>>43374891
> Tell them parts of the truth but leave out some elements like
> 2) The adventure in Swanmay and Ruin’s existence and her ‘circumstances.’
> 3) The truth about OLYMPUS and Joy-In-Time

>>43375074
i fixed it

>>43374891
>> Tell them parts of the truth but leave out some elements like
> 2) The adventure in Swanmay and Ruin’s existence and her ‘circumstances.’
> 3) The truth about OLYMPUS and Joy-In-Time

>>43374891
> Tell them everything

Bump

>>43374891
>> Tell them parts of the truth but leave out some elements like
> 2) The adventure in Swanmay and Ruin’s existence and her ‘circumstances.’
> 3) The truth about OLYMPUS and Joy-In-Time

>>43375066
>>43375118
You tell them everything about your travels. Leaving out the parts about Ruin, and Joy-In-Time. You feel that the former would just cause complications and undue stress. The latter would open a can of worms that you just don't want to deal with.

Amelia and Ray have that same glassy stare that Ruin and Emmy got when you told them about the Global Cooling. Pytor seems unmoved.

"Why does Wren care about what happened in Charybdis?" Pytor says.

You shrug. "It's her nature. She's got to understand everything. I think it's how she keeps herself from completely losing her mind, trapped as she is."

Pytor grunts. You know he can tell that you're hiding things. However, it's Pytor and you know that he's not one to pry.

"And the bear?" Pytor asks. (Musor is sleeping outside of the RV)

"Someone I picked up in Charybdis." You say.

He nods.

"What about you?" You ask. "What have you been doing?"

"Looking for you, and assaulting the People of Joy." Pytor says. "Mostly we've been stopping them from gathering corpses of these special girls."

"What are they doing with them?" You ask.

"What you saw. Measuring, cutting of pieces of their clothing. Sometimes they harvest small pieces of their bodies. Hair and nails." Pytor says. "Voice...Wren...says that they're collecting them so they can recreate their own Joy-In-Hearts."

"That might explain how the girls who jumped us got that power boost." You say.

"Perhaps." Pytor says. "Anyway, are you sure you want to cont-"

"THE WORLD IS ENDING?!" Amelia shouts out to the both of you.

"HOW?! How how HOW can you two be so CALM about this?" Ray shouts.

You and Pytor look at each other, and then give the other two a shrug.

"Everything ends." You say. "You'll both be dead before it happens, most likely."

"But our children, Genesis, all the work we've done to come back from the brink." Amelia says. She just sits, staring off into nothing. "It's not..." The words die on her lips as she knows the answer.

(Cont)

>>43375967
"I need to pray." Ray mumbles as he leaves the RV.

"Give me the radio." Amelia says. "I need...I need to talk to Command."

"You may not get a signal." Pytor says.

"Then HELP me get one!" She snap.

Pytor pats you on the shoulder. "You aren't beholden to Wren. You can come back with us, now. Think about it." Then he leaves the RV with Amelia.

You sit there.

> Go talk to Amelia and Pytor
> Go talk to Ray
> Take Musor and go get the Hubris you need.

>>43376022
> Go talk to Ray

>>43376022
> Take Musor and go get the Hubris you need.

Better do this while we're here

>>43376022
Go talk to Ray

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>>43376082

You walk out and find ray sitting at a long abandoned picnic table. Hands clasped, and you can hear him muttering, but not loud enough to be heard through his mask.

He looks different than when you last saw him. His Acceptance Genes kicked in...or however that weird stuff works...and he seems slightly more...graceful. Less flab and body fat, and more muscle. (Of course, that's probably from Pytor pushing him like he does.)

Of course, the biggest difference is his eyes. Sharper, different color, and they're always adjusting, twitching, and analyzing.

You don't know why, but it makes him look more attractive. More...suitable. Ugh, must be a Joy-In-Heart thing. After all, the male Accepting were pretty much MADE to serve your people.

But those thoughts are silly, as Wren would say.

"If you'd like," Ray says, looking at you. "You can join me."

"In prayer?" You say.

He nods. "But...I'm sorry...can you go back to being Lupa? It's...hard to talk to you when you're..." He gestures to you. "It's...it's a lot to take in."

You've never been one for prayer, but it's clear that if you want to keep talking to Ray, you're going to have to be Lupa again.

> Change back to Lupa
> Stay as Ashes

>>43376454
> Change back to Lupa

>>43376454
> Change back to Lupa

>>43376454
> Stay as Ashes

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>>43376493
>>43376495

You shift back to Lupa and brace yourself for the rush of cold that assaults you.

You sit next to Ray and let him pray. He finishes, and then he looks at you.

"So..." He sighs and drums his fingers on the table. "Pretty heavy stuff."

"You seem much calmer." You say.

"God helps me put things in perspective." He says. There's a long pause. "I'm glad you're okay."

"You said this before." You say.

"Oh. Yeah." He sighs. "So, you're looking for those bug this, right?"

"Hubris, yeah." You say.

"I can see them. Well, I know you can see them, but I can see them too." Ray says.

"That's good." You say. "That's very useful."

"What do you want, Lupa?" Ray says.

"I want to get Hubris, and get into the Peace Summit and find out what hap-" You start.

"I mean, what do you want out of life." Ray says. "You're going to be here at the end of it all. So...what do you want? Does anything make you...fulfilled?"

"Ray, you know how I feel about your Religion." You say.

"I'm not talking about that." Ray says. "Is there anything that...that makes you truly happy? Or could?"

> Well?

>>43377092
Ray, I don't know. Happiness is foreign to me. The closest I got was when I lost control of my powers and turned an empowered small Joy into a Pincushion with knives, and I felt so much like my Mother I slammed it back down into the little box where I keep it under lock and key.

>>43377223
I think that would cause a great dialogue but it may be less in character. Or very in character if we use him as our personal confessor and open up about all of our worries.

"Ray, I don't know. That kind of happiness is foreign to me." You say. "The closest I got was when I lost control of my powers and turned an empowered small Joy into a Pincushion with knives, and I felt so much like my Mother I slammed it back down into the little box where I keep things like that under lock and key."

It's obvious that that was a tad more than what Ray was expecting. "I'm sorry Lupa. You deserve better."

You shrug. "It is what it is."

"Well, you're not your mother." Ray says. "People like...like her...wouldn't do what you've done. You've helped people, and you're trying to do something good. Right?"

"I hope so." You say.

"Alright." Ray says. "I think there's some of those worm-hubris things in that drainage ditch over at the other end of this playground. We can find a barrel and scoop them all up."

You nod, that sounds good. "Where can we find a barrel?"

"I'm...not completely sure." Ray says. "Aren't you supposed to be the pro-salvager?"

You roll your eyes.

> Roll 1d20

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>43377607

>>43377648
Good anon!

>>43377607
Ray is good at knowing what Lupa wants, which is to complete her mission. Too bad no ray hug though.

>>43377607
Might as well go for 1.

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>>43377607

>>43377648
>>43377731

Need one more to confirm

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>43377607

Why is it so quiet today?

>>43377648
It's either a barrel for grease, fuel, or water. Any marking on the thing have long faded, and you don't know what the building it was behind was for.

However, it's empty, not rusted through (Though pretty rusty in general), and solid enough to serve your purposes.

You Embrace Joy as you and Ray push the barrel towards the ditch.

When you do, Ray's cheeks go bright red and he excuses himself for a minute. Apparently seeing a Joy-In-Heart transform causes biological reactions in Accepting. Nothing dramatic, but enough to be mildly embarrassing to him, if no one else.

You don't care. You just want to figure out how to get the mass of squirming Worm Hubris out from their puddle and into the barrel.

You first try putting some of the filthy water into the barrel...but the Hubris aren't interested. They apparently like their stagnant pool.

> Jump down and just start scooping. Hubris can't infect Joy-In-Hearts (Remember, Ruin was infected first, then she Accepted for the first time). It's far from the safest, but it's quick and easy.
> Hubris are attracted to Joy-In-Hearts, so maybe if you can lure them into the barrel with a show of power. Slightly less risky in some areas, and more in others.
> Hubris like fresh water better than stale water. If you can get a new water source, they'll make a bee line for it. There's probably a water fountain that has a motor that runs on Clean Energy around here. Time consuming, and if you can't get it to work you're out of luck, but fairly safe.

>>43377963
Awww, he likes the magic girl transformation!

>>43377963
>> Hubris are attracted to Joy-In-Hearts, so maybe if you can lure them into the barrel with a show of power. Slightly less risky in some areas, and more in others

>>43377963
> Hubris like fresh water better than stale water. If you can get a new water source, they'll make a bee line for it. There's probably a water fountain that has a motor that runs on Clean Energy around here. Time consuming, and if you can't get it to work you're out of luck, but fairly safe.
Might bump into some extra salvage while we're at it.

>>43377963
> Hubris are attracted to Joy-In-Hearts, so maybe if you can lure them into the barrel with a show of power. Slightly less risky in some areas, and more in others.

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>>43377963
> Hubris are attracted to Joy-In-Hearts, so maybe if you can lure them into the barrel with a show of power. Slightly less risky in some areas, and more in others.

Kek, Ray popped a boner from our magical girl transformation scene.

>>43378016
>>43378086

Okay. This isn't too hard, prop the barrel on its side, like so. Stand behind it. Then focus so a small sphere of light forms in your hands. Easy trick. Joy says that this is 101 stuff, something you should have learned WAY before you got to the Purify/Murder stuff.

Anyway, now you just hope that the Hubris notice you.

> Roll 1d20

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>43378234

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>43378234

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>43378234

>>43378325
welp

>>43377962
I didn't get a heads up he would be running.

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>>43377962
School probably. Its just about midterms. That or people going out for Halloween.

>>43378401
I never have any idea when this is going to run so I generally wander in some time about half way through.

>>43378325
It works like a perfect charm. All the Hubris swarm up, towards you, and into the barrel. Which you then tip upwards, seal up with the lid, and voila. A barrel of hubris all ready to mess up a building of hubris.

You and Ray start hauling the barrel back to the RV and your Bike.

That's when you hear a familiar roar, and feel a heavy expression of Joy from the direction of the RV.

You and Ray set down the Hubris barrel and run.

"GET IT OFF ME! GET IT OFF ME!" A voice screams.

You round the empty play ground and you see two new semi-familiar faces.

It's Ribbons and Mirrors. Mirrors, is now wearing full regalia, a shiny reflective, ruffled dress that's covered in mirror shards and reflective fabric. She also being pinned and mauled by Musor.

Ribbons has her Ribbon-Tentacles out, and they're trying to pry Musor off of Mirrors.

"Oh SHIT! You have a FUCKING BEAR now?! What, were you UNSATISFIED by your level of homicidal ability?!" She says in horror.

> Call Musor off
> Attack them.

>>43378807
Musor pin her, she tries anything rip her apart.
Manifest 2 knives
Now why are you here Ribbons?

>>43378807
> Call Musor off

>>43378807
>Keep them pinned. Ask why they're here.
Can never be too killy.

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>>43378807
>"Oh SHIT! You have a FUCKING BEAR now?! What, were you UNSATISFIED by your level of homicidal ability?!" She says in horror.

>>43378877
this, maybe have Musor stop mauling, for now.

>>43378877
Second.

>>43378807
>I tried to talk to you and you tried to kill me your fucker!

>>43378877
This.

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>>43378807
>"Oh SHIT! You have a FUCKING BEAR now?! What, were you UNSATISFIED by your level of homicidal ability?!"

Musor is best boy.

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>>43378807
>"Oh SHIT! You have a FUCKING BEAR now?! What, were you UNSATISFIED by your level of homicidal ability?!" She says in horror.
"Yes"

>>43378833
>>43378877
>>43378937

You let out a whistle and Musor stops attempting to maul Mirrors.

"Keep her pinned, Musor." You say. "She does anything, bite her face off."

You snap with both your hands and summon blades into them. You point one at Ribbons, she blanches.

"So, Ribbons, tell me why you're here." You say.

"Ribbons?" She blinks. "You...you don't even know my name? I hound you across the land, shoot you, you KILL one of my dearest friends, and practical sister...and you don't even KNOW my NAME?" She puts her head in her hands for a moment.

Then she screams at you, face red, and bug eyed. "WE'RE IMPORTANT! WE HAVE POWER! WE'RE SPECIAL! WE'RE GOING TO HELP SAVE THE FUCKING WORLD! I KNOW YOUR NAME RUMPLETEASER HARREN! YOU COULD AT LEAST KNOW MY FUCKING NAME YOU BITCH!!"

"Uhh...her name is Lupa Strakel." Ray says.

"Yeah. NOW it is, but we know her TRUE name! That gives us POWER!" Ribbons says.

"Rumpleteaser?" Ray asks you.

You give him a furious 'I have blades in my hands and will slice open your jugular in an instant if you EVER say that name again' look. You have quite expressive eyes on that subject.

> Alright...so what IS your name?
> You didn't answer my question. Why are you here...Ribbons?

>>43379130
> You didn't answer my question. Why are you here...Ribbons?
Screw asking for her name, now that she's given out ours.

>>43379130
> Alright...so what IS your name?

>>43379130
> Alright...so what IS your name?
and why are you here? Trying to kill me again?

>>43379130
>Alright...so what IS your name?

>>43379130
>> You didn't answer my question. Why are you here...Ribbons?
Besides, I never had the chance to ask your name, you attacked us remember?

>>43379130
>you KILL one of my dearest friends, and practical sister
>"She started it."

>>43379130
>Could have told me your name that time I tried to talk to you instead of attempting to kill me.

Please excuse me. I have to step out for a moment. I'll be back in about two hours.

>>43379130
>You didn't answer my question. Why are you here...Person-whose-name-is-unknown-because-she-attacked-us-when-we-came-to-talk.

>>43379266
Aww.

I'll be here even if you take longer than that.

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>>43379266
>2 hours

>>43379130
>"WE'RE IMPORTANT! WE HAVE POWER! WE'RE SPECIAL!


Kinda want to kill her just for that.

>>43379130
>her TRUE name! That gives us POWER!" Ribbons says.
Why is nobody else concerned about this?

>>43379366
Because she knew it when she attacked us and all it got her and her friend was trauma and death respectively?

>>43379339
She isn't wrong.

>>43379366
Because it doesn't?
It's just a dumb name that Lupa hates.

>>43379391
>Because she knew it when she attacked us
How do you know?

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>>43379391
Whos to say she knew it back then?

>>43379403
>WE'RE GOING TO HELP SAVE THE FUCKING WORLD!

She is very wrong.

>>43379391
Combining those statements make me just think she's just chuuni.

>>43379446
Because our name wasn't exactly hidden, they were looking for us then too, and I doubt they'd not have been told about it.

>>43379450
see above

>>43379454
Their entire organization is chuuni af.

>>43379454
You literally can not be a chuuni if you have powers.

>>43379488
Yeah, you can. You're just delusional about what powers you actually have. Like she is here.

Reminder that attempting to murder someone who was trying to talk to you is edgier than overkilling someone with a knife storm in defense.

Not saying the overkill wasn't an issue but murder is WAY worse.

>>43379635
It's the wasteland. You don't just walk up and start a friendly conversation with someone you've already fought and expect them to not be alarmed.

>>43379130
> You didn't answer my question. Why are you here...Ribbons?

So they been brainwashed with either cartoons or the insane old joys

This is going to be fun

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>>43379130
>You didn't answer my question. Why are you here...-=RIBBONS=-?
Fuck you for giving away our name

Back
Name
>>43379169
>>43379172
>>43379176
>>43379242

Ribbons
>>43380250
>>43379969
>>43379300
>>43379193
>>43379154

"You didn't answer my question. And may I add that, One: you've never told me your name, and Two: every time that I've tried to talk to you, you've attacked me." You say. "So, why are you here 'Ribbons' or whatever your real name is, to kill me?"

"No. We're here to kill him." She points at Ray. "The Zealot, the Genesis bitch, and the thug."

"Hey, I have a name too!" Ray says.

"Fuck you." Ribbons says. "You're a mistake. We all are. We shouldn't have been born...not like this."

"Oh Lord please give the patience, you too!?" Ray says. "Have you heard this bullshit?" He asks you.

"Yeah. A little." You say.

"Well just you wait. Once OLYMPUS is our, we'll awaken the Angel and fix everything! We'll live in Paradise, and you'll go poof!" She says.

"You'll go 'poof' too you know." You say.

"Uh uh...she'll open a gateway with her first and last breath in this Hell, and the Chosen will go through. Back to Paradise, then we'll make sure that this nightmare never happens." Ribbons says.

"What is she talking about? I can never make ANY sense of that nonsense." Ray says.

"You don't know?" Ribbons says.

Oh shit. Ribbons is going to spill the beans about Joy-In-Time.

> Attack her now, before she says anything.
> Try to interrupt her
> Let her speak

>>43380821
>Attack her now, before she says anything.
She is going to attack our friends once she is done blathering on might as well get the jump on her.

>>43380821
> Try to interrupt her
You're plan is wishful thinking mixed with blatant stupidity. You plan on trying to convince someone so powerful Joy-in-Love herself knew she had to be locked away, to sacrifice herself for your benefit? If anything she'd erase you for annoying her, like you have me.

>>43380821
> Let her speak
Find out what they are planning

>>43380821
>Let her speak
Interrupting her will make everyone else assume that she is correct. Let her speak, and we can correct her from there.
If we're lucky she'll see how silly the idea of 'the angel' creating a portal through time for 'her chosen' is

>>43380821
They want to kill some time powered magical girl because they think that it will make everything better.

>>43380821
> Let her speak
Our pals have no reason to believe these girls aren't just batshit.

>>43380821
> Attack her now, before she says anything.
She's here to kill them not us. That makes them more of a threat than if she was here to kill only us.

Joy-In-Time is just another scared little girl. She's not some savior angel.

>>43380925
>>43380933
>>43380964

"In OLYMPUS, which you zealots, and those Genesis fools prance around, there lies and Angel. A TRUE angel, not a pale imitation like us...or a thing like Rumpleteaser here."

"HEY!" You snap. "My NAME is Lupa!"

Ray sniggers.

"I swear I will cut something off of you, that you will miss, if you tell anyone." You snap at him. "Anyway, you were telling us about the People of Joy's plans for OLYMPUS?"

Ribbons narrows her eyes. "We will awaken the Angel, and she will open a way for the Chosen to return to the time of Paradise. At least that was the plan before you psychos started KILLING all of the true Chosen! No WONDER Melpomene keeps saying that we need to kill you."

"Who?" You ask.

"She's one of the high-ups in the People of Joy, she REALLY wants you and Emily dead. Us too, now, apparently." Ray says. "We blew up one of her arms stockpiles once. Lot of weird stuff. Do you have any idea what she's talking about?"

> Tell him the whole truth
> Tell him half of the truth
> Feign ignorance

>>43381183
They made some comatose joy into a divine savior, with no actual evidence.

>>43381183
> Feign ignorance
Crazy bullshit.

>>43381183
Later, we need to deal with them first.

>>43381183
>>43381255
This is good. There really is no evidence that she could really do the things they claim. She may have time powers but likely not to the extent they wish for.

>>43381183
>Tell him the whole truth
I'm sure there are many things that they did not tell foot soldiers like Ms. Ribbons here.
Hell, I'm sure we learned a few things from Wren that not even the PoJ know about, as she actually involved from the start of this whole thing

And this, too >>43381255

>>43381255
You shrug. "I think, they think there's a Joy in OLYMPUS that they've made into their savior."

"Oh. Huh. Yeah...that...that makes a lot of the stuff we've seen in their bases make sense." Ray says. "Huh."

Ribbons looks at Mirrors who is still looking at Musor's maw that's dangerously close to her neck.

Ray's hand goes to his side. It's obvious that he's got a holdout pistol there. Also his eyes seem to be slightly glowing.

Ribbon's ribbons twitch and you see that Ribbons has a bunch of pistols in custom designed under-the-arm holsters.

"So...what happens now?" Ray asks. "Because I'm not about to let two people who say that they came here to kill me, leave."

"I'm not leaving four murdering villains leave either." She frowns and looks again at Musor and Mirrors. "You DO realize that you're the bad guys here, right? I know everyone thinks they're the hero, but you're stopping us from saving the world. You're dooming us all to freeze."

> Attempt to take them prisoner.
> Put them down

>>43381183
> Tell him the whole truth
There's a magic girl who can control time and they want to use her to stop the apocalypse or whatever happened. Which would also kill everything here maybe. Also they're insane.

>>43381622
> Put them down
I don't think it would really be possible to take them prisoner, and keep them prisoner, what with the magical abilities and stuff.

>>43381622
> Put them down

>>43381622
> Attempt to take them prisoner.
You do realize this girl killed people before she was put down? Erased them from existence for annoying her. Joy in Love was so scared of her she made her disappear. You letting her out would damn us all to being erased by her hand over living even that much longer.

>>43381622
>"You DO realize that you're the bad guys here, right?
>[] You literally tried to kill me when I just tried to talk to you.

I don't actually care if we kill them or take them alive, I just want to say that.

>>43381622
> Put them down
They're fanatics. There's not much we can do. We can't let them go, can't really take them prisoner with their abilities and our lack of manpower.

>>43381622
>Attempt to take them prisoner.
And this:
>>43381716
>You literally tried to kill me when I just tried to talk to you.

>>43381684
>>43381687
>>43381771

"For the record? You literally tried to kill me, when I just tried to talk to you, before. And YOU call yourselves the good guys." You say.

"No...that's...that's not what happened. You attacked US first!" Ribbons says.

"You lie to yourself a lot...it's honestly sad. Musor?" You say. "Dinner time."

Musor roars and Ribbons and Mirrors both scream.

Ray draws his gun and his eyes blaze with red light.

> Roll 1d10 for initative

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>43381948

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>43381948

Rolled 3, 1, 4, 3 = 11 (4d10)

>>43381948
For reference:

Ash Shot
1d20 - Hits on 13+, 17+ add lost turn, Crit 2 Wounds + 1 Lost Turn

Ash cloud
1d20, Created on 12+, Enemies roll 14+ or lost turn, Crit Fail wounds

Ash choke
1d20, Lose 1 turn on 14+, 17+ lose two turns, Crit 2 turns lost + 1 wound

Ash armor
Auto, Adds 2 hits, after summon turn can Ash dodge hits. (Dodge is -2 Hit Score, I.E. Enemy Roll is 17, dodge on 15+) Lose dodge upon losing 2 hits.

Ash knife
2d20, Summon 2 knives. 14+ Hits, 19-20 Crit creates another 2 knives that hit at +15, another Crit creates 2 more knives at +16 hit, etc.

Dodge Kick
2d20, Kicks, then Dodges and kicks again. Wounds on 13+, (NOTE: First Kick Must be 10+ or second kick auto fails) Crit 2 Wounds per kick

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>43381948
I still don't want to kill them. Is it possible to just rough them up a bit, and maybe let one or both of them survive? We've really been bullying them a little hard, and they've started to grow on me after all this time.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>43381984
>>43381993
Truth be told, I just want to keep on bullying them

>Ash choke

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>>43382058
We aren't voting for actions yet I don't think.

>>43381993
>Is it possible to just rough them up a bit, and maybe let one or both of them survive?

This is not that kind of story. This is not a world of honor, nobility, or hope. There is only the cold, and death.

>>43381980
You go first.

> Ash Shot
> Ash Armor
> Ash Cloud
> Ash Choke
> Ask Knife
> Dodge Kick

>>43382107
> Ash Armor
Don't cloud this fight because then Ray might be useless.
But then again he has magic eyes so maybe it won't?
Hmm.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>43382107
>Ash Knife

Can we at least make her beg?

>>43382107
>Ash Armor
Actually we should do this first so we don't die.

>>43382107
>> Ask Knife

>>43382107
> Ash Knife
Also ask her about the knives, I guess. It'll be funny.

>>43382212
>>43382168
>>43382139

Sorry about that typo. Type one word long enough and weird things happen.

You have blades in your hands already, so you hurl them at Ribbons.

> Roll 2d20

Rolled 3, 13 = 16 (2d20)

>>43382269

Rolled 8, 8 = 16 (2d20)

>>43382269

Rolled 12, 19 = 31 (2d20)

>>43382269

Rolled 17, 20 = 37 (2d20)

>>43382269

Rolled 9, 18 = 27 (2d20)

>>43382269
Shank a joy twice, then shank her again twice.

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>>43382307

>>43382307
Here we go again!

>>43382308
damn 1 late

>>43382307
Ribbons dodges one, and gets sliced by another.

Then she looks at the smile on your face and the look in you eyes.

"No." She says in a small terrified voice.

"Yes." You say as that sweet surge of energy slides up and down your arms, and new blades form.

> Roll 2d20

Rolled 13, 20 = 33 (2d20)

>>43382370
THEY COME

Rolled 10, 11 = 21 (2d20)

>>43382370
15+

Rolled 20, 6 = 26 (2d20)

>>43382370

Rolled 7, 10 = 17 (2d20)

>>43382370

>>43382385
>>43382393
Shit son!

>>43382385
>>43382393
oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, goodbye Ribbons

>>43382370
>"No." She says in a small terrified voice.
What did you expect?

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>>43382385
>>43382393

>>43382393
>>43382417
And we don't even know her name yet.
I'm going to miss her when she's gone

>>43382385
>>43382393
Looks like Ribbons is going to get cut into ribbons.

>>43382453
>I'm going to miss her when she's gone
Why? She is a crazy cultist that is trying to kill us.

>>43382385
>>43382393

A second blade in the shoulder, a third blade in the gut.

You hear Mirrors screaming.

Ray shouting 'HALLELUJAH!'

And that wonderful WONDERFUL warm feeling just all but overpowers you and it's effortless for you to fill the world with sharpness and steel.

> Roll 4d20

Rolled 20, 12, 19, 8 = 59 (4d20)

>>43382481

Rolled 8, 3, 11, 2 = 24 (4d20)

>>43382481

Rolled 19, 14, 11, 15 = 59 (4d20)

>>43382481

Rolled 4, 18, 13, 11 = 46 (4d20)

>>43382481
rolling

>>43382491
shiiiiiiet

Rolled 8, 7, 2, 6 = 23 (4d20)

>>43382481
It's ogre

Rolled 3, 10, 16, 20 = 49 (4d20)

>>43382481
Knives too OP.

>>43382506
All that means is we'll run into someone completely immune to them.

>>43382469
She was just a random bandit to start with, then she got brainwashed.
Like I said earlier, I like bullying/traumatizing her

Goddamn we're terrible.

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>>43382491

>>43382481
So, did Ash Knife got upgraded? Again?

Anyone remember Mustang fighting Envy in FMA? This is pretty much that, except Ribbons can't regen.

>>43382572
We got two crits, so I guess.

>>43382491
Ribbons' tendrils have started to spasm and writhe, but two of your blades slice off two of them, and thick black goop leaks out from them.

Black ooze starts to pour out of Ribbon's tearducts.

"Please...stop...it hurts...I'm sorry...I'm sorry." She says. "Great mother...great mother...help me..."

But no help is coming.

> Roll 4d20

Rolled 19, 8, 16, 4 = 47 (4d20)

>>43382610

Rolled 12, 13, 16, 4 = 45 (4d20)

>>43382610

Rolled 12, 8, 5, 1 = 26 (4d20)

>>43382610
Can we spare her?

Rolled 9, 19, 2, 20 = 50 (4d20)

>>43382610

Rolled 16, 16, 14, 17 = 63 (4d20)

>>43382610

>>43382618
It's finaly starting to calm down.
Not over yet, though.

>>43382625
Just a little bit too late
>>43382618
but we still got one crit

>>43382624
>"Hey, sorry about the whole reducing one friend to ground beef and having the other eaten by a bear. And the filling you with knives thing. But you're not dead! Only dying. We cool?"
No.

>>43382657
Yeah, it's not like we can patch her up at this point.

>>43382657
Also we can't stop this thing at this point.

I feel bad.

>>43382657
>>43382678
>>43382682
>>43382692
So next question, should we take her into our headmeats?

>>43382713
No

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 1 = 4 (4d1)

>>43382682
>>43382610
Sure we can, if you guys wanted to, but you guys wanted blood.
She was just some random, unblooded street urchin only weeks ago, and now she's swimming in her guts because she went into the wrong van

>>43382713
Nope.

>>43382726
No we really can't stop this attack once it gets rolling.

>>43382618
>>43382624

You've used up your ambient ash cloud. You can create blades out of nothing, and you are running out.

Ribbons's face is covered in dark red and black, and her black and white clothing is in shreds, and sopping wet with her own blood. She's done. No question.

But that doesn't mean you're done. Not yet.

> Roll 1d20

>>43382726
>>43382764
this once it starts we Can't stop. The attack can't be stopped at our end.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>43382772

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>43382772

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>43382772
pls nat 1

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>43382772

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>43382772
Pretty sure by now we have almost a better track record befriending animals than people.

>>43382785
And now we're done.

>>43382726
That's life in the wasteland, baby. She doesn't deserve any more sympathy than a random mook.

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>>43382775
>>43382764
If that's what help you sleep at night

>>43382726
It's sad, but then again, she made the choice to confront Lupa a 2nd time after she saw her friend gets cut into shashimi.

Rolled 8 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>43382785
The last one is right between the eyes. It buries itself right up to the handle.

Ribbons drops to the ground, a pile of shreds, and exposed bone.

Ray aims with his gun, a Browning M1911, and fires at Mirrors on the ground.

>>43382844
It's not a justification, it's fact as per word of Echo. Once the knives start they cannot be interrupted.

>>43382808
Ok, so we befriended 1 bear.
And Embers, she kinda liked us, but then she said she hated us, so that might not count.
And Ruin might of liked us, she never really talked much.

And they both left us to get away from our stupid crusade.

Animals: 1
People: 2-2+0

>>43382879
Yeah when this happened the first time with mole girl we tried to stop or retarget pretty quickly but were told we couldn't.

Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>43382875
It hits, but looks like it wasn't able to pierce Mirrors' regalia. However, it probably gave her a nasty bruise.

Musor goes for Mirror's throat.

>>43382909
2+2=0*

>>43382909
You are forgetting the feline at joy in gold

>>43382935
Oh yeah, all three of them.
Animals: 4
People: 0

>>43382851
She was willing to talk this time. True, she greatly overestimated her importance in the grand scheme of things, but the fact she addressed on a personal level, and cared what we thought of her despite her orders to KoS meant that there is a potential she could we turned, that we aren't just a faceless enemy.
She cares for us on some level, that's more than can be said for the rest of the 'mooks'.

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>>43382917
And we get a bear with a mouthful of mirror shards

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>>43382975
And a magical girl with a face full of acid blood

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>43382917
>>43382917
Mirrors scream in pain as Musor's fangs bite into her. You can see images of Mirrors appear in the dirt along her. Apparently one of her new powers is to make illusions of herself, which is kind of useless when a bear's chewing on you.

Still it also looks like she can summon mirror shards, similar to your knives. She generates one and tries to stab Musor in his armored flank.

>>43383009
It just skids off of the plate like nothing.

Your turn.

> Ash Shot
> Ash Armor
> Ash Cloud
> Ash Choke
> Ash Knife
> Dodge Kick
> Other

>>43383009
No bully our druid pet.

>>43383033

> Ash Choke

>>43383033
>Ash Choke
doesn't look like she will be focusing on us so we might as well slow her down.

>>43383033
>> Ash Choke

>>43383033
> Ash choke

>>43383033
Ash Choke

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>>43383033
>Ash Knife

>>43383033
>Ash Shot.
Try to make it quick

>>43383041
>>43383067
>>43383068
>>43383073
>>43383075

You focus on Mirror's panicked breathing. And...push...

> Roll 1d20

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>43383137

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>43383137

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>43383137

Rolled 18 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>43383141
Mirrors starts coughing, gagging, and crying. She has black tears as well.

Ray walks up to Mirrors, and he puts the gun right up to her forehead.

"Hold her steady Musor." He says. "God in Heaven, please accept this poor soul. Led astray into evil, may she find forgiveness at your side, and dwell in peace forever. Amen."

>>43383245
Jesus Christ!

>>43383245
Ray's going Boondock saints on us.

>>43383260
What?

>>43383245
>>43383260
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VImnpErdDzA

>>43383277
That's pretty damned brutal didn't really expect that out of Ray.

>>43383288
Probably figured it was better than just letting the bear eat her. I was more in favour of that, though. Ammo's expensive.

>>43383285
I mean they are the ones spewing black liquids when they bleed and are harvesting corpses to stick to people to power them up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l28o6fJda1c

>>43383288
Its post apoc, only surprise is he didn't shot her before praying.

>>43383324
And using child soldiers collected off the streets, yes.
That still doesn't put us brutally killing said child soldiers with unadulterated delight in a better light. We may not be THE bad guys, but we've been getting closer to the edge of becoming a real monster recently

>>43383245
BLAM! Right through the forehead at point blank range. She goes still.

Musor crunches his jaws around her neck and twists, so that there's a loud CRACK, and he lets go with her neck at a bent angle.

Approaching footsteps, you and Ray see Pytor and Amelia arrive, guns drawn.

"It's done." Ray says.

Pytor looks at the scene. Then he looks at you, and he nods in approval. He has an actual smile of pride on his face.

You've done well.

You smile, and feel warm inside.

You search the bodies, and then dump them with the rest of the corpses. Ray says a prayer as Pytor lights the pile on fire.

You have another meal with the trio, and you discuss your next move.

"So," Pytor says. "Do you want us to come with you to Charybdis?"

You frown. With so much Hubris, both normal and mechanical, it's probably not the safest place for 'regular' humans. Also, there's the whole 'mechanical death trap' bit. You don't want to put these people in any more danger than you need to.

Then again, having three extra gun hands would be really helpful for said 'mechanical death trap.'

Finally...well...you don't have to do this. You're back in the RV. You, Ray, Amelia, and Pytor can drive back to Genesis, and live out the rest of your days just doing what you did before this insanity started.

You can go home.

> Ask Pytor and the others to come with you to Charybdis
> Tell Pytor that you have to do this part on your own, because otherwise they'll become infected by Hubris.
> Tell Pytor that you're done, and that you can all go home.

>>43383409
>Tell Pytor that you have to do this part on your own, because otherwise they'll become infected by Hubris.

>>43383409
Tell them let you clear out the Hubris first then yes them coming would be wonderful.

>>43383409
>Tell Pytor that you have to do this part on your own, because otherwise they'll become infected by Hubris.

>>43383409
> Ask Pytor and the others to come with you to Charybdis

>>43383409
> Tell Pytor that you have to do this part on your own, because otherwise they'll become infected by Hubris.

>>43383409
> Tell Pytor that you have to do this part on your own, because otherwise they'll become infected by Hubris.

>>43383433
>>43383441
>>43383464

"You can come up to the city limits, if you want." You say. "But you better not come any close. The place is crawling with Hubris, and I wont be able to protect you. Best I go in, get what I need, and then we can all get out of there."

Pytor nods, and that seems to be it.

Amelia...doesn't want to talk to you. She's still dealing with the 'World ending' news, the fact that you saved yourself and were not in need of rescue, and she became an implanted freak who can't experience human touch again. It's a lot.

Ray is helping you transfer some of your things from the RV to your bike. That includes carefully attaching the Hubris Barrel to your bike, so there's no way it can infect the RV.

He's been trying to work up the courage to ask if he can kiss you. He was just like this the last time, too. Nervous about talking, lots of silly nothing questions about your life, and general...well...Ray-style awkwardness.

> Do nothing, and let Ray back off.
> Kiss him quickly, and get it over with.
> Grab him, and ask for some time in the RV alone.

>>43383409
>> Ask Pytor and the others to come with you to Charybdis

>>43383586
> Kiss him quickly, and get it over with.

He came this far for us, least we can do.

>>43383586
> Kiss him quickly, and get it over with.

>>43383586
>Kiss him quickly, and get it over with.

>>43383586
> Grab him, and ask for some time in the RV alone.
Do knives make us horny still?
Yes.

>>43383586
> Kiss him quickly, and get it over with.

>>43383586
>> Grab him, and ask for some time in the RV alone.

>>43383586
>Kiss him quickly, and get it over with.
And (gently) tell him off for being nervous and hanging back about silly things like this
Or are we not human enough for this?{/spoiler]

>>43383696
I just don't wont to piss off pytor or remind amelia she cant ever have sex again

>>43383586
>Slap his ass.

>>43383614
>>43383618
>>43383645

"And, I just want you to know that I think that it's really important, now that we know that there's going to be an end to eve-umph!" He stops as you clamp your lips over his.

Ray's honestly a good kisser when he realizes what's going on.

The first time you kissed, it smelled of incense, rabbit stew, drywall dust, and copper wire.

Now, it's just sweat, and blood.

You like this smell better.

Ray's a little dumbfounded when the kiss is over. You pat him on the shoulder and he staggers back to the RV.

You get on the bike, and clip on your helmet. Musor pads up to you, huffing and chewing on a charred body part.

You start up the bike, and you slowly start to drive. Your bear lumbering after you, and behind that, the RV.

You're different from those stupid girls. They were indeed on the wrong side of this...but you aren't under the delusion that you're heroes.

END EPISODE 21

>>43383779
Thanks for running Echo.

>>43383838
Yeah it was nice.

>>43383779
Thanks for running boss. Knives now hardcapped at 13 made an attack?

>>43383779
Good game

Thanks for running

>>43383898
I thought that we were using the 4d20 because of Rays boosted the knives

>>43383930
No we get 2 knives per crit, we 2x critted on 2nd and 3rd rolls. We made a total of 13 knives of ash.

>>43383951
Huh cool then

>>43383779
Thanks boss. Loved this episode, even if it made me a bit depressed.

Joy was kinda quiet this episode.
I wonder what's up with that.