>Will you hear me out?
Certainly. Let's hear your proposed compromise.

>The living are so much more... quenching.
Does the kind of life matter? After all, there's plenty of non-sentient life out there.

>>483413

Tell Sam that I am dead; gone. I will attempt to...Live quietly. I will not make my killings obvious as to me doing it-whether it be the zombies or the living.

I...I suppose as long as I can do that...As long as my body reaches further into the psychical world so that I may fully interact...I will leave her alone.

It depends on the life-smashing a plant is no good, zombies are like a single peanut, I assume any feral animals would be moreso than that, and living humans...Is as if heaven is flowing through the cells of my one-ounce being.

What of the tumor? Will you continue to spread as you astral project, hunt, and feed? I mean, it's all well and good to say you'd like to just separate from her, but this also seems an excellent way for you to buy the time and resources you need to take over, unopposed.

What about quantity over quality? If you were to, say, exterminate a large next of feral rats at once?

I would still not be happy about you killing people, but quietly killing zombies would be in all of our interests.

Mal 2013/01/07(Mon)19:13 No. 483426 ID: 389f2b
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If I could merely separate from her entirely, I would happily do so as to main her body in such a way that no other killer could hope to do so.

But I cannot. I will spread as far as movement, language, and coordination. Perhaps I will take on a mortal form and live amoung them as if I am one of them.

At this point, I do not know what will happen. I do not know how to convince you.

But if you agree to telling her that I am no more...no harm will come to her, Axel, nor Jasmine. Unless you others do not actually care for the other two, of course...

I say we just kill 'im, but Sam obviously needs some time to recover. While this "compromise" may serve our immediate needs, we have to look down the road. The big bad's gonna come back to bite us in the butt and we all know it.

Secondly, if we do agree to this, which I'm guessing these softies will, it should be no Humans, or at the very least no survivors that join forces with us.

>>483426
I will pass on your message.

I dunno. I think the biggest flaw in your plan is she's unlikely to believe you just up and died. Well, from your perspective at least. From our perspective the biggest flaws are that as soon as we lie for you, if we're ever found out, we lose all credibility with Sam (well, that, and deciding we're cool with letting you kill unfettered).

Why exactly do you need to spread if you're not planning to usurp her body anymore?

Would you be willing to only kill zombies and evil humans to sustain yourself? (people like Jasmine's father, or bandits/murderers)

If you made some dramatic production about how she "defeated" you, she might believe it. It would also reduce responsibility on our part if you are ever found out.

We could say we killed him, but that, like all cancer, there's a chance of remission, that you could indeed grow back

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)05:53 No. 483505 ID: 389f2b
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>>483435

As I said...I will do my best to contain myself.

>>483446

Thank you.

>>483451
>>483474

Even if I manage to create a 'mortal' body, my
'brain' will be hers; though I would not spread to the central lobe, meaning I would not tire the organ.

Other than having a brain a couple ounces heavier, she'd never notice.

I...I could work with just those terms I suppose...As far as I know, many humans are just as malicious as myself, or even more in the sense of being pigs....

>>483503

A wonderful excuse if my current plans do not carry out as we hoped.

Well I guess it's settled. Instead of killing the Evil tumor growing inside Sams' head, not only are we going to let be grow unfettered- we're also telling her Mal is dead and hiding the fact that a blood hungry monster who will most likely kill us all when it get's the chance is actually alive and well IN HER BRAIN.

This is fool proof, great planning everyone

I don't think we should lie about it, but we might as well have a truce for now.

Besides, there is not much at the moment we can do to harm Mal, aside from the passive support which we should keep doing. By the time we get the means to kill him off directly we will most likely only be able to do it through surprise.

>>483515
Two things. It's not our plan- it's the compromise he's offering us. Secondly, it's not an alternative to killing him. Killing Mal is not something we are currently capable of! Starving him out might have worked, but he's capable of killing/feeding independently now.

And really, we don't know he's evil. As he's been very keen to explain, his circumstances haven't given him a whole of choice in the matter. Yes, if we go along with this, he will have the opportunity to backstab us. We're also giving him a chance to prove himself, though.

In that case, I'd be willing to help you. I won't lie directly, (policy of mine) but I'll twist the truth a bit if I have to. (eg "it looks like he's gone for good")

If you do start to bloodlust indiscriminately, is there anything we can do to wake you up from it?

>>483522
I agree with the first part of your statement, but the second, not so much. Quote from the author at the end of chapter 1 "But yeah. He's nothing but evil, not even a little ounce of of tumor cells holding good"

Yeah, sorry if I'm sounding like a jerk but it was pretty much explicitly stated that Mal is evil. His name literally means bad, and Mal himself told us that he wants blood, and is going to kill people. He doesn't like us, and he's doing this because we would be able to hurt him and do something about it. Maybe as he grows he will gain some semblance of compassion or teamwork or something like that. But right now? I'd be pretty sure he's just a blood hungry tumor

That's kind of out of character knowledge. And I vastly prefer judging characters on actions over classifications, when possible.

Also, really, how smart is it to be be saying we don't trust him at all, and we aren't negotiating in faith? You're basically telling him he has no choice but to backstab us, or we'll backstab him first! And if there's one thing this character has established, it's that he has no qualms doing what he has to to survive when there's no choice.

>>483527
You do have a lot of very good points, but while we can hurt him; we probably won't be able to kill him before he can majorly hurt Sam. For right now, that is his trump card. If he does keep his end of the bargain, (only killing people/things that we already want dead) he will be very useful. There will always be people that need killing, and if we can establish him a permanent job as an executioner of the law, it will work out pretty well.

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)08:40 No. 483549 ID: 389f2b
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...With all this talk...It makes me remember.

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)08:41 No. 483550 ID: 389f2b
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I haven't actually killed on my own yet.

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)08:41 No. 483553 ID: 389f2b
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...Heh.

Oh don't mistake me for saying nay, this plan is about our only option right now, just be warned and have a contingency plan, because this is gonna blow up in our faces big time.

Also I do actually have that kind of character knowledge, at least for the time being. I don't know what's coming next, but I'm partial to some information you guys might not know.

Again, sorry for being kind of a dick, I don't want it to seem like I feel entitled or that I'm better than you, because I'm not, and I don't think I am, or that I should be. I just have strong feelings is all

>>483553
Feels good, man?

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)11:43 No. 483592 ID: 389f2b
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...That felt...Very good.

Very powerful.

I never imagined it would feel this good...

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)11:56 No. 483593 ID: 389f2b
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Perhaps I should begin thinking of a form to take on...

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)12:00 No. 483594 ID: 389f2b
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...Hm.

needs more arms. preferably atrophied ones.

Little skinny there, bro.

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)12:16 No. 483600 ID: 389f2b
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>>483596

Hehe. Shriveled and mutilated is fun, yes, but I don't exactly want to scare everyone off from the start.

Take the form of something adorable and easily crush-able- to throw off any potential enemies, give you the edge.

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)14:22 No. 483637 ID: 389f2b
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>>483633

...

They'll never see the swift death coming

Bubbles 2013/01/08(Tue)14:36 No. 483642 ID: 389f2b
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I'll stick with this form.

First things first! I need a new...regular name.

Mal the Mighty and Terrible

>>483651

As wonderful as that is, I don't think it will sit will with keeping myself unknown from Sam.

Mal Who Isn't Sam's Tumor?

Or maybe

Hale

Malcolm?

>>483664
Hale as in healthy? I like the irony. And possible symbolism if Mal does turn over a new leaf.

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)16:07 No. 483680 ID: 389f2b
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...

Mal 2013/01/08(Tue)16:08 No. 483681 ID: 389f2b
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Yes! Hale is the perfect name.

Malcolm Hale? emphasis on MALcolm, also good. Also, establish a credible background, some sort of story you can tell people when they ask where you were when it started, how you got out, and all that jazz

Malcolm 2013/01/10(Thu)06:01 No. 484024 ID: 2de44c
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Malcolm Hale...Perfect.

I suppose the general, 'whole family died', an intense hatred for the zombies and will to destroy as many as I can, find survivors to be ~protective~ over, the such. It should be easy to fake on the spot.

So, what next then?

Malcolm 2013/01/10(Thu)15:26 No. 484182 ID: 2de44c
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Now...Now, I leave.

I won't return to Sam for awhile, but I cannot be too far-so I will always be close.

Remember...Tell her you killed me, that I starved from lack of killing, whatever you must, and I will never fester to take her body over again.

Alright?

I still say making a big show out of how she "defeated" you with her "strength of will" would make her more inclined to believe. I don't think that she'd accept you keeling over without you taunting her one last time.

The story is we fought you off and managed to overpower you because you hadn't been killing, which made you week. But there's a chance for relapse, so be on guard. Not gettin a better deal than that pal

I doubt she'll believe you're really gone without some kind of convincing resolution. People are like that. They need stories.

And oh, just because we're covering for you, don't except us to drop the cellular guard. We aren't giving you free reign to spread just because you say you won't take over. We'll still be fighting that. You've still got trust to earn.

Although, we'll check back in with you at some point. See what you're turning into, and if you've earned that trust.

Malcolm 2013/01/10(Thu)16:16 No. 484223 ID: 2de44c
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Tell her whatever the fuck you must. She'll believe it, once I fail to return.

And of course. Feel free to visit me anytime you wish.

So...I guess this is a good bye, for now. Sam should be waking soon. Act very excited, would you?


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