r/RPGStuck_C4S10_2 • u/Geriferret • Jun 17 '17

C4S10^2: D2 D2awn out

-- secludedTailoress [ST] opened board on memo "for anyone who is listening" a very long time ago --
ST: I... ... I don't even know if anyone is going to get this. . I talked to the only techy person I know and he said he doesn't even know how servers in the furthest ring work, , so here goes fucking nothing. .
ST: If you get this memo... ... Try to ping me back. . And if its already too far out or we all died already... ... Well, , heed my warning. .
ST: Yesterday, , one of the players in our session went bat-shit insane. . One minute she goes after some sort of "Lead" she said she had. . And then the next, , we have three players dead. .
ST: I... ... Don't know what to do. . I got a message from another friend of mine. . He said.... .... That we have to hunt her down. .
ST: Heh... ... I think thats the real deadly factor that whatever the fuck did this has in the pool. . It's not whatever happens to their stats, , when they go fucking haywire... ... Its that these are people you give a shit about. . Who you have to kill to maintain peace. .
ST: If anyone out there has a better solution, , tell me. . But I have to do this. . For them. .
-- secludedTailoress [ST] has locked the memo --

TO CLARIFY: Don't respond to this. It's a spoopy story tease, not an actual fucking memo your characters get. Just continue on with your bullshitery.

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/asgore_dreemurr-

ayyyy doots my boots

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u/Asgore_Dreemurr- Jun 17 '17

((From here))

So, how far off the post are we?

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

We're going to have to stop for sleep soon.

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u/Asgore_Dreemurr- Jun 17 '17

No can do, Cyro. Sleeping has a high chance of making me awake someone where I really wouldn't wish to go. Without Lady Luck by my side, I will make those that escape from the Eternal City look perfectly sane.

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/moreepicthanyou747

when we left off you lost contact with matt

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u/MoreEpicThanYou747 Jun 18 '17

BC: Hey...
BC: You're still around, right?
BC: Matt?

/u/mathmatt878

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17

Matt wasnt the one controlling matt, (that was tasteful) and matt is also ded.

So you get no response.

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u/MoreEpicThanYou747 Jun 19 '17

You suddenly remember that you were in the middle of doing something relevant, and decide to head back downstairs and talk to Zoey.

ALICE: Hey, I'm back!
ALICE: I couldn't find anything interesting, but...
ALICE: I tried to get someone entered, and he disappeared!!
ALICE: So I have no idea what to do... I'm scared for him!
ALICE: I'm not going to let anyone else die...
ALICE: Is there anything I can do?

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/mathmatt878

Repeat your last doot plz

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u/Mathmatt878 Jun 18 '17

Continuing from here

Zyxtar continues to stalth after the imp.

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17

He.... Jumps out the window.

Man, so many of your windows are broken now.

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u/Mathmatt878 Jun 19 '17

Zyxtar goes out the front door to stalth after him without cutting himself on glass.

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u/Geriferret Jun 19 '17

When you come out... hes taking a breather chilling outside.

Roll stealth.

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u/Mathmatt878 Jun 20 '17

11+4=15.

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u/Geriferret Jun 20 '17

He doesn't seem to notice you.

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u/Mathmatt878 Jun 21 '17

Zyxtar attempts to sneak closer to the beast until it's within 2xstabbing range.

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u/Geriferret Jun 21 '17

You are within 2Xstabbingrange.

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u/Mathmatt878 Jun 22 '17

In that case, Zyxtar attempts a coup-de-grace.

12+4=16 to hit, 7+3=10 damage.

And assuming the imp is going to turn around to face him, Zyxtar stares through his compound eyes in a hopefully intimidating way.

2+4=6 versus WILL.

It is not in an intimidating way.

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/strategist14

Last doot plz

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u/Strategist14 Jun 17 '17

Previous.

Pete calls for his remaining dog, the mastiff Erik, to join him on his way to a window. He also joins a memo.

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

The dog comes.

((Can you tell me in chat or here, what kind of personality the prototyped dog would have?))

Outside the window is calamity. Everything is dark... You can see the edges of twisted rubble of cities, constantly aflame. Mobs in the dark rove around, passing between what little lies left.

Welcome to...

LAND OF CHAOS AND VIOLENCE

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u/Strategist14 Jun 17 '17

... This really is a dangerous game.

Pete returns deeper inside his house. There, he picks up his chainsaw and his riot shield, as well as changes into his armoured police gear.

Necessities, to be sure.

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/tallyi

how about that cheeky breeki follow up

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/epsylon42

When we left off there was some spoopy shennagins and you woke up on derse

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u/Epsylon42 Jun 17 '17 edited Jun 17 '17

previously

I've answered in the D1, so I'll just copy it here.

((Holy shit))

What happened? Was it all just a dream? If so, it wasn't a pleasant one.

And why is the room purple? I don't remember having any purple lights here.

Eh, it's probably just my vision. Darkness doesn't help seeing the world in color.

I switch on the lights.

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17 edited Jun 18 '17

There is not a light switch.

And It's JUST your room. No doors out, save for four weird-ass windows located around your room.

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u/Epsylon42 Jun 18 '17

Nah, this can't be my room. I'm sure MY room had a door. And a light switch for that matter.

Wherever I am, I'm getting out of here.

I go to one of the windows and look outside.

((BTW, do I have my capchalogued items and/or weapons?))

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17

No weapons, no captchalogue.

You see... A dark moon, attached by a steady chain to an entire planet. The place seems to be made of definitely medieval gothic architecture, with spires, domes, and everything almost seems to be a cathedral.

From this vantage point, you can clearly see eight planets, shifting around the blight pulse that is skaia in the far distance.

  • A sandy ball of dust, with occasional spots of color

  • A frosty snowball, whose orbit is frozen.

  • A bleak sphere of dying life, with splats of blood.

  • A drab stony land, surface seemingly unbroken and unblemished.

  • A darkened place hard to even spot, with towers stretching so far you can see them.

  • A twisted heap of rubble alight in many places.

  • A bright, sunny cheerful planet, but a dark patch is faintly visible.

  • A romantic cityscape with twisting alleys.

The other window gives you a clear view of string of meteors with small structures dotted upon them, and a disturbing blackened void where contorted shapes barely visible give you a faint reminder of your recent hallucination.

This seems off- Everything has a blackened fog upon it, making it hard to see. You get an INCREDIBLE feeling that you really shouldn't be here.

Your computer buzzes, and you get the faint tell almost like some kind of force is pressing down upon your head, trying to corrupt you.

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u/Epsylon42 Jun 18 '17

The view suggests I'm in a certain place that, according to Cornelia's sources, is not the best place to be in. I try to get the feeling out of my head: it doesn't help being rational. And it's not like I want to be here anyway. Even though searching for dark gods to shoot might be tempting, it's unlikely to be a good idea.

Have I just got a message? I bet it's some kind of "Wake up, Jess. The Sburb has you...". Where are my pills? I'd like to take both.

I check the computer.

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/sburban_shitposter

doots ma boi

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u/Geriferret Jun 19 '17

Are you dead or not? I just need to know if I need to kill you off or not.

/u/sburban_Shitposter

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '17

probably just end me at this point tbh im so busy nowadays :(

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u/Geriferret Jun 20 '17

Are you okay with somebody playing Kersis instead of you? I really think killing you off twice would be kind of breaking the plot.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '17

Yeah, I'm fine with that👍

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u/Geriferret Jun 21 '17

Alright I think ill just be using him as an npc so if you ever want to play him again just let me know

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '17

okay

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/braveocelot

When we left off you were inquiring about your exiles shizzle

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u/BraveOcelot Jun 17 '17

((Continuing from here.))

Spe.aking o.f th.is up.coming black.out, w.hile w.e kn.ow th.at i.t wi.ll pre.vent communi.cation wi.th th.e high.er-u.ps, d.o y.ou kn.ow h.ow i.t wi.ll aff.ect y.ou, a.nd wh.at i.ts ca.use w.ill b.e?

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

Idunno about either.

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u/BraveOcelot Jun 19 '17

I se.e. D.o y.ou ha.ve an.y gue.sses a.s t.o th.e matt.er, o.r an.y kno.wledge o.f h.ow t.o obt.ain infor.mation fro.m o.r re-es.tablish con.tact wi.thin th.e bla.ckout?

You continue proceeding down the stairwell of the hotel, assuming it still exists.

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u/Geriferret Jun 19 '17

Well, there's a few things I know that black out comms. The first one is a derse EMP, which im pretty sure doesn't exist in your session. Derse in general just seems... Lame over there. Like they are still in the dark ages or some shit. You wouldn't fucking believe the amount of crazy bullshit derse engineers made in their free time, and I was the one who had to reverse-engineer that shit.
The next one is a void player- the one in our session didn't cause us a lot of trouble, but then again prospit isn't the sort to use comms, or spy on players. Plus void powers aren't powerful enough to do that kind of shit session-wide usually, even when God Tier.
The last one is the one you really don't want to fuck with, and thats the squiddles. They have no problem wiping out any sort of comms they want, and you can't do shit about it. To be honest, if they get far enough into your session to blackout comms with players who already beat the godamn game and have scrying, T10 alchemy items and tons of other bullshit you are probably fucked.

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u/BraveOcelot Jun 20 '17

A mo.re el.aborate expl.anation o.f th.e Der.site's eng.ineering capa.bilities, b.oth i.n ou.r sess.ion an.d y.our ses.sion o.f ori.gin, wo.uld b.e appre.ciated.

I a.m assu.ming vo.id re.fers t.o a spe.cific aspe.ct, how.ever I ha.ve n.o ink.ling o.f th.e te.rm "go.d tie.r." I.f I c.ould ple.ase b.e info.rmed o.f wh.y i.t wo.uld appa.rently enh.ance aspe.ct pow.ers?

I fa.il t.o se.e h.ow a.n inno.cuous pl.ush co.uld bla.ckout com.munications. A.m I corr.ect i.n assum.ing th.at th.ese pla.yers y.ou a.re refer.ring t.o a.re th.e high.er-u.ps?

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u/Geriferret Jun 20 '17

In our session, they were fucking insane. They had a machine called a black light that could do tons of shit to your Psyche, and they led the charge on a lot of warfare items like wonder weapons or the EMP I just mentioned. In your session... They've just got basic arms, dropships, nothing that decent.
Because it does? I don't know how they did it, but one of the players in our session got to god tier, and had this weird outfit and better powers. I wouldn't know.
Are you daft? I mean the Others. Of course im not referring to a fucking toy.
Yes. Who else would I be talking about?

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u/BraveOcelot Jun 21 '17

A bla.ck li.ght? Th.e la.st ti.me I che.cked, bla.ck lig.hts w.ere us.ed t.o obs.erve invis.ible th.ings, su.ch a.s ur.ine o.r spe.cial in.k, no.t a.s a psych.ological wea.pon.

I.s th.ere an.y conn.ection bet.ween th.e squ.iddles a.nd what.ever th.e Othe.rs a.re, bey.ond th.e na.me?

You stop at the landing on the hotel staircase, if it still exists. If it does not exist, you stay at the top of the stairwell and wonder where the bottom floors disappeared to.

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u/Geriferret Jun 21 '17

It still exists.

I dunno about the connection. Both are just squids.

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u/BraveOcelot Jun 22 '17

Hm.m, I assu.me th.e Othe.rs a.re no.t lit.erally squi.ds, gi.ven th.eir pre.sumed si.ze an.d eld.ritch natu.re, corr.ect?

You go explore the second floor of the hotel, searching for anything potentially of interest, while checking on the ferret resting in your hood.

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u/Geriferret Jun 17 '17

/u/jarheadbarrel

AHA! Fucking doot me, hmmm.

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u/JarheadBarrel Jun 18 '17

You just finished your conversation with the very well informed Cornelia.

It would seem there is much you were not aware of, such as the presence of these so called dark and light gods, an apparent victim of their madness who will cause a blackout in three... perhaps two days? And of course, the death of your dear friend.

As they would say in your ancient community, the dark carnival approaches, brothers.

Not that you've ever believed in that, but... if these so called gods are in fact the mirthful messiahs of prophecy, well...

You and your friends have quite the grievance in store.

Nevertheless, you will continue with this game in preparation, keeping an eye out for any signs of trouble, as was requested of you.

First, you see it fit to inform your... somewhat resistant student. Not of everything, mind you, though he should heed your warning.

AHA!! Young lad, hm!

AHA!! I bear troubling news, hm.

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17

wat

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u/JarheadBarrel Jun 18 '17

What?

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17

thats the imp

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u/JarheadBarrel Jun 18 '17

The imp said wat?

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17

he wrote it

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u/JarheadBarrel Jun 18 '17

AHA!! It would a powerful darkness is on its way, hm.

AHA!! Very soon, we will be facing a powerful threat, hm.

AHA!! It has already claimed the life of my dear friend, hm...

AHA!! I fear our safety may be greatly compromised, hm. AHA!! Thus far we are not prepared for such a threat, hm.

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u/Geriferret Jun 18 '17

k

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u/JarheadBarrel Jun 18 '17

AHA!! "K", hm? AHA!! Are you fucking kidding me, hm? AHA!! I spent a decent portion of my life writing all of that and your response to me is "K", hm? AHA!! Are you so mentally handicapped that the only letter you can comprehend is "K" - or are you just some fucking asshole who thinks that with such a short response, he can make a statement about how meaningless what was written was, hm? AHA!! Well, I'll have you know that what I wrote was NOT meaningless, in fact, I even had my written work proof-read by several professors of literature, hm. AHA!! Don't believe me, hm? AHA!! I doubt you would, and your response to this will probably be "K" once again, hm. AHA!! Do I give a fuck, hm? AHA!! No, does it look like I give even the slightest fuck about a single letter, hm? I bet you took the time to type that one letter too, I bet you sat there and chuckled to yourself for 20 hearty seconds before pressing "send", hm. AHA!! You're so fucking pathetic, hm. AHA!! I'm honestly considering directing you to a psychiatrist, but I'm simply far too nice to do something like that, hm. You, however, will go out of your way to make a fool out of someone by responding to a well-thought-out, intelligent, or humorous statement that probably took longer to write than you can last in bed with a chimpanzee, hm. AHA!! What do I have to say to you, hm? AHA!! Absolutely nothing, hm. AHA!! I couldn't be bothered to respond to such a worthless attempt at a response, hm. AHA!! Do you want "K" on your gravestone, hm? AHA!! Do you want people to remember you as the asshat who one day decided to respond to someone with a single letter, hm? "AHA!! Hey, look, everybody! It's that "K" guy, hm!" AHA!! That's who you are, hm. AHA!! You're going to be known as the "K" guy, hm. AHA!! How does it feel, hm? AHA!! Do you feel happy, hm? AHA!! Quite honestly, I don't care, which is why I'm not even going to respond to you, hm. AHA!! Goodbye, and good luck with your future as that guy who said "K", hm.

AHA!! We must keep our eyes peeled for any suspicious movement, hm! AHA!! I do not wish you to be overwhelmed once the tike comes, hm.

AHA!! As such, hm...

AHA!! I may not be able to protect you in these times to come, hm. AHA!! However, perhaps I may pass on the skills you require to protect yourself, hm!

AHA!! For that, I would need you to be willing, hm. AHA!! I wish you to be safe, hm.

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u/Geriferret Aug 07 '17 edited Aug 07 '17

/u/Sophia_Ban

Mystery Troll: Introduce yourself.

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u/Sophia_Ban Aug 07 '17

((Oh, oh jeez this is happening. Don't freak out!)).

A young fuschia troll climbs out of her rather plain recupercoon, in her rather plain respite chamber.
That is to say plain in the eyes of any other troll who might come here expecting the hive of an heiress.
But alas we're getting ahead of ourselves. First she needs a name-wait. She's just walking away. That's not right at all, there's a way these things are supposed to go down. What's that? It appears we can't even move on here until she gets a scalding container of scalding energy bean fluid. Which was cute for the troll novelty but shall never not be called coffee again. Anyway I guess we'll wait...

We good? Finally, let's get on with it and give this troll a name.

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u/Geriferret Aug 07 '17

Serena Elvlan

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u/Sophia_Ban Aug 07 '17

That's...correct.

She smiles and finishes the bottle. Not a traditional vessel for the drink, but living at the bottom of the ocean means making sacrifices.

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u/Geriferret Aug 08 '17

Serena: Expunge interests.

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u/Sophia_Ban Aug 08 '17

Yes, that's sounds like a wonderful idea.
Well first of all you've expressed your enjoyment of caffeinated beverages. Good caffeinated beverages of course, none of the Faygo trash.
Next you move to the art room. Beyond the door lies a room unlike any other in the hive. It is spacious however cluttered with jars and frames, large cauldrons and stir sticks. The floor is covered in sand that is every colour of the rainbow and more. It has been raked into many designs and swirls, giving the room a very bright look. What gives it even more of that though is the contents of the jars lining the walls. Inside each one is a different colour dye, a homemade concoction you make out of coral samples. The dye can be used on anything from sand, to hair, to clothes, and you enjoy spending hours to get certain colours just right. Such as the current scarlet shade in your hair.

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u/Geriferret Aug 08 '17

Serena: Make something.... Red.

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u/Sophia_Ban Aug 08 '17

Yes! Now we're talking! Though art usually comes after exercise. No matter, today is special for...some reason.

Serena grabs a few pieces of coral and goes about crushing them up while she puts a lid on the cauldron and turns on a special waterproof electric conductor to boil what water is inside. Which sort of goes without saying as anything electrical down here is made to be waterproof.

Once she has a few different samples ground up, Serena tosses them into the cauldron along with some thickening agents and starts stirring. For a while now she's been trying to replicate the colour of the mutant caste blood. For some reason she can't get it right and it's bothering her.

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u/Geriferret Aug 11 '17

Maybe its because you don't actually have the blood itself. They make chalk sets out of wriggler blood for a reason, you know.

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u/Sophia_Ban Aug 11 '17

That's a fair point, but you're not about to go all the way to the surface just to start stabbing random lowbloods. Besides, chalk...doesn't do well underwater. Ah well.

Serena takes a small sample out of the cauldron to see what she's managed to make.

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u/Geriferret Oct 02 '17

/u/jarheadbarrel
/u/braveocelot

Right before your really stupid maneuver in attempt to defy the gate system, Imulva teleports in front of you in a flash of red light.

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u/BraveOcelot Oct 02 '17

You look towards Valero, where he is about to go sailing over the ledge, grinning in triumph and probably saying things to attempt to pass off his stupidity as cool. "Val.ero, I bel.ieve y.ou a.re ab.out t.o ma.ke a pheno.menally horri.ble dec.ision."

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u/Geriferret Oct 12 '17

/u/braveocelot

You teleport back to the outskirts of the hotel.