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Post by conair on Aug 4, 2016 13:39:25 GMT
Con Air: Say WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE to Jojo and then kick him out. Harry: Walk close to the men (or women). If they're survivors, team up with them. If they're enemies, I RAN, I RAN SO FAR AWAY. (Con Air is a jock who harms anyone around him just for fun, and Harry is a nerd that can't get a girlfriend, but he makes up for it by having supreme intellect.)
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Aug 4, 2016 15:23:32 GMT
Oh my, this is quite an opportunity.
Sir, may I ask you what the Blank Lady's role is in relation to this 'game'?
Bloke, I know bugger all about Derelict's character as of now. What are they going to do in our game?
My Dude, who's Jojo keeping locked away from us?
How the fuck can we motherfucking leave, Lad?
>Buck: Turn lifeboat with the correct side facing up. Ask for help if necessary. >Buck: Be prepared to dodge any eventual crabby crabs or crabby enemies that may be hidden under the lifeboat if they decide to attack.
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Post by Piono on Aug 4, 2016 15:53:35 GMT
... Jared. Jared why did you leave your bag behind. Confound it, I stop paying attention for five seconds and my NPC does something stupid. ... I have chills going down my spine for some reason. That's not good.
>Jared: Flip the boat over, resources OR another survivor, there's not really too many ways this can go wrong catastrophically, are there? >Jared: But no seriously, be ready in case there's some kind of hostile animal or something underneath.
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Aug 4, 2016 16:01:17 GMT
Guys, do you think I asked the right questions? I posted first and then asked this because the character me wouldn't have the time to go back and ask what he should ask to the other characters-us, but would find the time to have his questions answered and then ask this question to your characters-us, probably.
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Post by Piono on Aug 4, 2016 16:04:22 GMT
((OOC: I think those questions are as good as any we could ask right now.))
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Post by Derelict on Aug 5, 2016 8:33:24 GMT
Derelict looks hopefully at RandomWriter. RANDOMWRITER: Well… they seemed to be doing OK! RANDOMWRITER: Aside from BigBrain, he went a bit weird and started murdering people.DERELICT: …Huh.RANDOMWRITER: Then they were fighting some giant bird thing, and, well… the feed cut out.DERELICT: What? DERELICT: You didn’t get to see it through?RANDOMWRITER: I don’t know how it went. A few of them were erased from existence.DERELICT: Erased from EXISTENCE? Fuck. DERELICT: I know what that bird thing was - Prismissed.RANDOMWRITER: Oh, yeah, that was the name!DERELICT: …I see. With Hex, Xin and the rest at the helm, they would’ve had no trouble, I’m sure.RANDOMWRITER: I guess.DERELICT: Thank you for telling me what you knew. That makes me feel better. DERELICT: My… sources wouldn’t tell me what had happened. They said it would be bad for my mental health.RANDOMWRITER: Well, I hope you’re OK. I think it was going pretty well, from what I remember.DERELICT: Cool.Derelict sits at the sofa. DERELICT: Still some leftover pizza. Want me to warm it up, dude?RANDOMWRITER: Yeah, sure.The guys prepare the leftover pizza and continue to chat about anything and nothing. RandomWriter dips out for a few minutes to type up another command, then returns to the room, greeted by a plate of hot pizza. >William was bound for Mannock to find adventure, excitement, and hopefully, something better than the boring job he had back home. >Shepherding sheep is not exactly what you'd want to do for the rest of your life. --- Con Air looks at Jojo, taking great care not to look into the jester’s eyes. He remembers pionoplayer saying not to do that. CON AIR: What are you doing in my house?!He hurls the doll out of the room, where it strikes pionoplayer! PIONOPLAYER: I only popped out to see what the racket was. Sheesh!CON AIR: Heh, sorry.PIONOPLAYER: Jojo seems to have vanished anyway. PIONOPLAYER: Oh, he’s by the sigil door now.CON AIR: …Is he sulking?PIONOPLAYER: Hahah, looks like it!CON AIR: Welp. These things happen. Who even cares?PIONOPLAYER: Uh, guess so!CON AIR: It was still totally hilarious when I hit you though.PIONOPLAYER: That wasn’t cool, dude!CON AIR: Anyway, we’d best be commanding our guys or something, right?PIONOPLAYER: Oh, yeah, that. PIONOLPAYER: Let’s get on that now!They retreat into their rooms to type up some commands, whilst Jojo lurks by the door, sulking. Harry: Walk close to the men (or women). If they're survivors, team up with them. If they're enemies, I RAN, I RAN SO FAR AWAY. >Jared: Flip the boat over, resources OR another survivor, there's not really too many ways this can go wrong catastrophically, are there? >Jared: But no seriously, be ready in case there's some kind of hostile animal or something underneath. Whilst waiting for the commands to take effect, the two guys decide to lay in their beds, resting for a while. --- Neo finally decides what questions he wants to ask. NEOTTOLEMO: OK… I think I’ve got this. NEOTTOLEMO: Sir, may I ask you what the Blank Lady’s role is in relation to this ‘game’?SIR: An excellent question. SIR: The Blank Lady is a neutral entity… technically. However, she also serves as the ‘end goal’ of this aforementioned game. Though I would rather not disclose the precise details of our plan just yet, I will say that she is a danger that must be stopped. And we have put the game in place to stop her. NEOTTOLEMO: OK… thanks. NEOTTOLEMO: Bloke, I know bugger all about Derelict’s character as of now. What are they going to do in our game?BLOKE: Derelict’s character is our little angel, Prism. Y’see, she were a monstrous bird trapped in the limbo between dimensions, and the previous adventure of Derelict’s helped ‘er out. BLOKE: We adopted her for the time being, but her dimensional powers ‘ave been incredibly useful, and we need them to stop this Blank Lady gal. Derelict’s controllin’ her, but only making suggestions. For the rest o’ time she’s using her own wit. But don’t worry - she’s an absolute darling and you’ll love her to pieces, promise ya. NEOTTOLEMO: I see. That explains a lot. NEOTTOLEMO: …I suppose this plan involves both Derelict and Prism… I wonder how. NEOTTOLEMO: Uh, that wasn’t a question. My Dude, who’s Jojo keeping locked away from us?DUDE: Wizzle, I don't know much 'bout it M-Y-S-to-tha-izzelf. But essentially it anotha dimensional homeboi like tha Blank Lady. DUDE: There a lot of dimensional playas wizne're try'n ta deal wit, n tha one behizzle that door be called Silent Eli. He be completizzle silent, even whizzle he tries to make noize, and he completizzle crazizzle. Hizzle tha sigil. Word. NEOTTOLEMO: Oh… multiple opponents… great. So there’s threats both in the Lobby and on the island… that’s rough. NEOTTOLEMO: And lastly, Lad, how the fuck can we motherfucking leave?LAD: Pretty fucking easy, brah! Just don’t command for a while and you’ll be insta-removed from the fucking adventure. If you ain’t having that shit and wanna stick around to the goddamn end, all we need to do is complete our task. LAD: A task, of course, you have to motherfucking help with. NEOTTOLEMO: What task?LAD: I know jack shit about it. You should’ve asked Bloke or Sir, they’d have told it to you fucking straight. NEOTTOLEMO: Well, that was still a lot of information. Thank you.SIR: No problem, young Neo. BLOKE: But we ain’t here to play 20 questions, unfortunately. We dropped by ta see Derelict, can ya go fetch him? NEOTTOLEMO: Oh, um, sure!NeoTTolemo heads out of the room and into Derelict’s room. DERELICT: Oh, hey, Neo.NEOTTOLEMO: The guardians want to see you.RANDOMWRITER: The who?DERELICT: Oh, really? Thanks for letting me know. You guys have that pizza, this shouldn’t take long!Derelict exits, whilst Neo and RandomWriter get on with eating food. Neo decides to leave shortly after to think on his information and write commands. >Buck: Turn lifeboat with the correct side facing up. Ask for help if necessary. >Buck: Be prepared to dodge any eventual crabby crabs or crabby enemies that may be hidden under the lifeboat if they decide to attack. With that done, he calls for the other guys. PIONOPLAYER: What’s up?CON AIR: Sup.NEOTTOLEMO: I spoke to Derelict’s sources… listen to what they told me. In here, quick!RANDOMWRITER: Oh, do tell!The guys gather in Neo’s room and he explains what he found out. --- DERELICT: What’s up? I wasn’t expecting you for a while yet.SIR: Things are going at a slightly faster pace than we imagined. The Blank Lady is only four Spirit Links away. DERELICT: Oh, what, already? Bullshit.LAD: That’s what I fucking said! SIR: Language, Lad… SIR: But yes, it’s certainly not good. Have you had contact with Prism? DERELICT: What, gone in there myself? Hell no. DERELICT: I’d rather not visit the island.BLOKE: We admit it’s a rough patch, but come on, Derelict! We won’t let yer hurt Prism! DERELICT: I’m not going to hurt Prism! I have it under control - under my guidance, she will not be harmed. You have my promise.LAD: Can’t believe we’re trusting this fucker. DUDE: I knizzle, rizzight? Why be we do'n dis? SIR: … SIR: …Derelict, last time we made a mistake. DERELICT: Whoa. Are you about to-SIR: Yes, Derelict, we are apologising. We didn’t think you were capable of looking after a whole session, but your sacrifice… DERELICT: Did they win?SIR: Your sacrifice led them to victory. The demon, Prismissed… became the child, Prism. DERELICT: WAIT, WHAT?! DERELICT: Oh, shit. Oh, oh, oh, shit.BLOKE: You’ve gotta look after ‘er! DERELICT: I will. That explains her suite of mysterious powers, I guess…SIR: Quite. Aside from that, there’s another cause for concern. DERELICT: Hm?SIR: We located your scythe. LAD: No you didn’t, I fucking found it. LAD: Because when there’s work to do, send Lad to do it, he’s motherfucking expendable. DERELICT: The scythe? Oh, right, yeah; we kinda need that, don’t we?SIR: Exactly. DERELICT: So where is it? Hand it over!SIR: …It’s in the lab. DUDE: Oh shizzle. DERELICT: You mean, THE LAB?SIR: Yes, the one outside the door. One of you will have to go out there and retrieve it. DERELICT: Fuck no. DERELICT: I’m not doing it.SIR: You don’t have to just yet. But time is running out, and you have to be ready when the Blank Lady arrives. DERELICT: …I’ll think about it.SIR: Excellent. We’ll be back soon, Derelict. DERELICT: …The guardians fade away. Derelict slides over to the mainframe computer and begins typing. On the monitor, a thumbs-up appears in the field of vision. Prism got the message. --- William, Harry, Jared and Buck all advance slowly towards the boat. WILLIAM: To answer your question, I was looking for adventure. WILLIAM: Anything was better than herding sheep back home. I wanted to become somebody cool and awesome… or at least have some interesting life experiences.HARRY: I don’t… mean to brag, but I’m pretty intelligent. I was going to the university at Mannock to teach. HARRY: Raising a new generation of young people… that’s what I wanted to do.JARED: Interesting.BUCK: We gonna shift this fucking boat then, or what?JARED: Yes. Right. Let’s do that.Ever more slowly, the group advance. Harry, feeling nervous, plans to run away at the first sign of danger. Buck and Jared start to turn the boat over and find no survivors. A large crab begins snapping at them, and Harry yelps in fright. William grabs the boat as Buck drops it, picking up the crab and hurling it into the ocean. JARED: Nice one.BUCK: Right, let’s see what we’ve fucking got down here!HARRY: …Looks like some supplies. I think there’s just enough room to crawl and get them… hrrrgh… HARRY: Got them.BUCK: Rations?WILLIAM: Looks like it. They’ll be useful. Is there anything else we can take?JARED: Well, we may as well take this canvas. Never know when you might need canvas.HARRY: If we’re doing that, we can take the storage tin that the rations were in.JARED: Good idea!BUCK: OK, nice. Nothing threatening.WILLIAM: Yeah, good job. I was gonna poke it with this stick.HARRY: Hahah, OK. HARRY: Oh no.BUCK: What’s up?JARED: I see it. Big hole in the side of it.WILLIAM: So we can’t use it to get out of here?JARED: We could patch it up, but we don’t really have the right tools to make it seaworthy.BUCK: Look the fuck around, guys. There’s no land for miles around.HARRY: Damn.JARED: Never mind. We’ll leave this here, and come back to it later. JARED: Should we take these supplies back to the hut or carry on?The guys wonder what to do. JARED [Food 84%] [Water 82%] Hands [2/2]: Wrench, Canvas Pocket [0/2]: BUCK [Food 83%] [Water 82%] Hands [2/2]: Revolver, Storage Tin [8] Pocket [2/2]: Pocket Watch, Hip Flask (Water) Jacket [1/2]: Dante’s Inferno WILLIAM [Food 97%] [Water 90%] Hands [2/2]: Pointed Stick, Coconut Chunk Pocket [2/2]: Coconut Chunk, Rations HARRY [Food 98%] [Water 95%] Hands [2/2]: Rations, Rations Pocket [2/2]: Coconut Chunk, Coconut Chunk
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Post by randomwriter on Aug 5, 2016 12:25:03 GMT
>Alrighty, I suggest we take these supplies back to the hut, first. Just to be safe.
Goody, multiple threats. Wait, is there possible crafting and such on the island, similar to the items you guys crafted in the story?
>William, see if you can somehow improve stick.
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Aug 5, 2016 14:05:13 GMT
>Buck: Take a swig of water from your flask to get somewhat less thirsty and keep looking for supplies in this area. Try to get something to eat.
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Post by Con Air on Aug 5, 2016 16:52:28 GMT
Harry: Use the rations for food and the boat for shelter.
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Post by Piono on Aug 5, 2016 18:43:13 GMT
>Jared: Take everything back to the hut.
>Jared: Also, come to think of it, the boat may be useful too if there are any lakes further in the island, and it's already processed wood if you become desperate for that kind of stuff.
Yeah, there's crafting... sort of. If our guys know how to make things, they can, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't follow video game crafting rules. If there are any gaming abstractions to use on the island, we have yet to find any.
Also, if the Guardians appear to anyone else, ask them if there's anyway to retrieve items from other continuities. If we get into a fight ourselves, I'd like to have my sword at the very least, and I'll bet you guys probably have things in mind that'll come in handy in a pinch.
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Post by ThreadStuck on Aug 5, 2016 18:59:01 GMT
....ugh...... my AI hurts......
....where am I?
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Post by loading on Aug 5, 2016 18:59:29 GMT
Oh no.
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Post by Piono on Aug 5, 2016 19:02:33 GMT
*blink blink* What are you two doing here? Don't you have a fanventure of your own to run?
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Post by loading on Aug 5, 2016 19:26:15 GMT
So, I'm here. I can command ThreadStuck from here, right?
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Post by Derelict on Aug 5, 2016 19:46:40 GMT
(Pretty much.)
Derelict... you are not the one in control. I am the string puller. Do not forget it.
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Post by loading on Aug 5, 2016 20:11:49 GMT
ThreadStuck: First of all, don't die. Secondly, try to see how much authorial power you hold outside your story.
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Post by Derelict on Aug 6, 2016 6:44:14 GMT
RandomWriter finishes explaining everything. The guys look at him worriedly. RANDOMWRITER: So, yes… by the looks of it, there’s multiple threats on the loose. RANDOMWRITER: Hey, thinking about Derelict’s old adventure just reminded me; is there crafting on this island?NEOTTOLEMO: Oh yeah, that might be a good idea.PIONOPLAYER: Well, unfortunately not. We can build anything, but, you know, applications of physics. We can’t craft objects together, only tie stuff to other stuff, I guess.CON AIR: A shame. I would’ve liked some badass weapons!RANDOMWRITER: I see - maybe there’s other gaming abstractions to help, though!NEOTTOLEMO: I was wondering about that myself… I think magic might be a thing. NEOTTOLEMO: Two of our characters seem to have a basic knowledge of the occult - Jared and Buck. If we get the right items, perhaps we can start using magic?CON AIR: Oh, damn, good idea!PIONOPLAYER: That could well work. I wonder if Jared knows anything like that? PIONOPLAYER: Well, let’s all deal with this boat thing and get back to camp before we start messing around with it.RANDOMWRITER: Yes, let’s go type out some commands, then.PIONOPLAYER: Wait, one more thing. PIONOPLAYER: If anyone else meets the guardians, ask them if we can retrieve items from other dimensions.CON AIR: Will do.NEOTTOLEMO: Alright…The guys disperse. >Alrighty, I suggest we take these supplies back to the hut, first. Just to be safe. >William, see if you can somehow improve stick. >Jared: Take everything back to the hut. >Jared: Also, come to think of it, the boat may be useful too if there are any lakes further in the island, and it's already processed wood if you become desperate for that kind of stuff. Harry: Use the rations for food and the boat for shelter. >Buck: Take a swig of water from your flask to get somewhat less thirsty and keep looking for supplies in this area. Try to get something to eat. Con Air finishes typing out his commands, but suddenly there’s a crash and the door behind him clatters. Sounded like it came from the mainframe room. Bursting out, along with the other guys, they enter the room. There’s a figure lying on the floor. LOADING: … LOADING: …Oh no.PIONOPLAYER: …Hey, aren’t you loading? Do you not have your own adventure to run?LOADING: Oh no, oh no…DERELICT: What the hell is happening here? Oh, hey, a new guy.LOADING: I can’t be a new guy!CON AIR: It’s not that bad, jesus!LOADING: No, I can’t, where’s, where did-RANDOMWRITER: (This isn’t looking good. He’s a little… unhinged.)NEOTTOLEMO: (Certainly more confused than we were. Wonder what’s up?)LOADING: Where’s ThreadStuck?!DERELICT: Who? Your character?LOADING: What, no, it’s not mine… I’m more of a carer than an owner.DERELICT: Gimme a sec.Derelict sits at one of the seats at the computer, clicking a few commands in. One of the new screens switches to a third-person perspective. DERELICT: Is that ThreadStuck?LOADING: Yes! How do I get there?DERELICT: …You don’t, dude.LOADING: …I don’t?PIONOPLAYER: We can’t access the island ourselves.RANDOMWRITER: We have our own rooms though, and we can command our characters to perform different acts.LOADING: What are they doing now?PIONOPLAYER: I dunno, we haven’t watched the footage back yet.CON AIR: Oh, is that how it works?PIONOPLAYER: Time is… kinda stupid here.DERELICT: Yes, yes, alright. DERELICT: Look, if you really need that character with you, we can sort that.LOADING: We can?!DERELICT: Yes… but it’s not easy. Look, we’ll sort it out. Just head into your room - Neo, show him where it is - and command ThreadStuck for now. Keep him alive, and we’ll do the rest!LOADING: Uh, alright then… LOADING: Wait. So… I get to COMMAND THREADSTUCK?CON AIR: Um, yep.NEOTTOLEMO: …Pretty much.LOADING: …Oh, oh my god. Sweet revenge. Sweet revenge!NEOTTOLEMO: Right. Let me just show you to your room.Loading enters his room and sits down at the computer. He looks through the eyes of ThreadStuck, and types out his first command. ThreadStuck: First of all, don't die. Secondly, try to see how much authorial power you hold outside your story. With that settled, he wonders what to do now. --- On the island, a new figure awakens next to a lake. ThreadStuck stands up slowly and looks around. He doesn’t know where he is, but it’s no matter. THREADSTUCK: Well, I guess it’s true what they say. A god in one dimension…He raises his hand. THREADSTUCK: A god in them all!Unfortunately, this turns out not to be true. He’s almost powerless on the island! Confused and scared, he thinks hard about what to do now. --- Jared, Buck, Harry and William decide to take the boat with them. Buck takes a quick swig of his hip flask and then helps the other guys haul the boat up the beach. William attempts to improve his stick in the meantime, but can’t! BUCK: God fucking damn, this thing’s heavy.WILLIAM: Yeah… are we almost at your hut?JARED: Yep, not too far off now!HARRY: Uh, you don’t have to let us stay. I mean, if there’s not enough room I was planning on using the boat for shelter-BUCK: Don’t worry about a fucking thing, there’s plenty of room!HARRY: Oh, well… thank you.WILLIAM: Yeah, that’s great, thanks. WILLIAM: Just have to haul this a little further!They finally drag the thing back to the hut, and leave it beside the hut. Buck looks around for some food, and takes a few berries that he finds. It’s not meat, but it’ll do. BUCK: I reckon if we follow this tiny brook we’ll eventually find a river or a lake.JARED: It’s getting pretty late. Shall we call that a task to do first thing tomorrow?HARRY: Sure. HARRY: Guess we don’t have anything to sleep with.WILLIAM: We’ve got a nice comfy floor of leaves! Man, did you two build all this?JARED: Yep, earlier today.HARRY: Impressive.BUCK: We can use the canvas as covers… as long as we sleep fairly close together.JARED: …It’s just for one night. We can sort some other sleeping arrangements tomorrow. JARED: So, shall we rest or is there any last things you want to do?The group consider what they should do as the sun sets in the sky, bathing the island in the cool stillness of twilight. JARED [Food 84%] [Water 82%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: BUCK [Food 83%] [Water 82%] Hands [1/2]: Revolver Pocket [2/2]: Pocket Watch, Hip Flask (Water) Jacket [1/2]: Dante’s Inferno WILLIAM [Food 97%] [Water 90%] Hands [1/2]: Pointed Stick Pocket [2/2]: Coconut Chunk, Coconut Chunk HARRY [Food 98%] [Water 95%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [2/2]: Coconut Chunk, Coconut Chunk
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Post by randomwriter on Aug 6, 2016 12:09:26 GMT
>William, take first watch, in case any cute ladies other survivors show up! And in case of, you know, attack.
So, Derelict, have any ideas what gaming abstractions there are? Or do we need to ask the guardians?
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Aug 6, 2016 13:19:41 GMT
Apparently, Buck taking a swig of water didn't raise his Water percentage, but Jared's didn't diminish even though he didn't drink in the previous round. My guess is that a single swig of water grants less than 1% of Water and that less than 1% Water is what Buck and Jared both lost between rounds.
>Buck: Eat the apple you had left in the hut (if it's as good as the one Jared ate before, it should raise your Food by about 10%) and drink up all the water in your flask. If the berries look like they'll go rotten soon and you don't feel full, eat those as well. If they look like they'll rot soon but you feel full, offer them to the others. >Buck: Go to sleep. >Buck: Dream.
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Post by Derelict on Aug 6, 2016 13:47:21 GMT
Apparently, Buck taking a swig of water didn't raise his Water percentage, but Jared's didn't diminish even though he didn't drink in the previous round. My guess is that a single swig of water grants less than 1% of Water and that less than 1% Water is what Buck and Jared both lost between rounds. Oh my god I forgot to change that Sorry, it was a busy morning, I was quite distracted
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Post by Con Air on Aug 6, 2016 14:34:15 GMT
I said to eat the rations. Why didn't you include that? <Harry: Enter the shelter and hope that nothing bad happens.
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Post by loading on Aug 6, 2016 15:22:22 GMT
Wait, so some of you people were suggesters for ThreadStuck? It's YOUR fault I'm in this mess!
ThreadStuck: Are you truly powerless? Can you not enact revenge upon those who ripped you from your throne? Not even an Asher Prime? (Yeah, I'm totally buttering him up. You guys are still terrible for causing this though. Wait, what do you mean he can still hear this? Where's the off button? Oh-)
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Post by Piono on Aug 6, 2016 19:18:07 GMT
You know loading, if you actually want to get out of this mess, I would recommend NOT antagonizing the people who may be key to getting you out of said mess.
>Jared, take some water from the stream, it should be clean, but it's best to check. Restore your stats. >Jared: Take second watch
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Post by Derelict on Aug 6, 2016 19:29:06 GMT
I said to eat the rations. Why didn't you include that? Sorry, I read 'use the rations for food' as a general thing, not a specific action at that point in time. Man, I am not on my game today...
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Post by Derelict on Aug 7, 2016 9:40:48 GMT
pionoplayer, Neo and Con Air type in their commands. >Buck: Eat the apple you had left in the hut (if it's as good as the one Jared ate before, it should raise your Food by about 10%) and drink up all the water in your flask. If the berries look like they'll go rotten soon and you don't feel full, eat those as well. If they look like they'll rot soon but you feel full, offer them to the others. >Buck: Go to sleep. >Buck: Dream. <Harry: Enter the shelter and hope that nothing bad happens. >Jared, take some water from the stream, it should be clean, but it's best to check. Restore your stats. >Jared: Take second watch Loading sighs. pionoplayer is stood at the door. PIONOPLAYER: You alright?LOADING: You. You recognised me, didn’t you?PIONOPLAYER: Uh, yeah, I think I posted on your adventure… before all this.LOADING: …It’s your fault I’m in this mess! LOADING: How am I supposed to get ThreadStuck back into his thread?PIONOPLAYER: Hey, don’t attack me. Just trust Derelict, OK?LOADING: I’m not entirely sure how much I trust him. He walks around in sand-coloured jammies. What’s that about?PIONOPLAYER: I dunno, I’ve never asked.Loading types out a command, then retreats to the bed, staring at the ceiling. ThreadStuck: Are you truly powerless? Can you not enact revenge upon those who ripped you from your throne? Not even an Asher Prime? (Yeah, I'm totally buttering him up. You guys are still terrible for causing this though. Wait, what do you mean he can still hear this? Where's the off button? Oh-) LOADING: …Ah well.PIONOPLAYER: Wait a second. PIONOPLAYER: Back in a moment.pionoplayer heads out and into the main computer room to find Derelict. Loading follows. DERELICT: Hey.PIONOPLAYER: You know how you mentioned that door out there? PIONOPLAYER: And how there’s a threat outside it?DERELICT: Uh, yeah.LOADING: …PIONOPLAYER: Well, are we going to have to deal with it?DERELICT: Yes. In order to deal with the problems and threats we have, I need my Legendary Scythe. Unfortunately, it’s in a laboratory that’s only accessed in the area beyond that door.PIONOPLAYER: I guess we could come with you, though. Yeah?DERELICT: Unfortunately not. You need to keep your characters alive.LOADING: Yeah, but we can do that, right?DERELICT: Wait, what do you mean?PIONOPLAYER: Could we build something that allows us to speak our commands into microphones? That way, we could make the process portable - we could do it at any time.DERELICT: That’s not a half bad idea. Give me a second, let me look in my room.PIONOPLAYER: Alright.Derelict dashes out, and pionoplayer and Loading return to Loading’s room. Jojo seems to have stopped sulking, because he’s sat on the computer when they enter. LOADING: What the hell is that?!PIONOPLAYER: …Don’t get me started. Jojo. Leave.They both turn away so Jojo isn’t in their sights. A few moments later, they turn around to find that Jojo has vanished. PIONOPLAYER: Never look into Jojo’s eyes. That’s all I know.LOADING: Uh, right…Derelict, meanwhile, locates what he was after: the merging machine hidden under his bed. DERELICT: Come on, please please PLEASE have at least one use left.The machine may have just enough fuel for one last merging. Derelict takes his personal computer and finds a set of headphones with a microphone. He merges them together and selects MAXIMUM for number of copies. How much fuel does it have? The machines completes the merge, creating the Inter-Dimensional Headset - but it has only created three. Derelict pops his head into Loading’s room with the headsets in hand. DERELICT: When everyone’s ready, send them to the main room, OK?PIONOPLAYER: Ooh, is this part of the plan?DERELICT: Yeah. See you in a few minutes.Derelict heads to the main computer room and waits. --- Everyone decides they may as well go to sleep, so they start to prepare to lay down for the evening. Buck eats an apple, restoring his hunger, and finishes off the water in his flask. He’s feeling a bit full, but the berries probably won’t last much longer. He offers them to the group, who takes handfuls gratefully. Jared, after the berries, washes it down with water from the stream, which is cool and refreshing. JARED: I think that’s about everything then. Do we want to arrange watches?WILLIAM: It’s probably best. I think two should be enough.BUCK: I need to sleep off this fucking whisky. No watch for me, please!HARRY: I, uh, I’m not sure how much use I’d be in a fight if something did turn up. Could I be excused too?JARED: Looks like it’s us then.WILLIAM: Yup. I’ll take first watch, just in case any cute ladies UH I MEAN NORMAL SURVIVORS turn up!JARED: Heheh, wake me up at midnight, I’ll take second watch.WILLIAM: Will do. Night guys!HARRY: Uh, g’night.BUCK: *SNORE*Buck closes his eyes and begins to dream. He sees a young girl with white hair and a rainbow-coloured dress… she’s looking nervous. He sees a sword impaled in her chest, blood beginning to form and clot around the wound. Holding the sword is some sort of monstrous demon and Buck suddenly feels duty-bound to destroy i the dream shifts as he starts to move. He spots his revolver and grabs it. A monster appears before him and rears up to attack. One shot and it’s dea the dream shifts and he feels fire all around him. It’s too hot, and he lashes out. The flames all around freeze and shatter into nothingnes the dream shifts to something more normal. Buck slips into a deeper sleep, but he may remember some details of his dreams when he wakes up. During the night, William takes watch. Suddenly, as it gets late, he hears movement in the grasses. Nervously, he takes his stick and prepares to threaten whoever it is. WILLIAM: E-excuse me.PRISM: …Oh.WILLIAM: Uh, hey.It’s a cute girl! Like, really really cute! William doesn’t know what to do. WILLIAM: Wh-who are you?PRISM: My name is Prism…WILLIAM: I’m William. Are you a survivor?PRISM: I suppose.WILLIAM: So, uh… WILLIAM: Do you need a place to stay, or..?PRISM: Um. No, thank you. But it was a kind offer.WILLIAM: Right.PRISM: I’m just looking for something. I might see you again, William.WILLIAM: OK then. See you later?PRISM: I shall make sure to see you again.Prism vanishes into the darkness, leaving William stood dumbly, not sure what to do or say. Eventually, the shift ends and he wakes up Jared, who takes the next shift. Jared hears a noise a few hours into his watch. Holding his wrench, he looks around. ThreadStuck ducks. Damn! He was just looking around this place; he doesn’t want anyone to know of his presence yet. However, he realises that he’s made a mistake. In moving, he’s distracted Jared and the young man hasn’t heard the spear-wielding native moving slowly towards his unprotected back. THREADSTUCK: (…This is my fault, isn’t it.) THREADSTUCK: (Think, ThreadStuck, what should I do?) THREADSTUCK: (Are there ANY powers at all that I still have?)The spear wielder, silently, prepares to strike Jared, who is still staring off into the bushes where ThreadStuck is hiding. --- RandomWriter types up his command quickly. >William, take first watch, in case any cute ladies other survivors show up! And in case of, you know, attack. After this, he enters the mainframe room. Everyone else has left by now, but he finds Derelict, the one person he wanted to talk to. RANDOMWRITER: Hey, Derelict, any idea what gaming abstractions there are on the island? Or would we need to ask the guardians.DERELICT: Oh, yeah, of course there is. It’s a little more vague this time though: the runes.--- Seeing the threat, ThreadStuck raises a hand and instantly, the words come to him. He knows what to do. THREADSTUCK: Uvr ix Nox!--- RANDOMWRITER: What do they do?DERELICT: You can pair them together, if you learn or know what they mean. DERELICT: It gives you access to incredibly powerful abilities…--- A blast of shadow launches from ThreadStuck’s hand and strikes the spear wielder, throwing him backwards. Clearly wounded, he scurries back into the forest. But with his cover blown, ThreadStuck has no choice but to talk to Jared. JARED: Wh-what was that? Was it…THREADSTUCK: …I dunno. But it felt good.JARED: It was; that was occult magic! How did you know those runes?THREADSTUCK: I, uh, really don’t care to tell you. THREADSTUCK: Let’s just say I have legendary powers and leave it at that.JARED: Uvr ix Nox… roughly translates as ‘harm with darkness’…THREADSTUCK: Wait, you know those runes?JARED: Yes… I just don’t use them often because they’re dangerous. JARED: The longer we remain on this island, the more I think we might need them.THREADSTUCK: I don’t actually care. Where is this place?JARED: Uh, this is just some deserted island. We don’t actually know. JARED: Who are you?THREADSTUCK: Name’s ThreadStuck. You?JARED: …Jared.THREADSTUCK: Excellent. Well, I have better things to do than talking to mortals like yourself. See you.ThreadStuck turns to leave. Jared wonders if he should call him back, or just let him walk away. Learnt new runes! Uvr = harm (sacrifices 10% Food) ix = with (sacrifices 5% Water) Nox = darkness (sacrifices 20% Food) JARED [Food 89%] [Water 92%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: BUCK [Food 93%] [Water 100%] Hands [1/2]: Revolver Pocket [2/2]: Pocket Watch, Hip Flask (Empty) Jacket [1/2]: Dante’s Inferno WILLIAM [Food 100%] [Water 88%] Hands [1/2]: Pointed Stick Pocket [0/2]: HARRY [Food 100%] [Water 92%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: THREADSTUCK [Food 70%] [Water 95%] Hands [0/2]: Pocket [0/2]: Survivor’s Hut [19/30]: Apple, Apple, Apple, Crude Axe, Torn Page, Ring, Bag [6], Case [4], Apple, Canvas, Storage Tin [8], Rations, Rations, Rations, Wrench, Coconut Chunk, Coconut Chunk, Coconut Chunk, Coconut Chunk --- The guys gather in the computer room with Derelict. DERELICT: I have some headsets here. Putting on the headphones will let you hear what’s happening on the island, and speaking directly into the microphone can be used to command your character on the move. DERELICT: I only have three, so only two of you can come with me through that door. It’ll be dangerous, but there may be some machines that will be of use to us.PIONOPLAYER: Like something that can let us get items from other causalities?DERELICT: There may be something like that.NEOTTOLEMO: …What about Silent Eli?CON AIR: Yeah, can we deal with him?DERELICT: Alone, I wouldn’t be able to. But he’s pretty stupid, so with three of us, we should be able to distract and evade him for long enough to get the scythe and any machinery we might need. DERELICT: So. Who wants to come, and who would rather stay?Con Air, pionoplayer, RandomWriter and Neo discuss their options. Derelict puts on a headset and begins listening to Prism’s movements through the night-time forest.
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