Lucidstuck:swap!AU fanadventure (1)

>alice: remember that there was another soul in the house that you didnt grab, itd be good to go get that

>Speculate on the items you found. The handle of the large knife does look like your ruler, as well as looking like a thread knife. The kilt too, as the plates may have come from the needle plate. Perhaps your newly acquired items were made from the ones you're missing since they look rather similar? Either way, someone or something was in your room and put this together.

alice doesnt know what crafting is, and we've been warned against assuming things here work exactly the same as canon ls, im gonna downvote this to prevent further penalties

>Alice: Maybe you should make DT something to act as a sheath? Something very basic would probably work well enough for right now.

>Speculate on the items you found. The handle of the large knife does look like your ruler, as well as looking like a thread knife. The kilt too, as the plates may have come from the needle plate. Perhaps your newly acquired items were made from the ones you're missing since they look rather similar? Either way, someone or something was in your room and put this together.

Seconding.

Well done rationalising that! &(^^)

> Alice: Raziel is fast. See if he can track down the thieving pest and report back without incident.

It doesn't seem worth the time to make the connection of combining items. If she meets Derrick, he'll explain it anyway, or at the very least, we're wasting time when he might be intending to escape without Alice finding out he just BROKE INTO HER HOUSE WHILE SHE WAS SHOWERING ahem.

> Alice: Raziel is fast. See if he can track down the thieving pest and report back without incident.

It doesn't seem worth the time to make the connection of combining items. If she meets Derrick, he'll explain it anyway, or at the very least, we're wasting time when he might be intending to escape without Alice finding out he just BROKE INTO HER HOUSE WHILE SHE WAS SHOWERING ahem.

yeah, this, if infernums command gets through we're getting a penalty, i fear

> Alice: Maybe you should make DT something to act as a sheath? Something very basic would probably work well enough for right now.

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Alice: I'm not sure I trust you to be carrying that.
DT: Hahaha!
DT: Have a little more faith in me, Master.
DT: I've as much skill with it as you! 'w'
Alice: It's not that, rotary cutters really are dangerous. A girl at sewing club tripped and she bled on *everything*.
Alice: If you can't put it away, you should carry it on something.
DT: Like what?
DT: I'm not like you, Master.
DT: I may be able to physically carry some things, but they don't work the same way on me they would on you.
DT: And if I change back, I’ll just drop them. So it's best to keep the amount of items on me to a minimum.

> Speculate on the items you found. The handle of the large knife does look like your ruler, as well as looking like a thread knife. The kilt too, as the plates may have come from the needle plate. Perhaps your newly acquired items were made from the ones you're missing since they look rather similar? Either way, someone or something was in your room and put this together.



For some reason it occurs to you that the weapon and kilt may have been created with the items that have been purloined from your closet, but how could that be? The pattern and material on the kilt are clearly different, and the scissors and metal plate are too small.

The thought seems strange and leaves you feeling unsettled. First you suspect your brother and now you are making random conclusions that make little to no sense.

Are these thoughts really yours?

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Alice: ...DT, is there any way I could know if I'm being manipulated by a monster?
DT: Not for sure...
DT: You seem to have some sort of natural form of resistance to at least *some* Illusions, but I don't know if that's because of your aspect or just because of how you are.
DT: Perhaps even both!
DT: But unless you notice on your own, I wouldn't be able to tell you.
Alice: Maybe we should stay in for the night.
Alice: I don't know if I want to go out if I'm not sure who's making the decisions here.
DT: ...You're the boss, Master.
DT: But if you really are that concerned about a monster trying to manipulate you, perhaps we should at least try to find it.
Alice: ...Maybe.

> Alice: remember that there was another soul in the house that you didn’t grab, it'd be good to go get that.

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Alice: We forgot to pick one of the souls last time, didn't we?
DT: Well, we were pretty preoccupied. >w>
Alice: Did you get any new ones since?
DT: Not that I know of.
Alice: ...You guy have been slacking, huh.
DT: Hey, it's not as easy when it's just us! Especially with the door prankster.
Alice: You saw them?
DT: No, but Raziel might have.
DT: He got locked in the pantry.
Alice: How??
DT: Hahaha, who knows.
DT: He was the one banging on the door, you know?
DT: Ran one of my clones over when I finally went to have a look. >w>
Alice: Wow.
DT: Oh, I wouldn't go into the pantry if I were you.
DT: Whatever was inside gave Raziel a beating, and I doubt he finished it off, because the first thing he did after getting out was block the door with a chair.
Alice: How did you open it?
DT: The door?
DT: Key was on the floor.
Alice: ...Seriously?

> Alice: Raziel is fast. See if he can track down the thieving pest and report back without incident.

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Alice: Raziel, did you see some weirdo coming in and stealing my things?
Alice: ...
Alice: Guess that's a no.
Alice: How are you as a tracker?
DT: You're sending him out on his own? I thought you wanted to get the soul.
DT: Unless you plan on us splitting up?
Alice: ...

for those not in the discord, pan warned against assuming things in this au are the same as in canon ls, and i warned against this too, and now here you see the results of that, alice is probably one bad command away from wasting the whole night doing nothing, plus alice doesn't know about crafting, having her speculate how the new items were made by combining them wouldnt make sense in character so we get penalized for it

if it wasnt clear by now, acting out of character will get us penalized, while acting in character will bring best results, you could even get a character to do something they normally wouldnt if you word it in such a way that it makes sense to them

we also need more coordination with our commands, the variation in our commands from last time seems to have caused some confusion in the characters

>Alice: you should at the very least get the soul first so your team can grow stronger

I propose we go get the soul first (if its still there) and then see about ridding the house of monsters

for those not in the discord, pan warned against assuming things in this au are the same as in canon ls, and i warned against this too, and now here you see the results of that, alice is probably one bad command away from wasting the whole night doing nothing, plus alice doesn't know about crafting, having her speculate how the new items were made by combining them wouldnt make sense in character so we get penalized for it

if it wasnt clear by now, acting out of character will get us penalized, while acting in character will bring best results, you could even get a character to do something they normally wouldnt if you word it in such a way that it makes sense to them

we also need more coordination with our commands, the variation in our commands from last time seems to have caused some confusion in the characters

>Alice: you should at the very least get the soul first so your team can grow stronger, hopefully whoever came by your place didn't already make off with it

I propose we go get the soul first (if its still there) and then see about ridding the house of monsters

Seconding.

>This is a risk vs reward situation. If you feel confident enough you should go for it, but being cautious is always a good option. consider things for a moment.

Clearing the house seems like the best way to go and getting both Raziel and DT some souls to level up with so Alice has more things to access. So im thirding Terra's idea. (If thats even a word.)

>This is a risk vs reward situation. If you feel confident enough you should go for it, but being cautious is always a good option. Consider things for a moment.




You take a moment to consider the situation. Truth to be told you aren't particularly keen on the idea of going upstairs, but if there is a soul out there just waiting for someone to snatch it, it'd be stupid to leave it floating there.

And you might as well have a look around. You were too preoccupied the last time you were up there to properly check for anything, and it's not like there has been an abundance of windows or opportunities since then. If you want a look outside, Derrick's room is the only vantage point.

You check your drawers for your brother's key, but are unable to find it.

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Alice: !!!!
Alice: The key's gone!
DT: What key?
Alice: The key to my brother's room!
DT: Are you sure?
Alice: Yes!
Alice: I left it here last time we went up there.
DT: Oh.
Alice: Whoever left these things must have taken it.
DT: ...Well.
Alice: What??
DT: That was...Some time ago.
Alice: And?
DT: The items are new. So, this must have happened recently, because they weren't here the last time I was in the room.
DT: Maybe they took it...Or maybe someone else did while we weren't around before that.
Alice: I thought we had agreed someone always stays in the room.
DT: Sure, but when we go out, the room stays empty. Anyone could get in.
DT: ...Anyone with opposable thumbs, at least. >w>
Alice: ...And you don't want me to be paranoid, Darko?
DT: Nope!
DT: Just aware... Time's tricky here.
DT: A lot could have happened while we weren't around. That's why you need to keep your room closed and monsters out of it.

> Alice: you should at the very least get the soul first so your team can grow stronger.

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Alice: Let's go check.
DT: Are you sure?
Alice: If anything's going on, I'd rather know.
DT: No, I mean-
Alice: It'll be fine.
Alice: I can only avoid things for so long.
Alice: Whatever happens, I can handle it.
DT: That's my Master. ^w^

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Alice: (Oh my God.)
Alice: (Is this guy ever gonna leave?)
DT: (Well, he is kind of corralled in right now...)
DT: (We can probably get past him if we are quiet.)
Alice: …

>Alice: Have DT check stinky's stats.

>alice: the enemy's behind is exposed, if you think you are able to, approach carefully and silently, and test out your new weapon, your new tripled weapon might be good enough to get the kill, if it doesn't, raziel and dt could help finish the job

remember that back attack damage is a thing that happens, this is a very good opportunity to kill this monster

> Alice: the enemy's behind is exposed, if you think you are able to, approach carefully and silently, and test out your new weapon, your new tripled weapon might be good enough to get the kill, if it doesn't, Raziel and DT could help finish the job.

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Alice: (You guys think we can take him?)
DT: (Well.)
DT: (Stinky might not be particularly bright, and his vision is pretty much non-existent… But we've seen him kill monsters before.)

>Alice: Have DT check Stinky's stats.

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Alice: (Why don't you check on what he can do?)
DT: (Hmmm...)
DT: (Oh.)
Alice: (Oh?)
DT: (This guy could kill me in one hit, and Raziel in two...>w>;;)
Alice: (What about me?)
DT: (I have no idea.)
DT: (I'd expect you to have more vitality than Raziel, but I can't read your stats.)
DT: (Do you still want to give it a try?)
Alice: (Ermmmm....)

>No, not really. Let's leave him be for now.

>nope! Eff this stuff, I'm out! Nuh-uh! Don't mind me, imma just grab my stuff and leave, 'xcuse me please!

>A straight battle would be tough. Maybe you should lure him into a trap instead.

>Alice: Do you think you want to take it in a straight up fight? Could you possibly use it as a way to dispose of the other monsters by funneling them into it, then attacking once it's been presumably weakened? If you plan well and set the circumstances to be in your favor maybe you could turn this to your advantage, or at least have an easier time of it.

Tactics: the practice of giving yourself more chances to hit the enemy, and reducing the chances the enemy has of hitting you. (Not an actual definition of tactics.)

>yeah that vitality is quite high, this guy could probably tank enough hits from you to be a problem, gonna have to wait for a better opportunity, or for your team to become stronger, for now, sneak past him as best you can to get to the soul

> If you think its worth a shot, ask DT if it’s possible to distract him, either by use of a clone to attempt to talk and pacify stinky (while not letting him face your direction in case he tries to attack and goes on a straight rush), or to use an illusion to create sound that will make him move away from you and into another room. If both methods seem unlikely to work, then maybe you could try leading other enemies to attack stinky and weaken him, or try to sneak by one at a time, so strategies like backhits are still possible if things go wrong.

> If you think it’s worth a shot, ask DT if it’s possible to distract him, either by use of a clone to attempt to talk and pacify stinky (while not letting him face your direction in case he tries to attack and goes on a straight rush), or to use an illusion to create sound that will make him move away from you and into another room.

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Alice: (You think you could use a clone to distract it?)
DT: (Yes.)
DT: (He seems to follow anything that makes a sound.)
DT: (But noise does seem to make him more excited, so I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a plan.)
DT: (Also... If he hits me I don't think I'll be able to keep this form, and that means dropping anything I'm carrying.)
DT: (And also not being able to react for some time =w=;)
Alice: (I'm not leaving my rotary cutter for anyone else.)
Alice: (Can I use illusions to make noise.)
DT: (You tell me!)
DT: (I'm not the Princess of Illusions.)

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You picture in your mind every single piece of Grandma Willford's fancy dinnerware, down to the Lenox design on each plate, teacup and saucer. All of it is piled on top of the dining table.

Someone kicks it down! You jump a little from the loud crash coming from the kitchen. You doubt any piece of imaginary china survived.

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Alice: (It worked!)
DT: (What worked?)
Alice: (You didn't hear that?)
DT: (Hear what?)
Alice: (I made a lot of noise come from the kitchen...)
DT: (I didn't hear anything...What about you, Raziel?)

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Alice: ...
DT: ...
Alice: ...
DT: (I don't think he heard-)
Alice: (The heck?)
Alice: (So I can make noise illusions, but they only work on me?)
DT: (Maybe you just need more practice?)
Alice: =_=+
Alice: (I guess talking our way out of this is out of question.)
DT: (If you wanna go and try to talk to him...)
Alice: (No, not really. Let's leave him be for now.)

>A straight battle would be tough. Maybe you should lure him into a trap instead.

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Alice: (Maybe we can think of some trap or something later.)
Alice: (With some luck, someone won't see him coming and he'll kill some other monster in the meantime...)
DT: (Yeah, keep up the good work, Stinky!)

You quietly make your way past the hallway, keeping as much space between you and the walking corpse. It takes you a moment to reach the stairs.

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DT: Soul's still here!
DT: I was starting to wonder if it'd still be.
DT: So, which one of us do you want to give it to?

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DT: Master?
DT: Master what is it?

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Alice: The thread I put on the door is broken.
DT: So... the door *was* unlocked...
Alice: ...

>Alice: let raziel have the soul

>Alice: let raziel have the soul

Alice ignored DT when he asked her about the soul earlier. I don't think Alice's priorities are set on soul distribution right now. We might wanna hold off on having her give the soul to anyone until she decides on a course of action

>Alice: let raziel have the soul

Alice ignored DT when he asked her about the soul earlier. I don't think Alice's priorities are set on soul distribution right now. We might wanna hold off on having her give the soul to anyone until she decides on a course of action

well then how about

>alice: let raziel pick up the soul so he gets stronger before entering Derrick's room and confronting wathever might be in there

well then how about

>alice: let raziel pick up the soul so he gets stronger before entering Derrick's room and confronting wathever might be in there

Sure, that sounds better.