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Powers Quest (Original/The Gamer) [Sort-of Hiatus]

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[X] Call Jin, see what's happening with the plumbing.

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It's entirely possible to go through the whole quest without once engaging in combat and keeping your criminal doings secret from law enforcement and heroic powers if you want,
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I now want a Teflon coating build. Nothing we are ever accused of sticks, it just slides right off of us.
 
Damn it Zenny, you're making me look bad with this update speed. Well, making me look worse.

[X] Call Jin, see what's happening with the plumbing.
 
oh gee i wonder what's winning

Update tonight! Probably not a double bill this time, but we'll see how quickly any votes come in. Not sure about tomorrow by the way, but definitely no update on Halloween, I'm working overtime and then heading out to a Halloween event.

Edit: No update tonight, sorry, I literally can't move, and there's so way I'm writing an update on my mobile. Ow.
 
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    Clearly, with your silver tongue and sterling vocabulary, the best task for you is checking in with Jin and seeing what's happening with the plumbing. Bottled water or having to go elsewhere for hygiene necessities is a pain in the ass, and the faster it's solved, the better.

    Pulling your OrionPlus phone out - playboy billionaire Alejandro Orion may have been a dumbass, but his company's tech is always top-notch - you dial her number and wait for the few seconds it takes for her to pick up. Sometimes you think Jin's superglued to her phone, the way she's attached to it.

    "Mh?"

    "Hey, Jin!" Bright and bubbly voice in full flow, you lean against a cleaned patch of wall and revel in the beauty that is 'leadership' and 'management' and means you're not actually doing any work yourself right now. "Heard you're sorting out the plumbing right now. How's it going?"

    "Mn."

    Sounds good, but you might as well make sure. "You found someone already? What kind of price are we talking?"

    "... Mmm."

    ... That sounds less good. You frown, dread rising as you remember past... incidents. "Jin. Are you threatening some poor guy to do our plumbing? Have you got your knives out again?"

    "... ... nnn..."

    You've never heard a shiftier grunty-thing-noise. Heaving a sigh, you reach up and pinch the bridge of your nose, reminding yourself that as occasionally psychotic (and regularly sadistic) as Jin is, she's still a good friend and loyal member of the gang. Plus, she often brings cupcakes to share, and who can resist those? "Jin, stop threatening the guy, okay? We can pay - well, we'll be able to pay by the time he comes. Probably. Just make sure he isn't going to report us to anyone, and arrange a time for him to come in. I'll talk to him then about payment and stuff. Got it?"

    "Hgn."

    "NO. No cutting, no stabbing, no slicing, no dicing."

    "Mm~"

    The sneak, looking for loopholes. "And no fire."

    "!"

    Pleased with your authoritative decisions, you end the call, before regretting that you didn't tell her to pick up some doughnuts on the way back. Aw, well.
    New Quest!
    Convince the plumber to get your base's plumbing functional, any way you can!
    REWARD: 25% to level up, new title based on method of persuasion, improved base.
    FAILURE: ???
    Accept/Deny
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    Hitting accept, you put your phone away and relax, taking a minute to consider exactly what's going on. It's pretty obvious that unless someone's messing with you, you've developed powers. That's... highly uncommon, but not massively rare. Maybe 1% of people have a power, though most people's are utterly useless, or barely noticeable. Yours, however, seems to be highly obvious - to you, at least - and looks like it'll steadily become more and more useful, if you've got this... advanced speed-learning thing going on.

    Quests. Well, you're not really the hero type, or you wouldn't be a gang-leader, so the typical idea of quests being heroic things is obviously out. After all, along with your friends, the gang's aim is to
    [ ] take over the city as the main criminal force.
    -[ ] why?
    [ ] take over the city as the ONLY criminal force.
    -[ ] why?
    [ ] get rich.
    [ ] get famous.
    [ ] get revenge/justice for (write in).
    [ ] have pure, sheer FUN.
    [ ] write in.
    {This does NOT lock you out of motives/aims changing later on}

    That done, you
    [ ] go back down and help Gregor and Xiang with the communal furniture.
    [ ] help Kelly and Mike with the rust.
    [ ] head to your room - you have an idea for testing your new powers...
    -[ ] write in
    [ ] write in different plan
     
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    • [X] have pure, sheer FUN.
    Obviously correct choice is obviously correct.

    [X] head to your room - you have an idea for testing your new powers...
    -[X] You feel an urge to cackle. Bad singer, huh? You'll show them! With this accelerated learning power, you'll be the best singer anyone's ever heard in no time!
    --[X] In other words, practice your painfully awful singing until it isn't painfully awful. Or is painful enough to be used as a weapon. Either or.
     
    [X] You liked idea of that Extra Terrestrial Combat Unit. X-Com. How about you do something like that but with mafia. Improve a base on your own with crazy crafting skills, best idea
    [X] head to your room - you have an idea for testing your new powers...
    -[X] You feel an urge to cackle. Bad singer, huh? You'll show them! With this accelerated learning power, you'll be the best singer anyone's ever heard in no time!
    --[X] In other words, practice your painfully awful singing until it isn't painfully awful. Or is painful enough to be used as a weapon. Either or.
     
    [X] take over the city as the ONLY criminal force.
    [X] have pure, sheer FUN.

    [X] help Kelly and Mike with the rust.

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    [X] take over the city as the ONLY criminal force.
    [X] have pure, sheer FUN.

    [X] help Kelly and Mike with the rust.
     
    [X] Your, and your gang's, eventual aim, is to be able to not have to do shit. You'd like to get to the point where you don't have to do anything you don't want to, and don't have to deal with authority like police, government, heroes, or other gangs.

    [X] go back down and help Gregor and Xiang with the communal furniture.
     
    [X] have pure, sheer FUN.


    [X] head to your room - you have an idea for testing your new powers...
    -[X] You feel an urge to cackle. Bad singer, huh? You'll show them! With this accelerated learning power, you'll be the best singer anyone's ever heard in no time!
    --[X] In other words, practice your painfully awful singing until it isn't painfully awful. Or is painful enough to be used as a weapon. Either or.
     
    [X] Your, and your gang's, eventual aim, is to be able to not have to do shit. You'd like to get to the point where you don't have to do anything you don't want to, and don't have to deal with authority like police, government, heroes, or other gangs.

    [X] head to your room - you have an idea for testing your new powers...
    -[X] You feel an urge to cackle. Bad singer, huh? You'll show them! With this accelerated learning power, you'll be the best singer anyone's ever heard in no time!
    --[X] In other words, practice your painfully awful singing until it isn't painfully awful. Or is painful enough to be used as a weapon. Either or.
     
    [X] Your, and your gang's, eventual aim, is to be able to not have to do shit. You'd like to get to the point where you don't have to do anything you don't want to, and don't have to deal with authority like police, government, heroes, or other gangs.

    [X] go back down and help Gregor and Xiang with the communal furniture.
     
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