, art is suffering. It'll make you a better person for it.

Maybe.

>>2496156
Man, corsets.
They look damn nice, but now that we're a slime they've got to be weird. Make sure you don't over-tighten, you might snap in two.

>>2496156
>>2496128
>>2496124
You decide on a middle ground, not sticking around for a big family breakfast but also not just vanishing in the night, you rest until you're woken up by a couple of the children pinching at and attempting to pull and stretch your slimy body. You can give them a goodbye and tell them of the pest control, before taking your leave then and hitting the road once more. It's in the early hours of the morning before the sun is up yet but it doesn't bother you at all; no fatigue, no worries about feeling clean or needing to wash, really only just the lack of a dark vision so to speak but you can see the road just fine.

So for the next leg of the journey, make a roll to see how things go! The wandering, traveling slime lady who brings good tidings and dead vermin!

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>2496201
Tidings

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>2496201
All right, now let's make some good time. And hope for no more rivers.

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>2496201
Last roll of the night for me. G'night, guys!

>>2496252
sleep well dude.

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>>2496212
>>2496225
>>2496252
>>2496260
>99

Well well, you take off again along the road at your fast pace, not a worry in the world as you hope to be able to reach your destination in not more than a day or two. The travel through the morning is fairly uneventful, as usual you slow to a normal pace when nearing people but otherwise you can keep running. And pass a few people here and there also along the road you do. But a little after noon, you hear the approach of a carriage and slow down. You could hardly expect it to stop though, so you're a little surprised when you hear calls for a halt and find yourself addressed by the occupant. A fancy dressed fellow leaning out the side window to talk to you.

"Ho there, young miss! So sorry a state as to be traveling like this? Pray allow me to offer you a ride to your destina- gah! What are..."

He speaks and acts rather friendly at first until he gets a better look and sees that you appear to be partially transparent and... pink? Jelly? Well he was already in the process of offering you a ride, so it would be rude to back out now. Though he's not as enthusiastic as before, he still remains wholly polite and friendly. Whatever your feelings on the matter though, you can't deny that travel by carriage would be even faster than your fastest.

>How do you proceed?

>>2496400
Kindly accept his offer but spend trip acting as though you do not misunderstand his meaning whenever he brings up your slimyness.

>>2496400
Is there someone in the shotgun position?
If not, slurp your way up there in a fluid motion, doff your hat, and thank him for the hospitality.
It's important to take him up on the offer before he reconsiders.

As for our destination, tell him where we're travelling, and ask where he happens to be heading.

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>>2496412
>>2496408
You kindly accept the offer and join the fellow in the coach, quite comfy and well-made you can tell. It reminds you of the sorts of transport "your" family had when you lived back home. As you find it's just you, him and another woman within the coach.

Just to break the ice you can tell him where you're headed with your map, which he calls ahead to one of the drivers of the carriage. As he tells you though he's headed on to a town the next county past the one you're destined for. So you'll be able to ride along all the way if you wish to your final destination, and perhaps play on this fellow's hospitality.

Ah, so it looks like you might be sharing the carriage with these two fancy folks for at least a day or two. How might things go? Well you can plan ahead, and we'll find out when we resume tomorrow as this will likely be my last post of the night. Thanks all for playing, and just a reminder that there's a twitter for the quest and a discord to discuss if you care for such a thing.

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>>2496557
Sweet, we've got a free ride. And a couple fancy folks to talk to. I've made a diagram of what glorping onto the shotgun seat might look like, but it's particularly shit because it was hard to draw.

To pass the time, we should ask them what's got a couple fancy folk like them heading out this way, and if they pass by often. It's our first time out here. And you can compliment their horses, because horses are nice.

Anyway, see you tomorrow goopy. Night.

>>2496557
>wat do
Conversation do, of course!
We are proper lady afterall, so there must be things we can freely talk about with these fellows. And since we ate shitton of people already, our memory should be back, no? So lets talk politics, hobbies, literature, where should one invest her money, who are the people we are currently travelling with (making new connections never hurts)... and weather.
Besides, they may have their own share of questions and themes to discuss, and it is not like we have anything else to do for a while.

Unless we encounter bandits. Then it will be nomming time.

>>2496608
These are all good suggestions.
Gotta get that wheeling and dealing on. Maintain that noble family status.

And I bet our rate of bandit has increased sharply now that we got into a fancy stage coach. They don't even have any guards!

I am not sure what I'd want with more points though. There are so very many things.
Maybe another point of viscosity? I'm trying to slowly work up to being able to write a letter without ruining the paper.

I figure as soon as we can write a letter, we're ready to tell our parents what happened.

>>2496608
>possible upgrade avenues (imo)
- one more magic point into Interpersonal so we can buy trigger
- dump a lot into consistency stability viscosity - for tougher and nicer slime (or ??? from next level of interpersonal, who knows what lies out there), also with trigger we can then change our general slime properties however we like
- do the same with control shapeshifting - tentacles ahoy
- upgrade fighting tree until we get that slime-into-sword ability - we are living weapon now
- unlock magic - personally I am not a big fan of this because at first few tiers it will be probably shit, but we may become lucky

Also did we test how toxic we are and what are the actual effects?

>>2496612
Wouldn't a pair of fine gloves do it for letter writing? Clothing Adhesion specifically stops Sadie from oozing through fabric.

>>2496647
I think it might actually be good to try advancing the Subsistence tree after upgrading Interpersonal. If we can get a more versatile diet that'd be another headache solved for long distance travel.

>>2496656
>wouldn't a pair of fine gloves do it
Shit, it would. Now I feel dumb.
>>2496647
Toxic is just a basic poison. Makes people die faster.

And I gotta say, I still think magic is one of the highest priorities. I mean, it'll recover us our human abilities some, and it might be the path to understanding just why the fuck eating magic dudes gives us big powers. Or even understanding why eating -dudes- gives us powers but eating animals doesn't.

And that's all without even mentioning the inherent utility magic can provide.

Also, I am sort of hoping we can figure out some kind of manavore upgrade, to gain a secondary source of points other than people.

>>2496647
Opaque will let us hide items on our person, and digest people right in front of their allies without tipping them off.

Plus if we want to truly master Self-Image, Mimic and/or Shapeshifting, then both Opaque and Color are mandatory.

>>2498177
These are all fair points, though I think we look enough like ourselves that I'd like to prioritize more in getting our human abilities back than our human looks back.
Like the ability to open stuck jars. Or lift up something weighty by the handle.
Though, once I have that, I'd certainly like to be able to get an extra six or seven arm-things as needed.

Hey all, going to continue within the hour or so, just a heads up.

>>2498313
sweet.

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>>2496582
>>2496608
>>2496612
Well you can't sit up on the outside, there's the drivers and guards! But in the carriage you can settle in and appreciate the comfyness now that you can actually physically feel things. Of course though there's the obvious concern and curiosity about your condition from both passengers, though the fellow is too polite to ask. You give a basic account of your condition, so as far as they can tell you're just a victim of a magic accident rather than a slimy clone of a dead girl and only imitating human form in favor of a slimy mess shlorping around.

"How dreadful that must have been! Well a great credit that you're handling your situation well, or seem to be. I am Trista and this is Lord Salais, the new Lord Salais."

"Pleased to meet you, Sadie Altovino."

Indeed you do recall a fair amount about "your" former life as fairest daughter of a rich and foreign family. Enough that you can converse with these fancy folk without issue, but your name draws particular attention from the fellow across. Trista is friendly once she accepts you're not a monster and even is curious as to hold your hand and examine it while talking with you about how Jal here is en route to consolidate holdings after the passing of the late Lord of Salais. As said though, he's trying to make sense of you.

"Altovino... of Nisse? That can't be, if you're traveling on foot?"

Maybe he's familiar with "your" family? Well they are decently well known, and he obviously is aware of the city state (if you want to call it that) from which you hail. Or at least the family of Sadie hails. Are you working by this identity, or is he mistaken?

>>2498592
I think we are, yes. Though, ask him to not tell any one. We've not told our parents yet, and won't until we manage to be able to write a letter to them. And it would be awful for them to find out second hand.

>>2498601
and, as per the walking instead of riding, we're actually quite fast, and we're trying not to overspend on the family money while the future is so uncertain.

>>2498601
>We've not told our parents yet

You're being that honest about the accident?

>>2498592
"Sort of... I haven't told my family yet, as I don't think they'd appreciate what I have become. Frankly, being considered dead by them might be a better alternative then to have them see what their daughter became... Not to mention how this brings up quite a few tricky and uncomfortable theological questions. Frankly, I'm very lucky that some of my old friend consider me to still be Sadie..."

>>2498627
Well, how else do you propose we impress upon them that it's important to not tell anybody?

I mean, it's not any kind of huge secret, and our parents will find out eventually, as will anybody who knows about our family, we just want to be able to be the ones to tell them.

>>2498592
"It's not like it's any trouble, I don't get tired or anything. Besides, I'd like to avoid drawing attention to myself until I can get this reversed." (they don't need to know it's permanent)

>>2498638
That's kind of what I meant, are you planning on telling "your" family and letting them know? Because human Sadie's remains were already sent home to her family accompanied by condolences from the academy and an explanation. Nothing of which indicated the existence of a slime copy.

>>2498660
oh shit, really?
I did not realize that's how it was, I thought they were still blissfully unaware. I guess they held a second funeral when the body arrived at their place, since they didn't get to go to the first funeral? Huh.

Well, I still feel like being honest, but I'll moderate my story to something more along the lines of that your parents thinks you are dead, and you don't know how to tell them you are only kinda sorta dead? We're still working up the courage and hand strength to tell them. And the right words.

I'm seeing a range of explicit details on display here.
Maybe just take the average of them and be a little evasive about the specifics of our accident, but be willing to volunteer that we're fast on foot and that we don't have access to the parental coffers right now.

>>2498671
Agreeing with this.

>>2498724
Or I could have people vote for my sentiment, that works too. Thanks.

>>2498671
>>2498630
>>2498657
You try to answer while avoiding the obvious major issues of dual identities and being both "alive" and dead at the same time, especially in regards to "your" family. Trista is quite sympathetic to your plight and assures you everything will work out, but Jal you can tell remains skeptical. Well not as though it matters, he'll probably never even visit your country let alone your hometown... probably.

In any case, you try to change the subject and just get along to talking about the sorts of things fancy folks talk about. Just as you were put on the spot though, so too does Jal find himself when you learn from them that his mentor the late Lord left the title to Jal including the holdings. Supposedly some fabulous treasure as well, though that remains to be seen since he isn't sure exactly where it is; the riches seem to have been hidden somewhere. That's not much a concern though, on the immediate end he's currently occupied with checking up on what deeds or titles still hold true by his new position. Such is the case as why he is traveling about, more or less checking up on what the will he received entails. Trista is a... friend, and accompanying him the way before they return to Salais and begin to appreciate the high life.

Conversing as you do, a village is reached before sunset and before you know it really, the drivers bringing the carriage through the settlement and to what you learn to be the mayors house. Why stay at an inn when a noble can impose upon a local official to accommodate him and his. You included, as Jal's guest if you please. They'll be staying here the night and then departing probably tomorrow before noon. If plans hold, they'll be passing by your own destination a few hours after that where they can let you off.

>How do you proceed?

>>2498738
Shit, a fast ride AND good lodgings? We're totally staying here.

It's just before sunset you said? We should probably check the slime cam and checkin with sadia about our progress. Good news, we're ahead of schedule, at least travel wise.

And it seems like we are actually staying with a local official? Are we getting to talk with them, or eat a dinner with them, or anything?
We're getting even closer to the suspected region of time traveller, so we should grill this guy, who is a higher up in this town, about any odd people and irregularities that came to his notice as of late. You know, someone who seemed confused as to what things were, and where he was.

>>2498738
Let's stick with them, this seems like a pretty good arrangement. Maybe also try to find out as much as we can about that treasure so we can maybe steal it for ourselves later.

>>2498790
I don't want to steal from them since they were nice, but I am 100% okay with finding the treasure then asking for a finder's fee for the information on the wherabouts.

>>2498738
Agree with staying with Trista and Jal. After that's done, let's have a moment with Trista and have some girl talk with her. Find out what exactly she thinks about Jal, and see if we can go out before the party and find some fancy dresses and other such things to help her impress for it. While the party's going on, ask around about the Time Traveller, and learn what we can from the locals.

>>2498790
No stealing until it's revealed that Jal murdered the late Lord of Salais. Heck, we might even be able to get a portion of it as a reward for solving the mystery!

>>2498799
wait, there's a party going on?

>>2498799
>>2498803
Oops, my mistake. I guess I assumed we would be meeting the mayor during a fancy party.

FALSE ALARM, PEOPLE! NO PARTY HERE!

>>2498819
Oh well, we can still ask trista how they feel about jal.
And if they're friends, or "friends", with significant elbowing in the ribs when we ask.

>>2498825
Is buying fancy dresses still an option? Because I've got deviantart open and ready for some fancy fucking dresses.

>>2498830
I think we're being thrifty for now, but maybe we should be on the lookout for any particularly nice dresses while we are on the lookout for books on our trips.

You know, side objectives.

>>2498799
>>2498751
Well go ahead and make a roll, to see what if anything you can learn from the mayor here or his household workers. Also as for dresses, this is just a village, you're not likely to find much anything fancy here.

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>2498849
Okay, no dresses.

Time to gain information about TIME TRAVELLER.

With side inquests into TREASURE and RELATIONSHIP GOSSIP from jal and trista respectively.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>2498849
Well, okay, the dress situation here is kind of grim. Oh well, we'll just have to manage with what we have.

>>2498872
Don't worry, we have a whole closet of them at home.
The goblins didn't even steal them!
It's why I assume we have a witch outfit to wear in our day to day events.
And maybe a maid outfit, though I need to work on that one. Their head thingies are hard to draw.

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>2498849
Rolling to save vs ignorance.

Really, regardless of how successful this trip is, the benefit is that we really get to stress test that remote sense.

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>>2498751
>>2498872
>>2498856
>>2498916
>83

Well first thing first just to test what you're capable of, with remote sensing. Unfortunately it seems you can't view through any other slimes. Either that means that all the others were destroyed, or more likely you're too far away to extend your senses to them. A little disappointing but good to know.

To get your mind off it then, you focus on things at hand, like putting on a good air about the mayor and not making Jal look bad since you're his guest. The mayor and his family, and a couple servants are gracious to receive a noble though so they're not judgemental of you at all, just a little taken aback at first. But they'd not question or complain to Jal so your slimyness is just accepted or ignored. Things progress as you might expect, you and Trista get shown around the house and get to spend some time with the mayor's wife and their children while the mayor and Jal himself discuss some things together. No need to worry though because over a big dinner (where the mayor busts out the best he might have been saving for a special occasion) you're able to talk as you please and ask the questions you want. The mayor ponders your question as he tries to recall anything which stands out.

"Hmm, strange folk you say? Well there was that group, that... acting troupe I think it was? From many lands away to the east as I understand, they came through. Damned if anyone could understand them and their theatrics were terribly boring, but nevertheless it was a memorable lot indeed."

"But no time tra- ...err, no stranger wandering around, out of place and talking or asking about things which don't exist?"

"You mean a madman?" the mayor's wife chimes in, "There's the village idiot if that's what you mean."

Hmm, maybe not what you had in mind but it's not nothing either. Perhaps the time traveler didn't wander far nor cause enough of a scene for people to spread rumors too much. At least, much more than enough for the academy to hear of but perhaps not other simple settlements such as this.

>Anything else to mind, over the course of dinner? It's quite good to be frank, and the servants are busy with the food back and forth.

>>2499043
Well, shit. we've hit the range max.
And we've found out that the time traveller probably didn't head this way, at least.

Enjoy the good food, make smalltalk. Continue trying to glean the relationship of trista and jal from polite conversation. Also ask if they'll be heading back this way after they are done checking their property.

There's not much to do in the dinner other than that, I think. Make sure to move stuff you are eating properly down your neck so people don't have to look at it dissolve, that might be a faux paus in high society.

>>2499043
Yeah, >>2499063 got the gist of it. Make small talk, get some idea of what kind of relationship Trista and Jal are in, talk a bit about ourselves, just enough for the mayor to be satisfied, but not enough to tell him who we were. Then after that, play with the children for a little while and tell them stories about home and the adventures us and Carter went on, then go to bed.

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>>2499089
Well you can put the more personal discussion off for a bit and just appreciate dinner. There seemed to be some talk and hope that if you were staying here, you might put on a show for the villagefolk. The mayor is sure people would marvel at a woman made of jam, even if you merely stood there and talked, but since you're going along with Jal tomorrow it won't be possible.

So with a very pleasant dinner under the belt and some time after spent again, with the other ladies of the house and the children, you're eventually shown to your room for the night where you'll be sharing with Trista. A cozy little number on the ground floor with two single beds, which you assure the lady of the house you won't slime up. A few candles light the room and Trista at least is assured of a wash ready tomorrow morning, which she's looking forward to since getting clean while traveling the roads isn't often a chance. In the meantime while the two of you get ready for bed, her own curiosity towards your slimy form gives you a chance to pry into her life as well. She's distracted by trying to comb your hair and feeling your arms, that you can learn about what the situation between her and Jal is.

"Ah we're friends, I took care of goods deliveries for the estate of the late Lord. Jal needed to appear to be getting married for legal needs as well as that the Lord would look more favorably upon passing his title and such to him. An innocent deception, though I wouldn't mind actually wedding Jal with his title and wealth now."

Not terribly different from a pair of con artists it sounds like, but from what you understand the late Lord was set to pass on his wealth anyway so maybe to a young couple it was more palatable. You're not some empath though but from what you can tell, Trista seems amenable to Jal and vise versa, however she's clearly more interested in his wealth. Particularly given her eagerness towards this possible treasure. Something you imagine perhaps, could be leveraged? If she's keen on the wealth meanwhile he needs to get married, if of course you were an exploitative kind of person.

>How do you proceed?

>>2499204
We're heading this way on our way back, I think. Or at least, we should try to. Putting on a jam show might be fun.

Also, these guys and their fake relationship are adorable, I wholly condone it. We should check in on them occasionally to see if she betrays him for his wealth later on, or if it turns into twu wub.

>how do you proceed?
Well, we still turn into a puddle when we sleep, right? So just sort of bring a tub in here and put it on top of the bed. Close enough. We can put a blanket over it even. Also find out where they will come to reside, if you ever want to contact them again in the future. We're both nominally of nobility sorta, it'll be good to know how to contact each other.

After resting and pleasantries of the morning are done, the plan is still to stick with them until we hit the most-recent time travel village. From there, we begin the hard job of trying to find leads.

>>2499204
"Well, phooey. Here I was hoping for some sort of tale like in one of my romance novellas, and it's more of a "he's cute and wealthy" sort of thing. Ah, well. I suppose I can't blame you."

(Trista asks us about our love life)

"Well, back when I was a human girl, I was betrothed to the son of my father's friend, a boy named Carter. We knew each other since we were children..."

(goes on up to the point where Carter tells us that he's still loves us, even if we're a slimegirl now)

Anyway, after that tale pretty much do what >>2499221 suggests and get some sleep.

>>2499221
Well you don't have Trigger for Interpersonal so no you don't reduce to a puddle when you sleep, or ever for that matter.

>>2499266
Oh. Sweet.
Are we technically bed capable, or should we still do the tub thing?

>>2499275
Your ability to not slime up your clothes, carries over to any and all textiles so indeed you can sleep in a bed without concern.

>>2499284
Sweet.
We may have to look into replacing the tubs with beds back home, even though that's significantly less adorable than our previous mode of sleep.

>>2499289
Aww... But I like the idea of having a tub that has been furnished like a bed.

OOH! OOH! We could have BUNK TUBS for us and Sadia!

>>2499316
I also like the idea of furnished tubs. Gotta get that slime-specific bedding going on. Bunk tubs might be a pretty fun variant of that.
I assume we technically still CAN sleep that way, what with the rank of shapeshifting we have.

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>>2499236
You think you can condone this scam of a relationship, as you talk with Trista for awhile more till she bores herself with all she can examine you without getting inappropriate. Turning in for the night then, you appreciate the chance to sleep in an actual bed for the first time in awhile.

---

The next day is heralded in by a servant coming in to wake Trista for her bath, and letting you know that a breakfast will be ready in awhile still. Anything you're interested in till then, or just remain as civil thus far till you're on the road again?

>>2499335
We've not got much business in this specific town, other than maybe showing off on the way back, since the mayor seems interested in that kind of thing. I mean, we might want to ask a local guard or law enforcer the same questions we asked the nobleman, just in case someone more close to the ground heard something, but it's unlikely.

So, other than some very basic questioning of the locals, I say we're good to go.
Did we find out if our ride was coming back this way after they checked their properties, or where these people can be contacted? These might be good things to find out while we're traveling with them.

>>2499335
>she bores herself with all she can examine you without getting inappropriate.
Cue "So, did you have those before you turned into a slime, or what?" jokes.

Might as well get to know the town, as well as ask around about books and bookstores. Maybe they might have something interesting?

>>2499335
Ask about the town and the surrounding area. If we pass by here on the way back maybe there's something of interest to do or look into.

>>2499346
>>2499353
These are fair suggestions. Never know when you might see a really cool book.

Also, now that we have shipeshifting, we will forevermore have people questioning the integrity of our assets.

>>2499344
Sure enough Jal will be returning this way but since you're separating, the chance of meeting up again is small.

In any case make two rolls then for asking folks of the village. One for, if they can tolerate your appearance, and the other for the actual information.

>>2499379
Fuck.

Should we go with this, guys?

Wait! Maybe we can let Trista and Jal go on ahead and do that whole "Have the Mayor hold a show" thing for us! That might be easier then just having a straight roll.

Rolled 53, 6 = 59 (2d100)

>>2499379

Rolled 2, 73 = 75 (2d100)

>>2499379
Sweet. We probably won't meet up again on this trip, but it's good to know.
Rolling for general village friendliness come morning.

>>2499391
We could do that, but then we'd lose our ride for the last bit of travel. No worries though, we can always win them over next time we're here if this goes badly.

>>2499393
>>2499397
oh my god why
these rolls

>>2499400
It's what happens.
But hey, at least we don't alienate ourselves. each of them has a high number.
We just, you know, don't meet anyone who has good info.

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Rolled 97, 56 = 153 (2d100)

>>2499379
Well, I guess I'm rolling, then...

FUCK.

>>2499418
don't worry about it, anon.
I still want to do something with this town on the way back. Though I have no idea what we'd do for a show.

Rolled 63, 29 = 92 (2d100)

>>2499379
Saving vs fear.

>>2499418
>>2499427
>>2499393
>>2499391
>>2499397
>97, 56

Well well WELL. It seems staying to put on a show is the plan indeed and with the mayor to introduce you it may go over well! You can say your goodbyes and thanks to Jal and Trista for the ride here, but you need to come up with some sort of act. Even if it's nothing more than standing there and talking, specify what you do in order to appeal to the crowd!

>>2499436
Um, boss? I think I was outvoted on staying here...

>>2499436
Ah well, we're almost as fast as the cart anyway.
This brings up the problem as to just what the heck we can do.
Maybe we can just get the mayor to lend us a stall for the day to do some medical work. It's not exactly a show, but it will get us in contact with the people, and folks who aren't hurt can still stop by to gawk and ask us questions.

If we're dead set on a show, we can also make our simple slimes make about a sentence of words with an order, so if we were real talented we could form like five or six and give them a series of music bars for them to sing simultaneously. get a slime choir going on.

But I have no idea if sadie can pull that off. We've never investigated our singing talent.
Maybe something with shapeshifting? I dunno.

>>2499436
Yes but the 97 fits too well with what you're trying to do. How else are you going to appeal to the townsfolk so well without a show?

>>2499445
I really don't mind much either way. Doing something for the people could be fun, even if I don't have any good show ideas.

>>2499454
You know, we could put on a powerful puppet show by sticking slimes inside of conventional puppets to make them move around and do audio. Or just ventriloquism. We can do the whole drinking a glass of water while our puppet sings thing. And tell crappy jokes about getting into real JAMs, and being late so you have to hurry to be on SLIME.

>>2499454
>>2499436
oh, I got another thing we can do.

We can do the whole "what's your card" trick, but we've planted a slime cam beforehand on a high up vantage point that would be able to see the cards people are holding. We'll be able to predict that shit every time.

>>2499436
Some humorous redistribution of mass, stretchy shenanigans, our best gelatinous cube impression, and topping it all of with some moving small objects through our body all sound good.

>>2499468
these are all fairly good, too.
We've got a wide variety of tools to do... SOME kind of act with. Though I've got too much stage fright for one single big show. I hope we can do this via a smaller tent, or maybe just attracting small crowds via normal busking methods.

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>>2499473
>>2499468
>>2499467
>>2499464
>>2499449
Going in you'd not thought you'd be able to do much, but while the mayor gathers folks he can to the village center, you improvise on the fly and continue to do so. Surprisingly you put on a fantastically entertaining show and also in the process come to understand a number of your abilities better. By the end you've got applause and cheers all around, and you're quite the beloved entertainer. Even some admirers you find, though not as if they could romance you in front of a whole crowd.

The people would like to thank or pay you in some way but don't know how, so you get to asking them about what they know and if they've seen anyone strange. There's a ton, a ton of different things from many people, all of them strange. One person though, as you filter the rest out, did hear about the time rift. You try not to spring down their throat for more info and just listen, but all else they know is that apparently the "strange madman" was locked up in a jail near to there. Otherwise, there's little else you can get from these folks other than ongoing curiosity and attention.

>How do you proceed?

>>2499495
Fuck, really?
How long ago did you hear about this, guy? This might be a hot lead.

Get the location of that jail, then wind down the performance and make your goodbyes. Once the crowd disperses, we can start absolutely legging it to get to that prison.

Unless we like, see some kind of wounded little tim-tom type that we can stop to heal. But other than that, we leg it.

>>2499495
That's what I'm talking about. Let's set out once more for our destination.

>>2499495
Get the names of some of the nearby towns. One of them must be where the Time Traveller got arrested at.

Also, check to see if there's any books that people don't want anymore, or if there's a bookstore in town. Gotta keep our promise to the bookstore owner.

>>2499509
Yeah, keep an eye out for interesting book stuff.

Though, she didn't set a time limit on that, we just said we'd be on the lookout for her.

>>2499515
Oh, I know. But we might as well take a look at what might be there, y'know?

>>2499509
>>2499515
No books unfortunately, this is only a village after all. Or at least, I assume you don't want to spend another day here under the possibility that you might find some books if you go house to house asking.

>>2499500
>>2499506
The rumor of the arrest was maybe a week old, or rather they heard it a week ago perhaps? They don't know more than that. For town names though you can just look at your map and have it pointed out which one it is.

If you want to depart then for that town, make a roll for the journey and you can probably reach it by nightfall.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>2499520
Fair enough.
>>2499523
But alas, it wasn't meant to be. Small towns and all that.

Journey roll. We gotta get to that prison before he A. makes bail B. gets kicked out C. kills all the guards D. time travels out of jail or E. escapes with his sonic screwdriver

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Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>2499523
Alright then, last roll of the night for me. Good luck, guys!

>>2499530
sleep well, dude.

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>2499523
91 is good enough, but there's no reason not to aim higher.

>>2499541
we might get lucky and he can't reach the screwdriver from his cell.

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>2499523
Unfortunately he already travelled back in time after he escaped so he could plant the keys in his cell for his escape.

>>2499605
Here's hoping he doesn't break himself out before he gets there.

>>2499605
>>2499541
>>2499530
>>2499528
>91

Away you steal to the road again! You have a location and an account to go by, so no time to lose, or waste! Fortunately you were able to get a hearty meal from the mayor before departing so you've got enough in you to travel as fast as you can without a need to slow down or stop (other than to not freak people out along the way) while not losing much mass at all.

Along the way though perhaps interestingly, you pass by what looks like a lost horse at first (that you almost miss seeing altogether) wandering about in a glade a little ways off the road. You'd think nothing of it but the animal is saddled and all yet wandering freely. You could stop and investigate, or you could continue to waste no time and be at the town as fast as can be!

>>2499617
Huh.
Spend about half an our wandering around, looking for whoever owns the horse. You know, checking ditches, calling out if anyone is there, mentioning we found their horse.

If nobody is nearby, check the horse itself for any identification on where it could have come from.

If both of those fail, then check to make sure the horse isn't starving. If it's fine and we can't find an owner, we should just let it be and move on.

>>2499617
Yeah, let's look around for the owner.

>>2499647
>>2499623
Well you try looking around the immediate area to no avail, not like this is some densely forested area either so it's not as if one could easily hide or get lost around here. In checking the horse though, which itself regards you warily, you notice blood drenched across one side. Given how the animal is behaving, you don't believe it to be the horse's blood. The saddlebags remain tied shut though but the reigns are cut.

>How do you proceed?

>>2499652
Well that's no good. Attempt communication with the horse so it might lead you to it's owner. If that fails, let's look for clues in the saddlebags.

>>2499652
Oh shit.
Can we pick up any trace of the blood? Does any of the grass around here look messed up? Do we hear any plaintive groaning when we yell for whoever owns the horse?

And how the hell did the reigns get cut? this is a saddle horse, right? Not a carriage horse?

SOMEbody needs help somewhere near here. How fresh is the blood? I realize that if it's old blood, the person could be miles away.

>>2499660
These are pretty good if other investigative methods fail.
We might luck out and the horse is lassie-tier smart and will lead us right to them.

>>2499662
>>2499663
>>2499660
Make a roll, maybe you can figure it out!

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>2499666
emergency search and rescue slime is go.

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>2499666
Rolling for smart, capable horse

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>2499666

I'm glad for good rolls.
My plans for what to do get dumb after this point.

Like "release about 50 slimes and cycle between their viewpoints until one tries to eat a dying guy"

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>>2499668
>>2499670
>>2499672
>90

Well there's no trail of blood so you imagine what happened must have done a distance from here, and the horse must have wandered over. What you do notice however, is the hostile party swinging a blackjack at you in time to duck out of the way. The horse spooks a little at the rapid approach, as the attacker after missing a headshot from behind grabs at your arm to hold you in place. Grab your arm he does and tries to pull you with him but when he gets a better look at you he panics a little and reflexively lets go. A human now that you get a look at him, dressed light and with blood across him though he doesn't carry himself as if he's injured.

>How do you proceed?

>>2499686
Oy!
Lead me to whoever got hurt on this horse and I might forget I saw you.

>>2499686
Okay asshole, let's see how you like having YOUR arm grabbed. And pulled INSIDE.

>>2499689
>>2499692
Some combination of these will almost certainly get us the results we want.
Really depends on what the guy does.

>>2499692
Well you're still wearing clothes so unless you like, try to eat his arm with your face...

>>2499689
You offer some leniency up front if he takes you to the source of the blood.

"What the hell are you? Piss off, horse thief!"

This time he he tries to kick you away, some better distance than trying to wallop you with the little club. He's clearly confused both by... well, what you are but also what you're on about. Still hostile, but less trying to lay you low and more trying to get you away, as he slowly strafes about you towards the horse.

>>2499700
Wait, you're calling ME the horse thief?
You're covered in blood and tried to club me!
Who's blood is that?
Where's the injured person?

>>2499704
and, I guess, to cut to the chase-

Show me what exactly made all that blood, and if it's not a guy you just killed, we can part as friends.

>>2499700
I was thinking that we could eat his arm with our arm. Unless we're wearing gloves or something.
Get between him and the horse and demand an explanation or what he means by that and where all the blood is coming from.

Also this is probably my last post of the night, I'm dead tired

>>2499719
Sleep well guy.

>>2499706
>>2499719
>>2499704
You attempt to cut him off between the horse, and ask for a better explanation, yourself confused now.

"The blood? Some thug that unhorsed me. Cracked his skull not far from here though, he's probably had it. Roughed up his lady friend too, the both of them deserved it. Go look for them if you care, but away from my horse."

He steadily approaches now with the club raised and looks well ready to bash you now if you try to impede him from reaching the horse.

You'll have to see how you proceed when we resume tomorrow then, as this will likely be my last post of the night as well. Thanks all for playing!

>>2499725
Ah, well then, see you tomorrow as well.

As for this guy, I say tell him to show us the injured people. Time is dang near essential for shit like head wounds.

If he becomes at all less combatative, we can ask him what he was travelling for out here. If he doesn't, then we have to remain standoffish. We might even have to quiz him on the contents of the saddlebag to ensure the horse is his.

>>2499725
I think this is the horse thief so what we do is we eat him and we go looking for those two people he mentioned.

>>2499734
It's probably the horse thief, yeah, but I want to get a location on the bodies before we do any fighting.
They might be still alive even!

>>2499734
Lets eat them all. We didnt have proper meal and upgrades for a while, and who cares about some unlucky people lost in woods.

>>2499742
glomp the thief and start threateing him, easy. We are too soft wit this guy and it is not we are unable tp heal him (if we somehow decide it is a goood idea, that is)

>>2499746
Nah, no eating randos unless they're already dead. No reason to try to be more monstrous and gluttonous when we're already making a fair point income as we are. And lots of reasons to avoid it, like morals and scrying.

We might wind up eating whoever was trying to steal the horse, though. Depending on how things play out.

Going to be continuing within the hour or so, but a heads up that it will be an early night tonight, I've got to get up early tomorrow.

>>2501597
awwright.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>2499733
>>2499734
>>2499746
As it goes, the fellow doesn't become less combative. In fact he actually shoves you out of the way to get to the horse now without stopping. You try to grab him yourself then and potentially get slimy, but he wheels around and wallops you right in the head, splatting your slimy noggin. It's not actual harm done to you so it doesn't hurt but you certainly feel the pressure of the blow and you're disoriented as hell, enough to lose hold of him so he can gain control of the horse and attempt to mount and ride off.

>How do you proceed?

>>2501754
We can't outrun a horse.
Our best bet is to try to huck a slime at him, but even that's slim.
Let's just go heal the people who got robbed. He indicated their general area, and from the looks of it one of them is bleeding out fast.

>>2501754
Well, let's see about getting the "Horse Thieves" some medical attention...

It's Jal and Trista, isn't it...

>>2501794
oh shit.
I hadn't even thought of that.
Go man go!

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>>2501776
>>2501794
>>2501798
Still reeling from the head strike, you decide to let the hostile fellow go. Or at least, you don't pursue him, instead choosing to look for the source of the blood in the rough direction you were pointed out to. Traveling around for a bit, eventually you find signs struggle and blood around and approaching a gully you come upon a downed man and a woman toiling desperately over him. You notice her, before she does you.

"Wh-What do you want?! Who are you?! Can you help, please!"

The both of them look pretty rugged although obviously the guy is injured badly.

>How do you proceed?

>>2501828
Oh shit, you guys are still alive.

Tell them we can help, and get to healing the bleeding-ass scalp of that guy. We can at least stop it from getting worse.

>>2501828
Perform emergency heal slime, while reassuring them.

>>2501828
>"Hold on, I'm coming! I have some ability to heal with my slime, just help me keep him stable!"

>>2501848
>>2501840
>>2501834
Make a roll for the attempt! To heal that is.

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>2501872
here's hoping it's not as bad as it looks.
Scalp injuries often are!

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>2501872
Saving a life.

>>2501886
>>2501877
hm.
Unless we luck out, we might have to stay here with them a while to make sure he pulls through.

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Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>2501872
Best I can get on such short notice. Hopefully this should do...

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>2501872
RNG don't fail me now

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>2501872

>>2501895
Hmm...

Might need to get more pictures of dresses for situations like this...

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>>2501912
>>2501898
>>2501895
>>2501886
>>2501877
>64

Without hesitation you rush in to try and do what you can for the injured fellow, though it looks quite grim.

"Hold on, I'm coming! I have some ability to heal with my slime, just help me keep him stable!"

"With your what? Gah! What in the name of the gods are you?"

It's not like he's just been stabbed or something, the fellow has had his skull cracked and he's non-responsive. You're no physician so you can only try your best with your slime. It takes a good while however and though you feel content that his injuries are treated, the fellow remains unconscious and won't wake even to the woman's jostling. She thanks you dearly for your help, but she's of course distraught that he isn't recovering.

At least he's not dead, but this may be some injury worse than just physical harm and you've no idea how to treat that...

>How do you proceed?

>>2501934
He's got some noggin' damage. It's important we leave him as still as possible. If we want to move him, we're going to have to make a stretcher.

So, get his neck and head supported, and tell her that he's probably stable, but you're not sure about the head injury. See if you can treat any of her wounds, then consult with her on the map to see if any town is close enough that we could get there without hurting him.

>>2501934
"Well, I've healed him to the best of my power. We'll need to bring him to a doctor, though. I'm much better on slashes and stabs then on broken bones. Where's the nearest town? We need to carry him there."

>>2501934
Tell her you saw a stray horse by the road, were attacked by someone who ran off with the horse and went looking for the original owner.

Also he's got a head injury and we shouldn't move him unless we have to.

>>2501983
>>2501981
Mmhm. Moving him's not a great idea.

Though, we might have to. Going unconscious is kind of a big deal. Ideally, we'd fetch a doctor and bring them here, but I sincerely doubt we'll be able to find these guys again.

Oh!

>>2501934
We bought a fancy medical book a while back. Do we have it in our bag?

Can we consult that?

>>2501981
>>2501948
>>2501983
Considering the damage could still be severe, you try to think of what to do. You also offer to heal the lady while you're at it, but she's unharmed.

"Well, I've healed him to the best of my power. We'll need to bring him to a doctor, though. I'm much better on slashes and stabs then on broken bones. Where's the nearest town? We need to carry him there."

"Uh well... there's a village, Martisson not far from here but... we can't go there. Is there really nothing can be done for him, I would hate to inconvenience but you couldn't seek a doctor elsewhere, maybe hail help on the road?"

Moving him is a bad idea and she agrees about that, but even if you could she seems reluctant to do so to any settlements. Preferring instead to wait for any possible help, even if it comes by random.

>How do you proceed?

>>2501999
Well, we've healed the swelling and bleeding, which should do a huge amount for his chances of pulling through. Those are like, the two leading causes of your brain getting fucked up.

Do we know from experience if we can heal cracked bones, and if the skull crack is healed? Or did we just heal the surrounding tissue?

If we healed both the crack and the bleeding surrounding tissue, we might be good to have him camp here, and hail people on the road. He should recover.

A lot of his pulling through here depends on whether or not our slime can actually accelerate the recovery of broken bones or not. And do we have that medical book, or did we leave it?

>>2502011
>>2501999
oh, and make sure he's breathing OK.
That's super important.

>>2501999
>"Miss, I'm a woman made out of slime. Most of my first attempts to visit new settlements ended up with people chasing me out of town armed with torches and pitchforks. You're going to have to waive someone down while I watch over your friend, lest I get pitchforked. Meanwhile, do you have any camping gear on you? We might as well set up for now."

>>2502026
This is actually a better idea than us doing it.

Also, see if you can determine if the guy's skull is just cracked, or if it's got a divot in it.

If it's just cracked, he is in actually real good condition, as far as unconscious people go.

>>2502018
>>2502029
>>2502026
>>2502011
His skull was smashed in, but you fixed that up by now, and he is breathing normally. You make the generous offer to stay though while she goes to see what help she can find. The chances of her just flagging down some random passerby though are slim so you may be waiting here for a time. You can set up a little camp, but if you really are waiting, how do you plan on passing the time till she returns?

>>2502066
like, cracked or smashed in?
I'm surprised he's even ALIVE if it's that second one.
Anyway, do what real doctors do in this situation. Monitor him, apply more slime if you notice any bruising or bleeding, and make sure his nose and ears don't have any incorrect goo coming out.

We might have to try getting all up in his sinuses to apply topical goo at some point, since we can do that with much less harm than someone who has SOLID hands, if he starts bleeding.

>>2502074
Well, if you look again, you may well just see the part where I said it was smashed in. Not like his entire skull was caved in, but it was broken inwards. More than just cracked.

>>2502081
fuck a duck.
But you also said we fixed that up- so it's no longer a divot?
If that's the case, then we're still doing pretty good on chances of him surviving.

>>2502095
Well you made it so his broken skull is not sticking into his brain, but it's still cracked now.

Survival (or at least not death due to head injury) seems a decent chance now, but how messed up he is remains to be seen, and if he can recover.

>>2502081
Jeez, Horse Guy did a number on him...

Let's see if we can read up on treating serious injuries to the head from our book while we periodically check on our patent.

>>2502142
Yeah, that guy was using a blackjack too.
Whoever that guy was he hit like a MOTHERFUCKER, apparently.
>>2502141
Honestly, if we've gotten it to "just cracked" and stopped the swelling and bleeding, that's about as much as a team of surgeons can do.
All that's left now is a hell of a lot of bed rest, and continuous monitoring until he wakes up.

>>2502142
>>2502148
Well you already handled the actual physical injury, which is pretty much as far as your physician's book goes. If he's got brain damage or is comatose or something, well that's not just something you can heal away with slime. And certainly your book doesn't detail that far.

In any case make two rolls! For how long you might be here and what sort of help, if any, is brought.

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Rolled 91, 46 = 137 (2d100)

>>2502168
Posting dresses...

Rolled 89, 100 = 189 (2d100)

>>2502168
At this point, we just have to let him recover, and hope nothing IMPORTANT got smushed when he got hit.

I mean, if we're lucky all that got ruined was his piano lessons. If we're unlucky, he got hit in the speech, or empathy.

Rolled 66, 11 = 77 (2d100)

>>2502168

>>2502181
That's some fairie princess tier shit.

>>2502185
>Those rolls
BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF DRESSES, ANON!

>>2502196
Hey, don't knock my dressposting, ever since I've started, our rolls haven't been terrible.

>>2502200
I mean, dresses are great.
There's a reason we have a closet full of them and put a point into clothing adhesion.

I sort of want to put a second point in to see what it even DOES.

>>2502204
Shit is more of a descriptor or vocal pause than a term of mockery in my book. Sadie'd be good with that dress.

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>>2502189
>>2502185
>>2502181
>89, 100

Well well, it would seem luck is on your side! You won't be waiting all that long, and the kind of help you can expect is better than your wildest dreams!

As per an early night, I'll probably be calling it for now, apologies for the short run but that's just how it is. In the meantime though you can figure out what the help is. Since you got a 100, you're free to imagine whatever outcome you like and that will likely occur! So feel free to come to an agreement about what the best possible outcome could be in the way of "help".

Till next time, thanks all for playing!

>>2502233
I don't even know, since we don't actually know WHY these guys want to avoid towns.
Something that we think might be good might be bad.

Though, a traveling chirgeon with a well stocked medical cart and a generous heart seems to be a pretty good all purpose solution. We can even talk shop with them while they come to a diagnosis, and then we can get him stabilized properly and moved on a stable vehicle to wherever they actually live.

>>2502239
Or, similarly, one of them wandering saints or a band of clerics traveling for pilgrimage of missionary work would be real good.
Miracle magical healing on the cheap is one of the things those ludicrously holy types do.

>>2502239
>>2502243
I was thinking more that they're a pair of gypsies who belong to a wandering caravan, and their friends have found them nearby. There might be some sort of magical healer there who could help us with any complications that might arrive, or a goblin doctor and his extended family might be part of the caravan, helping their community much like how we help ours. After that, they'd let us travel with them for a bit as a guest, and should we ever be in the need to travel in a group, they'd be able to let other caravans know about us, and what we did for them.

>>2502265
Yeah, someone they know could be real great.
I like your idea of getting a REAL GOOD wildest dreams doctor. Gotta reach for them stars.

I'm not used to being given retroactive narrative power.

>>2502271
Ooh. Even better, do you remember that goblin seer professor who made us cry?

Those goblins are part of her family that she left behind when she went to strike out on her own, and they've been wondering where she went off to after so many years. We point them off towards the academy, and they take up residence in the goblin town nearby, just so that they can visit her every once in a while. Which was the entire reason why she left in the first place.

>>2502298
I mean, that's reaching, but I wouldn't say no.
And I've been meaning to get a second-opinion fortune telling.

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>>2502304
Well, OP did give us carte blanche on how this helps us, but if your worried about it, we could just say that the goblin family a long distant nephew's cousin of hers thrice removed, but that he'll let the rest of the family know where she works at eventually. That way we get to see her having to deal with her extended family at the academy at least once in this quest.

>>2502349
Oh, I'm not worried. Like I said, shoot for the stars. OP will tone it down to whatever he feels is acceptable.

I wonder why nobody asked these two (well, the lady, since her friendo is currently cabbage) WHY they cant show their faces in the village and what is this mess all about. Because with their looks and this it seems horse guy was telling the truth afterall. And you know what that means, we are not helping bandits anywhere but down our slimy gullet.

>>2502794
Honestly, as we get more points my desire to kill dudes for points goes down.
Like, I need some modifiers on there. Like, being a dick about it. Or being unreasonably violent.

>>2502794
Oh, we know they tried to steal a horse, but horse guy literally tried to take our head off, so fuck him with a rusty rake. I'd prefer eating him because of what he did to our head, bashing it to goo like that! The nerve!

Still, we should probably ask why they were trying to steal that horse, preferably when we're alone with the young woman while taking care of her friend.

Going to resume now.

>>2503156
You can roll if you like to try and get the truth from her. Consider this before she left.

>>2503156
>>2503162
I mean, the gypsy thing might be true. They coulda still been horsenapped. I don't know how this retroactive storytelling thing works.

But I'll roll to see if she volunteers anything.

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>2503167
whups

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Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>2503162
I mean, I'm okay with helping them. Thieving horses isn't good, but keeping people alive is the entire point of being a doctor. Maybe once her friend wakes up, then they can consider that they got lucky this time and make choices that might not end badly for both of them.

Also, dresses.