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Posted by MarxzVulpez - 12-20-2020, 02:28 AM
Can we ask to talk with Losh for a bit? see what they know about The Bit and such?

also, I vote dark blue
Posted by King-Clod - 11-01-2020, 05:16 AM
Either way, it's clear they don't want us around. Lets just ask for a light blue backpack to match the fur around our eyes. Don't ask for a pouch (while it would be helpful, they're being generous enough already with the backpack) and try not to stay too long. Thank them for their hospitality if the bag is free, thank them for their business if it isn't.
Posted by Zenthis - 10-29-2020, 10:15 PM
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You start rattling out questions and comments about the bags currently hanging up.

 
“Can I get a closer look at those backpacks? Do you have anything less flashy? How much storage space do they have? Do they work for Gremlins with limbs-”
 
“Stop! Please. Slow down. Who even are you?” They ask, their eyes glancing at your side with a strange look again.
 
“Ah, dear Fweb,” Ronge says, patting you on the head, “I know that you must be excited after entering a place as grand as our dear friend Losh's, but please! Try to contain yourself!”
 
Losh glanced at Ronge, “Ronge, please don't be so patronizing to your new friend. Now then,” they glance at your side again, “These aren't backpacks, I have those in the back, these are leg and tail pouches, and other kinds of auxiliary bags. Judging by you being here like that, I assume that you are lacking in the backpack department. Tell me a color and I'll see what I have for you,” you realize that they keep looking at the side you have the bit on, but that can't be right, no one else can see those... right? “I imagine you'll want to customize your backpack yourself, so I'll give you a plain one. If you really want one, I can give you a pouch as well, but only one. I don't know you and don't think you'll be sticking around long anyway.”
 
That last sentence strikes you as strange, but suddenly you have a better understanding of the look they keep giving you. You still can't tell though, is it fear... or pity?
Posted by Pichi2214 - 10-20-2020, 05:19 PM
color scheme wise I'd pick the yellow/purple one, it goes well with our fur and is not too flashy
but yes, space and pockets is a very important backpack quality that should not be overlooked when choosing, so more info would be nice
Posted by dediles - 10-02-2020, 12:58 AM
What's your problem pal? Haven't you seen a spider/mammoth/caterpillar/ant/aphid/ferret/bearcat/Thylacoleo before?
(I suggest we get stars on our bag(s). stars and hearts)
Posted by King-Clod - 10-01-2020, 06:39 PM
I like the look of the blue and white one... but could we get a closer look at the backpacks? How many zippers and pockets they have on the inside? How would they fit around our unusual amount of limbs?
Posted by Zenthis - 10-01-2020, 07:39 AM
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“Yeah, I think that'd be okay,” you say. You briefly consider telling them that you were the one to use the ice, but think that it's better if you keep that quiet for now. You've never met anyone else who can see the bits, so you don't feel like dealing with all of the explanations that would take today. Plus you're not all that sure you trust these two enough for that, even if they did save your life. You have a moment of worry when you think about the bit you left back there, before you sense it. It seems to have stuck itself to you at some point and was dragged along. Lucky.
 
You follow them and come to a large open chamber. As you look out over it you realize that it must be the main hub of this settlement. It's quite lively here compared to your old settlement, but that only makes sense. With how much closer it is to the center of Cage it is a lot safer from horrors than you old settlement was. Though, considering what happened, that hopefully shouldn't be a high bar to clear.
 
“Feel free to pick something up for yourself if you need while we're out,” Ronge says, interrupting your train of thought. ”We're heading to meet a tailor friend who offered to help fix up our backpacks after they got singed from that fire.” Ronge glanced away quickly, “As magnificent as we both are, neither of us is very good at repairing that particular kind of damage.”
 
Jarlin nods, “You don't have a backpack. It would be smart to grab one of their spares while we are there.”
 
“Yes yes, at least until you have time to craft your own backpack! Its a real shame, but yours was already gone when we found you,” Ronge says. “I certainly hope you didn't have anything important in there!”
 
You wince as you remember all the bits that you had collected.
 
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“Ah, here we are,” Ronge says as the three of you stumble through a curtain into an offshoot room.
 
The tailor Gremlin turns to you, “Ah hello, Ronge, Jarlin, and I see you've brought-” They freeze for a moment as they look you over, their expression unreadable. They let out a small cough and continue, “You've brought company.”
Posted by MarxzVulpez - 08-31-2020, 11:29 PM
agreeing with going along, seeing what the area looks like seems like a good plan plus it will help us get used to our body
Posted by seppawku - 08-15-2020, 05:49 AM
lets def follow them- i would keep quiet til we get our bearings, tho
Posted by King-Clod - 08-14-2020, 02:54 AM
Follow them, not like there's anything else to do.

Should we tell them how we made the ice to put out the fire? Or should we keep that to ourselves for now? We might be able to find someone to help us better utilize the bits we see if we ask, but on the other hand, it's hard to tell what they think of that sort of thing.
Posted by dediles - 08-14-2020, 02:48 AM
Thank them, and take them up on the offer, it'd be nice to get up and walk, figure out how being hexapedal works. Maybe think about what it is you should be doing, what's your goal now? do you just settle in and take a job? think about it.
Posted by Zenthis - 08-14-2020, 02:44 AM
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You climb out of bed, you feel well enough to stand now. You notice Ronge looking at you while you move, and get the feeling that they are watching your every movement very carefully. You drop to the floor, but the impact feels strange for some reason, almost like you're off balance, or... too balanced?
 
“That leg count new?” Ronge asks you.
 
“What do you-?” You begin to ask before looking down at yourself and noticing what you look like now. Six legs is not something you're used to. “Ah. Yeah that's new.”

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“Well, that's quite unfortunate, but I'm sure you'll be able to get used to them right quick!” Ronge says cheerily, “I know that the only thing I know about you is that you somehow managed to find yourself in a tunnel that was simultaneously flooding and on fire while unconscious, but other than that you seem very capable!”
 
“Thanks?' You say, quite unsure how to feel about that. “So what's this council you mentioned? Anything I have to worry about?”
 
“Worry? No. Probably. Not until you're a little better I think.” Ronge says, scratching their chin. “The council is the... local governing body here I guess you could say. Who has positions in it rotates every couple weeks, if you stay here long enough you'll get a turn at it. They are in charge of assigning who has what job each day, though strictly speaking, that's only after everyone who self assigned a job is accounted for, and it doesn't matter if people follow the schedule so long as all the jobs get done. It's also-”
 
Jarlin speaks up, cutting Ronge off, “You won't have to do stuff for now. You're resting.”
 
Ronge coughs before continuing. “Yes I suppose you don't have to worry about it much for now,” they say with a small chuckle, “Since it seems like your leg muscles don't have any significant damage, would you like to accompany us to get your bearings around this settlement?”
 
Jarlin huffs, “Ronge, you're not a doctor. Just because you have a good eye for injuries doesn't mean you can say things like that to my patients without consulting me.” Ronge lets out a sigh of disappointment at that, sinking back into Jarlin's fur. “You're right though,” they say to Ronge, “The legs are uninjured.” Ronge gives a smug smile as Jarlin turns back to you, “I wouldn't mind the company if you want to come with. I walk slow, so you can keep up.”
Posted by King-Clod - 07-07-2020, 02:49 AM
Nothing too pressing... who is this council you mentioned though? Should I be worried?
Posted by Zenthis - 07-07-2020, 01:38 AM
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You barely finish filling out the form before it is snatched out of your hand by the smaller Gremlin, their pupil morphing into a magnifying glass as they quickly study the form, and then you.. “Fweb, eh? Quite a regal name! I think that it fits you quite well! Quite a unique eye shape too...” they get close to your face, “Ah, I can sort of see it al-”
 
Jarlin interrupts Ronge, “You should be able to regain control of it within the day, the rest of what happened to you will take longer to get used to. If you have any questions about what happened to you medically, ask.”
Posted by AceOfNothing - 06-05-2020, 12:53 AM
I like Crinkle, pie eye pupils (it's the pacman pupils)
Posted by MarxzVulpez - 06-03-2020, 04:02 AM
Seconding Fweb for the name, and seconding cartoon pac-man eye
Posted by tarot - 06-03-2020, 02:52 AM
Name: Click
Pupil shape: Cartoon pac-man eye
Posted by victorianflorist - 06-03-2020, 02:46 AM
Name: Crinkle
Pupil Shape: Diamond
Posted by King-Clod - 06-03-2020, 02:01 AM
Name: Fweb
Pupil Shape: Ampersand (&)
Posted by seppawku - 06-03-2020, 02:00 AM
slit/diamond pupils, uuuh, not sure on name tho..
Posted by ಠ_ಠ - 06-03-2020, 01:59 AM
Name: Bilbert
Pupil shape: Triangles
Posted by Zenthis - 06-03-2020, 01:54 AM
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 “Pretty bad, as can be expected,” you say.
 
“Ok well I'm not really qualified for dealing with that, so I'm gonna get the doc for you, 'kay?” The Gremlin says, standing up and padding out of the room, you can hear them calling for someone as they pass through the curtain.
  
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In just a couple moments, a new Gremlin enters the room. They're just about the largest you've seen, and heavily mutated to boot. They stare at you for just a moment before you hear a voice from a much smaller Gremlin on their back.
 
“Oh excellent, you have awakened!” The small one speaks loudly, “I am glad to see you well, after I and my compatriot, Jarlin here, dragged you out of the flame. I know not from where the ice came, but it surely made rescuing you much easier!”
 
The larger one, Jarlin, nods and simply says, “Yep, sounds about right.”
 
“How long have I been out?” You ask.
 
“Not... too long,” Jarlin says, “'Bout a day or so I think.”
 
“Ah yes, that's right! We need to learn who you are now that you're awake, Gauss and the rest of the council was ever so concerned about that, you had been exposed to quite a bit of that nasty radiat-”
 
“Don't call it nasty, Ronge, it has plenty of useful applications,: Jarlin says pointedly.
 
“Yes yes yes, know, but you have seen how dangerous it is! Anyway,” they say, turning back to you, “Your eyes are still a little... iffy from all the radiation, and it might take you a bit to get them back under control, so I'm going to ask you to fill out this identification form,” they pull out a piece of paper and hand it to you. It has only two fields, default pupil shape, and name.
 
 
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Posted by King-Clod - 05-12-2020, 04:05 AM
I'm feeling hungry, for the most part. I don't think I've eaten in days. I uh...how did I get here, exactly?
Posted by dediles - 05-12-2020, 03:43 AM
Hooray I didn't die from drowning, fire, smoke inhilation, or horrors. that's nice until it happens again in a week. No I'm not ok, nothing here is ever ok, this world sucks and I hatte it.
Posted by MarxzVulpez - 05-10-2020, 09:41 PM
I'm doing pretty shitty, but I'm alive, better than earlier I guess. How long was I out? Last thing I remember was everything being on fire and also flooding.
Posted by Zenthis - 05-10-2020, 05:59 AM
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“No,” you say instinctively.
 
“Wha-”
 
“Sorry, yes, my bad. Do you know what's going on?” You ask. The bit's energy starts washing over you in waves, even stronger now. It's getting hard to focus, or even stand for that matter.
 
“We heard that this settlement was attacked by a horror, we're here to check this whole thing out. Did you not see it?” The voice is getting harder to hear, the sound of rushing water in your head drowning it out.
 
“Nnno I-” You slur your words together and you know this is it, you can feel yourself start to slip. Shit, goddamnit, you just woke up. You are unconscious before your head hits the ground.
 
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You hear voices. Many voices. Some of them you recognize, all of them you Know. You can't see. Should you be able to? You can't remember. You don't Know that, because this memory is not yours.
 
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You smell water and your fur is wet. You hear the smashing of glass and the bending of metal. And you feel the eyes. The many, many eyes. You don't Know what you see, but as this vision fades you Know they see you.
 
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You wake up, not happy that this is the second time in a row that you have woken up somewhere you don't remember being.
 
A Gremlin in the room with you speaks, “Ah, you're awake, good. The doc and their friend will be glad to see that. You're in a makeshift infirmary in Settlement 4. How are you feeling?”
Posted by 1011686 - 04-27-2020, 07:26 AM
Did you use up the water bit, or is there still some left? Bring it with you.
Posted by King-Clod - 04-26-2020, 03:40 AM
Say no.
Posted by ಠ_ಠ - 04-25-2020, 10:09 AM
ask them whats going on
Posted by MarxzVulpez - 04-25-2020, 05:57 AM
Call out and let them know you're there!
If they're here to see what happened and help, we could probably use it. On the other hand, if they need help, we should try and help them.
Posted by Zenthis - 04-25-2020, 05:50 AM
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I don't think I'm going anywhere, You think to yourself, The other way is totally flooded and in pieces and... definitely not safe. I can't metaldive past the fire either, all the metal is too hot. I don't have any bits for my Othertype magic on me so I think I'm kind of screwed here.

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You notice the strange floating object and with a sigh of relief recognize it as one of the bits, albeit not one of yours. Those are probably somewhere in the flooded tunnels behind you. That is, if that monster didn't eat them. It feels kind of like it's water, and you know you can use it to get you out of this mess. Yoink.


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You use the power in the bit you grabbed in order to call forth spikes of ice from the water behind you. You feel the energy in the bit begin to seep into you and grimace in anticipation. The ice slams into the fire, beginning to melt and put some of it out. You crouch to get away from the smoke as you wait for a path to form through it. A scrabbling is heard and then a startled voice calls from beyond the dying flames, “Hello? Is someone there?”
Posted by 1011686 - 04-20-2020, 12:23 PM
Water makes your magic weaker, so fire makes it stronger, right? Do a quick teleport to somewhere safe.
Posted by cosmo - 04-15-2020, 02:39 AM
allow yourself one moment to scream, from then on, try to conserve oxygen and stay low to the ground.
Posted by dediles - 04-15-2020, 01:37 AM
uh. magic the fire. pew pew ice! Uh uh, fire safety tips! keep low to the ground, smoke rises above breathable air. don't touch anything metal if you can help it, conducts heat too well. if you find a door, be careful to check if there's fire on the other side, don't touch any metal bits of said door.
Posted by King-Clod - 04-15-2020, 01:33 AM
Ah nice, a poster on the wall. Let's just, look at it. Maybe if we ignore the fire it'll go away.
Posted by ಠ_ಠ - 04-15-2020, 01:32 AM
quick turn around
Posted by Zenthis - 04-15-2020, 01:28 AM
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You can feel your eyes begin to open... too many of them. You can deal with that later.

“Ah our time is ending already...” The voice says quietly in the back of your mind. “So your magic is instinctual? Focusing on big slow magic gives you headaches? I suppose that makes sense, considering your species. And climbing you say? Sounds-” The voice trails off as a blast of hot air rushes past you, fully awakening you and causing your eyes to start watering.


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Shit.
Posted by MarxzVulpez - 04-11-2020, 04:13 AM
I'm good at using magic to enhance my senses and manifesting tools, but each sense sharpened has a corresponding sense that gets dulled and each tool has to be used before I can make a different one.

I'm fine with water, it's electricity that's a problem. 

I guess my tail's pretty strong.  I can balance on it for a good while, which lets me use my feet for other things
Posted by dediles - 04-11-2020, 04:05 AM
I'm good at climbing, bad at lifting things though. and running, and pushing, and carrying things, and endurance, and jaw strength.

I cast quick and with force, have a hard time casting longer spells with complicated parts.

also Hi mr, ms, mrs, mx, ect, Dream. can we be platonic friends? I'll add you to my friend list. it's a list of my friends that I carve into the side of a metal plate i keep in my bunk. I'd send you a friend request(a smaller peice of metal with 'will you be my friend' written on it), but I can't hand it to you since I don't have a body I think.
Posted by King-Clod - 04-11-2020, 04:03 AM
The weakness of my magic would have to be my physical limits. I can cast high level spells with ease, but one too many spells and I get terrible migraines, bad enough that it's hard to even think. I'm pretty bad at gauging how much is too much.

My physical strength would be my stamina. I may not run well or hit hard, but I can do both for a long time. Slow and steady wins the race, I guess.
Posted by ಠ_ಠ - 04-11-2020, 03:56 AM
the weakness of my magic is that my magic yells at me when I ask it to do things

the strength of my muscles is that I can open jars real good
Posted by Zenthis - 04-11-2020, 03:53 AM
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You open your mouth to ask who they are but no sound comes out. You realize that not once have you said anything to them, they have just continued on whenever you have thought of an answer. You can hear them laugh, and then you feel them frown as you begin to choke on smoke.

“You want to know who I am? I'm a dream, stupid. Now then, what interesting answers... magic is your strongest and muscle is your weakest, eh? But no one has perfect mastery of any one field, nor can one be entirely inept at their worst. What is the weakness of your magic? The strength of your muscles? Are you perhaps bad at a certain kind of magic? Or maybe you are one of those Gremlins who are particularly weak to water. You see yourself as physically weak, but is that the case in all of your muscles? Have you figured out how to bring out the most of your strength in certain situations? Tell me now. Neither of us have time to spare here.”
Posted by skinstealer - 04-11-2020, 03:24 AM
magic -> skill -> muscle
Posted by 1011686 - 04-11-2020, 02:16 AM
All these questions and you haven't even told us your name yet. It's a little cute that you're so eager to get started, but an aura of mystery is only appealing so long as there's a chance we can see under it, eh?
Skill -> Magic -> Muscle
Posted by SHIVERS - 04-11-2020, 02:15 AM
Skill > Muscle > Magic
Posted by ಠ_ಠ - 04-11-2020, 02:07 AM
I strongly resent the implication that I have any weakness.
Posted by King-Clod - 04-11-2020, 01:57 AM
Muscle -> Magic -> Skill
Posted by dediles - 04-11-2020, 12:48 AM
good at magic, bad at muscle. Complete nerd.

And if you really want to know more about me you could come on a date with me ;p.
Posted by - 04-11-2020, 12:36 AM
Magic -> Skill -> Muscle
Eldritch Precision but bad except for Jump Good
-Marxz-
Posted by Zenthis - 04-11-2020, 12:02 AM
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Extreme heat and extreme cold dance across your body as more words are spoken.

“Hmm, I see. That's not nearly enough. Tell me more of yourself. What do you think is your strength? Muscle? Magic? Skill? Which of these do you believe to be your weakness?”
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