>>286643
*Yawns*
Not really, maybe later. You've got a master to un-kill, and for now that's all that really matters.

And you need to make up with your sister, because of a prophesy of everything going to hell if you don't. And because honestly that shit has been annoying on our end.

But I dunno if that is the most immediate worry, what is the situation, any recent changes?

Gram 2011/03/06(Sun)16:25 No. 286664 ID: e19bd4
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>>286652
Yeah that's probably -not- gonna happen anytime soon. First of all we simply don't have enough time to go all the way to my homeland. Not now at least.
There's a bunch more going on that requires our attention.
OKAY
First off we need to get all ten items. That's like my goal and I want to see it to it's end. And if we get the Item of life that would make all of ours that much easier.
Second the tiger folk at Ran Tersof have come down from their drug induced euphoria and have once again become restless. Something needs to happen or Civil War is inevitable. They've lost the main source of their power the Sword Fragment to the Soul stealers..
Speaking of which, THIRD the Soul Stealers themselves are abound. We know they want to take over the world but we don't know when or how. Ran Tersof is in chaos and they almost took Central.
Fourth, We got the Collector on our tail. Now that we have most of the original ten he'll probably come after us.
Fifth, we have a thought eater with us who can not stay. She's been eating you guy's power everyday (this probably explains your absence).
Sixth, I -need- to make up with my sister or I will surely die.

And for seventh-??? that's like my sisters problems.

I think that's about it.

>>286664
We already accounted for that.
You go get your master's body, bring her back here, then bring her back to life. That will solve all your personal problems - Yes, it will; don't argue.
Meanwhile, we're going to be working on large-scale matters here.

@Tikka: Hey, Tikka, you know how dragons are each aligned with a race? What dragon is or was aligned with the tigerfolk?

>(this probably explains your absence).
Uh shit, how long has it been?

we need a counter plan for if the collector attacks so we can steal item 1 off him. yes he has it. taking it may possibly kill him instantly. if so then we can easily get the other items off his body.
also, sub objective after getting your sister to stop hating you is putting us back together. i mean, we could get some kind of mystical super power when combined. things like that always happen.

>Ran Tersof is in chaos and they almost took Central.
Argharble

>>286667
Shut up, let us find the damn items already. His dead master can wait, it's not time sensitive.

...maybe we should just kill the thought eater if we can't give it food without getting fucked up. I mean, it's a dangerous predator, and there's nothing we can feed it that doesn't result in loss of life. The best solution would be using it to kill those sentenced to death but I doubt anyone would agree to it.

>>286733
uhhhh, it doesn't kill people, it just makes them stupid. it eats their ability to think, not life force.

>>286733
>Huuur

Yes, because having a golem wandering about on a mission to murder us is not time sensitive. I'm sure she'll just wait for us to collect all the items before she murderizes us again.
I'm being sarcastic.

>>286738
If they can't think they may as well be dead. Unless it's temporary, in which case why does it matter? We can just set her free then.

>>286742
We don't have to revive the lady in order to get Papertits to calm the fuck down.

>>286757
What would you suggest?

We talked to her, she nearly killed us.

We made deals with her, she broke them and nearly killed us.

We stayed away from her, she tracked us down and nearly killed us.

We ran away, we ran into her again on accident, three guesses what happened first two don't count.

We have exhausted all other options, here. At this point, if we can't get the master back, we have to kill her for the sake of self goddamn defence.

She's already calmed down though, at least enough to offer to give the rest of item seven to Gram.

Alright so look, I think we can take care of numbers one four and six - and maybe five - at the same time. You have a lot of the items, but Mu has some too. More importantly she has what the collector had in his bag which included what is likely a very important personal effect. He has plenty of reason to go after either of you. But too be certain to get him and beat hi you both need to be together. You are stronger but Mu's part of Item seven is much more effective at killing him. The two of you need to work together to kill him or if possible disable and let the thought eater feast on him. And in the course of all that try to get on Mu's good side.

Fighting side by side isn't foolproof but its the best way to get you two to spend time together. We can use the prospect of reviving your master to help sway her, perhaps. And the whole trying to save the world thing should count for something.

Gram 2011/03/07(Mon)19:02 No. 286875 ID: ab117e
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Woah woah chillax. Remember, Mu said she's cool with me so long as we bring her master back at some point. Doesn't need to be -now-. Though I still need to grab some items from her...

Anyway

"Laisisia get off."

"No."

"...."

Anyway first I need to -get- to Mu. Since meeting her will help kill two birds with one stone I figured we'll get this done first.

Gram goes into Sharaes's office.

Gram 2011/03/07(Mon)19:03 No. 286876 ID: ab117e
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"Sharaes, what's the situation?"

"Nothing terrible. Just the tigerfolk are on the verge of wiping themselves out and are making Talimere restless as well. They feel they will come under attack next and...."

She sighs.

"I quit. You mortals have too many things going on. I haven't had a decent sleep in ages. The country is falling apart and there's nothing I can do right now."

>>286876
@Sharaes: Which dragon was the tigerfolk's patron/matron? Are they still alive?
They pick leaders by power, so what if we have Tikka wear that tiger suit and seize control?
Oh, also, call Norue up here so we can touch him, then tell him to deffer to us when neither you nor Tikka are available.

After that you can slip into a coma for awhile.

>>286876
For fuck's sake, if you hate it so much you can just hand the throne to Tikka.

Gram 2011/03/07(Mon)19:31 No. 286885 ID: ab117e
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>>286882
>Huh?

"Oh come on, don't be like that."

"I'm serious this time. I'm tired Gram. I did this as a favor for you."

"It's not over yet though."

"I know..."

"Just stick with us til this is over then you can sleep all you want."

"......"

"Sharaes?"

"Zzzzzz......"

Hmph. She's so grumpy sometimes.

>>286885
Wait, why can't we talk to her?

WHAT DID YOU DO, GRAM?

>>286885
Okay, so suggesting is pointless now. Yay.

Gram 2011/03/07(Mon)19:46 No. 286889 ID: ab117e
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>>286886
I didn't do anything.....

Gram 2011/03/07(Mon)19:47 No. 286892 ID: 25d645
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"(Food)"

>>286889
FFFFF
Ok, start tracking down everybody we had contact with and touch us to them. Again.
Start with Sharaes, Su, and Tikka.

YOu'll do what you want anyway, it doesn't really matter what I say.

since Sharaes is in a coma anyway tell Laisisia to munch on her instead.

>>286892
>>286892
GODFUCKINGSDAMMITPIECEOFSHITMOTHERFUCKERWEWILLFEASTFROMYOURSKULLYOUPUTRESCENTINBREDTHOUGHTEATER!!!
The thought eater. It's not been feeding on our thoughts, its been feeding on our connection to the thoughts of others!
This is an emergency, bigger than being hunted, bigger than the soul stealers, bigger than the original god from which the 118 items came himself!
Get yourself a mage, or someone, and get teleporting NOW. We need the network; YOU need the network if we want to succeed, or at least LIVE.
If you have anything or know anyone who ca put things into stasis or hibernation, do to the thought eater ASAP!

>>286892
Touch Shareas now. NOW.
Also, do not feed the thought eater.

Gram 2011/03/08(Tue)13:45 No. 287044 ID: 251a14
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Gram quickly grabs hold of Sharaes for a moment and reestablishes their connection.
He runs out of the room and sees Tikka in the hall.

"Tikka! Quickly I need to touch you!"

"Wh-what? N-not that I mind but we're in the hallway."

"I need to do this to live!"

"What!?"

>>287044
FOr fuck's sake you can just grab her shoulder. THere's no need to announce it.

>>287044
Just put us on her head or something.

just grab her face and then run off to the next. will take forever if you ask people that already know you.

>>287044
Just touch her cheek softly, she'll appreciate it more. But hey have you two had any further... practice? You'll never be the legendary golem pimp king if you don't.

>>287060

>>287044
Damn it gram, you social skills will be the death of you I just know it.
Just yell out "ITEM SEVEN!" and grab them when you encounter them. It's simple enough for you not to screw up, and they might get it after a moment of thought.

Gram 2011/03/09(Wed)11:54 No. 287254 ID: 04b3ea
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>>287060
Uhm... No, not recently at least.

"Here."

He gently touches Tikka's cheek.

"G-Gram.... I...."

"Okay that should be good enough. I'll see you later."

Gram spends some time rushing around establishing as many connections as possible.

He sits down in his room.

That should be everyone in the castle... Laisisia, Tikka, Sharaes, that one light elf girl, Su.... Yep I think that's everyone.

>>287254
Alright we'll get the situation on everyone. Now Gram what we're going to need from you is to start thinking like a Big Damn Hero, not just going along with being forced into it by us or others or by fate itself. If you want to live through this you'd better really fucking want a lot more than that.

@Tikka
Well he's still mostly clueless but he can manage to be gentle now, nice job with that. Good to see you again, how are you holding up?

Alright then. Where is the thought eater? We need to make it go away.

>>287260
you could just page it directly with
"@Laisisia"

Laisisia 2011/03/10(Thu)12:37 No. 287500 ID: e19bd4
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>>287255
Tikka

Pretty Good. Been rather busy though.. It seems the catfolk want to meet with Sharaes to discuss what to do with the Tigerfolk. I propose having a meeting with all the world leaders though.
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>>287261

Lirail thol. Cyrn eisi o sydae?

>>287500
@Tikka: I have a better idea. Use that species disguise to become a tigerfolk, defeat their current leader as gently as you can manage, beat the wannabees with as much force as you like, and declare yourself leader. Appoint the current leader as your proxy, bring their people under control, end the hostilities (Perhaps by providing evidence that it was a false-flag attack), and start checking in with them every few days.

>>287500
I know you can understand us on some level. We need to find a food that isn't us.

>>287500
Okay. You? You can't eat us without fucking us over, and eating our party members is just as bad. You can't stay with us. Well... I guess you can ask Sharaes if she minds if you feed on her. I'm not really sure if that's a problem for a dragon.

If she gets fucked up by your feeding requirement, you're just going to have to go back to the wild.

Also what the heck is that language? How come we can't understand that...?

>>287503
@Gram: OH! Go reconnect with Rose!

@Teri: We've been out of contact for a few days. How are you holding up?

Laisisia 2011/03/10(Thu)13:20 No. 287511 ID: e19bd4
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>>287503
Tikka
>I -would- but they can sorta smell/sense I'm not a native. They surround me en masse if I tried.

>>287506
Gram
>On it
---------------

>>287504>>287505
Can understand. Sorry () drained your power. ()'m actually quite full. Probably will not need to eat for another 4 months or so.
If you want I will go...

>>287511
Wow, that long? We must have been damn tasty!

... As a practical question, how fast can you drain if you really tried, and does it need a brain for you to do it?

>>287511
@Tikka: Wash yourself, then put on some hunting musk. Your scent will masked in a way that won't arouse suspicion.
Besides, as long as you don't smell like a different race they'll assume you come from a settlement somewhere.

@Laisisia: No, it's fine. Feeding you had side effects we didn't anticipate, and so some of us got scared. You're welcome to stay, don't worry about it.

Laisisia 2011/03/11(Fri)12:31 No. 287667 ID: 04b3ea
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>>287514
Tikka
>Use what?
-------------------------------------

Well Laisisia can't really eat anything with teeth broken. In prime of life it took 2 days to fully drain. Miss those days. Boring now.

>>287667
>2 days
Hrm. Okay, nevermind then.

...Say, would you like to go on an adventure, Lasisia?

Laisisia 2011/03/11(Fri)12:45 No. 287670 ID: 04b3ea
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>>287668
..... What kind?

>>287670
See, Gram had a master. SHe died. Mu, his sister, is mad at him about it. So we are gonna bring her back! But we need the body. Which is far away, and Gram needs to do stuff, and so does Mu. So... YOu're a prime candidate, because you're bored.

>>287667
Tigerfolk are a predatory species, and you can't always hunt from downwind. In order to maintain the element of surprise predators mask their scents with those of prey animals.
In nature this would come from rolling around in animal urine or other strong scents, but intelligent species can harvest the scents directly from glands.

That is what you would use to disguise your scent.

Laisisia 2011/03/11(Fri)12:59 No. 287676 ID: 04b3ea
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>>287671
Seems interesting.
Nothing else to do.
How will Laisisia get there?

>>287676
That... is an excellent question. Find a cart and hide in the hay?

Laisisia 2011/03/11(Fri)13:03 No. 287681 ID: 04b3ea
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>>287674
Tikka
>yeah, no. Going with plan Metting With World Leaders. I'll file yours as plan Z.

>>287681
Laisisia, you could take a boat. It's not like we're in a rush.

@Tikka: Plan C; "Summon the Demon Lord" isn't even as far down as plan Z.
Plan B, so you know, is propping up the Tiger queen from the shadows.

hmmm, we know you can say 'food' but how are you at the rest of the language? may be able to pay for a boat ride.

>>287681
Well as a plan B, meeting with all the leaders except the tigerfolk. If everyone else works something out, like a plan to recover their damn sword, the lot of them can go down there and talk to them. Ideally they can be convinced to participate before the meeting, but you still may need nonhuman diplomats to do so.

Laisisia 2011/03/12(Sat)13:11 No. 287886 ID: 3d1ab3
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Boat ride.

"(Girl. Going out. Be back later.)"

>"Hmm? Uhm.. Okay Laisisia. I'll see you later."

Laisisia leaves.

>>287701
Tikka
>Actually we have a few of the leaders here already. We're waiting on the Catfolk and the Light Elves..

>>287886
Can you name all the leaders and their entourages?

The Tigerfolk queen is already there, I take it?

[switch to anyone we haven't talked to in in the last day]

Mu 2011/03/14(Mon)14:46 No. 288281 ID: d4d3dc
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>>287905
Tikka
>I can't name em all! And yeah she's here already.

>>288275
-----------------------------------------------

Mu is slammed into another tree knocking loose more paper from her body.

Hm. At least I can not feel pain.
Still... I need to hold out until Teri comes back.

>>288281
Oh, crap!
Mu! Sitrep!

>>288281
Whoa! Ok quick, do you need a blast of random power or is it too risky?

Mu 2011/03/16(Wed)17:57 No. 288786 ID: d4d3dc
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Oh. Hello. I'm glad you're back.
Yes, I could use some power, thank you.

>>288786
[Havoc]
Where are you? We might be able to get some help out to you.

make sure you have us stick out and hand is pointing towards him in case the effect shoots from us.
[havok]

>>288786
[Havoc]
Is that the collector? Oh we really need to kill that guy before he gets used to all our random powers.

Mu 2011/03/16(Wed)19:02 No. 288804 ID: d4d3dc
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Havoc activates bringing Item 7 down to 2 charges.
Mu is turned into a smoke wisp along with all her items. The Collectors hand passes through her and hits a tree.

>>288804
You know you can use our abilities, right?
Shove your smoke leg into his lung. That way he'll have a lung full of paper when this wears off.

good idea, for anything else that would be a bad idea since on reform you would need to be in default shape but you can change.