Notail Simulator Beta (4/4)

"I'll come with you, but you have to come with me to one of the nearby towers! =3"
"I'm not sure I want to check out those towers. There's really nothing interesting about them, E-2732. <:)"

You pull out a dagger and point it at E-4. They put their hands up, believing that you were about to threaten them for not agreeing with what you wanted. You wiggle it a bit.

"Look, I got this cool knife from the last tower. You like artifacts right? Well, I bet you there are others on all of the towers. That'll get us some points. =3"

E-4 sighs and lowers their hands now that they know they're in no danger. They weren't going to agree to head to the nearest tower, but they had to admit, you were relatively charming, and the way you used your words made them consider it worth it.

That or it was the knife.

It might have been both.

"Fine. We'll go to the nearest tower, E-2732. Me, you, E-31 and F-1947. That's a big enough group for this. I hope you're right about this E-2732, or I'm going to be deeply disappointed. Getting as many artifacts as possible before we leave is extremely important to me. <:)"
"Don't worry; we still have five years. That's enough time. =3"
"Four years. <:)"
"Oh right, the pesticide. =3"

E-4 wanted to take the north-west path to avoid the cursed zone to the north, but you've been to the cursed zone before and talk E-4 that it was perfectly safe and that you knew a shortcut. E-4 was more than a little apprehensive about it, but yet again, you convinced them to follow.

All of you got onto Slithers who treaded the waters of the cursed zone. As soon as you spotted the "looping" point you told Slithers to take that instead of going through the whole circle and risking meeting up with the large anomaly who almost separated you from Slithers forever. Slithers wasn't happy about swimming against the current, but this was the best way to do it.

"Your capture creature is awe-inspiring E-2732. I heard you battled this creature one on one to tame it. <:)"
"I didn't battle it one on one my fr-"
"Your? <:)"
"A person I knew and his capture creature helped as well. =3"

"Hey, where's your capture creature, huh? =3"
"I have no need for a capture creature. In fact, you might say that everyone in my swarm is my capture creature. I hand out orders, and you all listen to me. As such I have yet to have any reason to have a permanent capture creature. I do just fine without one. <:)"
"It's ok you can admit your capture creature died and you haven't caught another one yet. =3"

E-4 fumes.

Everyone was kind of hoping that you would climb the tower alone and bring back down what you found, but after drawing straws lucky E-31 got to say behind to look after the creatures while the rest of you ascended. This time it took much longer as the group was forced to stop more frequently for each member of the group. It reminded you how much more powerful you are compared to those of the same age.

Fortuna rolls a 20 sided die. A 19 is rolled.

You're the first one to reach the top, and there you see a long-dead body with a bag still strapped on. You gasp in surprise.

"Free stuff! =3"
"E-2732 there's a dead body! >=3"
"Is that a problem? =3"
"Yes! >=3"
"I agree, it is sort of a problem. <:)"
"I'll fix this. =3"

You slide over, a knife in hand and cut away the straps of the bag and toss it to the side.

Then, you simply punt the body off of the tower. It's easy considering that it was nothing but bones by then.

"All fixed! =3"
"........... >=3"
"Well, that's one way to solve the issue. Lets split the spoils, shall we? <:)"

Tiger kid doesn't want anything from the bag and doesn't even want to get near the bag, so the supplies in them go to both you and E-4. You might be the bigger and stronger notail, but E-4 remains [intimidating] and out muscles you for the first picks by just grabbing one of your hands as you reach for an item. Even though this was your idea, you get less of a reward than them.

You get a whistle, heal gel, a capture cage, a backup ration, and an ax, which you markdown as a "Heavy knife."

You also got a warm looking scarf but you both didn't want it, and your bag was getting too heavy even for you, so you equipped it on to Tiger kid. You didn't ask him if he wanted the scarf but he did allow you to wrap it around his neck, so he's probably ok with this.

E-4 on the other hand only grabs two things, a first aid kit, and something you're not sure was supposed to be in the woods.

"Is that a gun? =3"
"Yeah. This shouldn't be here, but I mean, as long as it is, I suppose I have no issue keeping it. I can't appear to find any ammo in this bag, nor a way to insert ammo into the gun though. <:)"
"Fire it; maybe you can only fire it once and then it'll let you reload. =3"

E-4 has trouble figuring out how to hold it. Both of you have only seen adults use it and never even got to lay your hands on one before. After believing to have figured it out, E-4 points into the distance and fires it. A beam of red light shoots across the sky and disappears.

"Very strange gun. It shoots light. <:)"
"Maybe that's why they were allowed to have it. It must be harmless. =3"
"At least it appears threatening so pointing it at people will at least prove a point. <:)"

"Anyway, check it out, there's one of those statues and buttons here as well!"

You scan the statue.

TWO OUT OF FOUR REQUIRED

"Ok, jump on the button! =3"
"No. <:)"
"Why not? =3"
"I think the dead body is why. You can jump on the button E-2732. I can wait here and watch. I would like to see how you're going to conjure up an artifact, as I definitely do not see one here. <:)"
"Hmmm. It showed up after I touched the button, I think. =3"

E-4 seemed pretty adamant about not moving, and Tiger kid didn't seem very interested as well, but you were both stronger and charming than both. It wouldn't be hard to convince them to draw straws or simply pick one up and toss them on the button yourself if you didn't want to touch the button this time.