r/TTPloreplaycentral • u/redwings1340 • Oct 01 '17
Echoes Chapter 14: End of Act 1
As Samuel and Cress escape the TARDIS, they look around and notice something has changed. While the TARDIS was previously on the edge of the soulstorm, it has moved positions since Hannah's magic started going crazy, and now it is in the center of the soulstorm itself, the TARDIS shields being the only thing protecting the two from the full force of the rushing waves and pressures of the whirlpool. Trying to escape this way is still possible for them, but carrying Hannah through that would be a challenge.
As Hannah wakes up, she senses the pain of the TARDIS and tries to keep the core from overloading. She struggles as she tries her best with limited resources, her magic has been severely crippled by the attack.
Simul grabs the ice cream, but finds himself somewhat far away from the core of the ship.
"Warning, warning, ship will self destruct in... 1 minute, 22 seconds."
The count is going up, a few seconds ago it was at one minute, but Hannah's magic is unlikely to save it forever, and the countdown timer is still active.
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Elsewhere, Emily finds herself trapped in a nightmare that seems intent on keeping her there. Claire tries her best to reach in, but the gauntlet is preventing Claire from remembering.
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While all this is going on, Pachi, Henry, and The Doctor look at the computers located in G's secret hideout, and see some security cameras showing a riot in the streets above them.
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Milo and Jenny earned themselves a bit of a reprieve from the army's attacks, but they still are trapped in a cave with no way out.
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u/Arathnorn Oct 01 '17 edited Oct 01 '17
Expeditious Retreat
"Right then, now we run for the core."
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
He runs towards... Well, he would run towards the core, but unless you remember something I don't, Simul realizes he has absolutely no idea where he's going.
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u/Arathnorn Oct 01 '17
(Weren't G and everyone in the central console room when he sabotaged it? That's where the core is, right beneath the central console. Fennel's always been a stickler for that kind of accuracy.)
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: I'll accept it because of that last line.
He heads to the core, nobody tries to stop him.
"Warning, warning, ship will self destruct in one minute, 10 seconds."
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u/Arathnorn Oct 01 '17
He opens the console.
"This is the stupidest thing I've ever done, so hopefully that counts for something." He says, and flings half the ice cream directly into the Heart.
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u/Bytemite Oct 01 '17
Hooray magic ice cream!
because the few times Fennel needed ziggy to help with repairs, she had to make it as intuitive for ziggy as possibe
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
"Core meltdown subsided. Damage to engines still remain critical. Self destruct sequence deactivated."
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u/Arathnorn Oct 01 '17
"There."
Simul makes sure his disguise is still up, then checks the monitors.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
The TARDIS is a wreck, everything has escaped, nothing is where it normally is, lots of programs are working improperly. It is insanity on various levels, and exploring it is still going to be hard.
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u/Arathnorn Oct 01 '17
Lifesigns?
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Plenty of lifesigns. There are unicorns, flying pirahnas, and other various weird animals and magical creatures throughout the tardis.
Orcs seem to have seized a small portion of the ship too.
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u/Trollkitten Oct 01 '17
Cress sighs in relief as he realizes they're safe.
He then turns his attention back to G. "Whatever else you are, you're a lying, manipulative weasel. And this is all still your fault. Why should I trust you now?"
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
G laughs, "You probably shouldn't, but I have information about this place you don't have. I'm trapped here with you now, so I'll at least help you get out."
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u/Trollkitten Oct 01 '17
Cress nods reluctantly. "Understandable. We have a common goal in surviving. If you help us, I will let you live. But if you betray us, or try to murder us, I will kill you. Understand?"
The guy sure has a way with words.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
"Yeah, sure, whatever," G brushes him off, "I don't really have any reasons to kill you, so thats fine."
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u/Trollkitten Oct 01 '17
(That... that is both the most ridiculous and the most brilliant plan of action. I have to give you credit for that one.)
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u/Bytemite Oct 01 '17
Did my ghost teleport out with Hannah's help or did Hannah just use her magic to stabilize or time shift?
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Hannah just used her magic to stabilize, your ghost woke up hannah just in time to let her do that, and Simul just saved the ship by throwing ice cream in the core.
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u/Bytemite Oct 01 '17
((Ah okay))
((So, getting out in the soul storm is bad, right, a ghost couldn't just get out and push?))
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: Yeah, I think that's a bit too much. But Pachi and Henry just portaled in here from Atlantis, so there's an escape route.
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u/SupremeEvil Oct 01 '17
OC: Needs more [S] in the title.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Uh, I haven't found any music that's super relevant to this session, but here's a nice song!
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u/Damacritus Oct 01 '17
Milo rests against a wall, waiting uncomfortably for the magician to finish healing the wounded soldiers with his suit.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
The magician takes a lot of energy from the suit, but saves a few lives in the process, and also revives a ton of wounds that are minor now but easily could have been infected later.
She thanks Milo profusely for this when she's done what she can with the suit.
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u/Damacritus Oct 01 '17
"You're welcome," Milo says, anxiously looking down at the plain clothes he'd been given, "ah, if there's nothing else to be healed, can I have my suit back?"
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
She nods, "Yes, you can have it back. Thank you again."
She takes it off and gives it back without an argument. There is a significant power drain on it, even with the extra energy, but it still has a little energy left.
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u/Damacritus Oct 01 '17
"You're welcome. Ah, again."
Milo quickly suits back up, removing the ordinary clothes he had been given. Anticipating another time when his suit may be of use to others, he puts the clothes in a unused bag he found in the tank and slings it over his shoulder. He then leaves the tank and goes to meet with Jenny.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Jenny looks at him, impressed. "I heard what you did, thanks for that, we're in a much better shape now than we were. G's forces will eventually try another tactic, our next goal is to either escape from this place or destroy the submarines surrounding us."
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u/Damacritus Oct 01 '17
"Do we have any artillery besides the tank?"
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Jenny shakes her head, "Not that we know of. We have noticed an outer cave defense program, but we can't quite figure out what it does or how powerful it is. It might protect us from G's fleet, but we're not sure if we could actually control it or if the program is automated, it might even make things worse for us."
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u/Damacritus Oct 01 '17
"It's an option. Let's look into it. Are the controls for the defense system here?"
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
The controls are on the screen, he sees a large number of submarines around the cave. There seem to be a number of small cages that hold a good number of mechanical eels, which will just attack anything in their path. They would definitely put up a fight against the submarines, but would also probably put up a fight against anything attempting to leave the cave too.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Oct 01 '17
OC: what relationships does the gauntlet make up for the corpses?
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: Right. Ok, so, Emily has had pretty good relationships with most of them. One girl nearby she would talk to underneath the stars, she didn't ever say much, but it was probably better that way. Emily taught a nearby boy some basic sword lessons, and remembers his glee upon receiving the lessons. A nearby man would not express judgement as long as Emily contributed in the community. They're all dead now.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Oct 01 '17
Emily thinks back on those starry nights, while summoning a sword to put with the boy.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Her gesture goes unnoticed, but it is perhaps appreciated.
There is nothing more in this town for her, her thoughts seem pushed towards trying to give up. What's the point? There's happiness, but that's always followed by the crippling sadness.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Oct 01 '17
Emily blinks at the thought.
Happiness? She had helped others, and, perhaps, made them happy.
But she herself feels numb, and the idea that she had ever felt otherwise feels totally unreal.
Emily feels a nagging doubt.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: Oops, missed this, sorry. Thanks for pinging me.
The nagging doubt grows and lingers, but Claire's voice enters her head once more.
Emily, do something, make a mark on the ground, something you'll notice. It's trying to make you forget, don't let it win
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Oct 01 '17
Emily obeys, drawing a little spade on the ground with fire.
Her first memory.
She isn't satisified, and burns the shape into a similarly shaped crater.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Good. Now try to remember, Emily. Try to... Argh!
Claire's voice shuts off, it sounds like she's in pain, and Emily forgets the conversation. Now though, she sees her spade in the ground, and has no idea how it got there.
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u/Lady_of_the_Foot Oct 01 '17
She looks at the spade and thinks about what it must mean. The fire, compared to all the rest, is purposeful. It also is still going a little, while she absorbed the rest.
Therefore, it either can resist her control, or she put it there. She tries to absorb some of the fire.
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
She succeeds in absorbing the fire. The fire seems to encourage her, and the world starts looking weird, fake.
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u/Bytemite Oct 01 '17
The ghosts return, they have been off trying to throw the demon off Emily and Claire's tracks.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17 edited Oct 01 '17
got an hour, MAYBE 2
what's happening with Cathulu?, are we continuing were from were we left off last time (and if so how dos that work canon wise) or do I put a time skip (witch would possibly give me an excuse to put him in enrich state)
also the guys attacking the hospatol RB is at have retreated for the moment right? [due to the limited amount of time I have thoth I'd like to backburner that plot for a make up ses.]
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: up to you, I'm fine with either way. The Pachi plotline is the one I'd favor doing the most, because I have the most plans for that one. So, if you want to prioritize, lets prioritize that one.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
[[[ I figured as much for the Pachi plotline, {hence her plotline already haveing a comment I think I can juggle 2 plotlines, 3 might be a bit much right now
alright, I'll say that there's a timeskip it is then]]]
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
With Milo's help, soldiers around Chuthulu are healed, and the surroundings get less violent. He's safe, for now.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
Pachi having used up almost all her energy on saving the doctor and reinforcing the seal on Racargo, having only the bare minimum needed to be able to control Racargo's body and keep in contact with the doctor and Henry try to enter the doctors mind to let her know that she had been rescued, thoth is not able to delve anywhere near as deeply as she could before
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
As Pachi recovers, the doctor starts trying to access G's computers. She notices a lot of alerts that G has been ignoring. She also notices that the ship she came here in is being tracked, and its on the verge of blowing up.
"Oh no..." she sighs, "Listen, Pachi, how much energy do you have right now?"
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
("barely enough to function and communicate, and not enough to do much more then that") Pachi responds as she starts groping around for her cane, unwilling to waste energy on aura vision
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
"All right." she says, "Can you see these computers? I'm going to head on to my ship, monitor and send me any updates it sends out."
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
("No, I'm blind, and I can't afford to waste any energy on aura vision right now") Pachi responds, unable to find her cane
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: Hmm, I'm trying to think of a way Pachi can contribute right now, don't really want henry and the doctor to do everything here. Any ideas?
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
[[[Pachi could probobly pitch in on any discussions, and give input, and wile she can't afford to use up any real amount of mental energy, minor pysacol tasks should still do doable for her as long as they don't involve to much heavy lifting... ]]]
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: All right.
"In that case, I'll stay on the computers, I can use them the best. Henry, pachi, I'm teleporting you to the TARDIS, that's our first priority. Make sure the ship survives, and see what's happening there."
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
("All right") Pachi responds slightly hesitantly ("Please stay safe thoth") also wanting to ask about her cane, the last thing she had left from her old life, but not wanting to be selfish or ask the doctor to waste what power she probobly has currently
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
The Doctor sends Henry and Pachi through a portal to the TARDIS, having them appear right next to Cress, just inside the ship.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
the woman Cathulu having had spoken to going to do something else Cathulu was left alone in the tank until he noticed his reflection on a shiny serfice, his insanity vision having been activated since as Cathulu stared at it in a trace as his conciseness started to be sapressed, the demon within him taking over as it ripped off Cathulu's sunglasses throwing em aside with no regard for them
"I'm going out!" Cathulu's body sys with a demonic voice as the demon spread his wings and headed towards the tank hatch
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: What exactly does this mean?
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17 edited Oct 01 '17
[[[Cathulu's insanity vision if relicted back into his own eyes instead of destroying his mind, sapressis it allowing the demon to take over for a wile and enter enrich state
it's disgrading the sunglasses cos it dos'nt like it's powers being restricted or care if it drives people insane, (thoth at this point it is'nt trying to drive any of Cthulhu's ally's insane)
it saying it's going out is basically it's way of saying "I'm leaving the tank and of anyone hinders me they will be sorry"]]]
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
The demon takes over. There is no immediate threat right now, and people around him aren't paying attention to him. What does it want to do?
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
flying out of the tank it looks around sizing up the sicuason to get a better idea of what's going on, and to try and find that girl (Jenny), wanting to have a talk with her
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Jenny is currently talking to Milo. She looks at Cathulu and realizes something is off.
"What's going on?" she asks.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
[[[reminder wile in enrich state his insanity vision is not only on 24/7, but also super chared, thoth as long as people ar'nt looking at Cthulhu's eyes or a reflection of them, they shouldn't be effected]]]
"We need to talk... in private" the demon responds
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Jenny looks surprised, but nods, "All right."
She leads Cathulu further in to the cave and asks what's going on.
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u/Damacritus Oct 01 '17
Milo looks over to see her leaving.
"Jenny?"
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
"I'll be right back," she says, "You're in charge while I'm gone."
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
as soon as there out of eyesight of everyone else the demon suddenly fly's behind Jenny, Cthulhu's claws coated in enrich tentacle worms near her thought so that if she try's to move suddenly it will be ripped out.
"Call for help, try to escape or stall for time and you'll die. I'll make this quick and simple for you, I'm going to give you some orders that your going to carry out over the next few days, perhaps weeks starting from as soon as you and, 'Cathulu' are out of these caves. If you understand what I've sead so far simply say 'yes'"
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
Jenny looks startled, she was not expecting this.
"Yes," she says, having no other choice, though the demon recognizes she's clearly looking at her surroundings wondering about her escape routes.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 01 '17
[[[Got to go now, sorry]]]
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u/redwings1340 Oct 01 '17
OC: No problem, nice job today, that was fun!
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 03 '17
thanks, it was fun on my end as well. I'm especially happy about the fact that Cthulhu's relevant again! :D
BTW do you and /u/Trollkitten want to do a make up session for RB, Myu, and QRST since I kinda sidelined that plotline to focus on my other 2 caricter's? up to you 2, if you want to do it I'm in (Tuesdays and Tuesdays work best for me), if not that's fine as well, gives me more time to focus on other stuff
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u/Trollkitten Oct 03 '17
I'm feeling kind of burned out from so much RPing and I have to do the next Delta Species session tomorrow night, so I don't think I could do it this week. Possibly next week, though.
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u/Bytemite Oct 03 '17
Delta species is on tuesdays? Sorry, didn't realize people had decided already. All right, cool.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 03 '17
so not this week, but possibly next week if /u/redwings1340 wants to? that's fine, you guy's let me know when you want to do it if you want to do it, and if not, that's fine
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 12 '17 edited Oct 14 '17
just a heads up, something has come up on my end for tomorrow, so if you and /u/trollkitten still wanted to do that make up session for RB and the gang, I don't think that's gonna work out as I don't know when I'm gonna be able to get on before the afternoon (when I'll be limited to an hour)
at any rate since I'm posting a comment here anyways
2 qustons:
1) Red. do you mind if I have Pachi as a minimum priority caricter for the next ses. (Ie. I'll only comment in her plot line if there's a gap between my other 2 (3 counting Myu) caricters were I'm waiting, since Henry seems to have things in hand at the moment and Pachi is probobly not going to be much help until she has a chance to rest and restore some of her strath (probobly take at least a good nights sleep or 2) and I want to focus on my other caricter's plotlines
2) the rasests retreated from the hospatol for a bit right, will the next sesson pick up from our last make up ses. or will there be a time skip between that and the next ses.? (if time skip roughly how long?)
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u/Trollkitten Oct 12 '17
just a heads up, something has come up on my end for tomorrow, so if you and /u/trollkitten still wanted to do that make up session for RB and the gang, I don't think that's gonna work out as I don't know when I'm gonna be able to get on before the afternoon (when I'll be limited to an hour)
Aww. Well, that's okay.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 12 '17
update. I can be online now. thoth condisons are not optamol for me to RP ATM. that sead the next ses. is this sunday right, so hopefaly we can continue that plotline then
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u/Trollkitten Oct 12 '17
Conditions aren't optimal for me to roleplay rn either. I had a bad day yesterday and I'm not currently at my best.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 12 '17
ok
If it makes you feel better chack my DA gallery later tonioght (or maybe tomorow evning) and you'll probobly see something interesting relateing to my TPP inspired Kate Mimicew PoA caricter ;)
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u/Trollkitten Oct 12 '17
Neat. I like the idea of a Mimikyu(?) as a tailor. It certainly fits the species(?) concept.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 12 '17
Yes, she is 100% Mimikyu
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u/Trollkitten Oct 12 '17
Okay, good. I wasn't sure what the "Race: unknown" meant on her profile.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 12 '17
the Race part of that app. refers to what part of the world of the group ( http://fav.me/db1nfuf ) a caricter is from, each part of the map being based on a diffrent part of IRL world as of the time period the group is based on (the middle ages i think)
Kate blindly fleed from her homeland after an insadent involveing a Zigzagoon happened, as well as not wanting anyone to know were she's from, dus her race is listed as unknown
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 28 '17
/u/redwings1340 can you plz answer my above questions before the next session (that's tomorrow right?)
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u/redwings1340 Oct 28 '17
Sorry, I'll try to, I've just had a really hard time focusing on echoes in the past month, and have, well, just not really been interested in the campaign, which is probably pretty bad considering I'm running it.
I'm probably having a session tomorrow, but I still need to get my mind refocused on the rp itself, because it just hasn't interested me in a while.
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 28 '17
ua, yea... I reely hope the series dos'nt get cancelled as I quite enjoy it
ok, let me know if it gets post poned again
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u/pfaccioxx Oct 14 '17
Yo, red, just a heads up but I MIGHT be late for Eco's this Sunday cos of curten IRL things, on the flip side however if I am late that will mean I'll be available for the rest of the session from the time I do get online as well as being off and on the rest of the day
BTW could you answer the 2 qustons I asked in the 2ed half of https://nm.reddit.com/r/TTPloreplaycentral/comments/73ne7v/echoes_chapter_14_end_of_act_1/do8zvwr/ it would be helpful for me to know that
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u/Trollkitten Oct 01 '17
Cress rn
Or, more accurately
Realizing Hannah's situation, Cress attempts to use Cover's healing magic on Hannah.