Don't step on the flowers.
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Right! I'm having fun with this Text Adventure so far!
see you, space cowboy.
Oh dude it's great.
Long live the New Bev.
> Shield my face with my fists
> Step back at the sight of the tribal mask
> Wonder where I am
edited 20th Nov '16 6:28:19 PM by golgothasArisen
"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"
Zero says hello to Hazma, and carefully clambers down the tree, thankfully not traumatized by Ulti being terrible at trustfalls.
The jungle is sparse here, thankfully, with most of the undergrowth to the near east of the pair. To the south, one'd find the ocean, and to the north, some grassy plains, with some rather tall grass. To the west would be the gigantic mountain- Wait a second, neither of you two have a compass! And you might want to get some more food, or, you know, shelter.
So, Froward, Left, Backward, Right, or whatever?
Achievables: What works? Team work.
You're pretty sure that voice in your head butchered the word, but whatever.
Sed looks out the window, and eventually deems that yes, it appears to be safe to clamber out of it, due to the floor paneling right outside it, railing keeping one from slipping and falling.
Behind them, the crunching noise, similar to a child chomping on bones of chicken or turkey, but much louder, stops.
Then, the door quakes, as something bumps into it, before doing so again, this time harder.
Starb checks directly outside of her cabin to find a completely empty, dark hallway, with light shining from the deck above. There appears to be nothing of interest in this hallway, she thinks, before hearing what seems to be some sort of feral growl from the side of the hallway behind her-
Starb quickly heads to the deck, seeing as it's dark and growling noises that didn't come from one's stomach are usually bad.
Speaking of which, she hasn't had breakfast yet!
Starb can record events and people with her journal, allowing for detailed recaps! Though the book'll only update with what she knows.
On the deck are Anolis, Zorp, Revy, and in the background, a diminishing Cathy, who seems to be making her way to the front.
Also, the boat's crashed bow first onto the beach.
Cabe's spirit questions the muttering in the background, only to freeze, as everything turns grey.
Before him, as everything else turns non-distinct, three figures appear, as Cabe begins to come closer to them...
The first of the three is a golden haired lady, in a yellow dress as bright as a star, with a gaze that belies a lack of emotion, as she begins to speak.
"Greetings, Cabe." She speaks, with a booming voice, drowning out everything else. Well, if there were anything else.
"I am the spirit of life. I am here to give you a second chance, and continue the cycle. Though you will start in another body instead of the shell beneath you." The lady nods, only to be pushed aside, as an old man with an iron staff, in blue robes enters.
''I am Balance. And I am here to ask that you refuse both parties." The old man says, clutching the iron staff.
"Though you may end up staying as a ghost, there are still ways to continue your journey. Even if you're stuck like this for some time." He'd mention, as the third figure appeared, taller than the others, as they simply looked down at Cabe.
The figure was naught but a gigantic dark cloak, clutching a scythe.
"I am the thing that most fear. I am the one who none can avoid. I am Charon. I am Pluto. I am the Reaper. I am Death, Cabe. And I have come for you." Death spoke, as they extended a hand....
Only to be halted by a blast of light, the woman materializing directly in front of him.
"You know the rules, Death. Any who die of unnatural causes are given the offer. And those things currently on the ship are not natural. She states, her eyes filled with the afterglow of supernova, as she stares the robe directly in...Well, where a man's eyes would be.
"Perhaps you could offer him the bargains?" Balance, or rather the embodiment of it spoke, as he turned, decently annoyed.
"I promise, She'd begin, waiting for any interruptions. But, there were none. "I promise reincarnation. You will take the place of a creature or inhabitant on the island.Though it will not be your original body, you will have a second chance." She'd extend a hand.
"I promise to ferry you to the afterlife, where you will be judged." The cloak simply spoke, as it tilted its head in what appeared to be a small nod.
"And I promise to keep things the way they are. Now, who shall y-" Before the old man finished, another figure appeared- oh my goodness.
The man shifted, filling whatever looked the greatest in Cabe's mind, as his mouth entered a small grin.
My apologies. I'm the dealer. I have a way for you to return as yourself. To escape death, and to keep things as 'balanced' as they can be." The Dealer'd say, as he turned towards Balance, with clear disgust.
"You'll escape death, and gain new powers! Though it'll be painful, you'll still be you. So, what shall you pick?" He asked, as calmly and politely as possible.
Achievables: A Choice.
Hazma greets Zero, and decides to team up with them. Safety in numbers, and hey, if they ever end up in a bind/against monsters/other people, they'll be stronger as a team!
Now, what do they vote to do?
Revy examines Cabe to find no pulse....
At this point, it becomes evident that the tomato sauce around his body is not tomato sauce, as Revy resists the urge to hurl, quickly moving towards the deck, after Cathy.
First, though, she makes sure to equip her rapier!
As she arrives on the deck, she can make out Cathy headed towards the bow, as on another set of stairs, Starb clambers onto the deck, where Anolis and Zorp are!
BMA turns to identify the screamer to find Zorp!
"Dude. Why were you screaming?"
"BECAUSE ADVENTURE IS AFOOT! That, and I'm mildly sunburnt."
BMA shrugs, noting Starb and Revy ascending, as Bacon begins to read a book on 'Timed Hits.'
I can change your text color later, Zorp!
Bacon, after an interesting conversation with BMA about his sunburn- BATTLE SCARS, reads through the book.
Bacon Zorp learned how to hit harder, and attack with perfect timing! Better watch out, enemies. This guy knows about timed hits!
The book was a little small, for your tastes. Most books'll be bigger and take up more turns!
Whizzerd approaches the ship, as they gauge the size- hold the heckity heck up.
This thing BARELY QUALIFIES as a Cruise! It looks like someone just took a cargo hauler and rigged it to carry around seventy five to a hundred passengers. There's not even a water park or anything.
"Hello? Is anyone up there?"
Cathy makes her way to the bow without incident to gaze upon the island, dwarfing the boat greatly in size.
A large mountain stands tall, the silhouette barely visible, as beneath it, , one can....Well, to be honest, you're not going to get a view of the entire island. There's quite a bit of rough terrain past the beach, though, along with some immense foliage, that of a massive jungle, though you can see some plains before it. The island is immense.
You get the feeling it's going to be a long day.
Golg shields his face, with his fists, as he backs away from the masked figure, who continues to react questioningly, the gigantic tree-man next to it rambling in incoherency. Just the way they're supposed to.
As he flees from the errant tribal figure, likely to report the sighting to his tribe, he pauses to question exactly where on earth he is.
Then, he runs directly into Truly Deceptive.
The following reaction from TD is so hideously unnerving that we'll just pass it by.
edited 21st Nov '16 12:32:16 PM by RandomWriter413
straight up just a bear
>Grab my bag of belongings and climb out that window!
see you, space cowboy.
>Ask Anolis if he wants to party up and explore the island.
Long live the New Bev.
*Vague plotting intensifies*
>Since people were waking up, it's morning. Thus, the sun is in the east. Thus, we don't need a compass. So, I think we should go south, to find any wrecked survivors we can.
My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
Don't step on the flowers.
> Greet the other guys, ask if they remember what happened before the ship crashed.
> Ask if they have any ideas as to how to survive here.
> Ask why there's a dead body.
"YOU SHALL FEEL THE FLOWER'S WRATH"
> Enter the jungle and proceed towards the general direction of the mountains until I find something interesting.
At the heart of the world...
>Survey the ship, note of what took damage. If we didn't have to fix that much, that would be lovely.
The Silence That Speaks Volumes
>Follow the voice(s) and try to identify their language.
The truth can oft be more misleading... I'm driven by greed, guilt, rage, and despair, but I'll never try to justify haughtiness.
Transcender of Gender
>Actually if the cruise is that small and is crashed bow first then I can see Cathari, and maybe the rest of the people on deck.
>I get internally miffed that they ignore me.
>Then I head onboard with the intent of going to my room or, barring that, the kitchen.
they/them || "Forgive me, regent of queer amphibians" - Lt.BGob
Red Like Santa
> Go to the ocean.
Now known as Cyber Controller
Mila
> sorry about this Orcus, but I'd rather live. I'll take option D
... wait what was that about pain—Aaaaagh!
edited 21st Nov '16 2:31:50 PM by Cabe_Bedlam
I need to update these things more often
> Yelp in shock at stumbling into TD
> Turn around and demand answers
"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"
Sed decides to get outta dodge, and quickly jumps out of their window, as the door begins to budge, behind them. They decide to flee post haste.
Left, or Right?
Bacon turns to Anolis, as he gains an excellent idea.
"Ey, Anolis, wanna party up?" Bacon asks, as he gives a cool pose.
"Alright. Though I think we should probably get to checking on the boat. If we can get this thing running, then we can leave!" Anolis exposits, before Bacon turns.
"But where's the fun in that?" Bacon'd ask, as Anolis shrugged.
Bacon is now in your party! He can share his timed hits knowledge with ya, or at least the basics.
Zero uses simple logic to vote that they head south, to look for wrecked survivors. Hazma agrees, and both get to moving!
Starb approaches Bacon and Anolis, questioning look evident.
"Er, what's going on?" Starb'd ask, as Bacon grinned.
"We've been shipwrecked! As foretold by our fatebooks of...fate." Zorp answers, as he makes a Battle Block reference.
"Yeah, we crashed." Anolis replies, nodding.
At this point, a flurry of questions goes through Starb's mind. How? Why? Is the buffet still open?
"Well, do you need another party member?" Starb asks, as she weighs her options.
"The more the merrier." Zorp states, as he nods, though there'll probably be a team limit later on.
Starb joined the party! Now everyone can share her secret diary- Okay, no. But, she'll gladly recap details from stuff. Unless it pertains to personal stuff.
Revy nods, as she steps towards the group.
"Er, hi! Listen, do any of you remember what happened before the ship crashed?" She'd ask.
"I remember Random taking the wheel and screaming like a girl." Zorp states, as he ponders.
"I remember trying to sleep as a storm occurred." Starb adds.
"I remember relaxing on the deck with one of those little umbrellas in my drink" Anolis adds.
"Well, that's something to go off of." Revy'd say, as Starb jotted down the notes in her journal.
"Say, any of you know about the body down-"
Before Revy'd finish, an inhuman scream would cut through the air, as below, something happened.
Cathy, meanwhile, was headed towards the mountains. That seemed like a suitable vantage point, she'd think, as she began to approach the plains, with their tall grass. She would, however, hear subtle moving noises through the grass, as she approached it. Though it could have been a slight breeze.
Whizzerd was internally miffed, but eventually got onto the deck, headed directly for the kitchen. Food was food, and they could have introductions later.
Below, Cabe nodded, taking the hand of the dealer, before the hallway filled with light, at least from his ghostly view.
"YOU DARE REFUSE MY GIFT?" She'd ask, only for herself to vanish, before she could finish her truly mature response.
"Well, I cannot say I am surprised. But remember. I will take you eventually." Death'd remark, as they exited in a much calmer manner.
The old man, meanwhile, sighed, as he himself exited. "Well, at least the balance is kept, slightly." He'd think aloud, as he walked off, slowly.
Then, suddenly, Cabe was in his body.
And he hungered.
Cabe is now a Ghoul!
Perks: Night Vision, Command over Lesser Undead, resistance to shadowy attacks, above average strength.
''CONS: You hunger for meat. You're incredibly weak to holy or light themed attacks, you're not the most maneuverable guy, and you're not going to win any beauty competitions.
TD thinks he can hear a smidgen of greek from one of them, before Golg crashes into them.
To make matters worse, Golg begins to loudly demand answers from TD.
Behind them, a stick breaks, as both turn.
Seems they're coming back.
edited 21st Nov '16 6:03:11 PM by RandomWriter413
straight up just a bear
>I go to the right!
edited 21st Nov '16 6:05:54 PM by Sedmikrasky
> Peer down at the source of the horrors from the safety of the bow
> "A body?"
> Consider finding something for breakfast
Don't step on the flowers.
> What was that?
> Um, let's get off this boat now.
> Run if I have to.
"YOU SHALL FEEL THE FLOWER'S WRATH"
Mila
>Command Lesser Undead, huh? Well, lets find something to test this out on. Not gonna let my second chance at (un?) life go to waste. Also, damn that smarts.
I need to update these things more often
see you, space cowboy.
So I'm flashy hammy Terry Hintz while Starbee is Goombella. I think we can all agree this is the best possible outcome.
>Try to convince the rest of the party to check it out. If anything bad happens, I can drop some knowledge on the group to help them out. But only if the knowledge involves timed hits, and I can ham it up to no end.
Long live the New Bev.
*Vague plotting intensifies*
>Do we find anyone? We search systematically and remain alert.
My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
I'm not just goombella, I'm goombella with a fake sword! :P
Yo!
I might not be able to update any more tonight, got my job early tomorrow morning.
I will be sure to update tomorrow, so feel free to post, those who haven't added another command yet!
Thanks, and I hope you all enjoy this!
edited 20th Nov '16 6:03:04 PM by RandomWriter413