File: makaimura.jpg (1.11 MB, 900x1238)

1.11 MB JPG

>>37208265
"Scared? Of course not!" Arturia actually sniffs in disdain. The knight doesn't look very out of sorts; she's got a few scuffs on her face, and her armor's a little dinged. If she was REALLY hurt, you'd be seeing her heart-patterned undies and literally nothing else. "Perish the thought! I've faced far too many horrors to be unmanned by the simplest of jump scares."

Then why was she screaming?

Arturia sputters for a moment. "Those were no screams. Those were my battle cries! I was showing those nefarious beasts the business end of my lances!"

Right. Well, that's not important, so you glance over at the other victim of this attack, and-

... there's always a bit of cognitive dissonance whenever you lay eyes on Lee-Fi and her Chinese dress; it's like some part of your brain forever expects someone in a karate gi and a bandanna. Right now, she's not particularly haughty and imperious; she's hugging herself, looking drawn and pale.

"... Rokko's missing," she mutters. "We were going to go look for her, but we didn't even make it out before this /thing/ jumped us, screaming gibberish and then- just-"

[ ] [PRESS] Ask for more details, maybe try to calm Lee-Fi down to get a clearer picture.
[ ] [QUESTION] Alright, the fearmonger's got even more to answer for. See if you can get a clearer answer from /her/.
[ ] [SNOW FORT] You don't have time for this. Maybe you ought to check out that fighting on the outskirts of the snowfields...
[ ] [ARFOIRE] It's all Arfoire's fault! Sure, everyone'll call you crazy, but you know in your heart that she's behind this!
[ ] [NEPTUNE] Ask for Neptune's opinion. She's still in her HDD form, so she might actually be useful and not a goddamn airhead.
[ ] [WRITE-IN]

>>37208281
>[ ] [PRESS] Ask for more details, maybe try to calm Lee-Fi down to get a clearer picture.
I'm sure everything is fine out in the fort, probably some kids snowball fighting.

Nice to see you back Blorp, I hope you had a happy new years and all that jazz.

>>37208281
>[x] [QUESTION] Alright, the fearmonger's got even more to answer for. See if you can get a clearer answer from /her/.

>>37208281
>[ ] [PRESS] Ask for more details, maybe try to calm Lee-Fi down to get a clearer picture.
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] Ask for Neptune's opinion. She's still in her HDD form, so she might actually be useful and not a goddamn airhead.

>>37208281
>[DELEGATE] Send the two away from the fearmonger and investigate the snow fort. That way, they can calm down.
tooootally not metagaming
>[QUESTION] But uh, maybe let Neptune try?

[ ] [QUESTION] Alright, the fearmonger's got even more to answer for. See if you can get a clearer answer from /her/.
[ ] [SNOW FORT] You don't have time for this. Maybe you ought to check out that fighting on the outskirts of the snowfields...

She's coming with us, we'll question her on the way there. No way in hell is she not able to find some way to escape from someone else.

>>37208281
>"... Rokko's missing," she mutters.

...Of course she fucking is. Because this day hasn't nearly been eventful enough already.
>[ ] [PRESS] Ask for more details, maybe try to calm Lee-Fi down to get a clearer picture.

>>37209668
Rokko's with Urist, I guess if they know her they might know Moru too

>>37209708
>Rokko's with Urist

...Who?

File: street fighter.jpg (214 KB, 1315x2046)

214 KB JPG

>[X] [QUESTION]

Okay. You’re not gonna lie to yourself- you’re not exactly the most reassuring when you’re dressed up in your HDD form’s battle bikini, especially not when you’re spattered with someone else’s blood. You’re not getting any more info from Lee-Fi when she’s in this state, and you’re not gonna be the one to calm her down- you have neither the time nor the ability.

You unsummon your war hammer and jerk a thumb back over your shoulder- if either of ‘em need you, you’ll be questioning little miss perpetrator over there. So just take it easy, alright? Your guards’ll be along in a few to help them out in their search.

“Thank you.” Arturia steps in, putting a comforting arm around Lee-Fi’s shoulders. “Sorry, Blanc. She’s not usually like this, but she took a non-combat job for the next week, showing off her martial artistry, but it involves wearing- you know, mascot costumes, like in amusement parks-”

“The animal suits are gonna eat me!” Lee-Fi suddenly wails, before covering her face with her hands.

… aah. Right. You worked with Lee-Fi on and off, and you DO remember her being notoriously bad with stuff you can’t put a fist through. Like ghosts, and most kinds of jump scares.

(Cont.)

File: just five nights.jpg (103 KB, 850x1176)

103 KB JPG

>>37209842
You leave them to it, walking a few paces back to where you left the fearmonger slumped against the wall- Neptune’s there, too; thankfully, as CPU Purple Heart, she’s capable of showing sense in keeping an eye on the little psychopath. Unsurprisingly, she’s not all that scary under direct sunlight- she looks ill at ease, keeping herself still as a discarded costume, and only her eyes and her breathing betray the fact that she’s still alive.

“No more violence, Blanc,” CPU Purple Heart says the moment you approach. “At this rate, anything more would knock her out.”

… is it something on your damn face? C’mon, just because you LOOK mad doesn’t mean you’re gonna tear this girl’s limbs out of their sockets.

“I’ve known you long enough,” is Neptune’s simple reply. But she steps aside anyway; in your own country, you’re the highest level of authority, and you both know it.

You crouch down in front of the fearmonger, trying to make eye contact- and she finally shifts in place, tilting her hat down to avoid it. A growl tears itself out of your throat before you can stop it- alright, spit it out. Why’d she do it? Some kinda vendetta against Arturia and Lee-Fi?

The fearmonger keeps her peace, her lips pressed into a thin line.

[ ] [WHO]’s she working with? There’s got to be someone else. She can’t have been working alone.
[ ] [WHY] did she do this- is it something to do with Arturia and Lee-Fi’s search for Rokko?
[ ] [VIOLENCE] will make her talk! Forget doing this the hard way and throw her around a bit.
[ ] [ARFOIRE] was behind this! You totally know it. Bitch just won’t stay dead, and now she’s ruining everything.
[ ] [WRITE-IN]

>>37209861
>[ ] [WHY] did she do this- is it something to do with Arturia and Lee-Fi’s search for Rokko?

>>37209861
>[x] [WHY] did she do this- is it something to do with Arturia and Lee-Fi’s search for Rokko?
Talk you shit.

>>37209861
>[x] [WHY] did she do this- is it something to do with Arturia and Lee-Fi’s search for Rokko?
>[x] [WRITE-IN] THREATEN with further use of violence

>>37209861
>[x] [VIOLENCE] will make her talk! Forget doing this the hard way and throw her around a bit.

>>37209861
>[ ] [ARFOIRE] was behind this! You totally know it. Bitch just won’t stay dead, and now she’s ruining everything.

>>37209861
>[FUCK] What if she's stalling? She's keeping two CPU Hearts busy, after all. Maybe I should send Purple somewhere else.

>>37209861
>[ ] [WHY] did she do this- is it something to do with Arturia and Lee-Fi’s search for Rokko?

File: 3c6f46bd7ff9c560d03cae78d(...).jpg (70 KB, 640x357)

70 KB JPG

>>37209861
>[X] [WHY]

Does she really think you’re /stupid/? She’d just blabbed on and on about NOT ratting out her pals, and about how Arturia and Lee-Fi were gonna check out some stuff and “ruin everything.” On what goddamn planet is it ever okay to use that as an excuse to jump them with all those freaky-ass horror powers running at 1000%? And in the middle of a crowd! What the hell could possibly be important enough to endanger civilians, let alone /kids/ that-

“Í̞͇̱̻ ̹ͅẃ̘̜̩ou̱̥͍̱̼̲l̲͎̳̼̖̟͉dn̪͇̣̪͚͔͞ͅ'̤̙͖̗͚̟̮t̜͕̣̝̹̯ͅa̢ ̷̮h̞̪̬̳̪̥͜u̵̺rt͈̝̻̫̀ ̖n̡̗o̠͇̳ k͈̞̯͓̤͖͡i͉͈̮ḍ͕͓͟s͉͙̺!͉” the fearmonger blurts out. “Ḭ͇͟ ͉̙a̝͇̕i̩̟͔͞n̘̱̮̩͔'̳̪t̛̩̜̯͍̩̙ ̱n̖o̡͔̰͖̘̯ ̜̳̤̕ro̶̳ǫ̣̥̰k҉̦̖͕̝͓̰i̱e̛͈̹,̘͇̭̩̘͈ ͔̹̼I̡̬'̹͓̼̥̘̥͚̀v̡̭̻̭e̛̗̝͍̲̳̬̟ ̮͙͖̺̟go͖̰̝͇ţ͓̗̭͚ ̭̟͇̟͕͞f̶͈̹͍͍̟ͅu̵l̠̥͓͉̯̱͞l͓̘̝̗̘̳ͅ ͇̀c͚̪̻͇o̪͘n̢̠̤̞̫t̡̠̝̦̱̤͙̯r̺̝̗̼͓o̹̟͠l̯͚̝͓̬͇͔ ̺̫̠̳o̘͎̪̥͓̘͢v̶̞e̬ṟ̫̀ ͜my͏̦̼͚̣͔ ̣̩̺͎̭̥͞p̷̙̞̦̘o̲̪͖̭w̙̣e̺r̩̲͚͖̲̀s͖!̱͜!͉͎̠” She’s desperate, incensed, and it is the MOST fucking conceited thing you’ve heard all day because the dumb bitch is /sitting smack-dab in the middle of the fucking property damage she caused with her own attacks/-

A red haze falls over your vision, and you abruptly have her by the front of her shirt, slamming her back against the wall. You feel Neptune’s hands on your shoulders, and you struggle against the grip pulling you away, howling at the fearmonger- does she think she’s hot shit!? She IS a goddamn rookie! An F-rank amateur! She’d better look at the fucking mess she made- concrete blocks, bricks all over the place, shrapnel from her fucking puppets- and ask herself if that’s the type of shit that won’t turn ANY kid into spaghetti sauce!!

(Cont.)

>>37210469
By the time you remember to breathe, you’re red-faced and panting, and CPU Purple Heart’s holding both your arms back. At least the fearmonger doesn’t have that smug look on her dumb face anymore- there’s just this thousand-yard stare, like what you shouted at her hurt worse than the broken limbs she’s got.

“I̕-I w̡as̢n̶'̡ţ ̡go̧n͢na h͘ưrt͘ ̡an̷y̧on͢e. ̸Wa̷s͡n't̷ gón͠na ̵h̴ur̡t ány k̢i͏d̢ś.͜ ̶Į j̨u̷s͜ţ ̧had ͝to stop 'em̧.̸ St͏op '̷e͘m f͞ro̡m̛ ͞look̨in̛' f͜o̢ŕ thàt̀ b̧l͟ùe͞ ͠k͘i͢d in͞ ́t̴he̴ ͏śpa͝ce̸ ͢ran̢g̢e҉r͡ ̕a҉rm̨or.̴ ̀I-͏I͡ wasn't-҉”

You glance back over your shoulder at Neptune, trying to look as un-bloodthirsty as possible- it works, and she lets you go. The fearmonger’s still going on, like she’s not totally there anymore.

“She was just gonna l̙̱̕u̡̝͔̲̙r͓͖̬̦̀e̶̫̤̬̲͍̟̙ ͟t̩͍̼̖̩̮͢h̯͍̙̱͕͡a̙͉̟̭̗͇͇͝t̺̱̣͕͕ ̭̭̭̘͓͘ḅ̴̥̺lư̞̖̙e̘̹̱̜͡ ̹͍̤̩͕k̖͈̺͈͙i͕͍͖̩̹̮ͅd̵͎͓̰͚̙̺̬ ̤̘̺̲̦̮ͅo̻̱̮̪̙̩u̝̤ͅt̮̟̬͍̫͖t̫̥̙͕a̸͈̟͉̟̖ ̧̪̺̣ț͇͓̞̙o̢̟̘̥̯̲w̰n͖̞͙̙͓͎͓!̙͖̬̝ S͘h̶e ai̸ņ'́t͡ ̵h̕u̡rti͢n' no͢ k̕id͝s͜! Th҉at͡ ͟w̵a̸s͞n͝'̡t̷ ͟in t̨h̛e pl͢an!̡ J̕ust͜ ̕h̵a̧d͢ to͢ ̴r̶o҉u͝gh͘ h͡er u͏p̶ ̛a͜ l̡i̢tt͡ļe̷,͞ ͠test̶ sơm҉et̵hin̡'̧ out!”

(Cont.)

>>37210541
You… you THINK you can parse most of that. Something about some kid in blue, who this fearmonger’s friend was gonna beat the shit out of. It’s not exactly rocket science, huh.

[ ] [SNOW FORT] If she IS talking about Rokko, the Blue Bomber won’t go down without a fight. Take Neptune and FLY toward where you got reports of flashy loud fighting.
[ ] [TOGETHER FORT] … take Neptune AND your prisoner AND Arturia and Lee-Fi to the snow fort. You’ll be stuck walking, but they were looking for Rokko, and you can keep an eye on your damn fearmonger prisoner.
[ ] [SPLIT UP] Have Neptune and the others keep an eye on the prisoner. You’ll jet on ahead to check out the snow fort. One goddess and two adventurers can keep one prisoner locked down, and you’ll get there that much faster.
[ ] [NOPE] Screw the snow fort- your guards are on their way, it’ll all sort itself out. Try to get more info out of the fearmonger.
[ ] [SEND OFF] Send Neptune to check out the snow fort. You can keep an eye on and/or grill the prisoner all on your lonesome.
[ ] [WRITE-IN]

>>37210562
>[ ] [TOGETHER FORT] … take Neptune AND your prisoner AND Arturia and Lee-Fi to the snow fort. You’ll be stuck walking, but they were looking for Rokko, and you can keep an eye on your damn fearmonger prisoner.
Yeah, Blanc is my favorite goddess ever.

>>37210562
>[ ] [SPLIT UP] Have Neptune and the others keep an eye on the prisoner. You’ll jet on ahead to check out the snow fort. One goddess and two adventurers can keep one prisoner locked down, and you’ll get there that much faster.

Madam Euphoria here probably isn't going to be starting any more shit, but better safe than sorry.

>>37210562
>[x] [SNOW FORT] If she IS talking about Rokko, the Blue Bomber won’t go down without a fight. Take Neptune and FLY toward where you got reports of flashy loud fighting.

>>37210562
>[SNOW FORT] If she IS talking about Rokko, the Blue Bomber won’t go down without a fight. Take Neptune and FLY toward where you got reports of flashy loud fighting.

>>37210541
>Th҉at͡ ͟w̵a̸s͞n͝'̡t̷ ͟in t̨h̛e pl͢an!̡ J̕ust͜ ̕h̵a̧d͢ to͢ ̴r̶o҉u͝gh͘ h͡er u͏p̶ ̛a͜ l̡i̢tt͡ļe̷,͞ ͠test̶ sơm҉et̵hin̡'̧ out!”

Test what out? How many plasma bolts it takes to disintegrate a human body? Because you could've just asked her, you know. God knows she has plenty of data. Why the whole elaborate plan anyway, it's not like Rokko's hard to find. You just have to look for the nearest...

...field of corpses.

Fuuuuuuuuck

>>37208281
Wait...was the thing we took out Five Nights at Freddy's?

>>37211448
That was her.

>>37211448
Just in case the animatronics and the filename being just five nights.jpg didn't give it away, yes.

>>37211448
Didn't we already go over that in earlier thread?

>>37211485
I just got back and am reading now.

File: White_Heart.png (186 KB, 311x839)

186 KB PNG

>>37210562
>[X] [SNOW FORT]

You don't think Rokko would have too much trouble against any of this fearmonger's friends, but that's only assuming they're as pants-on-head incompetent as she is. Then again, there's also a goddamn snow fort in the middle of the snowy fields, which is coincidentally where the fighting apparently is taking place, and you didn't think THAT was a thing.

Right then. Arturia and Lee-Fi are both on prisoner-watching duty. Neptune is coming with YOU, and you're checking out whatever it is that's going on over there.

"As you command," Arturia intones. She pulls one of her stupidly large lances from behind her back, leveling it at the fearmonger's face. "She's not getting any chances to pull a fast one over us."

Right. Good. With any luck, you'll be back soon.

You don't wait for an answer, drawing upon the powers invested in you as a goddess to scream straight into the air like a human-sized jet plane, and the cityscape of Lowee once again sprawls out beneath you. You don't even have to /look/ to realize that Neptune's hot on your heels.

(Cont.)

File: rockman series.jpg (372 KB, 967x800)

372 KB JPG

>>37211549
Yeah, flight's really one of the best perks of being a divine being in this messed-up world. It's almost enough to make up for the fact that, by all rights, you ought to still be in bed, with no worries at all. Instead, you're out here, cleaning up would-be plots against who-knows-what and jumping at shadows and being bugged by annoying purple-haired girls.

There is no justice in Gamindustri.

The snow fort actually takes a little while to pop into view; it's set so that a grove of trees sort of obscure it from a certain angle, and it's not nearly tall enough to stick up past the tops of age-old evergreens. Nice and unobtrusive.

... and out in front of it, there's a small group of figures trudging through the snow, making a beeline away from the fort and toward your capital city. Even from up here, Rokko's bright blue armor stands out like a sore thumb.

There is a distinct lack of fighting and murdering going on. You're not sure whether to be relieved or disappointed. But they DO see you, and the figures stop to wave. No screams for help, thankfully.

[ ] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.
[ ] [RETURN] They can take care of themselves; go back and keep tabs on the prisoner, and maybe go get your guards organized.
[ ] [SCOUT OUT] Go take a closer look at that snow fort. Maybe you'll dig up some info, or clues, and figure out what the hell happened.
[ ] [WRITE-IN]

[X] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.

>>37211572
>[ ] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.
They should know what happened.

>>37211572
>[ ] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.

>>37211572
>[ ] [RETURN] They have this taken care of, time to return to the real problem.

>>37211572
>[ ] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.
See if we can use our magic to conjure up some Booze, loosen up their lips some

>>37211572
>[ ] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.
Of course we got questions!

>>37211572
>[ ] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.
Awesome, Blanc can finally talk to someone shorter than her.

>>37211572
>[x] [APPROACH] Make sure they're not hiding injuries, or that they don't need help. 'Sides, you've certainly got questions.

File: dragon quest series.png (380 KB, 423x875)

380 KB PNG

>>37211572
>[X] [APPROACH]

It's a simple matter to touch down in front of the small group; you simply change your trajectory a little, sending yourself plummeting toward the ground. You hit it like you hit everything else: suddenly, violently, and at far higher speeds than safety and common sense should allow. Your feet kick up a small plume of snow, mostly because the snow closest to your landing evaporates into so much water and steam.

Behind you, Neptune slows down like a pansy, cutting her speed 'til she's hovering an inch above the snow. THEN she drops, plinking to the ground like a master ballerina, cutting a much more graceful figure.

You snort. Even now, she's a damn showoff.

"Blanc! And, um, CPU Purple Heart…?"

... oh wow, it's Estelle. You hadn't even realized- well, anyway, she's all cheery and happy to see you, which always makes you feel like a goddamn /heel/. But as always, you push that woe-is-me bullshit aside and give her a curt nod. Just coming to check in on all of them, since you caught wind of a fight going on here, around a snow fort. And Rokko's got some people worried about her, by the way.

"O-Oh. I got, c-carried away." The Blue Bomber has the good sense to look embarrassed- though that sure as hell isn't the ONLY thing she's looking, because she looks like absolute hell. Moreso than usual, even; you know she’s been having a tough time of things, but you hadn’t gotten a good look at her before the festival started. You’re damn sure that most of those wires aren’t supposed to be external, and the dead-eyed LOOK on her face-

For that matter, she's not the only one; Moru's just as beat up, and judging by her mildly stoned expression, she looks like she's seen the coming of the end times.

(Cont.)

>>37211866
How tall is Urist, is she even five feet?

File: nepnep.png (139 KB, 251x220)

139 KB PNG

>>37212172
That dwarf girl who's taken to hanging around Estelle is here, too, and she looks about ten times worse, although you can't really tell- she ALWAYS looks sort of grungy at best, grimy at worst. The annoyed scowl on her face doesn’t help her looks much, like she was looking forward to a good long rest but then SOME lollygaggers had to come in and stand between her and some much-deserved relaxation.

Yeah, you and her both. You really can’t hold that against her.

For once, Estelle looks close to spotless. Odd- she's usually the one who's first in and last out of the battle.

Before you can think of anything to say- something that would've been tactful and NOT panic-inciting- CPU Purple Heart opens up her big dumb mouth. "There's been an attack in Lowee's capital. A fearmonger tried to take out Arturia and Lee-Fi, and she said she was trying to stop them from looking for Rokko-"

(Cont.)

File: Blanc-ULTRANOPE.jpg (27 KB, 600x335)

27 KB JPG

>>37212206
And then you can’t hear ANYONE, because EVERYONE’S clamoring all at the same time- Estelle yelling a question, no longer smiling, but she cuts herself off because she’s trying to stop a screeching Moru from charging single-handedly toward the capital, while Rokko actually /falls over/ onto the snow, not even bothering to stand up- hell, she’s dead set on crawling toward the capital, leaving behind a trail of motor oil, and the dwarf girl is either trying to drag her back up or drag her toward the town, you can’t even tell-

Goddamn it, Neptune.

[ ] [AIRLIFT] You and Neptune can probably airlift the two most injured people- by the looks of it, Rokko and Urist need the most urgent medical attention (and/or mechanic, in Rokko’s case).
[ ] [EXPRESS] You and Neptune can probably airlift Rokko and Moru back to Arturia and Lee-Fi. They’re all thick as thieves, and the two of them will run themselves half to death trying to get back to Arturia and Lee-Fi.
[ ] [QUESTIONS] Calm EVERYONE the fuck down, because you need to know who the hell was capable of doing this much damage and/or in cahoots with that fearmonger.
[ ] [SNOW FORT] Leave Neptune to untangle the goddamn mess she made, and go check out that snow fort. Despite yourself, you’re pretty damn curious.
[ ] [WRITE-IN]

>>37212206
By the way, on an unrelated note I'm putting up this quest information on 1d4chan and actually giving it a section on the whole giant ass list. This is fantasy yes?

>>37212206
How long do you reckon it'll take NepNep to realize Urist is the one who stole her spot as the protagonist?

>>37212232
>[ ] [QUESTIONS] Calm EVERYONE the fuck down, because you need to know who the hell was capable of doing this much damage and/or in cahoots with that fearmonger.

>>37212232
>[ ] [QUESTIONS] Calm EVERYONE the fuck down, because you need to know who the hell was capable of doing this much damage and/or in cahoots with that fearmonger.
Everyone shut up.

And then Nep realized who stole her protagonist role.

>>37212232
>[x] [QUESTIONS] Calm EVERYONE the fuck down, because you need to know who the hell was capable of doing this much damage and/or in cahoots with that fearmonger.

>>37212232
I would appreciate a quick answer on which genre this is so I can just add that and move on, I'm in an OCD wiki editing mood right now and might as well make the most of it

>>37212232
>[x] [EVERYONE. SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP!]

>>37212343
Yeah it's pretty fantasy, a really meta light-hearted sorta fantasy, but I mean yeah it's all swords and magic and beating up monsters and stuff.

>>37212182
... I'm actually not sure how tall ANYONE is-

Well, okay, I just looked it up; Blanc is apparently 4' 6". And I'm pretty sure I stated in an earlier thread that Urist is shorter than her, so... no, Urist is far from five feet.

>>37212239
>>37212343
Oh! Fantasy's probably as close a way to describe it as possible- if you take away all the gaming parody stuff and the high-tech trappings that come with it, the world is set up closer to that than to sci-fi.

Thank you, anonymous wiki editor!

>>37212232
>[ ] [QUESTIONS] Calm EVERYONE the fuck down, because you need to know who the hell was capable of doing this much damage and/or in cahoots with that fearmonger.

...
will there be DOOM girl soon?

>>37212405
>Urist is super short
Well she did have to physically climb up the store counter.

Her moe points just keep climbing.

>>37212405
Got it, adding to wiki page now, any time mate

>>37212232
>[ ] [SNOW FORT] Neptune can clean up her own damn mess!

>>37212428
Have we met metal gear or metal gear solid yet?

>>37212232
>[X] [SNOW FORT]

>>37212428
Not before I do some proper research on it!

>>37212559
And not quite yet.

>>37212559
No, but she's met us.

>>37212232
> [ ] [QUESTIONS]

File: 1360197318753.jpg (75 KB, 1280x720)

75 KB JPG

>>37212232
>[X] [QUESTIONS]
>[X] [EVERYONE SHUT UP]

Okay, yeah, you don’t have time for wacky misunderstanding hijinks. With a thought, your war hammer drops into your waiting hands, and you proceed to slam it into the poor abused earth with punishing force. The resulting cacophony is enough to get EVERYONE to clam up (or knock them flat on their asses, as in Moru’s case).

You take a deep breath, doing your level best to ensure that your next sentence won’t come out as an exasperated growl: everything’s /fine/. No one’s hurt. At most, they’re a little shaken. The fearmonger that jumped them is in custody right now, and you’re just out here to make sure that everyone HERE is okay, ‘cause the perpetrator squealed that she was the distraction for whoever attacked /Rokko/. Now, can someone PLEASE tell you who did this to-

“The hell is a fearmonger?” Urist growls sourly. You’re about to snap at her when you realize that that might… possibly be her natural voice, and not just her being a truculent bitch for the sake of being a truculent bitch. That’s backed up by her lessened scowl and the genuinely curious expression on her face. Huh. She really doesn’t know?

“I-It’s, another type of… a-adventurer.” To your surprise, it’s /Rokko/ who leans in and starts explaining it to the dwarf, in that grating, stuttering deadpan of hers. Estelle seems just as surprised for a moment, but then she turns and approaches you; old habits reassert themselves, and you both find yourself falling back into your respective roles as confidant and war leader. Just like the old days.

“Well, it’s like this- earlier today, a freelancer by the name of Myrra apparently lured Rokko out to the snowfields before attacking her.” Estelle nods over toward the catgirl and the dwarf. “Moru and Urist got here in time to turn the tides. The fly monsters from before joined in, too.”

(Cont.)

File: Reading.png (1.38 MB, 1496x744)

1.38 MB PNG

>>37213405
… honestly, you like absolutely nothing about that sentence. Least of all the implication that anyone could have Rokko on the ropes like that. You glance over at the Blue Bomber, and you barely even begin to wonder whether her skills’ve rusted that far when Estelle speaks up again, anticipating your train of thought.

“Ahahah… it’s not like that. Whoever this Myrra is, she’s a real piece of work- called herself the Master of Magic, had her own minion army, and took the three of them on before they could take her down.” Here, Estelle shifts uncomfortably. “… I got here just in time to deal with the army and heal my friends.”

If your guess is correct, that’s probably what grating on Estelle the most. You don’t mention that, though- you’re pretty sure you’ve heard that Master of Magic name before, though. Possibly in connection with Leanbox- the goddess Vert’s territory. That wouldn’t be surprising, though- a lot of freelancers seem to gravitate toward that nation, even if they don’t ultimately join up with the Guild.

Estelle looks like she’s about to continue, but Neptune clears her throat meaningfully. You glance back at her, and she stares at you with the most impressive poker face in the world- although her eyes are kinda sparkling. A lot.

[ ] [AIRLIFT] Fly the most heavily wounded back to the city. You’ll have to take Urist, but Neptune can probably carry Rokko.
[ ] [CAPCOM] May as well fly Rokko and Moru back to Arturia and Lee-Fi! Then you can put a bow on this whole situation and deal with the rest of the day.
[ ] [SNOW FORT] Go take a look at the snow fort. Now that Rokko’s technically okay, you can spare a few seconds to look it over.
[ ] [KEEP LISTENING] Whatever else Estelle has to say is usually worth listening to.
[ ] [NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.
[ ] [WRITE-IN]

>>37213445
>two lolis growling at each other
Awesome

[ ] [NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.
This is probably important right?

It's not like Neptune would say something dumb.

>>37213445
>[ ] [AIRLIFT] Fly the most heavily wounded back to the city. You’ll have to take Urist, but Neptune can probably carry Rokko.
Neptune is going to say that one of these two is the main character, right?

>>37213445
>[ ] [AIRLIFT] Fly the most heavily wounded back to the city. You’ll have to take Urist, but Neptune can probably carry Rokko.
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.
Talk on the way

>>37213445
>[ ] [KEEP LISTENING] Whatever else Estelle has to say is usually worth listening to.
I'm working, Neptune.

>>37213445
>[x] [NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.

And after she has given her unimportant speech

>[x] [SNOW FORT] Go take a look at the snow fort. Now that Rokko’s technically okay, you can spare a few seconds to look it over.

>>37213445
>[ ] [SNOW FORT] Go take a look at the snow fort. Now that Rokko’s technically okay, you can spare a few seconds to look it over.
[NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.

Guys, guys, the snow fort. If Urist can impress with her technical skills now, she'll be much more likely to get a permit for her real-deal dorf fort in the future.

>>37213445
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.

>>37213445
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.
>[ ] [SNOW FORT] Go take a look at the snow fort. Now that Rokko’s technically okay, you can spare a few seconds to look it over.
>[ ] [WRITE-IN]
Tell Estelle to stop by the Basillicom later though

They also haven't mentioned the box they found.

>>37213445
>[x] [SNOW FORT] Go take a look at the snow fort. Now that Rokko’s technically okay, you can spare a few seconds to look it over.

>>37213445
>[ ] [SNOW FORT] Go take a look at the snow fort. Now that Rokko’s technically okay, you can spare a few seconds to look it over.
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] … you seriously doubt this will be in any way important, but you might as well humor Neptune.

>>37213445
>[ ] [SNOW FORT] Maybe there's a clue?

>>37213445
>[ ] [SNOW FORT] Go take a look at the snow fort. Now that Rokko’s technically okay, you can spare a few seconds to look it over.

>>37213445
>[X] [NEPTUNE]
>[X] [SNOW FORT]

You glance back to Estelle, but she sadly doesn’t know Neptune as well as you, and she’s taken in by CPU Purple Heart’s ultra-serious expression. That, and she’s far too polite for her own good. So instead of cutting through Neptune’s interruption as she should, Estelle defers to the goddess like she’s got something important to say.

Without any other choice, you sigh a little and turn to the purple-haired goddess. Yes, Neptu-

“I’ve narrowed it down,” she says without any preamble whatsoever. And also still with that goddamn ultra-serious expression and voice of hers, which is all the more serious due to how much deeper it is than her usual excitable chirping. “Whoever stole my spot as the main character is most certainly within this group.”

… but no matter how ~mature~ and ~serious~ Neptune becomes when she transforms, she’s still goddamn Neptune, all the way down.

“And as you promised before, it is your duty to help me figure out which of these adventurers has become the main character,” she finishes triumphantly. “We will have to start by grilling them on which- hey. Hey!”
Neptune squawks at your retreating back. “Wait! This is a matter of utmost importance!”

Utmost importance your /ass/, you mutter. You ignore Neptune’s further protests as she hurries to catch up-
Instead, you call back over your shoulder to Estelle. You two can finish up whatever you were talking about back at the Basilicom later, okay?

“Huh? Well… sure!” she stammers. Probably still a little shocked from seeing Neptune’s goddamn idiocy for the first time in her life- you don’t think Estelle ever had any really meaningful contact with the goddess, despite fighting against her a few times back in the day. “But what-”

You just want to take a closer look at this- this snow fort. Because you’re damn sure there wasn’t one the last time you were around these… parts…

(Cont.)

File: urist.jpg (245 KB, 772x763)

245 KB JPG

>>37214590
Holy shit, that’s no snow fort. That’s a goddamn snow fort/ress/. If you didn’t know better, you would’ve thought it had been there the whole time, that’s how ridiculously permanent it looks. You rap your knuckles on the snow wall a few times.

After a moment, you slam your fist against it. It refuses to give. Holy hell, just how strong IS this stuff? It’s- it IS snow, right?

“Yeah. It is.”

There’s Urist’s customary growl again. There’s a hint of pride to it, the same note that was there back when she first started talking about dwarves. The grimy-looking dwarf hitches her thumb onto her belt, and trundles on over toward you- or rather, she has to goose-step through the snow, since it’s pretty deep for her. Clearly, she’s got it worse than YOU do in the height department. “It’s a temp job. Not enough room in it to live proper and dwarf-like, but it’ll keep bad shit out as long as no one lowers the drawbridge.”

So that’s how they outlived the army.

(Cont.)

File: nopenope.jpg (12 KB, 223x202)

12 KB JPG

>>37214614
“… yeah. Hm.” Urist averts her eyes, scowling off into the distance. There’s a distinctly embarrassed edge to her next mutter. “We locked the damn bitch in with us, though-” she talks over your reflexive amused snort, coloring slightly. “But that’s only ‘cause we broke her fucking limbs!” the dwarf adds defensively. “By all rights, she shoulda been screaming with pain, not- you know- recovering and casting spells out her ass!”

“And escaping through a tunnel in the dirt,” Moru mutters- the first thing she’s said this entire time, as far as you know.

“Eeny, meany, miny, moe…” CPU Purple Heart, patron goddess of Planeptune and divine being in her own right, mutters to herself, pointing at each adventurer in turn.

… to be honest, you wish you were back in bed.

[ ] [TUNNEL] Inspect the tunnel that Urist just brought up. You’re not comfortable with rabble-rousers and assholes undermining the newbie zone of Lowee with tunnels and warrens.
[ ] [BACK HOME] Go… go check on your OWN prisoner. The one whose limbs you broke. Because if this Myrra can function without working arms, then maybe that fearmonger can…?
[ ] [ESTELLE] You know what? Now’s a damn good time to double check what Estelle meant to speak with you about before Neptune interrupted.
[ ] [NEPTUNE] … fine. FINE. If it’ll get her to shut up, you’ll help her figure out who the goddamn main character is.
[ ] [WRITE-IN]

>>37214639
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] … fine. FINE. If it’ll get her to shut up, you’ll help her figure out who the goddamn main character is.
She owes us big time for this.

>>37214639
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] … fine. FINE. If it’ll get her to shut up, you’ll help her figure out who the goddamn main character
Because if we don't solve it soon, she will just keep bringing it up and distract from the investigation

>>37214639
>[ ] [Neptune]
Not because it's the funniest option.

Not ONLY because of that at least.

>>37214639
>[ ] [TUNNEL] Inspect the tunnel that Urist just brought up. You’re not comfortable with rabble-rousers and assholes undermining the newbie zone of Lowee with tunnels and warrens.
Underground... underground......

>>37214639
>[ ] [NEPTUNE] … fine. FINE. If it’ll get her to shut up, you’ll help her figure out who the goddamn main character is.

When she figures it out, I think Urist should give her a present.

Two of them, to be opened when she gets home.

A Dwarf Fortress male and female cat.

>>37214741
....I want to see that happen.

Not sure if it's worth the glitches, though.

File: end.jpg (17 KB, 512x512)

17 KB JPG

ALRIGHT, it's getting kinda late, so I'll have to call it a thread here! Next time, I'll pick it back up from Urist's point of view, since 1) the gang's all back together again, and 2) this 'mini-thread' has basically run back up against the main plot.

Also, as I mentioned on Twitter, I... will probably not get much of any chance to run over the next three weeks, at least until the start of February (due to being overseas and working- does 4chan even get through China's firewall??). Sorry for that; however, I ought to be able to get one more thread in this coming FRIDAY, 1/9, from 9-ish pm EST.

As always, any updates to schedule will be at https://twitter.com/BlorpQuest, and questions can go here or to ask.fm/BlorpQuest. Thanks for participating, and hope you enjoyed the thread!

>>37214883
>does 4chan even get through China's firewall
Probably not, but if you have access to a VPN you can connect to that and then to the outside internet.

>>37214883
Thanks for the thread as always Blorp and good luck in China doing whatever.

I hope you can quest while in china, but either way I can't wait for next time.

>>37214883
Thanks for running, and stay safe! [spoilers]Please. I need you.[/spoilers]

>>37212405
Urist shouldnt be more then 3 feet tall id say, I mean thats how tall the standard dwarf height is in DF..isnt it?

>>37212644
she would be quiet if not mute, have a large arsenal of guns, that never have enough ammo, and the ability to pick up power ups from boxes and stuff. http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Doom%27s_protagonists