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Anonymous ID:FypP5ekU Wed 30 Oct 2024 15:57:21 No.6132120 View View Report

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>TO JACK: "A year? Damn, time dilation must be weird in this game, huh?"
>TO JACK: It's been about a day in real time out here, maybe a bit less. I'm glad to see you again, as much as anybody could be glad to see a fictional character they like make another appearance.

"It's good to see you too, Pal," Jack says to the interface. "You know, it's still a little funny seeing myself within a game. It's hard to believe it at times."

[HELLSHOCK] "Sometimes it sounds too good to be true."

He lets out a canned chuckle a little too quickly. "'Fictional,' huh? Now do I have a starring role or just a one-bit cameo?" More laughter.

XOM: (heckling) Get on with it already.

"As for the time dilation," Jack explains without missing a beat. "The game engine of DISFORTUNA requires some downtime to process and present the consequences of each Fortuna wish. As the TERMINAL says, 'different choices lead to different results.'"

"Seems like your rig is strong enough to handle all that simulation." He lets out an almost patronizing ping. "Just imagine having to wait an entire year in real time to play the next game!"

"'Yil.' They call them Yils, Pompy," Patty chimes in helpfully.

"Don't call me that," Jack snaps at her. She winces. "Please. And it's Jack, just Jack."
"sorry"
"Mmm, sure, fine. One yil later."

He does the robot thing of remaining entirely motionless for a few seconds.

[PSYCHOPOMP] "Well, just for your information, Pal, I'll go over what I've learned while I was wandering down here."

"First, there have been a lot less newcomers to the NOWHERE over the last yil. A lot less deaths are happening, in other words. This may seem good, but this also means that the souls of the damned are leaving far faster than they're arriving. Even if I can close up the breaches, I can't move along with these souls when they're conjured up, so the culprits are hidden to me.

Second, it feels like there's more Psydonite Impures are being sent down here lately. Magic Users one and all, but most of them are of an utterly degenerate mutant bloodline. I haven't seen any strong souls like those of the Witch-Kings, so the 'silence' of the current Act means that everyone isn't keen on making waves.

Third, as you see, I met Patty in the middle of Nowhere."

"He killed me!" The cop(?) says with a little too much enthusiasm. "Now we're coworkers!"

Jack raises a finger, as if to explain or to tutorialize, but completely gives up and makes a vague gesture instead. "You know what, yeah. I *almost* killed you and then I hired you as a Patron. And stop smiling about it, it's seriously creepy."

>XOM yawns conspicuously.

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XOM !!LyIGObuRQ3d ID:LiNKtXTU Thu 01 Aug 2024 06:18:49 No.6070963 View View Report

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>WHOEVER CREATED YOU AND THIS GAME, PROPS TO THEM
POMPY: Well, if they aren't dead and dust already, I'll hand the developers a message, sure.
MORDRED: Elaborate.
POMPY: Pal, you're starting to sound like one of these moths...
POMPY: Heh.
POMPY: Judging from their ages, these files are several decades older than any normal human lifespan.
POMPY: I don't know of any computing system in use today that can process them.
MORDRED: But you've applied them to *my* computer, yes?
POMPY: That comes with the territory.
POMPY: Among my other duties, I am responsible for transforming the files sent by the TERMINAL and from the old FORTUNA code into a solid context.

>Are you a robot?
POMPY: Last I checked, yes.

>How do you type so fast?
POMPY: See above.

>What's with all the fire?
[There's a metallic click as Jack snaps his fingers.]
POMPY: Backstory.
MORDRED: Dude.
POMPY: Ka-ching, baby.
POMPY: But I will tell you that this is real fire. I am *always* on fire. I'll have to stay in the airlock otherwise I'll burn up all the oxygen on board.

[Jack claps his hands together.]
POMPY: Let's talk insectoids!

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XOM !!LyIGObuRQ3d ID:7ZEdeoMQ Wed 24 Jul 2024 02:55:02 No.6065273 View View Report

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UNPACKING...
Loading EXAMINE::GET(MON.DESCRIPT)...
Loading HEALTHBAR.UI...
Loading INSTINCT;(AVATAR.SWAP;)...
Loading 66 OTHER ITEMS...
INITIALIZATION... OK.

[You get a glimpse of a dingy interior and complicated piloting machinery lit only by dim flames. A new menu called METACOMMS appears.]

POMPY: Hey Pal! It's good to have you. Before we talk further, press the Spacebar to pause the game.

[You do so. The sound effects and ambience stop. A little pause button is on the top right of the screen. And yet, in the world of frozen time, the robot on the screen is able to turn to face you directly. His screen is beaming and his posture is relaxed.

Looking at his smug mug, you kind of want to punch this guy in the face.]

PSYCHOPOMP TALKING: (Psychopomp OST - Down We Go) https://youtu.be/EPuzbPbuVAI

POMPY: Think of these files as a long overdue delivery reaching its intended recipient - the long long journey has finally reached its end.
POMPY: Phew! Ah, yes.
POMPY: Hello, PLAYER.
POMPY: I'm sure you're practically bursting with a lotta questions like "What's going on here?" and "Why are you like this?"
POMPY: Well, to start off, we're in HELL now, Pal.
POMPY: That's not a bad thing though!
POMPY: A lot of people are ultimately destined to go to HELL!
POMPY: But with lil' ol me, maybe you'll be one of the lucky few to survive it, Pal!
POMPY: So, Pal, you ready for Hell? It'll be a long way until you see the surface, Pal.
POMPY: If you got any questions, don't hold back! We've got the time to talk now. Time enough to last.
POMPY: But first things first: I gave you my name, so how 'bout you give me yours Pal?

>Player name choices will be provided below.
>Feel free to write or draw in your own icon for the Quest MC.
>In addition, I would appreciate if you provide a sample quote or write your questions in character to help establish the character.

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