Lonelyworld 2012/02/05(Sun)20:52 No. 384689 ID: f72f26
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Tactica Command: "Commander-Ritualist Are you going to provide the sargeants requested reinforcements?"

Ekia: "it's your mission you deal with the technicalities"

Tactica Command: . . .

Ekia: " what's the matter Tactica Command? are you still sore about being wrong? if I didn't know better I'd say you are disappointed at thier survival!"

Tactica Command: "sending troops into certain death is against Astranian Law"

Ekia: "that was your prediction not mine, a prediction that was incorrect I might add."

Tactica Command: " . . . I shall be more thourough with my analysis in the future."

Ekia: "yes, you do that, let us now dwell upon the present! it is time for our bombardment and the absolute destruction of the scellor!"

Tactica Command: " a direct assault with the carrier will put you in danger and risk that we cannot afford to lose: your ship"

Ekia: "Danger from what? the scellor have no ability to stop our fleet, if they could not beat us at orbit, what could they hope to do now, was it not your prediction that we would be victorious? are you telling me you are again incorrect? I'm starting to lose faith in your brilliance . . . have you nothing to say? no flaw in my plan to illuminate?"

Tactica Command: . . .

>>384689
"Very well, Eika. Have it your way. I will, however, note in the log that this is entirely your action and against my advisement."

Tactica Command, what are the chances of the ship's victory? We cannot afford to lose the ship and you, as their AI, cannot let them man a suicide mission, but at the same time, a fight without the flagship will lack a desired punch.

How about this: Can a couple of the ships overcharge their shields and fly low against the ground directly over the scellor base in a shield-run, cutting off a sizeable chunk of them from the undermind and thus killing a fantastic number of weaker scellor and at the very least, drones, while the other ships and flagship then bombard the scellor after the "shielding run" and destroy whatever ones are left when the ones that are left are still stunned from the shielding?

>>384689
So get some scout craft or such out there ahead of the carrier so you can judge just how much resistance the Scellor can put up. If they get shot down in a barrage of AA fire, you know to stop.

Ekia's right. It's high time for some good ol' fashioned aerial bombardment. What kinda doof deploys a force without mortars or whatever anyway?

Telila 2012/02/05(Sun)18:03 No. 384630 ID: d12795
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"...dammit mom... what happened to you..."

He's soo cute. I don't have a blanket on hand, but i used my robes to keep him warm and found a pillow under his desk. I even got him a cup of warm jump juice, mostly my own concoction. Cus... well, i have a little skill in herbalism and potion making....

>>384423
... i'm not gonna watch him sleep... well maybe for a couple minutes but not any longer. I need to occupy myself with something else, what do you suggest?

Potionmaking? Baby, you can MAKE him love you. Slip a love potion in his jump juice next time.

Yeah... no potion making. Those things tend to back fire like NUTS. You said you were a secretary right? Maybe do some paper work that you are allowed to do so he's not flooded in the stuff. Probably some anti migraine medicine when he wakes up too.

>>384630

He still looks cold to me.

Telila Teres 2012/02/05(Sun)23:17 No. 384730 ID: d12795
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>>384682
haha, i don't want to poison him again so i won't do that.

>>384690
I'm not too good at being a secretary either, but i can be a thief!!! And i already made some headache stuff, it's in the juice already.

>>384700
... should i go hunt for a blanket?

>>384549

Is this just the hotel? That is Kim, yes?

Ask Now Kim if she saw anything happen with the furnace (or herself in it, for that matter).

Also, turn on your FLASHLIGHT. I have a feeling about this place....

Turn on flashlight. Prepare to see Pilgrim and Padre holding your hands instead of your buddies.

How about whip out that FLASHLIGHT and get the fuck out first. Then can we talk business!...

still grabbing the two, press against the nearest wall and, taking the month long resident's advice, stay in the darkness and make no sounds while trying to make out whats going on.

wtf just happened? D:

Since Vlad's going to be unconcious for a good chunk of the day and probably hungover for the rest of it...

Armas: Bother Gianni and see if he can fix Sake into a proper male gender at some point, with appropriate comments about weasel handling and so forth, of course.

Well, training is all well and good, but we also needs to have our funtime. So... this may mean we need a stricter schedule so that we can have both a coherent training direction as well as time for fun. As such:
Armas should usually train 6hrs a day. While he shouldn't get specific days for specific things yet, maybe he should try to arrange his training so that:
3 days for Chakra- 1 for lo fang, 1 for Disciple (or, later on, Einrik contact) and one for Homework.
1 day for fleshcrafting under GiaGia
1 day Melee training
1 day for shooting training
1 day for experimentations.
Obviously, when possible, we should 'mix' training, like using melee sparring during our chakra training, etc.
Armas might also try, the days where he is not exhausted, to add another two hours of training before going to bed-those on the subjects he feels need the most at the moment.

For the 'experimention' bit, this may include get taught on external soul manipulation by hummingbird, but it should be good to have a day where we specifically experiment- and the rests, we don't unless in special cases. For making sure we don't forget what's going on, Armas should buy a notebook, and jot down his experimentaion ideas in Ta Reo in it.

>So what's my plan for the rest of the day?
Maybe you should go and ask the Russians, as well as Einrik, Hillevi and Camella how Kui Li is fitting in. If Einrik and Camella are together, it might be an opportunity to 'let out' that Kui Li has called one of Mammon's Knight last night. We might also want to look at that charm of Camella that 'patterned' on her with our Soul Sensing orientation for a while, try to discern more about it.

For tonight, why not take Camella and Hillevi to that Magical Bar?

A quick order for Matvey, he accepts Satai's offer to join his shooting practice sessions.

>Satai: Quartermaster Time
Now that obsessively cataloging and repossessing things is done (see http://tgchan.org/wiki/Guns_for_Hire_Armory), it's time to actually buy weapon-related things.

Talk with a contact who has actually purchased from the Korean arms dealer before, get any tips on dealing with him they have and his usual methods of arranging sales so Satai knows what to expect in advance.

Once advice is secured, call him up and arrange a purchase, preferably involving meeting in person since we're looking at being a major repeat customer here and that means attempting to establish a positive personal relationship. Bring Titus along to act as bodyguard/box mover and make Satai look more important.

Hopefully he will have the following:
-30,000 5.56×45mm NATO rounds (est. $6,000)
-90,000 7.62x51mm NATO rounds (est. $30,000)
-20,000 9×19mm Parabellum rounds (est. $3,400)
-8,000 .45 ACP rounds (est. $2,080)
-12,000 .50 BMG (12.7x99mm NATO) rounds (est. $27,000)
-24,000 4.6×30mm rounds (est. $9,600)
-Suppressors for 12 MP7s (est. $10,000)

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>[Dmitrii has been queued to do the following:]
>Become fed up with waiting to hear back from fellow Russians about picking up hours at Ito's gym, approach Camella and Ito both about possibility of working extra hours.
>Agree to performing an extra two hours a day Sunday through Thursday acting as an assistant instructor at Ito's gym. Pay has increased from the default ($100 every other week and access to free training) to $150 a week, with promises of increased pay when pay rates go up.
>Learn pay rates will go up after a month, give or take, once Ito's confident he or Camella need not be present at all times to insure they instruct properly.
>Attempt to spend more time teaching and less time sparring, to avoid unnecessary bruising or soreness. (slight decrease to rate of practical melee experience gain, slight increase to formal Jukenjitsu experience gain. Dmitrii is now learning Jukenjitsu faster than any other Russian.)
>[Lyubov has already performed the following:]
>Acquired one of the companies twelve satellite phone, to pioneer attempts to integrate one of the appropriated radio headsets with the phone.
>Draw up plans for a two-compartment, egg-shaped backpack based on a dachshund walking harness, taking care to render one pocket capable of holding one of the company satellite phones.
>Spend: $200 on a basic protable sewing machine and kit, $5 on ~1 yard of nylon matched to sake's fur color, $15 on two heavy duty corrosion resistant metal zippers, $50 on a green dachshund harness, and $50 of assorted aluminum rods pre-bent on purchase for constructing backpack framework. (Total spe

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Mark 2012/02/05(Sun)22:11 No. 384717 ID: a9ba96
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...You know.

"Connections."

...Right. Crooks.

Let's not go see your uncle, yes? Please? Pretty please? Yes, right then. Let's go talk to the guards at the factories, shall we?

>>384717

Man. Well, sometimes those sorts of connections are what are needed.

Yeah, go with your uncle's boys. You'll attract less attention and likely be able to get through the mob faster.

>>384715
Man, what an asshole. He's not even good at his job!
If you want to run a protection racket properly then you have accountants maintaining the shop's books and some of your boys going around incognito looking for under-the-table deals. That way you can take your cut directly and you know how much of a profit they're turning. You only make examples out of the ones that keep stuff off their books and don't cut you in.

Lets avoid organized crime until other methods have failed. You don't want people to know those connections exist if you can avoid it, and those connections are why their boys would be able to get you through the crowd.

I take it back- protection rackets are always run by huge assholes. no offense, Mark.

let's go to the guards.

tanuki_dude 2012/02/05(Sun)01:02 No. 384397 ID: a00410
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>>384249
An attribute is going to cost the level we want to raise it to. Raise Fight?

This is not good...

Actually, fight seems too obvious to me. I'd rather you not have to fight anymore at all. First aid.

Toby 2012/02/05(Sun)02:39 No. 384410 ID: a00410
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Okay here is the problem
1. The Nevrean is an injured Cop
2. Injured by the Sergal that have done all the killing, and mayhem, and stuff
3. I'm a Sergal and wearing their armor.

Suggestions PLEASE??!!!

Dodge. Dodge out the room before you get a mini-crossbow bolt lodged inside you.

Then send in Mopollie to charm that guy while saying there's a bit of a misunderstanding. You're a local sergal who was also captured and you're organizing a jailbreak.

Drop your weapon!

DefenseQuest Dexpi 2012/02/05(Sun)18:57 No. 384641 ID: 08c49a
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>>Examine book
All of the pages seem to be stuck together except for the cover and top page. There are some symbols which seem to make up the title. On the bottom there's a message in the same handwriting as the note on the cover. It says:

"To finder: I translated it for you. The important bits anyway. -D"

There's a key on the inside cover. I pocket it. Should I take the book too? It's actually pretty lightweight.

Yes, take it. Let's try knocking on the closed doors.

Defo take it. If nothing else, it can make for a cruddy bludgeon, in a pinch. At the very least, it's better than punching with your injured hands.

As with everyone else, take it. Try the other doors now that you have a key.

Ponder in anger the last time somebody made fun of your name.

Fidchell 2012/02/05(Sun)17:31 No. 384619 ID: 09a2fd
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> Quickly, while in adrenaline fill slo-mo mode, pick up the knife and ironically slash the dead guy's throat. Shout "OHhhhh, I bet you don't get the irony of this you son of a BITCH!" kicking the body at the word bitch.

Leon takes the initiative.

Fidchell 2012/02/05(Sun)17:32 No. 384620 ID: 09a2fd
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The husk lies lifeless on the ground, but Leon continues to bash its cranium with his aluminum bat. Rina reaches out and shouts, "Leon! What the hell? Stop it already! It's just a corpse!"

Leon looks at her in surprise and laughs nervously. He clears his throat.

"Ah, right. Sorry about that. Rina, are you seeing this too? Jesus, I guess this really isn't just some bad trip!"

"Leon, get a -" Rina stops herself, thinking of what she did back in her apartment. She sighs shakily, gazing at Leon somewhat tenderly. "Thanks. If it weren't for you, I don't think Glade would've gotten out of that." Rina ambles up to the wolfess, who is still hunched over on the ground, shivering. Rina embraces her warmly, trying to comfort her. She has been through a lot already, and Rina has no idea how much longer she can take it.

Rina helps Glade lift herself up. Rasha joins in the scene.

"Should we get moving now? You want to take your brother along?" he says. Rina looks at Leon, who is lighting up a cigarette with a dumb grin, looking absolutely absurd in the somewhat tight clothes Rina gave him.

"Yeah, I don't want him wandering off getting himself killed," Rina replies, nodding. Rasha nods back.

"Where are we headed?"

Give Leon an abbreviated explanation of what's going on, and... well, I guess apologize for letting him get mixed up in it. We're going to the police station next. Everyone stick together, and again, grab some of the knives from out of the husks. Everyone needs a weapon.

And ask how Glade's feeling.

Reminder of everybody's current inventory?

next stop, police station.

Steal the human and make him do your bidding!

unplug the machine. and steal all the wires.

>>384614
Get in there and fiddle with the console.

the most important thing I see in that room is the human, so eat him, I guess.

Human? What human? All I see are live wires waiting to be chewed!

AsteroidQuest Part 1 - End A.I. Compilation 2012/02/05(Sun)21:58 No. 384706 ID: d6af4f
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>I'll kill you.

hoo boy. talk about baggage. I wish you good luck with this one, man, because you're gonna need it.

be unkillable, then hunt her down. love shall be immortal

>>384706
When we get a chance to talk to Rokoa privately tomorrow:
"We don't understand how Neumonos work with this, so we'll ask.
We won't tell him, but we're curious; if he obeys you, would you spend more nights with him when we hire you for assignments?"

...Worth it. You better do a good job tonight kid. Who knows she may come back around on her own. Occasionally.

You should reasure him. You're not a murderer.

Ask his name. What's his deal?

admire/resent his pretty body/face

if you can check if he's more of a man than you

>>384675
Ask him if he knew what the fuck was up with the undead thing

>>384681
Point at a sergal. "That guy over there, on the other hand... well, let's just say you wanna make friends with me pretty quick."

>>362945
Yeah. Keep investigating, but keep a glowing eyesocket and earhole out for shifting goo.

Lost Planet 2012/02/05(Sun)14:03 No. 384547 ID: 8e18cd
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There's little there besides the dead... thing. The windows are too small to have anything bigger than a small creature slip in. Besides they're all closed.

You may be right about the transfomration thing, but I... don't really want to think about that. Maybe he, she... it tried to hide when the meteors came and then died? I really need to get more clues on this whole meteors thing before I start forming conclusions.

And speaking of which... I should really go exploring around before it gets dark. Where to then? Since I ruled out the hospital there's still Smoke westward. There's a Fire Department to the north. Or at least I think it is a fire department, I caught a glimpse of something that might have looked like a firefighting vehicle. And there's a domed building to the east. I think there was "IBRA" written on it, half of the sign was gone, though so I assume it was a Library. I could always return to the City Hall and Park ruins to the south.

And what should I tell Ves about this?

tell her there's skeletal remains of some creature covered in green ooze.

go towards the fire.

North to the Fire Department Then ride the Red Wagon southwest to the Fire and Save The Day.

>>384558
Gonna have to second this one. Worth at least seeing if the Fire Suppression Vehicle is operational and there may be friends in the Fire Suppression Squad Headquarters.

HitlerQuest Trout 2012/02/05(Sun)17:29 No. 384618 ID: 9c7c3b
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>Be Hitler.
You are now Hitler. You are currently sitting in the back of your Führermobile, en route to some backwater part of western Russia to visit some godforsaken military base where the Reich's newest weapon is being readied for deployment. You have not had a very good time so far.

It has been a long trip. You could go for a meal. Your assistant sits across from you, leering at you like he always does. That weirdo.

Tell assistant to get you pretzels to snack on, and look over some reports.

>>384618
Tell your assistant to call up Himmler and make him get you some eggs and some chicken. Since he used to be a chicken farmer and all that.

>>384618
Read http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2509#comic

Get about your duties and save us in the future from the aliens, you lazy arschloch.

think about how much you hate Jews.

not the dungeon, the place connecting the demon town and the dungeon together. would force them to find a long way around.
also we need to add more money to it. if the dungeon gets more coins the summon population will go up, making it much harder for the demons to move around. holy water also worked wonders, didn't kill him but it completely immobilized one of them.

and yes just say "had 0/0 HP" lia should understand.

as
>>384565
said, the deamons don't seem to live in the dungeon itself, it we could cut off that entrance?

Failing that... there might not be enough resources to hold the town against all possible secret entrances. The church is holy ground, yes, but I doubt that will stop guns and cannon.

We might have to evacuate if the threat cannot be stopped, but I doubt I have enough evidence to convince the town to do such a thing.

I'm really not sure if the zero-slash-zero HP will mean anything to Lia. Remember, people here don't see the basic rules of their reality as we do. Lia -might- be different in that regard thanks to her special power, but even so, how would she understand the deeper meanings of what it meant? She's not a mage, just a clergy scholar.

Plus, if she thinks we're constantly feeding Player lines just to annoy her with inane gibberish, she might be more reluctant to talk to him. She really doesn't trust us, after all.

Anyway, if she wants to aid you, Player... holy water. Getsum. At least three flasks would be good. One each for the two commies, and one spare, just in case.

You could also hand her the shotgun shells for extra credit. I doubt you could sell them to Manuel, what with the temple secrecy surrounding their nature and all. Maybe it would make her trust your intentions more too, if you show her that you're willing to aid her in keeping effective firearms a sort-of-secret.

We can just describe them as something like "possessing no vital force, and capable of none."

>>384623

Oh. Hey, speaking of the shotgun, I was reviewing your first foray into the dungeon, and do you remember the dead girl in the room with the arcing electricity? How there were holes in the wall and support behind her and big blood spatters? There was speculation that it might've been done by a shotgun back then, but... now that we know what we know, this is pretty obvious.

Her corpse was pretty decayed, so that tells us, supported by the janitor summon's testimony, that the demons have been around for a while, doing this. Probably using the gun to kill summons for cash. I wonder if they were proactively killing crawlers, or if they just happened upon her.

Grasshopper say's the half dose option will work then do it. You look like your mind is nearly made up to do it already. If you leave the other half for Dilia she can deiced later. In fact seeing you come through your transformation alright might be a better argument in favor of her joining you than words.

Every one is right pressuring her is wrong. But you really have time on your side here.

You really need to take it yourself what ever happens. Sekani said don't do it for his sake. But it's going to eat at him that he will loose you to age while he's still young. If you really love him then that pain he feels will torment you. If you want to be happy it the only real viable solution.

In time Dilia will see that too.

If it were split, would both halves be equivalent to the whole? Can you take more after you already have it? We don't want to split it and still have Dilia decline, and then find out that we've made ourselves unable to have the full effect. Dilia is already against her having any, so we should just not take any risks and drink it all. As for being corrupted and all that I think a lot of it was because of Iiji influencing people and the one you got having a mind of its own.

>>384366
This sounds good.

But...you know...WHY AREN'T WE HAVING JINIKI WHO CAN ACTUALLY ADJUST THE RESULTS HELP YOU BOTH GET WHAT YOU WANT

>>384448
This is a great point. Point out to Dilia (and yourself) that Jiniki can help ensure neither of you run afoul of unpredicatable or ill-understood choices or side effects.

>>384347 >>384424
I definitely agree that we need to check to make sure splitting it and taking half later won't damage it or reduce its effectiveness, but if that turns out not to be the case then I think that doing this might be a better option than what I previously voted for. If not then I still say drink it all.

Actually, I had a thought: We were able to find two majicka creatures and drain one of them after less than a day of aimlessly wandering the nearby desert. If we actually do routine missions we might be able to find more. And we do still have the labs here and a good deal of the notes, we might even be able to... no, that one sounds too much like the backstory to the original quest to be safe.