>>2794030
>[ ] "Zebra Daddy, you mind telling me that guy's name?"
Nice to see this back! I always get a little worried when the thread archives and it disappears for awhile. How have things been?

>>2794046
Great, summer job's almost done. College is going to be starting soon, though.

I got caught up recently. This is some good shit you're running Afungi. Gonna be out all day so won't be able to post, but chipping in my vote now while I can.

>>2794030
>[ ] "Zebra Daddy, you mind telling me that guy's name?"

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>[X] "Zebra Daddy, you mind telling me that guy's name?"

It's always good to know the names of your potential enemies.

You turn to the pimp.

"Zebra Daddy, you mind telling me that guy's name?" you ask. Raising a finger, you point out the thug.

The man in the purple suit glances at the man, returns his gaze to you, blinks, and laughs. "That's my boy Felon, baby! Got no idea why you singling him out like that but I can promise you that the nigga ain't got a mutant gene in his body. Mothafucka always walks around with a strap and a belt. No mutant I ever seen packing any kind of heat."

"I wouldn't bet on that if I were you."

Looking back at "Felon" and away from a distraught Zebra Daddy, you glare into the mutant's brown eyes.

Felon gulps under your crushing gaze.

This is the person the coke whore you left on the rooftop was talking about. A guy who by all means shouldn't and wouldn't get caught up in Zebra Daddy's line of business. Some fucking retard going by the moniker of Felon.

You already want to kill him and you haven't even heard a word come out of his bitch ass mouth.

>[ ] "Felon, take a step forward and walk to me."
>[ ] "What kind of fucking street name is Felon?"
>[ ] "You mind telling me why a mutant is working for some second-rate pimp like purple suit over here?"
>[ ] "So, 'Felon', what's your mutation?"
>[ ] "Get lost, if I ever see you again you'll end up just another dead mutant."
>[ ] Walk up to Felon.
>[ ] Walk up to Felon and kill him.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2794112
>[ ] I've got a few questions for you. Be aware that I'll splatter your dumbass across the pavement if you answer wrong.
Ask him his mutation, why he's here, what's with the name. I'll hold off on killing him if he gives us something good, though I'm leaning on killing him regardless.

Is there an archive for the first thread?

>>2794188
ah, fuck, I forgot to post this

>First Thread:
https://archived.moe/qst/thread/2424210/#2424210

>Previous Thread(s):
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=A%20New%20Mutant%20Quest

>Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/r4mTphVV

>>2794030
Awesome, it's back

>>2794157
Ditto but also calling him a bitch for being called Felon

>>2794112
How you doing fungi?

>>2794550
At work, will post in four-five hours.

While I'm on break, anyone got any questions they want answers to?

>>2794876
Nah man, everything's pretty straightforward, although what kind of heroes are kicking it in NY and for how long

>>2794897
Mostly just the street-level and city-level heroes we've encountered so far.

>>2794914
As for how long, well, they kind of live there.

>>2794922
You got me there

>>2794933
wait until all the super teams come home

>>2794939
Hoo boy, Cap been defrosted yet

>>2794939
Most unexpected thing in the quest so far? How's Spidey doing? Why does wolverine suck so much?

>>2794112
>>[ ] "You mind telling me why a mutant is working for some second-rate pimp like purple suit over here?"
>>[ ] "So, 'Felon', what's your mutation?"

I'm back home~

give me half an hour to unwind, please
>>2795003
I'd say yes considering I had an option to say that we saw alien spaceships shot down by the Avenger's in the previous thread.
>>2795028
>Most unexpected thing in the quest so far?
The actual quest, flipping Itsuki, turning Silvio, and the fact that this didn't immediately start with us being forcibly enrolled in Academy X. Most of my initial plans involved being dropped right into the academy. I didn't want to be a rail-roading jackass, so I figured we'd roll with the whole gang leader thing and see how far you guys would get before you managed to fuck up. Congratulations on making it this far.
>How's Spidey doing?
Relatively fine. He's early in his career and Kojo's the first "villain" with shades of gray the webhead's come across. Try to guess which Spidey I based New Mutant Spidey on.
>Why does wolverine suck so much?
we're hellion but worse yet amazing
In all seriousness, Death already told Kojo without ever giving him a name.

>>2795328
I'm kinda hoping current Spidey is Homecoming, that's the best spiderman I know of outside the comics
It'll be great to really consolidate the criminal elements in York and beyond

Voting closed, writing now.

Will update tomorrow morning. It's getting late and this update is turning out longer than I thought it'd be. Normally, I'd stay up but work is a thing I have to do now.

>>2795559
It's cool, as long as an update comes eventually

>>2794030
KOJO KNOWS YOU

Remember the App from the last thread, remember it so we can make it after Kingpin's dead

>[X] "I've got a few questions for you. Be aware that I'll splatter your dumbass across the pavement if you answer wrong."

>(1/2)

May as well conduct an interrogation just to see what the idiot has to offer. A mutant's mutations can range from having extra limbs or organs to your insane power set. Depending on what his are, he might walk out of this alive as an enforcer of yours or a red smear. He'd be rowdy at first with the way you do things but you can always hold his family over his head if the rumors that whore heard were true. You can just use the fact that he provides for his family with his criminal activities to make him obedient. Whether or not it's him or his actual family you kill, they'd still be fucked.

"I've got a few questions for you. Be Aware that I'll splatter your dumbass across the pavement if you answer wrong."

"...Um, okay?" Felon says.

You nod your head and hum.

First things first.

"What's your mutation?"

The man's eyes widen. "How do you-"

"WHAT'S!" you shout without holding back your unnatural strength. Felon, the other thugs, and Zebra Daddy jump at the sound of it. A minute passes before you continue with your voice lowered to its normal volume. "Your. Mutation."

Felon parts his quivering lips and answers your question. "I-I can exit my body and take possession of another person!"

Everyone around you gives the young man a surprised look while you shoot him a disappointed look.

You don't know the precise mechanics of that ability but you can tell it has no practical use if he has to carry a gun around to protect himself. The fact that he actually told you his ability instead of using it means it's not much. He could try possessing you but you doubt he could so much as move a finger without shattering the bones in them. Worst he could do in possession of you is attract a lot of unwanted attention though. Might be good to kill him now before he has the chance.

There's still some questions on your mind, though.

"So, 'Felon', what are you doing here working for a second-rate pimp?"

Zebra Daddy clucking his tongue draws your gaze to meet his.

"Baby, at worst I am a first-class pimp! The ass I sell is hot and fresh; just ask all those Wall Street businessmen. Just flash them horns and they'll open up all about how good my hoes are. The just ripest, the most obedient, and the most memorable girls they've ever been with. Gimmme a holla sometime and I'll show you my best of the best to get your beak wet."

>(2/2)

You roll your eyes at the purple-suited man and return your gaze to Felon.

He blinks for a moment before sighing.

"Didn't graduate high-school and I already had some rep in the street from when I was younger. With my ability, I'd figure it'd help out somehow." Felon glances at the men at his sides. "Chose this gig with Zebra Daddy 'cause I can at least stop the girls from having their only safe place taken away by some inconsiderate assholes who aren't fine with just getting paid."

You along with every man but Zebra Daddy scoff at Felon's words. The sheer idiocy of his thought process is insulting. If he wanted to do any kind of good, he could possess some billionaire schmuck and have them donate all their money to charity or some other goody goody shit. Hell, he could've possessed Zebra Daddy and used him to buy them all houses or something with the money he earned selling them. Just goes to show the short-sightedness of would be good-doers.

A sigh from Zebra Daddy turns your attention back to him.

"That's my boy Felon: stupid bleeding heart ass nigga." Zebra Daddy frowns. "Why didn't you tell me you were a mutant? We could've bank off that magic trick of yours."

Felon scoffs. "It would've all gone into your pocket."

"Well, of course it would: I am the boss."

Groaning, you look back to the young dumbass.

"What kind of bitch ass name is Felon? It fits you on account of how much of a bitch you are but as a street name it's one of the few things you'd ever want to have: there's nothing noticeable about it or memorable. No one's going to want to follow you or have you on their side."

"That's why I went by it. Didn't want to get mixed up in any gang shit. Being a pimp's bodyguard is low-key work that pays well enough. It's not as bad as the other jobs they have in the streets."

You want to point out how he's safeguarding the exploitation of teenage girls but you also don't want to have to hear his excuses for his actions. It doesn't matter much to you anyway. With all said and done, you're likely going to kill him now or sometime later after he's worn out his use.

Question is which one are you going for.

>[ ] "Felon, you're coming with me. I could use that ability of yours right now."
>[ ] Walk up to Felon and kill him, you've wasted enough time on him as is.
>[ ] "Zebra Daddy, ice Felon."
>[ ] "You can all go now. There's still some things I need to talk out with Zebra Daddy."
>[ ] Write In.

>>2795934
>>[ ] "Felon, you're coming with me. I could use that ability of yours right now."

>>2795934
>[ ] "Felon, you're coming with me. I could use that ability of yours right now."
It's got some utility, if we keep him around he'll probably view us as some Noble monster type and be fairly loyal, and he's too dumb to use his power in a capacity that's dangerous to us. If we show him how he can do more with it he'll probably be grateful.

Voting closed, writing now.

Ah, another surprise...

>>2795651
>>2795752
I support KOJO KNOWS YOU as a fully in-character plan for the future

>[X] "Felon, you're coming with me. I could use that ability of yours right now."

As much as you want to kill him, you could use him if things go south with James Wesley. Felon could possess him and do whatever you need to get yourself into Kingpin's will. Might even get to make him take a hold of the big man himself to do whatever you want. You can dispose of him however you like afterward if he proves to be more trouble than he's worth.

You sigh.

"Felon, you're coming with me. I could use that ability of yours right now."

The young thug parts his lips to say something but Zebra Daddy cuts him off.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Boy you best do what the boss man says. All those stories you heard about him skinning people are real, no lie: I saw the mothafucka make examples of every boss in Mott Haven that went against him. He was a tyke back then but he was a straight hardcore G. Made those cartel bogeymen in Mexico look like a bunch of little pussies."

Felon blinks before turning to you.

"...Okay."

A grin spreads across your face.

You might end up actually enjoying this.

>[ ] "Go get geared up with the best Zebra Daddy has; you're probably going to need it."
>[ ] "Care to tell me if your power has any weak points I should look out for to make sure you don't die?"
>[ ] "Zebra Daddy, tell me everything you know about James Wesley."
>[ ] "You wouldn't by chance have a car you could drive to where we need to go, would you?"
>[ ] Write In.

also humming is a nice character quick for Kojo, appreciate that Afungi

>>2796052
Give him a nice pat on the back to give him a false sense of security like the absolute madman we are, tell him
>[ ] "Go get geared up with the best Zebra Daddy has; you're probably going to need it."
then when he's fucking off inside the building to gear up and get his shit together, move Zebra away from the other mooks' earshot and
>[ ] "Zebra Daddy, tell me everything you know about James Wesley."

I feel ashamed that this update is so short despite the amount of time I spent on it. For some reason, I obsess over all the little things: layout, speech patterns, and the bits of info I give about Kojo's past. Seems to be something a good writer should worry about but I feel like it takes too much of my time especially now with everything going on.

>>2796054
Fuck that. Quality > Quantity every single fucking time.

>>2796052
I'll second >>2796053

>>2796051
Agreed.

>>2796054
I definitely appreciate it. It's all the little things that make it feel more real. I like that Kojo seems like his own person that we direct instead of outright control. Plus the feel that the world is alive instead of frozen unless interacted with.

It would be neat to have a side story that's a day in the life of some random in NY. Seeing all the heroes and villians that plague the neighborhoods. Crossing paths with Kojo or one of his generals at some point of course.

>>2796056
While this hearing this makes me happy, I can't help but feel like my level of quality is middling at best in spite of all the time it takes me.

>>2796059
Oh yeah speaking of >>2796058
Are you having it so Anons are a collective in-universe guiding force using Kojo as a host? Or do Anons not exist in-universe in any way shape or form other than as in-character impulses or sheeit?

>>2796058
>Plus the feel that the world is alive instead of frozen unless interacted with.
Huh, really? Like, the moment we entered Queens I had Spider-man drop in. When we ate at Harlem, Cage showed up. I feel like I made the world somewhat static.
>It would be neat to have a side story that's a day in the life of some random in NY. Seeing all the heroes and villians that plague the neighborhoods. Crossing paths with Kojo or one of his generals at some point of course.
I've had the idea of A New Mutant Human Side-Quest for a while. Mostly to focus on Kojo in his past and the major events that shaped him up to be Kojo Reyes but I feel like that could better be explored here in the main quest. Maybe Marcus or one of the other humans in the inner circle as a day in the limelight kind of thing but some random guy sounds interesting.

>>2796073
In-character impulses are more fitting considering Kojo's a psychopath. That strange random fluctuation in controlled behavior is a thing actual psychopaths go through. Like that one guy who turned himself in because the cops were taking too long to catch him. You can watch Mindhunter to get a better sense of what I'm talking about. It's a pretty amazing show.

>>2796081
Yes but that's where they live and operate, of course they'd show up. As for the Luke cage bit, I liked that it was essentially a random chance he was there, and then someone tried to shoot him. It felt like that would have happened even if Kojo didn't run into Luke at all.

Voting closed, writing now.

I don't think I can finish this update in time before I go to work.

Expect it in, like, seven or six hours. Sorry, guys.

>>2796213
Actually, nine if I do the math. I have to spend an hour waiting for work to start because the bus schedule.

>>2796213
It's alright. No offense but I think we're pretty used to sporadic updates here.

>>2796233
in complete fairness, you are right but that was initially because of the lack of voters

I am actually happy I can say an update is going to be late and people would respond that they understand. Shows to go how well this has grown.

>>2796235
Well, what else can we really say, if we're massive dicks about everything it'll make content creators not want to make content

>>2796340
True, true.

>>2796058
>>2796051
>>2795651
Excellent, excellent plan KOJO KNOWS YOU will proceed as planned, they will witness the power of a fully operational battlestation

>>2796638
New York will learn to love the reign of The Monday-Born King

Just got home, will continue writing after chugging several bottles of water
>>2796667
Good moniker for the man who's full name literally translates to Born On a Monday Kings

>>2797259
That's, that's kinda why I choose it cause it's a translation of our name, also it gives us a title to give when people ask us our name other than the usual ones Alexander, Julius, Genghis, and the like

>>2797386
Hell, we should introduce ourselves as Kublai to someone

>>2797398
We even have a friend named Marco

>[X] "Go get geared up with the best Zebra Daddy has; you're probably going to need it."
>[X] "Zebra Daddy, tell me everything you know about James Wesley."

>(1/2)

Having your new unwilling rookie get killed by a stray bullet would steal the potential fun from you not to mention make the time you spent here a waste. You are going up against the Kingpin after all. It's not like the gear he'll be using will be any of your military tier equipment but that may just prove his worth to you if his astral projection is jack shit. Every man who can hold a gun counts despite their level of experience.

You put on a smile, walk up to the mutant, and give him a pat on the shoulder much to his surprise.

"Go get geared up with the best Zebra Daddy has; you're probably going to need it."

Felon nods and darts into the building away from your hands.

Laughing, you turn back to see Zebra Daddy giving you a look.

He parts his lips to say something but shuts them when you glare into his eyes.

A pleased hum rumbles in your throat before you glance at the men around you and walk back towards Zebra Daddy.

"Let's go to the front of the building, there's something important I need to talk with you about."

"Okay, okay." Zebra Daddy says.

You ignore the tone in his voice and begin to lead him to the boarded up front door. The faint sound of an abandoned teenage coke whore crying as you circle the building goes ignored by Zebra Daddy but draws a grin from you. Zebra Daddy's likely too used to it from his time in the business. Virgins don't tend to take first-time rough sex well and that's typically what you've seen pimps do to break them in.

Stopping at the boarded door, you turn back to face the pimp.

"Zebra Daddy, tell me everything you know about James Wesley."

"Kingpin's lawyer? He's my best customer. Buys my girls for weeks and months at a time. Really gives them the experience they need to survive in this business. The prices he pays for roughing up the merchandise a bit are top dollar. Mothafucka once had a girl of mine blindfolded and kept in his private fuck dungeon for a month. She couldn't see for shit and was pale as a ghost for a while afterward but her alabaster ass was popular for how long she had it."

You sigh.

"...I meant, where does he live?"

"Oh, well, that information is-"

>(2/2)

A growl from you cuts him off.

"I'm not in the fucking mood!" You take a step towards Zebra Daddy that makes him take a step back. "I caught you running a side business you weren't paying me protection for, remember? You owe me more than just a larger cut. Don't make me have to tear the information out of you but by all means play the professional." A grin spreads across your face. "There's so many ideas I have in mind."

Zebra Daddy holds his hands up

"He lives in the Upper East Side of Manhattan on East 62nd street just by Central Park. The crib he lives in is six stories tall and has a fancy ass door compared to the two next to it from what my bitches told me. Rosa, fine ass Latina mamita, is with him right now so I'd appreciate it if you didn't merc the old ass cracker by demolishing the building if that's what your planning."

You take a step back and hum.

"Not an exact location but it's something at least."

Zebra Daddy lets out a nervous laugh.

"You going after the big man, ain't you playa? That's what this is all about. I hope you know what you're doing. It ain't gonna be like smoking some small time fuck boys, you feel me? Big mothafucka is a whale and you Ahab."

You scoff.

The coke head has no idea just how much you've grown in power over the span of almost two days.

"By the end of today, Kingpin's going to be nothing but a goddamn memory."

Zebra Daddy blinks at you and shrugs.

"If I had them super mutant muscles and a set of Lucifer's horns on my head, I'd definitely be saying that too so I can't blame you much for that." A smile spreads across his face. "When or if it happens, holla at me. Lot of pimps in Manhattan are going to be independent and ripe for the booty plundering. With my experience in diplomatic negotiations with other pimping brothers I can get them following you without any of them trying to act hard." His smile widens. "Hell, put me in charge of them. I can be your pimp manager of whatever criminal enterprise you make after Kingpin's dead."

You stare at the man, pondering over his words.

It might be a good idea to switch the status of all your pimps from protectorates to crew members. The current way you do things isn't exactly fit enough to hold on to all of New York. Making the pimps official members and putting them all under someone would be a good start to tightening your grip on the city. With all the territory you're going to gain, you're going to need to divide certain things to the right people; there's only so much you can do on your own.

>[ ] "I'll consider it."
>[ ] "The only member of my crew I have that knows anything about pimping is a former coke whore turned serial killer so I don't see much of a choice between her and...you."
>[ ] "...You know any pimps around here I can have a talk with sometime?
>[ ] Write In.

>>2797398
>>2797442
I feel like that would be a funny thing to do when taking over someone's turf. Just Kojo saying he's Kublai while Marcus is Marco. He does the conquering and Marcus advises him

>>2797560
>I'll talk to the other pimps, and you will get into contact with with them

>>2797647
And it could solidify a reputation as "the Scourge Of God" against our rivals

>>2797658
Eh. God, Devil...They're both the same thing really.
At least that's what I think Kojo should think of them

>>2797672
I'd agree, but we'll be a true Scourge to our enemies

>>2797672
Is kingpin a human that's pretty strong? Or will he be a match for us?

>>2798010
He's been known to match Spidey on occasion, but Spiderman holds a lot back so he doesn't just kill anyone he fights. We'll be going full out so it probably won't be crazy hard.

I think the most difficult part will be actually getting to him.

>>2797651
Sorry to ask this now but is this a we'll do this now thing or after we're done with Kingpin?

>>2798276
After

>>2798280
Ah, alright

Voting closed, writing now.

>>2798276
It's an after type deal but I was thinking of telling him to basically just start talking to the other pimps and getting an idea of who is willing to bend and who will have to break
Also
>>2798285
Has Venom bonded with Spidey yet, or is there some kind of way where we could find him first

>>2798295
>Has Venom bonded with Spidey yet, or is there some kind of way where we could find him first
The meteorite has yet to land

>>2798299
Excellent, if we got sabertooth samples what would that do for us

>[X] "I'll talk to the pimps around here when I'm done, you get into contact with them beforehand. Find out who's willing to bow and who I need to break."

You don't think Zebra Daddy's a good fit for the role but he could be useful gauging the willingness of the other pimps.

"I'll talk to the pimps around here when I'm done, you get into contact with them beforehand. Find out who's willing to bend and who I need to break."

Zeba Daddy nods his head.

"You got it, boss. I'll make sure all the other niggas around here know what's up."

A grin makes its way onto your face.

"Good, now let's get back and see if your boy is ready for this."

Zebra Daddy laughs.

"Nothing could've made him ready for today; I pity that fool."

You walk past Zebra Daddy and lead him to the metal door where his jumpy men are still waiting.

It takes only a few seconds for Felon to come out holding an AK-47 in his hands. The straps he has over his shoulders tell you that he brought a pack likely filled with mags and quite possibly grenades. A slight pronunciation of his chest signals the tell-tale sign of a kevlar vest. He's going to need all of that gear if Kingpin is anywhere with armed guards.

Your grin widens.

"Welcome to the big leagues, Felon."

The mutant thug looks down at himself and sighs.

A laugh escapes your lips.

Once someone gets onto your playing field, there is no out for them. Everyone who knows the slightest bit about the game understands that. You, Marcus, Jesus, Alex, and Ren are in this until the end of your days. It's not like any of you had much of a choice but it's not like you had any hope for the future either.

Whatever minuscule chance Felon had of getting out is gone now thanks to you.

>[ ] "You got a ride, Felon?"
>[ ] "That AK all you brought?"
>[ ] "What's in the bag, Felon?"
>[ ] "Lose the AK: it'll attract too much attention."
>[ ] Grab Felon and rooftop hop to Manhattan.
>[ ] Grab Felon and superman jump to Manhattan.(Power Control Check, DC16)
>[ ] Walk to a phone-booth and call a taxi, you're sure they'll overlook the automatic weapon your new mutant underling is carrying.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2798405
>You got a ride
>That AK it?
>Explain your power, cause I got some ideas
Hopefully we can use Felon to make the lawyer into a suicide bomber to help with the eventual assault on Kingpin

>>2798405
Backing >>2798419
This way we keep ourselves covert and get some more insight into how Felon's power works.

>>2798419
Remember you still have a persuasion roll pass from that time we convinced Silvio. You can only use it once and can't save it for another time though. I think that's a good way to balance that.

>>2798419
Basically, if he can die while possessing someone we'll get the lawyer into a bomb vest and we'll wheel him into the kingpin's lair (at least past a door or two) and if he can't die while in a body then we'll stick a timer on the vest

>>2798451
So we can pass the next persuasion roll?

>>2798461
Yes, or you can decide to have Felon take posession of Wesley and do whatever you need him to do. It won't use up the free pass on the persuasion roll so you can use it later if you want.

>>2798465
Better idea: suicide bomber, then convince Kingpin's guards to join us

>>2798470
Sure, if there are any and they're alive after whatever suicide bombing there is.

>>2798476
Basically, we find the lawyer, possess him, stuff as much russian plastic explosive on him as we can, get him inside the building, blow him up, then we launch the assault while Felon periodically possesses first responders to join in the attack after looting the cruiser for the long guns

>>2798492
Also, Important thing we need to hide our guys faces and say that we're either an Anti terror unit or undercover cops. How many guys do we have

>>2798502
Actually, it'd be a better idea to use our Auto-Pass to convince the cops we're a group of undercover officers because it doesn't matter if Kingpin's guys join us, but we need to not murder a bunch of cops

>>2798502
150-160, they're all in their teens so I don't think that plan will work.
>>2798506
APB remember? That's not going to work if the chance arises.

>>2798521
Actually, I could see the first working in some way if you make it convincing enough. Marcus is drilling the boys the way Dan did Kojo and Marcus. Probably going to have to be a select few, possibly just the lieutenants.

This is all just hypothetical, of course if the suicide bombing thing is really carried out or can be.

Voting closed, writing now.

>>2798541
So we only take the elites and try to pass ourselves as an anti-terror unit, it should be a little easier to explain away, cause ya'know New York

>>2798580
We should have black ski masks and aviator sunglasses

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>>2798541
These two guys are undercover officers responding to the Parliament Hill shooting in Ottawa, this is going to be loud it will be confusing we need to capitalize on how loud and confusing it is

>[X] "You got a ride?"
>[X] "That AK all you brought?"
>[X] "Explain your power, I've got a few ideas in mind."

Going over everything before you take off is always the wisest precaution.

"You got a ride?"

Felon shakes his head.

"I've got a license but that's it."

A hum rumbles in your throat.

You could borrow another car from the dealership and risk pissing them off again or ask Zebra Daddy for one.

"That AK all you brought?"

"Nah, I have a Beretta strapped underneath my jacket on top of a vest. Got a few mags in my pack and a few grenades just in case."

Zebra Daddy clucks his tongue but you ignore him.

It's always good for someone to bring a backup weapon just in case but you doubt he'd be able to do much against well armored men.

"Explain your power, I've got a few ideas in mind."

Felon glances at the men around you and sighs.

"When I exit my body, I go limp so it's not that useful in a fire fight. While I'm in someone else's body, I have full access to their memories, thoughts, and their consciousness. Trouble is that when I go back into my own body I have trouble remembering who I am for a while. Every time I do it, the time it takes for things to come back to me grows."

You study Felon for a minute but lay off when it's evident that he's telling you the truth.

It'd be useful for learning the locations Kingpin frequents and how you can write yourself into his will but it has no practical use in combat whatsoever. Either way, he'll end up an amnesiac for a time making you have to babysit him while he gets his bearings. You could just leave him afterward if you feel like it though. Would save time but possibly lose an asset you could use later. Full access to someone's memories can bypass the need for interrogation and coercion whenever you need it.

>[ ] "Zebra Daddy, you mind loaning us a ride for now?"
>[ ] "Leave the AK, it'll attract too much attention."
>[ ] Grab Felon and rooftop hop to Manhattan.
>[ ] Grab Felon and superman jump to Manhattan.(Power Control Check, DC16)
>[ ] Walk to a phone-booth and call a taxi, you're sure the taxi driver will understand that he knew what he was in for the moment he was sent to pick someone up in the Bronx.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2798650
>How long is it going to be next time you use your power
>Zebra, you got a ride that ain't a zebra print piece of shit

>>2798650
Backing >>2798683 Make Zebra work his bitch ass.

Leaving for work, see you later homies.

>>2798736
Seeya

I'm home, will start writing after unwinding.

>>2800027
Cool, can't wait for the next update

>>2800027
So is Kingpin the final step in taking over New York? Are there any other metahuman villains operating here?

>>2800102
Pretty much. Think of New York City in its current state as Gotham during the long Halloween. Most of the city's underworld is controlled by old Mafia bosses with the supervillains just being out of place freak shows who make things difficult for everyone. Kojo's crowning will change things in New York City forever no matter what you do to make it happen.

Voting closed, writing now.

>[X] "How long is it going to be next time you use your power?"
>[X] "Zebra, you got a ride that ain't a zebra print piece of shit?"

He might not know the premise time limit it takes for him to regain his memories considering he didn't tell you but it couldn't hurt to pry for an estimate.

"How long is it going to be the next time you use your power?"

Felon looks down for a few seconds and looks back up to you.

"Around twenty minutes, I think."

You hum.

It's not that crippling if he can recover in that amount of time and do it again. The time it takes for him to regain his bearings will increase with every use but you doubt you'd use him that often. At the very least, he'll be able to take possession of James Wesley and carry out whatever task you assign him if need be.

All that remains for you to go over is an alternate mode of transportation.

You turn to the purple-suited pimp.

"Zebra, you got a ride that ain't a zebra print piece of shit?"

Once again, Zebra Daddy clucks his tongue.

"It's either a zebra print ride or nothing. Zebra Daddy ain't gonna drive around being Zebra Daddy if his mothafuckin' ride don't have his colors."

You sigh.

At least it won't be you people see driving around in a zebra print car but you'll still have to live with the fact you were once inside one.

>[ ] Grab Felon and rooftop hop to Manhattan.
>[ ] Grab Felon and superman jump to Manhattan.(Power Control Check, DC16)
>[ ] "Felon, leave the AK: it'll attract too much attention."
>[ ] Walk to a phone-booth and call a taxi, your taxi driver could be a gun enthusiast who'd let that kind of thing slide.
>[ ] "I'll take whatever zebra print piece of shit you have then."
>[ ] Write In.

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>>2800198
>Spider-man's face when he realizes he had the new Crime King literally in his hands

>>2800382
>Jump back by rooftop
>Leave the AK,

>>2800392
he let an assumption stop himself from turning him in

>>2800382
Fuck it.
>[ ] "Felon, leave the AK: it'll attract too much attention."
>[ ] Grab Felon and rooftop hop to Manhattan.
>[ ] Say hi and bye to the whore we left on Zebra Daddy's rooftop on the way out.

>>2800448
What's the furthest we've ever jumped? Are we stronger than spiderman? Are there any other big crime syndicates in NY state?

>>2800788
Not sure on the jump distance, Kojo is stronger than Spidey even with bone gimp, and there are going to be some remnants of the Mafia in up-state New York.

now afungi is a sleepy fungi

Will update tomorrow morning.

>>2800869
Cool, night. Hopefully we can overcome the bone gimping soon, i wonder if we'll end up taller

Voting closed, writing now.

>>2801741
Does the possessed person know that they were possessed?

>>2801764
Nope

>[X] "Felon, leave the AK: it'll attract too much attention."
>[X] Grab Felon and rooftop hop to Manhattan.
>[X] Say hi and bye to the whore you left on Zebra Daddy's rooftop on the way out.

All you really need Felon to do is take possession of James Wesley if all else fails. That assault rifle he's carrying around will only complicate things with passerbys. You don't want him to spook anyone into calling the cops. Word is likely to reach Kingpin if there was an incident that close in the residence of his personal lawyer.

You turn to your new recruit.

"Felon, leave the AK: it'll attract too much attention."

The mutant gives you a look, shrugs, and hands his weapon off to one of Zebra Daddy's other boys.

With all said and done, you grab Felon by one of his shoulders before hopping up to the roof of Zebra Daddy's building.

You see the teenage coke whore you left on the rooftop sobbing with her face buried in her knees as soon as you land.

A grin spreads across your face.

"Hi!" you call out to her.

The coke whore raises her head from her knees and blinks at you

"...Y-you came back for me?" She looks to the disoriented man at your side. "Felon?"

Felon lets out a groan before widening his eyes.

"Lexy?"

Your grin grows as you tighten your grip on Felon.

"Bye!"

Leaping backwards, you wave at the coke whore with your free hand before expertly flipping yourself as well as Felon in onto a nearby rooftop. You take off towards Harlem as soon as your feet touch the roof cement to avoid the inevitable array of questions your rookie will ask you.

It takes you only a few minutes to reach Madison Avenue Bridge.

There's no truck crossing it and traffic is heavy but there is a nearby building you can sit down and wait for one to come by. Felon will no doubt get all uppity about the coke whore you left back on Zebra Daddy's rooftop, though. It'd be easy for you to leap across the Harlem river but the amount of strength you need to clear that distance will likely cave in whatever roof you land on if you aren't careful.

>[ ] Land on a nearby building and wait for a truck to pass by.
>[ ] Jump across the Harlem river, what harm could it possibly do?(Power Control Check, DC14)
>[ ] Take to the streets and roadrunner your way past all the cars to the other side of the bridge, it's going slow so all you'll have to worry about is making sure you don't go too fast.(Power Control Check, DC12)
>[ ] Fall to the streets and commit some grand theft auto with Felon, you don't know how to hot wire a car but you can sure as hell jack one if you need to.
>[ ] Give up on getting to James quickly, find a phonebooth, and call a taxi.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2801825
Could we just jump across the top of the bridge? Like the supports?

>>2801859
Sure.

>>2801859
Ditto
>>2801825
Man, we're an asshole

>>2802015
you just now realized that?

>>2802019
It's of a greater magnitude than I had thought

>>2802055
Oh, the things the future will reveal to you.

Off to work, homies.

On break, anyone got any questions?

>>2802525
So what's the degree of gimpyness in our bones? What'll happen when we fix them? Are we going to go full Bullman?

>>2802560
Your bones will break when put directly against something bigger and tougher than them. As for the bone fix, depends on what you do to fix them. Kojo's bones get tougher each time he breaks them but it will take ages for them to become unbreakable naturally.

>>2802576
So what will be the best way to fix them?

>>2802630
that's for you to decide when the opportunity arises

>>2801825
>>[X] Land on a nearby building and wait for a truck to pass by.
My pick.
Not especially married to it.

>>2796081
>I feel like I made the world somewhat static
Nah.
Maybe a little protagonist-centric, like most comic books, not not bad. Things like Cage, Spidey, and Logan seem like they happened because those characters were doing stuff of their own, rather than waiting around for Kojo so they could be relevant. Okay, Logan was literally waiting, but still.

>>2796059
>I can't help but feel like my level of quality is middling at best in spite of all the time it takes me.
Nah, you're solidly above average.
Your efficiency and time management might be middling at best, but that's all on your end of the posting. All we see are good quality posts, good quantity posts, and forgivably sporadic posts.

Kojo is the most unique and personalized MC I've played in my time on /qst/.

I'm home again and have finished my summer job which means more free time for me. Yay! Now I'm going to unwind before closing the vote.
>Maybe a little protagonist-centric, like most comic books, not not bad. Things like Cage, Spidey, and Logan seem like they happened because those characters were doing stuff of their own, rather than waiting around for Kojo so they could be relevant. Okay, Logan was literally waiting, but still.
I'm going to have things happen in the background while Kojo goes about his own thing in the future. Been barely a day and over a half in-universe but it feels like a lot has already happened, huh?
>Nah, you're solidly above average.Your efficiency and time management might be middling at best, but that's all on your end of the posting. All we see are good quality posts, good quantity posts, and forgivably sporadic posts.
I'm really pleased to hear that. Probably still going to beat myself up for not being perfect and thinking that I'm not anywhere near Crusty's level, though.
>Kojo is the most unique and personalized MC I've played in my time on /qst/.
Honestly feel like I did a good job on his characterization but kind of fucked up on the side details. I don't know whether or not my choice to have his childhood essentially be a modified version of the assassin background during character creation was a good thing or a bad thing. On one hand, it adds some depth by showing how much he's changed for the better and for the worse but on the other I could have had him once be someone more relatable. Make him feel more human and provide a believable reason for him to change his ways if you guys ever wanted to.

>>2803104
Ah shit, I messed up yet again.>>2803033

>>2803104
I love Kojo he's an amazing character

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>>2803104
>Seven threads make less than two days
>We've done so much in such a little time
>She'll be so proud of us

>>2803134
I done fucked that up

>>2803141
I was about to ask whether that was a fuck up or intentional to reference Death as nothingness.

>>2803146
Let's say it was the second

Does anyone want to make a copy of plan: KOJO KNOWS YOU and post it to this thread?

Voting closed, writing now
>>2803232
sure

>>2803241
Pretty straightforward. Have an app that collects user data but is mainly focused on giving people rewards for hero sightings.

>>2803241
Originally it was a way to play Kojo once he gets in power. He learns as much as he can about people in his turf. He knows your nickname, how your kids are doing in school, your wife's preferred route home. Kojo KNOWS you. . Basically it helps ingratiate himself to the people he rules as he appears friendly, but there is power in knowledge and Kojo is familiar with how strong the right words can be.

Then another anon had a brilliant idea where we make an app that you report hero sightings with. The more you report the note you get gifts and swag, maybe a shop to buy hero themed gear. It gives us income, looks good to the public, and let's us track heroes. Brilliant all around.

Both of these were in previous threads as well.

>>2803346
Thanks for calling it brilliant, but we could also open it to being villains too with bonus points for being able to get the first pics of new metahuman and an example of their power

>>2803346
Not to mention it as a money laundering scheme and a way to get tonnes of cheap shit from China (which means we can smuggle other stuff with it)

>>2803354
While I like the idea, it would take some finagling to not run into potential trouble. Actively encouraging endangering civilians could be an issue.

>>2803369
It's not so much "endangering civilians", it's a bit like Pokemon Go which was only dangerous if someone stupid walked into traffic. Not all hero sightings are going to be dangerous with the lion's share of sightings being the hero on patrol, Spider-man is known for just going out and taking pictures with people

>>2803400
Oh no I'm completely on board for hero sightings. I meant encouraging villain sightings.

>>2803406
Oh, maybe we don't have villain sightings as an encouraged feature with worse rewards for them, also we should have a system that refuses to acknowledge Kojo as a metahuman or if we still have to feature him as to not draw attention, have him pretty much inaccessible on the site

>>2803440
Have Kojo be like Tom. He's on everyone's automatically, but it's false info.

>>2803455
Tom?

>>2803479
From MySpace.

>>2803497
Ah

So we have the App pretty much down pat, what'll we name it Spotlight?, Cape Camera?, Cape Clicker?, Hero Photo?

>[X] Cross the bridge by using the support.

Unlike Robert F. Kennedy bridge, Madison Avenue has a wide enough support to land on without the chance of you eating shit. It also doesn't go through Randall's Island and extend to Northwestern Queens but that doesn't really matter right now.

You jump to the roof of the nearby building and leap from there to the center bridge support of linked girders.

The moment your feet touch steel, you bend your knees and jump across the rest of the bridge onto another rooftop.

A grin spreads across your face as you look to the sea of tall buildings in the west.

James Wesley is the next stepping stone before Kingpin. You don't know who'll come after but they'll likely meet the same fate. All who oppose you will bend or break, no exceptions. Wesley has the privilege of being considered for either but Kingpin needs to die for your sake: there can only be one king of New York.

You take off again towards the East Side of Manhattan with Felon dangling by your hand.

It takes you a few minutes to see Central Park come into view and a few more to pass by the Ancient Playground marking the midpoint of the park. Midtown stops at the 57th street and the Upper East Side begins at the 60th street. Near the left end and by Central Park, you'll find Wesley's street as well as his home.

Ten minutes pass until you see the Arsenal, a historical landmark connected to 64th street just a street away from the 62nd.

You're grateful that the old emotionless shell you were had a penchant for studying maps and stealing school books: you'd be completely lost right now if that weren't the case.

One last leap takes you across the 63rd onto a tall house roof on the 62nd.

The man you're looking for is in a house on this block or directly underneath you.

Speaking of men, the one your holding by the shoulder isn't looking too good.

>[ ] Hop down and take a look around.
>[ ] Let go of Felon and let him rest, he just went through quite possibly the wildest roller coaster ride on this plane of existence.
>[ ] "Felon, go to astral form and scout out the neighborhood for Wesley's house before you puke. He has one of Zebra Daddy's whores with him so it won't be too hard to find. In return, I won't let you drown in your own vomit while you're out."
>[ ] Write In.

>>2803514
Herosnap? Superhero Go? Quick view? Hometown heroes?

Maybe we can get a marketing team on it

>>2803519
I kinda like Hometown Heroes

>>2803518
>Drop Felon
>Find that address
>Felon find this dude but don't possess him yet, I'll have to call some guys down when you do

>>2803518
Second >>2803521

>>2803520
That was my favorite too.

Going to turn in now, see y'all in the morning.

>>2803525
But we gotta make it like 99¢ on whatever platform. I was thinking in order to get it made, we'll find some game developers that owe money to somebody and say "the debt is forgiven if you make this app and forget you ever did until we call you back for updates/bug fixes"

>>2803530
Night, Fungi

>>2803514
>>2803519
>>2803520
>>2803525
>>2803531
Something string-related in the name? Since we're technically a minotaur guy and all? :^)

>>2803518
Backing >>2803521

Voting closed, writing now.

>[X] Drop Felon.
>[X] Hop down and find that address.
>[X] "Felon, go astral and find this old perverted man in that building but don't possess him yet. There's some people I want to reach out to before you do."

>(1/2)

You don't see what use Felon would be to you all nauseous and you don't want to babysit his comatose vomit drowning ass while he does all the hunting.

Dropping Felon to the ground, you hop to the edge of the rooftop and take another hop down to the street below.

The bones in your feet crack upon impact with the side-walk but all it draws from you is an annoyed groan.

Raising your head to check your surroundings, you see only a few passerbys staring at you. You ignore them and take a look around the neighborhood while the cracks in your feet heal.

Storied buildings tower over you and the people below them. There are no children playing in the streets or that many adults passing through. Most people who can afford to live in this kind of neighborhood either send their children to boarding schools or are like James Wesley and enjoy the comfort of flesh without the worry of one of its consequences. You suppose STDs are a concern for most people but those who purchase the services of prostitutes are usually the ones carrying. Diseased whores lead to angry customers, angry customers lead to bad rep, and bad rep leads to a massive drop in business. Pimps are usually not stupid enough to keep or employ girls that have the clap, especially AIDS.

A minute passes before you hop on one foot and switch to the other. You give each a final tap against the ground and start walking around the neighborhood.

Most of the building doors you pass are plain. It isn't until you look to the opposite side of the street do you see a rather ornate door with a intricate glass pattern acting as the peephole. Closing your eyes, you take in the air through your nose to sniff out the smell of an adolescent coke whore. Sure enough you pick up the tell-tale scent of cocaine faintly whiffing through the air along with the not so faint smell of sex.

>(2/2)

You open your eyes, grin, turn back to the direction of the building you left Felon on, and leap back to the vantage point.

Felon is laying by a pool of his own vomit when you land on the rooftop. He lifts his head up from the roof when he sees you.

A laugh escapes your lips at the sorry sight.

"Felon, go astral and find this old perverted man in that building," You point to the direction of James Wesley's house, "but don't possess him yet. There's some people I want to reach out to before you do."

The mutant pushes himself off the roof to look where your pointing and gives you a nod before falling limp. As he does, you notice a strange blue blur emerge from his body to float while it lands on the cement.

You blink at the sight.

It looks and somehow feels vaguely like Felon to you but you can't make out it's face or much of its body.

>[ ] "Felon, is it normal for people to be able to see you in astral form?"
>[ ] "Felon, I've changed my mind. Take possession of the old man and open the front door for me."
>[ ] Grab it.(Will Roll, +4 modifier DC18)
>[ ] Touch it.(Will Roll, +4 modifier DC16)
>[ ] Make out the blur.(Will Roll, +4 modifier DC14)
>[ ] Ignore it and take off to the Bratva in Brooklyn, they're likely to have toys you can use to take out Kingpin from afar or in style.
>[ ] Ignore it and take off back to Hunts Point, you're going to either hit Kingpin with an army or unleash your inner circle on the fat fuck along with whoever's unfortunate enough to get in your way.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2804091
>Should people be able to see your blue ass
>Check out the bratva
What's Kingpin's hideout like? Is it a big building or a small one? Is it on an intersection or not?

>>2804123
>Kingpin
>Hideout
He's high up enough to the point he doesn't need one. Y'all went after Wesley to get a current location of the fatass and to possibly write yourself into his will.

>>2804142
Oh, I can't believe I forgot that.my entire strategy was built around assaulting a massive a skyscraper

>>2804091
>Should people be able to see your blue ass
>Check out the bratva

Voting closed, writing now.

>[X] "Should people be able to see your blue ass?"
>[X] Check out the Bratva in Brooklyn.

Felon didn't say anything about how he was supposed to look like or if he could even be seen in astral form. Maybe he can't talk without his face but asking him something is better than touching him. You could've found your beautiful, powerful body possessed by some self-righteous thug who would have had no idea how to so much as stand without breaking something.

"Should people be able to see your blue ass?"

The ghost of Felon turns its faceless head from the house of James Wesley to you.

"Y-- -a- s-- -e?" It says with an echoing voice cutting in and out.

You blink again.

"I have no idea what the hell that was supposed to mean. Find Wesley and wait for me here. We'll talk about this some other time."

Ghost Felon nods at you and wisps off to the six storied townhouse.

With a shrug, you take off to the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal.

It takes you a minute to go from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to partway through Murray Hill.

A familiar building comes into view from the corner of your eye as you land on another rooftop.

You turn your head and see Fisk Tower looming in the distance.

Marcus had a point when he presented you his plan. Fisk could be there right now as could someone knowing his location. You can go in there and possibly kill him now before having Felon alter Kingpin's will through Wesley. Having the crew around to help may sound fun but you could easily do this yourself without involving them. Same goes for Bratva toys. It could be somewhat of a waste of time and a vital error if you're detected, however. Risk can be mitigated if you just keep your skulking to Kingpin's top floor where he'll likely have a shit ton of security instead of starting at the bottom, which would also have a shit ton of security on the way to the top.

>[ ] Change course to Fisk Towers' roof, it couldn't hurt to at least peek.
>[ ] Continue on your path to the Bratva, you want to make Kingpin's death an event that will be remembered after you dispose of him.
>[ ] Turn back to return to Felon, you're wasting time, you don't need anything or anyone else to pull this off.
>[ ] Head over to Hunts Point, your boys already have Bratva toys of their own and they're ready for war after doing nothing for all this time.
>[ ] Write In.

Sorry it took this long for an update. A lot of shit happened today. Good news is things will likely speed up for the rest of this thread. Expect Wednesday to have the usual three to four hour interval of postlessness in the afternoon

>>2805488
It's cool man

>>2805488
i forgot to add an ending, though to that sentence

>>2805480
Ya know what, doing this by ourselves might be the best course of action

>>2805480
>[ ] Continue on your path to the Bratva, you want to make Kingpin's death an event that will be remembered after you dispose of him.
We got this far by staying anonymous and staying low. We're not changing that now, not when we're so close!
The Bratva have an incentive to help us since this fighting and takeover will mean new business. Kojo knows they might also be willing to play both sides in this fight, but hey - we fucking paid them good money for that gear, and they already know we can fuck up any of their hit-squads alone. If they betray their neutrality we can go after their ass, and they know this as well as Kojo does.
All in all, Bratva are reliable enough to contact for now. Might as well make the most of the time we gave Felon. He should be safe on that rooftop anyhow. Humans never think to look up, but one day they WILL be looking up - and we'll be staring back down at them.

>>2805532
I change my vote to this

I'm kinda interested in this quest, but I have to know, have you waifu'd Kamala yet?

>>2805702
Nope, there's been no waifuing yet

>>2805532
supporting

Voting closed, writing now.

>[X] Continue on your path to the Bratva, you want to make Kingpin's death an event that will be remembered after you dispose of him.

You've gotten this far by laying low and making decisive moves against your opponents. Infiltrating Fisk Tower on an assumption that he might be there isn't worth the risk it poses to revealing yourself to Kingpin. The Bratva, Yakuza, and Maggia have all been handled quietly; all the work you put into keeping your moves silent will go to waste if you fuck it all up here.

Turning your head back in the direction of Brooklyn, you continue on your way to the Bratva's base of operations.

It takes you two minutes to reach Manhattan Bridge.

Landing on the roof an apartment complex, you jump to the top of a towering office building to the side of the bridge opposite to the softball park by the streets below.

You hop to the edge of the rooftop and hop again down to the first support of the suspension bridge. Not bothering to land, you bend your knees and exert yourself against the steel support the moment it comes into range of your legs.

A grin spreads across your face as you flip to the second support.

Sometimes you forget how good it feels to soar through the air. It's understandable considering all the ferrying you've performed as of late: having to lower yourself down to another person's level is degrading to you. The skies should be a right you alone have to yourself. Others can hover, glide, propel, or web-sling all they want; they'll never be on the same level as you. Like everyone else, they'll be ants looking to the sky without ever realizing what really dwells in it or beyond it.

Only you know and only you understand.

You spring from the second support to a building in Brooklyn before shooting off towards Greenwood.

It takes you only a minute for the sea of buildings to end and the wide parking lot of the Bratva marine terminal to begin.

A hum rumbles in your throat as you land on the last rooftop.

You got here faster than you usually would without shattering anything.

With a shrug, you dismiss your thoughts and hop down to the streets.

A short run takes you to the entrance of the office building where you see the familiar face of the helpful guard standing alone with no sight of his partner.

You can't help but grin at the thought of what must have happened to him.

The helpful guard raises an eyebrow at you but doesn't say a word.

>[ ] "I didn't get your name last time."
>[ ] "Can you call the brigadier here for me? I don't feel like making the long walk to his office again."
>[ ] "What happened to the other guard?"
>[ ] "How did the man I sent to collect the weapons and give you your payment perform?"
>[ ] "Did my boys come back here with your trucks yet?"
>[ ] Write In.

>>2806172
>[ ] "I didn't get your name last time."
>[ ] "Can you call the brigadier here for me? I don't feel like making the long walk to his office again."
We can ask the brigadier about how our boys performed.

Out of curiosity, what do you guys think about Death and the Pheonix? What is it about Kojo do you think drew them to him?

Voting closed, writing now.

>[X] "I didn't get your name last time."
>[X] "Can you call the brigadier here for me? I don't feel like making the long walk to his office again."

The fact that you can recall this person in a positive light means their name's worth remembering, even if he's a lowly guardsmen.

"I didn't get your name last time."

"Artyom." the guard answers without skipping a beat.

A hum rumbles in your throat as you give the guard a once-over.

"Artemis...Doesn't exactly fit you, does it?"

Artyom nods his head.

"Дa, but a man cannot change the names his parents give him."

You laugh.

"I only had one name after I was born; my mother likely gave it to me. Don't know if she meant to leave me her last one or if she died before she could give it to me. Chances of the former are unlikely, though, considering her relationship with her family at the time."

"So who gave you your last name?"

Your expression sours but the guard remains indifferent.

"It wasn't given to me so much as I took it."

Artyom hums but doesn't say any more.

You sigh.

"Can you call the brigadier here for me? I don't feel like making the long walk to his office again."

The guardsmen pulls a hand-held radio out of his belt and speaks a few words of Russian in it you don't recognize. You hear the familiar voice of the Brigadier speak back. Artyom holsters his radio, steps to the side of the entrance, and glances towards you.

"He'll be here shortly."

You nod and wait for the Brigadier to arrive.

A minute passes by before you start tapping your foot against the ground. Two more minutes later, your foot tapping increases to the point you can actually hear it. Four minutes pass until the door opens to reveal the brigadier and your tapping stops.

He looks to your feet and groans.

You glance down to see a network of cracks spread across the asphalt originating from your left foot.

The sound of the Brigadier sighing draws your gaze back to him.

"Maгнaт, how may I help you not destroy the ground on which we tread on?"

A thoughtful hum rumbles in your throat.

>[ ] "I'm moving on Kingpin and I need something specific I can't find on the market to help with the assassination."
>[ ] "What happened to the other guard?"
>[ ] "How did the man I sent to collect the weapons and give you your payment perform?"
>[ ] "Did my boys come back here with your trucks yet?"
>[ ] Write In.

>>2805733
>seventh thread
>still no waifu
A-Am I even on 4Chan anymore?

>>2806466
Closest thing to waifuing was the date with Ren which I used to expand on Kojo rather than have him bone her. Besides, Kojo doesn't know what love is and doesn't want anyone to show him. Not like he can feel it much less express it like normal people do.

>>2806446
>[ ] "I'm moving on Kingpin and I need something specific I can't find on the market to help with the assassination."
>[ ] "How did the man I sent to collect the weapons and give you your payment perform?"
>[ ] "Did my boys come back here with your trucks yet?"
Don't need to know about the other guard. Get what we came here for and talk about how our boys did.

>>2806230
The fact that he's pretty much immortal and is a psychopath

>>2806509
Ditto

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>[X] "Did my boys come back here with your trucks yet?"
>[X] "How did the man I sent to collect the weapons and give you your payment perform?"
>[X] "I'm moving on Kingpin now and I need something specific I can't find on the market to help with the assassination."

As much as you want to get into the meat of things, you also want to know how Marcus did and if any of your boys did what he told them to do.

"Did my boys come back here with your trucks yet?"

"Why yes, they did." the Brigadier says. "Have they not made their way back to you?"

You shrug, making the Russian man raise an eyebrow at you.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?" he asks.

You nod.

"How did the man I sent to collect the weapons and give you your payment perform?"

"Your second-in-command arrived via taxi reasonably armed with a few men, handed over the the exact payment from one of the many duffel bags his men were carrying after counting all the equipment we had stored in the trucks, and drove off with them. We expected you to come in person but I suppose I cannot fault you for being cautious. I do wonder why you had him bring so much more money than was needed. Perhaps, to pay for the equipment if we didn't count the discount towards your stand in and raised the price because of a perceived disrespect?"

A smile makes its way onto your face.

"If I was being cautious, I would've came here in-person. Truth is I was dealing with Silvio Manfredi at the time so I sent Marcus. After the stunt the brigadier before you pulled and the discount I negotiated off you, I knew you wouldn't do anything. Besides, Marcus would've gunned you down and five other men in the span of two seconds if you did. As for the money, don't worry about it."

The brigadier hums.

"So how did you deal with Silvio Manfredi?"

Your smile turns into a grin.

"He bent the knee when I talked some sense into him."

The Russian man widens his eyes at you.

A laugh escapes your lips.

"I'm moving on Kingpin now and I need something specific I can't find on the market to help with the assassination."

The Brigadier blinks before regaining his composure.

"What is it that you need then?"

You hum thoughtfully once again.

>[ ] "A fully loaded OSV-96."
>[ ] "Something plastic, explosive, and can be triggered by a detonator."
>[ ] "Help, it's been years since I've had to shoot anything and I'm sure you have a trained sniper either here or spying on us through the cross-hairs of their scope."
>[ ] "You wouldn't happen to by chance own a fully fitted suicide bomber vest, would you?"
>[ ] Write In.

>>2806716
>You wouldn't happen to have a suicide vest
>Plastic explosive
I'd say the OSV-96 but we don't have any snipers and I'd really like the satisfaction of ripping Kingpin's head off and mounting it on a pike

>>2806716
>[ ] "Help, it's been years since I've had to shoot anything and I'm sure you have a trained sniper either here or spying on us through the cross-hairs of their scope."
>[ ] "You wouldn't happen to by chance own a fully fitted suicide bomber vest, would you?"
Have felon jack somebody and bomb wherever kingpin is, sniper picks him off if he makes it out, we should be in his will to move in and take over. What a tragic act of terror to befall one if NYs captains of industry, but we'll pick up where he left off and work towards a brighter future.

>>2806757
So the basic plan past the death of kingpin is going to be "New York strong" then starting up a Mutants fights organization

>>2806783
In the short term yes. We consolidate our power base, add in any 2bit supervillain that's in it for the money (like shocker and them) into a UFC type outfit could work and also put a lot of people on our payroll. We can get tinkerer and the like in our r&d department all under the guise of rehabilitation. This paints us as the good guy and keeps supervillain activity to a minimum. Just really put is in a position where it's worse if we're home and the communities won't stand for it.

Start the Kojo knows you initiative to keep tabs on heroes. We could potentially reach out to Spidey to have him stamp out competition or activity that we don't condone that's worse for communities. Like you can't get rid of drugs but my guys don't peddle to kids like the other guys. Before he knows it he's an enforcer.

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>[X] "Help, it's been years since I've had to shoot anything and I'm sure you have a trained sniper either here or spying on us through the cross-hairs of their scope."
>[X] "You wouldn't happen to by chance own a fully fitted suicide bomber vest, would you?"
>[X] "Do you havesSomething plastic, explosive, and can be triggered by a detonator."

You could use pretty much everything you have in mind.

"Help, it's been years since I've had to shoot anything and I'm sure you have a trained sniper either here or spying on us through the cross hairs of their scope."

The Bratva brigadier frowns.

"I'm afraid providing you direct assistance with your endeavors against Kingpin violates the policy of neutrality I have been instructed to uphold. At most, I can have the guard by the door or one of the snipers with their cross-hairs trained on your chest instruct you on how to properly use whatever sniper rifle you have in mind and sell you the weapon."

You blink at the man and turn to the guardsman.

"If you've been trained as a sniper, what are you doing guarding the damn door?"

"Sniping is just one of my skills, admittedly not my best despite my namesake." Artyom says.

"Ah," the brigadier says, regaining your attention, "you've gotten to know Artyom I see. He's best suited for legwork but I'm sure he'll be able to teach you the basics."

You hum.

"Good to know."

"Is there anything else you need?" the brigadier asks.

You raise a hand to your chin and tilt your head.

"You wouldn't happen to by chance own a fully fitted suicide bomber vest, would you?"

The brigadier blinks at you.

"...No, such a thing would be too hazardous and easily lost in a complex as large as this one. We wouldn't make or sell such a thing if we had the means to. The use and production of such things would bring more attention from internationally operating agencies to us. Is there anything else...reasonable you need?"

You sigh.

"Do you have something plastic, explosive, and that can be triggered by a detonator?"

The brigadier lets out a sigh of his own.

"We have C-4 if that is what you are asking for. It's use is more inconspicuous compared to that of a suicide vest especially in recent times."

A grin spreads across your face.

It may be an extremely loud way to kill the fatass but it'll send a message along with being a really fun thing for you to do.

>[ ] "I'll take a brick of C-4, then."
>[ ] "I'll take you up on that training offer."
>[ ] "Just give me an OSV, then."
>[ ] "I think I'll just go now."
>[ ] Write In.

>>2807017
>[ ] "I'll take a brick of C-4, then."
Makeshift suicide vest with it still be fine. How good of a sharpshooter is Jesus?

>>2807040
Autisticallly, remember? If he had a character sheet, his firearms skills would be exceptional. He was our eyes in the skies just in case that random guy who wasn't Wolverine went at us.

>>2807059
Come to think of it, I should probably start making character sheets of the humans.

>>2807059
So he wouldn't benefit from the bratva sniper? How would he handle the OSV?

>>2807067
It'd let him learn how to use a sniper rifle properly but wouldn't increase his aiming effectiveness. He'd probably take the recoil from the first shot badly due to his reliance on hand-guns over rifles.

>>2807040
Ditto, but throw in a sniper rifle for Jesus to do some overwatch

>>2807081
Alright, have Artyom teach Jesus with the OSV and get some c4.

To clarify with felon, people don't know when they've been possessed so do they find some way to justify why they did things while possessed? Do they think anything that was done was their idea?

>>2807223
>To clarify with felon, people don't know when they've been possessed so do they find some way to justify why they did things while possessed? Do they think anything that was done was their idea?
They wake up without memory.

>>2807261
and the training's not really necessary for Jesus. He'll make any shot but the thing is the recoil will throw him off for a bit. Dude's in his teens like you but he doesn't have super strength to ignore recoil

>>2807017
>[ ] "I'll take a brick of C-4, then."
>[ ] "Just give me an OSV, then."
>[ ] Get Artyom to train Jesus with the OSV.

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>[X] "I'll take a brick of C-4 and a loaded OSV just in case."
>[X] Get Artyom to train Jesus with the OSV.

>(1/2)

It couldn't hurt to have either. Even if you don't end up using them now, you can always use them later. You never know when you'll have to have a building blown up, or some schmuck's brains blown out.

"I'll take a brick of C-4 and a loaded OSV just in case."

The brigadier raises an eyebrow at you.

"I assume you don't have any funds on your person to purchase those items, do you? Those holes in that shirt of yours don't inspire any confidence."

You frown.

"If you need money, I can get it for you but at this point you're wasting time that could be spent taking out the man that wants to run you out of town. You don't stand much to lose by parting with one brick and one rifle. I know nothing is free but you stand more to lose if you don't give me what I want right now. We can negotiate prices, business proceedings, and set boundaries after Kingpin's dead."

The brigadier sighs.

"One moment, please." He takes a radio of his own out of his belt and starts speaking Russian into it. A few seconds later, he holsters it. "Two men are coming to us now; one will hand you a briefcase with a brick of C-4 along with a corresponding detonator. The other will bring a suitcase with an OSV-96 ready for quick assembly and a loaded five round 12.7×108mm magazine. Consider them free of charge, as a show of good faith. Do make sure Kingpin is dead by the end of the day, however."

A grin spreads across your face.

"He'll be more than just dead by the end of today."

The brigadier scrutinizes you for a moment before going back into the terminal building.

>(2/2)

Artyom moves back in front of the entrance as the door closes.

You stare at him while you wait until an idea pops into your mind.

"Say, Artyom, you think you can train someone who's mostly used hand-guns how to handle a high-powered rifle? I've got a guy in my crew who's an eagle-eye shot but all I've ever seen him use is a M1911. The shots he can probably make with a sniper rifle would set records if he knew how to use one properly."

"If your man is as good as you say he is and follows things to a fault, I can teach him how to handle a rifle in a manner of minutes. It would be faster than having him learn on his own but not necessary from the way you described him. He likely already knows proper breathing technique."

A hum rumbles in your throat.

It would take about five to ten minutes to get to the warehouse from here and the same amount of time to get back. Then you'd have to wait for Artyom to show Jesus how to handle the OSV before taking him to Felon, who's probably going to take some time altering Kingpin's will. Jesus could probably get the OSV down with a few practice shots but he'd use up almost all five rounds the Bratva gave you. None of this is factoring in the time it would take if you decided to take the whole inner circle out for their first team assault or anyone else.

The sound of approaching footsteps takes you out of your thoughts.

From the corner of your eye, you spy two men carrying briefcases walking towards you.

You turn to face them and hold out your hands.

They place the briefcase handles in your care before walking off without so much as a whisper.

>[ ] Hop back to Felon.
>[ ] Hop your way back to the warehouse in Hunts Point.
>[ ] Grab Artyom and hop back to Felon, he might come in handy who knows.
>[ ] Grab Artyom and hop back to the warehouse, you'll at least save time despite possibly pissing off the Bratva.
>[ ] "Artyom, you mind showing me how to use the OSV? I already know how to use most rifles so this shouldn't take long."
>[ ] Write In.

>>2808391
Can we have Artyom either make his way over himself or meet with Jesus at a designated location? If it shouldn't be too long I'd rather save the ammo and we can have them do that while we head back to felon and get working on that will.

>>2808507
Yes, if the brigadier is willing

he totally is, you're going after kingpin afterall

>>2808535
You are kind of straining your relationship with him but your actions are perfectly understandable and he is in no position to refuse or provoke you. It'd be good to smooth things over with him after everything's done. Pay for the stuff he gave you, buy even more gear from him, and maybe even rent out Artyom or some other Bratva men to help train recruits. You might have to talk with someone higher than the Brigadier after Kingpin's dead, though. A united New York underworld is something that'll have a reaction from anyone still around or involved.

>>2808554
That's completely fine and I'd love to have some of their guys train ours. Everyone is going to be under us so cross pollination can only help. They're not a bunch of different crime families anymore, we're one large one. NY is going to get a better class of criminal.

Definitely put in a good word for the brigadier and Artyom though.

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>[X] Get Artyom to train Jesus with the OSV, for real this time.

Despite Dan's old marksmanship training still in your head, you doubt you'll be as good or be able to make a perfect sniping shot like Jesus would even if Artyom showed you how to wield the OSV properly. You could hop with him to the warehouse but it'll be easier for you to tell him where it is while you go do your own thing with Felon. It's unlikely that you're going to keep living in it after Kingpin's dead so it doesn't matter if the Bratva finds out now.

You turn back to the building entrance.

"Artyom, radio the Brigadier if you can leave your post to train one of my men to use the OSV. Say it's for help with Kingpin."

The Bratva guard nods his head, takes out his radio, and speaks Russian into it. A minute passes before he holsters the radio.

"I have been given permission to leave my post."

A smile spreads across your face.

"Good, get to Hunts Point in the Bronx and go to 600-698 Manida Street. It's between Randall Avenue and Spofford Avenue. All the houses are worn down and abandoned with the exception of a warehouse near the middle of the street. Inside and likely on the second floor, you'll find a Colombian lieutenant of mine: he's the one I want you to train how to use the OSV."

You shake one briefcase and then shake the other before handing the one that made the most noise to Artyom.

The Russian man opens it, glances inside, and closes it.

"I will get there as soon as I can." he says.

You nod and turn in Manhattan's direction.

Only thing left to do is find out what Wesley knows and alter Kingpin's will.

Though, you could grab Artyom and jump back to Hunts Point with him but you hardly see the point now that you told him the address. You do have sentries posted but you doubt they'd shoot at him. Alex could end up stabbing him to death if she's still on the ground floor. Itsuki and Ren are likely assisting Marcus with the drilling of the new recruits.,

Maybe you're justing paranoid or maybe you're on the cusp of making a terrible mistake.

>[ ] Hop back to Felon and settle things with Wesley, time is a-wasting.
>[ ] "You know what? I'll just take you there, Artyom."
>[ ] Write In.

>>2808874
>[ ] When the sentries stop you ask for Ren and tell her I sent you and why.

Does no one have burner phones? We need some burner phones. Ren was with us when we came here the first time right?

>>2808903
>Does no one have burner phones?
We don't due to super secrecy.
>Ren was with us when we came here the first time right?
Yes as was Jesus.

...

let's just pretend he was so silent and in the background artyom didn't notice him or kojo has been having to do so much he forgot to mention artyom's already seen jesus

>>2808915
So once we get kingpins location we get to plan how we take him down right? Cause I have what I think is a pretty good idea.

How's it going to play out gameplay wise anyway?

>>2808920
>So once we get kingpins location we get to plan how we take him down right?
yup
>How's it going to play out gameplay wise anyway?
Don't want to spoil anything but it's probably going to be low on rolls or have none if you play all your cards right.

>>2808874
>[ ] When the sentries stop you ask for Ren and tell her I sent you and why.

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>[X] "When or if the sentries stop you or shoot at you, ask for Ren and tell her I sent you and why."

You've got to finish things with James Wesley but you can at least give Artyom instructions that will lower his chances of getting murdered.

Glancing back at Artyom, you see him sliding off his security vest.

"When or if the sentries stop you or shoot at you, ask for Ren and tell her I sent you as well as why."

The man folds his vest and nods.

You turn to Manhattan, sprint out of the Bratva marine terminal, leap to the top of the nearest building, and take off back to the rooftop you left Felon on.

It takes you four minutes to return to the street James Wesley lives on.

Across the building gap, you see Felon leaning back on the roof parapet.

You jump to the parallel rooftop and land by his side.

The mutant thug jolts in his place before he turns to look up at you.

"Oh! You're back." Felon rises to meet you face to face. "I know now might not be a good time but I've got to ask; what the hell was that with Lexy back at Zebra Daddy's?"

You frown.

"The old man first."

Felon groans and points a thumb at the man's townhouse.

"He's in there all right. Saw him make Rosa lick the motherfucker's shoes before he tied her up in chains, attached fucking hooks to her piercings, bent her over, and-"

You cut the mutant off with a raised hand.

"Fucking hell! I just needed to hear if he was inside not how he likes fucking his whores!" You blink at Felon as something dawns on you. "Why were you watching him up to that point?"

An embarrassed expression appears on Felon's face.

"I-it was kind of like one of those really disgusting things you see and know are disgusting but can't look away from, ya na'mean?"

You give the thug a look.

"No, no I do not know what you mean."

Turning away from a disheartened Felon, you look at James Wesley's home.

A sigh escapes your lips as a series of images flash through your mind.

>[ ] "Take possession of the old man now. I don't care if he's balls deep in that whore, just get the damn door open but make sure she's locked up in his sex dungeon or his closet; I don't give a fuck, but make it so she's not distracting us."
>[ ] "Enter your astral form again but don't take possession of the old man: there's something I want to figure out."
>[ ] "So, your astral form, people normally can't see you in it or do you normally look like a faceless Casper?"
>[ ] Write In.

>>2809098
>[ ] "Take possession of the old man now. I don't care if he's balls deep in that whore, just get the damn door open but make sure she's locked up in his sex dungeon or his closet; I don't give a fuck, but make it so she's not distracting us."

Let's get this done and go whale hunting.

>>2809098
>Ask about the astral form
>Take possession now
I'm just curious

>>2809098
>[ ] "So, your astral form, people normally can't see you in it or do you normally look like a faceless Casper?"
then
>[ ] "Take possession of the old man now. I don't care if he's balls deep in that whore, just get the damn door open but make sure she's locked up in his sex dungeon or his closet; I don't give a fuck, but make it so she's not distracting us."

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>[X] "So, your astral form, people normally can't see you in it or do you normally look like a faceless Casper?"
>[X] "Take possession of the old man now. I don't care if he's balls deep in that whore, just get the damn door open but make sure she's locked up in his sex dungeon or his closet; I don't give a fuck, but make it so she's not distracting us."

You can't help but be a bit curious about Felon's astral form. With all the supernatural cosmic courtship you've been the target of lately, you should be looking into that kind of phenomenon. It'd be good for you to have a talk with Itsuki sometime about that. His sword seemed to be the genuine article and it burned like a bitch after he slashed you with it despite your extreme tolerance to pain. Maybe those chants of his actually help him use the sword, keep the demon inside, or repel whatever bad juju it attracts. From the way he said he thought you came to him for it, it didn't sound like you were the first.

Turning back to Felon, you let out a hum.

"So, your astral form, people normally can't see you in it or do you normally look like a faceless Casper?"

Felon blinks at you before widening his eyes.

"Oh yeah, you saw me. No one I've ever flown by in astral form ever noticed me or so much as heard me except for you. Gotta tell you though, I thought being around you in person felt uncomfortable."

You raise an eyebrow at the man.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, um...How do I explain this to you? Being around you in astral form felt like I was on fire. I was feeling parts of me wisp away...but at the same time it felt cold, like there was nothing: no time, no air, no ground, no space, no me." Felon looks away from you. "Then I heard you speak and saw...you staring at me but not seeing me; looking at me with your eyes but not with your real ones, the ones that were burning but hollow behind the dark brown."

...

An unrestrained hum rumbles in your throat, sending thundering vibrations all throughout the surrounding air.

You're going to need to find someone who can get to the bottom of all this cosmic spiritual shit after Kingpin's dead.

"Take possession of the old man now. I don't care if he's balls deep in that whore, just get the damn door open but make sure she's locked up in his sex dungeon or his closet; I don't give a fuck, but make it so she's not distracting us."

Felon sighs.

"Alright."

The mutant thug leans back down on the parapet. As he closes his eyes, the familiar faceless wisp of his astral self floats out of his body.

You ponder the man's words as his specter turns to James Wesley's townhouse.

>[ ] Grab it.(Will Roll +4 modifier DC18)
>[ ] Touch it.(Will Roll +4 modifier DC16)
>[ ] Make out the blur for what it should be.(Will Roll +4 modifier DC14)
>[ ] Wait for Felon to possess the old man and open the door, you don't want to mess with things you don't understand yet.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2809514
>What is the blur
Fuck it man let's do this

>>2809514
>[ ] Wait for Felon to possess the old man and open the door, you don't want to mess with things you don't understand yet.
We didn't come all this way only to get fucked over by our own idiocy. We can try to fuck with the astral bullshit AFTER we get the lawyer hijack done clean, and maybe after we topple Wilson Fisk. That's not saying we don't wanna, because we do - we just have priorities we gotta stick to at crucial times like this.

>>2809514
Also give Felon some space because if we have some weird anti-aether aura bullshit we never knew about until now, we don't want to jeopardize this operation by burning up his soul or something. Although if we can do that to other non-aetherial people in the future, that'd certainly be one way to assert our total domination over them.

>>2809514
Wait, is that the real reason the Phoenix and Death want us? Because we're anti-psychic or whatever

>>2809584
Nah, I wouldn't make something barely coming up the reason for that. You were close when you brought up the immortality and psychopathy.

>>2809587
What, are we Souless? Or do we have the opposite of a Soul where it absorbs other souls?

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>>2809642
Nope and nope, his isn't normal though due to obvious reasons.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>2810035
oh wait, there's only two votes

excuse me for a second

>Will Roll
>DC14
>+4 modifier

best of first three d20s

>>2810042

Rolled 11 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>2810042

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>[X] Make out the blur for what it should be.(Will Roll +4 modifier DC14)
>Will Roll
>DC14
>+4 Modifier
>Rolled 11 + 4 = 15
>Success!

Grabbing it or touching it could get you possessed by Felon, but just concentrating on it shouldn't do anything.

You narrow your eyes and glare at the faceless astral being.

Slowly but surely, the figure starts to materialize in your vision: his features become more noticeable and his body starts to take form.

A searing pain starts to flare in your skull but you ignore it.

The blur get clearer and clearer until it fully reveals itself as a see-through blue Felon.

Your eyes slam shut as the feeling in your head explodes to an unfathomable magnitude. Something that is your skull but not your skull splits open before a wave of euphoria spills over you. Fresh blood that is not blood flows out of your wound and hardens over it as it morphs into flesh that is not flesh.

A minute passes by before the euphoria fades away and the flesh that is not flesh has finished its transformation.

You open your eyes again and look out to the world with your real ones as well as a third that does not have form yet does.

The air around you feels like you but is not you, yet is slowly becoming you: a surging inferno with nothing burning as its fuel.

A hum rumbles in your throat that sends echoes of formless energy throughout the new world.

You look down at yourself and raise a hand to examine.

It feels as though you're moving two hands with both inhabiting the same space yet sharing a different existence. You don't see anything out of the ordinary however.

>Supernatural Ability Unlocked: Astral Perception(You can look, feel, hear, smell, and taste a world that few can.)
>Supernatural Ability Discovered: Invasive Aura(You passively exude a strange energy on the supernatural plane of existence that renders the spiritual atmosphere around you inhospitable to otherworldly beings. Whether you secrete this aura naturally or is a byproduct left by forces beyond your control is unknown.)

>[ ] Hop down and wait for Felon to open the front door of Wesley's apartment.
>[ ] Examine Felon's body with your new perspective.
>[ ] Sit down and focus on the dual existence of your body.
>[ ] Hop around a bit, get a feeling for the world as it really is.
>[ ] Absorb the aura around you.(Will Roll +4 modifier, DC18)
>[ ] Close your "real" eyes and your third one.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2810230
>Hop around a little but stick in the area
This is really interesting

>>2810230
I'll second >>2810305

We want to stay close by but we need to get used to this so or doesn't screw us during the upcoming conflict.

>>2810230
Backing >>2810305

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>>2810481
Are we going to be able to eat people's souls/minds with this?

Just now caught up after binging the archive. This is some good shit, fungi. I dunno how much I'll be able to participate due to timezones, but consider me a fan.

>[X] Hop around the area a bit, get a feeling for the world as it really is.

You don't want to experiment with this new awareness of everything too much but you should at least get a feel for it now lest it comes back to bite you later.

Without glancing towards it, you side-flip from the vomit stained rooftop to the parallel rooftop you spied on Felon from.

The air you soar through feels vibrant and tastes refreshing as you breathe it in.

Landing on the rooftop, you gaze up at the sun.

You stare at it until you make out the seemingly infinite amount of energy it gives off.

Exhaling, you feel and see a toxic wisp flow out of your mouth before dissipating into the air.

The world itself seems to be alive in a fashion. It doesn't have an exact consciousness but you can tell it instinctively manages the energies that flow around it and through it. Mother Earth doesn't seem to care about your strange aura, however, likely because it only affects beings like Felon in his astral form.

A hum rumbles in your throat as you hop to a different rooftop.

You notice the force you use is entirely of a physical nature with no supernatural element to speak of. It's unsure to you whether or not that's natural but you wonder if it's possible to add any to it.

The rooftop hopping continues until all the new otherworldly sensations feel natural to you.

A pleased smile spreads across your face as you land back on the rooftop Felon's unconscious body resides.

Felon should be in possession of James Wesley by now.

>[ ] Hop down and wait for Felon to open the front door of Wesley's apartment.
>[ ] Examine Felon's body with your new perspective.
>[ ] Sit down and focus on the dual existence of your body.
>[ ] Absorb the aura you give off.(Will Roll +4 modifier, DC18)
>[ ] Close your "real" eyes and your third one.
>[ ] Write In.

>>2810511
That's largely up to you. I've got another route in mind where you can take this.

>>2810601
>[x] Hop down and wait for Felon to open the front door of Wesley's apartment.

>>2810532
Glad to hear it! So long as you read it, I'm fine.

>>2810616
can read it, i mean

>>2810601
>Let's wait for felon
I would want to absorb our aura but I'm not sure what it'll do, and I don't want to fuck ourselves before we kill kingpin

>>2810601
Wait, can we absorb the energy the sun gives off?

>>2810636
yes, humans do that naturally

Really depends on what you do now since Kojo doesn't really know or understand how mystic cosmic shit works. You can experiment now at your peril or seek assistance from someone who does know about all this weird shit later.

>>2810601
>[ ] Hop down and wait for Felon to open the front door of Wesley's apartment.
While we take a look at everything else around us with our new truesight. How do people look? How do plants look? How do inanimate objects look? Et cetera.

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>[X] Hop down and wait for Felon to open the front door of Wesley's house.

You've done enough experimenting for now; it's time to arrange the fall of Kingpin.

A leap through the robust air takes you to the tiled rooftop of James Wesley's house.

Taking a step off the edge of the roof, you fall to the side-walk below.

You turn back, walk to the ornate door of the townhouse, ring the doorbell, and wait for Felon to open it.

It takes a few minutes for the door to open and reveal a middle-aged man in white robes reeking of sex.

A groan escapes your lips as you move to cover your nose.

The man blinks at you with the familiar glow of someone else's eyes before opening the door wide open and gesturing inside.

"Come in now, please. I don't want to be in this body with memories of all the sick shit he's done to prostitutes any longer than I have to." he says in an accent that betrays his voice.

Laughing, you enter and look back to Felon as he closes the front door.

"Don't get out of that body just yet, there's something he knows that I need to and something I need him to do."

Felon sighs.

"What is it?"

A grin spreads across your face.

>[ ] "Kingpin's location or at least his home address."
>[ ] "The location of Kingpin's last will and testament."
>[ ] "Actually, could you go astral for a bit before going back in Wesley? There's something I need to test out."
>[ ] "First, take a shower. Second, put on some fresh clothes; James smells like he's just been fucking someone, which he has."
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>>2810883
>Where's kingpin and where's his will

>>2810883
>[ ] "Kingpin's location or at least his home address."
>[ ] "The location of Kingpin's last will and testament."
Here we go

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>[X] "Kingpin's location or at least his home address."
>[X] "The location of Kingpin's last will and testament."

It doesn't matter whether or not Felon's new puppet body bitch smells like he's been giving it up a girl's ass, Kingpin awaits as does everything he owns.

"Kingpin's location or at least his home address."

The man looks down for a moment before look back up to you.

"Kingpin should be at the Baccarat Hotel penthouse on west 53rd street. Just a few hours ago, this guy had a business meeting with some executives from a company who's CEO somehow got their skull caved in by a cork. Kingpin was there and he bought the company for a steal. Said he was going to go home after so he should be at that penthouse. Don't know why he wouldn't live in a mansion but I guess he likes looking down on the city he owns."

Your grin widens.

The false king's reign is coming to an end.

"So what do you need this guy to do or is their anything else you're looking for?" Felon asks.

"The location of Kingpin's last will and testament."

Felon blinks at you and points up.

"In this guy's office sealed in a safe locked by a key code."

You blink back at Felon.

"Seriously?"

The body-snatcher nods.

"It's common for a private or family lawyer to keep those kind of things if their clients don't feel its safe to have in the house."

A hum rumbles in your throat.

"So you really know everything this guy does about law and lawyer practices?"

"Yup."

You grin.

>[ ] "Lead the way to the office, Felon."
>[ ] "Do you know what kind of security Kingpin keeps around?"
>[ ] "You get everything you need and Kingpin's will, I'm going to go bring in some back-up."
>[ ] "Point me to the scotch tape and the closet Wesley keeps his clothes in. We're going to strap him with something and leave Kingpin a big surprise."
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