>>32236976
>Vasa still seems a little too shaken to think clearly,
Tell Kris to stop changing her name to Vasa, it's confusing poor Kaleun. Fuck knows he has enough to think about just holding his trip.

>[ ]Other.
Take some time to hate yourself for being too weak to resist the mindfuckery. AGAIN. Then ask Dave how he does it.

>>32236976
seconding >>32237034 but do the talking on the way back, lets go and climb aboard Eliza

>>32236976
>>32237034
sounds good

>>32236976
You feel self-hatred flow through your body, making you sick in your stomach as you realize this is the second time you've had your mind invaded, and not been strong enough to resist. You look up from the ground, meaning to ask Dave how he managed to stay so calm throughout; only to find him enthusiastically inspecting a small twig he produced from who-knows-where.

Ice takes Kris' hand, and gently leads her towards Eliza. The both of them quickly mount up, and you make haste to follow. Eliza rotates in place and rolls out, her machine gun coughing once on the way out to mercilessly cut down a shuffler who's standing in the road.
You're rounding the corner before Dave suddenly snaps back to attention and sprints the distance to the tank and jumps up onto the skirts beside you.
A little way down the road, you manage to catch his attention. "Dave. How did you... stay so calm

"Hnn~. Ie did not," he tells you, head tilted heavily to one side. "That whould be impossible. Ie simply, knew what a Controller could do."

You give him a quizzical look, not following. He makes some gestures with his hands, as though trying to physically mold his thoughts into words.
"It should not be able to make a wall explode." He splays his fingers with the word. "Therefore, Ie guessed it must be a trick, whose purpose was to make us move. As soon as you moved, you allowed his trick to affect you, which is like sending an invitation to invade you further."
He ends his explanation there, though you're not sure you completely understand what he meant.

[1/2]

>>32237317
>Missing an entire line there. Not sure how that happened.
"Dave. How did you... stay so calm when all that was happening? How did you know the illusions were illusions? How did you keep it out of your head?"

>>32237317
The rest of the trip back is ridden out in silence. It's not until you're coming to the edge of the river bed where you need to dismount that Kris finally takes her hand from Ice and hops down, looking perkier, back to her usual self.
"This'll be a story to tell, huh Loli? Taking down a Controller! Not many can say they've done that! Hahaha!" Her bubbly laughter brings a small smile to yourself as you follow her down the slope towards Skadovsk.

You've barely managed to open the door to the bar before you're shouted at by Beard. "You're back, girl! Damned good timing!" The patrons in general, you quickly note, are not at their usual places at the tables drinking and talking quietly among themselves. Instead, they're standing about generally looking nervous or agitated. A few mutter your name, and some whispers of thanks to God or the Zone hover around you.

You respond in confusion, "what, what is it?"

"One of our veteran squads got captured by bandits," he tells you bluntly, crossing the room to meet you. Something he's never done before. "We were about to send out another team to help them, but if you're here, we might be able to do it without losing any more of our boys."

[ ]Ask for the details.
[ ]Refuse the job.
[ ]Ask for a change of pants.

>>32237365
>[x] Other
Ask for a few minutes to restock our supplies/ammo and change our gear, then check on Vasa.

After we've done all that ask for details.

Also, we really need to start wearing armor that fits us and not random dresses, the number of times we've been shot in the arms/legs is getting absurd, I don't mind wearing the outfits for a quick payday, but we gotta protect ourselves with better armor.

Also, before I forget, collect our pay for the controller job.

>>32237365
>[ ]Ask for the details.
But uh, change your damn clothes afterwards, it's not like you don't have other sets.

>>32237398
Vasa isn't here. You'd need more than a few minutes.

>>32237398
>>Also, we really need to start wearing armor that fits us and not random dresses
>Since the previous time it was requested, Beard has been having his supplies stitch Kevlar plates into the outfits wherever possible. It's nowhere near as good as a proper armored suit, but it's equal to or better than most other things on the available market.

>>32237365
>[ ]Ask for a change of pants.
>[ ]Ask for the details.

>>32237451
>It's nowhere near as good as a proper armored suit
You said it yourself, it ain't as good.

We need something to wear when we're doing serious work on serious jobs, and not our frilly dresses and outfits

>>32237442
>Vasa isn't here. You'd need more than a few minutes.
we have a PDA, she has a PDA, we can call her and check in, let her know whats happening.

>>32237477
We'd probably need a shit ton of cash to get one made that fits us. Sadly we haven't been raking in the artifacts to sell, so probably the best option is to hope for an outfit that actually covers more so we can get it via the jobs instead of saving up for it.

>>32237365
You tell him to hold on a moment as you pass him, aiming for the back corner. Once there, you slip off your stained panties and outfit. As much as you hate the idea of it, you have nothing else on hand you use your own clothes to mop yourself 'clean'. You vow to find a way to wash yourself properly soon, but for now you quickly slip into your:

[ ]Vividred Akane outfit
[ ]Madoka Homura outfit
[ ]SnW Ganster outfit

Once decent again, you step out into the bar again. Kris waves to you, "okay, I've got our pay for the Controller! I told the bearded pervert we want ammo, food, water and more first aid kits, he's grabbing a few for us now."
You thank her, and wait for him to come back. When he returns, he seems even more agitated than before.

"Okay. What was it you wanted?" You ask him as he hands Kris' rucksack loaded full of supplies back to her.

He looks between the two of you, with the crowd suddenly going quiet as you listen in, and tells you the situation. "One of our mutant hunter teams was out near the village. What they thought was a mutant nest turned out to be a bandit trap. One of them managed to escape, he's upstairs getting treated. The others all got captured. Now the bandits are asking for ransom for them, and threatening to kill them all if we try anything funny, or don't pay up. We don't have the kind of money they're asking for though!"

[ ]Offer to help get them out.
[ ]Ask him how much this is worth.
[ ]Refuse, this isn't your fight.
[ ]Other.

>>32237704
>[ ]SnW Ganster outfit

>[ ]Ask him how much this is worth.

>>32237704
>[ ]Madoka Homura outfit
yessss

[ ]Other.
How long do we have? What can he do to assist? This is kind of tricky since a frontal assault will get his guys dead but if we try to sneak in and something goes wrong we'd be screwed.

>>32237704
>[ ]Madoka Homura outfit

>[ ]Ask him how much this is worth.
is it worth a loli?

>>32237704
>[X]Madoka Homura outfit
>[X]Ask him how much this is worth.

"How much are they worth to you?" Your question seems to catch him by surprise.

"Wha- hmm, well the ransom being demanded is a hundred thousand for all three of them, but we don't have that sort of money to spare! The best we can really offer would be..." he glances over his shoulder at a handful of veterans in the corner of the room. One of them holds up ten fingers, then folds five down. "...fifteen, and that's pushing it."
Kris leans in close to you. "That would be enough for us to kit out everything we need, and then some. We could probably even improve some of our gear with that sort of money."

"Alright, how long do we have to get them out? What can you do to help?"

He answers readily enough, "they've given us a day to get the money, but there isn't much we can do to help. If you've got a plan to break them out, I'm sure we can get volunteers to help you out but..." he trails off, not finishing his thought.
You give him a non-committal nod before turning to the others. "What do you guys think?"

Ice speaks instantly, "a frontal assault is suicide, and would get them killed." Kris nods her agreement.

"Fighting our way in is right out. Bargaining won't be possible if we don't have anything to trade. I honestly don't know what to say. Maybe bluff them into thinking we have something and drawing them out? I don't know if they'd be stupid enough to take it, though."

Dave's eyes suddenly sparkle as he drops into the conversation. "Ie, have an idea." He pauses for a long moment as everyone fixes their eyes on him. "If we let ourselves be captured, we could break free and fight our way, out alongside them. They'll never, see it coming."

Ice and Kris instantly explode into arguments, shouting at Dave that he's crazy, and that there's no way they'd risk it. But you can't see another way...

[ ]Frontal assault.
[ ]Try to negotiate.
[ ]Let them capture you.

>>32237923
[ ]Refuse the job.
[ ]Other.

>Geh. Missed the last two options off.
>I'm really not on the ball today, huh?

>>32237923
If anyone has a plan for how we'll manage to break out, we could try that. If nobody can come up with something, then it's suicide. Like, do we try to smuggle in a weapon or what? They'd be stupid not to check us.

>>32237923
>>32237990
>[ ]Other.

Let us and Dave be captured, with Kris, Ice and Eliza waiting to attack and provide support and a quick exit.

>>32237923
[ ]Other.
see if they'd be willing to trade us for the other hostages.
we're a celebrity after all, and us getting captured can lead to freedom backup

>>32237998
>Like, do we try to smuggle in a weapon or what? They'd be stupid not to check us.
well Dave has shown to be brutal with his fists, and I'm sure we could hide a knife in our clothes, they wouldn't molest a little girl would they?

>>32238014
Anon, let me say this.

You are fucking retarded.

What happens then? because we'd be in the exact same situation, except we are the one being held hostage.

That literally puts us backwards in terms of progress and is fucking stupid.

>>32237990
Seconding >>32238006
Us and Dave can get in and free them, when the others outside provide a signal or distraction, we can act and free the hostages.

>>32238006
>>32238019
Knife Demon and Dr. Jekyll gets captured then? Actually, they'd be stupid to capture Loli too, that has been done many times over the course of the plot so they really should know what usually happens. But hell, sounds like fun.

>>32238047
>What happens then?
we use weapon grade cuteness and major knifing skills?

>>32238080
they are 'Bandits', they do not become bandits by being smart

>>32238087
we use those abilities and skills alongside someone who can support our efforts to free ourselves and the hostages, while we get help from the outside too, seeing as the stupid method is the viable method, lets be smart about the stupid method.

>>32237923
>[X]Let them capture you.
>[X]Other.

You silence Kris and Ice with a wave of your hands. "Do you have a plan for breaking out once we're in?" Dave fixes you with a hurt look.

"You think I whould put us in danger without thinking that far ahead? Please, I know hkow men like these tick. I know we can break out."

Kris speaks out again. "Loli, this is insane. What if they don't capture you and just kill you? What if you can't break out?"

"Well," you say, "we'll leave you, Ice and Eliza outside. If me and Dave can't handle it, you can break us out, right?" She huffs at your answer.

"I don't like it. If you're going to be stupid, I'd rather be in there too."

Dave agrees, "it would be easier to escape with all of us."

"It's not like we can crew Eliza," Ice points out dryly, "and we could leave her 'abandoned' outside. They'd never see THAT coming."

[ ]Leave Kris and Ice outside.
[ ]Let them capture all of you.
[ ]Other.

>>32238047
I second this

>>32238149
>[ ]Let them capture all of you.
Gives us better chances inside when Eliza makes her move.

>>32238149
Wait, how many bandits are there? Could we use the tank as a distraction to sneak ourselves in? Like, just conveniently leave it somewhere they can see it and if they're greedy they'll try to take it?

>>32238149
i'm sure we can bait them with the tank to steal a few "uniforms"... but kris probably won't be convincing for one second...

[x] Homura outfit

[X] offer to help (but ask how much this job would be worth too)

fuck bandits, we have a goddamned tank.

>>32238149
You perk up at a thought, "wait, how many bandits are there? And where are they?"

Beard gives you an answer instantly, "we're not sure. Probably more than a dozen at least, close to twenty at a high count. They're holed up in the old sawmill for now. Apparently they cleared out the zombies in the area, but those things always come back in time. Probably why they've given us a time limit, they know they can't stay there long."

>>32238239
Wow, I'm super behind on this. My bad.

>>32238265
>the old sawmill
Wait.

Wait.

Isn't that where our treasure is? Did those bitches loot our stash? They'd better not have. Did we even leave anything valuable there I don't remember. But they shouldn't touch it anyway!

>>32238306
>>Isn't that where our treasure is?
>Yes. You left behind some plastic explosives and some IED shells. That was all.

>>32238326
heres hoping it can help our escape some

>>32238326
interesting...

>>32238326
That's still our stuff. And if they haven't found it, maybe we can use it to our advantage. That is if our short attention span can remember how to get to it.

And if they have found it, they'll just have to be punished.

As for the tank thing, we COULD possibly use Eliza as a trojan horse of sorts? We leave her unattended, bandits drive her back to their base (assuming any of them can drive a tank) and she lets rip once inside. I think both are interesting plans.

>>32238149
You decide you've got something like a working plan together, and tell Beard not to worry. You'll all be back safe and sound soon enough! The five of you leave the bar, once more heading back up the slope to Eliza.

The sawmill is barely a minute's drive away by tank, and you find yourself coming to a stop by the small bridge crossing the dried tributary between you and the old saw mill. You can see a handful of men standing guard by the holes in the fence, rifles at the ready and all looking in your direction.

Doggy hops off the back of the tank and scurries into the underbrush out of sight as the four of you dismount and trudge up the hill towards one of the waiting bandits, balaclava hiding his features.

"Dave!" The bandit greets your friend, "good ta see ya again, buddy!"

Dave squeals in excitement as he steps ahead of you to meet the man in a hug. The other bandits quickly surround you, standing uncomfortably close. They outnumber you six-to-fout, but you should still be able to escape if you wanted. "Ie did not think to see you hkere, Minty."

"Me either," the man says, "but it makes my life easier!" He gives a signal, and you feel a sharp crack to the back of your head. The world goes black.

[1/?]

>>32238517
Excellent, everything is going according to plan.

>>32238517
see this is why I want Dave to explain his crazy shit before we get thrown in the middle of it all the time...

>>32238517
When you come to, you find yourself strapped to a chair in front of a rickety wooden table in a small room of a ruined house. You groan in exasperation at the recurring situation, before looking around and checking your surroundings.

From the window behind you, you can see that you're at the bottom of the slope in the house near the sawmill. You've been out for a while, judging by the way night has fallen. Ice and Kris are absent, Dave is similarly strapped to a chair beside you, and a bandit is sitting in the corner opposite you, rifle across his knees. Seeing you wake up, he reaches out and raps his knuckles on the door beside him.

The door opens and an older looking man with a battle-scarred face saunters in. He walks right up to Dave and slaps him on the cheek. "Wakey wakey, Dave." He lines up for a second blow, but Dave suddenly snaps into consciousness and greets him with a smile.

"Good morning, Minty. Your tenderness alwhays warms my heart."

"Shut it, you crazy bastard. This is an interrogation. You remember those, right? You only get to speak when I ask you a question." Dave giggles in response.

Minty waves a hand to the bandit in the corner, who steps outside for a moment, then walks back in with a tray of surgical tools. He places it on the table beside Minty, who takes up a scalpel and inspects it in the dim light of the flickering candle on the shelf on the wall.
"Tell me, Dave. Where is the stash?"

"Oh, Minty, Minty, Mintyyy. You don't start an interrogation with the questioning! Ie taught you better than this! You start with the beatings, THEN get to the good stu-" he's cut off by Minty punching him full in the face. Dave topples back off the chair, cracking his head on the floor. "Kehehehe~! You never start with the head, my friend! That only dulls the senses for anything else you might do!"

[2/?]

>>32238695
Half an hour of brutal torture later, you're wondering if there are any techniques in the world you HAVEN'T just witnessed. And all the while, Dave does not stop with his advice.

"Hkeat the scalpel up first, so you cut and burn at once. Otherwise, it barely hkurts at all!

"A car battery? Really? Everyone knows, you need at LEAST a truck battery if you, want to leave burns."

"Keep my head in the bucket for longer! If you let me catch my breath like this, it's hardly a punishment!"

"No, no, Ie said UNDER the fingernails. You'll never get good grip like THAT!"

As the man finally gets a good grip and starts to pull Dave's fingernails one by one, you finally start to feel nauseous. Again, Minty screams the one, same question that Dave refuses to acknowledge. "WHERE IS THE STASH, DAVE? We know you put it all here in the mill somewhere, just tell us where and how to get it and this will all stop."

Do they mean the stash you found...?

[ ]Tell them what you know.
[ ]If Dave hasn't said anything, it's part of the plan.

>>32238794
>[ ]If Dave hasn't said anything, it's part of the plan.
if dave was hoping we could get armed to the teeth to escape using our stash, that won't really end well...
or maybe they're talking about something else, but it wouldn't be a good idea to leave these guys get some explosives

>>32238794
>[ ]If Dave hasn't said anything, it's part of the plan.
next time the fucker can let us know about his schemes before hand

>>32238794
Let's not draw attention to ourselves? How long has it been since we were NOT at the center of things? Just take the opportunity to try to get ourselves out of the restraints. If that doesn't work, we can consider talking. Preferably in the form of laughing at their stupid asses for still looking for a stash that we emptied ages ago.

>>32238876
>Preferably in the form of laughing at their stupid asses for still looking for a stash that we emptied ages ago.
lets start with the taunting after we're free of our restraints, or close to being free, we don't want to draw his ire while we're not close to clawing his eyes out

>>32238794
>[X]If Dave hasn't said anything, it's part of the plan.

You opt to stay quiet, hoping that Dave knows what he's doing. And that he's not relying on that stash being full...

Suddenly, Minty throws the pliers to the ground in a scream or rage. "Alright, fine! Have it your way, if you want to die before telling me, we can arrange that! You," he gestures to the other man," bring the other two in."

The man steps out and rushes off to follow his instructions, and returns in short order with a group of three other bandits leading Kris and Ice. The two are sat down on the other two seats in the room, around the table. Kris to your left, Ice to your right. Dave sits opposite you.

As one of the bandits sets about cutting your and Dave's restraints, Minty draws a shiny silver revolver from inside his jacket. He empties the cylinder of rounds, then carefully slots one round in, so that all of you can see it. The bandits start muttering excitedly between themselves.

"Play," he orders, slamming the revolver down in front of Kris. "Play, or tell me where the stash is."

Kris stares down helplessly at the revolver before her. "I don't know what you're talking about, what stash? What are we even-" as she desperately looks around the room at everyone, she catches Dave's eye, and the utter terror on her features subsides. "Fine. I'll play."

She picks up the revolver, places it to her temple and looks to Dave, who gives her an almost imperceptible nod. She then looks Ice in the eyes. The most heartfelt smile you've ever seen her give crosses her lips as he watches in silent horror. She pulls the trigger.

>>32239068
CLICK

She falls forward, dropping the gun onto the table as all the tension drains from her.

Minty picks the revolver up, spins the cylinder again, and hands it to you. "Play." You look to Dave, who eyes the piece in your hands, and gives you the subtlest of nods.

[ ]Refuse to play. Tell them where the stash is.
[ ]Play.
[ ]Fire it at Dave.
[ ]Fire it at Minty.

>>32239077
>[ ]Play.
this bandit is an idiot, he just reset the odds

we need to keep track of the round in the cylinder, you can see the rim of the cartridge poking out around the rear cylinder wall so you can tell where it is in the cylinder, and when you cock the hammer, you can see which way it rotates so you know whether your safe or now

>>32239077
>[ ]Play.
It's a bluff, the revolver is unloaded.
Probably

>>32239077
>[ ]Fire it at Minty.
we can pull the trigger 5 times faster than anyone can act and we're out of our restraints, now's the time to make our move

>>32238794
>[X] If Dave hasn't said anything, it's part of the plan.
Or he's just having some fun. Either way I hope we hurry up before our friends try to be BIG HEROES and attack the mill.

>>32239077
i'm not completely sure if that nod meant "it's safe" or "start killing stuff", but this is probably the best solution
>[ ]Fire it at Minty.

>>32239077
>[x]Play.

>>32239077
Hah, I knew it had to be you asking about the roulette in QTG.

>[ ]Play.

>>32239122
your a little slow anon...

>>32239150
>Hah, I knew it had to be you asking about the roulette in QTG.
I'm not sure whether thats good or bad...

>>32239167
It's probably the same anon from earlier. I wouldn't concern myself, we can't help him from outside of whatever time-space continuum it is he's trapped in anyway. He'll have to save himself.

>>32239077
>[X]Play.
You place the barrel of the revolver to your temple. The cold of the metal sharp against your skin. A single bead of freezing sweat runs its way down your forehead. Dave grins reassuringly at you.
You squeeze the trigger.

[DC7 Don't lose! check]
>Usefully, a 4d6-4 roll below a 7 is exactly the same as rolling a 1 on a D6!

Rolled 2

>>32239215
I can roll a 1.

Rolled 6

>>32239215
[panics internally]

Rolled 3

>>32239215

Rolled 3

>>32239215
cmon Zone karma, save our ass

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Rolled 6

>>32239215

What could possibly go wrong?

Rolled 5, 3, 5, 3 + 4 = 20

>>32239215
An yet we're going to roll it anyway. Because the dice hate us.

>>32239233
>>32239241
>>32239244
>>32239246
10. Beat by 3. All's well!

Rolled 4

>>32239247
20 seconds too slow anon, but we passed by 4 anyway

fuck you for posting that fucking cat

>>32239233
>>32239241
>>32239244
>>32239246
(2+6+3+3) -4 = 10
10 -7 = +3
Congratz! You didn't blow your own brains out!
For this round, at least.

>>32239255
we roll a single d6 each anon, first 4 count to the total, you then subtract 4 to get your 1-20 range

also, to subtract on /tg/ dice you need to use XdY+-Z otherwise it just adds to the dice result

Rolled 1, 1, 2, 4 - 4 = 4

>>32239255
Subtracting should go like this, I think. Not that you need to do that anyway, but yeah.

>>32239271
question, does the DC need to be beaten or merely met? what would happen if we rolled a 7?

>>32239293 here
I ask because traditionally (in this quest too) a DC must be met or beaten, in which case a 10 would be 4 degrees of success over a 7, instead of 3, because a 7 would be a success to

>>32239325
A 7 would be a pass, 8 would be 1 degree of success, 9 would be 2 degrees etc, I think. That makes sense to me at least.

>>32239344
but wouldn't a pass be a success to? its a success in carrying out an action, its degrees of a binary switch, there is no neutral -0/+0 position

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>>32239260

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

>>32239382
Loki go away before your bullshit fill all the chambers with hollowpoints

>>32239215
CLICK

The hammer drops on an empty chamber, and your brains don't redecorate the walls. You let your held breath escape as you pass the gun onto Ice.

"Play," Minty orders. Ice refuses to take the gun from you. "I said PLAY!"

Ice spits at Monty. "I'm not going to kill myself for your pleasure."

Fury overtaking him, Minty turns to grab a pistol from one of his men. Before he can do so, Dave reaches over the table to pull the pistol from you, turning it on Ice and pulling the trigger. The flash and cough of the pistol exploding into flame in the small room shocks everyone. Especially Ice, as he jumps in his chair, the round punching into his chest. He stares in utter shock at Dave for a long few seconds, before slowly collapsing forward onto the table, unmoving.

Dave casually hands the revolver to Minty. "The next round, please."

Kris is still staring at the unmoving body of Ice across from her, tears running freely but silent down her features as Minty loads the next round into the revolver.
With the way the crowd is acting now, you'd almost swear Dave was giving the orders around here, not Minty.

Spinning the cylinder, Dave laughs happily as he places the gun to his temple and pulls the trigger. CLICK. Then he points it at you and pulls again. CLICK.
Himself, twice more. Then he spins the cylinder and hands it to Kris.

She doesn't even look around as she numbly takes the proffered gun and fires it at herself. When it fails to fire, she hands it to you. Eyes still on Ice.

The bandits watch on in silence as you spin the cylinder. It comes to a stop and you look to Dave. (One more), he mouths at you.

[ ]Refuse to play. Tell them where the stash is.
[ ]Play.
[ ]Fire it at Dave.
[ ]Fire it at Minty.
>Break coming up! Need to drive home, back in an hour or so.

>>32239399
I doubt we could survive one that wouldn't explode our little mind. Bullshit GLITNE notwithstanding.

>>32239375
Of course there is. A pass is successful. Anything above that is more successful and we label is "degrees of success." Anything below is less succesful, so that's negative. Makes perfect sense.

>>32239421
DAVE WHAT THE FUCK

>[ ]Fire it at Minty.
he just 'fired' the gun 5 times, the next trigger pull will actually fire the round, blow Minty's brains out

>>32239421
>[ ]Play.

>>32239472
> Then he spins the cylinder and hands it to Kris.

It has been reset

>>32239421
>(One more), he mouths at you.
one more what?

>Then he spins the cylinder and hands it to Kris.
well that fucks up things

I ain't voting.

>>32239488
Either way, we're going to need a sacrifice to the dice gods.

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>>32239421

[X] Play.

>>32239421
One more pull? We could just fire it at Minty twice pretty easily couldn't we? But we'd still be surrounded by armed men. Maybe it's best to just play and trust that Dave knows what he's doing?

>>32239421
>dave never had any kind of plan
>he doesn't even realize what's going one
but as he has some really amazing perception, i doubt he shot ice lethally.
>[ ]Play.
>[ ]Fire it at Minty.
let's hope "one more" meant "one more empty chamber before the bullet"

>>32239421
well the bandits didn't strip us of our clothes so Ice probably still has his underarmor on

if not I'm going to make HK's death slow and painful

>>32239563
an individual who knows which end of the gun goes boom can pull the trigger every 0.05-0.10 of a second, Minty will be without the dome of his head long before they can even react to us pointing it at him

>>32239421
Play

>>32239598
And is the revolver that quick? I've never used one so I have no idea how quickly you can fire them in succession.

>>32239630
a revolvers trigger is a big longer than on a radial or straight trigger from a semi-auto, and in double action a tiny bit heavier, but that is meaningless in the scale of things, and matters not to the biomechanics of the human hand, it would make no difference outside of accuracy, and we're less than 2 meters from this cunt, it ain't gonna slow us down

>>32239660
>big longer
bit*

>>32239660
But how long will it take for us to fire two rounds? A persons reaction time can be less than 0.2 of a second, He might just jerk out of the way on reflex when we point a gun at him.
In either case I can just feel that we're going to need to make a dice roll and pray that the Dice Gods are merciful today.

>>32239421
>[ ]Play.
I don't know what the right choice is, so I'll defer to the crazy loon.

What could possibly go wrong?

>>32239726
that's why i suggested we play first then splatter his face

>>32239737
>What could possibly go wrong?
well for one he just shot Ice and Ice was decidedly less shot before this fucking stupid plan

>>32239726
>But how long will it take for us to fire two rounds?
less than half the time it takes for their brain to react on instinct and begins to transmit neurons

>>32239744
Fire it Dave first, then, screaming at him for shooting Ice. They probably won't have a problem buying that the little girl gets emotional. If it fires, fuck him, he said "one more" and would have let us shoot ourselves. If it doesn't, we can point it at Minty next.

>>32240029
now THAT's a plan!

>>32239421
>>Break coming up! Need to drive home, back in an hour or so.
well its 2am and I'm heading to bed, fuck you for this depressing end to my day

>And back!
>Wow, split debate? It looks like the Play Firsts have it.

Once more, you lift the revolver up and press it to your temple. The bandits watch on, seemingly almost as terrified as you are. When did they start being on your side? Shouldn't they be rooting for you to splatter yourself? The thought crosses you mind, the longer this game goes on, the more it's messing with their minds as much as it is yours...

[DC7 Don't lose! check]

Rolled 1

>>32240419
I just sacrificed a goat to the Dice Gods.

Rolled 1

>>32240419
it will go right

Rolled 4

>>32240419

Come onnnnn

Rolled 2

>>32240419
Well, we're most likely fucked.

Rolled 4

>>32240419

>>32240485
>>32240478
>>32240459
>>32240439
Your goat was no good.

>>32240439
fuck you and your goat

>>32240439
>>32240459
>>32240478
>>32240485
...

Thanks for fucking nothing Kaleun you cunt.

>>32240439
>>32240459
>>32240478
>>32240485
HK, don't you dare kill us over this pile of shit, after we trusted Dave and you with this fuckup of a situation, not once but twice.

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>>32240439
>>32240459
>>32240478
>>32240485

>>32240439
>>32240459
>>32240478
>>32240485
1+1+4+2 = 8
8-4 = 4

So what were you saying about your new system not utterly fucking us over?

The fuck were you thinking this was a good idea?

>>32240532
i think it was all an experiment to see our reaction and that it will go like that scene in the professional

>>32240566
oh fuck off cunt

you and your shadowrun and Herr's trolling ain't welcome

I thought he was better than this after the 'Rocks fall everyone dies' but this will teach me to ever trust him again

You guys sure don't like consequences. Not playing was always an option, you know.

>>32240623
not playing means we die, playing means we die

fuck this, fuck kaleun with rusty razor wire

>>32240419
You pull the trigger. And in that moment, you sense it. This was the chamber. This was the one you should have fired at Minty. This was the moment you should've refused to play and broken out. As the hammer comes down, your entire life flashes before your eyes. Playing in the meadow behind your home. The trips with Papa to the local village. The run down old school with the handful of other children your age.
The last weeks of living out the adventure you've always dreamed of in the Zone, the friends you've met and lost in such a short span of time.
And it all comes down to this, in the end.

At least it was by your own hand, you think, as the hammer lands.

[Loli S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bad End]

>>32240644

So much for all that hype and all that planning and plot and those 20 more thread we would have, thanks for fucking nothing, thanks for ruining my day and making me depressed as shit

>>32240644
CLICK

The hammer lands on an empty chamber.
You drop the gun on the table, a quivering wreck. You knew, you KNEW. You were certain that was the end, so how...

"The gods have other plans for you," Dave speaks from across the table. He reaches over, picks the revolver up, and without spinning the cylinder, he presses it to his head and pulls. Once more an empty CLICK.

The crowd is an absolute mess, now. Somehow in an even worse nervous state than the three of you together. At least your adrenaline is seriously pumping now.

He hands the revolver to Kris, with a quiet whisper to break her from her trance. "Now."

"Now?"

"Do it now."

With a flick of her wrist, she brings the revolver up and paints Minty's brains all over his men.
Then all Hell breaks loose.

[1/?]

>>32240644
NO NO FUCK NO

DON'T YOU FUCKING DO THIS HK

>>32240665
he can just...
how!?

>>32240644
>>32240665
fuck you and your bad ends, your seriously bad for my hearts health

>>32240665
WRITE FASTER DAMN IT

>>32240665
At the sound of the gunshot, Ice rises from the dead, kicking backwards to send his chair smashing into the two men standing behind him. In a single motion, he whirls around to grab one of their rifles and opens fire. Still slung around the bandit's neck, he uses it to throttle the man as he fires wildly into the other men gathered around. At the same time, Dave leaps from his own chair to dive onto the man closest to him, smashing the poor man's face in with his bare hands.

In mere seconds, the population of the room has been reduced to just the four of you, with Kris quickly grabbing weapons from the dead. Ice drops the empty rifle and choked bandit and turns to face Dave, to punch him in the face.

Dave hits the floor, looking up with a sly grin at Ice. "That hurt, you prick."

"Of course it did, but you wear a vest, no? Quit complaining, it whorked."

Kris tosses a pistol and knife to you, and grabs a shortened rifle for herself. "Great, so what's the plan from here, genius?"

Dave shrugs.

[ ]Try to find the other prisoners first.
[ ]Try to find wherever they stashed your kit first.
[ ]Massacre all the bandits. Find stuff after.

>>32240748
[ ]Try to find the other prisoners first.

>>32240709
Mostly this makes me wonder if you don't know kaleun well enough to see that he would do this, or if I just know him too well.

>[ ]Try to find the other prisoners first.
Dead prisoners -> no reward

>>32240748
Try to find the other prisoners. More hands to shoot bandits with.

>>32240748
>[ ]Try to find the other prisoners first.
then
>[ ]Massacre all the bandits. Find stuff after.
lets not waste our own bullets on them

also who else is in favor of instituting a new rule among the party, for each time Dave or someone else holds info back about a plan or something that is relevant and useful we take one of his fingers

>>32240748
>[ ]Try to find the other prisoners first.

>>32240784
You can try...

To be fair, I dont think he would mind. I mean the man has no fingernails right now, extensive electrical burns and is probably missing a few teeth.

>>32240794
nothing being the apparent chosen herald of The Zone can't fix

>>32240748
>[X]Try to find the other prisoners first.

"We're here to free the other, right? So we need to find them first. Anyone got ideas?"

Kris perks up, "oh that's easy! They're right next door, they were holding us into the same room until like, just now. They even brought their guards in here."

Huh. Well, that's handy. The four of you quickly move next door, kicking the door in to reveal three battered-looking men who seem rather pleased to see you. After kitting them up in gear from the dead, you're ready to push out for freedom!
Ice calls out to you. "Uh, we may have a problem." You step over to him to see what he means, and look outside through the windows.

The building is rapidly being surrounded by the other bandits. About a dozen, at least. You're outnumbered two-to-one.

[ ]Hunker down, try to survive their assault.
[ ]Make a break-out, try to shoot your way to freedom.
[ ]Other.

>>32240935
>[ ]Other.
Eliza...?

>>32240935
>[x]Hunker down, try to survive their assault.

>>32240935
>[ ]Make a break-out, try to shoot your way to freedom.

If the tank is there, they can provide cover while we escape.

I don't like our chances of having all 3 hostage survive intact if we hunker down

>>32240935
>[ ]Other.
Start singing Katyusha to get Eliza's attention and call her to our aid, then

>[ ]Make a break-out, try to shoot your way to freedom.
theres got to be some windows and they can't cover all sides of the building

>>32240935
>Dave, do your freaky tank whisperer thing.

>>32240935
>[X]Hunker down, try to survive their assault.

CUT MY LIVE INTO PIECES
THIS IS MY LAST RESORT

>>32240935
>[X]Other
Have Eliza provide a distraction. Get some of us to go out there to kill them whilst the rest stay behind to provide overwatch.

Guys, if we just piss off the bandit problem will persist.
We have to wipe them all out, and now is the time

>>32241066
oh we know anon, we never said we were going to let a single one of them live, well we might let one go missing a few fingers to spread a warning to not fuck with our friends

>>32241066
I see no real reason to go out of our way to wipe them out. There's been no indicator that they are the obsessive type of bandits who would stalk us in hope of revenge.

Our priority is escaping with everyone intact, if we happen to kill them all, great. If not, we'll probably scare the survivors enough to not fuck with us

>>32241140
But we'll do humanity a great service in wiping those degenerates out.
Plus, the more the common Stalker likes us, the better!

>>32241066
Why? Bandits always get replaced by more bandits. It's not a big deal.

>>32241160

The common stalker probably wants their buddies intact, and not full of holes because we wanted to play heroes and not hostage rescuers.

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>>32241181
Well it seemed to work for Major Deggy

>>32241181
i have the solution:
tick tick tick BOOOM

>Okay, taking a compromise option. Hunker and wait for Eliza to distract, then rush the veterans to Eliza while Loli and ??? try to kill the bandits.

>Who do you want wiping out the bandits with her?

>>32241202
Deggy is one of the gods that Dave mentioned though.

>>32241217

Dave

>>32241217
dave, yup
and a big amount of explosives?

>>32241217
Dave, Ice and Kris can cover us while the veterans help pick off and cover Eliza

>>32241247
> and a big amount of explosives?
there was all the semtex we couldn't carry in the stash, time to use it in liberal amounts

>>32240935
>[X]Mixed Other.

You glance over to Dave, who is sitting in his chair again, examining his fingers as if assessing a manicure, blood still running freely down his fingers. "So, uh, how long until Eliza realizes that the gunfire is our signal that she should come get us?"

"Oh, she is probably, already aware. Simply, waiting for them to be hkostile." Even as the words leave his lips, one of the bandits fires a few rounds at the building, and is almost instantly engulfed in a ball of exploding death as Eliza's engine kicks into life from the other side of the bridge. Taking that as his cue, you can also see Doggy spring from his hiding spot, somehow on your side of the bridge, and swiftly run down a panicking bandit, reducing him to a gorey mess. The other bandits on the side closest to them quickly scatter, trying to take up positions where they have something solid between them and the tank, but still keeping an eye on your building.

"Alright," you address the room as a whole, "there's a clear path now. You guys get to our tank and stay with her. Dave, come with me!" The rest of the group nods, and breaks cover from the building, rushing for the tank. A few bandits start firing at them, but they fire back just as much, assisted by more machine gun fire from Eliza. They make it to the tank quickly enough with the remaining bandits now spreading out to try to engage them, but also staying in cover from the tank's firepower.
They're perfectly open to you now!

"Alright Dave, let's get 'em!" You rush from the building at the nearest man, his back to you. You're half-way there when you realize that Dave isn't following you.

[ ]Fall back to the building, find out what Dave's waiting for.
[ ]Forget him, attack!

>>32241371
>[ ]Fall back to the building, find out what Dave's waiting for.

>>32241371
>[x]Fall back to the building, find out what Dave's waiting for.
Our friends are safe with Eliza, rushing in alone might not be the wisest option right now.

>>32241371
>[ ]Forget him, attack!
He's just being polite, he knows we're annoyed for missing out on all the action before.

>>32241371
>[ ]Fall back to the building, find out what Dave's waiting for.
he has a plan, and everyone is apparently safe

>>32241371
>[x]Forget him, attack!
He's just getting the explosives.

>>32241371
>[ ]Fall back to the building, find out what Dave's waiting for.
lets not unnecessarily risk ourselves when our objective is safe

>>32241371
>[X]Fall back to the building, find out what Dave's waiting for.

You bring yourself to a stop mere feet from the nearest bad guy, turn around and rush back to the building before he even notices your presence. Dropping back into the room, you find Dave still sitting on the same chair, idly playing with his fingers.

"D-Dave! What are you waiting for? We're supposed to be killing them now!"

He tilts his head, squinting in apparently genuine askance at you. "Why? They are no longer threatening us, and the objective is safe. Why must they die?"

>Response?
>Actions?

>>32241645
Well of they aren't being hostile then tell them to let us go and we will let them live

Don't mention Eliza probably won't

>>32241645
>They are no longer threatening us
>remaining bandits now spreading out to try to engage them
The fuck they aren't.

>>32241645
"Because as long as they are shooting at us or my friends or the hostages, they are threatening to us. If they throw down their guns and walk away, fine, let them run, but until then they mean us harm."

shout out to the bandits to throw down their guns and we'll let them leave with their lives, if they continue to fight, we'll have no choice but to fight back

>>32241645

That's a funny definition of not threatening us. They are still firing at us and people die when they are killed, Dave.

It would be safer for our objective if we break their morale and send them packing. Otherwise, they'll still be a threat.

>>32241645
>>Response?
"they're still threatening us, it's not as if they surrendered or anything"

>>32241645
Last time I was nice and let someone live I had a crazy guy chasing for god knows how many threads. How do I know that won't happen again?

>>32241645
"Not being hostile!? They're still shooting at our friends!"

"Ineffectually," he adds.

"And what if they get lucky and hit someone? What then? People die when they're killed, Dave!"

"Usually, that is true, yes. But, they have not and are not."

You pull your hair in exasperation. "LOOK, until they're dead, running or surrendered, they're a threat! Now I'm going to go kill them, because they're threatening! What are YOU going to do?"

He shrugs. "Ie am going to stay hkere, and wait until it is time to leave. Obviously." He inflects the last word as if speaking down to a child. Which, you guess he is. But still!
You storm out of the room and...

[ ]Call someone back to support you.
[ ]Attack the bandits on your own.
[ ]Break through and join the others in falling back.
[ ]Other.

>>32241951
>[ ]Call someone back to support you.
doggy

>>32241951
Dave's not getting a share of the loot.

>[ ]Attack the bandits on your own.
While our friends regroup and attack with tank support, we'll sneak around and take out isolated bandits. Act like the party rogue, basically.

>>32241951
>Dave in charge of guiding Loli into moral decisions
Oh man, I like where this thread is heading.
>have the vets lay down suppressive fire, demand the bandit's surrender.

>>32242042
if possible, demand surrender through the tank's speakers (not sure if Eliza has a megaphone system)

>>32241951
...poke you head out the building, whistling between your fingers to summon Doggy. You manage to grab his attention, as well as every bandit on your side of the building. Oh.

As he's bounding his way between the enemy lines towards you, every gun whips around in your direction. Thinking fast, you scream at them at the top of your lungs.

"SURRENDER AND LIVE, FIGHT AND DIE!"

[DC9 Intimidation check]

Rolled 2

>>32242187

Rolled 4

>>32242187

Rolled 5, 9 = 14

>>32242187

Rolled 3

>>32242187
rawr :3

Rolled 3

>>32242226
Sorry, wrong dice

>>32242203
>>32242230
>>32242224
>>32242236
(2+4+3+3) -4 = 8
8 -9 = -1 Narrow failure!

Rolled 2

>>32242187
Pls fight

>>32242255
I have a feeling that the dice gods hate us for some reason today

>>32242187
>>32242255
There's a moment's pause as the men look between each other, as if weighing up your suggestion. Then they decide not to, and open fire on you.

You duck back inside the building as Doggy leaps past you to safety. With rounds skipping past the doorway beside you, you hear Dave chuckling to himself in the next room. "What's funny?" you ask him.

"Nothing worth worrying about," he says, voice soothing, "just that the zombies have returned."

You look up out the back of the building to see what he's gesturing at, and see the horizon filled with the shuffling figures of dozens of new opponents, wandering straight towards the sounds of gunfire around you.

[Part 34 End]

And that's it for now, folks. I need to go do things, so I'm leaving it here. As always, thread is open for discussion and Q&A.

Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you all next time, whenever that may be!

>>32242341
This may look bad. But it's actually pretty good for us.

>>32242354
seriously, what were you thinking with that russian roulette game?

>>32242341

Dave pls

>>32242354
Thanks for running.

>>32242255
Every single time I suggest that we try intimidation, we fail the roll despite seemingly being an infamous and widely feared figure. Fucking hell.

>>32242563

Lolis just aren't very scary, anon

>>32242563
I was just going to say, you are infact, a little girl.

>>32242619
>>32242640
Right. But when they're known to bring death everywhere they go, they start getting scarier. That DC9 shouldn't be too difficult if my math is right, but we failed it anyway. Because whatever gods Dave worship clearly didn't want us to actually make use of our infamy for once.

>>32242829
Implying he actually worships them

>>32243026
Fighting them?

>>32243123
pretty sure he IS a god

>>32243159
Nah, wouldn't count on that. You may as well call Kiyiya a god for his unnatural strength and speed, then. Dave is just a freak. One who apparently has no problem killing off best sister but objects to killing a few bandits who are trying to kill our friends. Fuck dave.

Well, I didn't make it to the session on time, but at least I can join in the discussions.

What do the girls smell like?
I bet Kris-nee smells like strawberries

>>32243807
Sweat, blood and mud? Oh, and one of them also smells of pee.

On a less no-fun note, I'd like to imagine back home her father got her specially imported shampoo so Loli would smell of cherry blossoms (I don't even know if they have a smell, but they probably do?), to remind him of home.