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Post by Superficial on Jul 14, 2016 1:59:07 GMT
> Got to The Break Room. It seems like a great place to get local info.
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Post by tailortf on Jul 16, 2016 12:10:44 GMT
>Go to the library first.
Yeah, that's probably a pretty good idea. You might actually learn something useful, who knows?
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Librarian?: ...so she's already pretty angry at this point, right?
Librarian?: So I tell her "Hey, maybe YOU think it's a red dwarf, but how about we get a second opinion from an actual astronomer?".
Librarian?: And she just goes freakin' CRAZY on me, man, it was great.
Librarian?: MacLarren had to throw her out of the bar and everything.
Librarian?: Hold on Ralph, someone's coming, be right back.
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Acolyte: Uh, hello.
Acolyte: Excuse me, are you the librarian?
Librarian?: Head astronomer.
Astronomer: Librarian's out partying downstairs, I'm covering for him.
Astronomer: What do you need, dude?
Acolyte: Well, I'm new here, and I was just wondering if there was any way I could learn some spells anywhere around here?
Astronomer: Sorry, man.
Astronomer: Most of our scrolls and spellbooks are usually checked out 24/7 for use in experiments or out in the field.
Astronomer: I guess you could check the unsorted scrolls table.
Astronomer: It's in the back, between Weapon Arts and Yoga For Use In Battle.
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Looks like this is the place. Judging from all these scrolls, at least.
Huh, they're just...sitting there. On a table. In a pile. Unguarded.
You're not complaining, you're just surprised. Time to find something good.
>Learn spells.
Hey, this looks alright. It's not too showy, it's practical, Sister Embers would probably approve of you doing fire magic stuff...
Let's give it a shot.
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Darn finger positions are complicated. You should probably copy them into your spellbook so you don't forget them later.
Okay, and now you just...
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Ha! It works! It's really really burning your hand very hard, but it works! Sister Embers will totally-
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Oh crap. This is one of those things you didn't exactly think all the way through.
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Maybe it would be best...if you just...let this be. Yeah. You should probably go anyway.
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...No. You can't just expect to set a bunch of valuable scrolls and a table and a guy on fire and walk away. You made this mess, you're gonna clean it.
Stupid good upbringing. Never letting you do the wrong thing just because it's easier.
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Post by badatnames on Jul 16, 2016 13:13:12 GMT
>You forgot to finish the spell. Raise all your fingers.
>C'mon Acolyte, this is spellcasting 101! To undo the immediate effects of any magic spell, do the exact opposite of what you did.
>As such: All D, 1u 2u 3d 4d 5u, 1d 2u 3d 4u 5d.
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Post by randomwriter on Jul 16, 2016 13:43:06 GMT
Use the water cooler.
Apologize if it ruins the scrolls, and explain you were trying to test out a fire spell.
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Post by Superficial on Jul 16, 2016 19:11:08 GMT
> Find a scroll to cast water.
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Post by smuchmuch on Jul 16, 2016 23:26:54 GMT
> They're small flames (hell ne of them already died apparenlty), quickly wet your sleeves slightly with water from the cooler and stomp the flames out before they spread.
(Probably better for the priceless scrolls than directly pouring water on them and willlikely attract less attention.)
(I have to say, trying the hand movements, going from the first to the second position is kind of tricky)
>Also hey, pretty sure that astronomer guy was talking about the one you know.
(That said, fire, would be one hell of a distraction for the theft. Or at least wouldbe if the libraary wasn't tosclose from the darn artefact storage)
>Once that's dealt with, check another scroll, copy it in your ook and then go take a look at artefact storage since you're near.
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Post by tailortf on Jul 18, 2016 23:41:36 GMT
>Cast the spell in reverse. This will undo its' effect.
Yes, of course! You know this works with stuff like color changing spells, so why shouldn't it work with this?! Genius!
Okay, like this and like that and like this and-
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THIS DOESN'T LOOK VERY REVERSED
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Oh no oh no oh no that just made things WORSE and what are you gonna do now
>Use the water cooler.
YES! GLORIOUS WATER WASHES AWAY ALL SINS!
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OH COME ON!
Okay, gotta think on your feet. Gotta apply some cleverness.
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Burning Guy: Right, that's it.
Burning Guy: I think I've been patient enough.
Burning Guy: Dude, what the hell?
Burning Guy: I mean, I get it, we're scientists.
Burning Guy: A fire or two is expected.
Burning Guy: But this really is going too far.
Burning Guy: When are you going to get this under-
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Acolyte: A-are you okay?
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Angry Wet Guy: OF COURSE I'M NOT OKAY!
Angry Wet Guy: What is wrong with you?!
Acolyte: I'm sorry! It was an accident!
Angry Wet Guy: No, mixing acids and bases is an accident!
Angry Wet Guy: This is... I don't even know what to call this!
Angry Wet Guy: Ugh, just...just get out of here!
Angry Wet Guy: And if I see you in here again, I'm calling my HR rep!
Acolyte: Okay, okay!
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Well, that was a bit of a bust. At least you managed to grab a scroll while you were leaving.
>Copy it into your book.
Aw man, it's all burnt and smudged. Probably because you set it on fire and then got it wet. You're not even sure what spell this is supposed to be.
Well, the casting directions are there. Might as well write them down just in case.
>Go take a look at Artifact Storage since you're nearby.
Hey, yeah, that is around here. Might as well check it out. Maybe you'll find something neat.
>A short walk later...
Acolyte: Uh, excuse me, is this Artifact Storage?
Acolyte: I'm new here.
Lady: Indeed it is, but good luck if you are attempting to enter it.
Lady: I have been standing here for almost 20 minutes now.
Lady: It is maddening.
Lady: Numeralia may have some issues, but if there's one thing I can say about my homeland is that things like this never happen.
Acolyte: They're not letting people in?
Lady: No, there is somewhat of an accident.
Lady: I suppose you may call it human error.
Lady: I prefer to call it human incompetence.
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Purplecoat: Hey, screw you, Sigma.
Purplecoat: You wanna get in here so bad, why don't you help me pull these golem chunks out?
Sigma: I am pulling in spirit.
Purplecoat: Yeah, no. You are pulling in NOTHING.
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Post by Superficial on Jul 18, 2016 23:50:30 GMT
> Be a good gent and help that fellow!
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Post by Curris on Jul 19, 2016 2:52:42 GMT
Give him a hand! By which I mean, retrieve that Golem Hand. Ask how the golems got stuck in the door. You thought they were indestructible?
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Post by randomwriter on Jul 19, 2016 13:50:15 GMT
>Assist with pulling golem chunks out, and introduce yourself as Larry.
>Sigma's bound to be of no help, so we might as well help!
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Post by grubleafeater on Jul 21, 2016 4:59:25 GMT
>Are Grasping Hands stronger than normal ones? If so, dualcast Grasping hands.
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Post by tailortf on Jul 21, 2016 14:52:39 GMT
>Give the man a hand.
Acolyte: Hi. Maybe I could help you with this?
Acolyte: I'm Larry.
Lawrence: Lawrence.
Lawrence: Though my friends call me "The Law" because of my strict dorm rules.
Acolyte: ...I don't think I'll do that.
Lawrence: Whatever.
Lawrence: Let's just go ahead and remove this world's most expensive fire hazard.
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Acolyte: How did this happen, anyway?
Lawrence: Yeah, that was my bad.
Lawrence: I kinda misjudged the width of the golems holding a box vis a vis the width of my doorway.
Lawrence: And you know service golems, if you tell them to go somewhere, they don't care whether or not they fit.
Lawrence: And then... crack.
Acolyte: Huh, I always thought golems were indestructible.
Lawrence: Yeah, you'd be surprised.
Lawrence: See, we make our golems mostly out of diamond, because apparently being flashy and throwing money around matters more than common sense.
Lawrence: And diamond, while hard to scratch or chip, is very brittle.
Lawrence: So it can't bend if you, say, try and fit it through a tight hallway and thus ends up breaking.
Lawrence: ...which is what I learned today. Hell of an expensive lesson though.
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Lawrence: Alright, looks like we cleared out a bit of a path here.
Acolyte: Cool. Are we going to push the crate inside now?
Lawrence: Oh, nah, this isn't a crate we can push.
Lawrence: This baby is a golem power core.
Acolyte: I didn't know golems needed power.
Lawrence: Some of them do, the really big ones.
Lawrence: "Golem" really just means "thing animated by magic", so there are tons of different kinds of them.
Lawrence: Anyway, my point being that golem power cores are incredibly heavy.
Lawrence: We'd probably hurt ourselves and get nothing done without any help.
Lawrence: Heck, I'm surprised I got it this far without any significant accidents.
Sigma: Speaking of accidents, you may find this humorous, gentlemen.
Sigma: It seems that someone has glued the "This Side Up" sticker on this crate upside down.
Sigma: I'll bet a postman somewhere is feeling real silly right about now.
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Lawrence: I...*sigh*
Lawrence: ...you guys wanted something, right? Let me just hop behind the counter.
Acolyte: But shouldn't we do something about-
Lawrence: No, you know what? I'm done.
Lawrence: Today has sucked so bad I don't care anymore.
Lawrence: Let someone else take care of it.
Acolyte: But it's glowing and giving off heat!
Lawrence: Ah, this room's been through worse.
Lawrence: At most it might singe the carpet a bit.
Lawrence: I'm just going to ignore the problem and blame it on everything but myself if anyone gets on my case about it.
Lawrence: Like a good unpaid laborer.
Sigma: We receive a monthly salary.
Lawrence: We get paid peanuts, Sigma.
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Lawrence: Anyway, welcome to the Tower's one stop shop for artifacts, divine technology, and other assorted oddities.
Lawrence: What kind of thing are you guys looking for today?
Lawrence: Though I gotta warn you, most of my A stuff is perpetually rented out, so, y'know, think less ambitious.
Lawrence: I'm not going to say "bargain bin", but I'm going to strongly imply it.
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Post by Superficial on Jul 21, 2016 16:19:46 GMT
> Do you have any ruby slippers?
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Post by grubleafeater on Jul 21, 2016 16:32:51 GMT
>Anything that boosts strength or reflexes? If questioned, say that you want to impress a few drinking buddies.
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Post by NeoTTolemo on Jul 21, 2016 19:33:04 GMT
Grab anything that might please Argaleth. Or one of your allies. Especially those who have called you cute.
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Post by randomwriter on Jul 21, 2016 21:28:58 GMT
>Ask for anything that turns the wielded invisible, sees into the astral plane, and so on.
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Post by Curris on Jul 22, 2016 3:23:48 GMT
What's with those dice necklaces? You love octahedrals!
What's with the gun on the back wall? Does it shoot out a prank "Bang" flag and scare folks?
Ask for a dowsing rod. You know, to find nearby water. It just seems useful.
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Post by tailortf on Jul 23, 2016 15:37:18 GMT
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Acolyte: Uh, jeez, I don't know if I can afford any of this stuff.
Lawrence: Nah, don't worry about paying, man.
Lawrence: This stuff is all meant to help members of the Church.
Lawrence: So I can't charge you no matter how much I'd like to, heh.
Acolyte: Oh, alright.
Acolyte: In that case, uh, do you maybe have anything that could make me stronger?
Acolyte: I'm a little noodle-armed, I'll admit it.
Lawrence: Sorry, all the performance enhancing stuff's been checked out for the festival.
Lawrence: Security needs 'em to handle the crowd when they get rowdy.
Acolyte: Ah.
Acolyte: Then maybe something with invisibility?
Acolyte: That has a lot of uses.
Lawrence: Not unless you've got a waiver from Jane that says you'll only use it for research purposes.
Lawrence: She got sick of people constantly using that stuff for pranks.
Acolyte: Aw.
Acolyte: Well...maybe something to do with portalwalking, then?
Acolyte: I haven't been too good with that.
Lawrence: Ah, now there I actually DO have something you might like.
Lawrence: Hold on.
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Lawrence: Check it out.
Lawrence: An astral compass.
Lawrence: When you're out portalwalking, it points you to the nearest largest object.
Acolyte: Object? You mean you can find things while portalwalking?
Lawrence: Oh yeah, sure, lots of stuff ends up out there.
Lawrence: People hide things in there and forget, research expeditions come in but never come out, magical accidents drag stuff in there...
Lawrence: Down south, people hunt for treasure in there all the time using these compasses.
Lawrence: See, the little arrow glows brighter the closer you get to a thing.
Acolyte: Okay, that is pretty cool.
Acolyte: I guess I'll take it.
Lawrence: Sweet. One paper bag, coming up.
>What's with the dice necklaces?
Acolyte: Hey, what are all of these?
Lawrence: Oh come on, dude.
Lawrence: Are you from the forest or something?
Lawrence: Never seen a portable scryer before?
Acolyte: Well, once, but the one I saw looked bigger.
Lawrence: Yeah, these are the newest model.
Lawrence: They keep making new ones.
Lawrence: This one is 20 percent smaller AND doesn't even have a keypad anymore.
Lawrence: You just tell it what frequency you wanna call, it's great.
Lawrence: Of course, the sweetest deal would be to have a headband that does everything for you like Sigma over there, but what can you do?
Lawrence: Not everyone can be a Numeralian.
Sigma: That is a very correct statement.
Lawrence: But this is pretty cool too.
Acolyte: I guess so.
Acolyte: I don't really know who I would call though.
Lawrence: Well yeah, it's because you don't have a scryer yet.
Lawrence: Once you got one, I bet your contact list would start filling up.
Lawrence: Tell you what, I'll throw it in for free.
Lawrence: Gotta advance communication, right?
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Lawrence: Alrighty, that's one astral compass and one portable scryer.
Lawrence: And feel free to grab a ring out of the jar.
Acolyte: Really, I can just take one?
Lawrence: Yeah, sure, rings aren't hard to come by.
Lawrence: I get 'em by the crateload after every enchanting lesson.
Lawrence: It's not exactly difficult to take a bent piece of metal and put a spell on it.
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Lawrence: Hey, cool, you got a waterbreathing one.
Lawrence: It lets you extract oxygen from water when you wear it, like a fish.
Lawrence: That or this is a broken one which transmutates any oxygen you may want to breathe into water.
Lawrence: ...that's kind of another reason why rings are free.
Lawrence: Bit of a gamble there.
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Sigma: Well, that was certainly an ordeal.
Acolyte: Yeah.
Acolyte: What did you get?
Sigma: An antique dousing rod.
Sigma: I shall use it to help with my study of surface culture.
Acolyte: ...how would a dousing rod help with that?
Sigma: Well, today I've decided to merely "kick back" and do some simple statistical analysis.
Sigma: In the spirit of the festival and all.
Sigma: So I shall ask several hundred people whether or not they know the purpose of this tool.
Sigma: And if so, whether or not they believe that dousing is a true science.
Sigma: Having done this, I shall ascertain the current surface opinion on this matter.
Acolyte: Oh.
Acolyte: Sounds...interesting.
Sigma: Ah, I am glad you think so.
Sigma: I will require someone to take notes.
Sigma: Please, accompany me.
Acolyte: I-
Acolyte: Well, I guess I don't have anything else to do for now.
Acolyte: Since my...supervisor...didn't give me any instructions.
Acolyte: Might as well.
Sigma: Excellent.
Sigma: We shall begin in the break room.
Sigma: There is always quite a number of people there.
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Acolyte: So, you're a...Numeralian, huh.
Sigma: I come from the country of the same name, yes.
Acolyte: Right.
Acolyte: Is it nice?
Sigma: It is the greatest place this planet has ever seen or will see.
Sigma: A true bastion of knowledge and reason.
Acolyte: Wow, sounds pretty great.
Acolyte: Why did you leave?
Sigma: I study surface culture, so it is only natural for me to take such trips.
Acolyte: ...do you miss it?
Sigma: I do miss my home, of course, but on the plus side, I am able to study the rest of humanity hands-on.
Sigma: It is quite fascinating.
Sigma: I am amazed by how impulsive you can be.
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Frankie: Mineral water, cooking oil, orange juice...
Frankie: Orange juice! Come on!
Frankie: Do you guys not have ANY booze?!
Purplecoat: I think we should just be thankful for what we have.
Purplecoat: Janie fought really hard for us to get a bar in the break room.
Purplecoat: No other floor has that.
Frankie: Exactly!
Frankie: Why is this place not filled to the brim with alcohol?!
Frankie: You guys are wasting a PRECIOUS opportunity to become the best break room in the Tower!
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Sigma: You see, this is exactly what I mean.
Sigma: An argument has formed based on something neither party can do anything about!
Sigma: And yet, they will pursue a non-existent solution until late into the night if they so desire.
Sigma: Truly, yours is a fascinating culture.
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Post by Curris on Jul 23, 2016 17:40:35 GMT
Orange juice has sugars. It can ferment.
I'm sure someone can magic up a process to distill it.
So, Numeraliens are big into science and research, and logic? Don't they ever have arguments themselves? Some problems don't have logical solutions.
The Purplecoat shining the golem seems nice, go talk to her.
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Post by badatnames on Jul 23, 2016 17:45:27 GMT
>Ask her if two perfectly logical people can ever disagree.
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Post by Superficial on Jul 24, 2016 21:25:31 GMT
> What's the necklace around the golem for?
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Post by ProfessorLizzard on Jul 27, 2016 12:17:47 GMT
>What about your culture?
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Post by randomwriter on Jul 27, 2016 14:19:28 GMT
>Aid Sigma in note taking
>Say, what if you stayed here full time, as a mole? The people here are friendly and cute. And conversion could be cool.
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Post by tailortf on Jul 28, 2016 14:00:18 GMT
>What about your culture?
Acolyte: So, wait, does that mean that Numeralians don't ever argue?
Acolyte: That can't be.
Sigma: No, we have disagreements, of course.
Sigma: However, they are not settled through name-calling, conjecture, and violence like on the surface.
Sigma: We solve our problems using proven facts and cooperation, thus making us superior at conflict resolution.
Sigma: And, as superiors, it is our burden to solve the conflicts of those unable to do it for themselves.
Sigma: Observe.
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Sigma: Good afternoon, ma'am.
Sigma: I believe I am able to solve your alcohol-based predicament.
Sigma: With the use of several simple spells, I can speed up the fermentation process of the aforementioned orange juice, thus causing it to become alcoholic in nature.
Frankie: Hey, coolness.
Frankie: I knew we kept you nerds around for something.
Frankie: Light it up, dude.
>Talk to the purplecoat shining the golem.
Acolyte: Uh...hello.
Purplecoat: Hi.
Acolyte: Y'know, I was wondering.
Acolyte: What's the point of the necklaces on these golem guys?
Acolyte: Isn't it kind of a waste of money?
Purplecoat: Well, besides the obvious use of showing who owns them, there IS a second use almost no one knows about.
Purplecoat: All golem amulets are hollow so that you can keep small objects in them.
Purplecoat: See, there's a popular superstition that if a golem is near something related to its' purpose, it performs much more effectively.
Purplecoat: So, say, a golem made for farming works a lot better if you have it carry a piece of wheat or a bag of seeds or something.
Purplecoat: There's no scientific basis for it as far as I know, but it's cool to think about, y'know?
Purplecoat: Almost like they're alive.
Acolyte: Wow, I didn't know that.
Acolyte: You know a lot about golems, huh.
Purplecoat: Oh sure, I love 'em.
Purplecoat: Ours most of all.
Purplecoat: They're just...neat, y'know?
Purplecoat: All that raw power barely restricted by human orders.
Purplecoat: You just get the feeling they could go wild on you at any time.
Purplecoat: It's pretty cool.
Acolyte: ...right.
Acolyte: I'm gonna go talk to my other...friend...now.
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Frankie: Sweet Jesus this is rancid.
Acolyte: Who?
Frankie: Oh, I dunno.
Frankie: It's just some thing that Gil says sometimes.
Frankie: In other news, hey, look at you!
Frankie: Still alive and everything, good job.
Acolyte: Well, these guys are kinda weird, but they're not too unfriendly.
Acolyte: Though I did kinda start-
Acolyte: Wait, did you say "alive"?
Frankie: Oh, yeah, I almost forgot.
Frankie: I'm not just here for free unsupervised booze.
Frankie: I can get that at my dorm.
Frankie: No, I also came up here to warn you.
Acolyte: About what?
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Jane: Attention, fellow purplecoats.
Jane: This is an intruder alert.
Jane: I repeat: a subversive element intent on harming the Church in some way has infiltrated our ranks.
Jane: This is not a drill, people, get your game faces on.
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Jane: The suspect is a grey-haired woman dressed in blue robes with somewhat tan complexion and red eyes.
Jane: Be warned: the intruder is apparently capable of casting magic on a high level.
Jane: Do not attempt capture or combat on your own if you encounter her.
Jane: Also, I am told that she may be colluding with several other individuals still undiscovered.
Jane: Please remember to not forgo the routine ID checks.
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Jane: All purplecoats, report to the main elevator on floor 18 immediately.
Jane: You will be further briefed upon arrival.
Jane: Again, not a drill, guys. Seriously.
Jane: Head Research Supervisor Jane over and out.
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Frankie: About that.
Frankie: Probably should've started with that, in retrospect.
Frankie: Sorry.Hey guys, sorry about the delayed update. I've been somewhat busy lately and haven't had too much time to draw. Luckily, all of that's been sorted out and we should be back to our 2-3 day schedule now. Good times.
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Post by Superficial on Jul 28, 2016 18:39:12 GMT
> Grab the cooking oil. It really enhances fires!
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