You head into the locker room and feel your phone buzz in your pocket. You look down and open the text while you grab some fresh workout clothes and head for a locker. It's from Jennifer.
“Your roommate and I made a few bets on our games. I won. We'll be along to the gym shortly to cheer you on.”
You open up a locker and stuff your bag into it before starting to get changed. You're dreading what might be involved. Meliora is probably going to kick your ass if Jennifer forced her into a cheerleader uniform or something. You pause for a moment and slowly turn to look at the locker number, closing the door slightly. Number four. Sammy said something about that, didn't she?
Your bag is launched from the locker, striking you in the chest. Fortunately it's not especially heavy. You can hear soft cackling, and the locker door slams closed. You rise to your feet and look at the locker. Sammy was right, haunted locker room. You reach for locker number five to avoid disturbing the ghost, and the door swings open sharply, knocking your hand aside, before more cackling fills the air. A sense of foreboding comes over you, like there's something right behind you, and a soft voice whispers in your ear.
“Boo...~”
You turn around slowly and come face to face with... nothing. Rule one of ghosts, they're invisible. You reach out and poke at the air, swiping your hand around to try to grab hold of something. Rule two of ghosts, they're also intangible. These aren't actual rules from your dad's notebook, you're just making things up on the fly. You're pretty sure your dad's notebook doesn't have a thing on ghosts. You'll have to update it when you get back to your room. You turn back to your bag and pick it up, checking the contents to make sure everything is alright.
“Seriously? Not even a scream? Is your brain made of glue or something?”
You look up to find a cloud of blue-green mist forming in front of you. A face emerges from it suddenly, contorted by pain and screaming, the eyes sewn shut. You manage not to wet yourself as you fall on your backside, which is probably the only positive thing you can say about the experience. You didn't scream so much as yelp though, which is also a plus.
The face bursts into laughter as the rest of the ghost's body materializes, and she peels off the stringy strands of ectoplasm covering her eyes, grinning and discarding the fake threads. She opens her eyes and removes her head, stretching a little before reattaching it.
“There we go! That was a good reaction. Aah... man.”
She drifts over to your bag and picks it up, dumping the contents out and examining it.
“Not bad, not bad... This should do just fine.”
She climbs inside your bag, vanishing into it, and it glows softly for a moment before levitating.
“Fear me, human, for I have taken total control of your worldly possession!”
You watch the bag hover closer before it opens wide, and you roll out of the way as it attempts to latch onto your head. The bag turns around for another attempt, and you grab it and wrestle it to the ground. It's damp and a little sticky, and the ghost emerges from it in a huff.
“What's with you? I'm trying to do my poltergeist thing and you're completely ruining it!”
You look at your hands. They're covered in sticky slime. Ew.
“I've had a really long day of intimidating vampires, fooling around with werewolves and designing a religion from the ground up for what I hope is a haunted suit of armor that teaches history class.”
You turn to the ghost.
“This is probably the most normal thing to happen to me all day.”
The ghost blinks, before poking your nose.
“Boop.”
>Character sheet
http://pastebin.com/sYia7YGa
>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
>Ignore the spooky lady, finish getting changed
>Talk to the ghost, see what her deal is
>Go somewhere else to get changed
>Other (write-in)
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Replies might be a little slow to start tonight since I've got a few things going on, but it's mostly stuff that only takes a few minutes to take care of, and one big thing in a few hours.
>>44267107
>>Talk to the ghost, see what her deal is
>>44267107
>Talk to the ghost, see what her deal is
>>44267107
>>Talk to the ghost, see what her deal is
>>Other (write-in) Keep on changing as we talk, she'll perv if she wants to.
A LURKER TO DEFEAT METAL GEAR!!
You grab a spare towel from the pile and clean off your hands, wiping your bag down a bit to try to get it dry. You really hope this slime won't leave a stain.
“So you're a poltergeist?”
The ghost drifts around you, hovering around on her back as though floating around in a pool.
“It's an unliving. Pays the bills.”
You look up just in time for her to phase her arm through your head. All you can see is blue-green mist for a few seconds before she withdraws her hand again with a laugh.
“But seriously, I'm Presence. What you're seeing right now? Physical Presence. And when I'm not forming a body out of ectoplasm, I'm Presence of Mind. Pretty clever, right?”
You nod a bit and resume getting changed. You're not stripping naked or anything, and if she's invisible you won't be able to tell if she's peeping on you.
“It's pretty good. So what's the deal with locker four then?”
Presence shrugs a little, flipping upside-down and drifting towards it.
“I got assigned to it. It's an unlucky number in some cultures. I got eaten by a vampire when I dumped paint on her head for being a bitch while I was trying to make a portrait of my friend, and this reaper lady said I had a... spark, or something. I think it's like unfinished business. So I got assigned a place to haunt while I work that out.”
You pull on your shirt and Presence immediately yanks down your shorts with a grin, before pulling your shirt up to cover your face. You take a moment to untangle yourself and Presence grabs your bag, floating around with it.
“I'm honestly getting pretty sick of this gig though. No one ever uses my locker anymore. Mind if I just haunt you instead?”
You open your mouth to speak and Presence hugs you.
“Oh, I knew you'd understand! Don't worry, we'll be best friends! Except for the part where I prank you on a regular basis without rhyme or reason!”
She licks the side of your face, leaving a slimy trail along your cheek. She cackles for a moment before vanishing into your bag once more. You wipe your face clean again and look at your book bag. You liked that book bag, and now it's the residence of a poltergeist.
>Go to the track practice, deal with exorcising your stuff later
>Take the bag and go see Angie right away, this shit will not fly
>Try to haggle with the ghost, come to a mutually beneficial arrangement
>Other (write-in)
>>44267356
>>Try to haggle with the ghost, come to a mutually beneficial arrangement
>>44267356
>Stare forlornly at what has become of one of the few possessions you actually had since you were younger, reduced to nothing more than the dwelling of some hyperactive spirit.
>>44267356
>Try to haggle with the ghost, come to a mutually beneficial arrangement
We have a ghost in our bag and a mini-golem-AI-thing in our cellphone. What's next? A vampire in our stake?Ironic. But rad.
>>44267356
>>Try to haggle with the ghost, come to a mutually beneficial arrangement
Our possession is possessed, and not by us! Except it is, but, y'know, whatever.
So it looks like you're negotiating.
>Offer to help Presence find and complete her unfinished business
>Offer to help Presence find other people to prank
>Offer to help Presence find a better victim for her mischief
>Other (write-in)
>>44267470
>Offer to help Presence find and complete her unfinished business
>>44267470
>Finish business
>>44267470
>Offer to help Presence find and complete her unfinished business
>>44267470
>Offer to help Presence find other people to prank
''At least until you finish that business thing that keeps you here.''
Schmooze roll, +1
Rolled 10 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44267520
Rolled 8 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44267520
Rolled 8 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44267520
Rolled 20 + 1 (1d20 + 1)
>>44267520
I blame BigBoss
>>44267614
might as well, everyone else does
>>44267092
"Boop."
Fuck all the defending of sammy and hating on jennifer i've done
Waifu this bloodclart ghost, right fucking now.
>>44267614
I blame myself too.
It's not that much of a deal, though.
It's not like we're going to die now or anything.You got the hemomancy tome because of my roll. Have some respect for your elders.
>>44267665
>>44267564
>>44267565
poor rolls and ghost waifuing
What is this, Phanty Quest?
>>44267690
shut up blad, i've been here since day one too yaknow.
>>44267718
fuck your panty quest nyigguh
and i say fuck the ghost
or new best friend because boop
she booped us mayn
perfect
angie did this
next time we sleep ask angie if it's possible to fuck a ghost
"If you're pranking me all the time then I won't help you finish up whatever you have to do."
Your bag stirs briefly, and Presence sticks out her head.
"Say what now?"
You pick up your bag and put it in the locker.
"I'll help you out with your unfinished business so long as you can keep the pranking to a minimum."
Presence nods slightly.
"Minimum, got it. I will minimize the pranking."
You shut the locker and take a moment to consider all the ways that this could horribly backfire. Presence's voice whispers in your ear.
"You look really stupid when you're deep in thought like that..."
You hang your head for a moment. What you really need is some way of seeing spirits so you can keep track of Presence and prevent her pranks from causing a commotion. You suppose you could also go to the staff, or...
You smile to yourself and head for the track. The paranormal club. If any group of potentially crazy idiots in this school will know how to deal with ghosts, it'll be them. You walk in to find most of the track team stretching and doing light warmups. No sign of Sammy, Andrea or the others yet though.
>Limber up and get ready
>Try to find someone you know
>Other (write-in)
>>44267770
>Limber up and get ready
Text Sammy first, vamps be up to something.
>>44267746
So do I. And at least thank me for the blood magic before blaming it on me, lad.
>>44267770
>>Limber up and get ready
>>44267788
agreed
>Other (write-in) Text Sammy we might have solved things with the vamps, but keep an eye out.
Why are their namefags infesting this quest?
>>44267826
Not a clue. But it is what it is. So long as it doesn't become a distraction it's fine.
>>44267791
He shouldn't thank you. You said you didn't even roll back then, it's in the archives. Lying garbage. Additionally, it was a sneak roll, not a luck one, so it was probably just for if we fuck up while stealing the book with which book we get being predetermined. So you're responsible for fuck all even if you weren't a sack of worthless, lying trash.
>>44267873
And now it's a distraction. Can we get another vote in before we start this kind of thing?
>>44267896
Only had a name on because it's effort to keep putting it on and off, but if it's a distraction, fine.
>>44267873
Yeah!
>Limber up and get ready
>>44267873
Actually, I said I wasn't going to roll after that. I was the one who rolled for sneak in that library, so, let's say, if I hadn't, you would've been spotted by the vampires and shit would happen. Instead, you even had the ways to steal a fucking hemomancy tome, so...I still don't know why you blame me for shit. I though it was a joke, so I just laughed it off. It's a real thing?
>>44267896
No votes, only shitposts and namefagging forever
>>44267985
Drop your name like me or go back to making bad choices we can blame you for you raasclart
lmao
>>44267985
You rolled a roll for Sneak, and if you hadn't existed, the 21 would've gone in instead. So, no, you were still completely unnecessary.
>>44267770
>limber up and get ready
You reach for your phone and pause. No pockets on these gym shorts. You sigh softly and feel something secure itself around your wrist. You look down to find a black watch with a design similar to your phone. It's a little bulky, and reminds you vaguely of the watches from that one cartoon with the robots and the medals, just with a bigger screen. You don't know if you should be pleased or concerned that your phone took the initiative to transform itself and follow you.
You press a few buttons and open the message screen, typing out a little message to Sammy letting her know what happened with the vampires before sitting down to stretch. After a few minutes you spot Sammy emerging from the locker room with Andrea and the two vampire girls from before, all of them dressed for running. Sammy looks over at you and smiles, and Andrea gives a small wave, but the vampire girls ignore you.
"Alright, everyone, we're sprinting today!"
Sammy heads for the starting line and waits for everyone else. As you line up with the group you spot Jennifer walking towards the bleachers in a jogging suit, holding a whistle. She blows it once, and Meliora walks in behind her. It's worse than you thought. She's in a pink cheerleader outfit with pompoms and pigtails.
A few people start to laugh, and Jennifer blows her whistle again. Meliora hangs her head before doing the Red Fields Rah Rah Rah chant, complete with all the gestures. Almost everyone is in stitches, and Meliora looks like she's about to blow a fuse from anger and embarrassment.
>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
>Ignore them, don't stand out
>Send Meliora a reassuring message
>Send Jennifer a message complimenting her gaming skills
>Other (write-in)
>>44268179
>>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
>Send Jennifer a message complimenting her gaming skills
>>44268179
>Send Meliora a reassuring message
>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
Jennifer knows already
>>44268179
>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
>>44268179
>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
>>44268179
>>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
>>44268179
>>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
>>Send Meliora a reassuring message
though it is VERY temping to make a vote for sending Mel a text saying "u r a qt ;P" to fuck with her
>>44268179
>Get everyone moving, save Meliora from abject humiliation
>Send Meliora a reassuring message
I'm kind of disappointed that nobody tried to stick the dick in the bag honestly.
>>44268268
I'm kind of disappointed your mother kept the baby.
>>44268268
Jennifer or the ghost?
>>44268303
Ayyyyyyyyy
>>44268268
I asked to.leave a pocket pussy/fleshlight in there next time
>>44268303
The ghost obviously.
>>44268333
I was just asking on the off chance anon didn't read the pastebin.
>>44268319
And for that.
>>44268364
>I was just asking on the off chance anon didn't read the pastebin.
I did, but didn't follow the previous sessions so I'm a bit at loss.
I'll try to get my bearings before I make an ass out myself.
>>44268364
We didn't stick it in though. As such your context makes no sense.
You give Sammy a nudge, and you're almost disappointed to find her among the people laughing at Meliora.
"Can we get things moving before my roommate locks everyone out of our room forever? Because I live there."
Sammy blushes and calms down a bit, nodding and smiling.
"Come on, everyone, warmup lap!"
Sammy starts to jog around the track, and little by little the group follows behind her. You bring up the rear, sending Meliora a message letting her know it's not so bad. You debate sending a message to Jennifer, but there doesn't seem to be room for a phone in those pants. After the first lap, Sammy starts organizing people into groups for sprints, with everyone else doing light exercise while they wait. Your group consists of Andrea, a boy you don't know, the vampire girl with the short hair and two girls you don't recognize.
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Speed roll, +2
Rolled 3 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44268500
Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44268500
Rolled 4 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44268500
>>44268516
>>44268518
>>44268522
huh, this IS Phanty Quest.
The best thing you can say about your performance is that you didn't fall on your face or pull something. The moment you start running you get a cramp in your leg, and you limp along while everyone else runs ahead. You manage to work the cramp out before you get to the end, and you hustle along to the rest of your group. Andrea shakes her head.
"You're really letting me down here... I was looking forward to a proper race against you. I'll have to settle for our round two being a proper fight"
>Take it easy for the rest of practice
>Go all out, you have a reputation to reclaim
>Sit it out with Jennifer and Meliora for now
>Other (write-in)
>>44268715
>Go all out, you have a reputation to reclaim
>>44268715
>>Go all out, you have a reputation to reclaim
what could possibly go wrong?
>>44268715
>Go all out, you have a reputation to reclaim
Speed roll, +2
Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44268846
inb4 3 1s
Rolled 19 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44268846
TIME
TO
DIE
Rolled 13 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44268846
pls
>>44268866
delicious unnatural 20+
You look at Andrea, then at the track.
"You want a race?"
You crouch down and prepare to sprint.
"Then let's race."
Andrea smirks a little bit and moves beside you.
"On your mark..."
You smirk.
"Get set..."
You can see a faint wisp of white around Andrea, and you focus your own magic, making your blood flow more quickly through your veins.
"Go!"
You run all-out, pushing yourself as hard as you can. You don't even pay attention to Andrea, focused only on reaching the finish line as quickly as possible. You skid to a halt once you cross it and note that Andrea was ever so slightly slower than you were. You smile to yourself and let your heartbeat return to normal, sitting down.
"I win..."
Andrea grins.
"Photo finish though..."
She rests her hands on her knees.
"Nice work though..."
>Break time, chill til the end of practice with Sammy
>Chill with Meliora and Jennifer
>One more try, for show
>Other (write-in)
>>44269054
>Break time, chill til the end of practice with Sammy
>>44269054
>Break time, chill til the end of practice with Sammy
>>44269054
>>Break time, chill til the end of practice with Sammy
You give Andrea a thumb's up and head over to Sammy, who is standing around directing other people and making suggestions for exercise regiments. She perks up a bit when you walk over.
"Hi there. How's it going?"
You gesture to the sprinting track.
"Just beat Andrea. Legs ache. Taking it easy."
Sammy nods and smiles.
"In that case you can help me out with these."
She hands you a few forms from her clipboard.
"I need to fill these out so we can travel to another school for the next track meet."
She passes you a pen and you sit down beside her, noting things down on the forms. It's all pretty straightforward stuff, though you have to ask Sammy for some help with one part. Apparently every club and team has a unique identification code, and even different divisions within the same sport have a code.
The rest of the track practice passes without incident. Your legs feel alright again by the end, and you stretch a bit to make sure while Sammy delivers a pep talk to the rest of the team. She walks back over to you, and you spare a quick glance at the bleachers. Jennifer is still there, but Meliora is long gone.
"So, what do you feel like doing now?"
>I've got a study session to get to, sorry
>What do you feel like doing?
>I've got other plans for the evening, sorry
>Other (write-in)
>>44269713
>I've got a study session to get to, sorry
We do have something planned, right?
>>44269783
fuck, do we? I'm struggling to remember...
Not the religion, I don't think. Or magic with Jennifer...
>>44269783
With Catherine, yes, but you also told her you might be busy. Tobias didn't give a start time for the Paranormal club, he just said it was at night.
>>44269713
>I've got a study session to get to, sorry
Gotta make a fake religion for class and I kinda promised. Man of my word ya know? Hang if I could.
>>44269783
Fake religion overview with Catherine then occult club.
>>44269713
>Who do you feel like doing?
>>44269713
>I've got a study session to get to, sorry
Changing my vote
>>44269824
is..... Catherine..... waifuable..... What she look like again?
>>44269713
Let's bother Catherine like we said.
>>44270077
Long black hair in a ponytail, glasses, shorter than you and slim.
Yes, you can waifu her.
>>44270144
>glasses
Disgusting
>>44270241
Such shit taste, m8.
>>44270289
>liking something that blocks the waifus face
I don't get the appeal, its right down there with braids with badness.
You shrug a bit and offer her a smile.
"I'm kinda booked for the time being. I've got a study session to get to. Then I've got another club meeting to attend. I'll be free after that though."
Sammy pouts, before pausing and tilting her head.
"The paranormal club?"
You nod.
"Yeah, why?"
Sammy looks at you for a few moments, and turns and walks away with a frown. She looks over her shoulder at you.
"Don't get involved with them. They're bad news."
You watch Sammy head off to the locker room and sigh. She was probably looking forward to spending time with you after last night, and now you've kinda blown her off. Better to let her cool down a bit for now. The part about the paranormal club being bad news is odd though. Maybe she's just worried about your social standing when you'll be hanging with a bunch of weirdos?
You don't see Jennifer on the bleachers anymore, and you head off to the locker room to change. Presence pokes her head out of your bag and smirks at you. You tug your pants on and she climbs out to hover around you.
"Why so glum, chum?"
>Ignore Presence, you're in a hurry
>Well, my girlfriend is upset with me
>No reason, this is my default face
>Other (write-in)
>>44270363
>Well, my girlfriend is upset with me
>>44270363
>Well, my girlfriend is upset with me
>>44270363
>>Other (write-in) What do you know about the paranormal club?
>>44270363
"B-but Presence, this IS my happy face."
>Pause for maybe laughter
"But nah, I'll tell you later. Thoughts on the Paranormal Club at school?"
>>44270423
this
then flirt with the rudegyal ghost
>>44270354
>Blocks the waifus face
what the fuck Glasses are you looking at
it isn't a fucking gas mask they're glasses
>>44270363
no reason it's my default face
>>44270388
>>44270391
>Sleeps with their mother
>Girlfriend
>MFW
>>44270574
We didn't sleep with her mother.
Yet.
>>44270363
>Well, my girlfriend is upset with me
>>44270592
OH right, we gave her a 'hand' As if that makes it any better,
we're pricks. is what im trying to get across...
>>44270617
Anti-waifu fuck everyone cause we're a teenager anons don't care.
>>44270625
Some guys want to "shoot for harem ending" like that isn't a hell of a mess and really poor taste to actively try to achieve.
>>44270617
No shit. What's next on your list of revelations? That the sky is blue?
>>44270705
That we should stop calling her our girlfriend
>>44270733
We haven't even started to call her that.
Yet.
>>44270765
>Well, my girlfriend is upset with me
>>44270733
I agree. But I'm tired of these threads devolving into arguments.
>>44270363
>No reason, this is my default face
>>44270790
Wasn't said.
Yet.Yes. I, too, tire of this joke.
>>44270733
What else are we supposed to call her after agreeing to try a relationship and begin dating?
>>44270884
Our friend. We don't call her gf until both sides have agreed to date exclusively.
>>44270884
Ourliteral bitch
>>44270927We have two of those
>>44271161The alpha gets all females in a pack.
Copying my post from thread 16
"
>jennifer has self admitted to being a master manipulator
>jennifer knew sammy would react violently
>sammy saying that she'd gotten to you too and we vehemently defended her
>knew we'd try and step in cos we're oliver and that's what we fucking do
>stopped us going out to look for her, even after we'd gotten better
>"she'll be fine" even though it was only due to the friend we sent to look for her she isn't dead/missing
>got her lewds out of it, pulling us closer to her from sammy
>none of the answers from the blood magic conflict with what she's doing now since she's closer to sammy then ever, and she really is testing you, hard
I thought I wouldn't need to shadowrun anymore, but you bumbaclarts have forgotten about shadowrunning in the name of waifu wars and attempted harem route-ing.
speaking of,
>Student File Getto!"
>>44271251
Hi Silver
>>44271272
Not Silver. Silver is stupid for no real reason. This is shadowrunning. Possibly accurate shadowrunning too.
>>44271272
are You the anon that tries to call out silver every thread and except for like once or twice was actually right?
>>44271272
Silver is not, in fact, shorthand for someone with an idea you don't like.
>>44271251
>jennifer knew sammy would react violently
And didn't want us getting involved.
>>sammy saying that she'd gotten to you too and we vehemently defended her
Because Jennifer was telling the truth. Patrick was abusing her unknowingly
>>knew we'd try and step in cos we're oliver and that's what we fucking do
Debatable
>>stopped us going out to look for her, even after we'd gotten better
We hadn't gotten better. We literally couldn't walk without Jennifer holding us up.
If you want to shadowrun, consider what the vamps said about Sammy manipulating the fuck out of us. Not saying she is, but they implied it.
We need Jennifer for magic training, get over it.
>>44271453
Need is a strong word.
>>44271453
Nah, Im sure we would've found out a way to go about training ourselves,
we're not retarded.
>>44271555
Well trips don't lie, but I still think we should learn some elemental magic from her. It's the easiest to learn, and all the types of magic are interrelated.plus we can Roy Mustang shit.
>>44271589
Honestly Wind is probably closer to our mindset than fire. We've never been really angry and value freedom of choice and movement over raw power and destruction, of course sufficient wind creates lightning which is a bitch to deal with.
>>44271615
Wind also probably has general agility and dodge enhancement spells under it.
>>44271645
I can totally see Oliver using it to troll super naturals with. Just nonchalantly dodging or stay just out of reach in the air.
"Nope, nuh-uh, try again, ooooooh so close, wait, wait, I blinked for that one, etc."
>>44271615
So are we becoming the new Avatar?
>>44271803
Hopefully not. Each one is bad at their job in unique and crippling ways.
>>44271803
Nope. just picking up 1-2 elemental styles for when Bloodmagic is on cooldown or we need a helping hand.
>>44271453
>And didn't want us getting involved.
according to jennifer, who knew we'd get involved because we're motherfucking oliver
>Because Jennifer was telling the truth.
according to jennifer
>Debatable
it's really not, a ghost haunted us and within 5 minutes we're talking about trying to help free it from it's curse, it's what oliver fucking does.
>We hadn't gotten better. We literally couldn't walk without Jennifer holding us up.
read the archive, and even if not, "she'll be fine" even though she would've died without us sending our golem roommate is a point you've neglected to refute, aswell as the other shit you've not cherry picked, because you can't.
>consider what the vamps said about Sammy manipulating the fuck out of us
lmao, the runt? ahaha
sure m8
i didn't pick to waifu her, but if you believe the self professed master manipulator isn't scheming more than her runt daughteru then you the government should be sending you autism bux every month m8
>We need Jennifer for magic training, get over it.
ahha, sound like a child blud, "we're doing this because I said so!"
like, i'm not gonna vote to shoot her with silver, or stop learning magic while she's here, but actions like letting her take our weekends away and giving her control of any and all choices isn't such a great idea, it was all food for thought
15 minute intermission, time to catch up and post
You take out your phone and check it for messages before looking at Presence.
"What are you talking about? This is my usual face."
Presence looks at you for a few seconds before bursting out laughing and floating higher.
"Riot. But seriously, who pissed in your cornflakes?"
You head for the door.
"I'll tell you later. I think my... sorta girlfriend is mad at me."
Presence cackles.
"Ah, to be young and in love... and alive. And with functional reproductive organs. My point is that it could be a lot worse and you can at least jack off and feel better. If you need a little slime to coat your hand in first, I'm your gal."
You shiver at the thought. You can't imagine it feeling anything other than vile. Presence vanishes into your bag as you exit the locker room, and you text Catherine to ask where she is, but there's no reply.
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Sleuth roll plus Perception, +2
Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44272224
Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44272224
Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44272224
>>44272238
Well then!
>>44272278
>>44272253
>>44272238
Well done anons...
well done...
>>44272308
You are welcome, shame about no crit.
>>44272308
Yea, bout that
>>44272278
>>44272253
>>44271873
>crippling ways.
I chuckled.
>>44272224
>If you need a little slime to coat your hand in first, I'm your gal."
That would make it some sweet hand/blowjob
>>44272323
What? It's best of three.
>>44271998
Mate, if you think Sammy doesn't have her own agenda, you need to brush up on your shadowrunning skills. Yes, she's a runt. Her inability to fully draw on the werewolf curse means she needs to be able to manipulate others into helping her, more so than any of the other wolves.
>>44272395
That's what she needs to do but not necessarily what she did given how she wound up being in the situations she was at the beginning of the quest.
>>44272395
I think she has some agenda, QM ddid say that everyone has an agneda and is out to get you and shadowrunnning and paranoid is what the quest lives on, but sammy truly likes us aswell as manipulating, and so does her mother.
But her mom is manipulating us way harder.
>>44272224
We're fucking this ghost.
>>44272522
We'll see. Let's just continue to be suspicious of everyone, and work on our magic. We'll put Dracula to shame by the time we're done.
Don't forget, student file after paranormal club. And after we've looked at it, we should ask our pocket AI to figure out who else has accessed it.
>>44272572
Couldn't we just ask Mel's dad instead of going all secret agent and risking shit? He's the one that tipped us off to it being abnormal like it was no major thing.
>>44272569
>her mom is manipulating us way harder.
Yes, but at least she seems to be being honest about it. Sits better with me than someone lying about their agenda.
>>44272606
Because how can we know that he'd show us the real one? And just because teachers have free access to it, doesn't mean students do.
Why, in this quest, do anons want to fuck everything that at the very least identifies as female?
I swear to god you fuckers would try to go down on a bearded zombie midget in a tutu with a rotting, 20ft cock if his/her/its giggles were written "cute" enough.
>>44272606
We can't ask him that that would put him in trouble. Besides if we do it ourself we can make sure no screw ups happens
>>44272619
true, but the way she's like "oh, i'm a master manipulator" then is like "except for you" annoys me.
>>44272643
Yeah!
any other student could sneak in and look at our file and see us as a hunter or w/e else it says
>>44272679
>do it ourself
>no screw ups
I like your naivete, so i have to agree with you
>>44272669
What you mean you wouldn't fuck a zombie?
>>44272701
Sorry you find it annoying. I find it more relatable, probably because I was in a relatable situation growing up. She's lied and manipulated her ass off to try to keep safe, and I can understand that. She wanted to use us to get in a safer position, and it's understandable.
Also, I think she thinks more of her own ability to manipulate than it actually is. A true "master manipulator" would never admit to being such.
>>44272731
Nah, it'd be cold, and there might be staples in unpleasant places.
>>44272669
Did you expect this to not attract the slimegirl fans?
>>44272856
Unless she admits to such to put you in a false state of security so that you know she won't tryo to manipulate you, I get where you're coming from though, and it's reasonable, I jsut don't think all of her manipulation is to keep safe, werewolves have this power and greed boner that can't be contained that she has too in my eyes
All these shadowruns...
>>44272945
SHADOWRUN QUEST NIGGA
>>44272945
I'm here only to bang monster girls.
>>44272856
What about vampires? But in this world they're more like cursed humans then re-animated corpses.
>>44273055
It's... it's a highschool with some monsters. We're not exactly black-ops, here.
>>44272933
Well, she said she's not looking to leave the pack until she's got a place to go to, so even the greed thing is above board.
And honestly, if she does have an urge to accumulate wealth, we should get her to do so in a way that will benefit us.
Like maybe we should do some pickpocketing and acquire funds for her to invest/test her.
>>44272945
That's what vampire life is, anon. Century long plots and games, because it's the best way to avoid ennui.
>>44273055
>namefagging
Stop that
>>44273087
READ THE MUTHAFUCKIN ARCHIVE. It TOTALLY is 50% splinter cell, 50% politics.
Hell, Oliver's basically the son of Sam Fisher and John Constantine.
>>44273151
Not everyone is a centuries old vampire, shadowrunning excessively can only hamper us.
>>44273194
>Not everyone is a centuries old vampire
Indeed but everyone has to react and try to keep even with them or else they get taken out. So every major player is at that level.
>shadowrunning excessively can only hamper us.
Saved our and our friend's asses more often that not.
>>44273194
But a healthy dose of suspicion will keep us alive, Oliver's nothing like a normal high school kid. If anything, treat him like 17 year old Dean Winchester, cause that's the life he's been leading.
>>44273237
>healthy dose of suspicion
Hence why I said excessively.
>>44273275
Well, I think entertaining the possibility that the vamps were being honest when they didn't know we were there to be reasonable. I want to see the student file, and find out who's accessed it, that all seems reasonable to me for who Oliver is.
>>44273369
We will problably need a hacker to dig our on file. Don't know how secure is the student's file but if a teen can acess it we could potencialy know a lot about other students too.
>>44273448
...we have two (potentially untrustworthy) options there. Meliora, or our phone AI(whose name I forgot, Med-something).
I think we try our phone first.
I wonder what Sammy will look like when we fix her curse...
>>44273588
Like herself minus the ears and tail unless she half shifts.
>>44273126
I'm not, i'm running and can't be arsed to keep switching it.
>>44273111
true, but we shouldn't rule out greed or power, she could jip us at a moment's notice
>>44273087
We've done nothing but be black ops and KGB agents, it's great.
>>44273151
lmao
>>44273219
>Saved our and our friend's asses more often that not.
damn straight
>>44273369
student file brooo
>>44273588
that makes me supernaturally hard
fuck
>>44273588
More like her mom, probably. Since the "cure" is to make one curse stronger than the other. And it's her dad's curse that is the problem.
>>44273614
Betcha Sophie's mom looks like this.
>>44273653
betcha sophie's mom would get that super ordinary human D
>>44273614
Then stop running your quest.
>>44273653
Nope, That clan shown no demonic taint, just ordinary werewolf curse. We might summon one of those though, which may be an issue.
It takes you some searching around the school to find Catherine, and when you do you've burnt through any potential study time. You didn't expect to glimpse her heading into the locker rooms near the pool so late in the evening. Aren't there supposed to be dangerous merpeople or something that gather there for parti-
Oh.
Oooh. Waxy paper. She wrote her version of the religion on waterproof paper. Well, you don't have much time before the sun sets now.
>Investigate mermaid activity
>Head to the paranormal club for whatever big thing they have going on
>Go hang out with Sammy
>Figure out where the heck Jennifer and Meliora went
>Student file time
>Other (write-in)
>>44273653
That's prettyhot.
>>44273614
>we shouldn't rule out greed or power, she could jip us at a moment's notice
Well, she's trying to make us stronger, and that's why I want to get some funds to test her with. At the moment she's manipulating on our behalf. And don't forget, we're the only person who can fulfill her (rather weird, super specific) fetish. Well, us and any other blood mages.
>>44273700
>>Investigate mermaid activity
>>44273700
Anything about mermaids in the notes?
>>44273700
>Head to the paranormal club for whatever big thing they have going on
>>44273691
No
>>44273715
>At the moment she's manipulating on our behalf. And don't forget, we're the only person who can fulfill her (rather weird, super specific) fetish.
Manipulating us on our behalf for her behalf. Should we be offended at that really?
You've turned me round a little anon, though I still don't trust her, or anybody.
>>44273711fish pussy
>>44273700
>>Investigate mermaid activity by calling out to her
then
>>Head to the paranormal club for whatever big thing they have going on
>>44273700
>Text Catherine, "just saw you head into the locker room, sorry I missed you again. Do you want to try meeting up later? I can text you again once I'm done with this club."
>Head to the paranormal club for whatever big thing they have going on
We can do the student file thing, then meet up with her.
>>44273700
>>Investigate mermaid activity
Curiosity rising...
>>44273700
>Check notes
If nothing totally dangerous,
>Investigate Mermaid Activities,
If Dangerous
>>>44273700
>Head to paranormal club
>>44273794
>>44273748
I think our notes are back in our room....
>>44273774
totes
>>44273801
You're back in our room faggot.
>>44273801
Come out of the closet already, faggot!
>>44273653
11/10 would waifu and hold hands in public.
>>44273801
I would think Oliver would have skimmed through the notes to see what monsters are mentioned in there.
>>44273823
>>44273852
Isn't it past your bedtime, kids?
>>44273748
"Merfolk fall into three major categories. Sirens, mermaids and fishfolk. Do not engage in or around water. Highly intelligent, highly mobile in water. Mermaids tend to be shy, sirens tend to be ostentatious, fishfolk tend to serve as guardians of their cousins, and can be brutally aggressive when defending their kin."
>>44273888
Another trips.
Stay away from them in the pool. Got it.
>>44273888
So Cath is a mermaid and likely meeting others who fall in the other 2 categories.
Test to call us when she's done swimming.
>>44273774
Supporting
>>44273888
YES
GO IN
LETS CATCH US A MERMAID FELLAS
>>44273887
Pfft. Look at this child caring about looking adult!
Quick! We need smug anime girls!
>>44273967
>fishfolk tend to serve as guardians of their cousins, and can be brutally aggressive when defending their kin."
Also we can't breathe in water, and lord knows we'd fall to a Siren song. Not worth it.
>>44273888
Wait wait wait... acording to her behavior this would made Catherine a mermaid? Where is the fish tail?
>>44274000
She either can shed her skin like Selkie's of myth, or can use shapechange magic.
>>44273988
She's clearly a mermaid, she was shy in class. and didn't hum or sing, that would be our sign.
Lets do it
>>44274000
It's magic, their legs turn into a tail.
could we use blood magic to deafen ourselves temporarily?
>>44274000
In storage.
>>44274020
There might be sirens at the party.
>>44274020
>Being alone in the mermaid meeting grounds
hah no.
>>44274024
prolly need a spell for it, but maybe.
>>44274056
Got it,
BQTM put in our ear plugs.
>>44274020
You want to gamble on her being alone?
I say do this,>>44273774 we can peek some day when we're less busy.
>>44274102
as long as we get to see her i dont care
>>44274016
>Selkie's
>google it
>chubby mermaids
I have a new fetish now...
>>44274076
>implying ear plugs can protect us from magical singing
>>44274157
>implying they can't
Magical soundwaves are still soundwaves
>>44274157
>That why they're ENCHANTED ear plugs
>>44274131
I thought selkies were seal-girls though.
You pull out your phone and send Catherine a quick text letting her know you just barely missed her, and to give you a call when she's done swimming. You also wish her luck with whatever is rumored to be there at night, and that you'll text her again when you get out of your club.
You turn around to head for the room listed on Tobias' business card and bump straight into someone who, at first glance, makes you think of a shark. He doesn't actually look like one, but it's the impression you get from him. He pushes past you and heads for the pool.
"You should pay more attention to where you're going. Don't want any accidents, right?"
He grins. For an instant you see shark teeth, and he walks away laughing. You take a few moments to gather your thoughts before heading off to the paranormal club room. When you arrive you're greeted by the smell of incense and candles, the room decorated with banners and posters covered in various symbols.
At the center of the room sits a boy dressed in black robes, pouring over some sort of book. The pages are wooden plates with images and words etched into them, and the boy is muttering and chanting as he turns each page. He doesn't seem to have noticed you. As you move closer to take a look you feel a sharp pain at the back of your head, as though the book's contents hurt to comprehend, even if you can't understand the words.
The boy turns to face you suddenly, eyes wide. One eye is bright green, and the other a deep, blood red. He closes the book and rises to his feet, hiding the book behind his back. He looks terrified.
"You have seen nothing! Say it!"
You clutch your head and feel an arm around your shoulders as Tobias enters the room, all smiles.
"Hey there, buddy! How's it going? Find the place alright?"
>Abort! Abort!
>I'm fine. Everything is fine. I didn't see anything.
>Yeah, no worries. What's that book? Interesting stuff.
>Other (write-in)
>>44274184
It varies from myth to myth.
>>44274188
>>Yeah, no worries. What's that book? Interesting stuff.
>>44274184
Seal-girls are chubby anon. But you aren't wrong.
>>44274175
We don't know enough. If Sirens sing with deep soundwaves, earplugs won't protect us. Bone conductivity and all.
>>44274180
>implying we have any.
The pastebin has our complete equipment list. And we're going to be late for this "big thing"
>>44274188
>>I'm fine. Everything is fine. I didn't see anything.
Yeah I did, didn't know when to come though, really need to tell a guy that.
>>44274188
>>I'm fine. Everything is fine. I didn't see anything.
Remember. Dumb innocent guy that knows nothing of the paranormal and certainly has NO defence against its influence.
>>44274215
>Pulling the exact same shit that we did against Vanessa
>Thinking it'll work.
>>44274188
>Yeah, no worries. What's that book? Interesting stuff.
Is it necromancy? Because I have mixed feelings about necromancy.
>>44274188
>I'm fine. Everything is fine. I didn't see anything.
>>44274188
>mfw the boy's from free are all fishfolk
>mfw we just bumped with NOT!Rin Matsuoka
>>44274247
we're professional "hey what's that book for"-ers though anon.
>>44274188
Hastur, Hastur, Hast- Nyarlethotep, you want in on this?!
>>44274215
>>44274259
WE SHOULD NOT OUT OURSELVES, especially if this guy has mind fucked the others. Play it cool and innocent, then look shit up and end him.
>>44274279
kek
>>44274281
No when it could get us killed, incredibly easily.
>>44274279
Well, he is a bipedal shark person.
Also, 50% Off
>>44274188
>I'm fine. Everything is fine. I didn't see anything.
>>44274300
I'm sad we are a boy now...wanted to date some of the free boys. Specialy a NOT!Makoto Tachibana
>>44274378
another quest for another time, anon
Home now, having a quick snack while Windows updates. Back in 5-10
>>44274378
...why are some anons so obsessed with turning this into a dating quest? Seriously, I don't see the appeal.
>>44274518
cause we're lonely anons
also because romance is a good part of any adventure and we're already romancing the Sammy, so it'd be dumb to stop now
>>44274518
Virgins. Virgins everywhere.Also: Romance creates drama and drama creates interesting storylines.
>>44274518
I'm lonely. Besides i don't want it after all Oliver is straight as a arrow.
>>44274554
After a while it stops being interesting and starts being obnoxious and forced.
>>44274554
The drama argument is reasonable, but it'd be weak as the sole premise. If anons want that, they should go read a bodice-ripper. We'll get drama from the main plot, too.
You take a good look at Tobias. No sign of any sort of manipulation or mind control magic, though truth be told you don't know what signs to look for. You turn back to the other boy and smile.
“Yeah, everything's fine. Nothing out of the ordinary.”
Tobias grins and walks past you, patting the other boy on the back.
“Sup, pres? Playing around with your spellbook thingie again?”
The boy clears his throat.
“It's a tome, Toby. It's a tome of eldritch magic and I'm trying to unlock its secrets. I was in the middle of some research when your... friend walked in.”
The boy looks you over and squints.
“Hmm. Well, he's human at least. But I can smell ectoplasm...”
Tobias grins and sits down, looking at you.
“See what I mean? Bradley knows all kinds of things. Looks like a ghost has been paying you a visit or something. Pretty cool, right?”
You seriously hope that Presence can keep to herself long enough for you to not utterly blow your cover. Bradley looks at your bag and frowns, before shaking his head.
“Anyway... Tonight, we've got something really special. Francine is doing a security check right now before I start opening the locks on it. The last thing we need is for our club supervisor to interrupt again...”
Tobias leans towards you slightly.
“The school nurse was the only one willing to sign on as our adviser, but she keeps taking our stuff if she thinks it's too dangerous. Total killjoy, but pretty cute when she's actually awake.”
A girl with messy brown hair stumbles in and smiles.
“All clear, Brad. Fire away.”
She turns towards you, shrugs, and sits down.
“Toby made a friend?”
Bradley nods and pulls out an old wooden chest, removing five small metal locks one by one.
“Seems like it. Now... behold.”
He sets the locks aside and opens the chest, revealing a book with a similar cover to your hemomancy tome. You can feel something stirring inside yourself just looking at it. Whatever that book Bradley was studying earlier was, it's no spellbook. This one is the real deal. Bradley grins as he opens the book up.
“This is an ancient tome of powerful magic. I managed to get ahold of it for us to study. I think this one is some kind of text on summoning, but the words keep shifting whenever I try to read it, like it's trying to hide the meaning.”
Bradley looks at you for a moment.
“Tobias trusts you, so you can look as well. But you can't tell a soul. Got it?”
>Let's have a look then
>Nah, I'm good
>Are you guys for real? This is totally made up!
>Other (write-in)
>>44274843
>let's have a Look then
>(Mutter to yourself) Not like i have a soul to begin with.
>>44274843
>>Let's have a look then
>Stealth Text Angie and Meliora once we're away.
>>44274888
we patently do
>>44274843
>>Let's have a look then
>>44274843
>Let's have a look then
>>44274843
You know if that book is what I think it is, than you don't want it trust me reapers hate that kind of thing.
Spirit roll, +2
>>44274843
"Man if this is real it can only end badly...let's have a look"
Rolled 5 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44274954
20 pls
Rolled 15 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44274954
My time to fuck it up
Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)
>>44274954
