Mara's Unfortune Procrastination Habits
Crap, I had a lot of free time today. But instead of continuing to write the update. I got distracted by YouTube. Here's another sidestory about this predicament written in an IC way.

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Oh God, it's almost midnight and she hasn't submitted her essay! This is bad, really bad. Huh? A notification from Heis?


Heis's Chat said:
Mara, have you submitted your essay, yet?

Unfortunately, I haven't. I got distracted by an ARG rabbit hole I got into.

Um, I'm reading this magical girl quest, I guess. All the while trying to make sure I comfort Justin enough. At least, I hope so...

Um right, I'm just going to close this. Yeah, bye.

See you later, Mara!
 
03: Going To The Car (Part 2)
OOC: Sorry for the absence of an update last week! Procrastination got in the way... Voting will open after I post Justin's and Naila's info.​

Edit 1: Viewing BB code for some reason makes the spacings... disappear. I readded them, of course.

Edit 2: Added a line near the end.

Edit 3: Rewrite the vote for the update after a helpful critique. Thanks, @Nevill!

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As Mara guides everyone to the car with the phone. He realizes that Justin hasn't scratched him for some reason. He's pretty heavy too because of the whe-.

"Go right! 1 more turn to go!" Oh, it looks like there's a fork in the road. He's usually not like this, but the recent events make him think about many things.
Coin Flip: Tails: Yes, Heads: No... Result = Heads
"Go right again!" Pointing her hands while speaking... Classic Mara.



Seeing the car is a relief. But it's creepy seeing it in a fog like this. Naila also helps a bit with going here. She runs fast, but not so fast that I'm the one being dragged. Is that even normal?

Regardless, Heis and I put our pets in the backseats before going to the car ourselves.

"Wh-," I interrupted him. There's no time for questions. We need to pray to God to stop this madness.

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No time to ask questions. Let's just get to the mosque as quickly as possible," Heis nods and starts the car.



Being carried by your owner is not fun at all. The only reason you didn't scratch him is this... thing going on. At least he ensures he handles the thing that allows you to walk properly. You will scratch him if he handles it improperly.
Complaining might kill you...
Now, you're in the same seat as that dog with your owner and his friend driving you... somewhere. You don't know what to think about at this point.



Naila doesn't know what to do now that she's sitting with him. On one hand, Naila trusts her owner enough to know that she's going to pray to God to help her overcome her problems like she always does. Which only helps with the problem.

On the other hand, Naila feels uncomfortable sitting with him even with his wheelchair. Naila doesn't feel safe at all. But Naila supposes she's fine since he hasn't attacked Naila yet.


Event Roll: 81
Driving while there's a thick fog around can be dangerous. But manageable as long as he's being cautious. He's also thankful for God by the fact that nothing happens or any-

"Heis, stop the car!" Mara suddenly shouts? He stops the car.



"Heis, stop the car!" I quickly shout. Heis stopped the car which I'm grateful for, like always.

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What's wrong, Mara? Did you see anything?" I'm thankful that he isn't joking. Seeing as the situation is serious right now.

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I saw two something or someone lying on the ground. It's difficult to fully see things when the fog is obscuring them, though." I wish that's not the case though. I don't want to be involved in a trap.

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Should we go there and pick them up or help them? What if it's a trap?" It seems that Heis also believes it could be a trap. It's unfortunate, I wish we could maintain a more positive mindset.

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Hmm, let me think." There's got to be something I can do. Maybe I should pray to God first...



Heis:
[] Investigate them with his weapon at ready.
-[] Make Justin help him. (Maybe he can smell their scent from afar or something?)

[] Drive the car and avoid hitting them. Avoiding them in general.
-[] Tell Mara to give him his phone so that he can mark this spot on the map. (He doesn't think that giving Mara his phone to allow him to carry Justin is a good idea anymore.)

[] Ram them via his car. (Maybe he should buy a flamethrower for when this happens again.) This... what if they're innocent? Murder is a sin... He can't...

[] Pray to God for an answer. Gives a clue. Prevents negative thinking.

Mara:
[] Investigate them... with my weapon at ready. I'm not dumb. (There is a slim chance it's just items.)

-[] Have Mara help me. (I trust her enough that she can help me... hopefully.)

[] Tell Heis to evade them. (Simple, I like it.)
-[] Mark the coordinates on Heis's phone before continuing.
Kindness: Empathetic (4)

[] Ram them- (Nope, not happening. They could be injured people for all she knows.)

[] Pray to God Save Point. If anybody innocent dies, rewinds.

Justin:
[]
If your owner called for your help, assist in support with identifying something? (Your owner will explain it to you, you guess.)

[] If your owner called for your help, prepare and assist in combat. You would probably need to release that... thing though. No, not the dog. They're different.

-[] Otherwise, take a nap in the car at the most uncomfortable place possible.

-[] Otherwise, be as tense as possible in case something happens.

Naila:
[]
If Naila's owner called Naila. Prepare and get ready for scanning. Naila can't wait to help her identify her target. She can't tell Naila otherwise!

[] If Naila's owner called Naila. Prepare and get ready for combat. Naila needs to be serious about this. She can't tell Naila otherwise!

-[] Otherwise, calculate and sit in the most uncomfortable position possible.

-[] Otherwise, be ready in case anything bad happens.
 
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Okay, I'll articulate this because of the 'First Quest' tag.

There is an obvious problem of lacking the voting options besides the write-ins. It's the equivalent of throwing a player overboard, "You are free to swim wherever you want, all the sea is yours." We don't know these characters, we don't know what is in- or out- of character for them, and I have no idea what the pets are supposed to do, much less ones with voices in their heads.

It's going to be a while before you can be sure the players understand the rules enough to work within the framework you envision for your story, and until then you must be the driving force behind the story giving it some direction and steering the narrative in the general direction you want it to go.

I know there was an attempt to prompt the players into being creative, "you think you see something in the fog, what do?", but you are way early with giving us free reign. My reaction as a player to a situation like 'you have just escaped something and you don't even know what, the soil is alive, and there is fog obscuring your vision; you see something lying on the road, what do you do?' would be 'RAM IT THROUGH CARMAGEDDON-STYLE AND GET OUT ZE FLAMMENWERFER :rage:', but it is clearly beyond the characters as they have been portrayed so far.

I am not saying providing options will solve all problems the quest has, but it might help it run for longer.
 
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[] Ram them via his car. (Maybe he should buy a flamethrower for when this happens again.)
Tempting, tempting.

[x] Drive the car and avoid hitting them. Avoiding them in general.
-[x] Tell Mara to give him his phone so that he can mark this spot on the map. (He doesn't think that giving Mara his phone to allow him to carry Justin is a good idea anymore.)

[x] Pray to God Save Point. If anybody innocent dies, rewinds.

[x] If your owner called for your help, assist in support with identifying something? (Your owner will explain it to you, you guess.)
-[x] Otherwise, take a nap in the car at the most uncomfortable place possible.

[x] If Naila's owner called Naila. Prepare and get ready for scanning. Naila can't wait to help her identify her target. She can't tell Naila otherwise!
-[x] Otherwise, be ready in case anything bad happens.
 
[X] Drive the car and avoid hitting them. Avoiding them in general.
-[X] Tell Mara to give him his phone so that he can mark this spot on the map. (He doesn't think that giving Mara his phone to allow him to carry Justin is a good idea anymore.)

[X] Pray to God Save Point. If anybody innocent dies, rewinds.

[X] If your owner called for your help, assist in support with identifying something? (Your owner will explain it to you, you guess.)
-[X] Otherwise, take a nap in the car at the most uncomfortable place possible.

[X] If Naila's owner called Naila. Prepare and get ready for scanning. Naila can't wait to help her identify her target. She can't tell Naila otherwise!
-[X] Otherwise, be ready in case anything bad happens.
 
Well, let's do this. Sorry to bother you people. I will also call people who are interested in the quest. If you don't want me to do this again, tell me.

I dont blame you! I've been close to the same place with my own quest, so I admire your tenacity to ping
I'm gonna try and get caught up today, I've been procrastinating on reading quests, which means I keep missing voting periods =w=;;
 
The Third Voting Ends
Avoiding them and marking it for later. I see...

----‐-------------------------------Vote Closed-------------------------------------
Heading to the Mosque, let's see where this goes.​

Scheduled vote count started by PetroleumMedium! on Jan 21, 2024 at 9:23 AM, finished with 7 posts and 2 votes.

  • [x] Drive the car and avoid hitting them. Avoiding them in general.
    -[x] Tell Mara to give him his phone so that he can mark this spot on the map. (He doesn't think that giving Mara his phone to allow him to carry Justin is a good idea anymore.)
    [x] Pray to God Save Point. If anybody innocent dies, rewinds.
    [x] If your owner called for your help, assist in support with identifying something? (Your owner will explain it to you, you guess.)
    -[x] Otherwise, take a nap in the car at the most uncomfortable place possible.
    [x] If Naila's owner called Naila. Prepare and get ready for scanning. Naila can't wait to help her identify her target. She can't tell Naila otherwise!
    -[x] Otherwise, be ready in case anything bad happens.
 
Looks like the update's delayed again. Sorry for the disappointment. I did some homework before this, so I didn't have time to make the update.
As a bonus, after posting the update. I would like to polish up Mara's Unfortunate Procrastination Habits. I saw some improvements to the thing since I rushed it up.
 
The update's going to be written today or tomorrow, probably... Yeah, this is definitely my first quest.

Good News though, I'll be trying to commission a logo for this quest before the membership goes down!

Edit: I have finished Heis's first section of the update today. Yay!
 
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