Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
To be fair, he just blew up a god damn building.
Through the Astral Sea
- Thread starter Nightingale
- Start date
- Original
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Was that not clear?
At least as destructive as he was shown to be in the last update? Especially since explosions don't necessarily need to be enormous to get through a wall.
And as for the second point, I am aware of that, which is why him disengaging and rendesvousing with the rest is right there in the plan.
Again, we know basically nothing, and the odds of Sam telling us anything useful if we asked are basically zero, from what we've seen thus far, and the vote is to float the idea and see if it is viable, not to just do it.
Nightingale
Lord Tickle-Toes
- Location
- Beyond the Sea
Alrighty kids, I'm closing the votes. I'll be writing it up either today or tomorrow depending. Depends on how many muffins I manage to shove into my mouth over the next two hours.
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
"Munch! Munch! Munch!"
Intro VI
Nightingale
Lord Tickle-Toes
- Location
- Beyond the Sea
First off- holy fuck mothering fuck am i late to posting this.
Second, apologies for the lateness of this. Both me and Sendi have been busy over the last month, and this kinda slipped into the back of our heads. Hopefully y'all stick around because it's only just getting weirder from here.
Anyways, enjoy~
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You deliberate for a moment as a lightbulb appears over your head. Which makes you lose your train of thought as the light is very bright. Shooing the lightbulb away, it sulks off into the other room as Sam speaks up. "Shoulda mentioned that my place is haunted by a poltergeist, huh?" He smirks, and his infuriating smirk reminds you of what you were thinking about.
"So I've witnessed Sendi's raw destructive power, why doesn't he simply create a distraction while the rest of us blow in and grab the money, and then he can rendezvous with us when we depart or if it gets too hot for him?" You ask, the train of logic you're riding apparently going a lot faster than all of your compatriots, as they simply stare at you.
"You're joking right?" Fang asks, her snakey eyes hungrily looking at you and sighing. Well either that or planning your demise.
It was more than likely a sigh, given, she a moment later she looks away, eying Sam with a glint of worry as he drops to his knee's. His face is red and he's trying desperately to maintain his composure as he laughs like a maniac. Apparently, something is funny...
Sendi is the next to speak, though to Sam instead of you. "Sam, did you tell Maria absolutely anything about this?" He asks, the hint of annoyance in his tone almost palpable. You're honestly surprised he's sticking up for you. At this point, you've gotten used to Sam neglecting to tell you literally anything, but you oftentimes forget that he doesn't have the same "courtesy" for other people, who are much less tolerant of his antics.
"Nope! I haven't told her a damn thing...." He chokes out, much to your annoyance and to that of everyone else as Sam drops even lower on his knees. You kinda hope he dies of asphyxiation, but then again, you also feel that's too kind of a fate for him. Rolling her eyes and looking in your direction again, Fang starts talking.
"So what you need to know for now is that two things are a little different for 'acquisitionists' here in the Sea. Firstly, money is tight, as the economy is kinda rigidly monitored, and the harbor is only active about a third of the year. Secondly, since manpower can be relatively unreliable here, and electronics are absolutely useless against some magics, Banks, and other places employ a different means of security. They're creatures of immense speed and ferocity, kind of like flying piranha. Security firms control them through an experimental frequency which inhibits them, the same frequency the white devil stole for us." She finishes, and looks at Thomas, as if the brief explanation tired her out.
Picking up where she left off, Thomas sits up and scowls. "The Security is just as likely to eat a bank attendant as they are an intruder, but what Fang forgot to mention is that the frequency we stole only works on about two-thirds of the Security. We have Sendi for that last third." He mutters, casting a look at Sendi as he does so, who sits quietly watching the whole proceedings, before raising his hand curtly. Nodding at Sendi, Thomas looks down at his phone. Hope it's waterproof...
"One last thing. The justice system here is a little beefier than you might be used to. Every single city worker in this city knows how to bend Astral energy in at least minor ways. So they all have a trick up their sleeves. Which is why an actual assault on them is plain suicide, even for me. And then there are the Hunters..." As he says this, there is a collective shudder around the room. You assume that to mean the Hunters are worse than demons from hell to an Acquisitionist.
Sam recovers from his little fit and stands, clearing his throat. "Anyhow, since you've been brought up to speed and know absolutely everything there is to know about this city, how about we get this show on the road and make us some cash?" He says, gesturing to Thomas and grabbing his mask. As everyone stands and grabs their masks, you clutch yours and glare at Sam. Sometimes you really wonder why you're friends. You wonder what that says about you.
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In the car, later
Soon, everyone piles into the not-at-all-suspicious-van-that-probably-has-bodies-in-the-back. Thomas, as any good water spirit should, drives to the bank, and Sam runs you through the plan again. "So to start, You're going to climb to the top of the tower on top of the building. Fang has another thumb drive to plug in and that'll give her partial access, which is all she needs. After that, we'll all move in. Sendi will play peacekeeper and make sure nobody makes any moves, probably by making a sacrifice to the gods on an accountant's desk, then we'll lock the way behind us. Fang will get us into the vault via her techie magic, we'll move the goods away from the blast zone, and then Sendi will disintegrate the back of the vault. Then we beeline for the van and get away. Simple. Not a single hitch in this plan. We're not all super desperate for money and depending on you not screw this up for all of us." He finishes, and you feel like he's giving you some pretty strong vibes. No pressure.
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Pulling up to the back of the building Thomas slows to a stop and looks at you. "You're up Maria." He promptly informs, and you pull on your mask, the visage of Sams face covering your own. It confuses you, as he's literally advertising he's on this heist, but he takes this look of confusion to explain that as far as the system is concerned, he doesn't exist. A character from shadows, a menace unbidden, untraceable. Which sounds really cool but is also a needlessly dramatic way to say he's not registered as a citizen.
Sam hands you an earpiece, and you slipping out of the van, immediately looking at the wall ahead of you. You're at the back of the bank and there are a surprisingly large amount of footholds. Bringing yourself up the vertical wall, you feel the core of your body burning as gravity decides to try bringing you back down. Wait, how does gravity even work here? Shrugging the thought away you focus on the task at hand.
Pulling yourself up onto the roof, you have the fight the sensation of vertigo, lest you forget your balance and come crashing down to a gruesome death. You stand, walking across the slanted, tiled rooftop to the large cupola in the center. It has no windows or anything else that would make it easy to see into it, but there's a small latch with a simple padlock on it. Pulling your tools from you coat pocket you slip the torque wrench in and start picking the pins, the lock snapping open in a matter of seconds.
Opening the small latch, the interior of the cupola is dark, and you can't see very well inside. You step inside to expect your foot to land on more tile but are unpleasantly surprised to learn that air is not a very good foundation for feet. Falling about ten feet, you hit the hard stone floor with a thud. You would groan, but the wind has been knocked out of you.
Standing slowly you look around the dimly lit... cupola? Looking around it seems more like a dungeon than anything...
What do?
[] Explore a little
[] Ask Sam what the hell is up.
[] Sit and cry
[] explore that constant dripping sound
Second, apologies for the lateness of this. Both me and Sendi have been busy over the last month, and this kinda slipped into the back of our heads. Hopefully y'all stick around because it's only just getting weirder from here.
Anyways, enjoy~
-
You deliberate for a moment as a lightbulb appears over your head. Which makes you lose your train of thought as the light is very bright. Shooing the lightbulb away, it sulks off into the other room as Sam speaks up. "Shoulda mentioned that my place is haunted by a poltergeist, huh?" He smirks, and his infuriating smirk reminds you of what you were thinking about.
"So I've witnessed Sendi's raw destructive power, why doesn't he simply create a distraction while the rest of us blow in and grab the money, and then he can rendezvous with us when we depart or if it gets too hot for him?" You ask, the train of logic you're riding apparently going a lot faster than all of your compatriots, as they simply stare at you.
"You're joking right?" Fang asks, her snakey eyes hungrily looking at you and sighing. Well either that or planning your demise.
It was more than likely a sigh, given, she a moment later she looks away, eying Sam with a glint of worry as he drops to his knee's. His face is red and he's trying desperately to maintain his composure as he laughs like a maniac. Apparently, something is funny...
Sendi is the next to speak, though to Sam instead of you. "Sam, did you tell Maria absolutely anything about this?" He asks, the hint of annoyance in his tone almost palpable. You're honestly surprised he's sticking up for you. At this point, you've gotten used to Sam neglecting to tell you literally anything, but you oftentimes forget that he doesn't have the same "courtesy" for other people, who are much less tolerant of his antics.
"Nope! I haven't told her a damn thing...." He chokes out, much to your annoyance and to that of everyone else as Sam drops even lower on his knees. You kinda hope he dies of asphyxiation, but then again, you also feel that's too kind of a fate for him. Rolling her eyes and looking in your direction again, Fang starts talking.
"So what you need to know for now is that two things are a little different for 'acquisitionists' here in the Sea. Firstly, money is tight, as the economy is kinda rigidly monitored, and the harbor is only active about a third of the year. Secondly, since manpower can be relatively unreliable here, and electronics are absolutely useless against some magics, Banks, and other places employ a different means of security. They're creatures of immense speed and ferocity, kind of like flying piranha. Security firms control them through an experimental frequency which inhibits them, the same frequency the white devil stole for us." She finishes, and looks at Thomas, as if the brief explanation tired her out.
Picking up where she left off, Thomas sits up and scowls. "The Security is just as likely to eat a bank attendant as they are an intruder, but what Fang forgot to mention is that the frequency we stole only works on about two-thirds of the Security. We have Sendi for that last third." He mutters, casting a look at Sendi as he does so, who sits quietly watching the whole proceedings, before raising his hand curtly. Nodding at Sendi, Thomas looks down at his phone. Hope it's waterproof...
"One last thing. The justice system here is a little beefier than you might be used to. Every single city worker in this city knows how to bend Astral energy in at least minor ways. So they all have a trick up their sleeves. Which is why an actual assault on them is plain suicide, even for me. And then there are the Hunters..." As he says this, there is a collective shudder around the room. You assume that to mean the Hunters are worse than demons from hell to an Acquisitionist.
Sam recovers from his little fit and stands, clearing his throat. "Anyhow, since you've been brought up to speed and know absolutely everything there is to know about this city, how about we get this show on the road and make us some cash?" He says, gesturing to Thomas and grabbing his mask. As everyone stands and grabs their masks, you clutch yours and glare at Sam. Sometimes you really wonder why you're friends. You wonder what that says about you.
-----
In the car, later
Soon, everyone piles into the not-at-all-suspicious-van-that-probably-has-bodies-in-the-back. Thomas, as any good water spirit should, drives to the bank, and Sam runs you through the plan again. "So to start, You're going to climb to the top of the tower on top of the building. Fang has another thumb drive to plug in and that'll give her partial access, which is all she needs. After that, we'll all move in. Sendi will play peacekeeper and make sure nobody makes any moves, probably by making a sacrifice to the gods on an accountant's desk, then we'll lock the way behind us. Fang will get us into the vault via her techie magic, we'll move the goods away from the blast zone, and then Sendi will disintegrate the back of the vault. Then we beeline for the van and get away. Simple. Not a single hitch in this plan. We're not all super desperate for money and depending on you not screw this up for all of us." He finishes, and you feel like he's giving you some pretty strong vibes. No pressure.
----------
Pulling up to the back of the building Thomas slows to a stop and looks at you. "You're up Maria." He promptly informs, and you pull on your mask, the visage of Sams face covering your own. It confuses you, as he's literally advertising he's on this heist, but he takes this look of confusion to explain that as far as the system is concerned, he doesn't exist. A character from shadows, a menace unbidden, untraceable. Which sounds really cool but is also a needlessly dramatic way to say he's not registered as a citizen.
Sam hands you an earpiece, and you slipping out of the van, immediately looking at the wall ahead of you. You're at the back of the bank and there are a surprisingly large amount of footholds. Bringing yourself up the vertical wall, you feel the core of your body burning as gravity decides to try bringing you back down. Wait, how does gravity even work here? Shrugging the thought away you focus on the task at hand.
Pulling yourself up onto the roof, you have the fight the sensation of vertigo, lest you forget your balance and come crashing down to a gruesome death. You stand, walking across the slanted, tiled rooftop to the large cupola in the center. It has no windows or anything else that would make it easy to see into it, but there's a small latch with a simple padlock on it. Pulling your tools from you coat pocket you slip the torque wrench in and start picking the pins, the lock snapping open in a matter of seconds.
Opening the small latch, the interior of the cupola is dark, and you can't see very well inside. You step inside to expect your foot to land on more tile but are unpleasantly surprised to learn that air is not a very good foundation for feet. Falling about ten feet, you hit the hard stone floor with a thud. You would groan, but the wind has been knocked out of you.
Standing slowly you look around the dimly lit... cupola? Looking around it seems more like a dungeon than anything...
What do?
[] Explore a little
[] Ask Sam what the hell is up.
[] Sit and cry
[] explore that constant dripping sound
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
[X] Explore a little
He has yet to demonstrate any redeeming qualities, really.
A s a reader, it is not at all clear to my why they are friends.
He has yet to demonstrate any redeeming qualities, really.
Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
To be fair-(lengthy explanation)
No, honestly I don't know either. These are all his characters (including Sendi), I just try not to screw them up. I wrote Sam in as sort of quirky and a bit of a dick. But like, the fun kind.
Actually writing Sendi took me a while because I know nothing about him except some fun conversation about the idea behind the character and some skits from like four years ago. I know he likes witty one-liners though.
That line is actually mine. The original line was "Sometimes you really hate him."
And I went, 'no, they're friends.' At this point she would be questioning why.
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That being said, I am absolutely sure my co-QM has a reason for making the supporting cast genuinely unlikable. I mean... He's actually a rather intelligent guy in my opinion.
I think my lack of knowledge is more me being a shit co-QM and never asking questions when I have the time. I uh... I'ma try and fix that. Later though, right now I'm basically exploding with muse and inspiration for Zero's Rogue which is the whole reason NRW hasn't been updated either. I have the map out but every-time I try to write it, boom, suddenly I find myself writing out or editing a scene in Rogue...
Hahaaaha..... I suck at this.
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Nightingale
Lord Tickle-Toes
- Location
- Beyond the Sea
As a writer, it's perfectly clear why he's your friend. Hope this helps at all.
And very little has actually happened. So, you know. If you gave it more time to actually come to a conclusion, you might come to a different conclusion yourself.
Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
Could you maybe PM me about that so I can stand by you and be like "yeah, absolutely, you're just jumping the gun. You know like everyone did with Forgotten. Fifty chapter is _not_ enough to judge a skeleton."
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
I haven't come to a conclusion, I'm just commenting that there has yet to be any indication of why our character tolerates, let alone likes, the personally insufferable, apparently dangerously unreliable character that is apparently her friend.
It's a bit of player-character dissonance.
Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
Yeah, he came over my house today and he bought pizza and discussed a ton of Astral Sea things. Character background-(not so much there), reasons, plans-(a little), other plans-(A lot), narrative choices, subliminal messaging.
We're going to try and buck this up a little. I think one of the biggest problems is that this is supposed to be less serious so we are not taking it as serious. And that's uh, that's just not good practice.
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Well, we would try and buck it up. But we have one voter, so I think either people didn't notice the update, or everyone is sick of our shit.
Just to test.
Calling everyone who has ever replied to this thread ever, including those people who did one thing and never came back.
@Nightingale
@Sendicard
@Skewfiend
@Hannz team Pink Panther yeah!
@Nevill
@Orisha91
@ChildishChimera
@Umbra is Umbra
@KnightIcarus
@djd
@Erehwon
@keenscythe
@veekie
@Pyro Hawk
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Yo, you miss stuffin-notifs-maybe-possibly me muffins?
Or you just sick of our shit? XD
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keenscythe
No longer NEET
- Location
- WA, USA
[X] Ask Sam what the hell is up.
Sorry thought quest was dead so I unwatched it.
Glad to see it is starting up again.
Sorry thought quest was dead so I unwatched it.
Glad to see it is starting up again.
Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
We're busy sometimes, we work and have college and shit.
We never just, unannounced drop a Quest. Thank you for the vote of confidence though heh XD
DevilsAdvocate
Always follow the golden rule.
Still here for now.
KnightIcarus
Snark Knight
- Location
- New York
[X] Ask Sam what the hell up
I'm awake, don't need to treat me like an old withering snake
I'm awake, don't need to treat me like an old withering snake
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
The fuck am I (and/or hannz), chopped liver?
Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
To be fair. *Raises hand* Ahem, *Jumps out window*The fuck am I (and/or hannz), chopped liver?
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
And on that day, Justice was done.
Not by the court, or the state, but by the vagaries of fate.
Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
You have to do a... captcha? Do I want to know?
Sendicard
Writer of Sakura
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- YouPick
[X] Ask Sam what the hell is up.
Has won.
Vote is closed
For once I'm actually somewhat knowledgeable on what the hell I am supposed to be writing XD Still need to ask some questions when I get the chance but... In general I got this.
Has won.
Vote is closed
For once I'm actually somewhat knowledgeable on what the hell I am supposed to be writing XD Still need to ask some questions when I get the chance but... In general I got this.