>>26687694
>[ ]No

FUCK THAT NOISE.

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FUCK YEAH BLEACH QUEST.

[no]

Even if I can't remember...I know I'm not alone. I know I've touched others and been touched by them...I protect...shoulder burdens...for as many as I can carry

>>26687694
>>[X]No
There were... things... here once, weren't there. What was the word again? It was warm and inviting, like a smile given sound. Mends... tends... Lends... no, those are wrong.... Oh yeah, I remember.

Friends.

OH BOY
BLEACH QUEST
now if only it weren't so late...

>[no]
Let's go with the answer we know to be "true."

Also, very little progress on the drawing I said I would do last thread, but I have an excellent Nel mostly done.

>>26687694
>[x]No

>>26687694
>[ ]No
Never were, never will be

1. What was Ishida doing before then?
2. He is a super bro
3. Ishida is totally the main character
4. Seriously, he just keeps winning
5.What where Sharktits and the remaining two Tres doing while we where getting our ass kicked?
6. If we have had our power limited, we full Zangetsu. This is no longer negotiable
7. If we don't; Momo will probably just say she can give us hers because she's like that
8. OR we just go full Quincy (see pic)
9. If we don't have any power or spirit sensitivity we are fucked and Aizen ate our swordbros and soul and the only way out is to Fullbring somehow (I think we got Rangiku'd, not reset though)
10. We don't know what Aizen left for us before being taken over (Really want to see an interlude detailing his descent) It's probably Keigo which is also his heart
11. Stark got black coffined, not imprisoned methinks (strange black box) could have deatomized or maybe he is in prison after all. We'll know when we wake up.
12. Hime is now the most dangerous woman alive
13. Mizuiro... has kind of just bee shambling around this whole time being helpless and mutilated
14. Ice Shota clearly french fried when he should have pizza'd. RIP; you never really did anything anyway. Momo and Rangiku will cry for months though
15. Kenny mildly agitated his fight ran away, carried us back Cain and Able style no doubt
16. It's quite possible Aizens sword manifested (hince the no alarms bit) and he just left it behind
17. Stop getting bent out of shape over what could have been or what could be. Just wait and see how it unfolds (pretty sure that was only maybe three people super-bitching about not taking the deal near the end of the thread anyway)
18. We're totally waking up in the middle of a war; get hype!

>>26687694
>[ ]No
there were others...they called me "friend"

God damn it Cosgrove, I need to sleep!

>>26687694
>[X] No
No... this... something... someone was here before... a friend?

Here, Cosgrove, have a Bleach thread on /co/
>>>/co/53129927

>>26687893
>Full Zangetsu.
Fuck you and no. For all we know that could make us fucking go butterfly aizen with all that power.

>Mash F5 of Cosgroves twitter all day
>Posted
>It's BQ
HGNNNNN

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>>26687694
>[X]No

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>>26687893
>Momo [...] will cry for months though
yeah...we shouldn't let that happen.

Also the drawing.
Please excuse how terrible it is for now.
I only had one other person's input while this was being drawn, and I'm still open to other suggestions while it's in the works.

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Drinking game up and operational guys!
Even added a few of my own personal things to his original stuff. Hope you guys like it.
can be used for any d20 quest really

(And yes, crits from critmasters count)

>>26687965
That's awesome.

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>>26687924
>>26687906


...why not set it so you get mobile alerts whenever he updates his twitter? I have it set so twitter uses a particular ring tone that wakes me while relatively leaving my wife undisturbed from her slumber. It has the added bonus of allowing me to catch a nap beforehand if he starts late.

...I didn't get that nap tonight because after I heard we became a recommended fic on TV tropes...I've been reading fanfic again late into the night...I haven't done that in years...I feel dirty.

Also, this moment feels appropriate for this bit of the OST: Creeping Shadows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2nXIjz1sk

Unless things go full KH opening.

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Well you're certainly up and getting started late...


Can't keep track of all the weird wapanese names?:
bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Characters

Want to be an expert like Cosgrove? Read the manga:
http://starkana.com/manga/B/Bleach

Too lazy to read? How about some /tv/?:
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/anime/bleach
It’s on Hulu too. Well most of it anyway.

Want more /tg/ related Bleach in your life? How about a d20 system?:
bleachd20.wikidot.com


Don't lose your footing...

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>>26687967

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>>26687965
Any chance for Kenpachi carrying Ichigo post Aizen battle like the famous Kain and Able painting?

>>26687967
EVERYONE'S DRINKING THEMSELVES TO DEATH!

>>26688018
Because I run a company and I get emails all day that my phone notifies me of; plus texts and all that shit.
Last thing I need is another beep.

>>26687967
>the drinking shinigami is used
Yes. Yes this pleases me.

>>26688011
I-I'm glad you like it
I-it's your fault I drew it in the first place, stupid Cosgrove!

>>26688056
I could certainly try...I need to work on drawing limp people anyway. I suck at drawing corpses for this very reason.

>>26688056
>implying our loyal wenches let anyone within 50 feet of our unconscious body

>>26687893
Actually I'm thinking that if we had a large chunk of our full power taken, then we might as well go with option three and put our trust in others.

>>26688092
Kenny's the only dude big enough to carry us, and I imagine he might start looking at us as sort of a surrogate son for some reason. At least that's what I'm sensing.

>>26688113
>Inb4 we end up like the KOTOR II Exile where we constructively use the resonance of our allies powers.

>>26688089
Gale...your such a Tsundere.

>>26687694
Alone?
That... no? That doesn't quite sound right...

>>26688089
Of course he's used, it's the guy who started it all.

And thanks for opting to give i a try.

>[X]No

No.. That doesn’t seem right.

There… There had been something here once. Something important.

A ________ world filled with countless ___________

NO

No, you’re certain of it.

There had been something here once.

You’d been to that place countless times.

But now there’s utter blackness. A hole in things that extends forever.

STOP

Something’s making it hard for you to think. Its like you’re waking from a long dream.

IS IT NOT BETTER TO FOREVER BE AT PEACE?

That might be true. But something’s troubling you.

There used to be things here. Your _____ and ______

You slam into to what feels like a ledge, your lower torso still in the hole that falls forever.

WHY CONTINUE TO SUFFER?

You hang on a precipice.

>[ ]Climb up
>[ ]Let go

>>26687893
Starrk got caught in Caja Negacion. He should break free in a little.

Also apparently Gin was so intimidating he was able to keep Ishida, Harrible, Mila Rose, and Sung-Sun distracted?

Plus we have way too much power for Aizen to have taken all of it.

>>26688123
while that is a rather interesting idea, i'd much rather our harem all pitch in to carry us to safety while Orihime heals us and Apacci(who is seriously competing for best girl)

>>26688086

My life is simple...I have the luxury of few people trying to reach me after 10pm, let alone after 12am.

I will enjoy this for as long as I can...but then...life always does get complicated.

>>26688154
>Climb Up

>precipice

it begins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLD-OLC0q1c

>>26688154
>[ ]Climb up
Peace is for those who have earned it-we have not

Could Orihime reject our power loss?

>>26688154
"Because they make it so much easier to bear. And I can make it easier for them in return."

>[x]Climb up

>>26688138
I get enough of that to figure it's true.

>>26688154
Climb. Hand over hand. Breath after breath.
Onwards and upwards, Ichigo.
ONWARDS. AND. UPWARDS.

>>26688154
Climb
Something once told us to move forward... why struggle? Why fight? Why not let go and make things easier? It's a nice thought... but it just seems... wrong? Is that normal?

>>26688161
I don't know.

While Apacci wins points for intent, she fails hard for execution.

If she wanted to protect us, don't just get in front of Aizen and say "I'm going to stop you".

Fucking stab the guy from behind, since the dude's clearly too arrogant to consider anyone capable of harming him, which is why Ishida blindsided him and we could headbutt him.

>>26688154

CLIMB MOTHER FUCKER!

I need to reach...somewhere? Someone? What am I holding...its familiar...I need to find....

>>26688154
>[x]Climb up

>>26688185
I'd rather save it for convincing her to reject Toshiro's death. Probably will be hard given her rageboner for him, but it will be for Momo, who undoubtedly is extremely traumatized by this had she witnessed it.

>>26688154
>climb up

Peace is for suckers.

Climb up

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>>26688203
She's overeager. Don't hold her positive traits against her.

>>26688113
And we saw EVERYONE get facerolled by Aizen. We need to get stronger.
interesting that Yoruichi wasn't around, Gin said there was someone easier to manipulate under his "payroll", and Urahara was attacked by Ninjas

>>26688185
Probably not?

Also I'd be kind of disappointed if after the Old Man just said "BTW you have completely insane amounts of power and if it wasn't for me everyone around you would probably be dead" and the Hougyoku can take all of it at once, and yet Aizen still thinks he failed.

>>26688178

man, we're just going to loop through the season 1 soundtrack until we get to Number One.

...No one post THAT picture until we get there.

The one of the Gospel Ladies singing with Ichigo in the background. We must save it, for that one moment.

Okay just had a amusing image. Have her reject the power loss then get the powers back from the orb. Anyone wanting to fight a 1.5 times more shingami juice ichigo?

>>26688154
Peace is a lie, there is only passion
Climb

>>26688239
>Everyone
Ishida gave Aizen the backstab special.

People just need to reach our level. Which means finding X-Cution, and making them teach our friends how to perfect their fullbrings.

>>26688239
What did the QM say about us taking the brunt of everything upon ourselves? Jesus fuck man are you that blind?
Lets take stock of what is going on right now before we fucking plan anything.

>>26688154
>[ ] Climb up
Surrender is for suckers.

>>26688154
>[ ]Climb up
Get back up when knocked down. Fight back even when the odds are against you.
Isn't that pretty much what Ichigo does even before power-ups?

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>>26688275
Ishida's the main character.

>>26688260
Through passion I gain strength
Through strength I gain power
Through power I gain victory
Through victory my chains are broken
The Heart frees me

ALWAYS FORWARD! STRIVE EVER UPWARD!

>>26688154
>>[x]Climb up
CLIMB!!! THE POWER OF KUBO DEMANDS YOU!!!

>>26688302
Except we really aren't a shitty sith ruin that is falling apart and littered with dead wannabe loner lords.

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>>26688275

Even if Ginjo is a right bastard.

>>26688302
...Gale, would you mind Star Was-ifying the BQ cast?

>>26688326
Well yes, that's a complication.

>>26688154
>climb up

Why is this even up for debate?

>>26688344

only slightly in the long run, hopefully.

>>26688332
Ichigo is Han, Chad is Chewie, Uryu is Luke.
Gin is Vader, Aizen is Palpatine.
Momo is white-gown Leia, Hime is slave Leia, Tia is Hoth Leia, Apacci is Endor Leia.
It must be this way.

>>26688344
just sic Kisuke on him
"you have a douchebag? what a coincidence, so do we"

>>26688388
OMZ is Yoda
Zangetsu is Obi Wan
Urahara is Tarquin

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>>26688260
>>26688302
>>26688332
Refer to filename and pic.

>>26688388
Maybe. We'll see about these.

>>26688154
We keep moving forward. One foot at a time. We climb. Not because these things are easy, but because they are hard.

>Rukia barely healed up
>House collapses on her
>Momo escapes execution
>Facerolled by her excaptain, may or may not be aware that childhood friend/ traitor was helping

>[X]Climb up

Why do you continue to suffer?

Isn’t because you aren’t alone?

Yeah, that’s right.

You grip the cliff and pull yourself up on ’solid ground.’

It’s still pitch black but there’s only two directions.

Forward
And
Back

And… hadn’t someone told you to keep moving forward?

Yeah. Keep moving forward.

WHY

You put one foot in front of the other and you start to walk ‘forward.’

You continue forward. You don’t know how long you’ve been continuing forward but always a step behind is the ‘hole’

Your body is heavy, but there’s a light ahead.

STOP DO NOT

Its faint and orange and flickering, but in the distance, there’s definitely a light.

APPROACH IT

You put a foot down, then another.

STOPSTOPSTOP

>[ ]Approach the light
>[ ]Avoid it, keep walking forward in the darkness
>[ ]Take a step back.

>>26688388
R2-Mizu and C3-Keigo?

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BTW Cosgrove, if you include the nameless Female Arrancar from the Karakuraizer fillers and crank up the "literally a super sentai villain" aspects, I'll love you forever.

>>26688154

>Climb up

This was my only path.

>>26688437
...The light. What is the light?

And what is the the darkness?

Are our eyes open?
Can we just not see?

>>26688437
Can we just stop and address that voice?

>>26688437
>[ ]Approach the light
Light at the end of the tunnel and all that.

>>26688437
>[ ]Approach the light

Fuck you, angry all-caps voice. Your advice is terrible and the dark sucks.

>>26688437
"...Who are you?"

>>26688437
Sorry capslock voice, but you haven't been giving the best advice.

So unless you have a pressing argument, I'm walking towards the light.

>>26688425
You mean Tarkin.

>>26688437
>[x]Approach the light

>>26688437
What would happen if we picked an answer that looks obviously bad?

>>26688437
Stand still.

"Why should I?"

>>26688437

...and you will grow old...

...and you will die...

Forward. Go forward.

Don't stop.

Avoid it, keep walking forward in the darknes

>>26688441
>R2! How do you keep getting us in these crazy adventures with well-functioning, well-oiled astromechs?!
>Beep boop.

>>26688437
>The light
>Scared

>>26688437
>[ ]Approach the light

BECAUSE I CAN, THATS WHY! NOW STOP YELLING AT ME!

>>26688437
>[ ]Avoid it, keep walking forward in the darkness

>>26688437

>Approach it

We are being crushed, hanging at the edge. Now, we plant our feet in the ground and blast forward. Tell the world, "No, you catch up with me."

>>26688437
>Keep moving forward
>"And who... are you to tell me to stop?"

>>26688437
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't walk towards the light, nihilistic shouty head-voice."

am I the only one who switches the all-caps voice from "deep voice" to "panicked GLADOS" at STOPSTOPSTOP ?

>>26688532
DON'T GO INTO THE LIGHT!

>>26688437
>[x]Approach the light
Unfortunately, stopping is equivalent to stepping back in this metaphysical context.
And the ALL CAPS VOICE hasn't exactly been giving advice that is conducive to us waking up and helping our friends.
So, while we don't know if its advice is correct or not in this instance, its past performance says "no".

>>26688539
No, me too.

>>26688444
AHHHHH AFTER 10000 EPISODES I'M FINALLY FREE!
TIME TO BE A THROW AWAY GAG!

>>26688545
Huh that's a good point.

Maybe just walk near the light, but not necessarily towards it?

>>26688517
>No, you catch up with me
I'm the Berrryman!

>>26688545
Why not?
Not really seeing a reason to not go there.
Actually, can't see jack shit right now, so may as well go where we can see.

>>26688562
You've seriously never heard that before?

>>26688437
>walk towards the light

It's far too weak to be -the- light.

So it should be fine.

>>26688437
"Okay, so far your advice has been mostly shouting things, but WHY exactly shouldn't I go into the light?"

>This is the point where Cosgrove reveals that this has all been the illusions of a sick weaboo mind addled by the consumption of literal bleach after becoming a bit too depressed and trying to end it all

>>26688437
>Approach light

But slowly, give capslock voice time to explain himself?

>>26688604
>coma dream/dying dream/hallucination
That's not Kubo, you should be ashamed of yourself

Just remember; straight from Godgroves mouth: "No situation is unwinnable".

>>26688616
>He doesn't know

>>26688618
"Unless you keep rolling 1's."

>>26688018
It's not lewd, but I can't help it...

>>26688625
oh don't you start, kubo's on hiatus, he's got something great coming down the pipe he's gotta, man

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>>26688644
Ichigo's still fighting Aizen. Kyōka Suigetsu, yo.

>>26688644
>just gives us three more chapters then calls it over

>>26688673
Nah, he needs to turn the sword a specific way and then drop it.

I'm pretty sure that even though people who have bankai can achieve shikai manually, they still have to do the gesture?

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>>26688673
>he's angling the blunt side towards Ichigo
>blunt is on, edge is off
Fuck. FUCK.

>>26688708
Nope. KS activated at the end right there.

>>26688644
Hiatus should't last much longer.
>>26688673
We have never seen Kisuke look at the zanpakto, as far as we know Ichigo may be, but Kisuke probably still got him.
>>26688701
Please no

>[X]Approach the light

You don’t stop. One foot in front of the other.

There’s something in your head. Trying to make you stop. To go back. To give up.

You don’t listen to it.

Step after Step you approach the light and its orange luminescence. It seems to take forever, but you slowly get closer and closer.

STOP

Shut up! You keep moving forward. That’s all you can do.

They’re waiting for you. Somewhere ahead, they’re certainly waiting for you.

You keep this thought firmly in your heart as the light gets quicker, much faster.

ST-

You approach the edge of the light. It’s a… A….fire. That’s right. Like when you go camping.

It’s a bonfire, and there’s someone tending its weak flame, which looks to be on its last legs.

The fire’s keeper looks over at you as you approach and relaxes.

“I wasn’t sure if you’d make it in time.”

He’s wearing a ragged kimono-things are coming back faster now. His hair is messy and he’s got brown eyes and glasses. Do you know this person?

“______, I’ve been tending at this fire, trying to keep it going as long as I can. You’re almost out of time.”

>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?
>[ ]Who are you, have we met?
>[ ]Who am I?

>>26688760
>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?

>>26688760
>what do you mean almost out of time

Also I'm pretty sure this is Aizen's last gift.

>>26688760
>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?

Who we are can come later.

>>26688760
>[X]Who am I?
I've got the sneaking suspicion that we're not actually in Ichigo's POV right now.

>>26688760
>Other
"Well, let's get more."

>>26688760
>[ ]Who am I?

... alright, are we actually playing as Ichigo right now?

>>26688760
>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?

Let's focus on the important parts.

>>26688747
All the captains who have served with him since he became captain have seen it, that's the problem.

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>>26688785
Oh fuck.
Seconding.

>>26688760
Who am I?

>>26688760
>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?
We can figure out the rest in hindsight when we're no longer in this precipice world.

>>26688760
>[x]Who are you, have we met?
>[x]Who am I?
Well, if we're nearly out of time, let's get all the info we can before we run out instead of repeating what he just said.

>>26688760
"What? Who are you? What is this place? Do... you know who I am? What's going on?"

Are we caught between a tick and a tock?

>>26688760
>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?
We'll get more chances to learn who we are.

What we won't get is more time from standing around talking about unimportant stuff.

>>26688760
Where did I come from? Who am I? Where am I going?

>>26688804
Never been said, only all the LTs have seen it confirmed. I am an Aizen fan, but dude I don't think he is going to save the day or win the day with the quincy right now- though he may have some other powers as hinted by his encounter with Juhabach.

Yeah capslock definitely isn't Zangetsu or the Old Man.

Sure they both have their flaws, but they both agree that quitting is for suckers.

>>26688867
It could be that the voice just wanted to keep us away from Aizen, maybe.

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>>26688760
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6LCykRfXL8

I don't think we're Aizen, because we said we aren't alone.

And that's the primary difference between Aizen and Ichigo.

>>26688838
But if we were, we'd have all the time in the world.

>>26688878
Eh, they said we were alone and encouraged us to rest forever.

You can't overthink symbolic things like this, just do what comes naturally.

>>26688861
As proof of his qualifications as captain, the captains and lieutenants gathered around and watched him activate Bankai.
Kisuke was a captain longer than Aizen, and would have been there.
Is it so hard to believe that Aizen would start off with "as some of you know, this is my Shikai: Shatter, Kyoka Suigetsu!"
And, of course, he lied as to its abilities. He didn't say it was a hypnotic power - he told everyone it was a water type that made mist to confuse the enemy.

>>26688912
"And my Bankai... makes THICKER mist. How about that huh? Huuuuuuh?!"

>>26688912
What I wonder is if Isshin saw it.

Because if one person has such little respect for their position, and is so lazy as to miss the induction to a new captain, it's our dad.

>>26688912
Kisuke Wasn't there when Aizen was promoted to captain. Kisuke was exiled to the world of the living for the crimes Aizen commited. Kiskue was not a captain long enough and for the most part busy doing his own thing to notice Aizen.
As M Nightshamalamadingdongesque as Kubo can be, Aizen winning all along while the greatest troll ever, isn't it the best manga idea.

>>26688760
>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?

>>26688978
I think Aizen probably took care to show his shikai to people he thought would be a problem?

He definitely showed it to the vizards.

>>26688760
>What do you mean out of time?
"That sounds... ominous..."

>>26688760

What do you mean, almost out of time?

>Fuck me, long day preceeded by long night last night.might have to pass out soon.

>>26688760
>What do you mean almost out of time?
what's going to happen?

>Wake up
>Can't get back to sleep
>Open computer
>F5 /tg/
>OH SHIT BLEACH QUEST
Insomnia was never better. I love you Cosgrove.

Hey, Aizen didn't dramatically throw away his glasses and slick his hair back, did he?

He just got stabbed and was like "Well I lost, but fuck you I took your powers."

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-Pqg

>[ ]Who am I?
>[ ]What do you mean almost out of time?


You pause at that worrying statement. But before that, he addressed you, but…

You couldn’t hear your name.

“Hey, first of all… Who am I?”

The man grimaces. “Its worse than I though. Can you hear your own name, ______?

Again, he says something, but you can’t here it. The man curses.

“What did you mean by ‘almost out of time?’”

The man gestures towards the flame. It’s obviously used to be bigger, but all that’s left is cinders and ash, a weak flame protruding from it.

“This flame… is you as your powers as they once were, ______. When it finally burns out… there’ll be nothing left to keep the thing in the darkness from reaching you.”

Your heart stills as the flame sputters for a moment. “What do you mean? How do I fix it? What‘ll happen then?”

He shakes his head. “It cannot go back to the way it was before… but I could possibly link this flame to its fuel again, or what’s left of it… you might have a chance. If it goes out… who can say?”

The man’s arm wavers for a moment as he gives you a wry grin. “Seems like time’s almost up for both of us, ______.

“What should I do?"

The flame flickers along with the man's arm.

"We don't have any more time."

>[ ]Link the bonfire
>[ ]Face the darkness

>>26689106
This Aizen seems to care less about being dramatic and more about making us suffer

>>26688994
He wouldn't have that much access when he was an LT, and he was too busy trying to make the Hogeyoku do other shit. and as >>26688949 pointed out there are other ones such as Isshin who was probably too lazy for it/constantly shirking his duties. Right now you're grasping at straws. While he showed it to the Vizards, that part can be explained IE his test for captain. Hat and Clogs was in to random/obscure a unit to ever deal with Aizen, and when he was captain he barely had time to deal with Aizen as they were both planning their gambits. Also, Kubo fucking loves Kisuke. As much as I want to agree, it aint gonna happen. Other things that won't happen
1. Aizen won't come back to do awesome
2. Get to see all the cool bankais we haven't seen before
3. See the Vizards do anything cool again
4. Resolve the Gin/Rangiku love thing

>>26689125
Facing the darkness sounds interesting, but I'm not voting for it since I'm a coward.

>>26689125
>[ ]Link the bonfire

We the Chosen Triple-Re-Undead now!

>>26689125
>[X] Link the bonfire
"I don't know who you are... or who I am... but thank you. Lets get this fire back and fight the darkness..."

>>26689125
Link the Bonfire.

>>26689125
>[x]Link the bonfire
It used to be linked to its fuel, so returning to that state is probably fine. Then we can take on what's lurking in the dark.

>>26689125
So, suddenly we're Dark Souls now?

>[x]Link The Flame

>>26689125
>[X]Link the bonfire

WE SHALL FLING A LIGHT INTO THE FUTURE

>>26689125
Okay, I think I've worked it out.

Voice was Zangetsu who just wanted us to rest so we wouldn't have to put ourselves in danger anymore.

Man at the fire is OMZ.

Fire is our quincy powers.

Darkness is our hollow powers.

Linking the bonfire means linking OMZ and Zangetsu. Facing darkness means letting him fade away.

>>26689125
"If its going to go out now, it will again. Lets face the unknown together, eh?"

>>26689125
Face the darkness

>>26689125
Either Dark Souls or we Kingdom Hearts.

What IS the darkness?

Can we fight it?
I hope we can fight it.

>>26689125
>>[X]Face the darkness

>>26689125
Bind the flame to the darkness

>>26689125
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-Pqg
Why are you linking us to a video that doesn't exist?

And I'm gonna have to go with lighting the fire, since the darkness is making a pretty shitty case for itself.

>>26689125
[ ]Face the darkness
We're screwed... might as well make our last stand honorable

>>26689125
>>[X]Face the darkness
The fire will only mask it. It will always be there, waiting. Much better not to fear and instead to face it head on.

>>26689125
We face the darkness, our courage is our light

>>26689125
>[ ]Face the darkness
FRAMPT YOU ASSHOLE, YOU AREN'T TRICKING ME TWICE!

>>26689125
Link that god damn bonfire. Because fuck it.

>>26689174
Fuck, this could be it.

ASK WHAT THE DARKNESS IS.
He only said the flame was what our powers once WERE, not our powers themselves.

>>26689174
Man at the fire is Aizen.

WHY he's Aizen is unknown.

>>26689189
>my apologies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3mbB3H57g

>>26689174
Hurm...
Wonder if Cosgrove will let us see what this guys glasses look like.

>>26689125
Stand the man up;we face the darkness together

>>26689125
Light that fire.

>>26689125
"What IS the darkness?"

>>26689208
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3mbB3H57g
>it's fucking Gwyn
why does this sound like a bleach ost track already?

>>26689212
this, what do his glasses look like?

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>>26689207
>Ragged kimono
>Messy hair
>Brown eyes
>Brown glasses
We're making assumptions. Could just as easily be OMZ.

personally, I think we are in PlotRock space and the guy we are talking to is Aizen.

The plotrock would love for us to sit back and shut the fuck up so we can't ruin its plans.

LETS LIGHT THAT FIRE MOTHERFUCKERS! HELLYEAH!

>>26689125
>Light the fire

We have no sane reason to not do it, because the darkness is a jackass.

Like you'll note that we stopped hearing the capslock voice when we approached the light.

>>26689125
We fight the darkness

How about a third option- We light up the night. And by that we do both ish.

>>26689230
...Well fuck.

>>26689230
could also be Kubo in a kimono

>Fire goes out
>No light
>"It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue."
>Die instantly

>>26689125

Light the fire...its warm...embrace the fire...its...home

>>26689125
>Light the fire

I'm pretty sure the alternative would be to completely hollowfy.

And I don't want to do that.

Lets cast Hado #76: Magic Missile at the darkness.

For those of you who don't get the Bonfire reference:

At the end of Dark Souls, you get a choice to either Link the Bonfires (which keep the gods alive and undead from overrunning the earth), or let them go out and become the Dark Lord.
The subtext that it doesn't straight-up tell you is all the gods have already fucked off and don't care anymore, and that the Bonfires are fueled by crystallized humanity. Oh, and if you link them the main one uses your life force to fuel itself, so you BURN FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS until you eventually expire, and the next sap shows up to take your place.

Now, as to exactly how far Cos is talking this fun little reference, I have no idea. Just saiyan.

>>26689125
>Light the fire

We're not alone, and we refuse to give up and stay in the darkness.

>>26689174
I don't think Cosgrove would do something that critical to us in such an obscure and symbolic way.

>>26689244
THIS CITY'S SLEEPIN LIKE A SOLDIER TRAPPED INSIDE OF AN IRON LUNG

>>26689251
>Home
No.
Not Home.

Look at >>26689274, Commuter.

>>26689125
>[ ]Face the darkness

>>26689288
MACHINES CAN KEEP YOU BREATHIN' BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A NEW WAR'S BEGUN?

>>26689274
That's really a straight-up dick move.

And unfair for us to get that reference.

Was it at least foreshadowed in the game?

>>26689181
If we are going the kingdom hearts route aren't light and darkness two sides of the same coin? I remember a quote from the first game think it went something like "The closer you are to the light the larger your shadow becomes" or something to that effect.

>>26689274
well then

>>26689125
"Why should I fear the dark?"

>>26689288

Well, Much like Masaki, we are a sun.

>>26689125
>>[x]Face the darkness

>>26689288
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSHC1dqX1o
I like this plan because of the song

>>26689302
I think there's no time to explain, unfortunately.

>>26689224
The man looks at you through his square glasses, which glint of the light.

"The _______"

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>>26689310

FLIP A SWITCH AND TURN IT OFF, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATH

>>26689125
"The night is dark and full of terrors, the day bright and beautiful and full of hope" but we have to fight through darkness to see the truth.
>face the darkness

>>26689296
Yes, it was. But Dark Souls didn't really TELL a story, the story was just there for you to find on your own in between getting invaded by Dickwraiths and having you shit pushed in by the latest boss you weren't prepared for.

Either one was a legitimate ending to the game, its just that the seemingly "bad" choice was actually the less-bad option. Both options were bad however, because NO HAPPY ENDINGS.

>>26689320
LIGHT THE MOTHERFUCKING FIRE!

>>26689320
FIRE UP THAT BONFIRE FUCK THE DARK

>>26689326
SO EITHER WAY YOU'RE A CASUALTY.

>>26689327
The darkness won't go anywhere if we light the fire.

There will always be shadows.

>>26689326
But either way we are a casuality...

Holy shit. Guise

Let's light up the night.

>>26689320
"...Why was I expecting anything different?"

>>26689320
>square glasses

AIZEN!

>>26689320
THE HEART

>>26689320
the fire will burn down again, won't it? and that darkness will still be there, waiting. Lets face it now, before something happens and one of us is gone

>>26689341
Hey maybe he and I can bring back the light!

>>26689320
Light up the night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSHC1dqX1o

>>26689320
into the night we go

>>26689338
I'VE GOT THIS BURNIN' LIKE MY VEINS ARE FILLED WITH NOTHIN' BUT GASOLINE

>alright, since people seem to just be quoting the protomen here, this is how the vote will now have to happen here.

Quote this post and have >1 or >2
>1 is link the bonfire
>2 is face the Darkness

>>26689299
Dream drop was fantastic in that Riku the protagonist is steadily learning to accept, build a bridge, and walk all over the emo darkness, and start using it like the weapon it is. By the end of the game, he's pretty much one of the coolest guys in the series.

>>26689320

FACE THAT DARKNESS.
OUR POWERS WEREN'T GONNA BE THE SAME AFTER ALL THIS ANYWAY.

if this fucks us up, I'm really, really sorry, guys.

>>26689320
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR9mNuLIPBU

>>26689387
1

>>26689320
Let the past be past-someone I can't remember told me to keep on, and trying to grab at bits of firewood won't do that

>>26689387
I'm pretty sure lighting up the night is agreement for lighting the bonfire?

>>26689387
>2

>>26689387
>2

2

We face the Darkness, and we roll a goddamn 20 to kick its ass.

>>26689387
>2
sorry. I started that.
My bad.
Working on the drawing, now.

>>26689387
2

>>26689405
>problem is I can't tell if people are voting or just posting song lyrics because they like the song. because its an awesome song.

>>26689387
>1

>>26689387
>2

>>26689387
2.

>>26689387
>1

>>26689387
2

>>26689387
>2

>>26689387
>1

Why would you want to put out the fire?

>>26689387
2

>>26689393
Goddamn, it's been a long time since I last listened to this. Still gives me goosebumps.

>>26689387
2

>>26689387
>1

>>26689405
How do you tell if it's a vote or just quoting the song?
I like the song too but seriously, creating a hanging chad situation is not cool.

>>26689387
>1

>>26689439
Fuel the fire and just put off the real problem.

Or face the darkness and remove it as a threat forever.

Guys, what if Tosen's special girl, the one who died, was named Emily?

>>26689387
>2

Rolled 5

>>26689387
2

>>26689458
The song is light up the night, I guess it would be a 1
speaking of
1

>>26689387
>2 Fuck lighting the bonfire, we're ichigo We don't need no mothafuckin lights

>>26689463
The fire represents our will to fight. If we let it burn out... the thing this man has tried t hard to keep going, we are giving up

>>26689387
>2
It's like a train, and all its cars are filled with steel,
that I would stop if I knew how.
And it is bearing down on me.

So I will stand here with my shoulders square and tall,
and when the whistle blows, not falter,
but when the crash comes I will fall.
With so much steam and steel behind it,
I won't slow it down at all.

>>26689458
>creating a hanging chad situation is not cool.
Wait, why are we hanging Chad? That's kind of disproportionate retribution for us always being busy.

>>26689387
>2
We don't need light

>>26689387
>2

Rolled 16

>>26689487
Or the darkness represents an unwillingness to do what's needed.

>Writing

>>26689514
Don't roll yet faggot

>>26689487
its better to burn out than fade away, man

>>26689523
IT BEGINS

Well I guess Aizen's going to be giving up. Bummer. Would have liked to see where this would have went.

>>26689514
or is that the light?

Also turn off your dice.

Rolled 5

>>26689534
The dice will fall as the dice will fall

Damn this is starting to get 2deep4me.

>>26689536
>its better to burn out than fade away
Cue Kenpachi's new favorite song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmwJXJbH6wc

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>>26689439
Because the fire is a dick, and not our friend.

>mindless undead in Dark Souls are called "hollows" and I never fucking realized it until just now.
>The Darksign is a burning circle. If fire was good, why would it be the mark of the Undead? FIRE BAD.

>>26689562
oh shit
Cos, change my vote to 2 if its not too late

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>>26689514
>>26689542
guess there's only one way to find out.

>>26689523
If he includes light up the night reference I am going to be pleased.

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MEANWHILE

>>26689614
In the future they will find my fossilized bones and wonder if I ever had any sides.

>>26689614
What is the difference between a king and his horse? Apparently coconuts.

>>26687965
Ichigo, Momo, Hime and...

Dammit why did you guys do this.

Just to spite Aizen?

Zangetsu is a bro but he also is reckless and dumb.

I don't wanna just brute force things.

>>26689631
Nel, from the facepaint..

>[X]Face the darkness

You smile at him. “Thanks, but even if this fire’s rekindled… the thing that’s in the darkness won’t go away. It’ll just be pushed back into the shadows until next time. We’ll face what’s in the darkness.”

You look at the fire and then at the man.

“Besides, what would you have used to kindle it?”

The man lets out a smile. “That’s right. You don’t accept sacrifices, no matter what. Remember that, always.”

His form flickers along with the flame. “Well, there’s not much time left. In the cinders after the flame goes out, grab what’s in it. It’ll help you.”

He gives you a bitter smile. “If only we could have met in another life. I think... No, perhaps not...

"Farewell."

He fades and as he does so, the fire flickers like there’s a wind and it blows out. The cinders still glow slightly and you put you hands into it and find…

>[ ]A battered, chipped old sword
>[ ]Two short blades
>[ ]A worn and chipped bow
>[ ]Nothing. There’s only your hands in here.

>>26689631
Needs more Shybel and more Apacci

>>26689645
>implying that hasn't already been standard operating procedure.

>>26689655
[X] A battered, chipped old sword

>>26689655
>[x]Two short blades
Zangetsu and OMZ become a Dual Zanpakuto, perhaps?
Certainly an excuse to hang out with Shunsui if it does happen.

>>26689655
>[X]A battered, chipped old sword
Always the mystery box

>>26689655
>[ ]Two short blades
"Whoever you were...I wish I knew your name"

>>26689655
>[ ]A battered, chipped old sword

I am a warrior, let the battle be joined

>>26689655
>Two short blades

>>26689655
>[ ]Two short blades
We don't accept sacrifice

>>26689631
Nel. The guy I was talking to was adamant I put Nel in.

....that was going to be Bel, but now I don't know where to put her.

Any suggestions would be stellar.

>>26689656
It'll have them.

I just don't know...where...

>>26689655
FFFFFF WEAPON SELECT WHY

>sword
combined powers. the status quo
>Two swords
Shinigami powers, but weaker than before
>bow
Quincy powers
>Hands
Fullbringer?

>>26689655
>[X]Two short blades

>>26689655
>[ ]A worn and chipped bow
WE QUINCY NOW

>>26689679
seconding this dialogue, no matter what we pick