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    So... explain to me again who we're going to interview?

    #45 Tashy the Furret. You weren't around for that round of Stalkers but she was one of the originals, known as Undone. She's supposed to be dead, if this even is her. But that seems a little bit too coincidental for my tastes.

    Alright... just try to keep calm about this. I don't need your angry thoughts swarming around in my head while I'm trying to talk to her. If it is this same person that might tip her off that you're here, she might recognize you after all.

    Alright fine. Let's go.

    Okay um... excuse me! Miss... Tashy? Uh hi yes, my name is and I was wondering if I could talk to you about the recent events involving the Stalkers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pokemon Trainer Sarah View Post
    I'll go to (2a) Western Square and figure out the {Indecipherable Burnt Message: +Flying Type+}
    You decide to fly over the Western Square of Jekker Park. As you have been told, trying to see this strange message from the ground is nearly impossible and doesn't seem to be anything concrete.

    As you head up and start flying toward the site in question, you notice the skies and the air around you seem to smell of smoke and as if something is burning. It seems unusual as the message wasn't still burning, but you decide to keep going. But the closer you get, the stronger the smell becomes and the cloudier everything seems to become...

    It gets very disorienting and you almost feel like you've lost track of where you've been flying, until you look down and see what exactly the message is...

    AB̛̜̤̺͖̹͈͉͍̖̤͇͍͙̰͔̹̎́̒͂̂̆͋̃ndOn aLĻ̗̙͈̙̫̼̭̗̫̬̰̄͒̅͐̈́ͮ̉ͬ͜ hOṖ̩͚̪̙̫͕͈̹̯̫̭̌̓ͪ͛̑͌̋̽͋̊̀̚͡ͅe! fÈ̶̛̙͎̘̱͎̝̲̩̝̱͓̼̝̬͚̩̣̠̾͌̓̀̚ed US̵̻̹̞͇̰͗͂͆ͨͣͫ̐̀!


    Not only does it make you dizzy and fill your sight with spiraling vertigo, but it s͊̏c̸̔̀ͧ͛ͣ͛ṙͣ͊̓ͨ͐ͪ̔́͏̵̴ë́ͪa̷ͭ̔͂͋ͯ̂̍̓̀m̸̛̃͆͆͂͂ͥ̚͢s ̍̏ͮ͒͟ in your head as well and suddenly sends you tumbling out of control...



    Sarah has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity

    You realize the message was nothing but a trap. You try to fly downward but it becomes ever so harder. You just try to level off as much as possible without slamming into the ground.

    Eventually, you manage to find your way to the ground and land on the grass, but you just barely manage to avoid crashing and you still end up stumbling a bit. You eventually catch your breath and everything seems to finally settle into place and feel normal again, but you have a bad feeling it might take a while before you can get that creepy sound and feeling of vertigo out of your head...

    {Indecipherable Burnt Message: +Flying Type+}
    @Disorienting Smoke@ (1 Damage to Sanity) has been noted in the Team Records.


    You're not sure what Stalker prepared that nasty trap, but you definitely don't intend on letting them get away with it...

    Sarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)
    Health: 4/4
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    Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
    Failed Assassinations: 0/2

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    I'll speak to #43 Vicker the Clefable, since I have diplomacy.


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    So, with another murder and Stalkers starting to suspect our mission, now seems like the perfect time for a sidequest! :P

    Interview (Mission) #11 Fen the Linoone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EmeraldSky View Post
    Change of plans--check the tavern for clues at the scene of the crime.
    During the day, it definitely seems the Another Round Tavern isn't nearly as active as it is during the nighttime hours. Right now, you wouldn't even suspect the place ever becomes rowdy and unruly. You can only imagine how Muruna and Vicker feel about having this tavern as a neighbor when they're trying to get some sleep...

    As you check out the exterior, it doesn't seem too bad. Sure, there's plenty of broken glass around and you can see Jaxie had to toss out a broken barstool in the dumpster, probably from someone getting the bright idea of using it as a melee weapon during a drunken brawl. Well, at least they didn't get the bright idea of using Pokémon attacks in the middle of a crowded place. But still, the rest of the building seems to be in respectable condition. The wood and stone work is actually quite nice and even though the place seems like it might be a drunken warzone at night, it at least doesn't look like a slum.

    When you search behind the dumpster itself, it seems as though there is a small crawl space here. It seems like you're just able to fit, so you decide to check in further.

    {Cement Crawl Space: ^Small Pokémon^}

    It gets a little tight around the edges but you're able to keep going. It gets pretty dark quickly, but there's still enough like to make your way through. When you get to the end, you find someone seems to have stashed something here. You grab it, take it with you back out into the sunlight, and you're able to get a much better look at it.

    It looks like a bloodstained cross, which instantly reminds you of the triangular-shaped object Vicker was reported to have seen carrying around. You're quite convinced the two have something to do with each other...

    Item [Bloodstained Cross] has been added to the Team Inventory.

    You then decide to search inside to see if anything about Shala's murder might be in here. It's a bit of a longshot considering Shala was only murdered after she left the tavern, but it's worth it to see if anything remains.

    Inside, the tavern looks like something dragged out of a movie related to pirates. The interior is made of wood while most of the tables and chairs are wood as well. Inside, it still reeks of alcohol and many fermented drinks. Right now there's really no one around, which gives you some time and liberty to look around to see if anything was left behind.

    As you can tell, Jaxie hasn't gotten around to cleaning up from last night. There's plenty of puddles everywhere and all of them smell like something very alcoholic. Considering what you find slathered on the drink menu, there's all kinds of very hard ciders and mixed drinks available that would get just about any Pokémon dizzy and silly in minutes. Still, despite after looking all over the tavern, you don't find anything about Shala or related to the Stalkers. You imagine because of the ruckus and the fact Stalkers usually like to work at night, this isn't a likely place for them to be doing their evil work.

    You decide to go slightly beyond the tavern to search the area outside where Shala might have been walking through when she stepped out of the tavern. On the ground, almost unnoticeable, it seems a pewter bowl has fallen here and it doesn't seem like it's been here for very long. You take a closer look, pick it up, and see that it's likely one of the bowls that are given to bird Pokémon patrons so they can drink from them as opposed to using cups or glasses like other Pokémon are given. You wonder if it's the very bowl Shala used last night. As you look around and feel it's very unlikely any other bird Pokémon were out here last night, it could very well be the case.

    You decide to take the bowl with you. It doesn't seem to have any trace of Stalker essence on it, but it may be worth holding onto for now.

    Item [Pewter Bowl] has been added to the Team Inventory.

    It seems as though you've found all there really is to find here. Looking around, you're a bit happy you decided to come now during the peace and quiet, as it seems like the calm before the storm when all of the nightlife ruckus gets unleashed. You definitely feel you've avoided many distractions and disruptions by coming when you did.

    You decide to head back with your newly-collected items to report your findings to the rest of the Emissaries.

    Lita the Pikachu (S: Electric)
    Health: 4/4
    Sanity: 4/4
    Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
    Failed Assassinations: 0/2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bulbasaur View Post
    Search:
    (1) Southwarren Administration Building
    You decide to search right in the heart of town where Rancha serves as the mayor-like head of Southwarren and where all municipal and legal activities are handled. Around the exterior, the building is in exceptional condition and doesn't seem to have the slightest traces of flaws or wear. It also has a very exceptional view of the park and definitely seems like some of the choicest real estate when it comes to the kind of arid area that this area of the world is in.

    When you search around the exterior, you find that it almost seems like there was recently a scuffle here and someone might have been mugged and beaten. It seems unusual considering you figure this should have been a nicer side of town, but as you look on the ground, there's signs of disruption in the ground with skid marks and areas were the dirt was dug up, as if claws and feet were dashing around. Also, a heavy metal trash bin was knocked over as a result. When you look around the trash bin, you can see that it looks like a part of a torn leaf was ripped off as it seems like grass-type Pokémon must have been in the conflict. The weight of the bin must have snagged this leaf and as a result, it ripped it right off the Pokémon.

    You decide to take the green leaf with you. There could be some possibility maybe this was from the intended target of a failed Stalker attack or this leaf belongs to a Stalker themselves. Given the unusual circumstances, you decide to play it safe and take the green leaf with you.

    Pokémon Sample [Green Leaf] has been added to the Team Inventory.

    You then decide to search the inside of the building. It seems as though everything inside seems to be okay. The wooden desks, tables, offices, and cabinets are in pristine condition and it doesn't seem like Stalkers or anything unusual ever came through here. It also seems like nothing unusual has happened here recently, either.

    You decide to head back and prepare for tonight's venture.

    Eric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)
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    Sanity: 4/4
    Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
    Failed Assassinations: 0/2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morzone View Post
    Alright! Lets take that mirror key back to the hearse in the Sunrider auto store to unlock that coffin. Hopefully handling it before I'll be betterr and not prick myself but... eh its nothing compared to those burn I got that one time working in the forge.
    Yeah, great idea!

    You decide to take yourself and your little stabby kę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜y all the way back to the Sunrider Auto Store to see just what pray tell is rotting away in that hearse. Well, you sneak around the lot because you really don't feel like being bothered by a used car salesman. And when you get to the hearse, you look in the back and it seems like the mirror coffin is still there. Well, turns out, no one really felt like stealing it.

    You take a deep breath, try to carefully plug in t̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝he shard key, and turn it without cutting yourself again.

    #Sharp Edges: Ground# Trap 20% Evasion Test: 36 out of 100: Failed

    Julia has suffered 1 Damage to Health.

    Wa̸̢̧̗͚̮͇̰̺̾̌ͬ̃̀ͥ̈͒̚͡͡y to go, butterfingers, you cut yourself with that stupid key again! Someone's going to be thinking you've been playing that stupid knife game too much! Guess you figured all good things deserve a sequel. Well, something like that sure does.

    [Mirror Shard Key] has been removed from the Team Inventory, because you don't need it after this and you'd be daft to want to hold onto it for shiz and giggles.

    So you flip open the coffin and awww, t̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝here's no dead body inside! How disappointing! Okay, no dead body, but there is at least something in there. You decide to take a peek and it looks like it's a mirror laying face-down in all that cushiony goodness dead bodies get to lie on even though they can't feel a̸̢̧̗͚̮͇̰̺̾̌ͬ̃̀ͥ̈͒̚͡͡ thing! You pick up the mirror and you decide to take a look at the other side!

    #Mind Ravage: Psychic# Trap 20% Evasion Test: XXX out of 100: Nullified: Psychic to Dark

    Aww, you cheated! And I was really looking forward to that! Boy, did you just dodge a big bullet with that one! Okay, so you gaze into the mirror to seę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜ your reflection going completely off the balls insane just wanting to kill itself with every blunt and sharp object around it, but its attempts to sink that vision into your head to rape the hell out of your mind and drive you to rip yourself up like a meat̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝ puppet just doesn't sink into your bra̸̢̧̗͚̮͇̰̺̾̌ͬ̃̀ͥ̈͒̚͡͡in thanks to you being all dark and stuff. Still, you can tell this lovely piece of self-loathing hardware is rigged and could blow up in someone's face like a fat guy sitting on a landmine. Why not take it with you? Share the fun! Someone else might want to enjoy that!

    Item [Suicide Mirror] #Mind Ravage: Psychic# (2 Sanity Damage, 2 Health Damage) has been added to the Team Inventory! You go on and enjoy that now!

    Oh, and unlike your silly choice not to add some likę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜, you know, duct tape to make that key a little safer, it̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝ might be a really good idea to disarm that before using it again. Of course if you don't want to, I'll just be sitting in the corner here laughing my tail off. But feel free to challenge yourself!

    You decide to waltz on out of thę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜re because hey, you're certainly not here to buy a car. 'Till next time! >;3

    Julia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)
    Health: 3/5
    Sanity: 3/4
    Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
    Failed Assassinations: 0/2

    But do you truly believe there is nothing beyond the d͖̬̰͎͋̔̌͂a͖̟̞͈̻͍͚̳̜̙̫̳̤̫͆ͤͧͬͥ̈̍ͯ̌̂ͮͭ̓̚rkͥ̓̌̒ͦ͒̀́͋̊ ͎̜̯̥͖̬̗̼̜̼̫̀n̜̬̟̭̮͙̻ͯ̑ͧ̈́ͩ̃̇e̠̥̩͙̦̳͛ͬ̀̈́̊̋sͥ̒͑ͦ͊͊̈́͑̎ ͌̾ͩs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noblejanobii View Post
    So... explain to me again who we're going to interview?

    #45 Tashy the Furret. You weren't around for that round of Stalkers but she was one of the originals, known as Undone. She's supposed to be dead, if this even is her. But that seems a little bit too coincidental for my tastes.

    Alright... just try to keep calm about this. I don't need your angry thoughts swarming around in my head while I'm trying to talk to her. If it is this same person that might tip her off that you're here, she might recognize you after all.

    Alright fine. Let's go.

    Okay um... excuse me! Miss... Tashy? Uh hi yes, my name is and I was wondering if I could talk to you about the recent events involving the Stalkers.
    Oh hey, if it isn't Madder, one of those Mimikyu ghosts that keeps trying to dress up like a Pikachu! That's always so cute! You even did a nice job on your little costume! Here's lookin' at you, Pikachu! And, WHOA! HOLY POPPING SNAPSTICKS, SLOANE, I TOTALLY DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE! Really, I kind of thought Madder here was bringing me a flowery shrub and then I found out it's yoooou! You kinda scared me.

    So hey, come on in! I know, I've got some explaining to do. Once you've shut the door, I'll try to explain everything. Got it? Yeah, I gotta keep this really quiet.

    Well, okay, here goes.

    You're totally right that I used to be a Stalker. Trust me, when a Pokémon gets tricked by an Enthraller, it's awful. You can only just watch yourself as the Enthraller takes over your head and it's like you can only watch from the inside as your body gets treated like a puppet! If you try to get help, the Enthraller doesn't let you. They only let you have control just so you continue to blend in and no one else suspects a thing. But I'm sure you guys know that by now.

    So, you're probably thinking I should be dead, right? Well... yeah, that's kind of true. A Sin Purge ritual does have to kill the Pokémon host to pulverize the Enthraller, but it turns out Utopia really is a nice place to get sent to after that! But even after all that, I have a new life, new job, and that... *shhh* I'm working as an undercover agent for Utopia now. Ever since that incident in Serenity Town, I realized what exactly we're up against and I decided to join the fight.

    Well, considering what happened in Valdyne and how that whole thing erupted into total war that ended up destroying the whole world, the fun folks in Utopia can't deploy Utopia Angels into living realms anymore. And they lost four of them in that incident. Not pretty. As you can probably tell, the war between Utopia and Abyss isn't over and we're all right in the middle of it. Turns out, a former Stalker is actually their best shot at understanding how Stalkers behave. Right now, the Abyss thinks I'm just another run of the mill Furret. Thankfully, Undone never made it back to tell them all about me. Wow, believe me when I say "goooood riddance!"

    As you guys already know, Southwarren is their target this time. I've managed to keep things under wraps here, but we need to work quickly to make this turn out right. Last time, in Serenity Town, Adis didn't keep it hushed up enough that he was performing a Sin Purge Ritual. Yeah, that got him killed, unfortunately. Well, I'm here to do a Sin Purge Ritual, but we need to be a little more covert here because we don't want Abyss to find out just how these things work. Last time, they knew nothing about it so they never knew what hit them. But now, they know such a thing that seeks out and blows up Enthrallers with white fire exists. They can't find out the truth about me either, so I could really use a bodyguard during the nightshifts while I do my work here. Don't worry, I already know how to draw the Sin Purge Circle and I know the Divine Judgment Statement, but it's the other stuff I need.

    I need you guys to help me collect some stuff for it. I can't go out there to get it because I might end up the same way as Adis. Now, I can totally do the Sin Purge Ritual, but unlike before, I need to bless the items for the ritual rather than us using relics and artifacts directly from Utopia, which were already blessed. Now, to Sin Purge, I'm going to need this little shopping list for each Stalker:

    FOR EACH STALKER
    • 1 Candle
    • 1 Bowl
    • 1 Cup of Water
    • 1 Stalker Sample
    • The Stalker's Name


    IN GENERAL
    • A Fire Source to light the candles.


    It seems like you have found some stuff already! That's great! I have two spare bowls that we could use for this, but I haven't blessed them just yet. I didn't want to get started on this until I knew I had some helpers.

    I can bless one item per cycle. Yep, this is going to take me a bit of time and turning an everyday item into something blessed and charged with Utopian power is a bit of work, yeah. I've gone through your inventory and I've rearranged what items can be used for the Sin Purge. I've also added those two spare Porcelain bowls that I have, but we're going to need more. How many... I'm not sure. I still don't know how many Stalkers there are out there.

    For Candles

    Seems like you found one candle already, which is great, but we're going to need some more. There may be more out there in places you haven't searched yet, but the other thing you can do is ask for them before an interview. If you strike a good rapport with that Pokémon, they might have a few they can spare!

    For Bowls

    Sweet, we've got three bowls already with yours and mine combined! I'm thinking we're probably going to need more than that, though. As with the candles, there's probably some more bowls out there. We can also try asking for bowls before interviews, but we can't ask too much of these Pokémon. Ask for either candles or bowls, but I wouldn't ask for both. It might also look suspicious to the Stalkers if we ask everyone in town for those two specific items everywhere.

    For Water

    Oh, this is easy! I can bless the water straight from my kitchen sink! I just need a bowl to put that water in first! That and it still takes me half a day to make 1 cup of holy water, but at least you don't need to worry about fetching something for it! And yeah, I only brought two bowls with me. I didn't exactly come to Southwarren with a Utopian moving truck, ha, ha!

    For the Stalker's Name

    When the Sin Purge Ritual is activated, the judgment light of Utopia needs to know who the targets are. Maybe you've heard of Stalker names here and there. I haven't heard them yet because I've been trying to keep quiet in here, but I'm going to need those. They get arrogant and like to intimidate Pokémon with their creepy names, so hopefully they make that mistake quite often. Once you've uncovered a few, talk to me and I'll jot them down for later when I flag them as targets during the ritual. And if you hear more later on, give me the update!

    For the Fire Source

    Oh wow, you've got this taken care of already! So we can use the [Industrial Blowtorch], the [Laboratory Burner], or the [Barbecue Lighter] as our platform to turn into a Ceremonial Fire Lighter. We just need one, don't need all three! I think that big blowtorch would work just fine!

    For the Stalker Samples

    This is where things are going to get a little tricky. Pokémon can drop a feather, a bit of fur, or what have you every now and then. Even our Stalkers. We're going to need a tiny bit of them to help the judgment fire identify our targets. Besides blessing one item per cycle, I can also spend that cycle trying to verify one of these potential samples by screening them. Seems like you found quite a few! Thing is, I'm sure plenty of them belong to normal, everyday Pokémon and aren't going to be of much help to us. But... I've got to test all of them out. The other things is in order to successfully smite a Stalker, we need both the name and the corresponding sample. Just one or the other isn't going to do it, unfortunately.

    If we rack all that up, we could do a Sin Purge Ritual so we don't have to deal with the Stalkers directly. It's a lot safer than trying to find their underground lairs. Yeah, that mirror you guys found... BE CAREFUL WITH THAT! I have a feeling that's just the start of what these Stalkers have lurking around this place!

    There's just one little thing. You guys really need to watch my back. PLEASE watch my back during the nightshifts. If a Stalker barges in here when I'm not ready and finds out who I really am and what's going on in here, we're goners!

    Dark Event 3 has been revealed:
    The Stalkers successfully kill #45 Tashy the Furret and the Sin Purge Ritual is compromised.
    XXX/Tashy the Furret killed by the Stalkers


    So please have someone watch my back at night. I'll let you choose the music we listen to! And you help yourself to the brownies and cookies I made.

    So, if you've got any questions, please ask! I'm also available for a chat any time. Let's do this! :3




    Things you can do with Tashy the Furret

    Tashy will bless one "Items to be Blessed" and will screen through one "Untested Pokémon Samples" each cycle. If you want her to bless a different item first and/or screen through a different sample first as opposed to going in strictly in their currently listed order (in case you want to change item prioritization or want her to test a sample you think might have more potential to be a Stalker's), you can make a special request by using the Mention function with her and then say "hey, Tashy, please try Blessing "ABC" and Screening Sample "XYZ" first. She'll make those her next priority.

    Tashy can only perform the Sin Purge Ritual ONCE, because once she does, she will need to take off and run back to Utopia. If there are Stalkers that remain after it because not everything was acquired to target them, Tashy will head back to Utopia and Dark Event 3 becomes Inactive, but all remaining Stalkers need to be either Exorcized or Assassinated to complete the game.

    Good luck!
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    Well, the day is still young, so might as well get started!

    I'm going to perform my Blessing on this here [Porcelain Bowl] and I'll try to see if this [Black Fur] belongs to one of our Stalkers. Hopefully I'll have some time to bake some muffins after that! :3

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scytherwolf View Post
    I'll speak to #43 Vicker the Clefable, since I have diplomacy.
    You head to the apartment above the Clean Easy Laundromat, where you once again find Vicker watching another documentary. The dusty living room is completely dark save for the light coming from the television, and Vicker is simply sitting on the couch again looking stoic while he continues to fiddle and fidget with the metal triangle.

    This time, the documentary about theories of life after death. You watch it for two minutes and it's clear they've got it completely wrong with some faraway culture called the Ezen believing in unified spirit pools while the Alsha in another corner of the world totally doesn't believe in life after death at all. But, you decide you keep your true knowledge of Utopia and Abyss sealed behind closed lips, and for good reason.

    "Oh," Vicker says, suddenly realizing he's not alone. "You again. I swear, Muruna really needs to lock the bloody door. You Pokémon keep coming around here uninvited."

    "Afraid of the Stalkers?" you ask him.

    "Well, it's more the enjoyment of some quiet alone time," Vicker replies, turning back to the TV. "What exactly did you want anyway?"

    "We need you, alive," you tell him. "We need everyone in this town alive."

    "Well, I'm doing just fine, but-"

    "You don't understand," you suddenly interject. "You know that blood-stained metal triangle is something that belongs to the Stalkers. It doesn't serve you any purpose besides putting a target on your head for those Stalkers to try and get it back. You want peace and quiet? Sure, but holding onto that will give you anything but."

    He looks at it, still fiddling with it, but he doesn't seem too anxious about it. At least not yet.

    "Well, that's why I booby-trapped the... say, how did you get through that anyway!?" Vicker asks you, looking irked now.

    "What if I was one of them?" you ask him. "I was standing there for a solid two minutes as you were watching that TV. You don't want to know how much can go wrong in two minutes time."

    "But you're not a Stalker, right?" he asks, suddenly looking a bit more anxious.

    "It only takes seconds for them to render you helpless," you warn him. "Just mere... seconds. But they won't kill you quickly. They sure took their time enjoying what Shala and Salsha could provide for their sadistic entertainment. How about you? They would enjoy someone like you. Someone who thought they could lure them in by holding onto one of their possessions and had the ilk to attempt to booby trap the door. But them taking their time killing you wouldn't be the worst part. It would be the part where you die knowing that stupid thing that was utterly worthless to you got you killed and the whole town would know and think of you as an idiot for chancing something like that. But you would be dead and totally unable to rebuttal. All while you thought you could be a hero using an easily-avoidable trap. That's the problem, Vicker. You know you're not able to deal with that or the Stalker that will find you."

    His confidence seems to fade and he really looks unhappy. He doesn't fiddle with the bloodstained triangle anymore, and after giving it a few last glances, he sighs.

    "Look..." he mutters, feeling a little embarrassed, "I guess... okay, the booby trap on the door thing is dumb. I'll admit, I don't know what I'm doing with this after all or how it even works. Just... I don't know, get rid of it and don't tell anyone about this, okay? I'll take down that stupid trap."

    "I won't tell anyone," you assure him. "Doesn't do any of us any good to tell anyone else anyway."

    He then hands over the metallic bloodstained triangle, not even wanting to give it one last parting glance. You take it and he just avoids making eye contact.

    Item [Bloodstained Triangle] has been added to the Team Inventory.

    "This isn't like me, but... something you said reminded me of the way my dad got himself killed," Vicker tells you, looking like he just recalled some rather bad memories from years back. "He also did something... dumb, but I'd rather not talk about that. Look, let's forget this ever happened. And as long as you don't tell anyone... if you need anything... I'll see if I can figure something out. Deal...?"

    #43 Vicker the Clefable has become COMPLIANT

    You're not exactly sure what happened between Vicker and his father, but for a moment, you could see exactly where it all went wrong for him...

    Carly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)
    Health: 5/5
    Sanity: 4/4
    Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
    Failed Assassinations: 0/2

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