Just a Passing Assassin...

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 Spiral: I want the Power of the Champion…

Spiral: And I want to give up The Power of the Executioner



Steady: Honestly yeah, was kinda thinking the same thing a bit.

Steady: The executioner sounds pretty scary…

Spiral: What does this do anyway?



Cabinetta: It’s mainly a gameplay thing…

Spiral: Ahh… no story implications?

Cabinetta: Well there’s some….



Cabinetta: Your rival gets whatever you sacrifice!

Steady: Yoooooo! There’s a rival?!

Cabinetta: Yes!

Steady: Show! How cool is he?

Cabinetta: You’ll see soon enough…



A light shines down around the player character, dark amorphous creatures show up from the shadows.

The spiky haired protagonist manages to rip away at them with this newfound axe.



A towering behemoth forms.

Spiral: So weird… none of this actually exists, right?

Cabinetta: Could not entirely confirm but I doubt it..

Cabinetta: Worse things certainly do soo…

Steady: Like what?



Cabinetta: Me~

Steady: I can’t see it.

Steady: You’re too cute.



Cabinetta: I could turn you into a juice pack.

Steady: Calling your bluff.

Cabinetta: I mean… if one of you offered I’d take a bite…



Steady: Yo Spiral, do it. Give her the goods.



Spiral: Why me?!

Steady: You know. I wanna see what it’s like….

Cabinetta: You don’t have to do that!

Steady: Hehe….



Cabinetta: Mean….

Steady: Just a little.

Cabinetta: So....

Steady: So....

Cabinetta: THis section is going to take a bit...

Steady: Ah...

Cabinetta: Hmm... I've said so much about myself, perhaps I could get to know more about both of you?

Steady: Honestly yeah, I'm still getting to know this one myself.

She takes a look at you.

Cabinetta: Oh?

Steady: Rookie, my job to watch over her.

Cabinetta: Ah...



Spiral: First day on the job actually.... It's been good so far though!

Cabinetta: Mm... what a rough start. I'm very sorry....

Spiral: It's not a big deal...

Steady: Anyway maybe a game to pass the time? Get to learn more?

Cabinetta: What do you have in mind?

Steady: Two truths and a lie!  You tell three things about yourself, one of which is made up. We have to guess which are which.

Cabinetta: Oh, exciting!  Lets do it!

Steady: Alright so lets go around a circle for round one.

Steady: I'll start off.

Steady: I once got a part-time as a sub for a pro baseball team.

Steady: I made out with a literal closet skeleton.

Steady: I've never finished a horror film.

Steady: Cabinetta?

Cabinetta: I used to be quite good at basketball.

Cabinetta: I've won a regional chess tournament.

Cabinetta: I've never been on a date.

Cabinetta: Spiral?

You ponder...

Two Truths, and a lie.

You also have to try and guess which of their statements are lies too...

Easy enough...

[Ignispark]

strategically, picking a truth that's easy to believe and hard to believe, while going for a moderate lie will throw people off, as they'll go for the most absurd one or the least absurd one. so, i think the following are good picks if one wants to 'win':

truth.
>drank a bottle of bbq sauce on a dare
>got into a fight with a spooky tree once. the tree won.

lies...uh.
-competed in professional snowboarding


and discerning others' falsehooods:
Hm...steady seems like she would finish horror films. That third one's probably a lie.

Also, what's chess? Sounds fake. That's gotta be a lie as well.

[King-Clod]

nah nah see, it doesn't matter what the truth or lie is, there's no prizes. instead, it helps to get to know people! and it lets other people know what you think of them.

which means we can use it to flirt.

Cabinetta's statement of never having been on a date before? Gotta be a lie. Like Steady said before, she's too cute. Give a wink.

For Steady...hm. Y'know, I really wanna know more about the baseball team. If we say that's her lie, she'll tell us all about it if it's the truth. And if it is a lie, well, we won! So I'm gonna go with the pro baseball team as my guess.

For our lie, how about...

- I'm a huge fan of roller coasters. Especially those loop de loop ones, with names like The Twister or the DEATHSPIRAL. Kinda what inspired my name, actually. (This is a lie he hates rollercoasters. She gets reeeaaal squeamish on them. Would prefer to sit on the ground and read, like a nerd.)

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 Spiral: Here goes nothing.

Spiral: Drank a bottle of BBQ Sauce on a dare. Was one of those local brands that gets marketed to tourists for having a distinct kick. Didn’t even tear up.

Spiral: Got into a fight with a spooky tree once. Was scary at first but ended up not being too hard to deal with in the end.

Spiral: I’m a huge fan of roller coasters. Especially those loop de loop ones, with names like The Twister or the DEATHSPIRAL. Kinda what inspired my name, actually.



Steady: Tricky, considering I don’t got that much clue yet...



Cabinetta: I would like to take a good crack first...

Spiral: Go ahead.

Cabinetta:  For you Steady… I think the skeleton.

Steady: Oh?

Cabinetta: No lips!

Steady: I mean you don’t need lips if you brave enough…

Cabinetta: Fair enough, And Spiral….  the sauce.

Cabinetta: You seem too polite to be that wasteful…

Oh.

Steady: Interesting calls. I’m gonna say… hmm.

Steady: I’m sorry, the whole never been on a date thing feels fake as hell. Not possible…

Steady: And I’ve never heard of a ghost tree before, sounds fake too.

Spiral: You’d think.

Spiral: Alright, my turn.

Spiral: I’m gonna say the horror movie thing is fake.

Spiral: And…. I’m gonna second the date thing. Waaaaay too cute.
You sneak in a good wink.

Cabinetta: Aww…. well. I mean…

Cabinetta: Shall we reveal the truth?

Steady: Yep. So….



Steady: Cabinetta called that. Had a part time deal with a baseball team on the side with permission from the lab and I’ve legit never sat through a whole horror film.

Cabinetta: I was close to picking the horror film to be fair…

Spiral: I’m surprised…

Steady:  Yep. Either it’s bad so I don’t finish, or it’s too scary so I chicken out…

Steady: Once went with a friend I had a crush on, was very spooked and disappointed they never tried to hold my hand or hug me or anything.

Cabinetta: …Was it a date?

Steady: Sort of? I mean you take someone to see a horror film so you can have them cling to you when they’re scared right? I got ignored when I tried to go for the arm cling….

Cabinetta: Ah…

Steady: Anyway I bailed in the third act, too much. They were cool about it though, we had ice cream after.

Spiral: I could go for some myself now that you mentioned it…



Spiral: Honestly though I want to meet someone special enough to help me finish one...

Cabinetta: Aww....

Spiral: That's sweet...



Cabinetta: On a related note…. So dating. Big confession..

Steady: No.

Spiral: Yeah no. You’re not about to say it.

Cabinetta: Is it really that big a shock…?

You and Steady manage a simultaneous “YES.”

Spiral: Can’t see it, adorable.

Steady: Yeah, really sweet too. And you’re like, a immortal vampire.



Cabinetta: Think that last bit intimidates people…

Spiral: Nah, it’s part of the charm I think.

Steady: Yeah, makes you feel… fancy. But like, a fun kind of fancy.

Steady: Also hot if you're into the whole bitey thing.

Spiral: Are you?



Steady: Never tried, I'm a big chicken.

Steady: And no offense but both of ya'll got some scary teeth. Cute but... you know. Murdery.

Steady: No homo.



Steady: Unless....

Steady: Fiddle is into that though so you could totally bully.

Cabinetta: Hehe... I'll consider.

Cabinetta: I do ponder something..

Cabinetta: About that um… your job?



Spiral: Yeah, I wanna hear about the baseball thing!

Spiral: What’s the deal?

Steady: Job is all about research and scanning right?

Steady: A lot to research from a bunch of pro athletes. Also got dunked in sports drink after a few times. Still got the uniform actually, think I look good it it personally.

Steady: Anyway, had a related job at the time and my swing happened to catch the eye of a team.

Steady: We did pretty good, had a solid run that year overall.

Steady: If you want to know the trick to a good homerun I’ll gladly show ya’ll…

Cabinetta: Maybe… not a good place for baseball around so we’d have to travel out some. Deserts  and such.

Steady: Sounds fun. Anyway, Spiral’s turn.



Spiral: Rollercoasters. Can't.

Steady: Realy? I mean I can kinda see it. I get squeamish on them too…

Cabinetta: Mm… I could never.

Spiral: They’re scary! Usually just sit on a bench and read when friends want to go on one of these.

Cabinetta: I’d gladly join you.

Steady: Same here, start a book club for weenies.

Spiral: Heh… Weenie solidity.



Steady: Wait so… ghost trees are real?

Cabinetta: Very much so.

Spiral: Yeah, they’re pretty messed up.

Cabinetta: Kind of pretty though.

Spiral: Yeah, they got really nice colors in the fall.

Cabinetta: They make awful sounds at night though.

Steady: I hate that. You gotta take me to see one sometime.

Cabinetta: Gladly.

Steady: So….



Steady: One more round?



Cabinetta: Mmm! It's fun!

Spiral: Sure, bring it.

Steady: Alright um…

Steady: Went to prison at 16.

Steady: Had a short lived run owning a restaurant.

Steady: Had a romantic relationship with a god.

Cabinetta: Okay…

Cabinetta: I did a photoshoot for a fashion Magazine…

Cabinetta: I used to do acting in movies…

Cabinetta: I once had a crush on a vampire hunter…

Steady: You’re up.

[Lilium Mortem]

gonna call the prison thing bs. after the baseball thing I'm getting the feeling steady just wanders into odd jobs like a moth to a flame. and I can see the god thing right now, steady, falling for your target.  but HQ told you your misssion 'screw the mission' you'd say, 'this is love!'

torn between caling the photoshoot and the acting a lie... getting a crush on a vampire hunter is just too Cabinetta to not be true.

as for us?
Lies:
-Ran away from home to avoid a dentist appointment my parents forgot about anyway(true story, really happened to me.)
-hugged a real ass completely animal wild bear

[King-Clod]

Oh I can see the acting thing for Cabinetta, so I'm gonna have to guess...fashion magazine? The other two just seem
like things you'd do more. But I could be mistaken!

And for Steady...I don't think you went to prison? But hey, if you did, we've all been there. I probably would've gone to prison if my parents didn't have the connections they did.

Truths:

- Got an affinity for little plush or rubber ducks when writing my thesis, I got self-concious that all my friends got tired of hearing me talk about it, so I got a duck from the dollar store the bounce ideas off of. Named it Tango. Then I started taking it everywhere my friends couldn't come with to keep my company, like at this one job I had, or when shopping. Got really attached to ducks as a result. I still have Tango actually, we've been through a lot together.

- I took dance classes as a kid! It was either that or sword fighting, and my ma was *not too keen* on me picking up a sword at the ripe ol age of 8. Now I don't use swords at all. Huh, I wonder if I would if she had gone for the sword class I asked for. I wonder how she's doing in general, now that I mention it...

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 Spiral: I ran away from home to avoid my parents taking me to the dentist. Terrified of having my mouth poked at like that… The noise all the stuff makes especially.

Spiral: Got an affinity for little plush or rubber ducks when writing my thesis, I got self-conscious that all my friends got tired of hearing me talk about it, so I got a duck from the dollar store the bounce ideas off of.

Spiral: I took dance classes as a kid! It was either that or sword fighting, and my ma was *not too keen* on me picking up a sword at the ripe ol age of 8.

Steady: These all feel pretty specific….

Steady: Uh.. okay. Mind if I guess first?



Cabinetta: You may proceed!

Steady:  So uh.. lets see…

Steady: I’ll be real Cabby, I can kind of see you in all of these situations? I’m going to guess the movie thing though. Feel like you’d be too shy on camera.



Cabinetta: You really have so little faith?

Steady: Don’t say it like that…..

Cabinetta: Joking!

Steady: You made me scared…

Cabinetta: Hehe…

Steady: Anyway Spiral uh… Dancing. I can see the duck thing and running away over a dentist? A little silly but mundane enough that it sounds real. Honestly none of it’s that hard to believe though.

Spiral: Interesting…

Spiral: Mind if I guess next this time?

Cabinetta: Mm, still thinking myself…

Cabinetta: Go for it!

Spiral: So Cabinetta uh…

Spiral: Honestly? Vampire thing seems to you not to be true. Magazine and the Movie thing… I can see you having fun with acting honestly? Magazine.. I can see you getting an invite easy but I don’t know if you’d actually go through with it. So I’ll go with the the photoshoot, seems like a half truth but not really.

Spiral: As for Steady…



Spiral: Yeah I don’t think the prison thing is true, you’re too nice!

Spiral: And I think I can imagine the other two easier. Going around taking all sorts of odd jobs, falling for a god in the middle of a job.

Steady: Oh my god, stop!

Spiral: I mean it’s cute.

Cabinetta: It's not wrong.

Steady: I mean...

Cabinetta: Hehe...

.
Cabinetta: May I take my turn now also?

Steady: Go ahead.

Cabinetta: Hmm.

Cabinetta: Steady… the god thing perhaps? Feel like you’re somewhat of a wild card.. I don’t really know if I can see it though, seems too strict a lifestyle…

Cabinetta: As for Spiral? The Dentist thing. It seems intentionally too mundane and specific. Purposefully so, nobody would suspect it.

Steady: Final answers?

Cabinetta: Mmhmm!



Steady: Well you both got mine wrong.

Spiral: Was it the restaurant?

Steady: I mean yeah, you think I have that kind of money?



Cabinetta: You played professional baseball…

Steady: The regional currency exchange rate didn’t translate well…

Steady: Also I felt bad keeping that much money so most of it went to helping other folks.. Wouldn’t know what to do with uh… I think it was like 7 digits for that season?

Steady: I kept some of the merch though, I had to. They did so good with it….

Spiral: So you went to prison? I mean no judging, we’ve all been there. Would’ve gone myself if my parents didn’t have connections.



Steady: Yeeeeah. Is what it is, bad place at a bad time. Like I didn't do anything THAT bad but have fun convincing the feds...

Spiral: You want to talk about it? No biggie if you don't.

Steady: Maybe? Might sour the mood right now though so..

Steady: Not just yet if that’s alright.

Spiral: Of course.



Steady: Thank you.

Cabinetta: So the god thing?

Steady: It was pretty brief but also um….



Steady: I got a thing for cute eldritch types you know? So many eyes to kiss…

Steady: In the end I couldn’t really commit to the whole demonhood thing I was offered.

Cabinetta: Immortality not to your interest?

Steady: Nah, just like... I dunno. It was nice but didn't feel special enough that it'd feel right to say yes, you know? They took it well and we're on good terms..

Steady: Anyway… Spiral?

Spiral: Cabby got it, the dentist thing.

Steady: Yeah. I mean I kind of knew about the duck thing.

Spiral: You saw a bit. Like I said, picked up one from the dollar store. Named it Tango. Still have it with me actually, we've been through a lot together…

Steady: Awww…

Steady: So that means you did dancing then? Would’ve ever figured.

Spiral: Yep! Kinda wonder what it’d be like if I got to do swordfighting instead though… wonder how my ma is doing in general… but you know.

Steady: You gotta show me sometime, hopefully you can still do your old moves fine.



Cabinetta: Mmhmm, I’d love to join you…



Steady looks at you.



She's got your back. Oh no.

Spiral: So… Cabinetta? Your turn?

Cabinetta: The photoshoot… I had a offer or two in the past but I declined. Too shy I suppose..

Cabinetta: The acting thing isn’t quite as big as it sounds, mainly local productions. They like my noblewoman’s laugh…



Steady: OOOOHOHOHO!

Cabinetta: Mmhmm! Exactly! I have to build up to it though..

Spiral: How were the movies themselves?

Cabinetta: Struggling… but we had fun in the process…



Cabinetta: On a side tangent, my sweet tooth is getting to me right now. I feel like dessert.

Cabinetta: It’d be rude not to offer your friend. Could one of you go out to the library two halls down to invite them over while the other stays to assist me?

She pauses the game.

Cabinetta: If I cannot get my blood fix, I’ll make due with the alternatives...


Steady: Sure!… Spiral, you call who does what. I’m good either way.

[Lilium Mortem]

oh no a choice! flip a coin or play rock paper scissors to see who goes.

[King-Clod]

ah man I was almost level 12...
uh you can go get Fiddle, Steady, I feel like I'd get lost easy in the halls

[Ignispark]

take the assistance task, hallways are evil.

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 Spiral: I’ll get lost honestly, no good at figuring out halls.



Steady: Mm, I get you. I’ll try not to take too long then.



Cabinetta: The lights will change colors to guide your way if you touch the wall. They always know where you need to go.



Steady: Wait, really? That’s cool. kind of evil though...

Cabinetta: O-Oh?

Steady: Dark magic hallways...

Cabinetta: I mean yes...

Steady: Helpful though. I won't take long.

Cabinetta: Be careful with any claws please, don’t scratch it…

Steady: I won't!

Steady looks at you.

Steady: You going to be all good with making dessert?

Spiral: Should be!

Steady: Alrighty then, good luck! Have fun!

Steady gives you both a sweet little wave before stepping through the door. You and Cabinetta return the gesture.

You hear her sprint until she's no longer anywhere close to you two.



Cabinetta: Well then, are you ready?

Spiral: Mm, what’s the plan?

Cabinetta: Follow me…. If you dare.



Spiral: If I dare?

Cabinetta: Mm? Yes?

Spiral: Why do you gotta say it like that?

Cabinetta: In a horror movie, this is the point where the monster separates you one by one to pick you off. A creature has been mentioned and shown signs of its influence on the surrounding area, but you have yet to see it.

Cabinetta: You have no clue to its form. A possible misdirection has been dropped, you expected it to be some large frightening thing but for all you know, it could be a shapeshifter within arm's length, gauging prey.

Cabinetta: Figuring out the optimal way to take down a group piece by piece...

Cabinetta: One must wonder if you've doomed yourself first or last...

Spiral: Don't say stuff like that...

Cabinetta: Hehe... A bit too far?

Spiral: More than a little.

Cabinetta: Fortunately for you it's a only bit, one that's landed me a role or two before.  Consider it life advice. You are new to... whatever occupation you and your allies appear to be filling. One I cannot fully understand but is clearly dangerous in nature.



Cabinetta: The three of you are very sweet and wonderful, and I do appreciate the flirtations but...

Cabinetta: You should be less immediately trusting in the future. I've found myself in bad situations myself, and I do not want to see anyone get hurt because they lacked any sense of caution.

Spiral: How do I know you're not about to pull something then? All that spooky talk.

Cabinetta: Because if I wished to hunt all of you down, I would've chosen to have you go fetch your friend and had Steady stay.

Cabinetta: A supernatural predator is very good at detecting who will be the biggest issue should things go wrong, and I can tell that rabbit has the most destructive potential. She'd be the one to take out before suspicion is created....

Cabinetta: But I will not eat her today, she is adorable.

Spiral: Today?!

Cabinetta: More dark humor! With that said...

Cabinetta: I can tell there is much you three are hiding about yourselves. I understand but...



Cabinetta: I've seen so much breach of my trust before, even recently...

Cabinetta: I've very much enjoyed your company so far so... please do not make me regret opening my doors to you.

She goes quiet, very solemn and lost in her thoughts.

You can't help but wonder what happened... Should you ask? Maybe try to shift the conversation... maybe attempt to assure her things will be okay? This is a lot more intense than you expected....

[Ignispark]

uh, ... reassurance seems like a good avenue. like, there's nothing to worry too much about! you're helping people with your job! (probably) and uh doing important research. anyway everything should be fine. just gotta beat up a rude creature messing with the town and then. continue adventuring elsewhere. this is going to be fine!! (probably, aside from the high chance of personal injury to all parties involved.)

[Lilium Mortem]

It's not really my choice to hide things, I'm new so I don't want to rock the boat, y'know? I don't think there's anything I could really say that'd make you feel like you could trust us, I would if I could. I hope at least we can earn that trust, at the very least.

[King-Clod]

I'll have to take your advice. Or at least, I'll try...I don't want to not trust anyone, but I'll make sure not to enter without an escape plan ready, at the very least. And, don't worry. We aren't keeping anything secret from you because we have alternative motives, it's just moreso to keep things less complicated. I don't really get the whole secrecy thing, but I'm also pretty new to this, so, yeah.

[ThreadLurkingComorant]

 

Spiral: I’ll take your advice. I don’t really not want to trust people but like…

Spiral: Right now I’m a little lost on things myself. Any secrets we’re keeping aren’t because we don’t trust you, it just complicates things.

Spiral: I don’t know if there’s anything I can do to make you trust us more. I’m not entirely in the loop either, as far as I can tell this is mostly for science.

Spiral: I just want to do our research, probably beat up the creature in town, and adventure on.



Cabinetta: Mm… I get the sense I can gauge more of you than you know yourself right now.

Cabinetta: Your soul is of a organic being but your body is massively synthetic. The scent of you indicates someone who’s freshly been exposed to the natural winds.

Cabinetta: An experiment perhaps?

Spiral: Ah… Um..

Cabinetta: You don’t need to feel forced to answer. The others are also of a similar situation, though they’ve clearly been at this for longer.

Cabinetta: The three of you seem very genuine but… whatever your business is here, promise me you will not bring ill to this town. People want to be able to return home.

Cabinetta: I do not expect you to solve our creature problem, but it does mean a lot that you’ve been willing to offer your help..



Cabinetta: I’m already having a much better night than I have in such a long time… the company, the possibility of things getting better being so much more… hmm..

Cabinetta: I will have this discussion with the others as well. I hope I haven’t scared you off with this but it feels needed.

Cabinetta: If you have any thoughts and concerns yourself, you should address them too. It's only fair.

[Lilium Mortem]

I like to think of myself as someone who tries to do good in the world. I've got a big hammer and there's something that needs smashing, so I smash. I wouldn't ever willingly do something to harm you or the town.

Hey if you give me your contact info we can stay in touch. I need a new phone. and computer. and a lot of stuff really, so I can't exactly offer you my number. But I think it'd be nice to have a friend outside of our group of mysterious group.

[Ignispark]

agreeing with the above. do good! fuck up bad shit. that's the idea. i mean stuff's complex but you gotta do the best you can in the worlds regardless.
& getting contact info is always the optimal play.

[King-Clod]

ok this is an admittedly silly concern but. do you think I'll have time to finish that game before or after we finish fighting the monster here? I've missed games like it. Wait. Actually...

Can we stab a knife into one of your wonderfully constructed walls? It'll let me come back here if I need.

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 Spiral: Guess I like to think of myself as someone who tries to do good in the world. Got a big hammer and if there’s something that need Smashing? I smash.

Spiral: Wouldn’t want to do anything to hurt you or your town. Stuff’s complex but you have to do your best you know?



Cabinetta: I get that.. I do genuinely appreciate everyone’s offer.

Cabinetta: I suppose it was silly to worry, people with secrets often leave me oh so worried but…

Cabinetta: Everyone is allowed them. You seem very honest to me, and your friends seem like good info.



Cabinetta: For now I trust you. Hopefully this will be the first of many meetings together…

She catches herself staring a little too long.

Cabinetta: Sorry... Anyway..



Spiral: Heh... On a side note, do you have contact info? I wanna keep in touch since uh...

Spiral: I come from so far away… I'd be hard to visit all the time while traveling.

Cabinetta: I do! I’d like that.

Cabinetta: I’ll make sure to give it to you before you all have to leave regardless of what happens. It’d be nice to have more friends to call.

Spiral: Nice! Also uh… less related.

Spiral: And this is silly sounding but um…Think we can finish the game before leaving or fighting the monster? Been a long time since I’ve played stuff like that…

Cabinetta: It’s a bit long and we have much prepwork but… if you were to stick around or visit we certainly can! There’s a sequel coming out soon so…

Spiral: I can work with that. Actually um…

Spiral: Mind if I stick a knife in your wonderfully constructed wall? It’ll let me come back here. It's magic or something.



You flash your dagger.

Cabinetta: I’d prefer if you didn't stab the wall specifically but I could find a good spot for it.

Cabinetta: I do have something to present actually… I feel you know more about what this is.

She pulls out a small radio from her pockets. It’s recognizable as similar in material and texture to many of the devices back at your base.

Cabinetta: Your friend had it on them. Perhaps you can make use of it?

You take it in hand. It starts making noise immediately.

A familiar voice comes out.




4D: Seems we’ve made contact. Data says you’ve scanned for um…

4D: The new person, Spiral was it?

4D: Are you there?

You’re startled a little.

Spiral: I’m here! Is there a camera…?

4D: No, it just read your biometrics.

Cabinetta watches quietly, not sure whether to interrupt or not.



4D: Speaking of, seems you’ve scanned a fiend! Wonderful!

4D: And… a rabbit? Odd. Is that Steady? She keeps taking people with her on jobs to get around the rules...

4D: Data currently downloading and uh… in the system! Isn't technology swell?

4D: Anyway glad we’ve got contact with you again, you seemingly went MIA as soon as you entered the area…

4D: Is everyone else okay? Sorry, admittedly giddy to finally have contact again!

Spiral: Mm. We're good.

4D: Excellent! Anyway brief overview.

4D: Your collected data is that of a Fiendish Spider and a modified custom mammal. Precise perk extraction is lacking at the moment but you’ve gained access to a few options for modification that we can send over.

4D: Body Type “Fiend Spider” and Body Type “Custom 1938” are available. It’ll be effectively a slightly modified copy of your scans to apply your current modifications.

4D: More specific modifications will take time to fully extract but we got a few easy ones if you’re interested.

4D:  “Organic Webbing” and “Vampiric healing” from the fiend scan.

4D: “Probability Modifier” and “Rubberhose Build” from the custom.

4D: Anyway I could have any of these mods sent out soon if you’re interested.

4D: But uh.. Proper status report? Details? Important questions on the mission? We’ve got quite a bit to catch up on. Perhaps confirmation on everyone else as well?

4D: It’s a lot to take in for a first day so If you need me to slow down, do tell!

[Lilium Mortem]

Tell cabinets it's a work call and take it out on the hall to explain the situation and ask why this thing can punch through the deadzone when none of our regular comms could.