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Post by Archindale on Jun 2, 2018 15:38:23 GMT
>Run into the nearest building that has a lot of people, so you'll be lost in the crowd. This one looks promising!>Next_
  >Next_ Major: Hey!>Next_ Major: As Captain of the Starfield Division, I hereby claim that you, Dob Fobbclob, are resisting arrest!
Major: Stand down now, man in yellow and grey jacket, or force will be used!
>Next_ ?????: Yo, Jay, June, you heard that?June: Obviously.Jay: Hey, hey, Jen, you're not suggesting that-June: I can see it in his eyes already.Jen: Geez, its like you guys can read my mind or something.Jen: So? You wanna go and catch that guy?
June: Dude's a criminal. We're not cut out for off-duty stuff live in shows.June: Also we're, like, 16.
Jen: What? You don't want money?June: They're not gonna pay us just because we caught a criminal.Jen: We can work something out!Jay: It sounds fun though, so... I guess?Jen: June?June: Eh, screw it. Let's go.Jen: Sweeet!>Next_
 Jay: He ran over there!>Next_  Jen: ...he's totally gonna be in the bathroom!Jay: Don't see him. Probably in one of the stalls.
>Next_
 June: He's probably in the right-most stall.(Dob: Crap!)Jen: Right? Why?June: It's the closest stall he could reach when coming from the right bathroom door.June: Since he's running away, he's going to want to find the quickest way to hide from us.June: He wouldn't go to the stores because there's too many people there; it would slow him down. So he goes for the restroom.June: He also takes the first door he can, which is the right door, as the hallway to the restroom is long and narrow. If he stayed in the hallway for any longer, we would have spotted him.June: If he wants to be hidden as fast as possible, then he's also naturally take the closest stall to him, which is the right one.Jen: Ah! Smart! I like it!Jay: Can we open it now?Jen: All right, all righ-?????: HEY! What the FUCK do you think you're doing?Jen: Gah! Oh, hello... there?(Dob: Who is that?)?????: My son's in that stall!Jen: Son? Really?
(Dob: Oh this is going to sound bad.)Dob (High-Pitched): ...dad? Who are they??????: Oh, it's fine. Just keep doing what you're doing! I'm just having a little chat with some very unpleasant people right now.Dob (High-Pitched): Okay!Jen: I'm... sorry sir. Really sorry-I-I didn't mean it!?????: Get the hell out right now. I don't care what you and your crew are up to, but if you don't get out right now, I'm gonna grab that shirt of yours and toss you out myself.Jen: Man... all right. Let's go.>Next_
 ?????: Psst. Psssst. Hey, buddy.Dob: Hello??????: Hey! Keep your voice down!
Dob: Oh! Sorry!?????: That was a pretty good kid voice. If you hadn't done that, you would've been caught.
Dob: Thanks? It was completely improvisational. I hadn't tried that before, so I guess I just got lucky.Dob: Why though? Why'd you help me?
?????: Well, it sounds silly, but you looked like you were lost. Not just here, but in general.Dob: Lost??????: I saw you, back at the store. I saw it in your eyes. You looked scared, like you didn't know what you were doing. You weren't looking for somebody, like a mother you got separated from in a huge crowd. Your eyes told me that you had no idea where you were, and seemed like you wanted somebody to tell you what to do. A follower without a leader.Dob: You could tell all that from my eyes??????: I've seen it many times before in my life. I usually see it with people who lost their memory by amnesia. Also with junkies. You're not a junkie, right? You kinda look like one I've seem last week...Dob: A junkie? No! Though, you are right about the amnesia part. I don't know who I am or where I am.?????: Memory, huh??????: Listen, buddy. I can make you a deal.Dob: Deal? What sort of deal??????: I can give you something to do-work, in a way.Dob: Why would I want that??????: We'll give you somewhere to stay. Somewhere to sleep, and food for you to eat. Food's pretty good actually, no bullshit.?????: More importantly, we can help with you little memory issue.Dob: Really? You can give me back my memory??????: Well, we don't have a machine that can just give you back the memory. But we could help you jog back your memory, as well as protecting you from any UBA officers too.Dob: UBA??????: That guy that was chasing you? Yeah, him? He's part of the Starfield Division, and there are other divisions as well. The UBA is the collective force of all those divisions. It's an interdimensional police, basically.Dob: Police? Aren't they like, good??????: Sure, but they can also get shit wrong too. Trust me. ?????: Personal experience.?????: Any issue they have with you is probably misplaced. What is their issue with you anyway?Dob: Well, the issue started when this other guy found out that I could apparently change the form of the paper thing by dropping it.Dob: When he discovered that he couldn't do it, he started accusing me of something.Dob: And in the process, I accidentally stabbed him with its sword form, which didn't really help the situation.
?????: It was just you and him?Dob: Yeah. Me and him.?????: It's possible that the paper could change form for others as well. It seems like that the officer quickly assumed that you were the culprit behind some crime that was associated with that item.?????: Alternatively, it's possible that the paper only works on you. In that situation, he would be correct in blaming you. But since it was only you and him, there was no way to surely know. In our perspective, you alone can activate it, but it is possible one of many others who can activate it. Intentional framing by an unknown party, perhaps? We do not have enough information to correctly judge.
?????: Of course, there's the high probability that they know how that paper works beforehand, and so blaming you was simply a logical decision.?????: However, you lost your memory, so it would seem unfair to arrest someone for a crime that they genuinely do not remember, yes?Dob: I guess??????: And on a related note, if you are the person the Starfield Division is trying to catch, then they would know your past. If you go with them, you can easily know you were.?????: However, this is likely at the cost of your freedom. Do you think that you are a high priority arrest?Dob: They seem pretty anxious to catch me.?????: I'd assume yes, then. If you're a high priority, then there's a good chance that you did something very illegal.?????: There's a high chance that you will be sent to prison at your trial. And that prison that you'll be sent to will most likely be a very harsh one, one to punish you for your high priority crime.?????: A crime you don't remember doing in the first place.Dob: Why would they punish me for a crime I legitimately don't remember doing??????: Ah, and here's where your little memory issue comes in. During your trial, it's possible that your defense will argue that you and your "past self" are different people. However, the prosecution will try and persuade the jury against you. They could try and play into their emotions by saying that somebody has to be punished for your heinous crimes, but that's a weak point. Honestly, I don't know what would happen. ?????: Ah, sorry if I come off as extremely biased. ?????: While it does look like I'm actively trying to make you join, I'm just trying to keep this fair.?????: I won't force you to go. If you don't want to, then we'll simply never see each other again. I'll respect your choice.Dob: ...?????: If you're interested, meet me at White Valley. It's the place with the blue beam coming from the ground.?????: There's a cave system there. Stomp your foot 3 ties, say "Banana Waffles", then stomp your foot 2 more times.?????: You have 1 hour to decide. If you're not there by exactly 1 hour, I'll assume that you chose to not arrive. Remember:?????: It's your choice, not mine.?????: Also: Don't go spouting out your memory loss to everyone who talks to you. You never know what they could to to you with that information. Just a word of advice.?????: See you later... or not.----- Command Used: >Run into the nearest building that has a lot of people, so youll be lost in the crowd. |
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Post by ten11 on Jun 17, 2018 7:42:48 GMT
>Go, but try to find out more about the White Valley or secretive groups who don't like the police much in the hour you have, by finding gossipy people or libraries or something.
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Post by Archindale on Jun 21, 2018 20:43:05 GMT
>Weren't there other people here too? Oh yeah! Let's get back to them. Ragnar: ...and that's how Peter represents the sin of Sloth.Prior: ...Ragnar: Of course, it's widely debated whether he represents Sloth or if he represents Pride.>Next_  Ragnar: I've argued that his actions in his third movie actually supported the Sloth theory.
Ragnar: In the first fight, he says-Prior: Can you shut your FUCKING MOUTH for one GOD DAMN second?Ragnar: I'm not even talking that much. If anything, I'm talking for you since you haven't said a word after our entrance.
Ragnar: I'm trying to keep this from being as awkward as possible!Prior: Ragnar, I don't give a single shit about how the Avengers represent the 7 Sins.
Prior: I'm already angry that Allain fucking dropped us off this far from the city.
Prior: I don't feel like listening to your dumbass theories. All I want to do is head to the city and arrest the son-of-a-bitch.Ragnar: You sound surprisingly excited. I thought you were the lazy one in the team?Prior: ...yes. Usually. But this is a different case.Ragnar: Different? ...oh. Oh ho-ho! It's personal, isn't it? Yeah!
Ragnar: Oh man, what is it? Former lover? Childhood friend turned evil?
Ragnar: Did he kill your parents?>Next_ Prior: No, he didn't kill my parents!Ragnar: ...he totally did, didn't he?Prior: Can you shut up?Ragnar: I mean, you could be a little nicer.Prior: What? How is that relevant to->Next_ Ragnar: See look-if you were to add love-or really, any emotion other than anger-to yourself, you would get:
Ragnar: More friends and a better mood?
Ragnar: Eh? Sounds like a good deal right?
>Next_ Prior: Nah, I'm good.Ragnar: Wha-Prior!Prior: Nobody's perfect. Everybody has their character flaws.Ragnar: Your character flaw is more like the beginning of a character redemption arc where the asshole character goes through some heavy character development throughout the course of the story and realizes the errors of his ways and befriends all those who he had shunned prior.Prior: You're saying that I'm going to become a better person throughout the course of this story?Ragnar: Too bad this isn't a story, or else you'd be forced to go through some character development.Prior: ..oh yeah. Too bad about that.>Next_ Prior: Okay, you know what?
Prior: Leave. I don't want you to walk with me anymore.Ragnar: What? Why? That came out of nowhere.Prior: Do you think I want to hear you talk to me about my shitty personality?Ragnar: ...you really want me to go?Prior: Leave.Ragnar: Like, really-really?Prior: Fucking-ugh, I swear to God->Next_ Ragnar: All righty then! Your choice!>Next_ >Next_ Prior: Is that... a jetpack? You had one all this time??
Ragnar: Well, I was going to tell you about it after my theory spiel, but you don't want me here anymore, so I'll be going now!
Ragnar: Should I buy more clothes? I haven't spent some of last month's paycheck, and I'm kinda tired of wearing this three-month-old jacket already.
Ragnar: Nah, I know you don't care. Maybe I should buy you new clothes! Hah! Now that's a thought! You've had that hood cloak for a while now, haven't you?
Ragnar: I'll be at the fountains! I wanna do this mission too! Seems veerry interesting!
>Next_ Ragnar: See ya later!Prior: GODDAMMIT! Wait! Ragnar!>Next_ Ragnar: Byeeeeeeee!!!Prior: MOTHERFUCKER! COME BACK HERE!
Prior: Hey there. You should leave too. Ragnar's not here anymore, so you don't have any other reason to stay in my perspective.
Prior: Oh, you thought I was joking? You know, back then? The last time you tried to watch my perspective, I shut you off.
Prior: I said, and I quote: "'I won't have you peeking over my shoulder and watching my every move. It's fucking creepy.'"
Prior: What, you don't think I was serious when I said that? Or that I forgot about you?
Prior: Focus on some random character in our admittedly small division. I don't care who.
Prior: Inkwell. Allain. Skipper. Cruncher. Hell, fucking Scarecrow if you want. Literally anybody but me.----- Unused panel |
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Post by ten11 on Jun 25, 2018 2:28:35 GMT
>Skipper
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Post by Archindale on Jun 28, 2018 21:27:32 GMT
>Skipper_ Skipper? That's going to be difficult because of the fact that he's not even here in this present time period. We can't get the perspective of somebody who doesn't exist as of this moment. Although, we could go back in time to a point in time where he did exist. Somewhere around... >2 weeks ago..._  (Cammie: Oh! It's that new guy!)
(Cammie: I should I introduce myself!)>Next_
Cammie: Hey there!
Skipper: Wha-who?!
Cammie: My name's Cammie! Ooh, what'cha drawing there? Is that the-
Skipper: Wait-nonononopleasedon'tletmego
Cammie: Oh, where'd you go? Oh no, did I do something bad? Oh, I hope not!
>Next_
 Allain: ...okay, just stand right there.
Major: Like this?Allain: Hmm, actually, hey Cruncher. Put your arm around Major.Cruncher: Why?Allain: I want this picture to look as friendly and accepting as possible. If you put your arm around him, then it'll make people think that this division isn't just strictly about business, but also about making friends too!
>Next_ Major: What if I put my hand up like this? Like I'm waving hello to them!Allain: That could work!Cammie: Cruncher! Hey, Cruncher!Cruncher: Hm? Cam? We're kinda trying to take a pic right now. You can talk to us later.Cammie: No, it's about that new guy!Cruncher: Skipper? No wait, I think I know what you're talking about.
Cruncher: Did he disappear?Cammie: Uh-huh! I talked to him, and then he just vanished!Cruncher: ...god damn it...>Next_ Cruncher: You see, it's because of his Augment.Cammie: Ohh! Okay! Is that why he turned blue first?Cruncher: Exactly. His power allows him to travel forward in time.Cammie: *gasp* HE CAN TIME TRAVEL???Cruncher: Not fully. His Augment allows him to travel only forwards in time. He can't travel backwards.Cammie: Well that sucks.Cruncher: Like any other Augmentative power, it's about how-Cammie: -you use it, not about how strong it is. Yeah, yeah, I know that! What do you do with a power like that, though?Cruncher: Well, for him, travelling forwards is instantaneous. That means that, no matter how far into the future he travels, it will feel like no time has passed.
Cruncher: When he travels, his position will not change. He will appear in the same spot he disappeared.
Cruncher: The most useful part of his power is that it allows him to travel any increment of time into the future, whether that be 0.0001 seconds or 100 million years. Of course, we actually don't really know that as he's pretty scared to test its limit. Though he has travelled ahead a few years once before.Cammie: So if I had his power, I never have to wait 30 seconds for the microwave to heat up my food?Cruncher: You wouldn't have to wait for anything anymore with his power.Cammie: What?? That's soo cool!Cruncher: However, he has trouble controlling it. If he gets surprised, like how you talked to him without telling him ahead of time, he might accidentally use his power and time travel. Since it was completely by accident, he had little control over his destination, which means that he could have travelled ahead by a few minutes to a few years.Cammie: Oh no!!Cruncher: But it's not your fault! Don't worry! We actually took him into our division to help him control his Augment better.
Cruncher: Please make sure that, when he comes back, you don't talk to him. He has to talk to you. At least until he has more control.Cammie: Oh, okay!Allain: You done talking?Cruncher: Oh, right, we were doing a thing. Got'cha.>Next_And that's the story of how Skipper disappeared for two weeks and more. Don't worry, he'll be back in the story... ...eventually. In the meantime, we should go back to Dob. Or Major. Which one? ----- This took a while as I never finished Skipper's design. I typically design a character very early, even before they even have their name mentioned. But, my first design of Skipper didn't fit his character, so I had to scrap the whole thing and start anew. ----- Command Used: |
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Post by ten11 on Jun 29, 2018 9:42:30 GMT
>Major
I see Skipper is from the yu-gi-oh dimension
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Post by Archindale on Aug 31, 2018 22:53:43 GMT
>Major_
 Major: (Weren’t those kids in the store?)
Major: (Are they looking for Dob?)
Major: (Oh well. More people looking for him, I guess!)
Major: (At least it gives me a chance to spread out.)
>Next_
 Major: Darn, where is he? I checked everywhere here. Could he have run outside? No, I doubt that. There wasn’t enough time for him to reach the door early enough for one of the kids to not see him.
Major: Could he been in the bathroom?
Major: The kids did check there… drat. I shouldn’t have trusted them that much. Did they even check the stalls? They didn’t, did they? Why did I even think about trusting them? I don’t even know them!
Major: Now I gotta-
>Next_
 Jen: Hey, officer!Major: Wha? Oh, hello there!Jen: Yeah, so that guy you were looking for? Well, we looked for him in a lot of places, and we didn’t see him?Major: You were looking for him? I didn’t tell you to do that.June: He wanted money.
Jen: Hey!June: Like I’m lying.
Major: You… wanted money? For catching a criminal?Jay: Isn’t that how these things work? Ya know, we give you the guy and you give us some cash as a reward.Major: I mean, we haven’t put anything on him already. Jen: But… seriously?Major: Yup, just found him today. Not enough time to put up a bounty, hah.Jen: So what you’re saying is that we’re getting nothing?
>Next_
 Major: I mean, if you had found him, I would have very really appreciated it!
Major: Impressed, really! A couple of teens catching a criminal! Sounds like something straight out of a movie.
Major: I still would’ve had to talk to you guys about how reckless that would have been, heh, but I’d be lying if I said that I wouldn’t be a little proud of you guys.>Next_
 Jay: Really!Jen: Well this was a waste of time.
Jay: I wouldn't say that it was a complete waste of time…
Jay: It was pretty fun running around for the guy!Jen: Fun for you… now I’m tired with no extra cash in my pocket! Let’s just leave.
June: Hold up for a sec.>Next_
 June: You… ’re Division Captain Major, right?Major: That’s right, yeah! You’re one of those people who keep track of Divisions?Jen: Please, he’s obsessed. He’s one of those people who creates imaginary fights between Division Officers. He even bought ALL the comics for each Division.
Jay: Even the figurines!Major: Ooh, even our own? The Starfield Division comics?June: Yup! Had to spend a lot of cash on those issues, ugh.
June: Speaking of, you guys are really lacking in major fights. Actually, no. You guys don’t have any major fights at all. So far, the Starfield Division comics only has one issue cause you haven’t had any major fights.Major: Hey, if you’re caught up with every Division, you already know that Starfield is a recent addition to the Division team. That also means that we have a low amount of officers, which means less realities we’re in charge of. That also means that we have a much lower encounter rate with criminals with Augments.June: You guys are not that young. So far, you only had one person who was big enough to be drawn into a comic. Trident’s first year had Ashenguard, Black Siren, Deep Sea Diver, Lord Salmon, and a couple others.Major: We actually just so happened to be assigned to relatively low-activity realities. Lucky us, right?June: More like disappointing. Ragnar: Hey!
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 Ragnar: What’cha doin, guys?
Major: Oh, hey Ragnar! Yeah, I’m just talking to these kids.June: ...Ragnar: Oh. Hello!June: Ah, Starfield Division Officer Ragnar.Ragnar: Uh, yeah? You know me?Major: Yeah, he keeps up to date will all the Division officers and whatnot.June: Gotta say, for such a small division, you guys have a good assortment of powers. I can’t imagine how many people wanted Allain for her portals. And you, Ragnar, with your alteration of gravity’s influence on inanimate objects.
>Next_
 Major: Hey, where’d your friends go?June: Wha-
>Next_
June: Hey! Don’t be like that!Jay: What! We were just walking backwards. You know, just veeeryy slowly. We weren’t actually planning on leaving you.June: Still, you could’ve…
>Next_
 Major: So…
Major: Why are you here? I only told Prior to come here.Ragnar: Bored. Also Prior kicked me in the balls, so Allain forced him to take me with him because somebody hasn’t assigned me anything to do for, like, the past week. Hmm, I wonder who's responsible for that?Major: You could just do reality checks, if you’re bored. There’s a couple of our Inventory Realities that haven’t been checked on for a while.Ragnar: I know that, but those are boring. I’m waiting for the actually interesting cases, you know? Something like this one.
Major: Ah, whatever. I guess it’s nice to have a third hand in this.
Ragnar: Speaking of work, weren’t you supposed to be chasing down the soul-thing? Did you just forget about that?
Major: No, of course not! It’s just that my priorities changed.
Ragnar: Preettty irresponsible for you to just abandon it just when the situation changes.Major: Ah-
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 Major: Gooooshhh-darn, drat narbit!
Ragnar: Ooh, that’s a new one.Major: You're right, that was not a good move at all.
Ragnar: I wouldn’t say that it was that terrible of a choice. That soul isn’t that dangerous when compared to an actual human. Who is he, anyway?Major: Him? Oh, he’s just an old criminal. You know, we’ve actually been searching for him for eleven years.
Ragnar: Eleven years? Man, why’d it take you guys so long?Major: It was… tough. He straight up disappeared eleven years ago, and we didn’t know where. We even had the help of other divisions, but nope, nothing came up.Ragnar: And this was years before Starfield was even founded? This is some pretty old news, man.Major: Pretty much. I’m honestly surprised that this old news is resurfacing years later.
Major: Is it weird to feel like this won’t go down so easily?
Ragnar: Well, you’re chasing a guy who’s evaded your guys’ eyes for eleven years, probably did some shady stuff while hiding, and now resurfaced and lost his memory.
Ragnar: Sounds like he won’t be alone.Major: How do you know all this info about Dob already? Prior?
Ragnar: Sure, yeah. I mean, I had to practically force it out of him when we first arrived. Apparently I “didn’t need to know” or some crap like that. Like, I’m part of the team! I should be up-to-date on this stuff!
>Next_ Ragnar: You want some boba? It's mango flavored. I brought extra straws in case you don’t wanna share the one.Major: Nah, it’s fine. I don’t really like mango bubble tea that much.
Ragnar: Hmph. Oh well, whatever. More for me then, huh?
Ragnar: So, what now?Major: Well, we wait for Prior to arrive, then we find Dob.
Major: ...yeah this won’t be easy. He’ll try to run away again.Ragnar: What if you tell him why he’s wanted? If he’s got no memories, then he doesn’t know why he’s being chased. We do know of his past, right? Just use that, easy.Major: That might be hard, I can’t just reveal his past in public like that… especially his crime.Ragnar: Just say that you know who he is. And maybe reveal what his crime was in a really vague term.
Major: Hm. Doesn’t sound too bad actually.
Ragnar: I have an idea!
Ragnar: What if I catch the rogue soul and you give me a raise for it?Major: A raise? I'll think about it, but only if you catch it. Otherwise, no deal.Ragnar: Ha-ha! Nice.----- I see Skipper is from the yu-gi-oh dimension Actually, Yu-Gi-Oh was a stong influence on Skipper's design! I was looking at some of the character designs in the series, and I decided to try and design Skipper's hair in the same vein as Yu-Gi-Oh to make him stand out more. ----- Command Used: >Major I see Skipper is from the yu-gi-oh dimension |
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Post by ten11 on Sept 1, 2018 5:38:03 GMT
>Well, seems like you should get back to searching. Maybe you should try thinking from his perspective. If you had no memory and were being chased, where would you go?
Unless we're switching back to Dob, of course.
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Post by unseenumpire on Sept 1, 2018 16:55:32 GMT
>Switch to Dob while Skipper and Rangar waits for Prior
P.S: Prior is a dickwad.
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Post by Archindale on Sept 23, 2018 22:06:58 GMT
>Maybe you should try thinking from his perspective_
Let’s see…
So he’s scared and doesn’t know where to go. So he might try to hide.
He might try the other floors in this bio-dome. The top floor is the one where all the energy is generated and is always locked, so that’s out. He might try to go to the residential area, which is the third floor, or the second floor, which is the luxury area. It’ll be harder to find him in those places as they’re more crowded.
Though… if you were to root him out of the bio-dome, then it would be much easier to catch him. If you were to announce over the intercom that you are searching for him, with a specific description, then there would be a lot more looking out for him as well as covering more ground at the same time. If no one catches him inside the domes, then it would force him out of the domes as a result. The only landmark that isn’t a bio-dome is White Valley, which he’ll naturally go towards as it as a giant beam hooting towards the sky, which is bound to get the attention of anyone. He can’t go anywhere else without risking death by starvation. You don’t think that there’s any human establishments anywhere close by-City of Midnight’s really the only inhabited place here.
So, he goes out of the domes and heads toward the valley. You definitely need to have someone there early to catch him. Regular enforcement from here? Nah, it’s too risky. It’s possible that he may have gotten an Augment. You don’t want to risk any regulars from being in the crossfire of an Augment fight. You’re definitely coming there. Prior won’t not go, so he’s definitely coming too. Ragnar… well, Ragnar can do whatever he wants really. He’s got no personal stakes here. You guess that it’ll be fine putting him against the rogue soul that you were chasing before.
Who goes where, though? Someone needs to stay here to inform Prior of the plan. You’re not sure if you can contact Prior through his watch-last time you tried, he wasn’t picking up and so you had to call the base phone. If you go, then you can leave Ragnar here. You can go and contact the local officers about the situation (keeping his real identity secret, of course) while Ragnar updates Prior about your plan. Afterwards, Ragnar will head out with Prior while the officers do their thing. The two will then split. Ragnar will go and find the rogue soul before it runs off to the unknown, if it hadn’t already done so by now. Prior goes to White Valley, where you will be waiting. We will then stay hidden, watching for Dob so that we can get in a sneak attack.
In summary, you force him out of the domes by calling for a wide-scale casual search by announcing it over the intercoms. If he’s he caught, then great! If not, then he’ll have to flee towards White Valley, where you and Prior will be waiting. A pincer maneuver essentially!
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Major: Hey, Ragnar!
Ragnar: Hm? Major: I’ve got a plan to catch the guy. Might be good.I think it’s good, at least, Ragnar: Ooh, the criminal? What is it? Major: Well, first off, you have to stay here while I go and talk to the local officers here. Ragnar: Wait-you, uh, want me to wait for Prior? Ragnar I don’t think that’s such a good idea. Considering how I left things off with him a few minutes ago, I think he’s gonna kill me if he sees me this soon. Major: He’s not gonna kill you! Ah, well, he won’t really kill you. You know, he'll just… Major: ...uh… Major: ...yeah, we can switch. Ragnar: Nice! All right! Now what's the plan? Major: You have to go and talk to the officers here and tell them to announce of the intercoms that there is a search for a person called Dob. Ragnar: Is he still wearing the white outfit? Major: Oh, that? I actually have the white outfit. I bought him some new clothes. It's a yellow hoodie with two large grey stripes at the lower half, a dark grey hood, two short grey straps under the hood, and orange shoes. Ragnar: You bought a criminal an outfit? Major: Well I didn't know he was a troublemaker when I first met him! I thought he was just some lost guy with amnesia! Ragnar: Is he Augmented? Major: A good chance. He wasn't before, but after he disappeared, I have little doubt that he managed to get a hold of a Badge. Ragnar: So you want me to tell a bunch of powerless people to go search for an Augment? Yeah, okay. Major: Powerless people with weapons. That's also important! The cops here are equipped with standard-issued pistols, which can still kill a person, power or not. Ragnar: Assuming that he doesn’t have a broken power. Major: If he did, then he definitely would’ve used it against either me or Prior! Ragnar: *sigh* Alright. Fine, I guess it’s fine. I’m not responsible for any deaths taken, alright? Major: No one’s going to die. From what I’ve seen he’s not very violent. He’d rather run than fight. Ragnar: So. After that, what then? Major: When you leave, I’ll wait here for Prior. When he arrives, I’ll catch him up and we’ll both head for White Valley. Major: For you, after talking to the officers, you will head to White Valley. Ragnar: You’re trying to do a pincer maneuver? Have the cops search here, forcing him out to the valley where we’ll be? Major: Exactly! Good job! Ragnar: Man, everyone’s going to White Valley now. Sounds like something’s building up, huh? Major: Gosh, hope not. It sounds cool to have a big battle- full with Augments and laser weapons and all that and the eventual comic adaptation-but, I don’t know. It’s stressful. You’re having a five minute battle with someone who can easily kill you, while you’re trying to defend and attack at the same time. It’s stressful. Ragnar: Eh, whatever. I’m honestly itching for a fight! Plus, we get more comics! >Next_
Ragnar: Anyway, see ya!
Major: Yup. See you later!
>Switch to Dob while Major waits for Prior_
Ah, transition, huh? I can do that! Just give me a second to set it up…
>Go, but try to find out more about the White Valley or secretive groups who don't like the police much in the hour you have, by finding gossipy people or libraries or something_
Well, you didn’t find a library, but you did find this information board. There’s 5 options here. You probably won’t be getting any information on any secretive groups from this, but there should be some conclusive information on White Valley and this bio-dome. You’ve been confused this entire time about this place the entire time because it was like no one was directly explaining anything.
Now, let’s see...
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Commands Used:>Well, seems like you should get back to searching. Maybe you should try thinking from his perspective. If you had no memory and were being chased, where would you go? Unless we're switching back to Dob, of course. >Switch to Dob while Skipper and Rangar waits for Prior P.S: Prior is a dickwad. >Go, but try to find out more about the White Valley or secretive groups who don't like the police much in the hour you have, by finding gossipy people or libraries or something. |
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Post by ten11 on Sept 24, 2018 22:24:06 GMT
>Map, you can continue to not understand for a bit longer.
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Post by unseenumpire on Sept 25, 2018 23:40:30 GMT
>Redeem Spotpints ™
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Post by Archindale on Oct 14, 2018 21:57:44 GMT
>Map, you can continue to not understand for a bit longer._
Aw man. At least the map tells you where you are right now.
The circular design of the pathways inside the bio-domes were made by our architects to ensure that our prized customers could walk anywhere in the shortest amount of time possible! With this, you can now quickly browse through brand-name stores stores R-Brand, KINDER’S, Blue Stop, 44 Pharmacy, other large brands and our resident-run shops) in record time! You can also check out our excellent restaurants at the 2nd floor, such as our award-winning Roman’s Backdoor, or relax at our spas with our licensed masseuses. You know literally none of these stores. At least you can take comfort in the fact that other people are having fun here.
There’s an option to see some information about the other floors. 
Our bio-domes are split into 4 floors! The bottom floor is dedicated to our expansive marketplace, as well host to many popular brand-name stores! Shop for clothes, test out the newest Virtual Reality games hot on the market, support the local economy by purchasing from our resident-run shops, or pick up some merchandise based around White Valley and our local Light Beasts! The second floor hosts our luxurious establishments! Relax at our high-class spas and hot springs, enjoy the view, or eat out at our restaurants! Check out the 6th largest arcade room! We host many entertaining activities for our values customers to enjoy! The third floor is home to our residents that live at City of Midnight! While mainly the spot for the homes of our lovely citizens, there are also public pools, park, and other similar recreational activities. At Dome 4, there exists the full set of schools for children’s education. If you do intend on visiting this floor, please be respectful to the local residents! The fourth floor is our energy generation and production area, where we use the light coming from White Valley to fuel our solar panels, which have been infused into the glass covering the dome. We then distribute it to all the other floors. Only select engineers and workers are allowed in this area.
So nothing useful for you then.
>Redeem SpotPoints
Thank you for visiting the City of Midnight SpotPoint [?]! As a reward, please scan your SP card [?] onto the logo above to receive 100 SPoints [?].
Oh boy, more terminology you don’t understand.
>What are SpotPoints? SpotPoints are tourist locations under the Ghirtz-Raine brand. There are 50+ SpotPoints, located in a variety of realities and planets. When a person visits a SpotPoint, they are able to experience new locations and make the very best memories. SpotPoints locations are always chosen with the intention of providing curious space-travellers with the best and most unique sights and sounds that cannot just be easily replicated with VR tech. Experience is our motto, and memories are your reward. SpotPoints are also the best places to build up SPoints [?] for use with your SP card [?].
Those places must be insane tourist traps.
>What is an SP card? An SP card is a card that physically hold all of one’s SPoints [?]. The card can be used for both online purchases and for retail purchases at specific Ghirtz-Raine brand stores. To get an SP card, you can purchase one from a Ghirtz-Raine store or order one online at our website. All first purchased SP cards are loaded with 50 SPoints.
Oh. Okay. Not necessary to know, though.
>What are SPoints? SPoints are a currency system used only within Ghirtz-Raine brand stores. They allow customers to purchase sponsored discounts shown on our website and on our app as well. SPoints can be obtained by visiting official SpotPoints, working as a Ghirtz-Raine employee, and by completing essays via our app or website. SPoints will only be given to a revisit to an already-claimed SpotPoint after 30 days.
Coupons can be purchased from the official Ghirtz-Raine website and the official app with SPoints (Note: Prices may vary). The coupons that can be purchased will be regularly switched out for another every 14 days (Union Time). Coupons have an expiration date of 30 days (Union Time) after purchasing it. Coupons are not physical, but are rather stored on one’s GR account [?]. An SP card [?] linked with a GR account will also hold the same coupon within it. Using a SP card when purchasing an item with the coupon loaded in the card will automatically use up the coupon. What’s Union Time? Are there different time scales in different planets? Realities? You’ll have to ask mystery guy later when you meet him.
>What is a GR account? A GR account is an account for the official Ghirtz-Raine website. It keeps track of all your purchases, notifies customers on sales and updates, and more. Items located in Ghirtz-Raine stores can also be bought from the Ghirtz-Raine website.
So, pretty much useless information to you. Ah well, at least you learned a little more about this place, even though you didn’t need to. You wonder if the other options will be more useful.
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>Map, you can continue to not understand for a bit longer.
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Post by unseenumpire on Oct 14, 2018 23:24:04 GMT
> Planetary Location
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Post by Archindale on Dec 26, 2018 4:14:48 GMT
Merry Christmas everyone! Sorry for not updating for a few months. I am working on it though, so don't worry! Since it is the holiday season, I decided to draw this in celebration! It has everyone I've properly introduced so far (unless I forgot someone), but with a design reminiscient of a classic Christmas character! Except Dob though, I made an original redesign for him.
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Post by Archindale on Jan 14, 2019 20:33:58 GMT
>Planetary Location_ City of Midnight is located at Lavernus. While not a very populated planet due to its strong gales, it is still a decently populated planet, coming to about 65,000 according to the 5130 Census.
Notable Locations:
City of Midnight: While mainly a marketplace, there exists houses for citizens.
White Valley: Contrary to the name, White Valley is not actually a valley, but an intricate cave system! Be amazed by the natural wildlife of the Light Beasts, see in-person the naturally-forming everine, and witness the mysterious blue light coming up from the depths of the valley’s opening.
Strawn: Natural hot springs galore! The #1 hot springs destination in Reality #000000! Relax at the flowing springs down from Mt. Selwin.
Ace-Ten: The largest city on the planet, boasting 47,000 residents! It’s also a great place to purchase authentic everine jewelry as the town is a major everine mining hotspot!
Hm, nothing. You might as well check out the other option.
>General Info_
Bio-Domes were constructed to counteract the biweekly gales. Each large dome glass window also acts as a solar panel, generating energy for the entire dome!
Why are Light Beasts purely white? Even to this day, researchers are still baffled as to how these animals turned out to be this peculiar. There seems to be no evolutionary benefit as the white makes any one of them stand out from the landscape. Is there an unknown third factor, or is it simply a strange quirk of theirs?
Light Beasts have an odd attraction to white colored objects. Do not fret, however, if you have white skin due to your art style! Only objects interest these odd animals! If you are spotted with any white object, they will attempt to steal it, so keep those items of yours hidden and secure! If they are taken, however, simply inform an officer inside any of the bio-domes. Someone will be sent out to White Valley to retrieve it, as all Light Beasts store these items in one gigantic pile in the area. The reason for this is still unknown.
Contrary to what its name suggests, White Valley is actually a deep and complex cave system that stretches across the planet! Throughout the cave are large everine crystals that can easily reflect the mysterious blue light, the origin of which is unknown.
Wait a minute-Light Beasts steal white-colored items? Does that mean that…
>Next_ hoooo boy. So, let’s see:
You’ve got that one guy who wants to meet with you in White Valley as well as possibly finding that dimensional-reality-watch-button-thing at the same place. Well, you were heading there already, and you’ve got 45 minutes left. What should you do now?
>Be someone else_ You are now someone else. More specifically Ragnar. More specifically after you had contacted some local cops about the guy with his description. You should be hearing the message on the intercoms soon…
>Next_ ...buuuuut you won’t be here for that! You gotta head to White Valley right now! You’ll just head down this float elevator first…
>Next_ Wait...
>Next_ Don't tell me...
>Next_ God, these things are so frustrating. It’s so stupid that the entrance can only allow one group at a time for the WHOLE ELEVATOR SHAFT. That means that someone on another floor opened the door, keeping the entrances for the rest of the floors locked until they exit. Who thought this was a good idea?
>Patience Level: 0_
Oh, finally! Waiting felt like forever!
>Next_
Alright, now where is White Valley-
>Next_
What’s that? Isn’t that the soul-thing that Major wanted you to catch? It looks like it’ll be moving around a lot quite quickly-it won’t be at the same place for long. You might lose it if you don’t catch it.
>Next_
It looks familiar, somehow. You’ve never seen it before, yet something about it seems like a lost memory, or something like that. It’s too far for you to see what it really looks like, though.
You want to go and run for it, but you have to head for White Valley. However, if you do, you might lose the soul forever. And according to Major himself, you might get a raise from catching it too! You’re sure that Prior and Major can do the whole criminal thing without you, right? They’re a lot more experienced at this sort of stuff…
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Post by unseenumpire on Jan 16, 2019 3:03:44 GMT
>Don't miss your opportunity. Activate your Jetpack and fly in front of the soul.
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Post by Archindale on Jan 24, 2019 5:34:27 GMT
>Don't miss your opportunity. Activate your Jetpack and fly in front of the soul_
Sounds like a good idea! Prior and Major can definitely take on that criminal guy, even if he has powers!
On another note, you really should have just taken off your jacket before you decided to blast off the first time. Now your jacket has two gigantic rips and Prior won’t be fixing them anytime soon.
>Blast off!_
Ragnar: You bet!
--- ?????: Hmmm...
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>Next_
It’s not too far off from here, especially with your jetpack.
>Next_
 --- ?????: Well, well, well, would you look at that?
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>Next_
It’s hard to see from all the way up here, but you think that it spotted you.
>Next_
Oh yeah, it definitely did. Well you can’t get away from you and your jetpack! It is surprisingly fast though.
>Next_
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?????: So he does have a jetpack. ?????: Tescon Peregrine… nothing impressive, but gets the job done.
?????: No wonder why he just comes out of nowhere later on...
>Next_
?????: Well.
?????: I’d say the future’s looking clearer now.
>Next_
?????: Ahh, I should be heading back now. She better not’ve eaten my Chups!
>Next_
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Post by unseenumpire on Jan 25, 2019 9:03:47 GMT
>Introduce Yourselves
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Post by Archindale on Mar 9, 2019 17:59:02 GMT
>Introduce Yourselves_ Your name is Rodrigo Ramirez, though only close friends can call you by your first name. You’re a recruiter, here to get another lad to join your organization. Your C1’s been raising the demands for all the recruiters recently-it’s been a pain to keep up. Luckily this guy’s the last one you need to meet your quota for this week so you’ll be practicing some “extensive mental exercise” techniques (read: nothing) for the rest of the week to get the C1 off your back. Your partner is Althaea, your bodyguard on this job. She also happens to be one of your closest friends. Recruiters don’t have to take bodyguards on recruitment hunts but these travels do get lonely. It’s nice to have somebody with you, someone you can trust. Also you saw her with you and the other guy in the soon-to-be future, so you know she has to come. Althaea: Why are you black? What happened to your colors?Ramirez: I could say the same for you.Althaea: Well damn, looks like we’ve gotten the same style shift. Black with grey outlines.Ramirez: Hmph. I already miss my original colors.Althaea: Same for me.
>Next_ Althaea: Well? Did you see anything when you were out?
Ramirez: Well that blue jacket guy flew away in a jetpack just now.Althaea: Uh, blue jacket guy? Who’s that?
Ramirez: I told you already about him! I told you everything that I saw in the future before we came here, including him.Althaea: Yeah you did not say anything. All you did was ask me to come with you to recruit some dude. You didn’t mention anything about the future.Ramirez: No, I’m pretty sure I told you. It was when we took off… right? Or maybe it was when I asked you to come...no, that’s not it.
Ramirez: Huh, shit. I guess I did forget to tell you then.
Ramirez: If that’s the case, then sit your butt down ‘cause I’ve got a short future story to tell!
>Next_ Ramirez: I only saw 30 seconds into one future.
Ramirez: You, the guy, and I were already in the ship flying away. I looked into the ship’s console and activated the external camera, looking down onto the scene below.
Ramirez: There were 3 people there: the blue-jacket guy, a guy in a brown cloak hood with a long orange scarf, and a guy in a green jacket.Althaea: Didn’t you say that you saw him in the domes? The green guy, I mean.Ramirez: Yup! At the same place where I first saw the white guy.
>Next_ Althaea: So what were they doing?Ramirez: Shhhhh I’m getting to that!
Ramirez: So green guy was looking directly at us.
Ramirez: He looked really pissed. Or frustrated. Either one, but it’s clear that they have some sort of beef with us. Or maybe it’s with that guy we’re picking up-they had some sort of thing going on back at the domes too.Ramirez: But guess what?Althaea: …
Ramirez: C’mon, you have to say it.Althaea: Roddie, I already know that you’re gonna explain anyway. I don’t need to say it.Ramirez: Well, yeah, but it’s all part of the conversation! It’s all about that natural flow and speed! If you said “What?” after I said “But guess what?”, the transition would be so damn smooth. That transition from one guy to the next would’ve been so good, you wouldn't believe it-Althaea: *sigh* Alrightalrightalrightalright, don’t worry. I got it. Flow and stuff. You wanna restart this conversation?
Ramirez: Let’s say...from where I asked you to said it.
Ramirez: But guess what?Althaea: What?Ramirez: So the strangest part I saw was what brown and blue guy were doing. Er, well what Brown was doing to Blue.
Ramirez: You know what he was doing?Althaea: No?
>Next_ Ramirez: Brown guy was fucking kicking in Blue’s skull into a nearby rock. Althaea: What? Why?Ramirez: I can see futures, not read minds.Ramirez: But man was he really going at it. I mean, there was a lot of blood. And he kept going! I don’t know why, but he was really into it.
Ramirez: If our timeline is one where we do end up encountering brown guy...Althaea: Don’t worry. If he tries to hurt you, I’ll be by your side.Ramirez: You’re supposed to be by my side anyways. You’re my bodyguard, you know.Althaea: I’m speaking to you as a friend, Rodrigo.Ramirez: Ah, of course.>Next_ Althaea: So we just wait now?Ramirez: Pretty much.Althaea: Figures.Ramirez: Since we’re doing nothing, can you hand me back my Chups?Althaea: Oh, right.
>Next_
Ramirez: Thanks->Next_ Ramirez: -wait a second. Ramirez: ...really?>Next_ Althaea: Okay, so I may have eaten some.Ramirez: “Some”?Althaea: Yeah. Some. You know...every...uh, minute. But it was only some!>Next_ Ramirez: I can’t believe this. You’ve… augh! You’ve betrayed my trust!
Ramirez: My heart, it blackens from my depression! Depression from...betrayal! Betrayal I say!
Ramirez: Watch as I turn my back to you, signifying the wall between us!Althaea: Yeah, yeah, don’t be acting all theatrical now. I’ll buy you some more when we get back! Do you want barbeque again or... Ramirez: ...Althaea: Hey. Ramirez: Mmmmm...Althaea: Come on now... Althaea: ...boop.Ramirez: .... Ramirez: *chuckle* Okay okay okay fine!
Ramirez: But you could’ve left me at least one, you know?Althaea: Nah.Ramirez: Hmph.
Ramirez: When we get back, you’re buying me...honey Chups and a night out at some restaurant of my choosing as well!Althaea: Hey! I only said Chups!Ramirez: What, you don’t want to get something after this?Althaea: ?Ramirez: This guy’s the last one I need to fulfill my recruitment quota. I’m free for the rest of the week after this, so I was thinking about the two of us getting some food and drinks and whatever else later today. What do you think?Althaea: Aww, well that sounds...delightful. I’ll happily take your offer.----- Command Used: |
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Post by unseenumpire on Mar 14, 2019 7:26:32 GMT
>I guess this is a good time to be someone else.
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