It Takes An Eldritch Entity... (A Child Raising Quest)

[X] Offer your child their portable storage device -- or "backpack."
[X] Take the time to cleanse yourself. You do not believe it is customary for humans to be covered in their life fluids.

Humans tend to like being clean. They are more receptive to certain types of affection—like hugs and headpats—when the affection-giver is clean.
 
Hm, there's another wrinkle we'll have to consider: if she was part of a cult, and that cult is still around, they might contact us/try to rope us into whatever they are doing. And if they find out we're an eldritch entity, they might make themselves a nuisance.

Worst comes to worst , we can just turn them into furniture.

Child would be happy for a new stasis receptacle bed.
I am sure of it. (Especially one that always stays at body temperature ....)
 
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[X] Offer your child their portable storage device -- or "backpack."
[X] Take the time to cleanse yourself. You do not believe it is customary for humans to be covered in their life fluids.
 
[X] Offer your child their portable storage device -- or "backpack."
[X] Take the time to cleanse yourself. You do not believe it is customary for humans to be covered in their life fluids.
 
Voting Closed. Winners:

[X] Offer your child their portable storage device -- or "backpack."
[X] Take the time to cleanse yourself. You do not believe it is customary for humans to be covered in their life fluids.
 
[X] Offer your child their portable storage device -- or "backpack."
[X] Take the time to cleanse yourself. You do not believe it is customary for humans to be covered in their life fluids.
 
You meet a metallic human.
[X] Offer your child their portable storage device -- or "backpack."

"...thanksgottagobye!"

Your child leaves with considerable haste.

You are tempted to follow after them -- but no. Your child needs the experience.

They will be fine. They have performed well in the past. No injuries to speak of.

They will be fine.



[X] Take the time to cleanse yourself. You do not believe it is customary for humans to be covered in their life fluids.

The cleansing apparatus -- or the "shower" -- is located in a small domicile that includes a "toilet", a "sink", several storage devices, and a "mirror".

It is a small, glass chamber with which you are intended to stand in, with a singular metal hose installed above it. A single crank is embedded into the non-glass wall of the chamber; it is a device that allows you to manipulate the temperature and velocity of the liquids that spew from the hose.

Two cloths are provided, one big and one small, along with a single scented bar of fat.

Human Biology Roll: 17 + 25 (Human Biology [Lvl10] = 42.

Your knowledge of human biology gives you insight on the cleansing devices provided, as well as the exact process needed to cleanse yourself.

You step into the chamber and turn the crank to its hottest setting, allowing the shower's liquids to remove the life fluids coating your skin and outer clothing. The scented bar -- or "soap" according to your knowledge -- is repeatedly applied to various areas of your gifted form. The liquids cleanse you once more and you repeat this process several times until the life fluids are completely removed.

You leave the shower. You are now coated with the liquid known as "water". It will evaporate in time.

You notice movement and look up. Your gifted form's reflection manifests within the mirror. You examine it.

What do you look like?

[X] Write in...


A satisfactory form.

It could use more eyes and mouths -- perhaps a tendril or two -- but overall, it is easily manageable.

You appreciate the gift given -- even if you are not satisfied with your gift giver's actions. Harming, potentially sacrificing their child just to please you --

Distasteful.

You remove the thoughts from your mind. It will do you no good to dwell on what used to be, rather than what is. You have been given a new form, and with it a child. That is what is most important --

You hear something impact the entrance door several times. Not an attack, your gifted memories indicate, but a greeting.

"Yo! Sally!" Several more impacts. "Ya gonna open up or what? We got business to take care of!"

Sally.

It is your gift giver's name, and the title associated with your new form. The name that defines your temporary existence.

You are now Sally and thus, this human's greeting is one that you must answer for.

You open the door.

"Finally, I -- Lux's sake girl, what happened to you? Why're you all wet?"

A human male examines you. He is covered in various metals, many of which are embedded into his skin. "Whatever, doesn't matter. Listen, we got ourselves a problem. Lil' Max's been talkin' to the police, gettin' real shifty since the last job. Me and the rest of the boys think he's gonna squeal, so we want you to give him a little talkin' to. See if ya can change his mind before things get messy. You in?"

Human Brain Recall Roll: 11.

You do not know what this metallic human is referring to.

[X] "My apologies. I am unaware as to what you are referring to. Perhaps you have the wrong existence?"
[X] "I will require further explanation before I can make any agreements. Will you provide?"
[X] "I will lend my assistance -- though I am unsure as to what is required of me."
[X] Close the door.
[X] Write in...



A/N: For whatever reason, the dice hate you. Guess they want you to go in blind.
 
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Well, fishing for information is the one I am tempted on choosing. But that raises the suspicion meter so I am a bit weary of choosing it.

Also tempted to just close the door and just focus on trying to be the best parent we can, but the thing may explode with us in the blast radius.

So, what to do?
 
[X] "and was covered in blood like his Mom"
[X] This form is very demasculating. Compared to the "Giver", you're a clumsy. Unacceptable.
I hope we can replicate what Ruby did in last quest. Let her "remember" how to "control her facial muscles."

[X] Approval Nod.
-[X] Turns to one of his powers of negotiation, investigations or personality control. Try to solve the problem without being seen.

I may be repeating myself, but what's wrong with our cubes? They just keep getting worse and worse.

It's like we don't have a powerful being in a mortal body, but just an incapable character with a personality disorder. At this rate, we'll soon finish the quest because we'll fail it.

What's up with the RWBY quest, by the way? Is it frozen?
 
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[X] This form is a bit 'shady' as one might call it.


[X] Approval Nod.
-[X] Turns to one of his powers of negotiation, investigations or personality control. Try to solve the problem without being seen.
 
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{X] This form is a bit 'shady' as one might call it.
need to fix your first bracket, like so:

[X] This form is a bit 'shady' as one might call it.
[X] "and was covered in blood like his Mom"

[X] "I will require further explanation before I can make any agreements. Will you provide?"
[X] Close the door.
 
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I hope we can replicate what Ruby did in last quest. Let her "remember" how to "control her facial muscles."

I honestly hope we don't.
Let it be something we have to learn to live with instead of just undoing it.
Plus, the readers both here and on SpaceBattles 90% of the time go for the diplomatic options. It's way more interesting to have it be "denied" to us and have to think for other solutions.

Also:
[X] This form is a bit 'shady' as one might call it.
[X] Close the door.
 
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[X] This form is very demasculating. Compared to the "Giver", you're a clumsy. Unacceptable.

[X] Approval Nod.
-[X] Turns to one of his powers of negotiation, investigations or personality control. Try to solve the problem without being seen.
 
I honestly hope we don't.
Let it be something we have to learn to live with instead of just undoing it.
Plus, the readers both here and on SpaceBattles 90% of the time go for the diplomatic options. It's way more interesting to have it be "denied" to us and have to think for other solutions.
Seconding. I'd be fine with it, but Sally being double-plus-unhere is half the quest. Turning that clock backwards shouldn't even be possible without a major cost.
 
Voting Closed. Winners:

[X] "and was covered in blood like his Mom"
[X] "I will require further explanation before I can make any agreements. Will you provide?"
 
Right now if our character does do facial expressions, I would like it if it would be very Hexadecimal from ReBoot-esque where the instant you lose line of sight her face just "snaps" from one position to the next.
Ooh, or maybe it could be overly literal. Like, "moving your eyes up" shifting her skull structure to have her eyes on her forehead, or "grinning from ear to ear" splitting her cheeks apart.

Chaos and Corruption, tally ho!
 
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