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For the time being though, it's another morning in the cloud city. Plenty of time to do as you like, though you've been a little waylaid as of late due to health issues. Suffering some longer term effects of concussion and infection, which baffles the resident doctor. Considering of course how everyone else seemed able to recover from injuries as dire as gunshots, in a some few days. Naturally more than the doctor is worried though. Ever since the truth of your identity was discovered, people are still trying to come to terms with it and make some sense. The first boy in... nobody knows how long?

At least though your place in the community is becoming more accepted, and you're not being kept a prisoner anymore for your own safety, as the adults have begun to slowly realize overtime that you are fairly capable in your own right and can contribute to the community in various ways. Considering how well you handled yourself during a recent attack on the building by a hostile gang. And the good news being, as per your ongoing request to return home to your original shelter, there's been agreed to have some adults escort you there as soon as you're feeling able and ready to leave.

Of course you haven't just been twiddling your thumbs in the meantime of your bout of poor health. In further ingraining yourself with the community you've started to learn from others and as per the culture of the tribe, in particular electronics. You're not some master but you're starting to understand these devices from the old world, how they work and how they're assembled, compared to how before they had been mysteries and seemed like magic. Such is the case now, as after breakfast you've returned to one of the workshops of the tower to continue dismantling and assembling an RC car from last night.

>What do you do?

>>3462631
How is our leg doing?

After we finish at the shop we can seek out Kim and schedule a day to go out if we feel better already, if we don't search for our friends and see what they are up to, maybe we can cross the gap to the other building.

>>3462656
It's fully healed now, after a worrisome bout of staying in the healthcare wing, though you have a scar to show for it. Your first scar in fact, though it is rather puny.

As for traveling out again, you've talked with Kim about this several times already so it's no trouble. As far as you can tell, while the tribe are all naturally hesitant about you leaving the tower, they agreed that you can be escorted out if it's something short like a trip to the neighboring tower. It's just your call when you feel up to it, to either head over there or to request a more expansive endeavor to return home again and possibly leave notification for mother as to your current whereabouts. The adults already agreed to that, they were just waiting for when you returned to health and wanted to go.

Though in the meantime if you'd rather you can seek out your friends. As you know, any efforts to leave the building are quite an undertaking when it comes to time, so if you busy yourself in the workshop for much of today there won't be any time left to traverse the gap to the neighboring buildings. Or, building. There's two but the tribe won't let you go to the other inhabited one for obvious reasons.

>>3462631
hey!

How's that enemy leader? stioll aropund? can we look at her arm?
How's the work on the two robots? did the girls go to the robot experts? can we drop by there now that we are going to our shelter?

See Joan, get treated, the faster we get better the faster we can leave a note to mom, get an update on her experiments too, has she decided who is going to be the first to try? and how?

>>3462717
Go to the neighbouring tower instead of working today then, see if our friends want to come along, we can go to the green stuff in the roof.

>>3462729
Supporting. Also see if there are any robots we can acquire for a reasonable price there.

>>3462729
Sure, we can do that for now, we should be getting that quality food already.

>>3462729
Make sure to grab some money with Kim, a nice dinner party with Jess and whoever is there to when we get back, we need the quality food to recover better, maybe it took so long because of our sanitation and nutrition.

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>>3462761
Vicky, you've come to learn the name of, the former leader of the Downtown gang which attacked. The tribe have kept her a prisoner ever since the attack, however since being deposed by her own, she's since become less hostile and increasingly cooperative. Probably weighing her options, if she can't return home and faces execution, perhaps better to just face reality and try to earn her keep. Her goal had always been to seek dwelling Uptown after all and she wouldn't be the first gang member from below the tribe incorporated.

Assuming there's agreement about sparing her. In the meantime the main focus has been studying her cybernetic arm, since being detached when she was imprisoned, but she's tried to pull her weight with some simple work around and always under supervision. She's even set aside some of the enmity towards you, and you can't help but have some interest in her since you yourself have wanted to learn how to fight and protect yourself and she definitely knows. You just haven't considered yet asking her.

In any case you would like to return home but maybe in a day or a few, for now you'd like to first head over to the neighboring building. Your first chance since your full identity being known, to get out again. Kim won't be coming with you, instead another scavenger likely, but if you want you're allowed to bring one friend. Of course it will depend on whether said particular friend is available, but if you have someone in mind you can specify. Then after this outing you can figure out the longer term journey to return home and possibly the robotics facility? From what little you know however, it's not really a place outsiders can travel to or at least no one of the tribe has ever been there compared to the Red Cross for example. Your interest in that place would probably determine the reason for going, as if you're interested in merely obtaining new/more robots, there are far easier places to go where that can be done.

>Who might you want to bring with you if you are going out? You can think this over as you visit Joan in the health center, for her to check you over and clear you to travel beyond the home skyscraper. Also if you wish, you can talk to or ask her about anything particular you want to know while there.

Oh, and for some added benefit, here is a pastebin with some relevant information including links to the prior threads. Though, you shouldn't need to read them in order to understand what's generally going on in the quest;

https://pastebin.com/5V4GdagC

>>3462800
Bring Jess with us, who is the adult coming with?
Make sure to grab our spy drone too, we may use it there.


As for the robots, if there are easier places to go I think we should try there first, either to find replacement parts for the 2 we have or grab a new one for the tribe, those things are very useful.

>>3462800
Take Jess, she would never let us live it down if we didn't choose her.

Ask Joan how the experiments for new people are going, did she think of anything we can try?

>>3462800
Hmm, the bitch's still alive, maybe we can train with her, but we'll need people to keep am eye. Take Jess or Olivia.

>>3462800
Uhhh Jess I guess.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>3462826
>>3462839
>>3462857
You'll be going out with Kenna, a scavenger you've been with before so she's trusted to watch you. As well, a couple others will come with to mind you in case anything should go wrong.

In any case, you want to bring either Jess or Olivia. Well, checking who's busy.

>>3462800
Jess

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>>3462894
>81

Jess is your best friend, there's no way you could leave her if she's available. That would be like leaving your dog Daisy behind. She's happy for the chance to go and will gather her things while you visit with Joan.

"Aaand... look all good to me. No fever or redness, and you're not having headaches anymore, no dizziness or fainting?"

"No'm. Am good now, feel."

"Maybe we can stop worrying for awhile now, hmm?"

Relieved at your recovery, your poor health for a time was of great concern to Joan because she couldn't understand it compared to how well everyone else usually fares. But that you're doing better now, she can breathe easy again. Although she would prefer that you didn't go out, she thinks you're in good enough condition to do so. While there with her though you also ask after her experiments into the concern about making a new person. In the time that you've been sick, she's done her side of the work; she's figured out the timing and knows when it would have to be done if it were to take place. Both for herself and Maria as you'd previously brought up the possibility of either being a mother again as the women of the tribe with the most children already. Ironically enough, she also brings up the possibility of Vicky since already she's a prisoner and could be of further use to the tribe, as you know the potential risk involved so little worry there if anything goes wrong with a former enemy.

In any case she's figured out her side of the situation, now it's up to you really. If you've figured out what you need to do since last, and when you'd want to. Everything else seems in place, if Joan knows what she's talking about. Though as you know, this is all rather unexplored territory for everyone involved, so who knows really.

Something to consider, as you pack your things in your room and grab ahold of Daisy to carry, when Jess comes to find you with her own bag and ready to go. All that remains... is the travel across the gap between the buildings.

>In reaching the other building, what's your list of priorities then? A reminder of the facilities available there, a functioning old world restaurant, a food court with some supplies still, a rooftop cafe and overgrown gardens, and an old gym with some few still-working amenities. These, that you know of.

>>3462885
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>>3462826
It's mostly a question of what capacity you "want" robots. If you want to trade for any or just buy some there are places that can be done from what you've heard. Actually repairing them after being destroyed however is much more difficult and requires someone skilled with that, thus the need for a specialist from the robotics place. As people can't exactly travel there, it's up to making the request and sending the word and hoping eventually the request will be heard and answered. The Coned facility, where this all takes place, is more removed from the affairs of the city than other places so it's not always so certain or easy things will happen.

>>3462957
Rooftop greenhouse, then the gym, then food before we leave. Also keep an eye out for sporting goods stores and electronics.

>>3462957
Let's go to the roof and then Gym to take a proper bath, it's been some time I imagine, on the way there we can ask the elevator for this things>>3462968 anon mentioned

>>3462962
well, I guess we can try to buy a new robot in a the appropriate place nearest to our old shelter and send the request to fix the other two, it may take some time to get a response so we might as well send it as soon as we can

>>3462957
When she says to figure out our part is to just decide and say "lets do it"?
Because if its that just tell us to call her whenever she or Maria are ready, I rather not risk it with Vicky.

Go to the green stuff, see if one of the adults know more about it.

>>3462992
I think we still need to figure out how to get the stuff, we only know where it comes from, we'll have to probably wait until our next wet dream kek

>>3462992
If you actually know what to do. Do you though? Either way it's just a choice for you, since you're the deciding factor they're open to you choosing what or who you want.

>>3462977
>>3462968
Very well then, you can head to the roof first and see how things are.

Just a heads up though, I have to duck out for a bit, shouldn't be long but we'll resume here when I return. If you have anything to consider in the meantime till then, or ask for when I get back.

>>3463047
Well, the current theory is to join underparts and wait for something to happen , maybe a bright light or a baby popping out of nowhere, right? Get Maria or Joan, whoever is ready first and try that, we can try it later tho.

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>>3463062
Or a stork arrives. Could work, something to keep in mind then.

>>3463047
Together then with Jess and Daisy in your arms, you shove into the metal frame basket that hangs from the steel cable bundle drawn between this skyscraper and the next. A sheer drop into the clouds below and who knows what beneath, a scary experience though you're getting more used to it while the others don't seem bothered at all. A slow going process as the basket is drawn along the cable but it's the only option available, till eventually the other side is reached by about midday.

---

"Ooh, green is."

"Look at! Come Alexa!"

You've seen it before with Kim, but everyone is surprised to see the overgrown rooftop once you all travel up there by elevator. The adults marvel at the sight though their focus is mostly on the old appliances of the cafe that could be taken, while Jess runs outside to roll around in the greenery of the rooftop. You can let Daisy down for her to explore while you join Jess, and she tries to trap up your legs and play wrestle with you for fun.

"Hey, look is!"

"...what is?"

"Bird, dum dum!"

You're not the only ones up here as there's a whole lot of birds around in nests and overhead the more you notice. You've seen birds before since emerging from the shelter but never this close and never really in a situation where you could figure out what they were. Other animals, like dogs it turns out, when you'd thought they were drones or robots or something. Interesting to watch though Jess thinks it's a good source of food apparently, as that's where folks Uptown get most of their meat (what little they can get) from.

What about the greenery though you wonder, the plants? Is there nothing to eat from those or at least nothing to do with them? It seems like an important and valuable find since you've not seen other places like it, although Jess is more interested in hunting birds and the adults are more interested in stealing old coffee machines.

>What do you do?

>>3463235
Try to hunt a bird with Jess, maybe we can scare one and throw a rock at it or something

then see if any adults know if there is any green that we can eat or if we can grow greens to eat here

>>3463235
>>3463062
Nah, we played enough video games to know that a big "1UP" will pop up from the woman's head and we'll know she has an extra life.

>>3463252
Support.

Tackle Jess again when she's distracted to get back at her too.

>>3463235
Ask the adults if they know, or if someone from the tribe knows, how to grow food here.

>>3463252
Make a roll if you like, see if you can hunt a bird! With what limited means you have available to you of course, a 1d100 for the attempt.

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>3463292
time to roll our first 1 and hit someone on the head with a rock

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>3463292

>>3463300
kek

at least it wasn't a very serious roll, just hope we don't fall off the building

Rolled 97 (1d100)

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>>3463300
Way to waste my 97...

Let's hope it can at least mitigate or make whatever happens not be permanent damage.

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>1

The others have their interests but you want to know more about the plant growth up here and what that could mean. For now though you don't expect you'll get many answers so you go along with Jess's interest instead; hunting a bird.

"What for do?"

"No'm, think just only throw some?"

It's not like you have a gun handy or anything like that to just attack one of the birds at range, but she still thinks that's the best idea. So looking around, the two of you trek back to the cafe where the adults are busy and look around to find some old mugs. Smaller ones at least, good enough to throw, as you return outside and follow after Jess as she gets low and starts crawling along the green undergrowth.

"See'm? In bird bed."

As you noticed, there's many clusters of trash and dead plants around, gathered and packed into little donut shapes which some of the birds sit in and Jess says is where they live and sleep. So after she picks one out, you watch and wait with anticipation as she winds back her arm and throws the mug. She misses the first throw but with your mug she gets a second try and hits the bird dead on with a flutter of feathers and a topple of the nest with it.

"Gonna fall off?!

After all that anticipation you get too excited to just let the possibly dead bird and nest fall over the edge, and you jump to your feet to run and dive for it. It shouldn't be that risky anyway as you can see the edge so it's not like you're going to just run and fall off the side of the building without noticing.

What you hadn't anticipated though, was that overtime the plants could have grown enough to overhang the sides of the roof. And what you thought was just more of the roof was actually a bundled green mass of plants hanging off the side with nothing beneath.

"Ah, Alexa no so!"

You manage to grab the nest and the stunned bird, but only just before you feel the "ground" beneath you give way. A rustle of plants both alive and dead as they cave away beneath your weight, and you start to fall. Jess rushes and dives to catch you, holding you at the edge and having stopped you from falling completely off the side and to the clouds beneath. But the more she struggles to pull you back up the more the green growth at the side continues to give way under the both of you, and had you known beforehand you'd have let go of her to save her. But the last thing you recall is the sudden drop as she slips through the plant mass and falls with you.

>Fair to not waste that 97, you can roll once more to see how the fall goes...

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>3463426
shit

Rolled 87 (1d100)

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>>3463426
Jess tried to save us and got in trouble too, we owe her a big one if we get out of this.

>>3463467
Lol you killed the last man alive. You killed humanity.

>>3463615
good thing we have the hero we need but not the one I deserve >>3463476

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>>3463619
>87

The scramble of movement as you both drop, the shared scream, and the white flash and sudden stop. The heavy impact, as you feel a dull ache through your body and eventually, slowly regain consciousness from something wet on your hand.

"D-D-Daaii...ssyy..."

Licking your hand, it seems Daisy found you at least. As you pull the dog close and hold her for comfort, the confusion and dizziness gradually fades for you to be able and struggle to move around, to get up but you collapse to the pain. Hazily you check yourself over and while it doesn't seem you're bleeding or anything like the last time you fell, your legs are throbbing miserably. You must have landed feet first rather than on your side or to bang your head like last time, maybe for the best but it leaves you unable to stand up or walk for the time being. Crawling around then you can come to notice that you're not dead, first of all, so you must not have fallen clear off the roof. By the look of things and the exposure to the elements you're inside the building again, it seems a portion where the roof and floors above must have collapsed away in the past. You're atop mostly just rubble and debris from who knows how many years of structural failure and decay, what you landed on. A lot of it loose too so it's not like you just hit flat solid ground, but you probably wouldn't count that as a blessing, instead that you didn't fall completely off the building and die is the miracle.

"J-J... JJJeeeesss?"

Now sure that you're not dead, your mind immediately jumps to your next concern. Looking and moving around, you seek Jess out as your friend is nowhere in sight. Some clumsy effort on your part as your rough movements cause some more of the building to crumble over the side and give you a scare, but looking down you see her; laying in a motionless mess on a lower roof. The very top of the building where you'd fallen from, by the look of things is a couple floors above you and a fall you barely survived, while Jess fell father overhead and hit a lower roof a couple floors beneath where you are. Again, a miracle that a portion of the building jutted out just enough for there to be a lower roof to begin with, but it's still a worse fall than your own and Jess isn't moving.

"J-Jess!"

You have to get down there and help her, see if she's alright. But how? Partly from still reeling from the fall perhaps, partly in desperation but you consider hurling yourself over the side after her. You already survived one fall, what's another of similar distance? And supposing you could break your fall landing on more rubble below, if anything it's the fastest way to reach her. But for her sake as much as yours, maybe there's a better way? To have to crawl or struggle to walk some way down though and then get to her... how long could that take? You'd hoped to have the adults to rely on but they must be looking for you already so all you've got is Daisy.

>What do you do?

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>3463677
Roll a 1 and sudoku off the roof

We should have asked the Elevator AI to take us to a place to buy Robots.

>>3463677
Look for a way to get to her, if we jump we may make the entire thing to crumble, just move to her, try to find a way down

>>3463677
Try to find a way down, she's safe, just focus on getting beside her.
>>3463697
There's no place to buy bots around this building, we will buy them when we gp to the shelter.

Go into the Building on the new roof level.... try to find stairs or elevator to go down to Jess

>>3463677
Go there, find a quick way down and see how we can help her

>>3463705

Who says.

The Lift may know of a Shop.
A lot of this building is still intact like the Resteraunt because of defenses or damage preventing access.

>>3463718
I though we already asked it in the previous thread, but I could be wrong....
Anyway, we can ask the elevator after we help Jess.

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>>3463718
From your experience, the elevator seems mostly limited in it's knowledge of the same building that it is in. And considering this place was once an office building for the most part...

>>3463715
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>>3463689
>3

You very nearly contemplate throwing yourself off the side after her in your desperation, but in the end decide to be smart and safe about it. Mustering your strength then and bracing against the pain, you struggle to half-crawl half-hobble and alternate between the two as you search for a way down. You're not sure where the adults are but if Daisy could find a way down from the roof to you then you should be able to find a way down to reach Jess.

It's not easy for sure, trying to navigate a strange building that itself is half a ruin already. Several times you think you find a way but it's just a caved in dead end or opens up to the exposed sky where the building collapsed away likely many years prior. Eventually though after having traveled down three floors of a maintenance access ladder you found (struggling all the more with Daisy in your arms), you then are able to clamor your way through rubble to the portion of the building which juts out to the side and from there find a different ladder up to that roof. Hoisting Daisy up first, you desperately climb after and despite your aching legs stagger to your downed friend as best you can.

"Jess! Jess?! No'm die please!"

Falling beside her you tearfully pull her close in a pleading hug, but quickly realize and recall that in her state that might be for the worse so you gently lay her down again and try to check her over. She's not dead at least, you can feel her breathing but it's not good. She's non-responsive and bleeding from the head where she must have clipped it during or from the fall, the seeping crimson matting both the bird nest beside and her naturally red hair in a worrisome mess. Unsure of what to do, you know she needs help but how to get it? You're not sure where the adults are and you don't want to just run off either and leave her here. Getting her inside seems the best idea, but then you're not even sure if she should be moved or not.

Oh how you wish you knew as much as Joan did. At the very least though, you do still have your backpack and the supplies within. Maybe you could do something for her now, while figuring out what to do more longterm for her now.

>What do you do?

>>3463787
get our first aid, mother probably though us some good things

treat her with what we have and then call for help, the adults are not far and probably looking for us


fucking hell if I knew that 3 would count I would have rolled, I though it was just a joke

>>3463787
Stop the bleeding with our medkit, ee if we can grab the adults attention, we are on the side of the roof right.

>Drag Jess to the Elevator and ask AI to take you to a Medical Centre.

Maybe we can find an Auto Doc or a Cvrie type Bot?

>>3463801
It only counted for what the person said they were rolling for, and they didn't roll a 1.

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>>3463801
You're no doctor but you have a medkit at least and some basic knowledge mother taught you. Bandaging Jess's head, you can handle that if nothing else. Hands shaking and eyes blurry with tears, you treat the wound on her head and proceed to bandage it best you can, hugging her close for awhile after and hoping for the best while Daisy licks at her hand too.

After that, getting better help. Carefully then you try to drag Jess back to the roof access hatch and wrack your brain for awhile on how to get her down and inside. First thing first is to carry Daisy down as you set her inside to wait below. After that though, you finally settle on hoisting Jess on your back and holding her arms around your neck. With all your might then and against the agony in your legs, you try your very hardest to slowly and carefully back down the ladder while hanging onto Jess as much as you can. Towards the bottom you end up slipping and falling some of the way, but manage to fall on your front so that you don't just land on Jess. Groaning in pain though, you roll her off you and try to catch your breath after all that exertion. It was miserable to go through, your heart is hammering from both the work and the worry, but you're inside with her now.

Getting the attention of the adults seems to be the best course of action now... but that took a lot out of you. Perhaps... maybe just a small rest...

>...right?

>>3463895
No rest, time to save our friend, lets take her to the elevator now that we are inside and bring her to the adults, they are probably trapped in the roof since they can't opperate the thing.

Hold her tight

>>3463906
Support, she's like this because we were stupid and she tries to save us, we have to get her better.

Drink some water or something to get some energy, wash our face and bite the bullet, time to be a man.

>>3463923
>>3463906
Want to play through the pain? Struggle through the effort and fight to the finish? Make a roll!

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>3463931

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>3463931
rolling to resist pain then

Rolled 78 (1d100)

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>78

As much as you'd like to take a break, maybe rest for awhile, get some sleep, you can't let your friend down like that! Noticing some of the colored drinks in bottles scattered around the maintenance backroom here, that the older girls and adults are fond of, you take a deep breath and steel your stomach before taking a swig. As nasty tasting as ever and it burns just like before, makes you feel ill. But it does a wonder for enlivening you, as you grit your teeth against the pain and once more hoist Jess onto your back. Step by agonizing step you travel slowly back the way you came through the ruins of the old skyscraper, sweating up a storm and tears down your face all the way.

But eventually you sight the elevators once more ahead of you and stagger the final leg of the way till you collapse beside and press the button and hear the groan of the mechanisms and shaking of the building for the lift to descend to your floor and carry you to safety and help.

"Is... is ok Jess... ok, go'm get help..."

Something about the relief of the elevator's descent after having reached it, puts you at ease and you finally have some peace in knowing you'll get Jess to the others and hopefully things will be alright. Some ease, enough to rest your eyes for a bit till the elevator arrives...

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"Up! Up up up! Take for dum talk!"

The sound of arguing, as you're awakened to a familiar voice and stomping from within the elevator.

"J-Jess?!"

"Heya Alexa, no move kay? You'm hurt, try'm get help but updown none!"

Having been yelling at the elevator system as it denies her requests, stomping up and down on the floor and pounding on the display screen, Jess is up and about and seems... rather well actually. Meanwhile you're regretting drinking the colored stuff again, and while the pain in your legs isn't as sharp anymore, it's still there as a persistent dull ache as well as some spread to your lower back. Probably feeling the effects more as time progresses for the fall impact to settle in.

You feel an immense relief though, forget everything else, at seeing Jess's condition. She doesn't even have the bandages on her head anymore, as you notice the bloody things discarded on the floor. You'd almost think this were too good to be true and a dream, but her taking a break from fighting with the elevator to check on you assures you it's real.

"Can to grownups? Hmm... want for have some fun, go looking but you'm hurt... more good for get help."

Awake now and together, you can just get the elevator to take you to the roof again and the adults. It seems Jess had thoughts of sneaking off and going exploring together, probably imagining such things on the way over here, but seeing your condition she worries for the better.

>What do you do?

>>3464038
hug the shit out of her, damn that was a big scare, we thought she'd die, get up to the adults, they must be very worried

>>3464038
Wew, she's good, I guess that just confirms that everyone is at least a little mutant, with the rapid recovery and resistence to the colored water.

Hug and kiss her, say we are glad she was ok and we were very worried, ahe bled a lot, thank her for trying to save us and say we were sorry we made us fall.
Go up, see the adults, when we get back down stop at the showers and clean up the wounds and blood to prevent infection.

>>3464038
She's getting an extra life when we figure things out, we can't risk her falling and cracking her head open. Find the adults for now.

> Better not drink that nasty stuff again.....

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>>3464061
She merely kneels beside to check how you are, but you tearfully throw your arms around her and pull her close in a big hug much to her surprise.

"Heya... ok'm Alexa?"

"Think you big hurt... worry you die..."

"Huh? No'm! Never for you!"

Confused at first, when she sees how worried you actually were and how relieved you are, she happily affirms that she's alright and it's all ok. Returning the hug wholeheartedly and kissing you to feel better, you share a close moment for some time in each other's arms before she wants to see you better. You can operate the elevator then and have it return to the roof. Though incidentally you find no sign of the adults, and it makes sense that your correct theory about them being stuck on the roof unable to use the elevator, they would seek another way down. Exactly how they did get down from here you can't immediately tell, but it's obvious that they must have otherwise how else would Daisy have gotten down if they hadn't brought her down with them? Simply, she was able to find you better than they were.

Well you know the protocol, that you can just return to the metal basket crossing for the way back home, when getting separated or lost that's the thing to do and eventually everyone will meet up there. However it'll probably be waiting some time for them to return there at the end of the day if they're busy looking for you. You could instead try to seek the adults out yourself with Jess, or just take care of whatever business you already had in mind like going to the gym.

Otherwise the responsible thing, returning to the crossing and waiting. All things considered it wasn't much of an outing, you crossed over and then within an hour already fell off the roof and got hurt. But after all that's happened, you wouldn't mind just taking it easy and waiting till the others find you.

>What do you do?

>>3464145
Go to the gym and take a shower to clean up after this, inspect what damage we may have, we can look for them after we are done.

>>3464156
+1

>>3464145
We can try to use our drone to find them faster, it would be a good test

>>3464203
Yeah that's a clever idea, you can roll for that if you like. Just the chance of finding them.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>3464208

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>3464208

>>3464038
we just drank fucking glass cleaner? dafuq

>>3464246
We did it before too, apparently it's what passes for a social drink around here

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>>3464246
Glass cleaner? What's that?

>>3464219
>>3464217
>87

You're not in your best state at the moment so going looking for the adults isn't too appealing. While you're here though, you would appreciate the chance to make use of the gym before finding the others, which Jess doesn't mind at all. More chance to explore places she's never been. So you take the elevator to the building's fitness center, an eerie old abandoned place but for your benefit still has running water so the locker rooms are your goal. Mother always instilled a strong care for hygiene in you so it's not like you don't keep clean back home in the other skyscraper, but the showers here actually work compared to the sinks there. Or at least, the ones you can use. Of course it takes a bit for the water to get running in the rusty old pipes here, but before long you and Jess can appreciate the chance to wash. Particularly when she finds out you have soap and shampoo, uncommon enough things according to her. Poor Daisy meanwhile recognizes a potential wash when she sees one and flees when the water comes on.

"No'm nothing?"

"Nope, no hurt. See?"

You're close enough with Jess to be able to wash together without any embarrassment, just a shared amusement about your body differences. Your particular interest though is to see if she really is alright while you wash her hair, and sure enough you find the wound where her head busted open has clotted. Not fully healed but as bad as it was you felt sure she was in serious danger and would need proper medical care, but here she is with just a scabby patch on her head and no other injuries to find besides. You wonder if there will even be a scar leftover in a couple days.

"Leg ok?"

"More, no all."

You get the same courtesy as she has some fun washing your hair and checking you over to see if you're hurt. She definitely got the worst of the fall, you don't have any wounds to show for it though your legs still ache. At least you can walk though, probably a day or so and you'll feel right again but nothing like recovering from a split skull. Feeling confident then that neither of you are seriously hurt, you share a bit of an awkward but genuine hug before finishing up showering. Both clean and smelling nice, and happy. A spare set of clothes as well to serve as a makeshift towel, and while drying off on one of the few remaining benches in the locker room, you figure to try and find the adults with your drone.

"Whoah-ah!"

"Care, can for if you want."

It takes some getting used to since you've only flown the thing around the open air so navigating through corridors isn't easy much less a building you're not too familiar with. Eventually though after searching around several floors the adults must have heard the sound of the drone because they approach it and wave along with other signals. Much better than going to look for them or waiting at the crossing for them to return.

So then, unless you had anything else in mind, you and Jess can get dressed again and meet up with the adults for the last order of business being the restaurant.

>What do you do?

>>3464289

Go there, order whatever resembles a bird, we deserve it after almost dying to get one.

>>3464289
Just to be sure, on our way down there, ask the elevator if there is a place to buy robots or weapons.

>>3464289
Does this place has a security HQ or something like that? might be worthwhile to check it after eating

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>>3464299
>>3464306
>>3464295
Accordingly, the elevator system has no knowledge of any place in the building to buy robots or weapons. As it turns out though, apparently there is a security office for the building. However it's down on one of the lower floors so it seems likely that there may be clouds inundating the building there. But it's something to keep note of.

>>3464287
This will probably be my last post of the night then, we'll continue here tomorrow around a similar time.

Till then, thanks all for playing! And in the meantime if you have any questions or things that don't seem clear or about the quest so far/prior threads, feel free to ask and I'll answer if I can.

>>3464327
Keep that in mind for when the wind clears the way

>>3464327

Ask the adults that had already been here if there is any other floor they could not access before and that we can take them with the elevator, or if there is a security door we can try to open while disguised by the jammer.

Have a nice dinner with Jess and don't forget to feed Daisy something good, poor old dog took a scare today.

We should ask AI Lift if there is a Maintenance Centre etc.... There could be Repair Bots or Janitor Bots etc..... We should ask about a Medical Clinic too.....

>>3465658
sure, while we are here we can map that out too, see what floors they are

Going to continue here in a bit.

Excellent!

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>>3464299
>>3464295
>>3464306
>>3464369
>>3464563
>>3465658
>>3465668
With use of the elevator and having met up with the others again, you can proceed to the restaurant once they're convinced you're not in immediate need of medical attention. Seems some rumors about of you being rather fragile compared to other people who can take getting shot without much problem.

"Other some place here mountain, no can to?"

"Other some place, just only clouds for."

Well if the lower majority of the building is usually flooded with clouds then it would make sense there are places that Kenna and the others have never been. She doesn't seem that concerned about going there though, and with your account to pay for anything, food is on everyone's minds. During the elevator descent though you do feel like asking about any possible machines at all even if there is no store for such things. Mention of a maintenance department where it sounds like, among other things, there are robots which clean the exterior of the building. But again, in the lower levels it's probably inaccessible due to the clouds.

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"Welcome back Alexa and Guests! So glad to have you again, will you be dining in today?"

You're understandably nervous when returning to the restaurant since last time you recall seeing dead bodies around. Thankfully your fears are unfounded when of course, any such unpleasantness has long been removed and cleaned away. The adults seem on edge with weapons ready in case the robots should turn hostile but with you here and the phone and tied account available, so far everything goes smoothly as you're shown to a booth sizeable enough to fit everyone and the restaurant slowly hums to life.

"What is say?"

"Menu, stuff for eat."

Some of the adults can't read at all, so you already have to do interpreting work with the robots but also between the grownups for what they want to eat. They'd thought to just be taking a lot of food home, but you want a nice dinner and can... well, trick them into it, which no one is complaining about. In any case you can spend a pleasant hour or two enjoying the food and company and the nice view over the clouds of the few buildings tall enough stand above them. Always that nagging worry in the back of your mind about how much resources are left on your account and how much is being spent (as you don't want to be around when something is attempted to paid for and there's nothing left), but don't bother yourself about that now.

>Anything in mind to talk about or ask of those there? Or let the conversation up to them?

>>3466158
Try to take some bottles with us, mom used to drink them and they may be better than that stuff the girls drink

ask if any of them knows where we can buy robots, and if any of them will be coming with us to the shelter

ask if they know how to grow food on the roof

Ask for Fruits to take with us, we can put the seeds on the Roof and maybe in a few pots back in the other building.

>>3466158
Ask Jess if she think we being different is weird, and why she think we stay hurt but she and the others don't, if we fell where she was we would probably be dead.

>>3466190
Do we know about alcohol? If they have it we could try to take some.

Slip some food to Daisy when no one is looking, we know they don't like to share with her.

Then we go back I guess if the clouds won't let us get to the cleaning bots, they could be useful, we are always thinking we should clean up the place.


Meta: so I guess the population is slowly mutating due to the method the Red Cross is using right? The girls have some serious regen capabilities, that would explain them becoming full mutties some times too.

If we can get to a Maedical Clinic in this building, maybe we can get some Nanites or Cybernetic Augments?

Or maybe Gene Mods?

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>>3466223
>>3466222
>>3466190
You're aware of what funny drinks are, mother had some on occasion but you'd assumed they were like the same colored drinks the older people enjoy. Something you can take when you leave at least, along with food being brought back home. In the meantime you try to slip food to Daisy who nervously sits beside the booth after the adults kicked her for going under the table to beg. She was indispensable help today so deserves a reward!

All the while the adults chat and laugh between themselves about this and that while eating with their hands and making a mess, though isn't that how everyone is these days? You still manage to get in a question or two when they're interested to ask you something all the same like what your home was like (since some of them will be accompanying you to the place) or whether you think you could bargain with the Empress of the city with the value you have. Of course you want to know where to buy robots, though none of them seem aware of any certain location however going to the Underway is a consistent answer, sounding like some sort of trading place Downtown? You recall the formerly hostile gang mentioning the place as well. There's also the matter of growing things, however that's not a concept any of them are familiar with. On this answer they're more clear though, to seek out one of the other Uptown tribes who does grow things, of which there's several apparently. Other buildings with green, overgrown tops which are made use of by those who live there now. Probably buildings with small rooftop parks, gardens or greenhouses, which now are the only places anything can be grown at all really considering the way the world is.

"No'm good for... am other?"

"Hmm? Is ok! Other and good too!"

You can Jess can talk together though without need of butting in on the adults talking, but you eventually and nervously get around to asking her something which had been bothering you for awhile now. About how different you are and whether that's a bad thing. Considering how resilient everyone else seems and you aren't, no wonder all the men died if women are so tough. Of course you try to keep it down but Kenna and the other adults aren't paying you much attention anyway.

"And fall? Fore, down. Am die, if fall too. Why is?"

"Noooo, no die! Live like Jess!" she gives you a playful hit, which inevitably makes you feel a bit better about things, "Live all life in home, yes? Other all world new for, some winters for norma!"

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You like that logic, it makes sense to you. Having lived your whole life inside a small safe house, while everyone else lived in the outside world, it's reasonable that they would be used to it after their whole lives in it. How many times have you fallen from high, compared to how many times Jess has fallen from high? Maybe she's used to it, getting hurt badly while you're not so obviously it would take some getting used to. Maybe after a few years and you'll be able to get shot with a gun and shrug it off! After all, just looking and one can see the proof; your delicate slender form is soft and without all but a single scar, meanwhile the adults are rough and tough and have many scars to show from living in the outside world. And considering Jess busted her head open but probably won't have a scar for it, the adults must have been through much worse injuries to show the signs.

Some peace of mind then, as you let your worries settle down and just enjoy the rest of the dinner. And when it's time to go, sunset coming on, you make a big order of a lot of food to take home but you also have an idea of maybe getting some fruits? You can recall times where mother brought you something special from outside into the shelter, like apples. You remember eating them but having to spit out those nasty "seed" things? She said you'd get apples growing in your tummy if you swallowed them... well what if you put them where the other plants are growing? Worth a try later, maybe.

>Back home then? Anything else to keep you in the building overnight?

>>3466291
Nanites? Cybernetic Augments? Gene Mods?

What are those crazy sounding things? Where would you have heard of or encountered them before?

>>3466350
No, I guess we're good for now, we will probably have a big journey in a day or two.
Grab the fruits and the funny drink to share with Jess and some more friends before bed, we can make a slumber party at our room, tomorrow we grab tell Kim we are ready to go.

>>3466350
Let's go back

>>3466375
I like the party, we don't know how long we'll be out and would be good to do something without the older girls around, if our room is too little we can go to that room where the girls use the light to signal other mountains

Take some pictures of the robots with our camera, we can show them to some vendors on the way to see if they have spare parts, or can fix them

>>3466350
We should tak with Vicky, see if she still resents us, and get some info on Downtown, what we can find there and why she risked so much to get in Uptown.

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Apologies, took a little bit to properly write this out,

>>3466433
>>3466393
>>3466375
Taking pictures of the robots in question is a clever idea, since you do have a camera.

In any case Kenna and the adults carry the bags of to-go food while you have Jess sneak some drink bottles, and you grab some fruits. Having paid for it all without issue, you can take your leave, to make your way through the building back to the elevator and then to the floor where the crossing is. All in all not too bad of a day, the fall from the roof was a close call but Jess is fine and you're ambulatory now so nothing too bad to show for it all.

On the proper floor then after leaving the elevator, you get a look at the setting sun through the windows of the far side of the building, seeing the specs of dust in the air and appreciating this amount of freedom again compared to how you'd been confined to small rooms before this. As you go to catch up with the others though, you notice ahead the adults having dropped the food to withdraw to the sides of the corridor. Kenna standing tense in the middle and Jess left confused while weapons are fumbled for.

"Back! Jess, take her!"

Although she'd been a bit clueless as to what was going on at first, when whisper-yelled at by the nearest grownup, Jess acts immediately and practically tackles you and drags you towards the elevator again. Seems there's familiarity with this sort of thing, though you still don't know what's up save for some whistling sound you can hear. Struggling against her, Jess eventually lets you go so you can grab Daisy, and the two of you can peer out of the elevator and down the hall where you catch sight of now, a person emerging... two and three to follow or more. Dressed rather simply, scraggly, and moving like a prowling animal towards your own adults.

"See them? What is?"

"Other some tribe, dum dums."

You fear for the worst of course and maybe that fear isn't misplaced, but you were expecting an immediate fight between the two sides when instead they appear to be staring each other down, uneasily testing one another for dominance in the situation. Unfortunately your own adults don't have any guns, reserved for only the most dire situations like attacks on the home. But then neither do these other people, for as primitively dressed as they are, so too are they armed with makeshift spears, clubs and even bows. You recall back to your conversation with Hardbody about cavemen humans from the oldest times, and wonder... if it was anything like this?

What are the protocols here you wonder though? The grownups aren't even talking, or rather your own are talking nervously among one another while the opposing side are using gestures with some meaning that's lost on you but seems to be picked up by all the scavengers present. In the elevator already though, you consider hitting the button or asking for another floor, but is escape worth being separated?

>What do you do?

>>3466594
Wait, no need to escape for now if they don't become hostile, do dum dums talk?
Maybe we could propose a trade to ease the tensions, trade usually eases tensions.

Leave our drone ready, maybe it can scare them

>>3466594
Tell the adults to slowly retreat to the elevator with us, we go up a floor and pass behind them, or if needed ambish them from a different direction when we get down through the stairs

>>3466642
I like this more.

but if they can't communicate, going around them through the elevator seems reasonable

>>3466668
I guess the proper question is, do you want to avoid these other people altogether? Because it seems they were waiting at the crossing point, probably for you. So to avoid them may mean hiding or waiting out somewhere in this building for a time until they give up and leave.

>>3466642
Apparently, at least according to Jess, they are able to talk but it's hard to understand them for how simple they are. If you want to get involved you can try though.

>>3466707
well, we are nosy, get involved them, ask them what they want and if they would move, we would like to pass

>>3466707
Well, if the apparently are waiting for us let's talk.

Who are them

What they want

How did they come here

Where do they live

>>3466753
Can these people even talk?

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>>3466736
>>3466753
>>3466761
Never one to sit on the sidelines, when you get a better sense of the situation, you figure to get a better look and listen. Naturally the adults on your side start yelling at you to get back and Jess realizing she could get in trouble rushes to try and grab you. Incidentally however, upon sighting children the tribals visibly ease up, and you quickly notice some dogs with them that must have picked up on Daisy and perk up.

Not that they're not angry with you it seems, but Kenna and the others if it means a lessening of hostilities, allow you and Jess to remain nearby as you listen and watch what you can. A better look as well as you can see these primitive women with simple or scant clothes of old materials, animal furs, and even plant matter like dried woven grasses. Their bodies are painted as well and their hair braided in ways that must have some cultural significance, and their weapons as well seem to be crudely made by hand from cobbled together items like long pipe sharpened at the end. And nothing to say, of their behavior and mannerisms, much like a wild animal from that cat you encountered after leaving the shelter.

"Mhm, mhm." almost unintelligible speech but very emotive expression, as one of the tribals gestures upwards and over to the other side of the building and opens her fists beside her eyes, "Sun." another adds in, drawing her hands to her chest like a hugging motion, before reaching out to each of your side one after the other.

"No'm live up place, already fore."

It seems the topic of discussion is the restaurant and how it came to life upon your entry of the place. Kenna attempts to pass it off as nothing, but the tribals gesture to the to-go food so very obviously know something is up. Apparently they want who's responsible, but aren't sure which and your side isn't intent on giving that away.

"Who is all?" you whisper aside to Jess while keeping your eyes on the uneven exchange taking place.

"Dum dums all other Uptown mountain. Big all other them is. Look for stuff some time, see lights?"

It seems that this lot are just one of many similar, primitive tribes of Uptown, most in fact if Jess is to be believed. While the electronic scavengers you know came to dwell in a skyscraper that was still semi-functioning and had some old world purpose (a wealth of consumer electronics within) that influenced the inhabitants after the big war, it would seem most were not so lucky. Not like Jess has traveled that much but from what the adults have told her, these tribals you're looking at, are the majority of Uptown dwellers.

Just in this specific case they probably dwell in a neighboring building and came here hunting for goods, or as it would seem at the moment, after seeing the restaurant light up to life and activity when your group arrived to have dinner. You recall a similar situation happening with some Downtown raiders when Kim first discovered you, this time it seems tribals came looking instead. Though your people aren't any more at ease for it, as patience could wear thin if there's no progress made to the exchange and demands taking place between the two groups.

>What do you do?

>>3466938
Fuck, it seems we won't be using the restaurant again if it means attracting attention, or maybe only use during the day so the lights won't attract attention.

Maybe offer them a trade? What do they have? If they want to know the restaurant is still live and they can try go there but we don't know how much success that would have.

>>3466938
Just leave peacefully.

>>3466938
So they want the one responsible? Tell it was a metal person, no longer here.
Tell them there is a similar place down the building, much easier if you can avoidd the clouds, instruct them about the cafeteria.

>>3466993
>>3466999
>>3466979
Oh dear three different options. Well you could try to encourage Kenna and the adults to lie, or make some trade, or even just leave. You can settle on the option and make a roll though for the success if you like, usual 1d100.

>>3466938
Does the adults have a walkietok to call armed backup from the tribe? They could also bring some things to trade, get some food for the dum dums and get everything we can from them, they should have some stuff if they at least understand trade, and if we have more people it will dissuade them from attacking.

Regarding the food, tell them we stole and the metal guardians are very angry, they should not try.

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>3467020
If leaving is an option lets do that, I thought they would not let us

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>3467020
Lie to the dum dums, they are dum dums afterall, a metal persom came, made it alive and we saw it just like they did, we collected what we could, and can trade with them with a ludicrous favor to us like european explorers dealing with natives.that is, if they have anything to trade besides their weapons.

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>3467047
lie and trade seems good, >>3467026 leaving with this afterwards

>>3467023
They do have communication means, but the time it would take for them on the home side to pull the basket back, load up and then travel back over would be significant.

>>3467026
You can leave but it won't be without opposition from them. Like they won't just let you go without a fight, to say.

>>3467047
>>3467080
So between lying and retreating. You could trade, probably the food would make them happy. Or give it to them as a gift. They do seem aware of the concept of trade so you're not sure how actually stupid they are compared to simply primitive, but in return they offer up people, oddly. Like, unless you're mistaken, some of them will just join and live with your tribe as seems to be a normal enough thing for them. At least by exchange, probably why they want to just take some of you home with them for a time, it might be a regular custom.

>>3467084
if the adults think it's a good trade do it, but don't give all the food, bring some to the tribe, that way we can probably leave without trouble after trading right?

>>3467084
Well, take some of them, trade and part ways, tell them we don't know how the thing came to life, we came to investigate just as them and found the food.

>>3467091
>>3467111
An agreed lie to them and what's deemed as a fair trade, yes would seem to allow things to end peacefully. And it wouldn't be you since they don't want to take children away, though you're half interested to see another side to the city apparently. But best to keep things straight for now.

>>3467121
wait, I mean, we better not send any of our girls over, unless they want to go, but the idea was to give food in exchange for people from them

>>3467128
Well that doesn't seem like a very fair trade, but if you want to keep all your people, sure.

>>3467150
then do not trade people, just trade food for some trinkets they might have and leave peacefully

Do a trade
Ask about Robots, do they know of any friendly ones?

>>3466357

Vicky has Robot Arm.... Can we get extra Robot bits? Want to keep fleshy arms but extras good!

Teeny tiny robots to help inside body?

Living Medicine? Symbi Critters?

>>3467166
>>3467150
Yeah, the lie about us not having anything to do with the activation plus trading the food for whatever thay might have, be it weapons or other eletronics they don't know what it is will probably enough to generate some good will to get us out of here without a fight.

>>3467121
If we convince them we have no relation to it they might not want to take anyone right? Just trade some stuff and get out. We have a party to throw to our close friends, maybe some wrestling and other games too after we drink the stuff we got.

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>>3467167
Well that is true, Vicky has a cyber arm so you could seek that out. As for the other things though, you may need to ask around if they actually exist first.

>>3467091
>>3467111
>>3467080
>>3467047
>>3467026
>93

Some whispering to Kenna about your idea, and some interpretation between the adults both scavenger and tribal, and eventually an agreement is reached. The lie about not making use of the restaurant seems accepted and they are willing to leave things peacefully between the two groups for a trade. Basically half the food you had, for one of them, it's more like a toll than a fair trade but at least there's no bloodshed and you part amicably with them. Maybe if there's another encounter between the two sides again it won't be so uneasy next time? Worth the diplomacy goodwill perhaps.

So after the tribals take their leave with their share of the food, your group can consolidate where you and Jess get a smack for leaving cover, but you definitely earned some respect for contributing to the negotiation. And talk about a strange return trip, as everyone piles into the metal carriage to hoist back to the other skyscraper across the gap, only now you're side by side with a tribal woman who's joined along with you all now.

"Heya, am Jess."

"Alexa." you also cling to your dog as she fidgets in fear over the crossing, "Daisy."

"Jays... Alessa... Na-ma." she pats herself on the chest as you make introductions. Up close you can see the various handmade trinkets strewn about her scraps of clothing (like a necklace with a little person on it) that probably have some meaning to her people, and the painted patterns on her body in red against her tanned skin. A young woman, you're curious as to how much of the city she's seen since like anyone of some years in the world these days, she bears some scars easy to tell for what patches of clothes she has.

"Know, um... some robot? Friend?"

"Ro... bot?"

Maybe not. In any case the triumphant return home as the big metal basket is pulled into place back in the home tower and folks crowd around to see how the trip was and what you brought back. Even though there's only half as much food, it's still enough for everyone to share a little less of a portion and it's not like anyone can complain since there's so much more focus and interest on the newcomer as they gather around and examine or touch her, to her nervousness. The welcome is appreciated though, and people try to invite her to feel at home as they once did for you, and help her to understand some basic things that a tribal obviously wouldn't in a place that has some electricity still for example.

"No so trouble?" Kim is there to see how you're doing and how the outing was, also checking on her old partner Kenna. It would seem based on this outing of yours, would determine the likelihood of a greater foray to return home for you.

>It's already night now, so you can spend the rest of the evening as you wish. Perhaps what you considered before, with the bottles you have?

>>3467262
everything went fine, Jess and us went exploring a little, we definitely didn't fall from the roof, no sir, no fall was made.

Ask Kim if we can leave tomorrow, and if not, how soon can we?

Gather Jess and our close friends to share those bottles

>>3467258
Go with the plan, we don't know if any of them will be able to come along, so it will be nice to spend some fun time, maybe try and see if we can do what the older girls do, that was embarrassing but they seemed to like it.

>>3467258
Get a weapon, a knife or a bat, whatever we can.

>>3467258
Question her about the little person, and ask the new women if she can fight, we can train with her some time.

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>>3467279
>>3467309
>>3467323
>>3467344
Well you have a knife already but can probably get yourself a more substantial weapon if you need to. Also learn how to fight, possibly from Nama even although she's got too much attention about her currently for you to be able to talk to her about much. That seems to be reason enough for you to celebrate then, as Kim said they would be able to escort you home tomorrow even if you want or as soon as you wish otherwise. So why not celebrate tonight then?

While most everyone appreciates a dinner bolstered by the to-go food brought back then, you can tell Jess your plan and together go around and gather some of your friends for a party of your own. She even has a good spot in mind, another maintenance space near the power room for the floor so before long you're in there with the bottles to show to the others and a few stories to tell about your outing today. Jess, Olivia, Maria, and two other girls in your age range can spend the evening having a party of your own and getting to appreciate some real drinks rather than window cleaner.

Plenty of fun had for sure and both Jess and Olivia agree that these funtime drinks definitely taste better than those everyone else has normally. However you eventually start to become aware that the tipsier you get and develop a funny feeling through your body and even in your head, the girls seem to share no such effects, not even Olivia who drinks the most out of anyone while you play a storytelling game between yourselves and she keeps winning.

At the going pace you probably won't retain good sense or clarity for long, but you can still enjoy yourself for the rest of the night anyway. Even if you're getting left behind in the way of coherence by the other girls and the other games played, even roughhousing. Probably end up passing out unless you had anything particular in mind. But a pleasant enough way to spend your last night here before going off on the return outing home.

>What do you... try to do, as you get sloshed?

>>3467479
Try not to get too sloshed, maybe see if Jess is willing to do the kissing a stuff the older girls do at her parties, its embarassing but with her it could be nice.
Let's see if we can get Alexa some more confusing experiences.

>>3467479
Tell them about our upcoming journey, to let mother know where we are.

>>3467546
Can't hurt to try, they seemed to like it and we'll be going away for some time.

>>3467479
Do we know truth or dare? we should play that
set up some pillows to spend the night here if needed I think, or take some back with us to our room, it's more confortable there

>>3467479
Save some for later if they don't drink it all.

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>>3467596
>>3467578
>>3467567
>>3467546
Seeing how they don't seem at all affected by the drinking, you perhaps wisely figure you shouldn't consider it a contest or anything so withhold on tipping back any more. Maybe you won't get any worse then but you're already feeling pretty carefree, such that when you bring up a game you know about dares, they have a variation where one can also be truthful on their turn. But in your state, you're open to most anything for the sake of fun. Fortunately it's pretty tame, and apart from an initial dare stint of "show me yours show you mine" from their shared curiosity, it's some pretty even-handed fun between things shared and dares proven. You also inevitably get around to sharing and shedding a few tears about going away soon for some time, which you get a lot of sympathy and reassurance over, helping you to feel better about it and not worry so much considering your fears over something as fresh in your mind as the fall earlier today.

---

Invariably as it gets later into the night and the onset drowsiness from drinking a little too much, you must have dozed off because you find yourself awoken by Jess whom you had fallen asleep on at some point. She just wants to move you to the side where there's some old stolen cushions to play fight with but can serve as a makeshift bed. You notice Maria and the other girl are gone by now so it's just Olivia and her friend playing a game trying to land small things in the stacked empty bottles. And old Daisy is long since asleep against a wall, snoring even.

"Mmm ttthhhaank... looove Jessssss..."

"Oh! Love too!"

While she helps over to lay down again, you're feeling so thankful for your friendship with her and everything she always does for you, that you lean on her and try to kiss her. Though kissing ins't an uncommon thing among people for greetings and friendliness... you recall some of the older girls, and how it seemed like it meant more than that to them, the way they were doing it. Jess is your best friend ever and you want her to know how much, more than just some normal friendliness. She's of course surprised by this, expecting to only help you to a better place to sleep but when she returns a friendly kiss and you make it more than that, she gets a little carried away too.

And you can't even say it's the drinks going to your head this way, at least not entirely.

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"Mhmmph... A-Alexa'm tired... m-may for to bed?"

Olivia and her friend are too busy to notice you and Jess kissing quite profusely and deeply off to the side, mouths tangled together between sloppy breaths and holding, feeling one another among the cushions. The taste, the smell, the feel of one another like that, it's enjoyable enough but... there's something more to it. You'd thought it was just the older girls being extra friendly, but this makes you feel more than that. Different... funny inside, light in your stomach and tight in your chest. And excited, in your heart and... elsewhere. You know the feeling from play wrestling, but this is different. Not fun excitement but one of tension, anticipation in you for... something, for her.

And what more, you're not the only one as you can tell, can sense she's feeling the same way as you both labor for breath and both confused why. As unsure of the feelings as you, she pulls back a little before the pent up... something, builds much more. She's right in saying you're tired and probably passes this curious bout of affection off as a result of that, and the drinks making you act funny. Though her nervous anticpiation is as much as yours, she offers to take you to your own actual bed, feeling responsible for your good night's sleep perhaps. Or perhaps, with these feelings as much as you, uncertain about letting things continue further.

>What do you do?

>>3467775
Let her take us there, let's go with her to our room, continue exploting this dince it's so nice, let's see where it takes us. There is better since the other two might notice us here

>>3467775
We saw this before, the older girls moved to a separate room too, let's continue there, see how it goes

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>>3467814
>>3467832
Well she's intending to put you to bed, not continue if you go elsewhere. Here she's kind of caught on the fence between continuing or stopping, if you get up and go then she'll feel too responsible for making sure you get a good night.

>>3467775
In any case this will probably be my last post of the night then, we'll continue here tomorrow around a similar time, seeing what the player agreement is by then.

Till then, thanks all for playing! And in the meantime if you have any questions or things that don't seem clear or about the quest so far/prior threads, feel free to ask and I'll answer if I can.

>>3467836
Well continue here then, this thing is new.

thanks for running

>>3467775
Explore these feelings. Especially the ones in places we haven’t been this excited before.

>>3467775
Continue. With passion

>>3467775
Continue

Sure.... Get it on~

>>3467836
" 'm Not tired, want this, like this and like you, do you want?"

Trying broken speech

>>3468288
Ah come on. We spend enough time with the doctor, and hardbody when he was alive, to have picked up some non grug cave speak.

Starting in a little bit here.

>>3467836
You're a little tipsy, and you're expecting a busy day tomorrow, but you've enjoyed your time with Jess so much that you don't want to stop. She's moved to her knees and pulls at your hands to encourage you to bed, but you feel the same hesitation from her.

"No tired, no'm for this. Jess tired?"

You remain laying down but squeeze her hands along with your words, to which she takes a breath to see Olivia and her friend still doing their own thing. Her nervous expression gives way to a stifled laugh as she drags the cushions with you to a more secluded spot in the maintenance room, and with a grin joins you again laying among them together, kissing and feeling one another all the more vigorously.

"Mm-hmm... feel funny..."

"Mhm... feel good."

Your shared passion is exhilarating, and although it's very awkward and clumsy for sure, it's all the two of you know so it certainly doesn't feel that way at the moment. Just doing what you want together and what feels right, you enjoy yourselves for a long while even after when eventually Olivia and her friend call back to let you know they're leaving them for the night, assuming the two of you just went to sleep in the back of the room. Jess nervously acknowledges her, after which you share a laugh together before getting back to it. An awkward, sweaty little mess of bodies together and certain of only what feels good.

For as enjoyable as it is though, you can't keep at it forever and it's sure tiring for as fun as it is. As well, it's also somewhat frustrating as the shared anticipation and excitement inside feels like it's building up to something the longer you kiss and hug one another, but that tension simply remains pent up. Like a fun and exciting game that doesn't seem to have an ending and everyone just quits playing. It's a bit of a sour feeling because for as much as you love Jess and enjoy being together like this, you don't want such a special experience feeling like it's incomplete or unsatisfying for either of you let alone both. All the same, you can sense Jess has a similar feeling about it as well, but between the two of you you're unsure of what to make of it.

Not like it's ruined of course, not by any stretch. Just a little bit of shared, unspoken frustration you both have, and for you it starts to feel even a little painful like an unpleasant tightness below for some reason which is both confusing and worrisome, though you assume it to be aftereffects from your fall earlier. Still, all just a drop in the bucket for how much you enjoy yourselves and bond over this close experience. Rather than frustrate yourselves further, you consider to just scale back a little and take it more easy. Not as much passion to it, as taking it nice an easy and cuddling intimately. Of course you'd like to see this frustration dealt with but unsure of how, maybe just settle back down.

A nice chance to fall asleep together, if you felt like it.

>...?

>>3470317
If it's painful tell her where it is, maybe to make it better, ask if she feels something different somewhere too, maybe we can help each other.

If it does not pass, or we don't find how to realieve it, just assume it's because we don't know enough, maybe those older girls from before can tell us what is missing.

Kiss Jess and invite her to bed to sleep after we were able to relieve that pent up sensation or not.

>>3470317
It's the underparts isn't it? Mess with those, we'll finally figure out where that thing comes from.

>>3470317
Just follow our instincts and do what comes naturally. If the source of our tightness is the fact that our parts are different from hers, we should investigate it together with Jess. Take the lead and see what happens if we explore using our lower part in her lower part. All of our instincts are telling us to do this, we need to acknowledge it and do this or something bad might happen if we don’t.

>>3470317
Our underparts are aching and throbbing. Hers are also hotter and we’re than they’ve ever been. The only way to cure these weird feelings we’re both experiencing is to stick ours in hers.

>>3470361
Wetter not we’re. Worlds first ahegao in hundreds of years time for Jess pretty soon.

>>3470355
>>3470344
>>3470334
>>3470361
Dear oh dear, instincts? Just how far are you intending to go with all this?

>>3470385
All the way. Mating press is instinct clearly.

>>3470385
Tentative discovery together, go as long as we can feel that antecipation and pent up feeling released for us both

>>3470393
>>3470396
Well, then, make a roll I suppose. Not for the success or anything like that just the order of things so to speak.

>>3470385
Go beyond 100%. PLUS ULTRA. The first natural born humans in forever. It’s what our instincts want. It’s what her instincts want.

>>3470385
Let's gently make each other feel good I guess, go as long as we can and as far as it's comfortable

I'd be amazed if we even figure out where to put it, I'm guesing they'll hand each other until they go off since they don't know shit about it

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>3470385

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>3470403

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>3470393
>mating press
>not missionary position for the sole purpose of procreation

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>3470403

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>3470403
Yeah we’re not some two pump chump. She’s gonna ahegao.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>3470403

>>3470417
As long as this is roll under. Otherwise we’re finishing up pretty quickly inside her. But no worries, we are young and energetic and will do this again when we wake up.

>>3470428
pff, like a 13 year old will even last enough to get near any kind of inside kek

>>3470435
Eh, the other people beforehand rolled almost average ish. Clearly we need to try this again as soon as we wake up and do a better job.

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>3470403
Now rolling for the next morning to see if we do better for the second round.

>>3470453
Slow down bro, let's see how things play out, tomorrow we'll go for an adventure.

>>3470469
We’re a horny, adolescent male surrounded by chicks. Slowing down is not in our guys vocabulary. Plus, if we get the pastebin smut shit out of the way for a while, we can focus on exploring, training, learning and other shit.

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>>3470425
>>3470417
>>3470415
>>3470413
>>3470412
>>3470409
>53

As awkward and as unsure as you both were, you just did what felt nice and things kept above the clothes, hugging and kissing and not much more. You wouldn't mind figuring this out more, but maybe for the best just to leave it now.

"No tired, no'm for this. Alexa tired?"

You figure to just go to bed then, as you confess about the slight pain feeling. To your surprise though she pokes a little fun at you mimicking your earlier response before feeling at your pants where you said. It seems she isn't going to let this frustration just pass by, especially if you're in discomfort and she takes charge, sitting up for you to see she's breathing fast and almost as red in the face as her hair. A few steps ahead of you in her mind it seems, she fumbles with her clothes before hesitating and going for yours instead, which you resist at first out of instinct but soon play along when you catch up to her thinking. Before long you've both gotten your clothes out of the way and sitting facing one another, figuring to try and understand these... feelings, with nothing to be in the way. Of course you're used to being together like this, but this time it's obviously different and while it strangely feels more awkward and... guilty than other times, there's also some enjoyment to it you both have as you look one another over and breathing heavy in nervous excitement.

"Chest... some?"

"You for too, other winter."

Although she's only a year older, all things considered there's remarkably not that many differences between you, given all the beliefs and legends about humans coming in two different forms and assumptions about being as different as the mutants are. Well, apart from an obvious difference or two.

"You make up? Like... like that?" she holds a finger firm up to try and get an idea of the most obvious difference.

"Um... no, just only is. When is fun."

"Can to feel?"

You're still caught up in appreciating her like this but again she's steps ahead and now hands ahead. As she cautiously gets a feel for you, your whole form shudders and you stifle a yelp, such a strange and intense feeling. She almost stops thinking she did something wrong, but can tell enjoyment when she sees it, with a grin. It's a little unfair even, as you'd though to share an even exchange together but she's taking control again and the sensation is a bit much for you to really maintain focus on getting to feel her body or get a sense of her underparts.

"Feel funny... kinda squish hard like-"

"-AGH!"

A return of that earlier pent up tension as the good sensation builds to her feeling you, and even more now that there's direct contact not some barrier with clothes and awkward snuggling. Enjoyable for you of course but her as well and seeing you like this, but you're the one feeling it, not her so an easy mistake for her to make over being too rough. With a grip, she ends up pushing down to hard, too far and it hurts you. Pretty bad in fact, and in a strange way for where it is and how it feels.

Talk about mood killer then, as you're left utterly confused and even scared over what she did, while Jess apologizes profusely and tries to hold onto you for support. Your underpart was never like that, never went back. Such a sensitive and intense feeling, any of that prior enjoyment and tension is gone, replaced by worry and hope that this isn't an injury here of all places.

>It seems you got a little carried away exploring your bodies together. You can, and probably should act as you wish, but intimacy is off the table for you for the time being...

>>3470605
Lol I guess we can do mouth stuff. Ask her to kiss it to make it not hurt anymore.

>>3470605
Assure her that we are ok, tell we try again some other time.
Explore her if she is not scared or off the mood and then go to sleep snugled together

>>3470605
Hah, she pulled the foreskin, kek.

Tell her it was a nice thing and go to sleep with her.


Let's not tell Joan anything about this, too embarassing

>>3470640
>she pulled the foreskin
Hope she didn't rip it.

>>3470646
We’ve been circumcised. Jess is a secret jewess

>>3470649
>We’ve been circumcised
I won't believe it until the QM says so

>>3470622
>>3470637
>>3470640
You can lie and tell her you're fine even though your concern is quite real. Either way it's soured things a little to say the least, so you probably won't be continuing any further. For tonight, for ever, who knows? You're not sure when you'll get another chance like this together, but your heart isn't in the same place and you'd prefer to settle things for now. Naturally feeling bad about it, Jess can only sympathize and is more than willing to accommodate you, as you figure to just call it a night. You can still snuggle together, after she takes care to lock the door then lest anyone stumble in on you, and it's a comfort to share that closeness again without the intensity or excitement to get carried away. But still there's an unspoken discomfort between you, as you cling together among the cushions and have your clothes as a makeshift blanket, that you hope will dissipate overnight.

---

Fortunately it's someone trying to get into the room, a jostling at the door which wakes you up so a good idea for Jess to remember that. You're not sure what time it is, but you feel decently rested. A little groggy from the drinking but not like you'd have trouble engaging in the day to come.

"Alexa feel ok? Sorry for, sorry..."

Still feeling guilty about last night and apologizing, Jess helps to smooth things over between you as you lay together, kissing you some and hugging you close.

>What do you do?

>>3470646
I don't think she riped it, maybe just pulled enough unstuck(?) it. Usually it's stuck pulled up on children until you give a big jerk down

>>3470698
Well, it doesn't hurt anymore so no worry.
Kiss her some to dissipate any fear that we are mad at her and then grab some breakfast together, we can try again some other time, slower then

>>3470698
Try again and then go get brekkie. We if we can’t capture those same feelings and emotions from the previous night

>>3470698
Tell her not to be sorry, calm her down and let's both get dressed for the day.
Invite her to come with us to find Kim and prepare for the trip.

>>3470698
Try again. For humanity.

>>3470761
>>3470731
>>3470730
>>3470720
>>3470706
Though you're feeling still pretty sensitive and weird where she'd got too much a grab of you, you can tell her it's alright and to try to put that awkwardness behind you. She might hope you won't hold onto it like a bad memory, and you don't plan on it so this will only remain unpleasant if she makes it so. You kiss her back and continue to snuggle for awhile more till both feeling better about the closeness between you, before figuring to get up and dressed for the day. You wouln't mind trying more intimacy with her later, but not for now, the discomfort still a little present.

In any case things are a lot easier between you as you keep stealing glances at once another while getting dressed and sharing laughs, and feeling quite amicable as you go arm in arm to breakfast. Not that it's anything to be ashamed of, but you don't exactly want to telegraph to everyone your newfound closeness. However over breakfast despite your best efforts, you both find yourselves playfully engaging one another and being sweet together, which when among most everyone gathered doesn't go unnoticed. Nothing more than whispers and teasing for the time being though, and once finished eating, you can go for a walk for Daisy's sake, hand in hand with Jess around a less busy side of the communal floors of the skyscraper.

"Out for? Want to, yes? Ok is."

Eventually you can locate Kim then and confirm indeed that you want to go and travel home, for which some of the community have been preparing for so it was only a matter of when you wanted to leave. Now that you do, she'll let the escorts know so they can gather, and you have the chance now to get everything ready whatever you may need. Naturally you're quite excited but you inevitably notice Jess trying not to let on that she's upset.

"What for is?"

"No to go..." she pouts, and hugs you with a kiss as a plea, "If to hurt? No come home? No see other!"

If she was allowed to come with you, you're sure she wouldn't be so upset, so worried. But it's only natural for her to have such worry after how close you've gotten, that you're feeling the same in a lot of ways. If you were any closer, you might not even bother leaving to return home. But for mother's sake you have to, and you have to consider what you're bringing.

Just... how to settle up with Jess for now, until next you see one another...

>What do you do?

>>3470828
Give her a present, our teddy bear, tell her we will be back to get it so she has to take good care and wait us.
If she promises that she won't do any dangerous and get hurt we promise we will take care too.

Take a picture of her to bring with us, and one of each of the robots in case we cross paths with someone that can fix them.

Ask the adults if we can have a gun too, we know how to handle them.

>>3470828
Well, can't she go? We wouldn't mind I think.

This>>3470869 seems good.

Remember to get our jammer and the downtown subway map too.

>>3470869
This
Share some sweet time while we can.

We have an old radio, can they broadcast? We could listen on it.

>>3470869
Sure. Good bye kiss though. With tongue. Leave her wanting more so that when we come back she attacks us.

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>>3470933
You do have a radio but it can't broadcast, no.

>>3470901
>>3470869
>>3470947
Of course you'd like for her to come with you but as Kim said, they're already having to mind one child so they won't be taking another, especially on an outing like this into potentially hostile territory.

You can share the time remaining pleasantly together though, as she helps you pack your things and even gives you some of her own goods to take. You leave your bear with her as a keepsake in the meantime and a promise to return on, as well as taking a couple pictures together which inevitably gets interrupted when she tearfully throws her arms around you and prompts an unexpected makeout chance till there's knocking at your door to startle you. Olivia, Maria and some of the other girls you know, with gifts of their own for you to take and their hopes that you'll be fine and get what you're looking to accomplish.

You have some last minute chores to handle like getting pictures of the damaged robots, and saying goodbye to Joan for now. Beyond that though, the elder Maria in passing mentions that they're waiting for you at the crossing so you hurry with what's left.

"Oh..."

"Heya Alexa, ready some?"

Not just some adults escorting you but a whole group. Six women from the tribe including Kenna and Aliyah, plus Nama even who they think might be useful in navigating the farther buildings. Jess steals another kiss goodbye stealthily, but alongside, almost the entire community is there to see you off. Which makes sense since this is such a big undertaking with as many people. It seems with the intent to kill two birds with one stone as well, as many goods are being brought to trade with other peoples, if indeed you're going to be traveling far.

Otherwise though, unless you had any last minute things to take care of, the metal carriage to cross the gap awaits your departure among the many cheers and hugs and goodbyes.

>What do you do?

>>3470989
Let's go!

Ask for a gun before we go tho, like the ones they used on the invasion.

>>3470989
Let's get going

Try to learn more about the tribal while we walk, how they lived and things they did.

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>>3471012
While they are armed, two guns in the group total, they aren't willing to give you one unfortunately. If not all the adults are getting one, then they aren't going to be able to spare you one.

>>3471020
>>3470989
Very well then, this will probably be my last post of the night and it's a convenient place to stop I feel. One last thing then, go ahead and make a usual 1d100 roll for the undertaking of the journey then.

And till next time, thanks all for playing! Will continue here around the usual time, if you have any questions till next feel free to ask.

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>3471108
We find a gundam that only allows us to pilot it.

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>3471108

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>3471108
How long they think it will take to get there?

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>3471108

>>3471558
I guess we got our robots and lasers afterall. Lol

>>3471558
Well as usual, with a 100 you can suggest something you feel might be appropriate for a miraculous sort of success chance, and we'll see how it plays out.

>>3472150
Can other people suggest too or only the 100 anon?

>>3472153
Anyone who rolled can suggest, or the players can work/contribute together on a suggestion. Though the rolling player has the weight, naturally.

>>3472150
I'll leave some ideas and you can use whatever would make the most sense or you feel would be more interesting. Whatever you chose is fine.

>Someone willing and able to repair our robots back home, maybe as an ex-member of the robot place.

>a new robot that we can activate to follow us.

>some kind of pre war stash or safe room with many tech goods and old word interesting stuff.

>a technological marvel that we discover in secret so the adults can't take it from us: a new high tech weapon, a radar that let's us see people's position like a minimap, an arc gun, stealth suit or another cool tech gadget.

>Mom (without a death squad with her.)

>some high tech health suplements to improve our physique.

>Someone to join us with a unique skill that she could teach us.

Bonus: a frilly dress for Daisy.

Just some ideas

>>3472239
>some high tech health suplements to improve our physique.
Like immediate improvements. Stronger, bigger, bigger dick. It’s gonna be harder to hide as a girl once we take this. Also start growing facial hair as well.

>>3472244
yeah, we better not get those then, we need to keep hidden

>>3472239
I like anything tech related really

>>3472244
Supporting this. It’s gonna be hilarious to see their reactions if we turn into a buff dude from SCIENCE GAINZ. Plus not getting hurt and dying so easily would also be nice.

>>3472244
Yeah, let's broadcast our manliness to the whole world while we're at it.
>>3472239
>some kind of pre war stash or safe room with many tech goods and old word interesting stuff.

>>3472270
I think I would not like that, what I had in mind when I proposed that was something to give us fast regen like the girls or improved reflexes, I would rather not change our appearence

>>3472328
As long as it enhances our virility and manly strength long term I’m fine with it. If we’re gonna be the last man alive, gotta be the last Alpha Chad alive. Just not immediately, maybe once we’re older I suppose. So for short term, enhanced agility and virility, but the other effects will happen in time. Fair compromise?

>>3472239
Some interesting suggestions, just keep in mind that the roll was for the journey, for travel. So equating it to treasure found is not exactly an apt comparison, it's more like the travel itself being exceptionally fortuitous. Though, potentially could stumble upon treasure that way, but you shouldn't necessarily think of it in that way.

In any case, will be continuing in the next hour or so, about.

>>3472239
Maybe not the most useful find but what if we found a university's time capsule, those sealed containers people put stuff inside to be opened generations later.

>>3472344
Hmmm, for the travel, maybe we can pass by a friendly trade caravan with some discount things? Or meet some other friendly tribe on the way that can offer us shelter and help.

>>3472368
>maybe we can pass by a friendly trade caravan with some discount things? Or meet some other friendly tribe on the way that can offer us shelter and help.

Yes, those are more in-tune with the kind of "roll for the journey" situation. Now you might find something special along the way, but it's more related to that travel itself rather than "Oh look, I fell into an old supply cache and look at this amazing treasure I got with a 100!"

Also slight change of plans just found out, kind of jinxing it since I know I just said, but probably a little later start than >>3472344 , probably more like yesterday's playtime.

>>3472378
Make the 77 for our travel roll then the 100 for our bargaining/treasure roll?

>>3472378
some other things.
We cross a battle site, we can loot some nice stuff but maybe there are hostiles nearby?
We reach an uninhabited security station, maybe we can explore for some things.
We find a tribe that has access to some unique items and it's willing to trade

>>3472378
Ok, so I guess we can come upon traders with tech stuff that we can actually afford or pass a complex or a site where we can explore and find good things, or even pass some people willing to join us that have some different skills.

>>3472435
As long as my 77 is used to find them, and the 100 is used for the trading.

Ok back now, will be resuming in a bit.

Why don't we get a Robot that Repairs other Robots?

We can fix our original 2 and try and learn from it!

Also learn from Hardbody again!

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>>3471558
>>3471534
>>3471137
>>3471114
>100

With the wholesome farewells from everyone then, you and the escort group are soon on your way. Crossing over the gap in the metal carriage, it's still awhile before midday when you reach the other skyscraper. And better still, normally they would have to move carefully and wait at times to descend down through some stairwells through the clouds to the lower levels of the building. With you though the elevator can just be taken so within half an hour even of reaching the building, you're already down to the sub-levels. Technically in Downtown now, the others remain on alert as you navigate the service ways and you carry Daisy in your arms.

"Know fore way home?"

"Mhmm, this'm way fore."

Indeed you've already once traveled this same way, when you'd left your shelter and started exploring the outside world for yourself. You'd spent several days in the original building, then traveled this same route (in reverse now) to reach the building with the restaurant where you also spent several more days before Kim found you.

"Just only one for- aah!"

"Ay ay, back out of huh?"

While following the same underground service way route between building sublevels, you keep to the emergency lit way but unexpectedly encounter a small group of people apparently living in this tunnel at present. Some disheveled Downtowners, their presence startles you and a little standoff ensues between the two sides. Normally you might expect to be able to pass by them, but as a whole group like this it's far too suspicious so Aliyah calls everyone to back off and withdraw. Another way will have to be found.

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Carrying a couple lights to see the way, the group instead has to go by a darker path, eventually emerging into a massive tunnel which stretches farther than you can see. Nothing like the little service corridors, you think whole tribes of people could live in these tunnels, and yet the group seems very anxious herein and want to hurry.

"No touch them line, see?"

Kenna points out lengths of metal which run the length of the tunnel farther than you can see, apparently very dangerous that you see the others outright jumping over them. Once to the middle of the tunnel now, as some look back and forth, they try to figure out which way to go in relation to the direction you had been traveling in the service ways. There's a little arguing for both directions, which could take some minutes to resolve so you're free to act for a bit as you wish. Already down here, you'd dearly like to explore all you could if you didn't have to remain with the group.

>What do you do?

>>3472809
See if there's any doors nearby, use walking Daisy while they discuss as an excuse to go near them and maybe look inside.

>>3472809
Try to break off and explore a little, on the direction we believe the shelter is,maybe see our downtown map to try and figure out which way to go

>>3472837
+1

> See if there are any Terminals we can access on the Doors that may unlock for our hidden necklace thing.

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Whew, bit of a long one here

>>3472837
>>3472847
>>3472857
>>3472923
You do have your underground map which in theory should be the perfect item in this situation. However since you don't know any of the names of places, trying to find out where you are and in what direction is basically impossible. Assuming you were to figure it out though, indeed you would have a highly valuable resource to rely on.

In any case while the others try and determine which way to go, you take the chance to walk Daisy and ever so innocently get farther and farther away from them till you can find a cutaway in the tunnel where some sort of circuit paneling is, as well as a door. On approach Daisy perks up, and soon starts growling. You can hear noise and movement from the other side though like some shuffling and banging, so it could be something interesting as you open the door with eager eyes.

"Aah!"

Staggering back in fear at the sight of the brutish form of a mutant rummaging around, obviously it notices you as well and quickly attempts to get at you. Far too big to easily fit out of the door frame, it reaches for you with a long arm and huge hand and in the process smacks Daisy aside with a yelp as it claws at the ground. Clamoring to your feet and going to pick up your dog, you try and bolt back to the others but you can hear the anguish of the mutant as it strains and tries to push its body and contort what it can to fit through the doorway. Even with that headstart, once the monster frees itself it is easily able to catch up to you with its oversized form and length four-limbed gait. Back down the tunnel the others have noticed by now but what can they do? To fire at the monster would risk hitting you, and it's not like they can repel a mutant with melee weapons, though still they wait for you to reach them before retreating. And Nama in fact, takes the initiative as she rushes towards and past the monster, trying to get around and maybe lure it away. To little effect though as it simply barrels to the side and smashes her against the tunnel wall with a scream.

"Yo folks, one side!"

You don't want to leave Nama of course but Aliyah is intent on just picking you up and carrying you off with them in retreat. Before any of you can make any distance though, you hear a call from the dim light ahead, a low figure stand up from what had just looked like some trash or rubble on the tunnel floor and now running towards and even past you all. Straight for the mutant, the figure approaches to about twenty feet or so and holds up a painfully high-pitched whining and rapidly flashing light which quickly slows the mutant's charge and even distresses it enough to stumble back. Only enough to keep it at bay though as it staggers away visibly distraught, but at a certain distance away it merely waits to approach.

"Get for Nama?"

"To go! Monster!"

"Heya, what for...?"

A couple of the adults have already just fled onwards, and Aliyah nervously considers it but you and some want to try and help Nama, while Kenna wants to help the newcomer. It's hard to communicate though between the sound and flashing of the light even at a distance away, occasional exclamations from the mutant, and nonstop barking from Daisy.

>What do you do?

>>3472947
Urge them to help the newcomer, bring her around and try to get her to our side

>>3472947
Can we push the mutant using the melee or ranged weapons into the eletric rail so we can save Nama?

>>3472960
>>3472956
There's probably not much you can personally do to the mutant since it's too large and strong to yield much to a few people shooting at it or hitting with melee weapons. However the newcomer has already repelled the mutant back far enough past Nama where you can go and retrieve her. So struggling free of Aliyah's grip, you rush back towards the stranger who becomes aware of your approach and in turn moves towards the mutant to try and repel it back further with the strobe. You're able to reach Nama, a bloody mess but still alive, as the others follow soon behind you. A hard sight for you to try and deal with as in clearly a lot of pain, a few helping hands lift Nama off the ground and carry her back the way everyone is retreating. Aliyah is last, to drag you along by the hand while the newcomer takes notice and begins pacing backwards after you all with the mutant following but always keeping that distance.

"Is... robot?"

"Who you is?"

"Ay, I ain't doin ya no harm if that's what ya mean. I's just pushin my cart to the next station when you's all come bustin in. I thinks to myself, ay, why not check em out an see what they's up to? Only sneaked up case you's out fa trouble."

Eventually you all can catch up to the original few adults who fled, and found another entry into the tunnel to join them there. Once the newcomer joins you, you can tell... she? Sounds like a she, is a robot though wearing clothes strangely, and makes an effort to slam the door and brace against it. The mutant is clearly heard on the other side and wants to get in, but can't break it down or seem to operate the handle. You hope the robot can keep it out, but everyone is more focused on Nama who's in a bad way. Efforts made to check what's wrong and stop any bleeding, patch up the worst injuries. The sentiment seems to be that she'll survive, as far as they can tell and she'll heal eventually, but for the time being and awhile still she's going to suffer pretty badly for as bad as the mutant smashed against her into the wall.

Holding back tears yourself of course, and a sick feeling in your stomach over the sight and memory of when you first reached her, it's a bit much to deal with as you hold Daisy so close she whines in pain. But, at least you're not in immediate danger anymore...

>What do you do?

>>3472960
Seems like a good idea.

>>3473037
Ask the robot what's doing here and where is she going, tell her that we have a friend called hardbody that is very hurt right now.

>>3473037
Try to help Nama with our first aid, its time to be tough Alexa.

Ask the one who saved us if she could come with to the shelter.

>>3473037
Thank the robot, ask her name and if she is alone or has a tribe.

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>>3473079
First priority is Nama, as you try not to get in the way but offer what help you can with some of the goods you have. It's not like the others don't have medical goods of their own, and one of Joan's daughters is with the group in case medical knowledge or attention was needed. But more to work with is never a bad thing, and eventually Nama can at least be given something to drink which puts her out while her body recovers from the grievous injury.

Time besides to wait then, since once things are gotten under control better, you get a spanking from Aliyah who shares an anger with the others for you wandering off and starting this mess in the first place. They're all going out of their way to escort you home, but you're going to try and break free of their protection and get into trouble? The equivalent of a time out, you and Daisy end up sitting by the door and by the robot as she continues to bar it against possible entry by the mutant.

"You... live'm this all? Other too?"

"Down here? Nah way kid, I's just movin between stations. Gotta watch the train times. On my own tho, yeah. All da time lookin fa make up parts, gotta keep on tickin ya know? Eh, prolly not. Don't got no time fa neighborly things tho, so I's keeps to myself."

What a strange way the robot has of talking. It's not like Joan or Hardbody, with a proper grasp of the language and big words. This one speaks rough and simple kind of like most people do, but in an entirely different way. Like she understands the language as well as Joan, but talks her own way like it's easier. In any case, she definitely comes off as more of a "person" than other robots you've seen, were it not for her obviously robotic body.

"Alexa. Daisy." you pat yourself and your dog, "You to... nay-ber-lee for us all, may for with us more?"

"Suzy, nice ta meet'cha kid. Listen tho, I's got my own problems. Why's I outta help ya and drop my usual? Even supposin ya friend is down and out."

She refers of course to Hardbody who you show her a picture of. Ironically she's apparently a same sort of robot so makes it sound like she could easily fix it. But doesn't seem interested anyway, at least not for the reasons you give. She helped out since you all just happened by, and she'll take you to the next "stop" but after that she seems intent on going her own way again. Unless you can convince her otherwise...

>What do you do?

>>3473136
a trade then, it's only fair, like we did before.
what could we do to help her out, what does she want and what is she searching for, maybe we can trade

>>3473136
Tell her that there are mountain of eletronics there and she could find many parts to keep ticking, we even found this
Make a demontration of the jammer by disappearing and appearing again.
There's also a restaurant nearby with other robots.

>>3473136
What's her own problems? Can we help?

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>>3473170
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>>3473146
Maybe she doesn't need to give up her problems to help you, if you can help each other? She seems doubtful of your ability to assist, as it seems her ongoing concern is to find replacements parts to maintain herself and continue to function. As far as you can tell, you think that means, like new body parts to make up for the old since machines can't heal themselves.

Certainly the jammer is enough for her to take you seriously though, proof that you're not just some know-nothing tribals. And the promise of plenty of "eelec-tronics" is an appealing one. Having to live on her own is the benefit of freedom and not having to act as a servant to humans as most robots do these days, but it comes at the cost of having to always be on the move scavenging for new parts. She'll accept your deal then, but lets you know that if she doesn't find what she's looking for from what your people have then she'll take it from Hardbody and you can kiss goodbye to it being restored to working condition if that ends up happening.

Of course, not that you're in any position to say or promise anything for the scavengers when you're just living with them rather than a representative member. But if it means getting the robot to come with you, sure you'll tell it what it wants to hear.

Given this then, it's just a matter of moving on. The adults want to spend the night here then if the mutant remains outside, to give Nama a chance to recover, by which tomorrow they'll make a decision based on her condition then. If you all are to stay then you've got plenty of time cooped up in here to do as you please. Suzy wants to get her cart though that she'd been pushing all the way here, before noticing and sneaking up on you all. And a couple, Kenna included, want to try foraging from here to see what can be found and explored if you'll all be spending the night here. So some decisions to make on where you side on this...

>What do you do?

>>3473219
Go with Kenna and look around, if tge adults won't let us, try to go with Suzy.

>>3473238
Supporting

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>>3473238
>>3473250
Very well then, this will probably be my last post of the night, till next time, thanks all for playing!

Will continue here, and try around the usual time, if you have any questions till next feel free to ask.

>>3473219
Will both be done?

Going for the cart means gping back to the mutant?

I wouldn't mind helping with both, we can help Kenna explore while we wait for the mutant to loose interest and leave and the get the cart as soon as it goes away.

>>3473456
They can be if you like, help one then the other. Make a roll if you wish to see how you fare on that matter.

As well just to let know, I'm grabbing dinner right now and will resume things when I get back.

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>3474304

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>3474304

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>3474304

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>3474304

Rolled 47 (1d100)

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>>3474465
>63

If you're going to be spending the night here, then you don't want to just sit around doing nothing. The easiest thing first of all is to help Suzy, and though the mutant remains on the other side of the door, eventually a low rumbling intensifies to which the mutant sounds to quickly flee from. Not long after and the whole place starts shaking and it sounds like some huge machine running in the tunnel, before the sound and shaking leaves you all behind. Such a scary thing you've never experienced before, you find yourself clinging to Joan out of fear but quickly let go embarrassed and seek to help the robot. Along with someone to watch you then, the three of you with Suzy enter the tunnel again and travel a ways down where there's a metal basket with wheels waiting in another side cutaway. The robot grabs the handles and then pushes it bouncing along the ground all the way back to the service entry you're all currently waiting in. You notice the cart full of various things, various machine parts so it's probably important to her to have but you can understand why she chose to hide it behind when she heard people approaching.

After that though she takes guard by the door again and probably will all night, so eventually after everyone's eaten and Kenna wants to go foraging around you offer to help. Aliyah and some others are opposed, but Kenna whispers for you to sneak off after awhile and come to find her. Once attentions are elsewhere then, you manage to crawl away and soon find her ready to go out looking.

"For how is you home?"

"No so, only um... two mountain? From."

While you and Kenna traipse through the serviceways then, she wonders how much farther it will be given Nama's condition, but thankfully as you recall it's actually not that far. You wouldn't have lasted long on your own outside the shelter, if it wasn't the case. Eventually together you descend a little ways down a ladder and find a sub-level which once had some purpose long ago but now is largely flooded. Nasty to you seeing that icky water, but Kenna gladly drops down to drink thirstily which grosses you out and obviously makes you worried for her sake.

"Hmm? No bad, all drink for?"

Maybe like the colored drinks? Women don't have to worry about such contaminated water to drink but men do? No wonder they all died again. You'd like to continue to poke around down here though while she's busy with that and filling up containers for the water, but as you find a looted old electrical room, you feel an arm wrap around your mouth and get grabbed! Dropping your flashlight in the struggle, some woman wrestles with you to try and sneakily drag you away from Kenna currently busy.

"Shh little girl, don't scared. No safe down here."

>What do you do?

>>3474535
Welp, if it's not safe we bave to warn Kenna, tell her so.

If she doesn't warn Kenna we call out to her.

>>3474535
Run and grab Kenna, take her out of the water, if it's not safe it's probably because of something in there, ready our knife to stab anything that rears it's ugly head

>>3474548
>>3474557
Your first thoughts are of what danger this person could be speaking of, and you struggle against her to break free and warn Kenna. Something bad about the water, there must be! As you eventually break loose though and go to yell for her, the woman who grabbed you pushes past and makes a dash to shove. Poor Kenna is sent headfirst into the flooded portion as she flails about wildly trying to grab onto something.

The woman grabs ahold of you once more as you stare in fear after Kenna, and when nothing happens to her apart from struggling not to drown, you think maybe you considered the threat from the wrong place. Your first instinct is to rush to and try to help Kenna in the water or better yet find something to hold out for her to grab, since you can't swim either. But while you can slip free of this stranger's grasp, it's unlikely that you'll be able to perform some effort such as helping Kenna out of the water, while the stranger will attempt to pull you away or hold you down.

"Leave to! Have save her!"

"No girl, leave her. Come with." she assures you nicely, but firmly, "Trish! Where at?! Trish! Some others!" she follows by calling out for someone, likely for help.

>What do you do?