Lucidstuck I

>Reggie: realize that you're now in the spotlight

Reggie: hey buddy pal, would it be possible for you to carry all that stuff back to the kids?

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Lucia: Where did Reggie go?
Derrick: He flew off towards the death beds. Said not to wait up.
Lucia: Hm...
Lucia: We should head down a level. We're still on level 2.
Derrick: Okay, sure.
Emily: Uhm...

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Emily: Wait, let's all try going together!
Ira: Right! With Emily group travel is quite possible.
Emily: Here, Bambino and Derrick hold my hands.
Derrick: Shouldn't we wait on Reggie?
Reggie: Wait on who?

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Emily: Oh there you are, Reggie.
Reggie: I was able to see what I wanted to see and I'm satisfied.
Reggie: Turns out there was nothing over there. BUMMER.
Reggie: And you would be wise to drop this...
Lucia: Okay....
Lucia: You sound suspicious as hell.
Reggie: Hehe ^v^

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Reggie: Vamonos! No time but the present.
Lucia: Okay, get ready.

Derrick gazes at his own reflection in Black gateway. Together you all pass through the darkness.

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Ahn: Hey, you're back!
Timothy: ....
Ahn: We got to take a little look around when the door appeared. It's so pretty on this side!
Timothy: Where are the ones in shadows?
Lucia: Oh you know, around.
Ahn: That's good. The more the merrier! Hehehe...

>Reggie: hey buddy pal, would it be possible for you to carry all that stuff back to the kids?, im sure you can do it! please and thank you! also, do you happen to know why the mask has had its eyes sewn shut?
and before anyone says anything, this wouldnt be the first time we've talked to reggie, he knows

Politeness = insta-seconding! ^^

>Derrick: finish anything you need to here, then cautiously head into new lands

Fine, Reggie, be that way.

...Come to think of it, it's probably important that Nightmare's stuff stays there for now.

Fine, Reggie, be that way.

...Come to think of it, it's probably important that Nightmare's stuff stays there for now.

Seeing as Derrick encountering those objects might trigger certain memories that from his perspective he's not supposed to have? Yeah, that'd be an issue. Could potentially break the whole illusion right now if he remembers too soon.

That bridge is making me think of Monty Python.

*Snip*
That bridge is making me think of Monty Python.

>Party: Face the bridge keeper

Woah. I come back not only to the 69th page, but we're out of Daesdyne's cave /and/ next to /the deathbeds/!? How does this happen in... 2 months...? Alright, it's not that unbelievable. Either way, I'll be back in a week when I've caught back up.

Derrick: finish anything you need to here, then cautiously head into new lands

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Derrick: Hey, we're here.
Emily: There it is.

You look off into the distance, the grazing monstrosity Lethos, struts through the grasslands without a care in the world. There are some kind of species of winged creature fluttering around its head.

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Derrick: Uhh...
Lucia: Emily.
Emily: Yes?
Derrick: We're gunna need an explanation of exactly what we're going to do about this.
Emily: I'm glad you brought it up, I think now would be a good time for a break.
Emily: We're all pretty stressed out from that cave...

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Emily: I came here to see if I can convince Lethos to be on our side.
Derrick: Uh...
Emily: I know it seems really unrealistic now...
Emily: But... I believe we can do it.
Emily: So it will work.
Lucia: What will you do?
Emily: I'm not sure yet, also I'm open to suggestions.
Emily: But I'm confident we'll succeed.
Emily: For now, let's rest here.

>Derrick: ask Ghen to clarify what the secret command does. You don't wanna pull that kind of shit if it' going to potentially get the reaper kids hurt.

> Look for shiny things, you were told they'd be here.

>Emily: Three things: you should scout out the situation/area EXTENSIVELY first and try to learn more about what Lethos does before trying to interact with her. Intelligence is your friend, no matter what you decide to do. Secondly, your size difference from Lethos is going to be a problem for getting her attention. Derrick and Lucia can help you with that though. If you take a projector and a hard light item like a lightsaber you should be able to make an item that projects a tangible image of you large enough to get her attention. Lastly, and possibly most important, get Lexii's help. Lexii has an item called Nevil's Facade that makes people one step friendlier on your first meeting with them. Lethos can literally squash you like a bug SO STACK THE ODDS IN YOUR FAVOR AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

Tl;Dr: Learn about situation before talking to giant lady, make big picture projector for talking to giant lady, bring Nevil's Facade so talking to giant lady goes better.

Also, we should remember to have Derrick read Tales of the Abyss right after this. Might come in handy.

>Derrick: it's best to do recon while the Big Man isn't trying to stomp you to dust

>Step one, check the area and make a general map of the land.

here's my latest cool and new meme

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everyone:make a plan before you interact with a monster that is most likely hostile.Don't forget to make a plan!

terra you kill me xD

Emily: Three things: you should scout out the situation/area EXTENSIVELY first and try to learn more about what Lethos does before trying to interact with her. Intelligence is your friend, no matter what you decide to do. Secondly, your size difference from Lethos is going to be a problem for getting her attention. Derrick and Lucia can help you with that though. If you take a projector and a hard light item like a light saber you should be able to make an item that projects a tangible image of you large enough to get her attention. Lastly, and possibly most important, get Lexii's help. Lexii has an item called Nevil's Facade that makes people one step friendlier on your first meeting with them. Lethos can literally squash you like a bug SO STACK THE ODDS IN YOUR FAVOUR AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.



Lucia allows Ira to form into velvet love seat for you both to relax on.

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Ghen: Well it's about time.
Emily: Cool couch, Lucia!
Lucia: Thanks, but Ira is the one who came up with it. Heh...
Emily: How about we brainstorm a little bit. What do we know about Lethos?
Lucia: I learned that Lethos is the biggest and strongest monster in Lomam.
Lucia: Also those bird things that hang out with it may be hostile. Like some kind protection against little guys like us.
Emily: Right.
Emily: My question is how does a monster come to get so big like that?
Emily: Reggie?
Reggie: Size in monsters has a lot to do with pain and suffering, hatred, and time in the dream world.
Reggie: Although time is abstract, it still exists on some level. As you can manipulate it still with items and taking advantage of dream levels. it's just hard to measure using clocks, or things like hourglasses and sundials.
Reggie: Lethos, like many, may have drifted deeper into the levels, in which time is perceived slower to things on the lower levels.
Reggie: Spending a lot of time on higher levels could speed up the monster transformation.
Emily: I see...
Reggie: Judging from Lethos' size, they were either one of the first monsters to ever spawn in Lomam, or spent most of its time in deeper levels.
Reggie: I can't make a better judgement than that, as I don't actually know about the monsters' coming and goings in Lomam. I just have insight on their power level and things on that front.
Emily: Do you have any suggestions?
Reggie: For what? Fighting?
Emily: No, to befriend it.
Reggie: Oh man... >v>
Reggie: A creature like this may not even have the same mind as it once had.
Reggie: Talking to it might be very difficult.
Reggie: Also at the size that it is, you'll probably need a tool or something to get its attention.
Reggie: Seeing as we're like ants to it.
Reggie: Though there are risks to consider.
Lucia: Risks like what??
Reggie: Well, Lethos could try to kill us the moment it notices us.
Reggie: Those flying shits could attack us, and they'd outnumber us for sure.
Reggie: We could run into a monster along the way... But I'm sure that's the least of our worries.
Reggie: Also befriending monsters isn't as easy as asking to be friends.
Reggie: It'll want you to earn its trust, if it has any. eve
Reggie: That means recurring visits.
Reggie: Just don't get your hopes up.
Emily: My hopes are up, This is what we came for.
Emily: I will see this through, no matter how many visits it needs.
Reggie: .....
Lucia: .....
Lucia: Emily, why are you so determined for this one?
Lucia: We have Zendo, Uilos, the triple threat in Death valley, Locad bosses to worry about too.
Lucia: Why this thing?
Emily: Because... I'm not entirely certain why... But.
Emily: I just know I have to get this one.
Emily: I felt it... A little while ago, when I first had the idea.
Emily: If I could simply establish a line of communication... I think everything will become clear.
Lucia: ... You think?
Emily: Yes... These feelings aren't based on anything certain.
Emily: So I'm not completely sure.
Emily: Creating some kind of item to project us as to appear bigger towards it may work as well, it could keep us safe and have a chance to remind it what people looked like... It has been a while.
Reggie: That sounds good, actually. ovo
Emily: I was also thinking we get Lexii in on this. Is it true she has an item that may prove helpful? A mask perhaps?
Lucia: ... Yes, but how do you know about that?
Emily: Huh? Uhh...
Emily: I think I saw her with it.. last time I checked....
Emily: Just recalled it actually, haha...
Lucia: You don't say...
Ghen: .....
Ghen: Uhh, I'm gunna take a quick look around.

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Ghen: Hmm?
Kira: What do you got?

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Ghen: Looks like the outpost for this region.
Kira: Sweet.
Kira: It's a good thing Reggie was here to put things in perspective.
Kira: I was thinking this was a real suicide mission.
Ghen: Have some faith in your higher ups, Comrade.
Kira: You honestly believed this wasn't even slightly crazy?
Ghen: Yes.
Ghen: I would not follow someone into a dangerous situation if I did not have faith in them.
Ghen: Would you?
Kira: ......

>Everyone: Enter newly discovered fort to work out the details in your plan/connect it to the fort network

4000 pages everyone! wooooooooooooooooo!

>Party: Further the Fort Fast-travel Functionality, Forthright!
(Excuse me, I just felt the need for alliteration.)
Ooh! I thought if a better one!
>Party: Pursue Procreation of Previously Prepaired, Protected Portals, Providing Pronto Portation from Point to Point, Posthaste!

Before we go > Reggie: Check Lethos' stats and the stat of his minions.

>Lucia: contact Lexii and Garreth, unlock the door inside the fort so they can get here faster

>emily:enter outpost, then ask the guardian about Lethos

Jade is sad and that's unacceptable, have some Willfordswap

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Alice: Brother!
Alice: Good to see you!
Derrick:...What are you doing?
Lucia: Um...¬///¬
Alice: Well, it took you guys so long to get here we decided to get comfy while we recharged~
Reggie:...
Lucas:...
Reggie:...
DT: Hahaha
DT: Master, you really are a piece of work.