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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 14:48:36 No. 5302464 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Any idea what we’ll encounter over there?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-r">“That being said, how are me and my team supposed to GET there in the fist place?”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Peter will let you inside.”</span> she said, gesturing to Pan. He just huffed at you indignantly. <span class="mu-g">“There’s but a couple of besties roaming ‘round the Neverland forest. We’ve got lions, tigers, bears…”</span> Pan said, listing creatures off on his grubby little fingers. <span class="mu-r">“Oh my...”</span> you interrupted. Pan just kept talking. <span class="mu-g">“Wolves, flamingoes, crocodiles…”</span> he continued, just barely managing to suppress a shudder. <span class="mu-g">“You watch out fer those crocodiles, ya hear? Especially the one that makes a ticking noise as it draws near. A right nasty one, that!”</span> Huh. Well what do you know? The Tick-Tock croc is real too. <span class="mu-g">“Oh! And mermaids. Ya can’t forget to tell him about the ‘mermaid incident’!”</span> Pan said, cackling to himself as he pointed to Hill. Hill’s perpetual frown deemed to deepen at that. <span class="mu-b">“There’s nothing to tell.”</span> she said, far too eagerly. <span class="mu-r">“What’d she do?”</span> you said, unable to resist the urge to pry. Hill shot you a sour look. <span class="mu-g">“She <span class="mu-s">shot</span> one of the mermaids! Nearly stabbed another, but I’d pulled ‘em apart before then.”</span> Pan confirmed. <span class="mu-r">“No!”</span> you said in a scandalized tone. <span class="mu-r">“Isn’t that like 500 years of bad luck or something? I mean, it’s gotta be up there with ‘kicking baby unicorns’.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“The bitch tried to drown me!”</span> Hill snapped in a rare display of genuine emotion. <span class="mu-b">“Besides, I didn’t kill her. It was a clean shot.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Ya shouldn’t have gotten so close!”</span> Pan said, waggling a finger at her. <span class="mu-g">“They splash you with water as a warning. If ya get any closer, then you’re liable to end up going for a midnight swim. You know, the sort that you don’t just walk away from.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“I was just asking for directions.”</span> Hill protested. <span class="mu-g">“You don’t speak their language like I do.”</span> Pan countered. <span class="mu-g">“Besides, <span class="mu-i">my</span> presence is the only one they’ll tolerate at their lakes, shores and coves.”</span> he proudly declared. <span class="mu-b">“I can’t for the life of me understand why…”</span> Hill muttered under her breath. Pan chose to ignore that. His selective hearing was incredibly acute. <span class="mu-g">“They’re highly unsocial as a people. They hide from pretty much anyone and everyone, even the faeries.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-r">“Everyone except you.”</span> you confirmed. <span class="mu-g">“You’re darn right! We’re thick as thieves, me and them.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“There also appear to be multiple factions at play on that island.”</span> Hill cut in, regaining her composure. <span class="mu-b">“There are the ‘Redskins’, a Native American tribe that appears to be on friendly terms with the Lost Boys.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Just like the stories...”</span> you added. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 14:49:43 No. 5302465 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-g">“And let’s not forget the birds. You do NOT want to mess with those birds!”</span> Pan urged you. <span class="mu-g">“They’re sacred creatures!”</span> You just shrugged at him. You weren’t planning to pick a fight with random wildlife, unless they picked a fight with you first. <span class="mu-b">“And of course,”</span> Hill continued. <span class="mu-b">“We have the Neverland Pirates and their trusty Captain, James Hook.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Dastards, the lot of them!”</span> Pan shouted. <span class="mu-g">“You’d be better off running them through without a second thought!”</span> He then proceeded to whip out his dagger and stab at empty air. You took a few steps back, just in case. <span class="mu-r">“What’s the deal with you recruiting this little squirt? I hope he’s more impressive than he is in the movies.”</span> you said to Hill. The look she gave you was slightly sympathetic, but she didn’t sound amused in the slightest when she next spoke. <span class="mu-b">“He might not look like much, Pan is a master with his weapons of choice and an excellent athlete. He can fight off an entire pirate crew by himself, kill a den of bears single handedly and he’s capable of flying at incredible speeds.”</span> she said. You looked back at Pan still stabbing at empty air and dancing around the room. You found it very hard to see this kid as a competent foe, but you’ve seen weirder. <span class="mu-r">“If you say so.”</span> you said, sighing heavily. <span class="mu-r">“Send me the details and I’ll get back to you later. I want to talk this over with my team first.”</span> Hill nodded, but made no motion to hand you anything remotely resembling a dossier or a case file. Instead, you felt your phone buzzing multiple times. You really needed a more secure phone at some point. —--------- On the way back to your base, you had some time to think about Hill’s proposal. Sure, it had all the makings of an epic mission that would likely go down in history for being one of the most batshit insane things you’ve ever done. And it was(probably) for a good cause! Children’s lives could be at stake. But at the same time, you weren’t sure if you could justify going anywhere with the city in its current state. Russian mobsters might still be after your brother, mercs and terrorists were running rampant through the streets, and Electro was still out there somewhere. Let’s not even mention the constant anxiety that the “Chameleon situation” was giving you every single day. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 14:50:44 No. 5302467 Report What were you thinking?
>You could use the money. Especially after Silvermane postponed your payday. >You’re far from charitable, but those kids need your help. And you have something of a soft spot for strays. >You might just pawn this mission off on someone else that might be inclined to help.(Who?) >As much as it pains you to turn down a job like this, you can’t leave the city right now. >You don’t feel comfortable taking on a magical job without a magical crew member. Maybe Hill has an agent that you can rent out for the day? >You’ll wait to hear what the others have to say before you make any concrete decisions. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5302467 >>You’re far from charitable, but those kids need your help. And you have something of a soft spot for strays. I'm sure it'll be fine, Cindy will take care of things. Actually, I kinda wanna bring her with us...
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>>5302467 there are just too many unknowns. Especially on the logistics on how to get to and from Neverland and what the cell service there is like.
And even if we can be contacted in case of emergency and we are able to abort the mission at any time, I don't think this'd be the kind of muscle they should hire for a job like that.
>As much as it pains you to turn down a job like this, you can’t leave the city right now. >>5302460 for all we talked about keeping them seperate we never actually voted on it. We even ignored the vote where we would tell Silvermane about wanting to keep them seperate.
We need to get separate costumes unrelated to either and then stage a grand scale fight between our two personas
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>>5302467 >You’re far from charitable, but those kids need your help. And you have something of a soft spot for strays. I think I know just the team
>Cindy (she deserves a light hearted magical adventure after all she's been through) >Anastasia (Expert tracker, would probably appreciate a few rare trophies) >Glass (He'll insist on coming anyways, and the mutant kids might react better if they see him with us) As for Flint, Felicia, and Prowler...I think we can leave them to their own devices.
One thing I wanna do though is get them in contact with Julia and Madame Web so they can take some of those freelance hero jobs while we're away.
I'm sure they'd appreciate the extra pocket money.
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>>5302467 >You’re far from charitable, but those kids need your help. And you have something of a soft spot for strays. >You’ll wait to hear what the others have to say before you make any concrete decisions. >>5302474 Personally, I find it to be way too much effort for too little benefit.
Might as well go for that thief with a heart of gold, that does crimes but helps every once in a while. It's a comic classic.
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>>5302481 >Might as well go for that thief with a heart of gold, that does crimes but helps every once in a while. It's a comic classic. Honestly, not a terrible idea.
We could totally cultivate a good reputation while still being a gun for hire sorta guy.
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>>5302481 >>5302485 I don't mind either way, but we should commit to either or
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>>5302503 I mean, Ben IS a thief with a conscious, so it seems only natural that our superhero persona would be somewhat morally ambiguous as well.
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>>5302522 I hope you realize I only put those roster picks up there for the sake of getting the idea out, it's not part of my actual vote.
We'll likely decide the roster when we actually get our team together for a meeting.
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>>5302503 I'm going to commit dropping the whole two personnas bit.
I remembered that on top of all the ones listed last tbread, the people on the underground fighting ring also should know our identity as the huntsman, and so does Julia, Madame Web, Moon Knight and the Morb.
The only people that do know us a spdier-man is a couple of SHIELD guys and whoever watched that livestream.
So I'm going to vote to fuse the silver costume with the fur one and call ourselves the Huntsman.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 19:15:21 No. 5302627 Report >>5302472 >>5302474 >>5302481 >>5302485 >>5302480 >>5302522 >>You’re far from charitable, but those kids need your help. And you have something of a soft spot for strays. Writing...
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>>5302627 >The Daily Bugle has a fresh quote from the vigilante hero Huntsman > "Fuck them kids lmao" Anonymous
>>5302640 Jokes on Jameson, nobody reads the fucking news anymore.
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>>5302648 He would make for a good podcaster though.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 19:58:17 No. 5302652 Report While you’re far from charitable, those kids need your help. Just imagining someone like Condy being hunted by pirates, crocodiles and God knows what…you don’t even want to think about it. You’re starting to think that you’ve got something of a soft spot for strays. —------ When it came time for the meeting to be held, you shared with them some of your feelings on the matter. As you expected, Glass wholeheartedly agreed, being the most ready out of anyone to dive headfirst into an unknown mystical realm. As much shit as you give to Xavier’s school, you had to respect the willingness to sacrifice life-and-limb for a cause that they believed in. Prowler and Felicia just seemed to be struggling to wrap their heads around the matter. <span class="mu-b">“Pirates I can deal with.”</span> she said, waving her hand dismissively. <span class="mu-b">“But mark my words, Spider. I am NOT wrestling a crocodile for you”</span> Despite the seriousness of declaration, you still sensed more than a little amusement in her voice and expression. <span class="mu-g">“That’ll be a tough one for sure.”</span> Prowler nodded. <span class="mu-g">“Most of my darts won't even be able to penetrate the skin. Same goes for your bullets.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“The best I can do is web them up so that they don’t follow or attack us.”</span> you put in. <span class="mu-g">“I’m sure we can do better than that.”</span> Glass cut in, reshaping his arm into a long, thin blade. His skeletal hand was still somewhat visible in the opaque material that had replaced his flesh. <span class="mu-r">“You’re a lifesaver, Glass.”</span> you said, breathing a sigh of relief. <span class="mu-b">“Also, are we just going to gloss over the fact that Peter Pan and Neverland and all that are completely real?”</span> Felicia added. <span class="mu-b">“How many other fairy tales are actually real?”</span> Prowler shrugged. <span class="mu-g">“Considering the world we live in, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some truth to everything we’ve been told as kids.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Why do you guys think that Hill is so invested in this?”</span> Flint asked, speaking up for the first time since the meeting started. <span class="mu-g">“She has to be getting something out of this, right?”</span> <span class="mu-b">“I’d bet it has something to do with that Neverland Pirate gold.”</span> Felicia said, a wicked grin spreading across her face. <span class="mu-b">“Think about it. Neverland is stuck in the past, so they probably still use metal coins for currency, or something similar. I’d bet money that S.H.I.E.L.D has got their eyes on Neverland for its uncontested resources.”</span> You rubbed your chin thoughtfully, unintentionally mirroring Flint. That would certainly make sense. Hill hires you because you don’t represent a greater power, and you grab the kids and dip back out, not wanting to spend more time there than absolutely necessary. Even if you stumbled across some buried treasure or something of the like, you can only carry so much back with you. Hill probably doesn’t have that problem. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 19:59:18 No. 5302653 Report <span class="mu-g">“I think I should stay behind, Benny.”</span> Flint declared, interrupting your thoughts. <span class="mu-g">“It sounds like there’s gonna be a lot of water over there, and I don’t do so well with getting wet. Now, if you need someone to keep your folks safe, I’m your man.”</span>
What will you say?
>”I think I’ll take you up on that offer.” >”I still need you as a heavy hitter, just in case we run into something unexpected.” >”We might have to round out our team a bit more before we embark on this expedition.”(Make some roster changes.) >”I might have to call in some favors for this one.”(Who?) >”This mission suddenly just got a lot more expensive.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
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>>5302653 >”I think I’ll take you up on that offer.” >I should probably contact Callisto about this, a bunch of kidnapped and lost mutant children should be right up her alley. Anonymous
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>>5302653 >>”I think I’ll take you up on that offer.” >”I might have to call in some favors for this one.”(The Toomes) Having a flier would have helped a LOT during the Slip mission, and Hill also kind of suggested it. Let's see if Starling is up for the spot, I don't trust Toomes.
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>>5302651 I think he'd just start saying outrageously stupid shit to get hate clicks.
Meanwhile Huntsman would have a JRE style podcast that consistently ranks number one in viewership.
>"Anyways, that's why I don't fuck with magical creatures no more. You ever deal with anything like that Huntsman?" >"Oh yeah, fucking Vampires man. Almost drained me and my nephew a couple times." >"Christ." >"Yeah man, it was wild. Arachne, can you pull up that video of that vampire chimp ripping a cop in half." >"..." >"Crazy...so, you ever done radioactive spider venom?" Anonymous
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>>5302653 >”I think I’ll take you up on that offer." >"Anybody on this job who hasn't watched Peter Pan, please correct that as soon as possible." >”We might have to round out our team a bit more before we embark on this expedition.”(Make some roster changes.) >"I think I'll call Anastasia Kravinoff. We're probably gonna be running around in forests and swamps, so an expert tracker would do us a world of good." >"I'm also gonna check with Cindy. I figure she'd be more than happy to come along, and she's probably bored as hell anyways." Anonymous
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>>5302672 Adding Anastasia because she would be a good fit, too. Can you imagine the phone call?
>Hey babe, wanna go kill a centuries-old legendary crocodile in a fairy tale dimension? Cool? Cool. I’ll pick you up Saturday at 8. Anonymous
>>5302655 Ditto, also we should pick up some doubloons or something from Neverland
also, anyone ever read Peter and The Starcatchers? It's YA but pretty neat >>5302661 Retired Huntsman doing a JRE podcast would be hilarious, just nothing but him shitposting at heroes and getting Swatted by Skrewball
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>>5302697 >Ditto, also we should pick up some doubloons or something from Neverland Naw, what we need to do is bring something to help us carry all our swag.
NEVERLAND LOOT LIST
>Captain Hook's hat >Captain Hook's sword and scabbard >Captain Hook's hook-hand >Tick-Tock (preferably alive but dead works so long as we can get back in time) >As many gold doubloons as we can carry Anonymous
>>5302697 >Peter and The Starcatchers I did. Entire series. Was interesting at points. I'm surprised anybody else knows about it, much less read it themselves.
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>>5302697 I can see it now.
>"So I'm pretty sure Reed Richards doesn't fuck his wife." >"Bro you kidding me? He's probably doing it from the other room man." >"Naw see, if he can stretch anything he wants, and she's STILL hitting up Namor..." >"Oh I see. Yeah no he's probably too busy making another bullshit ass doomsday device." >"He's built like, what, ten in the last three years? Isn't he supposed to be a super hero?" >"See, this is why I'm with Doom. Richards just ain't no good for the city." Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 22:13:48 No. 5302757 Report >>5302675 She's your second adopted daughter! Don't you remember, anon?
>>5302697 >>5302719 I'll have to give it a read myself.
>>5302640 >>5302648 >>5302651 >>5302661 >>5302697 >>5302738 Having Ben run a talk show/podcast in his retirement genuinely sounds amazing. Currently wondering if anyone would be up for a "passing of the torch" if Ben ever retired. Although, that's entirely dependent on what you guys do and which ending you achieve.
>>5302655 >>5302660 >>5302672 >>5302676 >>5302697 Taking these. Writing...
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>>5302757 If Benny ends up having a kid, I'd be more than willing to let them take up the mantle when it comes time to hang up the suit.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 22:40:38 No. 5302777 Report Quoted By:
Oh man, reading through that last update is painful. That's what I get for rushing, I suppose.
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>>5302738 Imagine if one day, Doctor Doom made a public appearance to New York City, but then he brought in big amps and music gear, and started singing the entirety of this album in a surprise villain concert. What would people think?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 22:47:43 No. 5302783 Report Quoted By:
>>5302779 >Doom gains massive amounts of clout in the US through the smashing success of his debut rap album >Big time heroes pretend to hate it in public, but they listen to it on repeat in private >Reed catches his son listening to his music A dastardly scheme indeed!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 23:00:49 No. 5302788 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“I think I’ll take you up on that offer.”</span> you said, clapping your friend on the shoulder, and releasing a plume of sand right into your face as a result. You coughed and waved it away with a hand, silently cursing yourself for forgetting not to do that without warning. Flint’s control over his particles and his reaction time could use a little work. You’d have to keep that in mind whenever you managed to pull together a training regimen. <span class="mu-r">“I should probably contact Callisto about this. A bunch of kidnapped mutant children should be right up her alley.”</span> you said. Glass nodded. <span class="mu-g">“I’d definitely feel a lot better with her in our corner.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“She looks halfway like a Neverland pirate already.”</span> Felicia said with a smirk. <span class="mu-b">“All she needs is the hook and the peg leg.”</span> You all shared a laugh at that. You even heard a rare chuckle from Prowler. After that, the meeting was pretty much wrapping up for the day. Flint would be staying behind to look after the family, Felicia and Prowler will be modifying some of their gear to better suit Neverland’s terrain, and Glass would be…doing whatever Glass does when he isn’t here. You’re not entirely sure what his hobbies are. You didn’t dwell on the thought for long, as you had to focus on composing a response to Hill’s job offer. It looks like you're going to Never Neverland. What will you do in the meantime?>Spend some time with someone. (Who?) >Check Madame Web’s bounty board. >Meet up with Callisto and explain the specifics of the Neverland job. >Create some more gadgets with Prowler. >Workshop some gear and gadget ideas with the others. >Bug Toomes about the schematics for that power source until he sends it to you. >Propose a new costume idea to Black Cat. >Visit Phin’s shop.(Write-in.) >Write-in.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 12 Jun 2022 23:02:12 No. 5302789 Report <span class="mu-r">“I think I’ll take you up on that offer.”</span> you said, clapping your friend on the shoulder, and releasing a plume of sand right into your face.
You coughed and waved it away with a hand, silently cursing yourself for forgetting not to do that without warning. Flint’s control over his particles and his reaction time could use a little work. You’d have to keep that in mind whenever you managed to pull together a training regimen.
<span class="mu-r">“I should probably contact Callisto about this. A bunch of kidnapped mutant children should be right up her alley.”</span> you said.
Glass nodded. <span class="mu-g">“I’d definitely feel a lot better with her in our corner.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“She looks halfway like a Neverland pirate already.”</span> Felicia said with a smirk. <span class="mu-b">“All she needs is the hook and the peg leg.”</span>
You all shared a laugh at that. You even heard a rare chuckle from Prowler.
After that, the meeting was pretty much wrapping up for the day. Flint would be staying behind to look after the family, Felicia and Prowler will be modifying some of their gear to better suit Neverland’s terrain, and Glass would be…doing whatever Glass does when he isn’t here. You’re not entirely sure what his hobbies are.
You didn’t dwell on the thought for long, as you had to focus on composing a response to Hill’s job offer. It looks like you're going to Never Neverland.
What will you do in the meantime?
>Spend some time with someone. (Who?) >Check Madame Web’s bounty board. >Meet up with Callisto and explain the specifics of the Neverland job. >Create some more gadgets with Prowler. >Workshop some gear and gadget ideas with the others. >Bug Toomes about the schematics for that power source until he sends it to you. >Propose a new costume idea to Black Cat. >Visit Phin’s shop.(Write-in.) >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2 Anonymous
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>>5302789 >>Bug Toomes about the schematics for that power source until he sends it to you. Anonymous
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>>5302789 >Create some more gadgets with Prowler. Web bombs, to replace the ones we spent performing spider bukkake on Typhoid Mary
>Bug Toomes about the schematics for that power source until he sends it to you. We need that for Slip' to work on his stealth suit
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>>5302789 >Meet up with Callisto and explain the specifics of the Neverland job. >Bug Toomes about the schematics for that power source until he sends it to you. Anonymous
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>>5302789 >>Meet up with Callisto and explain the specifics of the Neverland job. >Bug Toomes about the schematics for that power source until he sends it to you. >Spend some time with someone. Cindy see if we can finally get her a thing to be able to speak and spend some time with her
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>>5302789 >Bug Toomes about the schematics for that power source until he sends it to you. >Propose a new costume idea to Black Cat. >A more temperature appropriate version of your classic Huntsman costume. A full-body spandex suit isn't exactly ideal for swamps and lagoons after all. >Call up Anastasia and ask if she doesn't want to come along for the Neverland job. Make sure to mention there's a legendary crocodile involved. Anonymous
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>>5302719 Yeah it was pretty neat, I liked how Tick Tock was one of those primeval bus sized Crocs too also Hummingbird Tink
>>5302939 Ditto
>podcast Huntsman getting various villains (although more usually Villainesses) >Actually has a neat niche in getting former minions doing interviews about serving under villains Anonymous
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>>5302939 Supporting and adding write in:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 13 Jun 2022 07:08:02 No. 5303142 Report Quoted By:
Over the course of the next few hours, you proceeded to blow up Toomes’ phone, filling his inbox with countless voicemails and flooding his notification window with angry message after angry message. Eventually, he gave in to your constant pestering and sent you a rather large, detailed file on the substance that he’d created to power his suits. You thanked him, and passed the file on to Prowler. He noted that the structure of the compound was admittedly complex, and it would take a while for him to figure it out. Maybe you can get Sam in on this to speed up the process.>You’ve obtained the formula for Compound V! —------ After that was done, you picked a quiet little corner to have a nice chat with Ana. And by “quiet little corner”, you meant your roof. <span class="mu-g">“Huntsman. What is it?”</span> she answered in her usual stern tone. <span class="mu-r">“I got a new job and I was wondering if you’d be interested in tagging along. It seemed like it’d be right up your alley.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“You wish to hunt something together?”</span> she asked, a bit of excitement creeping into her voice. <span class="mu-r">“Well, some of the guys that we’ll be tracking down need to be taken in alive and unharmed, but I think everything else is free game.”</span> you said in reply. There was a long pause over the line before she spoke again. And when she did, it was straight and to the point. <span class="mu-g">“Explain.”</span> And you did. You explained the thing about Peter Pan, the mutant children, the pirates, and even the Tick Tock Croc. Anastasia didn’t say anything throughout the entire explanation. Finally, when you were done, she made a somewhat derisive snort. <span class="mu-g">“Those are just fairytale myths.”</span> she said. <span class="mu-g">“What makes you so sure that the boy you saw wasn’t just that. A boy, playing pretend and telling made up stories.”</span> You almost said that the information came from a trusted source, but you weren’t entirely sure if that was the right word to describe your relationship with Hill. It was more of a…mutually beneficial agreement where both of you decided not to ruin each other’s lives. <span class="mu-r">“It wouldn’t be the weirdest thing to ever happen.”</span> you finally said. <span class="mu-g">“Hm. I suppose not.”</span> she admitted. <span class="mu-g">“But if you truly believe that ‘Neverland’ is a real place…then I will need to make room for more trophies in the Kravinoff Estate.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Hell yeah! They’ve got giant crocks, wolves, flamingos, giant birds-”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Mm. We will leave the birds alone.”</span> Ana interrupted. <span class="mu-g">“If the fairytales are to be believed, the birds provide a vital resource to the people of our realm.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Oh? What do they do?”</span> you asked, becoming mildly intrigued. <span class="mu-r">“They are like…storks. They deliver children to men and women that cannot have children of their own.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-r">“Okay, there is <span class="mu-i">no</span> way that the stork exists too!”</span> you protested. <span class="mu-r">“I refuse to believe it!”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 13 Jun 2022 07:09:03 No. 5303143 Report <span class="mu-g">“In your own words, ‘it would not be the weirdest thing to happen’.”</span> Anastasia argued. Why was the world you lived in so massively fucked up in every conceivable way? You were beginning to lose count of all the times that your perception of reality had been violently rearranged. The conversation with Ana went on for a little while longer, before she said that she had to go. But not before promising that she would like to accompany you on your expedition into the unknown. You’d be lucky to have two expert trackers on your side in all this. And you’d be even luckier if you could find a moment alone with Ana. You’d love to be able to brag about having sex in Neverland! —------- Sometime later, you found Felicia pouring over the details of a job that she’d been planning. She refused to tell you what it was about, but judging from her mischievous grin, it was sure to be an interesting one. After she’d cleared the table, you pitched her your idea for a new suit. You wanted something that was more temperature appropriate for the harsh jungle climate of Neverland. You had to assume that it’d be rather warm most of the time, and all that fur on your current Huntsman suit would only make you sweat. Not to mention all the suffocating spandex that’d be covering every inch of your flesh. Felicia gave you a sympathetic nod and admitted that she’d been looking for a way to beat the what as well. You were almost sad to see the skintight, leather catsuit being retired to her closet, but all of you needed to be at the top of your game for this mission.>Did you have anything in mind for the costume’s design? (If so, post it in your reply!)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 13 Jun 2022 07:10:50 No. 5303145 Report Oh actually, I just re-read that vote. If it's simply a redesigned version of the current Huntsman suit, then you don't have to reply, and I'll continue the update after I get some sleep. If you have any suggestions for alternative designs and functions however, feel free to post them!
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>>5303145 >Inquire with Peter Pan about the climate of the island and then put some trust into Ana for a design Anonymous
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>>5303150 Support
Haven't been able to follow since around a week, quite happy Ana is back in the game
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Not a vote, but…> You’d love to be able to brag about having sex in Neverland! Yeah. No way THAT could possibly end up a strange and unfortunate rumor…
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>>5303046 Dank Peter Pan shadow was cool, and the finale with
the rocket launch battle was also very cool
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 13 Jun 2022 16:33:26 No. 5303378 Report Quoted By:
>>5303150 >>5303163 >>5303191 >>5303193 Taking these too. Writing...
>>5303191 Glad to have you back, anon
>>5303266 Just bought the first book on audible. I'll give it a listen sometime later
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 13 Jun 2022 18:10:20 No. 5303453 Report Quoted By:
Over the next hour, you and Cat were brainstorming design changes to your classic costume. So far, you’d already removed the hood, scrapped the fur cloak and shortened the sleeves, leaving your bare arms exposed with a gap between your gloves. It didn’t look bad at all, but you weren’t quite satisfied with it yet. At some point, you suggested the idea of asking Pan about Neverland’s climate. And when you paged Hill about it, you got a surprisingly fast response. Apparently, Neverland’s climate varied greatly, but leaned towards the warmer side more often than not. Even then, the ocean breeze and the chilling winds of the Neverpeak Mountain and its surrounding ridges tended to be harsher than most people anticipated. Felicia frowned when you relayed this information to her. This would make dressing for the occasion a little more complicated. So, you decided to call in a little more help. —------- It was approaching midnight when Anastasia had finally arrived at your place. Prowler had left long ago to try and figure out the secrets of the Vulture’s power source, Flint was fixing up the dents that you’d put into the Wallcrawler, and Felicia was up late planning her top secret mission. All eyes turned to Ana as soon as she walked through the door. Black Cat gave her a curious look, and Flint got up from what he was doing, preparing for a fight if the situation called for it. Ana’s sharp gaze passed over your companions and stopped when they’d locked onto you. She strode over to you without hesitation, ignoring the strange looks that everyone else was giving her. <span class="mu-g">“You said something about preparing hunting gear.”</span> Ana said, phrasing it as a statement, rather than a question. You nodded. <span class="mu-r">“We need some advice on designing suits built for variable weather.”</span> you replied. Felicia slid her designs over to Ana, who snatched it up to examine it closely. <span class="mu-g">“Are you planning on using Polyester or Nylon?”</span> she asked. <span class="mu-b">“Neither. Polyester isn’t nearly as breathable as most people make it out to be. I think Rayon would be the better selection here.”</span> Felicia said. Ana nodded approvingly. <span class="mu-g">“Excellent choice. The cotton-spandex blend that the Huntsman wears would retain far too much moisture, and would ultimately end up suffocating his skin.”</span> Felicia raised an eyebrow at that and shot you a teasing glance. She was probably thinking of all sorts of reasons for why the huntress was so familiar with the fabric of your suit. And most of those assumptions would probably end up being right. <span class="mu-b">“You got a design in mind?”</span> Felicia asked, that same easy-going smile raising the corners of her lips. Ana gazed at the paper thoughtfully, before nodding. <span class="mu-g">“I might.”</span> —------ (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 13 Jun 2022 18:11:46 No. 5303454 Report Quoted By:
You, Felicia and Flint waited patiently for her to finish her drawing. You were completely fine with letting her take her time. Unfortunately, this opened up a golden opportunity for Cat to tease you about your nightly conquests and bedfellows. Flint even gave you a congratulatory pat on the back, despite the fact that you’d pointedly avoided going into any sort of explicit detail. You breathed a sigh of relief once Ana was finally done with her drawing…and blinked several times. It was good! Like, really good! The attention to detail and like-like depiction of you dressed in her proposed costume idea was honestly more than a little flattering. The breathable fabric was set to be dyed in a very dark shade of gray, with slashes of brown mixed in. But the most eye-catching feature was the long, dark cloak that was draped over the shoulders. It had a fake fur neckline with a fabric dyed so dark that it seemed to absorb all light around it. The billowing cloak went down well past your knees, and you were more than a little worried that it would get caught on something or drag against the jungle floor. Not to mention the fact that it’d hang over your face while you were crawling along walls and other surfaces. However, Ana reassured you that the cloak was easily removable, and could be stowed away until you needed it later. It actually sort of reminded you of the cloak that she always wore. Felicia whistled. <span class="mu-b">“I’ve got to admit, Annie. You’ve got a good eye for fashion.”</span> Anastasia seemed to bristle at being called “Annie” but decided not to comment on it as she nodded. Felicia pretended not to notice. <span class="mu-g">“As do you.”</span> she replied simply. Feeling satisfied with her input, you thanked her for her assistance and complimented her on the quality of the drawing. She seemed to take great pride in that. <span class="mu-g">“Thank you. I have often practiced sketching various portraits of wild animals with my father. The key is to have patience, and to keep erasing to a minimum.”</span> she said. <span class="mu-g">“I’ve tried drawing a few times, but it never comes out right.”</span> Flint said, marveling at the concept art. <span class="mu-r">“Oh come on, Flint. You know I’ll always hang your art up on the fridge for everyone to see. You can even borrow some crayons from Cindy’s stash. I’m sure she won’t mind.”</span> you said, earning you a punch on the shoulder that hurt more than you’d like to admit. <span class="mu-g">“As I said, patience is key. Do not let your frustration from a lack of immediate progress impede your efforts.”</span> Anastasia said. <span class="mu-g">“You will improve if you practice. Just keep practicing.”</span> Flint nodded and smiled slightly. You’d like it if your good buddy could pick up a new hobby or passion. It was something to keep his mind busy in the waking hours of the night. —------ (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 13 Jun 2022 18:13:30 No. 5303455 Report Some time later, Felicia and Ana had departed at almost the same time, getting into a heated discussion of the various applications of fabrics, weaves and meshes that you couldn’t quite keep up with. Flint picked a quiet corner of your base to practice drawing when he thought you weren’t looking, and you decided to let him keep believing that. The urge to embarrass him like he had with you was incredibly strong, though. It was already well past midnight, but you still had one more trip to make that would end this impossibly long day on a good note. You headed out and swung towards the nearest sewer grate that you could find. —-------- Coming down to visit the Morlocks on your own wasn’t nearly as creepy as it had been on the night that you encountered BugLizard Connors. The sounds of creaking pipes, dripping water, and the roar of cars rolling overhead had all just become background noise. Despite all that, your heart nearly jumped out of your fucking chest when you saw a human figure at the edge of your spider signal’s light, moving out of the way just fast enough to avoid being identified. The light splashing of water was the only evidence of you not having hallucinated the event. You turned the corner cautiously, finding Callisto waiting for you patiently halfway down the tunnel. With a wave of her hand, she urged you to hurry up, and you did. —----- Once she’d led you into the Morlock’s domain, the two of you sat down to discuss the Neverland mission. Callisto nodded along and listened without interrupting, even once. When you were finished explaining, she leaned back on her wooden crate and folded her arms. <span class="mu-b">“Mutant children lost in a magical realm, huh? That sounds like it’d be right up Charles’ alley.”</span> she said. <span class="mu-b">“They’re always traveling to different dimensions and shit.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“So…you won’t help us?”</span> you asked. Callisto put up a hand to silence you. <span class="mu-b">“I never said that.”</span> she shot back. <span class="mu-b">“I just said that I’m not normally invited to join those little field trips, and nor do I want to. But…I can’t in good conscience let some little tyke get eaten by a crocodile while I’m sitting on my ass down here.” she said with a sigh. “I’ll help you find those kids.”</span> What will you say?>”Thanks. I’ll be sure to handle some of those ‘home improvement’ upgrades that we talked about when we get back.” >”You’re just a big softy, aren’t you? That eyepatch, the punk look, and all those sharp knives you’ve got squirreled away are all just for show.” >”I’ve got another expert tracker coming with us, so I think we’ve got a really good chance of finding them quickly.” >"Are you sure you don't want me to pay you with actual money?" >”I don't suppose you’d have another Morlock that might be willing to join us on our little expedition.” >Write-in.
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>>5303455 >”Thanks. I’ll be sure to handle some of those ‘home improvement’ upgrades that we talked about when we get back.” >"I'm gonna let the kids decide where they wanna go, so you might need to start making arrangements for a few more regulars down here. Anonymous
>>5303455 >>"Are you sure you don't want me to pay you with actual money?" Anonymous
>>5303455 >"I'm gonna let the kids decide where they wanna go, so you might need to start making arrangements for a few more regulars down here. >"Are you sure you don't want me to pay you with actual money?" Anonymous
>>5303455 Thanks. I’ll be sure to handle some of those ‘home improvement’ upgrades that we talked about when we get back.”
>”You’re just a big softy, aren’t you? That eyepatch, the punk look, and all those sharp knives you’ve got squirreled away are all just for show.” >”I’ve got another expert tracker coming with us, so I think we’ve got a really good chance of finding them quickly.” >"Are you sure you don't want me to pay you with actual money?" >”I don't suppose you’d have another Morlock that might be willing to join us on our little expedition.” Anonymous
So, what’s the consensus on feeding Hook to Tick-Tock?Also, Spotbros, we won
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>>5303455 >”Thanks. I’ll be sure to handle some of those ‘home improvement’ upgrades that we talked about when we get back.” >”You’re just a big softy, aren’t you? That eyepatch, the punk look, and all those sharp knives you’ve got squirreled away are all just for show.” >”I’ve got another expert tracker coming with us, so I think we’ve got a really good chance of finding them quickly.” Anonymous
>>5303455 >”Thanks. I’ll be sure to handle some of those ‘home improvement’ upgrades that we talked about when we get back.” >”I’ve got another expert tracker coming with us, so I think we’ve got a really good chance of finding them quickly.” >”You’re just a big softy, aren’t you? That eyepatch, the punk look, and all those sharp knives you’ve got squirreled away are all just for show.” >But I'm not one to talk, given that I'm been doing the same thing Anonymous
>>5303502 After we steal all his valuables, I couldn't care less what happens to the guy.
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>>5303509 Steal the spots right off him!
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>>5303693 Captain Hook, Anon.
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Who and where was spot mentioned?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 14 Jun 2022 00:44:29 No. 5303807 Report Quoted By:
>>5303458 >>5303466 >>5303475 >>5303487 >>5303505 >>5303506 >”You’re just a big softy, aren’t you? That eyepatch, the punk look, and all those sharp knives you’ve got squirreled away are all just for show.” >”Thanks. I’ll be sure to handle some of those ‘home improvement’ upgrades that we talked about when we get back.” >"Are you sure you don't want me to pay you with actual money?" >”I’ve got another expert tracker coming with us, so I think we’ve got a really good chance of finding them quickly.” Taking these. Writing...
>>5303502 That looks fantastic! Super excited for this movie
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 14 Jun 2022 07:43:18 No. 5304104 Report Apologies for the fat delay, folks. Been writing the update on and off, but I'm going through some things. Gonna post as soon as I'm available again.
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>>5304104 Get some rest Chief
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>>5304104 Dear SpiderQM,
I hope everything is going ok for you.
Can't do much as I'm an anon on a wallpainter image board, but you still have all my support
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>>5304104 I'm going to bake a cake today in support of you!
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>>5304104 Take a day off brother, no use forcing yourself when you're spent
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>>5304104 Time for sleep, QM. IRL always takes precedence.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 14 Jun 2022 22:46:21 No. 5304640 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“You’re just a big softy, aren’t you? That eyepatch, the punk look, and all those sharp knives that you’ve got squirreled away are just for show.”</span> you teasingly said. To your surprise, Callisto returned your smile, but it was far more mischievous than your own had been. <span class="mu-b">“Look who’s talking! You adopt any new teenagers lately?”</span> <span class="mu-r">“I guess I walked right into that one.”</span> you admitted. <span class="mu-r">“Thanks for agreeing to help, by the way. I’ll be sure to handle some of the ‘home improvement’ upgrades that we talked about when we get back.”</span> Callisto nodded. <span class="mu-b">“Good. Things are getting pretty rough up there, so I’ve got more and more homeless passing through seeking shelter.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Are you sure you don’t want me to pay you with actual money?”</span> you asked. Callisto just shrugged. <span class="mu-b">“Not like I’m gonna do much with it.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“What have you been doing with the money that I gave you that one time?”</span> <span class="mu-b">“I just give a little bit to homeless kids that don’t have anywhere to go. Not everyone wants to be a part of a community or a shelter, you know?”</span> she said. Suddenly, you began to realize that your joke of Callisto being a big softy didn’t seem like such a stretch. You might have to think about giving her more money for the homeless people that pass through. The conversation eventually drifted back to the specifics of the mission, and you found that you were able to ignore the stares of some of the more spiteful and socially inept Morlocks. <span class="mu-r">“I’ve got another expert tracker coming with us, so I think we’ve got a really good chance of finding them quickly.”</span> you said. She raised an eyebrow at that. <span class="mu-b">“Is this a new hire that I haven’t met yet? I have to meet everyone on your payroll, remember?”</span> <span class="mu-r">“She’s more like a specialist that I called in for a favor. She’s an expert huntress, or something.”</span> you said. Callisto gave you an odd look and leaned forward on her crate. <span class="mu-b">“You keep strange company, Huntsman.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Don’t I know it.”</span> you said, taking a moment to look around at the Morlocks milling about and pretending not to notice you. If Callisto took offense to that statement, she didn’t show it. —-------- Feeling satisfied with yourself, you headed back up to the surface and ran through a mental checklist. Both Anastasia and Callisto were on board. Individually, they were supposedly great hunters. Together, they just might make this mission seem like a cakewalk. Absently, you thought about inviting Cindy as well. You remembered that she was also a fairly decent hunter and tracker, but that wasn’t why you thought of her. It had been a while since the two spent any meaningful amount of time together. With the Silvermane job and the whole thing with your brother going on, you’ve both been busy with your own stuff these past few days. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 14 Jun 2022 22:48:23 No. 5304644 Report A trip to Neverland might just serve as a nice distraction from her problems. Sure, it was dangerous, but you were fairly certain at this point that she was a far better fighter than you were. She could take care of herself, even if you and the others weren’t there to protect her. But even then, you didn’t like the idea of bringing her to a mystical island that was infamous for its ever-growing(and shrinking) population of kidnapped children. And you’d be even less comfortable letting her get anywhere near Pan. You were pretty sure he’d be coming along with you to guide you to Neverland.
As you entertained the thought of pummeling a fairytale creature, your phone started buzzing in your pocket. The Morlock tunnels aren’t so useful for their cell reception.
When you went to check your notifications, you found yourself feeling confused, threatened and intrigued.
The first was from Matt. He wanted to meet with you to talk about something tomorrow. According to him, it was important. The two of you haven’t been doing much talking since that night at the Midnight Mission. Things have been a bit awkward, and you really aren’t sure how to broach the subject. Maybe now you’d finally have your chance.
The second message…was definitely the more ominous of the two.
It was from Tombstone. Apparently, he wanted to discuss the details of a new job that he wanted to offer to you. You haven’t seen the guy ever since you botched his Vulture job. Toomes got away, and Silvermane lived to see another day. Both of which he probably attributes to being your fault. And he’d be absolutely right to think so.
This was almost certainly a trap…but you couldn’t help but feel curious about what he was trying to accomplish here. If he truly wanted to kill you, then he and his men would be rather hard pressed to fight their way through both Flint and Glass. As scary as he was, you severely doubted that he’d come out on top if it came to a war between the two of you.
And if he really did want to hire you…then what the hell could be so urgent that he’d come to you about it?
How will you respond to these messages?
Matt:
>You’ll head on over in the morning. You’ve been meaning to catch up with Matt anyway. >Try to throw him off by asking if you can meet him now. If he’s trying to pull one over on you, then you won’t give him time to prepare. >You might have to skip out on this one. There's a possibility that Matt’s finally decided to put you behind bars for being a murderer. >Write-in. Tombstone:
>Of course you’re not going! This is obviously a trap! >You’ll go, but you’re bringing as much backup as you can possibly spare. >You’ll go to meet him, and you’ll go alone. You’re not afraid of Tombstone anymore. >Write-in. Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 14 Jun 2022 22:51:10 No. 5304647 Report >>5304107 >>5304115 >>5304117 >>5304180 >>5304237 Thanks for the support, guys! There was some family drama that I had to deal with, and I was feeling thoroughly exhausted afterwards. If I ever need to take a short break between updates, I'll let you all know beforehand.
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>>5304644 >You’ll head on over in the morning. You’ve been meaning to catch up with Matt anyway. >You’ll go, but you’re bringing as much backup as you can possibly spare. Anonymous
>>5304644 >You’ll head on over in the morning. You’ve been meaning to catch up with Matt anyway. >>You’ll go to meet him, and you’ll go alone. You’re not afraid of Tombstone anymore. Anonymous
>>5304644 >You’ll head on over in the morning. You’ve been meaning to catch up with Matt anyway. >You’ll go, but you’re bringing as much backup as you can possibly spare. Anonymous
>>5304647 No worries. Hope everyone is OK and so are you!
>>5304667 Support
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>>5304644 Matt:
>You’ll head on over in the morning. You’ve been meaning to catch up with Matt anyway. Tombstone:
Don't care not voting
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>>5304653 Ditto
>>5304647 >inb4 Tiger Lily is quite the looker >and she thinks Ben is quite the looker too, by dint of being the only man that smells of soap while not being related to her or a pirate Anonymous
>>5304644 >Try to throw him off by asking if you can meet him now. If he’s trying to pull one over on you, then you won’t give him time to prepare. >You’ll go to meet him, and you’ll go alone. You’re not afraid of Tombstone anymore. Anonymous
>>5304644 >Try to throw him off by asking if you can meet him now. If he’s trying to pull one over on you, then you won’t give him time to prepare. >You’ll go to meet him, and you’ll go alone. You’re not afraid of Tombstone anymore. Anonymous
>>5304644 >Try to throw him off by asking if you can meet him now. If he’s trying to pull one over on you, then you won’t give him time to prepare. >You’ll go, but you’re bringing as much backup as you can possibly spare. Anonymous
>>5304644 Matt
>You’ll head on over in the morning. You’ve been meaning to catch up with Matt anyway. Tombstone:
>You'll go and have Glass clearly visible next to you while Flint hides nearby Anonymous
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>>5304653 >>5304667 >>5304668 >>5304725 >>5304949 >>5304673 >>5304942 >>5305212 >>5305447 >>5305477 >>5305811 Matt:
>You’ll head on over in the morning. You’ve been meaning to catch up with Matt anyway. Tombstone:
>You’ll go to meet him, and you’ll go alone. You’re not afraid of Tombstone anymore. Taking these. Will start writing after I finish eating.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 18:49:55 No. 5305911 Report The following morning, you found yourself procrastinating as you waited for your suit to air dry. You’d given it that thorough washing that it desperately needed, and as a result, the amount of sleep you achieved was less than ideal. Oh, well. At least you could sneak in a nap between your meeting with Matt, and your meeting with Tombstone. That’s right. Against your better judgment, you decided to meet up with the big albino cheese. Alone. You had a lot of time to think about it while you were scrubbing sweat out of your suit. You were gonna have to acquire a specialized washing machine for the sole purpose of cleaning your suits. Or maybe you’d just buy a Cleaners’ shop and use it as a cover for money laundering. Decisions, decisions… Anywho, you didn’t hate your odds if it came down to you mixing it up with Tombstone. Sure, he was big, and he had a lot of guns on his side, but when has that ever stopped you? You escaped the Vulture’s trap at your old hideout and got away with all of your bits intact. Hell, you beat Typhoid fucking Mary! Even if you couldn’t beat him and his goons in a straight up fight, running was always an option. And you’ve always been good at that. Ironically you were far more nervous about meeting Matt than you were about meeting one of the most ruthless gangsters in New York. IN the past, you never truly car4ed wha6t other people thought about you. It was easy enough to try and convince yourself that your parent’s clear contempt for your lifestyle didn’t bug you at all, but you weren’t about to get into that. Over the years, Flint was one of the only ones that you could reliably call a true friend. In your line of work, trust was a luxury that all the paychecks in the world just couldn’t afford you. You had friends and contacts that you were on good terms with, but very few of them were within your circle of trust. You’d been considering revealing your face to Felicia and Prowler. Mostly because you were getting tired of wearing it around your warehouse. These days, it felt like you saw that mask more than you saw your own face. You’d once considered letting Matt and Angela in on your secret. But if you were being terribly honest, that would get messy real fast. You shook your head and pulled your costume on. It’d dried enough for you to wear it comfortably. It should air dry on your way to the meet-up. Might as well stop worrying about trivial nonsense and get this over with. —--------- By the time you’d arrived at the location that Matt designated in his text, your costume had more or less dried to a point where you barely paid attention to the few damp spots that were left on your back. The fur took the longest to dry and required the most maintenance. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 18:50:58 No. 5305912 Report You paned your gaze around the neighborhood at large, your elevated position giving you a superior vantage point for doing so. You didn’t doubt that Matt probably patrolled this area fairly often. It looked like the kind of place where drug deals and shoot-outs happened more than they should.
<span class="mu-r">“Benny.”</span> said a familiar voice from the shadows. You turned to see Matt in full-costume, walking towards you with an unreadable expression on his face. <span class="mu-r">“We need to talk.”</span>
Before you could get a word in, however, Matt just rolled right over you.
<span class="mu-r">“This city’s been an absolute wreck ever since that gang war broke out. I know you’re acquainted with Silvermane, and I know his men were involved in this dispute.”</span> Matt continued, his voice giving nothing away. <span class="mu-r">“I want to know what they’re all after, and what’s going to happen next.”</span>
What will you say?
>”Silvermane hired me and my crew to snatch Richard’s suit for him. But now it's in the hands of an ambitious engineer.” >”I never meant for all of this to happen. It all started as a simple job, and now it's getting out of hand.” >”You won’t have to worry about Silvermane for a while, I think. This war has hurt him way more than either of us expected it to.” >”What are you planning to do?” >”Before I get into that…I wanted to make sure that you and I are cool. We haven’t really had a chance to talk since…you know.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2 Anonymous
>>5305911 IN the past, you never truly car4ed wha6t other people thought about you. It was easy enough to try and convince yourself that your parent’s clear contempt for your lifestyle didn’t bug you at all, but you weren’t about to get into that.
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>>5305912 You won’t have to worry about Silvermane for a while, I think. This war has hurt him way more than either of us expected it to.”
>”What are you planning to do?” >”Before I get into that…I wanted to make sure that you and I are cool. We haven’t really had a chance to talk since…you know.” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 18:54:24 No. 5305917 Report >>5305914 Oof! Gonna be honest. I'm not sure what happened there. Gonna have to proofread these more often
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>>5305912 >”You won’t have to worry about Silvermane for a while, I think. This war has hurt him way more than either of us expected it to.” >”Silvermane hired me and my crew to snatch Richard’s suit for him. But now it's in the hands of an ambitious engineer.” >”What are you planning to do?” Anonymous
>>5305917 Doesn't bother me. I just know some QMs are anal about that stuff if they upload it to archive.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 18:57:16 No. 5305921 Report >>5305919 It's a feelsbad for sure, but I think my ego can stand to take the hit. Deleting it now would make voting a bit more messy, since anons might start deleting votes to respond to the proper post
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>>5305921 K I won't point it out. Also was wondering if you have a draft of your ideas for the quest? I remember you said stuff about venom and carnage. Stuff is going to get crazy
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>>5305912 >”Silvermane hired me and my crew to snatch Richard’s suit for him. But now it's in the hands of an ambitious engineer.” >”I never meant for all of this to happen. It all started as a simple job, and now it's getting out of hand.” >”Before I get into that…I wanted to make sure that you and I are cool. We haven’t really had a chance to talk since…you know.” Anonymous
>>5305912 >”Silvermane hired me and my crew to snatch Richard’s suit for him. But now it's in the hands of an ambitious engineer.” >”I never meant for all of this to happen. It all started as a simple job, and now it's getting out of hand.” >"And Matt, ever since what happened that day, I've been trying to be better. I've even set up some rules for my group and been helping people. Thanks for giving me a chance" Anonymous
>>5305912 >”Silvermane hired me and my crew to snatch Richard’s suit for him. But now it's in the hands of an ambitious engineer.” >”I never meant for all of this to happen. It all started as a simple job, and now it's getting out of hand.” >”You won’t have to worry about Silvermane for a while, I think. This war has hurt him way more than either of us expected it to.” Anonymous
>>5305912 >”Silvermane hired me and my crew to snatch Richard’s suit for him. But now it's in the hands of an ambitious engineer.” >I tried my best to stop the chaos this was causing. I managed to save the man trapped in the suit. >"And Matt, ever since what happened that day, I've been trying to be better. I've even set up some rules for my group and been helping people. Thanks for giving me a chance" Anonymous
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>>5305912 >"First, trivia pop quiz: how did I beat your little protege, and why did it work?" Last thing we need is the Chameleon getting a lead on the suit and handing it off to the Russians. I’m not particularly picky about the rest of the vote, though I do recommend we take it easy on spilling the extent of our involvement. Just tell him everyone wants the suit, Silvermane is no longer in the running, and that the fighting will probably continue until it’s either destroyed or permanently bonded.
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>>5305912 >>”You won’t have to worry about Silvermane for a while, I think. This war has hurt him way more than either of us expected it to.” >>”What are you planning to do?” >>”Before I get into that…I wanted to make sure that you and I are cool. We haven’t really had a chance to talk since…you know.” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 21:13:19 No. 5306035 Report >>5305923 I have a rough outline of events that WILL happen, and events that very likely COULD happen based on your decisions. Certain interesting events and interactions have been missed due to some of the decisions you've made already. Some good, some bad. A vote that gives you a clear advantage in one aspect might lead to you missing something interesting and potentially beneficial down the road, such as progression in a character's story, or obtaining a useful tool or piece of information. I will almost certainly never tell you when this happens, but it's lead to some pretty interesting twists and turns in the story. Even I don't know how things are gonna shake out sometimes.
There are a lot of things that I have planned,
but Peter is too young for some of them to happen without making things weird, so I'm mostly messing around and doing prep work for future events right now. The outline I'm going by is more like a tree or list of events that need to take place before I can start skipping months, or even years. Another thing that I'll have to figure out is how the lives of the heroes and villains around you will change over the years. Like, legacy characters will probably be 100% more relevant as time goes by, and I want to show the impact that age and the current state of affairs in this setting have had on Ben and the supporting cast.
Venom and Carnage showing up is something that I'd like to happen later, when a few more things are established in this setting. It'll be an entire event, and I'm very much looking forward to what's going to come from their introduction to the story.
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>>5306035 Awesome. Loving the story and characters. When I get some cash I need to find some artists to do some commissions for our costumes
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 21:44:00 No. 5306055 Report Quoted By:
>>5305916 >>5305918 >>5305926 >>5305932 >>5305953 >>5305984 >>5306032 >”You won’t have to worry about Silvermane for a while, I think. This war has hurt him way more than either of us expected it to.” >”Silvermane hired me and my crew to snatch Richard’s suit for him. But now it's in the hands of an ambitious engineer.” >”I never meant for all of this to happen. It all started as a simple job, and now it's getting out of hand.” >”What are you planning to do?” Combining:
>”Before I get into that…I wanted to make sure that you and I are cool. We haven’t really had a chance to talk since…you know.” and
>"And Matt, ever since what happened that day, I've been trying to be better. I've even set up some rules for my group and been helping people. Thanks for giving me a chance" The sentiment is incredibly similar, so I hope you guys don't mind.
>>5306043 Glad to hear it. Be sure to post them here if you do! I deeply appreciate it when anons post art for my quest. I love to see my players being that invested in the story and characters. I need to find some artists to commission for a few pieces that I have in mind. I had two in mind, with the poses all planned out and everything. One for Ben and Cindy, and another with the entire Desperado roster. There was also one for Black Cat and Cindy that I'm still thinking about.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 22:43:03 No. 5306105 Report Quoted By:
Before you began speaking, you took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. <span class="mu-r">“You won’t have to worry about Silvermane for a while, I think. This war has hurt him way more than either of us expected it to.”</span> you said. Matt raised an eyebrow at that, but contributed nothing to the conversation. <span class="mu-r">“He hired me and my crew to snatch Richards’ suit for him. But…now it’s in the hands of an ambitious engineer.”</span> you continued, letting your shoulders slump a bit. <span class="mu-r">“I never meant for any of this to happen. It all started out as a simple job, and now it’s gotten way out of hand.”</span> With that admission out in the open, Matt silently pondered the ramifications of what you’d just told him. You found yourself growing increasingly nervous about what he might say, and it hadn’t yet dawned on you how ridiculous that notion might be. You weren’t some sweaty teen asking a girl out to the spring formal. Finally, Matt nodded and folded his arms over his chest. <span class="mu-r">“Alright. That explains a few things.”</span> he said, in a far more mild tone than you would’ve expected. <span class="mu-r">“Any idea where the engineer is?”</span> You shook your head. <span class="mu-r">“Nope. Me and my team tried to track us down, but he somehow managed to give everyone the slip.”</span> you said, no pun intended. <span class="mu-r">“His name’s Maxwell Dillon, by the way.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“I’ll have some friends look into it sometime later. If you find anything else out, be sure to send it my way.”</span> he said, not quite looking at you as he spoke. He seemed to be listening for something. <span class="mu-r">“What are you planning to do?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-r">“For now, I need to focus on minimizing the damage that these mercs and crooks are doing to the city. That means increased patrols around the shadier parts of town. I’ll probably have to call in some favors and shake a few capes out of inactivity.”</span> he declared. <span class="mu-r">“We don’t need looters and rioters when we’re already struggling to get back on our feet.”</span> After what you saw at the hospital that your brother was staying at, you agreed with him completely. Matt turned as if to walk away, but you called out to him before he could get far. <span class="mu-r">“Hey, Matt. Are we cool? I know you and I haven’t talked much ever since…you know.”</span> you said, feeling far more awkward than you reasonably should. Matt turned his head a fraction, but didn’t make any further movements. <span class="mu-r">“Ever since that day, I’ve been trying to be better. I’ve even set up some rules for my group, and I’ve been helping people too.”</span> you said, hoping that your argument was a convincing one. <span class="mu-r">“I guess what I’m trying to say is…thanks for giving me a chance.”</span> There was a long pause after that, and you found yourself emulating that very same nervous energy from before. The silence had almost become unbearable, when Matt finally turned his whole body around to face you. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 15 Jun 2022 22:44:53 No. 5306110 Report Though it was slightly strained, and a bit brittle at the edges, Matt had an unmistakable smile on his face.
<span class="mu-r">“Thank you, Benny. That means a lot. It really does.”</span> he said, not a trace of doubt or suspicion in his voice. <span class="mu-r">“I know that any judgment coming from me just comes off as sounding hypocritical, but I truly think that we all have to try to do better. It isn’t an overnight change, and it takes constant work, but the fact that you’re putting in the effort is a good step in the right direction.”</span>
Suddenly, all that tension that had been building up in your muscles relaxed all at once. The knowledge that you weren’t about to lose a potential friend was far more of a relief to you than you would’ve thought.
<span class="mu-r">“And if you’re not too busy,”</span> Matt continued. <span class="mu-r">“I could use some help cleaning up these streets every now and again.”</span>
>”I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself. I’ve met far worse people in my lifetime.” >”I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?” >”How about we get something to eat first. I’m starved.” >”Maybe another time. I’ve got a lot on my plate right now. But I appreciate the invitation.” >”I’ll give you a call if I run into Max. Just in case you feel like taking a swing at him.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2 Anonymous
>>5306110 >”I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself. I’ve met far worse people in my lifetime.” >”I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?” >”How about we get something to eat first. I’m starved.” Also what happened between us?
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>>5306110 >”I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?” >”I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself. I’ve met far worse people in my lifetime.” >Falling is human, but rising is divine. Or atleast that's how I think the saying goes, never payed much attention. Anonymous
>>5306110 >>”I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself. I’ve met far worse people in my lifetime.” >>”I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?” Anonymous
>>5306123 We killed Moon Knight's brother because he was part of the vampire conspiracy.
We probably should have a talk with him too one of these days,
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>>5306130 ah I remember that, thought we did something else
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>>5306130 >We killed Moon Knight's brother because he was part of the vampire conspiracy He'll be back
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>>5306123 +1, though Tombstone is next
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>>5306110 >>”Maybe another time. I’ve got a lot on my plate right now. But I appreciate the invitation.” >>”I’ll give you a call if I run into Max. Just in case you feel like taking a swing at him.” We gotta get prepared for tombstone
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>>5306110 >”I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself. I’ve met far worse people in my lifetime.” >”I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?” Learning some fighting from Stick would be sick, especially if we can do his blind fighting with our Spidey Sense
Also, have this this Tinkerbell
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 17:38:51 No. 5306798 Report Quoted By:
>>5306123 >>5306124 >>5306200 >>5306128 >>5306350 >>5306373 >>5306412 >”I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself. I’ve met far worse people in my lifetime.” >”I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?” Taking these. Writing...
>>5306412 >>5306596 Goth Tink is incredibly based!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 19:52:01 No. 5306883 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?” you said with a shrug, joining him at the rooftop ledge. He gave you an approving nod, and you gave him one of your own. “Oh, and I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself.” you added. “I’ve met far worse people in my life.” Matt’s expression was an unreadable one, but you thought you sensed gratitude mixed somewhere in that flurry of emotions. He didn’t respond with words, and simply leapt from the building, plummeting headfirst with his arms spread out. You followed his example a moment later, allowing the blind man to get a good head start so you could trail after him. —------ Over the course of the next few hours, you and Matt went on an absolute warpath. With his supernatural sensory capabilities, you hunted down and squashed any kind of delinquent activity that required direct intervention. Neither of you spoke very much, and he didn’t attempt to pry into your life. You were simply enjoying each other's company. At certain times, Matt would turn his head slightly and scowl in a random direction. When you asked him about it, he simply told you that there were some cruelties that he couldn’t prevent or punish. It took you a moment, but you figured that he was talking about crimes of the domestic level. Parents abusing their children, husbands beating their wives, and the frequent bullying that went on between younger kids. Superheroes could do nothing to change such things, as the problem stemmed from issues on a societal level. Or maybe it was human nature for people to want to take advantage of another’s weakness. You’ve seen far too much shit to consider yourself any sort of optimist, but you guessed that any cape had to be something of an optimist to keep doing what they do. It was better than being a cop, at least. Now <span class="mu-i">there</span> was a thankless and dangerous job! Hill and Callisto might call you crazy, but even you’re not crazy enough to go toe to toe with high level metas with only a pistol. With each and every engagement, you found yourself watching Matt fight. You were studying his every move, the way he’d react to incoming attacks, the fluidity with which he would parry blows and return them in the blink of an eye. Every movement felt practiced and rehearsed to the point of obsession. If there’s anything that you learned from a life of violence and juvenile behavior, it was that real fights were far messier and ended much quicker. Especially when two practiced martial artists were going at it. All it took was a single mistake. But this? Watching Matt fight here and now…the whole thing felt choreographed. You were really going to have to convince this guy to personally train you someday. —-------- (Cont.)</span>
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 19:53:13 No. 5306884 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“I’ve got some time before my next appointment. Sure, why not?”</span> you said with a shrug, joining him at the rooftop ledge. He gave you an approving nod, and you gave him one of your own. <span class="mu-r">“Oh, and I think you’re being a little too hard on yourself.”</span> you added. <span class="mu-r">“I’ve met far worse people in my life.”</span> Matt’s expression was an unreadable one, but you thought you sensed gratitude mixed somewhere in that flurry of emotions. He didn’t respond with words, and simply leapt from the building, plummeting headfirst with his arms spread out. You followed his example a moment later, allowing the blind man to get a good head start so you could trail after him. —------ Over the course of the next few hours, you and Matt went on an absolute warpath. With his supernatural sensory capabilities, you hunted down and squashed any kind of delinquent activity that required direct intervention. Neither of you spoke very much, and he didn’t attempt to pry into your life. You were simply enjoying each other's company. At certain times, Matt would turn his head slightly and scowl in a random direction. When you asked him about it, he simply told you that there were some cruelties that he couldn’t prevent or punish. It took you a moment, but you figured that he was talking about crimes of the domestic level. Parents abusing their children, husbands beating their wives, and the frequent bullying that went on between younger kids. Superheroes could do nothing to change such things, as the problem stemmed from issues on a societal level. Or maybe it was human nature for people to want to take advantage of another’s weakness. You’ve seen far too much shit to consider yourself any sort of optimist, but you guessed that any cape had to be something of an optimist to keep doing what they do. It was better than being a cop, at least. Now <span class="mu-i">there</span> was a thankless and dangerous job! Hill and Callisto might call you crazy, but even you’re not crazy enough to go toe to toe with high level metas with only a pistol. With each and every engagement, you found yourself watching Matt fight. You were studying his every move, the way he’d react to incoming attacks, the fluidity with which he would parry blows and return them in the blink of an eye. Every movement felt practiced and rehearsed to the point of obsession. If there’s anything that you learned from a life of violence and juvenile behavior, it was that real fights were far messier and ended much quicker. Especially when two practiced martial artists were going at it. All it took was a single mistake. But this? Watching Matt fight here and now…the whole thing felt choreographed. You were really going to have to convince this guy to personally train you someday. —-------- (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 19:54:16 No. 5306886 Report Quoted By:
Eventually, you and your friend had to part ways, as it was nearing the time for your meeting with Tombstone. All sorts of thoughts ran through your mind on your way to his building, and you were wondering whether what you were doing was truly wise. Early in your career, you’d resolved to take out Tombstone and eliminate the competition. Looking back on it, your plans had been far grander than they are now. Criminal empires are overrated anyway. Having a small, but manageable team works far better in your favor. —----- The moment you’d crossed into Tombstone’s territory, you made a point to pay close attention to your spider-sense. You might not be able to sense all types of surveillance, but you could certainly sense a sniper lining up his crosshairs from any distance. Strangely, enough, you didn’t feel anything remotely threatening in your general vicinity. How strange… By the time you arrived at the albino’s building, you scaled the shear surface and crawled up into the open window leading into Tombstone’s office. He’d left it unlocked, just like he promised. When you entered the room, you found Tombstone waiting for you, leaning on his desk with one massive hand. His expression was one of mild irritation, but not downright hate or contempt. You took a moment to glance around, frowning at the lack of an ambush waiting for you. Despite you standing this close to the big guy, your spider-sense <span class="mu-i">still</span> wasn’t going off! It was almost off-putting. <span class="mu-b">“Huntsman. So glad you could show up.”</span> he said in that menacing, verbose tone of his, sounding anything but. You just shrugged. <span class="mu-r">“You know I wouldn’t miss this for the world. We’ve got some serious catching up to do.”</span> Tombstone’s eyes narrowed slightly, and you could’ve swore that his pupils shrank a bit. <span class="mu-b">“That we do. But now is not the time for that.”</span> he said, pushing off of his desk and walking over to a bland looking wall. He pressed his hand against a part of the dark material, and it sank slightly as a hidden pressure plate revealed itself. Behind that pressure plate. A black, reflective slate slide open. Tombstone placed his hand upon it, and an audible click from a mechanism deep within the wall signaled the large man to take a step back. Suddenly, the wall slid open, revealing a long hallway leading into another room. <span class="mu-b">“Follow me. I want to show you something.”</span> he said, entering the hall without looking back. You hesitated, but eventually decided to follow once you were sure that there was a sufficient amount of distance between the two of you. The cramped, narrow space gave you an uncomfortable feeling. You were almost certain that you could run circles around Tombstone without him landing a proper hit on you, but in this kind of environment…you were feeling a lot less sure of yourself. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 19:57:09 No. 5306888 Report About a minute later, Tombstone’s broad back was no longer blocking out the light coming from the connecting room, and he stepped aside to allow you to enter beside him.
In the middle of the well-lit room, you say something that you couldn’t quite explain. A cube of opaque plastic sheeting was surrounding what you assumed was a bedridden patient. Their breathing was labored, and the rhythmic beeping of an EKG machine and other life support devices filled the silence.
You squinted, trying to identify the person inside, but Tombstone decided to save you the trouble.
<span class="mu-b">“This…is my daughter.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-b">“The Goblin did this to her. I’m sure of it now.”</span>
You looked down to see his hands clenched into fists, his veins popping as dug bloody crescents into his palms.
What will you say?
>”What happened? The Goblin attacked her?” >”This is why you weren’t trying to snatch Slip’s suit. You were worried about your daughter.” >”You want revenge. Did you bring me all the way here so that you could ask me to whack Gobbie for you?” >”To be fair, the guy looked and sounded unstable from the start. Not an ideal business partner to have.” >”Why show this to me? I’m not exactly in your circle of trust, Tombsey. In fact, I was 90% sure that this was going to be a trap.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2 Anonymous
>>5306888 What happened? The Goblin attacked her?”
>”This is why you weren’t trying to snatch Slip’s suit. You were worried about your daughter.” >”You want revenge. Did you bring me all the way here so that you could ask me to whack Gobbie for you?” >”To be fair, the guy looked and sounded unstable from the start. Not an ideal business partner to have.” >”Why show this to me? I’m not exactly in your circle of trust, Tombsey. In fact, I was 90% sure that this was going to be a trap.” All of the above
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>>5306888 >”What happened? The Goblin attacked her?” >”You want revenge. Did you bring me all the way here so that you could ask me to whack Gobbie for you?” >”To be fair, the guy looked and sounded unstable from the start. Not an ideal business partner to have.” >”Why show this to me? I’m not exactly in your circle of trust, Tombsey. In fact, I was 90% sure that this was going to be a trap.” Anonymous
>>5306888 >”What happened? The Goblin attacked her?” >”Why show this to me? I’m not exactly in your circle of trust, Tombsey. In fact, I was 90% sure that this was going to be a trap.” Anonymous
>>5306888 >”What happened? The Goblin attacked her?” >”This is why you weren’t trying to snatch Slip’s suit. You were worried about your daughter.” >”You want revenge. Did you bring me all the way here so that you could ask me to whack Gobbie for you?” Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 23:05:00 No. 5307027 Report >>5306892 >>5306897 >>5306900 >>5306920 >>5306947 >”What happened? The Goblin attacked her?” >”You want revenge. Did you bring me all the way here so that you could ask me to whack Gobbie for you?” >”Why show this to me? I’m not exactly in your circle of trust, Tombsey. In fact, I was 90% sure that this was going to be a trap.” Taking these. Writing...
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>>5306888 >”What happened? The Goblin attacked her?” >”You want revenge. Did you bring me all the way here so that you could ask me to whack Gobbie for you?” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 23:06:03 No. 5307030 Report Quoted By:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 23:07:04 No. 5307031 Report Quoted By:
>>5307029 Whoops! This too
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 23:33:38 No. 5307051 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“What happened? The Goblin attacked her?”</span> you asked. Tombstone shook his head. <span class="mu-b">“Not directly, no.”</span> he said, not taking his eyes off of his daughter’s vague silhouette. <span class="mu-b">“Sometime during the attack on the Vulture’s base, she started showing some rather serious symptoms to a virus that we couldn’t quite identify. We traced the time of exposure to when my daughter was without my protection or superveillance. It was all a bit too convenient.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“But that doesn’t mean that the Goblin did it.”</span> you argued. Tombstone just nodded, still not looking you in the eye. <span class="mu-b">“We managed to pull camera footage of an individual known as ‘Hazrat’ at the scene during the time of her exposure. I think it’s safe to say that the rat bastard used a chemical weapon or a manufactured virus to infect my little girl.”</span> he explained, his shark-like teeth grinding against one another as he spoke. <span class="mu-b">“On his own, he doesn’t have much of a motive. But according to the media, Hazrat is a known associate of the Green Goblin. Once we’d pieced that together, it all started to make sense.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“He’s been using your daughter as a bargaining chip.”</span> you concluded. Tombstone’s jaw clenched at that, but he made no move towards you. <span class="mu-b">“In exchange for my daughter’s life, and what little of her ‘good health’ she has left, I’ve ordered my men to follow the Goblin’s orders to a T.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“You want revenge.”</span> you said, looking up at him. <span class="mu-r">“Did you bring me all the way over here so that you could ask me to whack Gobbie for you?”</span> To your surprise, Tombstone shook his head. <span class="mu-b">“No. Nothing so simple.”</span> he said in a low rumble. <span class="mu-r">“Then why show me this?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-r">“I’m not exactly in your circle of trust, Tombsey. In fact, I was 90% sure that this was going to be a trap.”</span> Tombstone turned to face you then, an aura of menace radiating off of him as he loomed over you. <span class="mu-b">“I don’t want you to kill the Goblin, Huntsman. That’s something that I intend to do with my own hands. Slowly…and painfully.”</span> he declared, his knuckles popping as he clenched his fists until they turned even whiter than they normally were. <span class="mu-b">“No…I want you to bring down everything that the Goblin has stolen from me. I want you to sabotage my operations.”</span> At that point, your brain kinda just…shut off. Tombstone wanted to hire you to tear down his empire? All because the Goblin had his grubby little green fingers dipped into it? (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 16 Jun 2022 23:34:49 No. 5307052 Report How will you respond?
>”Isn’t that a little…extreme?” >”That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.” >”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” >”You’d better be serious about this. Because if you aren’t…there’s no going back.” >”...How much?” >”Sorry…but I can’t. That’d put me right in the Goblin’s crosshairs, and I’m trying to keep my distance from him right now." >"I've kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends that'd love to shut down your operations, though." >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
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>>5307052 That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.”
>”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” Anonymous
>>5307052 >”That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.” >”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” Anonymous
>>5307052 >”Isn’t that a little…extreme?” >”That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.” >”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” >”You’d better be serious about this. Because if you aren’t…there’s no going back.” Anonymous
>>5307052 >>”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”...How much?” Anonymous
>>5307052 >”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” >"Well, I'm pretty sure I'm already on GG's shitlist, and given our less than stellar past, no one would bet that yoy would be hiring me to deatroy your own faction. So I'm in Tombstone, as soon as I finish a job I have lined up the Desperados will start" Anonymous
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>>5307052 >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” "I've kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends that'd love to shut down your operations, though."
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>>5307052 >>”Isn’t that a little…extreme?” >>”That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.” >>”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >>”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” >"Also, I don't like the thought of two crumbled crime empires in New York. You must have heard what happened with Silverman. That'd make it extra easy for Kingpin to literally take all of the underworld." Anonymous
>>5307052 >"I've kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends that'd love to shut down your operations, though." >”Believe me, they’re more than competent.” I say we hand this over to Daredevil and White Tiger because we’re already compromised. We’ve no doubt been seen entering Tombstone’s window just now, and Gobby will put two and two together. If Daredevil does it, however, we have a solid alibi in that we were elsewhere and taking down crime organisations is just the kind of thing heroes do. Putting us, our team and, potentially, our family in Green Goblin’s crosshairs is a very bad idea.
Plus we actually are kind of swamped with work right now.
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>>5307522 Those are some good points.
>>5307097 I'm changing my vote to
>”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” >"I've kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends that'd love to shut down your operations, though." Anonymous
>>5307052 >”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” >"I've kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends that'd love to shut down your operations, though." Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 15:56:21 No. 5307754 Report >>5307609 Any possibility you can tell me which IP you were before, or what your previous vote had been?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 15:59:40 No. 5307757 Report >>5307609 >>5307754 Oh no wait, I see what you did there. My bad. Just waking up
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 16:23:08 No. 5307771 Report Quoted By:
>>5307053 >>5307060 >>5307072 >>5307085 >>5307455 >>5307490 >>5307521 >>5307522 >>5307609 >>5307659 >”That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.” >”Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter? He has to have it somewhere.” >”Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” >"I've kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends that'd love to shut down your operations, though." Took me longer than it should've to count these up and decide which ones I would take. Writing...
>>5307765 Mornin' anon
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 17:17:11 No. 5307807 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.” you argued. A flash of annoyance swept across Tombstone’s face for a moment, but he quickly schooled his expression. <span class="mu-b">“That’s simple. It’s because you’re a pest. A thorn in the side of any respectable crime boss with proper roots dug into this city. A free agent with no allegiances and no orders to follow.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-b">“But above all, it’s because you’re a selfish bastard. And like many others before you, I think you’d jump at the chance to get me out of the picture so that you could capitalize on my absence.”</span> “...I guess that’s fair.” you admitted, not feeling the need to engage the gangster in criminal politics. “Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter. He has to have it somewhere.” The big albino gave you a thoughtful look and shifted his stance slightly. <span class="mu-b">“That’s probably easier said than done. You have no way of knowing what the antidote looks like or where they might be keeping it, and that would require far too much work on either of our part to pull off.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-b">“But…if you’re feeling particularly foolhardy, then you are welcome to try. Just don’t bring him knocking on my doorstep when you do fail.”</span> You tried, and failed, not to scowl at that. “Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.” you suggested. Tombstone sighed slightly. <span class="mu-b">“I know. And I have considered it, but there’s too big of a chance that they might imprison her for her connections to my operations. And without my resources to aid either of us, she won’t be shown any favor or mercy in the courtroom.”</span> he explained. <span class="mu-b">“However…if this goes on any longer, then I might be forced to take such a course of action. Her life is more important than her future.”</span> You nodded, understanding a bit of what he was saying. “I’ve kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends who’d love to shut down your operations, though.” Tombstone raised an eyebrow at that. Then, he nodded. <span class="mu-b">“That might be a more favorable solution for both of us. By dividing up the work, we can cripple the Goblin’s forces quickly, and without incriminating either of us.”</span> he concluded. <span class="mu-b">“If this does succeed, we can discuss payment at a later date.”</span> he continued. <span class="mu-b">“And furthermore, if you happen to come across anything that looks particularly valuable while you’re attacking my men, you’re welcome to keep it.”</span> Now <span class="mu-i">there</span> was a nice thought! It almost made you want to do it all by yourself. Almost. Tombstone reached into his jacket pocket, and you jerked back reflexively. Noticing this, he proceeded to pull something out, slowly and carefully, never taking his eyes away from yours. What he pulled out was a black, rectangular device that looked vaguely familiar. (Cont)</span>
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 17:18:50 No. 5307809 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“That still doesn’t explain why you called me specifically to deal with this.”</span> you argued. A flash of annoyance swept across Tombstone’s face for a moment, but he quickly schooled his expression. <span class="mu-b">“That’s simple. It’s because you’re a pest. A thorn in the side of any respectable crime boss with proper roots dug into this city. A free agent with no allegiances and no orders to follow.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-b">“But above all, it’s because you’re a selfish bastard. And like many others before you, I think you’d jump at the chance to get me out of the picture so that you could capitalize on my absence.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“...I guess that’s fair.”</span> you admitted, not feeling the need to engage the gangster in criminal politics. <span class="mu-r">“Why don’t I just try and steal the cure for your daughter. He has to have it somewhere.”</span> The big albino gave you a thoughtful look and shifted his stance slightly. <span class="mu-b">“That’s probably easier said than done. You have no way of knowing what the antidote looks like or where they might be keeping it, and that would require far too much work on either of our part to pull off.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-b">“But…if you’re feeling particularly foolhardy, then you are welcome to try. Just don’t bring him knocking on my doorstep when you do fail.”</span> You tried, and failed, not to scowl at that. <span class="mu-r">“Have you tried letting someone else look at her? There are some pretty smart people on the other side of the fence.”</span> you suggested. Tombstone sighed slightly. <span class="mu-b">“I know. And I have considered it, but there’s too big of a chance that they might imprison her for her connections to my operations. And without my resources to aid either of us, she won’t be shown any favor or mercy in the courtroom.”</span> he explained. <span class="mu-b">“However…if this goes on any longer, then I might be forced to take such a course of action. Her life is more important than her future.”</span> You nodded, understanding a bit of what he was saying. <span class="mu-r">“I’ve kind of got a lot on my plate right now. I might know some friends who’d love to shut down your operations, though.”</span> Tombstone raised an eyebrow at that. Then, he nodded. <span class="mu-b">“That might be a more favorable solution for both of us. By dividing up the work, we can cripple the Goblin’s forces quickly, and without incriminating either of us.”</span> he concluded. <span class="mu-b">“If this does succeed, we can discuss payment at a later date.”</span> he continued. <span class="mu-b">“And furthermore, if you happen to come across anything that looks particularly valuable while you’re attacking my men, you’re welcome to keep it.”</span> Now <span class="mu-i">there</span> was a nice thought! It almost made you want to do it all by yourself. Almost. Tombstone reached into his jacket pocket, and you jerked back reflexively. Noticing this, he proceeded to pull something out, slowly and carefully, never taking his eyes away from yours. What he pulled out was a black, rectangular device that looked vaguely familiar.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 17:19:52 No. 5307811 Report <span class="mu-b">“On this drive, you’ll find everything that you need to know to ruin me. It contains very sensitive information that could result in the catastrophic failure of my operations if it were to ever fall into the wrong hands.”</span> Tombstone said, handing it over to you. <span class="mu-b">“Take care of it.”</span>
—------
With that settled, Tombstone let you out of his secret passageway and watched as you swung away from his building. You had a lot to think about here. Tombstone hiring you to take out his own men was utter insanity! It made sense, in a way, but you hadn’t expected it from a guy like him.
And even with Tombsey out of the picture, you still had the Goblin to worry about. He was making moves, and you weren’t sure what end he was working towards. All you could do was hope that he’d leave you alone and get taken out by some other cape or disgruntled meta. This would be the second time that you’ve outright interfered with his plans, though. It probably wasn’t good for your health to mess around with someone as dangerous as him. But then again, it came with the occupation.
Who will you pass the information along to?
>Daredevil >White Tiger >Maria Hill >Spider-Woman >Moon Knight >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2 Anonymous
>>5307811 What's the most money we can collect by popping this pinata? And how to best actually dismantle this empire?
I say we first go to our own personal hacker friend first since they likely know best how to navigate digital information like this
>Julia Carpenter Anonymous
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>>5307811 >>Moon Knight we need to talk to him and see if we're cool anyway
we'll have matt help us with electro this is more knight's forte anyway
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>>5307811 >Daredevil >White Tiger Taking down organised crime is DD’s whole MO.
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>>5307812 I like the way you are thinking. +1
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>>5307811 >Daredevil >White Tiger Anonymous
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>>5307811 >Daredevil >White Tiger Anonymous
>>5307811 >Daredevil >White Tiger Anonymous
>>5307811 >Daredevil >White Tiger I think Matt and Angela would greatly appreciate a more direct task than "Save the city from itself".
Also Hill and Spider-Woman don't really handle street stuff.
Moon Knight is also probably busy establishing a new chapter of Khonshu's cult.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 19:16:37 No. 5307865 Report Quoted By:
>>5307824 >>5307834 >>5307843 >>5307847 >>5307856 >Daredevil >White Tiger Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 20:04:08 No. 5307901 Report Quoted By:
As soon as you were able, you handed the data off to the two people that you knew for certain would make the best use out of it. Matt and Angela. Angela was glad to see that you were doing okay, and she was even more excited to hear that you were trying to do better. You didn’t want to be on either of their bad sides. When you presented the drive and explained the situation surrounding it, both seemed surprised by the sheer scope of the underground politics that you’d been wrapped up in lately. Honestly, you couldn’t blame them. You can barely remember how simple your life was before all this metahuman nonsense swept you up into a whirlwind of bullshit and constant trickery. They took the drive and thanked you for giving them a good starting point towards cleaning up the city. Tombstone’s absence won’t be missed, but it’d be noticed for sure. Things will be sweet for a few weeks, until someone else tries to muscle in on his old territory. In a less than ideal scenario, there might be multiple factions fighting to control it. Only time would tell. Nevertheless, both your friends seemed pleased by this development. You just hoped that they’d be prepared to deal with the inevitable fallout of their actions. Most capes weren’t nearly as responsible as they claimed to be, but you had high hopes for these two. —------ Over the next few days, you and your team spent most of your time preparing for Hill’s mission. It was the next best thing to a job that you had while you waited for Silvermane to get his shit together. During that time, Electro hadn’t made any new appearances, and the Chameleon refused to come out of hiding. You were fairly nervous about both, if you were being honest. You absolutely hated loose ends. Especially ones that threatened your identity and your loved ones. Speaking of loved ones, Flint had left to watch over your family a few days back. He would relieve Cindy, giving her time to relax, sleep, spend time with the folks, or just sneak out and fight crime. You didn’t particularly like the idea of her flying solo just yet, but you figured that she had spent far too much time cooped up in that hospital already. She was trained from birth to protect the weak, and her instincts must have been screaming at her to get up and do something ever since those looters attacked the hospital. You weren’t cruel enough to try and hold her back. Especially when she had more training and combat experience than you did. Callisto required the least amount of preparation. Once she’d found someone to look after the Morlocks while she was gone, she pretty much just sat in on your team meetings and read over the debrief that Hill sent over. Her knives and some light rations were the only things that she was planning on bringing. Taking her lifestyle into consideration, you’d somewhat expected her to be a light packer. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 17 Jun 2022 20:07:32 No. 5307905 Report Anastasia would drop by every now and again, but most of the time, she’d been using your warehouse to store her weapons and the various pieces of hunting gear and equipment that she was planning on bringing. All were newly acquired, as far as you could tell. For someone that slept in the park, your friend with benefits was surprisingly well connected.
Prowler had taken Felicia’s advice and made some adjustments to his suit. He removed the cape and some of the extra layers that offered him more protection in battle. That was about the only thing that changed, however. He was still adamant on covering up every inch of his skin. Not that you were one to talk.
Felicia’s costume change had been, by far, the most eye-catching. She somehow found a way to expose even MORE cleavage as she increased the width and depth of the already considerably deep V-neck of her catsuit, and swapped out the leather for something more breathable.
Glass mostly just sat around and chatted idly with Callisto. Neither had any special skills that you needed during the prep phase, so you were content to let them be.
What will you do to prepare for this mission?
>Swing on over to Phin’s shop to get that new suit built. >Get some work done at Phin’s shop.(Write-in.) >Build some more gadgets with Prowler.(Which ones?) >Fix up the Wallcrawler with Prowler's help. You'll have to ask Hill if you can bring it with you on your expedition. >Coordinate with “Lost Boy” and learn as much as you can from him. >Make another supply run so that your family has everything they need before you depart. >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2 Anonymous
>>5307905 >Fix up the Wallcrawler with Prowler's help. You'll have to ask Hill if you can bring it with you on your expedition. >Coordinate with “Lost Boy” and learn as much as you can from him. >Make another supply run so that your family has everything they need before you depart. The way the crawler just kinda glides over terrain will be a help for those on our team who aren't as mobile as us.
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>>5307905 >Coordinate with “Lost Boy” and learn as much as you can from him. >Swing on over to Phin’s shop to get that new suit built. >See if Phin can't fabricate a custom machete while you're there, preferably something a little more durable than plain old steel >Swing by the local army surplus store and pick up a slouch hat (pic related) FASHION!
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>>5307920 Supporting mainly for the hat.
With that pretty sure we can keep going at it with Kravinov
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>>5307922 The hat and the machete just seem like good picks for trailblazing.
I'm gonna assume we won't be able to swing around much, so being able to bushwhack without having the fucking sun in our eyes is important.
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>>5307905 >Coordinate with “Lost Boy” and learn as much as you can from him. >Make another supply run so that your family has everything they need before you depart. I'm not bringing in a giant wheel to a jungle.
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>>5307920 I also support H A T.
No need for a machete though, we already got a super knife.
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>>5307931 My friend, a machete and a knife are two different tools.
Anonymous
>>5307920 +1 don't forget to add a whip
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>>5307940 Webs are essentially infinite whips when you think about it
Anonymous
>>5307941 Where there's a Whip, there a way
>>5307920 Ditto
Anonymous
>>5307992 But I don't want to go to war today.
Anonymous
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>>5308023 You missed opportunity to have the filename be nay, nay, nay Anonymous
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>>5308035 Aw fuck you're right
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>>5307920 >>Make another supply run so that your family has everything they need before you depart. +1 to that and this
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>>5307905 > Swing on over to Phin’s shop to get that new suit built, and ask about a custom built machete >Coordinate with “Lost Boy” and learn as much as you can from him. >Make another supply run so that your family has everything they need before you depart. Anonymous
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>>5308350 >Felicia’s costume change had been, by far, the most eye-catching. She somehow found a way to expose even MORE cleavage as she increased the width and depth of the already considerably deep V-neck of her catsuit, and swapped out the leather for something more breathable. someone's jealous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 18 Jun 2022 15:24:00 No. 5308510 Report Quoted By:
>>5307910 >>5307920 >>5307922 >>5307931 >>5307940 >>5307928 >>5308159 >>5308307 >Coordinate with “Lost Boy” and learn as much as you can from him. >Swing on over to Phin’s shop to get that new suit built. >See if Phin can't fabricate a custom machete while you're there, preferably something a little more durable than plain old steel >Swing by the local army surplus store and pick up a slouch hat >Make another supply run so that your family has everything they need before you depart. Taking these. Writing!
Also, I'm a little more than halfway through Book 1 of Peter and the Starcatchers. It's an interesting read, for sure.
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>>5308350 Speaking of her ass and costumes…
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 18 Jun 2022 17:29:55 No. 5308608 Report Quoted By:
As soon as you were able, you swung over to Phin’s shop to request that your new suit be constructed. It took you longer than usual to get his attention today. The inside of his shop was fairly cluttered, so you assumed that he was either backed up with orders or was obsessed with some new pet project of his. When you got down to talking, you discovered that it was the former. Apparently, many of the mercs that had participated in the hunt for Slip had come to him for specially crafted weapons and equipment. It wasn’t terribly surprising when you took a moment to think about it. While he was glancing over the schematics that Black Cat drew up, you mentioned that you were in need of a machete. Phin just looked up and stared at you. You stared back. Eventually, the Tinkerer sighed and went into the back to rummage around for something. You heard a lot of banging and cursing before he came back out, and in his hands, he held a considerably sharp machete. Apparently, it was made out of a highly durable and highly resistant steel alloy. You tried to spring for something more exciting or fantastic, but he just shook his head, saying something about using rare metals to coat weapons is almost always a terrible idea. As he constructed your suit, he started to bicker about the Black Panther literally throwing Vibranium at his enemies, and how kids today who play too many video games expect more exotic metals to “do more damage” than they reasonably should. You eventually got bored and decided to head out while he worked, leaving your new machete at his store so that you might pick it up later. Carrying it around all day would quickly get…uncomfortable. —------ While you were still in your civvies, you dropped by your local army surplus store and picked up a nice little slouch hat, just in case the weather in Neverland wasn’t as fair as Pan claimed. Thankfully, this store in particular hadn’t been hit by any looters. You quite liked the staff that worked here. You decided to wear the hat on the way out, only to remove it when you changed back into your spidey suit. You wouldn’t have minded walking to the supermarket, but you knew damn well how hard it was to fight your way through those crowds when it got really busy. Better to get there faster, rather than get stabbed by some old lady with a rusty screwdriver. —------ Just as you thought, the stores were crowded, the shelves were empty, and the staff was hard pressed to keep up with demand. You simultaneously felt bad for them, and grateful for your own luck. You’d be caught dead before you worked retail. Sure, you’ve worked with your fair share of shady scumbags, but these customers were downright <span class="mu-s">savages</span>! You’ve been shoved, elbowed and you were pretty sure someone was trying to steal your wallet right now. No, wait… No, yeah. They’re just touching your ass. Fucking sickos, man. —--- (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 18 Jun 2022 17:31:26 No. 5308609 Report Quoted By:
When you went to drop the supplies off at the hospital, you were disappointed to find that Cindy had already left before you’d arrived. She was probably out there fighting crime at this very moment. You weren’t so much worried as you were regretful that you couldn’t check in on her. —-- Everyone in your immediate family was in the room to see Rich again. He was looking much better now. You suspected that he’d be recovered enough to be released once you were done with your current mission. You and your brother exchanged knowing looks, but said nothing that didn’t fit into the formal brotherly banter that the two of you maintained in public. You’d need more privacy before you could squeeze any new info out of him. After a few minutes, your parents offered to leave so that you and Vic could stay with Richard. You and Vic refused at almost the same time, telling them to take their time catching up. Vic caught you in the hall sometime later, and you were forced to explain that you would be gone for a few days, and maybe a week at most. When pressed on the matter, you just told her that you were doing some community service to help out New York’s youth. That earned you a flat look from your sister, which you supposed was better than an outright frown. Regardless, she’d learned long ago not to have these sorts of conversations in front of children. Especially kids as perceptive as little Peter here. You gave both of them a hug and went your separate ways for now. You probably wouldn’t see them again for a while. All you could do was hope that Neverland wasn’t terribly difficult to return from. —------ Somehow, you weren’t surprised when Peter was the one to pick you up and fly you to the Helicarrier. The kid was surprisingly strong for someone his size. You made a joke about him granting you the ability to fly with faith, trust and pixie dust. But instead of receiving the derisive sneer that you were expecting, he just gave you a knowing smirk. If that hadn’t been unusual enough, Pan’s voice was different today. It wasn’t hard to tell that he’d changed his accent from Irish to British, but you were unsure as to why. When you inquired about the change, he simply apologized for his being short with you the other day. In his own words, he was having a particularly bad day, and too much time spent at the “Pixie Hollow” has had a negative influence on his attitude. You didn’t understand everything that he was saying to you, but you couldn’t deny that he was far less insufferable than he had been when you’d first met. Maybe you’ll hold off on pummeling him for now. —------ (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 18 Jun 2022 17:32:28 No. 5308610 Report When you next sat down, you and Pan were in a room with Hill in the back, who was rapidly tapping and sliding her fingers along the surface of an ultrathin tablet. You figured that she was trying to supervise the two of you, while simultaneously attempting to get some work done. She only looked up when Pan hocked a wad of spit onto the floor. Her eyes seemed to follow it as it traveled and spattered onto the floor.
For a moment, no one said anything about it, and Hill let out a long, suffering sigh before going back to her work. Moments later, a tiny little black Roomba swiveled towards the spot and began cleaning it enthusiastically.
<span class="mu-g">“So,”</span> Pan began to say. <span class="mu-g">“What do ya want to know?”</span>
What will you ask?
>”How’re we going to get to Neverland in the first place? Does it exist in this world, or in another one?” >”What can you tell me about the magical creatures that live there?” >”You said that there are multiple factions at play in Neverland. Tell me more about them.” >”Tell me about the mutant kids that you brought to Neverland. What were their powers?” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5308610 >”How’re we going to get to Neverland in the first place? Does it exist in this world, or in another one?” >”What can you tell me about the magical creatures that live there?” >”You said that there are multiple factions at play in Neverland. Tell me more about them.” Anonymous
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>>5308610 >>”What can you tell me about the magical creatures that live there?” >>”You said that there are multiple factions at play in Neverland. Tell me more about them.” Anonymous
>>5308610 >”You said that there are multiple factions at play in Neverland. Tell me more about them.” >”Tell me about the mutant kids that you brought to Neverland. What were their powers?” >"How many kids are we going in to pick up, mutant and non-mutant? This goes without saying, but we have to plan accordingly." >"I can assume you have a reliable method of getting us into Neverland, but what about getting back out?" >"Also I'm gonna put this out here right now, but do you care what happens to Tick-Tock? Because I could use a new pair of crocodile skin boots." >(Speaking to Hill) "Is this gonna be an entirely on-foot expedition? Or are we bringing any vehicles to help transport the kids safely?" Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 11:55:38 No. 5309397 Report Quoted By:
>>5308645 >>5308662 >>5309061 >>5309238 Was halfway done with the update when I was leaving the house! Sorry for the delay. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 12:38:38 No. 5309421 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“You said that there are multiple factions at play in Neverland. Tell me about them.”</span> you demanded. Pan rocked back in his chair, his feet resting at the edge of the table. He looked like he might fall backwards at any moment. <span class="mu-g">“Hm. I told ya about the Pirates. They never really band together or anything, and are usually busy fighting each other half the time.”</span> he began, a pensive look on his face. <span class="mu-g">“There’s the Redskins, Tiger Lily an’ her tribe. We’ve got good relations with them. So ya should be fine, so long as I’m with ye.”</span> he proudly declared. You barely suppressed an eye roll, but Hill wasn’t so well reserved. <span class="mu-g">“Ooh! There’s the Knights of the Black Castle, too.”</span> Pan recalled. <span class="mu-g">“Their domain’s in shambles, but there’s still a few wandering around, carrying out their old king’s orders, even in death. Nasty folk, they are.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“So we don’t want to run into them.”</span> you concluded. Peter shook his head. <span class="mu-g">“Not if we can help it, no. I can always fly past ‘em, but the rest ye won’t be so lucky.”</span> Watch out for the Neverland Knights. Got it. <span class="mu-g">“Those are the most relevant ones. You’ll never get to see how the Mermaids operate down in the murky depths, and the Fairies are real picky about who they let roam freely around Pixie Hollow.”</span> Pan explained. <span class="mu-g">“Don’t bother them, and they won’t bother you.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Tell me about the mutant kids that you brought to Neverland. What were their powers?”</span> you asked, changing the subject. Peter scratched his head, shut his eyes and inhaled deeply. <span class="mu-g">“One of ‘em could shoot fire out of his hands, another could pitch boulders like they were pebbles, and I think one could fly?”</span> he said, not sounding entirely sure. He strained to recall anything more, and to you, it looked like it was a physical effort for him to jumpstart his memory. Hill was now staring at him thoughtfully, and you got the impression that she wasn’t entirely surprised by this development. <span class="mu-r">“Alright…”</span> you warily began. <span class="mu-r">“Why don’t you tell me how many kids we’re supposed to rescue. Mutant and non-mutant. This goes without saying, but we have to plan accordingly.”</span> He frowned at that. <span class="mu-g">“IF they want to leave, you mean.”</span> There was that urge to pummel him popping up in your head again. It was particularly tempting at this very moment, in fact. <span class="mu-r">“Just tell me how many kids are there.”</span> you demanded. Grudgingly, Pan closed his eyes once more and rubbed at his temples. This time, he was straining so hard that you thought he might pop a blood vessel! <span class="mu-b">“If you haven’t figured this out by now, Lost Boy here has the memory of a goldfish.”</span> Hill informed you, not looking up from her tablet this time. <span class="mu-b">“He has trouble remembering anything significant between days, and he’ll even forget things that he considered to be important within a few years.”</span> (Cont)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 12:40:10 No. 5309422 Report Quoted By:
Peter was glowering at her now. <span class="mu-g">“Hey! My memory’s not <span class="mu-i">that</span> bad!”</span> he protested. <span class="mu-g">“I just…get a bit mixed up sometimes, is all.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Uh-huh.”</span> Hill said in a dry tone, clearly unsympathetic towards the Boy Eternal. <span class="mu-b">“In short, he doesn’t remember how many mutants or kids he brought over, or what their powers were. That’s why our intel has been shaky from the start. You’ll have to gather information as you go along.”</span> You glanced back at Pan, who was now leaning even further back in his chair with his hands folded behind his head, silently pouting. It would’ve been adorable if it were coming from literally any other kid. Were you really supposed to entrust your life to this guy? <span class="mu-r">“I can assume you have a reliable method of getting into Neverland, but what about getting out?”</span> you said. He fixed his gaze on you and sniffed. <span class="mu-g">“Of course. I can bring people in and out as I please. No problem.”</span> he said, waving the question away. It didn’t sound like he intended to tell you anything further. You glanced at Hill, who nodded her agreement, before continuing. <span class="mu-r">“Alright…I’m just gonna put this out there,”</span> you began. <span class="mu-r">“But do you care what happens to Tick-Tock? Because I could use a new pair of crocodile-skin boots.”</span> you said, pointing to your feet. Both Hill and Pan stared at you in silence for a few moments. Peter was giving you an appraising look. Eventually, he shrugged, an amused grin spreading across his face. <span class="mu-g">"Do ya know the one sound that makes every animal in any environment on Neverland flee with their tails between their legs?"</span> he asked. <span class="mu-g">"Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock."</span> he said in a sing-song voice. You were about to respond, but you were promptly silenced by the sound of an actual ticking clock! And it was coming from… No! Was Peter making that noise with his mouth? How!? It sounded like an honest to God's mechanical clock! <span class="mu-g">"Tick-Tock's the king of his domain. And his domain is…wherever he feels like it is at that time of day, really. No one fights him on it or argues the point, lest they end up as his lunch."</span> Pan declared with a cocky grin. There was no fear or trepidation in his tone. You thought it was something approaching respect or reverence, but you couldn’t be entirely certain. <span class="mu-g">"But if you really want to press your luck and do something as stupid as taking him on, be my guest. I’m sure it’ll be a great show for the rest of the Lost Boys."</span> he concluded. You narrowed your eyes at him. That sounded like a challenge. And with Anastasia and Callisto at your side, you liked your chances against the freakishly overgrown fairytale croc. You turned to Hill, who was just watching the exchange with a mild look of disinterest on her face. <span class="mu-r">"Is this expedition gonna be entirely on foot, or are we bringing vehicles to transport the kids safely?”</span> you asked. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 12:42:54 No. 5309424 Report Hill exchanged glances with Pan, who shook his head.
<span class="mu-b">“The terrain might be a bit tricky for you to use a vehicle effectively.”</span> Hill replied.
<span class="mu-g">“The jungle canopy’s too thick, and so’s the brush.”</span> Pan added. <span class="mu-g">“Whatever you ended up bringing would get stuck in a matter of minutes. Trust me.”</span>
So you were going to walk all over the island with little to no intel while Pan flew circles around you? Wonderful…
—-----
The conversation died out sometime after that. Neither Pan nor Hill were saying anything concrete about your method of transportation. All you knew was that you were supposed to be meeting her on a boat for some reason.
Feeling as if you’d left that meeting with more questions than answers, you let Pan take you back down to the ground. While you descended, you noticed something odd that should’ve drawn your attention earlier. Despite Peter flying right above you with the sun setting behind him, he didn’t cast a shadow.
When you asked about it, he made a sour face that you didn’t think was meant for you.
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Upon returning to Phin’s shop, you were delighted to find that your new suit had been finished. And he had your machete ready to go, too!
The sleek, breathable mesh felt incredibly soft in your hands. It was a noticeable difference from your usual lightly armored, fireproof threads.
Absently, you wondered what you should call it. Every new suit needed a designation.
What will you call it?
>"The Hunter’s Cowl" >The “Jungle Spider” suit >The “Hot Pursuit” >Write-in. >Leave it up to Score! Pastebins:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 12:44:19 No. 5309425 Report Quoted By:
Gonna break the update up here. When I wake up next, I'll continue writing, whether the vote's been concluded or not. Finished the first book, by the way. I'm excited to see what the sequels are like.
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>>5309424 >Leave it up to Score! I can tell you really want this one, so go ahead.
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>>5309424 >The “Hot Pursuit” What can I say, I like puns.
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>>5309424 >Leave it up to Score! Anonymous
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>>5309424 >Leave it up to Score! Anonymous
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>>5309424 >>Leave it up to Score! Anonymous
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>>5309424 >The "Leave it up to Score!" Suit Anonymous
>>5309424 >>Leave it up to Score! Anonymous
>>5309424 >“Whatever you ended up bringing would get stuck in a matter of minutes." Wonder how the Big Wheel would fare…
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>>5309563 You ever got a stick stuck in the spokes of your bike? Well, imagine that multiplied by all the trees in Neverland.
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>>5309565 >a stick stuck in the spokes of your bike Thanks Obama
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 22:29:57 No. 5309799 Report Quoted By:
After much deliberation, you decided to name your new suit “The Hot Pursuit”! Because it’s built for warm climates, and you’ll be chasing after those kids in Neverland! When you communicated this sentiment to Phin, you got an odd look in return. You guessed there was no accounting for taste.>You’ve acquired the “Hot Pursuit”! >You’ve acquired a Reinforced Machete! —---------- You decided to wear the suit back home, and you were delighted to find that it was far more comfortable with the breeze blowing through your suit to cool your body down. The cowl was slightly cumbersome, but you soon realized that Phin built in another feature to help with that. When you wanted to put it away, all you had to do was slip it off your shoulders and fasten it around your waist, giving you a snazzy looking waist-coat in the process. You felt a bit like a cosplayer, but you couldn’t deny that you were loving the way that it looked on you. When you next walked into your lair wearing your new suit, you got a few whistles from Felicia and, surprisingly enough, Callisto. You would’ve liked to hear what Anastasia had to say about your new costume, but she wasn’t currently present in the room. In fact, she hadn’t come back until much later in the night, creeping in through the window when she thought no one was looking. When you pressed her on the issue, she simply said that she had been laying the groundwork for the mission that she’d been sent here to do for her family. Before you could ask her what that involved, however, she clapped you on the shoulder and gave you an appreciative nod. <span class="mu-g">“I am glad the suit fits you so well.”</span> she said, looking you up and down. That comment pushed out the majority of your rational thoughts, and the night ended with some light flirting and casual banter. —---- The following day, you and your group finalized your preparations and made for the rendezvous point that you and Hill had agreed upon. There, a S.H.I.E.L.D shuttle picked you up and flew you out over the ocean. Before you forgot, you sent a series of long messages to Cindy, detailing the fact that you would be gone for a while and that she should take care of herself. If push came to shove, you knew that Vic would provide for her in any way that she could. —------ For the most part, the trip was a silent one. There was a clear tension in the hangar as everyone tried to avoid prolonged eye contact with one another. Prowler was noticeably uncomfortable around so many armed guards, and Callisto and Glass pretended not to be bothered by them in the slightest. Felicia and Anastasia were perhaps the most calm out of the group. One was confident in her abilities, and the other was confident in the fact that she’d be able to get her way, no matter what happened. And considering the way that those guards were stealing glances at her, she was probably right. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 22:31:44 No. 5309801 Report Quoted By:
Sometime during the middle of your flight, you remembered that you had your slouch hat, and slipped it onto your head. The slight, but sudden movement was enough to draw everyone’s attention, and you were quickly made aware of the fact that everyone was now staring at you. A snort form Felicia is what broke the silence. <span class="mu-b">“Spider?”</span> she said, clearly struggling to keep a straight face. <span class="mu-b">“What is that?”</span> <span class="mu-r">“What, this? It’s my new hat. Keeps the sun out of my eyes.”</span> you proclaimed. <span class="mu-g">“Is there a point in wearing one over your mask?”</span> Prowler asked, speaking up for the first time all morning. <span class="mu-r">“To keep the sun out of my eyes!”</span> you repeated, becoming slightly agitated and more than a little defensive. <span class="mu-g">“That is what the cowl is for.”</span> Anastasia added. <span class="mu-g">“Could you not have slipped that over your head instead?”</span> You gave her a betrayed look. <span class="mu-r">“I thought you said you liked the look.”</span> you said. The corners of her lips curled into a slight smirk as she spoke. <span class="mu-g">“That was before I saw the hat. Now…I’m not so sure.”</span> she said, a bemused expression on her face. <span class="mu-b">“As much as you might consider it a fashion faux pas, I think it’s a very sensible accessory for him to wear.”</span> Callisto put in. <span class="mu-b">“If he hadn’t brought it, he might’ve been blinded by the sun’s glare reflecting off of Glass’ shiny, brittle ass.”</span> This earned her a shove from Glass, who chuckled right along with her. Even the S.H.I.E.L.D agents seemed to have joined in on the good natured laughter. <span class="mu-r">“No, you know what? Fuck you guys. I like this hat.”</span> you declared. <span class="mu-r">“And good luck dealing with that sunburn you’re gonna get, Cat.”</span> Felicia lazily waved you off and pulled a tube of sunblock out of her pack. <span class="mu-b">“Aww, don’t be like that, Spider.”</span> she cooed, batting her long eyelashes at you furiously. <span class="mu-b">“I’m gonna need some help putting it on later, and I thought you’d want to be first in line.”</span> Everyone cast expectant glances over at you, and you suddenly found yourself put on the spot. Normally, you wouldn’t have minded in the slightest, and would return her flirtations without a second thought. But with Anastasia here, you couldn’t help but feel awkward about the whole thing. Luckily, before the silence stretched on for too long, the pilot decided to have mercy on you, and announced that you’d be landing within the minute. You breathed an inaudible sigh of relief, and just barely managed to catch Black Cat winking at you out of the corner of your eye. You were definitely going to be poking her bare, red skin when she got sunburned later. —------ (Cont.)
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Upon landing you were surprised to see that you were being dropped off on a rickety old pirate ship that looked to be several centuries old. It had clearly seen better days, with its underbelly riddled with barnacles, the railing green with slippery moss, and the floorboards splintered from misuse and lack of care. Cautiously, you all stepped onto the boat and inspected it for any clean place to drop your bags, and unsurprisingly, you found none. Standing in the middle of the deck was a stern-faced woman with dark skin, and even darker hair tied into a bun. Her arms were covered in a jumbled mess of tattoos and markings that didn’t seem to correlate with one another in the slightest. She wore a uniform that vaguely reminded you of the ones that S.H.I.E.L.D agents wore, but her outfit consisted of lighter blue accents with gold trimmings. You didn’t recognize the emblem placed over her left breast, but you decided to commit it to memory. <span class="mu-b">“Welcome to the ‘Gambler’s Guess’.”</span> the woman said in a pleasant, sophisticated voice. <span class="mu-b">“I’m Pandora Peters, Director of W.A.N.D.”</span> You approached her and reached out to shake her hand. <span class="mu-r">“Huntsman. Nice to meet you.”</span> you said, glancing at the wooden wand strapped to her belt. She seemed to notice you looking, but said nothing about it. <span class="mu-b">“Not exactly the luxury cruiser that I’d been expecting.”</span> Cat said, wiping a long line of dirt along the railing. <span class="mu-b">“S.H.I.E.L.D really pulled out all the stops for this one, huh?”</span> That last jab was directed at Pandora, but she made no meaningful outward reaction that you could detect. The awkward tension was broken by the whooping and hollering of an adolescent boy. Knowing what you would find, you glanced up to see Peter Pan precariously balanced upon the crow’s nest, a rusted spyglass in hand. <span class="mu-g">“Ahoy there!”</span> he shouted, before gesturing towards the ship. <span class="mu-g">“What do ya think? Ain’t she a beaut?”</span> No one answered him. Not seriously anyway. The S.H.I.E.L.D shuttle had already departed, leaving you stranded on this rickety deathtrap. You were honestly surprised that it hadn’t sprung a leak. It was now becoming painfully obvious why Hill hadn’t clued you into her plans. <span class="mu-r">“Me and Hill are gonna have to have a chat later.”</span> you said with a sigh. —------ For the third time today, you were met with a mind-boggling revelation when Peter swooped down, grabbed the wheel of the ship and actually started to sail it. He barked out a few commands here and there, teaching you sailor’s lingo along the way, as you prepared to set sail. Somehow, the thing was actually moving! If it wasn’t so filthy, you might’ve actually been impressed by the whole situation. You’ve been on ferry’s a couple times before, but never on an actual boat. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 19 Jun 2022 22:34:51 No. 5309804 Report There was nothing of note in any direction for miles, and that gave you a slight feeling of anxiety and panic. No buildings meant no web-swinging. You were out of your element, and your life was completely in the hands of someone else now.
Nevertheless, you had a long voyage ahead of you. If Pan truly meant to sail all the way to Neverland, then you’d be here for far longer than you'd anticipated.
Feeling slightly annoyed at that, you tried to put it out of your mind for the moment.
Who will you pass the time with?
>Pandora Peters. You’re curious to hear more about this “W.A.N.D.” organization. >Black Cat. You might just take her up on that sunscreen offer. >Anastasia. Out of everyone, she seemed to be the most invigorated to be out on the open ocean. >Prowler. He didn’t look too steady on his feet, and spent most of his time bent over the railing. >Callisto and Glass. They seemed to be having a knife throwing competition with Peter Pan. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5309804 >>Pandora Peters. You’re curious to hear more about this “W.A.N.D.” organization. Anonymous
>>5309804 >Prowler. He didn’t look too steady on his feet, and spent most of his time bent over the railing. There probably isn't much that we can help with, but it doesn't hurt to try.
>Pandora Peters. You’re curious to hear more about this “W.A.N.D.” organization. Information is always good.
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>>5309804 >Black Cat. You might just take her up on that sunscreen offer. Anonymous
>>5309804 >Prowler. He didn’t look too steady on his feet, and spent most of his time bent over the railing. We gotta help our buddy.
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>>5309830 Fuck, sent too early. When we’re done with Prowler,
>Pandora Peters. You’re curious to hear more about this “W.A.N.D.” organization. Anonymous
>>5309804 >Pandora Peters. You’re curious to hear more about this “W.A.N.D.” organization. Anonymous
>>5309804 >Prowler. He didn’t look too steady on his feet, and spent most of his time bent over the railing. then
>Anastasia. Out of everyone, she seemed to be the most invigorated to be out on the open ocean. In that order.
Prowler can swim...right?
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>>5309804 >>Anastasia. Out of everyone, she seemed to be the most invigorated to be out on the open ocean. >>Prowler. He didn’t look too steady on his feet, and spent most of his time bent over the railing. Anonymous
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>>5309848 >Prowler can swim...right? This would be a terrible time to embrace a stereotype.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 00:32:00 No. 5309902 Report Quoted By:
>>5309808 >>5309815 >>5309830 >>5309832 >>5309841 >Prowler. He didn’t look too steady on his feet, and spent most of his time bent over the railing. >Pandora Peters. You’re curious to hear more about this “W.A.N.D.” organization.0 Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 05:04:23 No. 5310158 Report Quoted By:
You spent a considerable portion of the day hanging around Prowler, who had spent a considerable proportion of the day slung over the railing and dry heaving. He was doing a decent job at keeping his breakfast in. <span class="mu-r">“How’re you holding up, buddy?” you asked <span class="mu-g">“Kill me…”</span> he groaned, just barely managing to make the words out. “That bad, huh?” <span class="mu-g">“Never been good on boats. My brothers tried taking me a few times, but it always ended up with me throwing up more than I caught.”</span> he said. “More food for the fish.” you said with a shrug. Prowler gave you an unenthusiastic laugh. <span class="mu-g">“Funny. They used to say the same thing. Said I was chumming the waters.”</span> “Why’d you keep going if you knew you got seasick?” you asked. <span class="mu-g">“Because my brothers are shitheads. Someone’s gotta keep them out of trouble.”</span> he proclaimed. You nodded. “And because you love them.” Prowler inclined his head marginally in what could possibly be considered a nod. <span class="mu-g">“Yeah. That too.”</span> he admitted. <span class="mu-g">“I’m the youngest of nine.”</span> “Nine siblings!?” Prowler’s laugh had some cheer to it this time. <span class="mu-g">“Yup. Nine brothers, a deadbeat dad and a mom that drank herself to death.”</span> he said, gazing out at the sea. <span class="mu-g">“We’ve only ever had each other. I can barely remember my parents at this point.”</span> You stared at Prowler, wondering what sort of face he was making underneath that mask. “Did you get put into the system?” you said. He shook his head. <span class="mu-g">“Orphanages break up families, and we all wanted to stay together. I mean, it was hard, sure. But at least we had each other, you know?”</span> You remained silent, gazing out at the rolling waves alongside your business partner. As far as you knew, this was the most he had ever said about himself to you, or anyone else on the team. “I know what you mean. Family is everyth-” You never got to finish. Your uplifting words were interrupted by Prowler lifting his mask and retching violently. You patted him on the back when he was done, but you could tell that it wasn’t doing much to make him feel any better. “Is there anything I can get you?” you asked. He nodded weakly. <span class="mu-g">“Yeah. Give me your hat.”</span> “My hat? Why?” <span class="mu-g">“So I can have something to throw up in while I’m below deck.”</span> he said, groaning to himself. “How about some water? I’m gonna get you some water.” you volunteered, deciding not to rise to his bait. While this ship may have been incredibly shabby, it was also fully stocked with enough food and water to last you all several days or more. The real scary thought came from you wondering what you would do if any one of you needed to use the bathroom. (Cont.)</span>
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 05:05:46 No. 5310160 Report Quoted By:
You spent a considerable portion of the day hanging around Prowler, who had spent a considerable proportion of the day slung over the railing and dry heaving. He was doing a decent job at keeping his breakfast in. <span class="mu-r">“How’re you holding up, buddy?”</span> you asked <span class="mu-g">“Kill me…”</span> he groaned, just barely managing to make the words out. <span class="mu-r">“That bad, huh?”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Never been good on boats. My brothers tried taking me a few times, but it always ended up with me throwing up more than I caught.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-r">“More food for the fish.”</span> you said with a shrug. Prowler gave you an unenthusiastic laugh. <span class="mu-g">“Funny. They used to say the same thing. Said I was chumming the waters.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Why’d you keep going if you knew you got seasick?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-g">“Because my brothers are shitheads. Someone’s gotta keep them out of trouble.”</span> he proclaimed. You nodded. <span class="mu-r">“And because you love them.”</span> Prowler inclined his head marginally in what could possibly be considered a nod. <span class="mu-g">“Yeah. That too.”</span> he admitted. <span class="mu-g">“I’m the youngest of nine.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Nine siblings!?”</span> Prowler’s laugh had some cheer to it this time. <span class="mu-g">“Yup. Nine brothers, a deadbeat dad and a mom that drank herself to death.”</span> he said, gazing out at the sea. <span class="mu-g">“We’ve only ever had each other. I can barely remember my parents at this point.”</span> You stared at Prowler, wondering what sort of face he was making underneath that mask. <span class="mu-r">“Did you get put into the system?”</span> you said. He shook his head. <span class="mu-g">“Orphanages break up families, and we all wanted to stay together. I mean, it was hard, sure. But at least we had each other, you know?”</span> You remained silent, gazing out at the rolling waves alongside your business partner. As far as you knew, this was the most he had ever said about himself to you, or anyone else on the team. <span class="mu-r">“I know what you mean. Family is everyth-”</span> You never got to finish. Your uplifting words were interrupted by Prowler lifting his mask and retching violently. You patted him on the back when he was done, but you could tell that it wasn’t doing much to make him feel any better. <span class="mu-r">“Is there anything I can get you?”</span> you asked. He nodded weakly. <span class="mu-g">“Yeah. Give me your hat.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“My hat? Why?”</span> <span class="mu-g">“So I can have something to throw up in while I’m below deck.”</span> he said, groaning to himself. <span class="mu-r">“How about some water? I’m gonna get you some water.”</span> you volunteered, deciding not to rise to his bait. While this ship may have been incredibly shabby, it was also fully stocked with enough food and water to last you all several days or more. The real scary thought came from you wondering what you would do if any one of you needed to use the bathroom. You suppressed a shiver and headed below deck. Prowler was gonna become dehydrated if you didn’t get him something soon. (Cont.)
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Several hours later, Cat took over for you and stood beside Prowler, poking fun at him in that good-natured way that always seemed to piss him off. And while he might have protested her arrival, he made no effort to actually get away from her.
In the meantime, you decided to go and bug your mysterious new host. Pandora was standing on the opposite end of the boat, her eyes closed, and her hands folded behind her back. Floating above her, a spiky, white crystal had been forming. Its mass was slowly building, and it was rotating in the air, seemingly uninfluenced by the rapid pace of the Guess.
When you had gotten close enough, the crystal fell apart and her eyes crept open. She watched as the remnants of the mineral fell back into the water, swept away and scattered by the rolling waves.
When she turned to face you, her expression was blank. She didn’t seem angry or even annoyed by your disruption. Just curious.
<span class="mu-b">“Huntsman.”</span> she said. <span class="mu-b">“Is there anything that I can do for you?”</span>
What will you say?
>”I’d like to know more about what it is that W.A.N.D. does.” >”Is that wand at your hip the real deal? Can you actually use magic?” >”What were you doing back there?” >”I was wondering if you could tell me how this hunk of junk is supposed to make it to Neverland?” >”What do those tattoos on your arms mean?” >”Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5310163 >>”Is that wand at your hip the real deal? Can you actually use magic?” Anonymous
>>5310163 >”Is that wand at your hip the real deal? Can you actually use magic?” >”Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.” Anonymous
>>5310163 >”Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.” >”I was wondering if you could tell me how this hunk of junk is supposed to make it to Neverland?” >”What do those tattoos on your arms mean?” Anonymous
>>5310163 >”I’d like to know more about what it is that W.A.N.D. does.” >”Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.” Anonymous
>>5310163 >>”I’d like to know more about what it is that W.A.N.D. does.” >>”Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.” >"And if you're the kind of person who needs to now that, Ana and I killed Baron Blood, Snowsnake and Carpathian, as well as some no-name vampire cultists." >"Speaking of- what can you tell me about the egyptian god Khonshu?" Anonymous
>>5310407 You forgot to tell her our credit card details and social security number, champ.
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>>5310413 we already told someone from shield what we did and they told us they have their supernatural organization.
and as far as Hills blackmail went she knew a lot of what we did.
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>>5310163 >”Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.” Anonymous
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>>5310174 >>5310177 >>5310238 >>5310253 >>5310407 >>5310442 >>5310453 >”I’d like to know more about what it is that W.A.N.D. does.” >”Is that wand at your hip the real deal? Can you actually use magic?” >”Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.” Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 16:11:17 No. 5310526 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“I’d like to know more about what it is that W.A.N.D. does.”</span> you declared. Pandora reached out with one hand as if to grab something. Beginning from the tips of her fingers to the base of her wrist, her whole hand disappeared behind what you could only describe as a curtain of air. It was like her body was being photoshopped in real-time. When she pulled her hand back out, it was wrapped around the handle of a hot, steaming cup of coffee. Pandora took a sip before speaking. <span class="mu-b">“‘The Wizardry, Alchemy and Necromancy Department’. Otherwise known as W.A.N.D. We deal with supernatural threats, even within premiere metahuman teams.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-r">“I thought S.T.A.K.E. were the ones that dealt with that stuff. That’s what Cho told me.”</span> you said. She scoffed at that. <span class="mu-b">“Cho is a brilliant man when it comes to science, but he doesn’t know the first thing about the realms of magic.”</span> Pandora proclaimed. <span class="mu-b">“S.T.A.K.E. is more of a strike team for supernatural threats. We handle much of the logistical side of things. W.A.N.D. has successfully thwarted many potentially world-ending crises without anyone ever knowing about them.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Kind of like the stuff that Doctor Strange does.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Strange is very powerful, yes.”</span> she agreed. <span class="mu-b">“But that makes him just as much of a threat, if not more of one when he loses control or becomes possessed by an extraplanar entity.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“And how often does that happen?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-b">“More often than you would think.”</span> she replied, shaking her head. <span class="mu-b">“Although, I personally find Modred to be the more threatening wizard, what with his connection to the Other.”</span> she muttered to herself. <span class="mu-r">“I honestly didn’t expect you to be so open with this information.”</span> you admitted. <span class="mu-r">“What with you being a super secret organization and all.”</span> Pandora grinned at that. <span class="mu-b">“It’s no trouble. I can always erase your memory if you learn something that I don’t wish you to remember.”</span> she said. You resisted the urge to take an immediate step back. Her smile wasn’t inherently sinister in nature, but you couldn’t help but feel like she had you at a severe disadvantage. <span class="mu-b">“You see,”</span> she continued. <span class="mu-b">“You and your friends over there are what’s known as ‘Flicker-minds'. You have no inherent protection from mind altering spells, and as a result, are incredibly susceptible to mental manipulation. It’s how we control the public’s perception of us and the various supernatural threats that plague our dimension.”</span> You just blinked at her. Even Hill didn’t admit to such shady practices out in the open like this. But you guess when you can fuck with people’s memories as you please, it becomes much less of a concern. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 16:12:43 No. 5310528 Report Quoted By:
Desperate to change the subject, you searched for something to latch onto, until you spotted the wooden wand strapped to her hip. <span class="mu-r">“Uh…hey! Is that wand at your hip the real deal? Can you actually use magic?”</span> you said. Pandora casually glanced down at her belt, and with her free hand, she snapped her fingers and closed her hand slightly. The wand practically jumped into her gloved hand, sliding comfortably within the space that she’d left open for it. <span class="mu-b">“Yes, and yes.”</span> she confirmed. <span class="mu-b">“However, I use a rather unusual method for casting magic. The wand is more of a focus that I fall back on for rituals.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Unusual method?”</span> Pandora nodded and took another sip of her coffee. <span class="mu-b">“It is a relatively new practice called ‘Spellweaving’. I picked it up from an extraplanar archmage that had stumbled upon my personal astral space.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-b">“She was a giant spider that walked on her hind legs like a human. Imagine my shock when she just walked inside like it was no problem.”</span> she said, an amused grin spreading across her face. Several bells rang in your head all at once. It wasn’t your spider sense, but the inklings of an epiphany. She might be talking about that thing that Madame Web was telling you about a while back. Did that mean that she wasn’t bullshitting you when she was talking about Spider-Gods? <span class="mu-b">“It’s a brilliant technique, really. But insanely complex in many ways.”</span> Pandora continued, not noticing your shock. <span class="mu-b">“Think of it like…coding, but for magic. Instead of using established spells, I craft my own, visualizing the runes and spellforms in my mind’s eye and adjusting them as needed.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“What’s the difference?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-b">“Meddling with an established spell can lead to catastrophic results, and is often advised against. But if you create your own spells from scratch, then you can customize them to your specific needs. You get to decide the range, radius, effect, and just about every aspect of the spell.”</span> Pandora said, becoming much more animated now. <span class="mu-b">“The obvious downside is that this process is far slower than popping out an established spell. And there are many opportunities for failure. But with some practice, and much experimentation, spellweaving can become a powerful and versatile tool for any mage.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Sounds complicated.”</span> you said in reply. Pandora released her wand and allowed it to slip back into its holster on its own. <span class="mu-b">“Very.”</span> Over the next few minutes, Pandora tried to explain advanced spell theory to you, but you weren’t able to soak up much of the information. So, you decided to change the subject again. <span class="mu-r">“Would you happen to know about a supernatural creature that steals voices? I have a friend that might’ve fallen victim to one.”</span> you said. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 16:14:33 No. 5310529 Report Pandora studied you for a moment, took another sip of her coffee, and swirled it around in the cup. <span class="mu-b">“She might have been hit by a powerful silence spell or a curse.”</span> she suggested. <span class="mu-b">“How long has this been in effect?”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“A little over a month now.”</span> you said.
Pandora’s eyes narrowed slightly. <span class="mu-b">“Silence spells don’t last nearly that long, and they usually aren’t fixed onto one specific person. A curse would be more likely here, but it would take a rather powerful witch or alchemist to accomplish such a feat. Explain it to me in detail.”</span> she demanded.
And you did. You went over the entire event several times, explaining everything that you learned from Cindy’s side of the story, and your brief investigation into the matter. Pandora nodded along the entire time, but near the end, she had an unmistakable sour look on her face.
<span class="mu-r">“What’s wrong?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Hm. It would have been better if a witch or alchemist was behind it.”</span> she said with a scowl. <span class="mu-b">“Curses can be broken, and spell arrays can be nullified. This, I’m afraid, is far worse than I would have expected.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“You know what it is. Tell me.”</span> you demanded.
Pandora shook her head. <span class="mu-b">“If I tell you, I will have no choice but to erase your memory. Because if you seek to pursue this creature, then I fear that you will doom us all to suffering its wrath.”</span> she declared. <span class="mu-b">“So I suggest you change the subject, Flicker-Mind.”</span>
There was a clear threat in her tone as she spoke that last sentence. You could tell that she was dead serious.
What will you say?
>”Can’t you just give me a hint? Or maybe we can call in someone more powerful to deal with it.” >”Please. I need to know.” >”So you’re totally fine with letting this thing roam free in my city. What if it attacks again?” >”You don’t care that a little girl is stuck without a voice for the rest of her life?” >”...Do you think you can teach me magic on the way to Neverland?” >"Can you explain the whole 'spellweaving' thing to me? I'd like to try it sometime." >"I want to hear more about that giant spider that you were talking about earlier." >”If you’re here, I’m guessing that the island’s situation is worse than we thought.” >”Does Hill actually care about the kids on that island, or is she after something else?” >”What’s your opinion on ‘Lost Boy’ over there?” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5310529 >”Can’t you just give me a hint? Or maybe we can call in someone more powerful to deal with it.” Anonymous
>>5310534 Also,
>Use spell-weaving to magically-web up our head as tinfoil against mental manipulation before she retaliate I mean, makes sense that Spiderman have abjuration-like property in addition to his speed, stamina, strength, cunning and technological prowess.
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>>5310529 >”You don’t care that a little girl is stuck without a voice for the rest of her life?” >"Can you explain the whole 'spellweaving' thing to me? I'd like to try it sometime." >"I want to hear more about that giant spider that you were talking about earlier." >The being that taught you spellweaving? It's what decides who get spiser themes powers. It seems I'm one of it's totems on reality, and porbably Spider-Woman too. And if she taught you how to do thia new magic, so have you. Don't want to help your fellow chosen protector of the multiverse? Anonymous
>>5310529 >>”Please. I need to know.” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 16:53:40 No. 5310550 Report Quoted By:
>>5310536 That, uhh, doesn't exactly work the way you think it does
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>>5310529 >"Can't. I made a promise and I intend to keep it." >"Not to mention the Great Weaver and Khonshu have a particular interest in seeing this matter resolved." The best lies flirt with the truth.
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>>5310575 Supporting this.
>>5310536 How To Spontaneously Combust 101
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>>5310529 >”Can’t you just give me a hint? Or maybe we can call in someone more powerful to deal with it.” >"I want to hear more about that giant spider that you were talking about earlier." >”...Do you think you can teach me magic on the way to Neverland?” Anonymous
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>>5310575 >>5310529 >”...Do you think you can teach me magic on the way to Neverland?” >"Just enough to where I'm not a sitting duck when magic is involved. I should probably learn some of this anyways, being a Spider Totem and all..." Anonymous
>>5310529 >>”Please. I need to know.” >”So you’re totally fine with letting this thing roam free in my city. What if it attacks again?” >”You don’t care that a little girl is stuck without a voice for the rest of her life?” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 22:21:47 No. 5310829 Report So this is a bit of a weird one for me. I usually try to keep the minimum of supported votes to at least 3 or more before passing them. But it's been a while and the most I have is 2 per vote.>"I want to hear more about that giant spider that you were talking about earlier." This is the only vote that has more than two, so I either allow every vote that has at least one other supporter, or I only allow this one, which doesn't seem entirely fair. How would you guys like to proceed? Should we wait for more votes or try to pile in a bunch of the other votes?
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>>5310529 >>5310548 I'll change to
>”Can’t you just give me a hint? Or maybe we can call in someone more powerful to deal with it.” >"I want to hear more about that giant spider that you were talking about earlier." >”...Do you think you can teach me magic on the way to Neverland?” Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 20 Jun 2022 22:41:26 No. 5310839 Report Quoted By:
>>5310534 >>5310538 >>5310583 >>5310632 >>5310832 >”Can’t you just give me a hint? Or maybe we can call in someone more powerful to deal with it.” >"I want to hear more about that giant spider that you were talking about earlier." >”...Do you think you can teach me magic on the way to Neverland?” I might be retarded here. Could've swore that the giant spider vote had three instead of two, but I guess that problem's been fixed.
>>5310835 t. Prowler
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 00:19:15 No. 5310924 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Can’t you just give me a hint? Or maybe we can call in someone more powerful to deal with it.”</span> you suggested. Pandora shook her head. <span class="mu-b">“No hints. This isn’t a game.”</span> she shot back. <span class="mu-b">“Trust me, you don’t want to pursue this. Your little friend was lucky that she only lost the ability to speak from her encounter with it. It could have done far worse than that.”</span> she said, looking you right in the eye as she did so. You were both glaring at each other now. Yours was a defiant one that clearly told her that you wouldn’t drop this matter so easily, while hers was a warning. She was watching you carefully, sizing you up and waiting for you to do something particularly stupid. With a physical effort, you eased the tension in your balled up fists and forced yourself to take a step back. Pandora seemed to relax a bit at that. Then, she took another long sip of her coffee. Fine. If she didn’t want to tell you, then you’d have to ask someone else or do some research on your own time. Maybe Morbius will know something. <span class="mu-r">“I want to hear more about that giant spider that you were talking about earlier.”</span> you said. Pandora nodded and passed her coffee mug through that curtain of air. When she pulled her hand back, it was empty. <span class="mu-b">“Certainly. The Spellweaver is a powerful archmage of great renown and infamy in her native dimension. She was once a much smaller, but incredibly cunning giant spider that had very little knowledge of the world around her.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-b">“She didn’t go into any great detail, but it was apparently very difficult for a giant spider creature to become properly enrolled into a magic academy. Many treated her as a pet, or would outright attack her in the halls without issuing a challenge. She suffered great prejudice, and received a very nasty title as a result of her retaliation towards the constant threats. ‘Mage Hunter’.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Is that bad?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-b">“Apparently, it's a name given to those that slaughter mages outside of formal duels. Throughout her lifetime, she’s slaughtered hundreds, if not thousands of mages. And a good chunk of those kills were performed in self defense.”</span> Pandora said. <span class="mu-r">“Damn…”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Indeed.”</span> Pandora agreed. <span class="mu-b">“She was well known for inventing the method known as ‘Spellweaving’. I adapted my techniques from hers, but I can only do so to a limited degree.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“What do you mean?”</span> you said. <span class="mu-b">“She was capable of spinning her webs into intrinsic runic patterns that mimicked spellform construction, down to the microscopic level. Her precision with this technique was only made more terrifying by her ability to simultaneously cast up to eight advanced spells.”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 00:20:17 No. 5310928 Report You glanced down at your forearms, your mind practically spinning with possibilities. If the Spellweaver could manipulate her own webbing to such a degree, you wondered if you could somehow do the same. It sounded like an insanely complicated technique that was beyond your grasp for the moment. But maybe someday…
<span class="mu-r">“And she told you all this herself?”</span> you asked,
Pandora shook her head. <span class="mu-b">“Some of it, yes. But I learned more by traveling to her native dimension and purchasing a revisionist history of her saga. It was a rather good read.”</span> she said, looking a bit wistful.
<span class="mu-r">“...Do you think you can teach me magic on the way to Neverland?”</span> you blurted out.
Pandora’s eyes focused on you once more, and her eyebrow lifted ever so slightly.
<span class="mu-b">“In the limited time we have on this ship? Probably not. Most fledgling mages take years before they can properly sense and manipulate the mana around and within them. You’d have to be something of a prodigy in order to pull it off. And even if you somehow managed it, I couldn’t think of a more irresponsible thing to do than trying to teach a fledgling mage how to throw a fireball without first knowing the proper fundamentals.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-b">“Any spells I taught you would likely be incredibly basic.”</span>
How will you respond?
>”Why don’t you try to cram as much info into my head as you possibly can until we get there. I might surprise you.” >”Is there any recommended reading? Maybe you have a spellbook or two that you aren’t currently using?” >”Where would I go if I wanted to learn how to use magic? Are there any secret schools hidden in New York?” >I don’t suppose you’re looking for any apprentices right now, are you?” >”Is there any way for me to speak to the Spellweaver? Do you think you can set up a meeting or something?” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5310928 >”Why don’t you try to cram as much info into my head as you possibly can until we get there. I might surprise you.” The tried and true throw shit at the wall and see what sticks.
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>>5310928 Why don’t you try to cram as much info into my head as you possibly can until we get there. I might surprise you.”
We can do it
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>>5310928 >”Where would I go if I wanted to learn how to use magic? Are there any secret schools hidden in New York?” >”Is there any way for me to speak to the Spellweaver? Do you think you can set up a meeting or something?” >I've recentky learned that there is a multiversal web conecting spiders-themed powers. Maybe she is one of these spider totems aswell. Anonymous
>>5310928 >”Is there any way for me to speak to the Spellweaver? Do you think you can set up a meeting or something?” >”Is there any recommended reading? Maybe you have a spellbook or two that you aren’t currently using?” Anonymous
>>5310928 >>”Why don’t you try to cram as much info into my head as you possibly can until we get there. I might surprise you.” Anonymous
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>>5311005 +1, where is Magic for Dummies?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 14:21:53 No. 5311515 Report >>5310934 >>5310951 >>5310965 >>5311005 >>5311059 >>5311215 >>5311410 >”Why don’t you try to cram as much info into my head as you possibly can until we get there. I might surprise you.” >”Is there any way for me to speak to the Spellweaver? Do you think you can set up a meeting or something?” >”Is there any recommended reading? Maybe you have a spellbook or two that you aren’t currently using?” Roll 1d100-10, bo3!
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Rolled 8 + 10 (1d100 + 10) >>5311515 Anonymous
Rolled 13 (1d100) >>5311515 Anonymous
>>5311521 -2
>-2 ... Is that a critical failure?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 14:32:25 No. 5311529 Report >>5311521 >>5311523 That is indeed a crit failure. According to the rules, however, a crit fail can be overridden by a crit success. So there's a slim chance of recovery here.
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Rolled 92 (1d100) >>5311515 >>5311529 I LIKE THOSE ODDS
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>>5311541 bery niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
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>>5311560 It's still a failure because of the -10.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 15:17:10 No. 5311577 Report Quoted By:
>>5311521 >>5311522 >>5311541 It looks like I might have to wait a while before implementing the Spellweaving system. That last roll had no modifier, so it's an 82. So close!
>>5311573 What he said. The minus 10 mod is a lot more powerful than I ever could've anticipated
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Did we just lobotomize ourselves?
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>>5311529 Question, how would we have even recovered with the -10? Wouldn’t that have made a roll of 100 impossible?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 15:43:32 No. 5311599 Report Quoted By:
>>5311596 A nat 100, even reduced to a 90, still would've counted as a crit success. Crit successes aren't made impossible by negative dice mods. The negative mods just increase your chances of failure.
I might have to put that in the rules later.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 16:45:53 No. 5311629 Report Quoted By:
>-2! <span class="mu-r">“Why don’t you try to cram as much info into my head as you possibly can until we get there. I might surprise you.”</span> you said. Pandora rubbed her chin thoughtfully and looked you up and down. <span class="mu-b">“I suppose it couldn’t hurt to give you an aptitude test. I was only planning on training until we reached our destination, anyway.”</span> she admitted. <span class="mu-b">“Very well. You must pay careful attention to everything that I’m about to tell you. Because a single mistake is all that it takes to screw up a spell.”</span> —----- Over the next few hours, Pandora did her very best to drill the basics of spell theory into your head. You halfway expected the others to listen in on her lecture, but apparently, Pandora had set up something called a “privacy ward” before the lesson began. Only you were allowed to hear what she had to say. It was probably for the best, too. More students meant more questions and more time spent teaching, and time was certainly not on your side. It would seem that she took the term “crash course” quite literally. She paused very little in her explanations, and she offered even less time for you to ask questions. This was less of her being a bad teacher, and more of her taking your limited amount of time into account. You’d still need to apply what you’d learned, and she would have to correct you when necessary. Once you’d had the fundamentals drilled into your head, she let you practice drawing out spellforms on blank sheets of paper that she’d been pulling from some invisible storage space. It was a bit difficult with the boat rocking violently and the horrid state of the floorboards, but you’d somehow managed it. You practiced this for about an hour or two before she was satisfied enough to let you continue. When you asked her why, she explained that most mage practitioners imagine their own handwriting when they mentally crafted their spellforms. Sloppy handwriting meant sloppy spellcrafting. The next step was teaching you how to see through your mind’s eye. She stressed the importance of learning how to sense the ebb and flow of mana around you, but you didn’t have nearly enough time to learn such an essential trick. Pandora compared what you were about to attempt to a man using a faucet to fill a water bottle with water that he couldn’t naturally perceive. It would be hard for you to know when to stop, lest the “bottle” overflow and the spellform fail. It would just have to be something that you intuit on an instinctual level. In short, Pandora was trying to see if you were indeed a prodigy. The margin for error was quite large here. There were no training wheels involved in this lesson. Unfortunately, you weren’t a quick enough study to be able to open your mind’s eye in the limited time that you had available to you. So, Pandora decided to do something rather extreme. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 16:47:36 No. 5311631 Report Quoted By:
She reached into her storage space and handed you a black ball. You stared down at it for a while, turning it back and forth to study it as the sun’s rays glinted off its reflective surface. <span class="mu-b">“Pop that into your mouth and crunch it between your teeth.”</span> she instructed. <span class="mu-r">“What is it?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-b">“You don’t want to know.”</span> she promised. You looked up at her sharply. <span class="mu-r">“I think I do.”</span> Pandora rolled her eyes. <span class="mu-b">“It’s the blood of a black mage, alright?”</span> You instinctively dropped the marble of black blood, only for it to float back up into your hand. You assumed that was Pandora’s doing. <span class="mu-b">“If it falls onto that floor, it’ll be even less appetizing. Now stop making a fuss and take the damn thing.”</span> she demanded. <span class="mu-r">“No way! What if it gives me some sort of magical disease, or curse? What if it gives me AIDS?”</span> you said with a gasp. <span class="mu-r">“What if it gives me magical AIDS!?”</span> Pandora pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. <span class="mu-b">“Yes, Huntsman. You caught me. This has all been a plot to give you magical AIDS. Such a clever flicker-mind you are.”</span> she said, her words dripping with sarcasm. <span class="mu-b">“Do you want to learn magic, or not? We don’t have enough time for the simple and clean method, so we’re going with the quick and dirty method.”</span> You carefully examined the ebony marble and grimaced. With more than a little trepidation, you popped it into your mouth and crunched it between your teeth. A vile-tasting ichor oozed out of it and spread onto your tongue. It tasted of salted iron and sour, rotten grapes. It was all you could do not to throw up right then and there. But by some miracle of God, you managed to swallow it. You suppressed a shudder as Pandora nodded her approval. Neither of you said anything as you waited for something to happen. Three minutes passed by, and you were left wondering if you’d just been tricked into introducing a foreign substance into your system. You were about to voice those concerns when the entire world <span class="mu-s">shifted</span> around you. You staggered backwards, becoming slightly panicked as the sound of heart began to pound in your ears. The corners of your vision turned red, giving your surroundings a sinister, ominous feel to them. <span class="mu-b">“It looks like it finally kicked in.”</span> Pandora said, shifting her stance. Her every movement seemed to blur as she left after-images in her wake. You tried to mutter a complaint, but your mouth suddenly became bone dry, and you could barely hear your own words. <span class="mu-b">“Try moving your hand in front of your face.”</span> she instructed you, her voice warbling and lingering in the air unnaturally. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 16:49:34 No. 5311632 Report Quoted By:
You did so, and blinked at the trail of light that you traced through the air with the tips of your fingers. It was almost certainly a hallucination brought on by the ebony marble, but then you realized something. These lines closely resembled the runic patterns that Pandora had you drawing earlier. That must be it! She wanted you to use the hallucinatory effects of the drug to draw out your spellforms. With your third eye closed, this was the only way for you to effectively cast magic. <span class="mu-b">“Take it slow, and be careful. Remember what I said earlier about ‘little mistakes’.”</span> she said. You nodded and began drawing the spellweaving command for “Agitation”. It was a formula that allowed the caster to disrupt the natural state of an element or object. Pandora advised you to practice drawing it as often as possible, as it would become a baseline for almost every attack spell that you would use in the future. Next, you had to draw the lines that would decide the range and radius of the spell. This was equally, if not more important than getting the lines for agitation right. It was a careful, nerve wracking process, made even more dangerous by your shaking, jittery hands. Suddenly, Pandora’s expression grew grim. She dug into her storage space, pulled out a small pouch and began pouring out powder in a circle around you. Her blurred figure nearly caused you to lose concentration, but then, you noticed something else. More than halfway through the spellweaving process, you saw it. A clear mistake that you’d made early on in the formula. You’d somehow inverted the radius lines, which were now intersecting and overriding the range lines. <span class="mu-b">“That isn’t good.”</span> Pandora confirmed, somehow aware of your plight. <span class="mu-b">“Do me a favor and hold onto that for a moment, so you don’t blow yourself up. I need to set up a few quick wards.”</span> Panic shot through your whole body, and you struggled to maintain the lines swirling in front of you. That was proving difficult to accomplish in your current state, so you decided to try a different method. Continuing the formula, you added some unnecessary expansions to the formula. It was like trying to use advanced calculus to add 2 and 2. Your own breath was echoing loudly in your mask, and you tried to follow Pandora’s flowing movements with your eyes. <span class="mu-b">“Almost done. Just a little longer…”</span> you said, in a surprisingly reassuring tone. You added yet more lines. Anything to prevent the spell from activating early. Just had to- <span class="mu-b">“Alright. You’re free to release it.”</span> Pandora confirmed. And as soon as you did, a strange sensation washed over you. Every inch of your flesh <span class="mu-i">rippled</span> on the surface, making it feel like you were made entirely of bubble wrap. It wasn’t so much painful as it was incredibly uncomfortable. Even your eyeballs felt like they were pulsating! (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 16:52:34 No. 5311634 Report Quoted By:
All at once, the ring of powder surrounding you blew away in the breeze, revealing a detailed runic circle of protection. Upon closer inspection, you thought that there were actually two of them. One meant to protect you, and another meant to protect your surroundings <span class="mu-i">from</span> you. After a few minutes of this bizarre sensation, you collapsed to the floor, never leaving the circle. Pandora’s black boots filled your vision as you struggled to breathe. <span class="mu-b">“You inverted the range and radius lines, and failed to properly adjust the amount of mana flowing through your anchor point lines.</span> she explained. <span class="mu-b">“Because of that, you sort of just casted an uncontrolled agitation spell on yourself.”</span> You didn’t say anything. Just focused on breathing and staying conscious. And you were struggling to do either. <span class="mu-b">“You were right about one thing, though.”</span> she admitted. <span class="mu-b">“You did surprise me. I thought for sure you’d pulp yourself with that spell. You’re sturdier than you look.”</span> she said, sounding amused. And then, she started to walk away. <span class="mu-b">“That will be all for this lesson. I highly recommend that you give up on your pursuit of the arcane arts, lest you hurt yourself, or someone close to you.”</span> Your mouth moved to try and say something in return, but no words came out. You wanted to ask her about meeting the Spellweaver, or borrowing a tome or two. Your thoughts felt so…slippery. You were struggling to think straight. More feet surrounded you. They belonged to your allies. You could vaguely hear Pandora explaining something to them, before the lights went out entirely. —------ Over an indistinguishable period of time, you regained and lost consciousness, over and over. And every time you did, you saw a new face standing over you. Their expressions varied between amusement, curiosity, and genuine worry. Sometimes it was Cat, and sometimes it was Anastasia. Every now and again, you even thought you saw Prowler, Pan, Callisto and Glass. You were surprised to see that Prowler had taken a break from puking in order to visit you. Pandora’s figure was the most fleeting of the few, and she seemed to be studying you with every pass she made. Eventually, you stopped getting visitors altogether. Rain as cold as ice poured down on you from above like a waterfall, and the boat rocked violently, as if it were being tossed around by some malicious sea god. You saw and heard your crewmates stumbling around and preparing for another harsh wave to hit. They were shouting at each other, and at you, but it all felt so distant to you. It hadn’t even occurred to you to wonder why amidst all this chaos, you hadn’t moved a muscle within Pandora’s ward. You were soaking wet and your skin felt like ice, but it at least gave you something to drink while you suffered through the side-effects of your botched spell. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 17:00:18 No. 5311642 Report Absently, you glanced around the deck, and your eyes caught onto Pandora, standing at the edge of the railing, wearing what you assumed was some sort of compact scuba gear. Looking past her, you saw an immense water spout, stretching towards the heavens, and leaving a massive whirlpool in its wake. And the sip was being pulled right into it. In fact, you were pretty sure that the whole ship was turned sideways, fighting against the current. Pandora turned, met your gaze for a few moments and gave you a wave. She looked about ready to jump. You barely had enough strength to stop her, even if you wanted to. What will you do?>Reach out to her. Jumping into a storm that size would be suicide! >Flip her off. She was trying to leave you to your fates! >Give her a thumbs up to wish her luck. She probably had a separate mission from yours. >Signal everyone to crowd around you for protection against the storm. >Pull yourself to your feet and web everyone to the mast before they get thrown over. >Close your eyes and let yourself rest. >Write-in.
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>>5311642 >Close your eyes and let yourself rest. Accept being a spider flushed down the drain
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>>5311642 >Flip her off. She was trying to leave you to your fates! Anonymous
>>5311642 >Give her a thumbs up to wish her luck. She probably had a separate mission from yours. Typical spook...
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>>5311642 >>Signal everyone to crowd around you for protection against the storm. >>Pull yourself to your feet and web everyone to the mast before they get thrown over. Anonymous
>>5311642 >Give her a thumbs up to wish her luck. She probably had a separate mission from yours. Anonymous
>>5311642 >Close your eyes and let yourself rest. It's probably some magic bullshit
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>>5311642 >>Close your eyes and let yourself rest. Fucking glowies
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>>5311642 >>Give her a thumbs up to wish her luck. She probably had a separate mission from yours. Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 18:20:32 No. 5311720 Report Quoted By:
>>5311643 >>5311655 >>5311677 >>5311687 >>5311696 >>5311697 >Give her a thumbs up to wish her luck. She probably had a separate mission from yours. >Close your eyes and let yourself rest. Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 19:17:41 No. 5311792 Report Quoted By:
With great difficulty, you lifted one hand and gave her a thumbs up. Wherever she was going, it was probably to do a job different from what you were assigned. And in this storm, she’d need all the luck she could get. She gave you an appreciative nod in return, and a moment later, she disappeared over the edge. You didn’t even hear a splash. Not that you expected to hear anything in waters this turbulent. You let your head fall back and rest against the hard, chipped- No, wait. The floorboards were no longer chipped. Their condition was almost immaculate, in fact. As if it were brand new. You decided to pay careful attention to them when the next wave hit, and there, you saw it! Little splinters of wood were washing up along with the water, settling into the cracks and repairing themselves a moment later. Sometimes, a particularly vicious wave would slam into the bow, bringing a wooden board along with it and washing a portion of moss away from the railing and mast. Little by little, the ship was repairing itself in the storm. You wanted to watch the whole thing, to see this through and ensure the safety of your allies, but your body felt so heavy and cold. You’d been using up all your energy to stave off sleep this entire time, and now, it felt impossible to hold out any longer. Slowly, your eyes closed shut, and darkness enveloped your mind. —------- You next awoke to the sound of seagulls passing overhead. The sun was warm on your face, and the waves were gently rocking you back and forth in your catatonic state. You rolled onto your stomach with a groan and carefully rose to your feet. Without thinking, you stepped outside of the ward and panned your gaze around the deck. You allies were staggering to their feet, in a similarly groggy state and looking around, the same as you were. None of you spoke. You exchanged a few nods and meaningful glances, but nothing more than that. You all approached Prowler with a bit more caution. Considering the state that he’d been in over the course of the trip. Glass seemed the least shaken up out of the group, with Anastasia being a close second. There was a short roll call, and everyone sounded off, with Pandora Peters, of course, being the only one missing. When the others expressed confusion and panic at this sudden development, you gave them an account of your experience during the storm. No one seemed to have any idea of where she went, why she would jump overboard, or whether she survived the ordeal in the first place. Considering the confidence with which she committed the suicidal act, it was probably best to trust in the magician’s ability, and try not to think too hard about it. Instead, the shocking changes in the environment and its weather conditions were taking root in the forefront of your mind. The skies were clear and blue, and the waves were nowhere near as choppy as they had once been. It was like you were in a different place entirely. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 19:18:56 No. 5311794 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-g">“Land ho!”</span> shouted the familiar voice of a prepubescent boy from up above. You all craned your necks to look up at him, and then trailed the path that his finger was pointing towards. And there it was. A massive island with towering mountain peaks, unnaturally deep valleys, a jungle teeming with life, and some rather distinctive landmarks, such as a cove with a bizarre rock formation that greatly resembled a human skull. <span class="mu-r">“Neverland.”</span> you breathed, not able to believe your eyes. There was a moment of stunned silence that descended upon the entire group as you gazed in awe at the- Your spider-sense flared into action, and you leapt back just in time to avoid a tentacle as thick as you were wide. It flopped against the deck in an attempt to drag you beneath the murky depths. <span class="mu-r">“Everyone get back!”</span> you shouted, but there was no need. Everyone could see them now. Massive tentacles reached out from beneath the water’s surface, stretching up until they nearly reached the mast in height. And then, without warning, the unseen sea beast slammed them onto the deck, causing the entire boat to rock violently. Your adhesive ability was the only thing that stopped you from falling over. You were honestly impressed that the whole boat hadn’t capsized from that hit. The Guess must be sturdier than you were led to believe. <span class="mu-g">“Drowners!”</span> Pan shouted. You directed your attention at the tentacles, only to find humanoid figures climbing over them and onto the deck. They were grotesque things, skin cracked and bodies bloated with gasses and fluids. Their clothing was tattered, and they had rusted weapons at their hips that still looked like they would be effective at killing. You reached for your guns almost instinctively. And you would’ve shot, if not for the sharp pain in the back of your head telling you to dodge! Your body jerked to the side just in time to avoid being snapped in half by a serpentine creature with a flat head. It hissed at you angrily, displaying a mouth full of too many needle-like teeth. It reared back to snap again, but it stopped all of a sudden, its whole body shuddering. <span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-r">Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock.</span></span> Everything on the boat stopped moving all at once, looking unsure of themselves. You and your friends weren’t an exception to this. And all at once, everyone looked up to see Peter Pan, mouthing the words, doing his damndest to impersonate a ticking clock. He frowned at you angrily. <span class="mu-g">“Well don’t just stand there like a lump! Do something!”</span> he shouted, pulling out his shortsword and dagger to meet the Drowners climbing up to meet him. Understanding dawned on you then, and as a unit, you started to move. It was time to retaliate. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 21 Jun 2022 19:20:05 No. 5311796 Report What will you do?
>Whip your pistols out and take out as many of these ‘Drowners’ as you can. >Hit the sea serpent with an explosive sucker punch to the jaw! >Use your knife and machete to take out the sea serpent’s eyes. >Glue the serpent’s mouth shut with webbing. >Swing from the mast and start tossing these guys back into the ocean. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5311796 >>Hit the sea serpent with an explosive sucker punch to the jaw! Anonymous
>>5311796 Use your knife and machete to take out the sea serpent’s eyes.
>Glue the serpent’s mouth shut with webbing. Hope it's not a hydra
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>>5311796 >Try to stick these "Drowners" with explosive marks and then fling them at the sea serpent with your webs Anonymous
>>5311796 >Glue the serpent’s mouth shut with webbing. >Swing from the mast and start tossing these guys back into the ocean. Always debuff first.
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>>5311796 >Hit the sea serpent with an explosive sucker punch to the jaw! Anonymous
>>5311796 >>Swing from the mast and start tossing these guys back into the ocean. Anonymous
>>5311796 >Glue the serpent’s mouth shut with webbing. Then, if there’s time,
>Swing from the mast and start tossing these guys back into the ocean Disabling that serpent’s primary means of attack should be our main priority.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 22 Jun 2022 01:02:37 No. 5312184 Report >>5311819 >>5311840 >>5311973 >>5312114 >Glue the serpent’s mouth shut with webbing. >Swing from the mast and start tossing these guys back into the ocean. Roll 1d100, bo3!
I'll update when I get home from work tomorrow.
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Rolled 26 (1d100) >>5312184 Anonymous
>>5312193 Alright I'm going to stop rolling. Sorry guys
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Rolled 75 (1d100) >>5312184 watch this
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Rolled 65 (1d100) >>5312184 Please don't have a magical hangover
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>>5312202 Three out of four ain’t bad.
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We're finally here boys... the promised Neverland...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 22 Jun 2022 15:18:42 No. 5312950 Report >>5312193 >>5312202 >>5312210 Taking these. Writing...
>>5312196 Keep rollin', boys. Even if you get a nat one, keep rollin'
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Rolled 1 (1d1) >>5312950 gotcha
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 22 Jun 2022 16:02:54 No. 5312985 Report Quoted By:
>75 Before the sea serpent could turn back around completely, you jumped onto the back of its neck and glued its mouth shut with a thick glob of webbing. It thrashed about violently, hoping to throw you off in the process, but you were already looping your webs around its jaws to prevent it from snapping at you again. By the time that you jumped off, it was already diving back underwater in the hopes that it could somehow wash the stuff off. The serpent would be sorely disappointed. Not wanting to waste a second more, you shot a webline at the mast and started to swing from it, giving you a good view of the situation from above. Felicia and Prowler seemed to be having the hardest times fighting these things. Their usual disabling techniques just weren’t working as well. They didn’t seem very capable of feeling pain. The same couldn’t be said for the other three, however. Anastasia and Callisto were killing them indiscriminately, while Glass was just gliding back and forth over the deck, pummeling them in a flashy display until they stayed down or went overboard. Deciding to help your friends out, you started snagging these shambling, water-logged zombies with aimed weblines, and tossing them overboard just as fast. This was clearly working to relieve the pressure on your friends, and they shouted their gratitude as you passed by. Now, this was by no means a permanent solution, since they would just climb back up once they’d recovered enough. But it did work to stagger their forces a bit, and limit how many could be allowed on deck at any given time. Your teammates were now coordinating their attacks, and you really got a good chance to see why Callisto considered herself to be the best hand-to-hand combatant amongst her fellow Morlocks. Even without her knives to prop her up, she seemed to move with a practiced ease that allowed her to dominate the flow of battle without so much as breaking a sweat. Pair that with her weird green tentacles, and she was a force to be reckoned with. Those arms seemed to be infinitely useful when it came to grappling, tearing, bludgeoning, tripping, and even wielding multiple weapons, all at once. Glass and Anastasia weren’t far behind her when it came to sheer combat potential, but there was no mistaking who was pulling their weight the most. You fellow huntress seemed intrigued by the whole thing, rather than disgusted. In the back of your mind, you had to pray that she wouldn’t see this as an opportunity to hunt a “different” kind of beast. Seeing as how your friends were able to handle themselves, you directed your attention upwards so that you might lend a hand to Pan…and blinked. Multiple drowners were climbing to meet him, far faster than they should be able to move with those bloated bodies. They swiped at him, and swung their rusted swords, but none could reach him. He was just too fast. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 22 Jun 2022 16:07:51 No. 5312991 Report But instead of retaliating with his sword, the Lost Boy did something far more impressive. He twisted in mid-air, tucked his legs in, and his whole body…blurred for a moment. You heard a pop, and one of the drowners went flying! Another series of pops, and several more went hurtling back down to the sea.
You strained your eyes to see what was happening, and you almost couldn’t believe it when you saw it! Peter was repeatedly flying into the drowners like a human cannon ball, his form blurring with each movement. Those “pops” you were hearing was very likely Peter breaking the sound barrier with each dash.
Hill told you that he was fast, but this was ridiculous!
It all happened in the blink of an eye. Mere moments later, all of the climbing drowners had been swatted away by Peter’s cheeky move. He was grinning madly now.
<span class="mu-g">“Everybody stand back, and prepare to be amazed!”</span> Peter declared, whipping his swords out and raising them into the air. Then, Peter began to spin.
The Lost Boy descended onto the deck as a whirlwind of flashing steel, slashing away at each and every tentacle that was exposed and above water. It was like watching a weed whacker mow through a tangle of vines!
Eventually, the beast decided that now was an optimal time to retreat. Without its tentacles for the drowners to climb back onto the ship, or its drowners to toss them overboard for an easy meal, the overgrown lizard cut its losses and dove for the murky depths it called home.
Once its massive shadow disappeared completely below the water, you all allowed yourselves to breathe a collective sigh of relief.
What will you say?
>”I don’t remember those from the books. Can I get a quick lore check?” >(To Pan) “I thought you said that the clock sound sent Neverlands ‘beasties’ running with their tails between their legs.” >"Good shit, team! I bet he'll think twice before he attacks another ship like that." >”Why didn’t that thing just tear the ship apart with its tentacles. Using the drowners seems like a waste of time.” >(To Pan)”Damn, you really brought kids here!? The hell are they supposed to do against that thing?” >”Alright, where to now?” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5312991 >(To Pan) “I thought you said that the clock sound sent Neverlands ‘beasties’ running with their tails between their legs.” Anonymous
>>5312991 >(To Pan) “I thought you said that the clock sound sent Neverlands ‘beasties’ running with their tails between their legs.” >”I don’t remember those from the books. Can I get a quick lore check?” Anonymous
>>5312991 >(To Pan) “I thought you said that the clock sound sent Neverlands ‘beasties’ running with their tails between their legs.” >”Why didn’t that thing just tear the ship apart with its tentacles. Using the drowners seems like a waste of time.” Anonymous
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>>5312991 >(To Pan)”Damn, you really brought kids here!? The hell are they supposed to do against that thing?” Anonymous
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>>5312991 >(To Pan)”Damn, you really brought kids here!? The hell are they supposed to do against that thing?” >>”I don’t remember those from the books. Can I get a quick lore check?” Anonymous
>>5312991 >(To Pan) “I thought you said that the clock sound sent Neverlands ‘beasties’ running with their tails between their legs.” >”Why didn’t that thing just tear the ship apart with its tentacles. Using the drowners seems like a waste of time.” >”Alright, where to now?” Seems someone or something is coordinating them
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 22 Jun 2022 18:21:00 No. 5313141 Report Quoted By:
>>5312996 >>5313014 >>5313022 >>5313027 >>5313028 >>5313059 >>5313074 >(To Pan) “I thought you said that the clock sound sent Neverlands ‘beasties’ running with their tails between their legs.” >”Why didn’t that thing just tear the ship apart with its tentacles. Using the drowners seems like a waste of time.” Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 22 Jun 2022 19:33:44 No. 5313271 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“I thought you said that the clock sound sent Neverland’s ‘beasties’ running with their tails between their legs.”</span> you said, turning to face Pan. He scratched the back of his head in confusion. <span class="mu-g">“It does! Or at least, it’s supposed to. I’ve never had that happen before. Most animals give me a pretty wide berth when I make that noise.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-r">“Well, why didn’t that thing tear the ship apart with its tentacles? Using the drowners seems like a waste of time.”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-g">“That tattoo lady enchanted it. It’s a lot sturdier than your typical ship. But that doesn’t explain why drowners and strafes are working together now. Something is seriously wrong here.”</span> he concluded. <span class="mu-g">“I assumed it was a symbiotic relationship.”</span> Anastasia put in. <span class="mu-g">“The smaller ones throw the crew overboard while the big one eats.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Those ‘drowners’ probably have brain parasites controlling their bodies or something.”</span> Callisto added. Pan shook his head. <span class="mu-g">“Even still, it’s not natural. Neither have ever been known to cooperate on anything.”</span> While you all chewed on that, Pan decided to steer the ship towards a nearby shore. You took this opportunity to drink in every second of the island’s majesty. It was honestly unlike anything that you’ve ever seen before. The air was so fresh and free of pollution, and the sky was so clear and blue that you thought it had been painted onto some infinite, ever-expanding canvas that you couldn’t see. And as you drew closer, you saw something even more unbelievable. Down by the shore, coasting on some large, flat rocks, were half naked women. They were downright gorgeous, with long, flowing hair that covered their bare chests. It was like someone photoshopped a supermodel to an unrealistic, unobtainable degree. The only thing that broke the illusion was your sudden realization that their lower halves didn’t line up with the rest of the ensemble. The three beautiful women had tails. Fish tails. They were mermaids. As you wrestled between attraction, disappointment and fascination, one of their eyes met yours. They were a clear, crystal blue that somehow held more beauty, depth and splendor than the ocean itself. The mermaid’s face was expressionless for a moment, and then she turned to face her friends. They all glanced towards you, and then away again just as quickly. And without a sound, or so much as a splash, all three of them fled into the shallows and swam out in search of deeper waters. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 22 Jun 2022 19:34:48 No. 5313274 Report Although, now that you thought about it, Anastasia had a very different look in her eye. Unsurprisingly, she intended to do far more than just <span class="mu-i">watch</span> these majestic creatures. It’d be a really awkward thing to have to explain to Pan later.
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When you made land, you and your companions did a quick equipment check before entering the jungle. You and Anastasia had your machetes out to clear the dense foliage, Cat had some super potent bug-spray to protect against bites, and your rations were divided evenly between the group. With all that settled, all you had to do now was follow Pan to his tree fort, where he and his Lost Boys lived.
Who will you chat with along the way?
>Black Cat >Prowler >Callisto >Anastasia >Glass >Peter Pan >Walk in silence. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5313274 >Anastasia It's been a minute since we caught up with her, and I doubt she'll want to chat later when she's tracking the kids.
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>>5313274 >Anastasia Time to flirt
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 23 Jun 2022 00:57:09 No. 5313589 Report >>5313291 >>5313292 >>5313332 >>5313357 >>5313489 >>5313498 It's probably safe to call this vote, but I'll have to respond to it tomorrow. Some days I have to decide between more sleep and more updates, and more sleep tends to win out more often than not.
Also, I'm sure some of you have noticed that I'm not updating as early as I used to. This is because I've started resting before I write, just to make sure that I'm not rushing.
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>>5313589 "Slower" update rate is fine for me; easier to follow the quest
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>>5313589 While I liked your more frequent posting I’m fine with it now since I usually work most of the day, and check in every few hours to see if there’s been an update
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 23 Jun 2022 18:01:55 No. 5314244 Report Quoted By:
With you and Anastasia already in the lead, it wasn’t particularly hard to strike up a conversation. The two of you were the only ones with machetes, after all. However, you had Prowler, Callisto and glass helping you to clear thick branches and brambles every now and again. Prowler had some sort of vibrating, retractable blade that he could slip in and out of his gauntlet, Glass had those razor sharp arm blades of his, and Callisto could snap thick branches like twigs with those powerful tentacles of hers. But most of the time, it was just you and the huntress leading the charge, following Peter at a reasonable distance. He seemed a lot less cheery than he was during your miserable voyage. That attack from earlier must still be bugging him. <span class="mu-g">“The wildlife here is quite unusual.”</span> she said, hacking through a curtain of vines. <span class="mu-r">“What tipped you off?”</span> you asked, clearing a path through a particularly dense patch of foliage. <span class="mu-r">“Was it the giant sea beast or the water-logged zombie pirates?”</span> She flashed you a small grin and shook her head. <span class="mu-g">“For starters, I haven’t seen a single animal that wasn’t a healthy, full grown adult. There are no babies, no eggs in any of the bird nests that we’ve seen so far.”</span> she said, looking thoughtful for a moment. <span class="mu-g">“If I had the time, I’d try to dissect and study a few specimens.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Maybe the kids are just hiding from us. Or maybe we haven’t been looking in the right places.”</span> you proposed. Anastasia gave you a skeptical look. <span class="mu-g">“I don’t think so. A large part of me wants to believe that the fault lies with Neverland’s…strangeness.”</span> she said carefully, scanning her surroundings. <span class="mu-g">“The very same strangeness that caused Peter Pan to stop aging. I think the concept of true death might be a foreign thing to this island’s residents.”</span> You raised an eyebrow at her and adjusted your hat. <span class="mu-r">“You think the animals are immortal too?”</span> you asked. Anastasia gave you a small shrug. <span class="mu-g">“I think at some point, the circle of life, the natural order of things, was broken irreparably. I think that the people here might be trapped in time. Unable to give birth to children through natural means. This might be why Peter Pan feels the need to bring children from our world.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-r">“So we won’t die so long as we’re here?”</span> you said, pushing a sizable boulder out of your path. Anastasia remained quiet for a moment to ponder your inquiry. Finally, after about a minute, she shook her head. <span class="mu-g">“No, I don’t think so. As visitors here, we exist outside of this island’s magic. In the fairy tale, the Lost Boys still grew up, even after coming here. Although, I’m not entirely sure, as some aspects of the story could have been changed for the author’s convenience.”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 23 Jun 2022 18:05:09 No. 5314247 Report You both glanced at Peter’s back, then. You remembered reading the story when you were young. About how Peter would sometimes murder the Lost Boys to prevent them from growing older, and to “thin the herd”. You desperately hoped that you didn’t have a child murderer on your hands here. Because if you did…you wouldn’t be able to guarantee that there’d be enough him left for a return trip. Forever young he might be, he was still considerably older than any of you. In reality, this guy was nothing more than a simple-minded dwarf.
At least, that's what you tried to tell yourself. You weren't so sure that you were capable of committing such savagery against someone that looked that young. It probably wouldn't sit right in your stomach.
<span class="mu-r">“Maybe we shouldn’t test that theory.”</span> you suggested.
Anastasia nodded her agreement, and happily changed the subject.
What will you talk about?
>Brag about your victory over Typhoid Mary. >Tell her about Gwen’s struggle with her sanity. >Talk about the current state of New York’s gangs and crime bosses. >Explain the whole "Electro" and "Slip" situation to her. >Describe Cindy’s new costume to her, as well as the role that she’s taken on. >Ask her more about her family. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5314247 >>Brag about your victory over Typhoid Mary. I swear I'm actually cool sometimes
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>>5314247 >>Ask what she has been up to. You remember her having come to New York on some sort of mission herself. >>Ask her more about her family. Anonymous
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>>5314247 >Explain the whole "Electro" and "Slip" situation to her >Ask what she's been up to. You remember her having come to New York on some sort of mission herself. Anonymous
>>5314253 My brother in Christ, actions speak louder than words.
Save the bragging for pillow talk, we're gonna show her exactly how the Huntsman gets shit done.
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>>5314247 >>Ask what she has been up to. You remember her having come to New York on some sort of mission herself. >Tell her about Gwen’s struggle with her sanity. Anonymous
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>>5314357 Hey, Benny already impressed her enough for a not-so-quick romp, so I think there's a good chance for a repeat.
What remains to be seen is if Benny understands his powers enough to get "creative" with them.
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>>5314257 This and also
>ask if she wants to help hunt the creature that took cindy's voice when get back We gotta get her talking again its clearly affecting her
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 24 Jun 2022 17:25:13 No. 5315429 Report >>5314257 >>5314264 >>5314359 >>5314392 >>5314269 >>5314282 >>Ask what she has been up to. You remember her having come to New York on some sort of mission herself. >>Ask her more about her family. Sorry for the wait! Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 24 Jun 2022 19:47:52 No. 5315576 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“What have you been up to? You came to New York for some mission you were on, right?”</span> you asked. Anastasia seemed to sigh at that. <span class="mu-g">“That is true, yes. My father wished for me to track down an old enemy of his. I have found him easily enough, but he’s given me strict orders to observe him until he can arrive to deal with it personally.”</span> she said, trying, and failing to suppress a scowl. <span class="mu-r">“You don’t seem too happy about that.”</span> you observed. She shrugged. <span class="mu-g">“My father has extremely high expectations. And sometimes…sometimes it feels like meeting them is next to impossible. It is as if he doesn’t trust me to see this mission through on my own.”</span> she said, violently hacking through a particularly thick patch of briars and brambles. If you were being entirely honest, you were kind of happy that she was being told to stay put. It meant that you got to spend more time with her. Not that you would dare to say that out loud right now. <span class="mu-r">“Maybe this mission is actually super important, and you’re the only one he trusts to get it right.”</span> you suggested. That got you a derisive snort in response. <span class="mu-g">“Highly unlikely. If he trusted my judgment, he would allow me to see this mission through to the end, without his supervision or having to hold my hand. I am not a child.”</span> she said, angrily. Then, she seemed to calm down some as she made a physical effort to rein in her emotions. <span class="mu-g">“I feel as if this mission was only an excuse to get me out of the way.”</span> A heavy silence descended upon you and lingered there for a while, until you decided to be the one to break it. <span class="mu-r">“Tell me more about your family.”</span> you requested. Anastasia gave you a speculative glance, seemingly weighing the risk of divulging your curiosities. After about a minute, she nodded. <span class="mu-g">“My family’s wealth comes from Russian Royalty. My father and his father before him were members of an aristocracy long gone now. By the time the Soviet Union came into existence, he had already lost much of his wealth and prestige. And so, he used his hunting prowess to relive some of the glory that was denied him. He really leaned into it, gained a reputation for being as fearsome as the beasts that he would pursue.”</span> she said. The Soviet Union!? How fucking old was her dad!? <span class="mu-g">“For a while after that, he did some work for the organization you call ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’. My father was recruited by Nick Fury himself to be part of a specialized unit. He was one of the original ‘Avengers’.”</span> she continued, an amused expression on her face. You stopped dead in your tracks. <span class="mu-r">“Your dad seriously worked as a government agent?”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 24 Jun 2022 19:51:38 No. 5315581 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-g">“He was no incorruptible superhero, but the work that he and his team did was still very important to the world’s survival and prosperity. Not many people know of this.”</span> she said with a smile. <span class="mu-g">“Do you remember the vampire that we killed together? Baron Blood?”</span> <span class="mu-r">“How could I forget?”</span> you said, glad that your mask could hide the flush in your cheeks. That night was magical in more ways than one. Anastasia’s grin turned mischievous for only a moment, before it went back to being wistful. <span class="mu-g">”My father and his team fought the Axis Powers during the war, and Baron Blood was among the enemies that he slew personally. It was a different man under the costume, but I still took some pride in bringing down the man that thought it wise to carry on the mantle. Like I was doing my family a service.”</span> she admitted, sounding a bit embarrassed. <span class="mu-g">“It’s childish, I know.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“No!”</span> you said a little too quickly and a little too loudly. <span class="mu-r">“No, I don’t think so. It’s kind of sweet.”</span> The smile she gave you was warmer than anything that you’d ever received from her. It caused your skin to tingle and your heart to skip a beat. You basked in the warmth of the moment for a few minutes longer, before Anastasia continued. <span class="mu-g">“Sometime after that, my father met my mother at a social gathering. He was loudly bragging about all of his great conquests and the trophies he’d collected. My mother thought him a blowhard and a fraud, so she walked up to him, and threw her drink in his face.”</span> she said, snickering to herself. <span class="mu-g">“When my father caught up to her and explained that everything he said had been true, she apologized, and the two became close friends.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“And then they became something more?”</span> you added. She nodded. <span class="mu-g">“My mother’s family was incredibly wealthy as well, and with their combined forces, the Kravinoff family became something truly great and respectable!”</span> she declared. Anastasia sounded like she really loved her family. She was proud of who she was, and what they did. It was her whole life. But you felt like she was unsure of where she stood with her father. She didn’t know whether he thought her worthy of walking in his footsteps. Of being a <span class="mu-s">true</span> Kravinoff. Before either of you got a chance to say anything more, Peter made a truly horrid noise that cut through any and all conversation. It was like a strangled rooster got thrown into a woodchipper. The worst part about it was you knew exactly how good of an impressionist Pan was, so the fact that he’d made that sound on purpose filled you with more than a little annoyance. But as you stepped into the clearing that he flew through, you quickly understood why. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 24 Jun 2022 19:56:24 No. 5315590 Report A truly massive tree fort stretched up towards the canopy and out in every direction. The trunk of the tree itself was wider than most building’s you’ve seen, and the trunks were so thick that you could scarcely imagine this tree being anything but a couple thousand years old. Maybe even more! As you and the others gaped at the impossible scenery before you, Peter wasted no time in flying up to the top of the tree fort. Even from down here, you could see tiny little specks milling about and playing. They were children, you knew, but seeing them that high up without any sort of safety precaution made your breath catch for but a moment. You waited a few minutes, conversing amongst one another as Peter had a very animated argument with some of the kids up above. Eventually, he flew back down with a small boy in his arms. The child’s raggedy patchwork cloth had been fashioned into a raccoon costume. It was probably the most adorable thing you’ve seen since coming to this island. <span class="mu-g">“Tell these guys what you told me.”</span> he urged the boy. The raccoon boy nodded. <span class="mu-b">“The Lost Boys that you’ve come here for. The gifted children. They’re gone!”</span> he exclaimed. <span class="mu-b">“Gone?”</span> Callisto asked. <span class="mu-b">“What do you mean ‘gone’? Did someone take them?”</span> The boy shook his head. <span class="mu-b">“They had a huge fight. Tore up half the fort and dang well nearly killed us in the crossfire! Then after that, they all left, saying that they’d find a new home!”</span> You all looked at Peter, and you were surprised to see that he had a haunted look on his face. <span class="mu-r">“Pan?”</span> you said. His eyes slowly slid over to you. <span class="mu-g">“This is bad, Henry.”</span> he said, looking at you. <span class="mu-g">“I know what made that Strafe behave so strangely, now.”</span> You were so tense that you couldn’t be bothered to correct him for forgetting your name again. <span class="mu-g">“One of the kids that I brought over. They had the ability to control animals, making them do what they said and making them stronger if they were close enough.”</span> he said, looking angry now. <span class="mu-g">“You’re saying that one of the mutants attacked us?”</span> Glass said. <span class="mu-g">“Why?”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Maybe they knew what we were here for.”</span> Prowler suggested. <span class="mu-b">“And they don’t want to leave…”</span> Felicia concluded, her face falling a bit. You all remained silent as you took a moment to ponder that line of logic. <span class="mu-g">“Where did the others go?”</span> Anastasia demanded. The raccoon boy shrank back a bit, but didn’t falter. <span class="mu-b">“Tossa went to the Black Castle, Croaker went to the Piccaninny Tribe, and I think Squirt went to go join the faeries up at Pixie Hollow. I don’t know where the other two went.”</span> he admitted with a shrug. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 24 Jun 2022 19:57:26 No. 5315593 Report You all exchanged worried glances with one another. You’d only just gotten here, and the situation had already spiraled out of control. There was no telling how much danger these kids were in, but you were slowly starting to realize that they might just <span class="mu-s">be</span> the danger here.
What will you say?
>”Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children’?” >”What do you know about the regions that they fled to?” >”Are there any other ‘gifted children’ that stayed here in the tree fort?” >”How do you like it here? If you or the others have ever thought about going back home, you’re welcome to come back with us.” >(Pull him aside.)”Is Peter treating you guys alright?” >Write-in. Where will you go first?
>Piccaninny Tribe >The Black Castle >Pixie Hollow >Attempt to track down the remaining two. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5315593 >”Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children’?” >Piccaninny Tribe Anonymous
>>5315593 >(Pull him aside.)”Is Peter treating you guys alright?” Black castle
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>>5315593 >>”Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children’?” Anonymous
>>5315593 >>”What do you know about the regions that they fled to?” >>”Are there any other ‘gifted children’ that stayed here in the tree fort?” >Attempt to track down the remaining two Anonymous
>>5315593 >"What was the fight about?" >>(Pull him aside.)”Is Peter treating you guys alright?” >>Attempt to track down the remaining two. Anonymous
>>5315593 >”Are there any other ‘gifted children’ that stayed here in the tree fort?” >”Are there any other ‘gifted children’ that stayed here in the tree fort?” >Attempt to track down the remaining two. Anonymous
>>5315664 The first one was meant to be
>”Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children’?” Anonymous
>>5315590 >the Piccaninny Tribe THE WHAT?
>>5315593 >Pixie Hollow Aren't the Pixies here super hostile to outsiders?
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>>5315761 >>5315593 >”Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children >(Pull him aside.)”Is Peter treating you guys alright?” Almost forgot my questions
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>>5315593 >”Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children’?” >”What do you know about the regions that they fled to?” >”Are there any other ‘gifted children’ that stayed here in the tree fort?” >”How do you like it here? If you or the others have ever thought about going back home, you’re welcome to come back with us.” >(Pull him aside.)”Is Peter treating you guys alright?” >Attempt to track down the remaining two. Anonymous
>>5315761 Maybe not outright hostile but they still wouldn’t want us there alone I bet.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 25 Jun 2022 17:58:29 No. 5316638 Report Quoted By:
>>5315608 >>5315620 >>5315623 >>5315629 >>5315642 >>5315664 >>5315696 >>5315761 >>5315774 >>5316212 >”Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children’?" >(Pull him aside.)”Is Peter treating you guys alright?” >Attempt to track down the remaining two. Taking these. Gonna start writing after I'm done eating.
>>5315761 >>5316632 Yes! But nearly every experience you have will be much better so long as Peter is there to smooth things over and translate. It's pretty much the main reason he's been told to come along.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 25 Jun 2022 18:09:40 No. 5316655 Report >>5316652 Yes! These past few weeks have been a bit rough, but I do want to get back to doing more consistent updates. Since I have more time before I have to go to work today, I'm gonna try and cram in a few more updates in order to get the ball rolling.
I appreciate your support and understanding during these times, and I'm glad that I still have players sticking around.
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>>5316655 Just take it easy. Don't get burned out and know we're here for you!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 25 Jun 2022 19:44:25 No. 5316758 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Can you tell me about the abilities of these ‘gifted children’?”</span> you asked. The raccoon boy nodded. <span class="mu-b">“Tossa tosses rocks with her mind. That's why we call her ‘Tossa’.”</span> he explained. <span class="mu-b">“She can also throw daggers without touching them.”</span> You glanced at Callisto, who seemed to be thinking the same thing that you were. She was either a telekinetic, or she could manipulate minerals with her mind. Either way, you doubted that any of these kids had a detailed description and classification of the gifted children’s powers. But a hint would be good enough for you to anticipate any sneaky tricks. <span class="mu-b">“Croaker’s the one that talks to animals. He tells them what to do, and he can make them really big if he wants to!”</span> The raccoon boy continued. So Croaker commands animals and mutates them. Got it. <span class="mu-b">“Squirt can shrink and become really small. We didn’t notice when she left, because it’s really hard to keep track of her.”</span> the raccoon boy said, sounding a bit exasperated. <span class="mu-b">“She can shrink things that she touches too, so be careful of that. Squirt likes to play all sorts of silly pranks on people.”</span> Now THAT was going to be hard to deal with. You didn’t know how good Callisto and Anastasia were at tracking, but it had to be extraordinarily difficult to track down a smurf that barely left footprints. <span class="mu-b">“And then there’s the other two. Gordy could shoot wind from his hands, and Grover controls plants. I’m honestly surprised that Grover didn’t choose to stay. He loved this here old tree.”</span> raccoon boy said, glancing back at his tree fort. You thanked the boy and pulled him aside for a moment, drawing stares from everyone. Pan’s was the most skeptical and hostile of the bunch, but he still joined their discussion after you left. When you had gotten a good distance away, the raccoon boy glanced up at you, his innocent eyes betraying how nervous he felt. You knelt down to meet him at eye level and lowered your voice before speaking. <span class="mu-r">“Is Peter treating you guys alright?”</span> you asked in a hushed tone. He glanced momentarily at Peter, and then back at you. <span class="mu-b">“Of course. He protects us and teaches us how to hunt and survive.”</span> the boy protested. <span class="mu-b">“Sure, it gets hard sometimes when he isn’t here, but I’d take this over my old life any day. I have a home, a real family, and I don’t have to go to sleep cold and hungry anymore.”</span> You just stared at him. Part of you had expected him to speak of adventures and child-like whimsy, but it would seem that he’s put a decent amount of thought into this. He met your gaze with his own, eyes blazing with determination. <span class="mu-b">“Neverland might be dangerous, but it’s not so different back there, now is it?”</span> he declared. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 25 Jun 2022 19:47:48 No. 5316762 Report You wanted to argue, but you simply couldn’t in good conscience ignore the countless alien invasions and supervillain plots that threatened your life in the past, even before you got into the super-criminal biz.
You just nodded and escorted him back to rejoin the others. Once there, you expressed your desire to go after the children that hadn’t been accounted for. The others seemed to agree, but Peter was leaning more towards checking on the Redskins. You promised to do it as soon as you made sure the others were safe.
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After receiving a brief description of the other kids, the huntresses got to work. With Callisto’s sense of smell and Anastasia, traditional hunting and tracking techniques, it didn’t take long for them to pick up their trails. For a while, they walked in the same direction. Grover in front, leading the charge, and Gordy in the back, slinking along, possessing considerably less confidence than his comrade.
Along the way, both women taught you a thing or two about tracking prey that you found incredibly interesting, but difficult to pick up. They noticed slight changes in the terrain, slight impressions in the ground, foliage that had been disturbed by a recent passing. It was as if they were wandering around in their own backyard.
You weren’t sure if you could notice such things on your own, or even if someone tried to point it out to you. But it would be nice to learn a little about hunting if you were going to call yourself “The Huntsman”. It also wouldn’t hurt to have a proper set of skills that would impress your resident Russian.
At some point, the two trails split. One, Grover’s trail, led deeper into the jungle. While Gordy’s led further out, nearing the coast and the sea beyond it.
According to both women, there were multiple scents present now, and Callisto thought it likely that both children might have been ambushed by pirates.
Peter seemed to scowl at that, his hand gripping the hilt of his dagger as he stared distastefully in the direction of the sea.
Which trail will you follow?
>Grover >Gordy >Split the team.(Write-in.) Pastebins:
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>>5316762 Does either of the trails seem to indicate one or both were captured?
Grover is in his element in a jungle filled with plants, so I'm more worried about...
>Gordy Anonymous
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>>5316762 >Gordy That's not good.
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>>5316762 >Gordy Kid’s probably attacking anything artificial out of fear.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 25 Jun 2022 21:42:25 No. 5316875 Report Quoted By:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 25 Jun 2022 22:38:10 No. 5316933 Report Almost unanimously, all of you decided to follow Gordy’s trail. And as time went by, it became significantly easier to follow, even for an amateur like you. Disturbed foliage and dirt quickly evolved into demolished trees and deep craters in the ground. At first, you were deathly afraid for the kid, but the more you examined the trial of carnage, the more you began to feel like he could handle himself just fine in most situations. In fact, you were pretty sure that the raccoon kid might’ve been under-selling Gordy’s ability. What he described as “wind blasts” seemed more like projectile hurricane winds to you. This started to seem more plausible when you came across your first corpse. Unsurprisingly, it was a pirate’s body. His clothing was raggedy, and his head was clean shaven underneath a red bandana. He had a thick, bushy handlebar mustache above his lip, and an eyepatch over one eye. His remaining eye was open, glazed over and milky in its color. He seemed to be staring off into some distant horizon that you just couldn’t see. Callisto stood back as Anastasia checked the body, knowing that this fell into her area of expertise. Peter didn’t seem to care much, one way or another. He simply floated around in a circle, glancing around impatiently and tapping his arm with a finger. <span class="mu-g">“His skull has been fractured, his neck was broken, and I believe his spine might be shattered in multiple places.”</span> she reported. <span class="mu-g">“He could have died from any of these, really. But I do not think he has been dead long.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“You sure? He’s smelling a little ripe.”</span> Prowler said. Peter snickered at that. <span class="mu-g">“That’s just how pirates always smell. Despite being around all that water, they probably only bathe around once every few months.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Is the kid really strong enough to do that?”</span> Cat asked him, glancing at the body. Peter made a speculative expression for a moment, before nodding. <span class="mu-g">“I’ve seen him do worse. He once threw a gust of wind that tore the flesh clean off a wolf. Truth be told, I think he was more scared and surprised than the wolf was.”</span> Cat seemed to cringe at that. Glass just frowned. <span class="mu-g">“These kids need proper training. Young mutants are prone to hurting themselves and others when they don’t have a handle on their powers.”</span> Glass said. <span class="mu-b">“I thought you hated it at Xavier’s.”</span> Callisto said. <span class="mu-g">“I did. But I know that some of the stuff they were doing was necessary to give those kids some agency in their lives. It’s not fun being at the mercy of your own powers.”</span> he replied, giving Callisto a look that you couldn’t quite decipher. She stiffened for a moment, and then looked away, gazing out at the sea. —--- (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 25 Jun 2022 22:40:00 No. 5316937 Report Once Anastasia had gotten everything she’d been looking for, you got back on the trail and continued further along the coast. More toppled trees and deep indentations in the dirt popped up with increasing frequency, until you came across a field that seemed to be free of trees, foliage, or fauna of any sort.
Standing in the middle of the field, panting heavily was a chubby boy, covered in cuts and bruises. He had reddish hair and freckles that dotted his cheeks and the bridge of his nose. His clothing was caked with dirt and torn in several places, but you were sure that it had once been made to resemble a piglet.
You knew his eyes were on you, but you just couldn’t force yourself to look away from the ravaged bodies at his feet. They were of varying degrees of distance relative to his position, but the symptoms were all the same. None of them had any skin left on their bodies.
The corpses were all tender, corded muscle and exposed bone. But what bothered you about the whole thing was how clean the injuries had been. It was as if someone had just peeled them like a grape.
You cautioned a step forward, and Gordy raised his hands defensively. He had a wild look in his eye. The boy was like a feral cat, poised to strike and run at the slightest provocation.
What will you do?
>”You’re Gordy, right? Is that your real name, or your new name?” >”It’s okay. We’re here to help you, not hurt you.” >”Do you wanna go home with me and my team?” >”I don’t know you, and you don’t know me. And I know things might seem scary right now, but I’m gonna need you to trust me so I can get you somewhere safe.” >”You’ve gotta stop running around like this! You’re going to hurt yourself if you're not careful.” >Remove your cloak, remove your weapons and approach him with open arms. >Remove your mask and approach him slowly. >Let Peter Pan deal with this. He knows this kid better than you do. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5316937 >>”It’s okay. We’re here to help you, not hurt you.” >”I don’t know you, and you don’t know me. And I know things might seem scary right now, but I’m gonna need you to trust me so I can get you somewhere safe.” Anonymous
>>5316937 >”You’re Gordy, right? Is that your real name, or your new name?” And once he’s answered,
>”I heard you’re a mutant. I actually have a couple of good friends who are mutants. Would you like to meet them?” (Call Callisto and Glass forward) Building a connection is vital, and Callisto probably has a lot of experience calming down terrified mutants. This is her time to shine.
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>>5316937 >>5316933 Oh instead of the big bad wolf that blows houses down, its a piggy kid. Makes sense. He needs to not cry all the way home
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>>5316937 >”You’re Gordy, right? Is that your real name, or your new name?” >”It’s okay. We’re here to help you, not hurt you.” >Remove your cloak, remove your weapons >”I heard you’re a mutant. I actually have a couple of good friends who are mutants. Would you like to meet them?” (Call Callisto and Glass forward) Anonymous
>>5316937 >”It’s okay. We’re here to help you, not hurt you.” >”You’re Gordy, right? Is that your real name, or your new name?” >”I heard you’re a mutant. I actually have a couple of good friends who are mutants. Would you like to meet them?” (Call Callisto and Glass forward) Anonymous
Probably a weight sensitive kid, likely bullied about it and putting him in a pig costume wasn’t a good move. Don’t put the name “Gordy” out, just not remove our mask but every weapon and the cloak. No sudden movements but slowly get half the distance closed. Introduce the team and explain that Pan is here just to guide us. Ask him if he’s injured.
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>>5316937 >Remove your cloak, remove your weapons and approach him with open arms. >Remove your mask and approach him slowly. Anonymous
>>5316937 >”It’s okay. We’re here to help you, not hurt you.” >Remove your cloak, remove your weapons >”I heard you’re a mutant. I actually have a couple of good friends who are mutants. Would you like to meet them?” (Call Callisto and Glass forward) Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
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>>5316966 >>5316969 >>5316989 >>5317013 >>5317085 >>5317057 >>5317439 >”It’s okay. We’re here to help you, not hurt you.” >Remove your cloak, remove your weapons >”I heard you’re a mutant. I actually have a couple of good friends who are mutants. Would you like to meet them?” (Call Callisto and Glass forward) Taking these. Writing...
>>5316978 He's already done quite a bit of crying!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 26 Jun 2022 18:42:39 No. 5318214 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“It’s okay. We’re here to help you, not hurt you.”</span> you urged, removing your cloak and dropping your weapons to the ground. Mostly it was your knife and dual pistols. You hadn’t had much of a chance to use any of these since you showed up, but you liked to be prepared. Gordy watched you carefully, but said nothing. <span class="mu-r">“I heard you’re a mutant. I actually have a couple of good friends who are mutants. Would you like to meet them?”</span> you offered, calling Callisto and Glass to the forefront. The two of them stepped forward, seeming more nervous for the kid’s wellbeing than for their own sake. <span class="mu-b">“Hey, kid. I know you probably don’t want to hear this, but I think we have a decent idea of what you’re feeling.”</span> Callisto began. Gordy looked up sharply at her, as if to say something, but no words came out. <span class="mu-g">“You’re terrified of your powers.”</span> Glass cut in. <span class="mu-g">“You’re scared that you can kill so easily, without much effort on your part. So you’re constantly holding back, keeping your distance from people, having nightmares about what it would be like to cut loose for once, just for a second.”</span> Gordy lowered his arms, his eyes widening out of shock instead of fear this time, as he took a moment to inspect the transparent man before him. <span class="mu-g">“My powers are pretty straightforward. But they can be used to do some pretty nasty stuff.”</span> Glass continued. <span class="mu-g">“One day, when I was still working for X–some powerful people, I met a mutant named Sage. She gave me a temporary boost so that I could realize my full potential. For only a few minutes, I managed to hit Omega Level. I developed a technique that my mentor called ‘Diamond Dust’, where I release tiny glass particles into the air.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“W-what does it do?”</span> Gordy asked, speaking for the first time since you’ve seen him. <span class="mu-g">“When people breathe in bits of glass, they get tiny little lacerations on their organs. The people that I used it on…they died without knowing what was happening to them. I could kill people without beating them in a straight up fight.”</span> Glass explained, looking rather remorseful. <span class="mu-g">“I once had a guy gloat about how much better he was than me, right before he dropped dead from breathing in too much Diamond Dust.”</span> Callisto gently patted him on the back, and Glass seemed to take a moment to gather his courage before continuing. <span class="mu-g">“Everyone was telling me how cool my powers were, but honestly…I was scared out of my mind. I felt like a monster, and no one else seemed to care. No one except the younger students. They all looked at me funny when they found out. Started keeping their distance.”</span> he said, examining his skeletal hand through his opaque outer layer. <span class="mu-g">“I left the team, and the school soon after that. Callisto here took me in. If you can see past the eyepatch and constant scowl, she’s about the nicest person a mutant could ever meet.”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 26 Jun 2022 18:44:05 No. 5318215 Report For once, Callisto didn’t scowl back at him. Instead, she slowly approached Gordy, not bothering to drop the weapons that she undoubtedly had stashed away on her person. <span class="mu-b">“When I was younger, my powers manifested out of nowhere and…ruined my life. I had it all back then. Money, good looks, and a decent shot at being a pro-tennis player.”</span> she said, rubbing her wrist thoughtfully. <span class="mu-b">“Point is, I became a freak, and I started living in the sewers because I didn’t want the world to look at me. I joined and led a community of mutants down there, and I haven’t looked back ever since.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Y-you live…in the sewers?”</span> Gordy asked, clearly perplexed by the notion. <span class="mu-r">“W-why would you do that? It sounds filthy.”</span> Callisto grinned at that. <span class="mu-b">“Oh, believe me, it can be! But it’s also home to a lot of good people, and I want to protect that for them. Everyone needs somebody, no matter how much they might say otherwise. Even someone like me, who went down there to be alone, I ended up trading one family for another.”</span> she said, her tone light and conversational. <span class="mu-b">“And do you know what one of the most important parts of my job is?”</span> Gordy shook his head. <span class="mu-b">“It’s teaching people how to use their powers.”</span> Gordy seemed to glance down at his hands fearfully, but Glass cut in before he could say anything. <span class="mu-g">“Mutants need control if they want any type of agency out of their lives. I knew a girl up there who could kill people with a touch, and she had zero control over her powers. Had to wear gloves all the time.”</span> Glass said. <span class="mu-g">“But that doesn’t have to be you. You don’t have to hide from people or live in fear of your powers. If you can master them, control how much power you put out with your wind blasts, learn how to limit yourself in everything that you do, then you’ll be much better off for it.”</span> Gordy gripped his hands so tightly that you were certain he was digging bloody crescents into his palm. <span class="mu-r">“I don’t w-w-want to hurt people…!”</span> he sobbed, tears rolling down his plump cheeks as he dropped to his knees. Peter was there in the blink of an eye to catch him, pressing his head against his shoulder and stroking his head gingerly. Despite his small stature and immature nature, you couldn’t deny that he gave off the impression of a proper older brother in this scenario. You all watched and waited until he calmed down. When he finally did, Peter scooped him up like a sack of potatoes and floated up into the air. <span class="mu-g">“I’m going to drop him off to be with the other Lost Boys. He needs his brothers.”</span> he declared. No one protested. <span class="mu-g">“Where should I meet you?”</span> he asked.>Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. >Follow him back to the Lost Boy’s fort. You want to keep an eye on this kid. >Use Peter’s map to find one of the other kids’ locations.(Piccaninny Tribe/Black Castle/Pixie Hollow) >Write-in.
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>>5318215 >>Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next Anonymous
>>5318215 >>Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. Anonymous
>>5318215 >>Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. Anonymous
>>5318215 >Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. That was a good shot of depression juice. Now I feel really bad.
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>>5318215 >Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. Man what a scene. I feel bad for that kid. Callisto and Glass are way too good for a villain team
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>>5318215 >>Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. Anonymous
>>5318215 >Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. We can convince Pan to bring them back when we get all of them.
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>>5318215 >Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next Best to get as many kids out of danger as we can.
>>5318322 Hey, we’re not villains! We’re just businessmen, giving the people what they want.
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>>5318215 >Back where Grover’s trail split off. You want to go after him next. Anonymous
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>>5318322 While we're definitely a criminal, specifically a thief and a murderer, that doesn't necessarily make us villains.
Now if Benny just straight up started eating people because of his funky spider genes, that'd be a different story.
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>>5318322 We will be villains when we try to conquer the world or blow up the up.
For now Ben is more of the dashing rogue sort. Well, if you skip to the part where he mellowed out a bit.
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>>5318421 Whatever it is, we have standards and principles. Benny isn't just a piece of shit thief, he's got some redeeming qualities.
He just doesn't care much about what the law has to say, and I say more power to him.
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On another note, what are you guys hoping for from Tick-Tock? I’m betting he’s some absolute beast right out of a fossil collection, like Deinosuchus. Maybe even bigger.
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>>5318458 Whatever he is, just remember that we gotta carry his fat ass back to the ship.
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>>5318462 I mean, maybe not ALL of him. We only really need the head, plus maybe some strips of skin to make the iconic Huntsman man-purse.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 26 Jun 2022 22:07:52 No. 5318491 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“We’ll meet you back where we picked up Grover’s trail.”</span> you promised. Pan nodded and lifted off into the air. You bent down to collect your weapons and cloak, trying to get over the complex emotions that you were feeling. No one said anything on the way back. Cat was playing with a gold doubloon that she lifted off of the dead pirate, though she didn’t look particularly happy about it. By the time you’d made it back to where you left off, Peter Pan was already there waiting for you. Gone was his usual cheerful, carefree demeanor, now replaced by a determined frown. And you couldn’t be entirely sure because of the masks, but you were pretty sure that you were all wearing similar expressions. —------- Grover’s path had been a lot harder to follow, as there weren’t any toppled trees to hop over. Instead, Callisto and Anastasia seemed to follow the areas of overgrown foliage that didn’t quite match up with everything else. Their ability to spot the tiniest differences in their environment was downright baffling! Thankfully, your search progress was expedited by Pan’s efforts, who’d been dipping out and above the canopy to search by sky. His most recent dive seemed to bear fruit, since he was now excitedly leading you through the jungle, zigzagging between trees at incredible speeds. It was getting a bit hard to keep up with him. When he led you through a clearing that was blocked by some particularly overgrown fronds, you nearly tripped. Standing before you now was a pirate ship, made entirely of plants and tree bark! Its parts and pieces were gnarled and unrefined. It used vines instead of ropes, and a thick blanket of interwoven leaves in place of a sail. The mast was a large oak that seemed rooted to the deck. And standing atop it was a young boy with tan skin and a cloak of leaves covering his body. <span class="mu-g">“Peter! Thank goodness, you came!”</span> he said, his voice filled with genuine relief. <span class="mu-g">“Did you happen to find Gordy out there?”</span> Peter swooped down and embraced Grover, holding him close and tussling his dark, curly hair a bit. <span class="mu-g">“Yes. I found him, Grover. He’s a bit shaken up, but he’s safe and sound at the tree fort.”</span> Pan reported. All at once, the tension seemed to melt out of Grover’s body. <span class="mu-g">“Oh, thank goodness! I was so worried when those pirates jumped out. I was actually about to head out and look for him with my new invention.”</span> he said, gesturing to his ship. Pan looked it over as well. He seemed genuinely impressed. <span class="mu-g">“What is this thing, anyway?”</span> he asked. Grover laughed heartily. <span class="mu-g">“Can’t you see, Peter? It’s a ship! I’m going to use it to take down Hook and the rest of his pirates!”</span> he declared, throwing his arms out and closing his eyes. Suddenly, a multitude of vines shot up, wrapping their earthy tendrils around a pile of rocks, and started loading them onto the ship. They looked vaguely spherical in shape. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 26 Jun 2022 22:09:10 No. 5318494 Report <span class="mu-b">“Is he using rocks as cannonballs?”</span> Cat asked.
Grover snapped in her direction without opening his eyes. <span class="mu-g">“Yes! Good eye! I need some sort of weapon if I want to cripple Hook’s defenses.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Well isn’t that adorable?”</span> Cat said, placing her hands on her hips.
Peter leapt off the bow and floated down towards you, looking worried. <span class="mu-g">“Herman, I need one of you to help me talk him out of this.”</span> he whispered, looking at you in particular. <span class="mu-g">“Engaging the Jolly Roger on a rush-job of a ship like this is only asking for trouble! Especially with the sea creatures behaving as strange as they are!”</span>
You all exchanged glances.
What will you say?
>”He’s right, though. If Captain Hook is as much of a menace as we’ve been led to believe, then he deserves what’s coming to him.” >”What if we agree to do it ourselves while he stays home? That way, he doesn’t get hurt, and we get to sink the Jolly Roger.” >”Why haven’t you killed Hook, yet? How long have the two of you been fighting, anyway?” >”Maybe we can point out the fact that his new boat isn’t anywhere near a body of water? That seems like a massive oversight to me.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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I say we get some help from Cat to convince him of his logistical errors. He has no crew with ship experience besides maybe Peter, he has no intel on the Jolly Roger’s whereabouts or weaknesses, his ship is patchwork at best and the situation has evolved to a point where any prior knowledge might be null. We should convince him that Hook WILL be taken down and he WILL be helping the effort, but we need to gather our forces first.Plus if we can’t convince him with logic, we can always fall back on the fact that he’s a hormone-driven teen, and Cat has two very big diplomacy modifiers attached to her chest. Anyone got some ideas for putting all that into words?
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>>5318512 I think she's smart enough to know what to say. We can just take her aside and speak with her. Also don't we have 3 girls with different assets? Anastasia and Cat have it all don't they and Callisto was legs and ass?
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>>5318494 >"Peter, you're absolutely right. This ship can't take on Hook...yet." >(to Grover) "Listen, this ship is impressive, but it could be even better. I think if you really took your time with it and worked with Peter, you could make an unbeatable vessel." >"In the meantime, I need you to get back to the other kids and stay put for now. Do you think you can move the ship there for the time being?" Anonymous
>>5318494 >>”Why haven’t you killed Hook, yet? How long have the two of you been fighting, anyway?” Anonymous
>>5318513 Alright, coomer-mode engaged.
FEMALE COHORT'S SPECIALITIES (as I remember)
>FELICIA >Outstanding Assets: Breasts and Hips >Specialty: Extreme Cleavage >ANASTASIA >Outstanding Assets: Abs and Ass >Specialty: Pixie-Cut >CALLISTO >Outstanding Assets: Legs and Ass >Specialty: Tentacle Arms Anonymous
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>>5318522 well let's put them to work lol
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>>5318513 Sorry, I should have explained more clearly.
I was volunteering Cat primarily because she’s in all likelihood our best logistics expert when it comes to things like this, tied with Prowler. Her whole thing is planning and pulling off heists, and to do that you have to be able to account for every little detail. If there’s anyone who can poke gaping holes through his sad excuse of an attack plan, it’s her.
She’s also our most experienced diplomat. She’s very good at reading people and has experience her charms to get what she wants. If reason falls short, the tried-and-true power of booba could be essential to convincing this kid not to go on a suicide mission.
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>>5318494 >”What if we agree to do it ourselves while he stays home? That way, he doesn’t get hurt, and we get to sink the Jolly Roger.” >”Maybe we can point out the fact that his new boat isn’t anywhere near a body of water? That seems like a massive oversight to me.” Anonymous
>>5318494 >>”Why haven’t you killed Hook, yet? How long have the two of you been fighting, anyway?” Anonymous
>>5318494 >”Why haven’t you killed Hook, yet? How long have the two of you been fighting, anyway?” >Get Felicia to talk to Grover Anonymous
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>>5318512 Supporting tactical Cat. Emphasis on non-coomer part of the plan; but if everything else fail...
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>>5318494 >Kid, something weird is going on at the sea. Tick Tock, drowners and a giant sea monters were working together, and coordinated, to attack us. >You did a wonderful job if the ship, but Hook got one that was made with materials meant for that. I bet if you had acess to proper tree and some time, you could make one that blow the Jolly r9ger out of the water. >We need to find the other ones that got lost during the attack before even thinking of trying to take down the bad guys. What if something happens to them while we are busy with them? Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 27 Jun 2022 17:34:18 No. 5319416 Report Quoted By:
>>5318524 >>5318513 >>5318521 >>5318586 >>5318957 >”Why haven’t you killed Hook, yet? How long have the two of you been fighting, anyway?” >Get Felicia to talk to Grover Writing...
>>5318522 Great job! Maybe we should have a "Coomer analysis" pastebin as well.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 27 Jun 2022 18:13:22 No. 5319456 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Why haven’t you killed Hook, yet? How long have the two of you been fighting, anyway?”</span> you asked. Peter sighed. <span class="mu-g">“Because things tend not to die in Neverland. If you’re a resident, then you’re as much a part of the island as the earth beneath your feet. But if you’re a visitor, well…”</span> <span class="mu-g">“You don’t get the same benefits.”</span> Prowler concluded. Peter Pan nodded. <span class="mu-r">“Either way, we should probably figure out a way to get Grover to step down.”</span> you added. <span class="mu-r">“And so, I nominate Black Cat for that honor.”</span> Cat’s eyes went wide for a moment as she looked at you. <span class="mu-b">“Why me?”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Well, you’re our logistics expert. I was hoping that you could go up there and start poking holes into his plans and show him how unprepared he is.”</span> you declared. Felicia glanced between you and Grover, sighed and broke away from the group. She strode over to the ship with that same sultry sway of her hips that drew you in when you first met. And you weren’t the only one looking, either. Grover seemed to notice as well. <span class="mu-b">“Hey, tiger. I hear you’re getting ready to set sail, soon.”</span> Cat said in a conversational manner, as she allowed her claws to gently drag against the bark. Grover swallowed hard, and it seemed like a physical effort for him to drag his eyes back up to meet hers. <span class="mu-g">“T-that’s right! The Verdant Voyager should be sea-worthy in another hour or two!”</span> he proclaimed, pulling out a long blade of foliage that seemed to straighten and wrap around his hand as if it were an actual sword. Cat’s smile didn’t falter, but she allowed some doubt to creep into her expression. <span class="mu-b">“Are you sure? Has this wood been treated? There’s a good chance that it might soak up all that water and sink like a rock. And if that wasn’t an immediate problem, the bottom of the ship is too asymmetrical for it to stay afloat long.”</span> she observed. When Grover didn’t understand, Cat went on to explain how the buoyancy of a boat was decided by the proper balance and exact geometry that went into their construction. Grover was noticeably flustered by this, but Felicia wasn’t letting up anytime soon. <span class="mu-b">“Also, that sail is a serious fire hazard. You do know that pirates employ archers, right?”</span> she asked. <span class="mu-b">“All it would take is one flaming arrow to set it ablaze, along with the rest of your ship.”</span> Grover rubbed his chin thoughtfully as he pondered the implications of this obvious design flaw. <span class="mu-g">“So you’re saying that I should…weave cactus fibers into the sail and use damp wood instead of dry wood?”</span> he said. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 27 Jun 2022 18:15:13 No. 5319460 Report Cat’s grin widened. <span class="mu-b">“Think bigger. You can construct plant barriers that block projectiles and fold onto the sides of the ship when you aren’t using them. You can create a canopy that hides members of your crew during the fight and shields you all from the sun. There’s endless possibilities here!”</span> she proclaimed. <span class="mu-b">“But you’ve gotta take your time, draw out some proper blueprints, and do the math. If you don’t then this thing won’t make it a single mile out at sea.”</span>
Grover’s cheeks went red and he hung his head in shame. He was clearly embarrassed by his lack of oversight, but he seemed more upset with himself than any of you. Finally, he nodded and lifted his head.
<span class="mu-g">“You are right. I was too hasty in the Verdant Voyager’s construction. I just…I just wanted Hook and his men to pay for what they’d done!”</span> he exclaimed, clenching his hands in frustration.
<span class="mu-b">“And they will. You just need to be a bit more patient.”</span> Cat pleaded.
<span class="mu-r">“She’s right.”</span> you said, stepping forward. <span class="mu-r">“If you took your time with this thing, it’d be an absolute monster of a ship!”</span>
Grover smiled weakly at that. <span class="mu-g">“I suppose there are few modifications that I can make while I wait.”</span> he admitted.
<span class="mu-g">“Great. But how do you plan to get this thing back to the tree fort?”</span> Peter Pan asked.
Grover's smile widened, then. He closed his eyes and brought his arms up, causing the clearing around you to shake and rumble. Felicia backed away cautiously as the entire ship started to move. Then, the Verdant Voyager lifted into the air, its mossy underside completely propped up by a series of thick vines and tree limbs that resembled legs.
<span class="mu-g">“Onward!”</span> he commanded. And the ship moved in the direction that he pointed his leaf blade in. In the direction of the Lost Boy’s tree fort.
<span class="mu-b">“Well there’s something you don’t see every day.”</span> Callisto said as the rest of you stared at the retreating land ship, with Peter Pan flying directly beside it.
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>Picaninny Tribe >Black Castle >Pixie Hollow >Write-in. Pastebins:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 27 Jun 2022 19:51:00 No. 5319527 Report Quoted By:
Once Peter had successfully escorted Grover and the “Verdant Voyager” back to the Lost Boy’s base, the rest of you set off towards the Black Castle, where the one called “Tossa” was supposedly being held. Along the way, Pan gave you all a rough summary of the Black Castle’s origins. Neverland apparently had a long history of violence when it came to the Redskins and “visitors”. Due to their past experiences with slavers, pirates and the British navy, they’d grown hostile and incredibly wary of outsiders washing up on their shores. They had a strict policy to capture or kill most, if not all of them, in order to prevent them from abusing the members of their tribe. After a particularly unusual set of events, Peter and his Lost Boys became good friends with the Picaninny Tribe. Hook and his pirates do not share the same luxury. However, there is, in fact, another faction that persists to this very day, and has done everything in their power to resist the Redskins’ efforts to force them off the island. Some British settlers and explorers did end up making a small settlement on the island. But unlike the others, they actually managed to fight off the Redskins’ raids with the help of their trained soldiers and their fearless leader. Over time, the chain of command seemed to deteriorate a bit, and a change of leadership was proposed. That was when the leader of the village declared himself "King", thus giving birth to an inherently flawed monarchy. As his first order, the First King of Neverland ordered his subjects to construct an obscene Black Castle in his honor. The Castle was left unfinished, as the King’s subjects rebelled against him and started something of a civil war. The constant infighting led to the near total collapse of their infant civilization, and the death of the First King. But unbeknownst to them all, they had already been touched by the magic of Neverland’s faeries. The wars never ended, since no one could <span class="mu-i">actually</span> die. And anyone that declared themselves as a successor to the First King’s rule mysteriously “vanished” in the night, never to be seen again. At some point, they had used the crown as a weapon to vanquish their enemies, but it was eventually locked away in their deepest dungeon, for fear of it being used against them. Now, the Kingdom of the Black Castle lies in ruin, and its knights haunt the castle grounds, deathless and loyal to the end. Just when you were about to ask more about the crown and the First King, however, a clatter of metal stopped you all dead in your tracks. You suddenly found yourselves surrounded by a ring of knights wearing bright colorful ribbons and adornments to differentiate them. They were all holding weapons and standing completely still. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 27 Jun 2022 19:52:05 No. 5319528 Report You hadn’t seen it from the beginning, but you were fairly certain that these knights had just “pulled themselves together” as if they didn’t possess any bones. The grass was so tall here that you hadn’t even noticed that you were walking past them. But since your spider sense wasn’t blaring in the back of your mind, you could only assume that they weren’t going to attack you just yet.
<span class="mu-b">“I speak on behalf of ‘Lord Reagent Tossa’!”</span> one of the knights shouted, his voice hollow and resonant as his helmet flapped open and closed. It was as if he was using it as a mouth. <span class="mu-b">“You now trespass on Black Kingdom territory! Leave now, or suffer the consequences!”</span> he declared.
<span class="mu-r">“That isn’t what she said.”</span> another knight cut in, their helmet making the same exact bizarre movements. You couldn’t see anyone actually <span class="mu-i">inside</span> the armor! <span class="mu-r">“She said ‘Don’t let anyone inside if they don’t have a proper army behind them!’. Our Lord does appreciate a good challenge.”</span>
The other knight seemed to bristle at that, which came off as a loud rattling as his whole body shook in exaggerated anger.
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>”We just want to talk to her. Can’t you just bring us to her?” >”Wait. A kid rules your kingdom now? How’d that happen?” >”No offense, but I’m pretty sure that anyone here is a better fighter than any of your guys. We’ll take our chances.”(Press on.) >”How are you guys moving in those suits? How are you even still alive?” >”Where are we supposed to find an army on such short notice? Would she be willing to lend us one for a friendly little war game?” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
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>>5319528 >”We just want to talk to her. Can’t you just bring us to her?” >"If she ask, juat tell her our army composition is of few high cost specialists" Anonymous
>>5319528 I sense the opportunity for mischief and infiltration.
>”If none of you can agree on what the regent said, how am I supposed to know which one of you to trust? The only solution if for us to go to the regent and hear it straight from her mouth. Unless you’d like to take your chances disobeying her orders?” Either they believe us and take us straight to Tossa with no resistance or they don’t believe us and send someone back to check. Either way, less trouble for us.
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>>5319528 >>”Wait. A kid rules your kingdom now? How’d that happen?” >”No offense, but I’m pretty sure that anyone here is a better fighter than any of your guys. We’ll take our chances.”(Press on.) Anonymous
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>>5319547 This works
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QM, could you fill this in a bit to show where the stripes and other details are on our current suit? Doesn’t have to be fancy, just enough for me to get an idea.
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>>5319547 Devious. +1, this cuts through the politick chase.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 28 Jun 2022 15:37:21 No. 5320486 Report Quoted By:
>>5319547 >>5319549 >>5319571 >>5319645 >>5319791 >>5320358 Taking these. Writing...
>>5319756 I'll give it a go when my tablet's finished charging!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 28 Jun 2022 17:15:49 No. 5320560 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“If none of you can agree on what the Regent said, how am I supposed to know which one of you to trust? The only solution is for us to go to the Lord Regent and hear it straight from her mouth.”</span> you proposed. The knights exchanged cautious, and slightly confused glances with one another. It looks like they’re gonna need another push. <span class="mu-r">“Unless you’d like to take your chances disobeying her orders.”</span> you added. <span class="mu-i">That</span> got them all rattling and shaking as they murmured amongst one another. Finally, after about a minute, they turned back to you and lowered their weapons. <span class="mu-b">“What you’ve said is sensible. Very well! We shall bring you before our Lord Regent so that she might decide your fate in person!”</span> the first knight declared. <span class="mu-b">“Please, do not resist.”</span> On his command, the knights behind you formed into a line and raised their spears to point at your back. Everyone just shrugged and marched along with the other knights. Everyone except Anastasia, that is. She seemed to bristle at being ordered around, and you were certain that her grip around her spear had tightened considerably. But thankfully, she remained civil the entire time. Cat had that same easygoing smile on her face that she usually did, and Prowler was likewise scowling like he usually did. Callisto and Glass were muttering to one another, but you could only pick up a few words here and there. Anastasia was glancing around warily, and trying her very best to ignore Peter Pan’s chattering as he floated next to her ear. As you went deeper into the Black Kingdom’s domain, you started to notice just how decrepit their society had become. Most buildings were either in complete ruin or had fallen prey to overgrowth. The kingdom subjects that milled about and watched you from afar seemed…strange somehow. Like the knights, their movements were unnatural. They were too jerky and sudden. And that’s when you noticed the hands of a peasant woman who was trying, and struggling to wash her clothes. She didn’t have fingers. Just cloth-like mittens in place of her hands. The more she soaked her clothes, the more water-logged her hands got. The sight was so pathetic that you were almost tempted to help her, but you had more important things to deal with right now. —----- It was no mystery to you what the “Black Castle” might be. There was no doubt that it was the insanely massive, unfinished obsidian structure that towered over everything else in the village. Given the state of every other structure here, you were just surprised that they’d managed to build it this tall. The village’s walls weren’t even finished! Or maybe they had been at some point, and they were just destroyed as a result of the Redskins’ raids or the constant infighting. You didn’t know, and you didn’t much care. As long as you could pull this kid out and get her back to the tree fort, that was enough for you. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 28 Jun 2022 17:18:01 No. 5320561 Report Quoted By:
Just then, you were brought out of your thoughts by the sight of multiple large stone blocks flying overhead. You watched as they flew all the way over to the unfinished gate, settled into place and cemented themselves until they were a natural part of the structure. <span class="mu-b">“It looks like your friend’s been busy.”</span> Cat observed. Peter scowled, but said nothing. —------ As the dim-witted knights led you over the drawbridge and through the castle gates, you could feel an unusual sensation washing over you. Your vibranium dagger rustled in its sheath, and your machete seemed to rattle, along with your guns. When you looked around, you saw that same uncomfortable feeling reflected on your allies’ faces. Everyone except Glass, that is. It was then that you remembered raccoon boy saying that Tossa could manipulate metal, as well as earth. Maybe this was just her way of checking everyone that approached her domain. Hoping that you hadn’t just made a terrible mistake, you tried not to let any of your uncertainty show in your body language as the head knight announced your presence. <span class="mu-b">“Lord Regent, Tossa! We bring with us trespassers, and we cannot agree on what the right course of action would be when dealing with them. We humbly request that you impart onto us your wisdom regarding the matter.”</span> the knight with blue ribbons pleaded. For a while no one answered. You took this opportunity to glance around the room and take in your surroundings. The decor was gothic in nature, and just about as dark as its name would imply. The staircase and walls seemed to stretch up towards infinity, a small gap in its imperfect architecture allowing you a glimpse of the dark clouds hovering above. But then, a small disk descended down from that gap, growing larger and larger as it drew closer. When it finally stopped, it was hovering in front of a throne so large that you thought it might have been carved by and for giants. It almost took up the whole throne room! A young girl with dark skin and a wild tangle of curly hair stepped off of the platform and onto the throne. Her clothes were an elegant and elaborate weave of colorful ribbons and decorative buttons and pins. And resting atop her head, was a dull, gold crown. She shot an agitated look at her knights and folded her arms behind her back as she paced back and forth atop her massive throne. <span class="mu-b">“Did I not make myself clear before when I directly ordered you not to allow <span class="mu-i">anyone</span> into my kingdom!”</span> she said, pinching the bridge of her nose in irritation. She had a distinctly African accent, and her face was marked with tiny little scars. Surprisingly, her eyes were blue, and her gaze was sharp. You sensed intelligence in those eyes. More than a child should have. It somewhat reminded you of Pete. Tossa’s knights shuddered before her, struggling to find something to say that would placate their Lord Regent and forestall her wrath. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 28 Jun 2022 17:19:02 No. 5320563 Report What will you say/do?
>(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” >”Playtime’s over. It’s time to go. Things are too dangerous around here for me to leave you here without protection.” >”If I can get past your defenses without so much as a scratch, then that means others will too. You’re not safe here.” >”I’m not gonna lie. With a little work, this would probably be a better home for the Lost Boys than the tree fort.” >Snag her with a webline and make a break for it! >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
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>>5320563 >(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” >”If I can get past your defenses without so much as a scratch, then that means others will too. You’re not safe here.” Anonymous
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>>5320563 >(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” >”A little too sparse in terms of gold and jewels by common standards, of course, but it clearly works for you.” (Try and say it in a casual manner that leads her into asking what we mean) I don’t think there’s much we can do to convince her to leave at this moment, so I suggest we keep up our little Loki act. Maybe we can convince her to lead her knights into battle with promises of plundering Hook’s shit.
Long-term, though? I think we should convince her of how hard and unrewarding being a queen is. If there’s anything that shocks a kid out of assholishness, it’s the brutal reality of hard work, and there’s not much harder than rebuilding a city and caring for its very downtrodden inhabitants.
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>>5320563 >(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” >”I’m not gonna lie. With a little work, this would probably be a better home for the Lost Boys than the tree fort.” Anonymous
>>5320563 >(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” >”I’m not gonna lie. With a little work, this would probably be a better home for the Lost Boys than the tree fort.” >”A little too sparse in terms of gold and jewels by common standards, of course, but it clearly works for you.” (Try and say it in a casual manner that leads her into asking what we mean) Anonymous
>>5320563 >>(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” Anonymous
>>5320563 >>(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” >>”I’m not gonna lie. With a little work, this would probably be a better home for the Lost Boys than the tree fort.” Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 28 Jun 2022 22:51:41 No. 5320853 Report >>5319756 So I think this particular suit would be pretty similar to the "Hot Pursuit". But instead of the lines on the shoulders and torso converging into a spider on the back, they're made to look more like tiger stripes. Anastasia designed you a suit that's more in line with the signature Kravinoff style.
>>5320567 >>5320609 >>5320688 >>5320698 >>5320732 >>5320827 >>5320840 >(Bow respectfully)”It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.” >”I’m not gonna lie. With a little work, this would probably be a better home for the Lost Boys than the tree fort.” Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 28 Jun 2022 23:19:46 No. 5320876 Report Quoted By:
You lowered your head in a gesture of respect and acknowledgement. Everyone else just looked at you. <span class="mu-r">“It’s an honor to make your acquaintance, Lord Regent Tossa. You have a, uh…lovely kingdom here.”</span> you said. Tossa brightened at that. <span class="mu-b">“Ah! An intruder with manners! What a lovely change of pace.”</span> she said, her eyes scanning the room until they stopped on Peter Pan. <span class="mu-b">“Peter! You are here as well? It’s rare to see you with outsiders. And adults, at that.”</span> she continued, her eyes narrowing slightly. <span class="mu-g">“You have to come back with us, Tossa. These people are insane!”</span> Peter claimed. <span class="mu-g">“They’ve killed more rulers and regents than any of us can count on our fingers and toes combined! And they’ll turn on you just as quick.”</span> Tossa let out a derisive snort. <span class="mu-b">“That is because the previous rulers allowed infighting to impede their progress before they got a chance to rebuild. I do not have such meager problems, as I am fully capable of preventing any wars or battle from breaking out, single-handedly.”</span> she declared, wiggling her fingers in the air. Suddenly, several knights went stiff all at once. They groaned and grunted, but their resistance meant nothing when pitted against their ruler’s raw might. Without a moment of delay between any of them, the puppeted knights marched out the throne room with robotic, jerky movements. <span class="mu-b">“And I can do that without even breaking a sweat! The time of petty infighting and civil disputes has ended! Under my rule, this kingdom can finally be something worth looking at.”</span> she proudly announced. You took another moment to look around and nodded approvingly. <span class="mu-r">“I’m not gonna lie. With a little work, this would probably be a better home for the Lost Boys than the tree fort.”</span> you admitted. Tossa folded her arms over her chest and gave you a beaming smile that exuded confidence and pride. <span class="mu-b">“A wise observation, my friend! You are some of the most delightful intruders that I’ve had all week.”</span> she said with a hearty laugh. <span class="mu-b">“Once I can get this kingdom back on its feet, all will be welcome! Travelers, Redskins and even the rest of the Lost Boys!”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Except the Redskins don’t trust anyone that claims themselves a citizen of the Black Kingdom.”</span> Peter cut in. <span class="mu-g">“There’s no way you’ll be able to get them to trust you. The attacks won’t stop!”</span> Tossa’s expression grew remorseful. <span class="mu-b">“I am sorry, Peter. But there is very little I can do about that. If the Picaninny Tribe wish to oppose me, then they will continue to suffer the consequences until they learn that cooperation is the key to our survival.”</span> she proclaimed, shaking her head sadly. <span class="mu-b">“Their dated customs and superstitions have corrupted their judgment for far too long! It is high time that they start thinking about what a future with our walls protecting their borders would mean for them.”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 28 Jun 2022 23:22:36 No. 5320880 Report Everyone except the knights exchanged worried looks. Tossa sounded like a tyrant in the making. You didn’t know a lot about the Redskins, but never in the history of ever has forcing people out of their homes ever ended well.
What will you say/do?
>”Let us talk to the Picaninny Tribe before you do anything hasty. I’m sure we can figure something out.” >”Where I come from, Native Americas weren’t too big on changing their ways or beliefs because people told them to. Isn’t there anything I can do to talk you out of this?” >”Ruling and managing a failing kingdom isn’t a walk in the park, you know. There’s all sorts of things that you have to take into consideration. You’re gonna have to make some hard decisions and a lot of sacrifices along the way.” >”You might be able to control stone and metal, but that won’t stop an assassin from sneaking into your room at night. The thing about terrible and dangerous people is that they can think of a lot of ways to kill you.” >”Fine. You leave me no choice. I hereby challenge you for the right to rule this place!” >”This is what happens when I try to be nice…”(Snag Tossa and her crown and make a break for it.) >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
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>>5320880 Let us talk to the Picaninny Tribe before you do anything hasty. I’m sure we can figure something out.”
>”Where I come from, Native Americas weren’t too big on changing their ways or beliefs because people told them to. Isn’t there anything I can do to talk you out of this?” >”Ruling and managing a failing kingdom isn’t a walk in the park, you know. There’s all sorts of things that you have to take into consideration. You’re gonna have to make some hard decisions and a lot of sacrifices along the way.” Anonymous
>>5320880 >”Let us talk to the Picaninny Tribe before you do anything hasty. I’m sure we can figure something out.” >”Where I come from, Native Americas weren’t too big on changing their ways or beliefs because people told them to. Isn’t there anything I can do to talk you out of this?” >”Ruling and managing a failing kingdom isn’t a walk in the park, you know. There’s all sorts of things that you have to take into consideration. You’re gonna have to make some hard decisions and a lot of sacrifices along the way.” Anonymous
>>5320880 >”Where I come from, Native Americas weren’t too big on changing their ways or beliefs because people told them to. Isn’t there anything I can do to talk you out of this?” >”Ruling and managing a failing kingdom isn’t a walk in the park, you know. There’s all sorts of things that you have to take into consideration. You’re gonna have to make some hard decisions and a lot of sacrifices along the way.” Go go gadget reality check!
Really, has she never read a history book? People being forced into roles they don’t want does not a happy nation make.
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>>5320892 Just give them alcohol and shiny beads
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>>5320894 And blankets with absolutely nothing wrong with them whatsoever.
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>>5320896 Hey a smart people would have checked them!
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>>5320880 >"You know, Machiavel may have said that it's better to be feared than loved, but it's quite harder to do that when your people are immortal and have a bigger history of killing their ruler than the french" >"Let me guess, you got a handle of your powers, and now you feel you are at the top of the world right? I felt like that when I began, until I met someone whose only ability was being able to see while being blind, and he beat me up. Only because he had way more experience than me" >Ask Callisto to explain to her rulership to her, she is the one with the most experience with leading a community. Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 29 Jun 2022 20:42:56 No. 5322220 Report Quoted By:
>>5320882 >>5320886 >>5320892 >”Let us talk to the Picaninny Tribe before you do anything hasty. I’m sure we can figure something out.” >”Where I come from, Native Americas weren’t too big on changing their ways or beliefs because people told them to. Isn’t there anything I can do to talk you out of this?” >”Ruling and managing a failing kingdom isn’t a walk in the park, you know. There’s all sorts of things that you have to take into consideration. You’re gonna have to make some hard decisions and a lot of sacrifices along the way.” Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 29 Jun 2022 21:42:36 No. 5322308 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Ruling and managing a failing kingdom isn’t a walk in the park, you know.”</span> you began. <span class="mu-r">“There’s all sorts of things that you have to take into consideration. You’re gonna have to make some tough decisions and sacrifices along the way.”</span> Tossa nodded. <span class="mu-b">“I am aware. But the fact that the inhabitants of my kingdom do not require any food or water works in our favor. All of our agricultural production and water gathering would purely be for the Redskins and the Lost Boys to partake in. They will have more than enough to eat and drink.”</span> she promised. Anastasia seemed impressed by that. It was a good deal, for sure. Especially when you had subservient people that wouldn’t question you if you told them to farm for food that they couldn’t eat. But this whole plan hinged on the fact that the Redskins would just pick up everything, move into the Black Kingdom and relinquish their independence. <span class="mu-r">“Where I come from, Native Americans weren’t too big on changing their ways or beliefs because people told them to. Isn’t there anything that I can say or do to talk you out of this?”</span> you asked. Tossa sighed and placed her hands over her hips. <span class="mu-b">“I’m afraid that neither of us will have much of a say in the matter. Croaker is over there as we speak, building his forces by manipulating and mutating animals. I believe that he intends to attack us once he finally manages to lure out Tick Tock. And once <span class="mu-i">he’s</span> mutated…”</span> Tossa shuddered and shook her head full of curls. <span class="mu-b">“We need to be ready for when that happens.”</span> she said. Alarm ran through your group all at once. But the first to outwardly react in any meaningful way was, of course, Peter Pan. <span class="mu-g">“He’s crazy if he thinks that he can control Tick Tock! It’ll swallow him and the rest of the Picaninny Tribe whole!”</span> he exclaimed. <span class="mu-b">“That was my thought as well.”</span> Tossa admitted. <span class="mu-b">“But if he truly is powerful enough to bring him under his control, then none of us will be safe. He is already a gargantuan creature to begin with. Once you add Croaker’s ability to the mix…we might not be able to stop him, then.”</span> Everyone was silent for a long time as they took a moment to process that. This time, you were the first to speak up. <span class="mu-r">“Let us talk to the Picaninny Tribe before you do anything hasty. I’m sure we can figure something out.”</span> you proposed. Tossa gave you an assessing glance, and then returned to looking at some faraway thing that you couldn’t perceive. <span class="mu-b">“Very well. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you, though.”</span> she said, crouching down to sit at the edge of her throne’s seat. <span class="mu-b">“But be aware that after you leave, I shall be closing my borders to anyone that isn’t native to my kingdom. I cannot endanger my people any further.”</span> You nodded in understanding, realizing that you’d been dismissed. You all turned and started walking away, and the knights were rattling along after you.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 29 Jun 2022 21:44:16 No. 5322311 Report Peter looked like he wanted to burst out and fly out towards the village ahead of you. He looked incredibly worried for the people that he called allies. The only thing that was stopping him was your need for a guide in these strange lands.
<span class="mu-b">“So it sounds like a war’s brewing. We’ll have to do something to stop both of them, I think.”</span> Callisto mused.
<span class="mu-g">“They’re just kids. Why the hell are they fighting like this?”</span> Prowler said.
<span class="mu-g">“Because they make their own rules here.”</span> Glass replied. <span class="mu-g">“No adults to tell them what to do. They have the freedom to do and be whatever they want.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“No matter how terrible.”</span> Cat added.
Anastasia scowled. <span class="mu-g">“Perhaps we should meet with the other boy before making any decisions. The girl’s assumptions might be unfounded.”</span> she proposed.
<span class="mu-g">“And if they aren’t?”</span> Prowler asked.
She narrowed her eyes slightly. <span class="mu-g">“Then we will do what we do best.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“And what is that, exactly?”</span> Cat asked.
<span class="mu-g">“What else? We hunt.”</span> Anastasia declared, marching forward ahead of the others.
Everyone else turned their gazes to you, and you just shrugged. You’re not used to the other people in your group giving the big motivational speeches.
<span class="mu-g">“I think I might have a plan.”</span> Peter interrupted. <span class="mu-g">“But it’s gonna be risky.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“Lay it on us.”</span> you demanded.
Pan nodded. <span class="mu-g">“If we can find Squirt, then we might be able to use her power to shrink both Croaker and Tossa. If we give them a timeout, then we might be able to stop this whole war before it starts!”</span>
What will you say/do?
>”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?” >”Let’s just talk to them first and see where that gets us.” >”Didn’t this kid try to attack us earlier on the boat? Maybe just stopping him would be enough to stop a war.” >”Tossa could’ve been lying about all this. Her ambitions make her more dangerous than any of the other Lost Boys.” >”I think we should try and bring some of the other Lost Boys into this. Sure, they might be kids, but they’re powerful enough to make a big impact in case things go south.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5322311 >>”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?” Anonymous
>>5322311 >”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?” >”I think we should try and bring some of the other Lost Boys into this. Sure, they might be kids, but they’re powerful enough to make a big impact in case things go south.” Also
>"Peter, we need you to go flying know to the Tree House of the Lost Boys, and fast. Ask Grover if he has some especial ability like talking with the plants. If not then just bring each Lost Boy that is good at traking in the Verdant Voyager." >"Take us where Croaker was last seen first and then we meet everyone there to start a search party" Anonymous
>”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?”
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>>5322311 >”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?” >”Let’s just talk to them first and see where that gets us.” >”Didn’t this kid try to attack us earlier on the boat? Maybe just stopping him would be enough to stop a war.” Walk softly and carry a big stick.
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Where's all this Peter pan lore coming from
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>>5322311 >>”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?” Anonymous
>>5322389 I dunno but I love it
>>5322367 +1
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>>5322311 >”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?” ”Let’s just talk to them first and see where that gets us.”
>"Peter, we need you to go flying know to the Tree House of the Lost Boys, and fast. Ask Grover if he has some especial ability like talking with the plants. If not then just bring each Lost Boy that is good at tracking >"Take us where Croaker was last seen first and then we meet everyone there to start a search party" >>5322425 Earlier they were talking about a series of books Peter Pan and the starcatchers so I think that is the source
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how long has she been in charge and what's stopping them from immediately murdering her in her sleep? she was controlling the guards patrolling way out already (their jerky movement)
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>>5323143 She's probably blocking off access to her personal chamber with some boulders.
It's what I'd do.
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>>5323147 You need to be careful with that tactic, someone may appear that can just punch the bolder out of the way.
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>>5323161 That would be loud as shit though. Really, anything short of just magically poofing the boulder out of existence would probably wake you up due to the sound caused by moving metric tons of stone.
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>>5323169 It was a joke about Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5 Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 30 Jun 2022 20:27:10 No. 5323556 Report Quoted By:
>>5322322 >>5322335 >>5322367 >>5322397 >>5322336 >>5322425 >>5322878 >>”That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how are we supposed to find little Squirt?” >”Let’s just talk to them first and see where that gets us.” Taking these. Writing...
>>5322389 >>5322425 >>5322878 Some of it comes from that, some comes from the original story, a decent chunk of it comes from my ass. The lore is a mix od patchwork and personal flavoring, but I'm glad that you guys are enjoying it so far!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 30 Jun 2022 21:39:04 No. 5323660 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“That’s honestly not a bad plan. But how’re we supposed to find little Squirt?”</span> you said. Peter snapped his fingers and shot you a wide grin. <span class="mu-g">“That’s where Tinkerbell comes in!”</span> Everyone exchanged curious glances. <span class="mu-b">“The little pixie from the movies, you mean?”</span> Cat asked. <span class="mu-g">“I’ve no idea what a ‘movie’ is, but yes.”</span> he replied. <span class="mu-g">“Tink’s magic and diminutive stature should do us good during our search for Squirt. I’ll just have to take a quick trip to Pixie Hollow and see if I can convince them to help.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“How long will that take?”</span> Callisto asked. Peter shrugged. <span class="mu-g">“Not sure. But you’re probably gonna want to meet with Croaker in the meantime. Just to get an idea of what’s going on with the tribe.”</span> You were a little wary of meeting with the tribe without Peter to introduce you, but you knew that if this plan was going to have any chance of working, Peter Pan needed to find Squirt as soon as possible. <span class="mu-r">“Good luck.”</span> you said. <span class="mu-g">“You too, uh…”</span> he said, scratching his head in confusion. Of course he forgot your name again. <span class="mu-r">“Just go.”</span> you shot back. <span class="mu-g">“Right!”</span> And just like that, Peter Pan shot upwards and out of the canopy. You heard a slightly muffled sonic boom as he sped off in the opposite direction. <span class="mu-g">“Let’s hope that the natives aren’t feeling too jumpy today.”</span> Prowler said. <span class="mu-g">“Yes. For their sake.”</span> Anastasia said with a slight scowl. Glass seemed to dislike that attitude of hers, but he said nothing so confrontational out loud. Using Black Cat’s picture of Peter’s map, you all made your way towards the Picaninny Tribe, wondering what you would do or say to prevent them from attacking you on sight. Last thing you remembered, they weren’t too welcoming to outsiders that weren’t Peter or one of his Lost Boys. This entire plan hinged on the slight possibility that Peter could convince the faeries to help find Squirt, and that you could have a non-violent negotiation with the Redskins. Fingers crossed. —---------- As you got closer and closer to Redskin territory, you were surprised that no one had come out to confront you yet. You didn’t doubt that you were being followed or at least watched from a distance, but so far, nothing had happened. Your spider sense hadn’t even gone off. Oh! Spoke too soon! You hopped back without thinking about it, and the ground beneath where you had just been standing exploded, as if it had been struck by a sledgehammer! Everyone grew tense, and without having to be told, you and the rest of your team assumed a defensive formation, weapons at the ready. As far as you could see, there were no enemies around. Was it possible that you tripped over a hidden trap or something? <span class="mu-b">“Uh…Pow pow?”</span> Cat said warily. <span class="mu-b">“You might want to switch to thermals.”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 30 Jun 2022 21:42:34 No. 5323664 Report Prowler grunted, but did as she said. Then, his eyes went wide as he swiveled his head from left to right. <span class="mu-g">“What the fuck…”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“What? What is it?”</span> you demanded.
<span class="mu-b">“Looks like…giant chameleons. They’re everywhere.”</span> Cat marveled, adjusting the focus of the lenses that slid down over her eyes.
<span class="mu-g">“How big?”</span> Anastasia asked.
<span class="mu-g">“A bit bigger than an economy hatchback.”</span> Prowler replied as he slowly paned his gaze around the area. <span class="mu-g">“But it looks like we’ve got even bigger problems coming our way.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“Bigger than SUV sized chameleons?”</span> Callisto inquired.
And right at that moment, you heard the flapping of wings and the chirping of birds. As you looked up, a multitude of shadows enveloped your view of the canopy and swooped down to land all around you.
They were…giant sparrows?
Yes, they were! And they had people sitting atop their backs! Native Americans with bows, spears and slings at the ready. The men were scarcely dressed with their bare chests and tattoos, only having a loincloth and fur boots to cover themselves with. The women were far more conservative in this regard, as they wore loose fitting garments that left much to the imagination.
One woman in particular caught your attention. She looked younger than the rest, and was strikingly beautiful. She had long, dark flowing hair that ended in braids, with colorful strips of cloth interwoven within them. Her face was marked with paint that drew attention to her eyes and gave her a rather serious look. Just like the other women, she was dressed conservatively, revealing very little skin and leaving you to wonder what she would look like without the stifling poncho.
For a while, no one said anything. Everyone was waiting for someone to make the first move. Anastasia looked about ready to lunge for their throats at any given second.
What will you say/do?
>”Uh…take us to your leader?” >”I’m guessing Croaker made these for you. Does that mean that you’re on his side?” >”How well do you guys understand English? Should I have brought a translator?” >”Easy, now! We’re friends of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys!” >”Can you call off the chameleons? We’re not here to attack you.” >"Hey, Prowler? I think the natives are feeling a little jumpy, after all." >(Raise your right hand) “How.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5323664 Ba weep granna weep ninny bong
Offer them a piece of the butterfinger you always keep in your right pocket
>(Raise your right hand) “How.” Anonymous
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>>5323664 >>”I’m guessing Croaker made these for you. Does that mean that you’re on his side?” >”Can you call off the chameleons? We’re not here to attack you.” Anonymous
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>>5323664 >>”Uh…take us to your leader?” Anonymous
>>5323664 >”How well do you guys understand English? Should I have brought a translator?” >”Easy, now! We’re friends of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys!” >”I’m guessing Croaker made these for you. Does that mean that you’re on his side?” >"Can we meet him? We want to talk before things get out of control, like preventable mistakes being made or friends turning on eachother" Anonymous
>>5323664 >(Raise your right hand) “How.” >"We're not looking to disturb your tribe, we only wish to speak with the boy who did...this"(Gesture towards the birds and chameleons) >"We're just trying to stop another war before it starts." Anonymous
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>>5323664 >”How well do you guys understand English? Should I have brought a translator?” >”Easy, now! We’re friends of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys!” Anonymous
>>5323831 +1
I cannot resist the cliche
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>>5323831 Support.
We’d better hope these guys don’t have a problem with the Lakota, because Google says that’s where the word háu is from. If we fuck this up, it could go down like greeting a Rabbi with “sieg heil”.
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>>5323708 Switching to this because the “how” thing has finally made me sufficiently paranoid.
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>>5324524 So you swap to a different vote that also says how?
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>>5324601 I think anons worry is that how plus raising the hand can be interpreted as the lakota greeting háu, but it on the start of a phrase is easier to see it's a foreign language.
But I'm not a mind reader.
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>>5324609 Forgot to say the actual important part, that the dysney movie would be wrong and they get offended instead of accepting the greeting.
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>>5324601 It doesn’t say how, at least not in the same manner. We’re not imitating a greeting.
Is this metagaming or reasonable knowledge to assume Benny has? I had to search it up on the internet. Fuck, I dunno.
>>5324609 Yep. Mind reader confirmed.
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>>5324620 Well, it is a common wild west trope and 1953 movie had the indians say it during the song, so we could assume it is right.
But the rest of the lyrics were gibberish and not eveything was one to one, so it'a not a giant leap to think it might be wrong.
In the end it all depends if Score would be willing to put a trap option, but he has been cool so far.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 01 Jul 2022 19:01:04 No. 5324650 Report Quoted By:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 01 Jul 2022 20:23:34 No. 5324720 Report Quoted By:
After taking a deep breath, you brought up your right hand and met the young woman’s eyes. <span class="mu-r">“How.”</span> Anastasia groaned out loud and shook her head. For a moment, nothing happened. The woman frowned slightly and glanced at her fellow tribesmen. Some were frowning along with her, but two of the men were smirking and snickering as they exchanged words in a language that you weren’t at all familiar with. Finally, the young woman returned her gaze to you and raised her right hand as well. <span class="mu-r">“How.”</span> she replied. Yes! You successfully made contact! This only made the two men start laughing out loud. If you didn’t know any better, you would’ve thought that their laughter was derisive or mocking in nature. When you didn’t say anything more, the young woman cocked an eyebrow. You lowered your hand and cleared your throat. <span class="mu-r">“We’re not looking to disturb your tribe,”</span> you began, using some of the American Sign Language that Cindy taught you to punctuate your point in case they didn’t understand your words. <span class="mu-r">“We only wish to speak with the boy who did…this.”</span> you said, gesturing at the giant sparrows and to where you assumed the giant chameleons were positioned. The Redskins exchanged more words in their secret language as they conferred with one another. <span class="mu-r">“We’re just trying to stop another war before it starts.”</span> you said. All manner of conversation stopped abruptly when they heard that. They all turned their attention onto you once more, their gazes harsh and scrutinizing. After what felt like forever, the young woman nodded and gestured for you to follow. <span class="mu-r">“Come.”</span> she demanded, before kicking her sparrow in its side. Instead of taking to the skies, it skipped along the jungle floor like a pigeon searching for breadcrumbs. It was surprisingly nimble for its size, and it sort of reminded you of one of those mechanical bulls that tried to throw off drunk people in bars. The other birds followed, and you breathed a sigh of relief. All of you exchanged surprised glances, with you being the most surprised that that didn’t end in violence. You were almost certain that you might’ve fucked that up. —----- Following the Redskin bird riders, you became increasingly aware of the fact that chameleons were watching your every move, no matter where you went. Cat and Prowler seemed to be trying to keep an accurate count of them, as well as keeping track of their positions. There were far more in this environment then there should have been. Anastasia proposed that this “Croaker” kid might be capable of ramping up the breeding processes of other animals, giving him the ability to create an army of roided up mutant monsters. It sounded reasonable, but you didn’t like the idea of having to deal with invisible enemies during a fight if negotiations broke down. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 01 Jul 2022 20:26:21 No. 5324725 Report Quoted By:
All thoughts of giant invisible chameleons were blown away when the trotting birds led you into a village that was far smaller than it had any right to be. Considering how these guys have been here for over a century, you would’ve thought that they put some effort into expanding their territory. But then, you remembered what Anastasia said about there not being any newborn animals on Neverland. Maybe the same applied for the people that lived here. If that were the case, then expansion would be almost pointless without people to fill the villages. As it stood, their land seemed particularly crowded with overgrown animals. Most being creatures that you didn’t think belonged in an ecosystem like this one. The Redskins didn’t seem at all disturbed by the presence of these giant animals. On the contrary, they were coexisting peacefully. You somewhat expected the mutant Lost Boy to be holding them all hostage. Instead, the Picaninny Tribe in its current form was like a fucked up picture of paradise, where man comingled with beast in a Disneyfied and idealized land of wonder. Out of everything that you’ve seen thus far, this seemed to resemble your previous ideas of what neverland would look like the most. Rather than focusing on expansion, the Redskins seemed to focus on decorating tents and carving elaborate totem poles above all else. It was all very minimalist, and you were pretty sure that was exactly the way that they liked it. As you went deeper into the village, you started to gather more attention from the other tribesmen. Not the giant sparrows that were leading the pack. No, <span class="mu-i">you</span> were somehow the more interesting and potentially dangerous out of the bunch. The crowd parted before you, Redskin and giant beast alike, until you came across a pale kid wearing a tattered frog costume, hovering above the ground in a sitting position. He gave you all a perplexed look as the young woman’s sparrows trotted over to stand by his side. For a moment, your brain struggled to process the physics behind what he was currently doing. But when you saw Cat flip her goggles on and off, you realized that he was actually sitting atop one of the giant chameleons. This was made even more evident as the imperceptible thing rustled beneath him. Slightly throwing off the perfect balance that he’d been maintaining until now. <span class="mu-g">“Tiger Lily? Who are these guys?”</span> Croaker asked. <span class="mu-g">“They don’t look like any Lost Boys that I know.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“They wished to meet with you.”</span> said the one known as Tiger Lily, in perfect English. A moment of stunned silence washed over the group. Anastasia didn’t seem particularly surprised, though. You were once again grateful that your mask could perfectly hide your embarrassment. That whole “how” thing was most likely unnecessary, and probably more than a little racist. Which would explain why those other tribesmen had been laughing so loudly back there. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 01 Jul 2022 20:30:41 No. 5324728 Report Croaker shrugged. <span class="mu-g">“So? You should’ve turned them away. What if they had been pirates?”</span>
Tiger Lily glanced at you for a moment, her dark eyes sizing you up in an instant.
<span class="mu-r">“They don’t look like pirates.”</span> she said, returning her gaze to Croaker. She risked another glance at you before continuing. <span class="mu-r">“They don’t <span class="mu-i">smell</span> like pirates, either.”</span>
And that was saying something, considering how much you’ve all been sweating. Even Callisto seemed to pass their pirate test, despite the fact that she spends all her time in the sewers. You wondered what her secret to smelling fresh and clean all the time was. A mutant ability perhaps?
Nevermind that for now. What will you say?
>”We’re not pirates. We’ll even help you take down Captain Hook later if we have the time.” >”We’re friends of Peter Pan. He’s been looking for his Lost Boys ever since he got back.” >”Is it true that you’re planning on attacking the Black Castle? If you are, then I’m gonna need you to call it off.” >”You seem to have adjusted well to this place. Any particular reason why you left the Lost Boys' tree fort?" >"I've gotta ask. Why have you been churning out giant animals like this?" >"You guys have a beautiful home. It's a little cramped, but still nice to look at." >"Can I speak to this tribe's leader?" >(Try to stall for time.)"Do you guys have anything to eat? We could all use some food...and a bath if there are any lakes or ponds nearby." >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5324728 >”You seem to have adjusted well to this place. Any particular reason why you left the Lost Boys' tree fort?" >"I've gotta ask. Why have you been churning out giant animals like this?" Anonymous
>>5324728 >”We’re friends of Peter Pan. He’s been looking for his Lost Boys ever since he got back.” >"I've gotta ask. Why have you been churning out giant animals like this?" >”You seem to have adjusted well to this place. Any particular reason why you left the Lost Boys' tree fort?" It would be good to finally get an answer as to why the mutants all left.
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>Even Callisto seemed to pass their pirate test, despite the fact that she spends all her time in the sewers. You wondered what her secret to smelling fresh and clean all the time was. Don’t think about Callisto in the shower. Don’t think about Callisto in the shower! Do NOT think about Callisto lathering up, rinsing down, and sponging off in the shower!!!
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>>5324728 >We’re friends of Peter Pan. He’s been looking for his Lost Boys ever since he got back.” >"I've gotta ask. Why have you been churning out giant animals like this?" >”You seem to have adjusted well to this place. >Any particular reason why you left the Lost Boys' tree fort?" Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 02 Jul 2022 21:59:22 No. 5325872 Report Quoted By:
>>5324825 >>5325072 >>5325174 >>5325178 >>5325372 Sorry for the delay! Was busy setting things up for a Pathfinder campaign that my friend is doing.
>”We’re friends of Peter Pan. He’s been looking for his Lost Boys ever since he got back.” >"I've gotta ask. Why have you been churning out giant animals like this?" >”You seem to have adjusted well to this place. Any particular reason why you left the Lost Boys' tree fort?" Taking these. Writing...
>>5324958 I'm glad to have successfully filled the niche of "Sewer Mutant Waifu"
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 02 Jul 2022 22:44:00 No. 5325935 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“We’re friends of Peter Pan. He’s been looking for his Lost Boys ever since he got back.”</span> you declared. Tiger Lily’s eyes widened at that. She glanced between you and Croaker, not saying a word. Croaker sniffed as he cast a wary glance over your group. <span class="mu-g">“Why would Peter go about bringing a bunch of adults into Neverland? That’s not like him at all.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-r">“The circumstances were…a little unique.”</span> you said, trying not to glance around at the giant animals milling about nearby. <span class="mu-r">“I’ve gotta ask, though. Why have you been churning out giant animals like this?”</span> Croaker grinned as he sat back and watched a giant Boa Constrictor slither across the village. <span class="mu-g">“Isn’t it great!? With these guys around, Hook and his pirates don’t stand a chance! We can even take out those freaks over at the Black Castle. That way, we and the Redskins won’t have any enemies left on this island.”</span> Some of the other Redskins seemed to let out a collective cheer at that declaration. <span class="mu-g">“I’m still working on getting the sea monsters to behave, but I’ve ordered them to attack any pirate ships they see, in hopes of finally being able to sink the Jolly Roger for good.”</span> he explained. <span class="mu-g">“And with luck, I might be able to get Tick Tock under my control as well!”</span> Tiger Lily didn’t seem entirely comfortable with that possibility, but she remained quiet as he spoke. <span class="mu-r">“You seem to have adjusted well to this place. Any particular reason why you left the Lost Boys’ tree fort?”</span> you asked. His expression turned sour in an instant, and he turned away from you to glower at any empty clearing between two trees. <span class="mu-g">“There’s nothing to be said. The others are cowards. I’m the only one who’s thinking about our future.”</span> he declared, turning a harsh glare on you. <span class="mu-g">“I’m the only one who’s sick of burying my brothers! And since Peter won’t protect them, I have to take matters into my own hands.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“You seek to use these creatures to attack anyone that isn’t a direct ally to your tribe.”</span> Anastasia concluded. <span class="mu-g">“If I have to, I will.”</span> Croaker shot back. <span class="mu-g">“Don’t you see how simple it would be to keep everyone in line? No one would attack each other if they’ve got giant birds ready to swoop down on their heads! Hook’s pirates don’t understand reason, but they understand fear.”</span> Tiger Lily was no longer making an effort to hide her frown, but she said nothing. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 02 Jul 2022 22:45:28 No. 5325936 Report What will you say?
>”People come to Neverland to be free, but you’re trying to be the one that strips that freedom away from them and governs their every move.” >”You sound like a tyrant. What good is threatening people with death if they’re just gonna come back the next day?” >”Killing the pirates won’t bring your brothers back. You can use the animals to protect them, but overreaching is just gonna lead to more conflict.” >"And what happens when you lose control of the animals? You can't possibly monitor their every move and action. This could end up destroying the island's ecosystem." >”The guys up at the Black Castle aren’t so bad. They’re a bit dull, but still decent people.” >”Funny. Tossa said almost the exact same thing when I spoke to her. You guys should be working together instead of starting wars.” >”Can’t we all just draw a line in the sand and just agree to stay our separate ways? >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5325936 >>”People come to Neverland to be free, but you’re trying to be the one that strips that freedom away from them and governs their every move.” Anonymous
>>5325936 >”People come to Neverland to be free, but you’re trying to be the one that strips that freedom away from them and governs their every move.” >"I hate to break it to you, but nobody appreciates a tyrant. There's a value to freedom and self determination that you just can't measure, even if somebody like Hook is intent on abusing them." >"And what happens when you lose control of the animals? You can't possibly monitor their every move and action. This could end up destroying the island's ecosystem." Anonymous
>>5325936 >”You sound like a tyrant. What good is threatening people with death if they’re just gonna come back the next day?” >”Funny. Tossa said almost the exact same thing when I spoke to her. You guys should be working together instead of starting wars.” >”Killing the pirates won’t bring your brothers back. You can use the animals to protect them, but overreaching is just gonna lead to more conflict.” Anonymous
>>5322878 The starcatcher series was pretty good. Heavy reads though.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 03 Jul 2022 21:31:11 No. 5327226 Report Quoted By:
I think I'm gonna wait for more votes. Hope I haven't lost too many players with this unconventional mission story.
That being said, what are your thoughts on the story so far? Any characters you like or hate? Anything that you like or dislike about the quest? Any questions or concerns about the future to come?
>>5326473 I finished the first book on audible, but the other books are currently unavailable on that platform.
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Although i like the team stuff and exploring the world, I prefer solo spiderman adventures and slanging spider dick.
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>>5325936 >”Funny. Tossa said almost the exact same thing when I spoke to her. You guys should be working together instead of starting wars.” >”You sound like a tyrant. What good is threatening people with death if they’re just gonna come back the next day?” >”Killing the pirates won’t bring your brothers back. You can use the animals to protect them, but overreaching is just gonna lead to more conflict.” >"And what happens when you lose control of the animals? You can't possibly monitor their every move and action. This could end up destroying the island's ecosystem." Anonymous
>>5326309 Support, let's get this rolling
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>>5325936 >”The guys up at the Black Castle aren’t so bad. They’re a bit dull, but still decent people.” >”Funny. Tossa said almost the exact same thing when I spoke to her. You guys should be working together instead of starting wars.” We didn't bitch out Tossa (yet), don't see a reason to bitch out Croaker for the same behavior (yet).
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 04 Jul 2022 01:01:48 No. 5327406 Report Quoted By:
>>5325940 >>5325947 >>5326309 >>5327265 >>5327322 >>5327340 >”Funny. Tossa said almost the exact same thing when I spoke to her. You guys should be working together instead of starting wars.” >”You sound like a tyrant. What good is threatening people with death if they’re just gonna come back the next day?” >”Killing the pirates won’t bring your brothers back. You can use the animals to protect them, but overreaching is just gonna lead to more conflict.” Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 04 Jul 2022 02:29:05 No. 5327478 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“You sound like a tyrant. What good is threatening people with death if they’re just gonna come back the next day?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-g">“There are worse things than death, outsider.”</span> Croaker declared. <span class="mu-g">“We’ll strike fear into their hearts and break their will to fight.”</span> You let out a dry laugh. <span class="mu-r">“Funny. Tossa said almost the exact same thing when I spoke to her. You guys should be working together instead of starting wars.”</span> you said. Croaker narrowed his eyes. <span class="mu-g">“Fat chance of that happening. Tossa just wants to claim territory and force the Redskins into her kingdom. She’d have everyone under her thumb if we didn’t try to stop her.”</span> he proclaimed. <span class="mu-g">“Tossa thinks this is all some strategy game like the ones that she played back home. I can’t rely on someone like that to protect us!”</span> You shook your head ruefully. <span class="mu-r">“Killing the pirates won’t bring your brothers back. You can use the animals to protect them, but overreaching is just gonna lead to more conflict.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“And if that happens, your friends and family are going to get caught in the crossfire. No one wins in that scenario.”</span> Black Cat argued. Croaker closed his eyes, and his fist tightened around some invisible chunk of chameleon flesh. <span class="mu-g">“I know…”</span> he said, in almost a whisper. <span class="mu-g">“This isn’t for them. This is for me.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“I think negotiations are starting to break down.”</span> Prowler said, adopting a defensive posture. Cat was behaving similarly, and you could only assume that the chameleons were preparing to strike. <span class="mu-g">“I can’t have you guys running around screwing up my plans.” Croaker said. “Tossa might’ve been dumb enough to let you walk away, but I don’t like loose ends.” Some of the Redskins and giant animals were also moving to apprehend you, but Tiger Lily was just watching you, an unreadable expression on her face. Callisto, Anastasia and Glass already had their weapons out and ready for a fight if it came down to it. You still needed to buy time for Peter to get back with Squirt, but you weren’t going to risk the safety of your team for a chance to make that happen. What will you do?>”I don’t want to hurt any of you. Just lay down your weapons and we’ll leave you in peace.” >”Do you really think Peter’s gonna stand for this when he finds out what you’re trying to do?” >”You’ve already got more than enough enemies, Croaker. You don’t want to get on our bad side.” >”If you won’t back off for us, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.” >BEGIN THE HUNT! >Scramble and flee the village individually! >Snag Croaker with a webline and make a break for it! >Surrender and let them put you in prison. You can always break out later. >Write-in.</span>
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 04 Jul 2022 02:30:17 No. 5327480 Report <span class="mu-r">“You sound like a tyrant. What good is threatening people with death if they’re just gonna come back the next day?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-g">“There are worse things than death, outsider.”</span> Croaker declared. <span class="mu-g">“We’ll strike fear into their hearts and break their will to fight.”</span> You let out a dry laugh. <span class="mu-r">“Funny. Tossa said almost the exact same thing when I spoke to her. You guys should be working together instead of starting wars.”</span> you said. Croaker narrowed his eyes. <span class="mu-g">“Fat chance of that happening. Tossa just wants to claim territory and force the Redskins into her kingdom. She’d have everyone under her thumb if we didn’t try to stop her.”</span> he proclaimed. <span class="mu-g">“Tossa thinks this is all some strategy game like the ones that she played back home. I can’t rely on someone like that to protect us!”</span> You shook your head ruefully. <span class="mu-r">“Killing the pirates won’t bring your brothers back. You can use the animals to protect them, but overreaching is just gonna lead to more conflict.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“And if that happens, your friends and family are going to get caught in the crossfire. No one wins in that scenario.”</span> Black Cat argued. Croaker closed his eyes, and his fist tightened around some invisible chunk of chameleon flesh. <span class="mu-g">“I know…”</span> he said, in almost a whisper. <span class="mu-g">“This isn’t for them. This is for me.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“I think negotiations are starting to break down.”</span> Prowler said, adopting a defensive posture. Cat was behaving similarly, and you could only assume that the chameleons were preparing to strike. <span class="mu-g">“I can’t have you guys running around screwing up my plans.”</span> Croaker said. <span class="mu-g">“Tossa might’ve been dumb enough to let you walk away, but I don’t like loose ends.”</span> Some of the Redskins and giant animals were also moving to apprehend you, but Tiger Lily was just watching you, an unreadable expression on her face. Callisto, Anastasia and Glass already had their weapons out and ready for a fight if it came down to it. You still needed to buy time for Peter to get back with Squirt, but you weren’t going to risk the safety of your team for a chance to make that happen. What will you do?>”I don’t want to hurt any of you. Just lay down your weapons and we’ll leave you in peace.” >”Do you really think Peter’s gonna stand for this when he finds out what you’re trying to do?” >”You’ve already got more than enough enemies, Croaker. You don’t want to get on our bad side.” >”If you won’t back off for us, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.” >BEGIN THE HUNT! >Scramble and flee the village individually! >Snag Croaker with a webline and make a break for it! >Surrender and let them put you in prison. You can always break out later. >Write-in.
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>>5327480 >”I don’t want to hurt any of you. Just lay down your weapons and we’ll leave you in peace.” >”If you won’t back off for us, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.” Anyone got any other ideas on how to buy more time?
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>>5327480 >”If you won’t back off for us, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.” >”You’ve already got more than enough enemies, Croaker. Besides I don’t want to hurt any of you. Just lay down your weapons and we’ll leave you in peace" Anonymous
>>5327480 >>”You’ve already got more than enough enemies, Croaker. You don’t want to get on our bad side.” >>”If you won’t back off for us, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.” Anonymous
>>5327480 >”I don’t want to hurt any of you. Just lay down your weapons and we’ll leave you in peace.” >”If you won’t back off for us, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.” Anonymous
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>>5327480 >”So we’re loose ends, are we? That’s your justification for crushing anything that spooks you?” >”Sure, it’s fine when you’re the underdog and the odds are stacked against you. You’re carrying the hopes and dreams of an entire civilisation on your back; how could you be in the wrong?” >”But the problems start when you win, when you’re the top dog - and make no mistake, with your powers the top dog will always be you, like it or not. Suddenly you’ll start seeing enemies everywhere. Maybe a few tribespeople don’t like some of your policies. They decide to leave and start a new community outside your sphere of influence. Then they’d be loose ends, too.” >”Face it, kid. The oppressed rise up, defeat their oppressor and then oppress in turn, rinse and repeat. It’s a cycle as old as time, and the only way you’re gonna break it is by making peace.” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 04 Jul 2022 15:51:37 No. 5327963 Report Quoted By:
>>5327488 >>5327561 >>5327670 >>5327575 >>5327648 >>5327755 >”You’ve already got more than enough enemies, Croaker. Besides I don’t want to hurt any of you. Just lay down your weapons and we’ll leave you in peace." >”If you won’t back off for us, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.” Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 04 Jul 2022 15:53:51 No. 5327964 Report Quoted By:
>>5327755 Nice write-in, by the way
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 04 Jul 2022 16:43:28 No. 5327996 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“You’ve already got more than enough enemies, Croaker.”</span> you said, eying the tribesmen warily. <span class="mu-r">“Besides, I don’t want to hurt any of you. Just lay down your weapons and we’ll leave you in peace.”</span> Some of them seemed genuinely remorseful, but not enough for the whole tribe to back down from a threat. They just needed another push…and you needed to buy a little more time. <span class="mu-r">“If you won’t back off for our sake, then at least do it for the family that you’ve still got left.”</span> you said. Croaker paused, and his resolute expression was replaced by a look of anguish. He gritted his teeth and raised his hand to call out a command, but he was quickly interrupted when Tiger Lily pressed her spear against his throat. He stopped dead, glaring incredulously at the native girl. She shot a challenging glare right back at him, before turning her harsh gaze on her own fellow tribesmen. They were visibly shaken, her silent contempt hitting them like a physical force. The next minute consisted of Tiger Lily shouting something out in what you believed was their native language. To you, it just sounded like a bunch of clicks, whistles and breathy grunts. But to everyone else, it seemed to be one of the most elaborate and inspirational speeches given in Neverland’s history. All around you, men were dropping their spears, clubs and bows. Some hung their heads in shame, while others listened intently. Several of what you thought were some of the more influential tribesmen joined in on the debate, which bought you even more time. You and your group remained silent the entire time, wrestling with a mix of confusion and anxiety. Finally, the debate seemed to end, and the result of their discussion was clear. All at once, everyone except Tiger Lily dropped their weapons. Croaker was seething with rage at this point. So much so that his concentration broke and the chameleons became visible. Tiger Lily’s gaze fell on you, then. She didn’t say a word, but instead, flicked her eyes upwards for just a moment. You leaned your head back ever so slightly, pretending to nod for the sake of appearances…and that’s when you saw it. The silhouette of a boy in the sky, waving down at you. Suddenly, your attention was drawn to a tiny, doll-like figure clambering up the chameleon's backside. On closer inspection, you saw that it was a girl with short blonde hair, dressed in a strip of cloth. Your body language must’ve betrayed your intentions, because Croaker found what you were looking at. But he did so, far too late. As soon as the miniature girl touched him, Croaker disappeared from your field of view. The entirety of the Picaninny Tribe gasped all at once. Everyone except Tiger Lily, that was. She just calmly returned her spear to her side and waved up at Peter with a warm, loving smile. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 04 Jul 2022 16:44:29 No. 5327998 Report Peter Pan, boy eternal, swooped down to snatch two tiny figures off of the chameleon. One was the girl from before, and the other was a miniaturized version of Croaker, squirming and kicking like mad. Without a word of warning, Prowler stepped forward, pointed his wrist at the tiny tyrant, and let out a quick puff of purple smoke. The shrunken squirt’s movements grew sluggish, before he went limp entirely.
<span class="mu-g">“Took you long enough.”</span> he said, readjusting the settings on his gauntlets.
Peter opened his mouth to reply, but a scream from one of the Redskins drew his attention. The scene that unfolded before you was more than a little chaotic.
Giant birds were throwing their riders off and flying off into the sky. Overgrown rodents were scrambling around the village in fear. Enlarged reptiles were moving threateningly towards the other tribesmen.
<span class="mu-b">“Looks like Croaker didn’t train them as well as he thought.”</span> Cat said nervously.
That was the understatement of a lifetime. The only good thing about all this was the immediate retreat of the mutant chameleons.
<span class="mu-b">“Do they even make leashes this big?”</span> Callisto asked as she drew her knives once more.
<span class="mu-g">“I have another suggestion.”</span> Anastasia said, gripping her spear in both hands. It was no mystery what was on <span class="mu-i">her</span> mind.
A rallying cry came from Tiger Lily as she rose up on the back of a giant rabbit, who had seemingly remained docile and obedient. She thrust her spear into the air and glanced at you imploringly.
What will you do?
>Swing around and subdue the animals with your webs. >Have Peter drive them off into the forest with his Tick Tock Croc impression. >Focus on the more aggressive creatures and put them down! >Grab Squirt and use her power to shrink the animals down to size again. >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
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>>5327998 >Focus on the more aggressive creatures and put them down! The webs can only keep these creatures pinned for so long, we need to act quickly and decisively if we want to prevent any Picaninny casualties.
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>>5327998 >Focus on the more aggressive creatures and put them down! Anonymous
>>5327998 >Swing around and subdue the animals with your webs. >Focus on the more aggressive creatures and put them down! Anonymous
>>5327998 >>Focus on the more aggressive creatures and put them down! Anonymous
>>5327998 >Swing around and subdue the animals with your webs. >Grab Squirt and use her power to shrink the animals down to size again Anonymous
>>5327998 >Swing around and subdue the animals with your webs. >Grab Squirt and use her power to shrink the animals down to size again Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 05 Jul 2022 00:52:40 No. 5328441 Report >>5328001 >>5328014 >>5328018 >>5328019 >>5328031 >>5328036 >Focus on the more aggressive creatures and put them down! and to a lesser degree:
>Swing around and subdue the animals with your webs. Roll 1d100+10, bo3! I'll update again as soon as I have time to.
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Rolled 45 + 10 (1d100 + 10) >>5328441 Anonymous
Rolled 42 + 10 (1d100 + 10) >>5328441 Anonymous
Rolled 17 (1d100) >>5328441 Anonymous
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Rolled 14 + 10 (1d100 + 10) >>5328441 Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 05 Jul 2022 06:55:04 No. 5328690 Report Quoted By:
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>>5328562 I guess we can rationalise it as being inexperienced in the art of fighting wild animals.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 05 Jul 2022 08:12:29 No. 5328736 Report Quoted By:
>55 Not wanting to waste any time, you immediately ran to intercept the giant python that had remained in the village. The impossibly sized beast flicked its tongue in and out repeatedly, its black scales glittering in the sunlight as it slithered towards the tribesmen with a menacing hiss. As they raised their weapons, it reared its head back to strike. A while back, you remembered watching a nature doc that explained how fast snakes could strike their targets. The narrator said something about them being able to cover nearly 3 meters of space per second squared, or something like that. The specifics don’t matter here. The point is that they’re fast as fuck. So much so that most people aren’t able to react at all before they strike. But lucky for these guys, you aren’t most people. The snake’s attack was abruptly intercepted by a swinging kick to the jaw from yours truly. Its flat head whipped back in shock, and it seemed a bit dazed. You took advantage of that opportunity and quickly climbed on top of its head. Using the same technique from that time you faced off against that sea-beast, you webbed its mouth shut and forcefully pulled it away from the fleeing Redskins. By now, the snake had recovered, and it was already utilizing insane muscle control to try and throw you off. And despite your ability to stick to shear surfaces, it had nearly succeeded. <span class="mu-g">“Out of the way!”</span> shouted a familiar voice from behind. You didn’t even have to look. Your spider sense told you everything that you needed to know. You dove to the side, narrowly avoiding the spear tip that plunged directly into the snake’s skull and exited out the other side with a wet squelch. The beast’s entire body went rigid for a few moments. But with a twist of her spear’s shaft, Anastasia forced the beast to lie still for good. Its body fell with a thump that was nowhere near as loud or heavy as you might have expected. You watched in awe as the huntress ripped her spear from its skull, spattering blood all over her face and armored bodysuit. She was simply stunning in that one moment. A beautiful creature, at home in her element. A scream broke you out of your reverie, and you rushed to stop a charging warthog that was aiming to trample a line of tents that likely had people in it. You were in front of it almost as quickly, grabbing it by its tusks and pulling its head down forcefully. Your heels dug into the dirt as it pushed you back, and you struggled to get some sort of traction so that you could bring the pig to a full stop. You had no such luck. The packed dirt beneath your feet was no substitute for the solid concrete and asphalt of a modern city. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 05 Jul 2022 08:16:50 No. 5328740 Report Quoted By:
So, you gave up on stopping its charge, and instead decided to redirect it somehow. Once more, you cursed the lack of traction beneath your feet, as you were unable to pick it up and throw it without losing your balance. Instead, you leapt onto its back and webbed its nostrils, holding the weblines as if they were reigns. You jerked them violently, and the beast wrenched its head to the side, averting the immediate crisis. This was quickly replaced with a new crisis when you realized that you were on the back of a charging warthog with no way to stop it. Your mind raced for a solution to this problem, but as it would turn out, that was entirely unnecessary. A familiar black and white figure swung in from the left and used her sharp claws to cut deep gashes into the hog’s eye. It squealed in pain as it struggled to get away from her, only for it to plunge directly onto Glass’ elongated armblade. Having used its own strength against it, Glass broke off the armblade and pulled back, allowing the weapon to crack and splinter so that it might deal additional damage. The creature’s charge slowed to a crawl as blood poured out of its gaping wound. And eventually, it toppled over with one final cry, its chest heaving weakly. With the last of its death throes having been cast out, you turned to thank your allies, only to be interrupted by the sudden appearance of a giant rat! It seemed to be scurrying and lashing people with its heavy tail in a panic. Glass hurriedly regrew a crystalline structure over his bare skeletal arms and Cat prepared herself to intercept the rodent. You were quicker than them both, already having your pistols whipped out with your fingers hugging the triggers. Four projectiles whipped past your head, then. Three of them were throwing knives, burying themselves into its eye, neck and abdomen. This stopped it dead in its tracks, but what forced it to flee was the fourth projectile, a disk-like device that seemed to emit a high pitched ringing sound. The rat rolled onto its back and let out an ear piercing shriek that sounded far louder than whatever the device was putting out. It writhed and wriggled in pain, before jumping to its feet and fleeing deeper into the jungle. You all turned to see Callisto and Prowler joining the group in the middle of the village. <span class="mu-g">“Neverland’s gonna need a good exterminator.”</span> Prowler said, in what might have been a joke. “How do you deal with it?” he asked Callisto, the resident sewer queen. <span class="mu-g">“I’ll tell you all about it on the trip back,”</span> Callisto promised, grabbing several knives from her jacket and tossing them out at a truly massive monkey. <span class="mu-g">“If you can manage to hold onto your lunch, that is.”</span> —--- The battle was admittedly short, with the rest of your time being taken up by the clean-up effort and the inevitable corralling of the most docile of the giant animals. It would appear that they intended to keep some of them as pets or hunting animals.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 05 Jul 2022 08:17:51 No. 5328742 Report Before the clean-up was even over, the Picaninny Tribe seemed to be arranging for a celebration of their survival and prosperity. Anastasia, Tiger Lily and Peter Pan were praised as heroes, and received much of the attention due to their prowess in battle. The rest of you were lauded for your bravery and reckless behavior in battle, and more than a few Redskins approached you with questions about your webs and your unusual abilities. Callisto and Glass seemed uncomfortable with the attention, but were equally surprised when they noticed that no one had been judging them by their appearance.
Anastasia was less concerned with the praise as she was with claiming trophies from her kills. She spent most of her time helping the other tribesmen skin the animals, harvesting their meat, and carefully avoiding the glass shards and bits of metal from the weapons that everyone had been using.
Black Cat was receiving her fair share of attention for…different reasons. Staying near Prowler was enough to scare off most of her would-be suitors, and that suited them both just fine.
With Croaker pacified and Squirt in Peter Pan’s clutches, the only loose end that remained was Tossa. You’d have to deal with her soon, before she did anything drastic.
What will you do?
>Stay for the celebration. You could use a break from all this walking around. >Use the celebration as an excuse to dance with Anastasia. >Ask Black Cat and Prowler to map out a plan to break into the Black Castle. >Sneak away from the festivities to get a moment to yourself. >Invite the other Lost Boys to join in on the celebration. >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
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>>5328742 >Stay for the celebration. You could use a break from all this walking around. >Use the celebration as an excuse to dance with Anastasia. >Ask Black Cat and Prowler to map out a plan to break into the Black Castle. If we're gonna break in, we may as well rest beforehand.
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>>5328742 >Sneak away from the festivities to get a moment to yourself. Anonymous
>>5328746 Support and make an impromptu tribal mask.
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>>5328742 >Use the celebration as an excuse to dance with Anastasia. >Take the chance to ask her for some tips on moving through natural terrain. We’re far too used to the city and that fight proved it, especially when we failed to find traction against that warthog. We should get some tips from someone who has experience moving through forests and jungles.
Plus, you know, showing an interest in her favourite pastime is always a point in our favour.
>>5328783 Remember the last time we made assumptions about this foreign culture and made an ass of ourselves? We would do well to avoid that from now on, and making a mask would be that on super-steroids.
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>>5328815 Nope don't remember
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>>5328742 >Invite the other Lost Boys to join in on the celebration. >Use the celebration as an excuse to dance with Anastasia. Party time
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>>5328783 For fucks sake that's not even a spider
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>>5328783 not this we fucked up and I don't like how that mask looks
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>>5328742 >Stay for the celebration. You could use a break from all this walking around. >Use the celebration as an excuse to dance with Anastasia. Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
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>>5328746 >>5328815 >>5328828 >>5328841 >>5328975 >>5329170 >Stay for the celebration. You could use a break from all this walking around. >Use the celebration as an excuse to dance with Anastasia. >Ask Black Cat and Prowler to map out a plan to break into the Black Castle. Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 05 Jul 2022 22:01:09 No. 5329246 Report As tempting as it is to try and get all this done in one day, you could really use a break before going for the last Lost Boy. So, you decided to stay for the celebration. —---- A few hours later, the party was in full swing. The music mostly consisted of rhythmic drum beats that seemed to charge the atmosphere with a frantic energy that fit perfectly with the Redskins’ style of dance. Some of the other villagers contributed to this with woodwinds and vocals. You didn’t understand any of it, but it was hard to deny that it got the blood pumping. It was almost as if you hadn’t just been through a life threatening battle with giant animals trying to eat you. The sun had almost disappeared from the sky, now. The village was being lit by a massive bonfire and series of tiki torches that had been planted into the ground. The ones dancing around the largest source of light seemed to glow in the dark as the phosphorescent blaze illuminated their glistening bodies. This was more true in Glass’ case, though. You never knew that he was a dancer, but the kid seriously had some sick moves that had many of the villagers staring in awe. Callisto was cheering him on from the sidelines, and Prowler sat silently by her side. Black Cat was also dancing with a few of the villagers. Some men, and some women, but all of them were equally fixated on her gyrating, voluptuous figure. Tiger Lily was having an animated talk with Peter Pan near the fire, and you saw that same loving gaze in her eyes when she’d caught sight of him earlier. Anastasia, on the other hand, stood alone, watching the procession from afar with her arms folded. When you approached her, she didn’t turn to acknowledge your arrival, but you knew that she was at least aware of your presence. <span class="mu-r">“Wanna dance?”</span> you asked, offering a hand to her. She turned to face you, a slightly puzzled expression on her face. Her eyes flicked from your hand to your face, and a small grin replaced that puzzled look. She tore off her cloak and draped it over a low-hanging branch. You took a quick moment to admire her figure and the skin-tight bodysuit that did very little to hide it. She grabbed your hand and led you closer to the bonfire, where frantic energy of the nearby dancers seemed to swallow you whole. Anastasia’s body seemed to flow and glide with the beat, putting you and everyone around you into a trance-like state. Saying that the two of you had different styles of dance would be an understatement. While she had seamlessly adapted the Redskins’ style, brimming with grace and vigor, you were falling back on old habits, dancing to the drum beat as if it were a club beat. Anastasia laughed, and you smiled back at her, grateful that you hadn’t just embarrassed yourself in front of her again. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 05 Jul 2022 22:03:02 No. 5329252 Report With your shared superhuman stamina, you and Anastasia were dancing for what felt like hours. Multiple dancers rotated in and out. Some were taking breaks, while others were retired to their tents with another villager following close behind them.
Things really started to heat up when Tiger Lily and Peter Pan took the stage, doing some sort of practiced performance that got the crowd shouting their praises loudly. You got the impression that they had done this many times before, as they were perfectly in sync.
Over time, the beat grew slower and the woodwind players put more effort into making themselves heard. More dancers returned to the bonfire now, as the Redskins formed what you thought was a dance circle. They began chanting and moving in unison as they circled the bonfire. It was surprisingly fun, but your favorite part came after that, when the beat grew even slower still, and Anastasia pressed her body against yours.
You could feel her warmth through the thin fabric of her body suit, despite the fact that you were both dripping with sweat. A clear sexual tension permeated the air as she grinded against you, causing an electric jolt to shoot through your body. Your flesh tingled, and your heart was racing. The sound of her breath filled your ears now, echoing far louder than the increasingly vapid drum beat ever could.
What will you do?
>Continue holding her like this, swaying to the beat. >Let your hands roam. >Kiss her. >Invite her back to your tent. >Pull her away from the village. You want some time alone with the huntress. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5329252 >Let your hands roam. >Kiss her. >Pull her away from the village. You want some time alone with the huntress. Anonymous
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>>5329252 >Let your hands roam. >Pull her away from the village. You want some time alone with the huntress. Inb4 cockblocked by Pan
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>>5329252 >>Pull her away from the village. You want some time alone with the huntress. >Let your hands roam. >Kiss her. Anonymous
>>5329252 >Continue holding her like this, swaying to the beat. >Kiss her. Anonymous
>>5329252 On second thought, changing my vote to
>Continue holding her like this, swaying to the beat You can’t just deny the slow dance.
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>>5329257 Supporting. We're getting those bragging rights no matter what.
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Eventually we need to ask Anna about us. Whether she's into monogamy or whatnot
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>>5329252 >Let your hands roam. >Kiss her. >Pull her away from the village. You want some time alone with the huntress. Anonymous
>>5329246 >you were falling back on old habits, dancing to the drum beat as if it were a club beat Please don't tell me we just hit her with the Commander Shephard.
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>>5329252 >Pull her away from the village. You want some time alone with the huntress. >Let your hands roam. >Kiss her. in that order
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 06 Jul 2022 18:43:46 No. 5330377 Report Quoted By:
>>5329257 >>5329403 >>5329323 >>5329329 >>5329333 >>5329456 >>5330060 >>Pull her away from the village. You want some time alone with the huntress. >Let your hands roam. >Kiss her. Taking these. Writing...
>>5329534 The Shepard Shuffle is a classic, though!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 06 Jul 2022 19:57:45 No. 5330501 Report Quoted By:
The sound of your heart thumping in your ears was quickly replaced by the actual drumbeat as your blood left your brain and started filling another organ. Your hands explored her body as you held her tightly, and she gave your arms an encouraging squeeze as she leaned into you. You didn't particularly care about the looks that you were getting. You were too caught up in your own passion and desire. But before things could get too steamy, you took her by the hand once more and led her away from the village. An encouraging whistle overpowered the flutes for a moment, and you were surprised to see that it was Black Cat giving you a wave and a wink. You tried to return it to the best of your ability, but you didn’t know how successful you were with your mask in the way. With a strong tug on your arm, Anastasia took the lead and started to pull <span class="mu-i">you</span> away from the festivities. —--- Once you were far enough away, you let go of all your inhibitions and pinned the target of your affections to a nearby tree. Your hands slid down her slender waist, feeling the firm muscle hidden underneath. One hand continued to follow the natural curvature of her body, reaching around to give her perfectly sculpted ass a good squeeze. Your other hand traveled upwards to cup her breast as you tenderly kissed her neck. Anastasia let out a husky moan as she resisted the urge to melt in your arms right then and there. Your tender kisses traveled up her neck, then along the contours of her jawline, and then up to her cheek, before she turned to pull you into a passionate kiss on the lips. Your free hand was no longer latching onto her ass, and was now exploring her smooth, sensitive inner thigh. As your hand went higher, your sensual touch elicited an open-mouthed moan as you clung to her bottom lip. Her hands were roaming as well at this point, and she was somehow able to overstimulate your senses with the slightest touch. It wasn’t long before the two of you were tearing off each other’s costumes, foreplay be damned. You could barely see a thing when you were this far away from the village, but you were confident that you knew exactly where to put your hands and…other appendages. You did some of your best work in the dark, after all. —------- Several hours later, you were both a tangle of limbs slumped down near a crystal clear river, clinging to one another and appreciating the other’s warmth in the silence. In your blissed out state, you were struggling to remember where you had left the rest of your costume. You might have to wait until it gets brighter to go look. Or maybe Anastasia could find them for you with her hunting skills. She might even be able to find your car keys for you if you asked her to. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 06 Jul 2022 19:59:26 No. 5330505 Report Quoted By:
Absently, you let your gaze roam along the riverbank, and under the waterfall, you saw a group of mermaids leisurely coasting on a pair of flat rocks. The fish tails were mostly submerged in the water, but you could clearly see the area where flesh transitioned into scale. Looking down at your partner for the night, you caught her stealing glances at the mermaids as well. She had a hungry look in her eye. One that was far different from the one that she was giving you earlier. <span class="mu-r">“You thinking of grabbing another trophy?”</span> you asked. She looked up at you, biting her lip as she mulled it over, before resting her head back on your chest. <span class="mu-g">“I can always grab one later, I suppose.”</span> she concluded. You kissed the top of her head and gently rubbed her shoulder, settling back into place and getting comfy again. —---- After a quick nap, you and Anastasia decided to get up and search for your clothes. To your relief, it didn’t take long, and nothing was missing from your utility belt. When you walked back to rejoin the others, you found that Felicia and Prowler were already awake and silently conversing with one another. Felicia shot you a knowing grin, and you tried not to shrink back in embarrassment. Without a word, Anastasia started off towards the pit of dead animals that she had yet to skin and clean. You stared after her, but didn’t make any effort to stop her. You had business with these two, anyway. <span class="mu-r">“Would you guys be up for helping me plan a break-in?”</span> you asked in a conversational manner. —----- As expected, Black Cat wasted no time at all in sketching out a map of the Black Castle. She and Prowler had been using his drone to take pictures of the kingdom from afar, making preparations for when you would ask them to do something like this. You do so enjoy working with professionals. According to the photos taken from the outside with Prowler’s drone, and the photos that both took using their AR lenses gave you a decently detailed map of the structure that you were trying to infiltrate. You would’ve liked to have a better idea of the castle’s layout, but you couldn’t risk doing so without Tossa discovering the drone using her metal sensing capabilities. You would have to discover the rest as you went along. <span class="mu-b">“Okay. So the kid’s gotta sleep somewhere the other knights can’t reach her.”</span> Felicia said. <span class="mu-b">“She’s got to know that she’s at risk of being assassinated at any given moment, so she’s probably chosen a place to sleep where they can’t sneak up on her.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“She descended from that platform when we went to meet her. I bet she sleeps somewhere higher up the tower, where the stairs won’t reach.”</span> Prowler added. <span class="mu-b">“Right.”</span> Black Cat agreed. <span class="mu-b">“And even then, I expect her to take additional precautions.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Like barricading her door with boulders?”</span> you asked. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 06 Jul 2022 20:00:27 No. 5330509 Report Felicia snapped her fingers at you. <span class="mu-b">“Bingo! That’s why we’re gonna need you to put your skills to the test.”</span> she decided.
<span class="mu-r">“Won’t I wake her up if I just started tossing boulders?”</span> you said.
Felicia’s grin widened. <span class="mu-b">“You won’t have to. We just need you to crawl between the cracks.”</span>
You scoffed at her. <span class="mu-r">“I don’t think I’m small enough to-”</span>
You stopped abruptly, catching her meaning and slapping your own forehead in realization. She wants you to bring Squirt along with you so that she’ll shrink you down to be small enough to squeeze through Tossa’s defenses.
It’s a bit on the crazy side, but do you think that it might work?
>It’s the only solid plan that you’ve got so far. It’ll have to do. >You’ll do it. Tossa can’t be allowed to carry out her plans. You kind of like these people. >You’re not too keen on the idea of shrinking down to where you could easily be stepped on or crushed by a rock. You’ll listen to everyone else’s ideas before making your decision. >Nope. You’re not comfortable with that idea at all. You’d rather rush the castle out in the open. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5330509 >You’ll do it. Tossa can’t be allowed to carry out her plans. You kind of like these people. >Bringing Squirt along just makes sense anyways. She'd be invaluable in pacifying Tossa. Anonymous
>>5330519 +1
time to become real spider-sized
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>>5330509 >>You’ll do it. Tossa can’t be allowed to carry out her plans. You kind of like these people. Anonymous
>>5330519 +1.
I think both subduing a magical castle and protecting a kid is too much important work to do alone. We should bring someone else to help us, preferably someone who doesn’t rely on metal to do their work. Glass might be good.
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>>5330509 So we do the whole Tobey kiss thing or does she know what we look like
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 06 Jul 2022 21:42:49 No. 5330626 Report >>5330605 You, uh, pulled your mask up to reveal your mouth. That's it. Until someone specifies that they're taking the whole mask off, I won't presume to include it into the update. I was going to include an option to spill the beans to Cat and Prowler at a later date, though.
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>>5330626 Cool, I think we can trust them. Now when one of them captured and are forced to tell our secret and we have to protect our family is another story.
>>5330519 Support
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>>5330509 >You’re not too keen on the idea of shrinking down to where you could easily be stepped on or crushed by a rock. You’ll listen to everyone else’s ideas before making your decision. Anonymous
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I wonder, though, has Tossa got traps to protect against the likes of Squirt? She already knows fae are a thing, so she might have anti-tiny person security measures. And then there’s the question of actually pacifying her when the time comes. I’d like to use some of that gas Prowler used to KO Croaker, but she’d sense the canister coming. Could we spray some on a strip of webbing and then wrap it up for later use, kind of like a chloroform rag?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 06 Jul 2022 22:55:48 No. 5330713 Report >>5330519 >>5330527 >>5330531 >>5330552 >>5330597 >>5330628 Alright, is there anyone else that you wish to bring along on your stealth mission?
>Black Cat >Prowler >Anastasia >Callisto >Glass >Peter Pan >Nope. Just you and the shrinking girl. >Write-in. Anonymous
>>5330713 >Callisto >Glass Cat and Prowler are instantly ruled out on account of Prowler’s gadgets and Cat’s cybernetics containing metal. Anastasia can hold her own, but is best with weaponry.
Callisto and Glass, on the other hand, are like us in that their bodies are their greatest weapons. They don’t need metal to hold their own in a fight, so long as we convince Callisto to leave her knives behind for this one. We should probably ditch our guns and whatnot too. Don’t want Tossa to sense them.
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>>5330713 >Callisto I'd bring glass, but I'd imagine Tossa would be able to sense him.
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>>5330713 >>Peter Pan He can fly, what else do we need?
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>>5330760 As good as Pan is in a scrap, I wouldn’t trust him with a stealth mission.
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>>5330713 >Callisto She is good at sneaking around, right?
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>>5330754 >>5331064 Not to infringe on your right to vote or anything, but going off alone with another woman might not be the best look in front of Anastasia.
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>>5331160 There will be the shrinking girl aswell, and Ana hasn't shown to be the paranoid jealous type that just being near other women would set her off.
This is a job, not a hangout.
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>>5331282 Forgot an "afterall" at the end.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 07 Jul 2022 21:03:32 No. 5331702 Report Quoted By:
After a while, you nodded. <span class="mu-r">“Alright, I’ll do it.”</span> you declared. <span class="mu-b">“You almost sound eager.”</span> Cat commented. You shrugged. <span class="mu-r">“Tossa can’t be allowed to carry out her plans. I kinda like these guys.”</span> you admitted. <span class="mu-r">“Besides, bringing squirt along just makes sense. She’s crucial to pacifying Tossa, anyway.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Fair enough.”</span> Cat said. <span class="mu-b">“Anyone else you planning on bringing?”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Yeah. I’m bringing along Callisto.”</span> A flicker of surprise passed over both their faces. It would appear that they thought you’d take one of them, given their respective professions. <span class="mu-r">“She’s good at sneaking around, good in a fight, and she doesn’t rely heavily on metal.”</span> you explained, feeling the need to defend your decision. <span class="mu-r">“Cat’s got cybernetic implants, and Prowler’s armed to the teeth in weapons and gadgets. Tossa would sense you both coming from a mile away.”</span> They exchanged a glance and let out a collective sigh. <span class="mu-g">“I guess that’s fair.”</span> Prowler added. <span class="mu-b">“You’d have to convince her to drop the knives.”</span> Cat said. <span class="mu-r">“I know. I’m still working up the courage for that one.”</span> you replied. —------- An hour or two later, you tracked down Callisto, who had been vandalizing an innocent tree with one of her daggers. When you expressed your desire for her to join you on the stealth mission, she seemed just as surprised as the others. She was less excited about having to leave her knives behind, but you both knew that she was far from defenseless without them. After that, you both went to find Peter Pan. He was, of course, chatting leisurely with Tiger Lily in the early morning. A tiny, sprite-like creature stood on his shoulder. She wore a torn white cloth as a dress, and had a tangle of pale blonde hair that sought to rival that of Tossa’s. She had a very wild appearance, like what you’d expect from a girl who was raised in the jungle. When Squirt noticed you approaching, she tugged on a lock of Peter’s hair and whispered something in his ear. He turned to face you, and to your surprise, he actually grinned at you. <span class="mu-g">“Harry! What can I do you for?”</span> he asked. You didn’t bother correcting him. There wasn’t much of a point anymore. <span class="mu-r">“I need to borrow your buddy for a little while.”</span> you said, pointing at the small girl. <span class="mu-r">“She’s crucial to our plan for capturing Tossa.”</span> He frowned and crossed his arms defiantly as Squirt gave you a curious look from behind Peter Pan’s ear. You and Callisto took the time to explain your plan, and slowly, Peter began to nod. <span class="mu-g">“It just might work.”</span> he agreed. <span class="mu-b">“Shouldn’t we wait until nightfall to pull this off?”</span> Callisto offered. <span class="mu-g">“Tossa likes to sleep in. I’ve never seen her get up early.”</span> said a squeaky voice that must’ve belonged to the shrinking girl. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 07 Jul 2022 21:04:33 No. 5331704 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“So we’ve only got a small window to pull this off.”</span> you said, turning your gaze on the small girl. <span class="mu-r">“Would you be willing to help us out? You’d be saving a lot of lives if you did.”</span> She seemed to shrink back for a moment, both figuratively and literally, but she eventually hopped off of Pan’s shoulder and grew to a normal size. <span class="mu-g">“I’ll do it.”</span> she declared, puffing her chest out in a show of bravery. You nodded. <span class="mu-r">“Glad to hear it. Let’s get started.”</span> —---------- You and the others worked quickly, searching yourselves for even a sliver of metal that might be significant enough for Tossa to detect. You left your weapons, utility belt and some other accessories with Cat and Prowler. Thieves they may be, you trusted them not to go rummaging through your things. Once that was done, the two of them gave you and Callisto a general layout for the castle, as well as the route that you’d need to reach in order to reach Tossa’s living quarters. Peter Pan had proved useful in this regard, as he’d been inside the Black Castle more than a few times. With everything in place, you all set out to find a good vantage point to begin your infiltration. Tiger Lily pointed out a nice high cliff for you to catapult yourself from, and Squirt seemed to brighten at the idea of getting to launch herself through the air like a cannonball. To you, it seemed less like bravery and more like boundless curiosity and child-like whimsy. You could see why she and Pan got along so well. She was another him. —--- <span class="mu-r">“Ready?”</span> you asked, your arms and back pulling the web-sling until it was taut. Callisto was clinging to your with two of her tentacles, while she held Squirt with the rest, cradling her head and neck, and keeping her body secure like a full-body seatbelt. <span class="mu-b">“Ready.”</span> Callisto confirmed. <span class="mu-g">“Go, go, go!”</span> Squirt demanded. <span class="mu-r">“Now!”</span> you shouted, releasing your grip and allowing the web-sling to fling you forward. At the same time, you could feel yourself getting smaller and smaller, your speed increasing as you flew through the air like a bullet. Within a few seconds, all three of you were only marginally larger than a tennis ball on your own. The shrinking part went off without a hitch, and no one had gotten whiplash from the initial launch. <span class="mu-r">“So far, so good.”</span> you muttered to yourself, not at all bothered by the wind shear that resulted from high velocity travel. Now let’s see if you can stick the landing! As the castle grew bigger and bigger, you counted off in your head, praying that Prowler’s math had been right. When you thought you were close enough, you stretched out a hand and fired a webline at a sturdy looking gray block. The sudden shift in momentum caused the three of you to swing up and around the pillar of stone, like a tetherball circling a pole. Callisto was clenching her teeth in anxious anticipation, and Squirt was laughing excitedly all the while.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 07 Jul 2022 21:07:22 No. 5331706 Report Quoted By:
When you found the window that Peter Pan warned you about, you released the webline and fired another at the frame, pulling you and your team towards it with all the miniscule might you could muster. Thankfully, it was enough, and the three of you found yourselves making a crash landing onto the wooden floor inside. You and Callisto were groaning in pain, but Squirt hadn’t stopped giggling since you’d first launched. <span class="mu-g">“Let’s go again!”</span> she squeaked, earning her a hushing gesture from you and the sewer queen. She cautiously clapped her hands over her mouth and just barely managed to suppress a giggle. <span class="mu-g">“Oops…”</span> she whispered in a far quieter tone than you thought her capable of. When you had all risen to your feet, it didn’t take you long to find the door that you were looking for. Just as you’d expected, Tossa had boarded up the entrance to her room with tightly packed boulders. It looked next to impossible for anyone to try and squeeze through, but this didn’t put a damper on Squirt’s confidence, as she was the first to start climbing. She waved you up, and you followed. —---- You’d somewhat expected to have to carry Callisto up, but it was an unnecessary gesture. Apparently, those tentacles of hers had little octopus suckers that allowed her to climb nearly as fast as you. The amount of noise they made was minimal, and you found yourself having to pry your eyes away from the spectacle in order to focus on what was ahead of you. It took some additional shrinking, but you and the others managed to slip through the cracks between the boulders without so much as a squeak. Squirt was the first to come out on the other side, and she froze as soon as she did. <span class="mu-g">“Guys! Come look!”</span> she said in a hushed tone. You were about to chastise her, but when you saw what she’d been marveling at, you suddenly found yourself speechless. The room was structured more like a medieval dungeon, rather than a bedroom for a royal. Statues of nightmarish creatures seemed to guard the entrance, large and small, with faces that resembled twisted parodies of cats and dogs. But what you saw on the floor was somehow even more terrifying. It was absolutely littered with caltrops and jagged rocks that’d stab the feet of anyone that took more than two steps into this room. But for creatures of your current size, it was more like an obstacle course. A light creaking noise drew your attention to something glinting on the far side of the room. It was a…giant metal bird cage? Yeah, it was. There was a giant bird cage swinging high above the floor. And you were pretty sure that was Tossa sleeping in the middle of it. You exchanged worried glances with the others. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 07 Jul 2022 21:08:23 No. 5331707 Report What will you do?
>Cling to the ceiling and avoid the floor entirely. >Climb down and step carefully around the sharp rocks. >Try to launch yourselves towards the bird cage with another web-sling. >Connect a webline from the entrance to the bird cage and use it to climb over to it. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5331707 >Cling to the ceiling and avoid the floor entirely. >Descend into the cage via webline I’m not too sure about touching the cage or the chain holding it up in case Tossa can sense us through it. I say we mission impossible this thing and lower everyone down through a gap in the cage’s bars.
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>>5331707 >Cling to the ceiling and avoid the floor entirely. >Try to web a path for the extraction as we go along, avoiding any rocks/metals Time to go full spider mode
Is it just me, or has captcha slowly getting longer this month? Anonymous
>>5331707 >Cling to the ceiling and avoid the floor entirely >Try to avoid touching the cage itself, go for a gap in the bars instead. Anonymous
>>5331776 Yeah, it’s six letters now. Something about the robots cracking it already.
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>>5331707 >Cling to the ceiling and avoid the floor entirely. >Descend into the cage via webline Anonymous
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>>5331792 I imagine it would be something like that, I just found it odd that sometimes it still appears as only five.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 08 Jul 2022 00:59:12 No. 5331883 Report >>5331761 >>5331787 >>5331797 >>5331776 Roll 1d100+15, bo3!
I'll write an update when I get home tomorrow morning.
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Rolled 14 + 15 (1d100 + 15) >>5331883 Anonymous
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Rolled 40 (1d100) >>5331883 Anonymous
>>5331888 >68 Not great, not terrible.
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>>5332081 Yeah, hope it's enough
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 08 Jul 2022 11:45:26 No. 5332167 Report Quoted By:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 08 Jul 2022 12:49:32 No. 5332197 Report Quoted By:
>68 Pointing up, you signal to the others that you’ll be climbing up to the ceiling. Callisto nodded, but Squirt was starting to look a little unsure of herself. You gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder, and instructed her to hop onto your back. Once her hands and feet were firmly locked in place, you created an impromptu web harness in order to keep her from slipping. Due to your current size, climbing up to the tall ceiling took longer than you would’ve liked. A large part of this was due to Callisto being a slower climber. It would appear that those suction cups didn’t allow for swift wall-crawling. And things only got more difficult for her when you reached the actual ceiling and started your horizontal climb towards the cage. It seemed like it was physically taxing for her to swing her arms back and forth in order to keep up with you. She was struggling to keep her breathing under control, and her movements vaguely reminded you of someone trying to swing from monkey bars. The only reason that she hadn’t gotten tired or lost her grip was due to her multitude of arms working in tandem with one another. You thought about offering to carry her as well, but that would’ve been difficult with the little Squirt already on your back. You couldn’t even try to fire a webline between walls, considering your current size and the relative distance between both surfaces. After several more grueling, nerve-wracking minutes, you finally made it to where you were directly above the birdcage. Tossa sat on the cold, metal floor, wrapped up in soft blankets and snoring peacefully. You signaled for Callisto to follow you, and began your descent on a webline that was still connected to the ceiling. You could feel Callisto sliding down the line as well, and the shrinking girl’s breath was loud in your ears. Carefully, you positioned yourself in such a way that you would slide right between the metal bars of the cage, without touching them. Squirt clung to your back and made herself as small as possible to avoid hitting the edges. You glanced up to check on Callisto, but she was twisting and contorting her body with the prowess of a professional pole dancer, flipping herself upside down, the webline clamped between the hands she had placed behind her back, and her well-toned thighs as she slid down. Returning your attention to Lord Regent, you reached for the tiny web sac that you created with Prowler’s help. The construct's web density was so great that it allowed you to trap his knockout within it. All it would take was for you to shrink Tossa and hit her with this stuff, and BAM! She’d be out cold! You had to be careful, though. According to Callisto, Tossa was on the higher end of “Alpha Level”. Whatever that meant. Apparently, it meant that she was pretty damn strong for a kid her age, and that she’d only get stronger as time went on. So failure wasn’t an option here. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 08 Jul 2022 12:50:54 No. 5332198 Report Quoted By:
Soon enough, you’d gotten so close to Tossa’s sleeping face that you thought you could count her eyelashes. You gestured for Squirt to climb down and touch her face, and she nodded. But as she was climbing down, her foot got tangled in the web harness, and she started to squirm and panic. The resulting commotion caused the entire webline to shudder like a taut cable, momentarily slapping against the cage bars. Your heart stopped for a moment, and none of you moved for what felt like a very long time. In reality, it probably wasn’t as bad as you thought it’d be. It barely made a sound, and there was no way that Tossa would wake up from- Your heart nearly lept into your throat as you glanced down to see Tossa’s clear blue eyes reflecting your masked face. Surprisingly, Squirt was the first to move. She pounced on the other girl’s nose, forcefully shrinking her with the slightest of contact. Tossa tried to scream, but her voice was quickly smothered in the thick blankets that she was now drowning in. You leapt in after her, using your Mark to burn through the seemingly endless ocean of fabric. You and Callisto tore through them frantically, not wanting either girl to suffocate. Squirt was the first to surface, grabbing a mouthful of air as she did so. <span class="mu-r">“Where’s Tossa!?”</span> you asked. She pointed towards a section of the cage floor where the fabric was sinking slightly. You tore it away, only to find a perfectly carved hole in the metal, and as you peered through it, you could see Tossa riding away on the missing piece, heading towards the door. You jumped down after her, winding up your gas bomb and tossing it at her. Tossa attempted to block it by placing a stray pebble in its path, but due to her lack of awareness, the gas still found its way into her respiratory system. She coughed, wavered on her platform, and eventually toppled over, hurtling towards the wooden floor, littered with sharp caltrops and jagged rocks! You quickly snagged her with a webline and reeled her in to prevent her from getting impaled. And with your other arm, you brought the metal platform under your feet and braced yourself for impact. Instead of surfing or sliding when you hit the ground, you bounced off of the first rock that you made contact with, and was forced to abandon the platform after the third or fourth bounce. You shielded Tossa’s body with your own as you scraped and skipped across the floor, smashing into jagged rocks as you did. When you finally came to a stop, you took a moment to check on your target. She looked a lot better than you felt. You were battered, bruised, and bleeding in places where your costume had been torn. All in all, the damage was pretty minimal compared to what it could’ve been like if you’d managed to wake her up before she got all tiny. Rising to your feet, you hefted Tossa in your arms and gave a thumbs up to Callisto and Squirt, who’d been watching and waiting with bated breath. —------ (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 08 Jul 2022 12:52:37 No. 5332199 Report After you’d climbed back out of Tossa’s room, Peter Pan flew by to scoop you up in his hands and drop you off at the Redskins’ village. He was glad to see that Tossa and Squirt had been relatively unharmed.
<span class="mu-b">“That’s the last of them.”</span> Callisto said with a sigh, leaning into Peter’s palm. He had been shielding you all from the wind and flying at a much slower speed than what he usually put out. <span class="mu-b">“Now we have to figure out what we should do with them.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“You’re talking about where they’ll live after this.”</span> you guessed, glancing at Tossa and Squirt’s sleeping forms.
She nodded. <span class="mu-b">“Personally, I think Gordy and Tossa should go to Xavier’s. They’re the most powerful, and could stand to learn some discipline before they really hurt somebody.”</span> she said. <span class="mu-b">“There’s also the possibility that they might be scouted by a radical mutant faction.”</span>
That would be bad. You wouldn’t want to face either mute once they’d learned how to properly control their powers.
<span class="mu-b">“The others probably have a chance in foster care if Hill holds up to her end of the bargain. And then there’s the slim chance that their parents might want them back.”</span>
She didn’t sound too confident in that last option.
<span class="mu-r">“Don’t forget, Peter’s probably gonna want them to stay here.”</span> you added.
Callisto scowled. <span class="mu-b">“Even after all this? He’s not equipped to handle this shit!”</span>
You shook your head. <span class="mu-r">“I know, but they’re like family to him, right? Some of them might not want to leave, either.”</span>
What do you think?
>Who do you think should go to Xaviers?(Gordy/Grover/Tossa/Croaker/Squirt) >Who do you think should go into foster care?(Gordy/Grover/Tossa/Croaker/Squirt) >Who do you think should stay on the island with Peter Pan?(Gordy/Grover/Tossa/Croaker/Squirt) >Let the kids decide where they want to go. You're not about to start making life-altering decisions for them. >”What if they went with you? We’re planning on cleaning up the sewers as part of our deal, anyway.” >”...Maybe I can take one of them under my wing.”(Which one?) >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5332199 What if they went with you? We’re planning on cleaning up the sewers as part of our deal, anyway.”
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>>5332199 >”What if they went with you? We’re planning on cleaning up the sewers as part of our deal, anyway.” Anonymous
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>>5332199 >Who do you think should go to Xaviers? (Gordy,Tossa) As for the rest;
>”What if they went with you? We’re planning on cleaning up the sewers as part of our deal, anyway.” For better or worse, they're mutants. Even if they look like normal people, it's only a matter of time before they get outed and subsequently persecuted.
While living in the sewers might not be ideal, it might be best if they lived somewhere where they don't have to hide who they are.
This just means we'll have to put extra care into making the sewers more habitable.
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>>5332199 >Who do you think should go to Xaviers?(Gordy/Grover/Tossa/Croaker/Squirt) Honestly, I think Xavier’s is the best for all of them. It’s a safe place for young mutants to grow and learn to control themselves, but not totally alienated from the outside world (unless we’re going full Krakoa, I guess). It also helps that we wouldn’t be splitting anyone up, since that’s a major cause of strife in these situations.
Letting the kids decide where they want to go is a no-go, at least in the case of Tossa and Croaker. They’d just go back to their respective dictatorships. Those two need to go to Xavier’s to learn not just control, but discipline and social skills from responsible adults too strong for them too intimidate.
Ultimately I think we should wake them all up and explain the situation to them, then explain to each of them why we think they should go where. Glass will be invaluable here. Should any of them lose faith in Xavier’s, knowing the Morlocks exist as a backup plan for Xavier dropouts adds an extra layer of security.
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>>5332199 >”...Maybe I can take one of them under my wing.”(Squirt) >>Who do you think should go to Xaviers?(Gordy/Tossa/) >”What if they went with you? We’re planning on cleaning up the sewers as part of our deal, anyway.” Anonymous
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>>5332199 >>”What if they went with you? We’re planning on cleaning up the sewers as part of our deal, anyway.” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 09 Jul 2022 00:52:51 No. 5332776 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Honestly? I think they should all go to Xavier’s.”</span> you decided. Callisto blinked in surprise. <span class="mu-r">“It’s a safe place for mutants to learn and grow, right? We wouldn’t be splitting them up, they’d be properly disciplined and taught basic social skills.”</span> you continued. <span class="mu-r">“If we let them decide where they want to go, then they’d just go back to their respective dictatorships. Nothing would change.”</span> You were starting to see why Hill suggested that they all be placed in Xavier’s mansion for the time being. It protected mutants from the world, and protected the world from mutants. She nodded. <span class="mu-b">“That makes sense. Let’s hope they all agree with you.”</span> Callisto said, gently stroking the shrinking girl’s head. —------- When you’d arrived back at the tree fort, Peter set you down gently on a tree stump, where you woke up the shrinking girl and got her to return you to normal size. Then, you set about tying up Tossa with several layers of twine in order to prevent her escape. Croaker was similarly tied up, but he was far grumpier than the slumbering geokinetic. Now all you had to do was grab the others, explain the situation to them, and wait for the others to meet you here and return your gear to you. Without warning, Peter Pan let out a shout that was somewhere between a crowing rooster and strangled cat. When no one responded to it, he frowned and let out another. Nothing happened. <span class="mu-g">“Strange…”</span> he said, before lifting off and flying around the tree to check for the other Lost Boys. After about a minute, he came back down, eyes wide and teeth clenched tightly. <span class="mu-g">“Guys! Come quick!”</span> Before you got a chance to ask anything more, he flew off in the opposite direction again. You exchanged a glance with Callisto and raced to meet him with the two tiny children in your hands. When you caught up with him again, you saw Neverland’s protector looming over the remaining mutant Lost Boys. Gordy was clutching his knees and rocking back and forth. Grover was just slumped over, his head hanging low. <span class="mu-r">“What happened?”</span> you asked. Gordy was softly muttering to himself, and Peter leaned down to listen. His eyes went wide with what he’d just gleaned from the situation. <span class="mu-g">“One of my Lost Boys…”</span> he began, shaking his head in disbelief. <span class="mu-g">“He’s come back from the dead! And he’s working for Captain Hook!”</span> —-------- Once the others arrived back at the tree fort, accompanied by Tiger Lily, you went over the situation once more. One of the Lost Boys, Bonne, had supposedly come back from the dead, and aided Captain Hook in kidnapping the non-powered Lost Boys. Peter Pan confirmed that he was likely a mutant himself, but he was unsure of the true nature of his ability. When asked how they’d gotten past the only two mutants in the camp, Gordy and Grover responded with incoherent babbling about their dead brothers and sisters coming back to haunt them. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 09 Jul 2022 00:53:53 No. 5332777 Report Realizing that you wouldn’t get anything further from them, you left them to Peter Pan and rejoined your group to make a plan.
<span class="mu-r">“We must save the children.”</span> Tiger Lily declared in English.
<span class="mu-r">“Yeah, I know.”</span> you said, rubbing your chin thoughtfully.
<span class="mu-g">“They’re probably far off-shore by now.”</span> Prowler put in.
<span class="mu-b">“We can just take the ship we came in on.”</span> Cat suggested.
<span class="mu-b">“And what if they sink it? How are we gonna get home?”</span> Callisto said.
<span class="mu-g">“We could always hijack theirs.”</span> Glass added.
<span class="mu-g">“Or…”</span> Anastasia began. <span class="mu-g">“We could see if the plant mutant would be willing to lend us his services.”</span>
Tiger Lily seemed to frown at that.
What will you do?
>GIve the mutants a pep talk in order to rally them. You’re gonna need all the help you can get. >Try to convince Grover to lend you his services. And his ship. >These kids have been through enough. You’ll just have to do this yourselves. >Have Peter Pan fly you over in your shrunken forms. That way, you can get the drop on them. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5332777 >Try to convince Grover to lend you his services. And his ship. Naval battles. This is my specialty
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>>5332777 >Try to convince Grover to lend you his services. And his ship. Anonymous
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>>5332777 >>GIve the mutants a pep talk in order to rally them. You’re gonna need all the help you can get. Anonymous
>>5332777 >Try to convince Grover to lend you his services. And his ship. >Have Peter Pan fly you over in your shrunken forms. That way, you can get the drop on them. The boat will be a decoy for operation tiny 2.
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>>5332777 >>Try to convince Grover to lend you his services. And his ship. ac4 black flag pirate ship fight
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 09 Jul 2022 18:50:56 No. 5333434 Report Quoted By:
>>5332778 >>5332781 >>5332828 >>5332891 >Try to convince Grover to lend you his services. And his ship. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 09 Jul 2022 20:04:43 No. 5333499 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“I think we should put Grover’s ship to the test.”</span> you declared, turning to approach the boy, who was still struggling to regain his senses. You knelt down to meet him at eye level, and his head rose slightly in response. <span class="mu-r">“Grover? Grover, look at me.”</span> you demanded. His eyes snapped up to meet yours. His gaze was far from resolute, but at least he was paying attention now. <span class="mu-r">“We need your ship. It’s the only way we’ll stand a chance against Hook’s ship.”</span> you said. <span class="mu-g">“The Jolly Roger.”</span> Grover confirmed. His voice was shaky, and he sounded tired. You nodded. <span class="mu-r">“Yeah, that. Think you’re up for it?”</span> <span class="mu-g">“I thought you said that it wasn’t ready yet.”</span> he said. <span class="mu-r">“Well that was before your brothers got kidnapped by pirates. The situation’s changed, and we don’t have a lot of options here.”</span> you responded. <span class="mu-r">“It’s time to nut up, Grover. Show me some of that enthusiasm from before.”</span> Grover seemed a bit taken aback at first, but when he saw your unwavering gaze, he slapped his face with both hands and stood up slowly on shaky legs. You offered him a hand, but he refused to take it. His head was held high, his back straightened, and his chest puffed out in a show of bravado. <span class="mu-g">“Just tell me what you need me to do.”</span> he said. —------ With Cat and Anastasia’s help, Grover made some last-minute adjustments to his tree ship. With his abilities, it didn’t take long for him to grow new portions of his ship. Ever since Cat criticized his design yesterday, he’d been improving upon it ever since he rejoined the tree fort. Cactus fibers had been woven into the wood, and a mossy canopy now shielded the deck from view, while still offering sufficient vision from all sides. Folding branches rested at each side, made purely for deflecting cannon shot and flaming arrows. Prowler helped him with the math when he was reshaping the vessel. You and the others took part in more trivial preparations, like gathering vines to act as rope, and loading stones onto the ship. You’d wished that Tossa would’ve been able to help you, but you just couldn’t trust her or Croaker right now. It was a shame too. Both would be invaluable in an active combat situation. —--- By the time that you were ready to set sail, both of your shrunken prisoners were wide awake and glaring at one another. Gordy was holding one in each hand, being the only thing preventing them from tearing into each other or escaping. Squirt was watching with mild amusement. <span class="mu-r">“Make sure that they don’t do anything suspicious while we’re gone.”</span> you said. Gordy nodded slowly. <span class="mu-r">“Bring them back? Please.”</span> he said in a pleading voice. <span class="mu-g">“Don’t you worry your pretty little head, Gordy.”</span> Peter Pan said, a confident grin on his face. <span class="mu-g">“Hook won’t know what hit him!”</span> (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 09 Jul 2022 20:05:45 No. 5333500 Report He offered his leader a weak smile, and stepped back a few feet as the Verdant Voyager rose to its feet and began walking closer to shore. Everyone climbed aboard as it moved, using their exceptional athletic ability to do so. You glanced back at Gordy and watched him until you could no longer see him. Which was sooner than you’d expected, as various branches and tree trunks seemed to “bend” out of your way, and fold back into place behind you, making way for the Verdant Voyager.
—-----
When the Voyager settled down into shallow water, you all breathed a sigh of relief when you saw that it could actually float. It was far from an unbeatable vessel, but you had to take what you could get. Surprisingly, Callisto was the first to spot what you all thought was the Jolly Roger. It was but a tiny speck on an otherwise uneventful horizon. At least, it was supposed to be uneventful…
—--
Miles out to sea, a viscous storm rolled in, seemingly out of nowhere, making the waves choppy and battering the ship with pouring rain.
Grover and Peter were shouting commands at this point, making sure that nothing was being blasted apart by the harsh winds currently pelting the sail and canopy. The latter of which kept most of the rain out. Callisto kept a close eye on the Jolly Roger the entire time, never losing sight of it amidst all this chaos.
<span class="mu-b">“I can see the crew!”</span> Callisto shouted, using her incredible eyesight to spot details that escaped even Peter Pan’s exceptional vision. <span class="mu-b">“They’ve got about 40 crew members, with Hook and the kid among them! There’s also something else. These…things floating around on deck. I don’t know what they are.”</span> she confirmed.
You all exchanged wary glances. Apparently, they hadn’t noticed you approaching in the stormy weather. Either that, or they were more preoccupied with survival at the moment.
How will you engage them?
>Maintain your distance, and have Prowler angle the rock catapults. >Let Peter Pan creep up on the ship by flying low to the waves. >Get as close as you possibly can and use the vines and branches to entangle the ship and tether it to yours. >Catapult yourself over to the Jolly Roger and take out as many of their crew as you can before your ship gets there. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5333500 >>Get as close as you possibly can and use the vines and branches to entangle the ship and tether it to yours. Anonymous
>>5333500 >Let Peter Pan creep up on the ship and attempt to disable some of their cannons before returning >>Maintain your distance, and have Prowler angle the rock catapults. Anonymous
>>5333500 >Maintain your distance, and have Prowler angle the rock catapults. >Let Peter Pan creep up on the ship by flying low to the waves. >Catapult yourself over to the Jolly Roger and take out as many of their crew as you can before your ship gets there. Anonymous
>>5333500 >Let Peter Pan creep up on the ship by flying low to the waves. >Maintain your distance, and have Prowler angle the rock catapults. Since Pan is part of Neverland, the risk of friendly fire is mitigated.
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>>5333500 >Let Peter Pan creep up on the ship by flying low to the waves >Maintain your distance, and have Prowler angle the rock catapults. This might seem like a dick-move, but Peter's the only one here who's experienced in dealing with Hook, meaning he has the best chance of securing the kid before shit hits the fan.
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So what power do you think we’re dealing with here? I’m thinking some kind of illusion that can make people see things that aren’t there, possibly also telepathy to find out what illusions would freak a specific person out the most.
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>>5334192 Considering the magic going on...it may be the kid got a boost to his actual power. This might be the actual living dead.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 12:32:44 No. 5334460 Report Quoted By:
>>5333509 >>5333518 >>5333565 >>5333915 >>5333603 >>5333651 >>5333803 >Let Peter Pan creep up on the ship by flying low to the waves. >Maintain your distance, and have Prowler angle the rock catapults. Meant to finish my stealth update last night but I got caught up at work! Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 13:13:06 No. 5334474 Report Quoted By:
Oddly enough, Peter Pan was more than eager to dive overboard and swim through the choppy waters below. He disappeared beneath the sea foam, his shadow moving quickly towards the Jolly Roger. Meanwhile, Prowler and Grover were angling the ship and winding back the rock catapults in preparation for your surprise attack. Prowler seemed to be making some calculations regarding wind resistance and the overall weight of the rocks. At the same time, Anastasia and Tiger Lily were drawing back their bowstrings, glancing at a tiny device that Black Cat had placed down on top of the ship's railing. It used some sort of advanced algorithm to mark targets as "friendly" and "enemy", using the respective colors that you'd expect in a video game. Various red outlines were milling about on the ship, giving both women more than enough time to line up their shots. Then, you just waited for Callisto's signal. A minute later, she shouted down from the crow's nest, reporting her sighting of a small figure clambering up the side of the enemy ship. Prowler nodded, and signaled for Grover to release the catapults. All at once, a hail of arrows and rocks flew towards the crew of the Jolly Roger. Various adult-sized silhouettes fell and flew back as the projectiles struck them fiercely. In-between the pauses necessary for Prowler and Grover to reload the catapults, the two archers filled the gap with arrow after arrow. Despite the less than ideal weather conditions, their aim didn’t seem to falter in the slightest. Even Callisto was tossing a knife or two from her perch high atop the crow’s nest. The only ones who stayed out of the fight were you and Glass. Neither of you were entirely confident in your ability to nail a target that wasn’t a child. While both of you could boast of great feats of accuracy, you had very little experience in situations quite like this one. And so, you waited until it was time to board the ship. Seeing a small figure creeping onto the deck was slightly reassuring. It meant that Peter Pan hadn’t drowned, and he hadn’t gotten shot by accident. His child-like stature just might have been the only thing that saved him from such a grim fate. But right as you relaxed, a hand reached over the railing, and you all watched in stunned surprise as a robed figure pulled himself onto the deck, dripping with water and staggering about like he was half dead. Then, more followed after him. They were shadowy figures, varying in size and shape. You were almost certain that some of them weren’t even remotely human. You struggled to see their faces, preparing your pistols as you looked from left to right. Suddenly, a flash of lightning illuminated the dark figures, and your breath caught in your throat. As they lumbered forward, you took an instinctual step back. In their faces, you saw every man you had ever killed. And standing in the lead was none other than Randall Spector, his burning red eyes glaring hatefully at you. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 13:18:30 No. 5334479 Report Mixed within the group, you thought you saw men and women wearing military grade armor and equipment. Luckily, they only had combat knives, but you didn’t recognize their faces at all. Their uniforms didn’t quite match up with Blackbird’s, either.
To their side, you spotted what appeared to be a pack of large predators, ranging from lions, tigers and bears! Oh, my! And all of them were moving to flank you!
What will you do?
>Open fire! >Tell Grover to dump these jokers back into the ocean! He has full command over this boat. >"Uh...I'm not the only one seeing this, right?" >”This is probably some sort or illusion or trick! I bet that kid is doing this.” >”Keep firing! Me and Glass will take care of these guys!” >”Did my therapist put you guys up to this? Because if that's the case, then she's totally breaking our confidentiality agreement.” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5334479 >”This is probably some sort or illusion or trick! I bet that kid is doing this.” >”Keep firing! Me and Glass will take care of these guys!” I doubt that the kid is powerful enough to steal a soul from Konshu, so this can't be real ghosts.
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>>5334479 >"Uh...I'm not the only one seeing this, right?" >Tell Grover to dump these jokers back into the ocean! He has full command over this boat. Anonymous
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>>5334490 I imagine Konshu would have thrown this guy's soul into the divine trash bin after what he pulled.
But still, no way is this kid able to raise the dead.
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>>5334491 Supporting.
>all the people we’ve killed coming back to bite us You’ve been waiting to use this one for a while, haven’t you, Score? Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 14:21:32 No. 5334532 Report Quoted By:
>>5334516 I was honestly gonna save this one for later, but I felt like it would be an interesting way to bring the Neverland Arc into it's final act. Anonymous
>>5334479 >"Uh...I'm not the only one seeing this, right?" >>Tell Grover to dump these jokers back into the ocean! He has full command over this boat. Anonymous
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>>5334479 >"Uh...I'm not the only one seeing this, right?" Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 20:25:40 No. 5334938 Report Quoted By:
>>5334490 >>5334491 >>5334516 >>5334534 >>5334585 >>5334876 >"Uh...I'm not the only one seeing this, right?" >Tell Grover to dump these jokers back into the ocean! He has full command over this boat. Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 21:18:54 No. 5334987 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Uh…I’m not the only one seeing this, right?”</span> you asked. Judging by the nervous looks on everyone’s faces, you had no doubt that everyone was seeing something similar, if not identical to what you were currently witnessing. Then, a thought occurred to you. <span class="mu-r">“Grover! Drop them overboard!”</span> you called out. <span class="mu-r">“The Verdant Voyager is still <span class="mu-i">your</span> ship!”</span> Grover slaps his forehead in realization, seemingly breaking out of the trance that this illusory event was having on him. Less than a few seconds later, a row of vine-like tendrils rose up over the side of the ship, wrapping themselves around the waists and legs of the invaders, and flinging them off the side of the ship. Everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief, but Grover seemed to be straining to focus. <span class="mu-g">“They’re trying to climb back up! Keep firing!”</span> he demanded. But before anyone could get another shot off, the boat rocked violently. <span class="mu-g">“The Jolly Roger’s firing back at us!”</span> the mutant boy reported. “Brace yourselves!” The firing squad began focusing on the men operating the enemy ship’s cannons, limiting their ranged effectiveness to the accuracy of their archers and the few that were allowed to carry guns. All of this seemed to stop all at once, however, when you saw a small figure thrusting two swords at a tall man wearing a large hat, and a young boy that seemed to be taller than the ones being held captive. Both put their hands up, but everyone else seemed to loom over the magical boy menacingly. <span class="mu-g">“Peter Pan has taken the captain hostage.”</span> Anastasia confirmed. <span class="mu-g">“We should be able to-”</span> She never got to finish that sentence, as the boat rocked violently once more. But this time, it almost knocked you off of your feet, despite their adhesive properties. You all glanced towards the Jolly Roger, but the attack hadn’t come from them. So…where was it coming from, exactly? <span class="mu-s">TICK-TOCK. TICK-TOCK. TICK-TOCK.</span> A familiar ticking sound filled the air, and you were about to tell Peter to knock it off. But…no, he was too far for it to sound this close. This was… <span class="mu-r">“Oh shit…”</span> you breathed, right before a massive scaly beast hefted its incredible bulk onto the side of the ship, nearly causing the entire thing to topple over! The ticking sound grew in intensity as the hulking behemoth whipped his flat head to-and-fro, dripping water onto the deck and smashing the makeshift canopy altogether. <span class="mu-b">“Well ain’t this a revoltin’ development.”</span> Felicia said, digging her claws into the deck in order to prevent herself from sliding into the giant croc’s gaping maw. Prowler was doing the same, and Callisto seemed to be using her tentacles to latch onto the ship’s mast. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 21:19:59 No. 5334990 Report Glass, Anastasia and Callisto were the only ones that initiated an attack as soon as the creature reared its ugly head. Each one was rapidly firing projectiles in hopes that it might drive it back underwater. Most seemed to just bounce off of its thick hide.
What will you do?
>Try to web its mouth shut while the others wail on it. >Destroy the portion of the Verdant Voyager that it’s standing on with a few carefully placed explosive Marks. >Start swinging people over to the Jolly Roger! This ship is done for! >Grab a cluster of rocks with your webs and start swinging them at the Croc’s face. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5334990 >>Try to web its mouth shut while the others wail on it. Anonymous
>>5334990 >Swing from the mast and slap an explosive Mark on the Croc's snout! This is just me spitballing, but a crocodile's snout is pretty sensitive, right? Extreme pain should get this thing to reconsider coming aboard.
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>>5334990 >>Try to web its mouth shut while the others wail on it. crocodiles have much weaker muscles for opening their mouth compared to shutting it, right?
I mean, it has plenty of other ways to hurt us, but it's a start I guess
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>>5334990 >Swing from the mast and slap an explosive Mark on the Croc's snout! >"BEAT IT YOU OVERGROWN IGUANA, YOUR MOTHER WAS A NEWT!" Anonymous
>>5334990 >Destroy the portion of the Verdant Voyager that it’s standing on with a few carefully placed explosive Marks. >Start swinging people over to the Jolly Roger! This ship is done for! Anonymous
>>5334990 >”Hello, beastie.” >Try to web its mouth shut while the others wail on it. A crocodile’s bite is incredibly strong, but that’s because of the strength of the muscles used to close the jaws. The croc’s weakness lies in its jaw-opening muscles, which are actually quite weak in comparison, hence why you always see crocodile guys restraining the mouth. If we can keep Tick-Tock’s mouth shut, we’ll remove his greatest weapon.
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>>5334990 >Try to web its mouth shut while the others wail on it. >Slap an explosive Mark on the Croc's snout! Yes, a croc’s jaw opening muscles are weak enough to be held shut by a normal human, and yes, their snouts are more sensitive than a human’s fingertips. I’m willing to bet that a spider mutate’s webbing will hold even against a freaky fairyland dire crocodile’s closed jaw. Hell, if we go for an incendiary Mark instead of a full blown blast, he’ll probably go running right into the water all on his own.
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>>5334990 Try to web its mouth shut while the others wail on it.
>Destroy the portion of the Verdant Voyager that it’s standing on with a few carefully placed explosive Marks. >Start swinging people over to the Jolly Roger! This ship is done for! Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 23:08:00 No. 5335073 Report >>5334997 >>5334998 >>5335001 >>5335003 >>5335016 >>5335022 >>5335036 >>5335051 >Try to web its mouth shut while the others wail on it. >Swing from the mast and slap an explosive Mark on the Croc's snout! Roll 1d100+10, bo3!
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Rolled 35 + 10 (1d100 + 10) >>5335073 Anonymous
Rolled 10 (1d100) >>5335073 Anonymous
Rolled 35 + 10 (1d100 + 10) >>5335073 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Rolled 58 + 10 (1d100 + 10) >>5335073 Anonymous
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>>5335076 >>5335079 We been getting a lot of repeated/close by rolls this thread.
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>>5335082 It was a +10, not -10, so no critfail here.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 23:14:46 No. 5335089 Report Quoted By:
>>5335076 >>5335078 >>5335079 Not a 96 or an 88 in sight. Ya' hate to see it.
Writing...
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This quest is cursed, CURSED I SAY, DAMN YOU KONSHU!
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 10 Jul 2022 23:59:49 No. 5335119 Report Quoted By:
>45 Not wanting to waste any time, you clambered up to the railing with supernatural speed, using your adhesive grip to avoid slipping on the slick and mossy deck. As soon as you reached your destination, you sprung from your perch, launching yourself high into the air. With practiced ease, you rotated your body towards the mast and fired a webline near the area where Callisto was clinging for dear life. You didn’t have any of the Prowler’s mathematical prowess, but you did have an instinctive grasp of your abilities that allowed you to correctly gauge the length of webbing and the distance with which you could safely operate within in order to get from point A to point B. This simple sense was what enabled you to swing at a perfect downward arc that would bring you face to snout with the Tick Tock Croc. When spotted you, he opened his massive jaws as if to snatch you out of the air, but you anticipated this. Releasing your webline a little earlier than you’d originally planned, you kicked your legs upwards, bringing you just above the croc’s range. If he wanted to get you, he would’ve had to jump for it, thus compromising his current position on the Verdant Voyager. He made no such moves, giving you an easy opportunity to climb onto his long snout and place a powerful, explosive Mark onto it. Using your powerful legs, you leapt off of his head and high into the air, avoiding his attempts to shake you off as the Mark detonated with a deafening <span class="mu-s">BOOM</span>! Tick Tock recoiled from the blow, snarling and snapping its jaws open and closing them with casual, bone-crushing force. While he was distracted, you dove back in, crawling around to the back of his neck and wrapping several layers of webbing around his massive jaws to hold them shut. At the same time, an abundance of arrows, rocks, glass shards, knives, and strange gadgets flew through the air, pelting the giant lizard with an almost overwhelming amount of firepower. But right as you were about to loop the last layer around its bottom jaw, the giant croc’s entire body jolted. A series of loud explosions brought your attention back to the Jolly Roger. Its crew were fighting with Peter Pan, and some of them were now firing upon the overgrown lizard while it was occupying itself with the Verdant Voyager! Another round of cannon-shot pelted Tick Tock, carving out a chunk of leathery flesh and causing it to lose its balance. In the process, your improvised muzzle slipped off, and you tumbled into the sea, right alongside the beast of legend. Your unexpected plunge left you in a daze as you struggled to regain your bearings. The sounds of battle coming from above were muffled in your ears, and your whole body ached. Suddenly, something very large shifted near you in the water, and cold realization crept into your mind, even without having to see what it was. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 11 Jul 2022 00:01:52 No. 5335125 Report The Tick Tock Croc was an apex predator, the king of his domain. The sheer hint of his presence sent beasts and men alike running for the hills. And you were in <span class="mu-s">his</span> element, now.
A massive shadow passed under you, and you whirled to see what it was.
<span class="mu-s">TICK-TOCK. TICK-TOCK. TICK-TOCK.</span>
You glanced around desperately, searching for a way out of this mess. As it was, you could barely see past your own hand!
What will you do?
>Grab a broken spear-shaft and tie your machete to the end of it. When the Croc strikes, you’ll be ready for it. >Bundle some explosive barbs in a web sac and set it off as an impromptu flare. It should serve to distract the beast for a little while. >Try to swim back to the surface and crawl back onto the Verdant Voyager. >Swim over to the Jolly Roger. It's further away, but you might be able to bait Tick Tock into attacking it instead. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5335125 >Bundle some explosive barbs in a web sac and set it off as an impromptu flare. It should serve to distract the beast for a little while. >Try to swim back to the surface and crawl back onto the Verdant Voyager. Anonymous
>>5335125 >Bundle some explosive barbs in a web sac and set it off as an impromptu flare. It should serve to distract the beast for a little while. >Swim over to the Jolly Roger. It's further away, but you might be able to bait Tick Tock into attacking it instead. Anonymous
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Rolled 63 (1d100) Testing
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>>5335125 >Bundle some explosive barbs in a web sac and set it off as an impromptu flare. It should serve to distract the beast for a little while. >Try to swim back to the surface and crawl back onto the Verdant Voyager. Anonymous
>>5335125 >>Bundle some explosive barbs in a web sac and set it off as an impromptu flare. It should serve to distract the beast Anonymous
>>5335125 >Bundle some explosive barbs in a web sac and set it off as an impromptu flare. It should serve to distract the beast for a little while. Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 11 Jul 2022 17:06:08 No. 5335565 Report >>5335128 >>5335129 >>5335276 >>5335287 >>5335298 >>5335346 >Bundle some explosive barbs in a web sac and set it off as an impromptu flare. It should serve to distract the beast for a little while. >Try to swim back to the surface and crawl back onto the Verdant Voyager. Roll 1d100+15, bo3!
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Rolled 88 + 15 (1d100 + 15) >>5335565 Last roll was a diversion, this is the real roll
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Rolled 70 + 15 (1d100 + 15) >>5335565 Anonymous
Rolled 88 + 15 (1d100 + 15) >>5335565 We need a third roll.
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Rolled 83 + 15 (1d100 + 15) >>5335565 Fuuuuuuuuug
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 11 Jul 2022 18:41:00 No. 5335619 Report >>5335566 >>5335568 >>5335612 >Two nat 88's I stand corrected. Writing...
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>>5335619 They have come to help us at our time of need.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Mon 11 Jul 2022 19:08:16 No. 5335635 Report >103! M-M-M-M-MAXIMUM SPIDER!
Experimentally, you tried to create an airtight web sac while submerged. The web construct was a lot…gooier than you’d planned, but it was still usable. Within the web sac, you placed a bundle of explosive barbs and ignited them. The effect was an impromptu underwater flare that used the web fluid as fuel as it sank down into the murky depths.
A large shadow shifted somewhere deep below, briefly illuminated the scarred flesh of the sea beast. Once you’d confirmed that it had taken the bait, you turned around and swam towards the surface at a staggering pace. As it turns out, your superhuman speed and agility comes in handy when you’re underwater too.
The bottom of the Verdant Voyager came up to meet you, and you allowed yourself to feel a brief glimmer of hope. That was almost immediately squashed when you felt your spider sense flare up!
You quickly brought your hands behind your back, palms facing out, as you released a mass of explosive barbs into the water. A moment later, you were propelled out of the water and into the air with the use of your controlled explosion! You heard a sickening <span class="mu-s">snap</span> as something else broke through the water’s surface to meet you, only for its jaw to snap shut on empty air.
You landed on the side of the ship, scrambling away from the croc that hadn’t halted his dogged pursuit. But before it got a chance to jump out at you again, its momentum was suddenly halted by several leathery tendrils rising up out of the sea. Three familiar serpent-like heads breached beside Tick Tock, sinking their razor sharp teeth into its tough hide. The Croc snarled and spun into a death roll in an attempt to shake its new opponent, but the Strafe clung to it like its life depended on it. Most likely because it did.
At that moment, you saw another ship sailing towards you in the distance. It was the Gambler’s Guess! And judging from what had just happened, you had a decent idea of who was on it.
<span class="mu-g">“Give me your hand!”</span> said a frantic Anastasia as she leaned over the railing.
You crawled up and took it, allowing her to pull you up onto the deck. You glanced back down at the intertwined terrors, wondering what you should focusing on. Tick Tock was vulnerable right now, but so was Hook and his crew.
What will you do?
>Dive back down with Anastasia and Glass! You still need to get that trophy! >Break off the mast of the Verdant Voyager and drive it into the belly of the beast! >Board the Jolly Roger and take out the rest of their crew! >Give out orders to your allies.(Prowler/Black Cat/Anastasia/Callisto/Glass/Grover) >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5335635 >Send Everyone but Anastasia to board the Jolly Roger. >Go together with her to get that trophy. We shall have our revenge.
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>>5335635 >Break off the mast of the Verdant Voyager and drive it into the belly of the beast! Believe this was Jaws 3? Maybe 4.
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>>5335635 >Order everyone besides Anastasia to board the Jolly Roger and take care of Hook and his crew >Dive back down with Anastasia! You still need to get that trophy! We also probably lost our hat down there, I pray that we can still get it back.
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>>5335635 >Order everyone besides Anastasia to board the Jolly Roger and take care of Hook and his crew >Dive back down with Anastasia! You still need to get that trophy! Anonymous
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>>5335635 >>Dive back down with Anastasia and Glass! You still need to get that trophy! Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 01:00:01 No. 5335959 Report Quoted By:
>>5335643 >>5335705 >>5335735 >>5335782 >Send Everyone but Anastasia to board the Jolly Roger. >Dive back down with Anastasia! You still need to get that trophy! Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 02:34:06 No. 5336028 Report <span class="mu-r">“I need everyone on that ship! Give ‘em hell!”</span> you demanded, pointing at the Jolly Roger.
Grover made some suggestive hand movements, and a moment later, rope bridges made from plant matter unfolded to launch themselves at the other ship. The Jolly Roger’s crew attempted to cut them down right away, but Callisto and Glass were on them just as fast, flinging projectiles at any pirates that got too close. Prowler and Cat were close behind them. But before Anastasia could go anywhere, you grabbed her by the arm.
<span class="mu-r">“Not you.”</span> you said.
She gave you a puzzled look.
<span class="mu-r">“We’re going back down there to give that croc a piece of our mind.”</span> you declared, pointing down at the frothing foam that Tick Tock was whipping up with his desperate maneuver.
A savage grin spread across Ana’s face, and pulled her spear off of her back to signify her thoughts on the matter. You nodded, released her arm and dove off the railing at almost the same time.
And as if it could somehow read your intentions, the Strafe forcefully pulled Tick Tock’s head up so that you might land on it. The tip of Anastasia’s spear made contact before either of your feet did, and it sank deep into the creature’s flesh with a sickening squelch. Apparently not enough to kill the monster, Tick Tock snarled loudly and began thrashing about with reckless abandon. Anastasia was holding onto her spear like an anchor, twisting and jabbing at the wound all the while. And you were (unsuccessfully) stabbing at it's back, barely able to get past its bony armor with your shorter weapon.
For the time being, the other sea beast was focused on keeping the croc above water. Croaker had to be manipulating this thing, still, but it couldn’t hold it still for much longer.
If you wanted to finish this, it would have to be soon.
What will you do?
>Help Ana in driving the spear deeper into Tick Tock’s skull. >Unsheathe your dagger and go for the beast’s eyes! >Crawl beneath its body and drag your knife across its soft underbelly. >Signal the incoming ship for assistance in killing the thing. You’d bet that Tossa’s on there with Croaker! >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5336028 >Fire two weblines down at the croc and leap directly upwards, then pull with all your might to slam on its skull feet first. What gave me the idea is that slingshot move Peter does occasionally, since it utilizes most of the same principles. I was also inspired by that stomp Bruce Lee did in Enter the Dragon.
With any luck, we'll be able to stun this thing for a good while if not outright kill it.
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>>5336028 >Crawl beneath its body and drag your knife across its soft underbelly. Anonymous
>>5336028 >Help Ana in driving the spear deeper into Tick Tock’s skull. Defeat it through the power of love and violence.
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>>5336028 >Help Ana in driving the spear deeper into Tick Tock’s skull. If there’s anyone who knows the best place to stab an animal to death, it’s a Kravinoff. Let’s follow her example.
>>5336050 Would that not destabilise the Strafe as well? It could knock it out of Croaker’s control, then we’d really be fucked.
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>>5336028 >Help Ana in driving the spear deeper into Tick Tock’s skull. Anonymous
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>>5336050 I like this plan and the move, but I dunno if just jumping would build up enough tension for a hard enough strike, plus Tick Tock is thrashing around a bunch which complicates things.
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>>5336028 >Help Ana in driving the spear deeper into Tick Tock’s skull. I had the idea of throwing marks down in his throat and blowing up his insides. Do you guys think that'll work?
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>>5336028 >>Crawl beneath its body and drag your knife across its soft underbelly. Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 15:37:11 No. 5336394 Report Quoted By:
>>5336065 >>5336183 >>5336285 >>5336295 >Help Ana in driving the spear deeper into Tick Tock’s skull. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 16:11:04 No. 5336416 Report You immediately ran up to grab hold of the spear shaft, using your spider strength to drive the spike deeper into its skull. But Ana shook her head and pushed you away.
<span class="mu-g">“Its skull and hide are too thick! I’m just distracting it!”</span> she declared, drilling the spear ever deeper. <span class="mu-g">“Go for its eyes!”</span>
Without arguing, you slid over to its left eye and brought out your knife. Tick Tock’s pupil seemed to focus on you for a moment, and his thrashing grew increasingly desperate as panic began to set in. But before it could do anything more, you plunged your dagger straight through the massive orb, sinking your arm into it up to your elbow. It was without a doubt the grossest sensation that you’d ever felt.
With a wet pop, you yanked your arm back out, taking his entire eyeball with it! It was bigger than a fucking disco ball!
It was a physical effort for you to resist the urge to throw up as you struggled to pry the wet thing off your arm. It fell into the ocean with a loud splash, before floating up again like an oversized beach ball.
The shock of having its eye gouged out must’ve served to greatly enrage the creature, because it momentarily broke free of the Strafe’s grasp and threw its body into the air! Tick Tock was trying to escape!
A loud battle cry drew your attention to your right, and your eyes widened as Anastasia dove straight into the beast’s empty eye socket, plunging her sharp spear into its soft flesh. But that was the last clear image of her that you got before being submerged right along with the croc. Your vision turned crimson as the huntress spent every ounce of her strength and remaining breath taking the legendary monster’s life.
If Tick Tock wasn’t dead already, then he would be soon. You sensed movement nearby, and assumed that it was the Strafe’s tentacles snaking around the croc’s torso.
What will you do?
>Yank out a few of its teeth and drag Anastasia back to the surface. >Swim back up and search for that giant eyeball. It’s probably still floating around up there. >See if you can get the Strafe to drag Tick Tock back to shore. You want to harvest everything that you can from this beastie. >Join your friends in cleaning up the last of Hook's crew. You want to grab some of those gold doubloons! And maybe a fancy pirate hat while you’re at it! >Write-in. Pastebins:
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>>5336416 >>See if you can get the Strafe to drag Tick Tock back to shore. You want to harvest everything that you can from this beastie. Tick Tock boots
Tick Tock hat
Tick Tock jacket
Tick Tock pants
Tick Tock bandolier for our tools
Tick Tock leather seats for the Wall-Crawler
Tick Tock teeth nunchaku
hopefully when things come back to life in neverland it's some kind of magic generation of the missing parts, and not just everything being warped back into place btw, this option isn't us leaving the fight early, right?
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>>5336416 >Yank out a few of its teeth and drag Anastasia back to the surface. >Join your friends in cleaning up the last of Hook's crew. You want to grab some of those gold doubloons! And maybe a fancy pirate hat while you’re at it! You had me at hats Score.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 16:51:28 No. 5336443 Report Quoted By:
>>5336429 Nope. It's just you asking Croaker to drag it ashore before it sinks to the bottom of the ocean.
>>5336433 >>5336433 Maybe I'll start a "Treasure Stash" pastebin as well
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>>5336416 >>See if you can get the Strafe to drag Tick Tock back to shore. You want to harvest everything that you can from this beastie. >>Join your friends in cleaning up the last of Hook's crew. You want to grab some of those gold doubloons! And maybe a fancy pirate hat while you’re at it! We can leave the actual processing to Ana, right now we need to make sure Felicia doesn't make an executive decision about loot shares.
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>Yank out a few of its teeth and drag Anastasia back to the surface. >Join your friends in cleaning up the last of Hook's crew. You want to grab some of those gold doubloons! And maybe a fancy pirate hat while you’re at it! Let’s not get too greedy. Leaving Croaker alone with the most dangerous animal in this place is a recipe for disaster. Besides, given the nature of Neverland and the relative anticlimax of this fight, I doubt Tick Tock’s done for just yet. We’ll have another chance. I hope we will, at least. Ana needs her skull, and I still want to cut out his alarm clock and put it in a trophy cabinet.
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>>5336455 >Yank out a few of its teeth and drag Anastasia back to the surface. >Join your friends in cleaning up the last of Hook's crew. You want to grab some of those gold doubloons! And maybe a fancy pirate hat while you’re at it! Dont let the animal buffing mutant alone with the giant death croc
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>>5336429 >wearing tick tock atire >showing it off on the tiktok app Anonymous
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>>5336544 Zoomers wouldn't get the joke.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 20:37:03 No. 5336649 Report Quoted By:
>>5336429 >>5336433 >>5336455 >>5336464 >>5336467 >>5336541 >>5336610 >Yank out a few of its teeth and drag Anastasia back to the surface. >Join your friends in cleaning up the last of Hook's crew. You want to grab some of those gold doubloons! And maybe a fancy pirate hat while you’re at it! Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 21:17:27 No. 5336670 Report Quoted By:
Feeling around, you clung to the crocodile and crawled towards where you thought its mouth was. Considering how it took up almost a quarter of its entire body length, this wasn’t terribly difficult. You nearly flinched back when you found a row of solid, sharp, blood-slicked teeth. But that hesitation was quickly blown away once you’d remembered how fast you were sinking. Your hands moved quickly, weaving webs around and between its teeth like an undersized dentist. Once you were certain that your webs were fastened securely, you braced your legs against its jaw and pulled back with all your might. With the first tug, they shifted slightly. On the second, you saw a trickle of blood escaping his mouth as you pulled relentlessly. And on the third and final tug, the teeth came loose with a wet squelch, bathing you in even more of its blood as the creature struggled weakly. Feeling satisfied with your haul, you swam back up to grab Anastasia, who was still stabbing the thing like her life depended on it. You couldn’t see where she was exactly, due to the massive amounts of viscera floating up out of Tick Tock’s eye socket, but a general idea was you needed to hit her with a webline and drag her back to the surface before both of you drowned. Already, your lungs were starting to burn, and your vision was growing blurry. As you got closer, Anastasia dropped her spear and started swimming on her own. You breached the surface at almost the exact same time, gasping for air and shaking the water out of your face as you tread water. Ana flashed you a victorious smile and let out a delighted chuckle, before noticing the giant teeth slung over your back. <span class="mu-g">“You pulled out its teeth?”</span> she asked, clearly impressed by your haul. <span class="mu-r">“I got us souvenirs.”</span> you corrected. Her grin grew even wider, and you got the impression that she might’ve pounced on you if both of you weren’t struggling to remain afloat. The moment was unfortunately interrupted by a pirate splashing into the water a few meters away from you, screaming all the while. You glanced over at the Jolly Roger, which was now riddled with holes created by Grover’s catapults. A great deal of noise was coming from the deck, where the rest of your crew was dealing with the last of Hook’s crew. <span class="mu-r">“Come on. We can’t let them have all the fun.”</span> you said as you swam over to the ship and started climbing up its sheer surface. <span class="mu-r">“Or the loot.”</span> you added, pulling Ana up so that she could plant her knife into the side of the ship. Both you clambered up to the railing rather quickly, surprising the pirates that were still trying to hold out on deck. Hook was one of them, but he was busy dueling Peter Pan, his own skill with the sword being enough to lock down the boy’s more nimble movements. Much of this disparity was created through the older man’s enhanced reach, but this was a given. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 21:18:28 No. 5336672 Report On the other hand, everyone else pretty much had the fight locked down. Glass was an absolute menace in almost any situation, considering his ability to shatter crystal projectiles within people’s limbs, causing them to splinter and stab into their flesh. The sheer pain and discomfort was enough to discourage the average man from getting back up after a solid blow.
And with Callisto’s tentacle arms devastating their forces, Black Cat and Prowler were mostly relegated to clean-up. That included rescuing the kids, and handling the unconscious form of the rogue Lost Boy. You’d have to figure out what to do with him too.
This battle would be over soon, but you could always move things along a bit by getting rid of the more…problematic elements.
What will you do?
>Pull out your pistols and give Captain Hook a led lunch. >Grab a pair of heavy rocks, web them to Hook’s feet, and kick him overboard. >Hang Hook upside down from the mast and strip him of his possessions. >Sneak off to look for the treasure while everyone’s fighting. >Get Peter Pan to start bringing the kids to the other ship. You’ll handle Captain Hook. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Tue 12 Jul 2022 21:19:42 No. 5336673 Report Quoted By:
Meant to type "lead lunch" in that first option, but oh well.
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>>5336672 >>Hang Hook upside down from the mast and strip him of his possessions. Anonymous
>>5336672 >”RAISE THE MAINSAIL!” >Hang Hook upside down from the mast and strip him of his possessions. Let’s make a real show of this in true Spidey fashion.
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>>5336672 >>Hang Hook upside down from the mast and strip him of his possessions. Anonymous
>>5336672 >Get Peter Pan to start bringing the kids to the other ship. You’ll handle Captain Hook. >Pull out your pistols and give Captain Hook a led lunch. The good part about the pirates being immortal is that we don't need to hold back anymore.
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>>5336672 >>Tell Ana to sneak off to look for the treasure while everyone’s fighting. >>Get Peter Pan to start bringing the kids to the other ship. You’ll handle Captain Hook. Anonymous
>>5336672 >>Get Peter Pan to start bringing the kids to the other ship. You’ll handle Captain Hook. >Hang Hook upside down from the mast and strip him of his possessions. Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 13 Jul 2022 19:12:15 No. 5337929 Report Quoted By:
>>5336677 >>5336681 >>5336691 >>5336699 >>5336719 >>5336722 >>5337455 >Get Peter Pan to start bringing the kids to the other ship. You’ll handle Captain Hook. >Hang Hook upside down from the mast and strip him of his possessions. Taking these. Writing...
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 13 Jul 2022 20:52:48 No. 5337995 Report <span class="mu-r">“Hey, Pan!”</span> you called out, landing right next to him. Both combatants turned to stare at you incredulously. <span class="mu-r">“Start getting these kids out of here. I’ll handle Hook.”</span> you declared, pointing in the direction of the Gambler’s Guess. Pan’s eyes widened momentarily, but he nodded and slipped away to rescue his Lost Boys. When you rose to your full height, you found yourself staring down the barrel of a flintlock pistol. <span class="mu-r">“...Seriously?”</span> you asked the man holding it. The moment you saw his finger twitch and felt your spider sense tingle, you easily stepped to the side, refusing to let his pellet hit anything but open air. When his eyes refocused on you, he appeared to be quite flummoxed by the result of his surprise attack. <span class="mu-r">“Alright, so that’s your one shot. Do you want me to wait for you to reload, or do you have an entirely different gun hidden in your-”</span> Captain Hook quickly reached into his coat pocket, pulled out another pistol and pointed it at you before you could finish. <span class="mu-r">“Of course you do…”</span> you said with a sigh, before leaping into the air to avoid his follow-up shot. You then webbed his foot, pulled yourself up to the wings of the flagpole and slung the webline over it. As you descended, Hook was forcefully dragged into the air, kicking and screaming all the while. When you’d finally reached the deck, you tied the other end of the webline around the base of the mast, and glanced up to admire your handiwork. The disgruntled pirate was swinging wildly now, attempting to cut the webline with his cutlass, but immediately thinking better of it. In his struggle, his large hat fell from his head and gently drifted down into your hands. <span class="mu-r">“Hey, Hook! Look at me!”</span> you shouted up at him. <span class="mu-r">“I’m the captain, now!”</span> His face turned beet red, and he exposed his rotten teeth in a snarl that was practically dripping with animosity. <span class="mu-r">“How do I look?”</span> you asked Callisto, who was just about wrapping up on her end. She tilted her head and gazed at you appraisingly, before letting her eyes flick up to the hanging Hook. <span class="mu-b">“Could use a matching coat.”</span> she casually said. You snapped a finger at her. <span class="mu-r">“Great idea!”</span> you said, before clambering up the mast until you could meet Hook at eye level. <span class="mu-r">“Sorry. Me again. I’m gonna need a few things from you, if you don't mind.”</span> Hook spat at you in response, which earned him a swift punch. —------ As fancy as Hook’s coat and boots were, they also fucking reeked. You never understood how someone surrounded by so much water could smell so bad. You’d have to stow them away and wash them when you got home. You didn’t think you could handle the authentic pirate stank that came with the genuine article. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 13 Jul 2022 21:02:01 No. 5338003 Report Quoted By:
But more than that, you were surprised how easily you dispatched the immortal pirate. You’ve seen Peter Pan fight before, and he definitely could’ve defeated him by himself. Was the boy just toying with the mustache twirling villain this entire time? You’d have to ask about that later. But for now, you’ll be moving onto your favorite part of the operation. <span class="mu-r">“Let’s go find that treasure!”</span> you proudly announced. —------ With Cat and Prowler here, finding the “hidden” treasure chest was easier than it should’ve been. It was honestly less of a treasure “chest” and more like a coffer. And considering the weight of it, this should prove to be a pretty decent haul. Once all the kids were safely off the ship, took the time to scour the rest of the Jolly Roger for whatever riches that might be hiding. But your looting and plundering was promptly cut short when Anastasia directed your attention to a cluster of metal orbs that were hovering above the deck. Squinting at them, you quickly realized that they were cannonballs! Just then, the Gambler’s Guess sailed up next to the Jolly Roger, and you saw none other than Pandora Peters at the helm. <span class="mu-b">“Let’s get a move on. The kid’s about to sink this vessel, and you don’t want to be on it when she does.”</span> she warned. None of you protested or dawdled when it came to evacuating the doomed vessel. Just as you’d guessed, the rest of the mutant children were on the Guess as well. Gordy was staring at Tossa as she closed her eyes to focus on manipulating the cannon-shot. Croaker had his arms crossed and was standing close to the railing, with Squirt standing right beside him, likely as a precaution. Grover was staring longingly at the Verdant Voyager, which was slowly disassembling itself as per his mental commands, its individual parts sinking into the briny depths, never to be seen again. Peter Pan and his rescued Lost Boys stood over the collapsed form of their traitorous brother with anguished looks on their faces. Peter Pan was the only one who was making a half-decent attempt at keeping a brave face. As soon as you were far enough, Tossa brought her arms down, sending the cannonballs hurtling through the floorboards. You all watched as the dreaded Jolly Roger sank into the ocean, filling with water and collapsing under its own weight. No one cheered or celebrated. For this was just another day in Neverland. Hook and his merry crew would be back soon enough, and their ship would be in sailing condition when they next awoke. The only thing that really cheered you up was the sight of Black Cat popping the lock on the coffer. It was practically brimming with shimmering, golden coins! The original Desperado Trinity had trouble keeping quiet after seeing that. --------- (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Wed 13 Jul 2022 21:17:02 No. 5338010 Report A few minutes later, you were sailing out of the storm, and conversation had started up once more. The Lost Boys were regaling one another with stories from their most recent adventures, making exaggerated gestures as they made minor embellishments.
Anastasia had taken to chatting up Tiger Lily. The two women seemed to get along well when they were talking about hunting and similar practices.
Cat and Prowler were gushing about their latest haul, talking about all the things that they would buy once they’d traded in their gold. Meanwhile, Callisto and Glass were admiring the croc teeth that you’d brought back with you.
Only a few people stood out amidst these social circles. Pandora Peters made no attempts to socialize as she focused on sailing back to Neverland’s shores in order to drop Tiger Lily off. She had a large back slung over her shoulders, but she didn’t seem to mind the weight at all.
Tossa and Croaker were having a heated discussion in a corner of the ship, and everyone else was more than willing to give them their space. Neither was making any overtly threatening gestures, but their conflicting ideologies were bound to cause arguments.
Grover was still slung over the railing, staring out at the sea with a blank expression on his face.
What will you do?
>Confront Peter Pan about his battle with Hook. >Ask Pandora how her mission went. >Thank the Lost Boys for helping to save your life. >Join Anastasia and Tiger Lily’s conversation. You’d like to learn more about hunting. >Ask Peter Pan about Tick Tick. You had a sinking feeling that he might be coming back for revenge. >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
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>>5338010 >>Thank the Lost Boys for helping to save your life. Anonymous
>>5338010 >Confront Peter Pan about his battle with Hook. >Ask Peter Pan about Tick Tick. You had a sinking feeling that he might be coming back for revenge. 9 out of 10 dentists recommend that you should never smile at a crocodile.
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>>5338010 >Thank the Lost Boys for helping to save your life. >Join Anastasia and Tiger Lily’s conversation. You’d like to learn more about hunting. Anonymous
>>5338010 >Thank the Lost Boys for helping to save your life. >Join Anastasia and Tiger Lily’s conversation. You’d like to learn more about hunting. The Hunstman must become a better hunter.
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>>5338089 Same, it stands to reason that Benny would be somewhat interested in how Anastasia does things anyways since we're spending more and more time with her.
Then there's also the thematically appropriate bit about somebody called "The Huntsman" incorporating hunting techniques into their style.
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So if the citizens come back what about possessions? Will Hook be half naked? Will the chest be full again? When we leave will it all disappear or can we spawn camp for a year and be trillionaires?
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>>5338089 Also huntsman spiders are ambush predators so we should learn more of that
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>>5337995 >ZERO lines written for Captain Hook very suspicious...
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>>5338010 >Thank the Lost Boys for helping to save your life. >Ask Peter Pan about Tick Tock. You had a sinking feeling that he might be coming back for revenge. Anonymous
>>5338010 >Confront Peter Pan about his battle with Hook and ask him about Tick Tock. You had a sinking feeling that he might be coming back for revenge. >Ask Pandora how her mission went. >Thank the Lost Boys for helping to save your life. Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 14 Jul 2022 13:02:05 No. 5338675 Report Quoted By:
>>5338022 >>5338023 >>5338082 >>5338089 >>5338336 >>5338399 >Thank the Lost Boys for helping to save your life. >Ask Peter Pan about Tick Tick. You had a sinking feeling that he might be coming back for revenge. Taking these. Writing...
>>5338176 You'll just have to wait and see!
>>5338335 ;^) Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 14 Jul 2022 14:39:40 No. 5338740 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Hey, guys?”</span> you began, approaching the Lost Boys and interrupting their conversation. They all turned to stare at you, their expressions a mix of curiosity, anxiety and mild annoyance. <span class="mu-r">“I just wanted to say, thanks for saving my ass back there. I really appreciate it.”</span> you said, glancing at all the mutant kids. Tossa gave you a respectful nod, but Croaker just turned away from you with a huff. It would seem that he was still pouting about the whole “kidnapping” thing. <span class="mu-b">“We may not agree on everything, but we protect our own.”</span> Tossa said, gesturing towards the rest of the Lost Boys. <span class="mu-b">“And we let our ambitions get in the way of what was truly important. That was the only thing that allowed Hook and Bonne to take advantage of our absence.”</span> <span class="mu-g">“Us running into Tick Tock was pretty bad luck too.”</span> Grover put in, speaking for the first time in a while. <span class="mu-r">“Speaking of Tick Tock, is he really gone for good?”</span> you asked, turning to Peter Pan. <span class="mu-r">“I have a feeling that we’re not done with him just yet.”</span> Peter nodded. <span class="mu-g">“And you’d be right. Tick Tock isn’t fearsome because he’s impossible to kill. It’s because he’s just as much a part of this island as I am. And considering what you just put him through, I’d keep my wits about me if I were you.”</span> Pan advised. <span class="mu-g">“That croc has a good memory, and a vengeful streak. Hell, he’s been hunting Hook for ages now, and he’s already eaten his hand!”</span> Everyone seemed to nod their agreement as a nervous energy passed over the children. <span class="mu-r">“I s-sure hope we get to shore before midnight. Tick Tock’ll be coming back for seconds any moment now.”</span> Gordy said, suppressing a shudder as he rubbed at his arms nervously. <span class="mu-r">“So everything goes back to normal at midnight?”</span> you asked. <span class="mu-r">“That sure sucks the fun out of my victory.”</span> A small hand patted you on the back, and you glanced down to see little Squirt giving you an encouraging smile. <span class="mu-g">“Don’t worry. We’ll protect you!”</span> she declared. Tossa nodded and gave you a dazzling grin. <span class="mu-b">“I owe you a debt for saving my brothers. My blade is yours, noble traveler.”</span> Croaker sighed and flipped his hair out of his face. <span class="mu-g">“Yeah. What they said.”</span> Everyone huddled around you then, asking you questions and poking fun at your hat. Apparently, they liked the pirate hat far more than the one that you’d brought to this magical land. You supposed that there was no accounting for taste. The children bombarded you with questions, most of them being about the nature of your powers, the backgrounds of your teammates and the purpose of your visit. That last question threw you off guard, but it really shouldn’t have. You had to know that this was coming. You had to bring these children home. It was far too dangerous for them to stay. You knew it, and even Peter Pan knew it. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 14 Jul 2022 14:41:51 No. 5338743 Report Quoted By:
But before you could say anything in reply, you spotted the rogue Lost Boy’s body writhing on the floor. Every one of them turned contemptuous glares on the boy as he blinked open bleary eyes. His eyes quickly adjusted and he took a moment to glance around the ship. Nodding to himself, he did something that you hadn’t expected. The boy sat up…and smiled. <span class="mu-r">“What’s so funny!?”</span> one of the boys demanded. <span class="mu-s">“You fell for it. Y’all really are a bunch of rubes!”</span> he said, throwing his head back in laughter. The laughing fit was quickly cut short when one of the kids nailed him in the forehead with a pebble fired from a slingshot. <span class="mu-g">“Cut the bad-guy routine! What’re you talking about?”</span> Croaker cut in. Having recovered from the blow, Bonne smirked at him. <span class="mu-s">“Do any of you even know what my power is? Has anyone even tried to guess?”</span> <span class="mu-r">“D-do you make illusions?”</span> Gordy tried. <span class="mu-s">“Close.”</span> Bonne allowed. <span class="mu-s">“But not quite.”</span> The outline around Bonne’s body became hazy all of a sudden, before the boy split into two! There were now two of him, both of them bound by an identical copy of the same rope. <span class="mu-s">“I can create duplicates from memory. The me you’re talking to now is a duplicate too.”</span> both said in unison. <span class="mu-s">“I spread a few of them out when I cloned the Jolly Roger.”</span> Silence descended upon the ship. The others had halted their conversations to observe what was going on as well. <span class="mu-g">“Wait. Did he just say…?”</span> Squirt inquired. But she never got the chance to finish. <span class="mu-b">“We’ve got problems!”</span> Pandora shouted from the helm. <span class="mu-b">“A shit ton of ships, dead ahead!”</span> You raced to the front in order to get a better look, and your blood ran cold when you caught sight of them. As far as the eye could see, identical ships lined the horizon, all of them closing in on you as they formed a perimeter. You were being boxed in! <span class="mu-r">“Those are a lot of Hooks.”</span> Tiger Lily observed with a worried look. <span class="mu-r">“No way we’re getting out of here b-by midnight…!”</span> Gordy gasped. You glanced at Felicia, who was still clutching the treasure box tightly to her large chest. But without warning, it simply crumbed to dust in her hands. The rogue Lost Boy laughed, still standing with his arms and legs bound. <span class="mu-s">“Sorry about that. The box was also a counterfeit.”</span> he admitted. You could’ve sworn that you saw actual tears forming in the corners of Black Cat’s eyes for a second, but you didn’t get an opportunity to get a good look at her, for Tossa ran between the two of you, her eyes wide with alarm. <span class="mu-b">“Incoming!”</span> she announced, right before she brought up her hands to prevent a series of cannonballs from impacting the Gambler’s Guess. They slowed to a crawl and came to a complete stop in mid-air. <span class="mu-s">“And there’s lots more where that came from.”</span> Bonne said, his bodies dissolving into dust, the same way that the treasure coffer had done. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Thu 14 Jul 2022 14:44:09 No. 5338746 Report Panic had begun to set into the other kids now, and Peter had to fly around and force them to sit still.
<span class="mu-b">“So the real mutant and the real Hook are on one of those ships.”</span> Callisto concluded.
<span class="mu-g">“Or they could be somewhere on the island.”</span> Prowler put in.
<span class="mu-r">“We’ll have to take those odds. There’s now way that we’re getting out of this encirclement, anyway.”</span> you proclaimed, trying not to pay attention to how your new pirate clothes were dissolving in a similar fashion to Bonne’s clones. <span class="mu-r">“We need a plan.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Can the kid call that sea monster back?”</span> Glass asked, hooking a thumb at Croaker.
Croaker shook his head. <span class="mu-g">“Tick Tock seriously wounded that last one, and there aren’t any other ones nearby.”</span> he said.
Peter Pan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. <span class="mu-g">“What about the mermaids? Can’t they help us?”</span> he asked.
<span class="mu-g">“How would they possibly help us in this situation?”</span> Croaker said.
<span class="mu-g">“They could swim us over to the real Jolly Roger!”</span> Grover suggested.
<span class="mu-g">“We’d need to figure out which one is the real one, first.”</span> Squirt added.
Grover deflated slightly at that, and the rest of the kids went back to brainstorming.
<span class="mu-g">“None of us are effective at this range.”</span> Anastasia confirmed. <span class="mu-g">“We’ll have to get closer.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“They’d probably try to maintain their distance from the ship in order to keep us trapped in here.”</span> Cat said, finally joining the conversation.
What will you do?
>Tell Croaker to call the mermaids. You could use the ship as a decoy while another team sneaks up on them. >Ask Gordy if he can use his wind blasts to fire the suspended cannonballs back at the ships. >See if Grover can reform the Verdant Voyager from the ocean's depths. >Instruct Toss to line up the cannonballs so as to allow you to swing from them in order to reach the cloned ships. >Draw out the battle and wait for Tick Tock to revive. If he really hates Hook so much, then you can use him to take these ships down. >Pull Pandora aside. You’re gonna need her magical expertise if you’re gonna have any chance of getting out of this alive. >Write-in. Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSV Equipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s 10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPE Costumes:
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>>5338746 >Tell Croaker to call the mermaids. You could use the ship as a decoy while another team sneaks up on them. >Ask Gordy if he can use his wind blasts to fire the suspended cannonballs back at the ships. The mermaids here are like sirens right? We can have them sing their songs to draw the pirates into the depths and drown. That's gotta take a few down.
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>>5338746 >Pull Pandora aside. You’re gonna need her magical expertise if you’re gonna have any chance of getting out of this alive. >Ask Gordy if he can use his wind blasts to fire the suspended cannonballs back at the ships. Anonymous
>>5338746 >>Draw out the battle and wait for Tick Tock to revive. If he really hates Hook so much, then you can use him to take these ships down. Anonymous
>>5338746 >Investigate the disappearing copies with what little time is left Maybe they have a kind of energy marker on them. If we can single that out by either Prowler’s tech, Callisto’s sense of smell, Pandora’s magic etc, we might be able to tell the fakes apart from the real one.
I don’t think we can afford to go sinking ships. There’s still a bunch of trapped kids on one of them, so we can’t attack indiscriminately.
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>>5338746 >Ask Gordy if he can use his wind blasts to fire the suspended cannonballs back at the ships. >Instruct Toss to line up the cannonballs so as to allow you to swing from them in order to reach the cloned ships. >Pull Pandora aside. You’re gonna need her magical expertise if you’re gonna have any chance of getting out of this alive. Anonymous
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Fri 15 Jul 2022 23:39:35 No. 5340281 Report >>5340094 Sorry! Been a bit busy. I'll probably also need some new votes or at least a tiebreaker. If it makes you guys feel any better, my 9 day vacation begins on Sunday. I'll be staying home to relax and make more time for my hobbies, which means more time for the quest!
The only consecutive votes we have right now are:
>Ask Gordy if he can use his wind blasts to fire the suspended cannonballs back at the ships. With 3 votes
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>Pull Pandora aside. You’re gonna need her magical expertise if you’re gonna have any chance of getting out of this alive. With 2 votes
>>5338749 >>5338752 >>5338765 >>5339034 >>5339134 Would you guys like to proceed with these?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 16 Jul 2022 00:39:08 No. 5340336 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“Gordy, do you think you can shoot those things back at their ships?”</span> you asked, turning to face the chubby kid. His face went pale as his eyes went wide, but to your surprise, he gave you a resolute nod. You could tell that he was absolutely terrified, but he just didn’t have it in him to abandon his brothers in their time of need. <span class="mu-b">“We should wait until they’ve fired more of them at us!”</span> Tossa declared. <span class="mu-b">“If we start retaliating now, then they might wise up and stop firing at us altogether.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“I thought that was the whole point of us doing this.”</span> Felicia asked. <span class="mu-g">“We’re gonna want as many advantages as we can get.”</span> Prowler said. <span class="mu-g">“And that means taking out as many of them as we can in as short a time as possible.”</span> <span class="mu-b">“Do you think you can hold out that long?”</span> Callisto asked the mutant, concern visible on her face. Tossa closed her eyes tightly and breathed out a slow, deliberate breath. <span class="mu-b">“I’ll be fine. So long as I space these cannonballs out a bit, I think I can hold onto them for a while.”</span> she proclaimed. <span class="mu-b">“It would be a shame for two of them to collide, setting off an explosive chain reaction.”</span> Gordy seemed to whimper at that. <span class="mu-b">“But…the chances of that happening are incredibly slim!”</span> she added, noticing the effect her words had on him. While those two figured out their battle plan, you snuck away from the group and pulled Pandora aside. Despite being in an undeniably disadvantageous position, she didn’t seem all that flustered by the whole thing. <span class="mu-r">“If we want to get out of this, we’re gonna need all the help we can get. And that includes you.”</span> you said. <span class="mu-r">“What sort of magic can you do?”</span> Pandora folded her arms over her chest. <span class="mu-b">“That’s a rather broad question. I specialize in various types of defensive and offensive spells, but I’m not sure how helpful they would be in this situation.”</span> she confessed. <span class="mu-r">“I thought you were supposed to be a crazy powerful mage! Was all that stuff you said before just bullshit?”</span> you asked. Pandora scowled, and you prepared yourself for a scathing retort, but instead, she gave you an assessing look. Nodding to herself, she removed the bag from her back. It looked lumpy and misshapen, like a trash bag, full to bursting. <span class="mu-b">“The item that I’ve been tasked with retrieving is interfering with my magic. If you want me to be of any use to you, then you’ll have to get it far away from me.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-r">“What is it?”</span> Pandora stuck her hand into the bag and pulled out a large, golden disk. In its center, you saw what looked like a hairy, fanged creature wearing a crown. The object was undoubtedly more expensive than anything in Hook’s coffers! (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 16 Jul 2022 00:40:09 No. 5340339 Report <span class="mu-b">“This is Nanominium. It’s an incredibly rare material that was used to create this shield. For years, it had been locked away by British Intelligence, where it would never again see the light of day.”</span> she said.
<span class="mu-r">“Then how’d you get your hands on it?”</span> you asked.
Pandora shrugged. <span class="mu-b">“There was an incident, and their precious shield was stolen right out from under their noses. Somehow, it ended up here, and Hill asked me to get it for her.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“And…this thing interferes with your magic?”</span> you concluded.
<span class="mu-b">“Not just mine. Any magic. It is an incredibly dangerous artifact.”</span> Pandora said.
What will you say?
>”I can see why you wouldn’t want to just toss it overboard.” >”What’s Hill want with it?” >”Isn’t it a bit weird that she asked a wizard to grab an item that blocks her magic? Wouldn’t it have been better to send someone else?” >”This would be a perfect replacement for Gwen to use when she gets better.” >”I’m sure we can find a use for this here. How does this shield interact with the inherent magic of Neverland?” >”What if Peter Pan or Tossa floated this shield way up into the air where it wouldn’t affect you?” >Write-in. Pastebins:
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https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAd Contacts:
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>>5340339 >>”I’m sure we can find a use for this here. How does this shield interact with the inherent magic of Neverland?” Could this actually kill Neverlanders for real?
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 16 Jul 2022 00:51:07 No. 5340349 Report >>5340346 Quite possibly! You'll need to test it in order to find out!
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>>5340349 >"HEY Peter, look at this cool thing I found. *BONK* Holy shit, let's just end the jolly roger crew right now. Sorry Matt, looks like Huntsman has to go back to his old habits one more time
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>>5340349 You know how Captain America always throws his shield at the perfect angle to bounce off of his target?
What if we just didn't do that last part and whipped that shit around like an anti-magic circular saw?
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>>5340450 What does it say about us that we see a shield and we think of ways to gore people with it
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>>5340458 It's called being an innovator my friend.
Also Benny's drunken brawling background would probably lend itself to improvised weaponry and tactics like that.
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>>5340339 >”I’m sure we can find a use for this here. How does this shield interact with the inherent magic of Neverland?” >”What’s Hill want with it?” >”This would be a perfect replacement for Gwen to use when she gets better.” Anonymous
>>5340339 >”Isn’t it a bit weird that she asked a wizard to grab an item that blocks her magic? Wouldn’t it have been better to send someone else?” Another shield? I'm wondering if we'll run into more and if so what is going on.,
Also I'm really hoping Bonnie hasn't created duplicate Tick Tocks
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>>5340339 >”Isn’t it a bit weird that she asked a wizard to grab an item that blocks her magic? Wouldn’t it have been better to send someone else?” >”I’m sure we can find a use for this here. How does this shield interact with the inherent magic of Neverland?” >"Can it interfere with Bonnie's clones?" >Take the shield and get ready to launch yourself at the hook pirates. >”This would be a perfect replacement for Gwen to use when she gets better.” If it interferes with magic, Pan might not be able to fly with it, so we use our new bludgeon on Hook and his crew
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>>5340339 >”I’m sure we can find a use for this here. How does this shield interact with the inherent magic of Neverland?” Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky
Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 16 Jul 2022 17:35:36 No. 5340926 Report Quoted By:
>>5340346 >>5340499 >>5340533 >>5340650 >>5340696 >”I’m sure we can find a use for this here. How does this shield interact with the inherent magic of Neverland?” >”This would be a perfect replacement for Gwen to use when she gets better.” >”Isn’t it a bit weird that she asked a wizard to grab an item that blocks her magic? Wouldn’t it have been better to send someone else?” Taking these. Writing...
>>5340450 Assuming you even know how to perform shield tricks!
>>5340533 Considering the trend of comics, there are more than a few knock-off shields floating around, but only a select few of them are truly special.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 16 Jul 2022 18:13:53 No. 5340984 Report Quoted By:
<span class="mu-r">“I’m sure we can find a use for this here.”</span> you said. <span class="mu-r">“How does this shield interact with the inherent magic of Neverland?”</span> Pandora shrugged. <span class="mu-b">“I haven’t tried. I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t curious, but you might want to be careful about who knows about it.”</span> she suggested, glancing towards Tossa and Croaker. You nodded slowly. If either of them knew about the shield, then they might be tempted to reassess their plans for igniting a civil war on Neverland. The golden shield would be particularly devastating to the citizens of the Black Kingdom. <span class="mu-b">“If I had to take a guess, though…”</span> Pandora continued. <span class="mu-b">“I’d say that it has a decent chance of offing the Jolly Roger’s crew. For good.”</span> You assumed the same was probably true for Peter Pan, which could be one of the reasons that Hill wants it so bad. Although, you were already thinking of a better reason to hold onto it. <span class="mu-r">“This would be a perfect replacement for Gwen to use when she gets better.”</span> you muttered to yourself, running a hand over the disk. <span class="mu-b">“She might have a decent chance of getting to keep it if she can pass Hill’s little ‘aptitude test’.”</span> Peters agreed, not even needing to ask what you were talking about. <span class="mu-b">“I don’t think she’s leadership material, though. Not yet, at least. She’s too inexperienced for that, so the position will probably go to Bloodhound.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Who?”</span> Pandora waved a hand at you dismissively. It would seem that she was supremely confident in her ability to wipe your mind, should she accidentally leak too much info. <span class="mu-r">“Isn’t it a bit weird that Hill asked a wizard to grab an item that blocks her magic? Wouldn’t it have been better to send someone else?”</span> you asked, trying to change the subject. Pandora sighed. <span class="mu-b">“I know it sounds bad on paper, but I am still one of the premiere researchers and practitioners of magic.”</span> she declared. <span class="mu-b">“I know my shit, and I have skills outside of throwing fireballs.”</span> <span class="mu-r">“Well that’s great! Because we could really use them right about now.”</span> you said, pointing at the blockade of Jolly Roger clones. <span class="mu-r">“What other tricks do you have left up your sleeve?”</span> Pandora rubbed her chin thoughtfully for a moment. <span class="mu-b">“If you can get me close enough to that boy. The real one, then I should be able to erase his memories of this island.”</span> she explained. <span class="mu-b">“He said that he creates duplicates from his own, and other people’s memories. But if he doesn’t have any memories to draw from, then the duplicate ships should disappear in short order.”</span> That’s actually not a bad plan at all! <span class="mu-r">“But in order for it to work, you’ll need to be away from the shield.”</span> you clarified. (Cont.)
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 16 Jul 2022 18:15:01 No. 5340987 Report She nodded. <span class="mu-b">“Yes. Either that, or you can get the thing away from me so that I can cast some siege spells at the ships from a distance.”</span> she suggested. <span class="mu-b">“A divination spell might work too. I can probably send you off on a dinghy in order to create some distance and weaken the shield’s influence.”</span>
That was less favorable for you. If you went out into the ocean by yourself, there was no telling what might happen! Bonne might have filled the waters with counterfeit Tick Tocks! Or worse! The REAL Tick Tock might revive himself!
Your thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a deafening boom. You looked over just in time to see Gordy thrust his fist forward as if to punch something. The air in front of his fist shimmered for a moment, before exploding, sending a cannonball shooting outwards and nailing a duplicate ship right in its center!
It would appear that the counterattack operation had already begun. Tossa had to be holding up more two dozen cannonballs at this point.
<span class="mu-b">“What about the girl?”</span> Pandora asked, snapping you out of your reverie.
<span class="mu-r">“What?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“The little one.”</span> she said, pointing at Squirt. <span class="mu-b">“Can’t she just touch the boats and shrink them into toy sailboats?”</span>
She probably could, but that would have to involve her getting uncomfortably close to them in order for that to work. Would you really want to risk that?
What will you do?
>Create a web slingshot, and have Gordy strike the shield in order to send you flying towards the ships. >Ask Croaker to call the mermaids. They can deliver some of you over to the cloned ships.(Who will go with them?) >Have Peter Pan fly around and harass them from the air. >Have Peter Pan carry someone as he flies overhead. >Go off on your own and let Pandora do her thing. >Write-in. Pastebins:
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sat 16 Jul 2022 18:16:56 No. 5340988 Report Quoted By:
Oh, and I'll be making a new thread tomorrow and linking it here. I'm gonna be running sessions for a while during my vacation.
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>>5340987 >>Create a web slingshot, and have Gordy strike the shield in order to send you flying towards the ships. >Have Peter Pan carry someone as he flies overhead. (Squirt) Anonymous
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>>5340987 >Have Peter Pan carry someone as he flies overhead. >Pandora and Squirt Let's see if they like magical air support
>Create a web slingshot, and have Gordy strike the shield in order to send you flying towards the ships And maybe have Callisto keep an eye on the shield, she has enough arms to spare one to just hold it.
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>>5340987 >>Create a web slingshot, and have Gordy strike the shield in order to send you flying towards the ships. >Have Peter Pan carry someone as he flies overhead. (Squirt) Pandora can't use magic near the shield, hell it is a question if Peter can fly near it.
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Scorekeeper !!urZ1qzDpXky ID:dpaqaC5h Sun 17 Jul 2022 15:32:25 No. 5342502 Report Quoted By: