> Previous threads here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Homeless%20Quest> Sessions will be announced on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CirrusandNLaura and you both got up before 7 in the morning - Laura because she's still in school, technically, and you because it's what a hobo who isn't high would do. You needed to forage, and you needed the time. Now both of you are leaning on the kitchen counter, nibbling at baguettes, and you are afraid to enter Laura's mind. It's probably still messed up. 'The bread is really...''Really?' You chew it. You'd say it's really nice. With marmalade and ham, too.'Really... um... tough.' Laura's bread is marked here and there with toothmarks where she took a bite and gave up. Oh yeah, well. You can't imagine everyone to have the same endurance of random food as you. 'You want something else for breakfast? Instant noodles?' Laura nods and puts the kettle on. You look at her, in running shorts and with her messy, straight blonde hair, busying about. Well, what a right mess. What if Chuck is dead? You're meeting Jerky today, too...> What do?
Things to do today: > Meet up with your dealer friend and sell all the QGP to him. > Consider other career choices, perhaps.> It's Saturday! Go do something! You can go online and see what might be going on in the city today. Saffernsway seems like the sort of mostly quiet place, really.
>>19126796>marmalade and ham>Instant noodles?>for breakfast?Not sure if hobo or just british...
>>19126834I think he probably doesn't care anymore, as a hobo. Anyway. Let's talk to Laura more. We should find out more about her, really.
>>19126796"So, how are you feeling, Laura?"
>>19126796"Say Laura, do you know where Chuck usually stays?"
>>19126810Let's call chuck before we decide what do to with the pills.Ask Laura to call him, or to give us his number.We should also call Lena too, for updates on what she did about that mess, if anything.
Thank god Hobo quest is on today
>>19126860I remember her saying she didn't know.Let's take the time to ponder something : was Chuck aware that those guys were readying to kidnap Laura ? Did he bait her to pay off his debt ?
>>19126895Those are things to think about but man let's just enjoy breakfast for now
>>19126856>>19126859>>19126860>>19126861'So, Laura... how're you feeling?''Um... fine I guess.' She cooks her noodles with practiced movements. 'You know, maybe I should go back home for a bit.''Where's that?''Dirkshire.' Huh. That's a pretty posh place, Dirkshire. You ask about Chuck, and she doesn't know where he lives, but she does have his phone number. You get her to call him, while you call Lena. 'NNNNNNGGGGGGGUUUUUUUHHHHHHHH,' says Lena, when she picks up. Then 'yes, Dylan?''Oh, um, I just want to ask if... how are things? Like... with yesterday, you know...''What, your little experiment in creating a Syrian funeral? It's... mostly settled. You're damn lucky no one got killed and there's only been one arrest.''Eh? Who was that?''One of the pushers. They say he's from a local gang.''Um, Chuck isn't picking up the phone,' Laura says. > What do/say?
Laura has school today anyway?We need to do that thing that we promised Lana and Kevin
>>19126916Tell Laura to wait a moment, or call again. To Lena, ask about the injuries, and if she has info on Chuck or on what's going on with the gang.Why was the pusher arrested, btw ?
It's Saturday... there's no classes, but Laura says that the clubs are normally on Saturday. You ask her if everyone needs to join a club, and she nods. 'It's the worst thing, really, the seniors kick the juniors around and all...'
>>19126935Wait a moment AND call again, rather.>>19126916It's good that she wants to go home. She's not as free as we are, and we can't just keep her here without her parent's agreement.Don't forget to get her to take back her $100.
>>19126960Well she looks pretty stable so it's all good we still got to do that thing though with the school so we should check out the clubs and by that I mean just do a general scan. You know the thing we promised to do in the first place
>>19126971Maybe if we just asked her what the school is like, guys? She's a student there, if there's anyone being victimised, she'd know.
>>19126987Might as well
>>19126987We still got to go anyways not like we have much to do today
19126987we already know that there's loads of people getting victimised and imagine asking for specific people who are at the bottom could seem suspicious>>19126916 ask lena if she knows the names of the pushers who got arrested
What time do the clubs start anyways
You can go down to the high school around 8 in the morning, but don't forget you're meeting Jerky today. At 11. Laura waits and calls again, twice, and there's still no answer. 'Phone's off,' she says. 'That... doesn't usually happen.''Man. Also, so you're going back to Dirkshire?''Maybe. Dunno.' A sudden sensation of... bitterness? Touches your tongue. You try to pry it from her mind while she's concentrating on the noodles, and you see an empty house, a large set of keys weighing down the pocket. You hand her back the banknote, and she accepts after a little argument. 'I shouldn't be keeping you in this flat anyway, they might think I'm a kidnapper or something.''But you're not! You saved me,' Laura said. Then she blushes a little and scratches her head. 'Well, your parents would definitely not approve.''My parents wouldn't really give a shit.'> What do/say?
>>19126916Sounds like Chuck got arrested. Should probably tell her that.
>>19127020Don't say thati'm sure your parents care very much about you
>>19127025We should check online for the news first man and ask Laura what time the clubs end. You know for info and to dodge a weird conversation
Oh yeah, also, Lena hung up on you and said to text because she's got free texts. She says the pusher's name is something generic, Jack or Jake. 'You know anything about Chuck? How's he?''Chuck? Who's that?'Then, a few minutes later, 'I don't know who Chuck is, but Jake was thinking about him. It wasn't very nice thoughts either. As for the gang, well they're relatively small out in Saffernsway I guess. Five or six people. Lots of fear. Maybe a lab somewhere.'
>>19127020I'm not so sure, parents can make a big deal out of some things and be uncaring about others. >>19126987We can ask, but it will look strange if we really start an interrogation. And I'm not sure we'll have interesting information regarding anyone but her without it.Well, more information about her will be good too, let's ask, along with whether she'll go to her club today.
ok seems clear enoughthey're gonna try and attack the girl for some reason probably cause chuck is an ass-holeso, lets track them all down to their meth lab and give the cops a tip to catch them while they're there
>>19127052So Chuck is in hiding then well let's just deal with this one step at a time. Ask the club question and see what we can do before the meeting
We should ask her some questions, just to see what the school society is like. How vicious it is. Some places are nicer than others. Ask about her club, maybe we can follow her there for a bit. Just to scan around.
>>19127065Second this>>19127073Keep this plan in your head if it comes down to that
>>19127052Why was Jack arrested ? will he get back on the street soonish ?How should we prevent their revenge against Chuck ?
Ask her for Chuck's full name.Maybe we can find his address from the phonebook. Or facebook.
>>19127095Deal with it later. Me wanting to help him would depend if he was in on the kidnapping thing cause if he is fuck that guy
>>19127065>>19127088Roll d100 for asking questions. If you intend to use your abilities, roll another d100 for that. Please specify which is which, I won't be responsible for using an unmarked roll to send Laura into an epileptic fit.(Nah, I'm not that cruel. Or am I?)>>19127073>>19127025Nah, you're pretty sure it wasn't Chuck who got arrested. Pay attention, the guy's name was Jack or Jake. ... then again, Jack, Jake, Chuck... but a man wouldn't think about himself angrily, you reckon, so it's still not Chuck in the slammer. You don't know if that's good. It might be better if he was in the slammer. Also, regarding whether Chuck knew about the kidnap attempt, you think it's possible. Look at Laura giving you a hundred dollar note without batting an eyelid, and she goes to Mayne Parish. She must be from a rich family. They probably thought they could get payoff from her.
>>19127073They have to be fucking imbeciles to attack/kidnap the girl.
rolled 7 = 7>>19127123No mental power GO. asking questions like a normal dude
>>19127142Well that was bad any other rollers?
>>19127110'Oh, it's... Charles Kingston.' You haven't got facebook, though, so you get Laura to sign on and check him out. Eh... no updates since four days ago. That's even before this whole little fracas came out. Among the last few postings are non-specific statements about 'woah dude fuckery' and 'damn troubles are coming home'. He must have been really nervous about the whole affair. Why on earth did he even volunteer to push drugs? And then to rope the whole bunch of them into it?
>>19127123no powers
rolled 59 = 59>>19127123oh hell, here's another roll!
rolled 60 = 60>>19127142here, let me lend you a hand
>>19127129well they did try and push the blame on her and her friends for losing some pills and she was there when the arrest happened, they'd prolly think it was all her fault.honestly though it's a guess, a what's the worst that could happen, kind of guess
>>19127120The problem is that any revenge against Chuck might involve Laura and her friends. Even though I don't agree with >>19127073, and think that they probably won't try to hurt laura again - I don't think they even know much about her - there's always a risk.Plus, I don't think that punitive justice is such a good thing.>>19127052Ask Lena if she knows what were Jack's plans about Laura, if he was thinking about her.
>>19127166Specify please. Power or no powers. Hoping no powers because she just got better and we don't need a repeat of mind fucked Laura
rolled 27 = 27>>19127164apparently I can't roll
rolled 83 = 83No powers, just normal asking.
>>19127182Sweet roll man
Too much roll kills the roll.
Well, you have no idea where Chuck is, and Lena says Jack doesn't know a Laura. Well, not when she was checking him out last night anyway. 'How did you get to check him out anyway?''I posed as a prosecutor's assistant.' Dude. That's... dude. Actually, that makes you consider the whole scamming and gambling thing again. Income, man. Meanwhile, you ask Laura about... things. Actually, since you're worried about Chuck, you start with Chuck. 'Oh... see, he was always this tough-looking guy over in the arcades, right. And he's quite... good looking I guess? So a lot of girls look at him.' Laura smiles awkwardly. 'But the thing is, he's... he comes from a pretty fucked up family, or so he tells me. This school is like the 5th school he's been to, and the only one where he's lasted more than a term.''Huh. Why's that?''Just... family problems, I guess. Fights and arguments and all that. And then... he started taking pills, you know? Dancing pills, things like that. So he's probably known the pushers for some time.' Laura sighs. You ask her which club she's in, and she says she's in the orchestra. 'I can't play anything though, I'm rubbish at it, so I just do administrative work mostly...' 'What's the orchestra like?''Oh, the same, seniors kick juniors around... see, right, the school is quite the traditional school, so seniority counts a lot. And then the teachers are quite strict too, so there tends to be... I don't know, a hierarchy? In classes... in clubs. Like in orchestra, the first violin, Keira - man, she's... she eats people alive, basically. But she plays violin really well.'> What do/say?
>>19127264Also, this won't hurt her, but roll a d100 to sense her thoughts. You're not probing, so unless it was a really traumatic thought you wouldn't hurt her. You're doing this because you sense that she's distracted while talking about Keira. You glance at the clock and it says 7.15, might want to get a move on if you want to go to school and stalk teenage girls.
rolled 31 = 31>>19127280>>19127264Ask her if we can take a little tour of the school.
I think the pushers only know chuck, and then chuck knows laura. So maybe if we make sure Chuck's okay, then Laura's okay too. Also, what's with Laura's parents? Lots of keys?
>>19127264Does she plan to go today ?Also, Lena still didn't answer whether Jack could get out before things settled down.
rolled 34 = 34>>19127280
>>19127312It's a girls school, man.
rolled 32 = 32>>19127280Rolling ( Sorry for being Properly Paranoid with our powers)
rolled 35 = 35>>19127264Rolling
rolled 24 = 24>>19127312>>19127327>>19127341>>19127345What the fuck.We just can't get past the 30-40
rolled 44 = 44one last roll!
>>19127312>>19127327>>19127341>>19127345Wow all in the 30s Jesus we are off to a bad start
rolled 91 = 91>>19127357That's over 40.
>>19127339>>19127312>>19127280That being said... we could try to put on an uniform and convince people we're a schoolgirl, to infiltrate the grounds. It should be fun.
>>19127365DAMN YOU DICE GODS
>>19127365Fuckin' finally
>>19127372Shouldn't be that hard...
>>19127365>>19127358>>19127357I think we should roll with it instead of rolling again and again until we get 80 or 90.
>>19127379I think he only take the first 5 rolls or something
>>19127372Although it's hilarious let's not do that
>>19127389I forgot to change the e-mail field on >>19127365
>>19127415"Also, this won't hurt her, but roll a d100 to sense her thoughts. You're not probing, so unless it was a really traumatic thought you wouldn't hurt her." Anyways I think he only take the first 5 rolls but don't quote me on that
>>19127357>>19127321>>19127312> Wow, poor rolls. Fortunately, mine was even poorer. 44 vs. 27 - 5 = success!Lena replies, 'no idea when that dude's getting out. I'd say two days? Three days? Unless they charge him with something. Also, sorry, but don't text me for this weekend please. White Dew stuff. Something's up.'You feel a slight chill down your spine from seeing that message. As for Laura, you can tell as she talks about Keira that she's wandering off and thinking about some other of her classmates and schoolmates. There's three that catch your interest. While she talks on, you think of Jeanne, who was apparently locked in a toilet cubicle for half a day. Then there's Anisha, one of the library club people, who's got pretty bad ezcema and people call her Shedding Snake. And finally there's Maisie, who's got a terrible stutter and gets tons of gyp for it, and the teachers also think she's seriously weird because she always disappears by herself somewhere. 'Come think of it, can I go to your school?''Eh?' She looks at you. 'Um... What, why?'> What do/say?
>>19127385No... the only problem is how to get the uniform.I wouldn't want to go without, it should be much easier to decieve people's perceptions if we don't have to create a completely different image of ourselves.
Also, yes, general policy is highest (or most noteworthy) of first 5 rolls. And you can always ask for a uniform, I suppose, if you really really want to...> captcha: eanquest struck. What's this mean, guys? What's eanquest?
>>19127428"Remember what happen with Chuck and the pushers that's why." (God damn it you guys)
>>19127428Don't tell her why, pass it off as a joke. "I don't know, but it seems like a lot a fun there".I don't think we should associate her too closely to our stalking job. I don't think she'd understand at all.
>>19127428"I'd like see what your school is like myself. Listening to you talk about it has made me a little curious."
>>19127482seconded, pass it off as joke >>19127488 that just sounds weird
>>19127479That doesn't explain much... what's the relation with chuck ?Plus, we want to pass as a normal boy, not a vigilante. Especially not a vigilante that wants to infiltrate a girls' school.
I don't understand why you people want to enroll into a college in the first place anyway.What the hell do we gain from it? Why the hell would Dylan want to go through stress that is the school life when he already has a great minimum responsibility life, lives in a fucking penthouse (doesn't have to pay for anything home related) and even gets some allowance?
... what's with Lena? Is she all right? Maybe ask Dawn about her? Also, we need to know more upper-level Psychs, I think.
>>19127508>What the hell do we gain from it?A social life.
>>19127510She doing her job I think it's White Dew shit you know hush hush
>>19127508A feeding ground.Something to do.
>>19127510 part 3"White Dew - the White Dew office keeps records for the community at large, allowing them to monitor Psychs, and potential episodes of dangerous Creation, mass manifestations, or the undue interventions of Bestowers."
>>19127508Dude, we get awesome mind powers, and you want us to become a shut-in slob ? We have the means to actually enjoy what this dreadful modern society has to offer. Let's go out and profit.
>>19127428>Also, sorry, but don't text me for this weekend please. White Dew stuff.Somehow, that sounds likes slang for some kind of girl problem.
Oh, also, your skills so far: > Self Control 4: SC 4, 3 more points to SC 5> Sense Proprioception: SP 2, 2 more points to SP 3.> Pinpoint Presence: PP 1> Obfuscation: Obf 2 (1 + 1 natural talent), 3 points to Obf 3If you want to really pass off as other people reliably, Influence Sight and Obfuscation are important. As for Lena, you message Dawn and she gets back to you soon. 'Well, she's from Autumn... it could be hunters, or it could be creations. Or... maybe someone's gone rogue.' That sounds dangerous.Anyway, you tell Laura it's a joke. She chuckles at it, then stretches her legs out on the couch. You remember her feverish overtures last night all of a sudden. She then puts the plate down and yawns, stretching all over the couch. 'You know... there's this little gate we use round the back of the campus. Normally we sneak in from there if we don't want to get caught late, or seen. Maybe I'll have to use that gate today,' she looks at the clock. Oh man, it's half 7. If you want Laura to go to her club, better get a move on now...> What do/say?
>>19127513>>19127527>>19127547We already have social life, a MASSIVE one.We have a lot of good places for feeding grounds. Besides, in school, you spent hours amoung the same people. It is not healthy (for them) to eat from the same people.I never said about shut-in hobo. We can do a lot of stuff but I don't get why it HAS to be fucking college. WHY? WHAT IS THE REASON?Do not tell me you plan using mind powers for college stuff because (like cheating) that is beyond retarded as it defeats the whole idea of having education in the first place.I just don't get it. We can have ALL the benefits of college life without the drawbacks... actually we already have that and you people are really seem to be set getting those drawbacks.
>>19127547>>19127508>>19127527Well, in terms of why - Dawn's mentioned something about building up a social circle. As a Psych, to get stronger and fuel your powers more effectively, it's better that you know more people and know them well. Knowing more people means you can drain from more people, which lessens the load on a single person; knowing them well increases the quality of the 'feed' they give you, since you are more attuned to their desires, their psychological states, etc. Also, the act of training and education is seen as highly important to the FreeComm. They are a society dedicated to bringing Psychs into the modern world, as opposed to the Bestowers who still run parishes, use fiefs, and swing censers around in the house while wearing nightgowns. So it kinda fits with the society as well.Nonetheless, none of this is forced. Consent, not fealty. So if you really don't want to sign up, it's fine.
>>19127561C'mon, get ready to go to the school, i don't want any remorse on my mind for making a smart girl miss out her school obligations.
>>19127561Does she wants to ? Let's walk her there and observe from the outside.I think the infiltration can probably wait until we're better trained.Do the schoolgirls have places around the school they stay at when they got a hole in their schedule or after school ? Let's check them out too.
>>19127561Get her to go to school, make her a quick sandwich for lunch. She's got club to go to.
can we get self control high enough that we don't have to worry about rolling a 100
>>19127590College isn't that bad, you know, even for norms. And we can find a field that's actually of interest for us.The stress mostly comes from the money problems, during our lives as students and after, as potentially indebted and unemployed youths. We don't have those problems.
rolled 79 = 79>>19127561I think we should train Obfuscation and Influence sight. It sounds fun.On the way to school, have a black cat cross the street in front of us twice, going in the same direction.Rolling for that.
>>19127615>>19127628>>19127647You get her up, dismissing the memory, and soon she changes into her uniform. It's rather rumpled from yesterday, but there you are. Meanwhile you made her a sandwich from sliced bread this time, butter and Garghlite. 'Ooh, is that garghlite!''Yep.' To your surprise, she gives you a quick but tight hug. The walk to the school takes about 15 minutes, and as you near it you can already feel the well of thought and memory that it is. There's a certain, deep sense of competition running through the atmosphere now, and you think it might be because it's club day. As you walk past the fence, you can see netball girls, basketball girls, cricketeer, tennis... wait a minute, how big *is* this school? You weren't late at the front gate, but by the time you get to the secret gate you are indeed already late. It must be said - the intensity of the students here is quite strong, whether in sports, or in the arts. You can sense, and trace, dancers; sense the presence of the bands and orchestras. Yet there is an undercurrent of thought below that too - small thoughts, some nice, some quirky or weird, and many nasty. 'That damn bitch Miss Pritcham. She sucks at conducting. And her face looks like someone licking shit off a hot plate. Fuck her.''Wait, what?' You realise that thought came from Laura, as she looks through the gate.'Oh, nothing. I'm off then. Bye!'And then you're alone. You wonder if Laura's coming back to yours later? Wait, she hasn't got the keys...> What do/say?
>>19127729"Hey Laura, if you need anything just call me or pass by"
>>19127689Well. Maybe it's because I personally dislike university... bah. Oh well.Just don't start pushing to use our mindpowers to cut corners and cheat if we're going to college, we better actually study and shit.
>>19127757Well Dawn said not to do that or at least at tests so we won't
rolled 91 = 91>>19127729Did we keep her number ?Let's try to follow her thoughts as she walks away, until we can't reach her anymore. To see if we can work at extending our range.
rolled 17 = 17>>19127729Don't be a stranger, if you ever need anything feel free to come by.Spend more time practicing obfuscation before our meet with our dealer guy, getting that down could be useful.
>>19127779Do thisAlso Call/Test Kevin about the three bullied girls.It's not much but on a school with appareantly alot of hate is our biggest hint
>>19127628Well, after school hangouts... there's the mall, as you well know, and there's the West Street, officially Saffernsway West Street. It's mostly posh restaurants, bars, cool hipster shops and the like. This is a posh boarding school we're talking about. As for where they live, Laura tells you there's two halls around here that house most of the first-years and second-years. She lives in Maryland Hall, the other one's Beckster Hall. The third years find their own digs round the area, mostly. >>19127721Are you trying to make this happen just to you, or to someone else? You do manage to imagine a black cat pretty well. Out of curiosity, you send it across the street to 'hide' under a car, and then lean against the school fence as you make it meow at passers by. Quite a few of them actually fall for it! You even manage to make a kid stay back and stare at the back wheel of a car until his dad comes back and drags him off. That wasn't very nice, Dylan. 'Excuse me, what're you doing here?' You turn to see a stern schoolgirl in a uniform with silver lapels, and an eight-point star on her breast pocket. Wait, that sign...'Oh. Nothing.''Please don't lean on the school fence,' she says, adjusting her glasses. She has a pretty fierce look on her face, you don't imagine she smiles a lot. > You gain 1 point in Influence Sight! 1 more to IS 1.> You gain 1 point in Influence Hearing! 1 more to IH 1.> What do/say?
>>19127802Confused look. "Why not?"
>>19127823Because we look like a stalker is my guess
>>19127779> Excellent roll!While you're leaning and conjuring your cat, you also manage to keep an eye out on Laura. She's up on the fifth floor of the big building behind you, an elegantly built block from which several dying elephants are trumpeting about their tragic lives and circumstances. And many violins are trying to make the scene even more tragic, without success. Dear god, the start of music club day sounds truly horrible. > You gain 2 points in Pinpoint Position, and have PP 2 now. > I really need to keep track of the skills more carefully. But I'm applying bonuses so don't worry (too much).
>>19127772By the way, we should start studying for the exams at the end of the year. Not too fast, but we have three school years worth of stuff to go over.Maybe we could buy some books. And check the internet for more info on what exams we can take, and what are high school supposed to have studied for them.Chuck is a more pressing matter, though. Let's go to a pub or something, and check a phone book for the Kingstons of this neighbourhood. If there's not too many, we can call them all asking for news about Chuck.We still have a meeting set with Jerky. When and where is it supposed to happen ?
>>19127802My apologies, I walked a friend of the family's to club today and was just enjoying the weather. Smile at her and stop leaning on the fence.
What about the meeting we have to go to.You know about the drugs. "Meet up with your dealer friend and sell all the QGP to him."
>>19127879yeah, we should get on to that
>>19127867Yeah, this one, and then we look up Chuck, meet Jerky, and maybe ask Kevin to introduce us to other Psychs. We should meet up with our landlady some day, really, thank her in person.
rolled 87 = 87>>19127802"Don't worry, I don't think it could break."Check her thoughts. Delicately.
rolled 32 = 32>>19127898And after that, give a light kick into it, and try to have it make a noticeable creaking noise.
>>19127898Second
>>19127921What?
>>19127889>>19127867You waffle a little about how you're just enjoying the weather, and she looks up. Peering into her brain, you sense a deep frustration with having to do patrol duty now, tempered with other things though. There's anticipation in her thoughts as well, good anticipation. She smiles. 'Yeah, okay, just enjoy it without leaning on the fence, yeah?''Okay. Cheers.'She walks off. Huh. This must be the first time yet your peering into someone's brain didn't bring out their inner monsters. The nearby pub's phonebook has got three Charles Kingstons. One is a man who mumbles something at you in a thick, not-really-Jamaican accent. Another one isn't around. The third one, it's a woman. 'Y... yes?''Oh, I'm... looking for Chuck Kingston.''He's not here! Wrong number!' Slam. Huh. Looks like you got your person. But the phonebook only says the street he lives on, and when you walk there, it's a large council estate. Well, good bloody luck with that...You said to meet Jerky at 11, but you could always go early. It's not like he's a banker or anything, just a dealer... it'd take around half an hour there by bus, and it's about 8.30 now.> What do?
>>19127934... looks like our self control is working! Or is it our self control?Actually, what makes people react in certain ways to our probing? It sounds really random.
rolled 54 = 54>>19127934Try and search the council estate for chuck's family.It will be some sort of training, right ?
rolled 17 = 17>>19127934We've got some time but showing up early isn't bad.Get an hour or so of obfuscation training in then get to Jerky and get take care of the drugs.
Are we really selling the drugs, then ? The idea wasn't that popular last time we talked about it.Well, I guess the risk is worth the money, but that means we probably will have to provide an extra effort to protect Chuck.
>>19127992Add in some fake cats while doing that.
>>19127985>>19127965Well, humans are random, that's the point. It'll depend on their mood, their thoughts, and their baseline mental states. If someone's happy and feeling open about it, probing their thoughts just brings the happy thoughts up, and it makes them happy. More likely, though, people are trying to keep bad thoughts from surfacing, and react defensively and angrily to an attempt at opening them up. So that's roughly how it goes. > 54 + 10: bare success!You loiter around the estate, using your pinpointing and proprioception skills to try and figure out what's going on inside. Results aren't very edifying. There's people sleeping. There's teenagers making out in a flat that isn't theirs. There's... oh god, there's two men beating someone. While you worry about that a bit, you move on and soon pinpoint it somewhat. It's up on the fourth floor, that's for sure. There's someone called Kingston there. > What do/say?
>>19128022Why protect him? Just make sure nothing happens that could harm Laura.
I would suggest not going to see Jerky early as we don't want to be carrying the drugs around for very longalso, it might throw jerky off a bit if we look completely different, do we still have hobo clothes?
Also, we do have Laura's number right?Maybe we should call her later. Let's do something relaxing. A weekend dinner date.
>>19128022>>19128040Well because some people thought Chuck won't be able to sell the drugs in the first place let alone 2 to 3 time the street price and the fact he got high and left it in the toilet proves he can't sell shit. Dawn confirmed it as well
rolled 35 = 35>>19128034Try and look into this Kingston's thoughts
rolled 4 = 4>>19128060Rolling
rolled 7 = 7>>19128065Wow horrible rolls all day god damn it can't catch a break
rolled 97 = 97>>19128060Rerolling this because if it doesn't work well we can retry.
>>19128071Yup done for the day Jesus the dice gods despise me even though I got us that sweet penthouse
>>19128022I really don't care about Chuck.He's reaping what he sow.
help the fucker out
>>19127992>>19128030Your attempts at summoning cats and making yourself unseen don't really succeed; it's probably the distraction of sensing two men pummeling someone with their fists. Oh wait, that isn't even the only fight happening here. Thankfully, round here, no one really notices you anyway. Come think of it, you've wandered a bit from Saffernsway to end up in this estate. This is the poorer bit of Mexton, it seems. Bloody City neighbourhoods...>>19128060Sitting at a bench, trying to look relaxed, you scan the thoughts of those along that floor. It's difficult, though; without a narrow range of targets, you pick up several people, and their thoughts seem to you jumbled, disorganised, if not simply hidden behind thick veils of smog. What you do glean occasionally from the smog are quite disturbing thoughts. You blink as you see a vivid image of a woman's face being slammed into the edge of a table, coming away with blood all over her gums. There's another one of a man in bed with three women, rutting away. Nice fantasy there, dude, that's freaky stuff.> Man. What do/say? Also, if you go and meet Jerky early, he's probably there anyway so you won't have to wait. You don't really have hobo clothes left though.
>>19128040>Why protect him?If you really need a reason, then it would be because we stole his drugs and put him in this situation, so we're responsible.But seriously, there's no need for a good reason to stop a kid from having to suffer too much.Well, of course, if we discover that he really intended to have Laura suffer in his place, then it's something else... but we'll know that when we find him.
>>19128112We probably won't get anything new from his parents. They probably know less about what's going on than we do. Let's get to Jerky early, I'd like to deal with these drugs and get them out of our life.
>>19128077> Damn, I did not see this roll before starting to write. You have a hunch that the abused woman is the Kingston. Then again, it could be anyone... you sense that she's in unit 42. And that the abuse is recent, and there's another presence still in that flat. But then, just as you're wondering about all this, a woman with a flurry of fear about her comes within your range, and you track her as she enters the council estate. She's worrying about Chuck!> What do/say? Previous situations still apply, of course.
>>19128112Hey are you using this roll>>19128060 or this one>>19128077
>>19128112Do we only have the pills on ourself, or do we have to pick them at the flat before going to meet Jerky ?I think if we've got time, we better try again to find out what Chuck is doing.
rolled 20 = 20>>19128138Track her down a.k.a. pinpoint her
>>19128138Well there's information here, we should investigate further. Go into the council estate, obfuscate if necessary, and pinpoint her. We have some questions that need answers.
rolled 74 = 74>>19128169re rolling Lousy rolls left and right
rolled 9, 45 = 54>>19128138Focus on that woman, trying to decipher her fears.That's my first roll.Then try to make ourself unnoticed as we wait for her to enter her home, second roll. We'll go ring her door once she's in and ask her questions... we can't really talk to her on the street, we're not supposed to know who she is.
>>19128180Thank god I broke the 30s time to offer a pray of thanks to the Dice Gods
rolled 17 = 17>>19128174Rolling for the obfuscate.
>>19128180>>19128190So take the 74 for pinpoint and 45 for obfuscate?
>>19128180> 74 + 6: success!You follow her as she trots, nervously, up the steps to unit 43. Well, well... you do wonder what you'll ask her, though.As for Chuck, well, you took his stuff, you ought to help him out. If he can still be helped. You have to say, even while looking at him yesterday, you sensed some sort of disturbance already even before the fear. That young man's got issues...... says the child-abused hobo. > Accepting more rolls for obfuscation; 3 more before we decide.
rolled 75 = 75>>19128254Rolling then.Try to identify her relation to chuck too.
>>19128254Rolling but what are we gonna ask her where the fuck Chuck is if she is worried she probably don't know where he is.
> Is posting working?
rolled 23 = 23>>19128291God damn it first it eat my post then it eat my roll
rolled 47 = 47>>19128310>>19128254It's being a bit finicky.
>>19128310it was screwing up for me
>>19128254We'll tell her that we're a friend of Chuck, worried that he didn't meet us last afternoon, as we had something planned.We'll probably have to influence her to trust us on that, though.
>>19128287> 75 + 6 vs. 35: success!As you go up the stairs, you suddenly feel something, a oddly dark and fearful presence, burst into the stairwell. Then a youngster in a stained hoodie emerges, and runs past you, nearly but not quite bumping into you. You managed to hide yourself from a point-blank sighting, it seems... or maybe he's just too distracted.Also, what are those stains? By the time you reach the floor, the woman has closed her door. You can tell she's Chuck's mother, probably. Man, this place is a dump. There's a couch with mildew all over it blocking half the walkway, exposed to rain and sun. And other assorted rubbish, too. A man standing by the railing, smoking a joint, pays you no heed as you pass by. > What do/say to Chuck's mum? Roll for powers if you're using any.
>>19128254>As for Chuck, well, you took his stuff, you ought to help him out. If he can still be helped. >Drug dealer>Takes advantage of stressed highschool girls>Tries to sell one of them off as soon as shit hits the fanYeah no. We are not helping that fucker with anything. I give no fucks about his "troubled" past. Anyone, and I mean ANYONE who literally tries to sell other people off to save their skin (especially when it was their fault in the first place) is a scumbag deserving no sympathy.
rolled 23 = 23>>19128351This >>19128350, and ask her if we can see him, or where we can find him if he's not here.Rolling for making her trust us.We could try to change our appearance slightly to help that.
>>19128355We kinda jump the gun on that last assumption if HE DID DO IT fuck that guy even though the other 2 point stands though point 1 shouldn't count because we are about to sell a lot of drugs.
rolled 18 = 18>>19128382Go with this, rolling.
rolled 88 = 88>>19128351I hope that youngster wasn't someone important to us.As we talk to her, whatever we say, we should try to explore her thoughts and recent memories for information.
rolled 61 = 61>>19128351Tell her that we're acquainted with Chuck and was wondering if she knew where we could find him. Try to be trustworthy and if she doesn't trust us try to push her a tiny bit in that direction, nothing overt.
>>19128355Fair enough on the first two points, though we're not sure if the last one is true. He might have been coerced. That's a pretty awful place to be too, being forced to sell out your friends. I'm inclined not to help him either, mind - I'd take Laura over Chuck any day. But give him the benefit of the doubt for now maybe?
>>19128355It wasn't their fault in the first place, it was ours. If we didn't steal his shit, he might have sold it and paid the pushers.I thought he was rich, like the girls, and that he could pay them regardless, but apparently it's not the case.
>>19128430>It wasn't their fault in the first place, it was ours. If we didn't steal his shit, he might have sold it and paid the pushers.Ah, don't give me that shit. It doesn't absolve him in any way. Remember, the dumb shit put the drugs in a toilet bowl at the party where they were used, if not us, then somebody else would have done it sooner or later.
>>19128402>>19128397That dude does have the smell of a hobo about him. You wonder... > 88 vs. 49: major success! You're lucky the margin isn't way too large. Going up to the door, you send your thoughts in and locate her, and induce her to come to the door before you knock. 'Yes...?''Hey there, um... you Chuck's mum?' You make use of your hobo accent - come think of it, when did you start speaking more poshly all of a sudden? You've been subconsciously adopting such illusions, it appears. 'Hey, I'm Dave right, and I'm just wondering if Chuck's round here, we said to meet for pizza but he didn't come round, he sick or sommin?''Oh... I see... well, I haven't seen him since last evening as well, actually.'Last evening - that's like a few hours after your terror sprouting. You nod, scratch your neck. 'I see, I see... well, you know where he might've gone? Like, did he go out or sommin after that?''He left with a small bag, actually, his school bag. Dunno what he got inside. He might've gone to another friend's house?' > Roll, with a bonus, for sensing. You can sense that she's tensing up her mind already. > What do/say? Picking right questions to ask further increases the bonus.
>>19128455This, and besides, he chose to push the stuff, he knows the risks. Don't get high on your own supply, but he did that. Still. We don't know if he did sell the girls out or was just threatened. And we don't have to help him even if we find him.
>>19128455Being dumb is not a crime.I think we should help people when we can without judging them for little things. This world is shitty, and now that we're powerful, we should try and improve it slightly.
rolled 26 = 26>>19128486And look at what happened the last time we tried that.We should limit ourselves on just how much we try to "improve" this world.
rolled 8 = 8>>19128463'Do you know who're the other guys he hangs out with these days? Can't keep track of Chuck, man...'
>>19128486But pushing drugs is.Sure, we might sell what we have but we aren't actively doing drug trafficking. It is just one time opportunity.And I'm not saying that being dumb is a crime, I'm saying that we ought not go out of our way to help him or something, he brought this upon himself. Something like this would have happened sooner or later.
rolled 54 = 54>>19128463So you notice anything strange about him, he hasn't been acting normal lately, started hanging out with some new folks, I'm a bit worried. You know anything about the guys he's hanging out with lately?
rolled 30 = 30>>19128514We were being dumb ourself last time. We went at it all brains blazing. We should just try to choose the path of least resistance when we use our powers, and things should be fine.>>19128463Rolling.
rolled 96 = 96Just nod along, and probe.
>>19128549I think she's fried now
>>19128580She was tensing up so maybe not?
rolled 33 = 33>>19128521>Sure, we might sell what we have but we aren't actively doing drug trafficking. It is just one time opportunity.Are you trying to convince yourself ? "oh, we're leaving the selling part to Jerky so it's no our responsibility" ?That's silly. And we're planning to use the money of the sale to scam gamblers with.Trying to clim onto the moral high ground is pointless.Something like this should not happen. We won't protect Chuck all his life, but when it's happening under our nose, we should not look elsewhere and pretend it's all poetic justice.It's just bad things.And I think Chuck had enough emotions to have learned his lesson, if we really care about that.
>>19128549Oh. Oh dear. > 96 vs. 36 - 5: critical success!'Oh... well, d'you know who he hang out with these days then, ma'am? I mean, he goes around, no idea where he is sometimes-'You stop as you see the woman suddenly freeze. The place has suddenly fallen rather silent, you realise, though your brain is still racing from picking up all the vibes of violence, sex, etc. from around you. Then she pokes her head out, looks down the doorway, and pulls you into the tiny, dingy flat. ... it's the kind of flat that is just one step up from being a hobo, really. You look around, and realise in your inattention that the woman's gone off to the kitchen to make tea. 'Oh! Oww shit! Oh god, shit!'Running into the kitchen, you see her holding her hand; she's scalded it on the kettle. Damn! You've overdone it again! She turns to you, tears streaming down her eyes. 'It hurts! Shit!''Calm down, ma'am!''I don't know who Chuck goes out with these days! I heard he has a girlfriend or something! He just goes... and then he comes back all grinning and happy, but two days later he gets all angry, and he slaps me - no, no, sorry, he never slapped me, I said wrong, he just yells at me never slaps me. And then he goes off, says he's off to Saffernsway, off to Saffron College, and I wonder why he's doing that...'All this wihle you're holding her hand in the cold running tap, and you see she's biting her other hand's fingernails. > What do/say?
>>19128586I hope so.
>>19128607Ok.This is getting ridiculous
>>19128608Nope I was wrong and to think we thought we had a better handle on our powers. Oh well c'est la vie
>>19128621Could've been worse. How panicky is she? Is she at least calming down?
>>19128597>>19128607Also, even people like Chuck have mothers who worry for them.
>>19128607Let's ban Probing for a whileNow let's try to make her not kill herself
>>19128633He is a scumbag to her mother though
>>19128626Well things didn't get out of hand yet, she just invited a stranger in her home.Despite being critical, this success was a real success.
>>19128607Shit, we need to stop breaking minds. Well this Chuck guy sounds like a real upstanding gentleman. We've gotten all the information out of her we can, no more probing her, it's liable to fuck things up even more.Tell her that he's just fallen in with a bad crowd but he's an ok guy, we need to calm her down even if it involves lying to her. Just get her hand some medical attention and be reassuring.
>>19128607Thankfully for you, and for your confidence in your powers, she calms down after about five minutes of shivering this time. Then she sits in the couch. 'Oh, dear... I'm rather tired... sorry, you were... so you were going to look for Chuck?''Yeah, ma'am. I'll tell him to call you, right?''Oh... okay...' she looks deep in thought. > Roll d100, with major bonus, since the probing's softened her up considerably. This time won't hurt her, you're not attacking her brain.
>>19128607Let's calm her down without mind powers. And once she's not liable to kill herself, say we'll try to find Chuck for her.
>>19128597I'm not trying to climb moral high ground. And yeah, it is not our responsibility that the dumb fuck was dumb to leave his shit there.I'm not going to have making lives of shitty people better our responsibility because we marginally were involved.Also, before trying to save the world with our powers, we should practice and train. This whole thing wouldn't have happened if we weren't so irresponsible of our powers.Not sure about scamming though, did we agree on that? It's a stupid way to use our talents for sure.>>19128633Pretty sure the vilest killers in the world had or have mothers who worry about them. Mothers always worry about their children.... well almost, some mothers are shitty though.
again, can we get enough self control that critical successes don't do any serious damage?
>>19128640Let's just meet Chuck first before we pass judgements but yeah each passing moment is making him look like a bigger douche than before (What's with 4chan posting system right now it's all funky)
rolled 40 = 40>>19128651Rolling
rolled 80 = 80>>19128651Maybe we can reform Chuck with our critical success mind powers.
>>19128682We get those at the worst moment though at this point it's kinda funny
rolled 86 = 86>>19128659Then considers what we're doing right now practice, and if we mess up, that's okay because Chuck deserved it..
> Also, I must note: apologies for the rather erratic posting today, with all the posts and then side posts. I do side posts a lot, but today with 4chan being cranky I'm doing it even more. Take your time and read the stuff and post, I'll make sure questions are answered. As for self-control, to be honest you've now reached the stage where you probably won't outright fry brains if you don't want to. To minimise any chance of using any power unconsciously is quite impossible; most of your brain isn't conscious anyway, and you're always keeping an eye out of things. So I guess it depends on what one's definition of brain frying is. If you mean to intervene but then end up making someone panic, like this, it's partly self-control and partly also learning to finetune your interventions. To eliminate the risk of that, your SC would probably need to be an absurdly high level. As it stands now, you've already significantly lessened that risk.
>>19128659>Pretty sure the vilest killers in the world had or have mothers who worry about them.Sure. And if they weren't going around killing people I think we should take that into account in dealing with them.Chuck isn't killing people, though, so we can afford to be compassionate.
>>19128705Fair enough.
>>19128705You prepare to leave when Chuck's mum, whose eyes are already half closed, calls you back. 'Hey... Dave?''Yeah?''I remember... Chuck telling me he's got some friends in Saffron College. Or, like, one of the halls in Saffron College. Like... Duke Hall or County Hall or something like that. I think it's Duke Hall.''Right. He's been round there a lot?''I think his girlfriend's there. Or lives in there, or lives... I don't know. But yeah, he goes there a bit. Sometimes stays out there for two, three days... recently he's been going a lot. Like, these two weeks.''Right. Okay. You know what, I go look for him, and then I'll tell him to call you. Make sure he's fine.''That'd be great, that's lovely.'You get out of the flat, just in time to feel the wave of terror preceding a scream. 'Oh GOD! Oh GOD! He's been knifed!'> What do/say? It's from downstairs, clearly. Oof, that was quite a wave of terror.
>>19128752Let's check that out
rolled 18 = 18>>19128752Ah, shit. Turn on obfuscate and leave, man. We can't investigate every bad thing happens here, this place is a slum.
>>19128752Call an ambulance.
rolled 56 = 56>>19128776This, leg it. Go get the drugs, meet Jerky, get rid of them.
That's probably too late, but I'm curious, let's take a look, call and ambulance then be on our way before cops get here.
Get an ambulance, then leave. Try to shut our mind to this place, it's terrible.
>>19128776This and >>19128787
Investigate you heartless bastards you can't help out chuck cause he was mean to a girl but you can ignore someone being stabbed in front of you? fuckers
>>19128789> 56 + 6 vs. 19 + 10: success!You don't really need to go down and see it with your eyes to know what's up, from the thoughts of the woman who's now hysterical. The homeowner got stabbed in the stomach, and now he's lying there in a big puddle of blood. You don't sense any activity from the person... he's probably dead. That accounts, too, for the rather oppressive atmosphere which is hanging round the whole area - fear, lots of fear, and the mood of violence. Calling the ambulance, you give the address, and then you sneak down the stairs before slipping out. Bloody hell. What a fucking miserable day. > What do/say? You're outside the council estate now... it's been five minutes... where the hell is the ambulance?
>>19128819We mess with minds. That isn't going to fix a stab wound.
>>19128819Dude if being mean to a girl= selling her out to pushers then what could he do to make him a total douche bag to her but anyways not much we can do but call an ambulance. We are ex-hobos not doctors we have a bad track record at helping people.
>>19128819Well, our powers won't make him unstabbed. We can't help better than people who get paid to take care of things like this.
>>19128836Wait till ambulance does come, then go off back home. Shower, watch some news, go meet Jerky.
>>19128836It's a slum no surprise Emergency medical services are notoriously slow in slums
>>19128836Well, it fells bad, but I don't see what we can do. Go get the drugs and sell them.Hey, can you draw a schematic map of the city with just dots for the few places we know and the travel time from the flat to each ? So that we get an idea of whether we'll pass saffron on our way to jerky, and things like that.
we can make sure the fuckers that stabbed him are gone and staunch his wound if we can till the medics are on the doorstep then just vamoose
>>19128871>>19128872It takes 15 minutes for the ambulance to come, by which time a large crowd has come and the taste of fear and grief again tingles in your mouth. It's a bit too much to take; you slink off. You walk through a mostly quiet area now and get back home, where you shower and watch the news. Oh man. Continental news is pretty bad. Riots everywhere over economic measures. There's been a general strike called. Well, good for you to live in the city, eh?... oh wait. Oh, in Canisburgh, there's been rioting, as the Premier visits. Massive protests... political negotiations... elections might be called early...Bleh. You take the drugs and hide them securely on yourself. You check the phone, and Laura's sent you a message. 'Hey need to get some of my stuff in your place no keys are you home?'> What do/say? > Also, to clarify - you can't sense any thoughts coming from the man anymore. He's dead, and you know it, because you can tell between a brain that works and a brain that's dead...
>>19128914"You don't sense any activity from the person... he's probably dead." We could make sure but that's about it
>>19128926Well we have stuff to do first right
>>19128926We don't need to see Jerky for a bit, let her know that we're home, what did you leave?
>>19128926How much time we have left?
>>19128926What time is it?
>>19128887Incoming. I'll start with a local map, and some general directions, first. City's a big place. > Is anyone else here from London actually?
Should we sell it before saying it to Laura or whatever?i mean Laura knows we have the drugs and shit
>>19128964I don't think she knows we grabbed them after the terror wave
>>19128955Is it actually London ?
>>19128947>>19128949>>19128945It's about half 9 now. You've got a bit of time. It takes half an hour to get to Jerky's. Laura replies, 'Um it's best I come get it myself. Will you be home around 3, maybe? Sorry!'As for the drugs, she doesn't know you have them... you think. What stuff did you have to do? So far as you remember you haven't got any particular appointments...> How reply? You've got an hour to burn if you want to get to Jerky at 11 sharp.
How trustworthy is Jerky anyway? He wouldn't have contacted those drugpushers somehow, would he?
>>19129009We could just sense his intent if it's bad we can just leg it
>>19128998Obviously be suspicious. What would she not want us to see/give to her?
>>19128998I say we meet up with Jerky and get rid of the stuff ASAP.Also tell Laura that we'll be home at 3.
> Also, of course, what do? You've got an hour, so.
>>19129031We need to rake a nap, meditate, or something relaxing
>>19129031Meditate?Read some minds?Make people see and hear things?Make ourselves invisible?
>>19128998We could try to go to saffron to find chuck during that hour... but it's a little short, I guess.
>>19129031Train?For self control.
training!
rolled 73 = 73>>19129062>>19129061Let's meditate on self control again. Go back to basics.
>>19129031train at becoming hard to notice, it's likely we'll need it when carrying the money back from jerky
>>19129087also don't try and do anything risky while carrying the drugs
>>19129087We'll do that on the way, it's easier if there's people around to test it on. We could try to walk and see if they avoid or bump us, then try again with the next person.
>>19129072>>19129066>>19129062>>19129061> 73 + 12: success!Well, this time of day there isn't much going on round you. Polish and Czech and Turkish people pottering round the house, cleaning stuff mostly. So you just meditate. You in fact decide to go at the Turkish handyman just downstairs, to see how much you can probe him while being careful about it. It works quite well. You gain a good measure of what's fine, and what's not, though the information you glean is mostly in Turkish, with a bit of broken English mixed into it. You get some vivid images of the rugged foothills of Anatolia, though. Nice. Looks like a nice place to visit. > You gain 1 point in self control! 2 points to SC 5. As for being hard to notice, you try to train that... > Roll d100 with a penalty, since it's rather rushed now. Every time training is suggested, please specify what you're training, roll, and give insights which will give bonuses. You tell Laura you'll be in at 3, she thanks you. 'Oh man, orchestra is boring, and the conductor's being horrible again,' she replies. > What do/say?
>>19129130"yeah, so what did you forgot lol"
We'll train obfuscation on the way to Jerky. Let's just go. Bring a bag and hide the drugs in them.
Also, here's a rough local map as promised.
rolled 3, 3 = 6>>19126796
rolled 46 = 46>>19129130How horrible ? Even with Laura who doesn't play ?
rolled 15 = 15>>19129130I don't really have suggestion but lets roll
>>19129130 rolling for training not to be noticed
rolled 85 = 85>>19129130 rolling for training not to be noticed
You decide to attempt training obfuscation, but on second thought... if a man makes himself invisible and nobody sees it, is he invisible?It doesn't seem to have an easy answer, that question. Maybe you'll just practice the obfuscation later, when there *are* people around to see - well, to not-see - you. Picking up your stuff, you go downstairs, walk into the thin crowd of people round Saffernsway, and start to obfuscate...> Okay, roll d100, this time without penalties. You haven't got weird philosophical counterfactuals to deal with this time. Meanwhile, you also text Laura. 'She's boring! And she's asking me to organise notes that she messed up!''What was it you left in the house, actually?''Um... it's my private stuff.'Oh. > What do/say, if anything? Or just practice obfuscation and meet Jerky?
>>19129211> Seriously, this always happens. The good roll comes when I'm typing about the bad rolls. > Shall we take this roll for the practice? Or roll anew?
>>19129263take that roll
rolled 56 = 56>>19129242the roll for training not to be noticied was intended for when we were going to meet jerky but I suppose that was pre-rolling. here goes
>>19129263Yeah, take that roll.
rolled 100 = 100>>19129263Use it for the training in the street.
>>19129263yeah it does happen a lot and then I reply to your reply to the bad roll before seeing your reply. if you can take the good roll that would be great
>>19129309Hm... Or use that one. Whatever you decide...
>>19129309>>19129309NOPE USE THIS ONE
>>19129242"I wonder if private girls school are really worse than regular ones"
>>19129309hahaha, use this one please
>>19129309Perfection.
>>19129272>>19129301You manage to not pay for the bus, and get into a seat. No one seems to glance at you as the bus travels. Neither does anyone glance at you when you get off the bus. When you turn into an alley, someone starts yelling, and you think you've intruded somehow; instinctively you prepare to run, but then you realise he's talking to another person just upstairs, on a scaffold. He hasn't noticed you at all. > You gain 1 point in Obfuscation. 2 more to Obf 3. Soon you run into Jerky, but he doesn't notice you either until you greet him. 'The hell? You're wearing clean clothes!''Yeah, I know. I done good, mate.'He leads you into a dingy flat where he's clearly squatting. On two floor mattresses lie four or five others, in various states of highness, talkativeness and dress. You show Jerky the stuff, and he looks at them, sniffs them, hefts them in his hand. 'I'll give you ten for each pill,' he says. 'How's that?'> Accept? That'd be $1,300.
> AND IT FUCKING HAPPENS AGAIN!That roll will be for later. Promise it'll be used. No nat 100 goes to waste.
>>19129360Take it it's not like we are gonna deal this ourselves and he wants to make a 2 dollar profit on each pill
>>19129360He did say that he could sell them $12 per pill, so $10 per pill doesn't sound like a bad deal.
>>19129360That sounds more than fair
rolled 76 = 76>>19129360Seems good. He said he sold them 12 ? I suppose it's an acceptable margin, especially since we didn't pay for them.Just insist that for that price, we want him to keep our name quiet if any question is asked.Rolling to read his thoughts about that when we ask.
rolled 79 = 79>>19129396only problem is the pushers wanted 3 grand for these at first (although a lot of that might have come from the fact he was only selling to rich kids with no concept of money)then again if we're not trying to use this money to bail laura chuck etc. out it could be a good way for us to just get rid of the drugs.fuck it, sense motives on him, see if he's trying to rip us off
>>19129383>>19129396>>19129405'You're giving me ten for each?' Huh, that's... nice of him! 'Yeah... okay, sure.''I can be generous, mate, I've got new pushers. This party stuff, all the hot teenyboppers like it. You should see the main street here on a Saturday night. Woohoo, man!'He counts a pile of notes for you. They're quite filthy, literally, but heck, money's money. > You get $1,300- what's that? You sense a sudden change in the atmosphere for some reason, and can't help but turn to look. It's from down the road, a sudden sense of tension and commotion and vague fear - not unlike what you unleashed. And then you sense the presence, or the presences, at the heart of it. There's two Psychs, right down the street, and they are clearly going at it in public. > Shit! What do?
>>19129455Go away? We don't have to deal with this.Actually, lets call Lena or someone and notify.Also, maybe we should suggest Jerky to not use the local dealers who operate here on the campus?
>>19129455Oh, dear. Let's leg it. Keep track of the Psychs as they move. Observe the crowd. Are psychs even allowed to do this in public? Isn't this way too open?
>>19129455Call Lena. Or Dawn ?Let's say Dawn. Lena is probably busy right this instant, the indirect way could be faster.Then tell Jerky we saw some people making a commotion when we approached, and that he might want to go elsewhere for a while.
rolled 15 = 15>>19129455any chance we can sense who they are while they're distracted by fighting eachother whle still obfuscating making sure they can't read us
>>19129455Get out of Jerky's place and call Dawn leg it
>>19129455I think this 100 to obfuscate should come into use right now, to avoid being noticed by the psychs as we close our deal, call dawn, then go take a look at what they're doing.
say: you look after yourself Jerky>>19129521shitflaps yeah that 100 would come in handy now>>19129515calling dawn sounds like a good idea and so does telling jerky to get out of here cos we saw a bit of a commotion
>>19129545>>19129524>>19129515>>19129505>>19129501You turn around, and Jerky is already glassy eyed. Oh, what the hell, he's just had a hit of something hasn't he? 'Mate, you better close your doors and watch out. Bad shit's going on outside.''Yeahhhh man, stay outta trouble, you,' he looks at you and waves feebly as you leave, walking out and nearly getting staggered by the maelstrom. Around you people are moving steadily away from an area, though they are walking rather than running. In fact, to a casual observer - well, someone who isn't feeling the rush of energy pulsing through the whole area - it just looks like something subtle has come over a crowd, like the realisation that lunchtime has begun. (Also, it actually *has*!)You try to ward the headaches off, and then feel the rushes of energy turn in your direction. Oh, shit. Turning around, you walk down one alleyway, and then another, only to turn around straight into a garden square and feel yourself physically pushed back against a brick wall. Oh god, someone is putting a drill to your temples, beetles are crawling over your ears, your hands are being held over a bunsen burner...Opening your eyes you take a few steps sideways. You've sensed what you need to know. These aren't FreeComm; they're Bestowed Psychs, and they have sensed an intruder. You turn around and run straight into one of them, and your feet stay rooted in place, muscles cramping, as he looks at you. A long pause. You must be screaming from the cramps now...And then it subsides, and you cling to a tree as your legs give way. You hear the tail end of a thought, some frustration at how the intruder managed to disappear, before that fades off too, leaving only disturbed emanations in their wake. > What do? Roll d100 as well.
>>19129607Let's go home relax
Reuploading the map for legibility.Thanks for the effort, and for the whole quest, OP.
rolled 22 = 22>>19129632Herped it bad
rolled 87 = 87>>19129607Lets go home.We clearly need more practice
rolled 43 = 43>>19129640Rolling
Also, thread heading towards autosage, catalog.neet.tv/tg is one's friend.Will you still call Dawn? You know these two aren't Free Comm, but maybe Dawn - or someone else, maybe Kevin - might be interested in knowing about a psych fight out here. In any case, you've managed to escape notice by not one, but two, bestowed psychs. Give yourself a pat on the shoulder.> You're welcome. Thanks for playing.
rolled 77 = 77>>19129607Vacate the premises.
rolled 44 = 44>>19129607Get away a little and call dawn.
rolled 49 = 49the fuck just happened?
rolled 26 = 26>>19129661Yes call Dawnalso Call/Text Kevin to talk about the three bullied girls.
>>19129661call dawn on the way home, they may be bestowed but freecomm are still goign to want to know about a big psych bustup
>>19129661Of course they would want to know call Kevin I think this is more of his Biz
>>19129694No, kevin is taking care of norms. Let's call Dawn, she'll know who to contact.
>>19129722Isn't psych fights more Lana area?
>>19129649>>19129632>>19129673>>19129670Fucking hell, buddy, you need to get the hell out of here. You walk, trying to conceal the fact that your muscles are still occasionally seizing and twitching, and finally get on a bus home. When you get back, the true magnitude of what you've done hits you. Two Psychs, both sensing an intruder, ran straight into you - and then ran off. If they'd caught you, your brains would be on the floor round your feet by now. You very, very nearly got destroyed. > Congratulations on the good roll. You gain two levels in Obfuscation (3 + 1 = 4). When you reach home, you call Dawn and tell her what happened. 'Are you all right, Dylan? Oh god, that scared me!''I'm fine... I'm fine enough to talk, at least...''Well, please be more alert and careful, Dylan. Can't have another run in with other people, Jeff's very nice by their standards already. The others wouldn't hesitate to melt you, or commit Morus on a new one like you.'You thank her for the advice, check your bag of money, and fall into a nap. When you wake up, it's half two. Your shoulders ache, and your legs feel stiff. > What do/say?
Can we get this on suptg? The other 5 are on there and the archive is fixed now.
>>19129731Yeah just send a text to Lena can't hurt and I got to look at that chart again
>>19129742Is it time for Laura to arrive?
>>19129742Let's get a snack or somethingAlso really, call Kev about the three bullied girls.
>>19129763Nope she is coming at three I just say watch tv we fucking deserve it
>>19129766>>19129775Call Kevin then watch Tv
>>19129775Yeah, lets just relax.Give self massage if we can.
>>19129751she said not to text her this weekend>>19129766I second this, call Kevafter that chill til laura gets here, we almost died
>>19129766>>19129781We can call Kevin, but we don't know much about those girlsWith Obfuscate 4, we might be able to enter the school soonish and learn more, though. And find other problem childs that Laura doesn't know about. Let's ask his opinion about this.
>>19129781>>19129751>>19129763>>19129766>>19129775>>19129795Kev thanks you for your efforts, and asks you to keep it up. 'That Maisie girl, especially, sounds... intriguing. It's often the quiet ones.''Sure thing. I'll look out for quiet ones, then.'Even Lena replies to your text. 'Passed it on to someone. Either Chloe or Max will text you soon, tell them about it. Cheers mate, stay safe.'You then slump in your couch and watch TV. It's a cooking show. A woman with short blonde hair and boobs bigger than her head bends over the kitchen counter to squeeze her pomegranates... over... and over... and over again. You sink into a hypnotised state and nearly miss the doorbell. Laura's there, wearing her blue blazer, short plaid skirt, white blouse. 'You all right? You look beaten up, Dylan. Anyway I'm here to get my underw- my stuff.'> What do/say to Laura? Also, you need to remember the times when this show comes up on the telly.
>>19129845>pomegranates"Just a tiring daysay how school was?"
rolled 71 = 71>>19129845"Did you go to school without underwear, or did you have a spare ?"Try to have answer mechanically without registering the question.
>>19129845yeah I'm fine, bit of a headache but fine. how was orchestra?ask her how long she'll be at her parents for etc.(somewhere down the line ask her if she knows where chuck might be seeing as he's not replied to her call)
>>19129845Talking about pomegranates, it's been a while since we heard about Anne, no ?
>>19129924We talk to her yesterday we said we invite her after we get settle in or something
>>19129908Did she live with her parents, or at the school ? If at school, was she supposed to meet her parents today or on sunday ?
>>19129940Oh right, forgot that.
>>19129867>>19129897>>19129908'Your under... oh. Oh. Huh.' You nod. 'Huh? Just huh?' Laura comes in and puts her bag down. You sense a little of that air about her, that you picked up from last night, and try to disguise your gaze as concern about her feet. Well, she's still hobbling, all right? 'Sorry. I'm having a headache. Your foot okay? How was orchestra?''It should have ended at 1, but I ended up organising a ton of notes and scores. We're preparing for the Midsummer Gala Night next month, see, so it's just all this and that. And my feet are fine, thanks.' She shows you her foot, tightly bandaged. You wait outside her bedroom until she comes out with a plastic bag. 'Say, so you live here and your parents live in Dirkshire, right?''I live here and in Dirkshire. Dad's in Saudi Arabia... or Dubai, doing his business. Mum is sometimes in Dirkshire, and sometimes I don't know where. Who cares?' She falls back on the couch with an oof. 'Wait. So when you said go home...''No, not going to my parents. Going home.' She sighs. > What do/say? Also you aren't going to ask about her pants, that's uncouth.
>>19129990It must be though living alone
>>19129990"You not close with your parents?"
>>19129990'Oh... why go back then? How about the halls? Or... or even here, my friend said it was okay for a bit.'
>>19130047We promised she'd be out in a weekjust saying
>>19129990>Also you aren't going to ask about her pants, that's uncouth.Even with the pretext of trying out a 'pentothal' ability ?
>>19130053Yep she can't stay that long
>>19129990Man what the hell happen to our hobo roots we are total sell outs
>>19130014>>19130040>>19130047>>19130053'Oh... I see, that's tough.''You reckon? Yeahhh, I guess it is.' You can sense the little stirring of libido being replaced by frustration. 'I see them once every two or three months, tops. That's mom. Dad, once every year is nice. There was once when I was waiting for him at the airport, and he walked past me. Just... right past.'You reach over and pat her shoulder. 'You don't have to go back if you're thinking about hiding out. I told my friend you'd be here for a few days, maybe a week. So you can stay for a bit.'She turns around and looks up at you. 'You'd let me?''I don't see why not. Well, it's not up to me, but if the friend said okay...'She smiles. 'I can cook for you! Well, instant noodles.' To prove it, she gets up and goes to the kitchen. Mind, you're actually really rather hungry now.> What do/say? Also, how is 'I'll use my brain to drug her into telling the truth about her panties' supposed to strike me as not uncouth?
>>19130111We ought to ask her how long exactly she wants to stay. Two or three days, maybe... but not too long, eh. Also, is there any way we can talk to Numsang, the landlady?
>>19130111Let's help her and make something a little more sophisticated than instant noodles. Is there a cookbook in this kitchen ? If not, check the internet for the ingredients we have.Maybe we can add our smallish cooking abilities to achieve something. If not, well that might be fun anyway.
>>19130159Maybe we could work out some sort of deal with the landlady to let her stay with us.
>>19130172You have sufficient ingredients for quite a lot of stuff, actually. But roll d100 if you want to help her cook. She's already taken out noodles, but it doesn't need to be just noodles...'Also, should you cook in uniform?''Oh yeah.' So she changes into the same shorts and shirt combo as this morning, but with the sleeves rolled up. It must be said, thank heavens for the electric stove. You wouldn't step in a kitchen with a flame stove. Nope. Just... nope. Also, you ask Dawn and she says she'll ask Numsang. After a bit, she gets back. 'Num says she's free tomorrow for lunch! She asks if you'd like Cote d'Or? (SAY YES SAY YES)'> What else do/say?
rolled 14 = 14>>19130213I shall roll for our cooking skills. Here's for being a master of cooking, like we are with drawing.
>>19130213"Well i never ate it, but it sounds deliciousAlso, where we're going to meet?"
rolled 37 = 37Yes ?
rolled 94 = 94>>19130213Also rolling
rolled 5 = 5We Chefs Now
>>19130237FUCK YES
rolled 74 = 74>>19130237Look like I was wrong your the true chef here
>>19130237Master-chef roll right there
>>19130212>>19130159I don't think we should get a live-in girlfriend right now. Especially a norm.Or if we do, I'd prefer we choose Anne.
>>19130246>>19130237Oh well... I thought we would have more fun if we didn't crush her under our superiority at cooking. It's not easy being an übermensch.
>>19130230Second (Probably something expensive and she gonna wonder where we got the money due to us being ex-hobo so what could go wrong)
>>19130284Collective effort manUnder a pretty girl watch we always roll wellSometimes even too well
>>19130284It's Hobo Cuisine the best type of food there is You just can't compete
>>19130284I don't think we need to worry about being too good at cooking, we're a former hobo who's afraid of fire so we're hardly michelin star>>19130261yeah let's not get a live-in girlfriend, she's only here short term to lay low
>>19130237>>19130270You ask about the restaurant, and Dawn replies. 'Oh, it's nothing special, just a THREE COUBERTIN STAR FRENCH JOINT. Numsang likes the place a lot. She'll come pick you up tomorrow, says a friend is also coming along.'What on earth is a coubertin star? You thought five stars was always the best. Three stars isn't much, is it? Meanwhile, you go in and join Laura in cooking the noodles. The kitchen, large as it appears, actually doesn't have that much space for multiple people, and you damn nearly spill hot water on her once. Several times though, it's just bumping into each other, and while you're concentrated on the task at hand, you again sense her libido. You wonder if it's just the need for some attachment? As you wonder, the whole dish gets out of hand, until you have a chicken and seafood stew with tomatoes, capers, garlic, celery, onion, shallots and leeks boiling away on the stove. Laura takes a deep breath. 'It smells brilliant! How'd you learn this?'Also, you ask her about the Coubertin star, and she gasps. 'I think three stars is when they recommend you buy a plane ticket to go try it out...'> What do/say?
>>19130330>'It smells brilliant! How'd you learn this?'"Picked up few things when I was traveling."
Maybe we should never have live-in girlfriends. Not for any other reason, but if they're close by we drain them faster, isn't it?So if we really like someone, we probably shouldn't stick with her all the time or she'll go insane. Just kind of visit them while staying alone. Unless it's a psych, maybe.
>>19130360or we could make a harem of dozen girls and we would not eat them as much>I keed I keed
>>19130330I might sound vulgar, but I hope it's not one of those restaurants where they only put three mouthfuls of meat, two leaves and a drop of vinegar in the plate. Well, anyway, I feel like I'm being spoiled these days.
>>19130417We are but hey just let the good time roll nobody knows how long they will last
>>19130355>>19130360>>19130329>>19130410You don't know about upper limits for sexual partners. Lena doesn't sound particularly inhibited. Then again, more partners, more jealousy, more bad dynamics... that could be a dangerous downward spiral. Even you can see that. 'Oh, it's... nothing really. Picked it up while... travelling.''Travelling?' Laura looks at the completed stew. Woah, it does smell lovely, almost overwhelming. 'That explains why it looks so... French, I guess.'You sit down to a lovely meal of instant noodles and very, very hearty stew, on the kitchen counter again. Laura, apparently more relaxed now, slurps her noodles and grins at you. She's gone a little quiet as she eats. That's normal, you reckon... but she's also frequently stealing glances at you. Is that normal?> What do/say?
>>19130453So, what's up beyond school and drug deals gone bad ?
>>19130453"Say...It's anything wrong with my face?"
>>19130453For the guy the save her life yes (Even though we put her in that position to begin with but then again if she compares us to Chuck we are PERFECT gentlemen)
>>19130453> but she's also frequently stealing glances at you. Is that normal?Yeah. It's normal.>lets be dense
>>19130515being dense is fun
rolled 80 = 80>>19130487That's mean. Don't say that.Just smile back.... and listen to her thoughts.
Let's be nice and unresponsive to her.We still have to go and find Chuck at Saffron.
>>19130453"Don't you feel a little wary about living with a boy you just met, though ?"
>>19130485>>19130515>>19130519>>19130525The two of you end up playing a little game. You glance at her, then eat as she glances at you. Yeah, that's perfectly normal, isn't it? Kids play this game at 5. You reckon. Possibly. Laura has a prominent nose, nicely shaped cheekbones, though there are zits on her forehead. Well, there's zits on yours too. And she's got long eyelashes, which must be natural, unless she's left them stuck on for two days. Now that's not normal... is that?> 80 vs. 41: success!She's thinking, still, about her home. Mind, it looks like a lovely place. It's a house with a great big field around it, gardens, rows of rose bushes. But she's comparing it to here, and she clearly thinks this place is nicer. She's also thinking about people at school. You can roughly see the faces of the orchestra, as she remembers them. Oh come on, no one has a nose that big, Laura... ooh, that girl's pretty. What's her name? Oh, she's a bitch? Figures.And she's thinking about you. She likes to cook here, bumping against you every now and then, and eating good food. It's nice you let her stay here, even if just for two or three days. And it'd be nice if you would...'Sorry?''You weren't listening! I was just saying...' you try to keep track of what she says about student politics, the moving of the Mayne Parish Students' Council, them having new buildings, the upcoming Municipal Track Meet...Soon lunch is just about finished. Laura offers to spoon another portion for you.> What do/say?
>>19130602>Laura offers to spoon another portion for you.I'm sorry but what does "to spoon a portion" mean?
>>19130602Please. We've got a good meal going and after the day we've had having someone take care of us is especially nice. I think we have our mind powers under enough control to have sex without crisping her brain, we'll have to be careful but I think we can initiate flirting.
>>19130631Not sure but I guessing it means to give someone another serving but don't quote me on that
>>19130635NOPEMORE TRAINING FIRSTAlso, we should meet Anne
>>19130631>>19130642Oh yeah, that's what it means. A portion is the same as a helping, so that's a second helping of stuff. And since it's a soup, it's spooned out. Or ladled...Also, blimey, it's 3 in the morning. I'll be sleeping soon. Thanks for playing!
>>19130635Let's do this... but not to the point of sex. Maybe if making out is safe, we'll know more about sex being safe.
>>19130649I seeWell, it was a great stew, don't see why we shouldn't have another portion.
>>19130635I like playing dumb and ignoring her interest.It's fun, and frankly a teenage girlfriend might be a lot of work. And there's Anne too. Can't forget our first love.
>>19130666Nobody said anything about girlfriends, though... and Anne is not a first love, she just seduced us is all.
>>19130657Don't lead her on. She might expect more than casual intimacy.
>>19130683especially since we've saved her life, been nicer to her than everyone else, let her stay here etc.
>>19130666First love what are you talking about that was a one night stand anyways yeah take the serving it's food
>>19130676She's the first we made love with, it's almost the same...
>>19130649More stew. Next time.
>>19130692yepshe might (actually, will) get emotionally attached to us if she hasn't already.It's not right to use her for casual sex or whatever
>>19130700it's a one night stand as of now
You nod and agree to another portion, and she picks out all the chicken and seafood for you. 'What about yourself?''Oh I'm stuffed.' She pats her stomach and smiles, before stretching in the chair. 'Thanks for the meal. That was awesome.''No problem, I'm glad to help.' You sip away at the soup and can sense, through proprioception, that Laura is swinging her feet under the table. She's also gradually, gently, tilting forward, trying to make contact with- There's a thunk as her foot connects with the metal leg of the table, and she yelps in both surprise and pain. You realise it's the injured foot she's banged. Well, luck of the wounded...'Owww... I was trying to play foo- um, owwwww!' Her brain is unusually leaky. You wonder if you've poked a few too many holes in it.> What do/say? You don't know about Anne; she's an arts student. But you could always call her you reckon.
>>19130718"You alright? Need any help?"
>>19130718Hm... what do people talk about ? I don't want to kill the tension, one way or the other.Non-hack-and-slash quests are so difficult..."Are you okay?Maybe it's time to change your bandage, by the way. Do you think you'll need help with that ?"
>>19130718You alright, offer to change the bandages for her to make sure it's staying clean and healing properly, and maybe a massage to relax it and take her mind off of the pain.
>>19130765Second
Is there a console in this place ?Also, what does Laura know about us and what we do ? Does she assume we're a highschool student ?
>>19130718I think I prefer older girls, and Anne seemed both interested and not too demanding... We could call her tomorrow to visit us, just to watch how she and Laura act towards each other...
>>19130794>>19130745>>19130765>>19130769'Oh dear. Do you want help changing the bandage, actually?'She looks at you for a long moment, and then nods. You go off to look for another bandage, while keeping your mind on hers, trying to figure out what she's thinking. But even as you emerge from the bathroom, her mind appears to have clouded over. It's almost like that first time you bandaged her foot and she went into a horny trance. If you want to tell more about her thinking, you'll probably need to actually probe her mind. > Do so? Meanwhile, though, she hobbles to the couch and you sit on the floor, putting one foot on her lap. Her legs are pale and shapely, the skin almost shining in the sunlight. And her toes are red from having kicked a metal table leg. Seriously...You cradle the foot in your hand and unwind the bandage carefully, but she still jerks in pain when you pull the last bit off. Well... the wound's looking better now. Sure isn't bleeding anymore. You dab a bit of iodine on it, while she gasps and complains, before wrapping it up, slowly and carefully. As you do it, though, her other foot is moving to your other knee. It sits there, at first, unmoving; then as you're about done with bandaging her foot, she starts moving it. There's your footsie then, lady. You look up and see her staring at the floor intensely. > What do/say?
>>19130843No probe her mind has to many leaky holes like you said man
>>19130843NopeProbe is a bad wordEverytime we Probe we fuck everything up
>>19130807You don't have one. But you could get a Gii, probably, or a 8Box 1000, if you like. And Laura doesn't really know anything about you... you haven't told her much. She probably assumes you're a highschooler, yeah...
rolled 6 = 6>>19130843I don't know how to react, so let's probe.After all, we are an awkward teenager with mind powers, so let's act like one.
>>19130843No probing, it ends badly.Start giving her a nice foot and leg massage moving upwards. See where it goes from there, keep our mind powers in very very tight check.I'd suggest asking if she wanted to know anything about us but given how much she wants to screw us and her odd mental state I don't think she's going to be all that coherent.
>>19130877No probing! We'll wreck the poor girl's brains at this rate.
>>19130877>6Oh well, people said not to probe, so scratch that... please ?
>>19130894>>19130851>>19130850Yeah, go with these, no probing. Though is she always like this when she's about to get intimate? Anyway, massage her feet, her calves. Be careful not to go too far.
>>19130843>> Do so? NOPE> What do/say?"Right, good as new!"
>>19130877let's not probe, we're a teenager who's a bit scared of his mind powers who's been (intentionally or otherwise) passively draining this poor girl the whole time she's been here
>>19130843Massage her foot lightly for a few silent moments, looking pensive, then snap out of it to go clean the table and dishes if there's no dishwasher.
Let's just bang her, I mean, why not?
>>19130924>>19130877Bad ideas Stop it
>>19130894>Start giving her a nice foot and leg massage moving upwards. See where it goes from thereNo. Don't go past her ankle. Take on a slightly embarrassed look and go do something else.
>>19130924It's surprising, no? This has got to be the first quest I've ever seen where /tg/ wasn't trying to bang everything even vaguely female without a moment's hesitation.
> Yeah, no worries, no probing. You look at her gently moving foot, rubbing your knee in circles, then look up at her. Her brain is now very clouded over and you're unsure if that's deliberate. Was Anne like that when the two of you fucked? Come think of it, you couldn't really figure out what she was thinking either. But maybe you were just really green then. That's something to ask, maybe...Meanwhile, you take her uninjured foot and start to rub it - her thin toes, the curve of her sole. She rubs your other knee with her foot. Then, slowly, you knead and press her ankle. 'Now that's comfy, isn't-'She's put her other leg on your shoulder now. You look up at her; she's only just turned to look at you. Laura starts to shift forward in her seat. 'Um... Laura?' You have to say, her leg on your shoulder is enjoyable. It's nice. But.... weird. And she doesn't reply.> What do/say?
>>19130924Because she'll expect more than sex if we do have sex, and I don't want to disappoint her. Let's be nice, even flirty, for the fun of it, but not go too far.Going too far would be making an intent to fuck her obvious. Because it would allow her to voice her own interest and we'll have to make a difficult choice then.
>>19130924hmm, we've got enough self control, no?this seems like a decent if not slow way of getting a circle of friends we can safely be with
>>19130843So do we have to roll to NOT probe her now because of that roll
>>19130964I don't think fucking Laura will make her want us as a "friend".>>19130959Abort mission.
>>19130963I don't even want to be flirty. Being dense is kinda funny but being flirty is actively leading her on."hey, if you need to stretch your legs over the couch, just say so." and stand up
>>19130959does she seem to be fully consious? you mention that her brain was fuzzy in a similar way to her sleep trance thing
It seems we hang on the precipice of initiating harem and hoarfrost. Personally I say we get her so frustrated she has to initiate. Then it'll be all on her.
>>19130959Stop that. Go wash the dishes.
>>19130993No harem and hoarfrost. And she's already initiating, it appears. We're not going to take it. Wake her up. Pull away.
>>19130982it'd be very very slow.After days, weeks, months, or years of being together dylan might manage to get her to break up with him and still be friends.never mind, that's slow AND ineffective
>>19130959Keep on massaging, just keep on going. We're 17 years old and recently out of hobodom. Now a hot girl who has issues about people not thinking she's attractive quite obviously wants us to sleep with her. Keep on massaging and see where she goes with this.
>>19130989We'll have to ask Dawn about that.
>>19131011The last girl we fucked we put her on the hospital.I say we're a very worried Teenager exhobo
>>19131024We've gotten better at the self control since then. Much better, we aren't going to fry her brain, and given that last night she was sobbing that nobody ever wanted to have sex with her, she's attractive and pushing hard to sleep with us I'd say go for it and keep our mind very tightly under control.
>>19130993>>19130998>hoarfrostWhat does that mean?>>19131011>>19131024Besides, we are reasonably sure we can score with Anne again so there is no need to have sex with Laura.Laura is very emotionally vulnerable, I think. I don't want to be responsible for her breakdown because we never wanted any serious relationship
>>19131011We're a nice hobo. We don't take advantage of horny girls. Especially those who enter a trance at the first feel, and who are emotionally deprived.
Hmmm. Alrighty, friendzone her. See how much emotional trauma THAT does.
>>19131011I'm ok with thisalso, i'm not opposed to doing this if we have the self control not to mess her up
>>19130982>>19130986>>19130996>>19130998> You people show shocking restraint, it must be said. I'm... impressed. You feel her nudge you towards her left thigh. Your hand goes on her knee as you bend close. Then you snap awake - no, no, no. This isn't... right. 'Ooh, got the dishes to do,' you say, and gently shrug her leg off your shoulder. She doesn't respond or react very much as you stand up. 'Well, that's your foot... done up.'You then go over to the dishwasher quickly. You have to admit, you are as hard as a wooden post now. No, like a stone pillar. Maybe an I-beam, even. But somehow - Laura's brain fogged up, her eyes glassy - something's wrong. It would be wrong to take advantage. As you load the dishes into the machine, you hear her voice. 'Dylan! Oh yes, I should come help you. Sorry bout that...'She sounds unusually chirpy; you sense the fog clearing, and take in a deep draught of strangely happy thoughts, a sweetness in the mouth. Huh. That's... weird. > What do/say?
>>19131044yeah I would say avoid fucking tranced girls. hopefully she won't even remember initiating it tomorrow
>>19131051Passive Draining Just great
>>19131051Yeah, how's your feet?Also text Dawn later about it
>>19131051"Be careful with your foot."
>>19131045It's sure to do less damage than pumping and dumping.I don't want to take care of a girlfriend, and I don't want to hurt her too much.We already shown that we found her desirable, that should be enough for her issues.
>>19131051Damn you whatever made her foggy and glassy eyed, you are the one thing standing between us and sex. THE ONLY THING.We need to get our self control to acceptable levels so we can actually fucking probe her and see what is going on and if it's our fault or not.Load the dishwasher, talk with her, if she asks about what happened just say she took a micronap while we were massaging her foot.
rolled 43 = 43>>19131051Rolling to analyze all those strange things that happen in her head. This should not hurt. Right ?
rolled 52 = 52>>19131051Try to guess what the problem is WITHOUT your powers
> Okay, last post. Again, suggestions welcome!> So who *would* you guys score with, out of curiosity? Is it going to be college age girls all the way or something?>>19131070>>19131069>>19131068'Be careful with your foot, Laura,' you say, in what sounds like a neutral - maybe even stiff - tone of voice. 'Actually just sit there, it's fine.''Ah, okay.' You turn to take the dishes, but can't help sneaking glances at her legs. They're lovely, you have to say. Then, belatedly, you see she's caught you looking and turn around. 'Hmmm...''Yeah?''It's funny. You'd see but you won't touch.''I did touch. Well. Massage.''You know what I mean, Dylan...' her voice trails off. You set the dishwasher, and then she nudges you aside and sets it properly. 'You've got the big plates in the wrong place.''Sorry.''So you won't? Not with me?' She looks at you, and pushes the machine door closed. 'Never? Never ever?'Dear god, why bring in finality like this?> What do/say? We'll continue this next session. Will announce on Twitter.
I think we should text Anne that if she wants to, she can come visit tomorrow afternoon. And say this to Laura, that we might have a friend over the next day.It should recreate a bit of distance for now.Also, text Dawn to ask her about the fog. I have a feeling we'll need more info on this before the next sunrise.
>>19131120I'm in a bad spot right now Laura if it wasn't for that odds are I be all over you right now. sign in frustration
for the love of god tell me the cloud has been lifted from her mind!if so, on the kitchen counter, right fucking thereif not..... fuck you
>>19131120If we DO pursue relations, at least give it to her straight that we'd need some time. Get to know her better, that sort of thing.
>>19131120ABORT!ABORT!
>>19131120Well, I'm not opposed to fucking Laura, but only if we can be sure she'll not use the occasion to fall in love with us completely and want a stable relationship. And that her fog problem is not too much a problem.But I think I prefer Anne.
>>19131120not, now. I have some issues.
>>19131120"Laura, i think you're one beautiful and smart girls i ever met. On another occasion i would be all over you...But right now i have some issues i have to check"
Oh, also - you sense that her mind has cleared. But you also sense that isn't an invitation; she means more like whether you'll never want to do her.Anyway, you didn't really need to figure that out. Your mouth feels like you just bit into a raw bittergourd. And the fact that it's afternoon and there's no one else to draw from just makes it rather worse. Ugh, bittergourd.
>>19131208Of course we want to do her. If it wasn't for this fuck up situation plus mind powers we would have been all over
>>19131120"Just tell me that sex is all you want and I'll provide until you're exhausted."
>>19131208We can say it's not never just not right now
>>19131237>>19131208"Well, not right now though, there's things to do and places to be. I heard Chuck might be in Saffron, do you know anything about it ?"
>>19131120It's not a never thing, but more of a you've had a bad couple days and I'm not going to sleep with someone right after meeting them right after they have had some trauma. If it were any other situation I would be sleeping with you, but we both have issues to work out and sleeping with you under these circumstances would not make me the person you're attracted to.
can someone archive this? the current archive is missing all posts since >>19131070
>>19131455it should update within an hour or someone should achieve the thread again so that i manually updates
>>19131120Loving the quest so far
>>19131208Poor Dylan, he has so many more women problems than Adrian does. There are available women but he's worried about exploding brains and the fact that Laura occasionally goes into a fugue state, a sexy fugue state.
>>19131802In his place I would be simply overwhelmed and confused.I mean, how many girls hit on Dylan in the past few days? Wouldn't you find that weird after spending whole life without getting any attention? Dylan didn't even use his powers to influence them, they just kinda started liking him.
>>19131830You get a lot more attention from ladies when you stop being a Hobo, get some self confidence, clean up, and start living in a bitching pad. Our female social circle kind of expanded when we got involved with Free Community and started living next to a girl's school.
>>19131896I think Dylan looks like a normal guy right now, right? A teenage with a little bit of acne even, nothing to write home about. We have never mentioned our bitching pad to anyone unless asked. So I don't exactly agree with you.Guess it must be confidence then.
>>19131931Confidence, and not wearing dirty rags really lets his natural charm shine through.
>>19131954>>19131896Well, still, I'd think he would be at least a little overwhelmed by all this attention in such a short term. Sure, he'll get used to it but right now, it must be weird.
>>19131975I think that he's busy being overwhelmed by suddenly being a psychic vampire. His thought process is don't explode people's brains, don't explode people's brains, hey girls like me now, why did I get in a situation that involves violent drug drug dealers, aaah someone is trying to kill me with mind powers I've got to hide with my own mind powers before he kills me, don't explode people's brains.
>>19132028that too
Wait, has he been hit on by that many girls? I didn't... really notice. Hope I'm not being too 'horny' in that sense? Also, since there's been that many replies to the last post: >>19131298'Look, trust me, Laura, I... I really want to.' Yeah, that'd explain the obelisk in your pants. 'Then why not?'You rub your forehead. Aren't you both seventeen, why do you have to act like the mature half? Or is humping everyone you fancy after two days the normal thing for seventeen year olds? (Don't answer that.)'I... okay. We just got to know each other. You were in a dreadful state yesterday. And I... I've got things to handle... work to do, issues to deal with. I can't just, you know, jump on you like that. It's not that I'll... never jump on you... well maybe not jump...'You don't really get to finish the sentence since she comes up and hugs you. Oh shit, well now she can feel your, um, willingness. Down boy. Doooown. You pat her back, feel the outline of her shoulder blades.'You're a stupidly nice guy,' Laura says, wiping her eyes. You detect a bit of anger towards you, but just a little. 'Fine. I won't wait very long for you, just so you know. Settle your issues quick if you want me still.' She sounds suddenly mature, decisive. > What do/say?
