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Another addition to that list that is a sleeper for the fridge horror / apocalypse universe department: The Pixar Universe
Broken Adventure
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Another addition to that list that is a sleeper for the fridge horror / apocalypse universe department: The Pixar Universe
Arc 3: Finally, More Normal Title Names! They Were Getting Rick-diculous.
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Scheduling Rick was as lame as always. "And so opens the Glen33 Module 82lLG meeting detailing procurement, concerns regarding listings, and clone concerns."
Right, it was about damn time! Fucking Citadel Ricks all wasting effort on this paperwork crap. "I have a complaint about claim jumping!"
The Council turned to him, with the ones on his bribe list looking somewhat interested. "Yes, Rick from 9-2184C?"
He sent off the data. "I claimed these four blacklisted dimensions two years ago and I found infiltration markers and stolen goods that were on record as of half a year ago as available. All missing."
Sure, he hadn't bothered to go there or do anything, that was the whole damn point of claiming the things! Hell, he had kept an EYE on places like this, where the damage was located on one of the worthless Earths or something local and he could easily harvest other dimensional locations without having to search for valuables or do any effort!
So imagine his rage when he showed up to loot one of the locked vaults belonging to the local Galactic Federation morons and it was fucking EMPTY! It was HIS SHIT, and some fucker had stolen it FIRST!
One of the Ricks NOT on his payroll had to be a dick, like usual. "What items were missing, and what traces do we have to work with?"
If he could TALK about the illegal shit he was going to steal, he wouldn't have helped destabilize those dimensions in the FIRST place! These other short sighted Ricks wouldn't put up with geniuses like him not being under a somewhat loose leash of what little morality they refused to ignore.
Still. "They managed to somehow sabotage my sensors…" Or the cheap shit he stole from the other Rick labs broke down, hard to tell sometimes. "But they ALSO modified my inventory lists! I can barely tell what is missing at all!"
Which, while true, wasn't the point. Someone stealing his stash 'house' and prototype Morty infiltrator drones had been unacceptable, sure. But they were failed projects that would have decayed past recovery anyway by this point.
No, the BIG issue was that a whole damn TEAM of people somehow got into HIS crap AND the shit he was eventually GOING to steal and got away scot free! "I made some inquiries and it was at least between forty-three to fifty-two teams of eight people in advanced armor. And I only got THAT much information from eye witnesses!"
It was a damned hassel, and the torture took so long he wasted some mental scanning equipment stolen from the GOOD stuff just to speed up results. Even more money and resources lost due to this mess.
At least THAT made the fuckers situp. And he KNEW it would, most Ricks had issues making large organizations without the bigger groups and clans and councils and so forth sticking their beak in. Or Ricks like him finding them first for some free loot and some 'family' to sell.
There was always a Rick out there SOMEWHERE who wanted to 'help' one of those freak alternate versions of his long gone little girl, or even even those parasitical 'grandkids' too.
But those deluded fools needed to suck it up and realize it was all pointless EVENTUALLY.
Until then, his profit train kept coming in… Until someone fucking invaded his station and drailed everything! "They weren't just competent, they were fucking GHOSTS! I have backup locations that were not only detected but MISSING! Just… Just fucking holes in the ground!"
He sent more imagery. "This happened weeks ago, and none of my equipment triggered! This needs to be handled YESTERDAY!"
And one of those damn 'Goody two-shoe' Ricks had to butt in. "But you have no actual scans? No traces? No logs?"
Fuck. "No."
And THIS Rick had a look in his eye that felt a bit too knowing. "How… Unfortunate. It seems you've joined a growing group of Ricks with a serious concern when it comes to personal security."
A display popped up… and Rick's blood ran cold. He knew those people.
He knew ALL those people.
The Council Rick hummed. "Seems that, after a bit of investigation, many of these poor, unfortunate victims of harsh injustice from another invader... Had a few skeletons in their closets."
Even more people. Familiar Ricks and fences and middle men and women. And the list kept scrolling, like cold mockery slicing his soul.
The man leaned forward, looking down at him. "After the fiftieth or so 'coincidence', I'm afraid some basic checks were implemented to see if there was a pattern or not. Some connecting thread."
He glanced at his personal screen. "Or, in your case, threads. It turns out that you had many friends, Rick of 9-2184C. Many talkative people who had suffered similar issues but were suddenly very helpful to our inquiries for one reason or another."
Knowing eyes and several fucking Ricks who took his money KNOWING he was already hosed came down from on high with hidden glee. "I wonder, Rick of 9-2184C, if you feel like having a bit of a talk yourself?"
Fuck. "I can get a plea bargain?"
One snorted. "You can live slightly longer and there would be much less pain involved."
Fuck it, he could get out of this. First, to ensure he lived long enough to try. "Yeah… A talk sounds nice."
~~~Broken Adventure~~~
Morty sighed. "They found out about the digital scrubbing software. Or at least suspect it now, since only witnesses remember the collection teams."
Another one kept working. "Meh, they only counted like fifty of our trips across his four 'blacklist claims', less than one percent of the teams getting detected? That's still more than acceptable."
The more mechanical Morty hummed as he tested the new limb. Some of him really loved going robot/cyborg/terminator, since it was so easy to undo or modify the choice later. "Any progress with the 'somebody else`s problem' field?"
He shrugged. "No, it still gets most people and the majority of species to look away… Just, some people can resist it, or it doesn't interface right. And the Moms don't want us to make it more efficient since it would start damaging people occasionally if we try and boost the numbers."
One Summer adjusting the wrist launcher snorted. "WE would be fine, just the idiots who keep trying to film us and do ambushes and shit might get some nosebleeds. And we need to increase the speed restrictions on this thing, you're going to snap a rod trying to twist it the wrong way."
The cyborg boy grumbled. "I can just swap it out, and I want to be able to do that grab bullets thing! It was so cool!"
Wasn't that an experimental Plasmid? And it was supposed to return the blasts to sender, not make them fall out of the air, cool as it had been.Anyway. "How many more Ricks are on the docket today?"
The nearest hive Morty (Some did NOT like being individuals) hummed. "We got another three today, and more showing up over the week. Also, we got another fifty Mortys and a dozen or so Smith aligned Ricks adding to their numbers soon… While we can't include Summers or Moms in that group, we are getting enough of a presence that one of the Mortys thinks he has a real shot at maybe doing a presidential run."
Huh. "Really?"
Some Mortys ran smaller hive minds and stuff, but most of them spent more time finding girlfriends or looting places or going off to explore without the pressure of Rick forcing dangerous shit on them all the time. They all tended to avoid leadership roles, due to paperwork if nothing else.
Still. "What's he going to run on?"
The hive Morty hummed. "Addressing the class divide between the various Ricks and Mortys on the Citadel, and about working with neutral sources to establish better standards of living and, to keep the Ricks invested, access cheaper materials and better drugs and alcohol. Stuff enhanced for Ricks but with less long term drawbacks."
So less drunk Ricks to keep an eye out for and those experimental drugs that make you healthier while making you feel better? He could vote for that. "We would be the 'neutral sources', right?"
Several of the lab workers snorted. "Oh yeah." "Not that we don't have basically infinitely free stuff already." "But they don't know that, and we can get financial dominance." "I mean, we kind of already do? Don't we give better deals to the nice Ricks we stumble on already?" "Well yeah, but it's always better to encourage the least asshole Ricks to outpace and outperform his more asshole versions." "Didn't we find that one 'Rick Book Club'? The one that collected poetry?" "Oh yeah, I guess they would count as 'neutral'."
Summer hurled her spanner to the ground! "SHOVE IT IN THE HIVE! I do NOT need to hear this mess!"
"""""""Aw jeez, Sis!"""""""
She snorted. "Brothers. This is why we tend to team up with other Summers!"
Yet she didn't leave, which was why Roboticist Summer was one of their favorite siblings. At least in this lab.
~~~Broken Adventure~~~
Sarah could talk and talk about how ready she was to go but she was quick enough to go visit the Smith Art Collection exhibit when invited. And was taking ALL the pictures, and being fondly tolerated by her massive and absurd family.
Meanwhile, he had to get stuff done. Ah well.
Adam sighed. Right, best get on with it.
The nearest three best (Or mostly stable) Jumps were Dragonball Xenoverse, Final Fantasy 8, and Kim Possible.
And almost INSTANTLY Adam wanted to toss the Dragonball option out the damn window! Just on principle alone!
Even in the BEST alternate reality versions of that place, he could taste the raw death! Planets being destroyed were common, nearly every person died and was brought back all the time, only unimportant people had consequences, it was a rough place as a whole.
Seriously, his more enhanced sensors could sort of touch his future to-be-implanted memories of the place! If you were a policeman or a random woman? Death. From a bazillion sources.
If you were an 'interesting' or 'conflicted' hero or bad guy? Hell, half the time even if you WEREN'T relatable, but were just 'fun' or 'interesting'? Death just didn't matter any more.
Sure, you slaughtered a hundred thousand people and children and babies… But a few fights later and you are dating one of the hot female lead characters (While still being an asshole, mind you) and hanging with the bros.
Or you came back with magical wishes. Or became a robot. Or an alternate version of yourself would change time. Or travel from another dimension. Or fucking ESCAPE FROM HELL via COMBAT.
There were SO MANY gods in that Jump that being a deity wasn't considered interesting! There were enough gods to have their own society, and THAT society had ITS OWN hierarchy of stupidly impossibly powerful people!
Some controlled fate, others controlled time, some were so powerful they could PUNCH THOSE ISSUES AWAY!
So uh. No. Even if Sarah WENT there, she would spend MOST of her time hiding. In space, with nothing within range. And even THAT might not be good enough, considering the space robot assimilation race and the god tree that consumes planets and… Yeah.
Still, Adam was going to at least LOOK at the potential drawbacks before saying no.
And he WAS going to say no.
Because fuck that place! It was basically an End Jump, the needed 'boost' to help a Jumper Ascend! Jumps ENDED at places like this!
Sigh. No, do your due diligence Adam.
No restrictions on drawbacks? Oh my. What shock. This is his shocked skull. Still, any attempt at going over 600cp would potentially destabilize this Jump, so he'd self limit in this case.
A few 0cp options that altered reality a bit, no thank you. In fact, let's go high points and then move down the list, yes?
{Fun with Fu: +300cp} would tell a helpful and brilliant scientific Demon about the Jumpchain. And by being 'helpful', he in reality would find other versions of your friends and enemies, give them advanced intel on you and enhanced abilities and power ups, then send them to kill you. But hey, if you survive all that AND don't get erased from existence due to temporal strain you theoretically get him as a Jump companion for free!
But Sarah can't HAVE Jump companions. So it would be near death all the time by someone who KNEW how strong she ACTUALLY was and…
Sigh. Yeah, that sounds about right for this Jump.
{Ultimate Battle: +300cp} would prevent ANY logic, empathy, bad timing, love, yadda yadda… NONE of that could stop a fight anymore. Everything that caused ANY conflict for any reason would infinitely escalate, and mostly become lethal… Not even constant spars, no, Sarah would get into death matches because of hair styles or painting choices.
Maybe she would like to become {History's Most Wanted!: +300cp}? Having stupidly powerful people trying to kill her constantly? And if you WIN, stronger foes would show up?
God, this sucked. An option to drastically reduce your skills and force literal mountains of training to become competent, much less fight challenging foes. A physical flaw that makes it easier to beat the shit out of her, even if she was stronger than her foe. A hard cap on her endurance, a limit to her power source capacity, no.
Constantly fighting the same fights? Sheesh!
The only acceptable options were all cheap as hell for points. Basically +100cp each. Being bald? Meh, bald can be sexy. Having issues keeping track of time? Sarah basically had this already, although that would SUCK in a reality that FOCUSED on paradoxes and time travel. Bad cooking skills? Adam could just hand over the tasty treats, no issue. A friendly rival might even be fun!
But that basically meant unlimited problems and danger and STUPID TIME TRAVEL with only having +400cp to work with. And the Warehouse wasn't exactly working at 100%, so who knew how good these temporal defenses would turn out to be.
At least she wouldn't have to consider paying for Companion options, considering ALL companions and pets were pretty much forbidden. And she could summon Shiva? Having a respawnable ice goddess would help, probably.
Sigh, right. So that was like… Double no.
Let's try and make it a TRIPLE no!
Race options were fairly cheap. Humans and Saiyan were free, which was insane because Saiyans were literally combat junkies with built in cheat codes: If they survived they got stronger. Forever, no cap, no limits. As long as they TRIED to keep improving, they eventually would.
On the other hand, that Background introduced astonishingly high levels of overconfidence. Examples? Forcing comrades to let foes recover and get STRONGER to 'get better fights', ignoring the potential death of their own planet if they might win 'too easily', not bothering to fight or train when not in danger because they were 'The greatest warriors in the universe!' despite being disproved like… sixty times or something.
Yeah, there might be genetic mental issues if Sarah went with Saiyan. That, and she would get a new tail that would work well with bondage play (Instant kryptonite if damaged or gripped) that would ALSO let her turn into a giant mindless rage apes during a local planet's full moon.
So uh. Yeah, mental issues.
Also, most Saiyans are VERY bad about any non-combat social cues. It took near sexual assault to convince one that you may be interested in trying to have a relationship. Or them randomly deciding that you should be their lover for some arbitrary reason, most of the time involving the woman kicking their ass physically or through trickery.
Wasn't there an attractive super smart woman that basically dated a random bandit and then an invading saiyan because she had some sort of kink for being treated like trash? Seriously, that whole reality cluster BOTHERED Adam, and he could barely SENSE the shit going on there!
Sigh. Move on, Adam.
A few race choices that matched the bad guys, nice! Those jerks got LOTS of default boosts by just being born with certain cheats like super regeneration or 'grow strong with age and you are biologically immortal' tricks.
Oh, and this is cute: Sarah could become a Goddess. Just, straight up for free. Or a demon.
Or an Android with nearly none of the disadvantages of being a super creation without a society advanced enough to support it, infinite energy, blah blah blah.
And even STILL, it wasn't worth going there! Because those super powerful races got kicked around like ping pong balls all the DAMN time! Free or not, NO thank you!
There were safer ways to get and train ki, the energy generated via the physical side of the concept of the person. Honestly, there were probably a thousand safer ways!
And most of these actual purchase options were related to the constant time travel. Ensuring people would react well to you, that you wouldn't mess up reality by showing up and 'butterflying away' known events, yadda yadda.
The big ticket items were being a prodigy, having anyone willing to train you with even secret knowledge or family items, super efficient training, temporary boost in max power, rage based boosts, absorb ambient tension as temporary power boost or healing energy source, or force fusion to become stronger by absorbing a foe which sounded… Gross.
The only real temptation there was being immune to mind control and Adam wouldn't let Sarah go through shit like that ANYWAY. Teleporting her back to the Warehouse until deprogrammed or the most recent attempt wears off was a free and easy way to cheat that issue already, even assuming the bad guy managed to find something that would affect the woman in the first place.
Just… No. Adam would SHOW her the choice, give a short speech about 'No', let her give her argument, and then say 'No' anyway because this was a dumb choice for dumb people.
He was pretty sure he could make her all powerful without picking a stupid Jump like that anyway.
Grr.
Sigh, right. What about Final Fantasy 8? Final Fantasy 7 turned out alright, except for that Hojo bastard.
{Time Kompression: +300cp} would have the end game Sorceress targeting Sarah, so no. Sorceresses in general were OP here, each one focused on one aspect of reality or magic, and THIS one was stupidly powerful over time specifically. No reason to jump start annoying issues for Sarah as soon as she shows up.
{Love Grows: +300cp} was a hard no. Forced emotional attachment? Especially to a person who is already spoken for AND not interested? No thank you. Sarah would be strong enough to do something unfortunate too, considering this drawback seems to hack into her mental abilities too so that her lust interest is literally ALL that matters and is beyond reproach from her own flaws.
Having a mentally unstable Sarah would likely be as much if not MORE deadly than the original world crisis the FF8 Jump had to deal with already! Sheesh.
Oh! {Lunar Cry: +300cp} was some free points! Not for normal people or many Jumpers, but Sarah wouldn't be THAT inconvenienced from being on a lunar surface surrounded by hoards of hostile creatures.
Plus, she could easily prevent (Or at least delay) the next 'Lunar Cry' when the beasts smash into the planet from the Moon and repopulate the world's monster reservoirs! Unlike OTHER Jumpers, Sarah could easily use [[Phase Pierce]] to view the planet and teleport over, no reason to rely on the dangerous event to get off the moon.
So +300cp get! That was half the Jump safety cap right there, woot!
Also, snag {Witch Hunt: +200cp} because Sarah could care less about being considered an evil Sorceress. Hell, it's likely to happen anyway because of her EXISTING skills anyway! So fuck it, get the free points along with the headache!
Not to mention there would be free funds when the assassins and idiots try and attack her. She'd love that!
Man, let's just skip down to the +100cp options, no reason to get more anyway considering how fragile these Jumps seem to be (Probably because of their 'close' distance to this fucking 'Rick and Morty' Jump) and being hunted by a train or heavily limited all the time didn't sound like fun anyway.
Oh, and there was a perfect choice! {Amnesiac: +100cp} was PERFECT for Sarah, now that Adam had fixed the 'brain almost explode' issue from the Final Fantasy 7 Jump attempt. Plus, she would get a GF (Guardian Force, basically a summon) Junctioned to herself on Jump!
And Adam could probably… Yep! It WAS possible to make that starting GF Shiva!
Huh. On this Jump Shiva would look like a sexy near nude mermaid/aquatic creature than an ice elf, but it was still in Sarah's 'strike zone', so to speak. And being Junctioned to Sarah would reduce her basic attacks to [[Diamond Dust]], a laser beam ice attack basically… But it would allow Sarah to gain abilities and equip magic to enhance herself depending on how attuned to the Guardian Force she was.
Considering that Sarah wouldn't have to worry about the memory loss and the mental damage from equipping and 'Mastering' any GF, she'd probably unlock the Junction skills SUPER quickly too!
Adam hummed as he carefully examined the benefits Junctioning would give his Jumper.
Shiva would let Sarah naturally bind magic to Strength, her Vitality (Physical damage resistance, basically), Spirit (Ability to resist magic)... As well as hook magic up to her attack and up to TWO elements to her defense.
Also, she would gain the ability to interact and cast magic directly, to draw it from foes or natural locations in the world itself, to have Shiva help her access and manipulate her inventory to easily use Items during conflict safely, and call forth Shiva's physical form for her most powerful [[Diamond Dust]] attack!
Heck, with their memory cheat Sarah would probably have picked this drawback for free, much less a bonus +100cp! And what was this 'Doom' ability she would gain from bonding with Shiva?
Adam blinked. Huh.
[[Doom]] would target one foe and give them 10 seconds to live. It could work on many enemies and species, even some that were normally immune to Death based attacks.
That was kind of awesome! Slower than Sarah just smashing everyone, but it could be fun. 'Research' would LOVE to research it, at least.
Other than that, syncing with Shiva would let Sarah boost her magic ability and physical resistance, allow more power for her [[Diamond Dust]] attack and even boost it, and enhance Shiva's durability.
Ooo! And she can refine 'water' and 'ice' magic from junk! Sweet!
And hell, Sarah hadn't even picked any goodies yet, though she would likely pick this one anyway just so that Shiva can get a boost in ability.
No, wait. Just like with the sucky Jump, you can't just stop and drool over the GOOD choice either. Focus Adam.
Right, Kim Possible. Basically a kick-ass girl secret spy thing.
What drawbacks were worth what?
Time travel assassination attempts? No. Mental issues and constant fear and trauma? Double no. All friends, family, and lovers become evil, kidnapped, or traitors? Eugh. No!
{All That: +200cp} was a maybe. Sarah would be completely oblivious to her own capabilities and always believe herself to be the best person for a job… Which uh. Would be true, basically. Oh, and if anyone is better than her, she would become jealous towards them. And frustrated if she doesn't excel at anything.
Uh huh. In a world with barely any powers or god-like threats. Yeah.
So, free points basically.
The mentally altered aspects of {Attention Whore: +200cp} made that a no, {Vivid Imagination: +200cp} was a weak maybe since she would be so overpowered that being mentally checked out wouldn't really be much of a problem.
{Depantsed: +100cp} might be sexy fun times since Sarah had the body to rock that and not many self imagery issues. Plus, the drawback was based on a dorky nerd guy being trolled by the show, not a hot sexy lady who could care less… Different vibes really. Depends on her opinion of it, really.
{American-Style Jokes: +100cp} was free points, just made everyone laugh harshly at Sarah when she does slapstick or says something foolish. A few body tosses would handle that, easily enough.
And {Pigmentation Disorder: +100cp} would be a fun one, since it would just give her an 'unhealthy' color. No actual pain or whatever, just looking unwell. That's it.
So yeah, maybe +500cp for a sexy sick goddess among people to drop her pants a lot while people laugh or flee in terror or offer medical advice.
Or, and Adam was just pointing this out, go to Final Fantasy 8 and become a {Sorceress: -300cp}. He pulled up the details.
{Sorceress: -300cp} [Human women in which part of the power of the Great Hyne has been hidden, a lineage traced back to when the mysterious creator of humanity fled from the righteous fury of its creations. The only wielders of true magic, which far outstrips the artificial para-magic drawn from the world or foes, a Sorceress in full control of her powers is typically the strongest single being on the planet besides other Sorceresses. A Sorceress is made, not born, though it is by birth that someone has the qualities that makes a good candidate. Sorcery is passed on when a Sorceress is near her death, at which time she must find a successor or she cannot truly die…. Though she can be forced to pass her power onto the nearest woman if no others are available…
Holy shit, this wasn't a description, this was a BOOK! Hang on, let's try and fix this mess.
{Sorceress: -300cp} [Women empowered with fragments from the Great Hyne, the creator of humanity exiled by its creations. Wielders of True Magic, when a Sorceress is in full control of her powers she is one of the strongest beings on the planet. Feared for their power and actions taken by past Sorceresses, many are treated terribly and become twisted from neglect and abuse. Magic can cause the user to have odd traits, body parts, and marks, which will show when using her power. If male, purchasing this is a free gender swap.]
MUCH less wordy! And uh. Yeah.
Comparing THAT basic purchase Background to Kim Possible's 'Spaz', 'Athlete', 'Scientist', or 'Villain' options?
Not really a contest.
So, let's just assume Sarah picks the super awesome near-goddess sorceress option.
Considering the other Backgrounds were {Drop In: 0cp}, {Soldier: -100cp}, {SeeD: -100cp} (They were mercenaries, basically), {Instructor: -100cp}, or {Scientist: -100cp}?
Well, her picking super magic was probably a good bet really.
Hmm. Her starting location didn't matter since her Drawback would land her on the moon anyway, and her age would be… Sixteen? Sheesh, good thing she didn't have the alcoholic drawback anymore. Unless that was old enough there? Whatever.
So, sweet sixteen and on the moon! What could she get for her remaining 300cp?
Adam hummed along as Sarah was off doing whatever she was doing. As frustrating as this process could be, he really enjoyed getting to examine these optional Jumps without any pressure.
He casually ignored the 3,239 Jumps that were so unstable that some had literally collapsed just from being examined as potential chain choices. Unlike LAST Jump, THIS selection list was less concerning.
After all, there had been forty-three Jumps mostly stable enough to pick from this time (Even if only three were really worth reviewing), so everything was fine. And maybe NEXT Jump there would be one or two choices close to known canonical events!
It would be fun to find out!
Right, it was about damn time! Fucking Citadel Ricks all wasting effort on this paperwork crap. "I have a complaint about claim jumping!"
The Council turned to him, with the ones on his bribe list looking somewhat interested. "Yes, Rick from 9-2184C?"
He sent off the data. "I claimed these four blacklisted dimensions two years ago and I found infiltration markers and stolen goods that were on record as of half a year ago as available. All missing."
Sure, he hadn't bothered to go there or do anything, that was the whole damn point of claiming the things! Hell, he had kept an EYE on places like this, where the damage was located on one of the worthless Earths or something local and he could easily harvest other dimensional locations without having to search for valuables or do any effort!
So imagine his rage when he showed up to loot one of the locked vaults belonging to the local Galactic Federation morons and it was fucking EMPTY! It was HIS SHIT, and some fucker had stolen it FIRST!
One of the Ricks NOT on his payroll had to be a dick, like usual. "What items were missing, and what traces do we have to work with?"
If he could TALK about the illegal shit he was going to steal, he wouldn't have helped destabilize those dimensions in the FIRST place! These other short sighted Ricks wouldn't put up with geniuses like him not being under a somewhat loose leash of what little morality they refused to ignore.
Still. "They managed to somehow sabotage my sensors…" Or the cheap shit he stole from the other Rick labs broke down, hard to tell sometimes. "But they ALSO modified my inventory lists! I can barely tell what is missing at all!"
Which, while true, wasn't the point. Someone stealing his stash 'house' and prototype Morty infiltrator drones had been unacceptable, sure. But they were failed projects that would have decayed past recovery anyway by this point.
No, the BIG issue was that a whole damn TEAM of people somehow got into HIS crap AND the shit he was eventually GOING to steal and got away scot free! "I made some inquiries and it was at least between forty-three to fifty-two teams of eight people in advanced armor. And I only got THAT much information from eye witnesses!"
It was a damned hassel, and the torture took so long he wasted some mental scanning equipment stolen from the GOOD stuff just to speed up results. Even more money and resources lost due to this mess.
At least THAT made the fuckers situp. And he KNEW it would, most Ricks had issues making large organizations without the bigger groups and clans and councils and so forth sticking their beak in. Or Ricks like him finding them first for some free loot and some 'family' to sell.
There was always a Rick out there SOMEWHERE who wanted to 'help' one of those freak alternate versions of his long gone little girl, or even even those parasitical 'grandkids' too.
But those deluded fools needed to suck it up and realize it was all pointless EVENTUALLY.
Until then, his profit train kept coming in… Until someone fucking invaded his station and drailed everything! "They weren't just competent, they were fucking GHOSTS! I have backup locations that were not only detected but MISSING! Just… Just fucking holes in the ground!"
He sent more imagery. "This happened weeks ago, and none of my equipment triggered! This needs to be handled YESTERDAY!"
And one of those damn 'Goody two-shoe' Ricks had to butt in. "But you have no actual scans? No traces? No logs?"
Fuck. "No."
And THIS Rick had a look in his eye that felt a bit too knowing. "How… Unfortunate. It seems you've joined a growing group of Ricks with a serious concern when it comes to personal security."
A display popped up… and Rick's blood ran cold. He knew those people.
He knew ALL those people.
The Council Rick hummed. "Seems that, after a bit of investigation, many of these poor, unfortunate victims of harsh injustice from another invader... Had a few skeletons in their closets."
Even more people. Familiar Ricks and fences and middle men and women. And the list kept scrolling, like cold mockery slicing his soul.
The man leaned forward, looking down at him. "After the fiftieth or so 'coincidence', I'm afraid some basic checks were implemented to see if there was a pattern or not. Some connecting thread."
He glanced at his personal screen. "Or, in your case, threads. It turns out that you had many friends, Rick of 9-2184C. Many talkative people who had suffered similar issues but were suddenly very helpful to our inquiries for one reason or another."
Knowing eyes and several fucking Ricks who took his money KNOWING he was already hosed came down from on high with hidden glee. "I wonder, Rick of 9-2184C, if you feel like having a bit of a talk yourself?"
Fuck. "I can get a plea bargain?"
One snorted. "You can live slightly longer and there would be much less pain involved."
Fuck it, he could get out of this. First, to ensure he lived long enough to try. "Yeah… A talk sounds nice."
~~~Broken Adventure~~~
Morty sighed. "They found out about the digital scrubbing software. Or at least suspect it now, since only witnesses remember the collection teams."
Another one kept working. "Meh, they only counted like fifty of our trips across his four 'blacklist claims', less than one percent of the teams getting detected? That's still more than acceptable."
The more mechanical Morty hummed as he tested the new limb. Some of him really loved going robot/cyborg/terminator, since it was so easy to undo or modify the choice later. "Any progress with the 'somebody else`s problem' field?"
He shrugged. "No, it still gets most people and the majority of species to look away… Just, some people can resist it, or it doesn't interface right. And the Moms don't want us to make it more efficient since it would start damaging people occasionally if we try and boost the numbers."
One Summer adjusting the wrist launcher snorted. "WE would be fine, just the idiots who keep trying to film us and do ambushes and shit might get some nosebleeds. And we need to increase the speed restrictions on this thing, you're going to snap a rod trying to twist it the wrong way."
The cyborg boy grumbled. "I can just swap it out, and I want to be able to do that grab bullets thing! It was so cool!"
Wasn't that an experimental Plasmid? And it was supposed to return the blasts to sender, not make them fall out of the air, cool as it had been.Anyway. "How many more Ricks are on the docket today?"
The nearest hive Morty (Some did NOT like being individuals) hummed. "We got another three today, and more showing up over the week. Also, we got another fifty Mortys and a dozen or so Smith aligned Ricks adding to their numbers soon… While we can't include Summers or Moms in that group, we are getting enough of a presence that one of the Mortys thinks he has a real shot at maybe doing a presidential run."
Huh. "Really?"
Some Mortys ran smaller hive minds and stuff, but most of them spent more time finding girlfriends or looting places or going off to explore without the pressure of Rick forcing dangerous shit on them all the time. They all tended to avoid leadership roles, due to paperwork if nothing else.
Still. "What's he going to run on?"
The hive Morty hummed. "Addressing the class divide between the various Ricks and Mortys on the Citadel, and about working with neutral sources to establish better standards of living and, to keep the Ricks invested, access cheaper materials and better drugs and alcohol. Stuff enhanced for Ricks but with less long term drawbacks."
So less drunk Ricks to keep an eye out for and those experimental drugs that make you healthier while making you feel better? He could vote for that. "We would be the 'neutral sources', right?"
Several of the lab workers snorted. "Oh yeah." "Not that we don't have basically infinitely free stuff already." "But they don't know that, and we can get financial dominance." "I mean, we kind of already do? Don't we give better deals to the nice Ricks we stumble on already?" "Well yeah, but it's always better to encourage the least asshole Ricks to outpace and outperform his more asshole versions." "Didn't we find that one 'Rick Book Club'? The one that collected poetry?" "Oh yeah, I guess they would count as 'neutral'."
Summer hurled her spanner to the ground! "SHOVE IT IN THE HIVE! I do NOT need to hear this mess!"
"""""""Aw jeez, Sis!"""""""
She snorted. "Brothers. This is why we tend to team up with other Summers!"
Yet she didn't leave, which was why Roboticist Summer was one of their favorite siblings. At least in this lab.
~~~Broken Adventure~~~
Sarah could talk and talk about how ready she was to go but she was quick enough to go visit the Smith Art Collection exhibit when invited. And was taking ALL the pictures, and being fondly tolerated by her massive and absurd family.
Meanwhile, he had to get stuff done. Ah well.
Adam sighed. Right, best get on with it.
The nearest three best (Or mostly stable) Jumps were Dragonball Xenoverse, Final Fantasy 8, and Kim Possible.
And almost INSTANTLY Adam wanted to toss the Dragonball option out the damn window! Just on principle alone!
Even in the BEST alternate reality versions of that place, he could taste the raw death! Planets being destroyed were common, nearly every person died and was brought back all the time, only unimportant people had consequences, it was a rough place as a whole.
Seriously, his more enhanced sensors could sort of touch his future to-be-implanted memories of the place! If you were a policeman or a random woman? Death. From a bazillion sources.
If you were an 'interesting' or 'conflicted' hero or bad guy? Hell, half the time even if you WEREN'T relatable, but were just 'fun' or 'interesting'? Death just didn't matter any more.
Sure, you slaughtered a hundred thousand people and children and babies… But a few fights later and you are dating one of the hot female lead characters (While still being an asshole, mind you) and hanging with the bros.
Or you came back with magical wishes. Or became a robot. Or an alternate version of yourself would change time. Or travel from another dimension. Or fucking ESCAPE FROM HELL via COMBAT.
There were SO MANY gods in that Jump that being a deity wasn't considered interesting! There were enough gods to have their own society, and THAT society had ITS OWN hierarchy of stupidly impossibly powerful people!
Some controlled fate, others controlled time, some were so powerful they could PUNCH THOSE ISSUES AWAY!
So uh. No. Even if Sarah WENT there, she would spend MOST of her time hiding. In space, with nothing within range. And even THAT might not be good enough, considering the space robot assimilation race and the god tree that consumes planets and… Yeah.
Still, Adam was going to at least LOOK at the potential drawbacks before saying no.
And he WAS going to say no.
Because fuck that place! It was basically an End Jump, the needed 'boost' to help a Jumper Ascend! Jumps ENDED at places like this!
Sigh. No, do your due diligence Adam.
No restrictions on drawbacks? Oh my. What shock. This is his shocked skull. Still, any attempt at going over 600cp would potentially destabilize this Jump, so he'd self limit in this case.
A few 0cp options that altered reality a bit, no thank you. In fact, let's go high points and then move down the list, yes?
{Fun with Fu: +300cp} would tell a helpful and brilliant scientific Demon about the Jumpchain. And by being 'helpful', he in reality would find other versions of your friends and enemies, give them advanced intel on you and enhanced abilities and power ups, then send them to kill you. But hey, if you survive all that AND don't get erased from existence due to temporal strain you theoretically get him as a Jump companion for free!
But Sarah can't HAVE Jump companions. So it would be near death all the time by someone who KNEW how strong she ACTUALLY was and…
Sigh. Yeah, that sounds about right for this Jump.
{Ultimate Battle: +300cp} would prevent ANY logic, empathy, bad timing, love, yadda yadda… NONE of that could stop a fight anymore. Everything that caused ANY conflict for any reason would infinitely escalate, and mostly become lethal… Not even constant spars, no, Sarah would get into death matches because of hair styles or painting choices.
Maybe she would like to become {History's Most Wanted!: +300cp}? Having stupidly powerful people trying to kill her constantly? And if you WIN, stronger foes would show up?
God, this sucked. An option to drastically reduce your skills and force literal mountains of training to become competent, much less fight challenging foes. A physical flaw that makes it easier to beat the shit out of her, even if she was stronger than her foe. A hard cap on her endurance, a limit to her power source capacity, no.
Constantly fighting the same fights? Sheesh!
The only acceptable options were all cheap as hell for points. Basically +100cp each. Being bald? Meh, bald can be sexy. Having issues keeping track of time? Sarah basically had this already, although that would SUCK in a reality that FOCUSED on paradoxes and time travel. Bad cooking skills? Adam could just hand over the tasty treats, no issue. A friendly rival might even be fun!
But that basically meant unlimited problems and danger and STUPID TIME TRAVEL with only having +400cp to work with. And the Warehouse wasn't exactly working at 100%, so who knew how good these temporal defenses would turn out to be.
At least she wouldn't have to consider paying for Companion options, considering ALL companions and pets were pretty much forbidden. And she could summon Shiva? Having a respawnable ice goddess would help, probably.
Sigh, right. So that was like… Double no.
Let's try and make it a TRIPLE no!
Race options were fairly cheap. Humans and Saiyan were free, which was insane because Saiyans were literally combat junkies with built in cheat codes: If they survived they got stronger. Forever, no cap, no limits. As long as they TRIED to keep improving, they eventually would.
On the other hand, that Background introduced astonishingly high levels of overconfidence. Examples? Forcing comrades to let foes recover and get STRONGER to 'get better fights', ignoring the potential death of their own planet if they might win 'too easily', not bothering to fight or train when not in danger because they were 'The greatest warriors in the universe!' despite being disproved like… sixty times or something.
Yeah, there might be genetic mental issues if Sarah went with Saiyan. That, and she would get a new tail that would work well with bondage play (Instant kryptonite if damaged or gripped) that would ALSO let her turn into a giant mindless rage apes during a local planet's full moon.
So uh. Yeah, mental issues.
Also, most Saiyans are VERY bad about any non-combat social cues. It took near sexual assault to convince one that you may be interested in trying to have a relationship. Or them randomly deciding that you should be their lover for some arbitrary reason, most of the time involving the woman kicking their ass physically or through trickery.
Wasn't there an attractive super smart woman that basically dated a random bandit and then an invading saiyan because she had some sort of kink for being treated like trash? Seriously, that whole reality cluster BOTHERED Adam, and he could barely SENSE the shit going on there!
Sigh. Move on, Adam.
A few race choices that matched the bad guys, nice! Those jerks got LOTS of default boosts by just being born with certain cheats like super regeneration or 'grow strong with age and you are biologically immortal' tricks.
Oh, and this is cute: Sarah could become a Goddess. Just, straight up for free. Or a demon.
Or an Android with nearly none of the disadvantages of being a super creation without a society advanced enough to support it, infinite energy, blah blah blah.
And even STILL, it wasn't worth going there! Because those super powerful races got kicked around like ping pong balls all the DAMN time! Free or not, NO thank you!
There were safer ways to get and train ki, the energy generated via the physical side of the concept of the person. Honestly, there were probably a thousand safer ways!
And most of these actual purchase options were related to the constant time travel. Ensuring people would react well to you, that you wouldn't mess up reality by showing up and 'butterflying away' known events, yadda yadda.
The big ticket items were being a prodigy, having anyone willing to train you with even secret knowledge or family items, super efficient training, temporary boost in max power, rage based boosts, absorb ambient tension as temporary power boost or healing energy source, or force fusion to become stronger by absorbing a foe which sounded… Gross.
The only real temptation there was being immune to mind control and Adam wouldn't let Sarah go through shit like that ANYWAY. Teleporting her back to the Warehouse until deprogrammed or the most recent attempt wears off was a free and easy way to cheat that issue already, even assuming the bad guy managed to find something that would affect the woman in the first place.
Just… No. Adam would SHOW her the choice, give a short speech about 'No', let her give her argument, and then say 'No' anyway because this was a dumb choice for dumb people.
He was pretty sure he could make her all powerful without picking a stupid Jump like that anyway.
Grr.
Sigh, right. What about Final Fantasy 8? Final Fantasy 7 turned out alright, except for that Hojo bastard.
{Time Kompression: +300cp} would have the end game Sorceress targeting Sarah, so no. Sorceresses in general were OP here, each one focused on one aspect of reality or magic, and THIS one was stupidly powerful over time specifically. No reason to jump start annoying issues for Sarah as soon as she shows up.
{Love Grows: +300cp} was a hard no. Forced emotional attachment? Especially to a person who is already spoken for AND not interested? No thank you. Sarah would be strong enough to do something unfortunate too, considering this drawback seems to hack into her mental abilities too so that her lust interest is literally ALL that matters and is beyond reproach from her own flaws.
Having a mentally unstable Sarah would likely be as much if not MORE deadly than the original world crisis the FF8 Jump had to deal with already! Sheesh.
Oh! {Lunar Cry: +300cp} was some free points! Not for normal people or many Jumpers, but Sarah wouldn't be THAT inconvenienced from being on a lunar surface surrounded by hoards of hostile creatures.
Plus, she could easily prevent (Or at least delay) the next 'Lunar Cry' when the beasts smash into the planet from the Moon and repopulate the world's monster reservoirs! Unlike OTHER Jumpers, Sarah could easily use [[Phase Pierce]] to view the planet and teleport over, no reason to rely on the dangerous event to get off the moon.
So +300cp get! That was half the Jump safety cap right there, woot!
Also, snag {Witch Hunt: +200cp} because Sarah could care less about being considered an evil Sorceress. Hell, it's likely to happen anyway because of her EXISTING skills anyway! So fuck it, get the free points along with the headache!
Not to mention there would be free funds when the assassins and idiots try and attack her. She'd love that!
Man, let's just skip down to the +100cp options, no reason to get more anyway considering how fragile these Jumps seem to be (Probably because of their 'close' distance to this fucking 'Rick and Morty' Jump) and being hunted by a train or heavily limited all the time didn't sound like fun anyway.
Oh, and there was a perfect choice! {Amnesiac: +100cp} was PERFECT for Sarah, now that Adam had fixed the 'brain almost explode' issue from the Final Fantasy 7 Jump attempt. Plus, she would get a GF (Guardian Force, basically a summon) Junctioned to herself on Jump!
And Adam could probably… Yep! It WAS possible to make that starting GF Shiva!
Huh. On this Jump Shiva would look like a sexy near nude mermaid/aquatic creature than an ice elf, but it was still in Sarah's 'strike zone', so to speak. And being Junctioned to Sarah would reduce her basic attacks to [[Diamond Dust]], a laser beam ice attack basically… But it would allow Sarah to gain abilities and equip magic to enhance herself depending on how attuned to the Guardian Force she was.
Considering that Sarah wouldn't have to worry about the memory loss and the mental damage from equipping and 'Mastering' any GF, she'd probably unlock the Junction skills SUPER quickly too!
Adam hummed as he carefully examined the benefits Junctioning would give his Jumper.
Shiva would let Sarah naturally bind magic to Strength, her Vitality (Physical damage resistance, basically), Spirit (Ability to resist magic)... As well as hook magic up to her attack and up to TWO elements to her defense.
Also, she would gain the ability to interact and cast magic directly, to draw it from foes or natural locations in the world itself, to have Shiva help her access and manipulate her inventory to easily use Items during conflict safely, and call forth Shiva's physical form for her most powerful [[Diamond Dust]] attack!
Heck, with their memory cheat Sarah would probably have picked this drawback for free, much less a bonus +100cp! And what was this 'Doom' ability she would gain from bonding with Shiva?
Adam blinked. Huh.
[[Doom]] would target one foe and give them 10 seconds to live. It could work on many enemies and species, even some that were normally immune to Death based attacks.
That was kind of awesome! Slower than Sarah just smashing everyone, but it could be fun. 'Research' would LOVE to research it, at least.
Other than that, syncing with Shiva would let Sarah boost her magic ability and physical resistance, allow more power for her [[Diamond Dust]] attack and even boost it, and enhance Shiva's durability.
Ooo! And she can refine 'water' and 'ice' magic from junk! Sweet!
And hell, Sarah hadn't even picked any goodies yet, though she would likely pick this one anyway just so that Shiva can get a boost in ability.
No, wait. Just like with the sucky Jump, you can't just stop and drool over the GOOD choice either. Focus Adam.
Right, Kim Possible. Basically a kick-ass girl secret spy thing.
What drawbacks were worth what?
Time travel assassination attempts? No. Mental issues and constant fear and trauma? Double no. All friends, family, and lovers become evil, kidnapped, or traitors? Eugh. No!
{All That: +200cp} was a maybe. Sarah would be completely oblivious to her own capabilities and always believe herself to be the best person for a job… Which uh. Would be true, basically. Oh, and if anyone is better than her, she would become jealous towards them. And frustrated if she doesn't excel at anything.
Uh huh. In a world with barely any powers or god-like threats. Yeah.
So, free points basically.
The mentally altered aspects of {Attention Whore: +200cp} made that a no, {Vivid Imagination: +200cp} was a weak maybe since she would be so overpowered that being mentally checked out wouldn't really be much of a problem.
{Depantsed: +100cp} might be sexy fun times since Sarah had the body to rock that and not many self imagery issues. Plus, the drawback was based on a dorky nerd guy being trolled by the show, not a hot sexy lady who could care less… Different vibes really. Depends on her opinion of it, really.
{American-Style Jokes: +100cp} was free points, just made everyone laugh harshly at Sarah when she does slapstick or says something foolish. A few body tosses would handle that, easily enough.
And {Pigmentation Disorder: +100cp} would be a fun one, since it would just give her an 'unhealthy' color. No actual pain or whatever, just looking unwell. That's it.
So yeah, maybe +500cp for a sexy sick goddess among people to drop her pants a lot while people laugh or flee in terror or offer medical advice.
Or, and Adam was just pointing this out, go to Final Fantasy 8 and become a {Sorceress: -300cp}. He pulled up the details.
{Sorceress: -300cp} [Human women in which part of the power of the Great Hyne has been hidden, a lineage traced back to when the mysterious creator of humanity fled from the righteous fury of its creations. The only wielders of true magic, which far outstrips the artificial para-magic drawn from the world or foes, a Sorceress in full control of her powers is typically the strongest single being on the planet besides other Sorceresses. A Sorceress is made, not born, though it is by birth that someone has the qualities that makes a good candidate. Sorcery is passed on when a Sorceress is near her death, at which time she must find a successor or she cannot truly die…. Though she can be forced to pass her power onto the nearest woman if no others are available…
Holy shit, this wasn't a description, this was a BOOK! Hang on, let's try and fix this mess.
{Sorceress: -300cp} [Women empowered with fragments from the Great Hyne, the creator of humanity exiled by its creations. Wielders of True Magic, when a Sorceress is in full control of her powers she is one of the strongest beings on the planet. Feared for their power and actions taken by past Sorceresses, many are treated terribly and become twisted from neglect and abuse. Magic can cause the user to have odd traits, body parts, and marks, which will show when using her power. If male, purchasing this is a free gender swap.]
MUCH less wordy! And uh. Yeah.
Comparing THAT basic purchase Background to Kim Possible's 'Spaz', 'Athlete', 'Scientist', or 'Villain' options?
Not really a contest.
So, let's just assume Sarah picks the super awesome near-goddess sorceress option.
Considering the other Backgrounds were {Drop In: 0cp}, {Soldier: -100cp}, {SeeD: -100cp} (They were mercenaries, basically), {Instructor: -100cp}, or {Scientist: -100cp}?
Well, her picking super magic was probably a good bet really.
Hmm. Her starting location didn't matter since her Drawback would land her on the moon anyway, and her age would be… Sixteen? Sheesh, good thing she didn't have the alcoholic drawback anymore. Unless that was old enough there? Whatever.
So, sweet sixteen and on the moon! What could she get for her remaining 300cp?
Adam hummed along as Sarah was off doing whatever she was doing. As frustrating as this process could be, he really enjoyed getting to examine these optional Jumps without any pressure.
He casually ignored the 3,239 Jumps that were so unstable that some had literally collapsed just from being examined as potential chain choices. Unlike LAST Jump, THIS selection list was less concerning.
After all, there had been forty-three Jumps mostly stable enough to pick from this time (Even if only three were really worth reviewing), so everything was fine. And maybe NEXT Jump there would be one or two choices close to known canonical events!
It would be fun to find out!
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Ff8! Weeeeeee
Those lovely gf's needs all the hugs!
Those lovely gf's needs all the hugs!
Hidden One
Not the Boss, possibly a Playa
- Location
- Sol;Terra;EU;D;NRW
The Ricks begin to feel the Wind Of Change. Also known as Sarah farting in their general direction.
The jump choices are interessting.. but I feel that I should point out that KP does have a vortex something that can be used for dimension hopping and that the crafting related perks might spark Sarahs now stronger inner SCIENCE! fun time tingles.
The jump choices are interessting.. but I feel that I should point out that KP does have a vortex something that can be used for dimension hopping and that the crafting related perks might spark Sarahs now stronger inner SCIENCE! fun time tingles.
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- Earth U.S.
injustice
high
Roboticist
tolerated
infinitely
saiyan
Hidden One
Not the Boss, possibly a Playa
- Location
- Sol;Terra;EU;D;NRW
I found the vortex thing details. Somehow it is actually amazeballs? Here.
A proper scientist there can use that to pull a Control Freak!
If Adam knew this he would probably want to go there for the sweet sweet [DATA] and currently primarily science minded Sarah would probably agree.
Also someone needs to seduce Tara. She keeps getting cockblocked by Kim after all.
A proper scientist there can use that to pull a Control Freak!
If Adam knew this he would probably want to go there for the sweet sweet [DATA] and currently primarily science minded Sarah would probably agree.
Also someone needs to seduce Tara. She keeps getting cockblocked by Kim after all.
Where is the Rick perspective on seeing the Hive mind, I wanted the reaction of them freaking out
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is it suppose to be "to TWO elements"?
- Location
- Planet Earth
Final Fantasy? Again? Seems a bit... idk?
Could not actually get into the games, I think I read somewhere that the games are set on different worlds... but I dunno. Wonder how different this world will be from the last FF. Though I kinda hope this is the last FF setting they go to, since I'd personally like seeing them in different settings...
Would be pretty interesting to see Sarah play the "Villain" for once. Maybe be campy? Like, she does not actually hurt anyone, but effects change and has fun? Could have all her henches be sexy women. Have her running circles around the government and KP. Basically have her be a Hero, pretending to be a villain, in order to have fun, train the heroes, raise awareness regarding certain issues, and enact global change. Like, "I will, with my Terraforming device, CONTROL the weather!", only to use it to fix environmental damage and stuff.
Could not actually get into the games, I think I read somewhere that the games are set on different worlds... but I dunno. Wonder how different this world will be from the last FF. Though I kinda hope this is the last FF setting they go to, since I'd personally like seeing them in different settings...
Would be pretty interesting to see Sarah play the "Villain" for once. Maybe be campy? Like, she does not actually hurt anyone, but effects change and has fun? Could have all her henches be sexy women. Have her running circles around the government and KP. Basically have her be a Hero, pretending to be a villain, in order to have fun, train the heroes, raise awareness regarding certain issues, and enact global change. Like, "I will, with my Terraforming device, CONTROL the weather!", only to use it to fix environmental damage and stuff.
Holy CRAP that's depressing/horrifying. Poor Boo.
All the Weasley's deserve to be Bashed. I mean, if you go back and read/watch Harry Potter when you are older, a little more paranoid/jaded, and actually pay attention to what is being said, who is saying it, when it is being said... The Weasleys are SO SKETCHY. Like, Pretty much guaranteed that both Hermione and Harry were love potioned. Never mind what else was done, and the possibility of the Weasleys having had Harry's Gringotts Key for years. I mean, that kid really had no concept of financial responsibility for an Orphan.
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It's actually really horrifying that Adam more or less destroyed those jumps. I mean, he wouldn't have had any way of knowing that they'd just collapse like that, but it still happened. Well, less than the full 'too unstable to consider', but still. Well, I suppose that's part of why there are jumps in the first place; to stabilize the ones around them. Even if the prior jerk stuck Sarah into the most destabilized part ever. And likely made it even worse through greed/whatever the heck he was actually doing. Since I presume that in the normal course of jumping, there's prior jumps to make the 'area' around it stable. And not just collapse everything around it.
It is kind of interesting that Adam's summarizing that origin option just leaves off that bit about 'passing on' the powers of Sorceress, in just the part that Adam reads off in the chapter. Seems like it'd be important for there to be at least a note that there would be someone being annoying about it like that.
It is kind of interesting that Adam's summarizing that origin option just leaves off that bit about 'passing on' the powers of Sorceress, in just the part that Adam reads off in the chapter. Seems like it'd be important for there to be at least a note that there would be someone being annoying about it like that.
Picking Sorceress as a Background makes you into your own original Sorceress Lineage, you don't inherent it from anyone, or have anyone lined up by blood relation to automatically inherit your powers if you take too long to pick an inheritor without dying, and Ultimecia can't stick her hooks into you via her backdoor rootkits without getting her hands directly on you first.
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- Location
- Montana
Was going to agree with you....but then I started thinking about it. The initial comedy version starts with the hero, a genocidal child soldier, sent to wipe humanity off the planet so someone else can sell it. A cold read of DB that skips the cutesy character moments is one long litany very horrible things happening to everyone and only the special few planets/people surviving/resurrected due to wishes and Gouku.
Time to stick DB on my list of 'Fictional Universes to Never Visit'. Somewhere near the top.
Red_Faux
私を終わらせる
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- 'Straya M8
- Location
- Bosnia
Kim is possible, but FF8 is not stoppable.
Each final fantasy game has its own unique world, characters, and plot. Final fantasy 8 might as well be a different setting. I pretty sure the only thing that is the same is that the hero of the game has weird hair and an oversized sword. They might also have Choboco's I really don't remember but it's a completely different game.
Harry Potter is Young Adult fiction rereading it when your older does not give you a better perspective on the characters.
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ScottotheUnwise
Verified Crack (fic) Dealer
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- Mulberry, Fl
This piece of a comment made me realize something deep. Adam and Sarah are becoming entities as they move from jump to jump. He is the Thinker and she the Warrior. They both enter a new world set, give out powers to the locals, enact change, and leave. They gather [Data] for their warehouse of options.The difference is their changes enhance the society they affect, while their exit doesn't destroy the setting. Perhaps Anti-Entity is more appropriate?
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Unless she's (yet again) changed her say on the matter, Hermione is (supposedly) whom she wished she was like (was never clear if that was movie Hermione, or book Hermione) And Ron was just some old friend that she even admitted she would have been better off never having known; but that (again supposedly) couldn't have been a "more loyal" friend. When one takes in all of what she's admitted to about her life, there's little wonder Harry Potter is a Grim Dark world at best, and a Grim Derp at it's worst.
But Rowlings' life aside. While the adage of not attributing malice to that which can be explained by stupidity; given the sheer indifference, to outright malice of the in universe characters... One generally has to assume some measure of malice and intent behind character motivation in order to adequately fill in even two thirds of the plot holes Rowlings left behind; with the final third explained by the wizarding world stupidity. If we just go with Stupidity, then that only explains two fifths of the world, and leaves fully three fifths unexplained.
Also, take Rowlings WoG with a shaker full of salt. When "I'm so high, I'm giggling at my hand's after image" Wildbow is more consistent in his WoGs than "you" (read, Rowlings) any fan of the Harry Potter series has to assume that, despite having wrote the dang thing, and having notes on her writing process; that Rowlings herself doesn't know {feces} about her own world she's made/wrote. And is notorious for retconning the main series with each interview she gives.
Arc 3: Oh. Oh! Oh? It's Magic!
- Location
- Here
Sarah sighed.
It was time.
But first, one more hug! No, group hug! "Everyone get together real quick!"
Her dozen or so daughters and grandkids wandered over. "Yeah Dad? Did you ACK!"
Woo! "SNUGGLE PUDDLE!" "Aw Jeez!" "Grandpa get OFF me!" "Dad I'm falling oveERAH!" "Ouch!" "Too many elbows!"
Perfect exit! And now clone Sarah Bellum and her hive mind partner can handle the fallout!
Ha!
[[JumpChain: Transfer.]]
~~~Broken Adventure~~~
Sarah giggled as she fell back in her chair.
Adam chuckled as well. <<You know you will eventually pay for that, right?>>
Meh. "That's Ms. Bellum's problem now, and you know we have an awesome bunch of kids. Did you see that whole department dedicated to making their own off brand Plumbus line?"
He grinned. <<Yeah, but YOU know that you will likely set up a hug ambush or something when we head back this way.>>
Oh no, more hugs. It is to fear. "Right, what you got for us this time?"
Data came up. <<You've got three choices this time! Two wrong ones and Final Fantasy 8.>>
Huh? Wait, no, She had the data right here. "Hang on, let me read this."
Right, Dragonball Xenoverse with a potential +400cp, Final Fantasy 8 with +600cp, and Kim Possible with +500cp.
Although the drawbacks for FF8 seemed pretty easy, when compared to being a perverted ill girl stuck in high school getting unwillingly stripped all the time or being a bald mentally ditzy bad cook with a best bud stuck in what seemed to be a death Jump.
Because really, being stuck on the moon with lots of free targets? Fixed in seconds. Being considered a traitorous 'Sorceress' or 'Witch'? She had people who thought worse about her NOW, in SEVERAL Jumps. Only remembering the last five years?
Uh. That wasn't even really a drawback. The last five years covered ALL her last jumps PLUS a good chunk into her Bioshock life. She'd still remember all her new loved ones AND get a free +100cp!
Damn, it did seem one sided. "Tell me more about the other two and why you are so against them."
Adam pulled up Kim Possible. <<If this was a more normal Jump, you would be in a setting where an athletic, attractive, super perfect girl and her nerd male friend sidekick attend school and also save the day as a James Bond knock off. Has a friend who is basically Q, provides gadgets, but has a phobia keeping him locked away in front of a computer somewhere. The nerd friend has a cute kind of talking animal sidekick, a naked mole rat… And like a lot of Jumps, almost everyone is super attractive and the danger is very low.>>
He sighed. <<Again, if it was normal, you would be bored to death attending school in ANY capacity… And most villains can be defeated by ACCIDENT here if they aren't careful. Not quite as bad as some 'humor villains', and some of the bad girls are both talented AND powerful… But we can't bring them with us and the science involved isn't THAT advanced and seems to work on either psionics or magic or some other non-technological basis.>>
Sarah frowned. "But, as you are clearly trying to point out, it ISN'T normal."
More data. <<Nope. None of the three Jumps are. So it could be any time period when we enter, there could be all sorts of unknown risks, and most importantly? Most of the purchases don't seem worth the risk. Not enough benefit for the cost.>>
She sighed. "Let me look over the Kim Possible Document before we move on. Just in case."
Right, let's assume she was a pant's dropping sick pervert. Heh. What could she snag for 500cp?
Background seemed locked to the James Bond Q analogue, {Scientist: -100cp}, as it would let her have both a boost to her mad science skills (Literally, it was marked as 'ethically questionable' in the damn text) and a free way out of formal education to boot. The other options were lacking, unless they gave some DAMN good discounts for some other ability.
Let's see, {Hacker: -100cp, Scientist -50cp} was fiat based infiltration skills. {Culinarian: -100cp, Spaz -50cp} would make her an awesome cook.
Nope to any intelligence boosting abilities, that had been a near miss on the Rick and Morty Jump already… She had been WAY too Rick like for a woman who was a badly made clone with robotics and biological mad science stuffed in her skull.
Also going to say 'No' to any crowd manipulation skills. Sarah didn't NEED to force people to become 'yes men' or blind followers, thank you very much!
Umm… {Reliable Invention: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} seemed worth it as it would hopefully act as trouble shooting for future schematic modification, although not much of her work was unreliable to begin with.
That was what testing was for… Although, hopefully this would help make better products. Better modifications to existing plans... Not just an ability to force reality to ACCEPT bad crap as 'good'. It wasn't clear either way from the wording. Hmm.
The {Hotwiring: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} certainly implied it was reality fuckery, as that one implied Sarah could rewire a toaster into a 3D image-onto-bread printer with some tinkering. Yeah, this didn't seem to be science, more localized reality warping. Still useful, but more limited based on which Jump she was on.
Yeah, {Unknown Resources: -600cp, Scientist -300cp} was pretty much straight up magic. Global information acquisition, with only what is wished to be known, even if only on a remote system or in fucking thumbdrives or on PAPER, and it was all accessible from any computer terminal. Just, magic or plot powered bullshit.
Hell, even if you GAVE a person all the needed data and the EXACT keywords needed, it would take FOREVER to find it in a massive unindexed heap of mess like that. So this was clearly more a technomage deal more than actually being a scientist, really.
It would be worth grabbing, but it wouldn't make her creations better. And unless it was being used or somehow connected to Sarah directly, it won't necessarily work depending on the Jump. And might fail when she moves on to the NEXT Jump.
Sigh, if you want to be scientific magic then commit! Give her remote machine access or temporary electronic summoning or something, not an ability tied to her having a computer in her pocket. That seemed a bit lame.
Like, sure. Her ECHO System WAS both her user interface AND her personal computer, and Adam had modified it whenever bored or inspired over their journey… But that was such a bummer! Embrace the magic, Kim Possible! Sigh.
So she would have spent either 350cp (Leaving 150cp and the global google search behind) or, if she wanted to afford the magic info query ability? She'd spend all points mostly with only 50cp to spare and she would miss out on the odd {Hotwiring: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} skill to force hardware to do odd things with sorcerous software.
If she was going to go for skipping the instant search thing, Sarah would also be able to give up the sickly appearance drawback, so either way? That was about 50cp to work with. On something.
Not on much though. Let's see, 50cp could be spent on… Uh. {Holo-Jumper: 100cp, Scientist -50cp}? Basically magical holographic emitter drones. Flying disks that Adam or an AI could operate, which was… Well, Sarah could build something like that NOW, for free.
A communication device? Ha! Grappling hook? She could fly AND teleport. And make portals now. Super glue grenade? Who the hell was stupid enough to spend money on a CONSUMABLE gadget!? Sheesh!
The other budget items were the emotional manipulation device, which seemed morally questionable and ethically dubious. And when it came to reprogramming people into your servants, slaves, or family members? Rick and Morty had that covered. VERY covered.
Yeah, that wasn't super tempting. Most of those options would just make life more convenient… Like very, VERY slightly more convenient. Can't hack it? She could just [[Harvest]] the mess and have Adam 'Research' it to death.
And as for the magic or reality warping effects? Meh. Been there, done that.
And while it was mildly humorous to show up to a college somewhere and be a super sexual exhibitionist to make crowds of people go through embarrassment and blue screen some hormonal minds… Kim Possible was still in high school. Her whole story, according to Adam, happened when she was 15 or something.
So being FORCED to take off her pants in front of underage near-adults? Nah. And it would get old fast ANYWAY as well as emotionally confusing for the various surprise audiences. Though, if she gave up on the Super Google power… She COULD get rid of the pantsing requirement? And just look near death all the time?
Yeah, still not worth all that mess AND being forced to go back to high school.
On the other hand, the Dragonball Xenoverse Document and attached meta-data was just confusing. "Adam, why is this so.. Fragmented?"
He sighed. <<Dragonball Xenoverse is about two villains messing with time, I think… Or they are heroes? Anti-heros? Fixing the timeline? Anyway, even if it WAS close to the original source material it wouldn't matter much. Lots of 'revisiting' famous battles in the Dragon Ball universes and ensuring certain people win or lose or that certain side characters survive or die, lots of time shenanigans, and… Well, the reality is so warped I think some other Jumps turned it into a 'create your own fighter' multiplayer game? And a few 'pick your adventure' books, apparently.>>
Shit, she hated messing with time.
It was bad enough that some of these Jumps were running a relative timeline different from OTHER Jumps, and could theoretically reverse her actual age or cause her to age in a different direction than older or younger, and the whole mess of the Jump process going OUTSIDE of space and time and… Yeesh.
No, focus. "Give me a second."
Right, ignore that, and assume she can live with the drawbacks giving her +400cp. And now that she knew TIME TRAVEL was involved in this shit, taking away her ability to understand time seemed even MORE foolish, but… Let's give it a try.
And she got more and more horrified as she read further. "Half this mess just ensures I don't get shot when I show up to 'save the day' by punching everyone. Or give me cheats to make fights easier."
Adam hummed. <<Yep.>>
Her eye twitched. "Does {Let's fight again, Okay?: -200cp, Legendary Hero -100cp} literally brainwash people I beat up into being my friend!? The FUCK!?"
She eventually just shoved the data away. "It's a Jump where I can literally become a Goddess and the best stuff I can get that doesn't make me feel dirty in my soul is the god damn purchasable items."
Like seriously, a machine that can make mundane versions of any food she'd ever encountered? For free, ready to eat on a plate? The {Saiyan-Ready Rations: -200cp, (1 of 2 Discount Options) -100cp} was VERY tempting indeed! Saiyans could out eat a dozen people easily!
He sighed. <<Yeah, the backgrounds are stupid powerful and free and those items WERE tempting… But there is a REASON I want to avoid it.>> Adam pulled up a chart. <<It's all based on fights from the original Dragonball Series… And look at this guy.>>
Sarah blinked at the photo of a kid. "Alright?"
Adam hummed. <<This is Goku. His power level, at this age of about eleven, is 10. His people, the Saiyan race, were pretty much owned and controlled by ANOTHER far more powerful race entirely. THAT group of jerks sent the boy to Earth to kill everything and everyone when the local full moon rose, with the goals to sell the scraps left over as a neat planet for future customers to buy.>>
She admitted he was fairly cute for a doomsday weapon. "Daww, look at his wittle tail! And what's a power level?"
Adam sent a mental shrug. <<Basically? A measurement of the conceptual physical energies generated by a living being. Their 'physical might', which can be channeled into body enhancement, life extension, energy attacks, flight, reality warping, etc.>>
Sarah poked the image. "Is 10 a lot?"
He hummed. <<Normal people have less than one, and some powerful martial artists have a power level around like 10 to 20 or so. With elites ranging from 40 all the way up to like… 800? Maybe? When Goku was sent to earth, he was sort of used like a disposable shock trooper.>>
An image of a MASSIVE monkey showed up. No, it was an ape? <<When his species see the full moon, they unleash this bigger form of a combat monster. Goku's power level jumps up to around 100 or so, but more importantly? The Saiyan Ape form is durable as hell, regenerates, and causes mass damage. Sure, there were people on Earth who could knock him around… but kill him? Stop him? You'd need to know about his people's tail weakness AND get a bit lucky.>>
She whistled. "And EVERY Saiyan baby can do this!?"
He nodded. <<I did say he was a disposable weapon. No one even bothered to follow up his 'mission' for literal years later, he just didn't matter. Or his paperwork got lost. ANYWAY!>>
A new image showed up, a man covered in muscles and an easy going smile. <<Here is that same boy when he reached 23 years old.>>
Sarah blinked. "Damn. That guy's ripped as HELL!"
Adam pulled up a chart. <<After training for 11 years or so, he had gone from a power level of 10 to above 3,000,000. With a special 'Super Saiyan Mode' that bumped it up to 150,000,000 or more, although that really stressed his body and was hard to endure. It was around this time that he learned how to force reality to let him teleport by using his raw power to just convince all of existence that he was already somewhere else.>>
She just froze. "I'm sorry, what? He… He did what!?"
He hummed. <<Yeah, he was TRYING to learn a teleportation trick, but he actually just forced all of his dimensions to make small mistakes instead. Anyway, this was just the basic level of him reaching Super Saiyan. The other, more powerful super forms, like the second and third grade variants, are WAY stronger, not to mention the versions with God energy or… You get the point.>>
A flicker of an image showed up. <<And don't get me STARTED about the shit that happened when he hit 35 and had to fight an evil version of himself. And ALL Saiyans, even if they DON'T train, can easily live to be 200 years old. Without using any ki to extend their lifespan, which is super easy to do. Even without training, just living longer makes them grow slowly in power.>>
Sarah saw something… A golden creature fighting?
Adam sighed. <<That guy eventually reached insane power levels, over 1,500,000,000 or something? They stopped checking eventually, because even levels over 9,000 or so could make poorly made electronics explode trying to understand the energies involved.>>
He glared at the data. <<And even AFTER reaching levels of power where many Gods freaked out just being near the dude, he STILL got into fights where he lost or got beat down. ALL. THE. TIME.>>
Sarah gulped. "Ah. I see."
Right! "So tell me more about this awesome Final Fantasy 8 Jump! Bring up the Document!"
Hmm. "And will Gaia be there?"
Adam hummed. <<No, the Final Fantasy series each focus on worlds that are conceptually connected, that may share key features or icons or symbols, but most of the time they are in different ages or realities. Sometimes alternate versions of how reality could turn out. I don't even think this place has Materia, or even raw mako in the ground.>>
Huh. Welp, she had 600cp to spend! Let's see what we're working with!
No need to roll for location, she had that drawback putting her on a monster covered moon. Her new body would be… 16? Meh, she could work with that. As for backgrounds?
{Sorceress: -300cp} [Women empowered with fragments from the Great Hyne, the creator of humanity exiled by its creations. Wielders of True Magic, when a Sorceress is in full control of her powers she is one of the strongest beings on the planet. Feared for their power and actions taken by past Sorceresses, many are treated terribly and become twisted from neglect and abuse. Magic can cause the user to have odd traits, body parts, and marks, which will show when using her power. If male, purchasing this is a free gender swap.]
Oh. Oh yes! "Gonna go with Sorceress. Like, who WOULDN'T go for Sorceress!? What's with this 'nobody, fighter for nation, fighter for company, teacher, researcher, WINNER' option choice list anyway!?"
Adam chuckled. <<Going to complain about it?>>
Fuck no! This was WORTH -300cp! And it seemed that she would still have her silver hair and eyes, but her new 'Sorceress Trait' was an awesome tattoo network of softly glowing silver lines marking her skin and some sort of ghostly and sharp silver translucent bone wings showing from behind.
Sweet! And yeah, super evil looking, but damn!
Right, let's spend the rest wisely. First, the free stuff! And obviously the discounted options too.
{Limit Break: 0cp} [When you're at the end of your stamina and are ready to collapse in battle, you can activate a special move called a Limit Break. Utilizing true magic, which normal humans can only perform in this situation, you unleash a devastating attack of your own style and choosing! Flying sword or martial arts combos, magical spells, supernaturally accurate shots, huge energy beams, a combination of any of these, and more are just examples of what can be done with a Limit Break. Sorceresses are exempt from the need for a Limit Break to use their true magic, and magic from outside of this setting is also free from this restriction.]
Damn. Like… Damn! Oh yeah, being a Sorceress was just AWESOME! "Can I hook [[Limit Break]] into my [[Phase Pierce]] somehow?"
Adam poked a few things. <<How about this?>> An illusion popped up. <<I can funnel the powerup into slowing down time, increasing concentration, activating [[Phase Pierce]], and selecting your favorite sniper rifle which will generate an empowered energy construct copy to fire with. Would that do it??>>
Oh. Oh yes. "That. ALL of that. That looks so cool!" Ooh! "Can I make it fire Mr. McStabberson? Or change which gun it clones?"
Adam shifted the display. <<No to the bone spike bullets, not unless the sniper is custom designed to use Mr. McStabberson as ammo beforehand. But you should be able to pre-select which sniper gets cloned from your interface after we land in the Jump.>>
Oh this was going to rock! Right, focus.
{Intimidating: -100cp, Sorceress -50cp}, nah. Her raw power would probably cover that for free, waste of a purchase really. And the idiots that WOULDN'T be intimidated from her abilities were dumb enough to ignore most supernatural forces too, probably.
As for {Bewitching: -200cp, Sorceress -100cp}? Her Bad Ass perk ensured she would be the best Sorceress she could genetically be, and uh.
Sarah glanced at the theoretical image of her new silver marked body and her demonic bone wings.
Yeah, she was hot enough already. Damn, her girlfriends were going to love this!
Oh, HERE we go! {True Magic: Restricted Sorceress 0cp}! Uh. But it was long. Way too long. "Adam? Fix up the 'True Magic' wording for me?'
He grinned. <<Sure, but it won't help much. You can tell this Jump really loves that background from how chatty it gets. One second.>>
The document shifted:
{True Magic: Sorceress Restricted 0cp} [Everyone else in the world can only draw, store, and cast para-magic, the echoes of true power long lost. Yet every Sorceress not only can formulate True Magic, they each specialize in one field in particular. Choose any one element or other aspect of reality to focus your magic around. This doesn't forbid other magic, but includes your most powerful magic and conceptually enhances you. Examples include ice, force (non-elemental magic), space, and time. In addition, all Sorceresses are capable of; Telekinesis, Teleportation within a short range, Telepathy, Mind Control, Mental Possession. Animating Objects, Creating Barriers, Selective Material Phasing, Crafting Illusions, and Enhanced Strength and Endurance. Requires time and practice to master.]
Sarah blinked. "What. The. Fuck."
Adam laughed! <<I know! And it isn't mako or potential energy not yet manifested, it seems to be an internal 'reality adjustment' energy. Basically calling it mana for convenience and so you won't mix it up with mako, but in addition to however much power we got to work with from buying this? You WILL be able to convert mako into fuel for this new skill, and vice versa.>>
Damn. Like… Like damn. "This is like SUPER DUPER powerful. Holy shit."
It took a moment to calm down, really. "Uh. I'm going with Space magic. I use it all the time, I'm pretty sure [[Phase Pierce]] uses some of it to work, and it synergizes with portals and stuff. And I need it for my inventory, and my orbs that are connected to expanded spaces and… Yeah. Let's do the Space conceptual enhancement."
Adam hummed. <<Good, because I think the woman trying to take over reality is focused on Time or something similar, so going with a Space theme should really help you out.>>
Wait. "What?"
He waved it off mentally. <<Shh, I'm not even sure she's wrong to do so. There is so much fighting there that most of the economy is based off of combat now, and mercenary groups and whatnot. I mean, yeah the leadership don't like losing power to one lady from an abused background taking everything over, but they don't like elections or regime changes at the best of times anyway! Plus, this is a REALLY off the rails Jump, we can't judge shit till we get there.>>
Sarah tried to glare him into talking.
It wasn't very effective. "Fine."
Still, -300cp was WELL spent in her books, Sorceress was overpowered as HELL. That left 300cp to work with though, let's do this!
As she skipped down the list she did pause. "Uh… Would {Amnesia-Proof: 600cp, SeeD -300cp} prevent Drawbacks from working but still give me the points?"
Not that she could afford it, no way in HELL would she give up super duper True Magic bullshit.
He chuckled. <<No, but you have the Warehouse. We basically have that effect already thanks to the mental defenses, extra mind units and data units, and so forth.>>
Well, fair enough. She hummed as she went down the list.
{Actualization: -600cp, Sorceress -300cp} [Target a mind and you can crystallize their fears, beliefs and imagination into their image of a very powerful spirit or creature. This being works like a Guardian Force made flesh, far stronger than GFs usually are. It can exist indefinitely with no upkeep cost, fully capable of independent thought and completely under your control. If the targeted source is awed or frightened by this manifestation, they steadily empower it. You may physically Junction with it to temporarily become a monstrous form which increases the GF's powers and your magic. You gain understanding of this new body and skills, but can only have one of these creatures active at a time.]
Uh. Damn. Just. "Holy crap." That was BEYOND overpowered.
Adam checked her current focus. <<Ah, heads up on that one: Since you can't have companions or pets or whatever, I'll have to modify it to being a fusion with Shiva instead of someone's inner fears or clones of themselves or whatever. Otherwise we would have Sarah clones in all kinds of bodies EVERYWHERE and it would get very silly.>>
Was it wrong that she felt better knowing it was less unlimited now? "Not sure I'm going to take it really, it is neat but… I don't really need it? And I can just summon Shiva anyway, so this is really just a -300cp option to turn into a hybrid creature that's' half ice goddess and half demonic witch angel thing.
Which, again, would be hot… But not really super useful.
Still, freaking neat! "This Jump REALLY likes Sorcerers, doesn't it?"
Adam snorted. <<Damn right it does. Half the other big spending options just give the other Backgrounds a few magic options or try to make your own.>>
Oh really?
Sarah went back up to check. Hmm.
Here it was! {Sufficiently Analyzed Magic: -600, Scientist -300cp}! Too expensive with her Background option, but interesting. Still, being able to make yourself a pseudo-Sorceress didn't really measure up to conceptual enhancement and the laundry list of tacked on bonuses.
Idly she went back over the ability list again.
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} would let her get paperwork showing off how awesome she was in a field, plus related background information in fields normal people would have to study to get that far. Combat training wasn't interesting enough, nor magically knowing the rules, or having charisma perks.
An animal companion through {Combo-Dog: -200cp, Drop-In -100cp} was out the window sadly. Unless Shiva was into pet play? No, that would go kinky fast. And then nothing would get done. Nothing not kinky. Well, not TOO kinky...
Right, definitely summoning Shiva as soon as they hit the moon.
Back on topic!
{Mad Researcher: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} was (again) a HARD no. Mad didn't just mean 'awesome', it also meant turning yourself into a pickle. Or an onion, potato, radish… Rick had an odd amount of variation when it came to certain random decisions he made in his life.
She already had mind control, so no need to buy it. She didn't need a fan club, no one needed a fan club… Oh god, did she ALREADY HAVE a fan club!?
No, don't look it up. Adam is a troll, he would create fake evidence if she tried. And that was the argument she was going to stick to, despite any evidence to the contrary! Problem solved!
Denial aside, {Teaching Prodigy: 400cp, Instructor -200cp} might be worth it. Adam knew she had to teach people at random times, and some students did not want to learn. Ever. Just… slightly too expensive.
Damn 600cp Drawback cap to keep the Jump stable.
Again she sighed as she glanced at the out of reach option.
{Teaching Prodigy: 400cp, Instructor -200cp} [You're a teaching genius, capable of getting even the densest student to learn something, and theoretically even get straight A's! There's almost nothing you know that you can't teach, as long as it's knowledge based. Math, science, history, combat, magic, FTL space travel engineering designs, as long as it simply relies on knowing your stuff? You've perfected a method of expressing it to your students. You can improve a student's potential despite restrictions caused by intelligence or injury.]
Like, damn. That was near worth coming here for that skill alone, considering how teaching people forced one to understand their subjects VERY well, and Adam would be able to refine the Warehouse's collected information using what Sarah learned in the process.
Sometimes, just knowing the limits of what you understood was good enough to fix problems… And since Sarah would only be able to explain what she understood to others? She could have Adam detect big gaps in her information base that needed to be filled, and then get her to do research on it!
But still, awesome or not, unlimited power and magic was better.
Sigh.
Right, the cheap stuff didn't appeal and everything else was out of pocket range. There was 300cp to spend, what ya got Items and Equipment?
Free playing cards. Woo. Still, six free cards in a {Triple Triad Deck: 0cp} was… something? And there was a GF skill where your mind summon could convert monsters into Triple Triad cards, and another skill that converted cards into rare items… Maybe? Adam's notes were vague on the topic.
No idea how that would work either. Some sort of sympathetic magic resonance or something? Meh.
Some money, {Gil: -50cp}, nah. Hoverboard, Uniform, Dress? Nah. Oh, here we go! "Hey Adam, set my {Weapon: -100cp, First? 0cp} to Mr. McStabberson, alright?"
She ignored his confirmation. A personal Chocobo? Can't have pets/rides/friends/lovers coming along. Motorcycle or Car? Nah. Not for choice points, that was WAY too expensive. An assault boat? Ha!
After the tank that can go crazy (Why!?) everything else was above the pay rate. Hmm. "Hey, can I pick an ability more than once?"
Adam blinked. <<I mean, if you can afford it?>>
For a moment she paused.
She COULD get rid of a drawback or two… And that would be the logical, sane choice. It really, really would be, no question. No doubt.
On the other hand? Meh! Sanity is for losers!
Sarah grinned! Right, let's do this!
Jump: Final Fantasy 8.
Location: Moon. Age: 16.
She smirked! "Ha! Now THAT will not only help my robotic and biological databases, but hopefully let us skip a bunch of tests trying to find out how reality is different when we show up in the new Jump! Hopefully. Probably."
Would that have worked if she WAS a Scientist? Could she have gotten all the hard sciences for free? No, probably only the first one got the discounts. Still, something to keep in mind for the future.
Then her gaze caught on something.
Sarah just… Stared at the bottom of the list. "I know I shouldn't complain about free stuff, but what the hell is up with me getting six cards for a gambling game? Is it like… super important or something? Are the six cards special, or unique?"
Adam sent a mental shrug. <<Not really. Some... Well, lots of people like to play it I guess?>>
Huh. Well, at least she was ready to go!
It was time.
But first, one more hug! No, group hug! "Everyone get together real quick!"
Her dozen or so daughters and grandkids wandered over. "Yeah Dad? Did you ACK!"
Woo! "SNUGGLE PUDDLE!" "Aw Jeez!" "Grandpa get OFF me!" "Dad I'm falling oveERAH!" "Ouch!" "Too many elbows!"
Perfect exit! And now clone Sarah Bellum and her hive mind partner can handle the fallout!
Ha!
[[JumpChain: Transfer.]]
~~~Broken Adventure~~~
Sarah giggled as she fell back in her chair.
Adam chuckled as well. <<You know you will eventually pay for that, right?>>
Meh. "That's Ms. Bellum's problem now, and you know we have an awesome bunch of kids. Did you see that whole department dedicated to making their own off brand Plumbus line?"
He grinned. <<Yeah, but YOU know that you will likely set up a hug ambush or something when we head back this way.>>
Oh no, more hugs. It is to fear. "Right, what you got for us this time?"
Data came up. <<You've got three choices this time! Two wrong ones and Final Fantasy 8.>>
Huh? Wait, no, She had the data right here. "Hang on, let me read this."
Right, Dragonball Xenoverse with a potential +400cp, Final Fantasy 8 with +600cp, and Kim Possible with +500cp.
Although the drawbacks for FF8 seemed pretty easy, when compared to being a perverted ill girl stuck in high school getting unwillingly stripped all the time or being a bald mentally ditzy bad cook with a best bud stuck in what seemed to be a death Jump.
Because really, being stuck on the moon with lots of free targets? Fixed in seconds. Being considered a traitorous 'Sorceress' or 'Witch'? She had people who thought worse about her NOW, in SEVERAL Jumps. Only remembering the last five years?
Uh. That wasn't even really a drawback. The last five years covered ALL her last jumps PLUS a good chunk into her Bioshock life. She'd still remember all her new loved ones AND get a free +100cp!
Damn, it did seem one sided. "Tell me more about the other two and why you are so against them."
Adam pulled up Kim Possible. <<If this was a more normal Jump, you would be in a setting where an athletic, attractive, super perfect girl and her nerd male friend sidekick attend school and also save the day as a James Bond knock off. Has a friend who is basically Q, provides gadgets, but has a phobia keeping him locked away in front of a computer somewhere. The nerd friend has a cute kind of talking animal sidekick, a naked mole rat… And like a lot of Jumps, almost everyone is super attractive and the danger is very low.>>
He sighed. <<Again, if it was normal, you would be bored to death attending school in ANY capacity… And most villains can be defeated by ACCIDENT here if they aren't careful. Not quite as bad as some 'humor villains', and some of the bad girls are both talented AND powerful… But we can't bring them with us and the science involved isn't THAT advanced and seems to work on either psionics or magic or some other non-technological basis.>>
Sarah frowned. "But, as you are clearly trying to point out, it ISN'T normal."
More data. <<Nope. None of the three Jumps are. So it could be any time period when we enter, there could be all sorts of unknown risks, and most importantly? Most of the purchases don't seem worth the risk. Not enough benefit for the cost.>>
She sighed. "Let me look over the Kim Possible Document before we move on. Just in case."
Right, let's assume she was a pant's dropping sick pervert. Heh. What could she snag for 500cp?
Background seemed locked to the James Bond Q analogue, {Scientist: -100cp}, as it would let her have both a boost to her mad science skills (Literally, it was marked as 'ethically questionable' in the damn text) and a free way out of formal education to boot. The other options were lacking, unless they gave some DAMN good discounts for some other ability.
Let's see, {Hacker: -100cp, Scientist -50cp} was fiat based infiltration skills. {Culinarian: -100cp, Spaz -50cp} would make her an awesome cook.
Nope to any intelligence boosting abilities, that had been a near miss on the Rick and Morty Jump already… She had been WAY too Rick like for a woman who was a badly made clone with robotics and biological mad science stuffed in her skull.
Also going to say 'No' to any crowd manipulation skills. Sarah didn't NEED to force people to become 'yes men' or blind followers, thank you very much!
Umm… {Reliable Invention: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} seemed worth it as it would hopefully act as trouble shooting for future schematic modification, although not much of her work was unreliable to begin with.
That was what testing was for… Although, hopefully this would help make better products. Better modifications to existing plans... Not just an ability to force reality to ACCEPT bad crap as 'good'. It wasn't clear either way from the wording. Hmm.
The {Hotwiring: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} certainly implied it was reality fuckery, as that one implied Sarah could rewire a toaster into a 3D image-onto-bread printer with some tinkering. Yeah, this didn't seem to be science, more localized reality warping. Still useful, but more limited based on which Jump she was on.
Yeah, {Unknown Resources: -600cp, Scientist -300cp} was pretty much straight up magic. Global information acquisition, with only what is wished to be known, even if only on a remote system or in fucking thumbdrives or on PAPER, and it was all accessible from any computer terminal. Just, magic or plot powered bullshit.
Hell, even if you GAVE a person all the needed data and the EXACT keywords needed, it would take FOREVER to find it in a massive unindexed heap of mess like that. So this was clearly more a technomage deal more than actually being a scientist, really.
It would be worth grabbing, but it wouldn't make her creations better. And unless it was being used or somehow connected to Sarah directly, it won't necessarily work depending on the Jump. And might fail when she moves on to the NEXT Jump.
Sigh, if you want to be scientific magic then commit! Give her remote machine access or temporary electronic summoning or something, not an ability tied to her having a computer in her pocket. That seemed a bit lame.
Like, sure. Her ECHO System WAS both her user interface AND her personal computer, and Adam had modified it whenever bored or inspired over their journey… But that was such a bummer! Embrace the magic, Kim Possible! Sigh.
So she would have spent either 350cp (Leaving 150cp and the global google search behind) or, if she wanted to afford the magic info query ability? She'd spend all points mostly with only 50cp to spare and she would miss out on the odd {Hotwiring: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} skill to force hardware to do odd things with sorcerous software.
If she was going to go for skipping the instant search thing, Sarah would also be able to give up the sickly appearance drawback, so either way? That was about 50cp to work with. On something.
Not on much though. Let's see, 50cp could be spent on… Uh. {Holo-Jumper: 100cp, Scientist -50cp}? Basically magical holographic emitter drones. Flying disks that Adam or an AI could operate, which was… Well, Sarah could build something like that NOW, for free.
A communication device? Ha! Grappling hook? She could fly AND teleport. And make portals now. Super glue grenade? Who the hell was stupid enough to spend money on a CONSUMABLE gadget!? Sheesh!
The other budget items were the emotional manipulation device, which seemed morally questionable and ethically dubious. And when it came to reprogramming people into your servants, slaves, or family members? Rick and Morty had that covered. VERY covered.
Yeah, that wasn't super tempting. Most of those options would just make life more convenient… Like very, VERY slightly more convenient. Can't hack it? She could just [[Harvest]] the mess and have Adam 'Research' it to death.
And as for the magic or reality warping effects? Meh. Been there, done that.
And while it was mildly humorous to show up to a college somewhere and be a super sexual exhibitionist to make crowds of people go through embarrassment and blue screen some hormonal minds… Kim Possible was still in high school. Her whole story, according to Adam, happened when she was 15 or something.
So being FORCED to take off her pants in front of underage near-adults? Nah. And it would get old fast ANYWAY as well as emotionally confusing for the various surprise audiences. Though, if she gave up on the Super Google power… She COULD get rid of the pantsing requirement? And just look near death all the time?
Yeah, still not worth all that mess AND being forced to go back to high school.
On the other hand, the Dragonball Xenoverse Document and attached meta-data was just confusing. "Adam, why is this so.. Fragmented?"
He sighed. <<Dragonball Xenoverse is about two villains messing with time, I think… Or they are heroes? Anti-heros? Fixing the timeline? Anyway, even if it WAS close to the original source material it wouldn't matter much. Lots of 'revisiting' famous battles in the Dragon Ball universes and ensuring certain people win or lose or that certain side characters survive or die, lots of time shenanigans, and… Well, the reality is so warped I think some other Jumps turned it into a 'create your own fighter' multiplayer game? And a few 'pick your adventure' books, apparently.>>
Shit, she hated messing with time.
It was bad enough that some of these Jumps were running a relative timeline different from OTHER Jumps, and could theoretically reverse her actual age or cause her to age in a different direction than older or younger, and the whole mess of the Jump process going OUTSIDE of space and time and… Yeesh.
No, focus. "Give me a second."
Right, ignore that, and assume she can live with the drawbacks giving her +400cp. And now that she knew TIME TRAVEL was involved in this shit, taking away her ability to understand time seemed even MORE foolish, but… Let's give it a try.
And she got more and more horrified as she read further. "Half this mess just ensures I don't get shot when I show up to 'save the day' by punching everyone. Or give me cheats to make fights easier."
Adam hummed. <<Yep.>>
Her eye twitched. "Does {Let's fight again, Okay?: -200cp, Legendary Hero -100cp} literally brainwash people I beat up into being my friend!? The FUCK!?"
She eventually just shoved the data away. "It's a Jump where I can literally become a Goddess and the best stuff I can get that doesn't make me feel dirty in my soul is the god damn purchasable items."
Like seriously, a machine that can make mundane versions of any food she'd ever encountered? For free, ready to eat on a plate? The {Saiyan-Ready Rations: -200cp, (1 of 2 Discount Options) -100cp} was VERY tempting indeed! Saiyans could out eat a dozen people easily!
He sighed. <<Yeah, the backgrounds are stupid powerful and free and those items WERE tempting… But there is a REASON I want to avoid it.>> Adam pulled up a chart. <<It's all based on fights from the original Dragonball Series… And look at this guy.>>
Sarah blinked at the photo of a kid. "Alright?"
Adam hummed. <<This is Goku. His power level, at this age of about eleven, is 10. His people, the Saiyan race, were pretty much owned and controlled by ANOTHER far more powerful race entirely. THAT group of jerks sent the boy to Earth to kill everything and everyone when the local full moon rose, with the goals to sell the scraps left over as a neat planet for future customers to buy.>>
She admitted he was fairly cute for a doomsday weapon. "Daww, look at his wittle tail! And what's a power level?"
Adam sent a mental shrug. <<Basically? A measurement of the conceptual physical energies generated by a living being. Their 'physical might', which can be channeled into body enhancement, life extension, energy attacks, flight, reality warping, etc.>>
Sarah poked the image. "Is 10 a lot?"
He hummed. <<Normal people have less than one, and some powerful martial artists have a power level around like 10 to 20 or so. With elites ranging from 40 all the way up to like… 800? Maybe? When Goku was sent to earth, he was sort of used like a disposable shock trooper.>>
An image of a MASSIVE monkey showed up. No, it was an ape? <<When his species see the full moon, they unleash this bigger form of a combat monster. Goku's power level jumps up to around 100 or so, but more importantly? The Saiyan Ape form is durable as hell, regenerates, and causes mass damage. Sure, there were people on Earth who could knock him around… but kill him? Stop him? You'd need to know about his people's tail weakness AND get a bit lucky.>>
She whistled. "And EVERY Saiyan baby can do this!?"
He nodded. <<I did say he was a disposable weapon. No one even bothered to follow up his 'mission' for literal years later, he just didn't matter. Or his paperwork got lost. ANYWAY!>>
A new image showed up, a man covered in muscles and an easy going smile. <<Here is that same boy when he reached 23 years old.>>
Sarah blinked. "Damn. That guy's ripped as HELL!"
Adam pulled up a chart. <<After training for 11 years or so, he had gone from a power level of 10 to above 3,000,000. With a special 'Super Saiyan Mode' that bumped it up to 150,000,000 or more, although that really stressed his body and was hard to endure. It was around this time that he learned how to force reality to let him teleport by using his raw power to just convince all of existence that he was already somewhere else.>>
She just froze. "I'm sorry, what? He… He did what!?"
He hummed. <<Yeah, he was TRYING to learn a teleportation trick, but he actually just forced all of his dimensions to make small mistakes instead. Anyway, this was just the basic level of him reaching Super Saiyan. The other, more powerful super forms, like the second and third grade variants, are WAY stronger, not to mention the versions with God energy or… You get the point.>>
A flicker of an image showed up. <<And don't get me STARTED about the shit that happened when he hit 35 and had to fight an evil version of himself. And ALL Saiyans, even if they DON'T train, can easily live to be 200 years old. Without using any ki to extend their lifespan, which is super easy to do. Even without training, just living longer makes them grow slowly in power.>>
Sarah saw something… A golden creature fighting?
Adam sighed. <<That guy eventually reached insane power levels, over 1,500,000,000 or something? They stopped checking eventually, because even levels over 9,000 or so could make poorly made electronics explode trying to understand the energies involved.>>
He glared at the data. <<And even AFTER reaching levels of power where many Gods freaked out just being near the dude, he STILL got into fights where he lost or got beat down. ALL. THE. TIME.>>
Sarah gulped. "Ah. I see."
Right! "So tell me more about this awesome Final Fantasy 8 Jump! Bring up the Document!"
Hmm. "And will Gaia be there?"
Adam hummed. <<No, the Final Fantasy series each focus on worlds that are conceptually connected, that may share key features or icons or symbols, but most of the time they are in different ages or realities. Sometimes alternate versions of how reality could turn out. I don't even think this place has Materia, or even raw mako in the ground.>>
Huh. Welp, she had 600cp to spend! Let's see what we're working with!
No need to roll for location, she had that drawback putting her on a monster covered moon. Her new body would be… 16? Meh, she could work with that. As for backgrounds?
{Sorceress: -300cp} [Women empowered with fragments from the Great Hyne, the creator of humanity exiled by its creations. Wielders of True Magic, when a Sorceress is in full control of her powers she is one of the strongest beings on the planet. Feared for their power and actions taken by past Sorceresses, many are treated terribly and become twisted from neglect and abuse. Magic can cause the user to have odd traits, body parts, and marks, which will show when using her power. If male, purchasing this is a free gender swap.]
Oh. Oh yes! "Gonna go with Sorceress. Like, who WOULDN'T go for Sorceress!? What's with this 'nobody, fighter for nation, fighter for company, teacher, researcher, WINNER' option choice list anyway!?"
Adam chuckled. <<Going to complain about it?>>
Fuck no! This was WORTH -300cp! And it seemed that she would still have her silver hair and eyes, but her new 'Sorceress Trait' was an awesome tattoo network of softly glowing silver lines marking her skin and some sort of ghostly and sharp silver translucent bone wings showing from behind.
Sweet! And yeah, super evil looking, but damn!
Right, let's spend the rest wisely. First, the free stuff! And obviously the discounted options too.
{Limit Break: 0cp} [When you're at the end of your stamina and are ready to collapse in battle, you can activate a special move called a Limit Break. Utilizing true magic, which normal humans can only perform in this situation, you unleash a devastating attack of your own style and choosing! Flying sword or martial arts combos, magical spells, supernaturally accurate shots, huge energy beams, a combination of any of these, and more are just examples of what can be done with a Limit Break. Sorceresses are exempt from the need for a Limit Break to use their true magic, and magic from outside of this setting is also free from this restriction.]
Damn. Like… Damn! Oh yeah, being a Sorceress was just AWESOME! "Can I hook [[Limit Break]] into my [[Phase Pierce]] somehow?"
Adam poked a few things. <<How about this?>> An illusion popped up. <<I can funnel the powerup into slowing down time, increasing concentration, activating [[Phase Pierce]], and selecting your favorite sniper rifle which will generate an empowered energy construct copy to fire with. Would that do it??>>
Oh. Oh yes. "That. ALL of that. That looks so cool!" Ooh! "Can I make it fire Mr. McStabberson? Or change which gun it clones?"
Adam shifted the display. <<No to the bone spike bullets, not unless the sniper is custom designed to use Mr. McStabberson as ammo beforehand. But you should be able to pre-select which sniper gets cloned from your interface after we land in the Jump.>>
Oh this was going to rock! Right, focus.
{Intimidating: -100cp, Sorceress -50cp}, nah. Her raw power would probably cover that for free, waste of a purchase really. And the idiots that WOULDN'T be intimidated from her abilities were dumb enough to ignore most supernatural forces too, probably.
As for {Bewitching: -200cp, Sorceress -100cp}? Her Bad Ass perk ensured she would be the best Sorceress she could genetically be, and uh.
Sarah glanced at the theoretical image of her new silver marked body and her demonic bone wings.
Yeah, she was hot enough already. Damn, her girlfriends were going to love this!
Oh, HERE we go! {True Magic: Restricted Sorceress 0cp}! Uh. But it was long. Way too long. "Adam? Fix up the 'True Magic' wording for me?'
He grinned. <<Sure, but it won't help much. You can tell this Jump really loves that background from how chatty it gets. One second.>>
The document shifted:
{True Magic: Sorceress Restricted 0cp} [Everyone else in the world can only draw, store, and cast para-magic, the echoes of true power long lost. Yet every Sorceress not only can formulate True Magic, they each specialize in one field in particular. Choose any one element or other aspect of reality to focus your magic around. This doesn't forbid other magic, but includes your most powerful magic and conceptually enhances you. Examples include ice, force (non-elemental magic), space, and time. In addition, all Sorceresses are capable of; Telekinesis, Teleportation within a short range, Telepathy, Mind Control, Mental Possession. Animating Objects, Creating Barriers, Selective Material Phasing, Crafting Illusions, and Enhanced Strength and Endurance. Requires time and practice to master.]
Sarah blinked. "What. The. Fuck."
Adam laughed! <<I know! And it isn't mako or potential energy not yet manifested, it seems to be an internal 'reality adjustment' energy. Basically calling it mana for convenience and so you won't mix it up with mako, but in addition to however much power we got to work with from buying this? You WILL be able to convert mako into fuel for this new skill, and vice versa.>>
Damn. Like… Like damn. "This is like SUPER DUPER powerful. Holy shit."
It took a moment to calm down, really. "Uh. I'm going with Space magic. I use it all the time, I'm pretty sure [[Phase Pierce]] uses some of it to work, and it synergizes with portals and stuff. And I need it for my inventory, and my orbs that are connected to expanded spaces and… Yeah. Let's do the Space conceptual enhancement."
Adam hummed. <<Good, because I think the woman trying to take over reality is focused on Time or something similar, so going with a Space theme should really help you out.>>
Wait. "What?"
He waved it off mentally. <<Shh, I'm not even sure she's wrong to do so. There is so much fighting there that most of the economy is based off of combat now, and mercenary groups and whatnot. I mean, yeah the leadership don't like losing power to one lady from an abused background taking everything over, but they don't like elections or regime changes at the best of times anyway! Plus, this is a REALLY off the rails Jump, we can't judge shit till we get there.>>
Sarah tried to glare him into talking.
It wasn't very effective. "Fine."
Still, -300cp was WELL spent in her books, Sorceress was overpowered as HELL. That left 300cp to work with though, let's do this!
As she skipped down the list she did pause. "Uh… Would {Amnesia-Proof: 600cp, SeeD -300cp} prevent Drawbacks from working but still give me the points?"
Not that she could afford it, no way in HELL would she give up super duper True Magic bullshit.
He chuckled. <<No, but you have the Warehouse. We basically have that effect already thanks to the mental defenses, extra mind units and data units, and so forth.>>
Well, fair enough. She hummed as she went down the list.
{Actualization: -600cp, Sorceress -300cp} [Target a mind and you can crystallize their fears, beliefs and imagination into their image of a very powerful spirit or creature. This being works like a Guardian Force made flesh, far stronger than GFs usually are. It can exist indefinitely with no upkeep cost, fully capable of independent thought and completely under your control. If the targeted source is awed or frightened by this manifestation, they steadily empower it. You may physically Junction with it to temporarily become a monstrous form which increases the GF's powers and your magic. You gain understanding of this new body and skills, but can only have one of these creatures active at a time.]
Uh. Damn. Just. "Holy crap." That was BEYOND overpowered.
Adam checked her current focus. <<Ah, heads up on that one: Since you can't have companions or pets or whatever, I'll have to modify it to being a fusion with Shiva instead of someone's inner fears or clones of themselves or whatever. Otherwise we would have Sarah clones in all kinds of bodies EVERYWHERE and it would get very silly.>>
Was it wrong that she felt better knowing it was less unlimited now? "Not sure I'm going to take it really, it is neat but… I don't really need it? And I can just summon Shiva anyway, so this is really just a -300cp option to turn into a hybrid creature that's' half ice goddess and half demonic witch angel thing.
Which, again, would be hot… But not really super useful.
Still, freaking neat! "This Jump REALLY likes Sorcerers, doesn't it?"
Adam snorted. <<Damn right it does. Half the other big spending options just give the other Backgrounds a few magic options or try to make your own.>>
Oh really?
Sarah went back up to check. Hmm.
Here it was! {Sufficiently Analyzed Magic: -600, Scientist -300cp}! Too expensive with her Background option, but interesting. Still, being able to make yourself a pseudo-Sorceress didn't really measure up to conceptual enhancement and the laundry list of tacked on bonuses.
Idly she went back over the ability list again.
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} would let her get paperwork showing off how awesome she was in a field, plus related background information in fields normal people would have to study to get that far. Combat training wasn't interesting enough, nor magically knowing the rules, or having charisma perks.
An animal companion through {Combo-Dog: -200cp, Drop-In -100cp} was out the window sadly. Unless Shiva was into pet play? No, that would go kinky fast. And then nothing would get done. Nothing not kinky. Well, not TOO kinky...
Right, definitely summoning Shiva as soon as they hit the moon.
Back on topic!
{Mad Researcher: -200cp, Scientist -100cp} was (again) a HARD no. Mad didn't just mean 'awesome', it also meant turning yourself into a pickle. Or an onion, potato, radish… Rick had an odd amount of variation when it came to certain random decisions he made in his life.
She already had mind control, so no need to buy it. She didn't need a fan club, no one needed a fan club… Oh god, did she ALREADY HAVE a fan club!?
No, don't look it up. Adam is a troll, he would create fake evidence if she tried. And that was the argument she was going to stick to, despite any evidence to the contrary! Problem solved!
Denial aside, {Teaching Prodigy: 400cp, Instructor -200cp} might be worth it. Adam knew she had to teach people at random times, and some students did not want to learn. Ever. Just… slightly too expensive.
Damn 600cp Drawback cap to keep the Jump stable.
Again she sighed as she glanced at the out of reach option.
{Teaching Prodigy: 400cp, Instructor -200cp} [You're a teaching genius, capable of getting even the densest student to learn something, and theoretically even get straight A's! There's almost nothing you know that you can't teach, as long as it's knowledge based. Math, science, history, combat, magic, FTL space travel engineering designs, as long as it simply relies on knowing your stuff? You've perfected a method of expressing it to your students. You can improve a student's potential despite restrictions caused by intelligence or injury.]
Like, damn. That was near worth coming here for that skill alone, considering how teaching people forced one to understand their subjects VERY well, and Adam would be able to refine the Warehouse's collected information using what Sarah learned in the process.
Sometimes, just knowing the limits of what you understood was good enough to fix problems… And since Sarah would only be able to explain what she understood to others? She could have Adam detect big gaps in her information base that needed to be filled, and then get her to do research on it!
But still, awesome or not, unlimited power and magic was better.
Sigh.
Right, the cheap stuff didn't appeal and everything else was out of pocket range. There was 300cp to spend, what ya got Items and Equipment?
Free playing cards. Woo. Still, six free cards in a {Triple Triad Deck: 0cp} was… something? And there was a GF skill where your mind summon could convert monsters into Triple Triad cards, and another skill that converted cards into rare items… Maybe? Adam's notes were vague on the topic.
No idea how that would work either. Some sort of sympathetic magic resonance or something? Meh.
Some money, {Gil: -50cp}, nah. Hoverboard, Uniform, Dress? Nah. Oh, here we go! "Hey Adam, set my {Weapon: -100cp, First? 0cp} to Mr. McStabberson, alright?"
She ignored his confirmation. A personal Chocobo? Can't have pets/rides/friends/lovers coming along. Motorcycle or Car? Nah. Not for choice points, that was WAY too expensive. An assault boat? Ha!
After the tank that can go crazy (Why!?) everything else was above the pay rate. Hmm. "Hey, can I pick an ability more than once?"
Adam blinked. <<I mean, if you can afford it?>>
For a moment she paused.
She COULD get rid of a drawback or two… And that would be the logical, sane choice. It really, really would be, no question. No doubt.
On the other hand? Meh! Sanity is for losers!
Sarah grinned! Right, let's do this!
Jump: Final Fantasy 8.
Location: Moon. Age: 16.
{Amnesiac: +100cp} [In your childhood, you Junctioned the GF Shiva to yourself. You do not remember anything in your life that happened more than five years ago including any events before this jump, and you can not unequip her either. This effect is persistent for Jump duration: your memories will slowly erode, leaving only five years of memory to go on.]
{Witch Hunt: +200cp} [Burn the witch. It's something you'll hear quite often during your stay here, because you're widely known as and feared as an evil Sorceress. While the big players might not spend any effort going after you unless you do something threatening, they know of you, and are waiting for the moment when they're paid to assassinate you or when you do something that threatens their power. Townsfolk, on the other hand, will regularly attempt to run you out, chase you with guns, pitchforks, or any other weapon they have in hand to protect their hides. No doubt that will do it.]
{Lunar Cry: +300cp} [You're on the moon! At least it has a breathable atmosphere, but that's where the good news ends. The bad news is that the moon is completely coated in horrifyingly powerful monsters, enough that when they gather in one place? They overcome the satellite's gravity and descend to the planet below. This event is called a Lunar Cry, and it can blast a hole through a continent and is the source of all the monsters on the planet. It's also (theoretically) your only ticket off of the moon, but you'd have to survive being stuck inside a mass of deadly, hostile monsters.]
{Witch Hunt: +200cp} [Burn the witch. It's something you'll hear quite often during your stay here, because you're widely known as and feared as an evil Sorceress. While the big players might not spend any effort going after you unless you do something threatening, they know of you, and are waiting for the moment when they're paid to assassinate you or when you do something that threatens their power. Townsfolk, on the other hand, will regularly attempt to run you out, chase you with guns, pitchforks, or any other weapon they have in hand to protect their hides. No doubt that will do it.]
{Lunar Cry: +300cp} [You're on the moon! At least it has a breathable atmosphere, but that's where the good news ends. The bad news is that the moon is completely coated in horrifyingly powerful monsters, enough that when they gather in one place? They overcome the satellite's gravity and descend to the planet below. This event is called a Lunar Cry, and it can blast a hole through a continent and is the source of all the monsters on the planet. It's also (theoretically) your only ticket off of the moon, but you'd have to survive being stuck inside a mass of deadly, hostile monsters.]
{Sorceress: -300cp} [Women empowered with fragments from the Great Hyne, the creator of humanity exiled by its creations. Wielders of True Magic, when a Sorceress is in full control of her powers she is one of the strongest beings on the planet. Feared for their power and actions taken by past Sorceresses, many are treated terribly and become twisted from neglect and abuse. Your body is marked with the glowing silver of power, as bone white hair displays your journey while your silver eyes see beyond the here and now. Skeletal ghost wings grant the touch of the unknown.]
{Limit Break: 0cp} [When you're at the end of your stamina and are ready to collapse in battle, you can activate a special move called a Limit Break. Utilizing true magic, you unleash a devastating attack of your own style! By accelerating your cognitive rate and mental processing skills you seem to slow down time, and generate a magical clone of a powerful sniping weapon to smash a target or targets without concern for defenses, armor, spells, psionic diversions, or illusions. Has a significant range.]
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} [You have a degree proving that you are a scientist of a particular field. With it comes all the knowledge and experience inherent in spending several years with your nose in the books, studying for the next big test. Selected field of hard science to be a specialist in, which comes with general experience in related fields: Physics.]
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} [You have a degree proving that you are a scientist of a particular field. With it comes all the knowledge and experience inherent in spending several years with your nose in the books, studying for the next big test. Selected field of hard science to be a specialist in, which comes with general experience in related fields: Chemistry.]
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} [You have a degree proving that you are a scientist of a particular field. With it comes all the knowledge and experience inherent in spending several years with your nose in the books, studying for the next big test. Selected field of hard science to be a specialist in, which comes with general experience in related fields: Biology.]
{True Magic: Sorceress Restricted 0cp} [Everyone else in the world can only draw, store, and cast para-magic, the echoes of true power long lost. Yet every Sorceress not only can formulate True Magic, they each specialize in one field in particular. You are the very ideal of Space itself! This doesn't forbid other magic, but includes your most powerful magic and conceptually enhances you. All Sorceresses are also capable of; Telekinesis, Teleportation within a short range, Telepathy, Mind Control, Mental Possession. Animating Objects, Creating Barriers, Selective Material Phasing, Crafting Illusions, and Enhanced Strength and Endurance. Requires time and practice to master.]
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} [You have a degree proving that you are a scientist of a particular field. With it comes all the knowledge and experience inherent in spending several years with your nose in the books, studying for the next big test. Selected field of hard science to be a specialist in, which comes with general experience in related fields: Physics.]
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} [You have a degree proving that you are a scientist of a particular field. With it comes all the knowledge and experience inherent in spending several years with your nose in the books, studying for the next big test. Selected field of hard science to be a specialist in, which comes with general experience in related fields: Chemistry.]
{Certified Scientist: -100cp, Scientist 0cp} [You have a degree proving that you are a scientist of a particular field. With it comes all the knowledge and experience inherent in spending several years with your nose in the books, studying for the next big test. Selected field of hard science to be a specialist in, which comes with general experience in related fields: Biology.]
{True Magic: Sorceress Restricted 0cp} [Everyone else in the world can only draw, store, and cast para-magic, the echoes of true power long lost. Yet every Sorceress not only can formulate True Magic, they each specialize in one field in particular. You are the very ideal of Space itself! This doesn't forbid other magic, but includes your most powerful magic and conceptually enhances you. All Sorceresses are also capable of; Telekinesis, Teleportation within a short range, Telepathy, Mind Control, Mental Possession. Animating Objects, Creating Barriers, Selective Material Phasing, Crafting Illusions, and Enhanced Strength and Endurance. Requires time and practice to master.]
{Triple Triad Deck: 0cp} [You receive six level 1 cards depicting common monsters used to play the most popular card game in the world, Triple Triad.]
She smirked! "Ha! Now THAT will not only help my robotic and biological databases, but hopefully let us skip a bunch of tests trying to find out how reality is different when we show up in the new Jump! Hopefully. Probably."
Would that have worked if she WAS a Scientist? Could she have gotten all the hard sciences for free? No, probably only the first one got the discounts. Still, something to keep in mind for the future.
Then her gaze caught on something.
Sarah just… Stared at the bottom of the list. "I know I shouldn't complain about free stuff, but what the hell is up with me getting six cards for a gambling game? Is it like… super important or something? Are the six cards special, or unique?"
Adam sent a mental shrug. <<Not really. Some... Well, lots of people like to play it I guess?>>
Huh. Well, at least she was ready to go!
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so are they going to final fantasy 7, 8 or 9?
the chapter seems confused
the chapter seems confused
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