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>Derrick: Yep. Dream. Grab the blanket and the cups of orange juice, then calmly go to your room via the Old Fort.

The old fort is in the pantry, past the sword.

> wield it. u are a shinigami. hell you even dress like one

>Derrick: Yep. Dream. Grab the blanket and the cups of orange juice, then calmly go to your room via the Old Fort.

The old fort is in the pantry, past the sword.

It... may very well be. Gonna scratch that command because of the sudden realization that I have no idea where things are in Derrick's house atm. I still want to make an orange juice water gun and take the blanket though. I'd also like to avoid contact until the odds are swayed in our favor a bit more.

I vote we capture this guy and rename him Honedge.

On a more serious note Derrick should try to remain hidden but have his gun ready and be prepared to call for backup if he can't. If Reggie comes we can asses the situation better and decide what to do from there.

>Derrick: "Boo!"

Derrick: "Boo!"

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Derrick: BOO!!
???: .......
???: You... You're "Him".
???: Within this place... It's kill or be killed.
???: I don't want to die...!

It appears your call went unheard. You imagine Reggie and Bambino in your mind's eye. You see them scurry out of the Night fort.

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Derrick: Hey... Take it easy...
???: I'm sorry...
???: This land is too cruel for "people" like me.
???: You'll be my way out.
???: If there were any other way... I'd do it, but...
Derrick: ..!

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???: For now... This is the only way!
Derrick: Auugh..!!

Derrick is slashed for 79 damage! The next hit will kill him, leading to a dead end!

Oh no!!!! What do we do now???!!!

>Hide somewhere?

Damn, i knew we should have played it cool :(
For now, only one way out of this...

>Derrick: Throw the blanket over the sword then youth-roll away from that thing's range and abscond to your room!

Could we channel fear to intimidate our way out of here? WE could make Derrick aware that if he dies here he's screwed and that might give him the strength to scare this guy into non-hostility.

Right now here's what I'm thinking.

1: Throw the blanket over him disorient or blind him
2: Then have Derrick exit through the door behind him, or try and get past "SS" (for lack of a better name) and get closer to backup.
3: Use the running to either talk him down, or take advantage of Derrick's rifle and turn it into a running fight, with Bambino and Reggie acting as ambushers.

Option 3 then splits into 2 forks.

We could either take the running fight to the door trap and take care of him that way, or we can head for Derrick's room for safety, and make it into the forts.

What are your thoughts?

Edit: Forgot to list some talking points for Derrick

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1: "You just went into my house looking for somebody to kill so you could take over their life! From the way you're acting now, this land certainly isn't too cruel for you!"

2: "Woah buddy! This isn't the only way you can get out of here, or even the only way you can be safe!" this one is entirely true, Emily can get him to pass on to "heaven" (for lack of more concrete knowledge), we can let him into the forts, have him buddy up with the reapers for safety/company, etc...

3: When Derrick gets backup, or if this goes into a running fight "Do you really want to continue this? You might have had a chance when I was alone, but now I've got backup and a home field advantage! If you stop now then we can help you, but if you continue this pointless I will be forced to destroy you."

4: "Can we talk for a bit, instead of just fighting?"

Preferably once there's a moment where SS can't immediately kill Derrick as a response.

Right now here's what I'm thinking.

1: Throw the blanket over him disorient or blind him
2: Then have Derrick exit through the door behind him, or try and get past "SS" (for lack of a better name) and get closer to backup.
3: Use the running to either talk him down, or take advantage of Derrick's rifle and turn it into a running fight, with Bambino and Reggie acting as ambushers.

Option 3 then splits into 2 forks.

We could either take the running fight to the door trap and take care of him that way, or we can head for Derrick's room for safety, and make it into the forts.

What are your thoughts?

Seconding and thanks for the initial idea of throwing the blanket which i included in my command there MA ^^

But we should retreat for now. Derrick is hurting too bad.

>Derrick: While absconding, yell that there IS another way out! One that does NOT involve killing OR being killed!

Yes, he was there for that.

Edit: The blanket would normally be a good idea. But it's right under the sword, and in a bad place for grabbing as Derrick runs past.

Doesn't Mind's End require being in a tight spot with no apparent options, and his other ability a maxed out fear meter?

Oh, and the pantry (and Old Fort) is through the kitchen, which I think is behind him is down the hall past the sword. Is it the front door behind him? E4: Yes it is.

>Derrick: While absconding, yell that there IS another way out! One that does NOT involve killing OR being killed!

Yes, he was there for that.

Edit: The blanket would normally be a good idea. But it's right under the sword, and in a bad place for grabbing as Derrick runs past.

Doesn't Mind's End require being in a tight spot with no apparent options, and his other ability a maxed out fear meter?

Oh, and the pantry (and Old Fort) is through the kitchen, which I think is behind him.

i appreciate the enthusiasm, but... do we really want the sword-guy following us while Derrick is this close to death?

If MA's blanket idea works, it would leave SS guessing "which way did he go?"

Soo, i guess i feel the need to add...

>Derrick: Keep quiet and make a clean getaway.

>Derrick: While absconding, yell that there IS another way out! One that does NOT involve killing OR being killed!

Yes, he was there for that.

Edit: The blanket would normally be a good idea. But it's right under the sword, and in a bad place for grabbing as Derrick runs past.

Doesn't Mind's End require being in a tight spot with no apparent options, and his other ability a maxed out fear meter?

Oh, and the pantry (and Old Fort) is through the kitchen, which I think is behind him.

Yes they do. I figure we could jack up his fear by pointing out if he dies here he's fucked.

iP said my idea would work in IRC. Soooooo

>Derrick: Throw the blanket over him to blind and/or disorient him, then use that opportunity to abscond. If he gives chase try and talk him down while running, assuage his fears and concerns that this land can only be cruel and that possessing you is the only way out. Don't let yourself get into a situation where he could kill you though.

iP said my idea would work in IRC. Soooooo

>Derrick: Throw the blanket over him to blind and/or disorient him, then use that opportunity to abscond. If he gives chase try and talk him down while running, assuage his fears and concerns that this land can only be cruel and that possessing you is the only way out. Don't let yourself get into a situation where he could kill you though.

Ok, let's go with that then.

Derrick: While absconding, yell that there IS another way out! One that does NOT involve killing OR being killed!



You toss the blanket at the sword to create disorientation, it rests on something unknown to you.

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???: Please... Don't drag this out!
Derrick: No way! There is another way!
Derrick: There's always another way. Kill or be killed is never the end-all to any situation!
???: ....?

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Reggie: Hey Kiddo, meet any new friends?
Bambino: We're here for you.
Derrick: Where are my things? There's a crazy sword downstairs trying to kill me!
Reggie: Wow, you're so popular these days!
Reggie: How much you've changed.... It's like it was yesterday.
Reggie: If that means anything in here... >v>
Bambino: They're on your bed. Mephita is also inside.

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Mephita: Derrick! It's been quite some time.
Mephita: Are you well?
Derrick: Hi Mephita...
Derrick: I'm fine, just had a run-in with something sinister...
Mephita: Oh dear.
Mephita: The girls helped me clean your home for you.
Mephita: Though, this weird crystal has begun forming in the container, I'm not sure what to make of it...

>Derrick: Ask Reggie to check it out while you equip your gear

>Derrick: Ask Reggie to check it out while you equip your gear

Seconding. I'm willing to bet we'll be able to make some cool poison gear with it. My vote is a dart gun.

Speaking of poisonous weaponry you guys think we could arm Emily with some gear designed to paralyze/knockout/disorient foes so she has a non-lethal (I.E. Something she'd probably be more comfortable with) way of defending herself?

>Reggie: Maybe you should take a Sneak Peek at that crystal, for Derrick's benefit.

>Derrick: Put your armor on, and ask Mephita how she's feeling. If she's not liking the mask maybe you could try to alter it for her?

Alright guys, my plan for this dream is to NOT explore. The incident with SS goes to show that we REALLY need to reinforce the house and get better prepared. So as a general idea I'd like to do just that this dream, and not go exploring.

I think SS can be recruited as well, which should help secure the house. I asked iP in the IRC if having Mephita help recruit him would be a good idea and he said yes, so I'd like to go down that path a bit before doing other things. If things don't work out then we'll be able to manage better if we're armed and have backup anyways. Maybe we should give Mephita a weak ranged weapon too, just in case? I'll let you guys decide the details of that last one....

Afterwards, I was thinking we should meet up with Lucia, have Derrick and her go down to level 13-14 and give them a list of stuff to make. There's also some stuff we need to have them do, like have Derrick tell Lucia he saw her in the hospital. If Reggie tells him that he needs to kiss Lucia then we can give her that news as well, which should be a big plus for Lucia's mood as well.

Then we can have them train themselves offscreen and we can go help out somebody else. Maybe hang out with the reaper kids or something, could be fun.

After that we check back in on Derrick and Lucia, who by then should have had days of training, and have them come back and reinforce the house a bit.

>Derrick: Ask Reggie to check it out while you equip your gear

thirding.
I'm bad with the whole "add my two cents to the situation" unless I can tell we're not doing it the right way, but I can't think of any way this would end badly.

just draw up more cylinders. replace it every time a crystal forms

>Don ye clothing, child, and adorn thyself with armaments and accessories of such great POWER.
>Ask Mephita if she minds you checking the crystal, no need to be rude after all.

Let's get the important thing out of the way.

>Reggie: Inform Derrick about Lucia's situation, he needs to kiss her on the waking world to wake her from her coma.

For those of you that don't hang around on the IRC, ip dropped some intel, that crystal is kind of radioactive, to handle it we'll need some sort or pincers, or someone immune to poison. it's also explosive, wathever we make with it will be one time use only, it'll explode and release a cloud of poison gas, this includes equipment, so yes, if you make a shirt out of this you'll be making a suicide vest.

If the crystal isn't taken care of it might release gasses again, if we craft something out of it it'll be fine though.

also, changing mephitas's poison containers before they fill completely will give us poison canisters we could use to craft actual poison gear.

DO NOT HAVE IRA SHADOW SHAPE THE CRISTAL, it will cause a deadly black hole.

Let's get the important thing out of the way.

>Reggie: Inform Derrick about Lucia's situation, he needs to kiss her on the waking world to wake her from her coma.

For those of you that don't hang around on the IRC, ip dropped some intel, that crystal is kind of radioactive, to handle it we'll need some sort or pincers, or someone immune to poison. it's also explosive, wathever we make with it will be one time use only, it'll explode and release a cloud of poison gas, this includes equipment, so yes, if you make a shirt out of this you'll be making a suicide vest.

If the crystal isn't taken care of it might release gasses again, if we craft something out of it it'll be fine though.

also, changing mephitas's poison containers before they fill completely will give us poison canisters we could use to craft actual poison gear.

DO NOT HAVE IRA SHADOW SHAPE THE CRISTAL, it will cause a deadly black hole.

changing my vote to
>Ira: use that crystal as your new weapon!
<black hole: form within the construct
<[s] construct: collapse
<game: end
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