[x] Laurie

>>18837663
>[ ] T-Pain.
Ha
[x] Laurie.

T-Pain! I don't know who he is but I hope he's the pop singer

[ ] T-Pain. Or Laurie. Whichever one's available.

[x] Laurie

>In all seriousness, I need to run a bat-shit insane game after this.

>I think the all grim all the time is starting to get to me.

>>18837663
>[X] Laurie.
as I said all along he was always the top pick we just had to help him sort out some shit.

>>18837663
[X] T-Pain

I'm on a core, I'm on a core
Everybody look at me
'Cause I'm piloting a core

[X]Laurie

BLOCK VOTING FOR T-PAIN

T-Pain

Laurie.

[x] T-Pain

>>18837663
T-Pain.

Laurie if we can't get T-Pain

Voting T-Pain

>>18837663
[x]T-Laurie

It's Laurie, auto-tuned.

>Yeah, seriously though, the T-Pain thing was a joke.

>I already get the feeling I'm going to regret that one as much as the 'give me your face' line.

T-PAIN!

yeah gotta vote T-Pain

[x] T-Pain, aww yeah

>>18837731
At least we've previously cemented Laurie as our choice?

>>18837716
I think we're starting to slip from KAMINA mode to JOKER mode.

>Looks like Laurie is pretty much unanimous.

>I'll get right on that.

T-paaaaaaaaain

>>18837778
>Looks like T-Pain is pretty much unanimous

yeah, you get right on that

Oh Jesus.

Laurie.

You tell them Laurie's going to be running as the third man on the team. Everyone accepts this, and Mooch says that he'll get to work on figuring out a good alternate load-out while the rest of you register for an Arena team.

As you walk out, you notice that Elsie and Dave are avoiding eye-contact. And that Elsie is wearing a different shirt than this morning. And that Mooch is talking to some woman you've never seen before.

[ ] Ask what happened while you were gone.
[ ] Leave it be.

>>18837839
>[X] Ask what happened while you were gone.

>>18837839
[x] Ask what happened while you were gone.

>>18837839
Ask.

>>18837839
[X] Ask what happened while you were gone.

We were gone for a few hours, just to help our friend who was having a bit of a breakdown, and they already managed to cause internal strife.

>>18837839
>Stick nose into everything

This is a /tg/ quest protagonist here. We are going to get these details as clumsily as possible.

>>18837839
"Soo... What happened while I was out with Laurie?"

Let's find out what happened.

>>18837839
>Elsie
>Dave
>Dave had a thing for Elsie
>avoiding eye-contact
>Elsie wearing different shirt
DAVE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO HER

[x] Ask what happened while you were gone.

This. Then talk to Laurie alone. Make sure he's allright, and tell him that even if he leaves us in strange places and tries to punch us, he's still our friend.

>>18837839
[ ] Ask what happened while you were gone.
I swear to god every time we turn our back on some one shit happens to them

"So.... you begin. What exactly happened while I was gone?"

Dave shakes his head. "Man, I'm not even going to touch this one."

Elsie's quiet as she climbs into the passenger seat. After a long moment, she starts to talk, as you start to drive. "Well, it wasn't actually that bad, until Dave ripped my shirt off."

You stop the car, and put it into park. You look at her, unable to say anything.

"Now you see," Dave begins from the backseat "This sort of awkward misunderstanding is what I was hoping to avoid."

>Earlier at the hangar....

You are Dave. Elsie just dragged you off to an empty corner of the hangar for an unknown reason. When you get there, you see a stereo, and Elsie suddenly acting nervous.

You REALLY hope you're misreading this situation.

[ ] Ask her what's up.
[ ] Confirm that this isn't what it looks like.
[ ] Break the obvious tension in the most 'Dave' way possible.

>>18837970
[X] Break the obvious tension in the most 'Dave' way possible.

>>18837970

>>18837970
[x] Confirm that this isn't what it looks like.

>>18837970
[X] Ask her what's up.

[x] Break the obvious tension in the most 'Dave' way possible.

[ ] Ask what happened while you were gone.

>>18837970
[ ] Confirm that this isn't what it looks like.
oh god Alex is going to kill us

>>18837970

>[X] Confirm that this isn't what it looks like

Elsie asked Dave for dance lessons.

>>18837970
break the tension.

This is dave isn't it?

>>18837970
[ ] Confirm that this isn't what it looks like.

>>18837970
>[X] Ask her what's up.

Break the tension in the most "Dave" way possible.

>>18838000
Shit that's straight up adorable

And you fuckers thought the jazz club was a bad idea.

>>18838000
god I hope thats what this is, otherwise Dave may be getting killed shortly

>Tie between confirm, and break tension.

>I'm rooting for the slightly more hilarious of the two, personally. Because Dave's as bad as Mooch, in his own way.

>>18838035
THIS IS THE START OF MANY NTR DOUJINS
NO
NO THIS IS NOT
ADORABLE

[ ] Ask her what's up.

Also, TIME TO GET THE CHAIR! NEUTER FOR THE NEUTER GOD! NUTS FOR THE NUT THRONE! (Just kidding.)

>>18837970
>[ ] Confirm that this isn't what it looks like.
And I'm not even sure what it looks like.

>>18838050
Break tension

Break tension in the most Dave way possibru!

>>18838062
Mine was first, damnit!

>>18838050
Confirm

Break Tein Shenhan

>I swear to god, you guys pick one, or I'll pick for you.

>And I will pick the least funny, most horrible option.

rolled 2 = 2

>>18838103
1 confirm
2 break tension

rolled 2 = 2

>>18838103
1- Be reasonable
2- Be Dave

>>18838115
>>18838121

And there you have it.

>>18838121
>>18838115

LET IT BE SO

>>18838115
>>18838121
the dice gods have spoken

>>18838103
>>18838121
>>18838115
The dice have spoken are you happy now?

"So THAT'S what this is huh? I always suspected..." You begin, as you slip your coat off.

Elsie looks at you. "Wait, you already know what I was going to ask?"

"Yep. Same thing all the ladies want." You catch the inside of one of the sleeves and whip your coat dramatically over your head, before tossing it right in her face. When she rips it off, you're already sliding your unbuckled belt back and forth behind your back. Her face goes CRIMSON.

"T-that's not at all what I was talking about!"

"Oh really now? Come on, I can't promise I'll be gentle, but I can promise it'll be fun."

"What the hell? Do you really think I'd cheat on Alex?"

"...Cheat on Alex? I thought you were angling for dance lessons. What with the stereo and the cleared floor space."

"I... so what was that?!"

"Well for one, I wasn't entirely sure what kind of dancing lessons you were looking for, and for secondly a tight-fitting belt and a loose billowy coat aren't great for dancing in. So I took them off, the only way I can."

She looks confused, then embarrassed. Then angry, and she chucks a wrench at you. Ah well, it was worth it.

"Alright, calm down El. You know I was just fucking with you. What sort of dancing did you have in mind?" The second wrench hits you right in the face.

>>18838238
Goddammit Dave stop making me want you to date my sister

>>18838238

A few minutes later, she finally tells you about how Alex, not knowing any better, took her to a Jazz parlor. And then she sorta embarrassed both of them on the dance floor. You get the feeling she's exaggerating a bit, but you humor her. She then confesses that while she did kinda have fun, she wanted to actually not be terrible if/when they decided to do it again. So after a minute, you go grab Ari to help show her how it's supposed to be done, and then ask Mooch to come man the stereo after he relayed some sort of coordinates to Alex.

At first she's awkward, but not nearly as bad as she said. After a few minutes she stops worrying about her tiny audience and focuses only on her own movements in relation to yours. Then, you accidentally slipped while she was spinning, and hooked one strap of her bra with your thumb. Due to the momentum in her spin, her top came right off like she was wearing drama clasps. And then she lost her balance, and crashed Topless into Mooch.

Ari already sprung into action, pulling her light coat off to hand it to her. But slightly too late to keeping some new woman walking around the corner from seeing everything. That's when Mooch finally speaks up. "Hi Honey. Didn't know you were in town."

>>18838238
>The second wrench hits you right in the face.
I'm okay with this.

And, seeing the time, I must be off, this night. Good luck, gents.

>>18838344
Yay we get to meet Mooch's wife

>>18838344
Haha oh wow

MOOCH'S WIFE HAS SEEN OUR GIRL'S TITS

...SHIT

MOOCH AND DAVE AND ARI HAVE SEEN OUR GIRL'S TITS

>>18838384
I'm more okay with this than I should be...

>>18838344

You are Mooch. And your wife just walked in at a rather inopportune time. Somewhere between your greeting, and the first stomp aimed for the face, you realized there was probably a better way to say that.

Somewhere between the third and forth attempted kicks, you realize that you're in a terrible position to try and dodge Morgan's continuing assault. You hear Dave say something about it really being nothing what it looks like, and then she stops trying to kick your face in.

Dave helps you back on your feet. "So what was that, if it wasn't what it looked like?"

"Oh, Elsie just threw herself at me half-naked."

"So it was exactly what it looked like."

"Yes. Wait, no, it wasn't. She threw herself at me because she was losing her balance, and was hoping I would catch her or break her fall."

"So why was she half-naked?"

"Because Dave ripped her shirt off."

"....and you were doing nothing?"

"Nope. Well, I was watching, playing the music."

"So.... WHY did you decide to just watch?"

"Aw come on Morgan, you know I can't dance."

"Wait Dan- You." she points at Dave. "What just happened here?"

"Shenanigans."

"You know what? I don't care anymore. Matt clearly wasn't up to anything wrong."

"Wait," Ari cuts in. "Who's Matt?"

"I'm Matt!"

"Then who is she?" She asks as she goes to take a sip of her iced tea.

"Morgan? She's my wife."

Ari spits out her drink. Must be a genetic thing.

>>18838384
Laurie is the only person on the team who hasen't. Not totally sure if that's a good or bad thing.

>>18838512
Are you implying Ken isn't a valuable member of our team?

>>18838529
Ken is a valuable member of our crew (people at the hanger), but not part of the team (people who go on missions). Though that's just using my definitions of crew and team

You are Alex Raston. Somehow, you're not even surprised that it wasn't what it sounded like.

"So wait," Lawrence says from the back seat. "Mooch is married? Does that make me the only single guy in the group now?"

"Actually, If the whole thing between Dave and Ari is serious, you might be."

"I have no idea how I feel about this."

You then arrive at the Arena.

Walking in to register, you see a large blonde man arguing with one of the receptionists. "Sir, I understand that it isn't a common name, but I still need you to put a last name on the forms."

"I don't have a last name."

"Well, what would we do if another Fraide walked in here?"

"There are none. I killed them and ate their power. HIGHLANDER STYLE."

Lawrence sees him and his face shifts from neutral to irritated.

"What's up?"

"Oh, I just recognize him. Ran into him at a liquor store the other day."

At the sound of his voice, the man turns. "Why HELLO there lovely. Fancy I should see you here."

"Still a man."

"Still not buying it."

[ ] Back up Laurie.
[ ] take advantage of his distraction, cut in line.

>>18838652
[X] Back up Laurie.

He is, trust me. If you still doubt him I have video footage of him beating ninjas with monkey wrenches to prove it. I'd like to see you try to one up that.

>>18838652
>[X] Back up Laurie.
Like we're really not going to back him up after everything that's happened

>>18838652
Cut in line

Laurie is a big manly pretty man who can handle himself.

>>18838652
[ ] Back up Laurie.
I say we solve this once and for all and we just pantce Laurie

Back Laurie up.

[ ] Back up Laurie.

>>18838652
[x] Back up Laurie.

>>18838677
This

>>18838677
>>18838726
there's a certain kind of irony here.

>>18838652
cut in line

>>18838736
Not same-fagging if that's what you meant.

>>18838763
Not what I meant at all. Don't worry.

>>18838652
[x]Back up Laurie

Quite aside from Blast Hardcheese here obviously being a tool who needs to be opposed just on principle, we kinda need to work on rebuilding our stock of Bro Points with Laurie. We dun goofed pretty hard the last couple weeks.

I just hope we don't get the "I don't need you to defend me" bull shit. Just baking up our bro.

>>18838776

>Blast Hardcheese

I want your children.

"Hey, I don't know what happened between you two, but he IS a guy. Seriously, known him most of my life."

"Man, got them all fooled, huh?"

"I AM A MAN."

"Keep saying it, maybe someday it'll be true."

"I HAVE A PENIS."

"Sure, sure you do. I'll bet it's two feet long, made of delicious hard candy, and shoots money out. Get all the ladies. Or guys, whatever, not judging."

Dave pats him on the shoulder "Calm down Laurie. Satisfying as it might be to kill his stupid ass, there's no fighting in the war room. We'd get das boot before we could even sign up."

"SPEAKING OF SIGNING UP~" The large man roars as he turns around, to see a normal looking person in all white handing the pen back to the woman behind the counter.

"Yes, speaking of, you managed to waste all that time bickering instead of filling in ONE blank on the paperwork. Congratulations, you've made an ass of yourself in public for hours. Again."

"Hey, fuck you Alex." For a moment you wonder hat the hell, before you realize this other man apparently shares your name. "Not like we're wasting company time, we're on vacation here."

"Only you would think of gladiatorial combat as 'relaxing'."

"And only you would try and weasel your way out of vacation time for more field work." He turns to your assembled party. "I'll see you in the Arena."

As he walks away his friend tells you that he won't actually be seeing you in the Arena, since your in the teams division, and he's flying solo.

[ ] Send Ari to get the paperwork, talk to the other Alex.
[ ] Do paperwork, get it done with.
[ ] Take a look at possible opponents.
[ ] Other.

Send Ari to get the paperwork, talk to the other Alex.
Giving the rookie shit work is a time-honored tradition.

rolled 2 = 2

>>18838815
[ ] Do paperwork, get it done with.

we can talk later.

>>18838815
Paperwork

>>18838815
[X] Send Ari to get the paperwork, talk to the other Alex.

What's the point of having a rookie and a little sister if you can't use them as a gopher.

>>18838815
>[X] Send Ari to get the paperwork, talk to the other Alex.
It's good to get to know other pilots that we may work with or against in the future.

>>18838815
[x]Other Alex

This guy has "Plot Hook" written all over him in letters made of flaming gold dust.

Also, one must never pass up an opportunity to haze their younger sibling/the new recruit/both.

>>18838815
[x] Do paperwork, get it done with.

I don't trust Ari to do it right. She'd probably pencil herself in just to spite us or something.

We should do the paperwork ourselves, I mean.

"Ari, go get the necessary forms from the nice lady, will you?"

"Alright." She walks off.

"So you're...." You lead in looking at the other man.

"Apologies, I seem to have forgotten my manners. Alexander Verant, Ordo Conscientia."

"Alex Raston. So what does that make you, a Knight or something?"

"Technically, I'm a librarian. The order was founded due to the sheer amount of knowledge lost in the last cataclysm. We're devoted to archiving everything: all human achievement from the greatest arts and technical work all the way down to 'neat tricks' the average person discovered. with enough redundant records, we'll ensure that we won't lose everything like we did last time."

"Sounds like a noble cause. Your friend seems less so."

"Fraide? He's not too bad, once you get on his good side. But he can be a bit... abrasive, to people he doesn't know."

[ ] Ask about his clothes.
[ ] Ask about why they're here.
[ ] Ask about the Order.
[ ] Say goodbye, move on.

>Fucking 'talk' vote was winning until I already wrote half of it.
>Didn't even think to put a 'tallying' post.

>>18838944
I don't think we're sending her to do the paperwork, just stand in line to get it

[x] Do paperwork, get it done with.

Get it done with. We got a pretty solid team make up and if we play our role right we should be fine.

>>18838963
Ask about the order

>>18838963
[x] Ask about the Order.

[x] Ask about the Order.

Oh well hope its not a big deal.

Ask about the Order.
They seem interesting.

>>18838944
On the one hand, that would be heart-stopping. But on the other, her core's kind of OP, and she'd have Dave and Laurie's quick little bunny cores to herd the enemy into her deadly, deadly line of fire.

Let's just hope she doesn't do that.

>>18838963
[ ] Ask about the Order.
begin placing out nose in other people shit

>>18838963
>[x] Ask about the Order.

>>18839003
She'd be more likly to sign herself up for the solo games. Since we know how reckless she is I think it's worth telling her she's off the team if she tries to pull that shit when she gets back with the papers.

"You know, I've never heard about this Order before."

"We don't exactly advertise to the common man. Generally we just talk to people who own Libraries or large movie collections, people in positions of influence, so on and so forth."

"Hardly picture somebody like Fraide in a library."

"He's actually very professional while on the job. But my partner and I specialize in retrieving hard to get information."

"Like what?"

"Like occasionally there'll be some hidden vault in the middle of the wastes that gets uncovered, and then some bandit king or group of slavers with an appreciation for Shakespeare gets a hold of it, and tries to kill somebody going in to ask permission to copy the important bits. Or sometimes find Data for building some sort of super-weapon. Then we get sent in."

"Huh. Easy job to get?"

"For us, yes. But then we were raised by the order and trained for it from a young age."

"That sort of training intense?"

"It's effective. I speak seven languages fluently, I know sixteen different forms of martial arts and my reflexes have been honed and augmented to a super-human level. I'm also an S class core pilot."

"Wow. They really need a bad-ass like you to crack open a vault of knowledge?"

"Occasionally. Knowledge is power, and power is something reluctantly shared. Even if all we want to do is store it so that it's never lost again."

[ ] Ask abut the whole 'all pure white clothing' thing.
[ ] Ask about why they're here.
[ ] Say goodbye.

>>18839095
>[X] Ask about why they're here.

>>18839095
[x] ask about the whole "pure white" clothing thing

>>18839095
"What's the deal with the all white clothes?"

>>18839095
[x] Say goodbye.

>>18839095
[x] Say goodbye.

don't want to sound like we're too interested in the group.

>>18839095
Ask about the white clothes.

>>18839095
say goodbye

[x] Ask about why they're here.

"Huh. So what's with the White Clothing? Uniform?"

"Not exactly. It's a personal choice."

"How so?"

"White clothes are very easy to mar. Even the tiniest scratch or smallest smear would be extremely visible at even a passing glance. It allows me to have a visible guide to where I got hit during training or in a real fight, and has had the unexpected benefit of psychological warfare in the past."

"How so?"

"On more than one occasion, due to smart maneuvering on my part, a pair of thugs emptied a few clips in my general direction. When they saw that they not only didn't hit me, but that I failed to even get dirty while running and jumping for cover and such, they promptly surrendered."

So wow. Apparently this guy can dodge bullets, and wear clothing that makes it obvious that he's impossible to hit, while being as visible as possible. Anyone else, you might've called bullshit, but the calm matter of fact way he just said it makes you believe he might actually be that good.

Before you can say anything more, you can hear Fraide getting into another altercation, and he heaves a dramatic sigh and leaves to deal with it. while he's gone, Ari comes back with the paper-work. She's already filled it out, properly, and you really only need to put your signatures down.

[ ] Deliver the papers yourself.
[ ] Observe the fight in the Arena while she takes them back to the counter.

>>18839241
>[x] Deliver the papers yourself.

>>18839241
>[X] Deliver the papers yourself.
and confirm with the receptionist she didn't sign herself up on the side

>>18839241
deliver the papers ourselves

>>18839241
[ ] Observe the fight in the Arena while she takes them back to the counter.

>>18839241
Let's take 'em in ourself.
We've hazed Ari enough for one trip.

[X] Deliver the papers yourself.

>Give me a d20 roll.

rolled 16 = 16

>>18839307

rolled 10 = 10

>>18839307

>>18839241
[x] deliver the paper's yourself.

>>18839318

As you deliver the papers, the woman at the counter reads off the names, and asks you for a team name.

Before you can answer her, you hear a familiar voice behind you.

"Raston? Any relation to Dominic?"

"...That was my father's name."

"Huh." The voice responds. "Small world."

you don't turn around as he walks away. You're not sure you an to look at him right now.

>Anyway, team name?

>>18839368
The Bakers
Or
The Face takers

>>18839368
>You're not sure you an to look at him right now.
What? also
>Hope

>>18839381
Your name making privileges have been revoked, sorry.

>>18839381

>Urge to kill... rising...>>18839394


>>18839394

>'you WANT to look'.

>I don't know why both the w and the t wre dropped.

rolled 15 = 15

>>18839368
Shreds of Hope

>>18839368
Chaos Farms

>>18839420
Shards of Hope?

>>18839368

The Stepdads.
Because we beat you, and you hate us.

>>18839420
this is good, although I'm not to fond of mentioning Hope in the team name.

>>18839410
that makes so much more sense
also was part of that urge to kill aimed at me? If so I'm sorry, you are far too awesome a person for me to want to irritate (though you did troll me abit with that double suggestion coffee toast thing yesterday)

Team Ramrod

>>18839405
fine how about this then,
Hopes Risen Martyrs

I, too, am hesitant to include Hope in the team name.

>>18839456

>>18839467 here

changing my vote to this
>>18839477

>>18839473

>It was aimed at ClericMan.

>>18839429
I think we should go with this. We really should mention Hope in our name. Anyone who would attack us about this probably already knows we survived and with everyone else we gain a certain amount of prestige.
Besides, town pride man.

>>18839519
Love you to AC-Guy

>>18839490

I'm glad you appreciate my team name, AC-Guy.
It's what my friends named their championship-winning IM basketball team.

>>18839554

>Eh, I'm not really in a position to criticize, having once been a member of team 'Mo Betta'.

>Almost named the Team in AC5 that, too.

>>18839478
If you all don't want to have hope in the name how about just: The Risen Martyrs

>>18839576
so i think you've made the mistake of giving us free reign again

>Look at list of names for other teams:
>Mo Betta.
>Tunnel Snakes.
>We Surrender.
>Significant lack of Gravitas.
>The Cunning Retort.
>Mortal Wombat.
>Wolf Pack.
>Barnwhiskey Bandits.
>Line Breakers.
>Turbo Thunder.

>Look at names /tg/ has come up with:
>The Risen Martyrs.
>Shreds of Hope.
>The Stepdads.

>mfw.

>In all seriousness, if you're going for something bleak-ish sounding, I think that 'Ghosts of Hope' sounds the best.

>>18839693
I dunno, think most of the team is kinda sick of bleak by now. Maybe go with a less serious team name?

>>18839704

>I guess you could ask them.

>>18839718
[X] Ask Dave's opinion

>I think I need to stop leaving open-ended 'what do' scenarios....

>>18839693
I like Ghosts of Hope
or if we want to go the not bleak, not mentioning Hope route how about
>The Snaps?
(yes I just tried to bring gingersnaps back into this)
>>18839718
or we could do that...

>>18839749
I like The Snaps

>>18839741
9/10 times they derail the whole Quest

>>18839759
This makes me think of a bunch of ginger snaps doing the unison snap before a old greasers rumble

>>18839759
let's try to make our teams name "The Snaps" and see how the others react.

Another vote for The Snaps.

>>18839773
I'm even more in favor of the name I suggeted now

>>18839793
ah fuck it, i've persuaded my self lets do it
[X] The Snaps

So what does the team think?

>>18839820
also now i cant get the image of giant mecha ginger snaps doing a greaser style rumble out of my head

>>18839776
Say that for the sake of it, then mention the name Last Hope.

>>18839830
It's great isn't it

Thinking ahead, anyone think we might be able to get mom to open up a bakery that will become renowned for it's gingersnaps that we can do comercials for.

Oh, god the KAMINA to JOKER switch is starting to effect me too.

rolled 7 = 7

>>18839693
Ninja's Fear Us

You write in 'The Snaps' and hand over the paperwork, then return to your team.

"Hey Alex, did you know our team needed a name?" Elsie asks.

"Just found out actually."

"Well, we need to come up with something."

"Already did."

Then the team name pops up on the board.

"The Snaps. Tell me that isn't a reference to fucking cookies."

"Then I will be forced to lie to you."

"Come on Alex, let's see if we can change it."

"Why?"

"Because it sounds ridiculous. Do you WANT to be the laughing stock? I can't tell if it's a name for a team, or some shitty band from the 60's."

"I doubt WE'LL be the ones laughed at. Look at that, our opponents in the first round is Team 'Mo Betta'. Come on now, it's a temporary thing."

"Dammit Alex, this is supposed to be serious. Back me up here guys."

"Honestly, I don't give a shit what the team's called. Like Alex said, it's a one time thing. e can always change it later." Laurie comments.

"We should've gone with Team Ramrod." Dave complains.

"... You know what? Fuck it, I'm not flying under that banner, you guys can deal with it. Let's go back to base."

And so you leave.

>>18839859
Elsie wanted us to lossen up a bit...
I really don't know how to feel about what I've done to this quest

>>18839859

Arriving back at the Base, you see that Mooch is hooking up the last of the modifications to Lawrence's Core.

He finishes up quickly enough, and soon he and Laurie are out the door.

"Where are they going?" Elsie asks nobody in particular.

"Laurie wanted some alone time before the Tourney started. Go say goodbye to Hope properly."

"....Oh...." A lot of the earlier anger drains out of her. "Hey Alex? Sorry about the whole freak-out in the War-Room back there. I mean, I like the goofy you usually, but.... time and a place? Didn't really feel like either to me."

"Yeah, it's alright. It's a stupid name, but we can always change it later. Teams change names all the time, and for worse reasons."

"Yeah, still. I think I was just a little too harsh."

[ ] Ask her about the secret dancing lessons.
[ ] Ask her if she wants to catch a movie.
[ ] Ask her if she's cool with just relaxing.
[ ] Ask her if she's fine with 'relaxing'.
[ ] Other.

Ask about the dancing lessons.

>>18839922
[ ] Other.
Hey you know what would be fun? lets go Dancing

>>18839922
Tonight, WE DANCE

>>18839931
this, but only if she really wants to
maybe even suggest a double date with Dave and Ari

>>18839922
[x] Ask her if she wants to catch a movie.

[X] Ask her if she wants to catch a movie.

"So then, dancing lessons?"

"Yeah... those were supposed to be a secret. i was planning to surprise you."

"Heh. Care to put your lessons to good use?"

"Not really in the mood to pretty myself up for a night on the town."

"Then don't. I'm pretty sure Mooch wouldn't mind if we borrowed his stereo. besides, you don't have to worry about embarrassing yourself in front of a crowd when it's just us."

After a moment of considering this, she relents and leads you back to where Dave and Ari were giving her lessons earlier. After a feew moments of getting used to the beat, the two of you begin to swing happily away, unaware of anything but the music and your partner. You don't notice when your mother stops by to talk to you, and walks away with a smile when she choose not to interrupt your moment. Or the various members of your team and your support crew you notice you passing by and silently cheer you on. After what feels like both forever and not long enough, the music ends. You leave that tiny corner of the garage, and get some dinner before headed to bed. On the way, you discover that your mom stopped by to wish the team luck, and snuck in a small plate of cookies. You went to sleep without worrying about what was, or what will be.

>>18839952
Double date with Dave and Ari. What couldn't go wrong?

[x] Ask her if she wants to catch a movie

>>18840044
I love this quest so much. And I'm still preemptively sorry for something I may suggest in the future that would possibly be stupid but might gain large support. (naming the team Snaps was not what I had in mind last time I said this)

You are Lawrence Brenner. After a few minutes, Mooch said that it should be safe to go into the colony without a suit on. apparently due to something, something, techno-babble: the explosion, while technically nuclear in nature, didn't leave any amount of harmful radiation behind. Something about the isotopes not surviving well outside of containment.

You walk into the remains of Hope. Your feet eventually lead you there, to the place where that Bus Alex grabbed came from. The place where she died.

>Give me a d20 roll.

>You also have the option to spend your last fate point to crit it, if you want.

rolled 12 = 12

>>18840084
Captcha: HULK, ISEDSQ

rolled 14 = 14

>>18840084
well see about that fate point

>>18840084
Bring out you fate point.

>>18840097

>It was a spend in advance thing. By rolling, you're voting to throw away that option.

>>18840104
But my capthca said HULK manlike it new we were going into a radioactive zone

>>18840104

Crit that bitch then if we still can.

>>18840084
Let's spend Laurie's last fate point. I really want this to be good for him

>>18840104
Looks like it's too late because of some premature rolling. Too bad, Laurie.

>>18840139
I see two rolls and at least two fate point votes.
But it's up to AC-Guy if this was a vote or just a first post situation.

>>18840113

>You know, I'm just going to be nice and assume you guys didn't realize it was a pick one and not a 'roll then decide'.

You stand there for a minute, unsure of what to do. You feel like maybe you should cry, but you don't really have it in you right now. Then you hear it.

A... dog? What the hell?

You look around and see a puppy barking at you. When you approach it, it runs away. When you try to walk away, it comes closer, barks, and then backs up.

After a long moment you realize.... it's trying to tell you something.

You begin to follow it. Over and through debris about a block away. You can see some scattered supplies and some bleached bones. This must've been where the buses left from, not over where you were.

The little dog barks at you again, and then squeezes into a tiny hole in the side of one of the collapsed buildings. After a minute, it comes back out, barks, and goes back in.

You loom around, and find an entrance that you might be able to squeeze through.

>Give me an agility roll. Target 60.

rolled 83 = 83

>>18840176
Luck, be a lady tonight

rolled 73 = 73

>>18840176

Our girlish figure will help us fit.

rolled 3 = 3

>>18840176
let's see if I deserve the right to roll

rolled 56 = 56

>>18840191
>>18840182
>>18840176
crap

>>18840192
THANK YOU SNAPS FOR BRINGING OUR AVERAGE DOWN UNDER 60!

>>18840192

>You just SAVED THEIR ASS.

>>18840192
Hot fucking damn! first roll ever and it brings the average down enough to succeed...still doing first 3 rolls right?

As much as it pains you to admit, you fit pretty easily, and it's probably because of your small, girlish frame.

Inside the partially collapsed building, you look around and then you hear... something... voices?

You see the little dog walking down the stairs, and then stopping o look at you. A few moments later, it walks right past you, and around a corner.

Choosing to ignore it, you walk down the stairs. the further down you get, the more intact the building seems to be. Reaching the bottom, you see something incredible. About a half a dozen people, sitting around talking quietly.

After a minute, they look up and notice you. Then you hear the whispers...

"....he looks like...."

"....close to what she...."

"....take him over there...."

One of them, a kid of maybe twelve, leads you over to a bunk in the next room. As he does so, he explains.

>>18840293

"A minute after the buses left, she bent over and started puking. Then she said 'we have to get below'. I helped her, and a couple people followed us. A minute later, we heard a loud noise, and then nothing. We tried to go up, but the way was blocked. So we stayed. There was some food and water here, in case something happened to the rest of the town."

"She?" And then you see her. She's sick, clearly in a bad way. But she's alive. Kate's here.

You go back up top, sliding out the way you came, and then you get a hold of him. "Mooch, get your ass down to where the Old Town hall used to be. We have survivors."

"What?"

"You heard me. At least one of them is sick too, so hurry."

You then go back inside, to see who can help make the entrance wide enough to carry Kate out. on the way there, you see the dog that lead you here, around the corner you walked past to go downstairs. A beam had fallen n it and killed it. It's clearly been dead as long as the colony.

>To be continued on AC Quest.

>>18840297
BUT THEN WHO WAS DOG?

>>18840297

http://www.dramabutton.com/

>>18840299
Holy fucking fucks! ghost dog, survivors, Kate. That fate point was so worth it and I am really glad I finnally decided to roll

rolled 69 = 69

>>18840312

NINEBALL DID IT! Crafty bastard.

>>18840297
>Survivors
REJOYCE!

>Dog was already dead
SAN LOSS

Alright guys, that's it for tonight. Like always, post questions and comments in the crunch/general thread, I'll answer what I can, and tell you if I can't.

On an off note, does anybody know what happened to that Tarot guy? He was here for a while, and then he just sort of... stopped posting.

>>18840357
No clue.
It is weird though.

>>18840357
link to crunch thread?

>>18840389
Here you go: >>18820079