Assume my computer now has some sort of virus.

Reformat the hard drive and reinstall anything I give a shit about.

rolled 1, 6, 6 = 13

>>7418303
Go to 4chan.

>>7418314
/thread

Speak loudly and clearly to no one, while looking straight at the computer.

"What's the catch?"

Nothing, same old, same old. Until something weird physically happens to me.

I investigate my genitalia

>>7418314

You sigh and mutter to yourself "damn viruses."

You start to transfer the documents you need to an external drive when another e-mail comes to you.

"don't answer the door."

Some minutes later, you hear a knock.

>>7418363
Well played.

I sense good GMing skills in this one.

>Three offers telling you how to get a bigger penis

Attempt to gain penis enhancing drugs, we'll need them where we're going.

>>7418363
Front door, or my bedroom door?

If front door, look out the window.

>>7418363
Answer the door.

The enemy of the creepy fuck who has my e-mail address and sends cryptic e-mails to me is my friend.

>>7418363
Answer the door.

The first e-mail was a virus, why should I trust the second one?

>>7418363
Answer door.

WITH A GUN.

>>7418417
I actually didn't mean to use all caps then. OH well.

OP, what floor are we on? We'll have to jump out the window.

>>7418380

I'm seconding the penis pills. Maybe they have really fast delivery, and we can use our newly enlarged penis to beat down the man knocking at our door.

>>7418417
>>7418407
>>7418405
>>7418389

It's your front door, which is on the 5th floor of an apartment building. Wait, who buzzed them in?

>look out the window.

Not a window, a peephole. You look out the peephole. Two guys, not wearing uniforms or anything really distinctive, are standing outside. They don't look particularly suspicious.

More suspicious of the e-mail than of them, you decide to open the door.

"Patrick Hodge?" Your name.

>>7418476

>The taller one asks, "Patrick Hodge?" That's your name.

Meant to say this.

"Problem, sirs?"

rolled 3, 4, 2 = 9

>>7418476
"Yes?"

>>7418476
"No, you want 512, not 511, it's not the first time this happened".

>>7418476
Make up a name, make it sexy.

Pretend that we're at the shop getting booze and will be back soon.

Ask them inside in the meantime.

That isn't our name. Our name is Chauncey McBride.

>>7418516
>>7418518

"Yes, is there a problem?"

He pauses, as if unsure what to say. "Hi, I'm Mark, this is my colleague Bob."
"Hi," bob says.
"We're not supposed to give you our last names. Erm, why don't we get something to eat? We need to talk to you about a few things."

>>7418604
Ask where they're going.

Let them know if the meal isn't five star gourmet that whatever they have to say isn't worth your time.

>>7418639
this

rolled 6, 4, 1 = 11

>>7418604
"Let me get my coat."

Retrieve weapons.

>>7418604
Ask what they have in mind.
Recommend Burger King.

>>7418604
>Bob
>Mark

Clearly KGB spies using fake names to lure us into a false sense of security.

Slam the door on them a grab a cyanide tablet. Just in case.

>>7418639
>>7418658

Both of those. At the same time.

>>7418692
Oh, this.

"Where are we going? If the meal isn't five star gourmet that whatever you have to say isn't worth my time. How about Burger King?"

>>7418722
>>7418657

Sadly, you have no weapons. Obama passed some shitty gun legislation before leaving office.

>>7418639

"Where are you planning on going?"
"Doesn't matter, whatever you want. I'm not familiar with the area."
"How about burger king? If it isn't five-star it's not worth my time." you suggest.
He laughs. "Sure, that's fine. We'll take my car."

>>7418736
Spend five hundred dollars on food. You aren't paying, right?

>>7418736
>He laughs. "Sure, that's fine. We'll take my car."

>>7418736
Actually, I'd prefer it if we walk, Burger king is only two blocks away.

>>7418736
>BK, 5stars
I'm pleasantly reminded of Demolition Man
Is Arnold currently the president of the USA?

>>7418736

I figure by now the file transfer should be done, so I politely ask them to wait a few seconds, and I prepare my external drive to take it with me and begin the format on my computer.

KICK OUT THE JAMS!

>>7418790
No, Hillary Clinton is.

>>7418811
fuck... we need to get out of the country...

>>7418784
>>7418736

"Well, it's only two blocks, how about we walk instead?"
"Oh, that's fine. I probably wouldn't get into a stranger's car either, sorry."

The trip to BK was uneventful. You ordered your food and sat down, and bob began to explain:
"You're probably wondering why we came for you out of the blue like this. The truth is, we're not sure ourselves. I got an e-mail a few months ago saying I'd be late for work; sure enough, the traffic light computer they had put last year turned all the lights red. Took hours to fix. Mark here got an e-mail telling him not to answer the door just before these two guys showed up at his front door. He ran out the back door of his house. God knows what would've happened had he answered it."

>>7418825

"I got some weird offers for penis enlargement, did you ever get any of those?"

OH, WAIT

"And I also got some automated newsletter from a site I hadn't visited in six months, if that helps."

>>7418821
My sentiments, you repeat them.

>>7418845
this

>>7418825
This is interesting. Carry on listening.

>>7418811

That's not my post. In fact, the current president is a hispanic man that almost nobody heard of five years ago. He got the immigrant vote.

>>7418825
What was your exact motivation for coming to my house? And what were your complete instructions?

>>7418876
hmm... better than the alternative I guess...

>>7418876
Sorry OP, I was only joking.

Where is old Arnold these days anyway?

>>7418303
Retrieve arms from safe.

>>7418825
JESUS

>>7418825
Ask them how the fuck they found your name and knew you'd got the emails

>>7418825

"So anyway, we've been getting e-mails from some address. We tried checking it out, but we never seem to make any progress. Mark and I met because we got e-mails from telling us to go to the same place at the same time. He's not the first one I met, I also had to work with a guy who claimed he was from Lebanon. The e-mails have us do these weird, menial tasks, like 'buy all the stocks from X company,' 'leave a package in such-and-such place,' and stuff like that. We keep playing along because, well... the first guy I worked with was shot. After he was shot I got an e-mail saying he wasn't doing what he was told."

>>7418882

After he finishes his story, you ask, "So what were your full instructions?"
He responds, "Well, the one I got said, go to your apartment and knock on the door. If he answers it, tell him what you know, standard secrecy rules. He gave me those rules shortly before I met the first guy, the one who got shot. They said, 'no last names,' 'no specifics on others you've met,' and 'don't tell the police.'"

>>7418990
and if I didn't answer the door?

>>7418990

meant to say "they gave me those rules, whoever they are."

>>7419002

"'If he doesn't, forget this ever happened and be on your way.'"

>>7419010
say "What were the instructions if i DIDNT open the door? And i was told NOT to answer the door, mind you."

"No last names? You both knew my last name."

>>7419047
>>7419032
BOTH.

>>7419047

I like this one. Go with that.

Tell them your instructions were to open the door.
Secretly disobey your orders but act like they're what you're doing.

>>7419032
>"...And i was told NOT to answer the door, mind you."

"Really? I wish I could say that's surprising. I don't trust those messages. Not one bit. The secrecy, always being in the dark, the fear. From day one I've wanted to get to the bottom of this whole mystery, but I've been too scared."
At this point, Mark speaks up. "The thing is, we don't know what these people are and aren't capable of. For all we know they might have ears right here."

"You guys ever see that movie from like, 8 years ago or something? Eagle Eye? This government computer went crazy and got all these people to do these weird mundane things that culminated in an attack on the government and shit. Think this is something like that?"

>>7419047

>"No last names? You both knew my last name."

"We've been sent to 'recruit' people before. Most of the time we worked with them for one or two 'missions,' then were ordered to split up. We never met any of them again."

"Well gentlemen, there is something I must tell you, my email told me not only to answer the door and go with you gents to lunch, but it also instructed me to kill you. I don't know what forces are at play here, but I have no intent of killing you two gentlemen today. If you value your lives, you will disclose to me your complete instructions, and we will review every detail of our lives together.

We need to determine who is using us, what ends they are using us for, and what reason they have chosen us. Do I have your trust on this? Because if I don't, I will ahve to kill you"

>>7419176
Oh, after complete instructions, I meant to add "every instruction you have received and the details of all of your work with this "organization""

>>7419176
This, I was going to think of something a little different, but this will do.

>>7419176

This, only don't threaten to kill them.

>>7419137

"I don't think this thing is government. One of my older partners told me he had to team up with a guy to break into an IRS building to get estate tax records. He wouldn't say anything more specific, but he did say it wasn't the only thing from the government he was asked to take. So it's either a foreign government or something entirely different."

All of your phones ring at once.

>>7419176
Shut the fuck up

>>7419206
No, fuck off. I can contribute however I want.

>>7419206
U MAD?

>>7419216

This. Let the OP decide what's allowed, it's his game after all.

Anyway, what ringtones are on all our cellphones?

>>7419239

Mark's ringtone is some trashy pop song the kids are listening to, and bob's is Beethoven's fifth. Use your imagination for yours.

>>7419262
Our phone is always on vibrate. When it isn't, we use the default ringer.

>>7419262
let it go to voicemail
I'm feeling rebellious

>>7419268
Concur, despite the contradiction.

>>7419271
Nein!
We answer in a very high-pitch falsetto.

>>7419116
"Well, what are we supposed to do now? Wait for another message?"

>>7418810
Jeez has nobody here read the Illuminatus Trilogy?
I hate it when my references are too obscure :(

>>7419271
Mark and Bob check their respective phones, while you let it go to voicemail. Mark looks and says, "Text message from a restricted number, go to the restaurant on 40th and third and tell the people there you left a red coat on one of the chairs, then stand by for further instructions."
"Same," Bob says.

>>7419320
Ask them for penis enlargement pills. Seriously, I'm thinking we put a million of them in some poor saps drink, and watch him die as his cock explodes.

>>7419348

How are you going to fit 1 million pills in a drinking glass?

>>7419320

We go home, browse /d/.

>>7419320

I wait for the best opportunity, and try to secretly check if my phone says the same thing.

If they are simply waiting for me to respond, I tell them I left my cellphone at home, and I think I should follow them... then check my cellphone while their backs are turned.

>>7419372

Very carefully, so as to not arouse suspicion.

At some point, we should do this >>7419176
but let's roll and gather some info first.

>>7419320
Ask to see their phones.

>>7419320

Please remember to shout WE ARE OSKAR MIKE as you leave Burger Town

>>7419382

Do this.

>>7419420
Ask to see their penises.

>>7419382
second

>>7419382

>I tell them I left my cellphone at home, and I think I should follow them... then check my cellphone while their backs are turned.

You tell them you left yours at home, but that you'll follow them. Bob says, "yeah, it probably just says the same thing." While you walk to the place indicated, you follow a few steps behind and check your phone. It does, in fact, say the same thing.
You arrive at the restaurant and Bob tells the hostess that he left a red coat on a chair. She goes and fetches it. It's not cheap, but aside from that it's fairly unremarkable.

I was worried the GM had left us.

Check the pockets, put on the coat.

>>7419464

I'd also pat it down to make sure there's nothing sewn into it, but otherwise, this.

GM's gone. Nothing to see here anymore people. Move on.

>>7419464

Don't put the coat on! Just hold it. And pat it down before that.

>>7419484
>>7419464

You check the pockets and pat it down. There is nothing in the coat, and nothing sewn in, as far as you can tell. You shrug and put it on.

A man walks in and tells the hostess that he left a red coat on one of the chairs. She points in your direction and asks if he's with your group.

>>7419513

He's busy playing in Dream Quest. *giggle*

>>7419513

sorry I took so long, I had too much soda earlier and needed to take a piss, and I lost my train of thought for a minute.

>>7419578
"You mean *my* red jacket?"

>>7419578
Tell the bitch to mind her own business, then punch the new guy in the face.

>>7419578

I tell him the coat check mysteriously lost my coat, and when I asked for a replacement, they gave me that one. Before the hostess can say anything, I gladly offer the man his coat back and attempt to leave.

Also, if the hostess attempts to say I asked for the coat, I tell her to quit blaming me for the restaurants problems.

>>7419578
"good sir, let me speak with you for a second." walk over to an empty corner and ask "Have your received any anonymous messages recently?" and see if he got similar messages.

>>7419583

You remember that? :3

>>7419601

He walks up to your group. "Did the messages tell you to get that coat?"

>>7419652
No, it's my coat. What the fuck are you buddy, a schizophrenic or something? Get your crazy nigger ass outta here.

>>7419652

Being careful to not reveal that I did have my cellphone, and that I also received a message, I tell him that our group might have received a message of some sort.

>>7419652

Im getting the feeling our hero shouldn't discuss things THAT openly from now on. Far too many chosen ones

>>7419650

I can't tell you that.
I can however mention that Dream Quest is on /tg/, and that the OP is playing in it.
Also, he is hearing Starlight In Daden from an indeterminate location.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

>>7419679

Oh shit, I just realized something. Earlier one of the men was talking about how his partner was shot for not obeying orders, and we didn't obey orders.

Not to mention they've been spilling all the beans to me, even though they were told to be incredibly secret.

I think that man intends to kill ALL of us!

I tell them the two men I'm with gave me the coat, and deny any affiliation.

>>7419666

He says, "Sorry, I don't mean to bother," and walks away He takes out a phone and types out a text message as he walks out the door.

Bob says, "But the messages did tell us to get that coat."

>>7419702
Mention this:>>7419699

OP IS A SLOW FUCK.

WHAT THE FUCK WHY ARE YOU SO SLOW

">>7419702
Well, sirs, it seems we may have a predicament on hand. For instance, why did that man know of the messages, yet didnt stay? Did he merely have other business to attend to, or is he planning to kill us?"

>>7419734
see
>>7419685

He's fucking around in some other thread, apparently.

>>7419746
Link to thread, so I can see why? This thread has potential, if the OP actually goes with it.

>>7419719

"Yeah, yeah. That does seem plausible. I'm just wondering if he was meant to be a contact or something. But you're right."

>>7419685
linkplz?

>>7419759
"I dont want to take unnecessary chances here. Se how he texted something when he walked away? I think he's one of them."

Order whiskey. Get a little buzzed, it might calm your nerves.

>>7419583
>>7419685
Well dang, and here I've been enjoying this thread myself with the occasional Anon post. I'm impressed with OP's ability to wing it.

>>7419762
Your vigilance is lacking!

>>7417028

>>7419759
"If he was supposed to be here, he would have known that other people would be here."

>>7419759

Point out he was typing a message as he went out the door, meaning he is several levels above us. After all, we only receive, but he communicates. Also, odds are he was typing something about us. I would suggest the group split up. One man standing in position, and the other two milling about the restaurant in case (keeping an eye on the exits) in case he comes back.

>>7419762
>>7419753

Here you go:
>>7417028

Who makes a quest thread to dick around in another one?

Man, I'm actually feeling a buildup of RAGE coming along.

>>7419820
It's a night /tg/ quest thread. Oft times, responses are slow enough that there's time to follow 2-3 other threads and still GM a quest with no slowing of the quest.

OP be muckin' about

>>7419845

Well fix his gubbins, then.

>>7419734
(I'm trying to make things play out such that it won't seem too contradictory later.)

You suggest to Bob and Mark that you should split up, pointing out that the man was typing a message, meaning he was at a higher level than you. Bob agrees, while Mark isn't as receptive to the idea. "What if that's what they want us to do? Pick us off one by one, you know?"

>>7419873
Call him a pussy, ask if he wants to tag along with you. Two groups is still better than one.

"How do we know you aren't really working for these guys? We have to trust each other. Best we can do."

I believe we should start purchasing weaponry, ballistic armor, and surveillance devices.

>>7419873

That's why we don't leave the area, so we can keep an eye on each other. Besides, if they REALLY wanted to pick us off, they wouldn't do it in the restaurant. If they kill us now, it'll be to send a message, meaning it would be likely both so swift and brutal sticking together would become a liability.

Also, did any of these phones look like they get internet? Because I'd like to know if we've got any email to check.

>>7419924
We are using an iPhone, so of course we can check our email.

>>7419924
Our phone is 'at home'. We can't exactly whip it out and check it, unless we want Bob and Mark to know we where lieing.

Are we wearing the red coat? Take it off, it prolly marks us as a target. Also, obtain weapons of some sort. Even if it's only a knife, something is better than nothing, in our case.

>>7419915

Until we can assemble our arsenal, let's grab some silverware off the tables! Even if we don't use it, we can pawn it later to raise some cash for our missions.

>>7419951
Can we afford these things? Do we have any skill with them?

>>7419951
We are a belligerent schizophrenic.
Fuck yes.

Walk out of the restaurant, return to our domicile.

>>7419966

This. I'm really interested in starting on that "death by a million penis pills" sub-quest as soon as possible.

Sorry 'bout that. Tired, hit submit too early, didn't check to see if it made sense, yadda yadda.

>>7419984
K...so when does the real post come?

>>7419958

You don't have much skill with them, but could probably afford them.

>>7419924
A lot of phones get internet nowadays, to the point where it would probably be unusual for your phone not to get email. When I said "text message" earlier, I goofed, meant email.

>>7420089
and the thread was going so well =_=
let's try to salvage this then:

"I Doubt they'll attempt one by one, if we're in the same building. Lets wait in this restaurant for further instructions, but at seperate tables."
Also give one of the other ones the coat, incase that marks us as a target for a sniper or something.

All right, so you take off the red coat and ask Mark if he wants to accompany you back home. He agrees, since his car is there anyway. You take off the red coat and head home, while Bob heads for his hotel. If anything happens, he says, he'll find a way to send you a message.

I should have started this earlier in the night; my brain is slowing down too much.
I think I'm going to end part 1 here. Need to The date is March 5, 2015, and it's early afternoon.
All right, this was my first quest thread. Aside from the major slowdown at the end, how did I do?

>>7420190
Fine.

>>7420190
You handled all the crap at the beginning well. Good ability to adapt. Didn't seem like railroading was going on. Has potential to be a really cool quest.

All right, before this page gets sent off to page 10, if anyone's still here, I plan to start the next thread tomorrow evening, maybe around 10ish. I'm going to get some sleep and do some planning, and hopefully I won't slow way the fuck down like I did here.

>>7420174
>and the thread was going so well
>=_=
No. No it really wasn't.