Uhhh, play possum!

>>896599
She's still not supposed to be there. She'd be detained no matter what.

>>896572
What did that sound like, exactly?

RGB 2018/08/19(Sun)13:58 No. 898021 ID: 2a13fa
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I do the only thing I can in this situation and lie down as flat and silent as physically possible. Immediately after I do this, a masked Anthi soldier runs up.

"I hope I don't have to tell you what that means."

"will you quit being a shit? i know what the fuck a code B is. speaking of which what the fuck is this about? did they finally find that princess?"

"Doesn't matter. Follow protocol or I'll throw you off the edge. Or, do you need to be reminded of that too?"

"i swear to Sol, Beryl. if you want me to do my job, quit distracting me."

"You've been warned."

RGB 2018/08/19(Sun)13:59 No. 898022 ID: 2a13fa
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"So. Looks like you're trying to escape. Want some help with that?"

I'm fairly certain my soul just left my body.

Well, since you're offering...

Keep calm. He didn't rat you out to his superior officer just now. That means he's not absolutely loyal to the chain of command. And if he wants to turn you in himself, he knows he will not succeed by force - you killed the town champion.

Ask him what he would like changed in his city. Then request he turn a blind eye while you escape.

Don't ask how much it will cost, just give him some gold at the end of negotiations.

...
...
...
it would be nice

Do you have money for a bribe?

A foul-mouthed Clippy is offering help. I mean, you have to say yes. Don't agree to anything before he tells you what he wants though.

>>898030

1/2 RGB 2018/08/21(Tue)06:30 No. 898319 ID: 2a13fa
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"...what would it be that you are expecting me to offer in exchange?"

"keep me from getting bored. and maybe buy me a drink."

"I cannot say I fully believe you."

"i mean, i'm not going to stay a guard forever. plus i need to get down there to get my essence holder back, thing was like 50 giln."

"What do you mean when you say you are not going to stay a guard forever?"

"take my hand and i'll show you."

2/2 RGB 2018/08/21(Tue)06:31 No. 898320 ID: 2a13fa
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He crouches down and offers me his hand.

Do I trust him?

I mean, what other choice do you have. Plus even if he betrays you it still gives you time to recharge you're power.

take it, but stay alert. keep your other hand on your knife.

>>898320
...you might as well? If he wanted to catch you, he would have said something when the other guard was here. Clearly he has some other game, and so long as that game is not something like "evil body-snatcher" or "murderer-rapist with a torture dungeon" or anything else worse than being killed immediately, you're better off.

Sure thing, ocean man.

Sure. You just need to be able to weather a potential betrayal.

1/8 RGB 2018/09/02(Sun)15:03 No. 900124 ID: 2a13fa
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"Seems I don't have a choice either way."

I cautiously take his offered hand, and he gives me a funny look.

"woulda thought that'd be harder. well, buckle up."

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"-and by that i mean, don't let go. seriously. hold tight."

3/8 RGB 2018/09/02(Sun)15:03 No. 900127 ID: 2a13fa
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Oh.

7/9 RGB 2018/09/02(Sun)15:07 No. 900131 ID: 2a13fa
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woops i miscounted

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I hit the dirt and skid along the ground. I feel heat and pain. I can still move and feel, though.

"alright so we're about 'an amount of distance' away from the shitty castle, and 'considerably less distance' away from the nearest town. so hey, i'm danny, i can shapeshift. nice to meet ya."

>>900133
Well I'm not dead, so thank you.

"Did anyone get the license plate of that sun-chariot?"

"Hi, Danny, I'm halfway into the ground. Nice to meet you."

Always good to find a package deal on friends.

groan. but, like, appreciatively

Must be a hit with the ladies.

thanks for the lift. Though I never thought this deal would involve me learning what grass taste like.

I'm vicky by the way.

After you get up: "I'm starting to think that the oddly helpful guard I coincidentally stumbled upon... wasn't so coincidental. Did you just guess where I was going to try and make my escape? Did you know my father?"

>>900149
"worm" this into the conversation.

>>900148
And like. A feeble thumbs up.

Please give me a moment to consider the implications of how unlikely it is to have met someone like you, and to walk-off the concussion.

>>900133
"You must be a hit with the ladies - you sure are with this one.
Sorry, I was talking to the ground. Who did you say you were?"

My joints are well sore.
Tasting the grassy earth now.
I did not expect.

RGB 2018/11/12(Mon)20:43 No. 910461 ID: 2a13fa
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In which RGB updates at midnight again

I attempt to give a 'thank you', but all I can manage is a muffled groan. After figuring out where my legs and arms are, I start to get up. Other than being dizzy and frazzled, I feel relatively fine.

"You must be a hit with the ladies."

"yep-"

"I was speaking to the ground, sorry. What did you say your name was again?"

"danny, though i also go by 'that one asshole' and 'who's dog is this?'"

"Pleased to meet you, Danny, I'm Vicky. I would assume we didn't meet by coincidence?"

"not exactly, but it was honestly dumb luck that you came running up the stairs like that. was expecting you to get arrested and then i'd have to do a whole jailbreaking thing, which while kickass would have been a total pain in the ass, so i'm glad that didn't happen."

"Of course. So, what is it that you wanted me for, if that's the case?"

"i am so. fucking bored. and i want something to do with myself that isn't partying or commiting crimes."

"So you're a criminal, then?"

"no, i'm a perfectly normal law abiding citizen no shit i'm a fucking criminal i literally spent like a week impersonating a soldier in a royal army."

"..."

"anyway you should probably get, like, all the way up because we still gotta walk for like six minutes to town."

Ugh.

>>910461
Pull yourself together. Also since you're cooperating with this guy you may as well tell him why you were being hunted.

Uuuuuugggghh fine.
So really what did you want me for? You say you saved me bacause you “want something to do” and now my brain’s going places that probably shouldn’t be said out loud.

Less talky more walky

So what made you decide it would be more fun to help me then go against me and happens if it turns out being boring?

"I'd prefer a loyalist to a criminal but the situation being what it is..."
You were going to have to walk there anyway, might as well follow. Ask about what he's done until now.

Inform him that you have had an insight into the future. That a time will come when you must be disciplined and efficient. A time when you must sacrifice justice and satisfaction for the sake of survival. Tell him that you must act now, so that, when the time comes, the scales of decency shall be balanced. Then kick him in the groin and march off to town. It'll definitely serve him right at some point in the future.

>i am so. fucking bored
Well, my life has been anything but boring lately, so I guess you picked a good trainwreck to hitch onto. Welcome aboard.

>i can shapeshift
How's that work? From "who's dog is this?" we can assume he's not limited to human birdman forms, but is there a size limit? A time limit? Other rules?

>>910461
Well We just killed the most dangerous member of their military in what we assumed was a suicidal fight...We don't have much plan beyond find a way to not die and maybe get revenge, start a rebellion maybe?

>>910461
"Well, at this point I've been branded a criminal as well so I honestly don't care.
A loyalist would have been nice, since I was planning on vengeance and probably dying in the attempt, but if you're bored and looking for something to do that's an option.
Or you could smash my cloaca until I forget who I am, either or."