>>27399279
>[ ] Leave. Gotta find Creeper, get this over with.
get things going.

>>27399279
>[ ] You’ll feel a little more confident after working through some of the kinks in your powers

Training montage go!

Yay hobo quest! I'll try to contribute, but I'm doped on Nyquil with a high fever.

>>27399419
SMACK MY BITCH UP

>>27399455
Is that... a vote?

Because this tie needs breakin'.

Rolled 7

>>27399279
[x] Talk to Kevin. Encourage him to go take care of Noriko?

>>27399279
>[ ] You’ll feel a little more confident after working through some of the kinks in your powers.

>>27399555
yes, it is.

>[X] Practice

You amble back into the living room, watching your fingertips for any occasional sparks. You think you might know how to flip the ‘on switch’ for it, but it’s not quite like your ability to fade out. Going invisible is like someone’s turned all the lights down over you – you probably couldn’t quite explain it in words, but it definitely feels like something. This is different. You see the sparks, but you don’t feel anything running through your hands.

Kevin’s still eating. Laura appears to have finished some time ago and is reviewing her map.

>[ ] See if Kevin can help you practice something.
>[ ] See if Laura can help you practice something.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27399675
Time to grab some bulbs and light them on and off. The human battery to the rescue!

>>27399675
>[ ] See if Laura can help you practice something.

>>27399690
>>27399695
Anyone else feel like chipping in to swing this?

>>27399675
>[x] See if Laura can help you practice something.

I wanna see how hard it is for invisible us to found

>>27399675
>[ ] See if Laura can help you practice something.

>[X] See if Laura can help you practice something.

“Hey, Laura, you mind giving a hand with something?”

She glances up from her work, and after a quick but visible bit of internal deliberation, folds it away into the front pocket of her hoodie. You didn’t really get much of a good look at what she was scrawling all over that map, but it looked vaguely like the most complicated spider diagram ever.

“I have the time.”

“Great. I was just wondering if you could, I dunno, help me get a handle on some of my abilities. Before I go see Creeper.”

She nods, and stands up.

“I believe there is a useful exercise that I could assist you with.”

She actually smiles a little. Uh, what?

>Roll a D20
>No exact DC for this one

Rolled 10

>>27399952
kay

Rolled 11

>>27399952

>>27399952

Rolled 13

>>27399952

>>27399952
>>27400083

damit

Rolled 5

>>27400101
>>27400043
>>27399952
garghdfgafbvurigfuierfg

Rolled 8

>>27399952
watch me fail.

Rolled 9

>>27399952
I'll play until class. By the way, do we know if Noriko has any cash on her? And can we get a summary of our non-liquid assets?

>>27400087
Almost three quarters of an hour later you’re looking back on the decision to ask Laura for some tips and questioning the sanity of the idea.

You’re half a block from the apartment, atop one of the far more badly battered buildings near the edge of the scar, where some kind of heat weapon must have scored a path through most of the housing in the neighbourhood. The fire escape at your feet is twisted nearly beyond recognition, taking some real inventive climbing to make your way up. You’re breathing hard, blood pounding in your ears and adrenaline filling your lungs with fire. The cold is almost an afterthought; an annoying buzz hanging over your shoulder.

You were pretty surprised to find that Laura’s special training regime was pretty much a game of tag, but you can’t deny the results. You haven’t had a workout like this in months, maybe years, and you clearly underestimated the level of escalation that superpowers can bring to a simple child’s game. She tracks you easily, but actually touching you when you’re invisible is a different matter – more than once you were seemingly cornered, but shifting out of sight allowed you to just about evade her grasp.

You think you’re in the clear for now, and take a moment to lap greedily at the cold air. Suddenly, however, you hear something whistle through the air nearby, and a shadow passes over you. Before you can react, a small hand smacks the top of your head. Laura lands beside you with a soft ‘whump’.

“Tag.”

>Hunger Level: 4

>[ ] You’re It! Keep the game going longer.
>[ ] That’s enough for now, you’re bushed.

Rolled 20

>>27400284
>[ ] You’re It! Keep the game going longer.

May as well get as much practice in as we can.

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>>27400284
>[x] You’re It! Keep the game going longer.

we need excerise. We live off McDonalds.

you ever see the nutrition charts?

>>27400267
You haven't really had a chance to ask Noriko about that.

You actually own very little that can be easily converted into cash. You have two bags of Jack, but selling it for a good price requires time and connections. You have a second-hand camping stove that is probably worth less simply for being in your ownership. You have two boxes of matches, and a can of fuel for the stove. You have your clothes.

we'll probably have to work off Kevin and Noriko's debt by stealing stuff.

and then Spider-man beats us up. or we finally meet the Punisher....

>>27400307
>>27400317
Gimme a D20.

You're at a -1 modifier for being increasingly tired.

Rolled 7

>>27400444

Rolled 13 - 1

>>27400444
Don't think i did that modifier right

Rolled 11

>>27400444

Rolled 18 - 1

>>27400444

Rolled 1

>>27400488
Oh wow now they get a - and errthing I thought they bugged and went +1 whether you put a + or a -

Rolled 13 - 1

>>27400444

>>27400535
gotta be +-1

and please tell me dat Nat 1 don't count

>>27400535
+-1 buddy

>>27400488

Okay, well. It’s what, an hour on, and you still haven’t caught her?

You came pretty close back at the furniture store, very nearly catching up to her, but she managed to just about give you the slip. Your invisibility is pretty much useless for actually sneaking up on her – here it just obscures your movements – so you’ve had to rely on speed, wit, and general fitness to stay on her tail. And it seems (not surprisingly) that Laura is faster, and wittier, and generally fitter than you are.

You chased her all the way to an abandoned parking lot, further on into the scar where the houses give way a long, skeletal stretch of (former) chain stores and restaurants. You’re on one side of a scrapped SUV, she’s pressed up against the other. You’re not moving for now, that you know she’ll just dart when you make a move.

You can’t quite tell, but you’re pretty sure she’s enjoying this.

>[ ] Call it. Getting way too tired.
>[ ] Keep going. Valhalla!
>[ ] Try some other way of catching her (write in).

>>27400704
Keep going. Never give up never surrender

>>27400704
No guts no glory, onward.

>>27400704
>[x] Try some other way of catching her (write in).

misdirection. throw our shoe one way so the sound and smell distract her while we come from the other side

Rolled 1

>>27400704
For Valhalla!

>>27400704
Send an electrical shock through the car to taze her then run round and tag her.

>>27400704
>[ ] Try some other way of catching her (write in)
>she’s pressed up against the other

Use our sparky hand on the SUV just strong enough to catch her off guard then do >>27400787
and don't be a dick to her like >>27400817

>>27400802
I laughed at that 10/10

>>27400777
>>27400780
>>27400802
This is the last go you'll be able to make.

D20, please. -2 modifier this time.

Rolled 20 + 2

>>27400921

Rolled 8 - 2

>>27400921

Rolled 12 - 2

>>27400921
For odin

Rolled 2

>>27400921

>>27400936
Well played good sir

>>27400936
K den
My first 20

I'll be in and out 'til class finishes
>>27400921

>>27400936
I think we got this guys.

Rolled 18 - 1

>>27400968
forgot dice>>27400921

>>27400968
Is this the thread you meant to post in?

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>>27400936
My anon

>>27401010
And is that your image?

>>27401039
I may have misclicked.

>>27400936
Sweet, sweet victory.

You decided to push yourself to the limit and make one last grand huzzah at the whole thing – and, to your surprise, it worked.

As expected, Laura bolted the moment you made an attempt at sliding over the SUV. She made it as far as the ruined Starbucks on the other end of the street, before unexpectedly trapping herself when it turned out that the stairs to the roof had collapsed in on themselves. You two circled around each other for a short while before you rallied the effort for one last burst of invisibility and managed to bring her down.

You’re lying on the frozen ground, gasping for air. Victory feels a lot like a punch in the gut. Your legs are live wires full of searing lactic acid. Laura is smiling almost broadly, the blood glowing brightly under her skin. You can smell the adrenaline pulsing through her, steadily winding away, powering down.

>Hunger Level: 5
>Time: 11:20
>[ ] Holy shit that was tiring. Go home to relax a while.
>[ ] Wind down by picking up a few items for Noriko.
>[ ] Get food.
>[ ] Fuck it, go find Creeper.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27401187
Get food Go home.

>>27401187
Go food, get home

>>27401187
>[ ] Wind down by picking up a few items for Noriko.
I would guess these are the crackers and water bottles from last thread?

>>27401187
Go get food-home.

>>27399279
Well shit, the quest was going on when i was taking Spanish, here is hoping it didn't end and crusty used our ideas about training.

>>27401254
Circuit boards or.something I think it.was.

Rolled 4

>>27401187
>[ ] Wind down by picking up a few items for Noriko.

>>27401187
>Starbucks
Can we scanvenge their espresso machine?those things are worth buttloads
Other than that, grab something eat, unwind at park

>>27401219
>>27401249
>>27401264
New follower here, very interested. I second these, but let's get some healthy food.

>>27401335
we poor as fuck. beggars can't be choosers

>>27401266
Here i'm loving the training montage
>>27401187
>[ ] Wind down by picking up a few items for Noriko.
>[ ] Get food.
These two, since i doubt the creeper is outside during the day.

>>27401371
Bread meat and cheese is cheaper than buying.McDonald's every day.

>>27401187
>Get food
>[ ] Wind down by picking up a few items for Noriko.
>Go home

>>27401405
We have to go into a deli or supermarket and i doubt we could do that with such a stigma about mutants around.

How the balls does Kevin eat?

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>>27401371
Point, but let's make the effort. Green is good!

>>27401430
Mcdonalds ,other extremely unhealthy food or he has to wear gloves and eat fast.

>>27401187
>[X] Get food.
>[X] Holy shit that was tiring. Go home to relax a while.

>>27401430
The better question is how the hell does he or Noriko bathe if they can't control their powers.

>>27401466
Magic. If you dont know the answer it's always magic.

>>27401187
>>[ ] Holy shit that was tiring. Go home to relax a while.
>>[ ] Wind down by picking up a few items for Noriko.
>>[ ] Get food.
These three can be rolled into one thing essentially and the creeper would be hard to find during the day.

>>27401466
Deionized water for Surge

>>27401431
You'd need some kind of freezer and ice for that. A thermobox and some bags with snow in them could do the trick.

>>27399279
>http://pastebin.com/UuVeJFig
> PETER PARKER (BATMAN)

Made me laugh OP.

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>>27401508
its winter in universe brah

>[X] Food.
>[X] Home.

Once the halo of adrenaline circling above the both of you fades, you begin to realize just how hungry all that running around and jumping through rubble has made you, your stomach suddenly awakening as all the other parts of you involved in the running and the jumping start to wind down. Laura doesn’t seem to have quite the same problem, but she accompanies you out of the scar anyway.

Now that you have some cooking utensils, you can pick up something that isn’t thrown at you over a counter. And if you’re not mistaken, there’s a room nearby yours that accumulates a great deal of snow – might as well be a freezer in there. Perfect.

It takes you a little over half an hour to make your way out of the scar and track down a supermarket. You feel intensely awkward strolling down the sterile white aisles, almost like you’ve returned to the mothership after years stranded on a distant planet – it’s just been such a long-ass time since you’ve actually been inside one of these places. You buy a few bits and bobs (including too big bottles of water) that would benefit from cold storage and check out, feeling a little discouraged with the knowledge that your hundred smackeroos have dwindled down to $68.50 in just a day or two.

It’s 12:40 when you arrive home. The snow’s thickened a little, and you end up stopping at the door to pat a thin gauze of frost off one another. Instead of being pasty and sticky in the bathtub, Noriko’s being pasty and sticky on the mattress. Kevin’s sitting around looking impotently concerned.

>[ ] Cook something up.
>[ ] Pass Noriko a bottle of water.
>[ ] Write in.

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>>27401519
That's legit as fuck man

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>>27401519
I didn't notice it till you pointed it out, that was actually pretty funny.is there a level 4 and 5 on the trust thing.
>>27401508
Too much effort plus all we truly need is some bread and a warm high calorie liquid.college has taught me so much about scraping by.

>>27401466
Kevin only dusts organic stuff.

Noriko's immune to electrical discharge, but clearly a nice romantic bath with her is a non-option. Unless you're looking for a very erotic means of suicide, I guess.

>>27401589
>[x] Cook something up.
>[x] Pass Noriko a bottle of water.

>>27401632
this

>>27401606
Yes, there are fourth and fifth levels.

I kept the exact food you purchased vague to keep us moving along, but feel free to reach a consensus.

>>27401519
Where's that omegle thing where the guy takes off a batman mask to reveal a spiderman one?

>>27401589
>>[ ] Cook something up.
>>[ ] Pass Noriko a bottle of water.
Time for some Hobo stew.(did we get any Tylenol, also tell her to breathe deeply)

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>>27401589
TIME FOR HOBO CUISINE

http://survivalrecipes.wordpress.com/
it seems like it would help crusty get some ideas about what to do since we are homeless.

>>27401589
MAKE STOVIES!

>>27401725
>>27401708
>>27401665
It been decided on hobo stew.(we should have learned it.)

Ramen
tuna cans
potatoes
day old or cheap shitty bread (they use human hair in some cheap Chinese breads)

L-cysteine, look it up

>>27401625
>romantic bath, "electric discharge"
Damn it, OP, why do you do these things to my brain?!

>>27401625
Wait until we get our electric genes up in speed, nobody's gonna take romantic baths out of our options!

>>27401625
>Unless you're looking for a very erotic means of suicide

Been my goal from day 1.

>>27401625
cuddle with Kevin
back massage from Laura

>[X] Cook something up.
>[X] Pass Noriko a bottle of water.

“Did you get stabbed to death by gangsters yet?” Noriko groans out from under the protecting shield of her hands, peering through her fingers at you.

“Hah, nah.” You set aside your shopping and pull out a bottle of water, setting it down beside Noriko. “I haven’t gone after Creeper yet. Here, you should probably be keeping hydrated.”

“Uh, if didn’t go see… that guy… what’ve you been doing? You’ve been gone for hours.”

Kevin regards you curiously as you begin unpacking a few choice items. Now, you’re not one to brag, but you are a truly veteran of the hobo culinary arts, having been running this gig across the US of A since sweet fourteen. You’re about to show these schlubs just how far a few chicken livers, some hot water, and a bit of pepper can go.

Of course, someone else will have to handle the matches.

“Laura helped me work on my powers for a bit. Went pretty well.”

Laura nods and sits down beside you. “It was enjoyable.”

“Yeah.” You confirm, choosing not to divulge that it was mostly just a very long game of tag. “Speaking of, you got any ideas on your powers? Any way you can think of for clocking in some practice with ‘em?”

Kevin’s brow furrows and he seems to sag inward.

“No… I mean, I can’t exactly go around touching people and trying not to turn them into dust.”

Right.

>[ ] “Trees? Could you practice on plants? There’s a park nearby.”
>[ ] “We could find some driftwood or something. Less noticeable than killing a park, though much more work.”
>[ ] “Welp, there’s a good chance things’ll go sour with Creeper, so maybe you CAN go around touching dudes soon.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27401625
we have enough water for a bath?!!?

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>>27401714
>my friend vegasjay rented a 70$ gorilla suit, and got tourists to take a picture with the gorilla for 5$ a pop, he banked on that one
>Some people will ask the store owners if they can rummage through the trash in the back without making a mess, and often times the owner will be embarrassed by this, and just give you food.
That sounds like a good ideas.

Getting food quickly. Next post'll take a bit longer than usual.

>>27401934
>[ ] Write in.
Me laura have some strong healing, maybe we can use our selves or
>>[ ] “We could find some driftwood or something. Less noticeable than killing a park, though much more work.”

>>27401934
>[ ] “Trees? Could you practice on plants? There’s a park nearby.”

>>27401934
>[X] “We could find some driftwood or something. Less noticeable than killing a park, though much more work.”
Even some fallen braches and leaves could work in a pinch.

>>27401934
>[ ] “Trees? Could you practice on plants? There’s a park nearby.”
>[ ] Write in.

how about just fresh leaves? before we begin deforestation in central park

>>27401991
>wanting the creeper to know where the area of an unstable muttie who owes him money is.
That is basically pointing out where kevin is.

>>27401934
>[ ] “We could find some driftwood or something. Less noticeable than killing a park, though much more work.”
Less attention is the way to go until we can make a deal with creeper

>>27401934
>We're surrounded by shittons of rubble, there's gotta be some busted up 2x4s and plywood sheets around
Not rocket science guise.

>>27402012
To add to my point, people would notice him and unless we have higher level stealth(4 or 5) people would point him out for being the kid with the death touch.

>>27401934
I'll walts through the park and pick up some twigs on the way back.

>>27401934
>We're surrounded by tons of rubble, there's gotta be some busted up 2x4s and plywood sheets around
but if not:
>[ ] “We could find some driftwood or something. Less noticeable than killing a park, though much more work.”

>>27401948
>dat "font"
Trulya vagrant's choice

>>27402133
>>27401934
>[ ] Write in.
Have Laura and use cut down a few pieces of wood from the park.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heIH9vfwKBM
Thread theme.

Rolled 79

>>27401934
>>[ ] “Trees? Could you practice on plants? There’s a park nearby.”

>>27402165
Laura is also being searched for at the moment, best just do it ourselves since we'll be out.

>>27402178
more like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZz3y6r-5H8

>>27402224
Yeah thats a better song, i copy the wrong link and the one i was gonna put was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93-7vRfxNs.

>[X] Wood.

“There’s gotta be some plywood round here.” You note, setting up the stove and cracking open a packet of chicken. “This place is basically one big rubbish tip. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen people just unload crap at the edge of the zone and waltz off.”

“Yeah… I guess.”

You glance up, and can’t help but notice that he doesn’t look particularly enthused by the idea – just discussing his powers, it seems, makes him kinda nervous. You feel a tiny, guilty spark of relief. There but for the grace of etc, and all that. You always thought the eyes and the scales were bad, but clearly you actually scored a moderate win (or at least an even) on the genetic lottery.

With some slight embarrassment, you get Laura to start up the stove for you, flinching a little when she strikes the match. That out of the way, you step in and get the chicken boiling. You guys pass the next hour just milling around, eating, and discussing little stuff. Noriko occasionally downs a swig of water before going back to sweating off the Jack aftershock.

It’s 13:40, those chicken livers have filled you up, and you’re recovering from the morning’s exploits.

>[ ] Go look for Creeper.
>[ ] Rest longer, ask Laura about her map plan thing.
>[ ] Rest longer, ask Kevin why he’s on the streets.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27401938
HELL NAW.

Well, I guess you could fill the bathtub with snow and Noriko could melt it.

>>27402339
>>[ ] Rest longer, ask Laura about her map plan thing.

>>27402339
>[ ] Rest longer, ask Laura about her map plan thing.

We need to be as healthy as possible for the eventual creep out, and Laura is usually working on important things.

>>27402310
this fits better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmHDhAohJlQ
>>27402339
>>[ ] Rest longer, ask Laura about her map plan thing.

>>27402339
>Rubbish Tip
Your British is showing.
Pretty sure JJ would say "Trash Heap"

Also
>Meet the Creeper

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>>27402374
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooZwmeUfuXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0fk6syQ7iY
>mfw i ended posting all my background music i play when ever playing a physical game

Rolled 10

>>27402339
Go look for Creeper.

JOY OF JOYS! It's Crusty

>>27402406
Before afternoon, just shy of night? For what king of a smalltime, two-bit hoodlum do you take him for?

>>27402339
>>[ ] Rest longer, ask Laura about her map plan thing.

>Training Montage
As long as people are posting music...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCHM1do5Vqw

>>27402339
>[ ] Rest longer, ask Laura about her map plan thing.
>[ ] Rest longer, ask Kevin why he’s on the streets.

When we look for creeper, we gotta make sure it's dark in case we gots to zap some nigga and run for it.

>>27402339
>[ ] Rest longer, ask Laura about her map plan thing.

>[ ] Write in.
"Kevin, I know your powers are a sore spot for you, but ignoring your control problem isn't going to make it better. I'm here to help man. I'm ready when you are. Take your time, we'll ease into this."

>>27402555
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OvpzForHyU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKpByV5764

When we face off against Kimura again, we need this running on the background.

I was thinking more along the lines of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTSUR3RHh9M

>[X] Strategy talk

You sit back and decide to let your lunch (and probably dinner too) digest for a while. No point in rushing in. You’re not procrastinating, you’re just being cautious.

You recall Laura’s project and clear your throat.

“Hey, Laura, mind if I take a look at that map thing?”

She glances at you and wordlessly unfurls the large sheet from her pocket, shuffling a little closer and flattening it out against the floor. On the sofa, Kevin teeters in curiously, though his expression quickly changes to one of total noncomprehension. You can’t say you blame him. The map is riddled by little red markings, lines converging and separating at – as far as you can tell – nonsensical incidences. Luckily, Laura seems to realize that you’re not Jason Bourne, and points to a large red marking further upstate.

“This is the facility’s primary centre of operation within the city. Officially, it is a research centre owned by a medical subsidiary.” She then points to three other marks at different points. “My information on these points is outdated, but they were offices owned by the facility. Two are located within public buildings, whereas the last operates under the guise of a private school.”

Huh. Kevin whistles, and you think that about sums up your opinion.

>[ ] “What are these circles all over the place?”
>[ ] “What are these little X’s?”
>[ ] “What are these big shaded in circles?”
>[ ] “What can we do about these places?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27402637
>[ ] “What are these big shaded in circles?”

>>27402637
>[x] “What are these little X’s?”

its not buried treasure, isn't it?

>>27402637
>>[ ] “What can we do about these places?”

>>27402555
Thats strange, it doesn't play.
>>27402589
I like it.
>>27402637
>[ ] “What are these circles all over the place?”
>[ ] “What are these little X’s?”
>[ ] “What are these big shaded in circles?”
We have the time might as well ask, incase we need to read it later.

>>27402594
That sounds like a great boss fight(against the creeper when we taser his ass.)

>[X] “What are these little X’s?”
>[X] “What are these big shaded in circles?”

“So, uh, what are these, what are these big shaded circles?” You reach down to trace your finger along the perimeter of one such symbol, noting that they appear to darken concentrically.

“Threat zones. Based on the positions of the facility’s offices, these are the areas most likely to dangerous.”

Huh.

“And what about the X’s?” You allow yourself a bit of a chuckle. “I’m guessing not buried treasure?”

“Previous encounters.”

Oh. Right, yeah, makes sense. There’s one over the BK where you met Laura, and one that you presume to be marked upon your confrontation with Kimura at the church. There’s another across the river.

>[ ] Any previous question.
>[ ] Talk to Kevin.
>[ ] Creeper time.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27402863
>There’s another across the river.
"Mind if I ask what happened with this one?"

>>27402863
>[ ] Any previous question
>[ ] “What are these circles all over the place?”
>[ ] “What can we do about these places?”
Also try to calm kevin down.

>>27402863
>>[ ] Creeper time.

Give encouraging words to Kevin before going to see creeper.

>>27402863
>>>[ ] Creeper time.

>>27402863
>>[X] talk to Kevin
Give him some words of encouragement. ask him to look after noriko.
>>[X] Creeper time.
If Laura doesn't need to go to work right away ask her to come with us as back up. If things go sour having her there may just turn the tide.

>[X] Previous question.
>[X] Creeper time.

You point to the tiny X that you can’t pin an event on.

“What happened here, if you don’t mind my asking?”

She nods.

“That was when I first entered the city. I…” She stops, and lets out a tiny, unobtrusive sigh. “I entered a government building to locate public records on someone I know. It was a foolish thing to do. I was caught on camera and a group of agents tracked me to that point. They’ve only taken this long to find me again because they assumed I’d move on immediately.”

“I see.” You don’t push that any further. “What about the little circles?”

“Police stations.”

Huh, okay. Useful.

Glancing at the time, you decide that that’s enough geography talk. You can get around to comprehending the whole scope of that particular mess when this first mess is off your hands. And that means seeing the Creeper.

“Welp… I think it’s about time. Take care of Noriko, yeah?”

You stand, and Laura perks up alongside you, grabbing her jacket.

>[ ] “Actually, I’d rather go alone.”
>[ ] Backup? Yes please.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27402863
"you have to confront your fears Kevin. Like I'm about to!"

>[x] Creeper time.

Just a note on Kevin: He doesn't look nervous all the time, or even right now. It's just when his powers come up.

Most of the time he's just... glum.

>>27403147
>>[ ] “Actually, I’d rather go alone.”

>>27403147
>>[X] Backup? Yes please.

>>27403147
>>[ ] “Actually, I’d rather go alone
We don't want tp let creeper know anymore about her.

>>27403147
>[ ] “Actually, I’d rather go alone.”

Don't want her to be put in more danger than she already is from the spooks, and we need the kids looked after.

>>27403147
Go alone. No need to drag Laura into this.

>>27403147
>Back-up? Yes please

>>27403147
>>[ ] “Actually, I’d rather go alone.”
We need some one two look after the two druggies.

>>27403147
>[x] Backup? Yes please.

she can shadow us. Then again, Creeper might underestimate her...

regardless, we do the talking

>>27403147
OH GOD HARD DECISION.
On the one hand, she's the only one we're sure can "notice" the Creeper.
On the other, that leaves Kevin and Noriko defenseless, since the former is a quivering shit, and the latter is in her own personal vomitorium at the moment.

>>27403147
Already voted for backup but if we do go alone at least give her the Malcom Renolds caveat and let her know to come rescue our ass if we don't show back up in a timely manner.

>>27403321
This

Well, we need somebody to keep Noriko from going into withdrawal rampage and Kevin can't touch her without killing her, so I'm voting...
>Go alone

>[X] Go it alone.

You raise your hand, gesturing for her to stop.

“Actually, Laura, I’d rather go alone.”

This is your problem. Well, actually, it’s not – but Creeper is. He’s been your problem for years.

She stares for a moment, as if you’ve said something in gibberish, and then opens her mouth.

“Have I done something wrong? Do you doubt that I can be effective in”–

“No, no, nah.” You smile haggardly. What the hell man? “I just don’t want you involved. You’ve already got one psychopath looking for you. ‘Sides, I reckon Noriko might be a two-man job once the second wave of vomiting hits.”

“Lovely.” Notes Kevin. “You sure you don’t need any help?”

“I’m good.” You confirm, and hurry your way out before anyone else can object.

You’re good.

You make it outside before you realize that you don’t have an actual destination. You know a place that Creeper used to frequent – this rickety old crack-den full of bad stains and worse people – but you’ve been out of touch for a while now. You’re not even sure the place still exists.

>[ ] Go with what you know. Check out the crackhouse.
>[ ] Try to locate one of Creeper’s dealers, get in touch through them.
>[ ] Put the world out amongst the homeless that you’re looking for him. Maybe he’ll just appear. Behind you.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27403424
speaking of kevins inability to touch people. we should really buy the boy some gloves. Just untill he can get his powers under control.

>>27403451
>[x] Put the world out amongst the homeless that you’re looking for him. Maybe he’ll just appear. Behind you.

fucker likes to make entrances

>>27403451
>>[ ] Try to locate one of Creeper’s dealers, get in touch through them.
>[ ] Put the world out amongst the homeless that you’re looking for him. Maybe he’ll just appear. Behind you.
These two are one in the same.

>>27403451
>>[ ] Put the world out amongst the homeless that you’re looking for him. Maybe he’ll just appear. Behind you.

>>27403451
>[X ] Put the world out amongst the homeless that you’re looking for him. Maybe he’ll just appear. Behind you.
Don't want to show up at a crackhouse with bags of jack in our pocket. And I trust the homeless network way more than I would any of his dealers.

>>27403451
Not a fan of any of these, but I cant think of anything less conspicuous. I'll have to go with
>spread the work among the homeless
Creeper would love the chance to make an entrance.

>[X] Put the world out amongst the homeless that you’re looking for him. Maybe he’ll just appear. Behind you.

Roll a D20.

>DC13
>+1 bonus for Veteran Hobo status

Rolled 19 + 1

>>27403715

Rolled 8 + 1

>>27403715
"I was beginning to think you weren't going to come."

>>27403715
Rollin

Rolled 3 + 1

>>27403715

Rolled 17 + 1

>>27403715
here goes nothing

Rolled 4 + 1

>>27403735
Woo. Lets try again.
>27403715

Rolled 4

>>27403715

Rolled 11 + 1

>>27403715
eh fuck it.

>>27403726
Nice

>>27403726
The old den might not be such a great idea, what with your pockets stuffed full of jack. And you know who you trust more than Creeper’s unholy circle of pushers, pimps and dealers? Basically the entire universe.

You head out into the deepening snow, recalling from memory the local shelters, soup-lines, and other such capitols of jolly hobo activity. It takes hours just finding them all, let alone getting the message out. You’d usually expect to have to grease some palms, but Creeper business is business that everyone generally wants concluded as fast as possible. You hit the guys tossing papers first, then you make your way to one of the larger handouts, making sure the word spreads. You drop in on the shelters you can recall, braving the sickly sweet well-meaning of the volunteers and evangelists, and make a brief circles around the favoured beggars’ spots.

By five-thirty, you’re taking a well-deserved break in the park that lead you to Noriko. The crustwaves are buzzing with activity, and you’re pretty damn glad you took a few hours to rest up in the middle of the day – you pretty much forgot how tiresome hobo-to-hobo communications can be. You briefly wonder if Laura even bothered to head into work today. She should be there now, if she has.

“Hey, boyo.”

You stiffen up, suddenly noticing the intermittent, vaporous heat of his breath against your neck.

Oh, how predictably unpredictable.

---------------------------------------------
>THREAD 08: END

Gonna have to call it a little earlier than usual.

>Congratulations! You’ve gained an X-Point. X-points can be used to buy new mutations or upgrade existing ones! I’ll post the full list momentarily!
>Congratulations! Your dramatic decision to face Creeper alone and reach a pivotal point in JJ Green’s progression has awarded you a second X-point!
>Congratulations! You have gained an Attribute Boost point! These points can be spent to provide a bonus to certain rolls!

>>27403932
I'll start the push to say: WE MUST BOOST OUR SENSES.
We're tracking down Creeper, we need this.

>>27403932
Senses or Invisibility, what to choose...?

You have a single Attribute Boost point to spend!

As you have been using these skills often over the past few threads, you may spend this points to boost the following rolls:

>STAMINA.
>SPEED.
>AGILITY.
>PERSUASION.

>>27403956
seconded. We must protect our personal space

>>27403932
>Gee Billy why does your QM let you have TWO X-points

>>27403978
Agility

>>27403978
I think persuasion would be our kind of stuff... Then again agility would be handy as fuck. Going to agility because failsafe :3

There are three types of powers you can purchase in Homeless Mutant Quest! CORE POWERS, which are the bread and butter of your powerset, SECONDARY POWERS, which are additional abilities or powers from other sets that are also appropriate to yours, and TERTIARY POWERS, which are powers only tangentially related to yours. All can be purchased and levelled, but Tertiary Powers can never be maxed out. Powers have five levels… except when they don’t.

The powers currently available to you are:

CORE POWERS:
>Invisibility Lvl3
>Enhanced Senses Lvl3

SECONDARY POWERS:
>Enhanced Agility Lvl1
>Claws & Fangs Lvl1
>Adhesive Touch Lvl1
>Pheromone Manipulation Lvl1
>Envenomed Touch Lvl1
>Paralytic Touch Lvl1
>Vampiric Touch Lvl1
>Electrostatic Touch Lvl2
>Light Armour (scales) Lvl1
>Phasing Lvl1

TERTIARY POWERS:
>Enhanced Strength Lvl1
>Healing Factor Lvl2
>Medium Armour (carapace) Lvl1

You have two points to spend. First level powers cost one point, second level powers cost two, and so on. The exceptions are your Core Powers, which cost one less than usual.

>>27403978
Would Stamina let us stay invisible longer?

>>27403978
>>SPEED.
>>AGILITY
what's the difference?

>>27403978
Agility

Rolled 5 + 1

>>27403978
>PERSUASION.
we haven't found a need for the others yet.

>>27404004
Dem electro-stuff looks like it's gon b handy.

>>27404004
>>Enhanced Senses Lvl3
We can gt some hunter vision.

>>27404004
Agilitt, Enhanced Senses 3

>>27404004
>>Invisibility Lvl3

>>27404004
Invisibility means we would be truly and completely invisible right? What would electro touch 2 do?

Homeless Mutant Quest will return between Friday and Sunday. Check pig disgusting twitter for further updates: https://twitter.com/CrustyJay

>>27404004
Enhanced agility + phasing

>>27403978
Agility. Invisibility is only as good as your ability to dodge oncoming traffic (human or vehicular).

>>27404004
PHASING. PHASING PHASING, PHASING PHASING PHASING.

Phasing 1, bank the second point.

>>27404006
Speed is how fast you can run and move. Agility is how dexterously you can move.

Speed: Running a marathon.
Agility: Parkour.

>>27404081
Wouldn't Speed be more like running a sprint and stamina be running a marathon?

>>27404081
ah

>>27403978
speed

>>27404004
>Enhanced Senses Lvl3

tired of Creeper sneaking up on us

>>27403978
>persuasion.
Getting people to agree with us (i.e. creeper) can be hugely useful.

>>27404004
I think it'll have been asked by now, but could you please remind us what Invisibility 3, Sense+ 3 and Electrostatic Touch 2 look like? Thanks.

>>27404081
Well my vote is agility and Senses we predator now.

>>27404005
Nah, that would be Concentration.

Stamina is for physical stuff. It lets you operate at higher efficiency for longer.

>>27403978
>PERSUASION
>>27404004
>Phasing Lvl1
Bank the other point

Rolled 19

>>27404004
>We have enough for senses or invisibility
Either one of these or grab strength and... ugh phasing.

>>27404004
>>27404081
Senses and Silver tongue please(PERSUASION.).

>>27404004
Man I'm seriosly doubting between invisibility or electrostatic touch. Meh going with electrostatic touch

>>27404125
More votes for Senses though. We'll need it.

>>27404119
Oh, cool. Stamina makes sense, given our work-out, but so does Agility & Speed.

>>27404004
Invisibility 3. We have to assume the Creeper has Mutant or enhanced human trackers at his disposal and I don't want to chance leading him back to hipome base.

>>27403978
>>PERSUASION.
>>27404004

>Pheromone Manipulation Lvl1
and

>Enhanced Agility Lvl1
for powers please

>>27404094
Actually, yes. You're quite right.

>>27404113
Invisibility 3 is no longer chameleonic. Light passes through you. There's less visible distortion from movement and you lose your shadow.

Senses 3 is heatvision.

Electrotouch 3 is a much stronger current, able to short out unarmoured electronics and cause visible burns.

>>27404175
Nice point, voting this.

>>27404004
Hmmmmm. I vote light armor (scales) and Enhanced agility. As we continually turn into a blue dragon.

>>27404004
Senses 3+Agility

>>27404197
they can track us, i say senses so that we can lead them off our trail.

Wow, very wide spread of mutation choices this time.

>>27404197
Seconding. I think I'm changing my push to Invis, since Creeper's version seems more like forcing people to ignore him (kinda like a psychic-thing), Senses might not be as good against him. Let's out-sneak him.

>>27404236
there is a slpit between senses and invisibility.
There also a tie between Agility and Persuasion.

agility + phasing

>>27404246
You're right.

High Senses can sense things that are tangenital to him. You might recognize a smell and realize what that means, but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll see him.

>>27404004
Sensing+Persuasion.

Invisibility and Agility is the obvious anti-creeper package.

>>27404246
I think we're far better if we keep ourselves on the invis-agility path, we can't really mess with guys as organized as mr.creepo and the agency after Laura so we're far better if we focus on escapes.

>>27404283
Stat-wise, I'll toss a vote into Agility, since we spent most of the day getting a workout in super-tag.
>>27404310
And cementing my vote change to Invisibility.

>>27404310
True, but i think its better to know where the fucker is and avoid him.

>>27404300
What did invisibility 3 grant us exactly?
Was it proper cloak field?

>>27404341
See
>>27404189

>>27404310
Invisibility and Agility for the win

>>27404326
We are gonna have a serious talk with him, i think getting persuasion now is the best time.

>>27404333
Sorry phase-bros, I really like phasing but I think we should stick to our cores in upgrading time, soon I'll vote phasing I promise ;_;

>>27404353
>>27404336
>>27404326
>>27404333
Guys we are planing to talk to him in the next thread i think its a better idea to get persuasion.

>>27404394
Fairly likely it will go south

>>27404392
they have been trying since the first thread it is usually a screaming match between us stealth bros and them

>>27404394
>>27404403
Almost guaranteed really.

Okay it seems like Agility wins the Boosted Attribute contest. The x-points are more scattered and there's been some flipping around. So.

Post 1 for Invisibility.
Post 2 for Senses.
Post 3 for Electrostatic Touch.
Post 4 for Phasing.
Post 5 for Enhanced Agility.

If one of the 1-point powers there gets it, we'll do another vote for the second pick.

>>27404394
We need to think long-term, agility is a failsafe to many situations, while persuasion is only to those willing to talk.

Attribute: Agility (I'm assuming this allows us to climb and do acrobatics and shit)
Xpoint: lvl3 Invisibility if we can get that, if we can't, get lvl 2 electro touch

>>27403990
because this quest's followers are fucktards who can't into saving points, so if were ever going to upgrade something that costs 2 points, we need to get 2 at once.
>Persuasion
Leave the fightan to Laura, we'll never be as good at it as her.
>Invis Lvl 3
So we can be even more unnoticeable than hobos in NYC usually are!
Then we can start really branching out into other stuff, like taserhandsman.

>>27404394
Yeah, I'm just voting agility based on our workout. Plus it's handy.

>>27404425
1

>>27404425
1

>>27404425
1

>>27404425
2
>>27404426
We have a mutation for it.

>>27404425
2

>>27404425
1

>>27404425
>1

>>27404425
1
we sneeky

>>27404455
We dont have enough points to mutation-powers everywhere and have way more cool shit like phasing.

>>27404425
2

>>27404425
1

>>27404425
1

>>27404425
1 snikurrz

>>27404425
2 we predator now.

>>27404425
4

>>27404189
>We have a shadow while invisible.
Yes this makes perfect sense but it still never occurred to me. Glad I already voted to remedy that.

>>27404471
We iz a great beeg sneeky-pants electro-lizard-elf.
(not a vote here, I already voted for Invis).

>>27404425
1

>>27404425
Please based Crusty, deliver unto the deserving the gift of Phasing, for which I have been campaigning for for many moons

>>27404425
1

>>27404520
Before, we were chameleoning around, just blending in. We going Invisible now.

>>27404535
Keep waiting, m8, Invis wins.

>>27404535
Next thread I'll join the phase-bros voting I swear.

>>27404535
and for many more will you be campaigning for.you guys almost won last thread, but it seems the creapers presence stomped the choice for phasing or sensing.

>>27404511
>>27404535
Not today children of the phase. Our time will come next time we don't get 2 X-Points. We are not able to bank points so it'll come down to agility or phasing

>>27404552
>not joining the sense bros
>not getting predator vision with our agility(basically lets us see through walls)

>>27404581
(We can bank points, but everyone is too childish and reactionary to play the long game.)

But that's a separate complaint.

>>27404535
maybe next time phase friend, when necessity trumped potential today.

>>27404604
i was trying to bank the point last thread, but people wanted electro hands and phasing so my vote was outvoted.

>>27404604
That's what i am talking about actually

>>27404592
You get heat vision, not x-ray vision.
You can see through invisibility and detect other sneaky bastards and become a better tracker, but you can't see through walls.

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>phasebros faces when

I feel some very legit empathy for you guys.

Welp, Invisibility takes it.

If anyone's got any other questions, now's the time.

>>27404592
Mane, we can just dodge everything just phasing, phasing is the future.

>>27404535
I'm so sorry Anon for I told you last time that I would support you in your quest at this current juncture. However with the availability of a second X-Point to spend, I made the cynical, self serving calculating that if we don't get killed outright (unlikely, we can make it worth the Creepers' while) Invisibility 3 will be the better short and long term investment. Next time - and you now have my word - next time, even if I think it's detrimental to our immediate needs or OOC to acquire it I will support your phasing. And sorry about backing out on you this time.

>>27404657
If I wasn't already a hollow shell this would turn me into one.

Also, can you spell out (again) that people aren't getting X-Ray vision and can see through walls. That seems to be a huge misconception...

>>27404646
True, but it can see through thin walls and maybe earn us other eye related powers if crusty ever decides on adding them.

>>27404661
We've gotta drop Invisi-mode to do it, plus it's only as good as our reactions in combat. I'd rather have wall-climbing than that, just because. At least it fits our lizard elf more than electro-hands.

Oh hey we can get phase now!
>>27404657
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK

>>27404674
They can... kind of see through walls. Kind of. Not as effectively as people probably want to.

They can see notable heat sources through stuff, especially when the general temperature is low. Senses 3 is not at all X-ray vision, though.

>>27404690
>OH FUCK LOOK A BILLION ENEMIES
>JUST LET ME RUN THROUGH FUCKING WALLS

No, point invalid, running through walls op.

>>27404665
Sadly I must now vote against phasing next time, no matter what the circumstances may be. War is coming.

>>27404686
It does boost ALL our senses, so hearing, scent, etc. would become better. Maybe pick up on the paint smell around Creeper.

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Its like nobody's seen Predator

>>27404686
Reminder that if we'd gone with vampiric touch instead of electro we would have eventually gotten life sense/vision which should be unaffected by obstructions.