/quests/ - Quests

>>648 (OP) 
Check self, are we male, skin color? 

"Did I get slashed again?"

>>650
You take a look at yourself, but huh? Your body doesn't seem to exist, you're just floating in the air. But in this case, how did this girl notice you? And how can you talk?
"You look confused," she continues as the whiteness around you starts to slowly dim, "but please, you're my only chance, only you can save J'Amal and our village."

>>651
"Uh okay... what should I do? I'm barely hanging on here..."

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Also Happy Halloween.

>>652
"Uh okay... what should I do? I'm barely hanging on here..."
"Oh, that's easy, but please hurry up, we're running out of time. You just have to..."
"Huh?"... before she could finish her sentence, you felt a sudden jolt, and you woke up in your bed.

>halloween
Thanks, I guess? Not like anyone care about imported holidays like that here...

>>653
>"Huh?"... before she could finish her sentence, you felt a sudden jolt, and you woke up in your bed.

"Weird dream... best jot it down..."

What time is it? Is the sun obviously up, or is it still dark out?

>>654
"Weird dream... best jot it down...", you think and quickly grab a pen and start writing in your dream diary.
"Everything was white around me, I had no body, I just floated. I noticed a dot in the distance, it was a girl. She asked if I remember her, then she said I'm her only chance to save her village and J'Amal. I asked what to do, she told me to hurry up, then I woke up." Umm, that's it? There were also some kind of rain-forest, a bunch of drunk men, and things, but you can already barely recall any of them. "I also saw some rain-forest, an old village and people... can't remember the details."

You also check the time, 5:30. During the summer, you could already see the sun at this time, but it's winter now, so it's still dark outside.

>>655
>You also check the time, 5:30. During the summer, you could already see the sun at this time, but it's winter now, so it's still dark outside.

"That looks good... as unclear as things are, it's better than before. And I didn't get stabbed this time around."

5:30am, I'm so used to waking up at 4am that this time feels late if there's work to be done...

Right, let's grab a drink of water, and head back to sleep. We should look at the book we borrowed later for some deeper reading. Perhaps we can find more details about it.

>>657
"That looks good... as unclear as things are, it's better than before. And I didn't get stabbed this time around."
You grab a drink of water, then you go back to sleep for a couple of more hours. No more dreams, you wake up to the alarm clock at 7:30 am. Hmm, why did you leave it on, you don't have to go to the library or anywhere today? Anyway, you wake up for real this time, do the morning chores, grab a breakfast, etc.

You decide to take a look at the book again, hoping you'll find something useful.
About diltarzas you don't find anything more, so you spend some time reading about the neighbor tribes, and flicking through the book hoping you'll find something similar. After searching for about an hour, you find a legend about some species, what you would call extraterrestrial these days, that could manipulate the thoughts of people, show them the past and the future, driving them crazy during the process, or in extreme cases, even take control of their body. Those who they take control of usually experiences vivid, unrealistic visions and are completely unaware of what is happening to their body. However, a brave hero, called Pyrasadus once infiltrated their base and killed their leader, the race disappeared shortly after that. However, it is rumored that some members of that race survived collapse, they assimilated into the surrounding tribes, and while they no longer know about their legacy, given the right conditions, they can still discover their abilities and use it on unsuspecting people...

>>659
"That's pretty wild. Who's the author of this book... I wonder if I could somehow get in touch with them...?"

>>660
"That's pretty wild. Who's the author of this book... I wonder if I could somehow get in touch with them...?"
You look at the end of the book, it was published in 1986. Well, you won't find the author's email there. But it has a name, Ayden Wilkerson, so you search it on your phone, and you quickly find his homepage which has contact info. You could send him an email, or check what other books he had written.

Why is it impossible to generate a name with https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/english_names.php that has no results when I search for it?

>>662
"Well, looks like he's alive, and he might be pleased to find someone interested in his work..."

Let's check if there are more books about the same topic, about this odd tribal society. If there are none, let's send him an email, asking about his work, specifically more about Pyrasadus.

>>664
"Well, looks like he's alive, and he might be pleased to find someone interested in his work..."
You check his other books, hoping you find more about this odd tribal society... but checking his books page astonishes you. He practically only has books about the tribal societies in America. The better question right now is which book should you get if you want more info about this tribe, because from a quick look he has at least 5 books that likely contain more info, and another 5 that might. But at least if you decide to go to the library again, you'll have a reading list.

>>665
"This is a lot of fuckin books about the tribal societies in America. I didn't even know we had tribal societies in America outside of the Indians. What the hell."

There should be a publishing date or something on the book we have, so possibly our best bet for getting the correct info is getting the books nearest to this publishing date... Maybe.

>>667
"This is a lot of fuckin books about the tribal societies in America. I didn't even know we had tribal societies in America outside of the Indians. What the hell."

You order the list of books by publish date, and find the nearest to the book you have. Let's see, "History of human societies in Americas, from the Stone Age until the emergence of early civilizations." That's another mouthful title, but you don't think this is the correct book, the tribes you read about in your book were living here around the 1500s, but this book is about people that lived way before Christ. Let's see another nearby book... "An in depth analysis of the Inca religion and mythology, and its influence on the neighboring regions."

>>668
>"An in depth analysis of the Inca religion and mythology, and its influence on the neighboring regions."

"Huh, maybe check what the Inca religion has about dreams and out of body experiences..."

>>669
You mean we should go to a library or try to somehow buy that book or ...?
Or is it just me not understanding what you want after 4 hours of sleep?

>>670
"Let us check the internet for any random tidbits."

>>671
You search around the internet for info about Incas, their religion, what they thought about dreams and out-of-body experiences, but you don't find anything useful. You also search for diltarzas and Pyrasadus. You don't find much info about them either, some site just references the book you read earlier, and some other from that guy... except from one little site, that looks like a satanist conspiracy-theory website from 1998. They claim that they discovered an improved method compared to the diltarzas' one, that works almost 100% of the time, but it's pretty bloody and the body dies, to allow to free the mind. That doesn't sound good.
But what is the method used by diltarzas? You don't find a clear description of it, but it looks like sometimes they staged events, where the participants were in life-threatening danger---or at least they thought so---to be able to set their minds free. However, it only worked on people who had the ability to do this, probably less than 1% of the whole population, and even among them it was unreliable.
What about Pyrasadus? You find a guy, claiming to be the great-great-great-great-...-grandson of Pyrasadus, and for a small fee, he will do fortune-telling for you. Looks like a total scam.

>>672
"What are the odds this same Pyrasadus guy is that guy that sold me that dream diary..."

>>673
"What are the odds this same Pyrasadus guy is that guy that sold me that dream diary..." you murmur and check the contact details of this guy. ... No way, it's the same guy. The same name and phone number that you saw in the advertising in the church, and on the door of that weird man from whom you bought the dream diary.

>>674
"Oh my God. I'll ... give it a few more nights of the dream diary, put some more entries in it before going to that man again..."

Now, what exactly do we do during our off days..? I don't remember having any back then.

>>675
"Oh my God. I'll ... give it a few more nights of the dream diary, put some more entries in it before going to that man again...", then you start wondering what should you do. You have no job right now, it will probably take a couple of more days until the library responds. You could try to look for some other job, in case things don't go as planned, find some shit on the internet or just watch TV to pass time, look for a cultural event nearby, buy some ingredients at the shop and start experimenting with cooking, just take a walk and hope that you don't bump into that weird rabbit again, ...

"... Let's take a walk, to the park. Being stuck inside might just drive me mad. Maybe there's something interesting outside, hopefully not get stabbed."

>>677
"... Let's take a walk, to the park. Being stuck inside might just drive me mad. Maybe there's something interesting outside, hopefully not get stabbed."
You head to the park, but just as you arrive, you notice a commotion next to a pedestrian crossing. You see ambulance and police cars around the place, and a few policemen trying to drive away the curious crowd, without success.

>>678
Well,this is interesting. Let's try to blend into the crowd and see what's up with the commotion. Making sure we won't get our pockets picked.

>>679
You move closer, trying to blend into the crowd, but staying away from obviously suspicious individuals.
From the hearsay and the scenery in front of you, it looks like a car ran over two people, police marks everywhere on the road, and you can still see a conspicuously human sized black bag. Hey, what is that small white thing there... no, it can't be, you take another look, but there's no mistaking it, it's the white rabbit again, in the middle of the crime scene.

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>>680
"That rabbit again..."

Is anyone looking at it, noticed it? Also, while doubtful, do we know who the people who got ran over are? Though if they're already in body bags then nevermind.

Has the rabbit noticed us?

>>681
"That rabbit again..."
You look around, but it doesn't seem that anyone noticed the rabbit, the policemen are busy investigating the scene, and the crowd wants to figure out what happened and who might be the victim. Some people argue that the victim is an attorney, but they can't give any evidence, and the other group argues that an attorney should work at this time of the day and not walk around the park.
They're still arguing when you notice that the rabbit stood up and started running towards you!

>>682
Not yet

>>684
Attempt to catch it. God forbid it phases through us, holy fuck.

>>685
You attempt to catch it, but the rabbit is faster than you, it jumps just before your hands come together, right to on you. Surprised, even the light rabbit is enough to knock you down, and you fall on your back, also taking a few people behind you down with you.
"Hey, what's wrong with you!?"
"Are you alright?"
The crowd seems concerned about you, but nobody seems to care about the rabbit, which is sitting on your chest now, looking at you.

>>686
"Uh, just got shocked by the accident that happened... my legs lost their strength... I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

Clutch chest, but actually try to hold the rabbit. Attempt to stand up.

>>687
"Uh, just got shocked by the accident that happened... my legs lost their strength... I'm fine, thank you for your concern."
You reach to your chest, attempting to grab the rabbit, but just as your hand would touch the rabbit, you see a flash, then the rabbit is nowhere.
"Huh?"
You attempt to stand up, but a member of the crowd stops you.
"Hey, wait! Are you sure you alright? It's not normal losing your balance just like that. Shouldn't we get a doctor?"
"No, I'm fine, I can stand up," you reply and finally stand up. You hit your back and your bottom a bit, but otherwise there doesn't seem to be any problem. However, the man that you managed to knock down behind you seems a bit pissed.

>>688
"Sorry about that..."

Try to help the man up. Do we somehow know the man?

>>690
"Sorry about that...", you reply and help the man up.
"Geez, I'll have to take these trousers to the cleaners. I'm leaving now," then he turns around and walks away. No, he didn't look familiar at all, you have no idea who it could be.

>>689
If you have no meaningful contribution, take it elsewhere.

>>691
"Phew."

I assume people are still looking at the incident, look around, where did the bunny run off to this time? Is it the same direction as the Dream Diary guy a while back?

I'm just glad that guy we knocked down just left us.

>>692
"Phew."
You look around, trying to find the bunny, but you can't see it anywhere, it disappeared completely. Slowly the crowd is also starting to ignore you, and direct their attention back to the accident, even though nothing interesting happens there. Policeman taking pictures, measuring the distance between various objects on the ground, and the likes.

>>693
"Well, I don't think it's anyone I know..."

Let's leave the area. If we have nothing to do at the moment, let us head to the area where we had our own accident happen. Perhaps something is there?

>>694
"Well, I don't think it's anyone I know...", you murmur and turn around. You walk back to the place where the snow avalanche hit you, maybe you'll find something there.
You inspect the area, but you don't see anything out of the ordinary, when suddenly...
"Hey! You came back? Come in!"
Oh, it's that weird man, leaning out from a window of the house in front of you.

>>695
Whisper to self: "Ah shit."

Well, let's accept his invitation. Didn't plan on talking to him this early but, talking to him might be alright.

>>696
"Ah shit," you whisper then enter the building. You still remember his place, you were here a few days ago, and it would be hard to forget about this weird man.
"Welcome! I didn't expect you to come back so early. Did something happen?"
The man is still as weird as before, with an added head ornament you didn't see before. It's like a fedora, but it looks like it's made from some metal, and it has small spheres hanging from the brim, like some Christmas ornament.

>>697
"Ah, I've read up a few things and gotten some entries in the dream diary. Although, I've read that you are, related to... uhm, P.. Pyrasadus. I think. I have been getting dreams related to the same tribe..."

>>700
"Ah, I've read up a few things and gotten some entries in the dream diary. Although, I've read that you are, related to... uhm, P.. Pyrasadus. I think. I have been getting dreams related to the same tribe..."
"Pyrasadus, you say?! Khm, he was a great hero, and he's my grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grandfather, but I don't recognize you as one of our family. It's possible that you met someone from our family, and that specific someone is now trying to contact you, but very few of us are aware of these powers these days... and it's probably better that way, they're very dangerous powers to have. But first, could you describe this dream as accurate as possible?"
You show him the entry in your journal.
"J'Amal... Who is J'Amal?"
"I don't know. But he keeps popping up in my dreams."
"Well, if it keeps popping up that most likely means you've met him, you just don't remember it. Unless... well, let's not get into that, it's a long story. Anyway, do you remember any trauma in your life? Losing a loved one, an accident, being abused by your parents, anything, even if you were a little child at that time. If yes, I can try to get you into trance, the brain is a complex machine that instead of forgetting painful memories, it just stores them infinitely and only blocks the access to them."

>>704
"W...wait, before that, are you going to charge me for this? If you'll be asking for any trauma, a near death experience is there, but I don't want to add in having to struggle with my current budget. I hope you understand."

>>706
"W...wait, before that, are you going to charge me for this? If you'll be asking for any trauma, a near death experience is there, but I don't want to add in having to struggle with my current budget. I hope you understand."
"What, you don't have money?! You came in front of the grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grandson of Pyrasadus, and you don't have money? I've spent the last 30 years of my life trying to figure out the secrets of my ancestors, to be able to freely control time and space... so I can figure out next week's lottery number, to get enough money to move out from this shithole. And you're wasting my time with this shit?!"

>>707
"Hey man, calm down, I was just passing by here and you were the one who invited me in. Besides, I'm pretty sure the lottery is a trap to catch time travelers."

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>>710

>>710
"Hey man, calm down, I was just passing by here and you were the one who invited me in. Besides, I'm pretty sure the lottery is a trap to catch time travelers."
"Wait, you didn't come here? Why didn't you say that earlier? ... Also, you think everyone who won the lottery is a time traveler? Interesting idea, maybe I could write a blogpost about it, I just need to find a catchy title..."

>>712
"Yeah, definitely time travelers, that's how the Feds would get you. Try to win smaller amounts, not the big one. Anyway, I was just passing by, since this was near where I nearly died a whole while back. Catchy title? I dunno, not too great with that. Anyway, I still remember my promise with ya, I'm still filling out that diary. Give me a while longer."

>>713
"Yeah, definitely time travelers, that's how the Feds would get you. Try to win smaller amounts, not the big one. Anyway, I was just passing by, since this was near where I nearly died a whole while back. Catchy title? I dunno, not too great with that. Anyway, I still remember my promise with ya, I'm still filling out that diary. Give me a while longer."
"Then I'll have to rethink my strategy... I think I'll have to leave the lottery part out, and try something else, like stocks. Do you think the feds are there too? Well, they're everywhere, but they can't go after everyone who makes some profit... Wait, where did you die? I mean almost die, because it looks like you're still alive and well."

>>714
"Stocks? Probably a bit safer that way. Also, yes, I'm alive and well, which is surprising considering I got hit by an avalanche of snow and only got out with bruises for the most part. I've had a weird adventure in some primitive village where I was apparently this J'amal person. Anyway, I'm still trying my best to get information on that, which somehow led to you actually."

Is there a window in his home that where we can point out and show him where the incident occurred?

>>715
"Stocks? Probably a bit safer that way. Also, yes, I'm alive and well, which is surprising considering I got hit by an avalanche of snow and only got out with bruises for the most part." You walk to a nearby window and show him the place where the snow hit you. "I've had a weird adventure in some primitive village where I was apparently this J'amal person. Anyway, I'm still trying my best to get information on that, which somehow led to you actually."
"Hmm, that's interesting information... By the way, by snow avalanche, you mean, hmm when was it, 3 or 4 days ago?"
"Yes."
"I heard that the snow hit some passerby, and they transferred him to a hospital, but I never thought it was you. You look... fine... considering you got buried under that huge pile of snow. But, then, there's... how should I put it... that snow made a frightening sound, as it started to fall down, but after that I got a weird feeling... Something I never felt before, and I couldn't even figure out what it was, it was completely unknown. And after that you ended up in a primitive village? And you were J'Amal? What do you mean? Don't tell me... you actually changed body with an unknown person?!"

"I looked at myself as best I could, and it was definitely not my body, and people kept calling me J'Amal, yes. It ended when I got heavily injured. Also, even though a long time passed while I was him, almost no time passed here."

>>717
"I looked at myself as best I could, and it was definitely not my body, and people kept calling me J'Amal, yes. It ended when I got heavily injured. Also, even though a long time passed while I was him, almost no time passed here."
"Heavily injured? Hmm, this is interesting, there's an old legend, originating from somewhere around the modern day Peru, that says some people can switch bodies with other people when they're in life-threatening danger, but this is the first time I meet someone claiming to experience this. Also, more time passed there than here? That shouldn't happen, just because you switch bodies it shouldn't change the flow of time. So, you either have some super-power that I never heard about, or you're just a master troll. There's only one way to figure this out, by performing a small ritual to get access to your subconscious. And don't worry about the money, you caught my interest."

>>718
"Uh, alright. Sure."

>>719
"Uh, alright. Sure."
"Then, lay down here," he responds, then starts chanting something. Soon he picks up a drum like objects, and starts beating it while continuing the chant. It seems so surreal, yet somehow it feels familiar... It's monotonous and slow, combined with the weird scent in the room, it's a perfect lullaby, you fall asleep(?) a few minutes later.
You're flying. Below you is a big rain-forest, with seemingly no end, and it's so dense that you can barely see anything below the canopy, and the birds and other animals here are so fucking loud that you can't hear anything else.
You continue flying for a few minutes, or maybe even an hour, when you finally arrive at a little village. Somehow, it feels familiar, you were definitely here before... maybe this is the place of J'Amal? Your memories are still a bit fuzzy, however you notice a tent in the middle of the village, glowing in an eerie lime color.

>>720
Do we have control over our flight, if so fly towards the eerie lime color.

>>721
You start flying toward the glowing tent, and a few seconds later you find yourself inside it. You see an old, bald man with a long beard in front of you, somehow he feels familiar...
"Hmm, who are you?"
"I'm the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Pyrasadus," you hear a reply from behind you. Huh, how did that weird man end up here?
"Never heard of 'em. But you're interfering with our tribe. And you," he points at you, "I've met you before. At that time I didn't realize it, but it looks like J'Amal was possessed after all. But you don't seem like someone who could possess a guy like J'Amal, who helped you? This grand-something of Pyrasadus? And, most importantly, why?"

>>722
>But you don't seem like someone who could possess a guy like J'Amal, who helped you? This grand-something of Pyrasadus? And, most importantly, why?

"It just happened after I got hit by an avalanche. And no, I'm not the type to possess people. I was alone when it happened. I'm as surprised as you are that we're somehow holding this conversation."

>>723
"It just happened after I got hit by an avalanche. And no, I'm not the type to possess people. I was alone when it happened. I'm as surprised as you are that we're somehow holding this conversation."
"Avalanche? What is that? And don't play dumb, you ended up here on purpose."
"I've helped him enter the realm of spirits this time, but I have no idea what happened when you last met. That wasn't my doing."
"And why did you bring him here now?"
"To find answers. Like who you are or what are you doing here?"
"I could ask the same things about you! This prick just appears out of the blue, possesses J'Amal, and a few days later he dies. The one who owes an explanation is you, not me."

>>724
"Wait, J'Amal's dead? Did he die from a sword incident?"

>>725
"Wait, J'Amal's dead? Did he die from a sword incident?"
"Yes, he went practicing, but a junior defeated him in a second. The only possible explanation is that your possession did that, otherwise he could block that attack, and not have his back teared open. He was also acting weird since he returned from the hunt, you sabotaged that as well, right?"

>>726
"I wouldn't say sabotage, but I won't deny I was in control of his body, somehow. Are you Guardir?"

>>727
"I wouldn't say sabotage, but I won't deny I was in control of his body, somehow. Are you Guardir?"
"Of course, I'm Guardir. And now that you admitted your wrongdoings, I'm going to exterminate you, right here, right now!"
He starts forming a glowing ball between his hands, when you hear a "Let's get the fuck outta here!"
You can still see Guardir shooting that ball toward you, when you suddenly wake up in that weird man's room.

"That was... unexpected. I think I'll have to believe you, you really took control of someone else, maybe even switched bodies. I don't know who is this Guardir guy, I've never seen anyone like him before, he's much more advanced than anyone I know, too bad he was so hostile... So, um, sorry, I forgot it, why did you come here in the first place?"

>>728
"I was looking up information on their tribe, and somehow found someone saying they're related to someone in that time period, and that someone was you. Also like I said I was just passing by here. Seems I have inadvertently doomed their tribe, as J'Amal was their prime warrior."

>>729
"I was looking up information on their tribe, and somehow found someone saying they're related to someone in that time period, and that someone was you. Also like I said I was just passing by here. Seems I have inadvertently doomed their tribe, as J'Amal was their prime warrior."
"I'm related to that time period? No, I think you're wrong here, I didn't recognize anything at that place we went to. It looked like a completely different time and place... maybe even a different word. Umm, didn't you say before that you're being haunted? Because I think we just found the reason of it, killing someone is enough reason to give someone a curse, and unfortunately the people you managed to piss off doesn't look like amateurs in this regard."

>>730
"With how they've immediately shown their hand and unwillingness to listen, they're definitely hostile then. Also, if I recall correctly, that guy Guardir, apparently had a master... uh, named Somuron. Do their names ring any bells to you?"

Well, if anything, perhaps the powers of these tribes might have manifested in even recent Native American tribes... also I don't think we've sent an email to the author of that book we've read about diltarzas.

>>731
"With how they've immediately shown their hand and unwillingness to listen, they're definitely hostile then. Also, if I recall correctly, that guy Guardir, apparently had a master... uh, named Somuron. Do their names ring any bells to you?"
"Somuron? Hmm, Somuron, no... wait a minute, I think that name was mentioned in a very old legend, but I can't remember it. I'll have to dig through my books to find it, so I can't help you with that right now."

>also I don't think we've sent an email to the author of that book we've read about diltarzas.
Yeah, I think we only browsed his published book list.

>>732
"Thanks. Well, we've both found out that there are things out there who are very upset at me. And, to be honest, I was a bit skeptical with your claim of your powers, but it seems to be very legit."


Regarding the email, let's send him one about diltarzas and our interest about it.

>>736
"Thanks. Well, we've both found out that there are things out there who are very upset at me. And, to be honest, I was a bit skeptical with your claim of your powers, but it seems to be very legit."
"No problem. But now that you know who are you against, I'd suggest you to try to make up with them, because I don't think they will leave you alone until they get their revenge. And you don't want to taste their revenge."
"Um, thanks."

You leave the weird man's home and go back to the street. Somehow you managed to get out without getting robbed of all your money...
Anyway, you grab your phone and you send an email to that guy... what was his name? Oh, right, Ayden Wilkerson, fortunately it's in your history, you compose a quick email asking about diltarzas, hoping he will recommend some extra sources for you.
You take a breath, and look around, but the street looks normal.

>>737
"Now that I know there are literal things out there that want me dead... it feels worrying. For now, let's be careful... shit I should've asked him about that rabbit but it's too late now, I don't want him to charge me about that..."

What time is it?

>>738
"Now that I know there are literal things out there that want me dead... it feels worrying. For now, let's be careful... shit I should've asked him about that rabbit but it's too late now, I don't want him to charge me about that..." you murmur and start walking down the street. But what is your destination?

>What time is it?
Um, good question, let's say you took your time with the book searching and walking and shit, and now it's around 11 o'clock...

>>739
"Feels like a good time for an early lunch. Do we have food at home, or should I just eat out... I'd say let's eat out, after that shenanigans... I don't think I'm in the mood to cook..."

>>740
"Feels like a good time for an early lunch. Do we have food at home, or should I just eat out... I'd say let's eat out, after that shenanigans... I don't think I'm in the mood to cook...", you think, and you start looking for a nearby restaurant.
After checking out a few one, you finally choose an Italian restaurant and eat some delicious pasta. It's not the cheapest, but at least if they suddenly kill you, you won't go to the afterlife with an empty stomach! Umm, maybe you should think about something more positive.

>>741
"Right. That was delicious. Let's check our phone, look for any news about that accident we found before this whole ordeal, surely there's some news about it... maybe."

>>742
"Right. That was delicious. Let's check our phone, look for any news about that accident we found before this whole ordeal, surely there's some news about it... maybe."
You take your phone and start looking for news, about your accident, but it looks like it was only news for about a half day, they moved onto other topics... The only info you find is that the police are investigating the circumstances. Well, they're not doing it too well, provided they didn't even contact you. Oh, but you find an article about the accident you saw earlier today, it was an attorney named Aron Davidson... Wait, that's the attorney you received an email from yesterday!

>>743
"Let's read more about the circumstances of this accident..."

>>744
"Let's read more about the circumstances of this accident..."
You search for more news about this accident. It looks like a car hit two people, and killed one on the scene, while the other was transferred to a hospital in critical condition. It looks like the attorney was the latter, so he might be still alive. The police arrested the driver, there are rumors that he was drunk, but the police didn't confirm it. There are certainly no mentions of rabbits or any other kind of supernatural happenings...

>>745
"Man... am I the only one who sees this rabbit..."

Speaking of, is it actually here somewhere?

>>746
"Man... am I the only one who sees this rabbit..."
You look around, but you can't see the rabbit anywhere. ... Wait, no, that's not right, it's right there, behind the shop window, across the street. What the fuck is it doing inside a clothing store?!

>>747
Check what the clothing store is about, rather what the style of clothing is, or just a plain one? 

Either way, what is the rabbit doing, is it hanging about a mannequin or something?

>>749
You check the store from the outside, it's full of suits and all kinds of fancy outfits for men... and it doesn't look like a cheap one, you're not sure whether you even want to look at the price tags.
The rabbit is next to the leg of a mannequin, it looks like it's eating a carrot.

>>750
"I feel like I'll have to pay to even go in that store... well it looks like it's minding its own business... lunch was had... now that I'm slightly aware that there are things out there..."

Go back home, and call parents. Check up on them.

>>752
"I feel like I'll have to pay to even go in that store... well it looks like it's minding its own business... lunch was had... now that I'm slightly aware that there are things out there..."
You walk home, sometimes checking your back, but fortunately the rabbit didn't follow you.
You arrive home and call your parents.

"Hello, it's you, Tommy? Did something bad happen again?"
"No?"
"Really? But something must have happened, before you didn't call me for months, now not even 24 hours passed since your last call. Something is bugging you, what is it?"

>>753
>"Really? But something must have happened, before you didn't call me for months, now not even 24 hours passed since your last call. Something is bugging you, what is it?"


"I'm just worried, I feel like something's after me. And, they might go after the people near me. I just wanted to know if things are alright there."

(Though in reality, there really are things after us, very upset spirits)

>>754
"I'm just worried, I feel like something's after me. And, they might go after the people near me. I just wanted to know if things are alright there."
"Did you piss off the yakuza, ehm, mafia, or whatever you have there? Tommy, please don't do stupid things, they're powerful, and they know no mercy. Nothing happened here, but does this mean I should start worrying now? I don't think we could afford to flee overseas..."

>>755
>"Did you piss off the yakuza, ehm, mafia, or whatever you have there? Tommy, please don't do stupid things, they're powerful, and they know no mercy. Nothing happened here, but does this mean I should start worrying now? I don't think we could afford to flee overseas..."


"No, no, nothing like that, just take care. Weird question though, does our family have a history with anything supernatural?"

>>761
"No, no, nothing like that, just take care. Weird question though, does our family have a history with anything supernatural?"
"Supernatural? Apart from when your grandfather were taken by the aliens? No, I don't think."
"What?" you reply, but you immediately remember. Your grandfather used to say weird things, everyone in your family thought he went insane, and they didn't give much credit to his grumblings. At that time you were too young to understand all this, so you didn't really care about it, and now, well, even if he knew anything, he likely took it to the grave...

>>764
"Hey, mom, uh, did grandpa leave any kind of diary?"

>>769
"Hey, mom, uh, did grandpa leave any kind of diary?"
"Um, how should I know? Most of his stuff was sold to an antique store after he died, only a few remain in a box, stored somewhere in the attic. Why do you ask?"

>>770
"I guess I'm just curious. On what kind of ramblings he had, maybe he wrote it down."

>>771
"I guess I'm just curious. On what kind of ramblings he had, maybe he wrote it down."
"Hmm, I have no idea why are you interested in his ramblings, but I guess I could look into. I'll check that box, and call you if I find anything interesting... Anything else?"

Also there's another quest on this board now

>>773
"Nothing else comes to mind... oh right, how's dad?"

----

Another quest? I don't think I can keep up 2 quests

>>774
"Nothing else comes to mind... oh right, how's dad?"
"He's getting better, but it will take a couple of more weeks until the cast can be removed from his leg, and he can't do much work in this situation, so he mostly just watches TV. He will become an addict if he continues like this..."

>Another quest? I don't think I can keep up 2 quests
Neither can I...

>>775
"That's not too good, but I'm glad it wasn't worse. Thanks mom, I'll call again soon."

>>776
"That's not too good, but I'm glad it wasn't worse. Thanks mom, I'll call again soon."
"Alright, Tommy boy."
You hang up, and start wondering what to do next, it's just past noon, you have plenty of time.

>>779
"Maybe just in case this library gig doesn't go through... let's look up some other things online that we have in our skill belt."

>>780
"Maybe just in case this library gig doesn't go through... let's look up some other things online that we have in our skill belt."
You sit down in front of your computer, and start looking for some job. Since the site where you found your last job no longer exists, you just start randomly searching for career opportunities around you.
A local fast food restaurant is looking for skilled worker to make french fries. Umm, not exactly, let's see jobs that you can do in an office.
You spend the next few hours looking for companies that might be relevant to you, you spend a bunch of emails, but it's unlikely anyone will respond in the next few days.
Meanwhile, you receive a message from your mother that she found some notebooks and memos left by your grandfather, but she's not sure what to do with them. They are hundreds of pages, she doesn't want to take photo of every page.

>>781
"Thanks mom. What about the front page or title, if he kept any kind of description what they possibly might contain? Mailing would probably take a long while..."

>>782
"Thanks mom. What about the front page or title, if he kept any kind of description what they possibly might contain? Mailing would probably take a long while..."
You reply to her, and shortly after, you receive a photo of the notes. There's an untitled notebook, that looks like a graph composition book, but the others have titles: "UFOs", "Stars", "Creatures", "Recipes", "Diary".
Other than that, there's an envelope with "Documents" written on it, and an old watch that no longer seems to work.

>>783
"Would've liked to have access to all of these but... um... what's inside the untitled notebook?"

>>784
"Would've liked to have access to all of these but... um... what's inside the untitled notebook?"
"It looks like it's filled with some kind of calculations. I don't understand them, probably it's from the time when he still worked as a scientist, before he lost his mind... Why are you so interested in this?"

>>785
"Just a sudden interest. Don't worry about it mom. And thanks. I didn't know he was a scientist before... Anyway, I wouldn't want to keep you too busy. I really just wanted to know if he had anything regarding ancient history in his works, or even ramblings."

>>786
"Just a sudden interest. Don't worry about it mom. And thanks. I didn't know he was a scientist before... Anyway, I wouldn't want to keep you too busy. I really just wanted to know if he had anything regarding ancient history in his works, or even ramblings."
"I know you just told me not to worry, but you're getting me nervous. If you continue like this, you'll end up like your grandfather, always talking about UFOs and weird creatures and secret research projects sponsored by the government..."

>>787
"Well, uh, is this a reoccurring thing in the family, somehow? What about great grandpa?"

>>788
"Well, uh, is this a reoccurring thing in the family, somehow? What about great grandpa?"
"I don't think so. Great grandpa, I don't think anything like that happened to him... But he died a long time ago, so I can no longer remember him that good."

>>789
"Oh okay. Alright, thanks again, mom."

Now knowing that... hm... mom might be somewhat right.

Check the time, see if anything has cropped up, maybe the rabbit somehow found its way in here.

>>790
"Oh okay. Alright, thanks again, mom."
You check the time, it's about 4pm. You also check the room, whether the rabbit showed up anywhere (are you too turning insane?), but no, the rabbit is not here. Looks like it only likes to stalk you outside.

>>791
"4PM. Let's see what we got for dinner later..."

>>792
"4PM. Let's see what we got for dinner later..."
You go to your fridge and check it... hmm, not much, if you want to cook something, you'll have to go shopping first. Or you could, of course, try a restaurant, until you run out of money.

>>793
"Best to go shopping. There should be some lists on the internet for frugal meals or atleast meals on a budget. Don't think I'd want to keep eating at restaurants..."

>>795
>search for frugal meals
>first result
>https://livinglowkey.com/frugal-meals/
Yeah, there's a bunch of them.


"Best to go shopping. There should be some lists on the internet for frugal meals or atleast meals on a budget. Don't think I'd want to keep eating at restaurants..."
You head to the nearby supermarket, trying to find some frugal recipes on the internet, but you're quickly overwhelmed with the results... so instead you just go to the shop, and take a look around what they have, and what's on sale. Like, fish sticks. Not exactly an ingredient, but can be useful when you have little time to make a dinner, and you can keep it in the freezer for a long time.
You continue looking, and you buy some (only 98% GMO) vegetables, fruits, and some chicken breasts. Not the most luxurious, but that's what you can afford now.
You go home, fry the chicken, and make some salad next to it... you have to be careful, though, if you continue like this, you'll end up healthy!

>>796
>if you continue like this, you'll end up healthy!

Dear God no

"That was pretty good. Let's check if everything is in order. That dream diary and a pen near our bedside... and if there are other chores that need to be done. Has there always been this much time available in a day..."

>>797
"That was pretty good. Let's check if everything is in order. That dream diary and a pen near our bedside... and if there are other chores that need to be done. Has there always been this much time available in a day..."
You do the dishes, clean up the kitchen, take a look at the laundry, but there's nothing to do with them now, prepare the dream journal... well, you did everything you could think of, but it's still only 7PM, too early to go to bed. While you still had the job, it was a miracle if you could finish the work this early, so you rarely had any time to do the chores at home...

"It's pretty early... let's go on the internet, and check any news, how about look up some ... out of body experiences and ancient Inca stuff."

>>801
"It's pretty early... let's go on the internet, and check any news, how about look up some ... out of body experiences and ancient Inca stuff."
... So you start browsing the internet, checking the news, information about out-of-body experiences, and the likes, and definitely not cat videos.

... 4 hours later ...

You watched hours of cat videos You checked the news, but nothing noteworthy happened, for a change of pace, no weird accidents either. You checked interviews with people who claimed to have out-of-body experiences, mostly as a result of a near-death experience. Many of them mentioned weird white spaces, that you experienced too, but no-one mentioned ending up in an ancient tribe or anything like that.
You also tried to check the mythology of the Incas, but as soon as you started looking up any kind of time travel or the likes, you quickly ended up on conspiracy theory sites, arguing about Incas being descendants of some alien race, and secret NASA projects trying to colonize some far away planet using a top-secret device that can create wormholes... hey, where did your evening go?

>>802
"Oh oops. Guess I got a bit too into the internet. Well, no difference from how it was before... Time for bed I suppose. Far away planets that can create wormholes huh..."

>>803
"Oh oops. Guess I got a bit too into the internet. Well, no difference from how it was before... Time for bed I suppose. Far away planets that can create wormholes huh..."
You turn of your notebook, and after a quick visit to the bathroom, you go to bed. What weird thing will you dream now?

...

You wake up in a dark place... but it somehow feels familiar. You see an old guy... he's Guardir, not? Oh, shit, he was very pissed last time you met, you try to fake sleeping when he turns to you, but it's too late.
"Ahahaha, cut the crap buddy, I know you're awake. I should thank your friend, he showed me the way to you, you evil spirit. And this time we're alone, so there's no one to help you, and I'll enjoy every minute of exterminating you, you piece of shit. Hahahaha!" He picks up a huge knife, and continues, "any last wish, before is start tearing you up?"

>>804
>"Ahahaha, cut the crap buddy, I know you're awake. I should thank your friend, he showed me the way to you, you evil spirit. And this time we're alone, so there's no one to help you, and I'll enjoy every minute of exterminating you, you piece of shit. Hahahaha!" He picks up a huge knife, and continues, "any last wish, before is start tearing you up?"

Are we tied up or bound in any manner? Isn't this our own dream? We should have some semblance of control and be able to turn the tables on him.

Try to kick him, knock him down.

>>805
You kick at the old guy, and with the element of surprise, you manage to knock him down.
Let's try to roll, just for fun. 1-12: he completely overpowers you, 13-18: he drops the knife, but neither of you can overpower the other, 19-20: you grab the knife.
(##1d20) Rolled 1 dice with 20 sides = 6

>>806
Guardir, despite his age, easily jumps up, and combined with his superior combat experience, he pins you to a wall in no time, with the knife just next to your throat.
"Did you really think you can beat me? How pathetic. But at least I'm now sure that you're really an evil spirit, so I'll have no qualms about killing you," he says, pushing the knife even closer to your throat, you can already feel the sharp, cold edge. "Just tell me, who cast you? Who wanted to get rid of J'Amal? Someone from Pamphakukulox?"

>>807
"I barely know those names, if I really was going against all of you, and somehow got in your strongest warrior, wouldn't it have made more sense to kill everyone from the inside? Why would I have tried to strike a conversation with you in the first place if I wanted you dead?"

>>808
"I barely know those names, if I really was going against all of you, and somehow got in your strongest warrior, wouldn't it have made more sense to kill everyone from the inside? Why would I have tried to strike a conversation with you in the first place if I wanted you dead?"
"Trying to bluff, huh? I don't know what kind of evil spirit you are, but from what I heard about the accident, it's a miracle that didn't kill yourself earlier. You wouldn't be able to kill any of our warriors, and from what I understood, you barely had any idea what was happening around you. You didn't come up with that plan, whoever sent you, told you that, but you failed miserably. That's why I'm asking, who sent you? You wouldn't be able to possess J'Amal on your own, and you wouldn't be able to hide from me for so long without an outside help. You're too weak on your own."
However, just as he finishes his sentence, you hear a loud growling sound, and the world lightly shakes around you.
"What? This shouldn't be happening..."

>>809
"You're all clearly blind to your idiocy and unwilling to listen to reason."

Can we see where the loud growling sound is coming from?

>>813
"You're all clearly blind to your idiocy and unwilling to listen to reason."
"W-W-Whaat!?" He takes a step back, his whole body is shaking, and fire erupts from his back. "What did you just say?! I'm killing you, I'm killing you, you piece of shit!"
The world is shaking more violently, you can barely stand on your legs, the growling sound is coming from everywhere, and you have an insane guy with a huge knife dashing toward you.
"Hey, kid, run! Run for your life!" You turn to the direction of the voice, and... huh, it's the exorcist weird guy. What is he doing here?

>>814
Let's run towards our exorcist friend, especially if it's away from Guardir. Can't run from the growling if it's everywhere... might be the ground itself.

>>816
There's no time to think about things like that, you barely dodge the shaman's knife thrusting at you, then you start running toward the weird exorcist guy, but you quickly trip over on the shaking floor.
"Come on, this way!", he shouts. Fortunately this distracted Guardir a bit, so you can stand up and continue running toward... maybe the exit?
You pass through the door, and... huh? Everything is white, there's nothing here. You turn back, you can see a shaking and growling and smoking tent. You don't know what's happening, but the tent is shaking more violently than ever, the sounds are growing louder... something tells you this is not OK, so you just turn around and start running, until,
*BOOM*,
you hear a loud, explosion like sound. Then everything is quiet, you can't hear a single noise. You turn back, and the tent is gone, it's all white everywhere.
"Huh...?"
"That was close," you hear a voice, you immediately turn toward it... it's the exorcist guy again. "It looks like they really want you dead, and they're no amateurs either. You should try to do something about this fast, because I won't be always there to save your ass."

>>817
>You should try to do something about this fast, because I won't be always there to save your ass.

"Thanks again, but what exactly can I do, though? Do I just sacrifice a goat or something? Give tribute?"

>>818
"Thanks again, but what exactly can I do, though? Do I just sacrifice a goat or something? Give tribute?"
"Well, when you said that you doomed their tribe, I thought you were joking or exaggerating, but seeing this... you were probably right. Some small sacrifice or tribute won't do, just think about it, if someone would kill all your family and friends, what would he have to do to earn your forgiveness? Is it possible at all? I think they have a vendetta against you, looking for a revenge, no matter the cost, since they're doomed anyway."
"Thanks, but..."
"Yes, I know, it didn't help much, but unfortunately even I don't know what should you do to reconcile with them. You'd have to somehow fix what you broke."

>>819
>Well, when you said that you doomed their tribe, I thought you were joking or exaggerating, but seeing this... you were probably right.

"I see. Well, if you'd have to guess, what time period would they be in? Might help if I could read up some history about them. Know their story, maybe."

>>820
"I see. Well, if you'd have to guess, what time period would they be in? Might help if I could read up some history about them. Know their story, maybe."
"Unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to read anything about the tribe in this world. I've never seen their type, they look different from everything I know, they're like someone took all ancient legends in South-America and mixed them together. And in this situation we can't ask them, this guy is too vigilant, and wants to kill you at all costs."

>>821
"Well, if they've been destroyed... perhaps the winner of that tribal war.. does the word Pamphakukulox make sense to you?"

>>822
"Well, if they've been destroyed... perhaps the winner of that tribal war... does the word Pamphakukulox make sense to you?"
"Pampha... what? Never heard it... But I've seen a lot of things here that I've never seen before. I'm afraid you ended up in something... much better than us. There must be some hidden meaning behind this... some great discovery to be found, that could change how we think about our world..."

>>823
"This is some crazy stuff. Well, do you have other acquaintances that are in the same line of, uh, interests as you? Maybe they have an idea?"

>>824
"This is some crazy stuff. Well, do you have other acquaintances that are in the same line of, uh, interests as you? Maybe they have an idea?"
"In this city? No. I mean, there are a lot of charlatans, but don't waste your time on them. I only know three other people, one in South America, one in Europe, and in Asia, that might be able to help you... but they're far away. I'll try to contact them, but it'll take some time, and unfortunately I can't guarantee that they will be able to help without meeting you in person."

>>825
"I'm sure they'll be pleased to help with such an interesting case that I'm on right now. I'm thinking the person from South America might have a better idea, because these guys don't look asian at all."

>>826
"I'm sure they'll be pleased to help with such an interesting case that I'm on right now. I'm thinking the person from South America might have a better idea, because these guys don't look Asian at all."
"Don't be fooled by their appearances! As I said, there's something bigger behind this, we must walk with open mind and notice every little sign, no matter how trivial it looks like, because it could be easily the key to our mystery."

>>827
>"Don't be fooled by their appearances! As I said, there's something bigger behind this, we must walk with open mind and notice every little sign, no matter how trivial it looks like, because it could be easily the key to our mystery."

"T-that's true. I suppose."

Also is this still within our dream?

>>828
"T-that's true. I suppose."
"Then, I think we're done here. Visit me in a few days, and try to not get killed in the meantime, will ya?"

>Also is this still within our dream?
Who knows?

>>829
>"Then, I think we're done here. Visit me in a few days, and try to not get killed in the meantime, will ya?"

"I'll try. Before you go, is there a way for me to somehow protect myself in my own dreams or something?"

>>830
"I'll try. Before you go, is there a way for me to somehow protect myself in my own dreams or something?"
"Hmm, there's a technique called lucid dreaming, but that wouldn't help you here, a dream can't kill you. These men do. You'd need to access the astral plane, but that's not something you learn in a few days. ... Well, there are charms and amulets, they can protect someone from weaker spirits, but they're pretty much useless against stronger ones. Still, it's better than nothing I think."

>>831
"Well, perhaps the charms effects can stack on one another. Better than nothing, like you said. Even if it's something that I can't learn quickly, I guess I should atleast read up what the astral plane is."

>>832
"Well, perhaps the charms effects can stack on one another. Better than nothing, like you said. Even if it's something that I can't learn quickly, I guess I should atleast read up what the astral plane is."
"No, no, no, don't do that! You can't just stack charms and expect things to work, it's more complicated than that. I'll find something for you, come to my house in the afternoon, alright?"

>>833
"Alright. Will do. Thanks again."

So now what happens... are we still asleep? Try to wake up and check the time.

>>835
"Alright. Will do. Thanks again."
"See you soon," he replies, as he starts to fade away, when suddenly...

"Huh?" You wake up in your bed. "Was that a dream?..." You check the time, it's 2 o'clock in the morning.

>>837
"Augh... 2am. Let's get some water... and scribble down whatever that was..."

Look around our place and out the window.

>>838
"Augh... 2am. Let's get some water... and scribble down whatever that was..."
You get some water and start writing down your dream. But unlike the last time, you can clearly remember all aspects of your dream, starting from the confrontation with Guardir and including the discussion with the weird guy. Maybe your dream retention is improving.

After finishing, you go for a short walk in your room and you look out of the window.
Something's not right, the sky doesn't look like it usually does. You open the window to check out better, and you find some white halo above your building, slightly illuminating the night sky. "Is this from some light?" you wonder, when it suddenly disappears, and the sky returns to normal.

>>839
"What the fuck?"

Check phone for any social media about this, if anyone else somehow saw it.

>>840
"What the fuck?"
You check your phone for any social media posts or news about what you saw, but nothing. Probably not much people are looking at the sky, or you just have to wait a bit until reports start to pop up in visible places...

>>841
"Damn. Nothing huh."

Look around some more, is there something similar to the lights elsewhere in the neighborhood, or even slightly far? Maybe in the direction of our exorcist friend?

>>842
"Damn. Nothing huh."
You look around, but you can't see anything... Fuck this shit, you quickly pick up your coat and head to the roof. You really shouldn't be there at this time, but they never lock the door...
You look around, but still nothing... so, all this for naught? You're thinking about going back (you didn't have time to get dressed properly after all) when you notice a light beam in the distance. First it looks like one of those lamps that just illuminates the sky because why not, but this looks different. It goes brighter and brighter as it goes higher, but if it were some light at the floor it would have been the opposite. Plus it moves too fast, it's not fixed to a position. What could it be? Maybe an airplane?

>>843
"The hell is that?"

Have we brought our phone with us? Try to take a video of it, or something. Is it coming towards us as well?

>>844
"The hell is that?"
You quickly pick up your phone, open the camera app, but just as you point your phone towards the light, it disappears. Huh? Where did it go? You put the phone back to your pocket and look around again, but the light that crisscrossed all over the sky just a few seconds ago is gone. It's now a normal, usual night sky. And a bit chilly, since you didn't have time to get dressed properly.

>>845
"Damn. Well, better get back."

Get back to our room, and hopefully nothing has happened.

>>846
"Damn. Well, better get back."
You leave the roof and go back to your room.
"Finally, some warmth," you rub your hands together when you notice something that wasn't there when you left.
It's that rabbit. Again. Sitting on your bed.

>>847
Attempt to take a picture of the rabbit.

Does the rabbit look like it's staring at us?

>>848
You get your phone and attempt to take a photo... but, huh? Looking through the camera, there's nothing on your bed. The rabbit is clearly there, but if you point your camera that way, you can't see it. Is this rabbit transparent for everyone and everything except you? You take a second look at the picture, when you realize something: the blanket should be sunken a bit around where rabbit, but it's not. It's not only transparent, it's also weightless... But the last time when it jumped on you, it definitely had a weight. What the hell is this?
You lower your phone, when you realize that the rabbit was staring at you the whole time.

>>849
Slowly approach the rabbit.

"Hello?"

>>850
You slowly approach the rabbit, and say, "Hello?"
"What do you want, mortal?" it replies.

>>851
"Holy shit."

Do we have a chair, that we can take a seat on, while the rabbit is on the bed?

"Uh, is there a particular reason, why I can see you?"

Also is the tone of the rabbit, menacing? Soft? Caring? I'm assuming by the fact it hasn't hurt us outright, it's not too hostile.

>>852
"Holy shit."
"Please don't use that kind of language when you're talking to me."

You sit down on a nearby chair and ask,
"Uh, is there a particular reason, why I can see you?"
"Because you're stupid, duh."
"Hey, please, stop, I'm trying to help you. Khm, sorry, the reason because you can see me... I mean this rabbit, but not others is because it only exists in your soul and not in this plane of reality."
This just got even weirder quickly. First you heard a brutish, masculine voice, followed by a soothing, girlish one. And the rabbit was staring at you the whole time, without moving an inch. Is this even a rabbit and not just some stuffed toy with a speaker?!

Do the voices ... do they sound familiar?

"Well, can we have some names?"

Introduce ourselves, even though they probably already know who we are.

>>854
"Well, can we have some names?"
"Unfortunately, I don't think I can give you a name. I'm just a fragment of Irziel's soul, I don't have a name. And the other guy you heard before, he's a fragment of J'Amal's soul... but as you might have noticed he's angry about you."
J'Amal, Irziel, that's why these voices sounded familiar... But you can't wonder for long, J'Amal, or more correctly, a fragment of J'Amal's soul cuts in.
"Of course, I'm angry! I died in the most embarrassing way, because of this prick! You should have just left me alone, I'd have died in that forest as a hero! But now? I'm a laughingstock. Being killed in a practice against some novice!... Guardir tried to save face by accusing that poor guy being a Pamphakukuloxine spy and using a poisoned blade. And it's all your fault!"

You try to introduce yourself, but you're quickly interrupted,
"Yes, I've heard that you're called by that weird name... What was it, Tom, I think? We need your help."
"You're just wasting your time here. J'Amal's dead, Irziel will... well, who knows what will happen to her, but nothing will bring her J'Amal back."

>>855
>"Yes, I've heard that you're called by that weird name... What was it, Tom, I think? We need your help."
>"You're just wasting your time here. J'Amal's dead, Irziel will... well, who knows what will happen to her, but nothing will bring her J'Amal back."

"Well, what exactly can I do to help? I'm not talented in any form of astral energy. I'd rather not get continuously assaulted in my sleep by angry spirits."

>>856
"Well, what exactly can I do to help? I'm not talented in any form of astral energy. I'd rather not get continuously assaulted in my sleep by angry spirits."
"Assaulted by angry spirits? What kind of spirits? But, to help, you should just go back in time and do something to make sure J'Amal's body doesn't die."

>>857
>"Assaulted by angry spirits? What kind of spirits? But, to help, you should just go back in time and do something to make sure J'Amal's body doesn't die."

"Yes. Guardir and possibly more are quite literally attempting to kill me every time I sleep. And, hold on, Time Travel? I can barely travel normally... well, maybe that's possible if I could astral travel."

Are we really entertaining the notion of all this magical and mystic stuff, I think to myself.

>>858
"Yes. Guardir and possibly more are quite literally attempting to kill me every time I sleep. And, hold on, Time Travel? I can barely travel normally... well, maybe that's possible if I could astral travel."
"Guardir, what, why? ... Oh no, perhaps he thinks you did this on purpose? And this question, is it possible that last time you didn't take control of J'Amal on purpose? That complicates things..."
"I told you you're just wasting your time, why don't you listen to me woman?"
"Please calm down. You, hmmm, what was that name... Yeah, Tom, sorry, but can't you help me? Even if ask you? Pretty please?"

>Are we really entertaining the notion of all this magical and mystic stuff, I think to myself.
Is it too much? I might have borrowed some ideas from a specific room escape game...

>>859
>"Please calm down. You, hmmm, what was that name... Yeah, Tom, sorry, but can't you help me? Even if ask you? Pretty please?"

"I'm willing to help, but I am unsure how to actually make... whatever it took to happen. Last time it happened, an avalanche of snow happened and I almost died."



>Is it too much? I might have borrowed some ideas from a specific room escape game...

If this is the same escape game I'm thinking of... the jumps take mortal danger to occur. And, no, it's not too much, it is alright.

>>860
>"Please calm down. You, hmmm, what was that name... Yeah, Tom, sorry, but can't you help me? Even if ask you? Pretty please?"
"I'm willing to help, but I am unsure how to actually make... whatever it took to happen. Last time it happened, an avalanche of snow happened and I almost died."
"Wait, you didn't possess J'Amal on purpose? I don't know what is an avalanche of snow, but can't you do it again? But if it's dangerous, maybe it's not a good idea. Last time, when I guided you to a man, I felt... a certain presence around him, didn't he help you?"

>>861
>"Wait, you didn't possess J'Amal on purpose? I don't know what is an avalanche of snow, but can't you do it again? But if it's dangerous, maybe it's not a good idea. Last time, when I guided you to a man, I felt... a certain presence around him, didn't he help you?"

"A man... oh you mean, the exorcist? Yes, he does seemingly have real mystical powers. He protected me from Guardir. As for the avalanche of snow, imagine a cold death, there is no warmth of the sun, a large blanket of cold sweeps you off your feet with its titanic weight, and buries you alive, suffocates you with its chill."

...have we actually gotten a name from him? Our exorcist friend?

>>862
"A man... oh you mean, the exorcist? Yes, he does seemingly have real mystical powers. He protected me from Guardir. As for the avalanche of snow, imagine a cold death, there is no warmth of the sun, a large blanket of cold sweeps you off your feet with its titanic weight, and buries you alive, suffocates you with its chill."
"Brr, that sounds painful. It rarely gets cold where I live, but I've heard that in the mountains it can be very bad. ... But the problem is, I've ran out of ideas. You'd have to somehow figure out how you did it last time and repeat it, I don't know how else could I help you. I'll... I'll check if I can somehow influence Guardir through Irziel, but I can't guarantee anything."


>...have we actually gotten a name from him? Our exorcist friend?
It was in the advertising and at the doorbell, but I don't think he was ever mentioned in the quest by name, so I guess his name is in a kind of Schroedinger's cat state...

>>863
>I'll check if I can somehow influence Guardir through Irziel, but I can't guarantee anything."

"Just tell him to stop trying to kill me and that will already be a big help. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting our friend again and see how it goes."

>>864
"Just tell him to stop trying to kill me and that will already be a big help. Tomorrow, I'll be visiting our friend again and see how it goes."
"He-He's trying to kill you!? Alright, I'll try to do something. Be safe, bye."
The rabbit jumps from your bed, to the window, and out. ... Wait, the window was closed, how did it jump out without breaking the glass? And did it survive? You open the window and look at the street, but you can't find the rabbit anywhere.

>>865
Check the time.

"Damn, maybe I should've asked how to contact them... hopefully they pop up again before meeting our friend."

>>866
>Check the time.
It's 2:30 am.

"Damn, maybe I should've asked how to contact them... hopefully they pop up again before meeting our friend."
You look around your room, but you find nothing unusual. Finally.

>>867
Try to get some sleep, hopefully not get invaded in our dreams again. Did Jack from the library say they'll contact us if we get the job?

>>868
You go back to sleep, hoping that you won't get those weird dreams again.

...

When you wake up, it's already bright outside. Hmm, did you forget to set up the alarm clock? Not like you have to go anywhere on time. And no weird dreams either, the rabbit is not in your bed or room, so things are quite normal now, right? You do the morning chores, eat some breakfast, and wonder what should you do next, it's 9 o'clock in the morning.

>Did Jack from the library say they'll contact us if we get the job?
Yeah, he said in a few days. Wonder when should it be...

>>869
"Hrm, daily things are done. Let's check the emails Maybe something's there aside from spam."

>>870
"Hrm, daily things are done. Let's check the emails, maybe something's there aside from spam," you murmur as you check your mail. Nothing interesting, just the usual garbage... Oh wait, there's it, why is it in the fucking Spam folder, when the real spam goes to your Inbox? Anyway, it's from Jack, let's see...
It's an offer letter. Woho! But as you read it, you realize it's not that great, the salary is lower than at the office, and there are hardly any benefits. But it's probably still better than dying without food. Anyway, you have three days to accept or reject the offer.

>>871
"Better than dying without food, and maybe the work isn't as stressful. Hopefully. And being in the library might give us time to look up this paranormal stuff."

>>872
Oh right, accept the offer, and ask when the start date is.

>>872
>>873
"Better than dying without food, and maybe the work isn't as stressful. Hopefully. And being in the library might give us time to look up this paranormal stuff."
You reply to the email that you accept. They said that the contract will be ready in a few days, you'll have to sign it and then you can start next week.

>>874
"Next week. Sounds good. Well, for now, let's drop by our exorcist friend."

>>878
"Next week. Sounds good. Well, for now, let's drop by our exorcist friend," you murmur while you leave your room.
Just as you arrive at the exorcist's house, you notice him in the window.
"Ah, you're here? Come inside!"
Is he always looking out of the window, or can he somehow sense your approach? Anyway, you enter the building and head to the exorcist's home.

"Welcome! I couldn't contact my acquaintances yet, but I looked up this Somuron guy. Well, hmm, there's a small problem, I only found Sumoron, not Somuron. Maybe they're the same, maybe not, anyway, Sumoron was a god in Diltarza mythology, he was the father of multiple other gods, and he was believed to be the wisest god. And that's about it, we don't know much about these people, one day they just disappeared without a trace. There's still a debate what happened to them, one theory states that they were so wise that one day the aliens came, and abducted them to get their knowledge. If that was the case, I can understand that they're pissed off."

"Diltarza, I do believe that's the mythology we're definitely dealing with. Also, something has happened last night. It seems my soul, I think that's what they said, is somehow occupied by two others."

>>880
"Diltarza, I do believe that's the mythology we're definitely dealing with. Also, something has happened last night. It seems my soul, I think that's what they said, is somehow occupied by two others."
"I see, I'll try to dig up more info about Diltarzas, but as I said, whatever they knew, they took them to their graves. Or wherever they're now actually. Also, your soul, occupied by others? What do you mean, I mean, what happened that made you think this way? This was before we met that angry guy, what was his name, Guardir, I think?"

>>881
>"I see, I'll try to dig up more info about Diltarzas, but as I said, whatever they knew, they took them to their graves. Or wherever they're now actually. Also, your soul, occupied by others? What do you mean, I mean, what happened that made you think this way? This was before we met that angry guy, what was his name, Guardir, I think?"

"Thank you. And about the others occupying my soul, I see a white rabbit every so often, and last night I was able to converse with them. It's the soul of the man I've, erm, borrowed his body and subsequently got killed, along with his lover. I've explained to them the situation that the entire exchange was not malicious, and the woman will try to speak with Guardir, to just let them atleast lay off the attacking. They asked me how I even got to switch bodies with J'Amal, the guy, and I told them it happened when I got struck with an avalanche, so more than likely when I found myself in mortal peril..."

>>882
"Thank you. And about the others occupying my soul, I see a white rabbit every so often, and last night I was able to converse with them. It's the soul of the man I've, erm, borrowed his body and subsequently got killed, along with his lover. I've explained to them the situation that the entire exchange was not malicious, and the woman will try to speak with Guardir, to just let them atleast lay off the attacking. They asked me how I even got to switch bodies with J'Amal, the guy, and I told them it happened when I got struck with an avalanche, so more than likely when I found myself in mortal peril..."
"Hmm... Being followed by a white rabbit, then conversing with it? And it didn't try to kill you, right? Were it a normal size rabbit, or a huge or tiny one? And did it have a huge hammer?"
"Normal size I think. And no, no hammer."
"Hmm, in that case it's possible that they took control of a real rabbit in our world. Why rabbit, though? When you were in that village, were anything about rabbits? Maybe it's some sacred animal for them, or they had a rabbit farm... Speaking of it, maybe you should visit a local rabbit farm and see if you can spot any differences."

>>883

>"Hmm, in that case it's possible that they took control of a real rabbit in our world. Why rabbit, though? When you were in that village, were anything about rabbits? Maybe it's some sacred animal for them, or they had a rabbit farm... Speaking of it, maybe you should visit a local rabbit farm and see if you can spot any differences."

"Sure. I'll visit a rabbit farm. Also, no, I don't recall any rabbits when I was walking through the village. The woman probably saw it and thought it was cute. Anything might suddenly give an idea to help."

>>884
It's Easter and we're talking about bunnies. It's alright, I guess

"Sure. I'll visit a rabbit farm. Also, no, I don't recall any rabbits when I was walking through the village. The woman probably saw it and thought it was cute. Anything might suddenly give an idea to help."
"Cute? I don't think the reason is so banal, possessing someone or something is not that simple, you just don't impulsively possess something. I don't know how else could I help you know, though, if you see the rabbit again, and you can still talk to it, try to ask how could you go back there and fix what you broke. If they could come to this world and posses an animal here, they should know how can you do the same. Oh, and we talked about this yesterday," he says as he presents you a little box, "take this."
You open the box and you see two small stones inside, one blue and one green.
"What's this?"
"It's an amulet. It's not much, but it might help you a tiny little bit if you're attacked by that spirit again."

>>885
>"It's an amulet. It's not much, but it might help you a tiny little bit if you're attacked by that spirit again."

"Thank you. Anything helps. And I'll ask them how they've come to possess the rabbit. Ah, right, one thing I just slightly forgot to mention, about the rabbit, I mean. I tried taking a picture of it, but it didn't show up on my phone, and when I looked at it, it didn't even seem to have a physical form. Would that change anything?"

>>886
"Thank you. Anything helps. And I'll ask them how they've come to possess the rabbit. Ah, right, one thing I just slightly forgot to mention, about the rabbit, I mean. I tried taking a picture of it, but it didn't show up on my phone, and when I looked at it, it didn't even seem to have a physical form. Would that change anything?"
"It was invisible and didn't have a physical form? Hmm, in that case it was probably a vision, and not a possessed animal. But in that case, why a bunny? They could come up with any form they wanted... Many old tribes regarded the rabbits as shapeshifters and tricksters. They were also a symbol of fertility and prosperity... Hm, yes, there's an old tale when a rabbit helped the village in hunting. You did mention some kind of hunting, right?"

>>887
>Hm, yes, there's an old tale when a rabbit helped the village in hunting. You did mention some kind of hunting, right?

"Yes, J'Amal, the man, was supposed to hunt for some legendary beast, but he seems to have gotten hurt and more than likely passed out, and that's when I somehow got in his body."

>>888
"Yes, J'Amal, the man, was supposed to hunt for some legendary beast, but he seems to have gotten hurt and more than likely passed out, and that's when I somehow got in his body."
"Maybe the rabbit has to do something with it, then. Rabbits can be sly, maybe they think the rabbit has to do something with the failed hunt. Or maybe it's due to the rabbit that you got in his body! But how does it help us?... Maybe if we could somehow repeat what happened last time... But that J'Amal guy is dead, you can't get into his body now."

>>889
"I mean, I somehow got transported to the past... what's to say it can't be possible to get transported to a, uh... further ... past? Where he's still alive? I ... can't wrap my head around this sometimes, I just accept that this is how it works."

>>890
"I mean, I somehow got transported to the past... what's to say it can't be possible to get transported to a, uh... further ... past? Where he's still alive? I ... can't wrap my head around this sometimes, I just accept that this is how it works."
"Time travel, you say? I've read hundreds of theories and legends about that, but I've yet to come across one that actually works. But you've said many weird things I've never seen before, so who knows. If last time you indeed went back in time, if you repeat what you did last time, you might be able to reproduce it. But without knowing how it exactly works, it can be dangerous, you might end up in a completely different time than you intended. And as I said last time, I've had a weird feeling when that avalanche hit you, it's possible that someone else helped you, it's possible that someone else sent you there, without his or her help, it will be problematic to reproduce."

"Did someone ask for help?", you hear a woman's voice.
It's the rabbit sitting next to you. Just when did it appear there?

>>891
Look at rabbit, then back to our friend.

"Are you seeing this right now? The rabbit is here, beside me, I don't even know when it got here."

>>892
Look at rabbit, then back to our friend.
"Are you seeing this right now? The rabbit is here, beside me, I don't even know when it got here."
"What? You're just pointing at the air." He takes a step closer at reaches at the rabbit, but his hand goes right through the rabbits head. "I don't think there's anything here."
"I told you," the rabbit responds, "this rabbit only exists in your soul and not in this plane of reality. Others won't see it, or hear my voice either. But at least I can finally see this man we were talking about before. He knows much more that you would think."
"So you're saying there's a rabbit there? If there is, it's only in your head. That means it actually possessed you, not a random rabbit."
"That's not that simple! ... I mean, I just told you that nobody besides you hear me, so it makes no sense if I try to answer him. It'll be difficult to have a conversation like this..."

>>893
>"So you're saying there's a rabbit there? If there is, it's only in your head. That means it actually possessed you, not a random rabbit."

"Well, I suppose we could somehow make conversation like this. I'll just be the medium. She says she can hear you, I think, but you can't hear her, so I can tell you what she says... She does say, that you know much more than I would think. So I am 100% putting my trust in you, my friend. If I can't trust a rabbit inhabiting my soul, then what can I trust?"

>>894
"Well, I suppose we could somehow make conversation like this. I'll just be the medium. She says she can hear you, I think, but you can't hear her, so I can tell you what she says... She does say, that you know much more than I would think. So I am 100% putting my trust in you, my friend. If I can't trust a rabbit inhabiting my soul, then what can I trust?"
"Finally, someone recognizing my knowledge! Not 'that schizophrenic guy who always tells nonsense' crap!"
"... What is schizophrenic? I never heard that word..."

>>895
Did the rabbit say that or was that us?

"Well, either way, what should we ask each other first?"

>>897
I guess I should be more clear when we have more than 2 characters talking...
Finally, someone recognizing my knowledge! [...]" <- weird guy
"... What is schizophrenic? [...]" <- rabbit

>>898
>"... What is schizophrenic? [...]" <- rabbit

"Don't worry about it, but basically it's someone who hears voices that no one else can."

>Finally, someone recognizing my knowledge! [...]" <- weird guy

"Alright, what should we talk about, while our rabbit friend is here?"

>>899
>"... What is schizophrenic? [...]"
"Don't worry about it, but basically it's someone who hears voices that no one else can."
"Um, so someone who is possessed?"

>"Finally, someone recognizing my knowledge! [...]"
"Alright, what should we talk about, while our rabbit friend is here?", you reply.
"Let's see... What can this rabbit friend tell us about their world? How could you go back there?", says the weird guy.
"I don't know every detail," the rabbit replies, "especially the how to get here parts. But as far as I can tell, you're now in a far away land, maybe even in a different time, since there are so many differences between your world and my own world... I think J'Amal had a problem in the forest, and his soul somehow met yours... and you somehow ended up in J'Amal's body... but I'm not sure how it went actually. At first, I thought it was you, but seeing your state, maybe it was J'Amal, maybe he thought you can save him, but he never admitted it. ... Oh, yes, please don't tell this to J'Amal, but I think he's pissed about you. We shouldn't have had sex... But I didn't recognize that the J'Amal in front of me was not my J'Amal, and you... Well, I can't blame you, you probably had no idea what was going on."

>>900
"Well, from what I can surmise, J'Amal was also in mortal peril, when I somehow inhabited his body, as to what it was exactly I do not know, all I recall there was that there was a wild beast nearby immediately. And I was in mortal peril, the sudden snow avalanche, to be precise. How we can re-enact such a specific circumstance, I don't know, there's probably something more to it, or it could be that simple. And regarding what happened back then, I thought you would've lost it if you knew what happened, so I just tried my best to play along with what you wanted. I did try to at the very least stop that other guy from taking you. I sort of forgot who he was, but that bet was kind of dumb. Felt good decking him though."

>>901
"Well, from what I can surmise, J'Amal was also in mortal peril, when I somehow inhabited his body, as to what it was exactly I do not know, all I recall there was that there was a wild beast nearby immediately. And I was in mortal peril, the sudden snow avalanche, to be precise. How we can re-enact such a specific circumstance, I don't know, there's probably something more to it, or it could be that simple. And regarding what happened back then, I thought you would've lost it if you knew what happened, so I just tried my best to play along with what you wanted. I did try to at the very least stop that other guy from taking you. I sort of forgot who he was, but that bet was kind of dumb. Felt good decking him though."
"He was in mortal peril? Hmm, I think he mentioned something, but he wasn't so proud about it. Maybe that's why he sought help, but whatever he did, he won't be able to do, because he's dead now. I don't know how could we repeat it, maybe this wise man here knows something. Could you please relay my words? But before that, thanks for saving me from that guy."
"Sure," you reply and tell the weird guy what the rabbit just told you.
"There are legends about some tribes that claimed that their souls can change bodies and travel in time, but not much tangible information. Looks like the first time you had some outside help, without that it will be harder to reproduce. But at least, you did it once, so repeating it should be easier than doing it for the first time. You'd need to think hard and try to remember everything that happened between the snow avalanche hitting you and waking up in the other person's body."

>>902
"Let's see... when I got hit by the avalanche, it was literally just that. I got whacked, probably lost consciousness and woke up stark naked. The only thing on the body was a bracelet with some animal carvings. It wasn't magical, at least I didn't know how to work it if there was. If you ask me about how I felt before I got hit by the avalanche, I was feeling pretty pissed and hungry after the usual crap at my old work. You think probably that avalanche location has something to do with this? Like some weird concentration of ... astral energy, or however?"

>>903
"Let's see... when I got hit by the avalanche, it was literally just that. I got whacked, probably lost consciousness and woke up stark naked. The only thing on the body was a bracelet with some animal carvings. It wasn't magical, at least I didn't know how to work it if there was. If you ask me about how I felt before I got hit by the avalanche, I was feeling pretty pissed and hungry after the usual crap at my old work. You think probably that avalanche location has something to do with this? Like some weird concentration of ... astral energy, or however?"
"I swear it wasn't me! I was already sleeping when that happened!", the weird guy bursts out. "I wake up to the sound of the avalanche, and I immediately had a weird feeling... I can't describe it, I never felt it before. Probably that was when your soul left this world and took control of J'Amal's body. Unfortunately, other than pissing you off and making you jump in front of an oncoming vehicle, I have no other idea what should we do. But that's not without danger, you might end up in a wrong place or time. Or you might actually die."
"Die!?" the rabbit screams. "Please, I've seen J'Amal dying, I don't want to see another. Isn't it enough if you just *think* that you're in life-threatening danger?"

>>904
>"Die!?" the rabbit screams. "Please, I've seen J'Amal dying, I don't want to see another. Isn't it enough if you just *think* that you're in life-threatening danger?"

"If I just think, I'm in life-threatening danger? Technically that avalanche did do that. After I got back to my original body, it turns out most of my injuries were minor, considering what happened. Or something protected my body when I got switched."

Turning to our friend, "Have you checked the area of the avalanche, it's just a regular area in terms of ... whatever power is manifesting?"

>>905
>"Die!?" the rabbit screams. "Please, I've seen J'Amal dying, I don't want to see another. Isn't it enough if you just *think* that you're in life-threatening danger?"
"If I just think, I'm in life-threatening danger? Technically that avalanche did do that. After I got back to my original body, it turns out most of my injuries were minor, considering what happened. Or something protected my body when I got switched."
Then you turn to your friend, "Have you checked the area of the avalanche, it's just a regular area in terms of ... whatever power is manifesting?"
"You mean after the event? I only had that weird feeling for a few seconds, then it disappeared completely, even though I have to admit that I didn't conduct an extensive investigation. Whatever power it might have been, it was only a temporary phenomenon. Maybe, if we could somehow repeat that event while I'm around and not half asleep, we could figure out something..."
"What about this other guy starts punching this, what was his name, Tom? This tom guy until he passes out?" you hear a male voice from the rabbit.
"Please J'Amal, don't be so rough. ... Sorry, it looks like he's back." And here we go again, the rabbit is arguing with itself.

>>906
>"Please J'Amal, don't be so rough. ... Sorry, it looks like he's back." And here we go again, the rabbit is arguing with itself.

"It seems the second soul within the rabbit has become active."

"And to answer your question about me getting beat up, no. I don't think getting into a fight knowingly would induce a fight or flight response like the avalanche. I feel it has to be sudden, quick, and wholly unexpected."

>>907
"It seems the second soul within the rabbit has become active. ... And to answer your question about me getting beat up, no. I don't think getting into a fight knowingly would induce a fight or flight response like the avalanche. I feel it has to be sudden, quick, and wholly unexpected."
"Have you ever been part of a real fight? Actually, you don't have to answer, I saw what you did while you were possessing my body, you're a fucking weakling."
"Please J'Amal..."
"Shut up woman, we're not going anywhere here. He's just whining all day, there's no way he could save me."

>>908
"I'm not enjoying this as much as you are, but if you can somehow find someone else who can help you, great. Anyway, ignoring the sudden interruption, I just feel like that sudden avalanche was wholly unnatural."

More of, unnatural in the sense, was there even a chance for a pile of snow that large suddenly appear? I've personally never heard of an avalanche happening like that in the middle of a city, which is why I keep thinking it's unnatural.

>>909
"I'm not enjoying this as much as you are, but if you can somehow find someone else who can help you, great. Anyway, ignoring the sudden interruption, I just feel like that sudden avalanche was wholly unnatural."
"Unnatural?", the weird man answers. "Now that you mention it, I've been living in this house for 10 years, but I've never seen anything like that happening. The landlord had the roof checked after the event, but as far as I know they said that the roof was built according to the regulations, and it was just an accident due to the heavy snowfall that night. Whether you believe this or not, it's your call, but it indeed sounds extremely unlikely. But if that snow was there due to some external force, that must had been a very powerful force, materializing that amount snow is not joke. Do you know anyone who tried to really really REALLY kill you before the accident? Maybe even in your previous life?"
"Sigh. Okay, I have to admit," the male rabbit voice responds, "I had a little part in you taking over my body, because I felt a strong healing aura around you, but I have no idea what is this avalanche thing you're keeping mentioning. And had I known this will be the result, I would find someone else."

>comment
I think it can happen, like this:
https://www.theolympian.com/news/article25263943.html
But yeah, it's definitely not usual (especially with flat roofs, which is the norm in bigger cities), and calling it an avalanche might be a bit of a stretch.

>>910
>and calling it an avalanche might be a bit of a stretch.

So, a large snow pile would be more apt?


>"Sigh. Okay, I have to admit," the male rabbit voice responds, "I had a little part in you taking over my body, because I felt a strong healing aura around you, but I have no idea what is this avalanche thing you're keeping mentioning. And had I known this will be the result, I would find someone else."

"So you did have a slight hand in it, and healing aura? What does that even mean? As in regeneration, like wounds and stuff?"

Look to our friend, ask him if there's something he knows about it.

>>911
>So, a large snow pile would be more apt?
Dunno. Fortunately, I've used the word avalanche in the first post of this quest, so it'd be quite hard to backtrack now...

"So you did have a slight hand in it, and healing aura? What does that even mean? As in regeneration, like wounds and stuff?"
"What do you mean what is a healing aura? An aura that heals you when you're injured."
"If I would take a guess," the weird man responds, "he probably somehow sensed the presence of the modern medical facilities, even if he didn't know what are they, and thought that they can help him. And actually they probably helped, because you woke up in his injured body and survived an injury that would be probably fatal with the knowledge and apparatus they have. It's just that things didn't turn out as planned afterwards."
"I have no idea what this guy is talking about, but all you would have to do is to return my body to me after you woke up in the forest. Or when returning to the village at latest. Afterwards you just kept on fucking up things."
"Please, J'Amal, calm down, being angry won't help..."
"Shut up woman! This person is the sole reason I'm dead, and you're covering for him? What's your problem? ... No, that can't be, you love him right? You fucking adulteress, I'm gonna fucking kill you!"
"No, wait, it's not that... HELP SOMEMnghghgmhhgmgh!"

>>913
>"No, wait, it's not that... HELP SOMEMnghghgmhhgmgh!"

"Hey! Hey! Hey! No fighting like that!"

The rabbit is fighting amongst itself. Try to grab hold of the rabbit or something.

>>914
"Hey! Hey! Hey! No fighting like that!", you shout at the rabbit, but nothing changes.
You try to grab the rabbit, when you notice that you can't grab it, as your hand just goes through its body, without feeling anything.
"Are you trying to grab the rabbit? Did you manage to grab it?"
"No, my hand went right through it."
"So it's just an audiovisual illusion. In that case you can't do much that trying to calm them down, they don't exist in this plane of reality. It's like a phone call."
"No need to calm me down," the rabbit responds, "I've got rid of this good for nothing woman, and now I'm gone. I hope I won't see any of you again." And with a poof, the rabbit just disappears.

>>915
>"No need to calm me down," the rabbit responds, "I've got rid of this good for nothing woman, and now I'm gone. I hope I won't see any of you again."

"It's what it said, though I'm sure it'll appear again whether I want to or not. So, that was weird. Just a random thought, it'd be crazy if our city was actually somehow in the same place as their village way back in the day."

>>916
>"No need to calm me down," the rabbit responds, "I've got rid of this good for nothing woman, and now I'm gone. I hope I won't see any of you again."
"It's what it said, though I'm sure it'll appear again whether I want to or not. So, that was weird. Just a random thought, it'd be crazy if our city was actually somehow in the same place as their village way back in the day."
"I've seen stuff way crazier than that. But unless you can find a landmark in or around that village that still exists today, it will be hard to prove it. About the rabbit, if you think it's coming back, then I don't think we have a choice other that figuring out how to get you back to that village fast. Hmm, what if I just..."
He turns around and he starts rummaging around in a big box, but you can't see the contents from where you are.
"Umm, could you please turn around for a while?"

>>917
>"Umm, could you please turn around for a while?"

"Yeah sure."

Turn around.

>>918
>"Umm, could you please turn around for a while?"
"Yeah sure," you reply and you turn around. You hear some rustling from your back when suddenly,
*BAM*
you received a blow to the back of your head with some kind heavy tool. The whole world goes black, and you lose consciousness in a second.

...

White. Everything is white. You look down--well, your body doesn't exist either. You're just floating in the endless white ocean.
"Again." That's the first word that comes to your mind. You were here before. You have seen this. In that dream. No, not just the dream, when you passed after that fight with that rookie, it was the same endless whiteness. Also, after the snow hit you. Why are you only remembering it now? You tried moving around, but it quickly got out of control and you crashed into the ground, then you woke up in that weird village. Should you do the same? There's no guarantee the same thing will happen now. Do something else? Who knows what will happen in that case.

Move around. See where that takes us. Maybe if we do end up in the village again, we can ... right our wrongs?

>>922
No, I'm not dead, it's just shit happened, I'll try to write something tomorrow

>>923
Understandable. Hopefully things settle down.

>>922
You start moving around. At first, you don't notice anything. You continue moving, and slowly the wind starts blowing. You don't know where you're going, you're just going wherever this weirs space takes you. All you feel is the wind, blowing stronger and stronger---it looks like you lost control, again. Finally, you notice a little dot in the distance, which gradually gets larger and larger. It's a huge forest, and some clearing next to it, speeding towards you, you want to slow down, but you can't do anything, it's déjà vu all over again, you're going to crash into the ground...


"Graaaaah!" you wake up to a loud shout.
You jump out of the bed and open the shutter on the window, and you notice that the village is on fire!
Wait, village? You turn around, and look around the empty bedroom, but when you look down, and another unexpected thing pops into your vision---a pair of large, naked boobs.
"Mistress, please release us! I can help you escape!" you hear Todobo's voice from the outside. He and the two other slaves are probably chained to the wall as usual.

>>926

"Ah, shit, I'm gonna get the girl killed this time aren't I..?"

Look around quickly, are we alone in the bed, is there a ... bunny, somewhere? Yell inside our head to see if someone answers, perhaps the original owner of this body?

After looking around, find where the key is, and check the slave wall.

>>927
"Ah, shit, I'm gonna get the girl killed this time aren't I...?" you murmur and look around... But no, you're totally alone, there are no other people or animal here. Not even a bunny.
"Hey! Are you here?!", you yell inside your head, but nothing happens.
You start looking for the key to the slave's handcuffs... If you remember correctly, Irziel kept it in one of the drawers, but which one? You keep looking until you find it in the last drawer you check. Of course, where else...

You leave your room and head toward the slaves, when suddenly...
*BAM*
The entrance to the house is kicked open and a huge brute storms into the house.
"Wha?" is all you can react before he violently grabs you and forces you into a dark bag. You try to protest, but with this huge difference in strength you can't do anything other than scream.
"Shut up woman!" he yells at you and punches you in the stomach. "Unless you want a few broken ribs, you'll shut up."
He doesn't have to say that, your stomach hurts so mach that you wouldn't be able to make articulated sounds even if you wanted, and actually you pass out in a few seconds.


White. Everything's white. Wait, no, there's something in the distance. A city, with big skyscrapers... there's no mistaking it, it's your city. And there's a small village in the other direction, even though you're not completely sure, it still does resemble J'Amal's village.

Are we able to float in either direction? If so, try to float towards the village.

>>929
You try to float towards the village... and you actually succeed! Slowly but surely you're getting the hang of how to move around in this weird space. The village becomes larger and larger as you approach it, but just as you would reach its border, suddenly everything turns black.

"Ah, what is this," you wake up with a slight headache.
This is not your bedroom, not in your city, and neither in J'Amal's village. You try to sit up when you realize that your hands are chained to the wall, just like how the slaves were chained in J'Amal's house. "Could this be?" you murmur as you look around.
It looks like you're in some kind of basement, as there's only a small window at the top of the wall where you can see the starry sky; in the other direction you can see some steel bars. On your left side, you see an unknown, sleeping girl, on your right side you see Elania, also sleeping. Looking at yourself, there's a blanket that covers most of your body, but you can feel that otherwise you're completely naked, and still a woman.

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"I guess... this is almost like body stealing..."

What limbs can be moved?

Also, by chained to the wall, it's not like being held up by chains right? I'm sort of unsure how we're being chained up. Probably nothing important really, but...

>>932
I'd say similar to what had in J'Amal's house, Only the arms are bound, above head, to the lower parts of the wall, so you can still lie down and sleep, even if not in the most comfortable way. Definitely not what in the pic. Also there's some cheap hay under you so you don't have to sleep on the hard floor directly.

>>934
Oh, alrighty.

Also, how much can we move with these chains? Is there light enough for us to check ourselves out?

>>935
>move
Not much, this is not a wellness hotel. Let's say two 15cm long chain to each cuff from the wall. They don't want the slaves to do anything funny during the night.
>light
Imagine a place where the only light source is the starry sky through a tiny window. Also you have a blanket on you.

>>936
Is it possible to move the blanket away from us? Check around... also, Elania... where is Todobo then?

Wait a minute, can we hear anything outside? If this is before the village burns down somehow...

>>937
>Is it possible to move the blanket away from us?
Well, you could kick it away with your leg, but then it would be difficult to get it back.
>where is Todobo then?
You can't see him.
>Wait a minute, can we hear anything outside?
You start listening for any sound from the outside... You can hear some men talking, but the sound is very quiet and muffled, the breathing of the surrounding people are louder than them. What are they talking about? You have no idea, you can't decipher a single word. But at least it looks like they're staying in one place and not moving around.

>>938
Fake a sneeze.

>>939
You decide to fake a sneeze.
"Mngh..." you hear a voice from your right side. "Oh, Mistress, you woke up," Elania starts whispering. "I know it will be hard, but please calm down. You don't want to anger the guards, for your own sake."

>>940
"D-did we get... captured?"
Whisper back.

>>941
"D-did we get... captured?"
"Unfortunately, yes... If what I heard from the guards is true, we're in Pamphakukuloxine territory right now, and our village got completely destroyed. Which means, it's unlikely anyone will rescue us. Maybe someone will pay a ransom for you, you're prestigious enough for that, but I'll surely end up in some Pamphakukuloxine brute's hands. Sorry, that I can't bring you any good news, Mistress..."

>>942
"... I see... no, that's fine. I'll just need some time to think about this. And thank you. I can only hope they aren't rough with us..."

>>943
"... I see... no, that's fine. I'll just need some time to think about this. And thank you. I can only hope they aren't rough with us..."
"Haha, fat chance. Pamphakukulox men are not known for treating their slaves right... But anyway, could you come closer?"
You try to move a bit closer to her, as much as the chains allow, Elania does the same, until your bodies touch. Then you feel a soft warm touch at your head.
"Hehe, I can still headpat you, even though the chains are shorter than at home. This is how I calmed down Rudyny when she was upset." She leans toward your ear and whispers very quietly. "I don't have a grudge against you. Yes, you've beaten me when I didn't do my job properly or I caused trouble, but you were much more reasonable and modest than my previous owner. Or Master. Yes, you were a freeman, and slaves hate them, but I also saw how Master treated you, so it's not like you had much better. And I think you still loved him, right? So I guess there's something similar with me. This might be the last time we can talk, so I can't contain it! I really adore you! You are everything I couldn't become. You're beautiful, even though you had slaves, you still stand on your own while your husband was away and could cook delicious meals, you had a real hero as a husband... Frankly, a son is the only thing that was missing, but I'm sure you could have delivered that too, if you had the time. I could just stand and stare at you four hours, your curves, the lovely way you could wash those cabbages... Don't giggle, I really liked that. I'd even help you to 'relieve stress' while Master was away... But of course I never had the courage to tell you all this. I was just a slave, my duty was to shut up and do what I'm told, and I was Master's property after all, so confessing this would have been a huge scandal. But please, promise me, if, by chance, you somehow end up in a situation, you will do anything you can to reunite? Even if we both end up as slaves. Will you do that, Misstress? Or can I call you Irziel? We're just lowly slaves now after all..."

"Thank you. And you're right, we're both on equal ground now... captured. It would be strange if you didn't."

Tied up in chains and no way out, physically. The only way we know how to somehow body switch is for us to pass out suddenly...

I suppose talking with her is the best we can do for now.

>>945
"Thank you. And you're right, we're both on equal ground now... captured. It would be strange if you didn't."
"Ehehe, you're right Mist... I mean Irziel. Let me show you what slaves do when they can't sleep," she says as you can feel a leg forcing its way between your legs. "Just keep quiet, you don't want to be found out, right?" Her face is just in front of yours, looking directly in your eyes. "Now open your mouth."

>I suppose talking with her is the best we can do for now.
I guess she has different plans.

Might as well let her have her way for now.

"Only for tonight..."

>>947
Wait no scratch that -- 

"Wait, should we really be doing this?"

Last thing we need is coming back to reality and Irziel being pissed at us for not even trying to resist.

>>948
"Wait, should we really be doing this?"
"Hmm? Oh, you mean those religious teachings? Yes, umm, maybe this will sound like a blasphemy, but remember, we're slaves now, we won't go to the afterlife no matter what we do. And, you know, we're usually segregated from males, and getting pregnant is a huge scandal... so we just do with what we have. And I told you, this might be the last time we see each other, do you really want to miss this chance?"

>>949
Is the body we're "possessing" getting hot and bothered?

>>950
You and your questions. Aren't hot and bothered contradictory? Anyway, bothered: no; hot: I'd say it shows some weak signs of excitement, and a lot of embarrassment, not sure how that translates into hotness.

>>951
Hahaha, yes me and my questions

It's more of, is the body feeling horny at this predicament, because then we can reason that out to Irziel once we're chatting with her.

Although...

>>949
>And I told you, this might be the last time we see each other, do you really want to miss this chance?

"It's ... okay, if they suddenly found us in the middle of messing around, we'd be in big trouble, especially since you said they don't treat slaves well. If that's the case, if they saw us enjoying ourselves... they might punish us for no reason."

>>952
>punish us for no reason
I wouldn't call that no reason. Anyway...

"It's ... okay, if they suddenly found us in the middle of messing around, we'd be in big trouble, especially since you said they don't treat slaves well. If that's the case, if they saw us enjoying ourselves... they might punish us for no reason."
"Ahh, that's your problem. Look, how many times have you caught me and Rudyny making out?"
"Wha--?"
"Shh! Just be quiet and fake sleeping if you hear any noises, and it will be alright. I doubt there's a single sober guard or warrior out there, there must be a party out there with loud music and all, they won't notice anything. It's more likely than a random drunkard will random run here and arbitrarily choose someone to rape. In that case, you can only hope he won't choose you. ... But sorry, I shouldn't be talking about disturbing things like that. Let's enjoy ourselves while we can."
She slowly moves real close to, then plants a kiss on your cheek. Then a second, and a third, before moving to your mouth. You can feel warm lips, then her tongue, trying to force its way into your mouth.
"Come on, don't be shy. Did you do anything like this with J'Amal? Or was he that brutal with you too, just like with us?"

>>953
>Did you do anything like this with J'Amal? Or was he that brutal with you too, just like with us?

...I think he's been pretty rough with everyone.

"He was..."

>>954
"He was..."
"Don't say anything, I know that feeling. Nobody was gentle with you, but don't worry, I'll be gentle with you. As a slave, if you want gentleness, your only chance is other fellow slaves. Just don't tell them that you were a slaveholder before, they obviously don't like them... But now..."
Suddenly her head leaps toward yours, and before you could react, you're already kissing! Her throbbing tongue is already in your mouth, exploring its depths... You nervously try to copy what she does, but you can no longer think straight as you feel the burning heat of your own body.
"Hehe, you like it?" she asks, but she resumes kissing you without even giving you a chance to reply. You can feel her warm tongue again, but there's an extra now... Something is moving down, rubbing against your... Uhmm, could it be? It's a weird, arousing feeling, and surely if your mouth wouldn't be covered by Elania's, you probably wouldn't be able to stay quiet.

I really suck at writing shit like this. Halp

>>955
I guess nothing we can do but maybe enjoy ourselves?

Also, don't worry, writing smut is always awkward.

>>956
"Hehe, are you that sensitive? Let's try something else then, move a bit upwards."
"Upwards?"
"Yes, pull yourself a bit closer to the chains."
You do as you're told, then Elania starts licking your breasts.
"Hya---!"
"Shh!"
"Sorry..."
"Try to keep quiet. You don't want to wake anyone here. Now, here I go!" she replies then she bites on your left nipple.
"Hhhh!" you try to muffle your cry, but she doesn't make it easy.
"Okay, I stop, you'd need a mouth gag, but I don't think I'd be able to get you one now."
"Mouth gag?"
"Yes, remember when I was whining about Rudyny being loud at night? J'Amal quickly jumped at the opportunity and gagged her, so I could tease her however I wanted without risking that she'd be too loud."
"Huh?" you have no idea how to respond, you're still processing the infodump you received from this slave next to you. Somehow she wasn't this talkative when you were J'Amal...
"You didn't expect this, right? Anyway, it's your turn now, making out like this is only fun if it's mutual. Do something, whatever you want, you don't have to hold back. Maybe your body will calm down a bit in the meantime and I can continue, hehe."

>>957
"J'Amal has always been the dominant one..."

Try to remember what she did when we were J'Amal and copy that.

>>958
"J'Amal has always been the dominant one..."
"Ho, you're that kind of girl? These chains don't give me much leeway, but alright. So, khm... Slave, come here and start with play biting your Mistress' ear. But don't bite too hard, or I'll kick you in the stomach."

>>959
Play bite it is. And follow their lead.

It may be the safest option, since they've lived their lives as slaves so following their lead may be the best to prolong our safety.

>>960
You decide to follow her lead, after all, she probably knows what she is doing, unlike you...
"Ah, also use your tongue... you can also rub your body against mine..."
You move even closer, your body is pressed against Elania's, you can feel even her smallest movements... Umm, also some weird feelings, as your boobs are pressed into your body.
"Come on, don't be shy... Give me your pussy."
"Huh?"
"Don't be like that, push your hip forward, and rub your pussy against mine."
You try to comply, not like you have any idea how should a woman masturbate. You feel something wet pressing against your... thing?... down there. It definitely feels arousing, but in a different way, you haven't felt anything like this before.
"What are you doing Irziel? You never masturbated like this, rubbing your pussy against something? You can't be this pure! Alright, just stay put, I'll take care of the rest. Also, your mouth, let me cover it, so you won't make loud noises."
You're back at kissing with her while you also feel her body moving, rubbing against yours. It's a good thing you don't have to do anything, because trying to not lose your consciousness eats up all your energy. It's too much ecstasy, you no longer have any idea what is happening to you, this way you're going to cum!
Cum? Wait, you're girl now, do they cum? You start thinking about it, but the humping makes sure you can't formulate a single though.
"Sthoh iiit," you try to protest, but with your mouth covered you can only produce some moans.
"Shh" is the only reply you get.
This continues for a while, when you feel a sudden release at the lower parts of your body.
"Nggghhhh!" Good thing your mouth were covered, otherwise you'd had cried out loudly. Was this an orgasm?
You separate from Elenia, lay on your back, and try to catch your breath. It was too much for you.
"Already done? I guess no round two then... Well, I already got more than what I expected, so I shouldn't complain. Good night, my ex-Mistress, I hope your new Master and Mistress will be as kind to you, as you were to me."
You're not completely sure whether this is a wish or a curse, you just reply with a "Good night" and you close your eyes.
But you have a weird feeling, something is not right, something doesn't let you fall asleep. You open your eyes and look around... Eek! There it is! A pair of black eyes, from the other side, staring back at you. Who is this? She doesn't move, doesn't say a word, she just stares at you.

>>961
>But you have a weird feeling, something is not right, something doesn't let you fall asleep. You open your eyes and look around... Eek! There it is! A pair of black eyes, from the other side, staring back at you. Who is this? She doesn't move, doesn't say a word, she just stares at you.

Look around, is there something else or someone else probably beside us that shouldn't be there?

Try to focus on the eyes, and try not to make any sudden movements.

>>962
You look around, but you don't see anything out of the ordinary. Well, it's pretty dark here, so you probably wouldn't notice it even if there would be something around here.
You look back at the eyes, focusing on them. The eyes look back at you, without a blink... no, that's not right, she just blinked.
"Fuck, you're better at staring. Anyway, should I take this as a yes?"

>>963
"W-what"

This is confusing and disorienting waking up and being stared at like this

>>964
"W-what"
"What what? You had no problems doing it with that other girl. We have no idea what will happen to us tomorrow or a day later, any of us can end up as a single slave, and in that case this is our last chance. Unless, of course, those rumors about Pamphakukuloxine sex slaves are true..."

>This is confusing and disorienting waking up and being stared at like this
Also you weren't really sleeping, you just tried to sleep.

>>965
Do we even know who that girl is?

"It's because we've known each other."

>>966
>Do we even know who that girl is?
No

"It's because we've known each other."
"I'm Xylyrea. Just tell me your name, and we got rid of this problem."

>>967
Tell her our name.

"I'm sorry, but still, no. I've known her for much longer. Please understand."

>>968
"I'm Irziel. And I'm sorry, but still, no. I've known her for much longer. Please understand."
"Geez girl, you could have started with that, instead of getting my hopes up," she replies in an annoyed tone and turns around to the other side.

>>969
Well atleast she's not gonna hurt us.

Try to get some sleep.

>>970
You try to get some sleep. This position, is not too comfortable, but you have no choice. Nevertheless, you're tired, so you fall asleep in a few minutes...

You wake up to some loud shouting. You open your eyes, it's already daytime, but the cell you're in only has a tiny window, so it's still gloomy. A group of brutes storm into the cell, are they the guards?
"Wake up, slaves!" one of them shouts. "Inspection time!"
They march to the slave at the end of the row, untie her, then a brute grabs her hands and make her stand up, while the others "inspect" her... they take a good look at her teeth, they grab her skin, squeeze her boobs... is this inspection or sexual assault? The poor girl is already crying, pleading them to stop, but they don't care. This torture continues for a minute, when finally the loud brute yells again.
"To the market! Next!"
You see a long chain with iron collars and handcuffs connected to it, they quickly secure the poor slave, then they move on to the next one. The same procedure, the same fate. Then the third girl, it starts the same, but you quickly notice that they look differently at her. They spend much more time inspecting her arms, buttocks, one brute even plays around with her tits a bit...
"This is premium ware, she stays here for the time being. Next!"
And it continues. You'll come soon, before Elania.

>>971
"I wonder what will happen to me..."

Whisper to ourselves while waiting for the inevitable.

>>972
"I wonder what will happen to me..." you whisper to yourself, but it looks like Elania noticed.
"Just calm down, don't put up a fight... and goodbye."
"... Goodbye..."

You try to calm down, but of course it's impossible, they're already inspecting the girl next to you... This is what will happen to you in a minute...
"Next!"
The time has come. The cruel word still echoes back in your mind, when a brute unlocks you then violently grabs your hand. You have hands all over you, grabbing and rubbing your skin... You'd like to just disappear from this world, it's too humiliating, all these hairy guys treating you like you were just some real-sized doll. What's the purpose of this?
"Hey, commander, check this," one brute yells while pointing at your hand.
"Hmm, this one didn't see any real work." He turns to you, "who the fuck you are, girl?"
"Shit." Yeah, that's what Elania whispered just now, you're pretty sure of it.

>>973
This is a tough one... Say our name, and that's it. Check if they ask for more things.

>>974
"I-I'm Irziel..."
"... And? Are you some fucking princess that I'm supposed to know you by name!?"

"Hey, commander!" one brute calls the guy questioning you.
"Yes?"
The other guy signals the commander to go there, they move to the other end of the cell and they start to talk about something... You can't hear them, and all the other brutes are still around you, holding you in place, so it's not that you can do much.
"What!?" a loud sound bursts out of the commander. You have a bad feeling about this...
They continue arguing for a minute, then the commander returns to you.
"So, Irziel you say, the wife... Sorry, the ex-wife of legendary J'Amal, who caused so many problems to us. Am I right?"
You take a quick look at Elania, but the only expression you can identify on her face is terror.

>>975
Now I wonder if they'll treat her as a prize or the exact opposite due to her relationship.

"Yes..."

>>976
"Yes..."
"In that case... take this!"
"*Argh!!!*" You receive a blow right into your stomach. He didn't hold back, that's for sure. Fortunately, you don't have to worry about not collapsing, these men grip you strong enough.
He grabs your chin and continues, "normally I'd beat you until you can't stand up anymore, Anymore in your life. Unfortunately, that would greatly reduce your value, so you'll get away this time. But don't worry, we have many wealthy people who despise the kinds of you, I'll make sure that the most cruel and sadistic ones will be there on the auction. ... Take this slave away!"
You receive a heavy iron collar, then they start cuffing you when...

"Wait!" Elania yells.
"What's your problem, slave?"
"Wouldn't a former mistress worth more together with her slave?"
"What are you saying? You were this bitch's slave?"
"Yes..."
"Take her too! What retard mixed up these two with regular slaves? Were someone drunk again during a raid?! Anyway, is there any other surprise here? Yet another stunk up bitch? Anyone else who are somehow related to these fuckfaces?"
You look around, you notice Rudyny in the other corner of the room, but when you look at her, she looks away.

>>977
That might be for the best for Rudyny.

I don't think we can fight back in this situation. So just gotta see it play out...

>>978
You decide to leave her behind. It's not like you can save her, and maybe it's the best for her.
"No-one? Then take these two to the special chamber. Next!"
A group of brutes grab Elania and chain her behind you while they blindfold you.
"What's this?"
"Extra security. Don't trip. Now let's go."

A quick jolt signals the start, and they start dragging you.
"Be strong, Irziel."
"Slaves, shut up!" someone shouts from the behind, and you hear a clasping sound.
"Ouch! Sorry..." Elania responds.

You decide it's better to quietly follow the orders, at least for now. You turn right, then left, you walk up some stairs, then forward, until you can feel the wind. Wind? Did they bring you outside? You also start to hear some chatter and other background noises... yes, they brought you outside, completely naked.
You unintentionally try to hide yourself with your hands, but they're chained behind your back, so you can't do anything. They're likely trying to humiliate you as much as possible.
After walking for a while, they take you down on a different(?) set of stairs, then left, right, right... then stop.
You hear the sound of some kind of door opening... probably one made of steel bars, that you can see in jails.
"There you go!"
"Ouch!"
Elania suddenly crashes into you, probably pushed into you by a brute. You lose your balance and trip over, hitting a somewhat soft ground.
"Ouch!"
You hear the same sound, the door closing behind you.
"You'll stay here until the auction. You'll get some food shortly."
"And, what about the chains? Blindfold? Clothes?" Elania asks.
"Can't do. We can't allow the likes of you to escape. You might get away with removing your blindfolds, but if you make a ruckus, we will tie you up even more. We also have bit gags, in case you're too noisy."

You hear the group walking away, then relative quiet. You're pretty sure that you're not alone here, but of course you can't see anything.
"Um, Irzy?"
"Irzy?"
"Yeah, I thought it's cuter. I hope you're not mad at my action..."

>>979
>"Yeah, I thought it's cuter. I hope you're not mad at my action..."

"You ... really didn't do anything wrong. I just hope this doesn't get worse..."

>>980
"You ... really didn't do anything wrong. I just hope this doesn't get worse..."
"I-I mean... knowing that I was your slave, they might force me to do things I would normally never do... to humiliate you... Anyway, I think we should get rid of these blindfolds first, can you help me? I can't reach my head while tied like this."

>>981
>Anyway, I think we should get rid of these blindfolds first, can you help me?

'Alright. Let's see here..."

>>982
"Alright. Let's see here..."
You spend the next few minutes trying to get off the blindfold of Elania. It's not that simple, as you can't see anything, your hands are tied behind your back, so you can't raise them much, and the chain between your and her collar is pretty short... but after some struggling you succeed.
"Finally... Now let me help you. Umm, this will be a bit harder, if I turn around the chain becomes very short... But on the other hand, maybe I can use my mouth, just stand still..."
You can feel her moving toward you, then she bites on your blindfold and drags it until it comes off.
"Did you notice something, around your hand?"
"Hand?" you ask back and involuntarily move your hand a bit, when it hits something warm and moist... Wait, is it her pussy?
"Hehe, they didn't think this through, did they? Anyway, these are metal restraints, I don't think we can do anything about them without the key, or some kind of tool. So for the time being I guess we're forced to spend our time in 20 cm radius of each other. Let's check out our surroundings first."
You're in a much smaller cell than before, it's about 2 meters wide and 4 meters long, it has some hay on the floor, and besides some chains and metal rings attached to the wall, it's completely empty. It doesn't even have a window.
You move to the bars and check the other side, you see two guards patrolling the area, and similar cells on the other side, but they look empty except one.
"Hey," Elania whispers, "that guy looks familiar. I've seen him multiple times around Master, do you know who is he?"
It's a terrifying spectacle. There's a single guy, who looks like Breezug, in the middle of the cell, his legs in stocks, his neck and arms in a pillory, blindfolded, and with some kind of gag in his mouth. He was allowed to keep his clothes, though, but it's covered in red blood... and actually his right arm is missing!

>>983
I can see now why they would possibly be mad, but still

"I think that's Breezug."

>>984
"I think that's Breezug."
"Breezug? Hmm, maybe I heard that name, I think he was some kind of warrior too? Maybe lost his arm while trying to defend the village. Poor guy. Let's go back, I don't want to see this sad spectacle anymore, and we're less likely to tick off the guards that way..."
You walk back to the center of the cell, and sit down.
"And now I guess all we can do is wait here until that food arrives. Hopefully we can persuade them to not put the handcuffs back after it, I hate being like this. How are your charming skills? You're younger than me, you have better chances."

>>985
>"And now I guess all we can do is wait here until that food arrives. Hopefully we can persuade them to not put the handcuffs back after it, I hate being like this. How are your charming skills? You're younger than me, you have better chances."

"I .. think I'm still a bit shaken up with what's happened, I might screw it up... and they don't seem to like us because of J'Amal... It might be difficult because of that..."

>>986
"I... think I'm still a bit shaken up with what's happened, I might screw it up... and they don't seem to like us because of J'Amal... It might be difficult because of that..."
"Oh, no, don't cry, I didn't mean that!... I-It will be alright, Irzy, j-just calm down, think of something nice, I-I'll handle the guys, just don't cry, that doesn't fit you!"

>>987

"Thank you and I'm sorry."

>>988
"Thank you and I'm sorry."
"Don't say that, it's my fault, I should have been more considerate. ... Hey, what's this?"
You look up and you notice that there's a happening outside, you see a bunch of people on the other side of the bars, carrying something. Is it the meal?
"Just leave it to me, okay?"

Soon a guy appears in front of you, and slides a plate under the bars.
"You have 10 minutes to eat it on your own, if you don't do, we'll force-feed you," he tells you in an arrogant voice.
"Okay, just remove the..." Elania tries to protest, but she's quickly interrupted.
"Can't do."
"Huh?"
"You're in the high security area, slaves here are not allowed to be unshackled at any time."
"But..."
"No buts. If you don't stop whining, I'll put you in a pillory, like that other guy there," he responds while pointing at Breezug. "Understood?"
"Yes..."
"Alright," he says and walks to the next cell.

"These damned Pamphakukuloxine rats," Elania whispers to you. "When I heard all those horrific stories about them, I thought they're just fabrications, that you just hate them because they're your enemies, or that you just try to justify your actions somehow. Like you're better than them somehow, even though your tribe had no problems abducting me from my family while I was still that young... I hated you, I wanted your village to be overrun by some enemy, so you could experience the same fate... But I lived 10-something years in Cres'hrai as a slave, and I've never been treated like this. You were much better than this. I hate to admit that..."

"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU FUCKING PAMPHAKUKULOXINE RAT!!!" you hear a sudden yell. You look up, they got to Breezug, they removed his gag, and well, this was the result.
"SHUT UP AND EAT!" the guy next to him shouts, and whips him with a leash like tool.
"NO, I'D RATHER DIE THAN BEING COMMANDED BY THE LIKES OF YOU! YOU'RE ONLY BRAVE WHEN YOU'RE AGAINST SOMEONE COMPLETELY HARMLESS, RELEASE ME AND MHNGGHFHGGHHHGHGHGHHJ...!"
Two brutes force a funnel into his mouth and the third one starts to pour some kind of liquid into it.
"Irzy, let's go. This is what awaits us if we don't eat this food."

You move to the plate, and inspect it. It's divided into two parts, with identical contents. You have a bowl with some dark liquid and some green leaves inside. Some kind of soup? Next to it some bun... and that's all.
"Are we going to eat it like some dogs, or do you have a better idea?"

>>989
>"Are we going to eat it like some dogs, or do you have a better idea?"

How much movement do we have on our hands or arms? I was thinking of somehow feeding each other so it's not as degrading but...

>>990
>How much movement do we have on our hands or arms?
Well, based on what I wrote here >>983 not much. Practically Elania is unable you reach your mouth, and the reverse is also problematic.
Maybe something like pic related, but with 20cm long chain between the necks and without the extras? But this might actually be rope and not cuffs behind their backs...

>>991

"I don't think we can somehow feed ourselves or each other... They couldn't have atleast put our hands to our front..."

>>992
"I don't think we can somehow feed ourselves or each other... They couldn't have atleast put our hands to our front..."
"I'm sure they're doing this on purpose. To humiliate us."

You lean toward the soup, it has a stinky smell, like it's already rotting. You try to take a sip from the soup and... *bleurgh* It's bitter, and tastes like shit. You will surely get a diarrhea if you drink this. You also try to take a bite from the bun, but it's hard like a rock.
"Try to dip that bread into the soup," Elania says when she noticed that you're fighting with that bun. Unlike you, she doesn't seem to have any problem with this food.

>>993
"Alright... thank you. If we somehow get out of here alive... and we're still together..."

>>994
"Alright... thank you. If we somehow get out of here alive... and we're still together..."
"We will get out alive, I'm sure, they would lose too much money if not. But what will happen after that, that's the question..."
You try to dip the bun into the soup... and indeed, it only takes a few seconds, and the bun sucks up the soup like it's a sponge. You taste it... well, maybe the bun was okay, but the soup surely spoiled it.
"Come on, don't be picky, if you don't eat it, they'll force-feed you."
"I know, I know," you reply and try to brace yourself for what's coming. You take a second and third bit from the bun, sipping some soup next to it. It has a bad smell, it tastes horrible, but you don't have a choice. Elania is almost finished with her portion, and it doesn't seem like she has any problems, so maybe it's edible...
You collect all of your remaining strength, and you somehow manage to finish the food. You don't remember eating something so awful in your whole life, the world is spinning around you, and you start to feel an urge to throw up.

>>995
"This is awful... is this what we've been feeding you as well...? Gods... if we're still together after all of this..."

>>997
"This is awful... is this what we've been feeding you as well...? Gods... if we're still together after all of this..."
"What the heck are you saying? We ate the same food as you... I mean, the leftovers, but still, it was usually much better. ... Hey, you look pale, are you okay? The food wasn't that bad... right? Did you eat the same thing as me?!"

>>998
"I think ... I'm just not used to it... Gods the world is spinning..."

1000th post, oh yeah

>>999
"I think... I'm just not used to it... Gods the world is spinning..."
"That's not good... Hey, pull yourself together, a guard is coming!"
You look up and indeed, there's a guard in front of you, to collect the plate.
"I see you already finished, good slaves. How was the food?"
"It was wonderful," Elania responds.
"I'm glad to hear that. And you?" he responds while looking at you.
"Come on, say something nice," Elania whispers.

>>1000
Nod.
"It has an exotic taste."

>>1001
You nod, and reply, "It has an exotic taste."
"Exotic, huh? You'll experience many more exotic tastes soon, hahaha," he laughs and walks away.
"Phew. Although I'm not sure this will end good... Anyway what now? It's not like we're going anywhere, so, unless you have something to talk about, I think I'll just lie down and watch the ceiling. After all, this is the first day after so many years when I don't have to do anything..."

>>1002
"I think I'll do the same... whatever they gave me is not agreeing with me..."

Look around, what kind of room is this? How barren is this room?

>>1003
"I think I'll do the same... whatever they gave me is not agreeing with me..."
"With this short chain, it's not like you can do anything else if I lay down."
"That's right..."
"Let's find a comfortable spot, there's some hay here, I don't want to lie on the stone... Also turn around, don't give those pesky guards free view of our nether regions..."

You both sit down then lie down. Since your hands are chained behind your back, you sweep some hay away, to level the field below you somewhat. It's not the most comfortable, but that's what you can have now. Elania is next to you, the chain is just long enough, so you can lie next to each other without your shoulders touching.
You look around the cell, but it's still as empty as before. Just the three walls with some metal rings, and the bars on the fourth side. Some kind of stone above and below you. Not even a window, just some torches on the other side of the bars, so it's quite dark and you have no idea what time is it. Probably it's still before noon.

>>1004
Try to take a nap. Not like we can do much more than just that. We have no magic as far as I can tell.

>>1005
You try to take a nap, it's not like you can do anything else, even though you were just sleeping not so long ago. You close your eyes, and wait, and wait, and eventually you fall asleep.

...

You're flying above a forest, towards a clearing with a village in the middle. However, the village doesn't seem familiar, it somewhat resembles the village where J'Amal lived, but it's different. You see many stone buildings, wider streets, horse-drawn carts. It looks like there's a festival, you see many people in bright clothes dancing, singing, big fires where they roast boars... But that's not why you there. You continue flying, toward the side of the village, where you notice a small stone building. I mean, it's hardly a building, it's hardly big enough to fit two people. Maybe it continues underground? You approach the building, and you notice a long, painful shriek. And a cry. Another scream. All girly voices.

A sudden grating, metallic sound interrupts your dream. You open your eyes, and you see that a group of guards stormed your cell.
"Which one of you is Irziel? You come with us."

Look at Elania for her reaction, but since there's too many of them there's no point in trying to resist.

Admit to being Irziel.

>>1007
You look at Elania, she closes her eyes as you look at her. You look at the guards, and reply,
"it's me," at the same time as Elania. Wait what, did you misunderstand her reaction?
"What the fuck are you fooling around girls?! Jeez, Azgidbrukr, which one do we take?" he shouts outside.
"Irzy, what the fuck? I thought you signaled me to sacrifice myself to save you..." Elania whispers to you in the meantime.

Short reply because I fucked up my time

>>1008

"You've done a lot for me already, you don't deserve further mistreatment for just being associated with me like this."

>>1009
"You've done a lot for me already, you don't deserve further mistreatment for just being associated with me like this."
"No, stop it, it's nothing. I'm used to this..."
"Enough chit-chat! That's the one we need," a new guy entered the room, pointing at you.
"Yes Sir!" the others respond, and a second later you're surrounded by brutes. They quickly blindfold and gag you, then after some fiddling with the chains, they start dragging you.
"Please no, don't take mngnghngng!" Elania tries to protest, but she's too quickly silenced.
They drag you away from the cell then a minute later you stop. They also chain your legs together, so you can only take small steps, then continue the march.
They lead you up the stairs, probably outside, then for a long walk. You can't see anything, you can't step properly due to the chains, while these brutes urge you to walk faster, randomly pulling the chain. It's a miracle that you don't trip over.

The background noise gradually gets louder, and soon they lead you up some stairs. You hear a loud booing.
They command you to kneel on your both knees, then they insert a big round object (probably a wooden pole) between you and the hand/legcuffs, reducing your movement ability to almost zero. Meanwhile, the crowd starts chanting various curses louder and louder, like "Die pigs!", "Bastards!", "Kill them!", "Fucking slut!", but you can also hear other voices like "Victory!", "Pamphakukulox forever!". Just what the heck is going on?

After listening to these voices for a few minutes, suddenly they quiet down, and a man not far away from you start shouting.
"People of Pamphakukulox, listen! After our glorious victory over Cres'hrai yesterday, we managed to capture two high-ranking persons alive. Breezug, the commander of the Cres'hraian forces, and Irziel, wife of dreaded J'Amal, who needs no introduction. But the terror they've given us is gone, and it's time to take our revenge!"
The crowd applauds. "Kill them, kill them!" they chant.
"Calm down people! We're not barbarians like them, we have a fair trial before that. Shaman!"
"Yes, thank you. First, I'm going to speak to Breezug. You have led several attacks against our village, killing many innocent people, taking our properties by force, selling our sons and daughters into slavery, and instilling fear into our people. What's your justification?"
"Mnghgngghnghgmgngh!" Breezug tries to respond, but it looks like he's also gagged.
"I can't hear you."
"MGMMHNHMHNHMHNHGNMHNGNG!"
"No objections, so the verdict is: GUILTY!"
Upon hearing the verdict, the crowd loses their mind, they're so loud that it hurts your ears. The bloodlust completely overtook their mind, it takes a few minutes until they calm down enough, so the "trial" can continue.

"Next one, Irziel. You didn't personally commit any crime against us, but by being the wife of J'Amal, you supported him and you gave tacit consent to their wrongdoings. What's your justification?"
As the shaman finishes his sentence, you can feel that someone steps next to you and removes the gag.

>>1010
"I believe I've done nothing wrong by simply being a good wife to my husband."

>>1011
"I believe I've done nothing wrong by simply being a good wife to my husband."
"Normally that would be true... But your husband wasn't a man, your husband was a monster. And you knew it, yet you didn't do anything. Did you ever try to stop him!?"

>>1012
Is it possible for us to somehow go through Irziel's own memories on how she was treated by J'Amal?

>>1013
You try to remember, maybe you can somehow recover some of Irziel's memories, how she was treated by J'Amal?
Once you saw J'Amal and Irziel arguing, then J'Amal angrily leaving. That was before that hunt. J'Amal just slapped Irziel, then turned around and walked away. Is there something else?
It's a bit fuzzy, but J'Amal wanted to punish Rudyny for something. He undressed her, tied her hands to the ceiling, then started whipping her. Irziel started to argue that this is too much punishment for such a petty mistake. J'Amal got angry, he undressed Irziel too and tied her next to Rudyny, then they both received a good beating. Irziel couldn't sit properly for a week after it.
You try to find other memories, but they're all pretty similar, J'Amal wasn't the kind of guy who would take no for an answer. And being a mighty warrior, he pretty much thought violence can solve everything.

>>1012
>"Normally that would be true... But your husband wasn't a man, your husband was a monster. And you knew it, yet you didn't do anything. Did you ever try to stop him!?"

"Please, look at me, would you honestly believe I would be able to do anything against him? If you think of subterfuge, I am certain in the time I've been imprisoned, you could easily determine that I could do no such thing."

>>1015
"Please, look at me, would you honestly believe I would be able to do anything against him? If you think of subterfuge, I am certain in the time I've been imprisoned, you could easily determine that I could do no such thing."
"That's true I guess... But you're still our booty, and you'll be sold as a slave, and take this woman away from me!"
Even if you wanted to answer, someone quickly gagged you. The crowd is unusually quiet, but a "Now, let's continue with the execution of Breezug!" shakes them up, and they're back at their previous cheering stage. What happens afterwards, you might never learn, as two brutes quickly drag you away.
They lead you through the village again, just like how they brought you here, except you're way more tired now. It looks like they also noticed it, though, as whoever is leading you is holding the chain firmly, so you won't trip over, but it's even more uncomfortable.
After walking for who knows how long, they lead you down some stairs, then you hear some metallic noises, when someone knocks you from the behind. You crash into the ground, then you hear the same noise, then the brutes walking away.

A few moments later you hear clank next to you, coming closer. You feel a hand on your head, then said hand removes your blindfold. It was Elania, or more exactly her back, since the chains are still there. Next she removes your gag, then looks at you.
"Mnghgh!"
It looks like she's gagged too, but you also notice red lines on her body. Are they marks of a whipping?
You check yourself, your hands are chained behind your back, your legs are chained together, so you can't separate them by more than 20-30 cm. You also have a collar with a chain, but that chain is not connected anywhere.
You look around the room, it's (probably) the same jail cell, but there's a new object inside. A furniture, maybe? It's made from wood, like a box, with a metal ring at the side, but you can't really figure out what is it from your current lying position.

>>1016
Is it possible to stand up? If we're not chained to the wall, it would be difficult but not impossible to stand up... although hands being tied behind our back... It looks like a chest inside. Does anything in the room smell bad or just the usual cell smell?

>>1018
You try to stand up. Well, it's not easy chained like this, but after a little help from the wall, you manage to stand up. You sniff the air, but you don't notice anything unusual... compared to what you experienced here before.
You slowly walk to the box or chest, but as you approach it you notice it's not a chest. It has a triangular shape, with one end pointing upwards.
"Mnghghmgh!" you hear a voice from your behind. You look back, it's Elania, looking angrily at you.

>>1019
Approach Elania. Uh, remove her gag if we can.

>>1020
You approach Elania and check the gag. It doesn't seem to have any locking mechanism or anything, it practically just a piece of leather knotted at the back of her head. You ask her to squat down, while you turn around, so you can reach the knot with your chained hands. Man, this is getting really annoying. You fiddle with the knot for some time, but you manage to remove it.
"Finally. Geez, don't fuck around for so long while I'm choking on a gag. I won't help you next time if you're like this, Irzy."

>>1021
>"Finally. Geez, don't fuck around for so long while I'm choking on a gag. I won't help you next time if you're like this, Irzy."

"Sorry, sorry... Didn't mean to, I just got a bit distracted by the thing there."

>>1022
"Sorry, sorry... Didn't mean to, I just got a bit distracted by the thing there."
"Oooh, so you're into these things? I thought I know you, but looks like I was wrong. Anyway, the guard said next time I misbehave, they will make me sit on it, maybe this offer applies to you too."

>>1023
"I, um, don't even know what this is honestly..."

>>1024
"I, um, don't even know what this is honestly..."
"W-What? U-Uhm, ehm, n-never mind, j-just forget what I said previously... More importantly, what happened to you? Did they hurt you? Why did they take you away?"

>>1025
"They were trying to justify themselves up there by performing 'trials'. I'll be sold as a slave but Breezug ..."

>>1026
"They were trying to justify themselves up there by performing 'trials'. I'll be sold as a slave but Breezug ..."
"... He's going to be executed?"
"Yeah..."
"I figured. Keeping a warrior alive, even as a slave would be too dangerous. ... Anyway, while you were outside, did they remove the blindfold?"
"No."
"Crap. This thing here has no windows, only dimly lit by some torches, and I'm starting to lose my sense of time. These shackles are really annoying, why don't they remove them while we're in a cell, why do we have to be naked, this torture device next to us. I really don't like where this is going. If the rumors I've heard about Pamphakukulox are true---and so far they're true---then we will experience the real hell. I-I was the one who always comforted Rudyny when she had a problem, I was the strong one, never afraid of the future, like an elder sister... But, for the first time in I don't know how many years, I'm worried again... Irzy, what do you think, do we have a chance of escaping?"

>>1027
Try to comfort her.

"If we're together, I'm sure we can make it through."

Also do we know what happened to Rudyny? I don't think I've asked...

>>1028
>Rudyny
She was left behind in the previous cell, you have no idea what happened to her after that.


"If we're together, I'm sure we can make it through."
"Thanks for these kind words, but... erm, I think you have no idea what awaits us. These people are really cruel, you haven't seen anything like this in Cres'hrai. They won't keep us to work and do the chores instead of them and only occasionally abuse us... No, they will keep us to see us suffer, writhe, to make our lives as miserable as possible... I think they only want revenge, everything else is secondary, they see us as the cause of every misfortune they had, the sole reason of their problems, and having captured us, they will went their anger on us, they'll use us to satisfy all their urges...."

>>1029
>they will went
*they will vent

>>1029

"I see. If that's true, and if the Gods are good, I'm certain there will be a chance for us to escape. There's no use in losing hope immediately."

>>1031
"I see. If that's true, and if the Gods are good, I'm certain there will be a chance for us to escape. There's no use in losing hope immediately."
"Gods don't give a crap about slaves. If they would, there would be no slavery. We have to get out of this on our own. But how, I have no idea. I couldn't even escape from your village, and it was way less heavily guarded than this. It's not like there's a hidden passage behind one of these walls, with keys to these shackles and some robes, so we could blend in the crowd, right?"

>>1032
"...Maybe? I mean, let's see... Gods have a sick sense of humor..."

>>1033
Oh oops clicked too fast

Check around the room for any hole that may have been missed or loose stone.

>>1033
>>1034
"...Maybe? I mean, let's see... Gods have a sick sense of humor..."
"Wait, that? I was joking... But well, we have nothing better to do anyway, I'll help. Just be careful not to get spotted by the guards."
You start checking around the room for any thing you can push or pull, a hole or a loose stone or anything. Being handcuffed behind your back doesn't help with this process, but you have time...

Roll, because why not? If it's 21, you find something, otherwise nothing:
(##1d21) Rolled 1 dice with 21 sides = 12

>>1035
You continue looking for who knows how long, but as expected, you find nothing.
"I give up, there's nothing here, it's futile. Even if there were some hidden passage, it's unlikely we would find it by randomly pushing things here. It must have some kind of more complicated opening mechanism. We need some other plan..." Elania starts protesting.

>>1036
"Hm. What do you know about any nearby settlements from where we are?"

>>1037
"Hm. What do you know about any nearby settlements from where we are?"
"I-I'm not too good at this, I couldn't leave the village after all. The trip here took about an hour, so we should be near to our former village, but that must be under Pamphakukuloxine control now."
You try to remember your last talk with Breezug, he mentioned a village they had mostly neutral relations with. What was it? Something like Fiabof, if only you would have a map. Does that thing even exists here? You haven't seen anyone reading in this world.

>>1038
>You try to remember your last talk with Breezug, he mentioned a village they had mostly neutral relations with. What was it? Something like Fiabof, if only you would have a map. Does that thing even exists here? You haven't seen anyone reading in this world.

"I don't think anyone would have made a record of their surroundings like a map..."

>>1039
"I don't think anyone would have made a record of their surroundings like a map..."
"Record of the surroundings... Like our house?"
"No, with a broader scope. Like the neighboring villages and other tribes..."
"I... have no idea. The warriors, they must have had some plan before attacking other villages. The shaman might have helped them... But I don't get it, how would any of this help us?"

>>1040
>"I... have no idea. The warriors, they must have had some plan before attacking other villages. The shaman might have helped them... But I don't get it, how would any of this help us?"

"If we could find something like that we might be able to find out a way to escape... eventually. I doubt they'll keep it here but... perhaps where we get assigned to ... we'll have a chance to read one..."

>>1041
"If we could find something like that we might be able to find out a way to escape... eventually. I doubt they'll keep it here but... perhaps where we get assigned to ... we'll have a chance to read one..."
"Map? Read? Uhm, Irzy, are you alright? You're just talking nonsense now. Did you hit your head or something? Maybe you should rest a bit..."

>>1043
"Uh ... yeah, it must be what they fed me..."

So the concept of reading isn't much of a thing yet...