>>38503291
You wake up relatively early, as Morrigan wants time to scout before the bandits are likely to have more than one or two patrols out. Everyone gears up except Mary, who is going to remain behind with the horses. You do manage to eat a decent breakfast though since Mary seemingly only brought food in her pack. It’s not quite the same as fresh eggs, but those don’t tend to travel well by horseback you guess.

As you finish hiking up your rucksack and medical gear Morrigan turns to Mary and gives her last instructions.

“We should be back by dark,” she says, “We’ve only got three locations we’re going to check out. If we’re not, wait one more day, past that I want you out of here. We likely got captured or some shit. If we come back with guys on our ass and you hear it, I want you to have the horses ready to get us the hell out too.”

“I’ve got it I’ve got it,” says Mary with a smile, “You just be careful, it’s a scouting mission, not an assault.”

“Right,” says Morrigan, waving all of you out of the building you stayed in, “Let’s get going then.”

You’re a few miles away from town yet so you start out at a steady pace. As you’re crossing over an old bridge with tracks on it, Nem speaks up.

“So what exactly are we scouting here boss?” she asks.

“The army pukes wanted us to check three locations,” says Morrigan, “A Cathedral, the hospital and a high-school. They aren’t sure what’s in them, but they think something’s at each one.”

“So how’re we going to do this?” asks Bellona.

“We’re going to…” says Morrigan

>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary.
>Split into three two person sections.
>Walk right the fuck up to them and pretend we’re bandits too.
>Other.

>>38503296
>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary.

>>38503296
>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary.
Never split the party

>>38503296
>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary.

>>38503296
>>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary.

>>38503296
>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary.

>>38503296
I really want to see what option 3 entails, but my self preservation instincts demand i go with
>Stick together, we're small enough to hide if necessary.

>>38503296
>>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary.

>>38503296
>Walk right the fuck up to them and pretend we’re bandits too.

>>38503296
>Walk right the fuck up to them and pretend we’re bandits too.
To be honest, this is what I was thinking of doing when the mission was mentioned in the last thread.

Looks like we're sneaking around together! Yay!

Writing.

>>38503291
Up late tonight eh Guide? I'm far too drunk to play, but I'll ve lurkin

>>38503296
>Stick together, we’re small enough to hide if necessary

Welcome back Guide. Have a good night out?

>>38503647
It was fun, got to see some old friends from highschool.

Plus their parents and mine but hey I didn't have to pay and we won trivia. Woot free money.

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A Cathedral you say!?

>>38503908
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if Guide used someone like Kotomine or Father Cornello for a second mad priest. Anderson has enough morals to be at least an ally of MMS, even if Sarah might be scared of him for some reason.

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>>38504065
>Kotomine
Why not just call him Kirei, anon?

I, however, do support such a thing.

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>>38504065
Now that you say that, he would make a good idealistic corrupter type.

>>38504065
I'd kinda like to see Anderson, as a former merc who was damn good at his job who became a priest in Ft. Reilly. Will kick the ass of anyone who messes with his flock.

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>>38503296
“We’re sticking together,” says Morrigan as you finish your crossing, “The town isn’t exactly what I’d call small and if there are enough of them that they take up three building or more I don’t want us splitting up, too easy to get lost or separated.”

“Roger,” says Bellona, Cath nodding her head.

“Marching order?” asks Nem.

“You first when we get in the city,” says Morrigan, “Then me, Cath, Sarah, Will and Bell.”

“You want me on rear guard?” asks Bellona.

“You seemed to have the whole backwards marching thing down,” says Morrigan, “And if we do this right nobody should spot us in the first place.”

“Alright then,” says Bellona, already dropping back slightly, you with her.

You follow the tracks on the ground farther despite them being overgrown.

“Hard to believe this shit was busy five years ago,” you here Morrigan mutter under her breath.

Eventually you make it to a cross street and Morrigan stops you, though you’ve all been looking about for enemies.

“Cathedral should be straight down this street,” says Morrigan, pointing in the distance, “Not too hard.”

“How close do you want me to get us boss?” asks Nem as she hoists her SMG.

>Building nearby is fine.
>Across the street.
>Inside the damn building.
>Other.

>>38504170
>>Building nearby is fine.
Just taking a look.

>>38504170
>>Building nearby is fine.
Cover for ifwhen we're spotted. We could also find some stuff in said building.

>>38504170
>Building nearby is fine.

>>38504170
Across the street is... standing outside in the open? Building nearby is... Heading into a building near by to take a peek? I think?

>>Building nearby is fine.

>>38504170
>Across the street.

>>38504170
>Building nearby is fine.

At least close enough for recon.

>>38504170
>Building nearby is fine.

>>38504170
>Building nearby is fine.

>>38504170
>Building nearby is fine.
Hopefully with a good sight on the front door to see how much traffic goes in and out and if they are bringing stuff in and out

Looks like Morrigan is being all sneaky like at the moment.

Writing.

Also need a d20 from you.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

if Anderson was statted in this world would he be something along the lines of
Firearms: +3
Melee: +7
Explosives: +0
Physical: +7
Technology: +0
Knowledge: +2
Social: +?
He can throw those bayonets of his pretty fuckin' hardcore and no one is going to question how tough he is up close, never see him using explosives or anything technologically advanced for that matter but I'd assume he has a functioning understanding of those things and he is an educated man, I don't know how to deal with his social stat, though.

>>38504329
Rollin

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>38504329
woot woot

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>38504329

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>38504329

>>38504342
Good job.

>>38504340
Social stat is "JESASU CHRISTO"

>>38504342
Sneaky sneaky.

Writing.

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>>38504393

>>38504403
Swiggity swoogity, coming for that boogity.

>>38504340
>>38504373
No, his social stat is 'Norio Wakamoto'.

>>38504170
“Just get us close enough to watch,” says Morrigan, falling behind as Nem leads, “We’re here to watch and observe, not engage. I’d prefer we don’t even get close enough to smell them, but I know how little some of these fucks wash.”

“Right,” says Nem, the building you’re heading for only a few blocks away as you sneak down the side of the street. Actually Nem leads you away from the street, using the building and cross streets so you can’t be seen from the target one. It’s a few blocks away, but it still takes time as everyone keeps a watch. You know you’re supposed to help Bellona, so you spend nearly as much time looking backwards as you do looking to the front and sides.

Nem leads you all to the back of another tall building, at least what passes for tall in this town and you enter, climbing the stairs to the roof where you have a decent view of the cathedral down the street.

“Right,” says Morrigan, “Sarah, you’re on watch detail, Bell, Cath on guard with Nem, Billy, I want you…”

>On watch as well.
>On guard duty.
> Other.

>>38504743
>On watch as well.

>>38504743
>On watch as well.

>>38504743
>>On watch as well.

>>38504743
>On watch as well.
Haven't talked to Sarah in over 2 threads.

>>38504743
>On guard duty.
Will, doesn't know what to look for

>>38504743
>On Watch as well

Balance it out, and talk to Sarah as well.

>>38504814
People with guns. Movement. Anything.. that happens other than nothing.

>>38504814
I'm pretty sure during his 5 years a child solider he was put on watch at least once.

>>38504743
>On watch as well.

Rolled 15, 1, 7 = 23 (3d20)

Alright, Will is on watch as well.

Need another d20 from you all.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>38504877

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>38504877
RIP

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>38504877

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>38504877
Nat 1 sweat

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>38504877
That 1 should be interesting

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>38504877
Goody golly good

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>38504877

>>38504889
>>38504893
>>38504895
Well at least Sarah knows what she's doing.

Writing.

>>38504917
Guess we need those people watching lessons from Nem

>>38504917
oh god, one of our guards failed their check,

>>38504945
That was Morrigan's watch check.

>>38504917
Well, the long road is tiresome and sometimes people fall asleep at their post. Guide is to based to kill off a cast member from one bad roll. Right?

>>38504984
>mfw based Guide kills off main characters

>>38505101
We may have not!Esdeath here, but I doubt this is as bad as Akame ga Kill.

>>38505140
oh god that anime... why is it that so many anime with promising beginnings have terrible endings?

I kill off one random character and you guys suddenly think I'm going to have main people dying left and right.

Geez.

>>38505180
Anime original ending. Manga differentiates from it. Just look at Soul Eater, pretty self explanatory as to why that's the case.

>>38505205
Haha, you're gonna pull a Scott Gimple on us, don't lie.

>>38505233
I don't even know who that is.

>>38505205
Uh who died? Wasn't there for that i think

>>38505233
Guide will not murder everyone we hold dear. That's the realm of the dice gods.

>>38505255
Farmer's wife. Showed up. We rolled a 1 to see if we could help.

>>38505247
I think he directed a few episodes of the walking dead.

>>38505247
Most recent director of The Walking Dead.

Anyway, I doubt anyone is going to die, unless some critical existence failure occurs sometime soon and we keep rolling low on every encounter that matters.

>>38505255
Random farmer lady. Will rolled a 1 on medic check to save her.

Heh. I caught the previous thread coming home from work and running until bedtime, I catch this one waking up... this week isn't bad.

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>>38504743
“You’re on watch with me and Sarah,” Morrigan says, even as Sarah is setting up her rifle.

You nod, lying down next to Sarah as she starts to watch the building from her spot.

You look down the street and over the buildings as well, but you really aren’t sure what to look for. It seems that this part of the mission could take some time because even Morrigan starts to get a little antsy as the sun starts to rise and nothing happens.

“Fuck,” she says eventually as nothing happens in front of the building, “If this keeps up we’re going to have to get closer and find out for ourselves.”

Sarah however hasn’t moved from her spot and hasn’t spoken a word. Suddenly you hear a noise from behind you, Nem coming up the stairs.

“Boss,” she says, “We have a problem.”

“What?” says Morrigan turning to look at her.

“There’s a patrol on its way here,” says Nem, “At least coming nearby.”

“Fuck,” says Morrigan, already standing, “How many?”

“Eight at least,” says Nem, “Cath and Bellona are watching from downstairs.”

“Crap, crap, crap,” says Morrigan as she follows Nem, “You two keep an eye out until you see something or unless you hear shooting, then you come running.”

“Roger,” says Sarah.

“Ok,” you say.

>>38505453
Morrigan and Nem disappear downstairs while you and Sarah continue to watch.

You see some people approach the building, a couple different groups, both with about six to eight guys in it.

They enter the building, a few minutes later you see them leave in similar numbers.

“Armory of some kind,” you hear Sarah mutter.

“What?” you ask her.

“The two groups switched out,” she says, “Different ones had the gear on each time, pretty efficient too.”

“Should we stay?” you ask her.

“No, I think we’re good,” she says, pulling up and slinging her rifle, “We should go see what’s going on downstairs.”

You nod, following her downstairs. You find everyone else gathered in the lobby, hiding behind things.

“You find out what that place is?” asks Morrigan, her voice pitched low as you see a group milling about outside.

“Armory,” says Sarah, “Two groups entered, one armed, one not, they came out switched.”

“Good to know I guess,” says Morrigan.

“What do we do about them?” asks Nem, clearly indicating the group standing out front.

“We…” says Morrigan

>Wait here until they goddamn go away.
>Sneak out back, carefully.
>Shoot them and run like hell.
>Other.

>>38505472
>Wait here until they goddamn go away.

>>38505472
>Sneak out back, carefully.

>>38505472
>>Sneak out back, carefully.
Watch for bottles.

>>38505472
>Wait here until they goddamn go away.

>>38505472
>Wait here until they goddamn go away.

>>38505472
>Sneak out back, carefully.

If we wait getting Intel on the others may take to Lon g and our. Chances of being discovered increase. We sneak

>>38505472
>>Wait here until they goddamn go away.

>>38505472
>Sneak out back, carefully.

>>38505529
If we wait this smaller patrol might move off just like the last one did and we get a better window to move out.

>Wait it out and listen closely.

Maybe they spill some valuable intel.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

Alright, looks like the waiting game wins with that deleted vote.

D20

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>38505667
Uh

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>38505667

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>38505667
dice

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>38505667
GUIDE PLEASE

>>38505667
Oh, fuck, who failed that roll?

>>38505667
RIP

>>38505667
That's.. uh the bad guys.. roll right?

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>>38505667
T-that is good for us right?

>>38505671
>>38505672
>>38505678
You guys are good it seems.

Bandits aren't looking around for shit anyway.

Writing.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>38505667
Should we be very worried about that, or no?

>>38505667
>>38505705
Looks like the bandits get into an argument with each other or something heh

>>38505748
Apparently not.

>>38505748
GOD. DAMMIT. WHY WEREN'T YOU FASTER

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>>38505783
I am so sorry.

>>38505799
The part about that comic that always bothers me is that not only is the sudoku unfinished it is also Wrong at least 3 times in its unfinished state.

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>>38505869
Cannot into Sudoku either!?

>>38505869
He must have been so ashamed of his sudoku skills that he committed sudoku

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>>38505472
“We’re staying here,” says Morrigan, “Until they goddamn go away, we can’t risk getting spotted this early.”

Everyone nods at this and remains in hiding…just long enough for you to hear a shot ring out from the front, causing you to duck.

“Who the?!” starts Morrigan, only to suddenly hear a scream from outside.

One of the bandits is collapsed on the ground, his rifle dropped from where he apparently shot himself in the foot. You hear them all swearing, one of them even saying “Not again” loud enough for you to hear it.

They all quickly gather up the man and his weapon, carrying him back towards the armory building as he screams out in pain.

“Well that was interesting,” says Morrigan as she watches them leave, going as far as the lobby doors to watch, “Undisciplined lot if they keep thir weapons like that.”

“Yeah,” says Nem, “should we keep going?”

“Yeah,” says Morrigan, “Let’s go, hospital is next, it’s a couple blocks over and a few more down.”

“Kay,” says Nem, heading out the back door, “Let’s go then.”

You manage to make it close to the hospital without incident; you only see one patrol and that one from a distance while most of the men were simply looking at the ground. Nem leads you to another building a decent distance away from the target location, though you definitely can’t see all of it.

“That’s a really big building,” says Nem as you get to the roof, “Should we try to scout around the outside some Morrigan? I doubt we can stay here long enough to get a good picture if we don’t.”

Morrigan says…

>No, outside observation only. Can’t risk it.
>Alright, you and I will scout about.
>Other.

>>38506022
>Alright, you and I will scout about.

>>38506022
>No, outside observation only. Can’t risk it.

>>38506022
>Alright, you and I will scout about

>>38506022
>Alright, you and I will scout about.

>>38506022
>No, outside observation only. Can’t risk it.

>You hear them all swearing, one of them even saying “Not again” loud enough for you to hear it.

Oh, my sides, bye bye sides.

>>38506022
>No, outside observation only. Can’t risk it.
While they may seem unprofessional there is a couple dozen of them in range of us. Even worse than that is that if we do have to fight our way out we won't get goddamned payed for it.

>>38506022
>Alright, you and I will scout about.

So apparently everyone doesn't realize how fucked up the inside of a hospital actually is. That place is a massive death trap.

>>38506022
>“Should we try to scout around the outside some Morrigan?"
>More-iggan
Sorry but I just couldn't stop laughing. I feel like Nem would make that sort of joke too just to annoy Morrigan.

>>38506122
>scout around the outside

Who said anything about the inside? Nem said outside learn to read man.

>>38506022
>No, outside observation only. Can’t risk it.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>38506242
So I'm flipping a coin to see what we're doing!

1. No
2. Alright.

Rolled 15, 11, 13 = 39 (3d20)

>>38506273
Ok then, they're going scouting.

I need another d20 from you.

Also, note to self. Don't run this late on weekdays again.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>38506287

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>38506287
k

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>38506287

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>38506287

>>38506303
>>38506305
>>38506311
And everybody does fine this time.

I'll keep writing.

Actually, question. Is this thread going ok with you guys? I realize it's a little slow.

>>38506287
>>38506305
Well we're either having a close call or shit is hitting the fan.

>>38506338
Goin fine. Scouting bro, naturally gonna be slow but its intense we fuck up and things are going to go to hell

>>38506338
I think so? Scouting is slow. Perception rolls and the like.

If things get energetic we screwed the pooch.

>>38506338
I'm fine with the pacing.

>>38506338
its good.

>>38506338

You're doing fine. The impatient can always distract themselves in the depths of the internet

>>38506338
Going good Guide.

>>38506338
If PGQ is still running with as many people as it is now, a slowish scouting thread will be fine. You're being paranoid over nothing. That being said, I hope we get to assault this place with the army in a bit of a larger scale battle. We haven't done anything that requires more than 1 combat round so far.

>>38506356
>>38506368
>>38506369
>>38506379
>>38506383
>>38506388
Alright just checking.

>>38506408
I wasn't thinking the quest was dying, just realizing that scouting is, well largely boring unless you screw up.

Combat, well that'll come later.

>>38506408
We're a Squad. If we're in a full scale battle we've got some serious problems.

We're still taking baby steps. Don't rush things.

>>38506438
If we where the one scouting it'd be more involved. Constant stealth rolls and panic. But.. we'd all be losing our minds as well.

>>38506440
He meant with other allies/customers, not just the squad. I think anyway. LEROOOYYY JENKINNNNSSS

>>38506438
Last thread was pretty intense with the feels anyways, no shame in changing up the pace. Also, glad to catch a live thread; loving your stuff, guide.

>>38506438
I passed cause it's 2a.m. literally minutes ago. Forced myself back awake with a lucid nightmare about nope.jpgs.
Not quitting till you do Guide.

>Inb4 Squidwards ask "Who wants to be part of a quest thread at 3 o'clock in the morning?"

>>38506616
>nope.jpgs.
what would those be.

>>38506694
I think it depends on the person.

For some spiders, others clowns.

>>38506694
Creepy crawlers of all kinds, flies, centipedes, spiders, those 24 legged spindly spider centipedes things. Yeah.

Forced myself to dream they were crawling all over me and no matter how many I threw off or ran away from I only encountered more.

>>38506744
this is true.

>>38506761
that is terrifying good sir.

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>>38506022
“You’re right,” says Morrigan looking at the sprawling multi story building, “We aren’t going to see shit if we don’t look around. You and I will go again. Cath and Bell, on guard duty again.”

Cath and Bellona nod, following Nem and Morrigan down the stairs as you and Sarah remain in position to watch the building.

Sarah once more gets behind her scope and starts examining the windows.

“Billy watch the front,” she says, her tone different from how she talks when not behind it.

You nod, managing to keep watch up front while Sarah peeks through the windows.

There are guards out front, six of them and you see a roving patrol of guards though they don’t seem to be a whole lot more alert than the ones you’ve seen around the city. A little but not a lot, it’s clear they don’t expect an attack of any kind. The six in the front seem relatively alert however, as they stop and search a group of men that approach to enter. The men seem to be used to this though, as they don’t seem to complain as the guards take away some weapons from them.

“You see anything Billy?” Sarah asks you.

“Guards,” you reply, “Searching people. A patrol.”

“Keep count,” says Sarah, “What I’m seeing is weird. Some of the rooms are empty, some have men in them, some have…” she stops talking.

“Sarah?” you ask.

“They’ve got some women in there too, against their will” she says, her voice low and unhappy, “I could shoot them dead right now but…” she shudders a bit and stops talking.

>>38506866

You go back to watching the building. You count the six guards and one eight man patrol that seems to circle the building every fifteen minutes or so, they don’t make good time.

After about an hour Morrigan and Nem come back and call you downstairs to talk with them.

“We didn’t see much,” says Morrigan, taking a sip of water, “Guards at every door, about twenty total not counting that patrol.”

“Six out front,” you say, “searched the guys entering, took away weapons. Plus eight on patrol.”

“They have some of their people in there as well, sleeping,” says Sarah, “As well as…well they looked like sex slaves.”

Morrigan blinks at her. “You’re sure?” she asks.

“I only saw a few,” says Sarah, “But they were tied up and didn’t look happy about it.”

“Fuckers,” you hear Morrigan say, while behind you you hear a growl. A quick glance behind you shows that Bellona’s face is angry looking, her fingers nearly white as they grip her weapon.

“So some kind of weird bunkhouse slash brothel,” says Nem, “Not a hard assault target.”

“Take the entrance’s likely take most of the weapons,” says Morrigan, “Now for the high school, it’s pretty close by.”

“We’ve got two sites,” says Nem, “You sure we need to check out the third?”

>Of course we do.
>No, two’s enough, we should get out of here before we get spotted.
>Other.

>>38506882
>Of course we do.

> Of course we do.

>>38506882
>Of course we do.
Its what we're paid for. Plus if there's something we missed that the client runs into later... well...

>>38506882
>Of course we do.

>>38506882
We're getting paid to check out all three right? I suppose we should..

>Of course we do.

Look Will that's a a school!

What's it do?

>>38506882
>Of course we do.
Never know what could be there

>>38506882
>Of course we do.

>>38506882
>>Other.
we check out the third if nothing is there we use explosives to cause some chaos and free the girls here.

>>38506946
Yeah that's a sweet idea. But no.

Alright, clearly going after all three.


>>38506946
Your current explosives consist of 1 grenade and 1 incendiary device. Both of which wouldn't do a whole lot despite being carried by Nem.

>>38506882
>Of course we do.

>>38506882
>Of course we do.
Bad intel gets people killed.

>>38506988
Oh, I need another d20.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>38507002

>>38506946
What were gonna free dozens of people who can barely walk probably and run them back while fighting off a small army? Plus I think this is leading into a bigger mission we'll be apart of where we come back. Or the army will just clear it out maybe, y'know whatever.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>38507002

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>38507002
lesse here

>>38506988
they got an armor right.

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>>38507014
bueno

>>38507014
My second 20 in this quest. This time I don't think it will up our drinking tolerance.

>>38507014
good shit

>>38507014
"Snake, come in Snake."

>>38507014

I love you.

>>38507014
Muahahahana, and the heaven/hell luck of Will continues.

>>38507014
Huh. Well that actually happened.

I'll get to writing.

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>>38507014
Pic related

>>38507038
I love you too.

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>>38506882
“Of course we are Nem,” says Morrigan looking at her with slightly disappointed eyes, “We get paid for three, we do three.”

“I know I know,” says Nem picking up her gun, “I just don’t like hostile cities.”

“Yeah well this should be the last one,” says Morrigan as Nem heads out, “So be careful.”

“Right, right,” says Nem, to which you see Cath shaking her head.

In the end it turns out you don’t even need to be stealthy as when you start to approach the high school, you can hear chanting.

“What do you want to do boss?” asks Nem

“Get closer,” says Morrigan, “If they’re being this loud they aren’t going to notice shit.”

Nem nods and then leads you around the buildings and across the street, closer to the high school. You hear the chanting getting louder and louder as you approach a strange structure and can make out the words “Leader, Leader”, seats stretched high into the air as you see roughly two hundred unarmed men of various ages standing on a green field while an older one stands high on the other side of you.

Eventually he raises his hand and the chanting stops.

“Men of the Kansas militia!” he shouts, though you can barely hear him, “Today is the day we start training to take back our state and then eventually the nation! No more shall we fight between each other, we shall create a society that all will want to live in again! Thanks to the support we have recently gotten, we can make this dream a reality instead of just planning! In one month we will attack and take Fort Riley, the first bastion of the imperialists who would take our liberty away from us once more!”

>>38507403
Morrigan turns to look at everyone. “Another tin-pot dictator wannabe,” she says, “With delusions of grandeur.”

“Seen too many,” says Nem, to which Cath nods.

“He did mention getting some support,” says Sarah.

“Probably found an old gun store or armory,” says Bellona, “enough supplies to attract more follower than normal, bully a few into joining him.”

“Maybe,” says Morrigan, “Maybe not.”

“He’s still there,” says Sarah, as the group goes back to chanting “Leader Leader”, “I could take him out right now, one shot and they don’t have a leader anymore.”

“To hell with that,” says Bell, looking at the group, “We all open fire, take out most of his men right here. There’s only a few of them with weapons.”

Morrigan looks between the two, then at Nem and Cath. Cath shrugs.

“They’re right,” says Nem, looking back at the field, “But we are on a scouting mission and there’s only six of us and lots of them.”

Morrigan sighs and looks at you.

You just shrug.

“Up to you boss,” says Nem.

“Fine,” says Morrigan, “we’re going too…”

>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.
>Have Sarah take out the leader, they’ll fall apart and the army can mop up if necessary.
>Listen to Bell, we can take out a big portion of their men right here with little problem.
>Do both, Sarah takes out the leader we disperse the rest.
>Other.

>>38507415
>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.
If we can get in this easily, they can send in someone more trained to take out their leader without the risk some other time.

Also, we're not getting paid to take him out. Hell, leaving him alive gives us more chances for missions later.

>>38507415
>Do both, Sarah takes out the leader we disperse the rest.

>>38507415
>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

Too few of us. We open fire now, they scatter most will get away taking the women and what else with em. We tell the army and they swam the place do more good in the future.

>>38507415
>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

>>38507415
>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

Let's just do what we're paid for, Morrigan isn't exactly obsessed over being useful.

>>38507415
>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

>>38507415
>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

Good Intel is a gold mine. Get that to the military and let them take the bandits down.

>>38507415
It's a really nice thought. But pissing off that many people is going to get us killed.

>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

>>38507415
>>Have Sarah take out the leader, they’ll fall apart and the army can mop up if necessary.

shit and get time.

>>38507415
>>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

Whilst a decap strike could work, we don't have the horses close by. Let the army do the work, they might not pay us for the killing.

>>38507415
>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.
We don't have enough ammo to kill them all, even if we're armed and they're not.
Also, if the leader dies, and they fall apart, some of them might take the women away before the Army can get here.

We just need to hurry back and get the Army to mobilize quickly. Maybe we'll even get a job to come back here and kill the Leader/rescue the women.

>>38507415
>Have Sarah take out the leader, they’ll fall apart and the army can mop up if necessary.

>Get out of here, scouting is done and we got some good intel.

Get away clean, anything else gets us killed for sure. Too many unfriendlies around between the attendants and the various guards and patrols in town. Not enough firepower to cover our retreat. We fuck up now, it's over.

>>38507415
>Do both, Sarah takes out the leader we disperse the rest.

Strong vote in favor of GTFO ing.

One last d20 folks.

Rolled 19 (1d20)

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Rolled 4 (1d20)

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Rolled 18 (1d20)

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Rolled 7 (1d20)

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Rolled 11 (1d20)

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>>38507536
>>38507538
Good job you two.
>>38507537
You have ever, go think about what you can do to do better!

Bad timing, but... dice rolling tutorial? The one with "dice+1d20" sans "" doesn't work for me

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>38507532

>>38507536
>>38507538
Apparently our group is really good at being sneaky sneaky.

>>38507536
>>38507537
>>38507538
Oh hey look, you get away scot free!

Writing.

>>38507549
pute dice+1d2345 in the option case

>>38507549
type dice+1d20 or 2d100 or 49d10000000 whatever is called for in the options field

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>38507549
All of the rolls.. worked that I can see. You put

dice+1d20 into the options field.

Rolled 7 (1d42)

Testing... thanks anons!

i need that next post from guide so i can go to bed.

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>>38507415
“Get the hell out without shooting anyone,” says Morrigan, already turning away from the field.

“Really?” asks Nem.

“Yeah really,” says Morrigan, “Two grand for a few days of our time and no fucking danger? Sign me up again. I don’t want to take a chance some of those assholes know how to track us either. Plus there’s no bonus in the contract, two grand, three targets intel and out.”

“Well when you put it that way…” says Sarah, “I guess you’re right.”

“Of course I am,” says Morrigan with a grin, “But we still need to get out of here, so let’s get moving.”

You nod, Cath doing the same while everyone else falls in line. It’s not hard at all to get out of town, the closest you get to being caught is seeing a patrol pass way down the street.

It takes you about another hour to get back to Mary and the horses, but she’s still surprised when you enter.

“So early,” she says, “I thought it would be dark before you got back.”

“Nah,” says Morrigan as she unslings her rifle and takes out a smoke, “We could’ve gone strolling through town in bikini’s and still had them miss us.”

“I don’t think they were that bad,” says Nem, “I mean they had patrols out at least.”

“Sloppy ones,” says Bellona, “which you can argue are worse than none at all.”

“Doesn’t matter anymore,” says Morrigan, “We got what we came for, nobody got hurt, we didn’t fire a single round and we can go back home and tell the army what they want and collect a sweet payday for minimum effort.”

“Mild terror notwithstanding,” says Sarah.

“A little close call never hurt anyone,” says Morrigan, “It could’ve been a lot closer.”

“I’m just glad you’re all ok,” says Mary as she digs through her bag, “I’ll get some food started, I bet you’re all hungry.”

You nod along with everyone else, casual chatter breaking out as you celebrate a job well done.

>>38507791
Alright, going to call it here.

It's late and I'm slowing down besides this being a good stopping point. Thank you all who participated despite the hour, I'll see you again maybe Sunday, probably Monday.

Q and A for a bit, this thread will probably be around much longer than me.

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>>38507811
Thanks for the run bro, can finally let out that breath.

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>>38507811
Thanks for the thread Guide, not sure if I'll be able to make the next few, gonna be out of the country for a week.

>>38507811
thanks for running and goodnight.

>>38507821
>>38507843
>>38507847
Thanks for reading even though it's so late guys!

Hope you catch what you can in the archives if you miss anything.

Heh. I can vividly imagine Will asking Morrigan what a sex slave is in the near future. Hope she doesn't choke too bad, though.

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>>38507811
Thanks for running dude. Got to sleep.

I understand Bell and Sarah didn't take well to the whole leaving the women behind thing.. but they're not ready to stir up shit right?

I mean I get killing the hostiles and the guy.. they're evil. But that seemed like a high chance to die. And we were in a recon position.

Not to mention that in an instance of chaos I'd assumed those poor women would be more than fucked.

>>38507867
No, they understood that it was a bad time and the wrong position.

Six vs several hundred while trying to escort possibly sick/hurt girls?

Completely insane.

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>>38507811
So....Bellona won't rape us?
......No rape?

>>38507936

What makes you say that?

>>38507952
>while behind you you hear a growl. A quick glance behind you shows that Bellona’s face is angry looking, her fingers nearly white as they grip her weapon.

>>38507936
She hasn't promised that yet.

Although surprisingly I don't think Will knows what rape is.

>>38507936
Do you mean how upset she got when she saw the women all bound up?

>>38507958
Well yes then since you have a reason.

She was mildly intoxicated when you first met her and then decided to push ALL of her buttons, so she lost a little bit of self control.

Rape is generally considered bad by most people. Bellona thinks so too.

>>38507974
Hey dude thanks for the thread. Know when the next run will be?

>>38507989
Sunday or Monday depending.

>>38507999
Right thanks again. Night man.

>>38507974
Realize you're probably off.. but is this whole interaction Will is having with the girls helping them at all? I mean Morrigan has been hit with a boat load of feels so far. I can't decide if that's helping or hindering.

>>38507999
So, who besides bellona likes will the most and what do all of them think of us?

>>38508095
Morrigan is withing what you would consider "normal" tolerances in polite society. She could function fine, if not great. So she doesn't really need "help" in that way. But it's putting some things into perspective for her.

>>38508106
Most of them like Will, as to what level and how, you need to find out in threads.

>>38508165
Heh. Will you got issues man.

"Hey Will what were your parents like?"

"Uhh.. I don't.. I'm not.. I'm not sure I had parents."

"Everyone has parents Will."

"Are you sure? Well... there was a cra-TRAUMA"

>>38508095
As to the other girls, Will is definitely helping Cath in certain ways, though not all of them. Nem you haven't done much with and you've actually helped Bellona a little bit.

>>38508106
What I meant to say is that a lot of that is subtle and Will doesn't pick up on much beyond "weight lifting partner" "cooks food" etc.

>>38508192
Heh, yeah something like that.

Bell being angry at sex woman - uhmmm... Back story ahoy?

>>38508209
>What I meant to say is that a lot of that is subtle and Will doesn't pick up on much beyond "weight lifting partner" "cooks food" etc.
The moment Will calls Cath more than just a weight lifting partner, and something like a close friend, is when he'll put a ring on her and not even notice.

>>38508209
>Will:Hey Bellona....
>Bellona:Yes Will?
>Wil:What's "Sex"?
>Bellona:*Heavybreathingintensifies*
She HAS to be the one we ask about this

>>38508250
Actually for best results I think we should bring it up at breakfast with everyone at the table. We get to see all the reactions in one swoop.

>>38508211
You'll have to find out.

>>38508228
Depends on anon. Maybe you'll go Morrigan, Bell, Mary, still far away.

>>38508250
>>38508267
I think the reactions would be amusing, especially which ones they came from. I don't think they'd be like you think they would.

>>38508250
How about no.

If anything we'd ask Cath or Morrigan about it, but not her.

>>38508279
>Depends on anon. Maybe you'll go Morrigan, Bell, Mary, still far away.
Who says will has to only go for one? He doesn't even understand the concept of a traditional monogamous relationship, if he likes people then he likes them, and if they like him, then they like him.

Cath and Morri the only route to go.

>>38508279
Well just free forming it.

Mary: Clinical definition.
Bell: I... Yes.. Will it's.. something that I'll show you when you're ready.

Cath: Heavy breathing

Nem: Giggles

Morrigan: Goddammit Billy.. it's.. something that two people do when they trust each other.
I trust you Morrigan.
>BILLY PLS

Sarah.. I don't know. Maybe just blushing and avoiding the topic?

>>38508267
Fucking this

>>38508279
>Maybe you'll go Morrigan, Bell, Mary, still far away.
PFTHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ah oh man, so funny Guide.

Cath already cuddled Will, he's ruined for marriage and belongs to her now and she's the only one that I can realistically see developing a relationship with Will organically like they have been so far

>>38508329
You really think Mary would explain it to him just like that?

>>38508343
Very clinically. Very very clinically...until she starts slipping into all those dirty romance novels she read and Morrigan hits her on the head.

>>38508337
Yeah see I find Cath's interaction especially the cuddling creepy and unhealthy.

>>38508250
We could ask Doc, I'm pretty sure he'd manage a good explanation.

>>38508267
Actually, I think we should not intentionally set up what is an incredibly depressing and uncomfortable conversation with the stated goal of maximising its hilarity.
It's a rather shitty thing to do.

>>38508358
> creepy and unhealthy.
Except for Will its the exact opposite and he understands her even though sometimes her actions might confuse him.

If you think Cath is creepy and her interations with Will unhealthy then thats just you projecting yourself onto the quest instead of playing the character.

>>38508377
Yep same.

Its a shame that this quest seems to be infested with trolls and shitters who just want to ruin everything for Will just for comedic value at his trauma and suffering. It gets fucking annoying fast and it isn't funny anymore.

>>38508382
>THATS JUST YOU PROTECTING! MY WAIFU!

Leading him off alone to cuddle in her room while she puts him in her lap and hums is creepy.

>>38508337
While I do like the rest of the girls apart from the recent additions, Bell is just all kinds of wrong and I don't know Sarah enough to form an opinion, I agree that Will and Cath go together naturally really well, also pretty adorable and cute.

>>38508400
Not really when she did it to calm him and say sorry for punching him, actually pretty understandable.

>>38508425
She didn't do it to calm him. She did it to clam herself. It wasn't to apologize for punching him.

It was something she wanted.

>>38508394
Honestly, the people who vote for things that will obviously result to a breakdown of some sort (sleeping in Morrigan's bed for instance) and can't shut up about their "FEEELZ!" afterwards are even worse.

What kind of shithead intentionally fabricates a traumatizing situation for someone as messed up as Will and then turns around and doesn't shut up about how incredibly touching the result is?

>>38508446
Those are the same people anon, faggots the lot of them.

>>38508439
Well evidently you've never been in a relationship with someone who isn't 100% perfect in every single way.

>>38508460
What? That statement doesn't make sense at all.

Do you want to re-read the conversation and try to come up with a response that makes sense?

>>38508479
He's taking what you said as an attack on his waifu. Instead of saying "Yes Cath wanted that for herself." He turned it into: "WELL OTHER PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS HAVE NEEDS TOO! I GUESS WE'RE JUST NOT PREFECT ENOUGH FOR YOU!"

Notice how he already considers Will in a relationship with his waifu.

>>38508439
Personally, I figure it was both.

If Will had given her shit about punching him, she could have just processed it as her fucking up and dealt with it, but Will was outright incapable of that because of how messed up he was, which just made her feel worse and worse about it.

So when Will brought it up himself and stopped her from going for some sort of self-punishing power training until she works away her self-loathing, because he started feeling guilty as well, she took some admittedly awkward steps that calmed them both down and stopped them from sinking into a mutual spiral of guilt.

>>38508446
I dunno anon, I think things like that has to happen, after the trauma Morrigan talked to him and now I doubt it will ever happen again.

Think of it this way, it is like a scab that got infected, sometimes you got to pick it and let the puss run so it will fully heal.

>>38508511
Pretty much my thoughts too.

>>38508512
Which is why having Will not repress the memory this morning and making sure Morrigan notices was sensible.

Sleeping in her bed however was something that just created /additional/ trauma for the sake of entertainment value, which is the last thing WIll needs.

>>38508512
Theres times where its appropriate and has to happen, like a scab, but then there are other times where they just push for it for MUH FEELZ, which is not like a scab, more like slitting their wrists.

>>38508511
The only comfort Will got out of it was "Helping." The action of putting him in her lap and humming did nothing for him. He thought it was weird and was actually distressed because he was unable to tell Mary where he was.

Cath was being selfish and using Will to work through her own issues.

>>38508548
If thats what you think then your blind and can't read subtext and can only interpret things completely literaly

>>38508540
Fair enough man, as long as you know that similar things like that are going to happen.

We won't always get to decide how they're set up though, the best we can do is influence how much heals after it's over.

>>38508559
Go read the fucking section

-
You’re rather conflicted at the moment. Mary wants to know where you are, but Cath doesn’t want you to tell her. Normally you’d be afraid of not doing both somehow…but MMS is ok. You remind yourself of that. So since Cath had your help first you should probably listen to her.

You settle back in as best you can, with Cath still holding you as you look at the door.

“…no,” says Cath, loud enough to be heard through the door, but not much else.

“Alright,” says Mary, “If he does come by let me know.”

Cath doesn’t say anything more, just waits a little bit until Mary walks away and then resumes her noise making. You start to notice a pattern in the noise, which sounds like why Cath is making it, but you don’t get a hold of it by the time she stops. When she stops making the noise, Cath doesn’t let go of you, instead still holding you.

“…thank you,” she says, “…helped.”

You feel…good at that. Even though you don’t really get why, Cath said you helped.
-

He felt good because he "helped."

He was perplexed through the situation and had no idea as to what was going on.

>>38508589
Just stop talking to him man. He's probably that psych major who think he's delving deep into the human mind by diagnosing quest characters.

>>38508548
Even if that were true, which I honestly doubt, the simple fact of the matter is that actually helping others with their issues out of a sense of personal attachment as opposed to walking around the base and fixing appliances out of fear of being beaten is something that helps Will's own develoment as well.

>>38508589
...
Are you really that bad at this?
This was obviously not a simple instance of Will fixing stuff.
This was him getting a weird warm and fuzzy feeling called happiness at helping a fellow human being with something dear to them that confused Will because he's messed up enough never to have felt it before which is why he proceeded to rationalize it away as "helping=good" so he doesn't have to think about it.

>>38508630
Read what I fucked typed are you blind? I said he felt good because he helped and was perplexed by the situation.

You just typed.
>helping a fellow human being with something dear to them that confused

Your issue is that you think it has to be, "dear to them."

It doesn't. Will didn't know what the fuck was going on so how can he establish the significance of the action?

He never gets told. "Good job, Thanks." That's where he was getting his gratification.

It wasn't the act of cuddling. Or the humming. It was the assistance he provided.
-

This whole thing started over whether or not the actions of Cath were selfish or not.

>Not really when she did it to calm him and say sorry for punching him, actually pretty understandable.

She didn't Cuddle him for his sake. That was for her own. She could have had Will scrub the floors and told him Good job, You helped!

And he'd have gotten that same warm fuzzy feeling.

>>38508548
>>38508699

I want to know how you think Cath was supposed to "help" Will with his own issues when he doesn't even know he has most of them.

He was clearly distressed because he had caused her distress. That's how his mind works. Helping her with her issues made him feel better, it wasn't selfish of her at all.

>>38508708
She cuddled him for some sort of hang up that she's got. We've not seen the extent of her issues.

It was a selfish action. She cradled him and rocked him back and forth in my opinion - as a replacement for someone she's lost.

If she was trying to help Will she could have simply asked him to do anything. And told him he had helped.

Instead she got him into a situation in which he was conflicted. Lying by omission to Mary first and then Bell. At Caths request.

You don't have to conceal good gestures from the rest of the people around you.

>>38508708
It's less about what she could have asked him to do. And more about what she did ask him to do.

>>38508724
So the fact that she didn't know that would happen and may have her own hangups about issues that she doesn't like to share with others makes her the bad guy?

>>38508733
What else could she have asked him to do? Fix something for her? Clean something already clean?

>>38508724
Holy shit your the worst armchair psychologist I've ever seen, good christ your ramblings are so bad they are entertaining.

>>38508754
>So the fact that she didn't know that would happen and may have her own hangups about issues that she doesn't like to share with others makes her the bad guy?

Yeah. The biggest problem is the added stressor on Will. The lies. She's "Helping" while causing him stress. The need to hide the action is also suspect.

Where the benefit to Will could have been gained simply by asking to to do something like remake the bed and patting him on the back for it.

>>38508796
Wow, you are seriously delusional, thats impressive...

>>38508789
My whole point is that the cuddling shit wasn't to apologize for striking him. Which was the other guys initial claim. It's ballooned from there.

>>38508830
The only thing that has ballooned is your perceived and projected omniscience. Seriously shut the fuck up already.

>>38508796
See, that's where you're confusing player choice with Cath's actions.

Will or anon as Will, clearly thought that not telling Mary because Cath asked was more important than telling her.

Will decided not to tell, he could of let himself lose the stress of not telling. But decided that Cath feeling better/calmer/whatever he thought it was was more important. Which is on him.

>>38508840
Yeah yeah fuck you too.

>>38508851
Just because Will felt obligated to help her doesn't absolve Cath for making the request.

And the request could have been avoided entirely had see not sought to use him as some sort of stress ball or what have you.

I still hold that Cath was selfish in her request and it was not an attempt to apologize for the striking incident.

I'm afraid I'll have to agree to disagree. It's gotten to late for me to keep arguing on the internet. See you next thread anon.

>>38508933
>And the request could have been avoided entirely had see not sought to use him as some sort of stress ball or what have you.
Hahahaha oh wow, please Doctor, keep spouting more drivel as fact, afterall, you are the QM are you not?

>>38508933
She tried to apologize, Will said it was fine because he got beat all the time. That clearly stressed her out even more.

What I get from what you're saying is that she should've just taken all the stress on her shoulders and dealt with it herself instead trying anything at all to help both of them.

>>38508511
I know the silent interactions have worked for will and cath so far, but i actually wanted to see them talking about stuff

>>38508988
They slowly are getting around to talking to each other more and more, well more using words, they have found a way to understand and communicate without words rather well

>>38509009
Yeah, our last interaction with her was a debate for their standards

>>38509059
Yeah, they said all of 34 words combined between them! A fucking novel man!