“Rainya, Rainya wait” you say, eventually stopping her by immobilising her with your hands, and tentacles.

“What?” asks Rainya in confusion “Shee I want you, I want this.”

“So do I” you say “But out here, on a sandy beach in the open for our first time, I was picturing something a little more...romantic?”

Rainya stares at you for a moment, then she smirks, then she starts giggling uncontrollably.

Rainya simply holds you as her whole body shakes with mirth.

“I don’t think it’s that funny” you say stiffly “What’s wrong with-”

“Nothing, nothing” Rainya reassures you, kissing you on the cheek and chortling “Ok Shee, fine, we’ll do this your way, set up a romantic date or something for us and *then* it can be our first time.”

As you lie on the beach, still holding one another, you wonder about what sort of date you want to treat Rainya too.

Still, it’s midday and you have lots to do, What do you do next?

Shee's To Do List

1. Go hunting shadow vampires
2. Arrange a meeting with Breaker
3. Talk to Garrax (reunited)
4. Talk to Yonsul
5. Seek the favour of one of the Five (which?)
6. Contact the Rebellion (about what?)
7. Research the Fae Court/Palace, is there a way in?
8. A Date With Rainya
9. Make some more stuff for your Realm
10. Go after Kulrathe and/or his officers (plan?)

Or
>other

Due to XP Purchases, your hit points are currently 31/147

[Meta]
>Can Force Armour and Armoured be used in conjunction with each other?

No

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>>38190431
>Go gather info on shadow vampires

>>38190431
>8. A Date With Rainya

>>38190431
>>38190431
>7. Research the Fae Court/Palace, is there a way in?
Just ask Kae, for fucks sake.

>But out here, on a sandy beach in the open
Really Shee, this was the worst time possible for you to forget you can create whatever you want here.

>>38190431
8. A Date With Rainya

>>38190431
>7. Research the Fae Court/Palace, is there a way in?

>>38190431
>Make some more stuff for your Realm
Love shack

>7. Research the Fae Court/Palace, is there a way in?
Let's move the plot, please. This shouldn't even take much time.

>>38190431

5 hp every 3 hours, so tomorrow we can go hunting I think.

7. Research the Fae Court/Palace, is there a way in?

Lets get some info there.

>>38190431
>8. A Date With Rainya

I think we should seek favour with one of the Five (Four).
Personally, I think it should be the King, since his tasks are simple, easy, and don't require much more than taking initiative and leading others.
His benefits outweigh (to my mind) the benefits of the others -aside from Big J, of course, in which case they're equal.

>>38190475
It doesn't really move the plot much, but it doesn't take much time.

>>38190477
Yeah, by this time tomorrow we got 71HP which should be enough.
If it works out like that, we might even be able to start gathering intel tonight.

>>38190464
I was thinking we make a island far out in the ocean and make everything look like space around us.

If we do plan on doing a Buffy today I'ld like to check up on Ash early, just so he knows shits going to get done.

>>38190482
>since his tasks are simple, easy, and don't require much more than taking initiative and leading others
We have no idea what his tasks will be in the end if he asks for the ascension thing.

>>38190482
You don't have a real argument for seeking favor there other than "Because I want to".

>>38190431
>>38190437
Changing to
>7. Research the Fae Court/Palace, is there a way in?
We can get that done simply by talking to Kae, and it'd be nice for Lirael to see we are going something in that direction.

>>38190501
We do want our facility back, to be fair.

>>38190491
>I was thinking we make a island far out in the ocean and make everything look like space around us.
But then we have to move and not do it now, Rainya wants it now anon!

>>38190528
We could just cut off the spot of beach we are on right now and sail out on the ocean with it.

>>38190512
I don't really want the facility back. Artifice will hopefully let us replicate the important bits without having to do a highly difficult task.

Besides, he seems to be talking about a regular favor, instead of one of the high-level tasks we'd need for the facility's recovery.

Talk to Kaelyn about the Fae Court it is. Writing

>>38190550
>Artifice will hopefully let us replicate the important bits without having to do a highly difficult task.
>hopefully
Yeah if it works out like that, but we still need the schematics of the stuff to replicate it, or get into the facility and touch the thing for a while.

>>38190567
Not to mention it will take a while until we have replicated as many weapons as we left behind.
And our beloved baby the X-3 is still in there too, we need to at least save that one.

After a while you and Rainya get off and brush the sand from yourselves and head back to the beach house, Rainyas arm around your waist.

“I need to talk to Kaelyn” you tell her.

“Why?” asks Rainya, looking down at you, though she doesn’t seem upset or jealous that you can detect, just curious

“Liraels parents are being held at the Fae Court I think” you answer “Kaelyn might be able to tell me about its defences, maybe there’s a way in to find them.”

“Good idea” says Rainya, tipping your chin up with her fingers she kisses you again and says “good luck” and heads for the door down to the Waystation.

“You’re not coming?” you ask

“I trust you with her” says Rainya, walking away, her hips swaying. Damn, you could do with a cold shower right now.

Instead you knock on the beach house door “Kaelyn?” you say “can I come in?”

“Oh sure” says Kaelyn “Come on in”

You enter to find Kaelyn wearing only a bra and panties as she holds various outfits against her body in front of a mirror.

“Oh sorry” you say, averting your eyes “I thought you were dressed.”

“Then you should have asked that” smirks Kaelyn, admiring herself in the mirror “rather just permission to enter.”

“Anyway...” you say, pushing on despite the distraction, and keeping your gaze away from Kaelyn.

“I was wondering about security at the Fae Court” you say to Kaelyn “I was hoping to be able to find Liraels parents, and figured they would be there, if anywhere.”

Kaelyn turns to you and puts one hand to the side of her head “It’s tight” she says “as in, the tightest: wards, mind-reading spells, illusion-breakers, guards everywhere, stuff like that.”

“Ah” your heart sinks a little.

“And they give out these little ID tags to everyone” says Kaelyn “with their photo and name on them, I think the tags are keyed to the palaces wards somehow, but I’m not sure of the specifics.”

“Is there no way in?” you ask.

“Not that I know of” says Kaelyn “anyone visiting the palace is either known there, like my father, or has an appointment with a day and a time. Other than that only the staff can get in regularly, and they undergo regular magical checks like once a month or so.”

Well that doesn’t sound easy to crack, but then it is the Royal Palace, perhaps more information would help.

Anything you want to ask Kaelyn?

>No further questions
>Any other places they might have taken Liraels parents?
>Would you be able to get into the Palace?
>Other (what?)

>>38190633
>Any other places they might have taken Liraels parents?
>Would you be able to get into the Palace?

>>38190633
>Any other places they might have taken Liraels parents?
>Would you be able to get into the Palace?
>Where does the staff live?
There are gifts with which we could steal someones identity for this purpose.

>>38190633
>Any other places they might have taken Liraels parents?

>>38190536
If I hadn't been driving I would have backed this, good work anon.

>>38190633
>Any other places they might have taken Liraels parents?
>Would you be able to get into the Palace?
>Where does the staff live?

>>38190649

>Any other places they might have taken Liraels parents?

>>38190633
>>Any other places they might have taken Liraels parents?

“Do you think you could get into the Palace?” you ask Kaelyn, she cocks her head.

“Ordinarily I would say yes” she replies “but my father could have easily left instructions with the palace guards to stop me, or even detain me.” You nod glumly, you kinda expected that.

“Where do the Palace staff live?” you ask

Kaelyn shrugs “no special place” she says “Just all throughout Hive 1. I know that there’s a residence on the grounds for some of the guards, some sort of back-up force, but most of the staff live out in the Hive, the wages are high from what I hear.”

Well that’s something at least...

“Is there any other place they could have taken Liraels parents?” you ask.

Kaelyn shrugs “It depends what they took them for” she says “as trophies or political prisoners means they’d be at the palace. If they wanted to find out how Graced work then there are a number of royal laboratories in Hive 1, other than that, I’m not sure.” She sounds so casual about the prospect of Liraels parents being imprisoned or experimented on.

“Was there anything else you wanted to ask?” says Kaelyn

Was there?

>No further questions
>Yes (what?)

Also, pick a further task from the list above

>Task

>>38190714
>No further questions
>Send Yonsul message we need info on the visitors we talked about
>8. A Date With Rainya

>>38190714
>9. Make some more stuff for your Realm, in preparation for
>8. A Date With Rainya

Kae said Liraels parents were interesing for the military, so there is a good chance they might be in those labs.
We need to find out how travel between the Hives works.

>>38190714
>>No further questions
Thank Kae for her time.
>8. A Date With Rainya
or
>1. Go hunting shadow vampires

>>38190714
>No further questions
Could we try a Impossible apportation of them?
>9. Make some more stuff for your Realm

>>38190748
>Could we try a Impossible apportation of them?

Yes

>>38190714
>No further questions
>Send Yonsul message we need info on the visitors we talked about
>9. Make some more stuff for your Realm, in preparation for
>8. A Date With Rainya

>>38190726
>>38190757
>visitors

The shadow-controlling vampires?

>>38190775
That what was meant, didnt want to risk Shee writing Yonsul about info about the shadow controlling vampires.That seemed like a bad idea.
And they are the only visitors we talked about.

“Thanks Kaelyn” you say, heading out of the beach house, “I’m going to be making some stuff for the realm ok, so if you see mountains n’stuff appearing, that’s me.”

“I’ll bear that in mind” says Kaelyn dryly.

Before you do that of course you head down to the Waystation just long enough to send Sara Yonsul a text message asking her for information regarding the guests of a certain well-known vampire family.

Her return message is short and to the point –Working on it- she replies.

With that done you head up into your realm and wander down the beach, pondering your options, what do you want to create?

After doing this you plan to take Rainya out on a date for the rest of the day, but it would be nice to have somewhere for the two of you to come back to, afterwards, a private place for just the two of you.

Create...

>Private location for you and Rainya (general design? buildings? other?)
>Psychic Activation Chamber
>Other (what?)

>>38190837
>Private location for you and Rainya
>floating island on the shore, with a bunch of fruit trees on the edges shielding the interior from sight.

>>38190837
>>38190856
This plus a little shack for us with a VERY large bed.

>>38190837
this>>38190856
with this as well>>38190861

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>>38190837
>Private location for you and Rainya
>Raise a little hillside on the other side of the island, and put on the other side a structure like hanging gardens(pic related), with a free space on top where we can conjure up the bed when the time comes

>>38190837
>>38190856
>>38190881
Okay I admit, this one has way more style, changing
We can put the shack on the top too, if it takes that.

>>38190837
>>38190881
seconding
Can we make the fountain into a literal waterbed?

>>38190881
The way this is written appears to imply that it's on the main island.

Build this on the main island or on a smaller islet for you and Rainya?

>>38190905
I thought putting it on the main island, just seperated by hills would be easier, but both works.

>>38190905
I'd greatly prefer a separate island.

>>38190905
Smaller islet, so we have less chance of getting Tentacle blocked when the time comes. We'll also need an emergency comm that is do not use unless it's an real emergency.

>>38190921
>so we have less chance of getting Tentacle blocked when the time comes
>forgetting Lirael can just fly over an watch from above

>>38190922
>forgetting Lirael can just fly over an watch from above
Which is why I wanted a shack on the islet, actually.

Pyramid-thingy on an islet with a shack on top it is.

Roll Willpower 1d20+13 to get the details right

And one last vote, plants

>Flowers and stuff, whatever looks pretty
>Vines and stuff that restrain anyone who is not you or Rainya
>Other (what?)

It's your Realm, go nuts, have plants that produce honey and beer if you want.

Rolled 2 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>38190961
>Flowers and stuff, whatever looks pretty

Rolled 20 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>38190961
>Flowers and stuff, whatever looks pretty
>fruits that are extra juicy(for something Rainya can lick form our tentacles)

Rolled 14 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>38190961
>All the fruits and other food producing tree (Including honey and beer ect).

Rolled 8 + 13 (1d20 + 13)

>>38190961
>Flowers and stuff, whatever looks pretty
>fruits that are extra juicy(for something Rainya can lick form our tentacles)
>flowers that glow in the dark in different colours
>trees growing fruits tasting like whatever Rainya has shown fondness for(sadly we don't know, but I assume Shee does)

>>38190996
Seconded

>>38190996
Thirding, also with impossible tentacles be able to come out of anywhere on us, I just realized Shee could get really lewd.

You walk out into the ocean up to your waist and create another island, much smaller than the main one, only a few metres across, just in front of you. You climb onto it and then have it detach from the main land and float out to sea until you are about 10 kilometres away from the main landmass and then you expand it, growing it until it’s big enough, yeah a half-kilometre across should do for now, you can always expand it later if you want.

Around the edges you put sandy beaches and at the edge of those thick tree cover to hide what’s happening in the interior. You walk to the centre of the islet and imagine the ground beneath you growing, forcing itself upwards in the shape of steps, an ever-rising series of plateaus, each atop the other.

Then you imagine flower and plants, vines crawling all over this place, making archways and tunnels, blooms of all different colours and with sweet-tasting fruits as well as some fruits that taste like that dark chocolate stuff that Rainya likes. You also make thick vines that are heavy with a sugary liquid that tastes just like Rainyas favourite brand of soda. You give one an experimental squeeze and a sticky liquid shoots out, it smells, and yes, tastes just like that weird grapefruit stuff she likes.

Finally you raise a one-room house atop the central highest layer. It’s easily the size of any three rooms in the Waystation and most of it is taken up by a huge bed covered in pillows. There that should do for now. You hope Rainya likes this and doesn’t think it’s silly, or creepy.

With your work complete you teleport back to the mainland and head down into the Waystation, ready to ask Rainya out on a date properly.

It’s now mid-afternoon. [HP 36/147]

But, what’s the plan? (pick first activity)

>Let Rainya pick
>Go shopping
>Tourist stuff
>A movie (action? romance? horror?)
>Walk in the gardens
>Other (what?)

>>38191093
>>Let Rainya pick

>>38190961
>Floating sand stair case that looks way too weak to hold us so we can walk to it.
>Flowers and stuff, whatever looks pretty (we can add stuff as we go)

>>38191093
>Let Rainya pick

>>38191093
>Let Rainya pick
Probably looking for that motorbike

>>38191093
>Walk in the gardens
Go ahead eat as much as you like it's Impossible to get fat or full

>>38191093
>Walk in the gardens
Going outside just lets plot get in the way of our romance again.

>>38191093
>Walk in the gardens

What were those hoverbike things that I vaguely remember? Rainya wanted to do those, right? Could we make one of those?

>>38191093
>Let Rainya pick
or suggest
> A movie
a romantic movie

>>38191162
We could at least make one so she can learn how to drive them.
And if we go around looking at a few now, we'd know how they work too.

Letting Rainya pick it is

Plot incoming

>>38191214
Rainya pls

>>38191214
Good, we've already had a date not long ago, we need plot.

>>38191279
Which also got messed up by plot.

Place yer bets on what it'll be this time.

My money's on Garrax or one of his goons interrupting us.

>>38191307
I was thinking Kulrathe, or we run across Breaker.

>>38191284
So, dating Rainya is a secret code for plot?

>>38191307
Or maybe one of Lord Reaper's agents
Even though he is technically not allowed

>>38191307
That would be less 'plot hook' and more 'murder followed by a power up and resuming the date'. So here's hoping.

>>38191313
Murder for the former, telling him to fuck off because we're on a date for the latter.

You look for Rainya, eventually finding her playing some sort of hologame with Lirael, you walk in on them just as Rainyas fighter in the holo gets knocked out.

“I almost had you!” complains Rainya as the games chimes out “Perfect Victory!”

“I think you mean *I got mah weak ass owned!” says Lirael to Rainya, before doing some sort of victory dance that involves a lot of odd gestures, where does that girl pick up this stuff?

“How about doing something that’s less competitive?” you ask, smiling at Rainya.

“What did you have in mind?” asks Rainya, putting her controller down, dressed in just t-shirt and shorts

“Can I come?” asks Lirael, breaking of her dancing

“This is just for me and Rainya” you say “We’re going on a...on a date.”

“Oh” says Rainya, looking surprised “That soon uh, wow Shee, I didn’t realise yes, of course.”

Lirael looks back and forth between the two of you puzzled, then a smug grin spreads itself across her face “I hope you both have lots and lots of fun” she says in a sing-song voice, and dances out of the room, sticking her head back in to add “lots of fun” before disappearing again.

“Is she going to try and-” asks Rainya

“Probably” you say “maybe I’ll ask Dev to take her to an amusement park or something.”

“Good idea” agrees Rainya “So what’re we doing?”

“What would you like to do?” you ask Rainya who looks a bit unsure.

“I don’t know” she says “maybe a walk around the Hive, look for something to do, browse some shops.”

Not the most imaginative choice but “sure” you say “Let’s go.”
---
Once you’re both properly dressed you head for one of the main shopping districts of the Hive and spend a pleasant hour or so just walking and talking, no need to discus Reunited or rebellions or anything like that, just get to know each other, and occasionally critique those around you, something that you discover Rainya enjoys a lot.

“Those boots, with those pants, I mean, what is she trying to say *bang me I’m easy*?” Rainya says, the finds another target “And that guys hair, was he electrocuted, or is he in a permanent state of shock?” It’s not long before she has you laughing at her running commentary.

After you’ve been browsing shops for a while you ask “so what now, want to grab a movie, go motorcycle shopping maybe?”

Rainya looks thoughtful “maybe I need to learn how to drive one before I buy a motorcycle” she says “but we can go look for the right one at least.”

Your comm pings “I just gotta check this” you say apologetically to Rainya “it might be info on the...the...”

“Spookies?” asks Rainya

“Yeah” you answer “them.”

It’s from Ash –Shee help its Jade shes coming 4 me and I can’t hide long please help. Am at warehouse B39, Soorway St area code 20567-

You stare at the message in disbelieve and a little shock. You recall Jade being the name of Quinns crazy sister but why is she going after Ash, and why is he on level 2? That’s pretty far down in the Hive.

Did he go investigating the Crimsonthornes even after you told him you’d handle it? Did someone steal his comm?

Either way this feels like a definite trap, and you’re in no condition for a stand up fight.

“What is it?” asks Rainya, giving you a concerned look.

It takes only a few seconds checking with Ashs house AI to find out he’s not there, and that he left the house early this morning, around 7am.

Your actions?

>Ignore it, obvious trap, back to the date
>Head to the warehouse (taking who? gear? preparations? plan?)
>Other (what?)

>>38191340
>it's an obvious trap, you in?

>>38191340
Well. it IS a obvious trap.
But that doesn't mean we can just ignore it.

>Head to the warehouse taking who?
>Take Rainya now, contact the restaurant to tell Kae and Lirael to follow us down as backup, MInd Link with Lirael
>Get out the Impact Armour for Rainya, not wearing but ready to put on

>>38191340
>it's an obvious trap, you in?
>Take Rainya now, contact the restaurant to tell Kae and Lirael to follow us down as backup, MInd Link with Lirael
>Get out the Impact Armour for Rainya, not wearing but ready to put on

I do like my battle couples. So this is okay for a date.

>>38191340
>“What is it?” asks Rainya, giving you a concerned look.
"The universe conspiring to interrupt our date. Again."

>Other (what?)
Subtle talent apport Ash to us? Or maybe out into the desert and then we can go see him and ride the bus back?

Or if that doesn't work for whatever reason, I guess we gotta go see him and totally because there's no way this could be a trap...

>>38191340

>>it's an obvious trap, you in?
>>Take Rainya now, contact the restaurant to tell Kae and Lirael to follow us down as backup, MInd Link with Lirael
>>Get out the Impact Armour for Rainya, not wearing but ready to put on

>>38191340
>Ignore it, obvious trap, back to the date
Obviously he isn't home, he is in his Uni.

>>38191359

Back this. Have dev prep the mech and be ready to apport them in too, if he is off work.

Nothing like sudden 3 tons of mech apearing.

Shee summons War Mech.

>>38191340
>Apport Ash to us
But its not going to be that easy is it..
>Other
Head back to waystation and discuss it with the team (especially Dev)

>>38191376
>"The universe conspiring to interrupt our date. Again."
True

>>38191409
>>38191407
Dev is at work.

>>38191340
>Go somewhere quiet and Apport Ash.
>Otherwise
>>38191359

>>38191340
>it's an obvious trap, you in?
>Head to the warehouse
>Take Rainya now, contact the restaurant to tell Kae and Lirael to follow us down as backup, MInd Link with Lirael
>Get out the Impact Armour for Rainya, not wearing but ready to put on

>>38191425
>>38191409
>>38191376
>apporting him right out of his lecture where dozens of people will see it
Brilliant idea.
Nah fuck that.

Ok, looks like we have a plan, and because it's important.

Attempt to Apport Ash to you?

>Y/N

5 minute vote

>>38191452
>N

>>38191452
>Y

>>38191452
>N
Either he is in danger, in case there will be wards, or he isn't in which case we just blew our cover even more. There is really no point.

>>38191452
I'm guessing we can't check the school first?

>>38191452
>N

Wish we had clairvoyance, so we could see where he is.

>>38191466
If he actually is in danger, it would be a bit late. Assuming we can even go into his school.
Which is also the problem with apport, because it would mean going somewhere else, and wasting even more time.
So assuming he IS in danger, the apport plan just makes it worse.
>>38191452
>N

>>38191452
Y

>>38191466
You can if you want, by comm or in person

If they have his phone, it might not be stupid to assume they have him too, or that it actually is him

>>38191452

Y

Take the risk and subtle apport him.

>>38191496
I guess we could call them.

>>38191507
How do you imagine that?
Not sure what sort of universities you know, but I can't imagine who you would call to find out if some student is on the campus or not.

>>38191507
We could also just call him

>>38191522
We just got called from his commlink.

>>38191517
Call House AI, figure out who is his study buddy, call him

>>38191529
We could text him a question about something only he'd know. If they answer it right, then we know that it's either him or someone has captured him and is probing his head.

>>38191536
his what?

>>38191529
Is was a text

Please roll 1d20+11 for thing

Rolled 5 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>38191549

Rolled 1 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>38191549
I was hoping we get to plan the approach to the warehouse and activate all our enhancements?
Such as Enhanced Senses?

Rolled 5 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>38191544
One of his student friends
>>38191549
Rolling

Rolled 9 + 11 (1d20 + 11)

>>38191549

>>38191548
He seems to only text us, actually. I think that might be the only thing the commlink does.

>>38191563
>One of his student friends
How would we find out who that is?
Assuming he has one, for that matter. because as far as we know he didn't have any except Quinn.

>>38191579
Through his house AI, it should know

>>38191549
>>38191549
>Such as Enhanced Senses?
I think that would be appropriate, considering we know its trap.
See no particular reason Shee wouldn't activate those.

>>38191560
You will, this is a preliminary thing

>>38191591
How would it know that?
I think you overestimate how much info that thing gets.

>>38191614
I don't think its to far fetched that it has the phone numbers of his friends, and we do have access to it

>>38191579
>I think that might be the only thing the commlink does.
We text instead of call for security reasons. This has been mentioned before.

>>38191632
Not really, text isn't anymore secure than call. Nor has it ever been said to be.

>>38191647
IRL, no, it's not. It evidently is in-universe and has been stated as being harder to trace in-character, when we first got Ash's contact info and access to the house AI.

>>38191665
>and has been stated as being harder to trace in-character
No it hasn't. It has been said that short activation makes it harder to trace. Not call vs. message.

>>38191686
>>36877420
>True, if you limit your contact to short messages, text rather than live video your comlink won’t be active long enough for anyone to track it.

>>38191687
Literally what I just said.
I looked it up too, not to mention that it being traced isn't a issue while we are in the Hive for obvious reasons.

“The universe is conspiring to interrupt our date” you say to Rainya, showing her the text “again”.

“Oh” says Rainya, putting a hand to her mouth in shock “that does sound serious, I mean, we should go help, do you think Ash is ok?”

“No Ash is not ok” you growl “Ash is going to wish he was dead when I get my hands on him, first he tries to bite me and then he pulls this shit right after I told him I’d take care of it, arrrrgh!”

“Are you going to be ok Shee?” asks Rainya, putting a concerned hand on your shoulder.

“Yeah, I will be” you take a deep breath, ignoring the looks from passersby “just give me a minute, ok, here’s what we’re going to do...”
---
A quick comm to the Waystation has them put Lirael on the line, and seconds later Lirael is in your head and you’re explaining the plan to her.

By the time you and Rainya get back to the Waystation Lirael and Kaelyn are armed and ready and they have Rainyas armour waiting.

The four of you head down to Level 2, headed towards the address Ash mentioned. You and Rainya heading in together, Lirael and Kaelyn hanging back, you with Lirael in your head. All of you are armed, and a little on edge, you’ve no idea what you’ll be encountering here.

As you reach Level 2 you notice its a very rough area. All around you people stare and you can see obvious groups of gang members. Trash and filth are strewn across the streets and there’s no wall you can see free from graffiti or gang signs. Here and there you see drunks, dream eaten and drug or bite addicts just slumped against the wall. Rainya presses close to you as you check your comm map for the way to your destination, several kilometres distant.

The people around you are watching, and some you think are watching you too closely. You don’t think any of them are going to attack you, no this has more of a feel of guards, or sentries. Whoever is in at the warehouse may already know you are here.

Seems the crimsonthorn are PISSED. Good, they are in need of a beating.
By the way, this might be a bit late, but Baalzamon's gifts are perfect to sneak inside the fae palace.

Still, you’re quite a ways from the warehouse, you have enough time to check to see if Ash is at university, or activate any powers you want to, or back out entirely.

Actions?
General
>Call House AI, speak to others Ash knows
>Use powers (what? Subtle talent?)
>Other (what?)

Warehouse
>Obvious approach
>Sneak in
>Forget it, we’re leaving
>Other (what?)

>>38191702
>By the way, this might be a bit late, but Baalzamon's gifts are perfect to sneak inside the fae palace.
Yeah, but good luck with getting anyone to agree to purchase or seek more of them

>>38191709
>Enhance Senses/Ability(Agility)
>Obvious approach
>Lirael and Kae sneak close to us

>>38191687
Yeah, he got that anon, thanks.

>>38191686
You'd need to keep the comm active for the duration of the call, so it is restricted to text in that sense. A text means the comm has to be active for a few seconds, a call would result in it being active for much longer.

>>38191709
>Use powers Enhanced Senses
>Lirael scans for anyone she can.

>>38191709
>Enhance Senses
>Psychic Sense
>Obvious approach, take a look around, don't enter

>>38191709
>Call House AI, speak to others Ash knows
If he isn't at the university then apport out of warehouse.
>Obvious approach

>>38191727
Yes, and if we were in Dust Town it would be a issue, but we are not, it makes no difference if its being traced or not right now.

>>38191709
>Use powers Enhanced Senses
>Enhance Senses/Ability(Agility)
>Obvious approach
>Lirael and Kae sneak close to us
>Lirael scans for anyone she can.

>>38191711
If you want to ask him, feel free, but I don't because it would take 2-3 posts for nothing since the odds of him offering something we won't reject are low.

Also still holding a grudge for the deal we made about Lirael.

>>38191709
>Use powers Enhanced Senses
>Psychic Sense
>Lirael scans for anyone she can.

So Enhance Senses, Psychic Sense and Lirael scans for people.

Ok, please roll 3d20 and vote on extra PE or vitae for the 3 powers.

Rolled 4, 9, 15 = 28 (3d20)

>>38191825
0/0/0

Rolled 15, 9, 16 = 40 (3d20)

>>38191825
0/0/0

Rolled 1, 5, 4 = 10 (3d20)

>>38191825
0
0
0

>>38191825
Are those all assumed to be Subtle?

>>38191851
No, no subtle was voted for.
No real point to waste PE on it, we've used psychic powers down in the Hive before.
Teleport is dangerous, this isn't.

As you and Rainya approach you see what was once an industrial complex of some kind in the distance. It has a lot of large looming buildings with enough room to hide an army, and plenty of places for ambushes and traps.

You approach cautiously and heighten your senses even as you say to Lirael in your mind –Can you scan for anyone, see who is there?-

-Ok Shee- respond Lirael. Lirael looks for peoples thoughts, as you scan for psychic or magical auras.

Ahead you can sense one big magical aura, chaos magic if you’re not mistaken, just off centre to the main complex, roughly around where warehouse 39B would be, if the map of this place you scanned is any indication. You can’t sense anything in that area other than the aura so maybe its a ward of some kind to prevent anyone looking in.

Other than that there’s no....wait, yes there is...there’s lots and lots of smaller things you can sense, all around you, but not chaos magic, something else. You try to pick out what they are, and then you manage to pinpoint one of them coming from...one of the passersby watching you. Some power that links minds maybe? Or lets a psychic or mage look through another’s eyes?

On the street around you there’s maybe a half-dozen, but up in the complex ahead, there’s hundreds.

-Shee- says Lirael –There’re lots and lots of people up ahead but no Ash-

So, hundreds of foes, not including whatever is hiding in the warehouse, Ash may or may not be present and you’re about to walk into an area with no witnesses...ok...

“They know we’re here” you say to Rainya “lets go see what they want.”

“Ok...” says Rainya. Together the two of you walk through the abandoned industrial complex. You can see groups of armed men, thugs and gang members everywhere. They have a variety of guns, some of them have grenade launchers. They don’t do anything, they just watch you.

“Shee...” says Rainya in a worried tone “should I get armoured now?”

You’re still on the edges of the industrial park, not even at the warehouse yet.

Actions?

Main
>Approach warehouse openly (go in? Y/N)
>Try to sneak into the warehouse
>Talk to the gang members
>Use power (what?)
>Other (what?)

This assumes no resistance, combat will result in new votes

Allies

Rainya
>Stick to the plan
>Get armoured
>Duplicate (how many?)
>Other (what?)

Lirael
>Stick to the plan
>Join up with me
>Other (what?)

Kaelyn
>Stick to the plan
>Join up with me
>Other (what?)

>>38192008
>Talk to the gang members

>>38192008
>Stay here, text the comlink you got the message from "I'm here, you can come out if you want to talk"

Rainya
>Get armoured
>Duplicate (+2)

Lirael
>Stick to the plan

Kaelyn
>Stick to the plan

>>38192008
>>38192037
Seconding this


Unrelated question, if we get Rainya Invulnerable Hide for her War Form, would Ranks in War Form reduce the cost like Ranks in Titanic Form usually does?

>>38192048
>if we get Rainya Invulnerable Hide for her War Form, would Ranks in War Form reduce the cost like Ranks in Titanic Form usually does?

No

>>38192071
But she can still use it just using HP instead of PE right?

>>38192077
Yes

Good chances this is Mirrors Avatar again.
The stupid fuck.

Text it is, writing

“Yes” you say to Rainya as you start tapping out a text “And make sure there’re three of you.”

“Right” says Rainya, her armour unfolds and wraps around her. Once its in place, where there was one Rainya, now there is three, all armed and ready.

-Shee where do you want us?- Asks Lirael

-Stay back both you you- you reply. Neither of them have even entered the industrial estate yet.

-I'm here, you can come out if you want to talk- you text to Ash’s comm.

There’s a pause and then a return message –Come on in, or you will hear your friend screaming-

Actions?

>What?

>>38192171
>Stay where you are
>Send text: I can sense your magic all over the place, some illusions won't fool me. Come out or I turn around and go"

>>38192190
this

>>38192171
>Come one in
Well, if you're gonna be like that, with such persuasive arguments.

>>38192171
>Stay
>Have Lirael tell Kae to try to dispel whatever there is around the warehouse, if she can do it without attracting attention

>>38192190
Way to get Ash killed.

>>38192171
>Stay where you are
>Send text: I can sense your magic all over the place, some illusions won't fool me. Come out or I turn around and go"

>>38192224
Why do we care?
It's not like he's going to help us in any way. So far he's only been a detriment to our cause and a danger to ourselves.

>>38192171

Apport ash out.

Throw them off.

>>38192224
I find it highly dubious he is actually in there, especially since its basically confirmed it isn'T Jade.
And even if he is, I would be willing to risk Shees life for him, but not throw it away like this.

>>38192239
You don't have any friends irl do you
>>38192242
I second this

>>38192242
Lirael says she can't sense him in there.

>>38192171
>Stay where you are
>Send text: I can sense your magic all over the place, some illusions won't fool me. Come out or I turn around and go"
>Have Lirael tell Kae to try to dispel whatever there is around the warehouse, if she can do it without attracting attention

>>38192251
I'm on /tg/, what do you think?

>>38192171
>Send text: "What kind of gun did you buy me and why did you buy it?"

Lets see if they know they answer. If they get it right, Ash is probably in there.

>>38192289
>If they get it right, Ash is probably in there.
Not really, they could have just ripped knowledge from his mind at some other point.

Also, we already know the person on the other end isn't Ashley.

ok, stay where you are, text and ask Kae if she can dispel the ward, writing.

>>38192289

I'll back this, lets atleast verify without getting him killed.

>>38192239
Funny you say that, Lirael is the same. Only thing she ever helped with was the gouger side quest.

oh and almost forgot, please roll 1d20+19

>>38192308
That wouldn't really verify anything.

>>38192313
And saving our life against the Serec.

Rolled 20 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>38192317

>>38192313
Lirael is part angel. She /can/ be of immense help to us in the near future, she can read minds, form a more powerful entity with us than we are individually, and is pretty damn strong.

>>38192324
Nice

Rolled 13 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>38192317

>>38192313
No, not really.
She also helped against the Serec. Not to mention she is, you know, a little child.

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find the answer in my archives binge of the past few sessions. I'm sure it's something really obvious, but it eludes me. Why haven't we used psychic healing to recover our hit points?

>>38192337
We can't use psychic healing to recover HP that we spent instead of PE to use psychic powers

Rolled 2 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>38192317

Rolled 1 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>38192317
>>38192313
Except for, Fighting the Gouger, helping us in the raid on the comm station, fighting the Serec with us.
And she could actually help us way more, on account of being absurdly psychically and physically potent.
She is also eleven.

>>38192239
Sociopath please.

>>38192246
I doubt it's really throwing it away, most of those enemies probably die in one hit, similar to our previous encounters with mirror clones. Still a risk.

>>38192337
Because we burned HP to use psychic powers against Reaper and that kind of damage can only be healed at the natural rate.

>>38192355
>I doubt it's really throwing it away, most of those enemies probably die in one hit,
>Probably
They might, but there is also hundreds of them.
And its not a risk I'm gonna take.
Even just Shee I wouldn't risk like that, let alone Rainya.

>>38192351
You forgot how she is responsible for us figuring out the Reunited subplot.
Lirael has been the single most helpful character in the story.

You send another text -I can sense your magic all over the place, some illusions won't fool me. Come out or I turn around and go-

As you do so you think to Lirael –can Kaelyn dispel the ward without attracting attention?-

A minute or so later Lirael answers –Not at this distance, maybe very close by it, and if the mage who cast it is nearby, he’ll know-

Then you hear screaming coming from the direction of warehouse 39B, like someone is in a lot of pain. With your senses you can make out that its Ash screaming.

Rainya looks at you “is that...?” she asks, her voice muffled by the helmet she is wearing.

The thugs around you don’t react, except to grip their weapons tighter.

Actions?

>What?

Favour Note: Any actions that draw out Ash getting tortured will displease the Ichor in the Depths, resulting in lost favour.

>>38192396
Apport

>>38192396
>Apport Ash to us
Seriously Ichor, I don't know what you see in him.

>>38192403
She sees that Shee sees something in him.

>>38192396
>Apport him
I guess thats the confirmation we needed.

>>38192396
>Apport Ash to us (Use Impossibility to be sure it overpowers wards)
>Apport a half-dozen live plasma grenades to the point we apported Ash from (Impossibility as well)

>>38192396
>Apport
We need to be ready for him being bombed or this otherwise being a trap bot Apport him to us.

>>38192396
>Apport Ash out
We're not going in there, I don't care how much Favour it costs us, its not like losing Favour with Ichor actually hurts us any.

>>38192430
>>Apport a half-dozen live plasma grenades to the point we apported Ash from (Impossibility as well)
That's gonna go really well if we just got rused and nabbed him from his class.

Send them into the warehouse, not the point of Ash grabbing.

>>38192442
It depends on what lost favor entails exactly. We might lose our last favor gift, in this case, Fecundity of the Ocean, or multiple points of favor.

Also, fuck you.

See, and this is exactly why I didn't want anymore involvement with Ash, it gets him tortured by our enemies.

>>38192457
>Also, fuck you.
Why? Because he's not willing to have Rainya nd Shee die for Ashley?

>>38192396
>Favour Note: Any actions that draw out Ash getting tortured will displease the Ichor in the Depths, resulting in lost favour.
How would Baalzamon feel about letting one of our (supposedly) close friends get tortured in order to maximize our own chance of survival?

>>38192487
Actually that should give us Favour with both Baalzamon and Mirror.

>>38192494
Mirror's a bitch.

>>38192494
Fuck the Mirror. He's a cunt that threw a hissy fit because we killed his Avatar. We don't need his questionable help.

>>38192487
That would please Baalzamon

>>38192513
Welp.

Guess I have to vote for the suicide option now.

>>38192506
Yeah but we still get nominally favour with him we can cash in with all the others.

>>38192513
And Mirror?

>>38192508
>We don't need his questionable help.
His help we don't get anyway. But everytime he refuses us a gift,we get one from the others.

>>38192514
>Baalzamon likes it
>That means I have to not like it

>>38192517
>Mirror

Possibly, depends how it played out.

5 minute vote

IF Apporting Ash is blocked or hampered, will you use Impossibility to overcome it?

>Y/N

>>38192487
Eh, I want to kill Mirror's avatar too badly to do that.

>>38192552
Y

>>38192552
>Y

>>38192552
>Y
See no reason not to

>>38192559
Eh, if we can do that sure. But right now thats not an option, unless you suggest we blow up the entire warehouse.
Which I'd be okay with.

>>38192552
>N

>>38192552

Y

Fuck your rules, torturing our childhood friend?

Rather swap him with a bunch of live grenades.

>>38192552
>Y
Why would we not...?

>>38192583
If we can Apport Ashley-bot out, we can Apport plasma grenades in.

We have a dozen in our arsenal and they each have a fairly big radius.

We can apport him out by himself, right?
Just in case, like one anon said, he's got bombs strapped to him? Even if it's without his clothes, I'm sure nobody would mind in our party.

>>38192606
Yeah, we can apport people out of handcuffs and bonds and stuff, so a bomb-vest should be no different.

We could teleport him out naked if you want.

>>38192552
>Impossibility or Family Yes

>>38192606
If I were his kidnapper, I would have stuffed the bomb into his body, really.

>>38192548
I was being facetious. I'm not enough of an asshole to vote for a stupid or OOC option to gain or avoid favor.

>>38192622
The last time people tried to use Family because "It's the good option!", it failed because it's currently about 5 times weaker than Impossibility.

>>38192552
>Y

>>38192476
Eh, Shee has enough means to escape.

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>>38192640
>I was being facetious.
Well sorry for being bitchy about it, then. Still, it's hard to tell when there are actually people who think like that and your anonymous post looks no different from theirs.

Please roll 4d20 and vote on extra psychic energy used to augment teleport.

Rolls are
Teleport
Impossibility
Impossibility again
other

>>38192631
Who knows, maybe they didn't want to stuff him like a chicken

Rolled 19, 4, 7, 12 = 42 (4d20)

>>38192658
No, she has only one way to escape. Teleportation.
If we can teleport, we don't have to go in there at all.
If we can't, there is no way to escape.

>>38192677
10

>>38192648
Then let's stick to Impossibility.

Rolled 9, 16, 20, 20 = 65 (4d20)

>>38192677
Dicks.

Rolled 3, 1, 3, 13 = 20 (4d20)

>>38192677
5

If this works we need to have someone escort Ash away to our plane. His own home isn't safe anymore, if they are targeting him.

>>38192688
>double 20s on impossibility
DAYUM!

Rolled 2, 19, 9, 11 = 41 (4d20)

>>38192677

>>38192688
Truly dicks make the impossible happen.

>>38192695
Send him to his parents, seriously. Stop trying to rope him into our ebellion, he'd be more useless than Dev was.

>>38192688
>>38192703
Oh wait. That last one was for Other. Never mind...

Rolled 10, 7, 7, 9 = 33 (4d20)

>>38192677
20

>>38192688
The power of Dicks.

I meant to say dice, so it's really the power of Freudian Slips.

>>38192631
>Suddenly Ground Zero

>>38192648
I voted for it because I thought it'd be situationally more powerful than Impossibility due to helping everyone considered our Family, not because it was 'the good option'.

And it's only 2.5 times weaker than Impossibility now, we got a point for it during the conversation with Kae right after we made that deal with Baalzamon, IIRC.

>>38192769
I know, I was talking about the instance with Reaper, where it would've helped Kae, Rainya, Lirael and Dev. You know, the last time people voted for using it?

>>38192720

19,16,20,20

Teleport, Impossibility, Impossibility, Other.

Now we get the good rolls, thankfully.

Wish we had Dev ready with the mech so we could apport him in. He is likely at work, gonna miss excitement.

>>38192784
I misunderstood you then, sorry.

If this is the Mirror's avatar 2.0, he's going to be nuclear assmad if we actually kill it

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>>38192754

>>38192807
I really really don't want to make Mirror anymore mad than he already is.
Pally said if we make him anymore mad then magic doubles become a thing.

>>38192801
No worries.

>>38192807
I hope it is. Last time he got mad it was hilarious.

>>38192822
Then imagine how angry the rest of the Five would be with Him. It'd work in our favour, they'd be angry enough with Him to offer us a higher Power.

>>38192822
>Pally said if we make him anymore mad then magic doubles become a thing.
He said that mirror doubles would be a thing because Mirror was going to be sending his Avatars to murder us and that's one of their big powers. At least, that's how I read it.

>>38192844
Yeah no, having to deal with magic doubles is not worth it. We get way too many of those.

>>38192855
Having to deal with magic doubles isn't worth getting offered the cream of the crop -so to speak- of Powers from the rest of the Five?

>>37779601
>After you've wasted a few of the Champions he's going to throw at you.

>Get ready for magical doubles, it's going to be a thing.

>>38192708
Ash can still be more useful than Dec at anything since he too can benefit drom training/study. And having natural vampire stuff.

I'm not actually advocating to recruit him to the rebellion, I am genuinely worried about his safety now. He was kidnapped, either his family isn't feared/strong enough to keep him safe from Reunited bullshit or this is fallout of the vampire party being cancelled and the Crimsonthorne are responsible for this.

In both cases hiding him in Shee's realm is the safest option, until we deal with whoever is responsible for this.

>>38192873
No it isn't. Even assuming thats going to be the case. For which we have no guarantee.
And its actually really unlikely because it'd be putting their own Avatars at a disadvantage.

>>38192892
>Ash can still be more useful than Dec at anything since he too can benefit drom training/study.
No he can't, because Dev needed dozens of threads to get to this point.
And Dev has a sweet warmech.

>>38192878
>After you've wasted a few of the Champions he's going to throw at you.
This line was about when he's going to stop being a whiny bitch.

I think the mirror doubles were in reference to the power the Avatars he's sending to kill us will have.

>>38192896
They've already offered us a Power each time we'd have gained favour with the Mirror, why is it a stretch that they'd offer us -along with their Avatars- a Power on the same relative level?

>>38192896
Man, I'm hyped for a doppelganger fight. They're always cool and I want to see how we will deal with Nega Shee's bullshit powers.

>>38192915
No, he was telling that anon he will never stop to realise having his siblings give us gifts instead of him is a bad thing, he will just start making magic doubles a thing.

>>38192822
He said that the mirror doubles are already going to happen and mirror will stop being as much of a bitch if we deal with them.

>>38192930
>wants a repeat of the first EvilSireyi fight
Nah fuck that.

>>38192944
He didn't say that at all.

>>38192935
I have no idea how you managed to read it like that. Mirror's Avatars which he is already sending to kill us *already have* the magic doubles power. That's what he was talking about. The doubles being a thing in the future because the future involves fighting those Avatars.

>>38192949
Anon:
>So how long will it take for Mirror to realize letting his siblings gift in his place for us is very bad for him?

Pally:
>After you've wasted a few of the Champions he's going to throw at you.

>Get ready for magical doubles, it's going to be a thing.

He didn't say "if you make Mirror madder, then magic doubles will be a thing", he just said that the magic doubles are going to be a thing.

>>38192980
I don't see what makes you think wasting more of his champions will make him somehow less mad at us.

>>38192990
It's not about him being less mad, it's about him realizing that throwing a bitchfit and trying to kill us is hurting him more.

>>38192990
Because he'll realize it's not working and that alienating us by being a whiny bitch is a stupid thing to do? He'll still be mad, he'll just have to adapt.

“I think it is” you say grimly to Rainya.

“Then should we get moving?” she asks.

“I’m not playing their game” you say, and you focus on Ash, imagining him appearing at your side, reaching out with your powers and making it happen. As you do so you feel something blocking you, preventing him from disappearing, but you are that which cannot be, and so you rip through the barrier ahead of you.

In a split-second Ash moves, you can feel him moving in fact, and then something is trying to move him elsewhere, make him appear somewhere else. Once more with your powers you override whatever is interfering and make *sure* Ash appears by your side.

[PE 37/48]

Ash appears next to you on his knees, looking beaten and bloody. He’s wearing his everyday clothes including a long-sleeved university jacket and there’s no bomb vest or other explosives strapped to him that you can see.

“Ash, Ash you ok?” you ask, kneeling down as the Rainyas surround you and watch the surrounding gangsters who surprisingly, make no move.

“You came for me” says Ash “you came for me, I knew you would.” He embraces you awkwardly.

“Of course I came” you say “I’m wasn’t going to-”

“So did she” whispers Ash and a thick-bladed knife appears in his hand and he tries to stab you in the chest with it. What the fuck?

Only your superhuman reflexes allow you to grab the wrist holding the knife and force it away, it doesn’t even touch your armour.

With his arm and the knife twisted up behind his back you stare at Ash’s face, just inches from your own in confusion and hurt betrayal “Ash why would you do that?”

“For her” gasps Ash “Always for her, my love, my-” He doesn’t get a chance to finish what he’s saying, the blade of the knife in his hand explodes, getting slivers of metal everywhere. The few fragments that hit your hand dig into your flesh, burning you. You scoot back with a yelp of pain and Ash collapses to the floor, unconscious or dead, you don’t know. His body took most of that blast.

Your hand feels like it just got sprayed with molten steel, no, far worse, steel dipped in acid. Damn it hurts!

[-1 to all d20 rolls until slivers removed]

As if that was a signal of some kind, all around you people open fire, dozens of laser blasts hammering against Rainyas force shields, and yours, as the shield generator on your belt activates in response to the attack.

Rainyas shields seem too thick for their weapons to penetrate but after a few seconds your generators sparks and dies.

[Force shield 0]

Still, your sheer durability handles what your shield generator didn’t and none of the shots hurt you, yet.

Rainya takes out her pistols and prepares to start shooting back even as in your head Lirael says –Shee, we’re coming!-

Actions?
>Fight your way out (options in next post)
>Teleport away (location? take Ash? Y/N)
>Other (what?)

Favour Note: The Ichor in the Depths will not disapprove if you leave Ash, he attacked you first after all.

>>38192913

Ash can be useful, sides Dev needs another guy there. Imagine how we are driving him insane with the female romance drama.

I think that dev has seromething to make him more then a mundane. Or we can give him powers later.

>>38193038
>Teleport to Lirael and Kae, then away into the desert Y

>>38193038
>Fight your way out (options in next post)

>>38193038
>>Teleport away (Subtle, Waystation N)

>>38193026
>Fight your way out

>>38193038
Fucking Jade and her Baalzamon/Mirror bullshit.
>Kill everything hostile not under mind control.

>>38193038
>Teleport to Lirael and Kae, then away into the desert Y
better go and sort that mindrape out

>>38193038
>Teleport away Y
>Kae and Lirael then telpeort(Subtle) into some random desert loocation

>>38193038
>Fight your way out (options in next post)
Fuck, I feared this. We have to kill the kidnapper, they might try to do the same with Rainya/Dev/etc if left alone.

>>38193104
This. We need to deal with this now before they get stronger. Go for the head and the body falls with it. Teleport those bombs inside the warehouse, then skedaddle.

>>38193038
>Fight your way out (options in next post)

Lets not let them threaten our famil again.

>>38193038
>Fight your way out (options in next post)
Guess we'll need to undo whatever 'she' did to his head later.

Tempted to Apport a bunch of live plasma grenades into the warehouse, but I don't want to risk them getting redirected onto us.

>>38193038
>Fight your way out
Get us one step closer to having a shadvamp.

>lets slaughter hundreds of innocent people that are being mindcontrolled
Brilliant guys, you are fantastic.

>>38193155
>Let's make assumptions and whine about losing the vote

>>38193151
That makes absolutely no sense, because no it doesn't.

>>38193155
They are too weak to resist mind control? Then they don't deserve to have a mind of their own. Death will be their freedom.

>>38193169
Its not an assumptiom we were LITERALLY TOLD there is mental influence on them.

huh, a fight. I figured you'd flee, ok, writing

>>38193038
>Teleport away
First to Lirael and Kae
And then to the defesert

>>38193194
Well, on the upside spending time fighting means there is a chance Ash dies afterall, so I guess I win either way.

>>38193194
C'mon Pally, tou know we can't make this easy for you.

>>38193172
We get someone who knows about where the target is staying.
I've made my call and it was a close one but I picked this.

>>38193187

Can we break this mind control somehow?

>>38193212
Its easy for him, we're just making it hard for us.

>>38193220
>We get someone who knows about where the target is staying.
What makes you think that?
You do realise the first call wasn't actually from Ashley, yes?
This isn't Jade.

We stay and fight..? seriously guys?

“If they want a fight they’ll have one” you whisper, and then act.

Around you are two dozen gang members with laser rifles, perhaps half are in range of your tentacles.

Next to you are three Rainyas, all carrying heavy plasma pistols, though you have the heavier weapons stored in your dimensional arsenal.

-We’ll be there soon!- says Lirael. Lirael and Kaelyn are still some distance away.

Actions?

Shee
>Attack (weapon?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Rainya (3)
>Attack (weapon?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

Thugs (24)

From the yelling and sounds of pounding feet there will be a lot of thugs arriving soon.

>>38193252
Shee
>Maximized Warped(Cone) Life Drain
>Liquid Form
Lets get some TempHP first
Rainya(3)
>Make another Raniya, get her the minigun ad prepare to gun down new arrivals
>SoF(Thugs)

>>38193187
We were told that there is some kind of magic on them. Could be mirror clones of random people. Could be that mage-vision thing that Shee mentioned in the narrative. Could be something else entirely.

>>38193174
Edgelord please.

>>38193252

We have any ae fear or somwthibg to break mc?

>>38193252
>Warped(Cone) Life Drain
>>Liquid Form

Rainya(3)
>Make another Raniya, get her the minigun ad prepare to gun down new arrivals
>SoF(Thugs)

>>38193252
>Maximized Warped (Cone) Life Drain
>Blink Teleport

>Storm of Fire (Thugs)

>>38193276
They have laser weapons, Liquid Form is a waste of time and energy.

>>38193276
this

>>38193288
We don't, for a group.

>>38193288
If we had Darkness 6 we could. Right now all we have is Horrifying Gaze and that's for single targets.

>>38193252
>>38193276
Changing Liquid Form to
>Blink
I figured as safety measure for incoming damage, but Blink actually works better.

>>38193252
>Maximized Warped (Cone) Life Drain
>Blink Teleport

>Storm of Fire (Thugs)

>>38193346
Anon, Liquid Form does literally nothing against laser weapons, or any other source of energy damage.

The thugs all have laser weapons.

>>38193346
>>38193299
>>38193276
>Liquid Form
Why.jpg

>Maximized Warped(Cone) Life Drain
>Blink

Rainya(3)
>Duplicate(+1),
>get the minigun and prepare to gun down new arrivals
>SoF(Thugs)

>>38193352
Yes, I realise, I posted the template on accident before changing that

>>38193276
This sounds good. With enough of a temporary HP buffer our low hit points won't be much of a problem. Unless someone dispels it.

I hope we get telekinesis unlocked soon. Blowing up that warehouse would have been fun.

>>38193381
>http://pastebin.com/fYSgcZdE
>>38193346
I take back my support of liquid form. We're being hit by energy weapons, it'd do nothing.

Better that we activate something like blink teleport.