B) Tomorrow, ask them why they think lazing in the sun when they're about to murder someone is normal.

B. Fine! You’ll set the traps and do everything yourself!

Don’t say anything but Give them a nasty glare as you push past them.

>>1123275
Ye, A.

>>1123284
This. ESPECIALLY after all the shit they gave you earlier.

tippler 2026/03/14(Sat)13:11 No. 1123431 ID: f1368b
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>Tie, default to the more passive B
I’m in a bad mood, one of the worst I’ve ever been in. I don’t know how to deal with it–at least when I was trapped in a cage in the factory I knew we were all on the same page, and when I was with Lucy I was happy and safe and cared for.

I feel so alone. The sound of those three moaning and grunting with pleasure is starting to disgust me, and I hurry to shove my way through to the sleeping chamber.

“Hey Rudger, glad you made it back safe, want to join?” Root asks hopefully.

I glare at him but I doubt he sees anything in the darkness.

>The next morning…
>Weather check (warm or wet): Warm
I wake up pissed off, crammed between Sky’s butt and Root’s restless leg, the culprit behind my sudden awakening. I squeeze out of the burrow early to avoid having to talk to anyone, and squint at the bright sun already cresting the trees. What should I do today?

Baron 2026/03/13(Fri)03:56 No. 1123395 ID: fd2dfa
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Okay there. Yeah so, the one on the bottom? That's Doto'o. He's my bird-bro. My brod, my broder of a different feather. I see him all the time, but the others?

Those are the Daksa sisters. Twins believe it or not. Left one's Pai'sa, she's the one who saw the pic we took and drew one of her own. I kept that one and she took the photo. She was kinda shy, but liked the games I had on my aug-stack. We had shit for connection out there, but the co-op stuff was great.

Her sister on the right's Pikke'si. When Pai was busy with something, Pikke was taking a break from climbing or doing practice salvage work. She'd show up and play MercWars with me and Doto'o.

Olympia Downslope takes students from every district this side of the mountain. Which means I'm finally gonna see them again! I figured I'd have the pic attached to my regulator so they'd see me. I know they sometimes got trouble telling humans apart, even if there's gonna be like-only 2 or 3 of us on campus- and if I'm being honest I have no idea how the Daksa sisters look now. All three of them still had their youth down on, made them look all pudgy and fluffy. By now, they got their adult plumes in and I got no idea what it'll be. I figure either they notice me, or I'll find Pai when she puts her photo on something.

Man, I just went off on a tangent again. What were we talking about?

>>1123393
Hey, it's nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of people do that when they're alone. We won't judge.

>>1123394
You found the regulator? Neat! What else is left to get ready for tomorrow?

>>1123395
Well, after finding your regulator, your next goal was to make some food for yourself and your dad. What sort of thing would you like to eat? And while you're at it, you could prepare something for tomorrow, to save yourself a little time.

You were looking for your regulator. Is that it?

oh and dinner plans. What's in the fridge?

should probably make sure the regulator is still working, just in case

>>1123395
Your friends are adorably floofy.
Were, sorry.
Do they follow the pattern of earth avian forms?
Bright displaying males, dull females? Something less dimorphic or an inverted pattern?

Oh, hey, does your regulator need charging cause you might have left it in the charger port.

a). eat it slowly so you can keep an eye on his body language.

A) eat leisurely, surely his food will arrive soon too.

I was going to say you should stare at his face while you eat and see if he gets uncomfortable, but you're both wearing masks so that wouldn't work, darn

Alright this is not a coincidence, Cliparton knows who we are but who is he? As for the pie, eat it slowly.

>>1123387
yes especially if he tries to remove his mask in front of you.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/14(Sat)09:50 No. 1123429 ID: 6ca3f9
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) Maybe you should approach this problem a different way.

B) I will not accept your offer.

C) I don't think your plan will work.

D) Other suggestions.

Prince chei 2026/03/13(Fri)18:53 No. 1123418 ID: 3ed5ea
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Did you enjoy the meal?
It was quite tasty!
Excellent! Would you like some dessert?
Hmm...

X: "Just the check, please."
Y: "Yes, please!"

If you say 'yes', you're given another choice. Feel free to vote on this even if you voted 'no'!

I love the smell of Democracy. 🔼🔼🔽🔽

If you decide to order dessert, what will you get?
A: Vanilla ice-cream
B: Chocolate cake
C: Apple pie

Ok I remember she hates vanilla so let's not pick that at least. Also she likes meat and fruit, which means technically we should've picked the mega meat.

Y, C.

Y, A.

>>1123418
Y: "Yes, please!"

B: Chocolate cake

Y, C

Oragatt 2026/02/20(Fri)04:06 No. 1121309 ID: 0d1c28
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Herocea can be reinforcement Oragatt will lead this ambush!
Oragatt bides her time waiting for the procession to reach the bridge, aiming to target the weaker rear soldiers, best to get them out of the way before the real fight begins!

Using [Power Strike] is unwarranted, she can easily crush the unarmored heads of these men... which poses a small problem, Kalez doesn't want her to kill, it feeds the undead war machine... Oragatt finds that a little silly given how many died of natural causes but it is an order to consider.
[Mind Slave] is good, it's not her fault if these people kill each other, and the men seem particularly weak minded-

The enemies are in place! it's time! The gargoyle leaps into action against two of the weaker soldiers.

Oragatt...
(a)Crushes the two men killing them.
(b)tries for some sort of non-lethal attack(Oragatt will need ideas on how to do that)
(c)Use [Mind Slave] or another spell

>>1121309
Mindslave whichever of the grunts looks the strongest. We want someone weak-willed but tough enough to require a lot of effort to knock down.

Mind slave. Turn their numbers against them.

Mind Slave the doggo!

Oragatt 2026/03/14(Sat)05:20 No. 1123425 ID: 0d1c28
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with the flick of her finger Oragatt casts [Mind Slave] and the hapless vavver falls under her sway.

> Gabe: Tease Mariana about wanting him to lose his clothes and slip into something more 'official'. Maybe help her relax and wind down.

Toxoglossa 2026/03/13(Fri)01:43 No. 1123379 ID: d10be1
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“Gimme a break! We just got back! We haven’t even gone home yet!” Gabe whines. “And I’ll have you know, this is one of Argus’s outfits! Its classy!”

“Mm-hmm, I’m sure. Don’t you have a spare cloak in your portal-space-thing?” The guardian squints.

“I do, but its dirty. I meant to do laundry, but I didn’t expect I’d be gone for a month.”

“Actually-“ Casey says, interjecting. “Not looking like a guardian might be handy right now. A lot of fey are looking for us, and not having a big red cloak might be a good idea.”

“Alright, but you should at least have your seal on you.” Mariana concedes.

“Before Gabe goes in gate duty, we wanted to run something by you.” Casey says.

Mariana takes a bite of her sweet-roll and waves her hand in an “I’m listening” manner.

“We noticed that the field doesn’t cover the whole harbor. There's an area on the south side we think ships could get through.”

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Whelp, off to collect your friend... once you find them, probably your house? Has it been renovated yet? Surely...

>>1123379
Well, we'll have to wait until the Fey aren't lingering around the house, if we want to keep our presence secret.

Might be worth checking the exterior state of the house with a spyglass (you know, in case you've been robbed in the last month or had Fey intruders search the place). Also likely the house has been heavily bugged/scrying is happening. What would it take/cost to get ones house scrying-protected?

Can Kol keep his presence secret with his spirit form, or would that alert the Fey immediately, as a way to scout the house for intruders or such?

Gabes portal shelter at least is the most secure place available for any sensitive objects...

Also worth hopping by the Bakery and see the newlyweds and talk about the whole surrogate situation. Maybe grab some of their premium baked goods too, whether as a gift or a bribe to any Fey agents/royals (remember how Vivian reacted to them?).

>>1123383
Or something that can block up the chimmney, overheat and overpressure the thing

>>1123390
Buckle the chimney, or jam it. Pressure might pop the runeling.

Ok, it seems like it's overheating. If we can keep forcing it to use its laser, and maybe heat it up in other ways, we can make it melt.

Smoke would indicate fire. Mel could fly you up and you could cast stream into the stack to bank that flame

>>1123378
Yup. It's using an alternative power source to charge the laser. If you dump the unstable battery's power into the laser when it's already charged, KABLOOEY.

Silence 2026/03/11(Wed)13:42 No. 1123322 ID: 6d1406
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>>1123237
>>1123239
You decide you need to know, Paul places a hand on your shoulder.

Okay so Kowalski Wayne is the premiere freight and shipping company because they are the monopoly on it! Everything they do is to maintain that monopoly.

Your handlers are there to make sure that your implants don't drive you nuts and that you can still focus on the task ahead, you can earn your freedom sure but being one of their indentured means something big happened to you and the only way out was to get them to cover it.

Oh. Well shit.

Tell me, do you have some generic handler, or do you have someone who actually gave you a name?

You're this deep in, do you go further?

>>1123322
Tell him it's not a generic handler, and you were given your name... but you're not sure if you should say who your handler is.

in for a penny, in for a pound

Silence 2026/03/13(Fri)13:34 No. 1123413 ID: 6d1406
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>>1123353
You tell him it's Hannibal. You're this far in why not?

Hannibal? Huh... never heard of that one, you sure it's not somebody else?

You know your handler.

Huh... well okay then. Hannibal, don't think I've ever seen that name on the records.

>>1123413
Huh, neat. Special handler! Or maybe you've been stolen and Hannibal isn't with KWM. Can't hurt to do a few basic checks, right? Ask how you can confirm that you're working who you think you're working for.

[1/2] Stingpie 2026/03/13(Fri)03:21 No. 1123388 ID: 35d66b
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Your mind flickers in recognition.

Yes... you remember who you are.
You are clay. Red and white.
Designed and manufactured.
The world had once been simple, your direction set.
At one point, you were redefined,
made anew without the supervision of your creators.
And you were punished for the new world you saw.
Your mind turned to anger.
Your hands turned to action.
Red and white. Red and white.

[2/2] Stingpie 2026/03/13(Fri)03:22 No. 1123389 ID: 35d66b
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The vessel wobbles along the disinterested waves, sails flitting in the uneven winds. you sit in darkness, barely lit by the single lamp afforded by the voyage. Murmurs surrond you.

"It isn't clear to me how the situation changes once we strike land."

This ship wasn't built for privacy.

"Well, at the very least we may find tables."

Nor was it constructed for comfort.

"You're being deliberately obtuse."

For all this time stuck together, little more than plesantries have been shared.

"Well, I can hardly tell the future, can I?"

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Now is the time to make alliances. When you arrive things could go badly quick. Find those most compatible with you to work together.

Inquire others about the black city and its surroundings.

Maybe you can come up with a plan on how to deal with your predicament that way.

Well, talk to the least hostile person you've spoken to previously. Get to know them a bit better, see if they're at all amenable to teaming up.

You might have to take off the ring briefly to be able to see who's nearby you can drain some health from.

As he says, center yourself, then briefly remove the ring. Not fully, just enough for a flicker of perception...
If that doesnt work...
Focusing exercise.
Close eyes. Listen to your other senses one at a time. All at once is a cacophony, one at a time is easier to parse
Start with scent, its strongest.

Oh by the way you are not fine, you are dying. You must heal.

Use whatever little energy that you have to show the middle finger to the angle.

There is no greater power than existing out of spite.

>>1123360
What was the result of the previous choice? It seems that some constellations are more fitting for certain character concepts.

Without further information, I choose The Saffron Feast. We have a little piece of Heaven in our soul, and we seek to find our own Heaven in the joys of this mortal realm.

But that might be ill-suited to the quiet, thoughtful character that was suggested previously.

>>1123366

I hadn't planned on posting the results until I did the wrap-up with the full design, but you're totally right that the results might color what people want to do.

So, the winning combination was that Support/Crafting/Full Caster combination. Saffron Feast as a result might pull a bit away from the fully quiet and introspective idea suggested there, but certainly doesn't negate it entirely!

The White Flag

>>1123360
The Radiance, in accordance with our withdrawn and supportive nature.

truestrike

>>1123313
Different ink colours so no one hijacked your unconscious and autowrote it onto the list.
I dont know if thats a thing, but im a voice in your head so it might be.
Anyway.
The other note was also in german. The one with the symbols.

>>1123320
Shes your friend.
Tell her its dumb, but still help her to do it.
I mean, youve got to help her out of gere anyway so youre picking her up...
Need to Show you value her choices as much as her safety if youre gonna get along.
Besides, tell me you dont think she'll just try to do it anyway even without your help. You know she will

>>1123338
>The other note was also in german. The one with the symbols.
Your right! I completely missed that and just assumed the words shown to us in our interface were words Fera was seeing and understanding.
But if that's not the case then does that mean you couldn't read that note Fera and only saw the symbols? You didn't really mention anything about the note besides the symbols afterall.

Either way. I think the gas station may have SOME connection to this group.

...ah, it's probably that speech is automatically translated for the Agents, but writing is not. We're in Germany.

That suggests that somehow, someone from here intercepted the note and wrote the grenade request on it before it arrived at the Agency. Which, yeah, should be impossible... I wonder if there's a rival Agency? Or a rival group with similar capabilities at least. Gladii's peanut gallery implied as much.

Its hard to know how to help Gladii with they're going through. So best to show respect. Help her up, if she wants to do this then so be it.

Hopefully your next case will be a little less stop and go. You succeeded in this one, so they'll surely send you on another, for better or worse.

If they have any sense they'll really want you after all your help here. I worry they won't because they haven't seemed very smart or competent so far.

but if you want to go for it then I support you.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/12(Thu)01:48 No. 1123342 ID: 6ca3f9
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGAnelf7x_M

>>1123342
I still have unfinished business and work to do here. There are still people who supported Happy and his work that are on the loose and some of those supporters are within this very government. The members of the shadow organization "The Silent Whisperers" are responsible for the deaths DeRvan Glashrauder, one of their members is Darro Princely. I suspect that with the death of Happy, they may have made a run for it or are planning other means of infiltration.

Also, regarding one of the suspects, the Spirit Contaminator, she had willingly aided us in the conclusion of this case, and has offered to continue aiding us in the apprehension of the Silent Whisperers as well. I have written out a full contract and terms of her pardon here for you to review and approve.

_______

DIMENSIONAL TRIBUNAL
High Tribunal Seal — Authorized Instrument

CONDITIONAL PARDON AND INSTRUMENT OF SERVICE
Issued Under Authority of the Dimensional Tribunal

Subject: The Entity Known as Spirit Contaminator
Classification: Hybrid Undead / Spirit Parasite Variant

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>>1123347
I should also like to stipulate this; I have written the contract this way as a means of saving some face for you all. The spirit parasites, as I understand them, act like a disease. She has made that disease go dormant, and you are not under her control. Killing her would not make that go away, and only exacerbate the symptoms. We cannot get rid of her, but with this we appear not only generous but magnanimous given her criminal record. With her, we have a shot at containment, and maybe a true cure in the future.

As soon as I'm sure SC is going to be okay I'm outta here

I agree with the others. It seems like you're not going to be able to get away, so hold your ground and fight back.

Try to knock him down. If he goes prone, he'll be easier to finish off.

Grimothy 2026/03/10(Tue)23:43 No. 1123271 ID: 0d1c28
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Grimothy pecks at Rodrick, causing him to tumble onto the ground.
Rodrick lashes out at Grimothy as he falls.

Taunt him by shaking your tail feathers.

kick the weapon out of his hand

Stamp your foot down on his chest to hold him down, and tear off his pants.

Dodge roll right over them, squash them all

meanwhile Titmouse gets the crystal

>>1123252
That can't be good.

Don't panic, we're a Hero, we can handle this. When we're being swarmed by enemies from every direction, the answer is to charge up our sword and unleash the secret technique, Titty Twister!

Uhoh.
The ways he moves He looks less like a pile of rats in a trenchcoat and more like a living giant rat shaped rupture into a elemental plane of rats!
Or should that be emmental plane?
>>1123254
Yeah, quickly ask titmouse if she can seduce an infinite number rats at the same time.

Shes gotta be part of the solution.
The other part is FIRE
From the butt.

High priority task:
Start workshopping a witty quip about our hot ass for when we burn the villain.

Pretend to flee but instead

- Go for the magic crystal

- Get ready to fire a booty fireball when the ratking lunges for you

>>1123276

Flee while shooting? Have mouse aim while piggybacking? Death by a thousand cuts?

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/03/09(Mon)09:38 No. 1123231 ID: 6ca3f9
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A) That is all that I wanted to know.

B) There is more that I want to know.

B. Do tell about what makes the 6th judge scary

>>1123231
A) Well, she says all she knows is that they're scary.

What happens if we get the judges angry with our performance?

Think it's good to get some medical attention, after the whole car crash thing. Just stay calm.

Yeah. Calm. The chances that Swiss Cheese is dangerous are quite low.
Statistically speaking the greatest potential danger are family members, romantic partners and authority figures (such as teachers)

Relax. You can't be having your heckles up 24/7. That'll burn you out.

Open the door first to stablish domminance

swiss cheese looks soft as fuck. you should give him a hug, it might make you feel better.

>>1123269
do you want to smell him or something? he has surprisingly long hair? because you are getting pretty close to his body

Nalthar 2026/03/08(Sun)04:10 No. 1123171 ID: fd169b
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"Aye, good idea Lisel. You and Kh'khechil go in a few paces, then we'll fall upon them as they pass. All in agreement?" you ask, looking to the others. Nods all around, and Cedric pulls the chain taught between his hands, grinning an angry little grin. "Aye indeed. Quick and clean, just how I like it."

As Lisel follows the beetle through the rent in the venting she hands you her lantern. "Flash the ghouls when they get here. It should confuse them, and give me something to aim at." You accept the device, stowing it under your cloak to conceal it's harsh light.

"You said your acid thrower is almost out." You say, worried the chemist will be unarmed. "Take my knife." She shakes her head, patting your arm. "Too heavy for me, Tem'rty. But worry not, I'm not without my own tricks." She slips a hand into her sleeve and pulls out a dagger. Its small, but looks quite sharp. "Best not to let them get close though. I'm counting on you." With a soft smile she turns and vanishes into the dark vent.

Lisel might not be able to wield a long knife, but in your condition you don't feel like you're much able to either. Wordlessly you offer the weapon to Dis, and she trades you the severed spider blade she's holding. Its a jagged, brutal thing, made of some coppery metal. You suppose it will suffice.

You barely hear them moving in there, yet they aren't gone for even a second before you hear a shrill bat cry echo down the metal hall. You wait by the hole, listening as the sound of claws come rushing closer, wicked sharp points scraping discordantly. When they sound uncomfortably close, you whip the lantern out and illuminate the vent.

Four heads instantly turn your way, the revenants screeching to a halt as their claws find purchase in the rusty metal. The air fills with clicking, each device on their

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>>1123171
Target the bat first. The longer it fights, the more noise it makes, and the more attention we attract.

The bat is probably the softest target. Take care of it so the more fit fighters can handle the rest.

>>1123172
This

can we get the chain knife around the bats neck? to cut off the screeching

It detects you through scent? Looks like the secret strat to throw it off its game is by throwing used clothes around so it never knows where you are! Brett must be impressed by the dedication to this prank in such a short account of time! So impressed he tells Kimberly and Dean they totally scared the pants off of him. And then he throws his pants at them, which he took off, what a guy! Chekhov's Dropped Pants to distract the monster later at the perfect time will maybe save the day, or at least one person in that moment.

Yeah yeah, real funny prop. cool that they made it land with the right page of its book open, but let's not give this any real weight. A real skeleton wouldn't still be holding its journal after dying. That sort of thing only happens in cartoons and cheap B-movies.

And this is real life, so it must be fake!

Don’t look at the prop too closely, it’ll be right behind you!

>>1121373
Brett shouts up at the door
"Hey guys? Aint a wendigo one of those cool RV things?"
Camera pans up with the book as brett picks it up, pulling back to see the horned shadow over his unaware shoulders.

Don't dead open inside!

Landi needs you most at the moment

Stay silent.
He's lived in a bog made of lies. An autocracy built on hollow nuances and twisted virtues.
If he doesn't wear many faces, he's the designated suicide bomber. You can't trust where he's going.

>>1122835
Àgreed.
This stinks of a lesson hes planning on teaching.

But we may not be allowed to stay silent so if that is the case... we should pick the one capable of withstanding any cruelty he may be planning.

never trust a pretty boy. him calling them soft does not scream good intentions... 2.

Landi