>>24664769
<Yes. We call it psionics, officially. Affecting the world with thoughts. It's appeared in all three UPA races and uplifts. Studying it is what this facility is for.>

>>24664769
<Yup, we call them Psionics, I'd give you a more complicated explanation, but we don't really understand them fully ourselves yet.>

>>24664769

we need to send Ellie a message that we're back on station, last she heard, we were under attack

also need to know how Omni and Anna are doing, i have a bad feeling about Anna linking up with Omni while he's acting like he is.

>>24664769
<yes, my "trick" is to talk to machines; robin's trick is instant transfer between points; and his seems to be passing through solid matter>

>>24664769
<That's right, Serpensal. They're called psionics. That's the main reason I can talk with you.>

"So, you can do telekinesis and phase shifting. Anything else?"

>>24664769
<Yepperoonies!>
"So, question of the hour is how can we trust you. How can we trust, what you're saying."

>>24664864
We should also probably send a message to the Nagala councillor about what happened. Since we kind of vanished on our trip to Earth as far as it knows.

>>24664903

that too, good call.

>>24664769
Would you mind if Jilly took a look in your head? Shes our resident telepath and she might be able to spot anything they might have done to you while in captivity

<Yes. We call it psionics, officially. Affecting the world with thoughts. It's appeared in all three UPA races and uplifts. Studying it is what this facility is for. We don't fully understand them ourselves, yet.>
<I see. I do not know if there are any of the Valk that have the same.?

"So, you can do telekinesis and phase shifting. Anything else?"
"I can do a lot of things. I'm best at the... what did you call it? Phase shifting? Yeah, that's what I'm the best at. I can like, see things from far away and stuff that hasn't happened yet, and I somehow learn languages just by being around people, and sometimes I've read people's minds."

Max came into the cafeteria, and Lin jumped back when he saw him.
"Hello..?" Max asked experimentally.
"... Hello." Lin responded, tugging at his baggy shirt.
Max turned to you. "Where'd you get him? Is he a psion? He smells like one."
"Wait, you can smell that sort of thing?" Lin asked, and sniffed. "... You're right. You can. It's not really a smell, though. More like a feel."
Max was quiet for a moment.
"Hi, I'm Max! Welcome to the institute, I guess." Max said.

Quickly, you send a message to the nagala councilor and to Ellie about what happened, and Ellie sent one back, asking where you were on the station- she couldn't find her way around, and Robin wasn't near to guide her.

>>24664885
>"So, question of the hour is how can we trust you. How can we trust, what you're saying."
This

>>24664947
Send her a mental map.

>>24664940
Also repeating this.

>>24664947
<in the kitchen with the new guys Ellie;>

>>24664947
"Alright, sounds like you have telepathy and a bit of clairvoyance in that case."

>>24664992
We also know he has telekinesis from holding an atmosphere in space.

Guy's got a bit of everything it looks like.

In b4 this is Omega.

>>24664947

send a map to Ellie's personacom, mark our and her location on it.

>still have an uneasy feeling about Omni and Anna.

You reach out to Ellie, through your drone and through her personacom, and then use telepathy to send her a mental map.
<Ooh, that helps!> She responded. <So cool~!>

"Would you mind if Jilly took a look in your head? She's our relevant telepath and she might be able to spot anything they might have done to you while in captivity."
"I don't remember them doing anything." He said. "But I don't mind. If you all can do that sort of stuff, any secrets I have won't be secret for long anyway."

"... So question of the hour is how we can trust you. How can we trust what you're saying?"
"Hey, you two are the ones that dragged me here." He responded. "That girl looking into my head should be enough proof. And you can trust me because they woulda' tasered you if it weren't for me pushing you out of the way."

You reach out to Anna and Omni, and they were in your workshop, connected to one another. You could feel the former shining like a beacon, the cable acting as a funnel for her mind. You couldn't tell if there was anything wrong, or out of the ordinary, since Anna's brain was so strange right now.

>>24665007
He also blocked the taser with TK. And he apparently has Max's thing, whatever that's called.

Well if he is Omega he'd have some of Alex in him... Theta can look for that.

Well welcome to the Institute! If Max gives the OK he'll probably enroll you as a student. It's pretty nice. We get free food and paid ten thousand every week.

>>24665048
Call Jilly over to do the mind-read.
Wait for Ellie to get here so we can show off Serpensal.

>>24665048

keep a mental eye on Anna and Omni.

we can go check on them in person if we have no further questions.

should also introduce everyone to Serpenal, our new hair ornament.

>>24665048
"That kind of thing could easily be staged."

>>24665151
Let's save any suspicious comments for now and wait for Jilly to do her thing.

Show him the article about the UPA psychics.

"Well, welcome to the institute! If Max gives the Okay he'll probably enroll you as a student." You say. "It's pretty nice. We get free food and paid ten thousand every week."
"Ten thousand? Dollars?"
"Credits, technically, but since a UPA credit is based on earth money, yes." Max said.
"... Tax dollars at work! Good to know."

"Here's the big question." Robin said. "How could you kick me!"
"You appeared out of nowhere! I'm sorry, but I was a bit touchy at the time."
Robin glared. "But I appear faster than people can react." She said.
"Maybe I saw something subconsciously before it happened?" He asked, and shrugged.
Robin just glared. "I want to have Theta give you a look."

"... Alright?" He asked, confused, as Robin pamfed out.

"Aha! I found- ooh, new person!" Ellie said. "Hello! My name's Ellie. I'm just visiting this place."
"Lin. Lin Eito. I was teleported here for reasons I don't fully understand, and now I'm getting interrogated."
"Who's interrogating you?" Ellie asked.
"The mousey girl, and her." He said. "And now you, apparently."
Ellie giggled.
You reach out to Jilly, and ask her to come to the cafeteria when she can, and she responded that she needed a bit- she was discussing gender with Theta.

>>24665208

no worries, that's an important discussion, tell her Robin is going to barge in 10 seconds ago.

>Still worried.

>>24665208
<convenient, we need theta down here as well; no rush but we'd like to check the new guy...>

"to be fair, I'm doing my best to 'good-cop' you"

>>24665208
<Okay, I don't think it's urgent. Watch out for Robin though.>
"Ellie, this is Serpensal. He's billions of years old and from another galaxy."

"Ten thousand on top of free food, medical, and education plus you can request just about whatever you want within reason and have it shipped here. I've got a workshop for tinkering for example.
In exchange you wear a biosensor most of the time and schedule yourself for improving your powers through testing. The UPA takes all the data and tries to figure out how it works for the betterment of society.
It's the sweetest deal that ever was."

"Ellie, this is Serpensal." You say, nudging the crystalline being on your head. "He's billions of years old and from another galaxy."
"Incorrect. Tens of thousands of years."
"He's so adorable! can I hug you, Serpy!?"
"Yes. Warm."
Ellie plucked him from your head and gave him a hug.

"To be fair, I'm doing my best to 'good-cop' you."
"Well, broadcasting that you don't trust me in your head isn't a good way to do that." He said. "Thanks and all about saving me from those guys, but you can't just pull me here and then start acting like I'm the bad guy," He said, mismatched eyes meeting yours. "Like I came here to invade or whatever. I'm trying damn hard not to get offended."

>>24665315

"please accept my sincere apologize."

>>24665315
"Sorry, but Armatek has been pulling all sorts of sneaky plots to get back at us for freeing their psions. I guess it's made me a little paranoid."

We should probably still try and lock our thoughts down so he can't go reading them without our permission though.

>>24665315
"The jig is up, Omega."

Call him on it! See what he does!

>>24665315
"well to be fair I called in my ohshit extraction expert; it's a knee-jerk thing. once we're sure you aren't a VQ spy or an Armatek spy or a reporter looking for a story we'll all open up and probably trust you..."

>>24665315
"I'm sorry, I guess all the stuff with Armatek and the Void Queen has made me kind of paranoid."

>>24665385
That would be rather silly.

>>24665315
>"Incorrect. Tens of thousands of years."
How cute, he's lying about his age.

><For how long have you traveled?>
><Many thousands and thousands of billions of years. the Aether is eternal, and I await our destination. Hope.>
Even if you want to retcon that, the nearest galaxy is 2,500,000 light years away and they were travelling slower than light so that makes him at least millions of years old not tens of thousands.

>>24665315
"I do apologize for that, but you can understand the paranoia right?"

>>24665315
"Sorry, I've made more enemies in the last month than most people do in a lifetime."
"I'm paranoid."

>>24665315
"They used a [Damien's sister's age] year old kid as a hostage. You understand why I am hesitant with my trust these days."

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>>24665668
Muy bien

>Sorry for the delays!
"I do apologize for that, but you can understand the paranoia, right?"
"That's why I'm trying not to get offended." He said. "It's not working or the most part."
"Please accept my sincere apologies." You say. "But Armatek has been pulling all sorts of sneaky plots to get back at us for freeing their psions. I guess it's made me a little paranoid."
"Well, yeah, because the best way to get back at someone for stealing their shit is to give them more shit." He said sarcastically. "But when your friend comes by and looks at my memories, I hope that'll help."

"He's so adorable!" Ellie said, snuggling close to Serpensal.
Max was quiet, simply watching. It was as if he was smelling something strange, cautious- his ears were perked and his tail was wagging slightly.

In the workshop, Anna's mind pulsed slightly.

>>24665709

go check it out, now.

>>24665709
<Max? What's up?>

>>24665709
<What's up, Max?>
I kind of want to go to the workshop but surprising them while they're linked might just make things worse.

>>24665709
<Are you okay, Anna? I felt something weird.>

>>24665709
<how are things Omni?>

"yup actually that sounds like it makes sense, although I'd have used the words "give them hell" but the analogy stands; and jilly and theta looking at you certainly will. till then the standard level of paranoia is just gonna have to be expected; and we've got weirder enemies than armatek"

<Max? What's up?>
<He's not specialized. Untapped potential.> He said. <Strange.>

You reach out to the workshop, and try to tap into it with telepathy- but there was nothing. So you tap into it with technopathy... and you find something that feels... strangely like one of Summer's rifts. A portal to an alien world, where both Omnissiah and Anna were. You hear Anna giggling from inside.

>>24665802
Go bravely forth into the unknown!

>>24665802

s-she's giggling, that's good, right?

it's nothing malicious, right?

if there is a camera inside our workshop, now would be the time to have a look through it.

>>24665802
<Lambda warned me about Omega, Max. This...could be an elaborate set-up.>

>>24665802
<hey guys I back, picked up a new psion and Serpensal came along too. we are in the cafeteria, come join us."

>>24665892
>>24665846
>>24665825
Now now, let the lovebirds be.
Speaking of, we should have the birds and bees talk with Omni.

>>24665853
Yeah, ditto

<Lambda warned me about Omega, max. This... could be an elaborate set-up.>
<He doesn't smell like any of the armatek clones.> Max said. <He has more than one power.>

You reach out to the camera, and you can just see Anna sitting back, Renard on alert to warn her if he sees anyone entering, and Omnissiah was just as dormant, cables connecting the two.

Carefully, you go bravely forth into the technopathic rift.

The sensations of your body dulled, and eventually you couldn't hear anybody in the real world talk at all.

And then you were standing on... something, feeling your feet below you, and arms hanging from your shoulders- you were entirely nude, and the other side of the rift was chaotic tumbles of alien code, tendrils clinging to the walls and keeping the code away from the chamber where Anna and Omnissiah were.

>Field too long!

>>24665983
Anna was wearing simple clothes, and had a chessboard in front of her. Omnissiah was... strange. Humanoid, and tall, with a torso of clicking gears, and his limbs wound with spun springs. He was faceless for the most part, but three long glowing horizontal lines, one above the other, served as his eyes. He moved another pawn, and Anna giggled evilly. "Gotcha!" She said, and knocked over a rook with one of her bishops.
"I'm exceedingly bad at this." Omnissiah's hollow voice said- and then you heard him chuckle. Then he turned to you. "Hello, Heather. I wasn't sure if you could enter this."

Anna gave you a look- and then looked away quickly.
"... I... didn't know you could dive in." She said, awkwardly. "Omni, compile some clothes for her?"
"Yes." He said, and clothes exactly like Anna's appeared on you, fitted fine.

>>24665999
"I never knew you could do this, Omni."

>>24665999
Thank you Omni!

This is pretty neat.

>>24665999
"Sorry for dropping by, semi accident. Just wanted to say we picked up another Psionic. A phaser, seemingly on the run from ArmaTek. Apparently they tried to get to me after the First Contact Conference and he saved me. I've my doubts, considering they used a taser of all things."

>>24665999
"What is *this*"

>Mysterious heterochromatic psion with all the powers appears.

Cool DMPC, Exabyte.

>>24666051
"And he can learn them fast, I think. Like, super fast. Max mentioned that he smelled like a psionic, then he noted that there is, in fact something - more of a feeling."

>>24665999

"uh, hey there, wanted to let you guys know I'm back on the station, my planned tourist trip to earth got interrupted by an unknown psionic and a few taser darts. This is... pretty neat, who's winning?"

>I've turned in to a paranoid wreck...

>>24666067

he doesn't seem especially good with any of them though, he got really winded after going through the shuttle wall.

>>24666067
You now realize Omega Project's goal was to create a Psion with access to all other powers.
And that our Technopathy Virus can do the same thing. You can even get Biopathy to give yourself heterochromia.

"I never knew you could do this, Omni." You say. "What is this?"
"He can't." Anna said. "This is mine. Me. Really. Kind of. It's weird." She said."Me and dad did this sort of thing years and years ago. It's kind of what my whole spine was designed for. It's a... mind to AI interface."

"Sorry for dropping by. It was a semi-accident. I just wanted to say that we picked up another Psion. A phaser, seemingly on the run from ArmaTek." you say. "Apparently they tried to get me after the First Contact Conference, and he saved me. I've my doubts, considering they used a taser of all things."
"We could use Theta, Jilly, and your technopathy to find out if he was tinkered with." Anna said. "Shouldn't be hard."

>>24666128
"That was the plan, we're waiting for Jilly and Theta to stop discussing gender."

>>24666128
Oh if this is you Anna it'd explain why it feels like one of Summer's rifts. You might be aiding this with psionics!

>>24666128
"Technopathy didn't ping anything, at least not the first time."

>>24666128
"Yeah, that was the plan. I also brought my extra-galactic friend back. His whole body is a crystalline optical computer, it's really cool."

>>24666160
Obviously Summer's pocket dimension is her mindscape. It explains everything.

>>24666128

"I've also been tasked with becoming friends with an alien AI!"

"we're in the cafeteria right now, might be best if i return, i kind of left my senses when i dove in here... actually, i might be in the med bay by now..."

>>24666128
"Technopathy didn't pick up anything, I doubt Theta will either, but it seems like he can do everything. Which is what makes me think that it might be Omega, the one Lambda warned me about."

"Technopathy didn't ping anything, at least not the first time." You say. "And that was the plan. We're waiting for Jilly and Theta to stop discussing gender."
"Ah." She said. "So how was first contact? Was it fun, or strange, or...?"
"I believe one of the aliens grabbed her chest." Omnissiah said. "And there's a conspiracy theory that she was there specifically as a psychic translator, there because you first found the aliens within the depths of space."
Anna started to giggle again.

>>24666226
"What sort of crazy ideas will the extranet come up with next."

>>24666226
"Everyone knows that the conspiracy theorists are just a bunch of paranoid people. And paranoids just have all the facts."

>>24666226
"Well, they're not wrong. Anyway, I brought Serpensal back with me."

>>24666226

"i brought the Serpenal, the alien construct i made contact with, here when Robin got us. Thought you guys would like to meet him."

>>24666226
"Yeah, I got groped by an alien during first contact on a galactic broadcast... I'm probably the only person who's ever lived who can say that."

>>24666226
"it was a poke not a grab, and I brought their semi-natural AI creature with me...they sort of gave him to me because we were getting along so well."

"Hilariously enough, that's spot on. It just turns out that they didn't need me much, the aliens already have superior translation software."

>>24666311
its not an AI, its a uplift. Big difference.

>>24666226
Let's get Ellie to try punching that guy in the face.

>>24666332
Let's not, there is always the possibility that he really is what he says he is, and we don't want to alienate him with nonsensical beatings.

"Yeah, I got groped by an alien during first contact on a galactic broadcast." You say. "I'm probably the only person who's ever lived who can say that."
"Actually, the same thing happened during first contact with the nagala." Anna said. "Doc told me. They cut it out of the records, but it was on the live broadcast."

"Anyway, I brought Serpensal, the alien construct I made contact with, here when Robin got us. Thought you guys would like to meet him."
"Right, right." Anna said. "Should I pull out?"
"Probably best, yes." Omnissiah said.
"Just play your turn first." Anna said, and he moved a piece. Anna checkmated him quickly, and gave him a grin.
"Well, see you." Anna said, and faded from view.
Omnissiah met your eyes, his glowing three lines staring at you, for a long moment.
"... Heather, I-"
And then Anna pulled the plug, and the world around you faded from view.
You hadn't even been out for more than half a minute, based on the time. Lin and Ellie were talking, and Max was still silent.

The biggest hint about this guy? He hasn't bled from the nose yet. Instead he got tired.

>>24666429
"Sorry about that, I got distracted, ehm, what did I miss?"

<What did you want to say, Omni, you got cut off there?>

>>24666429
>Heather, I...
Damn it, someone make one of those pictures with Omni's slit face.

>>24666429

listen in on Lin and Ellie, get a clue what we might have missed.

>>24666429
<Omni? What was that last bit?>

>>24666429
"What was that Omni?"

>>24666435
Ever think that he escaped like Epsilon but doesn't have much memory pre-breakout? That's a possibility. We need Jilly to find out though.

>>24666435
He hasn't done anything that exhausting. You have to do serious shit to get brain damage.

>>24666464

>wish i could find the screencap i had or the post number of that one thread, think it was on /co/

>>24666429
<What are you thinking, Max?>

You open your eyes and listen in.
"And then she was all 'oh no, Steiny!' and jumped into the pool after him." Ellie was giggling- You remember the time- you'd dropped Einstein into the water after he ran out of ion gas and then you went to grab him. After having to pull him entirely apart and replace the waterlogged components, you swore to make everything else perfectly waterproof for the rest of your life.

<What was that, Omni?> You asked.

<... I wanted to thank you.> He said. <For saving me, back when I was within the ship that attacked you on the Ishelda.>

>>24666556
<If anything, I should be thanking you. You've saved me numerous times, and all of us when you plugged into Elysium. I'm glad I saved you.>

>>24666556
"Hey, that's not funny, that was a traumatic experience!"

<No need to thank me, Omni, I'm glad I did.>

>>24666556
you've saved me more than enough times, you've been my friend, and you help my friends. you don't need to thank me.

>>24666556
<No problem, Omnissiah. Thank you for saving me.>

>>24666556
"That was a traumatic event, Ellie! and the main reason to stuff in those extra-big fuel tanks."

>>24666556
<Any ideas what we can use that new crystal in, by the way?>

>>24666556

<you have my love of technology and machines to thank but... I'm glad we took that ship with us, really, really glad.>

<how are you feeling?>

<If anything, I should be thanking you. You've saved me numerous times, and all of us when you plugged into Elysium.>
<You're welcome to ask anything you need of me.> Omnissiah said.

"Hey, that's not funny, Ellie! That was a traumatic event!"
Ellie giggled. "Yeah, one of your toys broke. Real traumatic."
Lin just shrugged.
"Can't say I know how that feels." Lin said. "Gadgets are just gadgets."

>>24666764
... he is pure evil.

>>24666764
"Hey, even Machine Spirits have feelings!"

>>24666764
Heresy! Gadgets are awesome!

>>24666764
(gasp)"no they aren't they have feelings and personalities and personal wants!"

>>24666764
Time to look offended.

"That's not true at all, every machine has its own special personality and spirit, Einstein has been a loyal friend since I was tiny."

>>24666764

what? "just gadgets"?

cover Einsteins sound sensors.

"please do not use such profanities!"

>>24666764
"Kinda."

Probably best not to tell him we can do the machine thing.

>>24666764
public enemy number one

You give him on offended look and cover Einstein's ears. "Just gadgets? Please don't use such profanities! Gadgets are awesome! Every machine has its own special personality and spirit. Einstein has been a loyal friend since I was tiny."
"Since she was like six." Ellie said. "She lugged that thing around all the time like a teddie bear."
Lin chuckled at the mental image. "Okay, that's pretty funny." He said.
"So, do you wish to enter the institute?" Max asked, finally.
"Still not sure. You're interesting for sure, but I can't be sure Armatek will find you guys. And if you guys are going to treat me like I'm an enemy, I'm especially not going to join in your club."

>>24667027
"Where are you going to go? And what will it matter if ArmaTek find us out? We have multiple copies of their database, so we've got the high ground."

>>24667027
Wow he is a butt.
Look a me I'm hiding in the wall cause ur all bad peoplesss! to
YOU DARE QUESTION ME? QQQQ

>>24667027
"We're just waiting for Jilly and Theta then we can verify your story, that's all."

>>24667027
"We're not treating you like an enemy, but you didn't trust us either until you looked at my past. You can't really blame us for wanting to take the same precautions, can you?"

>>24667027

"Armatek has their sights set on us, we have a whole lot of orbital weapons floating around and some of my friends stole some very secret data from them. the UPA is working on bringing them down, they're committing so many acts against humanity, it's not even remotely funny."

hug Einstein a bit more and after that Serpensal.

>>24667027
"Alright, I'm sorry, jeez..."

"Alright, I'm sorry, Jeez." You say, and pull Einstein into a proper hug- and then did the same with Serpensal. "We're not treating you like an enemy, but you didn't trust us until you looked at my past. You can't really blame us for wanting to take the same precautions, can you?"
"Yeah, yeah." He said. "Good point. What are we waiting on?"
"We're just waiting for Jilly and Theta then we can verify your story, that's all." You say.
"Right, okay." He said, and closed his eyes, crossing his arms. "Double standards and all that..."

Robin, Theta, and Jilly came into the room, and Lin just slightly raised an eyebrow at Jilly.
"Alright, here he is. Check his nervous system." Robin said. "I have superhuman reflexes. No way he does too."
Theta closed his eyes. "Nope. Nothing out of the ordinary. Not that I can tell. No transgenetics, no implants or internal scars... Looks like someone did a biopsy on you, though."
"Great. Just great." Lin said.
"A bit of drugs still in your body- looks like hallucinogens and sedatives, and a very, very slight amount of nutrient paste. That's all I can tell." Theta said. "Happy, Robin?"
"Yes." She said, though from her expression, she wasn't.

>>24667275
>"Sorry about the double standards and all that..."

>>24667275
"Is Jilly coming along as well?"

>>24667275

oh dear... they have his DNA... fan fuckin' tastic!

"Jilly here is our telepathy specialist, she's done it before so just relax!"

>>24667275
<What does that actually mean, Theta? What could they have done?>

"Jilly here is our telepathy specialist." You say. "She's done it before, so just relax!"
"Alright." He said, and leaned back in his chair.

<What does that actually mean, Theta? What could they have done?>
<It looked like they were prepping him for something.> Theta said. <Getting some data, stuff like that. The nutrient paste is the weird bit, since Robin said that the drugs had come from the guy's food.>

"Okay, I'll take a look." Jilly said, and slithered closer. She closed her eyes, and her skin flushed grey as she touched his head.

And then her skin started to flush different colors- red, to brown, to green, and all the way to yellow again. For a cold, cold moment, she went the deepest, darkest black.
"... You don't know your parents?"
"Born on the street, as far as I know." Lin said.
"And the first time you used a trick was... a few years ago?"
"That's the first time I remember it. Made some string out of nothing to tie that tarp."
"Huh." She said, and flashed green. "Oh dear."
"That's when, um, I was running from them. Here's me sliding through the wall... and then bang."
Jilly went pure black for a moment, before going back pale. "Then the rest of this is all blurs." She said. "I can't... see anything from here."
"I don't remember anything from those weeks. Or week. No clue how long it was." Lin said.

>>24667445
<You think he could be cloned?>

>>24667445

"J-Jilly? you took on some very unnerving colors just now. Are you alright?"

Theta: <you think he could cloned, like you guys?>

>>24667445
"Alright, cool. Anything else we need to check?"

>>24667445
Didn't Jilly say Nagala only went black when they died?

"Alright, I'll show you and Serpensal around if you want."

>>24667445
Give Jilly a hug.

>biopsy is when they take bits of tissue from a patient for DNA or microscopic research (among other things).
>our lab does it to determine if there is abnormal cell growth present, like cancer.

likely they took a few bits of skin and were planning to really cut in to him when they got him somewhere secure.

>>24667621
They took bits of skin so they could clone him.

<You think he could be cloned?> You ask Theta.
<Don't know. He hasn't had any transgenetic treatments like us, and he doesn't have any relation to us or Alex, but that doesn't mean he couldn't have been modified before he was decanted.>

"J-jilly, you took on some very unnerving colors just now." you say, and pull her into a tight hug. Jilly hissed, and went slightly pink. "Are you alright?"
"E-Everything's fine." Jilly said. "Just... his memories are very vivid. His emotions."

She took her hand off of his head. "Sorry about that. I won't talk about-"
"It's fine." He said, and shrugged. "Tell them if you want."
Jilly didn't say anything, just nodded.
"Alright, I'll show you and Serpensal around if you want." You say.
"Alright." He said, and stepped to his feet. Ellie pouted.
"What, you won't show me around?" She pouted, hugging Einstein.

<Curiosity. Strangeness. Dark, Dim, purposed, instead of Artful, colorful, crystal. No Light Lives Here.> Serpensal said.

>>24667697
"Sorry about that Ellie, of course you can come too."

>>24667697

"I'm a horrible friend..." "would you like the tour as well?" a little bit awkward

>>24667697
"You can ride along in my Exosuit! You missed it this morning!"

>>24667697
<What do you mean, Serpensal?>

>>24667697
"Hey Jilly, Can you telepath with Serpensal?"

If she's not interested in him, stuff him down our cleavage.

"I will show you all around! First, my workshop! Then hydroponics!"

<Hey. Hey Ellie. Don'tcha think Lin's pretty cute? And he's a guy.>

>>24667770

or, you know, wear him as a hat again, I quite like the little guy.

I hope he and Omni can get along.

>>24667792
He likes being warm, is all.

>>24667792
Let's ask him

<Head or chest, Serpensal?>

>>24667803
inb4 he's a butts guy.

>>24667803
>The aliens had mouths on their chests
>Serpensal thinks we're trying to eat him

>>24667792
Maybe Serpy can help Omni deal with the potential SAN loss from being in faster machinery considering the Valk have crystal computers and all.

>>24667828
Put psuedopod in butt.

>>24667833
But the fast computers were the cause of the SAN loss, no? Maybe a different architecture would help though.

>>24667831
He didn't seem to mind last time...
>ohgod

>>24667833

hmm, he was slow and then the Vark/Valk (which is it? previous threads say Vark) made him in to a very fast computer.

might actually work.

>>24667849
That's what I mean. I think that since they have faster and more advanced computing that they may have found a way around the issue since it would be much more prevalent if they have any AI at all.

>>24667944
the issue isn't the speed of the computer its a limit on how smart an AI or a person can be. Omni can surpass that limit many-fold.

>>24667975
No... The issue is that when omni gets super smart, he also gets super crazy.

<What do you mean, Serpensal?>
<I mean that this place is cold and dark. Fluorescent lighting, unnaturally shaped and unearthly worked metal. Cold and dark.... But it carries inside of it the raw power and ingenuity, creativity, and raw inner fire of the total knowledge of an entire race, focused in one direction.> It said. You felt his mind stuttering and shifting, working too quickly for language to appropriately translate. He simple pulsed, quietly. <It is cold and emotionless, but nothing is a vacuum. Not even the infinite depths themselves.>

You pause a moment, trying to puzzle out what he was trying to say, then just shake your head.
<Do you want to sit on my head or in my chest, Serpensal?>
<... Head. Not warm, but good vision.> It said.

"Sorry about that, Ellie." You say, and set Serpensal on your head. "Of course you can come too."
"Alright!" She said.

Lin got to his feet.
<Hey. Hey Ellie.> You ask her, as you walk them through the halls. <Don'tcha think Lin's pretty cute? And he's a guy.>
<He is! B-but how do I ask him out? He doesn't seem normal at all. I doubt I could just go 'hey, you're cute, let's go out'> She said, in her normal booming mental voice.
Lin's cheeks went very slightly pink, but he didn't say anything. You caught a snippet of his thoughts, as the three of you walked.
<-o I just say 'yeah sure' here or->

>>24668013
<Do it faget!>

>>24668013
To Lin: <Yes, that's exactly what you should say!>

>>24668041
This. To Lin obviously.

>>24668013
<Just stare longingly at his eyes, he'll get the idea.>
<No, wait, that's a terrible idea. I don't know.>

"This is my workshop! It's full of awesome things! Like this, or this, or this! And check out this pile of decabulators! Do you have decabulators, Serpensal?"

>>24668013
<He knows, now. You really need to turn down your mental-voice.>

>>24668013
><He is! B-but how do I ask him out? He doesn't seem normal at all. I doubt I could just go 'hey, you're cute, let's go out'>
<ellie you're mind shouting again>

>>24668013

<well, fortune favors the bold, right?>

>>24668013
<Don't see why not.>

>>24668013
"Damn. I didn't get to use my Exosuit to bust up any ArmaTek goons in the end."

>>24668072
That's no fun.

>>24668067
>Do you have decabulators, Serpensal?

If he says no, we need to go into a long, detailed explanation of decabulators of all sizes.

>>24668013
@ellie, but extra 'loud' so lin can hear it to...
<ellie, he's a psychic too, I just tricked you into it for you, congrats>
turn and smile at both of them a great deal then proceed with the tour

>>24668041
>>24668062
Lets not say exactly that.

>>24668067
>>24668105
The image of Heather walking into her workshop, filled with amazing inventions, and going straight to a detailed description of her decabulator pile is hilarious.

"What, that, oh yeah, that's my custom-build exosuit with a prototype refractor shield built in. But enough about that, this here is a four inch decabulator... and this is a two inch one... and this one here, three inches. You have to special order those."

>>24668096
>"Damn. I didn't get to use my Exosuit to bust up any ArmaTek goons in the end."
we should contact the ambassador about our sudden exit with the alien

>>24668134
>>24668105

well, there goes our plan to give a tour, if we enter our workshop, it is over before we even start.

>>24668156
We did.

>>24668134
>"What, that, oh yeah, that's my custom-build exosuit with a prototype refractor shield built in
we need to retrieve that

>>24668166
when?

>>24668168
Robin did it.

>>24668168
Robin did already.

<Yes, that's exactly what you should say!>
He paused a moment.
"Yeah, sure." Lin said. "Glad you think I'm cute."

Ellie stared at him-
And then glared at you.
"You told him!" She said.
"I-I picked it up, sorry. I normally do now or then." He said. "Just little snippets."
"You're psychic too?!"
"Y-yeah, I guess?!" He asked.
The two of them looked away at precisely the same moment, and walked in silence.

"This is my workshop!" You say. "It's full of awesome things!"
You grab a decabulator, a half-finished personacom, and spare omnitool parts. "Like this, or this, or this! And check out this pile of decabulators! Do you have decabulators, Serpensal?"
<... No, we do not.> He said, and looked down at the pile. Light danced along his crystals, flashing wildly and sparking with light. <Inspiration, passion, and forging flame. It lies here, within you and part of you. That is why we can communicate. I understand now, how psionic powers function. They are when one breathes that flame into their natural abilities.>

>>24668161
"And that concludes the tour of Heather's Awesome Toolbox!"
"But... I thought we were touring the station?"

>>24668178
see >>24664947

>>24668184
Where's that crystal we made recently? We should show it to Serpensal. He might have cool ideas what to use it for.

>>24668184
<That's probably the best explanation anyone has come up with, to be honest. I'm glad you like it.>

>>24668184
"You're talking gibberish. But I think Omni will like you. Let's go find him!"

Start wafting a quiet <Kiiiiiissss, kiiiiisssss.> at the others.

>>24668201
>err\how did I miss that, I mean I read that and everything

>>24668184
<Philosophy isn't one of my strong points, but I think I get it.>

>>24668184
D'aww they'd make a cute couple. Especially after Ellie pulls him out of a wall when he's being all shy.

>>24668184
<is that so? I wonder how you'll react to Summer's pocket universe...> (give no further detail but a feeling of smug knowledge...)

"...and that concludes the workshop, now onward to the training and testing rooms which aren't as interesting as my GLORIOUS WORKSHOP"

>>24668184
Where's our Exosuit at? We should put it back in its bay in the workshop.

>>24668184
You don't have decabulators? Pure madness! How do you do SCIENCE!!?

>>24668184

<that's quite a way to describe it, wanna meet a friend of mine? he's an artificial intelligence.>

if at all possible, keep from getting to far in to tech talk and keep showing them around.

i hope Lin doesn't turn out to be a bad guy.

>>24668184
"Onwards to the testing rooms, where there are sadly not as many decabulators."

<You're talking gibberish.>
<Yes and no.> It said. <What I am saying would make sense to an Enlightened or a Flash. They speak those words to one another. That is why they're called the mad ones.>
<Philosophy isn't one of my strong points, but I think I get it.> You say.
"And that concludes the workshop!" You say, spreading your arms as the maintenance drones circle you. "Now onward to the training and testing rooms, which aren't as interesting as my glorious workshop!"
"Alright."

<Kisss, kisssss.> You tell Ellie and Lin, walking, while the two very sternly avoided looking at one another. You finally stop when Ellie produces her bat from nowhere- if you knew her, she'd actually start attacking you. Lin just kept his hands in his pockets, head low.

<You don't have decabulators? Pure madness! How do you do science?!>
<With experimentation and intuition.> Serpensal said. <The Enlightened know their job and do it well.>

Time passed as you walked into the technopathy room, where Serpensal was mildly insulting by calling the supercomputer not very 'super', and where Lin and Ellie were just as awkward as before.

Then Summer walked in.
"Tiger!" Lin called, and stepped into the supercomputer itself, sliding in.

Summer blinked, and rubbed at her eyes.

<... A tamed one.> Serpensal said. <Another. Here. Now? Outer form intact, but inner one...>
"Morningg~" She said.
"It's not even dinner yet." Ellie said, trying not to giggle at Lin's wavering form hiding in the supercomputer.

>>24668392
<They're called Uplifts in the UPA. It's where animals are raised to human level of intelligence through gene therapy and the like."

>>24668392
<We call them uplifts.>
"Hi Summer! Summer is another student here."

>>24668392
<She's an uplift. Super fluffy!>

"Hey Summer, check out this awesome robot scorpion from another galaxy!"

>>24668392
"Morning Summer, let me introduce you to Lin, the guy hiding inside the supercomputer, and Serpensal, he's kind of an uplift like you. Lin, Serpensal, this is Summer, the galaxy's best roommate."

>>24668392
"hi Summer, Lin get out of Elysium and meet my roomate; it's not like she's gonna bite your head off or anything."

(spoken AND thought)
<"serpenal, this is summer, my friend she's an uplift, it's a common practice in the UPA. she can also produce matter from nothing at a low energy cost.">

and scratch the fuzzy head...

>>24668392

"Hey Summer, we have some more visitors!" "This is my roommate Summer, she's an uplifted tiger. Lin, you can come out now."

we should probably stop being mean to Ellie and Lin

i really don't want Ellie to apply that bat to our face.

>>24668392
<Yes, she's different from you and Max. She was born with a human mind.>

"Don't panic, she's an uplift. Summer, this is Lin. Lin, Summer."

>>24668392
@summer: <<I'm trying to set Lin and Ellie up, you should help.>>

>>24668392
<Tamed one? The computer or the tiger?>

Summer was never wild, so she couldn't be tamed. Max was, though. But you didn't seem to notice him.

"Morning, Summer. Let me introduce you to Lin, the guy hiding inside the supercomputer, and Serpensal. he's kind of an uplift like you." You say.

"Uh... hi." Summer said, and Lin stuck his head out of the computer, before climbing out.
<Yes, she's different from you and Max. She was born with a human mind.>
<So she was born tame, instead of made so.> He said. <Wait, Max was a tamed one as well?>
<You didn't seem to notice him.>
<He is not as large.> Serpensal said, as if that explained everything.

"Hi." He said. "Sorry I kind of panicked. Not every day you see a tiger walk into the room."
"Yes it is." Summer said. She giggled. "I have a mirror in my room! I literally see one every single day!"
Lin chuckled.
"Nice to meet you, Summer."
"You too!"

<I'm trying to set Lin and Ellie up, you should help.> You tell Summer.
Then, very suddenly, Ellie shot a glare at you.
"Stop that!" She said.

>>24668531
Wait, did Ellie just pick up on our thoughts when we weren't directing them at her?

"I didn't say anything."

>>24668531
Never! Its my perogotive as your friend to see you happy. And if you need me to nudge you a little then I will.

>>24668531
Aww, Ellie. Why are you being so mean to me?

>>24668531
(lie, badly...)
"stop what?, I was telling serpensal about her, he's never met an early uplift before, just max and he's a late."

>>24668549
she knows that a meaningful glance between 2 psychics is telepathic communication.

>>24668531
"Are you sure you don't have telepathy, Ellie? You pick up an awful lot, and you can get out of our TK easily."

>>24668549
Ellie's basically a super duper psion in every way except actually. You have to assume she can manifest everything simply by remembering she has it, and can hear everything said by anyone anywhere.

Did we end up getting that personacomm off her?

>>24668531
"Ah, you're right, I should stop meddling, sorry for my rudeness."

>>24668619
So she's batman?

>>24668531
"Where does that bat keep coming from?!"

>>24668531
<Stop what?> only to Summer, while looking at Ellie.

>>24668673
Yes, except also a girl. And high maintenance.

>>24668682
We should technopath the station cams later and see.

>>24668707
yup thats batman

"I didn't say anything?" You say.
"You were looking right at her!" She said. "And I know what you were saying! I know you, Heather. You're predictable as hell."
"Stop what? I was telling Serpensal about her, he's never met an early uplift before. Just Max and he's a late."
<Would I be considered a late uplift?> Serpensal asked.
"... Yeah, yeah, I totally believe you." Ellie said, and rolled her eyes.
"And where does that bat keep coming from?!"
"I stashed it in the vent." Ellie said. "In case I needed to use it in a hurry."

>>24668734
<I think you would. Do you still have any instincts from before you were uplifted?>

>>24668734

<Technically, Serpensal, yes, because you were a regular ol' everyday star creature before you were given human-level intelligence. Max was a regular everyday wolf until he was given intelligence, while Summer was transgened to be born with it. Then again, I have no clue how genetic uplifting compares to what the Vrak did for you.>

>>24668734
<Simply because you started life differently, and then you were given intelligence. Summer was transgened whilst being cloned.>

>>24668734
Pout at her.
"But how am I meant to have fun teasing people if you won't let me?"
"Everyone else on the station is taken or uninterested."

"You would be a late uplift, Serpensal. Did you die when you crash landed?"

>>24668734
<I think so yes, despite the diffirent processes involved; that means that by the laws you have the same rights as any other person like me or summer or max or omni>

>>24668734
Can anyone else hear Serpensal, or should we be relaying messages?

<I can hook you up to Einstein so you have a speaker...>

>>24668734
<Yep! Early uplifts go through the process so early that they have no memories of living any differently. Max still remembers his life as a Wolf before he was uplifted."

>>24668734
"Which vent? We've passed more than a dozen!"

>>24668792
He was acting as a translator in the First Contact thing. He can speak out loud.

<I think so, yes, because you were a regular ol' everyday star creature before you were given human-level intelligence. Max was a regular everyday wolf until he was given intelligence, while Summer was transgened to be born with it.> You say. <Do you still have any instincts from before you were uplifted?>
<When I and the Enlightened were shown images of earth creatures, I was attracted to something called an octopus.> Serpensal said. <Warm, wriggling, firm. Yes. Yes I do. Instincts and thoughts. Moving without thinking. Memories of when I was slow and dumb. My pod still lives out there, I know, and I miss them, despite their stupidity.>

"But how am I meant to have fun teasing people if you won't let me?" You asked. "Everyone else on the station is taken or uninterested."
"Uninterested? Psh. Well, Ellie, if you're interested in me..." Summer said seductively, and wiggled her tail.
"... I um. Sorry, but.."
"I'm teasing." Summer said. "My tongue's too bristly for that anyway."
"What." Lin said. "*What*."
Summer just giggled.

>>24668897
"Heheh."

>>24668897
"high-five summer"

high-five the manifested winter/summer

>>24668897
Giggle along.

<I accidentally made a squiggly thing, but it had claws.> Technopath him some footage of Bob.

Where to next? Hydroponics? The Isochambers? My room? The Cafeteria?

>>24668897
"Oh my."

<Yes, Max has the instincts of a time before as well. Summer doesn't, because she has never lived as an animal.>

>>24668897
"Um...where do you want to see next, Lin?"

>>24668897
I like this Lin guy, he seems like a straight shooter--perfect for a wildcard like Ellie--if you ask me they would have hooked up even if we didn't say a word about it to either of them.

>>24668897
<Octopuses, eh. I'll download you that Cephalopod Week special they aired a few months back later.>

>>24668897
Perhaps we could make you a more wiggly body?

>>24668897
>space squid
I was wondering when those would show up

>>24668897
"It's true. Tiger tongues are really rough. Like sandpaper."

>I was attracted to something called an octopus. Warm, wriggling, firm
Sounds like the inside of a Nagala mouth would be heaven for him.

>>24668983
>Octopodes, eh?
ftfy

>>24669022
Oh my.

>>24669033
>octopi
Octopodes means 8 feet

>>24669033
No, Octopuses is perfectly correct.

>>24668897
Well, theres always Theta.

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>>24669071
>>24669064
>people don't know English 101 anymore
>mfw

>>24669154
>Doesn't say Octupi Wallstreet
Do you even Engrish?

"Um... Where do you want to see next, Lin?"
"Anywhere. doesn't matter." He said, and walked through you in his hurry to step by. It felt strange, like buzzing, but you didn't seem hurt or affected by it. "Let's just.. just go."
<Max has the instincts and memories of the time before as well.> You say. <Summer doesn't, because she has never lived as an animal.>
<I understand.> He said.
<Octopuses, hey? I'll download you that cephalopod week special they aired a few months back later.>
<Please do not. There is no reason for that.> He said.

You, Summer, Ellie, and Serpensal continued on to the manifestation room, and Summer showed off a knight-summoning trick, and then you moved on to hydroponics.

"I think this is my favorite room on the station." Lin said, walking into it. "Nice and open... And look at that sun. Blue."
<Beautiful.> Serpensal said.
Ellie just frowned at the dented doors, where Devourer had smashed his way in last time. she gripped her bat more tightly.

>>24669154
>Fowler's Modern English Usage states, 'the only acceptable plural in English is "octopuses"', that "octopi" is 'misconceived', and "octopodes" 'pedantic'.

Fowler's Modern English Usage states, 'the only acceptable plural in English is "octopuses"', that "octopi" is 'misconceived', and "octopodes" 'pedantic'

>>24669233
He's gone Ellie, don't worry.

>>24669236
>>24669240
Did I just accidentally doublepost, or did someone else copypaste the exact same quote as me?

>>24669236
>>24669240
Fowler's Modern English Usage mind

>>24669259
Try deleting one.

>>24669259
You didn't, I posted the same thing at the same time. Freaky.

>>24669259
You can't post twice 11 seconds apart. There's a 30 second cooldown.

>>24669233
"Oh come on Ellie, he's... trying to right his wrongs. I hope he'll be okay."

Rolled 56

>>24669233
TK the doors back into shape!
<Sorry it took so long to fix you, MR door. Things came up. Is everything back in shape?>

Rolled 91

>>24669233
Can we do that 'check in with the devourer' thing?

>>24669330
With that roll? Hell yeah we can.

>>24669349

Only if Exa is cool with it.

>>24669233

<Aww, are you sure, Serpensal? I just thought you'd find it interesting.>

>>24669383
He's probably upset because he'll want to fap, then remember that his new body has no genitals.

>>24669423
We need to make him a new and better body. With more squiggles.

"Oh come on, Ellie, He's... trying to right his wrongs. I hope he'll be okay."
"I don't." She said, and sat back in the plants.
"Who?"
"... The Devourer." Summer said. "I'll explain it."

You closed your eyes, and reached out...
And your name is the Devourer. Strapped within powerful cables, you struggle against it. You try to warp away- but a powerful nuclear blast slammed into you, forcing you to regrow before you could regain your breath. The creatures- Noilaz, you've learned they're called- stared at you, many eyes with only one mind.
You struggled more.

You've Lost, something says. You are Powerful, but not Very. You will be Useful.

You will give me Immortality, that voice said, and a tall, powerful Noilaz appeared, four sythes from her arms, the powerful, lionesque lower torso with hooked, powerful claws.
You raised your will to teleport again- and then telepathic power slammed into your mind, making it harder for you to think. And again, and again. Your cohesion was slipping-

Wait, that voice said. What... Is that Tendril?

And then the voice looked directly at Heather, intimately connected to you.

Rolled 80

>>24669465
BLACK HOLE ALL THE THINGS!

Rolled 71

>>24669465
Well, better help our bro out.

Cut the cables.

>>24669465
Devourer, come back with me!

Rolled 7

>>24669465
<We will not bow to you, eh Bob/Heather?>
Let's save the lil' guy.

Rolled 88

>>24669465
Use our black holes to snap the cables, then back out.

>>24669465
Use our powers to push back the Void Queen long enough for Bob to teleport out.

Rolled 79

>>24669465
Give him our TK. He took it once. We should be able to give it freely.

>>24669465
yfw black hole void queen.

>>24669465
Lend him our power! Defend his mind so he can teleport. Void Queen with immortality is bad.

Rolled 31

>>24669505
>>24669496
>black holing
>not Voiding
but then again, that'd give VQ access to the Crystals, so yeah, stick to blackholing.

Rolled 46

>>24669465
We should probably go tell Omni his plan to destroy the planet was babby-tier.

We have the materials to easily induce a supernova within a star. All we need to do is hyper-charge our second heat crystal (I mean lots, like a shit ton of energy) then get Rho or Sarvesh to teleport it into the core of a star. The added energy from the crystal causes a runaway reaction thanks to the carbon-carbon fusion that can now take place.

>>24669542
Please ignore this roll.

Dammit Heather, get Anna and Sir Helios and give Bob some boosting

>>24669465
Bob, take my power, get out of there!

>>24669465
Oh fuck no, VQ is not getting the ability to rebuild herself from nothing.

Stop rolling!

GUYS GUYS. I just finished reading the entire archived quest... GET BACK WITH ANNA ALREADY. Made me so sad... Make me happy again.

>>24669651
Shutup faggot, we're going Nikolai Tesla route now. No more waifus and bullshit, only crazy inventions.

>>24669651
Fuck off, Anna. We're saving Bob right now.

You take a deep breath...

And then you feel Heather give you something.
Give you some of her power.

And you slam back your foe with telekinetic power, and, with lent focus, create a powerful sphere of power-
And then the other creatures stand up to their full height, and tear the sphere to shreds.
You snap both cables, and teleport away.

Once again free, in space, floating.
You were... tired. Repeated regeneration, constant... power... running out...

Thank you, you told Heather. Thank you for helping me.
And then you were asleep.

Your name is Heather, and you've just saved the Devourer from inadvertently giving the Void Queen his immortality. He's currently sleeping in orbit of some planet somewhere, exhausted.
You open your eyes, and find Lin sitting in the grass next to Ellie. Summer was asleep, and Serpensal was absentmindedly dunking his head into the hydroponics water supply.
"Then... well, I wasn't happy about it." Lin said, his voice grave. "But it was him or me. So I... I... tricked my hand into his chest. And then..."
"Oh god." Ellie said, hugging her legs.
"I still have nightmares." He said.

>>24669651
No. We've been over this.
Read the archive again. This time read the discussion.

>>24669651
Stahp.
We're downplaying the waifu stuff until Anna gets herself sorted out. She'll bring it up when she does. Until then, fuck off with the waifuing.

>>24669542
Yeah, at this point I am of the opinion that allowing the VQ to exist is more a crime than vaporising the planet and destroying the Noilaz. They would probably rather die than exist under her complete control, anyway.

I say we pull the trigger.

>>24669651
We'll get back together with Anna if, when she's sorted herself out, her and Heather both still want it.

Be patient.

>>24669678

"Sorry about that guys, just checking in on somebody. Ooof, Lin, that sounds brutal! I'm sorry..."

>>24669678
What's going on?

If it makes you feel better, Armatek are Dicks of the highest degree.

I get shivers every time I think about what they did to the clones.

Theta 1000something...

>>24669678
<Serpensal, want to come with to meet a scaggly? A squiggly and a scaly. He's... She's? He's... my son, I guess. In a way.>

>>24669678
"We'll, bob and I just bitchslapped the void-queen...did I miss anything? And tell me if my brain starts melting again..."

Now now, don't interrupt the lovebirds

>>24669651
We came to an overwhelming consensus that we are just going to avoid relationships for now and see where it goes.

What this basically means is that we get a string of threads without waifu bullshit, and the most likely scenario after that is picking Anna back up. We have been over this, but you must have somehow missed it when you read the archives, just be patient and stop trying to kick up a storm.

>>24669678
"Ah, shit, how long was I standing there staring into space for?"

>>24669678
<How's the nutrients, Serpensal?>

>>24669678
Leave Lin and Ellie to bond. Go lie down next to Summer and relax.

>>24669678
>Summer was asleep
Fuck, how did I miss that?
Scritch her ears!
Introduce Serpensal to the delight of fluffywarmth

>>24669783
this, we probably used quite a bit of power

>>24669736
Let the poor Devourer sleep.

>>24669783
Seconded.

>>24669783
No time for that, we've a Bob to save

>>24669846
Bob's okay, he's just sleeping.

>>24669678
"Oh, hoooooray. The void queen has nukes."
"Fuck."
To techy clone whose name I forget.
"I need all the knowledge that VQ took from you, conepts, theories, everything."

"Max, think you can bring up a nuclear physicist so I can gain some intimate knowledge for psychicing purpose?"

>>24669678
>"But it was him or me. So I... I... tricked my hand into his chest. And then..."

He pulled a Fenris? That shit is scary man.

>>24669678
"Can we test something, Lin? Ellie can escape from our TK really easily, so I was wondering if she might be able to do something whilst you're phased?"

>>24669866
We already knew that.

>>24669861
He's vulnerable out there

>>24669898
I was not aware that the earlier devourer sequence was known to heather, in that case why the hell haven't we told anyone?

>>24669927
Because we didn't. Not like it will help much to tell anyone but Omni, I doubt the UPA can make nukeshields.

>>24669970
Not considering that she can just manifest nukes on the other side of the shields.

>>24669993
Do you think Omni would have saved the instructions to make more of those red spheres? Because it would make sense. Maybe even stored in the memory buffer of the shield machine he used.

>>24669970
It's still a good idea to at least warn them.

<How's the nutrients, Serpensal?>
<Healthy. Tastes good.> Serpensal said. You pick him up, and take him over to summer. You sit down next to her, and start to pet her. Curiously, Serpensal nuzzled close.

<Warm.> He said. You lay back on the grass, and close your eyes. You come to some time later with Summer atop you, squishing Serpensal between the two of you. Lin and Ellie were still talking. Lin was half asleep, and ellie was giggling out some story about her shuttle training.
"Oop!" She suddenly said. "It's almost dinner time! Whoops! Let's wake up the others."
"Oh! Right, okay." He said.
"But first..." She leaned close in preparation for a kiss... and shot him a grin. "Nah, nevermind."
"Tease!" He responded, and she cackled evilly.
Then the two of them started shaking Summer, waking the three of you up proper.
"I have found a new favorite location." Serpensal said.

>>24670026
I fucking hope he hasn't. That would be the worst.
Maybe we should give the devourer a bit of our clay, though. We'd have to explain to him that it only works if you don't know what it is, though.

>>24670048
Summer is the most comfy of us all!

>>24670048
Summer is so deliciously fuzzy.

>>24670048
"Come, sit atop my head, Serps. We'll introduce you to everyone else."

>>24670048
Glad to hear it serpensal,

Glad to see the two of you getting along.

>>24670074
>"Come, sit atop my head, Serps.
He was on our head last time. And I'm jealous that he likes Summer more.
Stuff him down our top.