Remove ads

DEGENERATION THEORY: DEATH, TAXES, SLAVERY

Reader mode
Remove ads
EH WHATS UP DOC
  • Threadmarks

    • As you attempt to disengage, politely nodding at the swamp man's bellyaching while stepping off from Mud Town, you find you backpedal straight into another large individual, similarly dressed, looking down at you like he just stepped on an insect. This is starting to look pretty bad for you now.
    TO: Scurl, you wouldn't believe it. We found a nice young man, well skilled with the doctoring, wouldn't you guess it?
    TS: Onk, you sure he's not trying to run off from our nice little village now?
    TO: A good doctor wouldn't turn away people in need, would he? Come on in doc, we'll negotiate your employment contract.
    TS: Whose to say he won't just decide to run off from his obligations, Onk?
    TO: Terrible things happen to doctors without protection out in the swampland.
    TS: What kinda things, Onk? What happens to little doctors what try to squirm away?
    TO: They say bandits break their legs and toss them outside for the blood spiders to eat. Nasty way to go, isn't it Scurl?
    TS: You know its a terrible way to go, Onk. How about we show you inside where its safe, doc?
     
  • Threadmarks
    • Great. it's slavery.

    [X] (Begrudgingly) Accept, and ask them to lead the way
    [X] Raid: Conveniently happen before you can get 'where its safe'
     
    PAGING DOCTOR BLAND
  • Threadmarks

    • You are led to the nearby clinic's lobby, the preservation pod quietly hums with its contents in stasis, the vendor buzzing with electricity as the internal lights struggle, and the Twinblade gangster who escorted you there closes the doors on you, telling you that "You work for Doc Chung now, so get to work or its the chop shop, got it?" Before you could even ask questions about the chop shop, the scorched walks out, leaving you alone.
     
  • Threadmarks
    • Yeah, let's not be a slave.

    My vote:
    [X] Run away, if someone manages to catch you though. Try to fight back unless you're outnumbered. In which case, surrender.
     
    [x] Take stock of the room and any particular exits besides the probably-guarded main doors. see what type of work they're gonna make us do
     
    [x] Take stock of the room and any particular exits besides the probably-guarded main doors. see what type of work they're gonna make us do

    I agree let's not be a slave, but we should probably pick our battles.
    This village clearly has a slave routine going, enough that they are butchering people for parts when they're non-compliant (if they're telling the truth).
    We'll almost certainly be outnumbered, and punished each time we resist.

    They're already likely watching us for signs of disobedience / attempting to escape after seeking to leave, and they're already pretty clearly pro-slavery given the opening spiel (which was probably to go "hey there, come quietly if you aren't gonna dirty your hands for me")

    It's probably best to gather information, like if Doctor Chung is complicit or enslaved like we are, and pick the right moment to escape (ex: a raid).
    Trying to escape without any planning could result in restraints or similar confinement making it harder to escape.
     
    THE GREAT ESCAPE (not quite yet)
  • Threadmarks

    • Peering outside the window in the lobby, you are greeted by a scorched member of the Twinblades, the one who showed you to your new clinic. He politely informs you that he placed a significant amount of money on you attempting to escape a few days from now, and to step away from the door if you like having fingers. Discouraged, you chide yourself, of course there's security. But at least you know they're keeping an eye on you now.

    You take a look at the diagram on the wall, getting an idea of the layout of your new lodgings. The top of the map is torn away, but it looks like there's a staircase on the second level, so maybe there's a roof you can escape from? It might be a good idea to find Doctor Chung, get a read on him.

    At least you know he's a man of the faith. Even in a dismal situation like this, you feel a sense of relief knowing that Okran is here with you. You mutter a quick prayer, and hope that Suki and Kiyoshi are doing alright. You don't know where they are, but hopefully the situation is better than this.
     
    Last edited:
  • Threadmarks
    • hm, just noticed the organ harvesting instructional diagram and "DO HARM" in the lobby, because I didn't realize the religious iconography was also in the prior panel.

    Anyway.

    [X] Head up the stairs to see what the other level is like
    [] LoneWanderer: Be HH instead.
     
    Last edited:
    PetroleumMedium! said:
    Thank goodness the escape attempt didn't happen. Thanks everyone!

    What's this?
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...

    in problem sleuth / homestuck descended quests, typically art quests called MSPFAs, there's usually some form of cast that is controllable beyond the 'main' character, and sometimes might comprise an ensemble cast.
    in many of these, you can switch over the character perspective to see what's happening / interact with the plot from their side.
    all characters so far have been either named in the dialogue sequences (HH would be Kyoshi iirc).

    that said... I dont think any of Radiohead's quests have used this trope, and from what they said on the sufficient velocity discord server.. this whole medical clinic slavery thing is meant to be a new story arc.
    so, they probably dont want us to swap character perspectives right now, if it's gonna happen at any point.

    whiiiich is why I'll redact my command / vote
     
    SWITCHING TO PLAYER 08
  • Threadmarks

    • Heading into the primary hallway and then up the stairs, you find the hallway for the second floor, with the admin room, some big metal boxes, the door that leads to the break room, and stairs leading to the third floor you assume. You have no idea what the boxes are, never saw them in The Hub.
    >SWITCHING FROM PLAYER 02 to PLAYER 08

    You are Kiyoshi, man of scorched blood and citizen of the Holy Nation. Former citizen at least, until you were enslaved. Now you're a Shinobi Ninja, smuggling hash and losing some along the way every time. But smoking it always seems to make things work out for you, so why stop now?
     
  • Threadmarks
    • Smuggling is great dude!
  • Threadmarks

    • Oh yeah, the shipment! You picked that up already, twenty-one kilograms of sweet sticky hashish, ready to smoke up! Nice payday, even with the Shinobi Thieves fee taken out when you arrive at the buyer in the United Cities... they wouldn't miss one kilo right? Suki isn't even here right now, every time you go to Shark she loves to visit the Holy Nation's embassy and harass the diplomat they have stationed there. Some rivalries die hard.
     
  • Threadmarks
    • Radiohead said:
    >SWITCHING FROM PLAYER 02 to PLAYER 08
    Click to expand...
    Click to shrink...

    I know it's probably a joke but oh fuck is this gonna be a hamsteak fanventure / KNSHI session?
    (also I was wrong, perspective switching is allowed, got pinged on the server saying otherwise =w=;; )

    [X] Recall whether the bug under your bed is a pest or a pet
     
    SNAP BACK TO REALITY
  • Threadmarks

    • >SWITCHING FROM PLAYER 08 to PLAYER 02
    You went into the break room, and found it had beds and footlockers, so it seems more like a dormitory. You also found a nice coat all folded up. Putting it on, you feel somewhat more presentable. You put away your dried meat, papers, tools, the old man's ceramic bowl, and the sword. But seeing as you're in a hospital, you decided to keep the nice prosthetic arm and the first aid kit with you. Can't go wrong with bandages, disinfectant and painkillers. What's more, you have the skill to actually use it, so it should last awhile as long as you aren't wasteful. Now, what to do next?
     
    Last edited:
  • Threadmarks
    • Reader mode
    You must login or register to reply here.
    Remove ads
    Back
    Top