More questions for Juan:
-What's a rough guess on the population ratios? How man regular folk compared to puppets, guards and revenants?
-Has there ever been any notable past escape attempts or mass resistance? (protests/riots/strikes)
-Anywhere a rat with a sore back can get a strong drink? Some pain relief would be good, but also, this is a prison and every prison has a black market...

I'm similarly hesitant on visiting the princess, she may be a good source of intel, but it might give her or the master ideas of what to do with you.

Go for a walk about town with Lisel and do some "people watching", information gathering is the best use of our time for now. Anything more adventurous will have to wait until our spine is healed. (Hopefully it isn't a permanent injury)

Also I think we should also check in on Dis at some point.

Let's go to the butterfly's room and see what her whole deal it. I am putting bets on the notion that she isn't a real butterfly but something that the puppet master created. The life span of insects isn't long.

Noticed one thing, Juan avoided the light when he wanted to tell you something. Does he know how they are all being observed? Ask him about it.

We might need to figure out how to get your spine injury treated, or at least stabilized.

Not only does it impede anything you do and risk worsening, it might get you killed by accident (going 'off script') or in any 'duel' you might be forced to perform.

And it would have to be done without the King, puppets or revenants noticing/involved, as they'd no doubt turn you into a revenant or puppet with their 'health tonics'. Is there a living healer or medic here? Can Lisel do anything (assuming we get her tools or ingredients)?

>>1132451
Going to second this one, that injury needs to get taken care.

Loquui 2026/09/21(Mon)23:15 No. 1132239 ID: fd2dfa
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"Iagn! Ya stupid bastard!" The dah-een seems very distressed. "Ya nearly killed me with shock!"

Baron 2026/09/21(Mon)23:15 No. 1132240 ID: fd2dfa
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Oh perhaps not.
"Praise all things Holy yer alright."

Drake 2026/09/21(Mon)23:16 No. 1132241 ID: fd2dfa
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"Never do that again ya dumbass!"
Is this how dah-een show affection?
"Kells! I found our ship!"

"I can see that Iagn. Better question, wot's it doin' here? And why are you here?"

"Long story, but the most important part? I the storage place. Turns out the Gormoamhi don't know what explosives are, and they've been stockpiling it with their green tug-tug-green paste stuff."

"...and?"

"And I'm going to blow this place up."

"WHAT?!"

>The dah-een looks upset. Loquui does not understand what they are saying.

>>1132241
Society tends to conform people into shaped holes by squishing them with abusive force, but doesn't take the time to check for mold growing on the underside.

Loquui has been showing severe obsessive disorder, and the rest of your little cult following is getting dangerously unstable. I don't know how you Rezans live so long without getting stabbed by irate concubines... maybe you don't.

Whatever the case, the Gormoamhi believe in a goddess. Kells believes in a god. If you don't come up with an amendment to the mythos you've strung the former into, they're going to start comparing notes and take it out on you. Make something complex, hard to verify, yet tangentially connected to the truth.

surely you know what blowing up is, right? That's when you blow into a sealed animal bladder and expand it to make a fun toy.

c/a stylish

C, it seems to be the one she likes the most, and honestly, being comfortable with what you wear is important as it helps define who you are and be more comfortable with loving yourself.

secondary a

C/b

C, b

I can’t even bring myself to vote for the outfit I suggested, it’s such a tacky mish-mash.
Turns out fashion is a lot harder than cherry picking the comedic options. At least the wording got a nice reaction out of Gulketi and Eez, I guess!

>>1132491
>>1132495
Agreed, this one’s a hit. It might be nice to style the plain robe and sleeves with simple flower prints instead of a full pattern, if Eez is into the orchid mantis theming?

I still like the idea of the mini-scythes getting their own little sleeves just like what’s on her arms, but that might get in the way of her dexterity. She’ll look pretty either way!

C/a, tilde-ly.

A. He's worried about Bobbie's safety, maybe terrified even, and wants Bobbie to see reason by showing her the destiny that could befall her current kingdom and her life by looking at the monument of the fallen kingdoms of the past.

I know Actus is not going to like it, but I would like Abdle to answer this question, one to show Actus that Abdle is smarter than he thinks and not just a nuisance. Abdle will need to gain as much respect from him as he can, even just a tiny little. If we can get him to show that Abdle is someone that can be a reliable partner, it'll help win this argument.

and two, if we are going to have an argument with Actus, I'll need Bobbie to keep her cool if we want to have him see things our way by having Abdle do some of the talking, especially since Bobbie doesn't like Actus and might say something spiteful. So Abdle sharing the weight is going to help keep her from lashing out.

B) he seems like a person who takes himself too seriously.

B) to show us that we can build a bigger and better monument of course

B)

Guessing he's her bro. Fits how he knows so much after all. Perhaps as a reminder of how all things crumble in the end. Or because there's 5 overlords and they've set up shop.

If she can prove the might of her naturals by getting the dick shrine priest to cum all over them, then you'll believe she is the true tiddy shrine priestess.

...she can keep the wig on.

Offer to buy her an even cooler, fancier wing and/or hat in exchange for her assistance woth Dick Priests quest.

Also ask if she has any outstanding quests or info to share for your own quest.

Ask the Boob Prirstess is she happens to have a megalomaniac evil sorceress sister, cousin or relative who also wears a wig, as well as a spiked collar. And may or may not have huge boob envy.

Apologize and offer the Boobie Priestess the ENCHANTED WIG you stole from the Snitty Sorceress.

For her lies she needs to be punished. Make her do 20 pushups.

Can we hear from Corax then? For someone about to get shot he seems either uncaring or annoyed. You can either shoot him, keep talking to us, or keep talking to Corax. Or relay our questions to him if he can't hear us.

Cake-wise did Corax end up half baked, burnt to a crisp, or are you just very demanding on cake quality like an artist? Was he meant to be enjoyed/shared?

As for leaving, that ain't happening until Corax is shot in the head at the end of this tirade.

Or somehow nobody In an infinite amount of voices bothers to talk further and you either never shoot Corax or you shoot him without our voices.

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/09/29(Tue)22:35 No. 1132447 ID: 4d139a
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oZ_lLIcXE0

> You weren't the first ones who were her and left, and you won't be the last ones
What? how long have you been standing here threatening to shoot corax? what's taking you so long?

I see we're getting metaphysical; well in that case, I look at a whole lot of other things while still checking on you. so not bored

>>1132447
You are horrible liar at the fact it doesn't bother you. You just just spent ten minutes lying on the floor depressed and having flashbacks because someone had walked into your mind and was talking to you, as if you weren't already crazy.

And also what are you talking about "an angel of justice?" The will of the world is probably about as capricious with their whims as you are. As for my own opinion on the voices and my situation? No doubt these voices can hear me through you. The voices are more divine than you will ever be, the voices are omniscient and capricious, but also have the opportunity to be fair. As long as they're entertained or interested, I might live, or they could give you the order to fire and that might be enough to kill me. But the way things are going, I suspect they find it more entertaining to watch you suffer and stew in madness and indecision. They are more indicative to what I suspect a god, and what the Will of the World is.

I see them is simply the whims of fate and luck. Had they told you to fire you would have done it because it takes all responsibility off your shoulders, and now you're once again re-delegating the task of killing me, to myself of all people. You talk a big game, but can't back it up. You want to be a considered god, and yet you have no believers, and no faith.

You want me to beg for death? For some kind of mercy from you? It's not going to happen. I will not beg for my life, nor will I ask you to end my own. If I am to die, so be it, but I will never beg for it. Suicide is the cowards way out, and as you have no doubt heard I will never beg for death or try to kill myself for one reason.

I hate to lose.

Curiosity and speculation of the unknown drives this voice.

Will of the World sounds like a pretty cruel narrative entity. If it is as whimsically side-picking as implied, then you are viable to be the next target in this cycle of villain/not-villain (or 'shooter' and 'shot in the head'). Once that shot rings, this quest might end and a new one might begin with your roles swapped, or a new wielder of the gun and person sitting in the chair.

There also seems to be a... 'Narrator' telling us what is happening to you (or about to happen to you) in the third person. And it looks like you clearly are not a fan of this happening / it forcing itself on you very much without your consent (and either with or without your knowledge). So far it made your think of the past, and lie down.

We also hear music as we read your words.

As for getting us to leave, well, that would be a game of who gets the last word. We speak our minds and wait for you. There are four possibilities.

One, you shoot, and this ends, our voices no longer relevant. You have the last word.

Two, you don't shoot. You do anything else, or we are spontaneously given a glimpse into something else relevant to this situation. We observe and can speak our minds again. We have the last word and wait again for you to speak.

Three, you choose not to act and try to wait us out. This may take years or decades. So long that we forget or are no longer able to speak of this. You then either shoot... Or test the waters for any voices. And only if nobody replies, you may finally take your shot in perfect silence and with no observers. But this risks new voices emerging and starting it all over again.

Four, the shot is never fired. We have the last word and eventually, no voices can speak, no shot can be fired anymore.

- Talk to your brother about the creature that bit you earlier. Does the place you were bit feel itchy, sore, or such?
- Observe the front and back part of the big boat, those looke like decorations or carvings you might remember.
- Any of the dock houses seem familiar, in case you know people here? Could ask bro directly as well.'Anyone here we know who'd want to know I've recovered from the Fog?'

Stroll on the docks and let sights sounds and smells jog your memories

Curious about what in the world this fast way is.

>>1131198
If I remember correctly, we're here to check out the ship that came in, right? Let's take a look around for it. Or better yet, is our grandfather somewhere nearby? It would be fun to hear his story on how he got the ship.

What about Ruadan? He's a fisherman, right? He's likely to have been by the shore recently. It would be nice to catch up with him. He'll be glad to know we're up and about.

Well, that's three destinations to search for. I guess it's a matter of whomever we find first.

>a family of status like the Dubhlochs
Hey, she said they came to pray for you. Unless they do that for everyone? What does the rest of the family do?

Look around, we came here to see things. You can smell people but where are they all right now??

Absurdity DeVoid 2026/09/23(Wed)16:57 No. 1132318 ID: 47e901
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A) Well, if you are offering, I would gladly accept it, and I promise to help you with your problem.

B) Sure, but I don't know how much I will be able to help you.

C) I don't think that is a good idea.

A) After all it's our lucky day.

B. While what you did with threatening the client was pretty bad, im not sure I’d be much help, still I don’t know if it is rank lowering bad as you did complete the mission in the end and they refused to pay you. We will see what we can do. If that fails, we can see about getting you compensated for not getting paid by the client.

(Honestly it’s all about context here, like did she do this multiple times before? Also, I fear she might hurt us if we say no. That said, do not invite her in your home after you’re done talking to her.)

C) You don't take bribes. But you'll see if there's anything else you can do to help

>>1132318
C) Women who actually want you are generally better, sorry...

Drake 2026/09/21(Mon)22:52 No. 1132237 ID: fd2dfa
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>>1132236
Okay so Pikke's dextrous and all, but stamina? No Marnari can beat a human. Pikke's tried. She really tried this time on the Power Sled. But-

"Hey Pikke, you lost your air tube. It's not GC if you aren't using your filter!"

"Haaaah....FFFffaaa-HAAAK...FAAAAAK....YU! DRUuuu...aaaaayk...Gaaaah..."

So now it looks like we're tied. But that means we're gonna need a tie breaker. So which one do you guys think we should do? Quick, while Pikke's brain is starved of air.

If it's shoulder carry would you take turns carrying each other? That'd be pretty funny

Well you only have one regulator between you, so shoulder carry. Or do you have to rope in two more classmates to this bet?

>>1132243
Oh god yes.
This.
Emergency evacuation of unconscious companion has to be a component.

She looks pretty light so shoulder carry should both be in your favor and amusing.

Marlene Collins 2026/09/19(Sat)19:22 No. 1132138 ID: 330254
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Alright, let’s see our notes now.

1. Maeve Greer is destined to die if she continues her ways.
→ 2. Therefore Jason breaks up with her in an attempt to set her straight, but it would further her addiction without him.
→ 3. Therefore Jason tries to understand her past, but confronting her folks may not change her future
→ 4. Therefore ???
→ 5. Jason sees Maeve in a timeline where she’s clean. He’s content that somewhere in the multi-verse there’s a Maeve who’s happy and safe.

Things are becoming clearer, and I could clean up that remaining step to refer to a newfound purpose Maeve could discover. Like the segment of learning to play guitar earlier.

Hrmm...

For the first time in my career my fingers start to hurt. I’m almost... happy about that. I should take a little break. It’s already been an hour of writing.
>a. chat with a coworker (Bo, Roy, or even Dolly)
>b. text one of your friends
>c. eat some lunch
>d. too much momentum. Finish the last bit now!

C) can't write when hungry

C. Best to eat when you're not hyper focused

C. Head on over to the clove for lunch and chat with Emmylou for a moment.

C, otherwise you might eat the script paper like the goat you are.

loudly arguing over what alchemical elixir they can make for a surprise gift for dotti (maybe we can convince them to have Apricot deliver it to her to make the duo feel better.)

Landi is doing science on Serah's breasts for maximizing charm skill.

They’re consoling a still-pretty-upset Dotti! Also because it’s still early, Sera is still in her nightclothes. Maybe Landi is too? If she wears different clothes at night?

>>1131996
>>1132004

Serah wanted to work on her alchemy, and she needed Landi's help, so this is the compromise they reached. Landi stays close for whenever Serah needs her, and Serah lets her practice magic that she would ABSOLUTELY NOT allow Landi to do anywhere other than the privacy of her bedroom.

It's fine, it's not like some random fairy is gonna barge in and see her magically-enhanced knockers.

>>1132011
Oh yeah, that’s right, Apricot accidentally cut Dotti with her sharp talons. Still going with >>1132003 but its more of an argument of what kind of formulas they should create to heal and/or sooth the Dotti

Ah. Well try not to panic. Its a lot to take in, but we need you to stand down right now. Whatever happened was long before our time.

4etyre 2026/09/15(Tue)06:17 No. 1132028 ID: 3d5d07
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>Ah. Well try not to panic. Its a lot to take in, but we need you to stand down right now. Whatever happened was long before our time.
It looks like the spirit has already calmed down: the creature is free, and neither of the ants seems possessed. Plus, your attempts to make something legible from the combined picture have served as a nice crash course. Now it has become way easier for you to see; you can even decide whose perspective you want to look from.

>Yes, I'm sorry. You're already dead. Your town was attacked a long time ago, I think. Our wielder came here to investigate this house because it's now a place of power. Likely the power is you.
>If you stop fighting us... well, I can't promise revenge since I have no way of knowing if the people who attacked your town are still alive. I'm also not sure if we can promise much regarding the actions of our wielder. I am fairly sure that we can find out what happened here, and maybe there are survivors. Maybe we can get you in touch with them.
— I… Yes, please…

The creature relaxes slightly after seeing the rest of its group free of the ghost’s control. It stops right before the remains and signals for ants to wait.
— So you've managed to calm the ghost down somehow. As it seems, it’s sentient, and it’s neither an elf nor one of their cultists. I was able to hear your words, but I have no idea what it was answering you: retell what you’ve got from it and ask it more questions so we could understand what it even is. Oh, and tell it I’m going to look at what’s inside that locket.

>>1132028
Roger that. The ghost said that some invaders had burned their lord in his own residence. The townsfolk saw a Venaiyan ship on the horizon at that time, and were hoping to hire mercenaries to fend off the invaders.
Before the ghost interrupted us, we were about to say that yes we can read the note. Can you not read it? Oh, what's your name? What are the names of the ants?

Spirit, can our wielder look inside your locket? Uh, he might not wait for us to relay the answer. Also, can you tell us more about what happened to your town? What was the town's name, who were the invaders, and can you remember the year that this happened? And what's your name?
Oh, there was a pot and a note in a chest buried outside your home, what's that about?

Uh, hey wielder, maybe chill out a second and wait to see if the ghost says it's ok; no need to re-upset the ghost by being rudely impatient

its possible opening the locket will release its soul, or otherwise dispel it. Please don't open it just yet.

Spirit is this locket yours? Can you tell us what it is?

Guys, could you try to not violate the fourth wall so voraciously with real world concepts that don't fit the setting?


>...this thing is pathetic. In a sad way I mean
>...like a stupid sad little idiot.

Harsh judgement. Do you have expectations for animated skeletons? By nature they are already a sad existence, so I don't understand why you would think less of someone in this condition being depressed.

You got good information on the main room and adjacents. It should be enough for Eve and Mina to get down to set a defensible position. Doesn't even need to be the end of your scouting, they could stay somewhere you could run towards if something start chasing you.
That is assuming you don't want to lure skeletons for rock throwing from your friends. I still think doing this would be efficient but would also alert Shi'zen.

How I think this should go:
Inform the girls of what you found, in particular the animated skeleton in the corner. They also need to know about Roderick's body because if Mina freak out it's better that she does so up there than down here. Also inform them about Shi'zen smell (my earlier speculation about her leaving was wrong).
Once they understand the situation you can call them down here for backup in case you need. I think they could have a good sigh of the room and the trapdoor skeleton door if they stay near the left brazier. But of course this is a suggestion so maybe they will have a better plan or prefer the stone throwing idea.
With a fallback position stablished I thing you should take a look at the prison and maybe the room with the smoking reptilian lady.

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>>1131486
Honestly the jail room has trap written all over it.
And given the types of fucked up magical traps in this place (let's not forget the SUPER curse you got) I'd say don't even risk LOOKING in there until you have other people with you.

Also since it's been brought up. The harmonica seems to have the symbol of Our Boss(I guess?) on it. I know it's his symbol cause that's the same symbol that appeared when you detected magic on Vax.

Not exactly sure what it implies that two of these eldritch gods seemed to have some form of influence over this area at some point in time but it should definitely be noted.

>>1131485
*gaaaaaasp*
How very dare you malign that skeletons precious harmonica.

>>1131486

Bring your friends down.
Leave it much longer and theyll get itchy paws and come down looking for you.
We'll prep them to be quiet and pass on the details.
Youre not alone any more.
And even though i think you could take the skelemajigs, its time to practice not taking the world on solo.

Also, looking bold and adventurous slinky.
Youre carrying yourself with more confidence.

>>1131503
I try to make my stuff as in context as possible and try to make my rants grounded in the needs of the person, it was another that went a bit crazy about science and crap, ugh. -Fox

Also agree with the others on bringing the friends down. And that they are friends!

Thinking it's a good idea to bring in the others now.

Let's eat. She's got a wallet, right?

Call Avery, arrange to visit a diner or fast food place. Avery or Nameless Mouse can foot the bill.

Proceed to eat while Nameless Mouse details what IT Or SOMETHING was.

Then visit the woods shop (are they coworkers?).

>>1131867
Yes.
Tell her the weird shit detectorist thatnis riley needs fuel to work!
Feed me seymour!
Actually...
What is your name lil adorable mousey mouse?

Imply you have a HUNGER that must be SATED to hunt ghosts in the presence of a rodent.

Speaking of rodents, Debra is an OCCULT RAT, but this is a NAMELESS MOUSE. With our guidance, she may yet EVOLVE into her SUPERNATURAL RODENT form.

Also don't forget about the Sheriff Murphy's Party today, which you aren't invited to.

Buckwheat 2026/09/09(Wed)22:58 No. 1131850 ID: ac2578
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>You should ask Malcolm how to tell the difference between wine stains and something else.
Oh you’re sure you know what kind of stains will be on those clothes without Malcolm’s help.
>veggies, cheap
You head over to the farmer Marten’s stall.

Marten: “Bit late today Eugene. Almost sold out of your regular purchases here.”

You sigh in relief, asking if he’s saved any broccoli or spinach for you. His nose twitches with disgust.

Marten: “Whole square’s been hounding me for it. The appeal of such foul greens is beyond me. Rather a nice farm chicken or a wild jay myself. Surely there’s more you feed on than this Eugene?”

You explain that every species has different needs to sustain themselves, but no. Another farm sources the more meaty meals for dinner. The Hatchet’s farm is a bit more specialized- Oh…seems from that scowl you’ve offended Marten.

Marten: “You lubber-hammering striped stain! After all the Bushlows do to provide for you. To have such gall as to turn your nose in disgust at us.”

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Spinach and corn seem reasonable. You can shuckle the corn after sundown if need be, or just roast it. The peach is pricy but you might be able to make peach-scented soap, or make her majestys clothes smell peachy.

can't beat that value on the corn

You can ask if he wants any soap in trade I suppose, but if spinach anc broccoli are your favorites and the broccoli is marked up, time for spinch.

If he's being weird about it, I suppose we can keep an ear out for any other news and rumors about the Hatchets and Bushlows

Of course spinach and corn!
It's efficient and delicious!

Now enough dilli-dallying, time to coordinate with the royal tailor to perfectly clean this royal dress!

rolled 18, 12, 19, 17, 14, 13, 3, 20, 17, 14, 2, 19, 11, 17, 6, 2, 11, 10, 20, 16 = 261

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>Notably, the thumb on Zalkezia's burnt hand was completely unscathed.
Possibly she has some kind of implant- the thumb might be a logical place for identification-tech. That, or Paprika's treatment is transferable. Probably best to keep quiet about it for now.

>Doesn't take much reading between the lines to realize she also doesn't trust you much, and is trying to avoid needlessly spilling exploitable secrets to folks who might be evil, or just crazy.
A regrettably understandable reaction when your first interaction with someone is snapping and yelling trauma in their face.

>she also sneakily starts up a completely separate conversation in Uxphonese hand-sign: passes Nat the note in Cricket's handwriting, >>1130726 gesturally asking "should I?"
Is this the manner of politics Cricket is used to? She makes it sound so dire.

Natalina can't imagine that Cricket intends to harm Malia, and a common background seems a solid basis for establishing a new diplomatic channel after the arkus herself made a mess of directly approaching the princess. (Even the idea of attempted 'cide of one's own family feels foreign to Natalina, but well, she knows very well that not everyone's situation is the same). She signs her assent.

Apparently assisting in first aid improved on her poor first impression for Malia to have asked her in the first place. Although the arkus isn't sure how the exile knew they shared that language- an assumption based on her communication with the

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>>1130970
>Reiko does a triple check on the systems and ensures Princess Zalkezia can't override her authority.
>rolled 20
The "entertainment console" is Turing-complete, outputs directly to control the food printer as well as some life-support functions, and Zalkezia apparently knows its syntax well enough to attempt arbitrary code execution - or at least has a few useful formulas memorized, given how quickly she convinced it to produce medical supplies.

Food printer seems to have some safeguards - there's a long list of things it'll refuse to synthesize and extrude, among which Reiko spots dimethylmercury as well as the active ingredients of cholera and botulinum - but if it gets a request for something it's physically unable to produce (including living cells, solid metal, explosives, or anything at all that's not roughly the size and shape of a hockey puck), that simply gets passed on to the ship's main molecular loom without so much as an "are you sure?"
Said molecular loom is currently out of commission, but there's no need to leave such a security hole wide open. New standing order means the ship won't fabricate anything until Reiko has either signed off on it, or been out of contact for a hundred hours.

>Then she puts on that frilly maid outfit she was planning to show off to Azure.
>And puts on a comically-serious attempt at negotiations to get Zalkezia to start rambling over the cutie.
>rolled 11
Social engineering failed, but it was a very near thing. Could try again with Effort, or when Malia's more

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rolled 9, 15, 9, 13, 7, 6, 4, 19, 13, 9, 17, 19, 9, 8, 16, 19, 2, 19, 8, 7 = 228

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>>1131367
>Once the princess finishes correctly entering that QR code, upper copy starts to churn, swell, feed on itself, and spread across the whole ceiling, eventually stabilizing
Ah, interesting! The ceiling controls more than just the life support settings; complex images can be stored as codes or ciphers, which it can unpack and display. Zalkezia doesn't seem to have seen this before- which raises the question of who (or when) that pattern was stored in those memory-ant like bottles. (Given the princess' understandable lack of trust, probably not worth spending limited goodwill on asking now, though).

>cryptic diagram vaguely similar to the Pioneer plaque. Format of the labels on certain oddly-positioned dots within that diagram has a striking resemblance to certain symbols the University of Doors was using to refer to the "ballast nodes" of Banded Mesa's inaccessible innermost ring.
What does Natalina make of that? Training in history, perception, and/or transdimensional navigation all seem like they could be relevant. Applying Understanding and one level of Intellect Effort. Might also benefit from a modification if any of the NPCs have relevant insight and are willing to help. Also willing to use a book if any are applicable (the autobiography has some connection to cloud giants, or astronomy might be relevant if there's coordinates for the nightcraft). Taking half an hour to improve relations examining a clue seems worth it and relatively safe- and probably buys plenty of time for Cricket and Malia.

>>1131515
> Zalkezia doesn't seem to have seen this before- which raises the question of who (or when) that pattern was stored in those memory-ant like bottles. (Given the princess' understandable lack of trust, probably not worth spending limited goodwill on asking now, though).
>rolled 9
Conveniently, that spills out from subsequent conversation among the princess's followers, without Nat needing to explicitly ask. There's another native sapient species in Branu's Kiss, known as the "saunukar." They're somewhat humanoid - Devyn is said to resemble one - and on much friendlier terms with the humans in general and Zalkezia in particular, presenting her with gifts (including that set of bottles, in this case) as well as a short traditional poem (more like a treasure map, including mention of the Grinder of Infinities, with just enough formal structure to make it easier to remember) whenever she re-appears.
>trained in history
Based on the few fragments you've picked up of each, sounds like Dramath and Saunukar religious traditions might possibly be schisms from a common source, or the result of indoctrination by long-vanished agents of opposing factions in some larger conflict.

Despite being broadly regarded as friendly, or at least less threatening, apparently saunukar hunt, kill, and eat humans on an almost routine basis, while dramath approximately never do? Temptation to pry with follow-up questions is fierce.

>What does Natalina make of that [cryptic diagram]? Training in history, perception, and/or transdimensional navigation all seem like they could be relevant.
Perception woul

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Reiko does some research, starting with the bottle itself; there are too many fundamental acts of arrogance imposed upon the cosmos to get an accurate reading based on physics extrapolation, but that form of 'liquid map' isn't exactly common. Even the bottle's shape itself seems off, so its style might be from an earlier time period. The datasphere should have some information on when the bottles were popular and among who, and from there Reiko can download a few star maps during those time periods and see which ones almost line up with the map.

Well there doesn't seem to be immediate danger, you've been in her presence for a bit now and nothing's happened. Why not team up? investigation partners

>>1131500
ok, so I'm not gonna translate the ones included here but it seems you skipped a few posts?

>>1131493
It's just me now.

>>1131495
Here. Where else is there?

(I'm skipping >>1131494 myself cause I can't read Lilaese still)

>>1131519
Shoot, you're right. I think I caught the thread mid-update.

>>1131494
It can't be just you. Where are you from?

I guess this means the white hiver doesn't know of the world outside the Tower. Though I guess we don't either? I just assumed there's places other than the Tower.

Ask where she woke up. Also, when.

So, she has Silksong-style regeneration/wound binding. Good to know!

Her arms also look ridiculously thin/fragile, a thin as strands of silk! Either they're EXTREMLY durable and/or flexible to prevent them snapping like twigs, or I'm overthinking it / it's just the artistic depiction.

On the topic of Iris being hungry, Iris is chewing off her arm-blades. Are those made of weak-but-sharp silk/bone/chitin, or is Iris's bite able to chew through rock/steel?

Probably tell her that before it chews the rest of her armblades ot uselessness.

Ask her if your 'respawn' method (i.e. reforming from a puddle of goo/dissolving into one on death) sounds familiar - maybe her 'Hive' has a similar thing? And might help explain your (assumed) immunity.

She might not be directly responsible in any case. Could be another of her kind/species out there who bled their red liquid in the wrong place, or the red liquid affects her differently than the black hive (i.e. it's a third party of its own).

Is the red liquid is 'normal' for her? Is that her 'normal' blood or is it unusual for her too?

Also, ask her (delicately) about the eye on her forehead / Iris's head. Is it controlled / functional or sort of has a mind of its own, like a parasite or symbiote?

>>1131307
She confessed! It's so cute how she's slowly working up the courage to give herself to us! And it looks like Hax reminds her of someone; that should be an interesting topic of conversation while we're playing with our new toy.

Here's an idea, Hax. While you're making Ahn unwittingly strip for us, move your own avatar like you're her mirror image. Rub your hands over yourself and see if she can figure out what we're doing to her before we're finished.

Since we all know where this is going, let's make it more exciting by inserting a special "gift" into her mind that will activate when she has an orgasm. And when we tell her about it, don't say what it does. If she wants to get out of it, all she has to do is not cum. That shouldn't be too hard for her, right?

Now, what should we put in her gift? I'm thinking that every orgasm saves a "snapshot" of her mental state. The pleasure, her sensory input, her recent thoughts and memories, her positive emotions, any negative emotions that enhance the pleasure (like that erotic fear she's feeling right now), all preserved forever in a memory that she'll perfectly recall whenever her mind wanders that way.

Establish a safeword, as this is basically a BDSM session and consent is important in the end.

>>1131347
Good idea.

If Ahn ever wants us to stop, REALLY stop, she should say "pomegranate". Easy to remember, hard to mistake for something else if she starts saying it but can't get it all out in the moment.

>>1131307
If you're worried about Ahn's consent, we could install a mental "Escape" key that she can activate at will to undo any changes or controls we put in her mind. That will make sure she's as safe as she can be and won't have the potential risk of a simple verbal agreement.

Unless... you want her to be dependent on us for mercy. We could instead give her a switch that only sends us a signal, and leaves the act of freeing her up to us.

Well, Jack? You're the boss. What do you think?

Put on your best sexy therapist voice, doing sexy therapy.

>>1131193
This!

Nipple pasties (with tassels) and she also made herself an F-cup again.

Tight spandex for showmanship

>>1131191
>>1131193

For sure.
And the bow is essential
As is the big cat like smile.

>>1131194
seconding the mesh + bow

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To your left there are five more doors, two of which are marked with glyphs. The closest door appears to lead to a bathroom. The door at the very end of the hallway is open. You can hear indistinct chatter coming from there.
The hallway also continues around a bend to the far left.

What now? Follow the voices? Or try some doors?

>>1131202
Ah shit. If anyone was listening to that, they know your login too, since you told them about your identity issues.

>>1131205
Why is there a bathroom? You don't eat solid food. I guess just for peeing? Well, go if you gotta go I guess. Kindof surprised you haven't had to since being confined to quarters.

Eavesdropping could be useful, but aside from that... maybe the captain's quarters has a keyboard?

Peek in the captains room for a keyboard

Check out some doors, starting with the WC. It's gotta be a joke.

Yeah, of course we are going to enter captain's quarters. They are ours now!

But wait!

Let's lean in and listen to the conversation down the hall before claiming our rightful new position.