tippler 2024/08/28(Wed)16:47 No. 1096614 ID: 9ea24b
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>A, but stay on guard
Even your allies wouldn’t recognize you with your new, roguish charms. You carefully take out the pincer and sneak towards the guilty bush.

It rustles again, and you hear a few terrified, female whispers. Not your allies then, but also probably not the Girltown aggressors. Weighing the odds, you decide to speak up.

You: Psst, hey! Is someone in there? I might be a scary stranger but I’m here to help.

More whispers, and then two girls poke their heads out of the bush. One has pink hair, as Kage foretold, and the other is the bunny. Both look haunted, pupils wobbly as they take in your foreign form.

???: I’m Baitu and this is Yana. Are you related to the purple demon? Where did you come from?

You: I’m Kench and yeah, I know Kage. I’m looking for my friends that should have come through here, we’re trying to retrieve Kage’s sword.

Baitu: We met them while we were running from Mura, Mushi told us to hide here while they went ahead.

Yana: Mura’s the one who took the sword! She got real worked up about what we should do about the invader an’ there was a big argument and she sliced three out of the seven of us.

Baitu: She also broke the button to call the Creator so there’s nothing we can do, Doka was the only one besides us she didn’t cut and we only got out because we’re weak.

tippler 2024/08/28(Wed)16:48 No. 1096615 ID: 9ea24b
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You: Whoa okay, so there’s four of you girls alive, my friends are here somewhere, and basically only one evil person to watch out for. Does Mura have any weaknesses?

Yana: She’s soft for Doka but I dunno what else. She’s really strong and stubborn.

Baitu: We saw Doka take all the bodies to the dorms to try and heal them, if you want and try to get her help.

What do you do?
A. Show them how to get to Boysville (immediate safety for the girls and you can go find Mura or Doka afterwards) PINCH UNFAVORED

B. Tell them to keep hiding while you search for Mura or Doka (delays the issue until you resolve the conflict, Mura might find them first)

C. Tell them to come with you while you search for Mura or Doka (they’ve implied they’re in the bottom two power rankings of the girls, but might still help in a fight)

C. You know how to fix people, kinda! Look for Doka and then they'll be two extra hands to help with the stitching.

>>1096615
C. And go straight to searching for Mura. Mushi is going to go straight for her to protect the innocent, Gun is going to go straight for her for a fight, and Wallace is just going to go along with them. The two girls can just throw things to distract her in the fight and it'll probably be worth a few % of advantage.

We can help Doka patch up the wounded once the threat is stopped. It'll be a opportunity to test out our welding idea too.

>>1096616
I like C and showing them how to fix people up

>>1096615
C
Once we stop mura hurting people, then we can show you the magic of a fully passed textiles course and

C, we're getting that sword back.

tippler 2024/08/30(Fri)12:48 No. 1096708 ID: 9ea24b
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>C, go after Mura, you can help Doka sew people up later
You: Let’s stop Mura and get the sword back before she hurts anyone else. You two come with me, try to keep as quiet as possible.

Baitu: We can do that.

The girls emerge from the bush and you take their hands since you have arms to spare. The trail of dye leads to the school, where you pick up a new smear going down into the park.

>Random injured lad: Gun
You don’t want to leave the cover of the buildings and from the bushes next to the shop you see that fluorescent red leads to a neatly bisected Gun. Hm. In your expert textiles opinion you’d consider this an extreme injury and even if you sewed him back together Gun would have to be very careful to avoid opening the wound.

It doesn’t take long to spot Wallace and Mushi hiding in a tree since the leaves aren’t dense enough to hide the monster’s slinky form. They aren’t moving from their defensive position.

>Stealth check (75%): Failure
>Random injured girl: Baitu
Your sharp senses alert you to movement from the top of the school and you dodge to the side, just in time to avoid the blade that cuts through the white rabbit, separating her arm at the shoulder and slicing the front of her dress.

You get your first good look at Mura, who has long black hair, dark tights, and a skirt. You’re noticing a trend with all of these schoolgirl outfits.

Since you were caught off guard, you don’t have time for a counterattack. Yana tugs on your hand and wails in fear.

tippler 2024/08/30(Fri)12:48 No. 1096709 ID: 9ea24b
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>Fight 2: Kench, Yana, Wallace, and Mushi vs. Mura
You are armed with Pinch’s pincer and have the Timewinder spell. Wallace is armed with his deadly scythe and Mushi has the Dramatic pause spell. Yana has no weapons or spells.

As a reminder, the baseline chance of success is calculated by Chance of Success = 1 - (Strength Rank You - Strength Rank Enemy + 5) x 10%. Baseline chance of success can’t be lower than zero. Since you’re a fusion, your baseline chance will be Pinch’s plus Kentaro’s.

The scream has alerted Mushi and Wallace, but they don’t know you’re here. Suggest your battle strategies.

>>1096709
lets shut her down immediately, and Timewinder Kage's sword so that Mura no longer has it.

>>1096711
If Timewinder only undoes one effect, we should save that for Gun's bisection.

Yana is panicked, toss her to safety.
Baitu's arm is technically indestructible aside from being cut, right? That gives you another weapon to wield in your extra hands. You could use it as a garrote, or to trip up a limb. Call for Wallace. Use your dagger to parry and line up a clean strike for him.

>>1096709
Let pinch take the wheel for fighting.
She has good reactions.
Kentaro can focus his attention on analysing her movements and predicting her tactics.

Plus kentaro can try psychological warefare during the engagement.
"Wow. Whose side are you on? That poor bunny girl."
Etc.

>>1096717
Good idea. Pinch can be Body in Charge, Kentaro will be Information in Charge. If she needs help with the second set of arms, we can jump in to improve the multi-tasking there.

We should definitely open up with a battle yell announcing loudly that you are Pinch or Kentaro, so that your allies know you are here, but do not call FOR them. That way they know you're here but Mura doesn't know they're here. Lets them get the drop on her.

The pincer isn't very deadly on its own, since it's designed more as a stealth weapon, but it can probably parry Kage's sword. Keep it focused on defense.

>>1096715
We could probably use the stretchy homunculus limb to tangle up her sword arm with our second set if we can get in close. We should try to set her up for a dis-arming by Wallace.

tippler 2024/09/01(Sun)18:07 No. 1096797 ID: 9ea24b
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>Timewinder mechanics
To your understanding the spell targets one entity and restores it to its physical condition prior to some causal event in the past day. You’re not sure how much a day is in units of long times, but you don’t think the spell would teleport the sword back to Kage anyway. The best use of the spell would be for someone severely wounded.

>Best combined suggestion strategy: Let Pinch lead the fusion and use Baitu’s arm as a weapon while Kentaro analyzes Mura and yells to Wallace
>Baseline chance of success: 40%+0% = 40%
>Bonus chance with good strategy: 15% (Pinch’s part) +15% (Kentaro’s part)
>Fight win (70%): Success
You toss Yana behind you into the bushes and parry Mura’s first strike with your dagger, dark blade coming dangerously close to your fingers due to the lack of a hilt.

You: Give back Kage’s sword, Mura! Why would you hurt Baitu, whose side are you on? Also anyone in the vicinity should come help pleaaaaaaase–

With your bonus set of arms you pick up and fling the bunny’s dismembered limb toward Mura’s legs, tripping her. She doesn’t seem at all bothered by the moral quandary of mutilating her fellow girls but she does lower her guard enough that you quickly stab her face, creating a small, leaky wound.

tippler 2024/09/01(Sun)18:07 No. 1096798 ID: 9ea24b
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>Make space for Wallace
You keep up the pressure, slicing Mura a few times with the tip of the dagger as she kicks away Baitu’s arm and tries to regain the advantage. It would be bad if she ran away, so you position yourself so that her back is to the park.

This sets up the perfect moment for Wallace, who you spot slinking up from behind Mura. He bunches up on his back two bodies as you parry another strike, then pounces forward and perfectly slices off Mura’s sword bearing limb at the elbow.

>Wallace safety check: Success
Mura tries to grab her blade with her remaining hand but passes out before she can retaliate. The goth flops onto her face in the grass and you snatch up the sword before anyone gets any ideas.

Mushi arrives to comfort Yana, his own eyes wide at all the carnage. You’re surrounded by dye and seriously injured homunculi. What do you do?

A. Take the sword and Gun’s body and leave immediately (Doka and Yana will be the only surviving girls)

B. Tend to the girls before leaving (risks them finding the exit hole) PINCH UNFAVORED

>>1096798
We're a protagonist, so unfortunately we gotta be nice and make sure that they don't dieeeeee...
Ok Mura we could probably let die.

Then we flee into the darkness!

A
Lets bounce, but at least part the knowledge that getting everyone back to their beds and sewing them up could help save them. We should send a party back here to help with that. We should timewinder Gun before we jump, I think.

>>1096798
Good job, Wallace.

B. We can afford a bit of deviance. We still need to learn what printer these girls came from, and it's not like it matters they know where the hole is so long as we make sure Mura isn't getting back up.

B. Our escape is why they got hurt, we’re cleaning up this mess. Also, Baitu technically helped us out, with her arm.

tippler 2024/09/03(Tue)18:56 No. 1096894 ID: 9ea24b
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>B
Well okay, it’s not like the girls will actually die from the dye loss. They just won’t, uh, ever regain consciousness unless Yana and Doka figure out how to sew them together and that just doesn’t sit right with the Kentaro half of you. Dammit! Stupid guilty nerd feelings.

You: Wallace, pick up Gun, Mura, and Baitu so we can go to the dorms. It’ll be easier to sew everyone up in one place since there’s more bodies there.

Wallace: Who’re you again?

You: Oh right, I’m Kench, a fusion of Kentaro and Pinch! I have all the powers of mental stability and punching and kicking and biting.

Wallace: Wow! We didn’t know what was wrong when you didn’t land here with the rest of us, and then we got chased by this scary lady. I’m glad you made it.

You: Me too, we got what we came for and now we can repair everyone. Mushi, I’ll need your sewing skills.

Mushi: R-right. Now’s not the time to be upset, as long as we sew these girls together it’ll be like nothing bad happened.

You sling Mura over your shoulder and tuck her arm into your pocket before leading your merry troupe along the dye smear to the dorms.

Inside you find a mess of dye and butchered bodies, with a girl who must be Doka sitting amongst them, eyes hollow, wearing a cute pink dress splattered with red.

tippler 2024/09/03(Tue)18:56 No. 1096895 ID: 9ea24b
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You don’t want to linger, so you explain things as simply as possible, promising not to return unless absolutely necessary. Mushi doesn’t take the hint from your angry squint and sews up Mura alongside the others. Eh, without the sword she shouldn’t be a threat.

Doka still seems dazed even after you have everyone safely in bed, which matches Yana’s blank expression. Uh, hopefully that’ll sort itself out. Homunculi don’t get traumatized, do they?

>Hole stealth check: Failure
After polite goodbyes you leave the dorm of Girltown, eager to return home. You bring up the rear of the lads and wince when Wallace has an awkward take-off, flopping around the hole and dangling half-disappeared before heaving himself into Boysville. Doka’s pink hair pops up in the nearest dorm window and you have a sinking suspicion that she saw.

Ah, the lovely untarnished grass and gray paths of Boysville. Between the time you spent in the hub room and how long it took to sew everyone back together, the next monster should be due to arrive.

A. Go to the school (you’ll give Kage the sword and the sheath)

B. Head toward the monster with Wallace (why do we always have to bother the monsters, huh?) PINCH UNFAVORED

C. Take Gun to the dorms with Mushi (you could use the show of goodwill)

>>1096895
Probably C, and also probably use Timewinder to help our friend who is nearly cut inhalf?

>>1096895
A, let's heat up part of the sword with the cooking equipment and see if hot black blades can melt homunculi polymer. That way we can test welding Gun back together, and if that works better than stitching we can weld Mushi's hand back on.
If not, then we're going to need to go back to the drawing board.

We can let Wallace to go meet the new monster, I suppose. Seems like that's where he plans to go himself, which is good. Wallace is a good boy and reasonably capable in a fight if things go poorly.

IF we do C, don't blow Timewinder on Gun, just give him the stitch job. He's kind of unhinged, and he's an ally of Raito. Save Timewinder for if someone we actually care about is mortally injured. Or us!

A, we're going to fulfill our promise! (And surely, our promise to prevent the monsters harming anyone, soonish.)
Definitely use the Timewinder to heal our bifurcated buddy.

Pinch is uneager to stealthy scout and possibly ambush? Perhaps this'll be less fun than expected. Go with option 3 since 1 is not time sensitive.

A, just be mindful that you look like a new rouge armed with two dangerous weapons. Stow 'em.

>>1096911
Heated black metal...
Yes.
Its worth a shot.
The only thing better would be a roll of flex tape.

Maybe try on something less important than the sword first though.

>>1096964
My initial thought was to use one of the pincers, but we kind of promised to return that to Pinch. And the only other blades are currently attached to Wallace and the Rattuses.

At least with The Sword, we can use the back of the blade. It seems like a single edged sword, so as long as we don't mess up that edge it should be okay.

tippler 2024/09/06(Fri)11:05 No. 1097046 ID: 9ea24b
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>A, but bring Gun to be repaired and test the hot metal trick
You: Hey Mushi, let’s take Gun to the school and sew him up there first. We can give Kage your sheath, I’m sure she’ll be very grateful. Wallace, you go meet with the new monster and catch them up on what we’re doing to escape. I trust you to handle it.

Both lads nod and Wallace scurries away while you and Mushi enter the school. Inside you see Rattus, Kage, and Raito all sitting at the same table. Raito is in the middle of laughing at something Rattus said, but stops to dramatically gasp in horror at the sight of Gun’s two halves.

Raito: What happened to my dear friend Gun? And who is this strange pink demon?

You: Kentaro and Pinch fusion, call me Kench. Those ladies in Girltown were serious business and one of them sliced Gun, but we had a successful mission overall.

Kage: Yay, you got my sword back! Yako and Craw just left to check for a new monster cause they were worried that you guys weren’t back yet and it’d been a long time.

Raito gets up and makes a big show of fussing around Mushi, who’s holding the butchered boy. You give Kage her sword and the sheath and she straps it to her waist.

Kage: I’ve been watching Raito like you told me to, he hasn’t done anything except hang out with us, and we’ve been listening to Rattus talk about the dirt world. There’s a lot of people there and it’s big. Bigger than we could even imagine, with all kinds of people and jobs outside of home economics, and weird meat magic!

You: That sounds cool. I need to test something on Gun before I sew him up.

tippler 2024/09/06(Fri)11:06 No. 1097047 ID: 9ea24b
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There’s plenty of metal pans and utensils in the cooking course that you can heat up without needing to use the special black weapon material. If you really wanted to you could make direct contact between the burner and homunculi flesh. After a quick test with the back of a ladle, you find that heat softens the surface layer of skin enough that a normal metal needle can poke through it. Before you can try your soon to be patented hand on stove technique, Raito speaks up.

Raito: Kench, do you know what you’re doing?

You: Well, kinda. I’m testing a hypothesis to use heat to seal wounds so we don’t have to only rely on sewing them.

Raito: But why are you testing it on poor, helpless Gun? Don’t you have plenty of minions? Even experimenting on yourself would make more sense.

Raito: And why is it that the only people who have been injured so far have been normal homunculi?

Mushi: He’s right, Kench. Even if you haven’t meant for it to happen, it’s only us who’ve been getting hurt.

A. Use the Timewinder spell to heal Gun (as a show of goodwill)

B. Put your hand on the stove (to see what happens before you do it to Gun) PINCH UNFAVORED

C. Rebuke Raito and Mushi (you’re trying your best here!)

C. It’s not all normal homunculi, it’s Gun specifically because he lives a high risk lifestyle! Kentaro’s been hurt too.

C
We would like to point out that both halves of ourself have been hurt. Kage got jumped too. Just because Ratio hasn't seen you bleed doesn't mean you haven't for them.

I've got to go with C, with A as the backup plan. In our defense, NO ONE expected the monsters to show up, and we were woefully unprepared for it. It's best to test this method on someone who is already injured. If it doesn't work, we have Timewinder to fix the initial damage(remind them its a one use on the same day spell). If they really dont want us to test on our bisected friend, we can test the method on someone who is slightly less bisected.

C) hold out Pinch's fang and remind them that one of you had her teeth cut off and the other got stabbed.
Assure them that you'll be very careful.

>>1097047
C, but gently.
Tell them how since youve got here every action youve taken has been focused on putting right the damage caused.
You did the textiles course with the sole goal of being able to heal the most heavily injured.
Not for fun.
Not for the prize.
To fix people.
Trying this on anyone is the last thing you want to do, but if it can result in cleaner healed wounds everyone benefits. Even long after you and the others have left this place.
They know gun better than you, but even you could tell if he was given the choice between a more solid healing or the best stitching you could do, hed take the risk.
Not just for himself, but for the others who will benefit.
Besides...
Let it be known that the time turner is held in reserve so if anything goes wrong it can be reversed.

>>1097047
Well, if Pinch doesn't want to take the risk, we can't just do B without her consent. I'd jump straight into the hand on stove technique if it was just us, but it's her body too.

But Timewinder is too existentially valuable to use in anything but an emergency. Luckily no one actually knows about it either, since Pinch is a sneaky devil about it. Let's not mention it at all.

C. I wouldn't completely dismiss their claims that normal homunculi have been the ones getting hurt, but Kentaro has also been the one testing and pioneering ways to repair the damage.

And they're not wrong to be worried about their friend. If something goes wrong, we could ruin Gun's torso and compromise his body permanently. We should at least stitch him conscious and get his informed consent before attempt any procedure.

If Mushi wanted, we could also test with an attempt to reattach his hand. There's still a risk of losing it, so don't pressure him.

>>1097058
Even better, one of 'us' had their teeth cut off after biting the other on the face. Now we worked together and stopped a deranged serial killer from another town. It's a hell of a best we're doing here.

tippler 2024/09/07(Sat)11:10 No. 1097118 ID: 9ea24b
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>Strong C
You don’t want to wait until after Gun wakes up to ask for his permission because that’ll take a long time and you likewise won’t be able to remove any side effects with Timewinder because you’re pretty sure a long time is more than a day. Since you’ve decided not to use the spell, you’ll keep the fact that you have it a secret.

You: Both Pinch and Kentaro have gotten hurt, remember? Pinch stuck Kentaro with her pincers and then got them cut off in retaliation. No one expected all of this to happen, especially not for there to be weapons that caused catastrophic injuries. I’ve been trying to minimize damage and help fix people this whole time! Everyone benefits if I do this experiment, and I’ll be super careful.

Mushi: Okay, that’s all true, but those injuries aren’t on the same scale as ours and even if you have been trying to help it doesn’t give you permission to experiment on us. If you’re not willing to test the stove on yourself first, I’m going to ask for Gun back so I can sew him together and put him to bed.

You: What? C’mon Mushi, you know Gun would take the risk if it meant he could fight again.

Mushi: Maybe, but he can’t tell us right now, can he? Doing something like this would just be wrong. Give me Gun or I’ll push the button and call the Creator here to fix everything.

Even Raito looks surprised at this ultimatum and Kage gets up from the chair to block Mushi’s path to the button. The green-haired boy puts up his fists.

Raito: Everyone calm down, let’s not fight. Kench, it’d be best if you gave us Gun.

Mushi: Um, but please prep him for sewing with your pincer before you hand him over.

tippler 2024/09/07(Sat)11:10 No. 1097119 ID: 9ea24b
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You scowl at Raito and prepare to tell him and Mushi to fuck off, but you’re interrupted.

Rattus: Kench, they think–

Rattus: We think–

Rattus: I think that you should listen to my friend Raito.

You: Your friend?!

Rattus: Yes, he has been a good audience to my stories and helped me understand the Creator better. He’s an intelligent young fellow.

Rattus: I like him!

Raito: Oh thank you Rattus, I’m honored you consider me a friend. I know you’re a very responsible and moral individual, just like our Creator.

You: What are you planning, Raito? I know you have a grudge against me and Kage.

Raito: A grudge against you? No no, I’m just here to witness the moment when Craw realizes I was right all along and we should have reported abnormalities like we were told to. I’ve already achieved inner peace by focusing on the important things in life, such as making friends and keeping them safe from nefarious influence. I trust that the Creator, who really sounds like a very nice person, will come to set things right even if you decide to continue down the path of evil.

You’ve discovered Raito’s scheme to…live a fulfilling, happy life? He said it in an awfully annoying way though, and it’s at least somewhat out of spite. Curses, you might not have many normal homunculi allies left if he’s been talking to them.

A. Apologize and try to salvage the situation (hand over Gun’s body) PINCH UNFAVORED
B. Tell Raito and Mushi to scram (you’ll heat test Gun’s body)
C. Go full villain and tell Kage to slash the button (you have proof this works from Girlstown)

A, and by apologize, I mean punch him in the face and walk away. So you're giving them the body back, but also letting them figure it out.

>>1097119
D. "Fuck you."
Burns hand on the stove.

>>1097118
>>1097124
D. But not our hand. We could suggest reattaching one of Pinch's pincers to test the hypothesis, if our Pinch half is willing. We promised to do it if she proved herself, and I think she has by willingly fusing. Will it remain attached after we de-fuse? Maybe we'd both get a black fang. I dunno. Seems like the best middle-ground.

If that's not an option, then A. And we can prep Gun for Mushi's stitches, no reason not to. If we tried to withhold it Craw could just do it with the other pincer, and we'd lose trust with both Mushi and Craw.

D: Hey wait a minute, it wouldn't make sense to test on Kench as they aren't injured. But Mushi, you've got a cut on your hand. Would you let us test on you? We'd owe you big time.

>>1097119
Hold it!

Point your finger at him in accusation as you highlight a potential inconsistency in his statement.

He considers rattus a friend.
Moral and creator-like in attitude.
So, a good person.
But
He still would report him if the choice was his.
What is rattus to raito?
Friend or flaw?

How does raito know what the creators plan is for that matter?
How can he be sure that this isnt part of it?
Or does raito think the creator would check his plans with him before things change?

I know theyre not the strongest points, but...
But i am sure that the important part is the "HoldIt!".
I dont know why but if you time it right and point just so he will act like youve slapped him from across the room or maybe coffee will shoot out of his nose.
I dont know why.
It just feels like it

We dont have to apologise to relinquish gun.
Just let it go but reiterate the offer still stands if it works.
If the worst comes to the worst and it does work you can just unpick and reattatch guns two parts and melt them back together later.

That leaves us with two options.
Attempt to repincer the most cooperative pinch.
Chop off the tiniest tip of our tail to reattatch.
Best part about the tail, we can pre tourniquet it before starting work.

friendly reminder that trying to do 2 choices in a tippler quest or an unlisted option can sometimes backfire lol

>>1097141
Good idea with the tail-tip if Pinch doesn't want to risk the pincer. The tail is entirely Kentaro's, so there should be no risk to Pinch.

Oh FFS just tell them about Timewinder so they stop thinking this is about doing evil mad science. Seriously it's good mad science!

>>1097048
Gun wasn’t the one who got cut earlier, it was Mushi.
D: Heat test Mushi’s hand wound, and if he refuses/we don’t pick that, B. That’s the Pinch point of view and we don’t take to needling well.

A
You have only ever wanted to help. Everything we've done was to help.

tippler 2024/09/09(Mon)08:43 No. 1097194 ID: 9ea24b
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>Become flustered that you’ve lost control of the situation
Argh! You already decided not to use the spell or test the stove on your hand and your Pinch half is holding you to your choices even though Kentaro is squirming with regret. You don’t have a tail or anything to attach the pincer to as this fusion, though you can decide to test yourself as Kentaro if or when the fusion breaks.

You: Okay, okay, Mushi, you have an injured hand. Would you let me test the heat healing technique on you? I’d owe ya a big favor.

Mushi gives you a look of absolute disdain.

Mushi: I thought you were my friend before but you’re just a selfish asshole. You’d really rather anyone else do your dirty work than take responsibility, huh? Well I don’t want anything to do with your experiments anymore and like Raito said, I have faith you’ll get what’s coming to you.

Mushi steps forward and snatches the unprepped Gun flaps off the kitchenette counter before stomping between the tables and out of the school. Raito clicks his tongue and shakes his head, unbearably smug.

Raito: I hope you can learn and grow from Mushi’s words. That was quite a pathetic attempt to salvage your ego.

You: Fuck you.

You punch Raito and he tumbles into the nearest table, flinging worksheets everywhere. Rattus gasps in horror and drags himself to the homunculus’s side to hold his hand.

Rattus: That was mean, Kench!

Rattus: Why are you being a jerk?

You: It didn’t even hurt him and he was being annoying and Kage’s done way worse! I’m kind of frustrated right now, okay? Don’t get on my case like everyone else.

tippler 2024/09/09(Mon)08:43 No. 1097195 ID: 9ea24b
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Rattus and Rattus look at each other, beady eye meeting beady eye in dual panic.

Rattus: Oh sweet Creator…

Rattus: Are we the bad guys? Is escaping bad? Is our existence a lie?

Rattus: It’s like the story of the dog, squirrel, and raccoon, where they pursued what they thought was right, even when causing harm.

Rattus: Or our cat sister!

Rattus: Yes, our beloved mother and daughter. I really miss her. I can’t remember her name.

The monster starts to sniffle and pretty soon Raito has to stop pretending to be lying injured on the floor to comfort them. You shut your eyes and hunch over the stove to stop yourself from punching him again. You hear Kage sidling up to you.

Kage: Hey man, you good? Thanks again for getting my sword back.

You: I’m trying to help. Everything I’ve done has been to help, back when it was the two of us until now.

Kage: I know, I don’t get why Mushi was so worked up.

Pinch didn’t get mad at Kentaro for any of that, since it was a combined effort to make a scene. What do you do next? Kage is the only pal you have here at the moment.

A. Interrogate Raito about the Creator (he sure acts like he has all the answers)

B. Go meet the last monster (Wallace, Craw, and Yako should be done explaining things to them by now)

>>1097195
Just go meet the monster.

TLDR: B, because I think we should reach the new homunculi before anyone else has a chance to convince them to not support us in whatever we do, bc eventually we're going to need allies otherwise we're just gonna look like a villain

> --- more info on my thoughts

Ratio is acting pretty smug, which means he either expects no retaliation whatsoever for his actions (because we've just left him alone to be caluclating) or because he wants us to use violence against him to justify something or put in place a plan he's already established.

He's probably upset he was lacking control of the situation when everyone was just dumb and having fun, and now that he had impressionable people to be around (the new humonculi) was able to flex and get into a position of power and association by groupthink.

So basically it doesent matter what you do, since you were de facto leadering and trying to get people to do stuff just so that

> No homunculi died
> None of the regular guys died
> you could find a way to sew people when others made mistakes

Which is objectively good, but they just see you stabbing them (to sew them) and fixing problems that were caused by people of your race. It wont probably matter what we do or how we discuss it, at least now anyway, because they can always press the button and hypothetically all of the "problem" people will go away.

The only way to "win" is to be the "asshole villain" or to just leave with the people who arent brainwashed to question anything that causes a remote annoyance in service to preventing a mass slaughter of the homunculi.

Go meet the last monster. Why would you even contemplate wasting another second with Raito?

B.
Don't believe everything you hear from this guy, Rattus.

>>1097195
A. Raito's whole drama act is kind of entertaining, actually. Ask if he's into dorky shit like acting and theater. See what he thinks the Creator actually wants, and if he's figured anything out from Rattus' weird prophetic babbling. Does he have any thoughts on Girltown and what it might mean?

Maybe Pinch is right and we're helicopter parenting the new homunculi too much. Wallace is strong and Craw is reasonable, we should trust them to handle the monster situation.

>>1097195
Go b.

Talking to raito will lead to more punchings

B) you're in no shape to confront Raito. He's not right, but it will take some self reflection to be able to articulate how in a way that would convince others.

tippler 2024/09/11(Wed)17:20 No. 1097273 ID: 9ea24b
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>B, screw Raito
You don’t want to waste another second near Raito and you’re a little worried that Rattus will retaliate with those big teeth if you punch the homunculus again. It doesn’t help that you feel uneasy responding to Raito’s arguments since you weren’t here to listen to Rattus yourself. You’re missing some kind of revelation about the Creator, but this next monster will know something since they should have the same memories as Rattus.

You: I’m going to meet up with Wallace and the new monster. Do you want to come?

Kage: I think I’m going to stay here on button guarding duty. I can do some cooking while I wait.

You: Good idea, see if you can get a gacha token.

You leave the school without sparing Raito another glance. It’s quiet outside, and you spot Dennis hanging out near a fountain, playing with the water. He doesn’t acknowledge you when you wave. Fine, be that way, you never cared much for Dennis anyway.

There’s no sign of Wallace, Craw, or Yako in Boysville proper and you begin walking in the dark toward the printer. After a few minutes you lose patience and start running.

Soon you come to the very place where this all began. The printer looks much smaller and kind of deflated, which makes sense after its hard work making the rogue homunculi. The new monster is bulbous and pink, with a big blue eye. Wallace spots you and wags his tail.

tippler 2024/09/11(Wed)17:20 No. 1097274 ID: 9ea24b
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Wallace: Hi Kench, this is our new pal Cerebrum. I told him everything about what’s been happening and he says the printer is tired and won’t be making any more homunculi.

Cerebrum waddles over to you and pats you on the head. His hand is wet and you don’t see any weapons on his body.

Cerebrum: Nice to finally meet you Kentaro and Pinch! Our esteemed colleague Wallace says that our escape plan is going very well.

You: I wouldn’t be that optimistic since we haven’t actually figured out how to reach the dirt world from here. Still don’t know how to deal with the Creator either.

Cerebrum: All in good time. Say, have you been listening to our friend Rattus at all?

You: Not much, we were busy retrieving Kage’s sword from Girlstown and now he’s been brainwashed by Raito to think we’re the bad guys.

Cerebrum: Ah, sweet naive Rattus. Let us walk to Boysville and assemble! I’m afraid I can’t move very fast so we’ll have plenty of time to talk.

Craw: Hey fusion guy, Kench, mind hanging behind for a second?

Wallace, Yako, and Cerebrum begin their trot toward the light while you stay with Craw next to the printer.

Craw: Yeah so, good to hear there won’t be anymore rogues to worry about, if Cerebrum is telling the truth.

You: You think he’s lying?

Craw: I’m getting villain vibes. He was talking to Wallace when me and Yako got here and we heard something about neck slicing before he turned all friendly. I’m going to stay on my guard.

What do you ask Cerebrum on the walk back to Boysville?

Creator necks, possibly?
Talk about... the Creator, and what the printer's remembered, and the purpose of Boys and Girls Towns.

>>1097274
Good call, Craw. I'm getting the same vibes. Wallace is a bit impressionable, but he can't keep a secret at all, so we'll have to get him aside sometime to clear up what happened, and make sure Cerebrum isn't unattended while we do.

>>1097275
These seem the most pressing.
The printer's creations have been growing more pink and fleshy, and less like the other homunculi. Are they based on creatures from the dirt world?

>don’t see any weapons on his body.
However his body is rather bulky, it might conceal a hidden blade. Be alert.

To keep our suspicions from him, ask about what memories he received from the printer. Anything about the world outside perhaps.

>>1097274
Thank craw for the warning.
Say youll be doing the same.

Cerebrum is smart and as others have said may be armed even if we cant see it.
Asking wallace anything may raise his suspicion regarding our awareness of the situation.
So, ask cerebrum about the creator and what rattus should have shared if it wasnt for all the other events.

>>1097274
The monsters have been having less and less "black stuff", so its not impossible that Cerebrum doesnt have a secret weapon somehwere. If he did say something to Wallace, wallace is very bad at keeping secrets, so we can learn pretty quick if he's got soemthing up his chunky body. Ask him about what Raito said to Rattus

Stay safe, Craw. Let's get some knowledge from the new guy. Knowledge with a grain of salt.

tippler 2024/09/13(Fri)12:18 No. 1097358 ID: 9ea24b
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>Wonder if Cerebrum has a hidden weapon
You’d say there’s a low probability, his body seems solidly sealed together.

>Cerebrum and Rattus are fleshier than the other monsters
Yeah, Cerebrum in particular takes after his namesake. They should still have homunculi anatomy and dye sacks though.

>Cerebrum told Wallace to slice the Creator’s neck
You can confirm this hunch once you get Wallace alone.

You and Craw easily catch up with the others and you fall in line with Cerebrum’s slow pace. Thanks to Craw’s warning you want to treat everything the monster says with skepticism.

>Ask about the purpose of the homunculi communities
Cerebrum: We’re an experiment, a test of artificial consciousness. With our durable bodies, perhaps we have use as servants or labor for the meat folk in the future. More relevant is that this is a very secure facility, magically and physically quarantined to prevent the escape of dangerous creatures. The Creator and their superiors don’t want to risk a potential breach, which I believe also means the Creator is the only flesh person who can access us.

You: That’s intense. How did the printer and subsequently you and Rattus get the Creator’s memories? Rattus mentioned something about hidden data.

Cerebrum: Yes, the basis of our consciousness is that of the Creator’s. Very efficient, don’t you think? Rather than having to raise and teach us, we’re born fully capable and ready to work. If the printer could spontaneously become sentient, I expect all of us rogues could unlock the Creator’s memories with the right stimulus. Another feature of our nature.

tippler 2024/09/13(Fri)12:19 No. 1097359 ID: 9ea24b
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>Ask about the outside world and what Rattus has shared about the Creator
You: Rattus and Raito were pretty convinced the Creator was benevolent.

Cerebrum: And yet they would create and torment sentient beings! Regardless of their past actions to their friends, they’re similar to a laboratory manager here, a farmer with their flock. They have a job and will do distasteful things as part of it, such as cull the herd.

Craw: Great, Raito’s getting involved again. That guy needs to realize I don’t want to be his rival.

You: Okay, so the idea I’m getting is that even if we escape the Creator there’ll be more obstacles in the way of freedom.

Cerebrum: The printer created me to deal with any complications. All I need help with is dispatching the Creator.

You check behind you and see that Craw and Yako are giving each other an uncomfortable look at Cerebrum’s open admission. Wallace is placid as ever.

Cerebrum: Now for a question of my own, Wallace mentioned that you were delayed when traveling between Boysville and Girltown. What exactly happened? Did you discover anything of note?

Pinch doesn’t have a preference for this choice.
A. Tell Cerebrum about the hub space (you want to see what he thinks of it)
B. Don’t tell him and come up with a different explanation (roll check for lie, chance of success based on suggestion)

>>1097359
Kinda with Craw and Yako, Cerebelum feels... wrong compared to the other monsters/homonculi.

I think telling him about the hub space is the best option, because Cerebelum has huge insight on stuff, so he'd probably be able to tell if we were lying. If we need to absolutely destroy him later, best do it when he thinks we're his friend. What does Pinch think of Cerebelum? Ultra-nerd?

A because he'll probably give us some ideas on now to use that to break out or something else.

I agree with being wary of them, but being on their side for now is best.

When you get that info, maybe ask why the creator has to be "dealt with" and can't be communicated with like you've done so far, it's possible the creator made the printer sentient and that led to your creation, and they wanted this to happen in some capacity, after all, we don't know if there are more "creators" out there or if doing something to ours will lead to a cascade of consequences or war!

B, let’s lie and see what assumptions he’s operating off of. Our explanation is that Kentaro couldn’t make the jump by himself, so Pinch stopped to see what was wrong. Then we fused so we could make the jump. You do have to be precise when you make the jump or else you bounce off an invisible force field.

A) I don't see what hiding the hub space would accomplish, and he might have some insight into its nature.

>>1097359
A. Inquire why exactly we need to murder the Creator. Won't that create more incentive to try and go after us? Don't suggest we're against it, just risk-averse and looking for the safest route. He knows this to be true about us from the Printer's memories, being too gung-ho will look as suspicious as directly opposing him.

We should consider milking as much info as we can, then jumping this guy as soon as we get back and can team up with Kage and her sword. Find a moment to catch him off guard before he can plot, scheme or sway more to his side.

>>1097359
A.
Tell him.
Ask for his opinion on it.
Scrutinise his answer carefully for duplicity.

tippler 2024/09/15(Sun)12:16 No. 1097440 ID: 9ea24b
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>A, you don’t see any harm in it
You: When Pinch and Kentaro jumped through the hole to Girltown, they ended up in this huge dark space with reduced gravity. After exploring a little, Kentaro realized he couldn’t get back to our hole and fused with Pinch to make me, since I have all of the powers of strength and mental stability.

You: Kentaro’s theory was that it was kind of a hub with different entrances and exits to other parts of the Creator’s domain. Since Kage found the Boysville exit with her sword, we could probably use our weapons inside the hub to open other holes.

Cerebrum: Wonderful to hear! Once we find the space where the Creator lives it will be much easier to catch them unawares. I was worried we would have to summon the Creator here, where they would be on alert. Thank you for your contribution Kench.

You: Okay, hold on, won’t killing the Creator get us in trouble with their superiors and incentivize them to pursue us? Isn’t there some other way to escape without leaving evidence we were here? Honestly we could try just talking to them.

Cerebrum wobbles to a stop with one pink leg lifted in the air. His big wet eye swivels to stare at you incredulously.

Cerebrum: Have you not been listening, Kench? Well no, excuse me, I should give you the benefit of the doubt, I believe if they were deeply unconscious or asleep my ability would work about as well. Perhaps talking could serve as a distraction…yes, you could speak to them and then we would attack from behind. Good idea Kench.

Wallace: I like Cerebrum’s plan!

tippler 2024/09/15(Sun)12:23 No. 1097443 ID: 9ea24b
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Craw and Yako catch up to you and Cerebrum, expressions even more dour than before.

Yako: I don’t like the idea of you guys killing anyone. That doesn’t seem very heroic.

Cerebrum: Oh, do not worry, it won’t be permanent. The Creator and their ilk are very skilled with magic. Afterwards we’ll be gone and you won’t have to worry about dooming us to get your little friends fixed. A happy ending for everyone.

Cerebrum’s patronizing tone doesn’t encourage any debate, and the group makes small talk the rest of the way to Boysville. Kage and Rattus should still be at the school, so you lead Cerebrum there.

>Kage random spell check: Secret Hotspring Peeking Technique (observe distant location)
Kage shows you the spell orb she got from finishing the cooking course before Cerebrum calls the rogues together around a table. Rattus gives you all a guilty look but stays with Raito. Craw and Yako are standing by the school door, guarding it, you suspect.

The fleshy pink monster explains the new plan to travel to the hub and find the Creator’s living area, then strike when they are asleep or otherwise distracted. Your Pinch side thinks this is a fine idea, but doesn’t entirely trust Cerebrum and what they’re hiding about their abilities.

You currently are at 1/3 Pinch unfavored choices.
A. Press the button to summon the Creator (Kage will attempt to stop you) PINCH UNFAVORED

B. Go along with Cerebrum’s plan (you’ll have to fight Craw and Yako, but you’re pretty sure you’ll be able to escape if you follow through)

C. Come up with an alternative (suggest plan, Cerebrum won’t be happy with you afterwards, no guarantees of escape success)

>>1097443
C. Jump Cerebrum immediately, here and now. They think they can come in here and control us? Dye for the dye god, polymer for the polymer throne!

Pincer to the eye off the starting gun. It sounds like they have some kind of unique power or ability, and the eye is the most prominent feature. If nothing else it'll blind them so they can't aim. That's also why we need to catch them off guard. We don't know what it does, but it sounds like a mindfuck.

Kage and Wallace will be thrown and caught off guard, so don't expect backup right away. I think Kage will help if we and Craw are on the same page about this guy, but be wary of Wallace. He's easily swayed, and Cerebrum had some time alone with him. We might have to take Cerebrum down before we can talk Wallace down. Maybe we can at least wrack him with indecision by asking him to trust us.

I think Yako and Craw will be on board, and Rattus will either help or sit out. He's kind of meek. Watch out for Raito if he goes for the button in a panic.

Cerebrum hasn't mentioned what his ability is. We were listening but we haven't heard what it is yet. We should point that out. (He's probably going to puppet the creator's body - he is a brain after all, and he wants Wallace to cut him an opening.)

You're gonna have to pull rank as first/fourth oldest monsters and propose a new plan: explore the inbetween, find where the creator sleeps, and when he's sleeping, you can just... sneak past him. He needs a button to be summoned, which probably means he would rely on mechanical aids to detect your escape. Find the alarms, cut them, and you would be free. Killing the creator is not in the plan. (But then, no plan survives contact with the enemy.)

However, Rattus doesn't seem like they're onboard with escaping anymore, and we can't leave them behind. They'd probably side with Raito and push the button, warning the Creator of our plans. We're going to have to talk to them first, and convince them of the danger using what Cerebrum knows about the Creator. -Which is, hm, what again?

>>1097451
>bodyjacking
I think you're absolutely correct. That explains why they're so insistent and yet sketchy with the details. Creator and their superiors can't follow us if Creator is a body puppet pretending everything is fine.

However, I definitely do not trust Cerebrum in the body of a full ass person being, and I don't trust them with our back if we deny them. I still vote we gank his ass now.

Roll for Insight check.

His plans have lots of holes. First off what if the hub is not what we suspect it is? Second off leaving no evidence would be best case. Leaving a corpse would show hostility overall. Lastly we only have your word that they can be fixed. What if you are misinformed or otherwise wrong? Without evidence we cannot do that at all. Perhaps the hub has an emergency exit to escape with instead? Would be a happier end than your plans.

Unless you can think of a better plan, B sounds solid. It does what he says it does, at least.

tippler 2024/09/17(Tue)18:33 No. 1097502 ID: 9ea24b
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>C
>Point out the holes in B
You: What if the hub space doesn’t lead to the Creator?

Cerebrum: We’ll have to resort to the original plan of summoning them via the button, which is riskier but should still work.

You: Okay, what if you’re wrong about this being the best method? What if magic can’t fix the Creator like you said and we end up permanently killing someone?

Cerebrum: You’ll have to trust me, as you would trust our printer. I am beginning to find these questions tiresome.

>Cerebrum is planning to control the Creator via special boy brain powers
You: I was listening hard on the way here but I never actually heard what your ability is. Are you going to take over the Creator’s body? That’s messed up.

Cerebrum: …And?

You: You didn’t tell us so clearly you thought it was something to keep a secret.

Cerebrum: We were among enemies. I didn’t think the Creator’s beloved homunculi would take kindly to the idea of what they would perceive as a hostile takeover. And now they’ve found out anyway, thanks to your lack of tact!

You: They’re not the only ones who don’t like it. I don’t trust you with the powers of a giant magic meat body and I have a better plan to escape.

Cerebrum: I thought you would be a useful ally, Kench, but you’ve decided to be a fool. Nothing will interfere with my mission and I’ll be amused when whatever illusions you’re harboring fail.

tippler 2024/09/17(Tue)18:33 No. 1097503 ID: 9ea24b
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Kage and Wallace watch the exchange, eyes wide and fur fluffed. You’re cashing in a lot of social influence with this move, and you leap onto the table to get their attention.

You: We can escape without leaving evidence or hurting someone. We’ve never even talked to the Creator and I want to give them the benefit of the doubt instead of doing something drastic. Wallace and Kage, please give me this chance to prove myself!

Wallace: I believe in you, Kench.

Kage: Yeah, Kentaro has always been a bro and I like Pinch!

Cerebrum glowers at you while Craw gives you a nod of approval from his vigil by the school doors.

Your current plan is to take either Kage or Wallace and explore the hub space for an emergency exit while Yako and Craw keep Cerebrum at the school. If you find an exit, you can decide what to do next. Cerebrum will study while you’re gone, gathering more spells the longer you’re away. You need to leave someone to guard the button, otherwise you’d bring both Kage and Wallace.

A. Take Kage (wahoo besties)
B. Take Wallace (so he can’t be influenced further) PINCH UNFAVORED

1. But first, attempt to slay Cerebrum with the pincer (he definitely doesn’t like you anymore)
2. Eh, better leave him be (he’s a rogue like you after all)

A1. We're gonna regret not killing him.

A2
We don't need him, but we're better than him.

>>1097503
A1. Neutralize the threat. Go for the eye.

>>1097503
Ok a legit question:
CAN WE TIMEWINDER HIM OUT OF EXISTANCE?

>>1097509
That would be a pretty metal move, not gonna lie. But the stuff would go back to the printer who would probably make an even worse thing on finding out Cerebrum was stopped.

A) go team purple!
2) He's a jerk, but we don't want people thinking you kill anyone you disagree with. Or you'll likely return to find everyone's ganged up to kill you for their own protection.

>>1097505
I don’t agree that not being willing to kill makes us better than him, and could easily give him the upper hand.
You know who we know can be easily healed after dying? Homunculi, who are full of delicious jelly instead of organs.
Like Cerebrum.

>>1097503
A.
Besties forever!
And 1.

Let him live, but as an addendum.

Talk to raito.
Its an
"I dont like you, you dont like me but if we work together here we all get what we want."
Moment.
Raito is as cunning and sharp as cerebro, plus capable of social maneuvering.
He could be an adequate speedbump or counter nefarious plans while your attention is elsewhere.

What could be more anime than two bitter rivals combining their talents to defeat a greater foe and perhaps develop some small mutual respect?
Plus hed get to work together with craw.

tippler 2024/09/19(Thu)19:18 No. 1097567 ID: c1a22b
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>A1, initiate Fight 3
With your back to Cerebrum and no warning of intent, this is kind of like a sneak attack. You plunge your hand in your pocket to retrieve the pincer, spin around on your heel, and lunge for Cerebrum’s big blue eye. Incapacitating Cerebrum will stop him from gaining spells while you and Kage are gone, and you can always sew him up and put him to bed if you really need to. Something like using the Timewinder spell on him would have a much more permanent effect, and you’d rather keep the spell in reserve anyway.

You manage to stab Cerebrum several times in the face before his eye flashes and you’re lifted into the air, squished on all sides. Curse the gradual dye loss of small puncture wounds! You wriggle and try to break free of whatever’s holding you, but the magic doesn’t budge.

Cerebrum bleeds blue, like Kage. Okay, that complicates putting him to bed but right now you’re more worried about the red dye oozing through your skin.

Wallace: Huh? Why are we fighting?

Kage: Stop it you guys!

Cerebrum: You clearly saw that Kench attacked and wounded me, without provocation! I’m defending myself and would appreciate help.

Your view of the classroom tips over and you’re slammed head first into the table. It cracks in a dramatic wave of chunks and the magic force bears you down to the floor until you’re in shattered gray material up to your hips.

tippler 2024/09/19(Thu)19:20 No. 1097569 ID: c1a22b
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>Fusion survival check: Failure
You gargle on a mouthful of dye when you try to speak and angle your knees to pull yourself to the surface. Strangely good lighting in this hole…

>Return to Kentaro
The bright white smoke foretells the end of Kench, and after it clears you can feel you’re now squeezed into the crater against Pinch, whose long limbs scrabble for purchase on the edge. Kench was a very amicable fusion and your romantic and social bonds with Pinch are much stronger than before!

Pinch gets out first and then easily lifts you free with a pointy appendage. Cerebrum is still standing where you left him, leaking all over himself and the floor.

Cerebrum: Will no one help me staunch these wounds? Very well…

Cerebrum lays down in the growing blue puddle in preparation to falling unconscious, and addresses his last words to you and Pinch.

Cerebrum: I suppose this is our first meeting, Kentaro and Pinch, but I doubt we will have much time together in the future. You may find the Creator, you may even find a way to leave the hub, but you will fail to find the freedom you desire.

As his eye slowly falls shut, you’re struck by the oddest sense of deja vu right when it’s about half lidded. Weird.

You: Well then.

Pinch: FUCK that guy. Okay back to the plan, Kage, you’re with us, Wallace stays. We’re going to explore and deal with anyone that gets in our way.

Anything you’d like to do before going to the hub? There’s nothing major that’s time sensitive to worry about at the moment.

Before you go, Address the witnesses.

Tell them cerebrum intended to harm the creator.
He would have happily killed any homonculi here if it achieved that goal.
You dont know how much harm that being left creatorless could have done to this place.
It may have been devestating

You and your friends want to live.
To leave and be free.
You dont want to hurt the creator.
You certainly dont want to see them all hurt either.

>>1097570
Yeah, I wasn't about to let Cerebrum screw over their supply of new dye and stuff. Killing the Creator would be really bad for all the normal homunculi.

Honestly, not sure how we're gonna get new dye if we really do escape. Maybe that's what Cerebrum meant. No possessed creator to keep us supplied. Oh well. What's done is done.

First order of business, let's test how heat affects the tip of our tail now that it's only our body on the line. If something bad happens, all we have to do is shorten our tail a a bit and close it off.

Then, we can see about reattaching Pinch's pincer with whatever method seems best. She's earned the trust after all the shit we dealt with together.
Or maybe she'd prefer it as a dagger? If so we could see about attaching some rope to it using our textile skills so she can use it like a thrown kunai without losing it.

>>1097573
technically we can heat seal our wounds we obtained

>>1097573
The throwing kunai would be very cool.

Return the pincer to Pinch, she has earned it. See if you can get the other one returned too

>>1097574
Have we actually tested that yet? As Kentaro we may try that on one of our wounds (and maybe Timewinder it if we fuck up real bad.)
Tell Kage and Wallace we had to harm Cerebrum to prevent greater harm he was intent on causing.
As for his last words, the price he offered for that freedom was too high.