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Sure. Want a summary, or just want to wing it?
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The count has been disturbed. One double post must be met with another.
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Do I need to make a character and stuff?
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Yeah, you’ll need a character. Doesn’t need to be anything complex, though; you could just name them after yourself, and give them some fireballs or a gun or something.
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Sure. I’m Thire, a tall human-robot hybrid (Terminator style) that can summon a mix of weapons and tech. Is that good enough?
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Yeah, that works. Just make sure the tech he summons doesn't get too op (no giant bombs or anything like that). Did you want a story summary of what's already happened?
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All I know that I’m fighting Venus and I’m in a underwater city. I kinda need one.
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https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/260020083/0/0/1 Down at the bottom of this is a link that says “The journey so far”, which has a summary of most things, then the post I linked to directly is what just barely happened after the summary.
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Alright, I think I got the idea. Ready to start.
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Cool. If you'd like to head straight into the action, say you're heading to the Garden, otherwise, here's a list of people you can go chat with if you'd like (chatting with everyone is optional). [spoiler]Aifos - President of Offtopic, is in charge of the city you're in. Fukua - Aifos' adoptive daughter. Has freaky soul powers, and magic hair. Kokonoe - Scientist lady. Currently working for Aifos. She built the city. Lambda - An android working for Kokonoe. One of the PFDs. Tager - Kokonoe's second in command/bodyguard. Never leaves her side, unless ordered to. Theta - One of the PFDs. Quiet, and has been quite shaken by the events that have gone on. Joshua - An empath, and therapist. Has telekinetic powers. Nobody seems to trust him. Aaron - One of the citizens. Ellie - One of the citizens. SAYU - A holographic pink mermaid & shopkeper.[/spoiler]
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(Thire heads to Aifos for a mission brief)
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You head from your hotel room, out towards the Grand Hall, and then to the Observation Deck, where you find Aifos and Kokonoe pouring over a bunch of computers. The computers Kokonoe was looking over all looked very, very complicated, and whatever she was working on you couldn't tell. On Aifos' computer, though, there was a map of the city, and various red dots around it. Several not-great cameras seemed to be filling some of the monitors nearby, though they weren't stationary and seemed to be taking patrol routes. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to assume he was controlling the security drones. Tager and Theta were in the room as well, sitting on a bench against the far wall. Theta was looking better, though she still seemed rather shaken by everything that's happened. Tager, despite his brutish apperance, seemed to be doing a good job of helping her keep calm. Though Tager and Theta did hand you a glance as you walked in, neither Kokonoe nor Aifos seemed to notice, both of them absorbed into their work. You'd probably have to speak first to have a conversation with him.
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(Thire walks over to Aifos) Aifos, the name is Thire. I’m here for a mission brief before I head into the fight.
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"I'm guessing Kokonoe must've recruited you to help fight Venus, then? Alright." Aifos said. "You won't stand a chance without that life jacket she made, so make sure to bring that with you. We're fairly certain she's made the Garden her base of operations, and we have Rho and her soldiers keeping the area contained. The cultists we haven't rounded up seem to have gone into hiding, which unfortunately probably means Venus is expecting us. And if she's expecting us, that means she's probably already got some sort of plan for you ready. I can't say what she has in store, but whatever it is, just be careful."
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“Understood. Where would I find this life jacket?”
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"Did you already lose it?" Kokonoe interrupted. "I gave it to you a few minutes ago." Without pressing the issue further, she grabs another pink life jacket off of a nearby counter, and carelessly tosses it at you. "Er.. Yeah, that one." Aifos said. "We sent someone after Venus just a little while ago, but she pulled off some sort of energy drain attack, and we couldn't even touch her. That jacket should keep that from happening again."
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“Pink ain’t exactly my style, but it’s fine. So, what’s next?”
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"Sorry, Kokonoe built the prototype, but SAYU's the one who started mass-producing them, and she likes pink. Anyway, if you're ready, just head over to the Garden. Rho should be there waiting for you."
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“Pink? Really? What did the other guys do when they got pink life jackets?” he mutters to himself. (He puts his black trench coat over the life jacket) (Thire heads over to the garden)
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Once you reach the Garden, you find Rho's soldiers patrolling the grounds. They seem to have everything under control. However, the large tree that formerly stood in the center of the Garden was gone, and in its place was a large vinestalk, made up entirely of pulsating glowing blue veins. Rho was standing not far from it, where a few of her soldiers unloaded heavy fire into its surface, to no avail. "Ugh, damn it, nothing hurts this thing.." She said under her breath.
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(Thire walks over to Rho) “Hello, I don’t believe we have met. The name’s Thire.”
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“Yeah, yeah.” Rho said, not paying much mind to your greeting. “If you’re here to help, then help blow this vinestalk up!”
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“Happy to help.” (Throws thermite grenade at vinestalk)
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Edited by The First Aifos: 11/15/2021 1:06:57 AMThe grenade goes off, and the room freezes in anticipation. When the smoke clears, however, the vinestalk remains perfectly intact. Rho lets out a frustrated groan. "How the hell are we supposed to break this thing?" She muttered, before handing you a box of something. "Here. I'm supposed to give you these." She started walking towards the vinestalk. [quote][b]You got Hydrofluoric Grenades![/b] Alignment created these grenades after experimenting on the veins. While they won't destroy the vein-enemies, they should be able to stun them. Stay clear of the blast radius. The acid will hurt you a lot more than it will hurt them.[/quote] As Rho got close to the vinestalk, Venus' voice echoed through the room. "Looks like our guest of honor has arrived!" She said, from some unseen source. "Let's get this party started then, shall we!" Suddenly the vinestalk bursts out, sending several tendrils shooting out into the room. Rho and her soldiers tried to fight them off, but soon enough each one of them was grabbed, and dragged into the vinestalk. "God d*mn it, not again!" Rho yelled, as she and the others disappeared from sight. Now you were in the room alone, everyone else having been dragged in. While the veins didn't seem to target you, now there was a clear opening in the vinestalk, sitting open, and inviting you in.
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“Well, that was eventful. Let’s rumble.” (Thire puts on his signature black bandana and runs into the opening) [spoiler]Is there anyone to bring along as support?[/spoiler]