Become The Vampire Quest 12
You head upstairs slowly and carefully. For one, you don't actually know the layout of the next floor, and for two, if it's all one big bedroom up there you don't want to just burst in. What you find instead is that the stairs lead up to a large landing area, almost like a common room, with two doors, one with Patrick's name carved on it, and another with Jennifer's name on a little gold plate. Etched onto the plate, likely with a claw, is a little heart. You have to wonder precisely what state their marriage is in that they sleep in different rooms. You knock on Jennifer's door firmly, and Marie opens it, looking a bit surprised.
“Oliver? What are you doing here?”
You smile at her.
“Jennifer told me to come find her when I had time to talk. Well, I've got time. The party is starting soon, I figured this would be a good opportunity to speak with her.”
Marie glances nervously over her shoulder.
“I'm not sure that's such a good idea right now. Maybe later? She's a little busy.”
You can hear Jennifer speaking in a low tone to someone, before raising her voice.
“Let him in, Marie.”
Marie hesitates, before opening the door and letting you in. Jennifer is exactly as you expected her to be, sitting on a chair at the foot of her bed that's almost a throne, forcing others to kneel before her. It's like that trick where you microwave water and it goes above the boiling point. One single wrong move and she'll go off all at once. Fortunately you already know how to approach the situation.
“Good evening, Jennifer. I hope I'm not intruding. You told me to come when I had the time, and now I do.”
Jennifer regards you coolly for a moment, doing her best to keep whatever it is that's eating away at her in check. You can't tell if it's barely-restrained rage, lust or something else altogether. She turns to the other woman, the one you don't recognize, and nods.
“Marie will see you out. I believe our business is complete at this point.”
The woman nods slowly, rising to her feet and bowing low before leaving without a word. Marie follows her out, glancing back at Jennifer before turning to leave. Jennifer clears her throat.
“Lock the door on your way out. I have matters to discuss with this boy.”
Marie looks at you, then at Jennifer, and locks the door before closing it, leaving you and Jennifer alone. You're either about to die or become her confidante about something.
“Now then, Oliver. To business.”
You nod and move towards her, standing near her, a little closer than the woman had been kneeling.
“To business. I think the first order of business should be Sammy, don't you? A point of mutual interest.”
Jennifer's eyes widen ever so slightly at your boldness, but she doesn't say anything. She adjusts her hands, switching so that the other is on top.
“I have evidence of Mark's true nature, how he really sees Sammy. The perfect ammunition against the Collins clan in terms of how one of their members is viewing the agreement you have. But it's also perfect evidence for why you shouldn't give Sammy to Mark. I have a claim on her that I'm looking to make use of. So, business? Because you put on a front like you're a cold-hearted and careless mother when it comes to her, but the wife of the pack leader wouldn't be as simple or as foolish as that.”
You let your words sink in, and they seem to have the desired effect. Jennifer cracks the barest of smiles and rises to her feet slowly. She walks closer to you, taking precise and careful steps, doing her best not to betray her current intoxication or whatever thoughts might be swimming around in her head.
“You're an ignorant boy, so I'll tell you how arctic wolves work. We are cold. There is only so much warmth to go around, and we must be careful who we share it with. The cold shapes us, makes us strong. Our packs are much smaller, maybe two or three families. We favor the power of the individual over the power of a group. And then one day, while still trying to find my place in this pack, I fall pregnant for the second time and end up with a runt.”
The word lacks the venom you were expecting with it. She says it almost sympathetically. Almost.
“She will never be fully human, never be fully wolf. She will be weaker than the weakest of our kind. And in my mind, I wonder, can this child become strong enough to stand on her own? The cold shapes us. It is in her blood to blossom under pressure, but despite my every effort she found warmth among the others. They never forged her spirit, never made her harden her will. And so, thinking myself wise, I made myself colder.”
She walks around you in a slow circle, each step placing her just a fraction closer to you.
“And now I have a runt daughter who believes that I hate her. A clan that believes that I'm little more than a bitch. And perhaps they're right. But that has advantages. We needed to negotiate with the Collins clan and I knew that Mark wasn't stable enough to handle Sammy, so I offered her to him in a way that made me seem ever more cruel, knowing that someone would discover his actions or words and buy us leverage. And something exceeding my expectations occurred.”
She comes to a halt right in front of you, her face only inches from your own, her eyes locked on yours.
“She met someone who made her strong. Someone who made her strong enough that last night she stood up to me for the very first time. At first I thought that you were nothing special, but there's something about you, Oliver Spencer. I'd like to find out what.”
She cups your chin, smiling coyly at you, her eyes predatory.
“Show me.”
She leans in.
>Stand perfectly still, she's unstable right now and any wrong move could set her off.
>She liked it when you were bold enough to stand close, beat her to the punch and kiss her. You're here to exploit emotions anyway, right?
>Back away, maybe it's a test or maybe it's a drunken advance that you'll be smacked for later.
>Other (write-in)
>Character sheet
http://pastebin.com/QUxw5vf9
>Rules
Same system as Become The Dragon Quest. If you don't know what that is, it's best of three d20 rolls. I name a stat that sums up what you're trying to do, and if I don't name a relevant skill, you try to fill in the blank based on what you're trying to accomplish. “Break open the door” might be Strength based, but if you've been playing baseball after school and there's a lead pipe nearby, you could apply your Baseball skill to the roll. A 20 on the die is a crit threat, and if either of the other two rolls is 20 or higher after mods, it's a critical. A crit fail is when you have two or more 1s. So far this system has worked out well enough. We'll get into combat rules as needed, but in basic terms you have wounds, not HP, and the worse the wounds, the more penalties you accrue while doing other things.
Most Important Rule:
Have fun.
Quest Twitter: @BecomeQM
>>44026799
>"Oh, yeah, sure." Feign complete, pigheaded ignorance and pull up the video of Mark.
>>44026799
>Other (write-in) "You want to know? Earn it."
>>44026799
>Stand perfectly still, she's unstable right now and any wrong move could set her off.
>>44026799
>>She liked it when you were bold enough to stand close, beat her to the punch and kiss her. You're here to exploit emotions anyway, right?
NO FUCKING BRAKES
>>44026817
Fuck it, seconding this. If she forces herself on us when we clearly don't know what's happening, that'll be entirely on her.
>>44026799
Stay still, if she does try to kiss you, just flatly say something like. No. I won't betray sammy. And walk away.
>>44026799
>Stand perfectly still, she's unstable right now and any wrong move could set her off.
Back in a moment, my dinner just finished cooking.
>>44026799
>Stand perfectly still, she's unstable right now and any wrong move could set her off.
>>44026871
The hungriest of QM's
>>44026799
>>44026817
This.
>>44026799
Just stare her back eye to eye.
"Because I have nothing, I have walked alone almost all my life, No pack, no friends, and because of my parent's issues, no family. I hold to the few friends I have tightly, and when a fight inevitably occurs I crush my foes to the fullest extent I am able to. I am not strong I just have eyes that see far too clearly for my own good."
>>44026799
>Stand perfectly still, she's unstable right now and any wrong move could set her off.
Laugh it off
"Good lord, do you know how to make things awkward in a hurry."
>Back up a bit
"I'll come back later."
>>44026799
>Other (write-in)
> Gently but firmly push her away, while holding eye contact. "Give me time and I will show you. I will give you the leverage you want, tomorrow or the day after. If Mark crosses that line again though, I'm not going to show the same level of restraint."
>Begin circling her in turn, keeping eye contact. "I don't intend to disrupt or upset your pack, but I am going to continue to pursue Sammy. She makes me happy, and I believe I make her happy as well."
>End our pacing with our back to the door again. "I think, perhaps, you could begin a reconciliation with Sammy now, as well. She has more steel in her than you realize."
>Then end the conversation with a slight exposure of our neck, sort of a tilt up and to the side(it's a wolf thing, the bigger the exposure the more subservience/respect it shows, hence the slight tilt, it's polite). "If there's nothing else of immediate import, perhaps we should join the party."
The story so far: http://pastebin.com/0QiN4UEw
>>44026817
kek, this is pretty good. Supporting
>>44026817
>>44026886
>>44026861
>>44026996
>Going full retard
Really guys?
>>44027014
How is it any worse than standing there and letting us get raped?
>>44026817
>>44026861
>>44026886
>>44026996
Are you trying to start a war? Because this is how you start a war. Give it to her in a couple days, when her ice bitch demeanor is in control again.
>>44026799
>Other
When she gets in close just move our hand over her mouth in between her face and ours, you know to block lip contact.
"This was your plan to knock Sammy down a peg or three then?"
>Back up
>Just leave
>Just disapproval all day
>>44027027
You know nothing of wild wolves, do you? Best option is to calmly but firmly say no.
>>44026866
>>44026895
I like these.
>>44026986
This doesn't seem immediately bad either, though it being long makes me leery.
oh well ... changing my support of >>44026817
to
>Stay stillI think it had already won.
>>44027079
>it being long makes me leery
What? The story so far? Or the detailed post?
>>44027120
Long write-ins in general. Bad past experiences.
>>44027145
4 lines is too much for you, and you want to use this site? Mmkay.
>>44027186
For a write in? 4 lines usually leads to retardation or us getting shut up punched.
>>44027186
What are you saying?
He said he had bad experiences with long write ins, not that it's tl;dr
You fail at reading those two very short sentences, and you want to use this site? Mmkay
>>44027186
I can read it perfectly well, but long write-ins are usually either extremely low quality or have some massive fuckup contained within them that goes unnoticed due to length.
Can some kind anon tally the votes for me? There's quite a lot of them and I'm almost done eating. It would be much appreciated. Given the variety and number of responses, I don't think "first to three" quite covers it.
>>44027254
Reasonable worry, idk, I just feel like we pick the choice that will lead to violence (despite us being a sneak/smooze character) too often. Like >>44026817
>>44026817
3 supporters
>>44026850
>>44026869
>>44026872
>>44026902
>>44026895
6 for staying still with some talk
>>44027357
3 for >>44026817
1 for >>44026828
5 for >Stand perfectly still, she's unstable right now and any wrong move could set her off.
1 for >>She liked it when you were bold enough to stand close, beat her to the punch and kiss her. You're here to exploit emotions anyway, right?
>>44027357
Seems like the general consensus(7) is to stand still, and tell her no if she tries to kiss us.
And 4 want to completely ignore the decision from last thread to not show the video at the party tonight.
Given that you're standing still and trying to minimize potential outbursts, do you stay silent and let her do whatever or do you speak up to stop her?
Personally I liked the guy who told her to "earn it", but maybe that's just me.
>>44027422
2 of the (Other) were variations on stand still and deny the kiss
>>44027467
I still support the three semi-compatible write-ins (>>44026866, >>44026895, >>44026986), if you feel like incorporating any of their elements.
>>44027467
Speak up obviously, preferably while looking her in the eye.
>>44027467
>. "Give me time and I will show you. I will give you the leverage you want, tomorrow or the day after. If Mark crosses that line again though, I'm not going to show the same level of restraint."
I still think we should at least say this, to make it clear we're about done with Mark disrespecting Sammy.
>>44027467
Standing by my >>44026828
Head held high and all. Maybe a cheeky grin.
>>44027467
Eh, I'll go for it. Sure.
This was me>>44026902
>>44026828
Supporting
Schmooze roll, +1
Rolled 10 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44027874
pls dice
Rolled 15 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44027874
Rolled 16 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44027874
Schmooze
Rolled 2 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44027874
If earn it went in with one supporter and the original voter, I'll be annoyed
>>44027918
Uhull!! Another high roll on the same quest today.
>>44027918
Hope that's enough.
>>44027995
Would you rather the two?
>>44028093
To be fair it is a 2 with 22 for dubs.
That's pretty impressive.
>>44028146
Hmm... if such statement i'm inclided to agree.
You smirk as she leans in and ease away slightly.
"You sure know how to make things awkward..."
Jennifer gives you a look of confusion, and you tilt your head ever so slightly as you smile.
"Earn it. I'm not going to betray Sammy over a one-night stand, that's stupid. You're drunk, you're wild, and you're not thinking clearly, and if you regret this tomorrow then that makes it even worse. If you really want me? Earn it4. Talk to Sammy, get to know your daughter. Prove to me you're not just saying things to get a rise out of me or to hurt Sammy. Then we can talk about it and see where things go."
Jennifer looks at you like you're the first person to ever deny her something before, and you might very well be. You turn and head for the door, walking only a few steps.
"I think I know what makes me special though. You said you value the power of the individual, right? I have no family. No friends for the most part, although that's changing. I've been alone. I've suffered loss. But I'm still standing. Still moving forward. I clutch the people who are precious to me as tightly as I can. I'm the walk-in embodiment of your ideal man, aside from the fact that I'm not a werewolf."
Jennifer remains silent, staring at you. That last one might have been a bit much, but to be fair you've got sex on the brain from seeing Angie dressed as a schoolgirl and seeing Sammy at her most desperate. You give Jennifer a glance over your shoulder and watch her melt, sinking to her knees.
"Oliver... wait..."
>Walk away like a cool guy
>Ply her desperation for your own ends
>Other (write-in)
>>44028146
But this is /tg/, we only care about god/devil trips and above.
>>44028337
>Other (write-in)
Pause at the door to see what she wants. Not committing, but not being a douche either.
>>44028337
>"Sorry, but I've got somewhere to be."
Shit. Fuck. It's getting interesting as fuck in here and I have to go to bed to be fit tomorrow.
Timezones suck!
Good night everybody
>>44028365
Seconding this.
>>44028399
Rest well
>>44028337
>>Walk away like a cool guy
We've got Devils to Deal with
>>44028399
Night, non
>>44028399
Just do like me! I stayed up all day, and have to be at work in 40 minutes! Coffee and the souls of the damned are the only way I survive.
>>44028337
>>Walk away like a cool guy
Tell her hubby about how hard she's been hitting the alcohol and that according to Sammy she was set on renovating the bedroom, then wish him luck.
>>44028337
Supporting:
>>44028365
>>44028365
This.
You head for the door and rest your hand gently on the knob, smiling at her.
"I've got somewhere to be, sorry. Like I said before, earn it. I'm not giving you an absolute yes or no right now."
Jennifer leans forward slightly, her ears shifting, moving to the top of her head, and you can see as she crawls forward slightly that her tail is twitching inside her dress, threatening to lift the back of it up and expose her. You keep your hand on the doorknob as her eyes change to a brilliant blue and her hair turns white.
"Don't go... What do you need me to do...?"
She's acting like a kicked puppy, desperate for affection. Maybe this was what was lurking under her cold exterior. Patrick was too soft and affectionate with her, but a simple cold shoulder and she's putty in your hands.
>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
>Ask for concessions of some ki bnd, make use of her mental state
>Give her a little sweetness, then leave her begging for more
>Other (write-in)
>>44028698
>Follow through
>>44028698
>>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
>>44028698
>>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
>>44028698
>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
It may be in poor taste to fuck our best friend/girlfriend's mother. Just a fucking tad.
>>44028698
>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
>>44028698
>>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
>>44028698
>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
>>44028769
Just a bit. *puts on Stacy's Mom*
>>44028698
I thought she was just fucking around but she wasn't? This is just like my chinese porn comics!
>>44028794
What a fucking heel turn that would be, though. That's, like, top tier douchebaggery.
>>44028794
Dayum...
>>44028836
Agreed. Let's not and say we didn't.
>>44028836
Exactly, and we JUST got done deciding we weren't going to be a douche. It took up like half of the last thread.
>>44028698
Tell her we do need a private space around midnight, an Angel of Death we're friends with asked us to do a quick ritual to help keep us safe.
>>44028698
>>Follow through, leave her begging, she hasn't earned anything
Maybe it's the fact that you don't want to betray Sammy, or maybe it's the knowledge that if you give in now you'll lose this bit of leverage, maybe for good, but you open the door and step through it.
"I told you. Earn it. Prove to me it's not about a game or about hurting Sammy, and that you can open up to her, and we'll talk. If you can do all that, I'll consider it."
You close the door and lean against it for a moment, listening to Jennifer whine and whimper on the other side. It seems pretty genuine. You walk away and stretch a bit. Genuine or not, this isn't the time to mess with it, assuming there will ever be a time for it. Now you just need to decide what to do.
You could head down to the party, you can already hear things starting to get wild down there. Or you could see if Sammy is alright, make sure she's not still out of sorts. You could also out Jennifer as adulterous, but there's no safe way to bring that up tonight. You don't even know if she's tried that kind of stunt with anyone else.
>Check on Sammy
>Join the party, time for drinking
>Try to find Patrick, he deserves to know
>Go back in with Jennifer
>Scout out a ritual spot
>Other (write-in)
Wait, so we could have fucked her if we picked the other options?
The Full Moon is a hell of a drug.
>>44029022
>>Check on Sammy
>>44029022
>Check on Sammy
>>44029022
>Scout out a ritual spot
>>44029028
Yes.
>>44029028
So is absinthe.
But yes, you could have.
>>44029022
>Scout out a ritual spot
Power
>>44029022
Hell yeah caught you live.
>Check on Sammy
>>44029022
>Scout out a ritual spot
We do need some place private, and since we have Angie's blessing, as it were, we should all ahead full. Maybe tell Stephen or Patrick we need space for a ritual our 'sorta' guardian angel wants us to do.
>>44029022
>>Check on Sammy
>>44029022
>Try to find Patrick, hint that his normally cold wife that sleeps in a different room is drunk and that he should go and enjoy some doggy style while he still can.
Bros.
>>44029022
I can support this: >>44029118
>>44029022
Scouting out a ritual spot I suppose. Knowing Sammy she's probably still "recovering"
We should learn to play the violin at some point.... No particular reason...
>>44029118
>>44029022
Backing
>>44029022
>Check on Sammy
>>44029206
Nah. Fiddle instead. More fun.
>>44029206
>>44029118
Backing.
>>44029271
Well now it's a terrible idea.
>>44029118
inb4 Jennifer scream 'Oliver!' mid-coitus
>Backing anyway
>>44029265
Fair enough. It's just... we might become a vampiric henshin hero. The similarities are RIGHT THERE!
Mel's dad would be disappointed if we didn't take advantage.
Speaking of which, I hope becoming a vampire doesn't lead to Best Roomy trying to merc us.
>>44029022
>Check on Sammy
>Scout out a ritual spot
Either/or.
>>44029312
>>44029225
>>44029165
>>44029118
How... does this even begin to help us? It's stupid. He'll just ask how we know she's begging for a bone, possibly fucking us over.
Let's actually do something constructive with our time.
>>44029315
If we aren't awful people, probably not.
>>44029294
Why?
You head down the stairs to Sammy's room, though in hindsight you don't know why you were expecting anything aside from reaching her door and hearing a muffled cry of pleasure. Because that's exactly what happens. You check your phone briefly and confirm with it that you were only upstairs for a matter of minutes. She'll need a little longer at least to get it out of her system, plus time to clean herself up and make herself presentable.
You turn your attention instead to the ritual. You need a safe space to conduct it, and you'll need to swipe a cup for your blood. There are plenty of places nearby where you could go, like the caves or the stone ledge overlooking the city. You'll just need to get there without leaving a trail, though now that won't be an issue.
Conduct the ritual at:
>The caves
>The ledge
>Behind the house
>Knock on Sammy's door, ask her if she's alright
>Party time, party time!
>Seek Patrick
>Seek Stephen
>Other (write-in)
>>44029382
>>The ledge
We batman
>>44029382
>>The caves
>Party time, party time!
>>44029382
>The ledge
>Seek Patrick
Just let him know his wife is drunk, and according to what we have heard gossip wise is looking for an excuse to renovate the bedroom.
>>44029382
>Stone ledge
>>44029382
>The caves
>give Patrick a heads up about his cold wife melting somewhat.
>>44029382
>The caves
>Seek Stephen
>>44029377
Because you voted for it. That is the obvious implication there.
>>44029382
Party time! But after the ritual
>>44029382
>The caves
But, now
>Seek Patrick
>>44029450
What, don't like me or something? It was something I said?
>>44029464
Ritual isn't until midnight so...
>>44029424
>>44029382
Second.
Also, unrelated, QM, if I get some writefags to help me turn this into a readable short story, would you mind if we put it out through 4leaf studios, or w/e they're calling it now?
>>44029382
>the caves
>Embarass sammy
>>44029360
"He'll just ask how we know she's begging for a bone"
BECAUSE IT'S 2015
Nah, because it's the full moon obviously, and she's drunk. With our normal human social skills we can tell they don't get it on. Besides, he'll be too deep in the idea of getting animalistic to even care if we told him straight out "your wife is really looking for a dick right now", which we wouldn't.
>>44029382
>Seek Patrick
"Normally your wife is cold, but it's the full moon, and she's drunk. Go give her a treat"
>>44029489
can't speak for that anon, but sometimes you don't agree with me on what i consider obvious things, which in my utopian society, is a death penalty.
>>44029502
I'd actually like to participate in turning it into a proper story if that's going to be a thing.
Sleuth roll plus Perception, +2
Rolled 12 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44029549
Rolled 11 (1d20)
>>44029549
THINK
Rolled 18 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44029549
Rolled 5 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44029549
pls
Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44029549
Rolled 18 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44029549
>>44029573
YEAH
BLOODFIYAH
Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44029522
>>44029549
It was just a thought I had on the drive to work. You've obviously put so much effort into the story, it'd be a shame to let it disappear. If nothing else, it could be published through amazon as a free ebook.
>>44029522
Next Thursday/Friday I'll try to break it up by scene from the notepad file I've got it in, and either stick it in a Google doc, or find some other site that allows multiple editors at once.
>>44029681
Seems legit. Keep me posted. My new days off starting this week are Tuesday and Saturday.
You head to the top of the stairs and glance around to see if you can spot Patrick, and you catch sight of him almost immediately. He's talking to Stephen about something and laughing a bit, and both are half-shifted already. Most of the other people in the room are in various states as well. The atmosphere is like a bubble waiting to burst, everyone is waiting to go absolutely wild, they just need a trigger.
You head downstairs and wave to a few werewolves, but your progress is slowed considerably by the number of people trying to offer you drinks or say hello to you. By the time you reach Patrick you've received a beer and a shot, and had two werewolves tell you that you're awesome at hunting vampires. Patrick looks at you with a broad smile.
"Oliver! Hello! Welcome to our party! Are you ready to get absolutely hammered and have the wildest night of your life!?"
He throws his head back and howls before laughing heartily.
>Your wife needs you. Sammy said she wants to do some remodeling in her room or something.
>I was just talking to your wife and she sent me away. She's either sad or pent up. Either way, thought you should know.
>Your wife's a slut, bro. Sorry about that.
>Can I talk to you in private for a bit?
>Other (write-in)
>>44029927
>>Other (write-in) Ignore bitch, party with people who like us.
>>44029927
>>Your wife needs you. Sammy said she wants to do some remodeling in her room or something
>>44029927
>>Your wife needs you. Sammy said she wants to do some remodeling in her room or something.
>>44029927
>>Your wife needs you. Sammy said she wants to do some heavy remodeling in her room or something.
>>44029927
>Your wife needs you. Sammy said she wants to do some remodeling in her room or something.
Then to Stephen
>I need some space where I can be alone around midnight. An angel I'm friends with wants me to do a ritual that'll help me with some stuff.
>>44029744
Now I know your schedule, if I don't get a new thread every tues and sun then i'll cry you bludclart.
>>44029927
>Your wife needs you. Sammy said she wants to do some remodeling in her room or something.
>>44029927
>Your wife needs you. Sammy said she wants to do some remodeling in her room or something.
>>44029927
>Your wife needs you (to eat her). Sammy said she wants o do some remodeling in her room or something (To make the place more ergonomic while I plow your daughter)
>>44030020
>oh joy the jamaican's hereserious question though, what's the moonshine-like stuff they make in Trinidad called. A friend brought a bottle of some clear shit to the bar, tasted about 160 proof, and had a lime aftertaste. He wouldn't tell me what it was, just that he got it in Trinidad.
>>44030024
Sammy was saying that her mom wanted to remodel, I think you missed that. Sammy's still worried about us thinking she's easy.
"Yep, I'm ready. Oh, by the way? Your wife needs you. I think Sammy said something about remodeling the bedroom or something? I dunno, there was a lot of subtext that I didn't pick up on in that conversation."
You've never seen anyone move quite that fast before. You sincerely hope that he doesn't get there only to be disappointed by what he finds. For your sake as well as his. You turn to Stephen, who sighs and hangs his head.
"Another fine mess..."
You give a small shrug.
"I need some time alone right at midnight. I've got an angel friend who wants me to do a ritual that's going to help me with a few things."
Stephen nods slightly and finishes his drink.
"That's certainly doable, yes. At midnight we'll be howling and doing some special rites of our own, ones that might be a bit violent. It's probably best that you're not there so you don't get caught up in things, honestly."
You sip one of the beers and nod slightly, then pause. The beer tastes different. Bitter. Not like last night. Stephen clears his throat when he notices your expression.
"I see you've caught on... Last night you didn't have the real deal. We made sure to soften things so you wouldn't get drunk. Tonight, though, we're supposed to get wild. Have as much as you like."
>Get trashed, make friends
>Go check on Sammy again
>Sneak up and make sure Patrick and Jennifer are doing alright
>Talk to Stephen about something
>Other (write-in)
>>44030170
>>Other (write-in) Get a spare cup and knife for our blood, ask Stephen where a first aid kit is. Drink (mostly) responsibly. One should not make deals with the powers of Hell while wasted.
>>44030207
seconding
>>44030170
>>44030207
Second.
>>44030170
>Talk to Stephen about stuff
We can't get wrecked before summoning a demon, you guys
>>44030207
This.
It's a fucking nice option.
Why hate me for it?
Don't.
>>44030170
>Other (write-in)
Drink slowly, we've got a demon to deal with at midnight.
>Well, I can't really cut loose til after this ritual, so I hope you all are gonna be down to party til dawn.
>>44030090
Not jamaican, only quarter trinidadian, and not a fucking clue blud. Probably ba-bash or bush rum.
>>44030170
>Talk to Stephen about something
why he said it was another fine mess
>>44030207
supporting this too.
>>44030262
>>44030207
I meant yes
>>44030170
>>Talk to Stephen about something
>>44030207
this mostly
>>44030207
And then BAC spawns an Alcohol demon. The ritual requires us to say the Alphabet backwards and walk in a straight line to hell.
>>44030245
Time to abandon this option guys.
>>44030255
Ah, ca c'est bon, bon rien
You grab a spare glass and a knife from the table and turn to Stephen.
"I can't drink too much before I do this thing, it's pretty precise, but it won't take long. By the by, do you guys have a first-aid kit somewhere? I'm gonna have to cut myself a bit for this. I mean, I already have a kit on me, but better safe than sorry. I need to restock it."
Stephen points down one of the halls.
"Down that way. We've actually got quite a supply to choose from. Feel free to load up."
You nod, sipping your beer as you head down the hall. You find a little medical room, almost like a doctor's office, and a cabinet full of supplies. Bandages, needles, everything a werewolf might need to patch someone up after some excessive roughhousing. You resupply and grab an extra roll of bandages, just to be safe. The kit is in your bag in Sammy's room though.
>Head up to see Sammy and drop off your supplies
>Stash your ritual stuff somewhere safe and go back to the party
>Other (write-in)
>>44030449
>>Head up to see Sammy and drop off your supplies
>>44030449
>>Head up to see Sammy and drop off your supplies
>>44030449
>Head up to see Sammy and drop off your supplies
>>44030449
>>Head up to see Sammy and drop off your supplies
Hi honey, hope your furious masturbation is going well. Just told your mom I don't wanna fuck her and borrowing a few things from your dad to complete a demonic blood ritual. Don't worry, it's cool, he totally knows. Anywho, brb, summoning Bealzebub! Heart you!
Man, this is DAY TWO! Oliver is a fucking WEIRD kid!
>>44030483
>>44030498
>>44030524
The voices have spoken, and I support. Might as well tell Sammy we'll be ghosting for the midnight rituals too.
>>44030449
>>Head up to see Sammy and drop off your supplies
>>44030555
Probably our mom's "you need to resurrect us" mind control thought implant's fault ennit G.
>>44030555
>Oliver is a fucking WEIRD kid!
Honestly, almost all the choices are the same I'd have made if I was personally in the same position.
>>44030633
Joke's on her, doing this for pops. Mom is going nowhere unless he okays her coming back.
You carry the bundle of supplies, the cup and the knife back upstairs to put with our bag. You earn a few strange looks from some of the werewolves, but more are too drunk or having too much fun to pay you much mind. A few more people must have shown up, too, because the place is getting crowded. You reach the top of the stairs, hear a glass break, and suddenly the crowd goes nuts. You hustle off to Sammy's room before you can get caught up in it.
When you reach Sammy's door, it's slightly ajar, and you can hear her shower running. She probably left it open as an invitation for you, so you'd know it was safe. You step in and close the door, sorting out your supplies quickly, and note that the bathroom door is open as well, and her clothes are laid out on the bed.
>Talk to Sammy through the door
>Join her in the shower
>Wait for her to finish in there, then talk to her
>Leave and come back later
>Other (write-in)
>>44030725
>Wait for her to finish in there, then talk to her
>>44030725
>>Talk to Sammy through the door
>>44030725
>>Wait for her to finish in there, then talk to her
>>44030725
>Talk to Sammy through the door
We're close enough to do that, and we need to give her a heads up before things get too out of hand.
>>44030725
>Talk to Sammy through the door
>>44030725
>>Talk to Sammy through the door
"Hey babe, doing okay? I'm prepping to have a demon mark my eternal soul with the help of my reaper nurse bff."
I love this quest.
>>44030725
>Talk to Sammy through the door
How wet are you right now?
carlos.jpg
I like to think that, in Sammy Quest, she has a Hellborn Quest-esque Stress meter, only instead it's Lust.
>>44030815
Oh please say this, QM, please please please
Schmooze roll, +1
Rolled 6 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031037
Rolled 8 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031037
Rolled 20 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031037
ya naffi resist our rasta charms rudegyal
>>44031094
I, well... I mean, you're not wrong, apparently.
>>44031094
The schmooziest.
Rolled 18 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031037
>>44031094
We the schmooze maester.
>>44031094
You walk over to the door and push it open ever so slightly, just enough to creak softly. You don't want to spook her by just talking at her. You can hear Sammy shift in response to the noise.
"Oliver? Is that you?"
You lean against the door just a bit. There's no steam in the air, so she must be taking a cold shower.
"Yep. The door was open, so I came right in. I wanted to make sure you were alright."
You don't peek at the shower, though it's not like you could see anything anyway, but you do keep your eyes on the mirror. Sammy pokes her head out of the shower and looks at you. She's soaked and shivering a bit.
"I'll be fine, everything is under control... I actually left the door open in case you wanted to join me, but... now that I'm thinking clearly, I kinda feel awkward about it. Not that I would mind, but... right now I'm taking a cold shower in ice water and I think you'd probably freeze..."
You smile at her.
"Fair enough. I just wanted to let you know that around midnight I'm gonna find a quiet space for a few minutes alone while things are at their most heated. I'm coming back, I just need to clear my own head. Plus I've got this ritual thing to do. It's nothing too major, but I'd like some privacy."
Sammy nods and retreats fully into the shower once more.
"Alright then. If you need any help with the ritual, let me know. I trust you, so... whatever you're doing, I'll try to lend a hand if you want me to."
You're about to deliver a pun, asking her how wet she is, when you hear a crash and a growl upstairs, followed by whining and whimpering and another crash.
>I guess your folks are really going at it
>Maybe we should go downstairs...
>If you need more time, I'll meet you down at the party
>Other (write-in)
>>44031461
>Maybe in your remodeling you should ask for sound proof wall and door eh?
>>44031461
>Nah, it's kind of a solo thing. Introductory ritual to blood magic, actually. Summon up a demon and everything. You should probably avoid it until it's over.
>>44031461
>I guess your folks are really going at it
>>44031515
>>44031461
True facts.
>>44031461
>Maybe we should go downstairs...
I'll wait for you in the hall.
>>44031461
>I guess your folks are really going at it
>Maybe we should go downstairs...
>>44031461
>>44031515
>Other
>Explain, possibly swearing her to secrecy.
>>44031461
>Maybe we should go downstairs...
Wait in the hall.
>>44031461
Rasta magic nat20 gets based dad's teeth kicked in
I'll roll a 1 next time
>>44031461
>the one whining and whimpering is Patrick
You chuckle a little bit and glance at the ceiling.
"Sounds like someone is having fun up there... We should probably head downstairs."
Sammy turns off the water.
"Actually, it sounds kinda like a fight... They do this sometimes, usually during the full moon... My dad gets all worked up and then my mom shuts him down..."
You pause to consider your potential involvement in the situation. Jennifer is manipulative, and if she's after you, she wouldn't throw you under a bus, but Patrick might think you were pranking him or something.
"I'll meet you out in the hall, alright? I'll tell you about the ritual if you promise not to tell a soul."
Sammy pokes her head out and nods.
"Promise."
You smile and grab your bag, heading out into the hall to wait for Sammy. You reach her door when you hear the heavy footsteps slowly coming down the stairs from the third floor.
"I don't know what I'm doing wrong..."
>Approach Patrick and talk to him, what could go wrong
>Stay out of sight, avoid potential backlash
>Other (write-in)
>>44031815
>Approach Patrick and talk to him, what could go wrong
>>44031815
>Sup Patrick, please don't maul me.
>>44031815
>>Approach Patrick and talk to him, what could go wrong
give him tips
"soft bitches like soft
cold bitches like cold
but all bitches like it hard tho yo feel me dawg?"
>>44031815
>Approach Patrick and talk to him, what could go wrong
We are trying to be part of the family, so might as well.
>>44031815
>phase into the wall
>>44031815
>>Stay out of sight, avoid potential backlash
Nopenopenope
Wow, it's almost like telling him was a bad idea. Funny.
>>44031875
>And that's how Oliver died.
>although Patrick laughed the next day and felt bad IMMEDIATELY
>>44031815
>Stay out of sight, avoid potential backlash
Honestly not sure what to do here, but this is the safe option.
>>44031815
>Approach Patrick and talk to him, what could go wrong.
Be the broest of bros.
>>44031884
So what you're saying
Is that anything BigBoss votes for is a bad idea
Schmooze rolls, +1
I'm hoping for a crit fail. My inner DM craves disappointment.
Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031977
Rolled 11 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031977
Rolled 14 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031977
Rolled 16 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031977
RASTAFARIII MAGIC
Why did people vote for that?
>>44031960
Nope, because he, and everyone else, voted for my >>44030207 and that had 0 repercussions (yet)
>>44031990
Eh, good enough.
>>44031977
Sorry to disappoint. I've made my daily sacrifice to the RNGods
>>44032001
Because they were dumb
Rolled 5 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44031977
I use my magic card broest of the bros
>>44032047
oh god i'm so glad i didn't make it.
>>44032047
It fails spectacularly
Unfortunately >>44031998 was just as late as you are.
>>44032094
I wasn't late
I was interrupted from casting my rasta magic.
There's a difference.
You walk casually towards the stairs like you didn't hear him at all and turn, feigning surprise.
"Patrick? What's up? You OK?"
He's pretty beaten up. No bruises, but it's clear where Jennifer smacked him around. He sighs quietly and shakes his head.
"You were right about the remodeling, but she decided she wanted to argue and fight rather than... nevermind."
He moves to walk past you to the party and you gently raise your hand. He pauses and looks at you, and you pat him on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry to hear about that. I thought for sure that the subtext was... Anyway, I just wanted to say that it's a night to have fun. No offense meant, but if she wants to sit in her room and mope and fight, let her. Don't let it get you down though. You're an awesome pack leader, and you deserve to have a great time tonight."
He looks at your hand for a moment, then at you.
"Hmm. Well said. Not ideal, but well said. She's in one of her moods, and you're right. Just because she's choosing not to have fun, doesn't mean I shouldn't have any myself. Yeah..."
He grins.
"Yeah!"
He runs to the top of the stairs, howling and leaping down into the crowd, tackling someone to the ground in the process. You're glad you didn't fuck that one up horribly. You're a little surprised though. Maybe Patrick put her off so much that she flipped out, or she was so devastated that you walked out that she vented at the first person she saw. Your train of thought is interrupted by Sammy walking out of her room and smiling at you, fully dressed and apparently in control of her sensibilities.
"So, what's the plan?"
>Let me tell you about blood magic
>Let's party and live it up, we've got time
>Mind going on ahead? I just saw your dad and I wanna see what happened up there
>Other (write-in)
>>44032305
>Let's party and live it up, we've got time
>>44032305
>>Let's party and live it up, we've got time
>>Mind going on ahead? I just saw your dad and I wanna see what happened up there
>Other (write-in) If there's any sausage, cocktail sausages or otherwise we should take a plate upstairs to taunt. Also hitting him up doesn't show she's willing to change at all, smfh. Almost like she doesn't want this human meat.
>>44032305
>Let's party and live it up, we've got time
We can tell her about the ritual when we prep for it.
>>44032305
>Let's party and live it up, we've got time
>>44032305
>Let me tell you about blood magic and what my angelic friend said to do(can't remember if she knows about Angie or not) then
>>Let's party and live it up, we've got time
So who's up for keking Patrick and becoming pack leader?
>>44032442
mate...
Not cool.
Jenny from the block doesn't deserve what we've got, and why would we do that to based dad? Cold man, cold.
>>44032392
She knows about angie but she doesn't know about angie appearing in our dreams. I think we can not tell her about that or just simply not mention her.
>>44032442
No bro, just no please?
>>44032442
Fuck off.
>>44032442
Nope, if anything i'm up for telling him his wife's weakspot so he can exploit it mercilessly.
>>44032546
This
Why would we kek him ever
fuck
"The plan is to party and enjoy ourselves. I'll fill you in as we go, I don't want to raise any concern, and I want to avoid any sneaks listening in on things."
Sammy pulls out her phone, and you look at it for a moment.
"Yeah, that works. Kinda. My roommate upgraded my phone, and she says she's not listening in on things but I can't be sure. Better safe than sorry at this point."
Sammy nods a little and hugs your arm.
"Fair enough... Shall we?"
You nod and head downstairs with Sammy to enjoy the party. Over the course of the evening you explain bits and pieces. The book, the ritual, the magic you'll be acquiring, and so on. You avoid references to Angie, as well as the demon or the mark, but she gets the gist of it and doesn't pry. As you finish filling her in on where you're going to hold the ritual, you see Stephen climb on top of a table.
"Midnight approaches, we have but one hour remaining! Everyone, outside! We must begin preparations for the tournament, as well as for the rest of the night!"
There's a lot of cheering and bowling, with people rushing to get outside. You can smell a barbaque of some sort outside, lots of fresh meat on a grill, and Sammy tugs you toward the door with a smile.
"Come on, I'm famished!"
You notice that Patrick is leading the charge out the front door, and you can see Marie and Blake, but Jennifer is still locking herself away upstairs.
>Go upstairs and grab your bag
>Tell Sammy to go ahead of you and get your stuff from upstairs
>Head outside with Sammy, double back later
>>44032662
>>Tell Sammy to go ahead of you and get your stuff from upstairs
>>44032662
>Go upstairs and grab your bag
>>44032662
>Tell Patrick Marie's weakness
>Tell Sammy to go ahead of you and get your stuff from upstairs
>>44032305
>Let's party
>Blood magic
>>44032691
His wife is Jennifer, Marie is Sammy's cousin.
>>44032662
>Tell Sammy to go ahead
Official Serious Wizard Business
>>44032725
That's what I meant.
Also we should probably see what's up with Marie in a bit anyway.
Smarts roll plus Perception, +1
Rolled 16 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44032775
Rolled 18 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44032775
Rolled 20 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44032775
Rolled 3 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44032775
RASTAFARI
>>44032801
Lucky you beat me to it
NIce.
>>44032801
nice
>>44032662
Why did we leave our bag upstairs automatically? Last it was mentioned, we had taken it with us upon leaving Sammy's room.
"I'm just gonna grab my bag from upstairs. Go grab some food before it's all gone."
Sammy nods and smiles, pecking you on the cheek and running off. You head for her room, watching the last of the crowd file out, and snatch up your bag. As you head out you notice a soft sound in the now-silent house. Crying, coming from upstairs. You adjust your pack and sigh.
"God damn it..."
You glance at the door downstairs, at the crowds celebrating, and then look back at the stairs.
>See what's wrong with Jennifer
>Leave her to her own devices and go downstairs
>Other (write-in)
-
Honestly thought your luck would finally break
>>44032903
>See what's wrong with her
>But make sure we keep our cool and not fall for any of her shit.
>>44032903
>>See what's wrong with Jennifer
Tell her if she really wanted some meat that it's downstairs
carlos.jpg
>>44032837
It has already been established today that I can't brain because I have the dumb. Why bring a bag with an important book around people spilling alcohol? These are the mysteries. Oliver would have left it there to keep it safe. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
>>44032903
>Leave her to her own devices and go downstairs
>Honestly thought your luck would finally break
Well, I honestly could not give less of a shit about Jennifer and want as little to do with her as possible, so it wouldn't matter to me much if it had, since presumably we'd have just missed the crying.
Seriously, she's crying? Good. She deserves that pain. Those are my only thoughts on the matter.
>>44032903
>See what's bugging her
>Be ready to bail because horribly unstable werewolf
Speed roll plus Dodge, +4
