Guide RP - forged-esoterica

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:04 PM

Just trapping it may also work, though it's kind of against the spirit of the challenge, so that might fuck up the artifact.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:04 PM

Do sleep grenades work on space bats?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:05 PM

One way to find out, though music does get them drunk.

I'm gonna bait it into a cave I spotted, and set things up.

It worked! Veils is out like a light. Set up a fan to get the gas out once it passed out.

Fjoink, mine now. Question now is whether or not to kill it or leave.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:10 PM

Does it make a difference?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:12 PM

Potentially. It's considered a crime in Curator culture to not do duels to the death, I believe. Failing to follow through could render the cloak just a shitty sheet of fabric.

Fucking space bats.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:13 PM

Well then, I guess you better go through with it.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:13 PM

...I'll admit, I'm a little bothered by how easy that felt.

I'm out, and with cloak in hand. Didn't want to stay too long in case Veils managed to escape the effect.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:16 PM

Cool. Do you know what the cloak does?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:17 PM

Whatever it does doesn't feel great.

Looks like shapeshifting of some stripe. Claws, fur.

...Probably temporarily turning me into a space bat while I've got it on. Mm.

No furry jokes, please. After the day I've had, I don't think I could take it.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:18 PM

I think we were mostly joking about shipping you and Veils. But now you have an item to let you turn into a fellow space bat

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:19 PM

Oh god.

...Well, whatever. I'll burn that bridge when I cross it.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:19 PM

All roads lead to Veils

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:19 PM

For now, this is just a way to equalize things a little better.

...I'm pretty sure this fucks with my instincts somehow too. I'm not nearly as bothered by all the gore around me now.

Since Veils is still frozen, I'm gonna fortify the area a little bit.

Axiom, can you help me hit Veils through the illusions?

Axiom BOT 24-Apr-21 06:24 PM

Make this quick. This scenario was unnecessary.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:24 PM

I'll try.

It unfroze, but I don't think it was ready for pissed off Master in it's face - The illusion broke for a bit.

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:26 PM

"A disguise does not make you stronger, Robin. But it seems something else might've changed, a little..."

Unregistered BOT 24-Apr-21 06:27 PM

*Hiss* *Crackle*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:29 PM

Trying sleep gas again. Just a little. There's flying corpses letting off electric arcs now, though, which is locking the area down some.

Doesn't seem like sleep gas is working. Ideas?

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:30 PM

Fuck if I know Anything has a chance of not working, given the random superpowers

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:30 PM

Point. So, just a 'throw anything at the wall to see what sticks' approach?

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:31 PM

Yeah pretty much

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:31 PM

Right. Music, booby traps out the wazoo, defenses for me, the works.

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:32 PM

"...Surprising. Standing your ground, now...?"

"But you're still cowering."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:34 PM

"Just because I'm not a mindless swirl of violence doesn't mean I'm a coward."

"I'm not dumb enough to run headfirst into a threat when better options present themselves."

"Stand down, Veils. Don't force my hand, here."

...Well, everything looks a lot less fleshy. Still corpses around, though, but they aren't floating or anything.

Looks like putting enough of an offensive front up got it to stand down.

Alright, taking the cloak off. I want my organs in mostly the right place, and I doubt this has helped.

...Looks like I made a control room style area for myself when building up the area. Barely realized what I was making in the heat of the moment, but fuck, there's flamethrowers, a pit full of...

Is that acid? Jeez.

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:40 PM

"...You aren't quite as afraid of me anymore. What changed?"

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:41 PM

murder

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:41 PM

"-!" "...Can you not sneak up on me?"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:41 PM

"Apparently not."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:42 PM

...Have I ever once actually seen Veils approach me before it speaks up before

I am dumbass. "I looked around for ways to potentially kill you, and found one."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:44 PM

"Excellent. That didn't take much time, now did it?"

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:45 PM

...Noooot really sure I get what it's getting at, there

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:46 PM

Murder bat wants you to stop being a pussy The proper Murder Bat response to someone doing something you don't want them to is to murder them, or threaten them, etc. In Veils' eyes, you're finally on the right path

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:46 PM

Ugh.

New problem on top of that, I think we're in the city proper. I can see some DoS people on cams.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:47 PM

oh boy

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:47 PM

They're coming in with guns and red tape.

Time to wall the place off and hope they fuck off.

"I guess not, no."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:49 PM

"You thought I was an impossible opponent, and you then found options to neutralize me."

"Remember that, going forward, the next time you think you find an impossible challenger."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:51 PM

"Cut the weird motivational talk. We've still got problems, and we've still got to work on them."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:51 PM

"Of course."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:53 PM

"You dragged me into the city for this, which means this problem is your fault."

"So you're getting us out of it."

...The cloak's effects are taking some time to wear off, it'd seem.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds

"So you're getting us out of it."

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:54 PM

Is this not going to result in high speed flight?

Or dead bodies?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:54 PM

"If anyone else dies because of your way out, I'll be very disappointed, Veils."

"You're already on my shit list for all this, so don't make it worse."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 24-Apr-21 06:55 PM

"Understood."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:55 PM

Welp. We're flying. Also teleporting, but it just grabbed me and started away.

...Saw part of the sign on the building we were in. Read 'Mayfield.' Not sure how happy I am that Veils decided to go there.

randomhuman44 24-Apr-21 06:57 PM

(it's time for me to sleep, good night)

Limina Idling | Hours 24-Apr-21 06:58 PM

(and that means it's pin time lol. sleep well!)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 24-Apr-21 06:58 PM

Well, not exactly 'Mayfield', a good chunk of the end was cut off beyond the 'e' due to the number I did on the building, but, uh... Yeah.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 04:38 PM

The flight felt longer than it was.

We're back in the Sideways.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 04:39 PM

Woo More twisty maze place

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 04:40 PM

Frankly, I'm more concerned that the changes from the cloak haven't worn off yet. It's kind of bothering me, honestly.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 04:41 PM

Maybe they won't

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 04:41 PM

...I'll have to figure out how to correct that.

I'd practice my Parautilitarian powers on it, but that'd probably make the situation worse.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 04:42 PM

Well, there's probably something in the FE that would help with it Can't think of anything off the top of my head tho

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 04:42 PM

I'll take a bit to review the files. Veils is staying out of the room, so I'll have some peace and quiet, at least.

Nothing in my own abilities, nothing in Axiom's. Veils might, but fuck that thing.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 04:48 PM

Veils has the random appropriate superpowers thing Though, that's either from Worm or Ward, so a lot more likely to draw some fucked up mind control power rather than an anti-mind control power

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 04:48 PM

This isn't a mind control thing. As far as I can tell, I'm physically a Master right now. Flesh and blood, among other things.

Anyways... I think I might need to dip or something from the City of Angles. People are going to be looking for me now.

Notably, Bedlam, I believe her name was?

Think I might've caused more chaos than I had Veils work on stopping.

Axiom BOT 27-Apr-21 04:55 PM

The Department of Safety is getting themselves killed in a few of the traps you made to attempt intimidating and stalling Veils with.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 04:55 PM

...

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 04:56 PM

...

Is there a way to deconstruct that stuff

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 04:56 PM

Overwriting it with other things, but I'd need to physically be there.

God dammit. And I can't just get Veils to deconstruct the building or something, I'd expect a good chunk of the city to go with it.

Can't use the train from Sunless Skies due to it lying around god knows where.

...I'm a Master now. I can just fly there, assuming I figure out how to. And this body comes with instincts bundled in it.

Right. Flying back.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:00 PM

Good luck Don't get shot by DOS

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:01 PM

...Jesus, they've got spotlights on the place, and more than a few armored trucks. Red-Black quarantine indeed.

Are they trying to see if the building goes under more shifts? It's the middle of the day...

Does look like power was cut to the place. Whatever they're doing, it's weird. I'll just try to flood the place with concrete and take out the harmful stuff. Make some abrupt shifts near agents inside so they run.

FUCK

ONE OF THEM SHOT ME IN THE WING WHILE I FLEW IN

FUCKING BASTARD

Unregistered BOT 27-Apr-21 05:05 PM

*CRASH*

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:05 PM

Sleep grenades

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:05 PM

ow

im inside now

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:06 PM

the one thing i told you not to do and you immediately got shot

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:06 PM

i blame veils not being sneaky enough, they mightve been looking for it

fuck. that wing's busted to hell and back

i think i landed on it

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:08 PM

Can your Drift heal stuff

Actually

Can Drift un-batify you

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:09 PM

probably, but i dont wanna risk it locking in this form or something, drift's more likely to favor bat-me over human-me due to the animal connection

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:10 PM

Makes sense

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:10 PM

i may be able to get that surgical table to help out though

assuming i can figure out how it works, that is

ill head to the control room i made when i was setting everything up

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:12 PM

THe description for the table makes it sound pretty fkin easy to do healing, at least. Just slap a person on top of it.

...

not sure how it will react to a bat tho

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:12 PM

im pretty sure im at least half complex metaphysics

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:13 PM

i mean sure but i don't think the half that's complex metaphysics actually got damaged by a mundane bullet so

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:14 PM

true, its just a matter of 'does the complex bit get damaged by the fleshy bit getting fucked up in any way'

fuck it, gonna try it anyways

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:15 PM

then it's also a question of whether fixing the fleshy bit fixes the metaphysics

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:15 PM

good questions, all in all. found the table, pushed it out of the way of the central point in the DoM

Sweet relief, and probably space-age morphine

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:17 PM

any noticeable alterations to your powers?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:18 PM

Not that I can tell, no.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:18 PM

good

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:19 PM

Admittedly, it did stab me in the neck a few times, but I think it might've been trying to get the Phaezroot integrated a little better or something.

...Fuck, that's not necessarily good.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:20 PM

I suppose since the table is also designed for integrating cybernetics and implants and such, it makes sense that it might automatically do that kind of thing

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:20 PM

Well, at least maintenance issues might go down some for that sort of thing with this. Didn't seem to bother my rig much.

IT STABBED ME IN THE DICK OW

FUCK

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:22 PM

Clearly it does not think your dick is up to standards (edited)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:23 PM

FUCK YOU AND YOUR HIGH STANDARDS FOR PENIS

i think i passed out

this thing needs a better sedative than pain

ow ow ow fuck

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:25 PM

why would you need sedatives when you can have restraints

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:25 PM

this

im having trouble walking right

fuck this fuckin table

Unregistered BOT 27-Apr-21 05:26 PM

*thud*

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:26 PM

that's a lot of trouble walkin straight

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:26 PM

i should not have kicked it

i am in a not insignificant amount of pain right now

fuck it, im just gonna. crawl to the control room if i have to. i dont need dignity when people arent filming

i think im on the right floor anyways, isn't far

it has a chair

a swivel chair even

with a nice soft cushioned seat

...i forgot there were cameras here. at least all the footage is going to the control room.

how did i fucking forget the cameras i used to oversee everything

ugh. at least i can see the DoS dipshits entering the place

flamethrowers in the walls, active to get them running, followed by a deluge of concrete leaking in from ceiling tiles

legitimately tempted to just seal myself in here while i recover, wait for a power to bust me out

you said something about sleep grenades earlier, for dealing with the DoS outside?

i dont have em, but i might be able to make something like that, if you've got suggestions

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:34 PM

You do have sleep grenades tho? Remember you managed to knock yourself out with them? Drift grenades from phaezroot? Am I just misremembering things here

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:35 PM

OH the seeds

sorry just. pain

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:36 PM

(you forgot didn't you)

Limina Idling | Hours 27-Apr-21 05:36 PM

(lil bit, the wording threw me off)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:37 PM

there's a bit many of them for me to do that though, at least in a timely manner

they could just try to demolish the building while i attack them from up here

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:37 PM

yeah true it was just my best suggestion for non-lethal

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:38 PM

well, i do have the ability to make traps

could modify the plan a little, temporarily create something up here to create sleep gas, then let it drift down?

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:39 PM

if that's something you can do, then yes

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:39 PM

i'll try, and hope a strong breeze doesn't ruin things

there's a bit of a breeze, not a strong one though, but its fucking things up a little

i'll give it a few minutes and enjoy not having to walk for a little longer

*Snzzz...*

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:44 PM

bruh every time doing sleep gas this happens

cursed

Unregistered BOT 27-Apr-21 05:44 PM

*BOOM*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:45 PM

I FUCKING HATE EVERYTHING EVERYTHING IS SHAKING

Okay. Anime thinking time. Mental monologuing, this is okay. I can solve this issue.

I think someone tried to collapse the building.

I have no clue what to do about this.

All advice is valid except for the kind that means I die.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 05:47 PM

Ugh At this point I would just give up on getting rid of the murderous emplacements and fly away But need a way to not be shot while escaping (edited)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 27-Apr-21 05:48 PM

Also need a way to not get hit by falling building on the way out. Or getting trapped as bits of it collapse.

I can already see the room starting to fall apart.

And this is pseudo-slow-mo.

...Which I should boost with my preexisting psychic powers. Which are being boosted by Axiom.

I am an idiot.

I could try my builder powers? Though that might just leave me trapped in a concrete box dozens of floors above the Earth.

randomhuman44 27-Apr-21 06:20 PM

(I think I'm going to sleep for now)

Limina Idling | Hours 27-Apr-21 06:21 PM

(sleep well!)

Lucky_Plucky21 27-Apr-21 06:21 PM

(Gn)

Limina Idling | Hours 27-Apr-21 06:21 PM

(calling it here for tonight then i think)

Lucky_Plucky21 27-Apr-21 06:22 PM

(Gn hours)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:12 PM

Fuck it, I'll try to make a corridor to run out of.

Unregistered BOT 29-Apr-21 12:13 PM

*CRA-KOOM*

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:13 PM

Did it work

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:14 PM

Sort of, am in the process of running down it. It's a lot harder to get out of a collapsing building than tv implies, I'm having to refresh the construction every 5 seconds

I'm making it though

*Fwoomph*

Okay, I'm out. Nearly smacked into another building, but I'm out.

Unregistered BOT 29-Apr-21 12:16 PM

*Distant sounds of gunfire*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:17 PM

Well, whoever's still awake down there has some shit aim. Can't really blame them though.

Alright. That's that fucking nightmare taken care of.

God. I hate this town.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:24 PM

Back to Veils then?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:25 PM

Back to Veils.

Unregistered BOT 29-Apr-21 12:27 PM

*Sounds of spacetime being ravaged*

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:27 PM

What does that mean

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:27 PM

...Veils is practicing with it's powers. And it's apparently figured out how to access a lot more than three at a time.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:28 PM

oof

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:28 PM

As well as how to be in multiple places at once. The Picasso perk?

"Veils."

Unregistered BOT 29-Apr-21 12:29 PM

*Abrupt silence*

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 29-Apr-21 12:29 PM

"Yes, my master?"

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:30 PM

You know If they got a perk that makes powers stronger or something. Maybe Veils could do recursion. Fill one slot of Complete Arsenal with a copy of Complete Arsenal. Repeat.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:30 PM

That'd be terrifying.

"We're leaving this city."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 29-Apr-21 12:31 PM

"...If I recall, you had several other goals while you were here, yes? Does that mean you're abandoning them?"

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:33 PM

Yeah I mean if DOS is actively searching for you. Be a pain in the ass to keep going

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:33 PM

"A train isn't worth it, neither is one person's life. I don't feel like dealing with the active resistance, nor having you or anyone else destroy the place."

"Got my wing banged up earlier, so you're going to be hauling me around again."

"Watch where you grab. You pull anything and I'm clawing your dick off."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 29-Apr-21 12:36 PM

"Of course."

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:50 PM

What world are you going to head to next?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:51 PM

I don't know. We only know what was on the other side of this path, I think. I may have forgotten something while I was in here.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:52 PM

We didn't know for certain, but I'm pretty sure we knew there's connections to Madness Combat and Parahumans somewhere in the area. Cause of the file cabinet

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:52 PM

Oh yeah. East was Madness Combat, I think.

I still don't know. Today has been A Day. Depends on what you want, I suppose - I just want some rest.

Fuck it. I'm gonna start brainstorming a Cape ID. I think Manifest would be a cool name.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:55 PM

You don't need to honestly

Given that you a bat they probs assume C53

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:56 PM

They might, but Veils is also a bat, and neither of us have the tattoo.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:56 PM

I suppose they could also assume alien invasion

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:57 PM

Pfft

That's funny as fuck

Back to town, though.

Pika 29-Apr-21 12:58 PM

I mean, you have fur, right? No way of telling you don't have a tattoo under that

There's only, like, 100 or so Case 53s, so more likely they'll assume you're a changer

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:58 PM

...Things look... different. A good point, there. Didn't think about that...

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 12:59 PM

If you really want to try pretending to be C53, worst comes to worst you make a tattoo with drift

Though

Cauldron might realize you aren't actually one of theirs

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 12:59 PM

Alexndria might pull some bullshit, yeh

The woods around where I went through to get out of town look significantly different. Like, stretched out trees and such.

Pika 29-Apr-21 01:01 PM

I mean, it's just the thinkers you'd need to worry about. Doc Mom couldn't even remember Sveta when prompted.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 01:01 PM

Wait, did you already leave the city of angles?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 01:02 PM

Yeah. Between Veils teleporting, the general chaos, and sideways navigation, the trip can be cut down to a few minutes when you know where you're going.

Especially with Veils pulling Picasso stuff to keep the area clear.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 01:07 PM

mm so is this dimension just going to keep getting spookier over time?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 01:07 PM

Well, it's not weathered or anything anymore.

Different flavor of spooky rather than increased tier?

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 01:07 PM

Until a few trips from now the trees are made of flesh and glass And the houses get up and start trying to eat you (edited)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 01:08 PM

Fuck that.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 02:53 PM

Good news, though, the place isn't too fucky. The flight back to my house was relatively uneventful.

Admittedly I did see one neighborhood get stretched for like. A block and a half.

My house is thankfully intact, that seems to be a common thread here. Car's back in the driveway rather than out by the entrance to the CoA.

"Land and let go of me."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 29-Apr-21 02:56 PM

"Yes, master."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 02:57 PM

"I'm going to bed. I don't want to wake up to you in it."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 29-Apr-21 02:57 PM

"Understood."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 02:57 PM

"It had better be."

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 02:58 PM

*wakes up with Veils under the bed

lol

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 29-Apr-21 02:58 PM

...Honestly I could do with the laugh

Ugh. Hopefully, tomorrow I won't be shot at. I can probably spend some time reading up on the books I've got now that I'm out of the fire.

Unless you think I should immediately find somewhere else to explore, I mean. Good night.

randomhuman44 29-Apr-21 03:01 PM

Night And no, reading up on the spellbooks is a good idea

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 01:52 PM

Morning. I think.

I think I might be drunk or something.

I'm just now kind of putting it together, but music makes curators and Masters drunk. And I'm constantly listening to music.

It'd explain a few things.

Smells like Veils is making breakfast. Something meaty

randomhuman44 01-May-21 01:56 PM

I hear 'Veils making something meaty' and all I can think is soylent green is made of people

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 01:57 PM

...I don't like the fact that that didn't put my appetite off

Could go downstairs and see what it's making, or I could try for an early start on the source magic books. Or something else.

I'm reasonably sure it isn't people but I could be wrong

randomhuman44 01-May-21 01:59 PM

Read the books then

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 01:59 PM

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 02:03 PM

*Knock, knock*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:03 PM

"Come in."

Oh, it's Veils. Looks like it finished up.

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 02:04 PM

"I hope you enjoy your meal, my Master."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:05 PM

Meatballs, bacon, eggs, sausage and biscuits... Bit of a big meal.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 02:05 PM

If you teach Veils Rhythm, will it permanently f them up

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:06 PM

Probably, yeah. That could be kind of fun, actually...

Damn, now I'm tempted.

Should I?

Could bite me in the ass if I wanted Veils clear-headed for whatever reason, but they might also be able to clear their head up some way or another.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 02:09 PM

Hmm Does drunk Veils believe in noncon

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:10 PM

...Point.

Gah. Now I have images stuck in my head.

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 02:10 PM

"Is something the matter?"

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:12 PM

"...No. I'd like you to stay for the moment, though."

Yeah, my focus is fucked.

I'm going to take a break and get back to you guys when I'm feeling a little more clear-headed.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 02:15 PM

k

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:19 PM

Good news: Feeling much better now! Bad news: Spent half the day on breaktime. Didn't get a power at lunch either.

Back to hitting the books? I did make some progress on Dream. A little basic theory.

I'll take your silence for books.

A little over halfway through now. This is some interesting stuff. Psionic abilities...

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 02:25 PM

"It's getting late. You should sleep."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:27 PM

"Mmm... Still have a good chunk of this book left to go."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 02:29 PM

"Come here, Robin."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 02:29 PM

Welp. Guess I'm going to bed.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 04:06 PM

(my silence was actually because dinner and shower)

...are you sleeping with Veils again now

Limina Idling | Hours 01-May-21 04:07 PM

(thats fair, im distracted lol)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:08 PM

I've decided on a 'fuck it, why not' approach, so yes.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 04:09 PM

I see. Well, as long as you don't start eating people

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:10 PM

Here's hoping it won't come to that.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 04:12 PM

why is there so many free perks in that jump

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:35 PM

i wish there wasnt

do not like waking up in pain

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 04:36 PM

"Rrgh..."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:37 PM

fuck my arm hurts

shit looks different

what happened to my house

gonna find painkillers

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 04:38 PM

thud\

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 04:39 PM

"Robin? Where... Tch."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:39 PM

i think veils is having some of the same problems i am right now

ok, we have health potions now, neat

Okay. Still kind of hurts, but okay.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 04:42 PM

mmmmmmmm why is it hurting tho

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:43 PM

It's not exactly physically hurting. More metaphysical, I think. There's definitely a physical component, though.

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 04:44 PM

"Give me a moment..."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:45 PM

"Veils, take your damn medicine."

It might be something like phantom pains.

I don't know, I'm not a doctor.

Or an expert on whatever this stuff is, for that matter. Doesn't sound good, though.

I can see something growing out of the space where my arm ends and this new one begins. I think it might be the phaezroot...?

Fuck. There's the new appendages, then whatever happened to my house to deal with, then... Gah. Can barely string together a train of thought.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 04:54 PM

What happened to your house?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:57 PM

it looks steampunk-ish

and i just bumped my knee on a fucking end table

or whatever this garbage is

fckin

Awake 01-May-21 04:58 PM

What sorta steampunk? Different settings have different styles of it

randomhuman44 01-May-21 04:58 PM

ugh unlike city of angles, warped trees and steampunk house aren't instantly ringing any bells for me

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 04:59 PM

That's the thing though, this is new, my house was normal a second ago and nothing outside's changed.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 04:59 PM

oohhhhh

that's the perk

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:00 PM

I'm gonna lose my everloving mind

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:00 PM

makes all the rooms double rooms flip a switch and everything flips around to make the room a different purpose

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:01 PM

Oh. That actually sounds kind of cool.

I need to read what's going on.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:01 PM

it's actually the perk that costed CP lol all the others were freebies

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:02 PM

Wow. For free, you can get your arm chopped off? Thanks, jumpchain.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:03 PM

... At least it isn't Truth This one at least gives you a replacement hand

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:03 PM

Fuck the truth

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:03 PM

mmm Oh You forgot about your eye Or maybe you didn't look in a mirror

Your eye is a rock now Good luck with that

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:04 PM

...Ugh.

Oh. This isn't nearly as bad as I would've thought. I was almost expecting a chunk of rock growing out of my head or something, it's just my eye but stone.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:05 PM

Glass eye but not even trying to look good

Awake 01-May-21 05:05 PM

Wait, missing arm and rock chunk of eye

Any weird tattoos?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:06 PM

Not that I've noticed...?

Oh, hey, we have alcohol now.

Now I can get double drunk and die instantly.

Awake 01-May-21 05:09 PM

You've gained a teleport and out of body experience too

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:09 PM

Dandy.

Awake 01-May-21 05:11 PM

Oh you can craft bonecharms too

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:11 PM

and you should have a bonecharm lying around somewhere

it says you got a free one

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:11 PM

Neat, I'm probably not gonna be digging into that any time soon. I can at least try to find the one lying around.

Got it. It was behind my bathroom mirror.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:12 PM

If it's not a negative thing. Then maybe you can finally try doing the binding with a paranormal object thing that we didn't want to do with the cloak.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:13 PM

It's worth a shot.

This one feels pretty weak, but it works.

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:13 PM

What's it do

And what's the charm do normally

Awake 01-May-21 05:14 PM

They're little bonecarved things that give bonuses

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:14 PM

Yeah ik I'm asking what bonus it is

And what the bond power is

Awake 01-May-21 05:14 PM

I misread, apologies

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:14 PM

Normally? Drinking water restores void energy. Linking up with it boosted the versatility of it. Seems to be able to refuel psionic energy now too.

Awake 01-May-21 05:15 PM

Nice

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:15 PM

label all your water bottles

Restores 100 MP and SP when consumed.

Awake 01-May-21 05:15 PM

Pff

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:15 PM

Tempting

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 05:16 PM

Rumble\

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:16 PM

The fuck

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:16 PM

RNGesus decide it's time for chaos today, I guess

Awake 01-May-21 05:16 PM

Rumbles are never good

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:16 PM

"Veils, go see what that is. If it's a problem, deal with it."

...Am I turning into an evil overlord with a ridiculously strong dragon

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:17 PM

What if it's a Madness Combat person Can Veils deal with someone who shoots their way out of the afterlife?

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 05:17 PM

"Yes, my Master."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:17 PM

Fuck Madness Combat

Awake 01-May-21 05:18 PM

People shoot their way out of the afterlife there? Badass ngl

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds

...Am I turning into an evil overlord with a ridiculously strong dragon

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:18 PM

And no, of course you aren't. You need to be evil and take places over for that. And more importantly, Veils is a bat, not a dragon.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:19 PM

...I mean. From a certain perspective, I took over my hometown. And my powers are pretty sinister-seeming.

You're right that Veils isn't a Dragon though, that's higher up the chain

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:20 PM

Gotta actually do evil stuff with em. Sinister isn't enough. And.... no, I don't think you can be counted as ruling your hometown when you get driven out every week by various enemies that want to eat you and stuff.

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 05:21 PM

*BOOM*

*thud*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:21 PM

Yep, felt that one

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 05:22 PM

*Repeated explosions*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:22 PM

My ears

Awake 01-May-21 05:22 PM

Is there a fight going on outside?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:23 PM

I sent veils out to deal with the rumbling yeah

Awake 01-May-21 05:23 PM

Madness Combat vs Worm

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 05:27 PM

*KRA-KOOM*

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:27 PM

Are you even going to have a neighborhood left by the end of this

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 05:27 PM

*Misc clattering*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:28 PM

Not sure at this rate, gonna hide in the basement

This is loud and kind of hurts to listen to

Unregistered BOT 01-May-21 05:29 PM

*BOOM* ...Sounds of rain\

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:29 PM

I hope its fucking over

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:30 PM

maybe do a barrier too

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:31 PM

I'm reinforcing the house and making a bunker

That was too fucking loud

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:32 PM

lots of explosions sounds like madness combat amirite

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:32 PM

I mean, with the sort of power Veils should have, I doubt it's madness combat unless it was 'destroy everything' tier madness combat

A lot of the guys in there are building tier, Veils is well past that

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:34 PM

true

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:34 PM

Oh hey veils is coming down. And is covered in blood

Yeah that checks out

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:34 PM

But it could have just been madness combat where Veils is just slaughtering everyone

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:34 PM

True

That doesn't explain the rumbling, though

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:34 PM

Well Time to find out Ask them wtf it was

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:34 PM

"What was it?"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 05:35 PM

"A creature of unusual size. It took some work to take down."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:35 PM

"Define 'unusual size.'"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 05:36 PM

"Bigger than most buildings downtown."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:36 PM

Fuck. Bigger than fucking skyscrapers?

randomhuman44 01-May-21 05:37 PM

Ask for more details?

Would be good to know what it was other than big

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:38 PM

"Can you tell me other features and traits it had? ...And stop dripping blood on me?"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 05:40 PM

"It seemed to copy my abilities, to some degree, though it seemed to have an upper threshold on how many it could copy at a time. Remarkably agile for it's size, and it also seemed able to ignore injuries until it died, and regenerate. Didn't seem very perceptive, it was constantly looking up until i attacked it. It looked something like an oversized gorilla."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:41 PM

It's still getting blood all over me. I need a shower

"How did you kill it?"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 05:42 PM

"Repeatedly blew open it's skull and ravaged the brain, followed by it's chest."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:42 PM

"Can you take a step or two back?"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 05:43 PM

"No."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 01-May-21 05:46 PM

...Sigh. "Any other pertinent information?"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 01-May-21 05:46 PM

"The battle left a significant portion of the northeastern side of the city destroyed. Mainly where the corpses fell."

Limina Idling | Hours 01-May-21 05:55 PM

(pinning, i think)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 04-May-21 09:46 AM

Fuck. That's... "And all that was unavoidable? Not exactly fond of large section of my city getting wiped out."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 04-May-21 09:51 AM

"I was doing what I could to remain mobile while dealing with it, flying over its head. Had I not, a large swathe of the city would likely be in tatters."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 05-May-21 12:21 PM

...Well, I guess we aren't heading northeast any time soon. Damn it.

At least it didn't happen somewhere inconvenient.

"...I'm going to get back to finishing up my Dream research. If any other threats like this crop up, I expect you to deal with them."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 05-May-21 12:23 PM

"Of course, master."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 05-May-21 12:25 PM

Back upstairs, I guess.

Welp. I'm just about done with this thing, after spending all damn day on research. Just got this last little tricky part to work on.

I could probably try to stay up to finish it, but sleep is important and all.

...Guess I'll stay up, in lieu of any suggestions.

Axiom BOT 05-May-21 12:34 PM

What are you doing? It feels pleasant.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 05-May-21 12:35 PM

Huh. Just working on strengthening my ability to perform Dream abilities. I guess there's some sort of positive feedback loop on your end?

Axiom BOT 05-May-21 12:35 PM

Yes.

I am much bigger than I was before.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 05-May-21 12:37 PM

Ooookay...?

Axiom BOT 05-May-21 12:37 PM

It may not mean much to you. I am grateful, regardless.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 05-May-21 12:38 PM

Cool, you're welcome, I suppose.

Well, suppose I'll have to get to work on another source in the morning. Good night.

Axiom BOT 05-May-21 12:42 PM

Good night, Robin.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 06-May-21 03:30 PM

I'm not sure why I expected being a big bat to make staying up easier.

Bluh. Don't wanna get out of bed.

randomhuman44 06-May-21 04:17 PM

Switch your sleep schedule then

until you get the bat issue resolved

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 12:39 PM

My sleep schedule is weird. I've been mostly doing a 6-to-6 one with perk pings and stuff waking me up

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 03:15 PM

I should... probably not be sleeping in as much as I have been lol

Malaki 07-May-21 03:15 PM

Said every college student ever

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 03:16 PM

God. I'm honestly glad to be dealing with this mess rather than that one. At least if something is gonna kill me it won't saddle me with $100,000 in debt

Sounds like somebody's in the living room. I'm hearing a new tune.

Think I should head on down and check it out, or leave it to Veils?

Malaki 07-May-21 03:20 PM

...never heard of checking out strange noises going wrong

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:08 PM

Welp. Guess I'll check it out. I'm probably gonna be fine, anyways - Wouldn't be shocked if Veils had danger sense on for me or something.

Omicron BOT 07-May-21 06:08 PM

*Quiet musical humming, sound of page turning*

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:09 PM

"...Can I help you, monsieur home invader?"

Omicron BOT 07-May-21 06:10 PM

"Unless you can send me back to my own, I doubt it."

"And from the look on your face, I'd say you don't know how. Yet, at least."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:11 PM

...i have bat face. what.

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:11 PM

uh is this guy from the FE? Or is this actually a random home invader?

They in the companion tracking

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:12 PM

Given he's dressed up in fancy robes, and that I can hear a few familiar chords in there, probably FE, yeah.

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:13 PM

I actually have no idea where this guy is from

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:13 PM

I think it's whatever chapter 18 is from.

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:13 PM

And he has 93 perks I am so not reading through all that

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:14 PM

Yeah, understandable.

I can tell he's got Anima, plus a void arm thing.

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:15 PM

Which magic was anima again? Was that the generic punch mage energy?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:16 PM

Delirium was punch mage, I think. Anima was soul aura stuff...?

I nearly called it anime. Ha

"You don't need to worry or anything. If you think I brought you here, I'm gonna burst that bubble right now. I didn't, not deliberately."

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:19 PM

It's some video game I never even heard of. Loop Hero. Intro text from jump:

The end of the world was met without objection. In truth, it had been coming for a long time. But few could identify what approached. Star watchers would watch with interest all five hundred stars in the sky, as had always been there. The next night they would watch all four hundred, ninety nine stars in the sky, as had always been there. And even as that number dwindled to zero, their minds accepted the change without dissonance. Those who recognized the loss were inexorably drawn to the cause. A priestess, seeing the light of divinity, was eager to join its banner from the start. A hunter, finding his effort to defend the stars futile, turned his hounds instead to destruction. A magus, looking to reverse entropy, one day found himself the very one casting the spell to rip his world to nothing. Defiance was forgotten, even as the skies were forgotten, the fields forgotten, the things that fly and swim and crawl forgotten. In the end, all that remained was blackened abyss, all encompassing, and all enveloping. But in a single recess of the world, a one-time soldier wakens, finding a narrow path stretching into the distance before them, and peculiar memories ringing in their mind. The world has not ended completely. Not yet.

(edited)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 07-May-21 06:20 PM

I think he may be the magus mentioned. The companion perk itself mentions a 'mage troubled by entropy' or something.

And this guy does look like a wizard.

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:20 PM

Yeah makes sense

Omicron BOT 07-May-21 06:20 PM

"That's a point that could be argued. But I'd rather not."

"If you intend to 'catch me up on things,' Veils already did it."

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:22 PM

(was CU setting inspired by this?)

Limina Idling | Hours 07-May-21 06:22 PM

( :) )

randomhuman44 07-May-21 06:24 PM

(I'll take that as a yes lol) (jeez. all ideas are stolen)

Limina Idling | Hours 07-May-21 06:24 PM

(lol. yeah, kinda, but if its fun its fun)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 10:09 AM

"Ah. Uh, alright." Man, this is awkward. And he sounds kind of pissed.

Omicron BOT 10-May-21 10:12 AM

"If you don't mind, I have some studying to do so I can return to my own world. Without your 'assistance.'"

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 10:13 AM

"Alright, uh... Just make yourself at home, I guess. Me 'n Veils are gonna be heading out in a few days to a new world, though. I suggest you come with, for your own sake."

Omicron BOT 10-May-21 10:14 AM

"Mmh."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 10:14 AM

Well... That's a thing. Wait a second, one of his perks makes his research ridiculously quick.

...Well that stings. Even if it's fair.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 10:19 AM

when/if he fails to get back to his homeworld you can ask him to teach you

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 10:20 AM

Hopefully he isn't blaming me for ending up here by then.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 10:21 AM

we can hope murdered by angry summoned companion probs isn't a good thing

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 10:21 AM

I already came too close to that once.

So. I've finished research on Dream. Any suggestions on remaining sources to study? We still have Delirium, Anima, Pact, The Ink, and Delve to work on.

Delirium: Crazy skilled punch mage Anima: Soul power Pact: Deals with the devil, and anything else for that matter The Ink: Idk man but it includes teleportation in short range Delve: The thing that got me that cloak

randomhuman44 10-May-21 10:55 AM

Delirium: You seem a bit lacking in straightforward power. Seems a good choice. Anima: I have no idea what you actually do with this. Research it if you want. Pact: Do you not have enough problems with your companions already? Do you really need to summon more problems? The Ink: I vaguely remember that this is just. Too mysterious. Implies great rewards, but only implies. Maybe if you get some growth powers like that researching one so that it doesn't take much time to look through. Delve: Sure why not. It's come in handy once already.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:02 AM

Anima is frustratingly vague but from what little I'm picking up from a quick skim it's about A) Making artifacts out of your soul/emotions/memories with various powers influenced by them, and B) boosting yourself physically a la Delirium but without the drawbacks Delirium has.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:03 AM

dammit I should have known something called delirium would have drawbacks

Anima then I guess

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:03 AM

Delirium makes you delirious in high doses or with overuse, yeah.

Alright, I'll try digging into this. Wish me luck.

Things just got a lot more quiet. Axiom, you okay?

Axiom BOT 10-May-21 11:06 AM

Busy. Please do not disturb me.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:07 AM

Alright, I guess. If you need help, and if there's something I can help with, let me know.

Axiom BOT 10-May-21 11:07 AM

Send Mr Veils through the southward portal to Earth Bet.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:08 AM

Uh. Okay, I'll try to find it, then.

Ugh. Veils is flying around right now. "Veils! Get down here!"

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 10-May-21 11:11 AM

"What is it?"

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:13 AM

"Things through the southward portal have escalated. I want you to go there and clean things up. Once the situation with the Portal is situated, I want you to head off and start taking care of other threats to Earth Bet - Namely, Nilbog, The Three Blasphemies, The Slaughterhouse 9, Moord Nag, The CUI... Stuff like that."

Mr Veils | The Masquerader Saint BOT 10-May-21 11:13 AM

"...Ah, excellent. I'll be certain to head off right away."

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:14 AM

...That was a very sudden change in tune.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:14 AM

I cannot tell whether the 'excellent' was sarcastic or not, over text Probably not, if Veils is just excited about hunting down some people

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:15 AM

Possibly. I'll just choose not to worry about it, I guess. Didn't sound sarcastic to me, but I can be kind of shit about picking up on that sometimes.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:15 AM

Do you think Cauldron is going to oppose Veils? They've been keeping Bet a shithole on purpose you know

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:16 AM

Pfft. If they manage to succeed in stopping it, they've probably earned it. I'm more worried about what the Endbringers will do if Eidolon gets taken out this early.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:18 AM

I mean... does Veils have dimensional magic? What defense does he have against them just popping open a portal to an empty earth in front of him while he's mid-flight? I do think Veils has the upper hand here, but Cauldron aren't exactly helpless

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:21 AM

Huh. Reviewed Veils' perk choices, and it looks like he's set up to preemptively join Cauldron. Either way, I wouldn't be surprised if Veils could bootleg something like Doormaker with Complete Arsenal and Picasso working in tandem.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:21 AM

this is true

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:22 AM

Veils is a lot more worrying than Eidolon, and that fucker was able to chase Scion through the multiverse.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:24 AM

Is Complete Arsenal actually Eidolon's power tho? I had the impression that Complete Arsenal's powers were weaker than Eidolon's. Or at least, weaker than rejuvenated Eidolon's powers. (edited)

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:25 AM

They are weaker, but when working in tandem with Picasso, I think it might be like Ignis Fatuus' version of Eidolon's power, only an order of magnitude stronger.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:25 AM

lol alright

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:26 AM

It's just a theory, but... Yeah, that's the impression I got when I saw Veils experimenting.

...May be misremembering the Eidolon clone's power.

Anyways.

It's lunchtime, and I got about halfway through my Anima book.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:28 AM

Anything useful?

Also, @Axiom, any idea how long Robin has to stay in this world this time?

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:28 AM

Mostly about detecting and directing those wisps it mentions. I do feel kinda different, but I don't think I could manage anything precise as is.

Axiom BOT 10-May-21 11:30 AM

Odds are, his enemy will be appearing in the world of the City of Angles first, to follow the trail there, then come back. The total period he could stay in this city is a few days shy of two weeks.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:31 AM

So, what, it always shows up at the week's end mark, on the dot?

Axiom BOT 10-May-21 11:31 AM

Yes.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:31 AM

...That seems incredibly dumb of it.

randomhuman44 10-May-21 11:31 AM

What a strange enemy.

Axiom BOT 10-May-21 11:31 AM

I agree.

If there is a rhyme or reason as to why that is, I cannot sense it.

Robin | Hours, Minutes, Seconds BOT 10-May-21 11:33 AM

Weird.

Back to books, I guess.