>>27567682
>>[X ] Get food.
bring some pizza back to the whole we live in eat then head our for our meeting

>>27567682
>>[ ] Get to the Bugle.

>>27567682
>>[ ] Get food.
>>[ ] Get to the Bugle.
>>[ ] Go home.
We have 4 and a half hours i say we have enough time for all of these.

>>27567682
http://pastebin.com/zFvxDsKi here is a half finished list of powers some guy posted on twitter.

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It's finally here.
>[X] Get food
We're starving like a motherfucker, it's time to feast properly, drop the hunger down to 1 or 0. Even if it hits our finances, load up on them carbs son.

I think we've got 4 and half hours before we need to start moving to the meeting point.

>>27567753
But first we gotta collect the cash though.

>>27567682
Wait, why would we go to the Bugle? Am I forgetting something?

>>27567731
All of them, but I say Bugle first to collect our paycheck.

>>27567943
good point then pick up pizza for the kids.

>>27567942
We didn't collect our paycheck yet I think.

If we run can get our money from the bugle(15-25 min), and maybe talk(10-15 min).
Go shopping for some food.(50 minutes not including commute of course)
Go home and leave at least an hour to spare.
You gave us a bit too much time there.

>>27567974
Not if we run into trouble and we DID roll for a random encounter last time.

>>27567974
>You gave us a bit too much time there.

Either shit is gonna go down during one of the things we choose or he wants us to get the other stuff done first.

>>27568000
Yea and it would suck majorly if we didn't have enough time to eat and get home.

>[X] All... three?

You drag yourself up. You’re tired, but you’re hungry too. And greedy for big green dollars.

It takes you a little under half an hour to get back to the Bugle. As usual, you walk away bathed in the warm corona of being sixty dollars richer. You make it about halfway home when your stomach begins to complain, roiling up in your belly like a storm waiting to crack open, and you find yourself veering off into a pizza joint. You decide to go large – you’ve just come into a little money, after all – and order something big with lots of unnecessary crap on top, mostly ‘cause they’ve got some ‘-supersize your large, get a free small’ thing going.

So, pizza in hand, you head back to the scar.

You arrive home at 14:45, bearing your gift of pizza through into the living room of your humble abode.

“Hey, guys. Picked up some pizza on my way back.”

You make a quick head count as you set the steaming boxes down. Laura, check. She’s sitting in lotus position, watching you from under half-drawn lids. Noriko, check. Kevin, check. Little blonde girl you’ve never seen before, check. They’re all playing cards, which seems to be all they do during the da –

Wait.

Wait.

>Current Funds: $65 (118.50 total)

>[ ] What.
>[ ] “Why is there some ten year old here?”
>[ ] “…Who… wants pizza?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27567750
That is super useful, thanks.

Also, might be a little longer wait on the next post. Cooking and questing in tandem.

>>27568000
>>27567996
True, i forgot to count for the encounter.
What were the leaked possible encounters again?

>>27568021
>>[ ] “…Who… wants pizza?”

>>27568021
>>[ ] “…Who… wants pizza?”
>>[ ] “Why is there some ten year old here?”
Say that in that order.

>>27568021
>>[ ] “…Who… wants pizza?”

>>27568025
Well some people speculated we might run into Frank Castle.

>>27568065
well that is certifiably bad for us or good depending how much he knows about the creeper.

>>27568021
"DEAR GOD THEY'RE MULTIPLYING!"

>>27568095
Soon we will have our own homeless group of x-men, what should we call our selves.

>>27568114
If Morlocks are already taken, we could call ourselves The Strays.

We need to eat a bigger share of the Pizza to satiate our hunger because we're doing the mission.
Being polite is nice and all, but we didn't choose the the hobo life, the hobo life chose us.

>>27568129
I like the strays better than Morlocks honestly.
I also like the idea of the name the Outsidersall we need is a Ponyboy.

>>27568163
well that is strange, i was sure the spoilers were there.

Alright, I give up. One of you guys who reads comic books, who's the girl?

>>27568228
There's lots of little blond girls, just pray she isn't Russian.

>>27568228
check crustys image it has all possible characters.

>>27568260
>just pray she isn't Russian.

The one chick from Pacific Rim?

Seriously though, who are you referring to?

>>27568260
what happens then?

>>27568260
Why?

>>27568275
We hangin with the queen of a hell dimension then

>>27568294
She seems to be on our side, so that would be quite usefuk

>>27568260
But ones that are ten?

>>27568294
Look, you fucking faggot, not everyone reads every one million retarded X-Men comics Marvel shits out. Give me a name.

>[X] "Who... wants pizza?"

You blink.

Yes, there’s definitely a little girl sitting between Kevin and Noriko (is that really the safest place to be? Really?), looking up at you like you owe her something. Kevin’s eyes circle around, avoiding contact with yours. Noriko does that thing that isn’t really smiling or grinning but something sitting awkwardly between the two. Laura is… Laura has shut her eyes again, but, you dunno, is she sitting up straighter? Almost in an “I told you so guys, you on your own now” way?

“Um… who… wants pizza?” You chance, not quite knowing what else to say.

Lord, they’re multiplying. You had an electric punk and a perhaps-goth with death hands and now they have, via osmosis or some other science term, combined their energies to create… actually a rather buttoned down, normal looking young lady. In fact, is she wearing Maude Flanders’ entire getup? It kinda looks like it.

Kevin gets up and trudges over, still looking… elsewhere.

“Uh…” begins Noriko, still deciding exactly what expression she should have going on. “This is Layla.”

“Like the song.” Interjects the girl, looking straight past you at the steaming foodstuffs. “I hope there’s no pineapple. Pineapple on pizza is dumb.”

>[ ] “Hi, Layla. Are you… entirely sure you should be here?”
>[ ] “Noriko, explain.”
>[ ] Ignore ignore ignore.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27568324
>>[ ] Write in.
"Uh, hey, Layla."

Switch to Noriko
"Ok, so what's the deal here?"

>>27568351

Seconded.

>>27568324
>"Are you going to kill me if I touch you the wrong way like these two?"

>>27568324
Our hobo alliance grows, soon we shall be powerful enough to take on the goverment, no THE WORLD
MUHAHAHAHAHAH
MUAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA
MUAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

>>27568351
This and ignore the runt until we get an answer.(maybe if we ignore it, it would go away.

>>27568324
"YOUR DUMB " than blow a razberry at her

" pineapple is great and its good for you"

"and its only on half the pizza "

>>275683670
>"Are you going to kill me if I touch you the wrong way like these two?"
>if I touch you the wrong way?"
Anon what are you implying?

>>27568367
I think Laura would kill is if we touched her the wrong way

>>27568389
dammit i meant>>27568367

>>27568324
Of course there's no pineapple, way to acidic for hobo teeth.

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>>27568367

Gross.

>>27568454
What flavor is that?

>>27568389
Just the regular old normal kind of wrong touch. Get your mind out of the gutter.

>>27568468

I think regular, might be diet.

>>27568468
20-year-old crystal pepsi.

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>[X] “Hi, Layla. Are you… entirely sure you should be here?”

>[X] Write in.

“Uh, hey, Layla.”

She mock-waves. Welp, okay, that’s as pleasant as you’re required to be. You turn to Noriko.

“Okay, so, what’s the deal here?”

“Well…” She squirms uncomfortably. “She just sort of turned up in one of the apartments next door. She’d have fallen straight through the floor if Kevin hadn’t heard her and gone to check it out. Nice save there, by the way.”

Kevin nods and puts a gloved thumb up, handing Layla a non-pineappled slice of pizza with his other hand.

“And, uh… she doesn’t wanna go home. So we decided to wait till you got back, I guess.”

“I… volunteered… to take her home.” Adds Laura, not budging. “But refuses to tell me where that is.”

Layla puffs up her cheeks and sticks out her tongue at her. While chomping down on an ambitious bite of pepperoni pizza.

>[ ] “Okay, well, she can’t stay. She’s like ten.”
>[ ] “Why don’t you wanna go home?”
>[ ] “Where’s your house, kid?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27568539
>>[ ] “Why don’t you wanna go home?”

>>27568324
>[X] Write in
"YOU TAKE THAT BACK"
"Pineapple is fucking delicious."

>>27568539
>>[ ] “Okay, well, she can’t stay. She’s like ten.”
Don't let the kid hear this part
>>[ ] “Why don’t you wanna go home?”
>>[ ] Write in.
So why were you in the building next door and how come your not hurt?

>>27568539
>>[ ] Write in.
"Ok, Layla? My names J. J. Green. I, uh, know you've just met us, but I don't think this is the kind of place for a ten year old girl. Trust me, you wouldn't like it here. Just let one of us escort you back home so you don't get in trouble with your parents."

>>27568539
>Why don't you walk to go home?
Here her story tell her why she's stupid, then take her home. Can't get her to stay there if she doesn't want to go back herself.

>>27568539
>[X] Write in
"Ok, kid, tell us why you'd rather huddle around with a band of stinky hoboes rather than go hang with kids your own age?"

>[X] "Why?"
>[X] Write in.

Man, why today? You sigh deeply and hope that, at the very least, the pizza is still warm when this is all said and done.

"Ok, Layla? My names J. J. Green”–

“Like the newspaper guy?” She grins. “Are you his hobo brother?”

“…No. His second name is Jameso”–

“I know. Duh. I was joking.”

“…Alright. I, uh, know you've just met us, but I don't think this is the kind of place for a ten year old girl. Trust me, you”–

“I’m twelve.”

“…Yeah okay that’s nice. Trust me, you wouldn't like it here. Now,”–

“Don’t tell me what I like. It’s kinda nice here, actually. Just FYI.”

“NOW. “She snickers. Jesus God is this… is this Naughty Step behaviour? Is this what all children are like? Did rap do this? The rap men? “Why don’t you wanna go home?”

“I DO want to go home.”

At this, Noriko and Kevin look up from the respective strips of pizza. Noriko slurps down a stray fleck of cheese and shrugs, as if to indicate that this is a rather new development.

“My house is next door.”

Oh. Oh…

Right.

>[ ] “Well, you’ve gotta be staying somewhere. Why don’t you wanna go back there?”
>[ ] “Pretty sure your house is no longer habitable, Layla.”
>[ ] Aaaaaaa whatever. I’m eating my pizza before it gets cold.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27568851
>>[ ] Aaaaaaa whatever. I’m eating my pizza before it gets cold.
Bloody kids.

>>27568851
>>[ ] “Well, you’ve gotta be staying somewhere. Why don’t you wanna go back there?”
>>[ ] Aaaaaaa whatever. I’m eating my pizza before it gets cold.
Eat pizza while we talk knowing the fuckers won't stop eating while we talk with this little girl.

>>27568851
Eat. We are starving.

>>27567682
Any quest being made this weekend?

>>27568927
The possibility exists.

>>27568851
>[ ] Aaaaaaa whatever. I’m eating my pizza before it gets cold.
>[ ] Write in.
>Welcome her to filthy mutie dorm.

Guys I don't think her parents are around any more. She's better off staying with us

>>27568939
I thought I was going to be extra late or miss it entirely, but I haven't! Yay!

Thanks twatter, for keeping me informed!

ps why are we running a zoo

>>27568955
We can handle homeless teens, but she isn't a mutie as far as we can tell and she is a child and that can cause some pretty big problems for us.

Gah, ten minutes, guys.

>>27568851
>[X] write in
"You smell this?"
"This is the smell of fresh pizza."
"We're going to keep eating this in front of you looking smug as hell until you give a proper life story."
*Grab a bite from a slice*
"Man, that's good."
"Why are you living in the streets? Full in depth answer please if you want a slice."

>>27568851
Grab a slice, ask about parents while eating

>>27569002
She already got a slice.

>>27569032
THAT SLUT!

>>27569042
I don't know if that's a word that applies to twelve year olds.

>>27568851
>[X] write in
"Girl, you're breaking the hobo code of conduct."
"You're supposed to tell us your story whenever you get given food even if they don't want to hear it."
"That's like hobo 101"

>>27569117
Cock slut then?

Okay, back. Writing.

>>27569117
tramp
whore
floozy
harlot
hooker
hussy
tart
vamp
crab magnet
public goods
well-seasoned piece of meat
Sperm guzzler
Alfred

>>27569184
>>27569141
wat

>>27569187
You asked for a different name to call her.

>[X] "Why."
>[X] Eat.

Well this is a mess. You feel a pang of sympathy for the girl, but, somewhat shamefully, you’re mostly wondering why this particular mess had to heap itself down into your lap today. Yesterday would’ve been fine. Tomorrow would be fine. Today… is kind of important.

And you know what? You’re eating that pizza. You paid for it.

You hunker down and grab a slice. God, yes, cheese and tomato and stuff. You’re not even sure you know exactly what’s on top but it’s nice.

“Okay, look.” You pause to gulp down some cheese-stuffed crust, and intercept Layla as she reaches for another piece, dragging her intended target away from her grasp and vanishing a good half of it in one huge, over-exaggerated bite. “You’re ten.”

“Twelve.”

“Whatever. You’re not supposed to be homeless. You’ve gotta be staying somewhere. Why don’t you wanna go back there?”

“It’s haunted.” She states, without hesitation.

In the corner of your eye, Kevin almost coughs up a bit of cheese.

>[ ] “…Oh shit guys who we gonna call?”
>[ ] “No it’s not.”
>[ ] “…How haunted? I mean, on a scale of one to ten?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27568851
>[X] “Well, you’ve gotta be staying somewhere. Why don’t you wanna go back there?”

>>27569346
>[ ] “…Oh shit guys who we gonna call?”

>>27569346
>>[ ] “…How haunted? I mean, on a scale of one to ten?”

Rolled 7

>>27569346

>[ ] “…Oh shit guys who we gonna call?”

Is it possible to pack up the camp before this next job? Creeper might decide to screw us after one or two jobs; should that be the case, the easiest way would be to follow us after the job(s) are done. Maybe take some more detours before coming back.

>>27569346
>[ ] Write in
And you know this because...?

>>27569346
>>[ ] “…How haunted? I mean, on a scale of one to ten?”

>>27569393
It's possible to move everything, yeah.

Some shit is heavy, of course, and probably won't be going very far.

Goddamn it crusty, layla-ruins-fucking-everything-profit-of-doom-shouldn't-you-be-bugging-a-different-mutant-mcguffin-miller? We fucked.

>[X] "Who we gonna call?"
>[X] "How haunted?"

“…Come again?”

“It’s haunted.” She repeats, in an exasperated tone. “You know. Ghosts.”

Well, this… this is new. Sort of. You’re starting to get a rough idea of what’s actually going on, though. Girl loses house in a big traumatic superpowered dealie, girl gets moved elsewhere, girl makes all kinds of goblins and ghouls an’ shit to populate this nasty new place with. Because new things are scary, right? Change is scary.

“Have you tried calling the Ghostbusters?”

Noriko snorts out a splatter of suppressed laughter. Kevin sort of grins. Layla… shakes on the spot, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists. You feel any humour you might have injected into the situation curdle under the wave upon wave of cold, impotent rage.

“It’s not… it’s not a joke. This isn’t a joke.” Her knuckles are shaking. “Because stupid Captain America and friends were too slow I have to live in some big stupid place with loads of stupid kids and stupid old people in charge. And if that wasn’t enough, it’s haunted!”

Okay.

“How… haunted, would you say?” You try to sound a little less incredulous this time. You think she’s either about to cry, or explode. “On a scale of one to ten.”

“Like… like Poltergeist haunted. All the people in charge say it’s not but I know it is.”

>[ ] “Why? What’s going on?”
>[ ] “Are you sure it’s not just someone playing games?”
>[ ] “Look… this is all pretty normal, but there’s no such thing as ghosts. Being moved around like this can just be kinda scary.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27569675
>>[ ] “Why? What’s going on?”
>>[ ] “Are you sure it’s not just someone playing games?”
She is probably a mutie or there is one there messing around.

>>27569675
lets let her stay for now and we can look into her situation more after we finish with creeper/

>>27569675
>[X] "write in"
"Well, if you came here to get away from a haunted house, you got a really shitty end of the stick, you see I'm a ghost as well."
*turn invisible*

>>27569749
Seconding. Need to get our ducks in a row. Not like she can't be pushed off to the social workers in the worst case.

>>27569749

Thirded

Rolled 8

>>27569723
This

>>27569749
this

>>27569849
priceless do it

>>27569749
>>27569723
This works.

The girl is probably Layla Miller or Butterfly. She grew up in a abusive orphanage. She's interesting and has two pretty kickass abilities.

"Knowing stuff" aka pre-and postcog and resurrecting the dead. Though i am not sure if the later isn't learned magic instead of a inborn power and you loose your soul if she does that to you.

>>27570075
so she is spoilers and backstory the character.

>[X] Written in stuff.

“Okay, okay...”

You sit back on your hands, brow thoroughly furrowed and gears working. Well, she’s annoying, and she seems to eat a lot, and her opinion of you doesn’t appear to be all too stellar. But she’s also pretty exceptionally afraid and you doubt you could get her back to… wherever she’s supposed to be… if you tried. You’ve noticed that she’s pretty deftly avoided actually specifying anywhere in particular, so just dragging her off isn’t an option.

“Alright. You can stay here for now,”–

Her anger deflates somewhat and she looks, for a moment, like she doesn’t know what to say.

–“But only because you can’t be... I dunno, running around sleeping in alleys or whatever.”

When you’ve got the time you’re getting her back where she belongs. But with four hours to go till Creeper’s cutoff, that’s just not today.

>(CONT...)

>(CONT)

An awkward peace descends and you take the opportunity to stuff yourself in preparation for tonight’s dubious events. She doesn’t thank you, which honestly kinda pokes you in the ribs a bit, but whatever, she’s twelve and sufficiently scared. And she seems to make Noriko feel kinda better – she’s a lot livelier around kids, it seems. Wasn’t there a name for some kinda therapy like that? Something with cats?

Laura takes a slice or two – just enough to keep her engines running. You can’t quite tell exactly what’s up, but she doesn’t seem to approve of having the kid around, which is reasonable enough you guess.

Time trundles on. Eventually its 4:30, and you’re steeling yourself for perhaps the most daring and stupid thing you’ve ever done. As if sensing your discomfort, Laura sits down beside you, initiating her awkwardly unyielding brand of eye contact.

“I know you don’t want to do this.” She states, bluntly. “I can help. I can miss work.”

>[ ] “Nah… I’m cool.”
>[ ] “The less you have to do with Creeper, the better. Believe me.”
>[ ] “Yeah, actually, some help would be great. Totally out of my depth here.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27570251
Why are you so desperate to help?

>>27570075
>"Knowing stuff" aka pre-and postcog and resurrecting the dead. Though i am not sure if the later isn't learned magic instead of a inborn power and you loose your soul if she does that to you.

Oh my. Someone hasn't read too far into X-Factor.

>>27570251
>>[ ] “The less you have to do with Creeper, the better. Believe me.”
this then
>>27570296
this.

>>27570308

Seconded on both counts.

>>27570251
>[ ] “Yeah, actually, some help would be great. Totally out of my depth here.”
Bingo. Mission control plus J. J.'s invisibility equals cake walk.

>>27570251
>[ ] “Nah… I’m cool.”
>[ ] “The less you have to do with Creeper, the better. Believe me.”

>>27570296
>>27570308
>>27570316
I agree

>>27570308
this,
also lets ask her to scout see if she could find a new home (do to the potentiality compromised nature of this one)

>>27570075
Pretty sure she only has healing and necromancy as powers.
Precog powers come along when her future version did datatransfer on her younger self.

>>27570346
this

>>27570251
>[x] “Yeah, actually, some help would be great. Totally out of my depth here.”

If things go wrong we could need her to bail our invisible ass out. Mr. Negative is dangerous. Really dangerous. I'd feel better with someone that can actually fight at our back. Hopefully we won't need her but... well. Mr. Negative. Major Spiderman villain. And all.

>>27570251
"Man, that's a tempting offer, but I think I'd rather have you around to keep an eye on the troublemakers and the kid. I doubt anything will come up, but still. Also I don't want you on the Creeper's radar. With your skill set and experience, it's only a matter of time before he or Fisk would try to recruit you. I'd rather you didn't throw away the freedom you've won just to help me out of a bind I knowing put myself in. It wouldn't sit right with me. But thank you Laura, I really do appreciate the offer."
>(sorry I'm rambling, just got off work and I really should be asleep)

>>27570437
However I think we should leave her out of it, it's our problem and we need Laura on the down low to make sure kimura doesn't find her.

>>27570437
>Major Spider-Man villain

So, I wonder if we'll be running into Spider-man or Batman tonight?

>>27570251
>[X] Write in
"You could, but then Creeper would just get greedy and alter the second job to be more dangerous."
"Besides, I've got something important for you to do, I need you to find us other possible places to hide out, in case people come looking for her."

>[X] “The less you have to do with Creeper, the better. Believe me.”
>[X] Write in.

You would like some help. You won’t deny that. But you’re doing all of this to keep Creeper out of your life, and out of these people’s lives. You just can’t shake the feeling that anyone you bring along is another… another thing for him to latch on to. Another way in. Another vector for attack.

“The less you have to do with Creeper, the better. Believe me. Anyway, why are you so”–

She furrows her brow.

“You insisted on sharing my problems. Why is this different?”

>[ ] “Look, I just want to keep you safe.”
>[ ] “Someone needs to take care of these guys while I’m gone.”
>[ ] “Actually… I was kind of hoping you could look around for a new place while I’m out. Just in case.”
>[ ] “You should go to work. It’s important.”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27570535
>[ ] “Actually… I was kind of hoping you could look around for a new place while I’m out. Just in case.”

>>27570251
Oh, did we already get Nori and Kevin set up on a powers training regiment with the loot (and assorted chair legs) we brought home? If not I think we should have a talk with them after we're done with Laura.

>>27570535
>>[ ] “Look, I just want to keep you safe.”
>>[ ] “Someone needs to take care of these guys while I’m gone.”
>>[ ] “Actually… I was kind of hoping you could look around for a new place while I’m out. Just in case
these.

>>27570535
>[ ] “Someone needs to take care of these guys while I’m gone.”
>>27570562
She can take care of herself, she doesn't need us, smelly invisible weak hobo-lizard to keep her safe

>>27570535
>>[ X] “Someone needs to take care of these guys while I’m gone.”
"and if I left those two in charge this place would be packed by the time I get back"

>>27570535
>[ ] Write in
"Because I choose my problems knowing what I get into. You didn't."
followed by what >>27570487 said

>>27570535
[ ] "I don't trust Creeper. I am pretty sure he will try to fuck us over somehow, and if he does he will come prepared for me and the two kids. I'd really like to have an ace in the hole to pull then. That aside i also don't trust him not to immediately sell you out to the guys pursuing you."

>>27570535
definitely NOT: “Look, I just want to keep you safe.”
She doesn't need us protecting her. We just don't want her involved with another criminal organization.
my vote is:
>[ ] “Someone needs to take care of these guys while I’m gone.”

>>27570535
>[ ] “You should go to work. It’s important.”

Added, since we have another mouth to feed it makes it all the more important

We need money badly, and it's better she'll go to work or else she might get reduced pay or something

>>27570535
Dammit. She makes a good point.

And we could probably find her another job...But

>[] "I need someone I can trust here at home, Laura. In case Noriko has a relapse or the Creeper decides not to honor his deal or aliens invade again or sentinels show up. I need to know these guys are safe and, even though I know damn well that you can handle yourself in combat, it'd be nice to know you didn't have the Creeper's eye on you. That might be useful down the road."

>>27570588
>>27570594
>>27570600
>>27570625

Roll a D20 for Persuasion.

>DC 14
>+2 bonus for choosing tangible reasons rather than silly sentimentality

Rolled 6

>>27570718

>>27570625
Seconding not using "Keep you safe" since it makes no sense at all in this case and would probably end up alienating her.

Rolled 11 + 2

>>27570718
Rollan

Rolled 7

>>27570718

Rolled 18

>>27570718

Rolled 3 + 2

>>27570718
Crap

Rolled 4 + 2

>>27570718

>>27570738
>>27570744
>>27570746
We done goofed.......

Rolled 5 + 2

>>27570718

>>27570535
>[X] Write in.
"Because if creeper finds out about you, our troubles will only increase."
"We must not let him know that he can use me to gain access to a trained assassin unless it's absolutely necessary. During the second job, I'm far mor expendable, so it might come to that."

Rolled 17

>>27570718
Karma point please!

>>27570744
So close, but fail!

>>27570784
Apparently they don't work that way. Karma can only be spent if there's a critfail or something like that.

>>27570769
I guess she's cashing in that favor we owe her...

and I'm fine with that. We're being hypocrites, telling Laura stick around while we go off on our own. And Laura's job is shit anyway, we can find another one maybe try to talk her into the bugle again.

>>27570749
Second time in this quest I was just a second late. Fuck this gay earth

Rolled 17 + 2

>>27570718

>>27570802
No. She's just going to tag along without telling us. And she's not going to tell us she quit her job. Which means she's going to need to find another way to get paid so we don't get suspicious. I was opwondering how Crusty planned to work prostitution into this quest...well, unless she has to step in to save our ass. Then obviously we'll know she lost her job.

>>27570802
Why would she waste a favor on this? This is her doing something for us, not the other way around.

>[X] "Someone needs to say and take care of these guys."
>[X] Write in.

You freeze for a second. She has a point… to an extent. But you’re not backing down, and you have a few points of your own.

“Way I see it, I chose most of my problems. You didn’t. And I got all mixed up in your world the moment I ran into that Kimura bitch. And”–

“I don’t see how any of this is relevant.” She says, defiantly.

You smile a little.

“Well… I was actually about to say that someone needs to stick around and watch out for these guys while I’m gone.”

This seems to give her pause, but her stare is still… well, you’d hesitate to call it critical, exactly, but that’s the best match you can think of. Eventually, she breaks the silence and stands up, moving to take one of the last slices of now quite cold pizza.

“Fine. I will stay here.”

Huh. That’s it? You kinda thought you had an argument on your hands there.

“Oh… cool.”

You spend the next hour resting, making sure that you’re in top form for whatever the hell ‘Mr. Negative’ and his pad can throw at you. Eventually, the time comes for you to leave, and you make your way to the door. Before you go you…

>[ ] Leave most of your money with the gang.
>[ ] Tell them to relocate if you’re not back by tomorrow night.
>[ ] Tell them to damn well come get you if you’re not back by tomorrow night.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27570973
>>[ ] Leave most of your money with the gang.
>>[ ] Tell them to relocate if you’re not back by tomorrow night.
Don't want to mix them up with a supervillain.

>>27570973
>>[X] Leave most of your money with the gang.
>>[X] Ask them if they ever heard of a Mr. Negative.

>>27570973
>[ ] Leave most of your money with the gang.
>[ ] Tell them to relocate if you’re not back by tomorrow night.

>>27570973
Tell them to Relocate.

If were not back by tomorrow night, we're either dead or captured and neither one is a situation thats going to be helped by them rushing in.

>>27570973
>>[ ] Leave most of your money with the gang.
>>[ ] Tell them to relocate if you’re not back by tomorrow night.

>>[ ] Write in.
"If something happens to me. Laura's in charge."

>>27571033
I doubt she will look after them, the most she would do is hide/drop them off somewhere before running away.to become a hooker.

>>27570973
>[] Leave most of our money with Laura! (not need to tempt Noriko or Kevin to go out and buy drugs)
>[] Tell them to practice getting their powers under control, and to relocate if we aren't back by tomorrow night.

(just realized that Layla's a little too young to have developed her powers yet. Not mutant McGuffin for us!)

>[] Leave most of our money with Laura! (not need to tempt Noriko or Kevin to go out and buy drugs)
>[] Tell them to practice getting their powers under control, and to relocate if we aren't back by tomorrow nigh
>[ ] If something happens to me. Laura's in charge.

>[X] Leave most of your money with the gang.
>[X] Tell them to relocate if you’re not back by tomorrow night.

Stopping by the door, you turn back momentarily to leave all but $15 with the gang. Not like you’ll need all that cash if this job ends up going south, and you’d really rather they have it than some creep called ‘Mr. Negative’ (even if it is just pocket change to a guy like that).

You tell them to relocate if you’re not back by tomorrow night, leave Laura in charge, and head out.

The falling black of evening is spotted with tiny, falling droplets of snow. Low light, low visibility, lots of visual interference. Perfect. At least, in some small way, the world seems to stand at your side for once. You make your way across the edge of the scar under a pall of invisibility, only dropping the distortion field once you’re several blocks away.

Evening shifts toward nighttime as you make your way to the park. It’s still busy, of course – this is New York in the middle of Christmas season, its guys ready to spill with frantic commuters and shoppers and blustering, wild-eyed tourists. For a moment, as the night draws in over the city, and the final stutters of defiant red vanish, you remember a little of what drove you to NY in the first place.

The big city. New beginnings. Thousands upon thousands of lives, coursing, mingling, exalting.

It’s five to seven when you get to the park. The chill of winter has driven most folks away from the open spaces, into the frenzied arteries of the city, leaving the bright, gleaming white silence absolute and undisturbed. Somewhere in the distance, a couple hold hands while they veer along the barely-discernible path.

You wait. But not for long.

The familiar sensation of being hounded, being scrutinized and utterly, surgically taken apart, spreads its fingers through your flesh. Creeper’s breath forms strange, grey ghosts in the cold night air.

“Ready, boyo?”

>[ ] Write in.

>>27570973
...ouch. relationship decrease

>>27571341
"let's go"

>>27571341
Yeah, but you have to tell me more on what i have to do.

>>27571341
"Let's just get this over with."
Give Creeper a flat stare/

"Any information you can give me on his place, like security and stuff?"

>>27571341
> "let's get this dealt with"
we should ask him for useful info on the way (layout, security,etc.)

>>27571341
Ask for some form non-lethal of protection.(powers can only go so far.)

>>27571368
Nah, OOC I think she's gonna ignore our orders and follow us anyway.

>>27571417
not a bad idea, but bulky armor might impair stealth. Or if you mean weapons, we have taser hands.

>>27571406
Agree, but I doubt he'll provide any details until we're in the van (and physically can't back out).

>>27571464
Both actually.
Also you thinking is to narrow about Armour protection and we have no ranged powers.

>>27571464
Taser hands (think of the surface burn patterns we leave) scream mutant. Brass knuckles indicate a generic thug. The less trace of ourself we leave for the super villain to find us with, the better.

>>27571490
We're expendable muscle, there's almost no chance of Creeps lending us armor or an untraceable ranged weapon. Now if we're ok with a few murders getting pinned on us...

>>27571341
"Yes, how do we do this? Is my job to just go in and clear the way for your boys or is the tablet something I can just grab and sneak out?"

“Let’s just get this over with.” You respond, colder than the snow falling around your ears.

You turn round and squint as his power angles your vision away from his face. He beckons, strolling toward the old, rusted gate leading out into the streets.

“By all means.”

Yeah, yeah. God you hope this stupid tablet is small enough to fit under your coat, otherwise Mr. Negative’s crew are gonna be chasing your dumb ass halfway across the city. You wonder briefly if Creeper actually factored that in.

“Anything you can give me on the place? Layout, security…?”

“Ach-ach-ch…” You follow him out to the side of a road, where a tellingly nondescript van is waiting with its engines buzzing. He strides up and throws the back doors open, revealing a set of seats upon which sit two of the baldest and grittiest men you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. They’re covered in tactical gear and look like they could break diamonds on their chins. “That’s not really my business, boyo. I’m in logistics, supply/demand, etc etc etc… the boys’ll fill you in on the meat of the matter.”

They regard you nonchalantly as you get in.

“Be safe now, Johnny.” Coos Creeper, shutting the door behind you.

>[ ] “Uh… hey, guys.”
>[ ] “So, what’s the layout of this place look like?”
>[ ] “What kind of security we looking at?”
>[ ] “How’re we getting in? Is there a plan here or are you guys just shooting me at this place?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27571534
we are doing something that will get him big with his boss, i doubt he won't be willing to help us out.

>>27571490
>>27571519
Good points. This is going to more difficult that usual. Any help we can get will be useful, I just don't like taking it from creeper.

>>27571545
> []write in
>say nothing, smells like trap, be prepared to taser

>>27571545
>>[ ] “So, what’s the layout of this place look like?”
>>[ ] “What kind of security we looking at?”
>>[ ] “How’re we getting in? Is there a plan here or are you guys just shooting me at this place?”
>>[ ] Write in.
Ask if they have any gear we can use?
Also on a side not this would be a great level to have heat vision, but the upgraded version of our invisibility is great as well.

>>27571582
*note,

>>27571545
All of the above

>>27571582
This sounds good, but be prepared for an attack.

>>27571545
>[ ] “Uh… hey, guys.”
>[ ] “So, what’s the layout of this place look like?”
>[ ] “What kind of security we looking at?”
>[ ] “How’re we getting in? Is there a plan here or are you guys just shooting me at this place?”

We need all info

>>27571582

Seconded.

>[X] All.

You stumble a little as the van lurches into activity, making your way to an unoccupied seat. You see that the ‘boys’ (they look more like thirtysomething ogres to you) have spread a complex map detailing an interior. Floor plan, you’d guess. You nod toward it.

“Uh, that the layout.”

“Close enough.” One of the two grumbles, the low lighting making the tattoos that crawl across his arms and neck look like strange, barbed shadows clinging like parasites to some stony old giant. His accent is clearly not American, but you can’t quite pin it down. “General floor plan for estates built in the neighbourhood. Is just a big house before Negative bought it. Some things will be same, others different.”

His fellow points to a clear basement indicated in the centre of the complex. This one’s clearly French.

“We have a reliable source stating that the tablet – along with whatever else Negative is hoarding – is down here.”

“Security?” You ask.

“Oh, you know, so so.” The man of indeterminate Eastern European origin waggles his hand. “Negative put his bets on people just not knowing to look here. Cameras, armed guards, you know, nothing special. You can go vanish from cameras?”

“Yeah.” You nod. “I think so. So… how’re we getting in?”

Frenchie steps up to this one.

“Well, we aren’t going in. You are. That said, there’s a nearby rooftop close enough to act as our gangway. We’ll get you up there. Then there’s – you see this?” He indicates to a huge skylight on the plans. “This is your way in. We’ll rappel you down, you get the goods, we rappel you back up. Understood?”

You nod again.

>[ ] “Do I get… body armour or something?”
>[ ] “Any equipment I need?”
>[ ] “I heard Mr. Negative’s not in. That true?”
>[ ] Write in.

>>27571826
>[ ] “Do I get… body armour or something?”
>[ ] “Any equipment I need?”
>[ ] “I heard Mr. Negative’s not in. That true?”
>[ ] Write in.
Will you guys cause a distraction while im in?

>>27571980
>[ ] “I heard Mr. Negative’s not in. That true? I'd rather not get caught with my pants down in front of a super villain."

Followed by

>[ ] “Any equipment I need? Keys, a replica to keep any cameras fooled while I get out, anything like that? Any security codes I need to know that you can provide me? I'd like this to be quick and clean, get in and get out operation."

We don't need body armor. We need to be fast.

>>27571980
>>[ ] Write in.
can i hand the plate to the creeper himself?

>>27571980
> "Do you have a photo of the tablet, I wanna know exactly what I'm stealing. Size and weight might complicate things."
> "Any equipment available for use?"
> "Do we know whether the home owner is in town?"

>>27572039
>keep any cameras fooled while I get out
we don't show up on any sensors anon we could go through lasers now.

>>27572080
I mean when we swipe the tablet. If there is someone looking at it, or there is a pressure sensor it will be able to tell we took it just by observing around us.

>>27572048
This

>[X] "Any equipment?"
>[X] Mr. Negative.
>[X] Write in.

“Any equipment I need? Keys, a replica to keep any cameras fooled while I get out, anything like that? Any security codes I need to know that you can provide me? I'd like this to be quick and clean,”– emphasis on the quick. Real big emphasis on the quick. –“get in and get out operation.”

The bigger one grins.

“You are very much on the ball. Good, this is good.” He reaches under his seating a pulls out a harness, as well as a set of other little baubles. “This, very important. You need this on. All this other stuff…”

“…Is just as important.” Interrupts his partner, pointing to a photo being held out toward you. It depicts a solid black, sheer length of stone, one side inscribed with all the little men and animals and other random crap the Egyptians used for writing. “Need to know what you’re after, for one. Then there’s the card…”

His fellow inches forward, as holding out the items in his hand. Aside from the photo, there’s also a an ID card.

“…This is what’ll get you into the basement. It’s not a copy, it’s the real deal. We have till someone realizes that this thing is missing, or that its owner is face down in the sewer, to get in and get out. Swipe it when you get there, and there should be no problems. Lose it and everything goes to shit.”

Okay. You can handle that. Don’t lose the card. There is one last thing, though…

“I heard Mr. Negative’s not in. That true?”

They exchange somewhat amused looks.

“Well… no one knows where the glowy bastard holds down, to be perfectly honest. But this certainly isn’t his house, so he shouldn’t be around at this hour.”

Well, that… makes you feel better, you guess. Sort of.

>(CONT)

>(CONT)

You make very little attempt at small talk on the way. The bigger guy is actually kinda friendly (in a way that makes you very very nervous), but you’re just not in the mood – that pit in your stomach has been growing steadily blacker and hungrier and deeper for the last few hours, and it’s take a great deal of your self control to just suck it up and not chicken the fuck out.

Eventually, the van rolls to a stop and Mr. Pin – the French dude – opens the doors.

“Right. Out we go.”

You emerge into a quiet upstate neighbourhood. You must be on the edge of the city proper, where the world gets a little greener and the houses get significantly bigger. You legitimately haven’t seen this kind of shit in at least a year, so it’s… actually a little refreshing.

They hurry you along and ascend a fire escape leading up to the top of what appears to be a private clinic. Once on the roof, you can plainly see the roof of your mark, skylight and all. It’s a large, near-modernist building all built up out of stark lines and shades of white. Exactly the kind of thing you never saw back by Lake Michigan.

There’s a considerable leap between here and there, though.

>[ ] “I hope you guys can jump seriously good.”
>[ ] There’s a phone line running nearby. You could probably make your way over on that.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27572414
>>[ ] There’s a phone line running nearby. You could probably make your way over on that.

>>27572414
>[ ] There’s a phone line running nearby. You could probably make your way over on that.
>Write in
"Unless you guys got any tools to get us across?

>>27572414
>>[ ] There’s a phone line running nearby. You could probably make your way over on that.
We got agility for this.

ADHESIVE TOUCH SURE WOULD BE NICE RIGHT NOW

>>27572484
If we upgraded agility one more level we could walk on phone lines like nothing, hell even run on them.
check it out http://pastebin.com/zFvxDsKi

>>27572424
>>27572462
>>27572465

Agility check.

>DC12
>+2 bonus

Rolled 13 + 2

>>27572529

Rolling

Rolled 1 + 2

>>27572529
Rut-roo

Rolled 11

>>27572539
Karma point

Rolled 14 + 2

>>27572529

Rolled 4

>>27572529

>>27572539
Karma point

>>27572539
Karma point. ...and sorry guys, didn'tbonuses already had the 13...

>>27572572
...goddamnit autocorrect...

You guys most certainly want to use a karma point?

>>27572593
Not worth it, really.

>>27572593

Yes.

Rolled 11 + 2

>>27572539
Yeah, what a wonderful way to start the job.

>>27572593
Most certain.

>>27572593
This is NOT a place where were going to want critical failures, so, Yeah.

Rolled 19 + 2

>>27572593
yeah can't get caught this early.

>>27572601
These are exactly what they are made for. We never use them, we may as well put them into effect.
>>27572593
Yes, we want to.

>>27572593
Yes

Alright, gimme your reroll.

Rolled 15 + 2

>>27572645
Rolling

Rolled 12

>>27572645
Reroll

Rolled 7 + 2

>>27572645

Rolled 1

>>27572645

Rolled 20 + 2

>>27572645
Reroll.

>>27572666
namefag pls

>>27572666
Why do you hate us Wrenloft? Why do you hate us all?

>>27572645
Crits count up to five, but 20s cancel 1s, correct?

>>27572666
Why. I think it's your trips causing this. DAMN YOU SATAN!

>>27572670
Roll like this.

>>27572670
Phew.

>>27572666
Does crusty count mis-typed rolls?

>>27572666
There's a space in between the 1 and the +.

See?

>>27572686
Yeah, 20's cancel 1's.

Also, you can't botch on a karma roll.

>writing

>>27572696
As in missing the +_? Yeah. Luckily it was after the third roll.

>>27572696
It's a d20

>>27572713

So what roll did you take?

>>27572696
Yes, but it wouldn't have counted anyway.

I take the first three rolls only.

>>27572713
Praise Crusty!

>>27572732
The 15(17).

Kinda surprised there's still confusion over this, its always been the first 3

Does the same guy keep forgetting or new players?

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>>27572749
Have a lizard

>>27572749

My roll! Thanks!

>>27572733
...is there a rules sheet somewhere? With all the damn /tg/ d20 variants, I just can't keep systems straight...

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>>27572770
We balancin' now!

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>>27572803
So fucking happy, jesus christ.

So anyone know a way to reason with some one who wants to try and piss off a kingpin type character in a quest and ally himself with the first friendly faction they met.

>>27572819
What are you on about now?

>>27572780
It's generally either somewhere along the lines of this
1st 3 or 5 rolls on stuff that defines success depending quest
1st roll on stuff that defines an event

That's pretty much the universal way things go in most threads.

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>>27572814
Time to express joy in lizard form. Maybe we need more lizard than elf to balance?

>>27572832
nothing i'm on two other quest and right now there is 1 or 2 anons trying to report this shady guy to the authorities where it is better for us to be neutral and do business with him.

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>>27572841
we should make shirts

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>>27572841
We should use that as our super hero name. The Happiest Lizard.

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>>27572889
the Dapper Lizard

>>27572655
>17
>bueno

You’re pretty spry. Possibly supernaturally so. You can make it.

You give yourself a little runup and launch yourself up the telephone pole, your hands and feet flashing across the little ridges and studs designed to allow electrician access. You swing yourself onto the wiring and heave, steadily plucking your across the distance. Soon there’s roof beneath your feet once more and you let go, dropping down and rolling almost instinctually.

A dull, heavy thud makes you twitch nervously. Some kind of… harpoon punches into the roof beside you, and you look up to see your companions attaching the other end of the line to a raised point on the clinic. They slide across silently.

The Frenchman eyes you a little nervously.

“Muties. Insane.”

“Now,” his fellow interjects, resting a meaty hand on his shoulder “none of that, yeah? That is a word of hate, you know? My cousin, he is a mutant. Very good boy, too.”

Luckily it doesn’t grow into a full blown spat, and the three of you make your way to the skylight. On check your harness, just in case, and hope that you know how this shit works as well as you think you do. Frenchie withdraws some kind of suction pad and places it upon he skylight, while his friend uses a considerably larger-than-average knife (which buzzes faintly, its edge vibrating at God knows how many whatevers a second) to cut a large enough circle around it. Heaving, they remove the perfect circle of glass and attach your harness to a line connected through the bigger guy’s belt.

“Okay, so, you know what you’re doing? Down, unhook, pick up the goods, back. We’ll be watching from up here.”

>[ ] “Actually, I have no clue what I’m doing.”
>[ ] Fade out and descend.
>[ ] Write in.

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>>27572889
Fabulous. Still just biding time with lizards until next Crusty post.

>>27572918
>>[ ] “Actually, I have no clue what I’m doing.”

>>27572918
>[X] “Actually, I have no clue what I’m doing.”
>[X] Fade out and descend.
Reassuring as hell. And we're just making each other nervous just getting to the roof.

>>27572918
>>[ ] “Actually, I have no clue what I’m doing.”
>>[ ] Fade out and descend.

>>27572918
Oh god. I can't unthink that we just met Colossus (or his cousin).

>>27572962
This. Make sure we roll our eyes though.

>>27572918
>[ ] “Actually, I have no clue what I’m doing.”
>[ ] Fade out and descend.

>>27572986
Was just thinking we met his cousin. He's Eastern European, which might be Russian.

>>27572918
"Yep"
"Get in the basement, get the tablet, get out, rendevouze and drop the tablet here."

>>27572962
>>27572966
>>27573009
Guess what guys?

Agility check to land silently.

>DC11
>+2 bonus

Rolled 3

>>27573074

Rolled 8 + 2

>>27573074
I have a bad feeling about this

Rolled 7

>>27573074
WHYYYYYYY!!!!!

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GUYS, GUYS, GUYS
Electro Gecko

Rolled 3 + 2

>>27573074

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Rolled 12 + 2

>>27573074
C'mon Stealth!

>>27573081
>>27573096
>>27573097

Oh god, we're screwed.

>>27573096
Damn, so close. We're already cloaked though right?

>>27573081
>>27573096
>>27573097
Are you the same guys who keep rolling low?

Rolled 9 + 2

>>27573074

Rolled 2 + 2

>>27573074
so we rolled a 10 does that mean we made slight noise or is it an automatic failure?

>>27573150
Dunno

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>>27573111
Trips AND I beat the DC before even adding the bonus. Nice. Too bad it doesn't matter, but whatever.

>>27573099
A possibility. We need wall-climbing to fit the gecko part.

>>27573170
Timing is everything.

Thank god we took agility instead of phasing.

>>27573096
Damn, that's like 1 short from success.

>>27573246
That's why the DC wasn't 15. I assume we also got a plus 1 from enhanced agility since our base agility modifier is only +1.

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You guys know what this means, right?
Light Scales lvl 1 to use as gliding wings

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>>27573396
I... fully support this course of events.

>>27573396
To happily glide! That isn't even sort of happy enough.

>[X] “Actually, I have no clue what I’m doing.”
>[X] Fade out and descend.
>>27573096
>10
>hah!

“Actually, I have no clue what I’m doing.”

Leaving them with that encouraging remark to think on, you fade out and descend.

They lower you inch by agonizing inch.

You glance down. There’s this huge, dark wood dining table right below you – no amount of manoeuvring or twisting around is gonna get you to the side of it, so you’ve just gotta be sure to not step on a plate or something. You twist about so that your feet are pointing toward the ground, and tug whenever you need a bit of a drop.

Eventually, you think you’re at about the right height, and unhook yourself.

Your estimate, it seems, was wrong. The silence is broken by a heavy thump as you drop about an inch or two onto the table and upset a little of the meticulously arranged cutlery. You cringe and strain your ears, pushing out the faint hiss of the cord being pulled back up.

There are two doorways out, one on each side of the room. If the floor plan was accurate, one leads you round the back of the house, and will get you to the basement quicker, but there are heavy footfalls approaching from that direction. The other leads to the front door and will involve you circling your way around the structure to reach your goal.

>[ ] Head toward the back.
>[ ] Head toward the front.
>[ ] Write in.

>>27573447
>>[ ] Head toward the back.

>>27573396
Do we get a half-dragon form if we start dipping into medium armor as well?

>>27573330
You are correct.

>>27573447
>[ ] Head toward the back
Quick and fast

>>27573447
>[ ] Head toward the back.

Rolled 4 + 2

>>27573447
>>[ ] Head toward the back.

>>27573447
>[X] Head to front. Avoid loud foot sounds.

>>27573447
>Back of the house
>oh no they will see us
Use your invisibility, you mutie!