Lucidstuck II

>2
we should find lucia first

> 2

Best we hold off on things for right now. If Derrick is the only one holding the construct together and connecting him too much with Kremwhal will shatter things, best not speedrun his growth.

>2 Derrick: see Reggie and wait for Lucia, talk to her about the school day when you get the chance

>2
monsters have gotten stronger, best not go alone

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You head over to Lucia to find Reggie all by himself.

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Derrick: Reggie!
Reggie: Hey kiddo.
Reggie: Sure is a weight off my back that we disposed of those nukes in a bottle...
Reggie: How you holdin' up?
Derrick: I'm fine.
Reggie: All grown now, I see.
Derrick: What do you mean?
Reggie: You're feeling less like a kiddo every time I see ya.
Reggie: I figure it's time to take care of our favourite maid.
Derrick: Does this have to do with my sister?
Reggie: Probably, yeah.
Reggie: I mean you were living in a snapshot of what you thought your relationship was like.
Reggie: Now it's like you're in real life again. Glad you didn't freak out.
Reggie: Lucia needs to catch up to you.
Reggie: Maybe some quiet chats alone like what you've zoned in on.
Reggie: Glad you two are growing into your roles. I was getting worried.
Derrick: Worried? about what?
Reggie: Uhh... Nevermind. >v>
Derrick: Okay well, I learned that I have access to something called "Dark asylum". Do you know about it?
Reggie: Yup. -v-
Reggie: You have the spooky jaws one, right?
Derrick: I... Haven't tested it.
Reggie: I guess I can be a little less coy than usual about certain things now.
Reggie: If you're ever curious try using that creepy arm thing on me. I may surprise you.
Reggie: Not right now, of course. If we're in a pinch.
Reggie: Realm attendants are not stuck in the forms they usually hang out in.
Reggie: I'm sure you've noticed.
Derrick: Yes.
Reggie: Same goes for you. ^v^

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Reggie: Oh look, she's slowly coming to.
Reggie: In some cute sleeping attire and fresh cut to boot! >v<
Ira: Greetings, Derrick, Reggie, Bambino.
Reggie: Hey Shadow lady.
Derrick: Hi Ira!
Bambino: Greetings.
Derrick: How are you doing?
Ira: I'm okay. ouo
Ira: Though it is quite strange... When Ms. Lucia had disappeared, I had felt as if I did as well.
Ira: It's only now that I've regained my form.
Ira: I fear for her belongings. >n<
Reggie: It's not a problem. As your supervisor I'll manage that.
Reggie: Goth chick's stuff is in her fort.
Ira: Oh, that is very good news. I'm glad this won't hinder potential excursions.
Ira: What shall we do today?
Reggie: That's for kiddo to decide.
Reggie: What are you up for, dude?

1. Check on Zendo
2. See about handling the dragons in Death valley
3. Visit Lethos.
4. I don't know. (Meet up with others)

2. Derrick: See about handling the last of them.

I haven't posted in a while, I'll second 2.

Let's not go for the big dangerous dragons quite yet.
>3

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In a few moments Lucia appears clear as day.

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Lucia: -Yaawwwwn-... Hey, hey~
Ira: Welcome back, Ms. Lucia! ouo
Lucia: Woo! Feels good.
Lucia: Also, really weird being on the other side of the waiting. Not quite used to it.
Lucia: What's up?
Derrick: Hi Lucia, we're about to uh...
Derrick: Check up on Lethos!
Derrick: It's been a while and I'm sure she has gotten adjusted to her size.
Lucia: Heh, does she want us to run her errands too?
Reggie: Possibly.
Lucia: Too easy.
Lucia: Instead of fighting we'll get Emily to heal all the bosses, and we can run their errands to win.
Reggie: Not everyone may like that though, Goth chick.
Reggie: Plus, there are more crazies running around lately. I hope you don't go and jinx us. -v-"
Lucia: Whatever, let's get to it then.

>Lucia:Make a new gun configuration with ira in the mean time.

Lucia:Make a new gun configuration with ira in the meantime

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Lucia: Ahh, my stuff.
Lucia: Hey Ira how about I get a new gun mod?
Ira: If you can find your revolver, sure. eue
Lucia: Where is it??
Ira: I'm not sure. >n<
Reggie: Probably the last place you left it.
Lucia: Gosh, it's been so long though...
Ira: If you find it, we can discuss a new configuration.
Lucia: Okay.

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Lucia: Okie doke, Let's go find Lethos.
Derrick: Alright.

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Miho: Oh!
Miho: There you are again.
Derrick: Hi Miho... Alone?
Miho: Yeah... Lethos is acting funny. Gunna stay out of the grasslands until she chills out.
Lucia: What's she doing?
Miho: She keeps mumbling in my head... and she is flying around with dirt everywhere.
Reggie: Uh oh...
Derrick: Let's go check it out, guys.

You enter Graveyard grasslands and encounter giant slabs of land scattered into a spiral in the sky, you spy Lethos in the distance, but you could hear her faster than you could see her.

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Lethos: .... They want to learn more...
Lethos: They've... Found me... I can't ignore it...
Lethos: They will reach the lands and create the ritual.
Lethos: From void to void, all will be reset...
Lethos: From void to void, all will be reset...
Lethos: From void to void, all will be reset...
Lethos: From void to void, all will be reset...
Lethos: From void to void, all will be reset...
Derrick: LETHOS!!
Lethos: .....?

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Lethos: Ahh, Derrick and Lucia. With company...
Derrick: WHAT ARE YOU DOING??
Lethos: They've found me and want me to pave the way.
Lethos: I'm compelled to listen... I never should have listened...
Lethos: I'm sorry. I want to stop.
Lethos: Make the whispers stop, please..!
Lucia: Reggie?? What the hell is wrong with her??
Reggie: Uhh.... This could be astronomically bad. I should have known better...
Derrick: About what?
Reggie: She has a ridiculously high intelligence stat... She probably heard some bullshit propaganda from the void. We are at its edge....
Reggie: She's infected... I don't think we can cure her.
Reggie: If we don't take her out or stop her, she'll rip a hole in my uhh... My "shield".
Reggie: And some fucker will roll in and make a big mess of our house. This cannot happen.
Derrick: Could this have been avoided??
Reggie: It was an oversight on my end, shit, shit, shit...!!!!
Reggie: We should have kept her somewhere central...
Reggie: Her huge form made her mind dense and delirious, she wasn't able to concentrate on anything other than maintaining her massive size. Now that she'd gotten used to being small the BS crept in, I'm guessing.
Lucia: Is she brainwashed??
Reggie: Something like that, it's the will of... Err...
Reggie: It's like a disease, it can spread to others if she sends her "signal".
Lucia: You seem to know what this is, so spit it out!!
Reggie: It's not good to talk about it... It's like an information worm. You spread it through understanding.
Reggie: She's being enlightened by a foreign entity, there's not much we can do to stop it.
Lucia: There has to be a way, we were just getting started!!

Lethos is under a foreign influence and her colossal power is ripping the grasslands apart. If it continues you may have a foreign encounter.... What will you do?

>derrick: Discuss whether or not other mind erasing abilities could work, and who might have them. Could lucia erase information as a maid of dusk? Remember that you have Hell’s Banquet that could be used as a last resort. Ask reggie if that would work or just endanger you.

>lucia: Ask if  the pitch black could be used to hide lethos from the void while you think of a way to disinfect her mind. Ask ira if ANY gun would work for your abilities. You could make one with BCS real quick and also make a tranquilizer bullet that keeps thoughts from being beamed into people's heads

>derrick: Discuss whether or not other mind erasing abilities could work, and who might have them. Could lucia erase information as a maid of dusk? Remember that you have Hell’s Banquet that could be used as a last resort. Ask reggie if that would work just endanger you.

>lucia: Ask if  the pitch black could be used to hide lethos from the void while you think of a way to disinfect her mind. Ask ira if ANY gun would work for your abilities. You could make one with BCS real quick and also make a tranquilizer bullet that keeps thoughts from being beamed into people's heads

Seconding also for Derrick: ask reggie how far away does she need to not be affected anymore.

>Derrick: Lucas' aspect is kind of an opposite to void and propaganda, right? Could he have a way to deal with this?

>Derrick: What if you put Lethos under the influence of something else? Kalem has mind control, maybe he could take control away from the foreign entity?

Also I'm seconding amob's commands.

Derrick: Discuss whether or not other mind erasing abilities could work, and who might have them. Could lucia erase information as a maid of dusk? Remember that you have Hell’s Banquet that could be used as a last resort. Ask reggie if that would work or just endanger you. Lucia: Ask if the pitch black could be used to hide lethos from the void while you think of a way to disinfect her mind. Ask ira if ANY gun would work for your abilities. You could make one with BCS real quick and also make a tranquilizer bullet that keeps thoughts from being beamed into people's heads

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Derrick: Can we wipe her memory??
Reggie: No. This disease hijacks you. Whether her mind is full or empty.
Derrick: Then the disease is more like communication, like a TV remote?
Reggie: .... Sort of, that's more right.
Derrick: Could I use my Asylum Hell's Banquet on her?
Reggie: Hah!! Go for it dude, that'll solve everything in one go. -v-
Derrick: .....
Reggie: You think she'll just let you get close? The infection will protect her until she's fully enslaved.
Reggie: Let's hold onto that though... Maybe your brave side could pull it off.
Lucia: What about my asylum, Reggie?
Reggie: Oh, the shadow realm? Hmm...
Reggie: That might work too. Trap her inside and she's as good as isekai'd.
Reggie: Problem is you're both stuck in there. Although you have the upper hand being in an environment of your own design, she is the strongest monster in Lomam.
Reggie: You're not just going to one shot her, if anything you'd be the one getting one shot.
Lucia: So what do we do??
Reggie: Well whatever we're going to do we gotta get close to do it, and we gotta do it soon.

You begin to hear a soft droning sound coming from the ground...

Here's a shot in the dark.
>Lethos: Stop this right now.

Alternatively
>Lucia: What if you made shadow veil work for Derrick? Could he get close enough then?

Uh, or maybe
>Derrick: What if you put light from one of those anti-mind control lamps on Lethos? Would that block the remote?

>derrick: can hell’s banquet work with just your worm arm? You're supposed to be far away (ask yourself).

>lucia: is it true you cannot leave your dark asylum and leave someone else inside? (ask yourself)

>derrick: Ask if miho might be compromised

> Derrick: Ask Reggie if it's possible to isolate the dangerous communication in some way.
> Lucia: Ask if there's some way the Pitch Black could be used to jam the connection between Lethos and the foreign entity.

> Derrick: Go down and ask the fort guardian if they know any way to jam the signal or stop it completely

Derrick: Ask Reggie if it's possible to isolate the dangerous communication in some way. Lucia: Ask if there's some way the Pitch Black could be used to jam the connection between Lethos and the foreign entity.




As you continue your discussion with Reggie a giant slab of dirt erupts in front of you!

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Reggie: Things are getting spicy! ovo
Derrick: Reggie! Can we isolate this telepathy somehow?
Reggie: I mean if you can stop her from receiving information, I guess?
Lethos: Stop me?
Lethos: .... HA! I'm already here!!
Lethos: You lot have such a pretty realm... Such a pity.
Lethos: Just kidding, I live for this.
Lethos: W-what...?? Derrick, I didn't mean to say--
Lethos: SHUT UP!! I'm running the show now, you had your time... That's over now.
Lethos: Tell your Cultivator to make peace with this fact.
Lethos: You will be scattered just like any other.
Reggie: F-fuck...
Lucia: Uhm... REGGIE??
Reggie: If we're going to do something, let's do it now.
Reggie: The asylums are the most solid, so let's try it.
Lethos: You still don't get it do you??
Lethos: This vessel has quite the abilities, doesn't she? I'm sure you knew this, she is human after all this time.
Lethos: This is happening whether you like it or not! Just try to stop me!!
Lucia: Oohhhh, this bitch...

1. Derrick attempt to use Hell's Banquet
2. Lucia attempt to use The Pitch Black
3. It's too risky, regroup.

1&2
>Derrick:Attempt to use Hell’s Banquet
>Lucia:Attempt to use The Pitch Black, but be careful not to get in derrick's way if he's able to use Hell’s Banquet.

> 2. Let's try isolation first. If anything else, it might lead to good setup for the next attack, or buy more time to get reinforcements.

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>Derrick: use hell’s banquet. The infection is progressing before your eyes. If you don’t do it now your realm will be destroyed.

We'll have trouble reaching Lethos either way, and Hell's banquet resolves the situation.

>1, Derrick: Put on Bambino and start using your arms to fling yourself around.

We'll have trouble reaching Lethos either way, and Hell's banquet resolves the situation.

>1, Derrick: Put on Bambino and start using your arms to fling yourself around.

Seconding and adding to equip reggie as well