You sit at a bench, dusters all around you, some talking quietly, most just concentrate on their food, oblivious to the world around you. You sit and think about the events of yesterday, about what happened, the gifted, your new powers, and your conversation with Charun. That last one leaves a sour taste in your mouth: Charun is normally so calm, collected, nothing upsets him, but now something did, you can guess what it is – he doesn’t want the trouble of having someone with powers the fey can detect in his group.

You’re so deep in thought that the tap on the shoulder takes you by surprise. You spin around to see an old woman, Shelly you think her name is.

“Yeah?” you ask cautiously

“Charun needs to speak to you” she whispers in your ear.

“Where is he?” you ask

“The hospital” she says.

You quickly down the rest of your breakfast and head over to the local hospital. By duster standards it’s pretty good: Three folks all with some type of medical knowledge, enough power to the place to boil water, and even a few types of medicines.

You hear low voices talking about the Gouger, it’s killed again just a few miles away, you block it out: monsters prey on dusters all the time.

You walk through the ramshackle structure until you see Charun lying on a bed, coughing weakly. You kneel down next to the bed “hey boss” you say quietly “you wanted to see me?”

He turn his head to look at you “Ah Shee” he says “good, I hoped you’d come, I need to ask you a favour.”

“Are you going to be ok?” you ask. You can’t imagine Charun being dead, he’s always been there, always looked out for you. “It’s not the ‘lung is it?”

He coughs “no no” he rasps out “It’s not Dusters Lung, I always wear a wet cloth out in the open, I have years yet before the ‘Lung gets me. My wound is infected” he indicates his leg “Not as fast as I was, getting hit, anyway I’ve had worse, but I’ll be a few days getting over it, I need you to do something for me.” He looks up at you with rheumy eyes.

“Anything” you promise.

“I had a meeting arranged with a contact” he says “A clerk called Danny Whittler. He was going to bring me shipping lists, let us know which trucks to hit to get the best stuff.” He is interrupted by a coughing fit “But” he continues “Danny has gotten nervous, won’t come out of the Hive, and paranoid, wants to do some cloak-and” he coughs more “dagger bullshit. I need you to meet him at the Avery Halls Restaurant in the Hive, Level 29 Third Ring, 8pm, tonight.”

“I can’t” you say “My work pass only lets me stay until 7pm. If I try to get out of the gates after then I’ll be arrested.”

“You are resourceful” he says “I’m sure you’ll find a way.”

You are on receptionist duty today and you’ll probably be done in plenty of time to get to the restaurant but you’ll need way out of the gates afterwards, and it sounds kinda risky.

“What about these?” you say, gesturing to your clothes: a collection of patched rags “I won’t exactly fit in on Level 29 like this.”

“True” wheezes Charun “guess you’ll have to wear your work clothes.” Your employers do provide you with a very business-like suit when you’re at work, but you’re supposed to change and leave the clothes there. You’ll probably get away with doing it once though.

But still, this plan...

What do you say?

>I’ll do it
>Someone else can do it (who?)
>Put the meeting off until you’re better Charun
>Before I decide I need to know...(what question?)
>Other (what?)

>>36874165
>Someone else can do it (who?)
Gee, I don't know.
Maybe someone with social skills or empathy powers? We only know how to shoot guns after all

>>36874165
>I’ll do it

>>36874180
Understanding wasn't even empathy powers, let it go.

>>36874165
>I’ll do it

Hooray

>>36874165
>totally not a trap or anything

>Other (what?)
>Send someone else, and I'll cover their back

>>36874165
>>Someone else can do it (who?)
Rhy. She's been abysmally useless so far.

>>36874191
>>36874204
And here you can observe the people, despite not being specced for social in any way at all, eagerly accepting a social job for no reason at all.
That being said, we're the only competent people in these rebels anyway.

>>36874235
>you need to specialise in social skills to be able to talk to someone
It isn't even a social mission, the main problem is getting in and out unseen, not convincing the guy. Stop your utter faggotry.

>>36874235
It's just like anon predicted, despite everyone voting GUN GUN GUN last thread, we'd automatically devolve into Diplomancy again!

>>36874251
Where is the diplomancy here?
We haven't even met the guy yet. Talking to people is not diplomancy.

>>36874165
>>Someone else can do it (who?)
Rainya. Being a clone chick helps with such things.

>>36874235
>>36874251

The hell? It's not a social mission, it's only a fetching quest with sides of stealth.

Besides, the plot must move on, regardless of build or MC reluctance.

>>36874165
>I’ll do it

>>36874251
When we get inevitably ambushed at that meeting spot and then try to talk instead of shoot our way out, thats the point when you can complain about diplomancy.

6 votes with 5 IPs that aren't the QM. And it continues.

>>36874269
>>36874262
Guys, at least have the decency to take new IPs before doing this. Its the first vote, there is no reason for the IP counter to not go up when you vote.

>>36874165
>I’ll do it

>>36874233
>>36874165
*Rainya, not Rhydian. Sorry.

>>36874235
We'd have the easiest time fitting in in the mission area (the Hive); it's not a social mission, just a pickup; our Teleportation is a boon since it will allow us to bypass the gates on the way back.

Do we know anything about these guys yet?

> vampires
> fae
> something something gifted
Did I miss some lore paste or did the first thread explain almost nothing at all about how the world works? Am I just to assume this is Forgotten Realms in THE FUTURE then, judging from the system and power mechanics?

>>36874317
The first thread explained these things exist and the basics of how they work.

>>36874324
Eh, I suppose. It just felt a little bare-bones and too derivative for my tastes. Not attacking OP, I know he's more of a D&D than a quest guy and therefore used to unspoken implications, just saying it how I feel it.

>>36874336
>It just felt a little bare-bones
Because it is, because the quest has just started.
And the derivative thing, yeah. But nothing to do about that.

Votes I’m seeing so far
Someone else (any) 1
You’ll do it 4
Other (someone else goes, you’ll cover) 1
Rainya 2

With 8 votes, and 8 IPs visible (including me) I guess I’ll have to call a final destination vote. This will go live in 5 minutes.

[Metapost]

Just to clarify, you and Ashley are the same age. Young vampires are allowed to feed, but vampires (of any age) are not supposed to feed on children.

Samefagging/Final Destination: I will call for Final Destination votes when I think they are needed or when enough anons request it. I understand that some votes will be hotly contested, but without proof of samefagging (i.e. more votes than active IPs in thread) I am loathe to disregard votes that appear to be samefagged on one or both sides.

I am of course willing to listen to and consider suggestions on how to improve on this.

[End Meta]

>>36874343
>And the derivative thing, yeah. But nothing to do about that.
I guess. Just saying. I'm sure OP can improve if he wants to.

>>36874346

What will you do when there are 146 IPs again?

>>36874346
Okay look, I "voted" >>36874180 because I'm a sarcastic ass, then I voted again.

That's where the extra vote came from. Okay? Lets just get the fuck on with it

>>36874369
Thank you for clarifying Anon.

You'll do it wins, writing.

>>36874346
FD should only be done in the event of a tie, in my opinion. It simply doesn't serve any other purpose except to clarify between two options by eliminating the other options.
It does not, can not, and was never meant to eliminate samefagging.
If you want to do thart, you need to do 1min FD, because its the only thing that can limit samefagging in any meaningful fashion(by restricting it to 2-3posts per poster), but I don't have to mention for what reasons that is probloematic.

My recommendation is, if samefagging becomes obvious, roll out between all existing options. All of them.
Its literally the only thing to be done about it and at least incentives people to be somehwat not blatant about the samefagging.

>>36874369
There was more than one non-IP vote.

>>36874388
>My recommendation is, if samefagging becomes obvious, roll out between all existing options. All of them.
I second this motion, at least it keeps the quest from being controlled by a minority.

>>36874388
>My recommendation is, if samefagging becomes obvious, roll out between all existing options. All of them.
That's a terrible recommendation.

>>36874414
Better than any other option.
And definitly better than letting the current state of affairs persist.

>>36874388
>My recommendation is, if samefagging becomes obvious, roll out between all existing options. All of them.
Holy fuck no.

>>36874420
>Better than any other option.
Why? It leads the entire situation ad absurdum.

>>36874414
>>36874421
Come up with a better idea.
I would rather play a quest controlled by the dice gods than one controlled by one samefagging piece of shit.

>>36874420
The current state of affairs is better.

If that recommendation was taken, anyone could decide to samefag in an obvious manner on every single vote, resulting in OP rolling for every single vote. Enjoy your non-interactive quest decided entirely by dice rolls.

>>36874430
Because it means samefagging doesn't win. Simple as that.
You can't prevent it, but you can make it unattractive as option.

>>36874435
>If someone wanted to shit up the quest, they could
Yeah, thats how it currently is. How is the quest less non-interactive when your vote means absolutely nothing unless you are willing to samefag like hell?

>>36874433
>>36874442
The solution is called weathering it out. It's simple, if the quest becomes based on rolling I'm out.
>>36874435
Exactly. We're already at a much smaller size so... really, it's up for OP if he wants to let samefags control his quest, or just outright kill it.

>>36874433
>>36874442
Rolls = I bail.

>>36874447
>It's simple, if the quest becomes based on rolling I'm out.
I feel the same about the quest being controlled by a blatant minority. Especially since Pally has shown to be willing to overrule clear majority votes in favor of obviously manipulated FD.

>>36874447
>The solution is called weathering it out.
Dude, we had samefagging in AGAIN in the literally first vote. Not even a really important vote.

>>36874442
So everybody loses. Brilliant. It also fails to make it less attractive as an option if you are in the minority, since a 1/X chance is better than 0. Not to mention the possibility of trolls and quest-killers.

>>36874457
That's your opinion and you're entitled to it. If the quest survives it, good on OP, but it won't have my support anymore.

>>36874463
>Not to mention the possibility of trolls and quest-killers
How is letting the samefagging persist any less attractive to trolls and quest killers?

>>36874463
I don't see how blatant samefagging controlling the quest would kill the quest any less.

>>36874457
>>36874462
> letting samefags win
vs
> letting one or two trolls kill the quest aspect of the quest, essentially rendering making it roll-based write fagging
Well I guess this is a matter of priority, but I'd drop as well since there's not been enough to really consider dropping it a loss yet.

>>36874462
See: >>36874369
It was just me being an asshole about our choices in chargen, Jesus fuck.

>>36874480
Nothing to do about it anon except to get into the game yourself.
Since apparently the other readers don't mind it.

>>36874494
As I said before, there was more than one non-IP vote.

>>36874502
And which one was that? Because you haven't exactly pointed it out to anyone and there's enough IPs in the thread at the time to make it only 1 extra vote

>>36874502
It's possible someone posted before voting.

>>36874480
>I don't see how blatant samefagging controlling the quest would kill the quest any less.
Because there'd at least be the pretense of it being a quest.

>>36874509
We had 6IPs(5 excluding Pally) and 7 votes by the time of >>36874272

>>36874317
seems more like mutants & masterminds or GURPS psionics from the mechanics.

Fae are the occupiers, Vampires are the uncle Toms, Gifted are the superhumans. That's my understanding of the setting anyway.

You think about asking Rainya to go instead, you’re not the most social of people at the best of times, before finally saying to Charun “Yes, I’ll do it, ok.”

“Good, good” wheezes out Charun “Danny Whittler is about 50 years old, he’ll be trying to dress casual and he usually eats a meal before I even get there. He knows someone other than me is meeting him, so he’s insisted on a passphrase, he’ll ask you how you got there and you’ll say *the route 33 tram was stuck, so I had to walk.*”

“That’s...” you say

“I know” he coughs “But Danny is too good an intel source to lose, if he wants to play games, we play games.”

“Ok” you say a little reluctantly “Are you going to be ok?”

“Go” he says, waving you off “I’m fine, you’ll be late for work.”

You head out and catch the bus into the Hive proper, packed together with lots of other dusters. You are stopped at the gates and all IDs are checked, a familiar routine.
They leave at various stops, you are one of the last to disembark, in the middle of the hive you take the elevator up to Level 25 and hurry to Johnson and Associates. You quickly wash yourself in the on-site showers for duster employees and dress in a suit worth more money that you make in 6 months and once at your desk, the day begins.

Most of what you do is making sure Mr Johnson’s Associates know their appointments are here, answer the phones, book people in to see Mr Johnson or one of his associates and take orders for workers.

Johnson and Associates is a contracting company: different companies come to them for temporary workers, listing off skills and numbers needed and your employers move the manpower around. You’ve been working there for 3 months and whilst most of the requests seem legit, a few are suspicious. For example today you took an order for a single worker, listed as a *specialist cleaner* and his qualifications include years of work in the police forensics department.

Still, a job is a job and it pays well. Today you have a small mountain of paperwork to sort through, and by the time you’re done, you look at the clock and it’s already 6:55, damn! You’ll need to run if you want to get there in time. You head out of work as fast as you can, throwing on a long coat to conceal the clothes you’re wearing and rush to the meeting point.

Whew! You got to the Avery Hills Restaurant just in time. You hand in your coat at the door and look around and see a figure in badly fitting casual clothes, with messy grey hair and a lined face, looks to be Danny Whittler sitting at a table in a corner. The clean plate and empty glass in front of him shows that whilst you’ve been rushing to get here, he’s been enjoying his meal.

The restaurant is busy and noisy, you see couples with faces only a short distance apart having to should to hear one another.

You walk casually over to Danny and he looks up at you in confusion “Uh this seat is taken” he says.

You lean down and say to him “A friend sent me.”

Danny looks suspicious but still asks “And if I asked you how you got here?” he asks.

“The route 33 tram” you say “was stuck, so I had to walk.” The route 33 tram doesn’t run anywhere near here, you don’t know if he’s smart for picking a catch-phrase that no one would say accidentally or stupid, for picking something that makes no sense.

Danny leans in to you and passes you a sheaf of papers “Tell Charun its getting dangerous, my fee for anything after this is now 20% higher.”

“I’ll pass the message on” you say as neutrally as you can. Danny gets up to leave as you stuff the papers in your bag.

You get up to follow but he pushes you down into your seat hissing “wait a few minutes at least, in case anyone is following.”

A little irritated at being told what to do, you wait until he’s out the door and then you get up to leave.

“Shee is that you?” asks an almost familiar voice.

You turn in surprise, only to see, no it can’t be...is that, Ash?

You see a young man in expensive but somewhat worn clothes. He’s just as you remember him, blond hair, blue eyes, still kinda skinny and awkward looking. He’s taller than the last time you saw him, towering over you by a good ten inches.

“Ash?” you ask in surprise.

“Yeah” he says, “it’s me, but Shee, look at you” he gestures to your business-like attire, “wow, moving up in the corporate world.”

Oh wow, this is awkward, his family wanted you out of his life after...well after they found out. But you expected he wouldn’t agree with them. Also you can’t really stay and chat. But on the other hand, he is (or was) your best friend and he can probably get you past the gates no problem.

>Make an excuse and leave
>Stay and chat to Ashley
>Other (what?)

>>36874578
>Stay and chat to Ashley

>>36874578
>Make an excuse and leave
Of course we would.

>>36874471
>>36874480
It being equal would make changing it meaningless. Why change a flawed system if the alternative is just as bad?

More thought is required to sabotage a quest with samefagging than to just blatantly samefag in order to break every vote into rolls.

>>36874518
You're relying on a buggy feature and don't have any evidence of that statement being true.

>>36874578
>Stay and chat to Ashley

>>36874578
>Stay and chat to Ashley
Time to go full slut then, it gives XP this time.
I just hope this stuff doesn't carry over in three months, but most likely it will.

>>36874578
>>Stay and chat to Ashley
Vampire friends are always helpful. Err. Friends who we are a hopeless slut for. B-but it's totally not a relationship you guys!
[blushing intensifies]

>>36874597
>More thought is required to sabotage a quest with samefagging
Not really, you just samefag heavily. Thats all.

>>36874613
This is what this entire quest will be like, isn't it?

>>36874578
>Stay and chat to Ashley

>>36874578
>Stay and chat to Ashley
>Other (what?)
Get flashbacks of being a bloodwhore. Get wet as fuck

>>36874625
>This is what this entire quest will be like, isn't it?
I hope so, the corruption fetish is the only good thing about it sofar.

>>36874625
>This is what this entire quest will be like, isn't it?
What do you mean?

>>36874578
>Other (what?)
Push him somewhere discrete, shove his hand into our panties.

Kiss up his neck and whisper into his ear "Bite me Ashley, I need it, come on Ash!" And nibble his ear

>>36874647
>Te he I'm such a slut

>>36874625
>This is what this entire quest will be like, isn't it?
I'd hope so.

>>36874625
>Not really, you just samefag heavily. Thats all.
Then one might accidentally support the true majority with samefagging.

>This is what this entire quest will be like, isn't it?
It isn't a smut quest. OP can and will punish players for thinking with their dicks, even if it's his fetish. It's happened in the past.

>>36874659
Bah, whatever you say anon.

>>36874637
>>36874657
I'll second one of these.

Or at least vote to think about doing it but pussying out

>>36874647
>>36874657
This.

>>36874667
>It's happened in the past.
It has never happened in the past. The only thing that prevented PoJ from going into mindless fetish stuff was AAs char creation and the small community it had in the beginning that spoke out against it.
I like Pally, but he does not have his magic realm under control.

>>36874667

>>36874682
>>36874657
>>36874637
Need I say more?

Don't get me wrong, I'm down with slut quest.
Had hoped for a bit more to be honest, but as long as we can keep this stuff contained to this quest, I don't care.

>>36874684
Oh come on Anon, it was a joke write-in.

Besides, three votes doesn't count as any sort of majority

>>36874684
>I like Pally, but he does not have his magic realm under control.
He's very very neckbeard yea. Even more than some /a/non QM.

>>36874684
>>36874704
>ONE ANON MEANS THIS ENTIRE QUEST WILL BE MAGICAL REALM
>GET TO THE BUNKERS AND GRAB YOUR SHOTGUNS EVERYONE

>>36874684
It happened in the hypothetical bad futures where we went with OP's magical realm.

Celestial children being kidnapped by fae, demon cultists, harvested by wizards, etc.

Sireyi having a fairly high chance of losing her child during the fight with the Killing Frost, had she chosen to get pregnant.

>>36874704
Smut/lewd is definitely not going to be the focus of the quest, and will only occur in pastebin format on rare occasions. I got confirmation of that from OP himself.

>>36874684
Magical Realm is where the GM, in this case, the QM Pally, would be forcing us to indulge his fetishes.

Such as, in this case, being bitten to escape otherwise we get arrested.

If the PLAYERS AND The QM both AGREE to put it in, as they have with the Bloodwhore thing, then it's not magical realm at all.

>>36874741
All things we luckily saw coming. But I don't need to remind you what a heavy struggle it was for us to prevent these things from happening. We had a massive samefag war over the celestial babies thing.

>>36874728
Not really actually. Not from what I've seen anyway. But then again I do talk with him outside the quest.

>>36874763
Its still magic realm even if we enjoy being in it.
Magic realm is when a ST, or Dm puts a setting element or plot point in because it is his fetish. People can very well enjoy that.

>>36874763
>as they have with the Bloodwhore thing
You mean the Qm and the two or so guys who samefagged that one to being a thing?
Thats exactly my point.

>>36874764
It wasn't that bad, honestly. At least it was mostly casual samefagging instead of proxies and IP changing, and we were all calm and rational by the next thread.

Anyway, the point was that magical realm has realistic consequences, even if it is OP's fetish.

>>36874784
>It wasn't that bad, honestly.
It was the exact same thing.
I would know, I was one of the samefaggers.

>>36874779
Wow, you're fucking delirious if you think the QM samefagged his own vote

>>36874791
What, who even implied that?
And I think you meant delusional, because I don't know how that would indicate me being "delirious".

“Ah yeah” you say lamely “look at me...” you shake your head slightly and gather your wits “Ash, what are you doing down at such a low level, shouldn’t you have a guardian with you?”

Ash shrugs “Maybe, yeah” he says, almost defiantly, the two of you falling into familiar roles “But I’m safe now you’re here, right?”

He sits down at the table you just got up from “So what were you doing, schmoozing clients? Or did you have a date, because I’ve gotta say, the guy walking out looked too old for you.”

You give him a long look, he holds up is hands defensively “I know, I know, none of my business, right.”

You decide to change the topic “Ash what *are* you doing here?”

He looks uncomfortable, lowering his head to let his fringe cover his eyes, they way he does when he’s embarrassed, or lying. “I uh, I got placed in college early” he says, looking at you as if wanting to gauge your reaction.

“That’s wonderful, I knew you could do it!” you say, hugging him impulsively, he stiffens briefly and then relaxes into the hug, hugging you back.

“Yeah” he says, once you let him go “So the guys decided they needed to take me out on the town to celebrate”

“The guys?” you ask. Ashley never had many friends.

“Yeah” he says “I got moved schools, and I met some guys who-”

“Hey Ash!” yells a young man in expensive clothes, hooking an arm around Ash’s neck, a bottle in his other hand “Who’s the squeeze? This your girlfriend huh?” he asks “Or your feeder? Either way, bring her along Ashy-boy, now let’s find a bar and get started!”

A group of a half-dozen young men and women come with the new arrival, they are all dressed up ready for a party. Seems like these are Ash’s new friends.

>Time to leave
>Introduce yourself (real name)
>Introduce yourself (false name)
>Other (what?)

>>36874817
>Introduce yourself (false name)
Time for group pressure.

>>36874817
>Other (what?)
Ask Ash if he'd like us to come with him.

If yes, tell the truth. If not, leave.

>>36874817
>Introduce yourself (false name)
Group feeding action?

>>36874817
>Introduce yourself (false name)

Oh boy

>>36874817
>Time to leave

>>36874790
once a samefagger, always a samefagger.

>>36874849
This

>>36874879
Was actually the only time I remember doing it, because I got so pissed off at Mathrian and his ilk trying to force this OOC shit and his constant
>muh hordelust

>>36874849
Seconding that, lying' just going to confuse the issue.

>>36874849
Seconding

>>36874817
Time to leave.

And holy fuck do I hate vampires.

>>36874849
Seconded

>>36874849
I'll go with this

>>36874902
>Hating vampires
>Hating your boyfriend
Faggot

>>36874817
>Time to leave

>>36874919
>boyfriend
>not pimp
Either that or the other vampire guy is about to bite-NTR Ash.

Ask Ash it is, writing.

>>36874930
Why would we allow them to NTR ash?

>>36874817
>>Introduce yourself (false name)

>>36874954
Because
>You really like it when a vampire drinks your blood. You are unlikely to pass up an opportunity for this to happen and may even initiate such contact.

Doesn't say anything about numbers. She seeks out any feeding she can get.

“Ash” you say “Do you want me to come with you?”

“What?!” yells the guy with his arm around Ash’s neck, displaying obvious fangs “Of course he does, the more the merrier, right?” He shakes Ash roughly, and smells of booze.

“Uh, yeah, sure Quinn” says Ash, lowering his head so his hair covers his eyes. As Quinn takes another drink from the bottle Ash takes the chance to shake his head emphatically at you, rolling his eyes in Quinns direction.

Seems Ash doesn’t want you along, but also doesn’t want to argue with Quinn.

>Leave
>Try and get Ash away from his group
>Go with them, try and protect Ash from this asshole
>Other (what?)

>>36874975
>Leave

>>36874975
>Go with them, try and protect Ash from this asshole

Big sister mode engaged

>>36874975
>Other (what?)
"Sorry Ash, I think I have to get going."
"Can I visit you another time though?"
Do we have a phone number or something we can give him?

>>36874975
>Go with them, try and protect Ash from this asshole
Gotta protect our childhood friend from the bad crowd.
Totally not because we want to get bitten hard for it or anything

>>36874975
>Go with them, try and protect Ash from this asshole

>>36874975
>Go with them, try and protect Ash from this asshole

>Big sister mode engaged
Damn right it is.

>>36875014
I know I shouldn't do this kind of thing but
>sigh.gif

>>36874965
>You are however likely to think twice about being fed upon by a new vampire (currently only Ashley had fed upon you).

>>36875034
We're a druggie bloodwhore, it's honestly surprising we don't have (another) boyfriend as it is.

Ok, going with to help Ash it is.

Very simple vote as I'm writing the next post, who will you introduce yourself as.

>Real name
>Fake identity

>>36875080
>Fake identity

>>36875080
>Fake identity
Vampires have a lot of power it seems, and we're already going against what Ash wanted. So let's go with this

>>36875080
>Fake identity

>>36875080
>Fake identity

After Quinn’s empties the bottle and stares at you, swaying slightly you say brightly “I’d love to come, I’m Alice Green, I’m a friend of Ashs.”

“Any friend of Ashs is a buddy of mine!” declares Quinn extravagantly, taking your offered hand and kissing the back of it sloppily.”

“Awright!” says Quinn, he gestures to his followers “This’ the crew, Janice, Volf, Simon and Steve, yeah they’re twins, Betram and Macy.”

The other six vampires (?) give you a mixture of polite nods, disinterested glances and lustful stares. Quinn hauls Ash out of his seat and says “Ok, next stop, Zammers!”

You walk with the group to Zammers bar. The music is loud and the place is hot, even this early in the evening the dance floor is full and holograms and flashing coloured lights make the set up of the place confusing.

As Quinn and the others head to the bar to fetch the drinks, Ash pulls you to one side, yelling to make himself heard over the music, though you’re probably the only one who can hear him “Are you crazy?” he asks “You shouldn’t have come.”

“Well I came anyway” you yell back “What’s the deal with Quinn?”

“He’s ok” responds Ash “When he gets his own way.”

“Is that why you let him push you around?” you yell.

“Did you come here to save me?” he asks “because I’m not a kid anymore Shee.”

What do you tell him?

>Yes, I followed to protect you
>You’re my friend and I miss you
>I need help getting past the gate tonight
>Why is Quinn such an asshole?
>Other (what?)

Feel free to mix and match as you want.

>>36875214
>You’re my friend and I miss you
>Why is Quinn such an asshole?

>>36875214
>Yes, I followed to protect you
>You’re my friend and I miss you
>Why is Quinn such an asshole?

>>36875214
>I need help getting past the gate tonight
>Why is Quinn such an asshole?

>>36874919
>Not hating your ex whose inability to keep his fangs to himself got us thrown out of a position of relative privilege into a slum where 15 makes us middle aged. And who happens to be part of the group collaborating with this planet's conquerors, who we are in a rebellion against.

Stockholm syndrome just isn't my fetish ok? Jesus, I get his saliva in our veins feels better than life, but that doesn't mean he's a good guy.

>>36875232
>got us thrown out of a position of relative privilege into a slum where 15 makes us middle aged.
I'm pretty sure that wasn't due to him

>>36875214
>You’re my friend and I miss you
>I need help getting past the gate tonight
>Why is Quinn such an asshole?

>>36875232
>Stockholm syndrome just isn't my fetish ok?
Sadly it now our characters fetish.

>>36875251
I also thought the implication was we ad to leave because of that. The timing is pretty suspicious otherwise.

>>36875060
I'm pretty sure they'd never voluntarily come to the dustbowl. Unless perhaps they felt like slumming it, and a human dared them, saying she went there all the time.

>>36875270
We work in the hive, so we spend most of our day there anyway.

>>36875214
>You’re my friend and I miss you

>>36875261
>As close of the two of you were, you think his family and yours suspected, but no one said anything. When you had to leave the Hive, it hurt losing that feeling, almost as much as it hurt losing contact with your best friend.
It seems to go out of it's way to imply that it wasn't due to him and us

>>36875261
>Sadly it now is our character's fetish

She could still get over it though. She's got a reason to be fighting his kind.

>>36875251
>>36875214
>pretty sure that wasn't due to him

Can we get a word of god on this?

>>36875214
>I need help getting past the gate.
And bring your friends, I be they've never seen a duster party
then ambush them

Ok, everything but protect and other got 2+ votes so I'm writing all option except protect and other.

>>36875315
>Can we get a word of god on this?

Sure, will be expanded on in next update in-character.

>>36875311
I don't see it implying that.
It only says that we missed that when we left the hive, it doesn't say why we left the hive.
And the fact that she "lost contact" with him, pretty strongly implies they got forcefully seperated in some way, since there is no reason why they wouldn't keep in contact otherwise, she still works in the hive.

>>36875315
>Implying we want to get over Ash
>Implying "Fighting his kind" is the sort of blanket and retarded attitude we want to be taking

>>36875343
The losing contact would be going to differing schools, likely due to him moving home and such though?

>>36875357
Poor Ash, his friend is a slut who only likes him for his fangs.

>>36875365
Considering that the bite-addiction is described as a pretty intense drive, I would think she would go to some length to keep in contact if possible, so just moving seems unlikely as reason.

>>36875374
>Poor Ash, his friend is a slut who only likes him for his fangs
If that was the case then we'd go off with the Asshole vampire and get bitten by him instead

>>36875386
We ar more comfortable with a biter we already know.
But no saying we wouldn't to get our fix.

Seriously though, I'm a bit confused by how the biting is described as pretty major addiction, yet she got along for three years without seeking it out apparently. Thats a bit odd, unless the drugs are actually good enough as substitute. And even then, that she hasn't thought about it even once yet, makes me think its probably a bit overstated in the pastebin.

>>36875408
Yeah, we already know that anon.

Combine that with not having any thoughts about being bitten already and it seems we've already gone off of it quite a bi

>>36875357
>Implying we want to get over Ash
Pretty sure we could have tracked him down before now if we'd wanted to.
>Implying "Fighting his kind" is the sort of blanket and retarded attitude we want to be taking
I was under the impression the vampires were the part of the local population co operating with the Fae in return for being allowed to fangrape with impunity. In which case, you might have the occasional schindler figure among them, but on the whole they're working for and with the occupation. Did I miss something in the lore?

>>36875421
It should be clarified though how mucht he drugs take the sting off it.
Its not unlikely we get into a situation at some point where that bite addiction might compromise us, so if the drugs actually are a reasonable susbtitute, thats something that should be clearer in the flaws.

>>36875386
I see her as a recovering addict. Who's replaced her addiction to Vbites with any drug she can get her hands on.

>>36875431
>Did I miss something in the lore?
The Intro made it sound like the "Vampires cooperate with the fey" is a common rumor, its not something really factually known.
Its possible only some vampires do.

>>36875431
>Pretty sure we could have tracked him down before now if we'd wanted to.
Pretty sure we're trying to remain in contact now.

>I was under the impression the vampires were the part of the local population co operating with the Fae in return for being allowed to fangrape with impunity.
Some of them, especially the older Vampire Families who hold all the power. But normal vampires like Ashley? Hardly.

Not to mention, it's only a rumour

>>36875451
>>36875480
Fact is though, all vampire benefit from that cooperation, by being largely immune to laws controlling feeding, which is why Ashley got away with feeding from us at all.

>>36875497
>which is why Ashley got away with feeding from us at all.
What? No.
Did you even read that segment? It just wasn't publicly known and neither of our families intervened

>>36875497
Damn vampires should check their privilege!

>>36875513
>you think his family and yours suspected, but no one said anything

I think you should re-read that segment.
They did know, and why do you think our family didn't do something about it?

>>36875513
Pretty obvious our families didn't intervene because of that. What he did was still pretty illegal.

>>36875540
Because we were best friends, lovers, and we were addicted to him maybe?

You know that breaking two people up like that is an asshole move, even if it is for their own good. Takes a lot of nerve to even try.

>>36875558
>breaking up two freinds when one of them is feeding the other heroin is a dick move
No, its a responsible and healthy thing to do.
You do notice how that biting led us directly into drug addiction?

>>36875555
What WE did, you mean. It's not like Ash initiated it

>>36875558
>lovers
Thats a bit of a overstatement.
She was addicted to his bites, there was never any imlication of lovers, and she calls him friend the entire time. Especially because both of them were just entering puberty.

>>36875565
Yes, it's a dick move because they'll be fucking devastated and emotionally damaged.

Even if it is better in the long run. Like I said.

>>36875570
He still did the illegal thing. Doesn't matter why. At least, legaly it doesn't. I'm not giving him shit for fangraping us, because she DID ask for it, and he was too young to know better, but legally he shouldn't have.

>>36875451
>>36875480
Aww... looks like you're right. Why do no settings have evil vampires any more ;_;?

>>36875604
I'm saying it right now, at some point we will have to kill Ash for trying to fangrape us.
Its gonna be a thing.

>>36875580
>Inseparable
>Brought up when we were talking about lovers
>Allowed him to bite us
>In the height of PUBERTY
They fucked. Seriously, if they were at biting they would have done kissing and a lot more

>>36875619
No thank you

>>36875619
>Wanting to kill the love interest
No

>>36875622
She was 11. Thats far from the height of puberty.
And he was brought up as a vampire we know, and childhood friends are often considered pretty inseperable, that doesn't indicate fucking, especially when applied to children.
And the letting him bite us, seriously. Thats childish curiousity.

“You’re my friend and I miss you” you say “I don’t give a damn what your grandfather says, I’m not going to cut off all contact with you just because he says so.”

He smiles, and blushes “Thanks Shee” he says “And thanks for trying to stop him, but really, he wasn’t going to kill me, he was just going to punish me for...”

“You didn’t do anything to me I didn’t want you to” you say bluntly “And it looked like he was killing you.” You fold your arms, dammit Ash why so stubborn?

“We heal fast” he yells “what could kill you won’t kill us. If you hadn’t cut him then we’d still get to see each other every day. How did you manage that by the way?”

Your hand goes to the locket at your throat “I don’t know” you say “It was the only bit of sharp metal I could find.”

You recall Ash pinned to the wall by the throat, his grandfather lifting your friend off the floor with one hand, his fist punching him again and again in the body, you recall the sickening sound of breaking bones.

“Do. Not. Feed. On. Children” said Ashs grandfather, punctuating each word with a blow as Ash yelled in pain and coughed blood.

“Get off him!” you yell “It was my fault, I asked him too!” You are ignored. You try begging, pleading, try to drag Ashs grandfather off him, but he continues to beat your friend mercilessly.

Finally you grab your locket and punch Ashs grandfather in the face, the sharp edge of metal jutting from between your fingers. He sees the blow coming but doesn’t flinch or try to avoid it, as if you’re of no more consequence than a fly.

He recoils in pain from your strike, a bloody puncture on his cheek “By the Bloodlord!” he curses “What was that?”

You are jogged back to the present by Ash speaking “That’s the only time I’ve ever seen anything hurt grandfather” he says “You probably don’t know it but he spent a long time trying to get your family to give him that locket, I think it had something to do with why they...” His voice trails off.

“Why they threw me out” you continue bitterly “and told me I could never live in the Hive again.”

Ash just looks uncomfortable, you take pity on him and change the topic “So why is Quinn such an asshole?”

“Oh that” says Ash “Is because his name is *Quinn Crimsonthorne*” you whistle, impressed despite yourself. The Crimsonthornes are the most powerful vampire family on the planet, they’ve got so many connections and so much money they probably employ a few hundred people just keeping track of it.

“Yeah” says Ash “and his great-uncle is Demanthane Crimsonthorne – next in line to take over the whole family. So yeah Quinn knows no one can do anything to him, or else.”

“Explains that I suppose” you say.

“Yeah” agrees Ash “By the way, good thing you used a fake name, if Quinn knew...”

“Don’t want to get you in trouble” you say “think nothing of it.”

Ash shakes his head “not that” he says “but thanks, no, Quinn knows your name, he know we used to be...close. If he knew who you were, he’d try to hurt you or something, just to be an asshole.”

Huh, ok. “So Quinn thinks he can do anything he wants?” you ask

“Pretty much” confirms Ash

“Even go to Dust Town?” you ask

“What, why?” asks Ash

“I’m here past curfew” you explain “If I try get past the gate, I’ll get detained.”

Ash screws up his face “Quinn would do it” he says “Just for fun, but he’s not totally stupid, he’d try and find out who you were, or mess with you just for fun.”

Further discussion is halted as Quinn and the others return, a beer is thrust into your hand and you are pulled onto the dance floor.

You spend the next few hours dancing and drinking, but you take care to drink slowly, and refuse anything harder than beer. Despite your age, no one seems to question anything Quinn and his friends do.

As a group you stumble out of Zammers, heading for the next bar. You and Ash are helping a drunk Macy to walk, she has an arm over each of you. Quinn is ahead, walking in a weaving line, seems to be in a confrontational mood, yelling at passersby.

You could ask him for help now, or let him get drunker, or maybe leave and find your own way out.

>Ask Quinn for help getting past the gate
>Keep partying (for now)
>Leave (alone)
>Leave with Ash
>Other (what?)

>>36875660
>Leave with Ash

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)
Seems like at least Grandpa vampire got solid morals.
Shame about him being a childbeater.

>>36875660
>Leave with Ash
Let's go and sleep with Ash tonight. We don't have to fuck him, just it's going to be a lot safer to do so than going past the gate.

Besides, we don't need to be back tonight anyway.

>>36875676
This

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)

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>>36875619

>>36875660
>Leave with Ash

>>36875660
>Leave with Ash

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)
Didn't Ash tell us just now that we shouldn't let on that he is attached to us?

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)
Meet up with ash later.

>>36875660
>Other
Pretend to leave alone, but stalk after Ash and go home with him.

>>36875719
>Expecting anons here to think with anything but their dicks
Kek.
One is already arguing how we must have totally fucked him and declare him our husbando.

>>36875660
>Keep partying (for now)

>>36875729
>>36875731
Seconding

>>36875729
>>36875731
This

>>36875676
Changing from this to: >>36875729 >>36875731

>>36875688
Swapping from this to
>>36875731

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)
Still no sign of our lack of meds kicking in?

>>36875731
This this this

>>36875731
This seems like the best idea

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)
>>36875731
You do realise that will get us caught and arrested by the police, right?

>>36875660
>>36875693 (me)
Bandwagoning with >>36875731

>>36875817
That's a bit of a leap.

>>36875817
>You do realise that will get us caught and arrested by the police, right?
What? Why?

>>36875817
>>36875737

>>36875826
>>36875825
Police state where you have no rights out alone stalking a member of the privileged upper class.

>>36875825
>>36875826
Because it s restricted residential area? As we were told several times?

>>36875843
That's why we're meeting up with Ash? So we can ignore that?

>>36875660
>Leave (alone)
>>36875826
You can't be serious. The whole "lesser Dusters aren't allowed up in the hive" is one of the few setting pieces we know.

>>36875856
Stalking isn't the same as meeting up with.

>>36875856
No we don't get to ignore that at all.
Ash is explicitly not of those who could just handwave that kind of thing away. And more importantly, thats just inviting for his Grandpa to find out. You know, the guy who threatened to murder us if he finds us ever again.

>>36875861
So why are you voting samefagging to leave alone then? You hypocrite.

At least going with Ash has a chance to get away with it

>>36875876
What are you even on
Because leaving alone means we can go unseen?
I didn't want to stick around in the first place.

Leave separately and meet up later, ok, writing.

>>36875876
>samefagging
>Implying the other stuff isn't samefagging
Sure, 7 voters just showed up to vote for that late write-in. See that kind of thing all the time.

>>36875872
>You know, the guy who threatened to murder us if he finds us ever again.
Mind quoting that again? Because I wet and re-read it and there wasn't shit to do with that

>Ash is explicitly not of those who could just handwave that kind of thing away.
Pretty sure any Vampire of status can. Which Ash is

>>36875891
>Because leaving alone means we can go unseen?
GEE
I GUESS THAT MEANS THE OTHER OPTION DOESNT MEAN WE CANT USE STEALTH EITHER, RIGHT?

>>36875895
Thanks Pally.

>>36875891
Leaving alone and meeting up with Ash also means we can be stealthy though?

>>36875902
One leads us into a residential area where police is more common and the other one doesn't? Are you literally retarded that you don't get that?

>>36875913
Except we already know that the further away from the hive we go, the less oversight there is.
If we follow him into a residential area, obviously there will be way more police, and sneaking will be way harder.
Also, because, you know, being more densly settled and shit.

>>36875925
So we meet up with Ash before he hits the residential area. Golly fucking gosh. It's not like we BOTH have teleportation powers

>>36875950
We are IN the residential area, learn to fucking read the quest.
What makes you think he has teleportation powers? Besides that we can barely use ours.

>>36875902
>Pretty sure any Vampire of status can.
Probably missed that whole "is Grandpa being super mad he broke the law" thing?
And of course the part where his Grandpa told us to leave the hive, but I guess can't expect you to actually read shit.

>>36875968
So how the fuck would leaving alone bring us out of the residential area again?

Because that's what your argument hitches on. Leaving alone being more stealthy since we won't be in the residential district. But we're IN the residential district, so your point is fucking void

“I think it’s best if we split up and meet somewhere” you say to Ash “Just in case Quinn gets suspicious.”

“Good plan” he agrees “there’s a diner called Jazens” he gives you directions “Meet you there as soon as I can.”

You say your goodbyes first, making sure everyone in your little group sees you walking away, as Ash continues on with the party. Everyone except Quinn that is – he’s drunkenly arguing with a statue, looks to be one of the Hive founders.

You get away from anywhere with police patrols and head to the all-night diner Ash told you about. You’re not waiting long, less than an hour later he arrives and the two of you leave “So how are we going to get past the gate?” you ask as the two of you walk through town, late at night.

“Actually” says Ash “I was wondering if you wanted to stay at my place, yeah I know, student digs, but still you can crash with me and go back in the morning.”

>Stay the night with Ash
>No, need to get out of the Hive tonight
>Other (what?)

>>36875982
Because leaving alone means going back home, AWAY from the residential area you dumb fuck.

>>36875983
>Stay the night with Ash

>>36875983
>Stay the night with Ash

>>36875983
>No, need to get out of the Hive tonight

>>36875983
>Stay the night with Ash
Mission doesn't require us out tonight

>>36875983
>Stay the night with Ash
Oh baby

>>36875983

>Stay the night with Ash

>>36875983
>Stay the night with Ash
Time to get penetrated

>>36876052
Well you are not wrong....

>>36876163
Why not penetrated in both ways?

>>36876163
I'm completly right.
In both ways

You think about it, you don’t actually have to get back tonight, Charun would have told you if any of the intel you have in your bag was time-critical.

“Sure” you say “lead on.”

Ash leads you to one of the hive elevators and takes you up to Level 42. The two of you talk as you walk, he’s pretty excited about going to college a year early, he’s studying business and finance, and Quinn has, for all his misbehaviours, taken Ash under his wing like a younger brother. Quinn and most of his friends are in their second year of college. Ashs family is doing fine – as are your aunts and uncles. Ashs grandfathers wound took a long time to heal, almost human-slow, and he doesn’t like anyone talking about it.

Finally you arrive at a large habitat, looks like it could easily house twenty or more students. Ash unlocks the door and lets you both in. “So which room is yours?” you whisper.

“Why are we whispering?” he whispers back

“Well its midnight” you point out “wouldn’t want to wake any other occupants.”

Ash laughs and says at a more normal volume “What other occupants? Shee this is all mine.”

Ah, you forget how damn rich his family is. Chuckling he hands up your coat and leads you to the kitchen, grabbing you a drink of water, and getting himself one as well.

The house is larger than the one you grew up in and is luxuriously appointed, with all the modern and high-tech conveniences you could ever want – Ash doesn’t pour you a glass of water, he asks the house AI *Watson* to do it.

As the two of you slump on plush and comfortable chairs in the living room Ash asks “So Shee, I’ve been babbling on, but what about you?” he learns forward “I mean it can’t be easy living with, with dusters, what’s your life been like these past few years?”

>Don’t tell him anything risky
>Tell him about your new powers
>Tell him you’re a rebel
>Tell him about the drugs
>Tell him something else (what?)

Your response will by default include a general description of life in dust town, if you want to include or omit specific details, please say so.

>>36876205
>Tell him something else (what?)
Tell him we've missed him. And his fangs. And what he did with them.
Oh god please please bite me again Ashley

>>36876205
>Don’t tell him anything risky

>>36876205
>Tell him about your new powers
>Tell him about the drugs

>>36876205
>Tell him about the drugs

>>36876205
>Don’t tell him anything risky

>>36876205
>Tell him about the drugs
Slant it more on the level of >>36876221 though.

>>36876205
>Tell him about the drugs
>Don’t tell him anything risky
Beyond that, anyway.
Also
>>36876221
Might as well go full slut then.
He wouldn't want his friend to rely on drugs wouldn't he?

>>36876221
>>36876232
This

>>36876205
>Tell him about the drugs

>>36874153
FUCK YEAH PSYCHIC REBEL QUEST!

>>36876205
>Tell him about the drugs
>Tell him about your new powers

>>36876234
That seems to be good, seconding

>>36876321
>>36876225
Drugs we could get away with those powers would likely cause him to flip out, small steps guys.

Ok, going with drugs and nothing else for now. You will have a chance to tell him about your powers and other stuff at a later date.

>>36876365
Aww what? Include >>36876221 too.

We've got like 5 votes

>>36876392

No please

>>36876392
that was an option? I'd change >>36876295 to back it.

>>36876365
>>36876392
This guy has it right

>>36876407
It had a pretty sizeable votership. Like it or not.

>>36876365
>>36876392
This this this

>>36876392
>>36876411
It might be included as part of the drugs option, but probably not verbatim.

The bite you option is coming up in a later post, keep your pants on, you're just talking now.

>>36876407
Now you know what I meant back then. Have fun with this kind of thing dominating this quest from now on.

>>36876446
>Wearing pants

>>36876446
Its still a valid way to spin the drugs explanation, which seemed to have been the point. Telling him we got into drugs because of our biting addiction.
And you specifically encouraged us to role-play the addiction out, you can hardly complain that we do that now.

>>36876452

I voted for blood whore flaw too, I just want a bit more of self-control.

>>36876446
It's more about including it in speech you know. Telling him about withdrawal and such, which could have led to drugs.

>>36876452
It's a major part of our character, like it or not.

>>36876464
Then its the future you choose, I pity you if you were foolish enough to think anons had self-control.

>>36876466
>It's a major part of our character, like it or not.
I don't dislike it at all. I voted against blood-whore because I would have hoped for Pallys quest to be more than fetish bait.
But this is my fetish too, so I win either way.

>>36876464
>self-control
>on /tg/
Really just your own fault then. The vote back then was blatantly if we are slut for vampire and for vampire V or vampire D.
If you didn't realise that, then too bad.
Why did you think that got so heavily samefagged?

>>36876452
>dominating this quest
Depends on what you mean by that.

Vampire husbando shenanigans are probably going to be a focus as far as romance goes, but romance itself will never be the sole focus of the quest. Sexual things will be a side-note at most.

>>36876484
haha, me too

>>36876504
That sad delusion.
Poor anon.
Waifufags are bad.
Husbandofags are raging cancer.

>>36876504
You vastly overestimate Tg's ability not to turn every quest into a harm quest. In this case vampire husbando harem quest.

>>36876504
>vampire husbando
I fully intend to lead this into vampire polygamy.

>>36876504
Hahahahahaha

>>36876535
Cx pls go

>>36876535
Not even a minute after i post, you post. Thanks for making my point for me anon.

>>36876547
I can't remember the last time I saw him in PoJ.

>>36876560
I aim to please.

“It’s not been easy” you admit, “life in dust town is so different, so...primitive. I mean, most of them don’t know what a computer is; they think I’m some all-powerful hacker because I know a little coding.”

“You always were good with computers” says Ash “And you did manage to activate the sprinklers in the school that one time, if I recall they couldn’t get the school AI to turn them off – it kept insisting they weren’t on, they had to shut the water off and then reboot the entire school net” he laughs, and you join in, remembering, yeah, that was fun.

You tell him about life in dust town, avoiding anything to do with your powers, and with the rebels. But there is one part of your new life you do talk about.

“Ash” you say carefully “when they sent me away, who did you start feeding on?”

He goes still, and then answers “Just the clan feeders” he says “I had to-”

“I know, I know” you soothe him “you’d have died if you didn’t feed, you did the right thing.”

“But they don’t mean anything” he insists “feeding now it’s just, it’s just something I have to do to survive, it doesn’t feel like anything.”

“Really?” you ask, one eyebrow raised.

He folds his arms and looks away “What do you want me to say, that I enjoy it? I do, of course I do, the feeders do too, but it’s an empty pleasure” his voice drops in volume “it’s not *you*.”

“Thanks” you say, damn you must be coming down with a cold, you sniffle briefly, and then continue “Ash, I” you start again “Ash I didn’t have anything to replace what we had.”

“I’m sorry” he says, still not making eye contact “I wanted to, really I did, but Grandfather made clear-”

“No, no” you say, getting out of your chair and taking his hands in yours “It’s not that, it’s” oh dammit “Ash I turned to drugs to try and get that feeling back, I wish I hadn’t, but I did, ok.”

Ash looks at you, his eyes wide, his hands stiff and unresponsive in yours “What?” he says “What sort of drugs, not Mindburn.”

You snort “No of course not fucking Mindburn, geez, I’m not that dumb, just a few things to pick me up, or slow me down sometimes, some Shine every now and then.”

“Oh, oh” he says, his eyes flickering back and forth “Oh Shee I’m so sorry, I mean, you hear of things Duster girls have to do to get their fix and-” You swat at him with the back of your hand.

“Don’t pity me” you say half-joking, half-serious “I haven’t *done* anything for a fix, I just need a little now and then and I’ve got a cheap supplier, I’m not selling myself or anything.”

Ash looks relieved “Good” he says, then his face falls “but still, I’m sorry, and...why are you telling me this?”

“You asked what my life was like” you say with a shrug, “and we never kept secrets from each other before.” You tell yourself that your powers, and the rebels aren’t *your* secrets they belong to your allies as well, because telling anyone could put them in danger.

Ash laughs, a bitter sound “yeah I guessed I asked for it.” He says “still, I wish there was something I could do to help.”

>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...
>Other (what?)

Second option is asking him to bite you.
Just to be clear.

>>36876547

Leave me out of it, I'm not participating in the discussion/argument.

>>36876564

Because I don't participate in the arguments, I only vote.

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own
Last attempt to play a character. But I think I already know to leave here.

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...
"We both want it, don't we?"

>>36876535
That's fine too, just don't expect it to be the sole focus or for it to include much smut.

>>36876526
Not really contradictory, events will force a focus on things other than romance.

>>36876521
Which part is delusional, exactly? Because I know some of those things are absolutes, and the rest are only extremely likely.

>>36876542
Hahahahahaha

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own
Hahaha, as if this isn't going to get samefagged hard into getting bitten.

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...

>>36876617
You mean act our of character right?
We're a weak woman, which is why we turned to drugs in the first place

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...
Make it clear physically too

>>36876634
>events will force a focus on things other than romance.
Like a mission to deliver info to our possibly diyng rebel leader?
Hahaha

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own

>>36876648
No, trying to continue the three years our character spend trying to kick the habit.
But its pointless anyway, the husbando fag who railroaded us into the blood-whore thing, isn't gonna stop now.

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...
If he accepts... Make sure our hands wander a little as he's biting. And make it clear with our body we don't mind his wandering either

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own

>>36876604
>Other (what?)
You could conceivably help by us picking up where we left off, But that'd be replacing one addiction with another. It'd feel SO good, but i'm a afraid it'll do more harm than good. If you're willing to wait for me to get all of this out of my system, maybe then we could pick up were we left off?

>>36876634
Have to agree with >>36876653 Tg goes for smut almost every time.

>>36876604
I like this one.
>>36876686

>>36876653
More like fae inquisitions and the deaths of husbandos. Dramatic things that force a response. OP is not afraid to kill beloved characters.

>>36876686
They can go for it, doesn't mean they'll get it.

>>36876604
>>36876617
Like this >>36876686
Would be great.

>>36876653
So we should risk our lives trying to get it to him, when none of the information is time-constrained?

Hell no.

Anonymous
12/20/14(Sat)19:04:12 No.36876625
>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...

>>36876604
There isn't, I need to kick the habit on my own.

>>36876604
Seconding >>36876686

>>36876686
That's an interesting write-in.

Adding as an official third response

>Wait until I'm clean

haven't even read the entire thread and i can already tell that this quest will be shit because of the retarded voters, i'm out fagguts

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own by way of >>36876686

>>36876703
>OP is not afraid to kill beloved characters.
I believe it, when I see it.

>>36876716
Whoops. Teaches me to lazily copy and paste.

>>36876722
>Wait until I'm clean

Alright then, changingfrom my >There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own

I do'nt know which one is mine because I didnt include a comment.

>>36876725
Thanks god, one soul saved.

>Suddenly new IPs as soon as the new write in comes in
Oh boy!

>>36876604
>Other
try to recruit him to the rebellion

>>36876604
>>36876686
This please.

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...

>>36876604
>>36876635
Not going to change my vote for it, but I like the cut of
>Wait until I'm clean
So a hint of that.

>>36876745
What purpose would that even serve?
New IPs are to circumvent the block of identical posts.

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off...

>>36876604
>>36876686
>>36876686
This. We're willing, just not yet.

>>36876722
>Wait until I'm clean

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own
>>36876686
With a hint of that. Don't want to promise anything. But it might be a thing one day.

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off..

Ok, with this being close, and with the write-in being almost the same as the option to kick it on your own.

Would you the players like me to do a Final Destination vote with the options being essentially *bite me now* and *not yet*?

>>36876604
>There isn’t, I need to kick the habit on my own

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off..

>>36876686
This seems sensible without being too OOC.

>>36876729
>I believe it, when I see it.
You should probably read his previous work.

One LI died, two more almost died from being burned to death and crushed by a giant tree. The latter two were saved by good rolls, only beating the DC by 1 or 2 in the latter case.

>>36876604
>There is – you and I pick up where we left off..

>>36876814
I would prefer "not at all", but if "not yet" is the best I can get, sure.
They are already starting to get into the new IPs anyway.

>>36876814
It's going to get swamped by samefagging, your call op. Just surprised no one else thought about writing in like i did.

>>36876827
>One LI died
No LI ever died permanently in PoJ.

> crushed by a giant tree
I think you got the wrong QM?

>>36876814
Do it, it'll just be a war of the samefags considering the "surprise" comeback of not wanting to do it, DESPITE the vote before that being practically unanimous

>>36876853
That's because you were the only person who voted for a write in.

>>36876814
Do it OP, may as well allow them to samefag on equal grounds

Ok, final destination in 5 minutes